EZO CO2 Datasheet PDF

V 1.
4
Revised 8/13/19
EZO-CO2
Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor
™
Reads Gaseous CO2

Range 0 − 10,000 ppm
Calibration Factory calibrated
Response time 1 reading per second
Resolution 1 ppm
Accuracy +/- 3% +/- 30 ppm
Connector 5 lead data cable
Warmup time 10 seconds
Cable length 1 meter
Data protocol UART & I2C

Default I2C address 105 (0x69)
Data format ASCII
Operating voltage 3.3V − 5V
Life expectancy ~5.5 years
Written by Jordan Press
Designed by Noah Press This is an evolving document, check back for updates.
Table of contents
Operating principle 6 Sensor warm-up 9
Physical properties 7 Calibration theory 10
Sensor properties 7 Custom calibration 10
Pin out 8 Default state 11
Available data protocol 12
UART I2C
UART mode 14 I2C mode 39
Receiving data from device 15 Sending commands 40
Sending commands to device 16 Requesting data 41
LED color definition 17 Response codes 42
UART quick command page 18 Processing delay 42
LED control 19 LED color definition 43
Find 20 I2C quick command page 44
Continuous mode 21 LED control 45
Single reading mode 22 Find 46
Alarm 23 Taking reading 47
Custom calibration 24 Alarm 48
Export calibration 25 Custom calibration 49
Import calibration 26 Export calibration 50
Enable/disable internal temp 27 Import calibration 51
Naming device 28 Enable/disable internal temp 52
Device information 29 Device information 53
Response codes 30 Reading device status 54
Reading device status 31 Sleep mode/low power 55
Sleep mode/low power 32 Protocol lock 56
Change baud rate 33 I2C address change 57
Protocol lock 34 Factory reset 58
Factory reset 35 Change to UART mode 59
Change to I2C mode 36 Manual switching to UART 60
Manual switching to I2C 37
Datasheet change log 61

Firmware updates 61
Warranty 62
2 Copyright © Atlas Scientific LLC

Attention
The EZO-CO2™ is 100% operational out of the box.
CALIBRATION IS UNNECESSARY
This sensor detects

GASEOUS CO2
This sensor does not

read dissolved CO2.
DO NOT SUBMERGE!
Attention
Do not point the sensor directly at bright lights
This CO2 sensor uses

IR light to detect CO2.
Pointing the sensor directly at a
bright light will give false readings.
(it will not damage the sensor.)
If the CO2 sensor is returning false readings

when in a bright environment, try attaching
a PVC Tee to the sensor, to block the direct light.
(or just don’t point the sensor at bright lights.)

Attention
This CO2 sensor is sensitive to ground loops.
Put simply, a ground loop is when the ground line is not actually 0 volts.
(It’s the buzzing you hear in audio equipment)
If your system has a ground loop you will see readings that are between
100 and 250 ppm higher than expected. Atlas Scientific has detected
ground loops on many different Raspberry Pi’s. If this sensor is connected
to a Raspberry Pi you should expect to have a ground loop.
There are two ways to fix this problem

1. Connect a ground pin from the Raspberry Pi (or other device) to an earth ground.
2. Connect the body of the CO2 sensor to a metal object that is connected to
an earth ground.

Operating principle
The Atlas Scientific EZO-CO2™ Embedded CO2 Sensor uses a non-dispersive infra-red
(NDIR) gas detection cell to derive CO2 content in a gaseous matrix. The NDIR detection
cell is a single wavelength spectrophotometer that has been specifically designed to
detect 4.2μm infrared radiation.
Inlet
Active
detector
CO 2
CO2
CO 2
CO
CO 2
2
CO2 CO2
CO
CO2 2
CO2
CO 2
CO 2 CO2 CO
CO 2
2
CO
2
CO2
CO
2
IR light source Reference

detector
Outlet
Gaseous CO2 has a prominent absorption band centered at 4.2μm. CO2 content is
derived by quantifying how much light energy has been lost when it travels through
a gaseous matrix over a fixed distance.
Active and reference Mirrors

detectors
IR blub
source
Optical
Parabloic path
reflector
Outside Inside

Physical properties
The EZO-CO2™ sensor only detects gaseous CO2 concentrations. This device
cannot read dissolved CO2 concentrations. DO NOT SUBMERGE IN LIQUID.
66.2mm (2.6”)
10.9mm
(0.4”) 19.3mm 27
15.8mm mm
(0.7”) (1”
19.8mm (0.6”) )
(0.7”)
1/2”
NPT
20mm
(0.7”)
Cable Length
1m (3.2’)
50.4mm (1.9”)
Weight 133g
Sensor properties
Mirror Filters Detector
PCB
Bulb
Gas permeable lid Parabolic Parabolic

reflector reflector
Mirror Filters Detector

PCB
Pin out
White – RX/SCL
Green – TX/SDA
Data and power cable pinout Black – GND
Red – VCC
Blue – ALM
The interrupt pin will go high when a set CO2 level has been crossed.
800ppm
*Alarm set to 800ppm
If unused leave ALM floating. Do not connect ALM to VCC or GND.

