GSSSensorUsersManual

COZIR, SprintIR, MISIR and MinIR Sensors

August,2015Rev.I

Table of Contents
1

GuidelinesforAllSensors.....................................................................................................................5
1.1
PowerSupply................................................................................................................................5
1.2
CalibrationProcedure...................................................................................................................5
1.3
AmbientSensors...........................................................................................................................5
1.4
WideRangeSensors.....................................................................................................................5
1.5
PhysicalConfiguration..................................................................................................................5
1.6
DynamicPowerRequirements.....................................................................................................6
2 SerialFormatandConnection..............................................................................................................7
2.1
Connection....................................................................................................................................7
2.2
SerialConnection..........................................................................................................................8
2.3
ReadingFormat.............................................................................................................................8
2.3.1
CO2Measurement.................................................................................................................8
2.3.2
TemperatureMeasurement(Optional)................................................................................9
2.3.3
HumidityMeasurement(Option).......................................................................................10
2.3.4
ExampleofT,HandCO2......................................................................................................10
3 CommandSummary...........................................................................................................................11
4 OperatingModes................................................................................................................................13
4.1
Mode0CommandMode...........................................................................................................13
4.2
Mode1StreamingMode...........................................................................................................13
4.3
Mode2PollingMode.................................................................................................................13
5 OutputFields.......................................................................................................................................14
6 ZeroPointCalibration.........................................................................................................................15
6.1
ZeroinaKnownGasConcentration(recommended)................................................................15
6.2
ZeroinNitrogen..........................................................................................................................15
6.3
ZeroinFreshAir(assumedtobe400ppm).................................................................................15
6.4
FineTunetheZeroPoint.............................................................................................................16
6.5
ZeroPointAdjustment................................................................................................................16
7 AutoCalibration...................................................................................................................................16
7.1
PrincipleofOperation.................................................................................................................16
7.2
RequirementsforAutocalibration.............................................................................................17
7.3
SettingtheAutoCalibrationParameters....................................................................................17
7.4
AutocalibrationIntervals.............................................................................................................18
7.5
ReadtheAutocalibrationSettings..............................................................................................19
7.6
DisableAutocalibration...............................................................................................................19
7.7
BackgroundConcentration.........................................................................................................19
8 AltitudeCompensation.......................................................................................................................20
9 UserSettings.......................................................................................................................................22
9.1
DigitalFilter.................................................................................................................................22
9.1.1
CustomizingtheSensorResponse......................................................................................22
9.1.2
SettingtheDigitalFilter......................................................................................................23
9.1.3
ReadingtheDigitalFilterSetting........................................................................................23
9.2
UserOptionsEEPROMSettings................................................................................................23
9.2.1
SettingEEPROM..................................................................................................................24
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9.2.2
ReadingEEPROM................................................................................................................24
9.2.3
EEPROMSettings.................................................................................................................24
9.2.4
AutocalibrationSettings(locations37)..............................................................................25
9.2.5
UserEEPROM......................................................................................................................25
10 CommandReference..........................................................................................................................26
10.1 Customization.............................................................................................................................26
10.2 Information.................................................................................................................................27
10.3 SwitchingbetweenModes..........................................................................................................28
10.4 ZeroingandCalibration...............................................................................................................28
10.5 PollingCommands......................................................................................................................30
11 AppendixA:PowerConsumption.......................................................................................................32
11.1 OperatingModesPowerLevels...............................................................................................33
11.2 StreamingMode(K1).................................................................................................................33
11.3 PollingMode(K2).......................................................................................................................33
11.4 CommandMode(K0).................................................................................................................33
11.5 CurrentProfile.............................................................................................................................34
11.6 WarmupTime............................................................................................................................35
11.7 MinimizingthePowerinStreamingandPollingModes.............................................................37
11.8 PollingandStreamingKeyPoints...............................................................................................37
11.9 MinimizingPowerusingCommandMode..................................................................................38
11.10
CommandModePowerReductionKeyPoints.......................................................................39
11.11
MinimizingPowerbyPowerCycling.......................................................................................40
11.12
PowerCyclingKeyPoints........................................................................................................41
11.13
ImplementingaUserAutoCalibrationRoutine.....................................................................42
12 AppendixB:AnalogVoltageOutput...................................................................................................43
12.1 OrderingInformation..................................................................................................................43
12.2 VoltageOutputConnections.......................................................................................................44
12.3 LoadImpedance..........................................................................................................................44
12.4 ConvertingVoltagetoConcentration.........................................................................................44
12.5 LinearityoftheVoltageOutput..................................................................................................45
12.6 NoiseontheVoltageOutput......................................................................................................46
12.7 ChangingtheFullScaleConcentration.......................................................................................46
12.8 Digitaloutputs.............................................................................................................................47
12.9 ZeroPointCalibration.................................................................................................................47
13 AppendixC:SettingtheAutoCalibrationParametersforOlderFirmware.......................................48
13.1 EnvironmentalRequirementsforAutocalibration....................................................................48
13.2 AutocalibrationusingGasLab...................................................................................................48
13.3 SettingtheAutoCalibrationParameters....................................................................................48
13.4 BackgroundConcentration.........................................................................................................49
13.5 AutocalibrationInterval.............................................................................................................49
13.6 InitialAutocalibrationperiod.....................................................................................................50
13.7 AutoCalibrationExamples..........................................................................................................51

Thisdocumentationisprovidedonanasisbasisandnowarrantyastoitssuitabilityoraccuracyforany
particularpurposeiseithermadeorimplied.NeitherCO2Meter,Inc.norGasSensingSolutionsLtdwill
acceptanyclaimfordamageshowsoeverarisingasaresultofuseorfailureofthisinformation.Your
statutoryrightsarenotaffected.Thisinformationisnotintendedforuseinanymedicalappliance,
deviceorsysteminwhichthefailureoftheproductmightreasonablybeexpectedtoresultinpersonal
injury.Thisdocumentprovidespreliminaryinformationthatmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

ThisguideappliestosoftwareversionsfromJuly2013.Forpreviousversions,pleaserefertoCOZIR
SoftwareUSERsGuideRevF

Conventions

Inthisguide:

\r\n
Isusedtoindicatecarriagereturn<CR>,linefeed<LF>characters,(0x0d,0x0a)whicharerequiredat
theendofeachstringsenttothesensor,andareappendedtoalltransmissionsfromthesensor.

Adenotesanambientmodelsensor.Wdenotesawiderangesensor.

Z 12345\r\n
Courierfixedpitchfontisusedtoshowcommandssenttothesensor,andtransmissionsreceivedfrom
thesensor.

RoHSCertification
GSSLtd.herebycertifiesthattheCOZIR,SprintIRandMISIRproductsareRoHScompliantandfulfilsthe
definitionsandrestrictionsdefinedunderDirective2011/65/EUofTheEuropeanParliamentandofthe
CouncilofJune8,2011ontherestrictionoftheuseofcertainhazardoussubstancesinelectricaland
electronicequipment(EEE).

RFI&CECertification
TheCOZIRfamilyofsensorshasbeenusedinclientandGSSproductswhichhavesuccessfullypassed
throughfullCEcertification.ThisincludesradiatednoiseimmunityasperEN6100043:2006Type1
801000MHz,3V/m,80%,1kHzAM
14002000,3V/m,80%,1kHzAM
20002700MHz,1V/m,80%,1kHzAM

Tominimiseissueswithnoiseimmunitywerecommendthefollowing:
Addadecouplingcapacitoracrossthesupplyclosetothesensor.
Ifyouareusingaswitchedmodesupply,useshieldedinductors,andlocateawayfromthe
sensor.Thisalsoappliestoothermagneticcomponentssuchaselectromagneticbuzzers.
AlwaysadheretotherespectivemanufacturersadviceonPCBlayoutforswitchedmodepower
supplydevices.
Avoidroutingpowertracksorleadsacrossthesensor.

1 Guidelines for All Sensors

ToachievemaximumprecisionwhenintegratingtheGSSlineofsensorsintoaproduct,werecommend
followingtheseguidelines.Wehavedevelopedtheserequirementsafterrigoroustestingtomaximize
theperformanceandaccuracyofthesensorinthehostapplication.

1.1 Power Supply

Thesensorsmustbepoweredwithalinearregulatorformaximumprecision.Powersupplieswithhigh
frequencynoise,suchasswitchingsupplycircuits,cancauseincreasednoiseinthesensorsmeasured
value.

Alteringthepowersupplywillrequirerecalibration.Werecommendcalibratingthesensorinitsfinal
installation,calibratingthesensoroutsidewithadifferentconfigurationwillyieldinconsistent
calibrationresults.

1.2 Calibration Procedure

Werecommendcalibratingallsensors.Theprocedurediffersbetweenmodels.Calibrationgasis
availablefromCO2Meterdirectly.

1.3 Ambient Sensors

Forambientsensorswerecommendanatmosphericcalibration.Freshairisgenerallyassumedtobeat
450ppm,butalternativelyyoucanuse450ppmcalibrationgas.

Thisreadingcanbeconfirmedwith2,000ppmcalibrationgastocheckthespanofthesensor,although
thisstepisunnecessary.

1.4 WideRange Sensors

Forwiderangesensors,werecommendazerocalibrationusinganendofrange95%gas.

ThisreadingcanbeconfirmedwithotherhighconcentrationCO2calibrationgases,suchas50%and
25%,althoughthisstepisunnecessary.

