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EZO-pH
Embedded pH Circuit

ISO 10523 Compliant

Reads pH

Range .001 − 14.000

Resolution .001

Accuracy +/– 0.002

Response time 1 reading per sec

Supported probes Any type & brand

Calibration 1, 2, 3 point

Temp compensation Yes

Data protocol UART & I2C

Default I2C address 99 (0x63)

Operating voltage 3.3V − 5V

Data format ASCII


PATENT PROTECTED
Written by Jordan Press
Designed by Noah Press This is an evolving document, check back for updates.
This is sensitive electronic equipment. Get this device working in
a solderless breadboard first. Once this device has been soldered
it is no longer covered by our warranty.

This device has been designed to be soldered and can be soldered


at any time. Once that decision has been made, Atlas Scientific no
longer assumes responsibility for the device’s continued operation.
The embedded systems engineer is now the responsible party.

Get this device working in a Do not embed this device without


solderless breadboard first! testing it in a solderless breadboard!
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Table of contents
Circuit dimensions 4 Power and data isolation 6
Power consumption 4 Correct wiring 8
Absolute max ratings 4 Calibration theory 11
Operating principle 5 Default state 14
Available data protocols 15

UART IC
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UART mode 17 I2C mode 43
Receiving data from device 18 Sending commands 44
Sending commands to device 19 Requesting data 45
LED color definition 20 Response codes 46
UART quick command page 21 LED color definition 47
LED control 22 I2C quick command page 48
Find 23 LED control 49
Continuous reading mode 24 Find 50
Single reading mode 25 Taking reading 51
Calibration 26 Calibration 52
Export calibration 27 Export calibration 53
Import calibration 28 Import calibration 54
Slope 29 Slope 55
Extended pH scale 30 Extended pH scale 56
Temperature compensation 31 Temperature compensation 57
Naming device 32 Naming device 58
Device information 33 Device information 59
Response codes 34 Reading device status 60
Reading device status 35 Sleep mode/low power 61
Sleep mode/low power 36 Protocol lock 62
Change baud rate 37 I2C address change 63
Protocol lock 38 Factory reset 64
Factory reset 39 Change to UART mode 65
Change to I2C mode 40 Manual switching to UART 66
Manual switching to I2C 41

Circuit footprint 67
Datasheet change log 68
Warranty 71

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EZO circuit dimensions
TM

13.97mm
(0.55”)

20.16mm
(0.79”)

10.8mm
5.8mm 8.38mm
1mm Ø (0.4”)
(0.22”) (0.32”)

Power consumption Absolute max ratings


LED MAX STANDBY SLEEP Parameter MIN TYP MAX

5V ON 18.3 mA 16 mA 1.16 mA Storage temperature


(EZO™ pH) -65 °C 125 °C
OFF 13.8 mA 13.8 mA
Operational temperature
-40 °C 25 °C 85 °C
3.3V ON 14.5 mA 13.9 mA 0.995 mA (EZO™ pH)

OFF 13.3 mA 13.3 mA VCC 3.3V 5V 5.5V

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Operating principle
A pH (potential of Hydrogen) probe measures the hydrogen ion activity in a liquid.
At the tip of a pH probe is a glass membrane. This glass membrane permits hydrogen
ions from the liquid being measured to defuse into the outer layer of the glass, while
larger ions remain in the solution. The difference in the concentration of hydrogen ions
(outside the probe vs. inside the probe) creates a VERY small current. This current is
proportional to the concentration of hydrogen ions in the liquid being measured.

Acid: pH < 7 Neutral: pH = 7 Base: pH > 7

EXR advanced sensing glass

Silver wire
Junction 1

Ceramic wick
Silver chloride
KCL reference solution

Reference wire

Ultem 1000
(shatter resistant)

Junction 2

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Power and data isolation
The Atlas Scientific EZO™ pH circuit is a very sensitive device. This sensitivity is what gives
the pH circuit its accuracy. This also means that the pH circuit is capable of reading
micro-voltages that are bleeding into the water from unnatural sources such as pumps,
solenoid valves or other probes/sensors.

When electrical noise is interfering with the pH readings it is common to see rapidly
fluctuating readings or readings that are consistently off. To verify that electrical noise is
causing inaccurate readings, place the pH probe in a cup of water by itself. The readings
should stabilize quickly, confirming that electrical noise was the issue.