See page 22 to enable CO2 level alarm.
Power consumption Absolute max ratings

LED MAX SLEEP Parameter MIN TYP MAX
5V ON 45 mA Storage temperature -65 °C 75 °C

3.4 mA
OFF 44 mA Operational temperature -20 °C 25 °C 50 °C
3.3V ON 42 mA VCC 3.3V 3.3V 5.5V

3.0 mA
OFF 41 mA
Humidity Range 0 to 95% rh non-condensing

Sensor warm-up
When the Atlas Scientific EZO-CO2™ Embedded CO2 Sensor is first powered on (or wakes
up from sleep mode) the sensor must warm-up before it can output readings. The warm-up
process takes 10 seconds to complete.
10 sec
During the first 10 seconds of operation the output will be: *warm
Once warming is finished, CO2 readings will be output. The device will continue to warm-up
over several minutes. As the internal temperature stabilizes, so will the CO2 readings.
Thermal equilibrium
Temp
CO2
*Equilibrium time may vary
depending on envirmonent.
0 min 5 min 10 min
To see the internal temperature of the sensor and watch as it stabilizes, use the ‘O’
command found on page 24.

Copyright © Atlas Scientific LLC 10
See page 21 for custom calibration commands.
the custom calibration.
factory calibration will be ignored. To revert back to the factory calibration simply clear
One or two-point calibration can be done at any time. When custom calibration is used,
Custom calibration
The factory calibration data is permanently stored in the sensor and cannot be erased.
High point calibration = 4,000 ppm
Low point calibration = 0 ppm
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− 5V Response time 1 reading per second Response time 1 reading per second Response time 1 reading per second Response time 1 reading per second Response time 1 reading per second
Resolution 1 ppm Resolution 1 ppm Resolution 1 ppm Resolution 1 ppm Resolution 1 ppm
Accuracy +/- 5% +/- 50 ppm Accuracy +/- 5% +/- 50 ppm Accuracy +/- 5% +/- 50 ppm Accuracy +/- 5% +/- 50 ppm Accuracy +/- 5% +/- 50 ppm
Warmup time ~15 seconds Warmup time ~15 seconds Warmup time ~15 seconds Warmup time ~15 seconds Warmup time ~15 seconds
Data protocol UART & I 2C Data protocol UART & I 2C Data protocol UART & I 2C Data protocol UART & I 2C Data protocol UART & I 2C
Data format ASCII Data format ASCII Data format ASCII Data format ASCII Data format ASCII
Operating voltage 3.3V − 5V Operating voltage 3.3V − 5V Operating voltage 3.3V − 5V Operating voltage 3.3V − 5V Operating voltage 3.3V − 5V
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COMPLETE
CALIBRATION
part of the manufacturing process.
not need to be recalibrated. Atlas Scientific performs a two-point factory calibration as
The Atlas Scientific EZO-CO2™ Embedded CO2 Sensor comes pre-calibrated, and does
Calibration theory
Default state
UART mode
Baud 9,600
Readings continuous
Speed 1 second
LED on
1 second
Green Cyan
Standby Taking reading Transmitting

Available data protocols
default
Unavailable data protocols

SPI
Analog
RS-485
Mod Bus
4–20mA
UART mode
Settings that are retained if power is cut Settings that are NOT retained if power is cut
Baud rate Sleep mode
Calibration
Continuous mode
Device name
Enable/disable response codes
Hardware switch to I2C mode
LED control
Protocol lock
Software switch to I2C mode
r 0.2
UART mode
8 data bits no parity
1 stop bit no flow control
Baud 300
1,200
2,400
9,600 default
19,200
38,400
RX
TX
57,600
115,200
RX
Data in
TX RX RX TX
TX
Data out
RX TX
Vcc 3.3V – 5V
VCC
CPU
0V 0V
Data format
Units PPM Data type unsigned int
Encoding ASCII Decimal places 0
Format string Smallest string 2 characters
Terminator carriage return Largest string 12 characters

Receiving data from device
2 parts
ASCII data string Carriage return <cr>

Command Terminator
9,600 baud
(default)
RX TX
TX
RX
TX
TX RX
CPU
RX
Sender
Receiver
6500 <cr>
Advanced
ASCII: 6 5 0 0 <cr>
Hex: 36 35 30 30 0D
Dec: 54 53 48 48 13

r 0.1
Sending commands to device
2 parts
Command (not case sensitive) Carriage return <cr>