1.5 Physical Configuration

Thesensorcanbeconfiguredwithoptionaltubecaps,availablethroughourwebsite,orsimplyinan
atmosphericsamplingconfiguration.Theconfigurationmustbekeptconsistentbetweencalibrationand
installation.Calibratingwithadifferentsetupwillresultininaccuratereadingswheninstalled.

Whenusingasensorwithoutatubecap,werecommendensuringturbulenceispresentacrossthe
sensormembrane.Thiscanbeachievedwithacalibrationchamberfeaturingarecirculationfanor
constantflowfromafixedflowregulator.

1.6 Dynamic Power Requirements

BenchtestedresultsforultralowpowersensorspoweredviaUSB

DynamicpowerrequirementsbecomeimportantwhenoperatingfromaUSBportwherethesupply
currentmightbebeingsharedoverseveralports(werecommendusingpoweredUSBhubstoavoid
thesepotentialpowerissues)orwhenplanningforlowpowerapplicationslikesolarpower.

Whenthepowerisappliedtothesensor,initiallyahigherthannormaloperatingcurrentdemandwill
occur.Thisinrushcurrentandperiodwillrelatetotheimpedanceofthepowersupplyanddevice
switchingpower.

ThemeasurementsbelowweretakenwhilstconnectedtoaUSBportviaaUSBtoUARTbridgecable,
3.3volts,streaming/poledmode,andsameintervalofmeasurementonaCOZIRsensor.

Quiescent:300uA
Measurementinterval:500mS
Measurementperiod:20ms
Measurementcurrent:30mA
RMSoperatingpower:2uW
Startupinrushcurrent50mS@60mApeaks

2 Serial Format and Connection

2.1 Connection
Communicationtoandfromthevarioussensorsisviaaserialconnection.Pinsareshownlookingatthe
connectorofthesensor.

COZIRAmbient

GND
3.3V
Rx
Tx
N/C

N/C
N/C
N/C
Zero
Ambient

COZIRWideRange,SprintIR

MISIR

MinIR

GND
V+

0v
3.35.5V(3.3Vrecommended)

TxOUT
RxIN

Vohwillbe3VSensoroutput
Usedforconfiguration,etc.

2.2 Serial Connection

TheRxandTxpinsarenormallyhigh,suitablefordirectconnectiontoaUART.Ifthesensoristoberead
byatrueRS232device(egaPC)itisnecessarytopassthroughalevelconvertertostepup/downthe
voltageandinvertthesignal.

Connectiontothesensorisviaa10way,0.1pitchconnector.Inpractice,onlythefirst4pinsare
required(GND,3V3,RxandTx)soa4wayconnectorcanbeused.

ADevelopmentkitandfreeGasLabsoftwareisavailabletoallowUSBinterfacingbetweenCOZIRTMand
SprintIRTMsensorsandaPC.ContactCO2Meter.comfordetails.

Parameter
BaudRate

Value
9600

DataBits
Parity
StopBits

8
None
1

Format
HardwareFlowControl
VoltageVoh

UART(normallyhigh)
None
3V(MISIRVoh=Vsupply)

VoltageVih

3V5V

Note:IfyouconnecttothesensorusingHyperTerminal,youmustselecttheboxSendlineendswith
linefeedsunderASCIIsetup.

Wheninitiallypowered,thesensorwillimmediatelystarttotransmitreadings(seeMode1in
OperatingModes)

2.3 Reading Format

2.3.1 CO2 Measurement
TheCO2measurementisreportedas:

Z ##### z #####\r\n
where

Z #####showstheCO2concentrationafterdigitallyfiltering

and

z #####showstheinstantaneousCO2concentrationwithoutanydigitalfiltering.

Theconcentrationisreportedinthefollowingunits

Type
Range
Units
COZIRA
MISIR
COZIRW
SprintIRW
MinIR5
COZIRW100
SprintIRW100
MinIR100

Example

Upto2%

ppm

Z00631=631ppm

Upto65%

ppm/10

Z01200=12000ppm=1.2%

Upto100%

ppm/100

Z01500=150000ppm=15%

Notethatthesameunitsmustbeusedwhensendingconcentrationinformationtothesensor(for
example,theXcommandandtheFcommand).Ifindoubt,the.Command(seebelow)willindicate
whatmultipliershouldbeappliedtotheZoutputtoconverttoppm.

Z 00842 z 00765
Sampleoutputfromasensorwithfactory
Z 00842 z 00738
settings.
Z 00842 z 00875

Z 00842 z 00858
ThisisaCOZIRA,sothereportedCO2reading
Z 00842 z 00817
is842ppm.
Z 00842 z 00839

Z 00842 z 00817
Thesecondfigureshowstheinstantaneous
Z 00842 z 00828
(unfiltered)CO2reading.
Z 00842 z 00850
SeeDigitalFilterformoredetails.
Z 00842 z 00875
Z 00842 z 00804

Notethatalloutputfromthesensorhasaleadingspace.

2.3.2 Temperature Measurement (Optional)

Thetemperaturemeasurementisreportedas:

T #####\r\n

where#####isafivedigitnumber.

ToconverttoC,subtract1000anddivideby10.

Forexample:

T 01235\r\n

Represents23.5C

NBThetemperatureandhumiditysensorisafactoryfitoption.Ifitisnotfitted,thesensorwillreturnT
01000.
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2.3.3 Humidity Measurement (Option)

Thehumiditymeasurementisreportedas:

H #####\r\n

Where#####isafivedigitnumber.

Toconverttorelative humidity (%),divideby10.

Forexample:

H 00551\r\n
Represents55.1% RH

NBThetemperatureandhumiditysensorisafactoryfitoption.Ifitisnotfitted,thesensorwillreturn
H00000.

2.3.4 Example of T,H and CO2

Whenshipped,thesensordefaultoutputisCO2only.Tooutputtemperature,humidityandCO2,send
M4164\r\n(seeOutputFields).Theoutputformatwillhavetheform:

H 00345 T 01195 Z 00651\r\n

Thisexampleindicates34.5%RH,19.5Cand651ppmCO2

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3 Command Summary
Forcompletedetailsofthecommandsandtheircorrectusage,pleaserefertotheCommand
Reference.

IMPORTANT:

Allcommandsmustbeterminatedwithacarriagereturnandlinefeed<CR><LF>.Inthisdocument,this
isshownas\r\n.

Commandswhichtakeaparameteralwayshaveaspacebetweentheletterandtheparameter.

Thesensorwillrespondwitha?ifacommandisnotrecognized.Thetwomostcommoncausesare
missingspacesormissing<CR><LF>terminators.

Command

Use

Example

Response

Comments

A###\r\n
a\r\n

SetthedigitalFilter
Returnthedigital
filtersetting
FineTunethezero
point
Zeropoint
calibrationusing
freshair.
Returnmostrecent
humidity
measurement
Selectsthe
operatingmode
Setstheoutput
fields
Setsauser
configurablefieldin
EEPROM
Readsauser
configurablefield
fromEEPROM
Returnmostrecent
fields
Setsthespan
calibrationvalue
Returnthespan
calibrationvalue
Returnthemost
recenttemperature
measurement
Zeropoint
calibrationusing
nitrogen.
Manualsettingof
thezeropoint.
Zeropointsetting
usingaknowngas
calibration

A16\r\n
a\r\n

A00016\r\n
a00016\r\n

SeeUserSettings
SeeUserSettings

F410400\r\n

F33000\r\n

SeeZeroPointCalibration

G\r\n

G33000\r\n

SeeZeroPointCalibration

H\r\n

H00552\r\n

K1\r\n

K00001\r\n

=55.2%intheexample.
Humiditysensingisafactory
fitoption.
SeeOperatingModes

M6\r\n

M00006\r\n

SeeOutputFields

P110\r\n

P0000100010\r\n

SeeUserSettings

p10\r\n

p0001000001\r\n

SeeUserSettings

Q\r\n

SeeCommandReference

S8192\r\n

S08192\r\n

SeeSpanCalibration

s\r\n

s08192\r\n

SeeSpanCalibration

T\r\n

T01225\r\n

U\r\n

U33000\r\n

22.5Cintheexample.
Temperaturesensingisa
factoryfitoption.
SeeZeroPointCalibration

u32997\r\n

u32997\r\n

SeeZeroPointCalibration

X2000\r\n

X32997\r\n

SeeZeroPointCalibration

F##########\r\n
G\r\n

H\r\n

K#\r\n
M#####\r\n
P######\r\n

p###\r\n

Q\r\n
S#####\r\n
s\r\n
T\r\n

U\r\n

u#####\r\n
X#####\r\n

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Command

Use

Example

Response

Comments

Y\r\n

Returnfirmware
versionandsensor
serialnumber
Returnthemost
recentCO2
measurement.
Autocalibration
configuration
Returnthe
multiplierrequired
toconverttheZ
outputtoppm
Return
configuration
information.

Y\r\n

Returnstwolines

SeeCommandReference
fordetails

Z\r\n

Z01521\r\n

1521ppmintheexample

@1.08.0\r\n

@1.08.0\r\n

.\r\n

.00100\r\n

SeeAutocalibrationfor
details
Multiplyby100inthe
example

*\r\n

Z\r\n

@#.##.#\r\n
.\r\n

*\r\n

SeetheCommand
Referencefordetails

AllcommunicationsareinASCIIandareterminatedbycarriagereturn,linefeed(ASCIIcharacters13and
10).Thisdocumentusestheprotocol\r\ntoindicatethecarriagereturnlinefeed.