When reading pH and Conductivity or Dissolved Oxygen together, it is


strongly recommended that the EZO™ pH circuit is electrically isolated from
the EZO™ Conductivity or Dissolved Oxygen circuit.
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Inline Voltage Isolator


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Without isolation, Conductivity and Dissolved Oxygen


readings will effect pH accuracy.

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This schematic shows exactly how we isolate data and power using the and a few passive
components. The ADM3260 can output isolated power up to 150 mW and incorporates
two bidirectional data channels.

This technology works by using tiny transformers to induce the voltage across an air gap.
PCB layout requires special attention for EMI/EMC and RF Control, having proper ground
planes and keeping the capacitors as close to the chip as possible are crucial for proper
performance. The two data channels have a 4.7kΩ pull up resistor on both the isolated
and non-isolated lines (R1, R2, R3, and R4) The output voltage is set using a voltage divider
(R5, R6, and R7) this produces a voltage of 3.9V regardless of your input voltage.

Isolated ground is different from non-isolated ground, these two lines should not
be connected together.

VCC = 3.0v − 5.5v ISO-VCC

VCC
ADM3260
VCC VCC
ISO-VCC
VDDP VDDISO ISO-VCC
VIN VISO R5 R7
INPUT R2 4.7K R1 4.7K
VCC
VSEL
1.5K 1.5K
OUTPUT
RX/SCL SCL2 SCL1 VCC
TX/SDA
EN SDA2 SDA1 RX/SCL
TX/SDA
GND
VCC NC NC NC
GND
C1
GNDP
0.1uf R6
GNDP GNDISO
GND 1.5K
C4
GNDP GNDISO R4 4.7K

GNDP GNDISO C3 R3 4.7K ISO-GND


VCC 10uF
PDIS GNDISO
VCC R9 GND 0.1uF ISO-VCC
R8 C2
D
1M
1M
G
N-FET 0.1uF ISO-VCC
(GENERAL PURPOSE TRANSISTOR)
C6
S

10uF
C5
GND

Non-isolated Isolated
10uF

ISO-GND

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Correct wiring Carrier board
USB
carrier board

GND
TX

RX
VCC
Bread board
Bread board via USB GND TX RX
PWR
RX
TX

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USB
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H H H H
I I I I Part #
J J J J G2-USB-ISO
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Atlas Part #
Scientific ISCCB
Part # COM-104

VCC
OFF
GND
TX
RX

Electrically Isolated
EZO™ Carrier Board Isolated Carrier Board
Part #
ISCCB-2

Incorrect wiring
Extended leads Sloppy setup Perfboards or Protoboards *Embedded into your device
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use Perfboards or Protoboards *Only after you are familar


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with EZO TM circuits operation
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NEVER EXTEND THE CABLE
WITH CHEAP JUMPER WIRES!

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DO NOT CUT THE PROBE CABLE


WITHOUT REFERING TO THIS DOCUMENT!

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DO NOT MAKE YOUR OWN
UNSHIELDED CABLES!

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Calibration theory
Simple calibration Advanced calibration

mode mode

The most important part of calibration is watching the


2.973 readings during the calibration process.
3.141
4.594 Unstabilized
5.362 It's easiest to calibrate the device in its default state
6.080
6.190
(UART mode, with continuous readings enabled).
6.190
6.190
Stabilized Switching the device to I2C mode after calibration will
6.190
6.190 not affect the stored calibration. If the device must be
6.190 calibrated in I2C mode be sure to continuously request
Send
readings so you can see the output from the probe.

Calibration order
If this is your first time calibrating the EZO™ pH circuit, we recommend that you follow this
calibration order.

ASPH7P ASPH4P ASPH10P

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Single, Two point, or Three point calibration
No calibration Single point calibration

Mid point

Two point calibration Three point calibration

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Low point Mid point Low point Mid point High point

Two point calibration will provide high accuracy Three point calibration will provide high accuracy
between 7.00 and the second point calibrated over the full pH range. Three point calibration
against, such as a 4.00. at 4.00, 7.00 and 10.00 should be considered
the standard.

The first calibration point must be the Mid point (pH 7.00)

Mid point calibration


Remove the soaker bottle and rinse off the pH probe. Remove the top of the pH 7.00
calibration solution pouch. Place the pH probe inside the pouch and let the probe sit
in the calibration solution until the readings stabilize (small movement from one reading
to the next is normal).