ASCII data string Terminator
RX TX
TX
CPU
RX
TX
TX RX
RX
Receiver
Sender
Sleep <cr>
Advanced
ASCII: S l e e p <cr>
Hex: 53 6C 65 65 70 0D
Dec: 83 108 101 101 112 13

r 0.1
LED color definition
Green Cyan Purple Red White

UART standby Taking reading Changing Command Find
baud rate not understood
LED ON
5V +2.5 mA
3.3V +1 mA
Blue Green Purple Red White

I C standby
2
Taking reading Changing Command Find
I C address
2
not understood

UART mode
command quick reference
All commands are ASCII strings or single ASCII characters.
Command Function Default state
Alarm enable/disable alarm pg. 23 n/a
Baud change baud rate pg. 32 9,600
C enable/disable continuous mode pg. 21 enabled
Cal performs custom calibration pg. 24 n/a
Export export calibration pg. 25 n/a
Factory enable factory reset pg. 35 n/a
Find finds device with blinking white LED pg. 20 n/a
i device information pg. 29 n/a
I2C change to I2C mode pg. 36 not set
Import import calibration pg. 26 n/a
L enable/disable LED pg. 19 enabled
Name set/show name of device pg. 28 not set
O enable/disable internal temperature pg. 27 disabled
Plock enable/disable protocol lock pg. 34 n/a
R returns a single reading pg. 22 n/a
Sleep enter sleep mode/low power pg. 32 n/a
Status retrieve Status Information pg. 31 n/a
*OK enable/disable response codes pg. 30 n/a

r 0.1
LED control
Command syntax
L,1 <cr> LED on default
L,0 <cr> LED off
L,? <cr> LED state on/off?
Example Response
L,1 <cr> *OK <cr>
L,0 <cr> *OK <cr>
L,? <cr> ?L,1 <cr> or ?L,0 <cr>

*OK <cr>
L,1 L,0

r 0.1
Find
Command syntax This command will disable continuous mode
Send any character or command to terminate find.
Find <cr> LED rapidly blinks white, used to help find device
Example Response
Find <cr> *OK <cr>

r 0.1
Continuous mode
Command syntax
C,1 <cr> enable continuous readings once per second default
C,n <cr> continuous readings every n seconds (n = 2 to 99 sec)
C,0 <cr> disable continuous readings
C,? <cr> continuous reading mode on/off?
Example Response
C,1 <cr> *OK <cr>
CO2 (1 sec) <cr>
CO2 (2 sec) <cr>
CO2 (n sec) <cr>
C,30 <cr> *OK <cr>

CO2 (30 sec) <cr>
CO2 (60 sec) <cr>
CO2 (90 sec) <cr>
C,0 <cr> *OK <cr>
C,? <cr> ?C,1 <cr> or ?C,0 <cr> or ?C,30 <cr>

*OK <cr>

r 0.1
1 second
Single reading mode

Command syntax
R <cr> takes single reading
Example
Green ResponseCyan
R <cr> Standby 6500 <cr>
Taking reading Transmitting
*OK <cr>
Green Cyan
Standby Taking reading Transmitting
1 second

r 0.1
Alarm
The alarm pin will = 1 when CO2 levels are > alarm set point.
Command syntax Alarm tolerance sets how far below the set point CO2 levels
need to drop before the pin will = 0 again.
Alarm,en,[1,0] <cr> enable / disable alarm

Alarm,n <cr> sets alarm
Alarm,tol,n <cr> sets alarm tolerance (0 - 500 ppm)
Alarm,? <cr> alarm set?
Example Response
Alarm,en,1 <cr> *OK <cr> Enable alarm
Alarm,1200 <cr> *OK <cr>
CO2 level must fall 100 ppm below

Alarm,tol,100 <cr> *OK <cr> set point for alarm to reset.
Alarm,? <cr> ?,alarm,1200,100 <cr> if all are enabled
Alarm
(1200) Tolerence
(100)
1100
CO2
(Alarm set point - tolerance)

Alarm (1200 - 100)
Alarm on Alarm off

r 0.1
Custom calibration
High point calibration can be from 3,000
Command syntax ppm to 5,000 ppm. Calibration outside of
that range my lead to accuracy issues.
Cal,n <cr> calibrates the high point

Cal,0 <cr> calibrates the zero point
Cal,clear <cr> restores calibration to factory settings
Cal,? <cr> device calibrated?
Example Response
Cal,3900 <cr> *OK <cr>
Cal,0 <cr> *OK <cr>
Cal,clear <cr> *OK <cr>
Cal,? <cr> ?Cal,0 <cr> or ?Cal,1 <cr> or ?Cal,2 <cr> or

no calibration only zero point calibration only high point calibration
?Cal,3 <cr> *OK <cr>

zero and high point calibration
This device comes pre-calibrated.