Allresponsesfromthesensor,includingmeasurements,havealeadingspace(ASCIIcharacter32).

Thecharacter#representsanASCIIrepresentationofanumericcharacter(09).

Notethatthereisaspacebetweenthefirstletterandanyparameter.Forexample,theXcommand
readsXspace2000carriagereturnlinefeed.

Notethatallsettingsarestoredinnonvolatilememory,sothesensoronlyhastobeconfiguredonce.
Itshouldnotbeconfiguredeverytimeitispoweredup.

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4 Operating Modes
TheCOZIR,SprintIR,MISIRandMinIRsensorscanbeoperatedinthreedifferentmodes.Users
canswitchbetweenthemodesusingtheKcommand.

4.1 Mode 0

Command Mode

Thisisprimarilyintendedforusewhenextractinglargerchunksofinformationfromthesensor(for
exampleusingtheYand*commands).

Inthismode,thesensorisstoppedwaitingforcommands.Nomeasurementsaremade,andthesensor
willrunthroughawarmupcycleafterexitingthiscommand.Thereisnolatencyincommandresponses.
Thepowerconsumptionislessthan3.5mWasnomeasurementactivitytakesplace.Commandswhich
reportmeasurementsoralterthezeropointsettingaredisabledinmode0.

Mode0isNOTretainedafterpowercycling.Thesensorwillalwayspowerupinstreamingorpolling
mode,whicheverwasthemostrecentlyused.

4.2 Mode 1

Streaming Mode

Thisisthefactorydefault.MeasurementsarereportedtwicepersecondforCOZIR,MinIRandMSIR
sensorsand20timespersecondforSprintIRsensors.Commandsareprocessedwhenreceived,except
duringmeasurementactivity,sotheremaybeatimedelayofupto100mSinrespondingtocommands.
Thepowerconsumptionis3.5mW(assumingonefieldofinformationistransmitted,andthereisno
temperatureandhumiditysensor).

4.3 Mode 2

Polling Mode

Inpollingmode,thesensoronlyreportsreadingswhenrequested.Themeasurementcyclecontinuesin
thebackground,buttheoutputstreamissuppressed.Thepowerconsumptiondependsonthe
frequencyofpolling,butisapproximatelythesameasthestreamingmodepowerconsumption.

Notethatthesensorwillpowerupinthemodelastused.IfitwaslastusedinK0mode,itwillpowerup
ineitherK1orK2mode,dependingonwhichwasmostrecentlyused.

InPollingMode,measurementscanbeaccessedusingthepollingcommandsH,L,Q,TandZ(see
CommandReference).

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5 Output Fields
TheCOZIRsensorcanbeconfiguredtooutputuptofivefieldsofinformation.Typically,theonlyfields
ofinterestaretheCO2concentration,Temperature(iffitted)andHumidity(iffitted).
Thisallowsuserstocustomizetheoutputstringtransmittedbythesensor.Uptofivevaluescanbe
transmittedinthestring.Theformatisalwaysthesame:eachfieldisidentifiedbyasinglecharacter,
followedbyaspace,followedbythefivedigitnumberindicatingthevalueoftheparameter.

TheoutputfieldscanbesetbysendingacommandoftheformatM 12345\r\nwhere12345
representsamaskvaluewhichdefinestheoutputfields.

Themaskvalueiscreatedbyaddingthemaskvaluesfortheparametersrequired(seetablebelow).

Thesensorwilloutputamaximumoffivefields.Ifthemasksettingrepresentsmorethanfivefields,
onlythefirstfive(thosewiththehighestmaskvalues)willbeoutput.

SprintIRsensorshavealimitedtimetotransmitinformation,sonomorethantwofieldsshouldbe
selectedforoutput.

Parameter
Field
Mask
Comments
Identifier Value
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Humidity

32768
16384
8192
4096

Ddigitallyfiltered

2048

Dunfiltered
Reserved
ZeroSetPoint
SensorTemperature
(unfiltered)
Temperature

h
V

1024
512
256
128

64

LEDSignal(digitally
filtered)
LEDSignal(unfiltered)

32

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SensorTemperature
(filtered)
CO2Output(Digitally
Filtered)
CO2Output(not
filtered)
Reserved

Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
ReportsthehumidityoutputoftheTemperatureandHumidity
Sensor(ifFitted).
ReportsavaluerelatedtothenormalizedLEDsignalstrength
(smoothed)
ReportsavaluerelatedtothenormalizedLEDsignalstrength
Reserved
ReportsavaluerelatedtothenormalizedLEDsignalstrength
Reportsavaluewhichvariesinverselywiththesensor
temperature.
ReportsthetemperatureoutputoftheTemperatureand
HumiditySensor(ifFitted).
ReportsavaluewhichgivesanindicationoftheLEDsignal
strength(smoothed)
ReportsavaluewhichgivesanindicationoftheLEDsignal
strength.
Reportsavaluewhichvariesinverselywiththesensor
temperature.(smoothed)
DigitallyfilteredCO2reading

InstantaneousCO2reading

Reserved

NotethatmostfieldsareforadvanceduseonlyandrequirespecificguidancefromGSSengineeringfor
theircorrectinterpretationanduse.Measurementfieldareindicatedinbold.

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Forexample,tooutputthetemperature,humidityandCO2measurements,send:
M 4164\r\n
Theoutputstringwillthenbe:
H 12345 T 12345 Z 00010\r\n

6 Zero Point Calibration

Thereareaseveralmethodstocalibratethezeropointofthesensor.Therecommendedmethodiszero
pointcalibrationinaknowngas(seeXcommand)whichwillgivethemostaccuratezerosetting.

Inallcases,thebestzeroisobtainedwhenthegasconcentrationisstableandthesensorisata
stabilizedtemperature.

6.1 Zero in a Known Gas Concentration (recommended)

Placethesensorinaknowngasconcentrationandallowtimeforthesensortemperaturetostabilize,
andforthegastobefullydiffusedintothesensor.
SendthecommandX ###\r\n
Theconcentrationmustbeinthesameunitsasthesensoroutput(seeReadingFormat.Thesensor
willrespondwithanechoofthecommandandthenewzeropoint.
Forexample,tosetthezeropointinaCOZIRAwhenthesensorisinaknowngasconcentrationof
2000ppm

send:
X 2000\r\n
response:
X 32950\r\n

6.2 Zero in Nitrogen

PlacethesensorinagascontainingnoCO2(typicallynitrogen)andallowtimeforthesensor
temperaturetostabilize,andforthegastobefullydiffusedintothesensor.
SendthecommandU\r\n
Thesensorwillrespondwithanechoofthecommandandthenewzeropoint.
Forexample,

send:
U\r\n
response:
U 32950\r\n

6.3 Zero in Fresh Air (assumed to be 400ppm)

Ifthereisnocalibrationgasandnonitrogenavailable,thesensorzeropointcanbesetinfreshair.The
sensorisprogrammedtoassumethatfreshairis400ppm(thisvalueisuserconfigurableseeUser
Settings).

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Placethesensorinafreshairenvironmentandallowtimeforthesensortemperaturetostabilize,and
forthefreshairtobefullydiffusedintothesensor.
SendthecommandG\r\n

Thesensorwillrespondwithanechoofthecommandandthenewzeropoint.
Forexample,

send:
G\r\n
response:
G 32950\r\n

6.4 Fine Tune the Zero Point

IftheCO2concentrationandthesensorreportedconcentrationareknown,thezeropointcanbe
adjustedusingtheknownconcentrationtofinetunethezeropoint.Thisissimilarinoperationtothe
Xcommand(seeabove)butcanoperateonhistoricdata.Forexample,ifthesensorhasbeeninan
environmentinwhichitisknowntohavebeenexposedtooutsideair,andthesensorreadingisknown
atthattime,thezeropointcanbefinetunedtocorrectthereading.Thisistypicallyusedtoimplement
automatedcalibrationroutines.

Thecommandtakestwoparameters,separatedbyaspace.Thefirstparameteristhereadingreported
bythesensor.Thesecondisthecorrectedreading.Bothparametersmustbeinthesameunitsasthe
sensoroutput(seeReadingFormat)

Thesensorwillrespondwithanechoofthecommandandthenewzeropoint.

Forexample,
send:
F 400 380\r\n
response:
F 32950\r\n

Inthisexample,thesensorzeropointwouldbecorrectedsothatareadingof400ppm,wouldnowbe
reportedas380ppm.

6.5 Zero Point Adjustment

Theprecisezeropointcanbefinetunedbysendingazeropointtothesensor.Thisisnotrecommended
forgeneraluse.
Sendthecommandu #####\r\nwhere#####isthenewzeropoint.

7 AutoCalibration
7.1 Principle of Operation
COZIRsensorsarefullycalibratedpriortoshippingfromthefactory.Overtime,thezeropointofthe
sensorneedstobecalibratedtomaintainthelongtermstabilityofthesensor.

Inmanyapplications,thiscanhappenautomaticallyusingthebuiltinautocalibrationfunction.
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CO2Concentration(ppm)

Thistechniquecanbeusedinsituationsinwhichsensorswillbeexposedtotypicalbackgroundlevels
(400450ppm)atleastonceduringtheautocalibrationperiod.Forexample,manybuildingswilldrop
quicklytobackgroundCO2levelswhenunoccupiedovernightoratweekends.Theautocalibration
functionusestheinformationgatheredattheseperiodstorecalibrate.