After
Calibration

1 − 2 mins

ASPH7P
ASPH7P

6.917
7.126 Unstabilized
7.223
7.225 Once the readings have stabilized, issue the
7.225 Mid point calibration command. "cal,mid,7"
7.225 Stabilized
7.225
cal,mid,7 After 20 mins, the calibration solution inside an
*OK open pouch is no longer considered accurate.
7.000
7.000 Dispose of the unused solution, after calibration.
Send
Low point calibration
• Rinse off the probe before calibrating to the low point.
• Open the pouch of pH 4.00 calibration solution, and place probe inside the pouch.
• Wait for readings to stabilize (1 – 2 minutes).

2.182
2.953 Unstabilized
3.601
3.998 Once the readings have stabilized, issue the
3.998 Low point calibration command. "cal,low,4"
3.998 Stabilized
3.998
After 20 mins, the calibration solution inside an
cal,low,4
*OK open pouch is no longer considered accurate.
4.000
4.000 Dispose of the unused solution, after calibration.
Send

High point calibration


• Rinse off the probe before calibrating to the high point.
• Open the pouch of pH 10.00 calibration solution, and place probe inside the pouch.
• Wait for readings to stabilize (1 – 2 minutes).

7.953
8.111 Unstabilized
9.320
9.640 Once the readings have stabilized, issue the
9.640 High point calibration command. "cal,high,10"
9.640 Stabilized
9.640
cal,high,10
After 20 mins, the calibration solution inside an
*OK open pouch is no longer considered accurate.
10.000
10.000 Dispose of the unused solution, after calibration.
Send

Issuing the cal,mid command after the EZO™ pH circuit


has been calibrated, will clear the other calibration points.
Full calibration will have to be redone.

The EZO™ pH circuits default temperature compensation is set to 25° C. If the temperature
of the calibration solution is +/- 2° C from 25° C, consider setting the temperature
compensation first. Temperature changes of < 2° C are insignificant.

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Default state

UART mode
Baud 9,600

Readings continuous

Speed 1 reading per second

LED on

1,000 ms

Green Cyan
Standby Taking reading Transmitting

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Available data protocols

Default

Unavailable data protocols


SPI
Analog
RS-485
Mod Bus
4–20mA
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UART mode

Settings that are retained if power is cut Settings that are NOT retained if power is cut
Baud rate Find
Calibration Sleep mode
Continuous mode Temperature compensation
Device name
Enable/disable response codes
Hardware switch to I2C mode
LED control
Protocol lock
Software switch to I2C mode
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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
57,600
115,200 TX RX

RX
Data in RX TX

TX TX RX
Data out

CPU
Vcc 3.3V – 5.5V

VCC

0V 0V

Data format
Reading pH Data type floating point
Units pH Decimal places 3
Encoding ASCII Smallest string 4 characters
Format string Largest string 40 characters
Terminator carriage return

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Receiving data from device
2 parts

ASCII data string Carriage return <cr>


Command Terminator

9,600 baud
(default)
TX RX

CPU
9.560 <cr>
Receiver

Sender

Advanced
ASCII: 9 . 5 6 0 <cr>

Hex: 39 2E 35 36 30 0D
Dec: 57 46 53 54 48 13
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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Sending commands to device
2 parts

Command (not case sensitive) Carriage return <cr>


ASCII data string Terminator

TX RX

CPU
Sleep <cr>
Sender

Receiver

Short

Advanced
ASCII: S l e e p <cr>

Hex: 53 6C 65 65 70 0D
Dec: 83 108 101 101 112 13

Short
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LED color definition

Green Cyan Purple Red White


UART standby Taking reading Changing Command Find
baud rate not understood

LED ON
5V +2.2 mA

3.3V +0.6 mA

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UART mode
command quick reference
All commands are ASCII strings or single ASCII characters.