Custom calibration should not be performed
without scientific grade calibration gasses.

r 0.1
Export calibration
Command syntax Export: Use this command to download calibration settings
Export,? <cr> calibration string info

Export <cr> export calibration string from calibrated device
Example Response
Export,? <cr> 10,120 <cr> Response breakdown
10, 120
# of strings to export # of bytes to export
Export strings can be up to 12 characters long,

and is always followed by <cr>
Export <cr> 59 6F 75 20 61 72 <cr> (1 of 10)

Export <cr> 65 20 61 20 63 6F <cr> (2 of 10)
(7 more)
Export <cr> 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 <cr> (10 of 10)
Export <cr> *DONE Disabling *OK simplifies this process
Export <cr> 1
2 TX RX
3
4
RX
MCU
5
TX
6
7
8
9
10
[10,120]
*DONE

1 r 0.2
TX RX 2
Import calibration
Command syntax Import: Use this command to upload calibration
settings to one or more devices.
Import,n <cr> import calibration string to new device
Example Response
Import, 59 6F 75 20 61 72 <cr> (1 of 10) *OK <cr>
1
Import, 65 20 61 20 63 6F <cr> (2 of 10)

2
3
*OK <cr> TX RX
4
RX
MCU
5
TX
6
7
8
Import, 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 <cr> (10 of 10)

9
10
*OK <cr>
[10,120]
Import,n <cr>
1
2 TX RX
3
RX
4 1
TX RX MCU
5
TX 2
6
7
8
3
9
4
RX
MCU
10
[10,120] 5
TX
6
7
8
9
1
TX RX 2 10
3
[10,120]
*OK <cr>
4
RX
MCU
5
TX
6
7
system will reboot

8
9
10
[10,120]
TX RX
1
2
3
TX RX 2
3
* If one of the imported strings is not
RX
RX
correctly entered, the
TX device will not
4
TX 4
MCU
5
MCU
6
5
7
8
9
10
6
7
accept the import, respond with *ER
[10,120]
*ER
8 <cr>
and reboot.
9
10
[10,120]

r 0.2
Enable/disable internal temperature
from output string
Command syntax
O,t,[1,0] <cr> enable or disable internal temperature
Example Response
O,t,1 <cr> *OK <cr> enable temperature
O,t,0 <cr> *OK <cr> disable temperature
O,? <cr> ?O,ppm,t <cr> if internal temp is enabled
Enabling the internal temperature should

only be used to confirm that the device is
at thermal equilibrium. Refer to page 6

r 0.1
Naming device
Command syntax
Name,n <cr> set name n= ________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Name,? <cr> show name Up to 16 ASCII characters
Example Response
Name,zzt <cr> *OK <cr>
Name,? <cr> ?Name,zzt <cr>

*OK <cr>
Name,zzt <cr> Name,? <cr>
*OK <cr> Name,zzt <cr>

*OK <cr>

Device information
Command syntax
i <cr> device information
Example Response
i <cr> ?i,CO2,1.0 <cr>
*OK <cr>
Response breakdown
?i, CO2, 1.0
Device Firmware

Response codes
Command syntax
*OK,1 <cr> enable response default
*OK,0 <cr> disable response
*OK,? <cr> response on/off?
Example Response
R <cr> 6,500 <cr>
*OK <cr>
*OK,0 <cr> no response, *OK disabled
R <cr> 6,500 <cr> *OK disabled
*OK,? <cr> ?*OK,1 <cr> or ?*OK,0 <cr>
Other response codes

*ER unknown command
*OV over volt (VCC>=5.5V)
*UV under volt (VCC<=3.1V) These response codes
*RS reset cannot be disabled
*RE boot up complete, ready
*SL entering sleep mode
*WA wake up

r 0.1
Reading device status
Command syntax
Status <cr> voltage at Vcc pin and reason for last restart
Example Response
Status <cr> ?Status,P,5.038 <cr>
*OK <cr>
Response breakdown
?Status, P, 5.038
Reason for restart Voltage at Vcc
Restart codes
P powered off
S software reset
B brown out
W watchdog
U unknown

Sleep mode/low power
Command syntax Send any character or
command to awaken device.
Sleep <cr> enter sleep mode/low power
Example Response
Sleep <cr> *OK <cr>
*SL <cr>
Any command *WA <cr> wakes up device
MAX SLEEP
5V 45 mA 3.4 mA
3.3V 42 mA 3.0 mA
Sleep <cr>