OneWeek>

Thisrecordingfromasensorshowsatypicaloneweekrecordinginanofficeenvironment.Theauto
calibrationfunctionusesthelowpoint(circled)andusesittorecalibratethezeropoint.

7.2 Requirements for Autocalibration

ExposuretoFreshAir
Thesensormustseefreshairatleastonceduringtheautocalibrationperiod.Youdonotneedtoknow
whenthefreshairwillbesensed,justthatitwillbesensedatsomepointduringtheperiod.

ContinuouslyPowered
Theautocalibrationinformationisdeletedwhenthesensorisswitchedoff.Thisensuresthateach
installationisunaffectedbyanyprevioushistoryofthesensor.Forautocalibrationtofunction,itmust
bepoweronforthewholeoftheautocalibrationperiod.

7.3 Setting the Auto Calibration Parameters

Threeparametersarerequiredtoenabletheautocalibrationroutine:

AutoCalibrationInterval
Thisdetermineshowoftentheautocalibrationtakesplace.

BackgroundConcentration
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Typically400450ppm.Thisisthelevelthesensorwilluseasbackground.

InitialAutocalibrationInterval
Itispossibleforthefirstautocalibrationtotakeplacemorequicklythantheregularautocalibration
event.Thiscanbeusefultostabilizequicklyafterinstallation.

Notethattheautocalibrationtimersareresetwhenthepowertothesensorisinterrupted.Onpower
on,thesensorwillalwaystimeaninitialautocalibrationintervalfirst,thensettleintotheregular
autocalibrationcycle.

Theregularautocalibrationtimerisresetautomaticallyiftheusercalibratesthesensorusingthe
U,G,X,Forucommands.

Beforesettingtheautocalibrationparameters,pleasenotethefollowing:
Beforealteringtheautocalibrationparameters,switchthesensorintocommandmode:

send

K0<CR><LF>

Thisstopsthemeasurementprocessinthesensor.

Allcommandsmustbeterminatedwith\r\n(carriagereturn,linefeed).NBHyperTerminaldoes
notaddthelinefeedcharacterasstandard.TheASCIISetupmustbeconfiguredtoappendline
feeds.

7.4 Autocalibration Intervals

Theautocalibrationintervalsaresetusingthe@command.Thiscommandallowstheautocalibration
periodstobeset,interrogatedordisabled.

Tosettheautocalibrationintervals,thecommandstructureis
@initialintervalregularinterval\r\n

Whereboththeinitialintervalandregularintervalaregivenindays.Bothmustbeenteredwitha
decimalpointandonefigureafterthedecimalpoint.

Forexample

send:
@ 1.0 8.0\r\n
response:
@ 1.0 8.0\r\n

Willsettheautocalibrationintervalto8days,andtheinitialintervalto1day.

Notethatthereisaspacebetweenthe@andthefirstnumber,andaspacebetweenthetwonumbers.
Inhex,theexampleabovereads

4020312E3020382E300D0A

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7.5 Read the Autocalibration Settings

Todeterminethecurrentautocalibrationsettings:

send:
@ \r\n
response:
@ 1.0 8.0\r\n

Iftheautocalibrationisenabled,thesensorwillrespondwiththeformataboveshowingtheinitialand
regularautocalibrationintervals.Iftheautocalibrationisdisabled,thesensorwillrespondwith

send:
@ \r\n
response:
@ 0\r\n

7.6 Disable Autocalibration

Todisabletheautocalibration:

send:
@ 0\r\n
response:
@ 0\r\n

ie,@followedbyaspacefollowedbyazeroterminatedwith0x0d0x0a

7.7 Background Concentration

Thebackgroundconcentrationdependssomewhatontheareathesensorisinstalled.Typically,afigure
between400ppmand450ppmisused.Thefactorydefaultis400ppm.

Tosetthis,send

P 8 x\r\n
P 9 y\r\n

wherexandydependontheconcentrationyouwanttoset.

Concentration
x
Y
380
1
124
400
1
144
425
1
169
450
1
194
Thisisstoredasatwobytevalue,thehighbytebeinginlocation8andthelowbyteinlocation9.
Thevaluerepresentstheconcentration.

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Tocalculateothervalues,

x=int(concentration/256)
y=theremainderafterdividingconcentration/256

8 Altitude Compensation
Important
ThisfeaturewasintroducedinsensorsmanufacturedafterJuly2013usingfirmwareversionAL17or
higher.ThefirmwareversioncanbeidentifiedbysendingtheYor*command.

Altitudecompensationappliesapermanentcorrectiontothesensorresponse,soshouldonlybeused
whenitisknownthatthesensorwillbeoperatingataltitudepermanently.

NDIRgassensors,suchastheCOZIR,SprintIRandMISIRfamilyofsensors,detecttheconcentrationof
gasbymeasuringthedegreeoflightabsorptionbythegasanalysis.Thedegreeoflightabsorptionis
thenconvertedintoaconcentrationreportedbythesensor.

Theabsorptionprocessispressuredependent,sothatachangeinpressurewillcauseachangeinthe
reportedgasconcentration.Asthepressureincreases,thereportedgasconcentrationalsoincreases.
Asthepressuredecreases,thereportedconcentrationdecreases.

ThiseffecttakesplaceatamolecularlevelasiscommontoallNDIRgassensors.

Innormaluse,thereadingwillvaryby0.1%ofreadingforeachmbarchangeinbarometricpressure(the
sensorarecalibratedat1013mbar).

Ifthesensorisinstalledatanelevatedaltitude,themeanbarometricpressurewillbelowerthan
1013mbar.Itispossibletoconfigurethesensortocorrectforthiseffect,bysettingthealtitudewhen
installing.Thiswillapplyapermanentcorrectiontotheoutputofthesensor,dependingonthealtitude
settingselected.

Toapplythiscorrection,

1) Selecttheappropriatecodefromthetablebelow(intermediatevaluescanbeinterpolated)
2) SendtheS ####\r\ntothesensor,where####isthecodefromthetablebelow.

Forexample,tocorrectthesensorforpermanentinstallationat305melevation,

send:
S 8494\r\n
response:
S 08494\r\n

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Altitude(ft.)
1000
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000

Altitude(m)
305
0
305
610
915
1219
1524

BarometricPressure(mbar)
1050
1013
976
942
908
875
843

Code
7889
8192
8495
8774
9052
9322
9585

Thecurrentsettingcanbedeterminedbysendingalowercases:

send:
s\r\n
response:
s 08494\r\n

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9 User Settings
9.1 Digital Filter
9.1.1 Customizing the Sensor Response
TheCO2measurementispassedthroughadigitalfiltertoconditionthesignal.Thecharacteristicsof
thefiltercanbealteredbytheusertotunethesensorperformancetospecificapplications.

Thefilteroperatesasalowpassfilterincreasingthefilterparameterreducesmeasurementnoise,but
slowstheresponse.Thereisatradeoffbetweennoise(resolution)andspeedofresponse.

Thefiltercanbesettoavaluebetween1and65535.Settingslargerthan64arenotrecommendedfor
normaluse.Alowvaluewillresultinthefastestresponsetochangesingasconcentration,ahighvalue
willresultinaslowerresponse.Notethattheresponseisalsodeterminedbythediffusionrateintothe
sensor.Thedefaultsettingis32.

Thischartshowstheeffectofchangingthefiltersetting:

SensorNoise

SensorNoisevsFilterSetting

FilterSetting

Increasingthefiltersettinghasabeneficialimpactonnoise,soimprovesthesensorresolution.Italso
slowsthesensorresponsetotransients.ThiscanbeusedtoimprovethedetectionofaverageCO2
conditions.Inbuildingcontrol,forexample,afastresponsetobreathingnearthesensorisundesirable.
Ifthetransientresponseisimportanteitherforspeedofresponseorbecausetheshapeofthetransient
isrequired,alowfiltersettingshouldbeused.

Thefollowingchartshowsthesametransienteventcaptureusingafiltersettingof4,andusingafilter
settingof32.

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ReportedCO2

EffectofFilteronTransientResponse

Filter=4
Filter=32

9.1.2 Setting the Digital Filter

Tochangethesetting,typeA ###\r\nwhere###istherequiredfiltersetting.

Formostapplications,afiltersettingof32isrecommended.

send:
A 32\r\n
response:
A 00032\r\n

Ifthefilterissettozero,asmartfiltermodewillbeusedinwhichthefilterresponseisalteredtosuit
theprevailingconditions.Thisisusefulifthereisacombinationofsteadystateconditions,withsome
periodsofrapidlychangingconcentrations.

9.1.3 Reading the Digital Filter Setting

Thecurrentsettingforthedigitalfiltercanbedeterminedbysendinga\r\n
send:
response:

a\r\n
a 00032\r\n

9.2 User Options EEPROM Settings

SomeusersettingscanbealteredintheinternalEEPROM.
ThesesettingscanbesetbyusingtheparametersettingcommandP,andreadusingalowercasep.
Therearealso32bytesofuserEEPROMstorageavailable.

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9.2.1 Setting EEPROM

TosetanEEPROMlocation,send

P ### ###\r\n

Wherethefirstparameteristheaddress,andthesecondisthevalue.

Notethattwobytevaluesmustbesetonebyteatatime.

Forexample,tochangethedefaultvalueoftheambientgasconcentrationusedforambientcalibration
(i.e.theassumedCO2concentrationinfreshair)to380ppm,send

send:
P 10 1\r\n
response:
P 00010 00001\r\n
send:
P 11 124\r\n
response:
P 00011 00124\r\n

9.2.2 Reading EEPROM

ToreadaparametervaluefromanEEPROMlocation,sendp #####\r\nwhere#####isthe
addressoftheparameter.