Command Function Default state

Baud change baud rate pg. 37 9,600

C enable/disable continuous reading pg. 24 enabled

Cal performs calibration pg. 26 n/a

Export export calibration pg. 27 n/a

Factory enable factory reset pg. 39 n/a

Find finds device with blinking white LED pg. 23 n/a

i device information pg. 33 n/a

I2C change to I2C mode pg. 40 not set

Import import calibration pg. 28 n/a

L enable/disable LED pg. 22 enabled

Name set/show name of device pg. 32 not set

pHext enable/disable extended pH scale pg. 30 disabled

Plock enable/disable protocol lock pg. 38 disabled

R returns a single reading pg. 25 n/a

Sleep enter sleep mode/low power pg. 36 n/a

Slope returns the slope of the pH probe pg. 29 n/a

Status retrieve status information pg. 35 enable

T temperature compensation pg. 31 25˚C

*OK enable/disable response codes pg. 34 enable


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

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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>

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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Continuous reading 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>
pH (1 sec) <cr>
pH (2 sec) <cr>
pH (n sec) <cr>

C,30 <cr> *OK <cr>


pH (30 sec) <cr>
pH (60 sec) <cr>
pH (90 sec) <cr>

C,0 <cr> *OK <cr>

C,? <cr> ?C,1 <cr> or ?C,0 <cr> or ?C,30 <cr>


*OK <cr>

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Single reading mode
Command syntax
R <cr> takes single reading

Example Response
R <cr> 9.560 <cr>
*OK <cr>
1,000 ms

Green Cyan
Standby Taking reading Transmitting

800 ms

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Calibration
Issuing the cal,mid command after the
EZOTM pH circuit has been calibrated, will
Command syntax clear the other calibration points. Full
calibration will have to be redone.

Cal,mid,n <cr> single point calibration at midpoint


Cal,low,n <cr> two point calibration at lowpoint
Cal,high,n <cr> three point calibration at highpoint
Cal,clear <cr> delete calibration data
Cal,? <cr> device calibrated?

Example Response
Cal,mid,7.00 <cr> *OK <cr>

Cal,low,4.00 <cr> *OK <cr>

Cal,high,10.00 <cr> *OK <cr>

Cal,clear <cr> *OK <cr>

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


one point

?Cal,2 <cr> or ?Cal,3


three point
<cr>
two point

*OK <cr>

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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>

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2 TX RX
3
4

MCU
5
6
7
8
9
10

[10,120]

*DONE
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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 2
3
<cr> (2 of 10) *OK <cr>
TX RX

MCU
5
6
7
8

Import, 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 9
10
<cr> (10 of 10) *OK <cr>
[10,120]

Import,n <cr>

1
2 TX 1
RX
3
TX RX 2
4

MCU 3
5
6
7 4

MCU
8
9
5
10
6
[10,120]
7
8
9
10

[10,120]
1
TX RX 2
3
4

MCU
5
6
7

*OK <cr>
8
9
10

[10,120]
system will reboot
1
TX RX 2

* If one of the imported strings is not


1
3
TX RX 2
4

MCU
3

correctly entered, the device will not


4 5

MCU
5
6 6
7
7
8
9
10
8 accept the import, respond with *ER
9

and reboot.
[10,120]
10

[10,120]
*ER <cr>

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Slope
After calibrating a pH probe issuing the
slope command will show how closely (in
Command syntax percentage) the calibrated pH probe is working
compared to the “ideal” pH probe.

Slope,? <cr> returns the slope of the pH probe

Example Response
Slope,? <cr> ?Slope,99.7,100.3, -0.89 <cr>
*OK <cr>

Response breakdown
?Slope, 99.7 100.3 -0.89
99.7% is how closely the 100.3% is how closely the This is how many millivolts
slope of the acid calibration slope of the base calibration the zero point is off from
line matched the “ideal” matches the “ideal” pH true 0.
pH probe. probe.

0.3% from ideal

0.3% from ideal

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Extended pH scale
Very strong acids and basses can exceed the
traditional pH scale. This command extends
the pH scale to show below 0 and above 14.

Command syntax Lowest possible reading: -1.6


Highest possible reading: 15.6

pHext,0 <cr> extended pH scale off (0 – 14) default


pHext,1 <cr> extended pH scale on (-1.6 – 15.6)
pHext,? <cr> extended pH scale on/off?

