6 measurement interval units, 7 measurement interval value, 8 output unit – Campbell Scientific SR50A Distance Sensor User Manual

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3.6.6 Measurement Interval Units

This setting is only applicable if either the Auto Measure Polled Output or the
Auto Measure Auto Output Modes are used. The options for the Measurement
Interval Units are:

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

Once a unit type is selected the number of units for the interval is set by
changing the Measurement Interval Value parameter. A 60 second interval
can be set by setting the units to seconds and the Measurement Interval Value
to 60. Alternately, the Measurement Interval Unit could be set to Minutes and
the Value could be set to 1. The Value setting can only range from 1 to 255.

3.6.7 Measurement Interval Value

This setting is only applicable if either the Auto Measure Polled Output or the
Auto Measure Auto Output Modes are used. The Measurement Interval
Value
can range from 1 to 255. The units used for the value is set by the
Measurement Interval Units.

3.6.8 Output Unit

The SR50A always outputs the distance to the target. The units for the
distance value can be set to any of the following values:

Meters
Centimeters
Millimeters
Feet
Inches

3.6.9 Quality Output

The SR50A quality numbers can be optionally included in the data output
string. The Quality Output setting can be set to ON or OFF.

3.6.10 Temperature Output

This setting should only be enabled for the SR50AT version of the sensor; the
SR50AT is available on special order only. The Temperature Output setting
allows the SR50AT temperature reading to be included in the data output
string. It can be set to ON or OFF.

3.6.11 Diagnostics Output

The SR50A diagnostics numbers can be optionally included in the data output
string. The Diagnostics Output setting can be set to ON or OFF.

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