Notethattwobytevaluesmustbereadonebyteatatime.

Forexample,toreadthevalueoftheambientgasconcentrationusedforambientcalibration(iethe
assumedCO2concentrationinfreshair)

send:
p 10\r\n
response:
p 00010 00001\r\n
send:
p 11\r\n
response:
p 00011 00124\r\n

9.2.3 EEPROM Settings

MostoftheEEPROMsettingsaretwobytevalues,indicatedbyHIandLOinthevariablenameinthe
followingtable.WerecommendcontactingGSSbeforealteringthedefaultvalues.

Location
Name
Purpose
DefaultValue
0
AHHI
Reserved
0
1
ANLO_
Reserved
0
2
ANSOURCE Reserved
0

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ACINITHI

4
5

ACINITLO
ACHI

6
7
8

ACLO
ACONOFF
ACPPMHI

9
10

ACPPMLO
AMBHI

11
12

AMBLO
BCHI

13
200231

BCLO

AutocalibrationPreload.Thispreloadsthe
autocalibrationtimersothatthefirstautocalibration
occursafterashortertime.
Lowbyteofabove.
AutocalibrationInterval.Setsthetimeinterval
betweenautocalibrations.
Lowbyteofabove.
SwitchesAutocalibrationON/OFF
AutocalibrationBackgroundConcentration.This
determineswhatbackgroundCO2levelisassumed
forautocalibration.
Lowbyteofabove.
AmbientConcentration(forGcommand).This
determineswhatbackgroundCO2levelisassumed
forambientcalibrationusingtheGcommand.
Lowbyteofabove.
Buffercleartime.Thiswillclearanyincomplete
commandsfromtheserialbufferafterafixedperiod
ofinactivity.Thetimeisinhalfsecondincrements.
Lowbyteofabove.
UserEEPROM

87

192
94
128
0
1

194
1

194
0

8
255

9.2.4 Autocalibration Settings (locations 37)

Theseareincludednowtomaintaincompatibilitywithpreviousfirmwareversions.Werecommend
usingthe@commandtosetautocalibrationtimings.
9.2.5 User EEPROM
Locations200to231canbeusedtostoreuservalues.Eachlocationisasinglebyte.Theselocationsare
notusedbythesensor.

E.g.tostorethenumber42inthefirstuserEEPROMlocation:

send:
P 200 42\r\n
response:
P 00200 00042\r\n

andtoreadit

send:
p 200\r\n
response:
p 00200 00042\r\n

NotethattheEEPROMisonlyguaranteedfor100,000writecycles.

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10 Command Reference
This gives the complete command set for the COZIR, SprintIR and MISIR sensors and illustrates
use of some of the more commonly used options.
Key points to note are:
In all cases, commands are terminated with a carriage return, line feed (\r\n).
Commands are case sensitive.
The commands use all use ASCII characters. Each command lists the ASCII letter and
includes the hex code for avoidance of doubt.
Always check for a correct response before sending another command.
If a command is unrecognized, the sensor will respond with a ?

WARNING
This document is provided to give a complete reference of the command set and outputs from the
COZIR sensor. It is intended for advanced users only. If in doubt, please contact CO2Meter.com
prior to use.

10.1 Customization

ACOMMAND(0x41)
Example:

USERCONFIGURATION

A 128\r\n

Description:
Set the value for the digital filter.
Syntax:
ASCII character 'A', SPACE, decimal, terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF) Response:
A 00032\r\n

aCOMMAND(0x61)

INFORMATION

Example:

a\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Return the value for the digital filter.

ASCII Character 'a' terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
a 00032\r\n

MCOMMAND(0x4D)

USERCONFIGURATION

Example:

M 212\r\n

Description:
Syntax:

Determines which values are going to be returned by the unit.

"M", SPACE, followed by an up-to 5 digit number, each bit of which dictates which
item will be returned by the sensor, terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF).
M 212\r\n
(see Output Fields for details)

Response:

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PCOMMAND(0x50)

USERCONFIGURATION

Example:

P 10 1\r\n

Description:
Syntax:

Sets a user configurable parameter.

"P", SPACE, followed by an up to 2 digit number, SPACE followed by an up to 3 digit
number, terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF).
P 00001 00010\r\n
(see User Settings for details)

Response:

pCOMMAND(0x70)

USERCONFIGURATION

Example:

p 10\r\n

Description:
Syntax:

Returns a user configurable parameter.

"P", SPACE, followed by an up-to 2 digit number, terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR &
LF).
P 10 1\r\n
(see User Settings for details)

Response:

10.2 Information
YCOMMAND(0x59)

INFORMATION

Example:

Y\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

the present version string for the firmware

ASCII character 'Y', terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
Y,Jan 30 2013,10:45:03,AL17\r\n
B 00233 00000\r\n

NB This command returns two lines split by a carriage return line feed, and terminated by a carriage
return line feed. This command requires that the sensor has been stopped (see K command).

*COMMAND(0x59)
Example:

INFORMATION

*\r\n

Description:
Returns a number of fields of information giving information about the sensor
configuration and behavior.
Syntax:
ASCII character '*', terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
Response:
Contact GSS for details.

.COMMAND(0x2E)
Example:

INFORMATION

.\r\n

Description:
Returns a number indicating what multiplier must be applied to the Z or z output
to convert it into ppm.

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Syntax:
Response:

ASCII character '.', terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)

00001\r\n
(this number is variable).

10.3 Switching between Modes

Fordiscussionofdifferentmodesofoperation,seethesectionOperatingModes.

KCOMMAND(0x4B)
Example:
Description:
Syntax:
Response:

USERCONFIGURATION

K 1
Switches the sensor between the operating modes.
ASCII character "K", SPACE, followed by the mode number, terminated by 0x0d
0x0a (CR & LF).
K 1\r\n
(the number mirrors the input value).

10.4 Zeroing and Calibration
Seeexamplesofeachofthezeroandcalibrationcommandsinthefollowingsection.

UCOMMAND(0x55)

CALIBRATIONUSEWITHCARE

Example:

U\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Calibrates the zero point assuming the sensor is in 0ppm CO2.

ASCII Character 'U' terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
U 32767\r\n
(the number is variable)

GCOMMAND(0x47)

CALIBRATIONUSEWITHCARE

Example:

G\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Calibrates the zero point assuming the sensor is in 400ppm CO2.

ASCII character 'G'
G 33000\r\n
(the number is variable).

F COMMAND (0x46)
Example:

CALIBRATIONUSEWITHCARE

F 410 390\r\n

Description:
Calibrates the zero point using a known reading and known CO2 concentration.
Syntax:
ASCII character 'F' then a space, then the reported gas concentration then a
space then the actual gas concentration.
Response:
F 33000\r\n
(the numbers are variable).

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XCOMMAND(0x58)

CALIBRATIONUSEWITHCARE

Example:

X 1000\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Calibrates the zero point with the sensor in a known concentration ofCO2.
ASCII character 'X' then a space, then the gas concentration.
X 33000\r\n
(the number is variable).

SCOMMAND(0x53)

CALIBRATIONUSEWITHCARE

Example:

S 8192\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Set the 'Altitude Compensation' value in EEPROM

ASCII character 'S', SPACE, decimal, terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
S 8192\r\n
(the number mirrors the input value).

sCOMMAND(0x73)
Example:

INFORMATION

s\r\n

Description:
Reports the Altitude Compensation value in EEPROM. See Altitude
Compensation.
Syntax:
ASCII Character 's' terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
s 8193\r\n
Response:

uCOMMAND(0x75)

USEONLYWITHCO2Meter.comGUIDANCE

Example:

u 32767\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Send a zero set point.

ASCII character 'u', SPACE, decimal, terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
u 32767\r\n

NB For advanced use only. Contact GSS before using this command.
There are three variants of the autocalibration configuration command:

@COMMAND(0x40)

INFORMATION

Example:

@\r\n"

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Return the autocalibration settings

ASCII character '@'terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
@ 1.0 8.0\r\n
(if autocalibration is enabled).
@ 0\r\n
(if autocalibration is disabled).

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@COMMAND(0x40)

CALIBRATIONUSEWITHCARE

Example:

@ 0\r\n

Description:
Syntax:

Switch off the autocalibration function

ASCII character '@' followed by a SPACE followed by a zero terminated by 0x0d
0x0a (CR & LF)
@ 0\r\n

Response:

@COMMAND(0x40)

CALIBRATIONUSEWITHCARE

Example:

@ 1.0 8.0\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Set the Autocalibration timing

See Autocalibration section
@ 1.0 8.0\r\n (the number mirrors the input value).

10.5 Polling Commands

HCOMMAND(0x48)
Example:

INFORMATION

H\r\n

Description:
Reports the humidity measurement from the temperature and humidity sensor (if
fitted). Divide by 10 to get the %RH
Syntax:
ASCII Character 'H', terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
H 00551\r\n
Response:

TCOMMAND(0x54)
Example:

INFORMATION

T\r\n

Description:
Reports the humidity measurement from the temperature and humidity sensor (if
fitted). Subtract 1000 and divide by 10 to get the temperature in C.
Syntax:
ASCII Character 'T', terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
Response:
T 01224\r\n

ZCOMMAND(0x5A)

INFORMATION

Example:

Z\r\n

Description:
Syntax:
Response:

Reports the latest CO2 measurement in ppm.