Change baud rate
Command syntax
Baud,n <cr> change baud rate
Example Response
Baud,38400 <cr> *OK <cr>
Baud,? <cr> ?Baud,38400 <cr>

*OK <cr>
300
1200
2400
n= 9600 default
19200
38400
57600
115200
Baud,38400 <cr> (reboot)
Green
Green
Standby Cyan
Cyan Purple
Purple
Changing Red
Red Green
White
White
Standby
UART
UARTstandby
standby Taking
Takingreading
reading baud rate
Changing
Changing Command
Command UART Find
standby
Find T
baud
baud
*OK rate
rate
<cr> not
notunderstood
understood

Protocol lock
Command syntax Locks device to UART mode.
Plock,1 <cr> enable Plock

Plock,0 <cr> disable Plock default
Plock,? <cr> Plock on/off?
Example Response
Plock,1 <cr> *OK <cr>
Plock,0 <cr> *OK <cr>
Plock,? <cr> ?Plock,1 <cr> or ?Plock,0 <cr>
Plock,1 I2C,100
ALM
TX
an Green
Purple
*OK <cr>
Cyan Red
cannot change to I2C
PurpleWhite
cannot change to I2C
Red
UART standby
reading ChangingTaking reading
Command Changing Find
*ER <cr>
Command
baud rate not understood baud rate not understood

r 0.1
Factory reset
Command syntax Clears custom calibration
"*OK" enabled
Factory <cr> enable factory reset
Example Response
Factory <cr> *OK <cr>
Factory <cr>
(reboot)
Green Cyan Green Purple Cyan R

*OK <cr> *RS <cr>
UART standby UART standby
Taking reading Changing
Taking reading
Com
*RE <cr>
baud rate not un
Baud rate will not change

Change to I2C mode
Command syntax Default I2C address 105 (0x69)
I2C,n <cr> sets I2C address and reboots into I2C mode
1 second
1 second
n = any number 1 – 127
Example Response
I2C,100 <cr> *OK (reboot in I2C mode)
Wrong example Response

I2C,139 <cr> Green
n > 127 Green*ER Cyan
<cr> Cyan
Standby Standby Taking reading
Taking readingTransmitting
Transm
I2C,100
(reboot)
Green Green Cyan Cyan
Green TakingBlue
Standby Standby Taking reading readingTransmitting
Transm
*OK <cr> now in I2C mode

r 0.2
Manual switching to I2C
• Make sure Plock is set to 0
• Disconnect ground (power off)
• Disconnect TX and RX
• Connect TX to ALM
• Confirm RX is disconnected
• Connect ground (power on)
• Wait for LED to change from Green to Blue
• Reconnect all data and power
Manually switching to I2C will set the I2C address to 105 (0x69)
Example
Short
ALM
TX
Wrong Example Disconnect RX line

Short
RX

r 0.1
I C mode
Settings that
2
TheareI2C
retained if power
protocol is cut Settings
is considerably that are NOT
more complex thanretained
the UARTif power is cut
Baud rate (RS–232) protocol. Atlas Scientific assumes the embedded
Sleep mode
Calibration systems engineer understands this protocol.
Continuous mode
Device name To set your EZOTM device into I2C mode click here
Enable/disable response codes
Hardware switch to I2C mode
LED control
Protocol lock
Software switch to I2C mode
Settings that are retained if power is cut Settings that are NOT retained if power is cut
Calibration Sleep mode
Change I2C address
Hardware switch to UART mode
LED control
Protocol lock
Software switch to UART mode
r 0.1
I2C mode
I2C address (0x01 – 0x7F)
105 (0x69) default
Vcc 3.3V – 5.5V
Clock speed 100 – 400 kHz
SDA
SCL
SDA
SCL SCL SDA SDA

SCL
VCC SCL SDA
0V 0V
CPU
Data format
Reading CO2 Data type unsigned int
Units PPM Decimal places 0
Encoding ASCII Smallest string 2 characters
Format string Largest string 12 characters

Sending commands to device
5 parts
Start I2C address Write Command (not case sensitive) Stop

