USB
to SDI-12
Media Converter
Low Cost Intelligent Network
Geotechnical
Applications
The USBS12 is the
Keynes Controls
single port USB to SDI-12
media converter. This device enables a PC or laptop to be used as a
stand-alone data recorder or
to test and configure a range of intelligent sensors.
A free application package is
available that enables testing, configuring and data recording for most
manufactures SDI-12 digital
network sensors and interfaces.
This product uses Microsoft Windows
Qualified Drivers that will automatically install from the operating
system for most Notebooks, Laptops and PC computer systems.
Low Cost Intelligent
Data Recording
The USBS12v1
media converter enables data from
any SDI-12 based sensor or
interface to be recorded by a PC or laptop computer system. The device
is simple to install, and uses Microsoft Windows qualified drivers that
download and install automatically.
A free software application can be
used to configure, test and acquire data from any third party sensor or
interface supporting the digital SDI-12
network.
SDI-12
network applications are simple to use and operate as they only require
3 wires for their operation.
The image above shows
the USBS12
media converter connected to a USB port of a laptop computer.
Example -
Intelligent Sensor System using PC data recording.
The image below shows
a basic
instrument system consisting of 4 sensors. All of the sensors are
intelligent and report values directly in engineering units. The USBS12v1 media
converter interfaces the
sensor digital network directly to the PC.
Select image -
Application Data Sheet
Q-LOG
Application Software