ASCII Character 'Z', terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
Z 00512\r\n

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QCOMMAND(0x51)
Example:

INFORMATION

Q\r\n

Description:
Reports the latest measurement fields as defined by the most recent M
command.
Syntax:
ASCII Character 'Q', terminated by 0x0d 0x0a (CR & LF)
H 12345 T 12345 Z 00010\r\n
Response:

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11 Appendix A: Power Consumption

TheCOZIRfamilyofsensorsofferslowpowerCO2sensingusingpatentedGSSsensortechnology.COZIR
sensorsareavailableoverthewholemeasurementrangefrom400ppmto100%.
COZIRsensorshavebeenoptimizedforuseinbatterypowerapplicationswheretheshortstartuptime
andlowpowerconsumptionofferverysignificantadvantagesoverstandardNDIRsensingtechnology.
Becauseoftheveryrapidpoweruptime,COZIRsensorsarealsobeingusedinenergyscavenged
applications,usingpowersourcessuchasPVcells,whereitisessentialtominimizetheenergyusedper
measurement.
Thisdocumentconsidersthebestmethodstouseinapplicationswhereenergyislimited.

Therearethreedistinctwaystooperatethesensor:

ContinuousPower,ContinuousMeasurement(3mW3.5mW)
COZIRsensorsaredesignedforcontinuouspoweroperation.Thetypicalpowerconsumptionis3mWin
pollingmode,and3.5mWinstreamingmode.Inthesemodes,thesensorisconstantlymeasuring,two
freshmeasurementspersecond(COZIR,MSIR,MinIR)or20timespersecond(SprintIR).Instreaming
mode,allmeasurementsaretransmitted.Inpollingmode,measurementsareonlytransmittedwhen
requested.

ContinuousPower,InterruptedMeasurement(powerdependsonusage)
Switchingtoalowpowercommandmode(150w3)betweenmeasurementsgreatlyreducesthe
averagepowerconsumption,thoughwithsomelossoffunctionality.

PowerCycledOperations(powerdependsonusage)
Shortstartupallowspowercyclingwhichgivesthelowestpowerconsumption.Thereissomelossof
functionalitywhichmustbeaddressedbytheuser.

Operation
Measurements
Power
Autocalibration
Consumption1
Available
Streaming
2/20persec.
3.5mW
Yes
Polling
2/20persec.
3.0mW
Yes
CommandMode ondemand
270W*3
Yes,butwith
modification.
PowerCycling
ondemand
120W*
UserRoutine
*

Powerconsumptionbasedon1readingevery5minutes,sensorpowered for10sperreading

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11.1 Operating Modes Power Levels

TherearethreeoperatingmodesavailableintheCOZIRrangeofsensors.Userscanswitchbetween
modesusingtheKcommand(seeCOZIRSoftwareUsersGuidefordetails).

11.2 Streaming Mode (K 1)

Thisisthefactorydefault.MeasurementsaremadeandtransmittedtwicepersecondforCOZIR,MISIR
andMinIRsensors,and20timespersecondforSprintIRsensors..
ToenterStreamingmode,sendK1\r\n2
Thepowerconsumptionisapproximately3.5mW1

11.3 Polling Mode (K 2)

Inthismode,dataisnottransmitteduntilrequested,howeverthesensorcontinuestomake
measurementstwicepersecondforCOZIR,MISIRandMinIRsensors,and20timespersecondfor
SprintIRsensors.
ToenterPollingmode,sendK2\r\n
Thetypicalpowerconsumptioninthismodeis3.0mWwhendataisnotbeingpolled,and3.5mWwhen
dataispolled.

11.4 Command Mode (K 0)

Incommandmode,nomeasurementsaremadeorreported.Thismodeisprimarilyintendedtobeused
wheninteractingwiththesensor,forexampletoreadtheserialnumber,todeterminethestatusorto
setoutputmaskorfiltervalues.Itcanbeusedtoreducethepowerconsumptionbyreducingthepower
levelwhenmeasurementsarenotrequired.Userslookingforthelowestpowerapplicationsshould
considerpoweringdownthesensorratherthanusingcommandmodetosavepower.
Toentercommandmode,sendK0\r\n
Thetypicalpowerconsumptionincommandmodeis150W3.

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11.5 Current Profile

StreamingmodeandPollingmodeareverysimilar.Thereisaveryshortinitialinrushcurrentatthestart
ofeachmeasurementcycle.Thepeakistypically33mA,andispresentforlessthan1mS.GSS
recommendsthatthesensorsupplycircuitiscapableofsupplyingapeakof100mA.

Eachmeasurementcyclelasts30ms40msdependingonthenumberofoutputfieldsbeingtransmitted.
Betweenmeasurementscycles,thepowerconsumptionreducesto150W3.

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11.6 Warmup Time

Whenthesensorispoweredupinitially,orwhenitisswitchedfromcommandmode,itmustrun
throughashortwarmupperiod.

TheCOZIRwarmuptimecomprisestwoparts;startupcycle,andsignalprocessingdelay.

Thestartupcycletakes1.2s,duringwhichtimethesensorwilluseapproximately6mJofenergy.The
firstreadingsaretransmittedbythesensorinstreamingmodeimmediatelyfollowingthestartupcycle.
Thesignalprocessingdelaydependsonusersettings.Thesensorhasalowpassdigitalfilterwhich
smoothestheCO2reading(reportedinthefilteredCO2outputZ).Ittakessometimeforthedigitalfilter
toreachafinalvalue.Thistimedependsonthedigitalfiltersetting,whichisuserconfigurable.Toset
thedigitalfilter,usetheAcommand:

A#\r\n

where#isthedigitalfiltersetting(seeCOZIRSoftwareUsersGuideformoreInformation).
Thewarmuptimemustbelongenoughtoallowthefilterresponsetoreachafinalvalue.Therequired
warmuptimeinsecondsisapproximatelyequaltothefiltervalue.

FilterSetting
WarmupTime
1
1.2s
2
3s
4
5s
8
9s
16
16s
32
32s

Thegraphshowsatypicalstartupfromcommandmodeorfrompowerup(thereisnodifference).In
thiscase,thedigitalfiltervaluewas8.Inthiscase,thedigitalfiltersettingwas8.

Thechoiceoffiltersettingisatradeoffbetweenreducingnoiseandreducingpower(higherfilter=
lowernoise,lowerfilter=shorterwarmup).
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Theseshowsthesamesensordata,butwithfiltersettingsof1,4and8,andthecorrespondingwarmup
period.ThefiguregraphedistheCO2readingreportedbythesensorattheendofthewarmupperiod.

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11.7 Minimizing the Power in Streaming and Polling Modes

Bothpollingandstreamingarecontinuouspowermodes,using3mW3.5mW.Thepowerconsumption
andmeasurementcyclecannotbevariedinthesemodes,sotheusermustsimplyfocusonminimizing
anyoptionsonthesensor.Thelowestpowerisachievedbyreportingonevalueonly,theCO2
measurement.

Additionalfeatureswillincreasethepowerconsumption,forexample,temperatureandhumidity
measurement,voltageoutput,oradditionaloutputfields.Theseshouldbeavoidedinlowpower
applications.

11.8 Polling and Streaming Key Points

Usepollingmodetominimizetransmissiontime.Thiswillreducetheaveragepower
consumptionbyapproximately0.5mW,dependingonthepollingfrequency.
EnsurethatonlynecessaryoutputfieldsareturnedontominimizethemeasurementTxtime.
UsetheMcommandtoconfiguretheoutputfields.ToreturnthefilteredCO2valueonly
(recommended)sendM4\r\ntothesensor.Eachadditionaloutputfieldwilladdapproximately
0.25mWtothetotalpowerconsumption.
Usethedigitaloutputfromthesensoronly.Thevoltageoutput(optionalfit)increasesthe
powerconsumption.
ThetemperatureandHumiditysensor(optionalfit)increasesthepowerconsumptionby
approximately1mW.
Thelowestachievablepowerusingcontinuousmeasurementsisapproximately3mW.
Allfunctionalityispreservedandthesensorwillbefullyresponsivetocommandsatalltimes.

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11.9 Minimizing Power using Command Mode

Itispossibletoreducethepowerconsumptionbyswitchingthesensorintocommandmodebetween
measurements.Thepowerconsumptionincommandmodeisonly150W3,muchlowerthaneither
pollingorstreamingdata.

ThisissimpletoimplementusingtheCOZIRcommands:

send
response

K2\r\n
K00002\r\n

Switchtopollingmode

waitdseconds

send
response

Z\r\n
Z00610\r\n(eg)

send
response

K0\r\n
K00000\r\n

waitnseconds

Waitforthewarmup
period.

RequesttheCO2
reading

Switchtocommand
mode

Waituntilthenext
readingisrequired.

where:
disthewarmupdelay
and
n+disthegapbetweenmeasurements

Thismethodoffersmuchloweraveragepowerthanconventionalpowerupmodes,thoughwithsome
lossoffunctionality.

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11.10 Command Mode Power Reduction Key Points

Whenexitingfromcommandmode,thesensormustrunthroughthesamewarmupperiodasa
newlypoweredsensor.Seethewarmupsectionfordetailsandrecommendedtimes.

Noneofthezeroingfunctionsareoperationalincommandmode.

