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moisture value has the format
‘+mm.m’ which represents the volumetric moisture content in
percent.
For example, a GPLP-4 sensor (4 segments) with address 0 might respond as follows if the
measure command used was M!:
0D0!
0+15.2+22.7+27.5+26.0<CR><LF>
If the previous Measure command was M1! (or M2! for 6 and 8 segment probes), then the sen-
sor will return temperature readings in response to the D0! command. Refer to [the table] for
temperature sensor locations. Temperature units are always in degrees Celsius (°C ).
For example, a GPLP-4 sensor with address 0 may respond as follows:
0D1!
0+21.3+18.5<CR><LF>
aMi! Command Responses for Temperature Sensors:
Sensor
Model
# Temp
Cmd(s)
Response(s)
Sensor Locations (from top)
GPLP-2
GPLPTM
4
M1!
a0024
3.5, 10, 20, 30
GPLP-3
GPLPTN
6
M1!
a0026
3.5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 45
GPLP-4
GPLPTM
7
M1!
a0027
3.5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
GPLP-5 (2/3)
GPLPTM
9 (7/2)
M1!
M2!
a0027
a0022
3.5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
70, 75
GPLP-6 (2/2/2)
GPLPTM
10 (7/3)
M1!
M2!
a0027
a0023
3.5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
70, 80, 90
GPLP-6 (3/3)
GPLPTN
11 (7/4)
M1!
M2!
a0027
a0024
3.5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55
65, 75, 85, 90
GPLP-8 (2/2/2/2)
GPLPTM
13 (7/6)
M1!
M2!
a0027
a0026
3.5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120
GPLP-8 (3/3/2)
GPLPTN
14 (7/7)
M1!
M2!
a0027
a0027
3.5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 55
65, 75, 85, 95, 100, 110, 120
All measurement values for a given measurement command are returned on a single aD0! com-
mand response.
Extended SDI-12 Command List
Overview
The extended SDI-12 commands are used to adjust the sensor settings and moisture calcula-
tion equation. Caution must be exercised when using the extended commands, as certain com-
binations of commands could render the sensor partially or completely inoperable or corrupt the
sensor’s base calibration.
Many of these commands require internal processing that delays the response from the sensor,
so strictly speaking they do not conform to certain timing requirement aspects of the SDI-12
protocol. This may require some timing adjustments in the communicating equipment, for ex-
ample extending the wait time when waiting for a response from the sensor after a command is
sent. Most commands that write a new setting or coefficient value fall into this category. See
the specific commands for further information.