105 (0x69) ASCII command string
Example
Start 105 (0x69) Write Sleep Stop
I C address
2
Command
SDA SDA
SDA
SCL
SDA
CPU
SCL
SCL SCL
Advanced
Address bits The entire command as ASCII with all arguments
SDA
A6 A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A0 W ACK First letter of command ACK Last letter of command ACK
SCL
Start W = low Stop

r 0.1
Requesting data from device
7 parts
Start I2C address Read Response code Data string Null Stop
105 (0x69) 1 byte "413" Terminator
(Dec 0)
413 SDA SDA
SDA
SCL
SDA
CPU
SCL
SCL SCL
Advanced
All bytes
Address bits N bytes of data after data are Null R = High
SDA
A6 − A0 R ACK Response code ACK Data ACK Data N ACK Null ACK Null
SCL
Start NACK Stop
1 52 49 51 0 = 413
Dec Dec
ASCII

r 0.1
Response codes
& processing delay
After a command has been issued, a 1 byte response
code can be read in order to confirm that the command
was processed successfully.
Reading back the response code is completely optional,

and is not required for normal operation.
Send
command
CPU
Processing delay
Receiving
data
Example If there is no processing delay or the

processing delay is too short, the response
I2C_start;
code will always be 254.
I2C_address;
I2C_write(EZO_command);
I2C_stop; Response codes
Single byte, not string
delay(300); Processing delay
255 no data to send
I2C_start; 254 still processing, not ready
I2C_address; 2 syntax error
Char[ ] = I2C_read;
1 successful request
I2C_stop;

r 0.2
LED color definition
Blue Green Purple Red White

I2C standby Taking reading Changing Command Find
I C address
2
not understood
LED ON
5V +2.5 mA
3.3V +1 mA

I2C mode
command quick reference
All commands are ASCII strings or single ASCII characters.
Command Function
Alarm enable/disable alarm pg. 48
Baud switch back to UART mode pg. 59
Cal performs custom calibration pg. 49
Export export calibration pg. 50
Factory enable factory reset pg. 58
Find finds device with blinking white LED pg. 46
i device information pg. 53
I2C change I2C address pg. 57
Import import calibration pg. 51
L enable/disable LED pg. 45
O enable/disable internal temp pg. 52
Plock enable/disable protocol lock pg. 56
R returns a single reading pg. 47
Sleep enter sleep mode/low power pg. 55
Status retrieve status information pg. 54

LED control
Command syntax 300ms processing delay
L,1 LED on default

L,0 LED off
L,? LED state on/off?
Example Response
L,1 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
L,0 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
L,? 1 ?L,1 0 or 1 ?L,0 0

Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null
L,1 L,0

r 0.1
Find 300ms processing delay
Command syntax
Find LED rapidly blinks white, used to help find device
Example Response
Find 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null

Taking reading
R return 1 reading
Example Response
R 1 800 0
Wait 900ms Dec ASCII Null
Wait 900ms
GreenGreenGreen Cyan Cyan Cyan
Taking reading
Taking Taking
readingreading
Transmitting
Transmitting StandbyStandby
Transmitting Standby

Alarm 300ms processing delay
The alarm pin will = 1 when CO2 levels are > alarm set point.
Command syntax Alarm tolerance sets how far below the set point CO2 levels
need to drop before the pin will = 0 again.
Alarm,en,[1,0] enable / disable alarm

Alarm,n sets alarm
Alarm,tol,n sets alarm tolerance (0 - 500 ppm)
Alarm,? alarm set?
Example Response
Alarm,en,1 1 0 Enable alarm
Wait 300ms Dec Null
Alarm,1200 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
CO2 level must fall 100 ppm below

Alarm,tol,100 1 0 set point for alarm to reset.
Wait 300ms Dec Null
1 ?,alarm,1200,100 0 if all are

Alarm,? enabled
Alarm
(1200) Tolerence
(100)
1100
CO2
(Alarm set point - tolerance)

Alarm (1200 - 100)
Alarm on Alarm off

Custom calibration 900ms processing delay
High point calibration can be from 3,000

Command syntax ppm to 5,000 ppm. Calibration outside of
that range my lead to accuracy issues.
Cal,n calibrates the high point

Cal,0 calibrates the zero point
Cal,clear restores calibration to factory settings
Cal,? device calibrated?
Example Response
Cal,3900 1 0
Wait 900ms Dec Null
Cal,0 1 0
Wait 900ms Dec Null
Cal,clear 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
Cal,? 1 ?Cal,0 0 or 1 ?Cal,1 0

Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null Dec ASCII Null
no calibration only zero point calibration
or 1 ?Cal,2 0 or 1 ?Cal,3 0
Dec ASCII Null Dec ASCII Null
only high point calibration zero and high point calibration
This device comes pre-calibrated.

Custom calibration should not be performed
without scientific grade calibration gasses.