Theautocalibrationprocessistimedbymeasurementcycles.Asmeasurementcyclesare
suspendedincommandmode,theautocalibrationperiodmustbeadjustedtotakeaccountof
thedecreasednumberofmeasurements.Forexample,ifthesensorisusedincommandmode,
andpoweredupforonly10severy5minutes,theautocalibrationcounterwillrun30xslower
thaninstreamingorpollingmode,sotheautocalibrationperiodshouldbeadjustedtoreflect
that.SeeCOZIRApplicationNoteAutoCalibrationfordetailsoftheautocalibrationsetup.

Thepowerlevelwilldependonthedutycycleofthesensor.Itwilltypicallybepossibleto
achievelevelsoflessthan300W.

Thedigitalfilterwillretainthelastreadingwhenswitchingintocommandmode,andusethisas
itsinitialvaluewhenthesensormeasurementisswitchedonagain(filteredoutputonly).If
thereisaverylargestepchangebetweenreadings,thefiltermaynotreachafinalstablevalue
inonewarmupcycle.Userscanavoidthispotentialissuebyimplementingtheirownsignal
conditioningusingtheunfiltered(z)outputfromthesensor.

ThesensorwillalwayspowerupinStreamingorPollingmode(whicheverwasthelastselected).
Itwillnotpowerupincommandmodethishastobeselectedbytheuser.

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11.11 Minimizing Power by Power Cycling

Whenthereareverylowlevelsofpoweravailable,forexampleusingaPVcell,thebestoptionisto
powerdownthesensorbetweenmeasurements.Becauseoftheshortwarmuptimes,thisapproach
canbeusedtorunsensorsindefinitelyfromasolarcell,orformanyyearsfromasmallprimarycell.
Theusermustaddresszeropointcalibration(autocalibration)seebelow.

Thetypicalimplementationis:

Selectpollingmodeandset

filtertoappropriatevalue.

Poweronthesensor
PowerOnthesensor

Waitforthewarmup
waitdseconds

period.

send:
Z\r\n
RequesttheCO2

response:
Z00610\r\n(eg)
reading

Poweroffthesensor

Poweroffthesensor

Waitnseconds

Waituntilthenext
readingisrequired.

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11.12 Power Cycling Key Points

Ensurethatthesensorisconfiguredforpollingmode.

Ensurethatthefiltersettingmatchestheplannedpoweronperiod.

COZIRsensorswillstoreconfigurationinformationinnonvolatilememory,sothisdoesnot
needtoberefreshedwhenthesensorispoweredup.

Oneachpowerup,thesensormustrunthroughthesamewarmupperiod.Seethewarmup
sectionfordetailsandrecommendedtimes.

Theautocalibrationisdisabledwhenthesensorispowereddown,andtheautocalibration
timersareresetonpowerup.Usersmustimplementtheirownautocalibrationroutinewhen
powercycling.SeeImplementingaUserAutocalibrationRoutine.

Thepowerlevelwilldependonthedutycycleofthesensor.

Thepowerswitchtothesensormustensurethatthesensorpowersupplyrequirementscanbe
met,inparticular,thepeakcurrentrequirement(33mA)andminimumvoltage(3.2V).

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11.13 Implementing a User AutoCalibration Routine

COZIRsensorshaveanautocalibrationfeaturewhichusesbackgroundtrackingtoprovidelongterm
stabilityforthesensor.Thisfeatureisdisabledwhenthesensorispowercycled,orswitchedto
commandmode,andtheresponsibilityforthisroutineswitchestotheuser.

Itispossibletocalibratethesensorusingthestandardzeroingcommands.

Inmanycases,itispreferabletoimplementaversionofautocalibrationwhichrecalibratesthesensor
zeropointusingtheCO2backgroundofapproximately400ppmtorecalibratethesensorzeropoint.This
reliesonthesensorbeingexposedtofreshairatleastonceduringthecalibrationinterval.Formany
applications,thisconditionismetovernightorduringweekendswhenbuildingsarelittleoccupied.

TheCOZIRsensorhasazerocalibrationoptiondesignedtoallowuserstoimplementanautocalibration
routinewhenthesensorisnotcontinuouslypowered.

First,selectacalibrationperiod.Thechoiceofperiodshouldbelongenoughtoensureexposuretofresh
air,soshouldusuallybenolessthanoneweek.

Next,selectthevalueofbackgroundCO2expected.COZIRsensorshaveadefaultof400ppm,butusers
canselectanyvalue.

NowreviewthesensoroutputduringthecalibrationperiodandnotethelowestCO2valuerecorded.
Thisisassumedtobeambientlevels.

Finally,sendacorrectiontothesensortoinstructitthatthislevelshouldbecorrectedtoreadthe
backgroundCO2level.ThisusestheCOZIRFcommand.

ThiscommandhastheformatF#####*****\r\n

Where#####isthereadingdisplayedbythesensor,and*****isthecorrectedreading.

Forexample,ifthelowestreadingmeasuredover3weekswas415ppm,andtheuserwantstocorrect
thattoread400ppm,thecommandwouldbeF415400\r\n.

Notethatthiscommandcanonlybeusedonceonasetofhistoricreadings.TorepeattheFcommand,a
newsetofreadingsmustbegenerated.

Notes
1
PowermeasurementsaretypicalvaluesforsensorsmeasuredatGSSatroomtemperature.Unlessotherwise
stated,powerlevelsassumethateachmeasurementcomprisesaCO2measurementonly.Theoptionalhumidity
sensorandvoltageoutputwillincreasethepowerconsumption.Thepowerconsumptionwillincreasewith
temperature.
2
Throughoutthisdocument,\r\nisusedtosignifytheASCIIcharactersCarriageReturnandLinefeed,0x0d,0x0a.
3
Powerlevelsincommandmodevarywithtemperature.Thisisduetoincreasedcurrentinsomeoftheindividual
components.Thepowerlevelat50Ccanbe2xthepowerlevelat20C

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12 Appendix B: Analog Voltage Output

Before selecting the voltage output, please consider:

The voltage output is derived from the digital output (it is a PWM driven).
A digital interface is required to configure the COZIR.
Even if the end application will use only a voltage interface, we recommend that
designers use a digital interface (eg GSS USB to serial cable) when evaluating the
sensor.
The voltage output is for CO2 measurement only. Temperature and humidity outputs
(optional) are only available as digital (UART) outputs.

The COZIR range of sensors can be fitted with an optional voltage output in addition to the standard
digital (UART) output. This is available to facilitate interfacing to legacy systems which can only handle a
voltage input. GSS recommends that a digital sensor is used wherever possible.
The voltage output is proportional to the CO2 concentration.
Key points to note are:

The maximum voltage output (full scale) will always be that applied to pin 3 of the 10 way
connector.

Care must be exercised in selecting the load resistance connected between the voltage output
(pin 9) and GND (pin 1)

The voltage output pin (pin 9) is an output pin only. Take care not to feed any voltage/current into
the voltage output pin.

The voltage output is a factory fit option. It is not present unless requested.

The supply voltage should be 3.3V+/- 0.1V. The sensor will continue to operate up to 5V,
however the voltage output is valid only when the supply is in the range 3.2V to 3.4V.

12.1 Ordering Information

ThevoltageoutputisdefaultforreadingCO2levelsonCOZIRsensorswithoutRH/T.Itisnotavailableon
COZIRsensorsthatincludeRH/T,orSprintIRsensors.

AllMISIRsensorshaveavoltageoutput.ThisoperatesinthesamewayastheCOZIRvoltageoutput,
exceptthatthefullscalevoltageis3V,regardlessofthesupplyvoltage.

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12.2 Voltage Output Connections

The voltage output is available on pin 9 of the sensor. Power and ground must be applied to pins 1 and 3.

COZIRASeriesConnections

COZIRWSeriesConnections

12.3 Load Impedance

The COZIR voltage output pin has an internal resistance of approximately 150. The internal
capacitance between the voltage output pin and 0V is 220nF. This gives the output a single order high
frequency roll off at about 4.8kHz.
To avoid loading issues affecting the measurement, it is essential to ensure that load connected to the
voltage output pin (9) is greater than 10k and preferably greater than 100k.

Load Resistance
4k7
10k
100k
500k

Loading Error
3%
1.5%
0.1%
0.03%

12.4 Converting Voltage to Concentration

ThevoltageoutputisprovidedbyPulseWidthModulation(PWM)ofthesensorsupplyvoltage.This
meansthatallvoltageoutputsarerelativetothesupplyvoltage.Forexample,ifthesupplyvoltageis
3.4V,thenthefullscaleoutputfromthevoltagepinwillalsobe3.4V,thehalfscalevoltagewillbe1.7V
etc.

ToconvertavoltageintoaCO2concentration:

Concentration=FS*Vout/Vsupply

Where

FS=FullScaleConcentration
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Vout=voltageoutput(atpin9)
Vsupply=supplyvoltage(atpin3)
AllvoltagesrelativetoGND(pin1)

Notethatthereisaslightzerooffset(seebelow)whichshouldbetakenintoaccountforreadingsbelow
10%oftheFullScale.

12.5 Linearity of the Voltage Output

Figure 2 shows a typical plot of output voltage (at pin 9) vs CO2 concentration.
Note that the output voltage is linearly dependent on the CO2 concentration measured by the
sensor.

Note also that for CO2 concentrations less than 10% of full scale, the sensor output voltage is
affected by the output Operation Amplifier offset voltage (~14mV). See below.

