Overview
Sutron’s XLink product family offers a cost-effective Wi-Fi enabled datalogger with data transmission via IRIDIUM® or Cellular. Ideal for use with multiple digital and analog sensors supporting basic or advanced hydrologic or meteorologic monitoring applications. The product comes in two models, the 100 and 500, tailored to fit different application and budget requirements. The XLink 100 and XLink 500 carry over all the great capabilities from its predecessor family (CDMALink, HSPALink, GPRSLink, IridiumLink).
Benefits
Reduce modem setup time with automatic modem recognition. These modems are field exchangeable, enabling you to easily move from one telemetry type or Service carrier to another and to keep up with fast moving cellular/telecom technologies (e.g., 3G to 4G).
Supports applications beyond standard configuration, including custom measurements, transmission formats and user defined computations using modern, easy to learn scripting language with strong and growing developer community.
Reduce time and cost of visiting field station to check, change or download configuration or turn on/off instruments. All datalogger features and configuration options available remotely via cell or Iridium, improving data access, and data retrieval, if transmissions are missed.
LinkComm software is usable with all Sutron XLink and SatLink 3 dataloggers, and is a common software that reduces training requirements. It allows simple setup over Wi-Fi using a smart phone, tablet or PC. You can also pair with Hydromet Cloud, a web-hosted software, to access and manage real-time data and alerts.
Send encrypted data over secure HTTPS, FTP(S), MQTT(S) and password protected Socket (TCP/IP) transmission protocols.
Reduce transmission costs by sending data more frequently only when data is needed at a faster interval using user definable alarm thresholds and adaptable intervals.
Specifications
Technical Attributes
| Analogue inputs | Analog - 4-20 mA - Number of inputs: 1 Range: 0 - 22 mA Accuracy @ 77 °F (25 °C): 0.02% Load: Internal 200 Ω Analog - Differential - Number of Inputs: 3 Range*: ± 39 mV, ± 312 mV, ± 2.5 V Accuracy @ 77 °F (25 °C): 0.004% typ Resolution: 0.298 µV @ ± 2.5 V scale Analog - Single Ended - Number of inputs: 2 Range*: 0 - 5 V Accuracy @ 77 °F (25 °C): 0.004% typ Resolution: 0.298 µV |
| Compliance | CE, FCC, ISED |
| Connection Options | Precision analog reference: 2.5 V, 10.0 mA (total) Switch 12 V: 1 A, 1 port, overloaded protected Protected 12 V: 0.75 A, 1 port RS485: 1 port; SDI-12, ModBus, custom communications with Python RS232: DB9; terminal interface, User interface, ModBus, custom communications with Python USB Device (MICRO B): 1 port; PC/MAC communication using Sutron’s LinkCOMM USB Host (Type A): 1 port; setup, firmware update, log download using a USB flash drive |
| Digital outputs | Number of inputs: 2 Input type: 0 - 15 V, optional low level input. Status, counter, frequency Max input frequency: 10 KHz, optional debouncing, internal pull Number of outputs: 1 Output types: On/off/pulse. Open collector with 100 Ohm limiting resistor. 100 mA, 15 V max |
| Inputs | Analog Sensor & Smart / Digital Sensor |
| Internal Power Regulator | Yes |
| IP Rating | IP66 (with NEMA enclosure) |
| Model | XLink 500 |
| Modem | CAT-M1 (Global) |
| Operating temp range 1 | -40 - +70 °C |
| Power Consumption | Voltage: 9-20 VDC; 10-16 VDC for SDI-12 Compliance Quiescent: ˂ 2 mA typ @12.5 VDC |
| Scripting Language | Python |
| SDI-12 port | Compliance: V1,3 logger Power: 500 mA, short-circuit protected |
| Weight EU | 0.5 kg |
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