Export calibration
300ms processing delay
Command syntax Export: Use this command to download calibration settings
Export,? calibration string info

Export export calibration string from calibrated device
Example Response
Export,? 1 10,120 0 Response breakdown

Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null 10, 120
# of strings to export # of bytes to export
Export strings can be up to 12 characters long
Export 1 59 6F 75 20 61 72 0 (1 of 10)
Export 1 65 20 61 20 63 6F 0 (2 of 10)
(7 more)
Export 1 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 0 (10 of 10)

Export
1 *DONE 0

r 0.2
Import calibration
300ms processing delay
Command syntax Import: Use this command to upload calibration
settings to one or more devices.
Import,n import calibration string to new device
Example Response
Import, 59 6F 75 20 61 72 (1 of 10) 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
Import, 65 20 61 20 63 6F (2 of 10)
1
2
1 0 TX RX
3 Wait 300ms Dec Null
4
RX
MCU
5
TX
6
7
Import, 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 0
8
(10 of 10)
9
10 Wait 300ms Dec
1
Null
[10,120]
Import,n
1
2 TX RX
3
RX
4 1
SCL SDA MCU
5
TX 2
6
7
8
3
9
4
SCL
MCU
10
[10,120] 5
SDA
6
7
8
9
1
SCL SDA 2 10
3
4
SCL [10,120]
MCU
5
0
SDA
6
7 1 *Pending
8
9
10
Dec ASCII Null
system will reboot

[10,120]
1
1 SCL SDA 2
* If one of the imported strings is not

SCL SDA 2
3 3
4
SCL
SDA4
SCL
MCU
5
correctly entered, the device will not

MCU
6
5 SDA
7
8 6
accept the import and reboot.

9
10 7
[10,120] 8
reboot
9
10
[10,120]

r 0.2
Enable/disable internal temperature
from output string
O,t,[1,0] enable or disable internal temperature
Example Response
O,t,1 1 0 enable temperature

Wait 300ms Dec Null
O,t,0 1 0 disable temperature

Wait 300ms Dec Null
O,? 1 ?O,ppm,t 0 if internal temp

Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null is enabled
Enabling the internal temperature should

only be used to confirm that the device is
at thermal equilibrium. Refer to page 6

r 0.1
Device information
i device information
Example Response
i 1 ?i,CO2,1.00 0
Response breakdown
?i, CO2, 1.00
Device Firmware

r 0.1
Reading device status
Status voltage at Vcc pin and reason for last restart
Example Response
Status 1 ?Status,P,5.038 0
Response breakdown
?Status, P, 5.038
Reason for restart Voltage at Vcc
Restart codes
P powered off
S software reset
B brown out
W watchdog
U unknown

Sleep mode/low power
Command syntax
Send any character or
Sleep enter sleep mode/low power command to awaken device.
Example Response
Do not read status byte after
Sleep no response issuing sleep command.
Any command wakes up device
STANDBY SLEEP
5V 45 mA 3.4 mA
3.3V 42 mA 3.0 mA
Sleep
Standby Sleep

r 0.1
Protocol lock
Plock,1 enable Plock Locks device to I2C mode.
Plock,0 disable Plock default

Plock,? Plock on/off?
Example Response
Plock,1 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
Plock,0 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
Green
Green Cyan
Cyan
Plock,?
Taking
Takingreading
reading ?Plock,1 0
Transmitting
Transmitting
1 Standby
Standby
Plock,1 Baud, 9600

ALM
TX
cannot change to UART cannot change to UART

r 0.1
I2C address change
I2C,n sets I2C address and reboots into I2C mode
Example Response
I2C,101 device reboot
Warning! n = any number 1 – 127

Green
Changing the I2C address will prevent
communication between the circuit and
Green
Taking reading
the CPU until the CPU is updated with
the new I2C address. Taking reading
Transmitting
Default I2C address is 105 (0x69).
I2C,101
(reboot)

r 0.2
Factory reset
Command syntax Factory reset will not take the device out of I2C mode.
Factory enable factory reset I2C address will not change
Example Response
Factory device reboot
Green Green
Taking reading
Clears custom calibration Taking reading
Transmitting
LED on
Response codes enabled
Factory
(reboot)

r 0.1
Change to UART mode
Command syntax
Baud,n switch from I2C to UART
Example Response
Baud,9600 reboot in UART mode
GreenGreen Cyan Cyan Purple Green Red Red

Purple Cyan Whit
300
RT standby
UART standby
Taking Taking
1200
readingreadingChangingUART standby
Changing CommandCommand
Taking reading
Find
2400 baud rate
baud ratenot understood
not understood
n= 9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
Baud,9600 (reboot)
Changing to
Blue Blue GreenGreen Purple
Purple
UART mode GreenWhit
Blue Red Red
C standby
I2C standby readingreadingChanging
Taking Taking Changing
I2C standby
CommandCommand Find
Taking reading
I2C address
I2C addressnot understood
not understood

r 0.1
Manual switching to UART
• Make sure Plock is set to 0
• Disconnect TX and RX
• Connect TX to ALM
• Confirm RX is disconnected
• Connect ground (power on)
• Wait for LED to change from Blue to Green
• Reconnect all data and power
Example
Short
ALM
RX
Wrong Example Disconnect RX line