AnalogueVoltageoutputin
Volts

AnalogueVoltage
outputinVolts

3.500
2.500

OutputLinearity(Thisgraph
assumesasupplyvoltageof3.3V)

1.500
0.500
0.500 0

50
100
PercentageofsensorCO2ppmrange

0.350
0.300
0.250
0.200
0.150

Effectofzerooffsetcloseto0.(This
graphassumesasupplyvoltageof3.3V)

0.100
0.050
0.000
0

10

PercentageofsensorCO2ppmrange

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12.6 Noise on the Voltage Output

The typical noise present on the voltage output is as follows with the voltage output at half full scale:

140Vrmsmeasuredina20kHzbandwidth.

450Vrmsmeasuredina10MHzbandwidth.

Ina10MHzbandwidththehighestnoisevoltageamplitudeisatleast70dBbelowthedesiredDC
outputvoltage.

12.7 Changing the Full Scale Concentration

Thefullscaleconcentrationofthesensorcanbechangedviasomeusersettings.Notethatthefull
scaleconcentrationmustbeequaltoorlowerthanthesensorrange.
Forexample,thescalingofa5%sensorcanbechangedsothatthevoltagefullscalerepresents4%or
1%.
Thismustbesetusingthedigital(UART)interfacetothesensor,usingthePcommandtosetthevalues
intheSensorEEPROM.Thisisstoredinnonvolatilememory,soneedonlybechangedonce,notevery
timethesensorispowered.ThesearestoredinEEPROMusingthePcommand.
Theformatofthecommandsrequiredare:
P0highbyte\r\n
P1lowbyte\r\n
Thefullscalevalueisstoredasatwobytenumber.Thetargetconcentrationmustfirstbesplitintotwo
bytes:
highbyte=int(concentration/256)
lowbyte=concentration%256(=concentrationhighbyte*256)

Forexample,tochangea5000ppmsensorFSto2000
Highbyte=int(2000/256)=7
LowByte=2000%256=208

andtherelevantcommandsandresponsesare:

send:P 0 7\r\n
response:p 00007 00007\r\n
send:P 1 208\r\n
response:p 00001 00208\r\n

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NotethatconcentrationMUSTbeexpressedintheunitsusedbythesensor.ForCOZIRA(mbient)and
MISIR,theunitsareppm.ForCOZIRW(ideRange),theunitsareppm/10.For100%rangesensors,the
unitsareppm/100.
Examples:
TargetFullScale

Type

HighByte

LowByte

PCommands

2000ppm

COZIRA

208

5000ppm

COZIRA

19

136

10000ppm(1%)

COZIRA

39

16

10000ppm(1%)

COZIRW

232

5%

COZIRW

19

136

10%

COZIRW

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16

70%

COZIRW(100% 27
range)

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P07
P1208
P019
P1136
P039
P116
P03
P1232
P019
P1136
P039
P116
P027
P188

Warning.Ifthefullscalevalueissethigherthanthesensorrange(ietherangewhenfirstsupplied)
thevoltagevalueswillbeincorrectandmustnotbeused.

12.8 Digital outputs

Thedigital(serial)RxandTxconnectionsarestillavailableandactivewhenthevoltageoutputisfitted.
Thisallowsthesensortobecalibratedandconfiguredovertheserialconnections.

12.9 Zero Point Calibration

Theserialcommunicationoptionsarealsoavailable.TheCOZIRsensorrequiresperiodiczeropoint
calibration.Inmanycases,thiscanbedoneautomaticallyusingthebuiltinautocalibrationoption.

Additionally,twozerocalibrationpinsareaavailable.

NitrogenZero(Pin8)
Thispinisnormallyhigh.Holditlowfor1.5stotriggeranitrogenzero.Thisassumesthatthesensoris
freefromanyCO2.

AmbientZero(Pin10)
Thispinisnormallyhigh.Holditlowfor1.5stotriggeranambientzero.Thisassumesthatthesensoris
infreshair(defaultsettingis450ppm).
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13 Appendix C: Setting the AutoCalibration Parameters for Older

Firmware
OlderCOZIRandSprintIRsensorfirmwaresettheautocalibrationparametersdirectlyintotheEPROM
memorylocations37usingthePandpcommands.Theseareincludednowtomaintaincompatibility
withpreviousfirmwareversions.Werecommendusingthe@commandinsteadofthePcommandto
setautocalibrationtimings

13.1 Environmental Requirements for Autocalibration

ExposuretoFreshAir
Thesensormustseefreshairatleastonceduringtheautocalibrationperiod.Youdonotneedtoknow
whenthefreshairwillbesensed,justthatitwillbesensedatsomepointduringtheperiod.

ContinuouslyPowered
Theautocalibrationinformationisdeletedwhenthesensorisswitchedoff.Thisensuresthateach
installationisunaffectedbyanyprevioushistoryofthesensor.Forautocalibrationtofunction,itmust
bepoweronforthewholeoftheautocalibrationperiod.

13.2 Autocalibration using GasLab

ThesimplestwaytosetupasensorforautocalibrationistousetheGaslabsoftware.Youcan
downloadGasLabhere:http://www.co2meter.com/pages/downloads

ThenextsectionsshowhowtosetuptheautocalibrationusingHyperTerminaloryourownsoftware.

13.3 Setting the Auto Calibration Parameters

Threeparametersarerequiredtoenabletheautocalibrationroutine:

Autocalibrationperiod
Thisdetermineshowoftentheautocalibrationtakesplace.

BackgroundConcentration
Typically400450ppm.Thisisthelevelthesensorwilluseasbackground.

InitialAutocalibrationPeriod
Itispossibleforthefirstautocalibrationtotakeplacemorequicklythantheregularautocalibration
event.Thiscanbeusefultostabilizequicklyafterinstallation.

Beforesettingtheautocalibrationparameters,pleasenotethefollowing:
Beforealteringtheautocalibrationparameters,switchthesensorintocommandmode:

send

K0<CR><LF>

Thisstopsthemeasurementprocessinthesensor.

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Allcommandsmustbeterminatedwith\r\n(carriagereturn,linefeed).NBHyperTerminaldoes
notaddthelinefeedcharacterasstandard.TheASCIISetupmustbeconfiguredtoappendline
feeds.
Fordetailsonthecommandsused,pleaseconsulttheCOZIRSoftwareInterfaceGuide
Foranexampleofatypicalsetting,seeAutocalibrationExample.

13.4 Background Concentration

Thebackgroundconcentrationdependssomewhatontheareathesensorisinstalled.Typically,afigure
between400ppmand450ppmisused.

Tosetthis,send

P8x\r\n
P9y\r\n

wherexandydependontheconcentrationyouwanttoset.

Concentration
x
Y
380
1
124
400
1
144
425
1
169
450
1
194
Thisisstoredasatwobytevalue,thehighbytebeinginlocation8andthelowbyteinlocation9.
Thevaluerepresentstheconcentration.

Tocalculateothervalues,

x=int(concentration/256)
y=theremainderafterdividingconcentration/256

13.5 Autocalibration Interval

Tosettheautocalibrationinterval,send

P5x\r\n
P6y\r\n

wherexandydependontheautocalibrationintervalyouwanttoset.

Interval
x
y
1week
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64
2weeks
94
128
3weeks
141
192
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Thisisstoredasatwobytevalue,thehighbytebeinginlocation5andthelowbyteinlocation6.
Thevaluerepresentsthenumberofcountsbetweenautocalibrationevents,whereeachcountlasts
50seconds.

Tocalculateothervalues,

a=autocalibrationperiod(indays)*1728

x=int(a/256)
y=theremainderafterdividinga/256

13.6 Initial Autocalibration period

Tosettheinitialautocalibrationperiod

P3x\r\n
P4y\r\n

Ifthefirstautocalibrationeventistooccurattheregularautocalibrationperiod,setbothxandyto0.

Otherwise,xandymustbecalculatedusingthedesiredinitialautocalibrationtimeandtheregular
autocalibrationperiod.

Ifthefirstautocalibrationeventistooccurattheregularautocalibrationperiod,setbothxandyto0.

Otherwisecalculateasfollows:

a=autocalibrationperiod(indays)
b=initialautocalibrationperiod(inhours)

c=(a*24b)*72

x=int(c/256)
y=theremainderafterdividingc/256
TheInitialautocalperiodworksbypreloadingtheautocalperiodcount.Sothevaluestoredisthe
autocalibrationperiodminustheinitialautocalperiod.Botharemeasuredinautocalcounts,
whereacountis50s.

Todisable,settheinitialautocalperiodto0.

Thisisstoredasatwobytevalue.thehighbytebeinginlocation5andthelowbyteinlocation6.
Thevaluerepresentsthenumberofcountsbetweenautocalibrationevents,whereeachcountlasts
50seconds.
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13.7 AutoCalibration Examples

Thisgivetwoexampleoftypicalautocalibrationsettings.
Example1
Tosetautocalibrationtotakeplaceeveryweek,withthefirstautocalibrationeventtakingplace36
hoursafterpowerup.Thebackgroundlevelisassumedtobe450ppm:

K0
P70
P337
P432
P547
P664
P81
P9194
P71

Thenswitchthesensorofffor30secondsandonagain.

Example2
Tosetautocalibrationtotakeplaceevery3weeks,withnoinitialautocalibration.Thebackgroundis
assumedtobe420ppm:

K0
P70
P30
P40
P5141
P6191
P81
P9164
P71

Thenswitchthesensorofffor30secondsandonagain.

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