Short
RX

r 0.1
Datasheet change log
Datasheet V 1.4
Added life expectancy to the cover page, and moved Default state to pg 11.
Datasheet V 1.3
Added page about pointing the CO2 sensor at bright lights on pg 4.
Datasheet V 1.2
Revised response for the sleep command in UART mode on pg 29.
Datasheet V 1.1
Added more information on the Export calibration and Import calibration commands.
Datasheet V 1.0
New datasheet
Firmware updates
V1.0 – Initial release (Sept 12, 2018)

Warranty
Atlas Scientific™ Warranties the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor to be free of defect
during the debugging phase of device implementation, or 30 days after receiving the
EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor (which ever comes first).
The debugging phase

The debugging phase as defined by Atlas Scientific™ is the time period when the
EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor is connected into a bread board, or shield. If the
EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor is being debugged in a bread board, the bread
board must be devoid of other components. If the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2
Sensor is being connected to a microcontroller, the microcontroller must be running code
that has been designed to drive the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor exclusively
and output the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor data as a serial string.
It is important for the embedded systems engineer to keep in mind that the following
activities will void the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor warranty:
• Soldering any part to the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor.
• Running any code, that does not exclusively drive the EZO-CO2™ Embedded
NDIR CO2 Sensor and output its data in a serial string.
• Embedding the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor into a custom made
device.
• Removing any potting compound.

Reasoning behind this warranty
Because Atlas Scientific™ does not sell consumer electronics; once the device has been
embedded into a custom made system, Atlas Scientific™ cannot possibly warranty the
EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor, against the thousands of possible variables that
may cause the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2 Sensor to no longer function properly.
Please keep this in mind:

1. All Atlas Scientific™ devices have been designed to be embedded into a custom
made system by you, the embedded systems engineer.
2. All Atlas Scientific™ devices have been designed to run indefinitely without
failure in the field.
3. All Atlas Scientific™ devices can be soldered into place, however you do so at your
own risk.
Atlas Scientific™ is simply stating that once the device is being used in your application,
Atlas Scientific™ can no longer take responsibility for the EZO-CO2™ Embedded NDIR CO2
Sensor continued operation. This is because that would be equivalent to Atlas Scientific™
taking responsibility over the correct operation of your entire device.

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V 1.

Reads Gaseous CO2

Data protocol UART & I2C

Datasheet change log 61

2 Copyright © Atlas Scientific LLC

This sensor detects

This sensor does not

This CO2 sensor uses

If the CO2 sensor is returning false readings

(or just don’t point the sensor at bright lights.)

4 Copyright © Atlas Scientific LLC

There are two ways to fix this problem

5 Copyright © Atlas Scientific LLC

IR light source Reference

Active and reference Mirrors

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Gas permeable lid Parabolic Parabolic

Mirror Filters Detector

*Alarm set to 800ppm

If unused leave ALM floating. Do not connect ALM to VCC or GND.

Power consumption Absolute max ratings

5V ON 45 mA Storage temperature -65 °C 75 °C

3.3V ON 42 mA VCC 3.3V 3.3V 5.5V

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0 min 5 min 10 min

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EZO-CO2 ™ EZO-CO2 ™ EZO-CO2 ™ EZO-CO2 ™ EZO-CO2 ™

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Unavailable data protocols

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ASCII data string Carriage return <cr>

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Command (not case sensitive) Carriage return <cr>

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Green Cyan Purple Red White

Blue Green Purple Red White

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Command Function Default state

Alarm enable/disable alarm pg. 23 n/a

Baud change baud rate pg. 32 9,600

C enable/disable continuous mode pg. 21 enabled

Cal performs custom calibration pg. 24 n/a

Export export calibration pg. 25 n/a

Factory enable factory reset pg. 35 n/a

Find finds device with blinking white LED pg. 20 n/a

i device information pg. 29 n/a

I2C change to I2C mode pg. 36 not set

Import import calibration pg. 26 n/a

L enable/disable LED pg. 19 enabled

Name set/show name of device pg. 28 not set

O enable/disable internal temperature pg. 27 disabled

Plock enable/disable protocol lock pg. 34 n/a

R returns a single reading pg. 22 n/a

Sleep enter sleep mode/low power pg. 32 n/a

Status retrieve Status Information pg. 31 n/a

*OK enable/disable response codes pg. 30 n/a

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L,0 <cr> *OK <cr>

L,? <cr> ?L,1 <cr> or ?L,0 <cr>

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C,30 <cr> *OK <cr>

C,0 <cr> *OK <cr>

OK,0 <cr> no response, OK disabled

OK,? <cr> ?OK,1 <cr> or ?*OK,0 <cr>