Example Response
0.3% from ideal 0.3% from ideal

pHext,1 <cr> *OK <cr>

pHext,0 <cr> *OK <cr>


0.3% from ideal 0.3% from ideal

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

pHext,0 pHext,1

Fuming Fuming
HCL HCL

pH = 0.000 pH = -1.220
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Temperature compensation
Default temperature = 25°C
Command syntax Temperature is always in Celsius
Temperature is not retained if power is cut

T,n <cr> n = any value; floating point or int


T,? <cr> compensated temperature value?
RT,n <cr> set temperature compensation and take a reading*

This is a new command


for firmware V2.12

Example Response
T,19.5 <cr> *OK <cr>

RT,19.5 <cr> *OK <cr>


8.91 <cr>

T,? <cr> ?T,19.5 <cr>


*OK <cr>

T,19.5 <cr>

8.82 8.91

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Naming device
Command syntax Do not use spaces in the name

Name,n <cr> set name n= ________________


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Name, <cr> clears name Up to 16 ASCII characters

Name,? <cr> show name

Example Response
Name, <cr> *OK <cr> name has been cleared

Name,zzt <cr> *OK <cr>

Name,? <cr> ?Name,zzt <cr>


*OK <cr>

Name,zzt Name,?

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


*OK <cr>

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Device information
Command syntax
i <cr> device information

Example Response
i <cr> ?i,pH,1.98 <cr>
*OK <cr>

Response breakdown
?i, pH, 1.98
Device Firmware

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Response codes
Command syntax
*OK,1 <cr> enable response default
*OK,0 <cr> disable response
*OK,? <cr> response on/off?

Example Response
R <cr> 9.560 <cr>
*OK <cr>

*OK,0 <cr> no response, *OK disabled

R <cr> 9.560 <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

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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

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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

STANDBY SLEEP
5V 16 mA 1.16 mA

3.3V 13.9 mA 0.995 mA

Sleep <cr>

Standby Sleep
16 mA 1.16 mA

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Change baud rate TX RX

RX TX
Command syntax
Baud,n <cr> change baud rate TX RX

Example Response CPU


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)

Standby Changing Standby


Green Cyan Purple
baud rate Red White
RT standby Taking reading Changing
*OK <cr> Command Find
baud rate not understood

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Protocol lock TX RX TX RX

Command syntax
CPU CPU
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
Short

GreenPurple
*OK <cr> Cyan
cannot Red to I C
change Purple
White
cannot change to IRed
C
2 2

*ER <cr>
Changing Taking reading
dingUART standby Command Changing
Find Comma
baud rate not understood baud rate not under
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Factory reset
Clears calibration
Command syntax LED on
"*OK" enabled

Factory <cr> enable factory reset

Example Response
Factory <cr> *OK <cr>

Factory <cr>

(reboot)

*OK <cr> *RS <cr>


*RE <cr>

Baud rate will not change

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1,000 ms
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Change to I2C mode
Command syntax Default I2C address 99 (0x63)

I2C,n <cr> sets I2C address and reboots into I2C mode
n = any number 1 – 127

Example Response
I2C,100 <cr> *OK (reboot in I2C mode)

Wrong example Response


I2C,139 <cr> n > 127 *ER <cr>

I2C,100

(reboot)

Green Blue
Green
*OK <cr> Green Cyan Cyan Purple Pur
now in I C mode 2

UART standby
UART standby
Taking reading Changing Chan
Taking reading
baud ratebaud
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Manual switching to I2C
• Disconnect ground (power off)
• Disconnect TX and RX
• Connect TX to PGND TX RX
• Confirm RX is disconnected
• Connect ground (power on)


Wait for LED to change from Green to Blue
Disconnect ground (power off)
CPU
• Reconnect all data and power

Manually switching to I2C will set the I2C address to 99 (0x63)

Example
Short

Wrong Example
Short
Disconnect RX line

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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
Find assumes the embedded
Calibration systems engineer understands thismode
Sleep protocol.
Continuous mode Temperature compensation
Device name To set your EZO device into I2C mode click here
TM

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 Find
Change I2C address Sleep mode
Hardware switch to UART mode Temperature compensation
LED control
Protocol lock
Software switch to UART mode
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I2C mode
I2C address (0x01 – 0x7F)
99 (0x63) default

Vcc 3.3V – 5.5V

Clock speed 100 – 400 kHz

4.7k resistor
VCC may be needed VCC
SDA
SDA SDA

SCL
SCL SCL
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

VCC SCL SDA

0V 0V
CPU
SDA

SCL
VCC

0V 0V
Data format
Reading pH Data type floating point
Units pH Decimal places 3
Encoding ASCII Smallest string 4 characters
Format string Largest string 40 characters

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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Sending commands to device C
SDA
5 parts

SCL
Start I2C address Write Command (not case sensitive) Stop
VCC
99 (0x63) ASCII command string

0V 0V
Example
Start 99 (0x63) Write Sleep Stop
I2C address Command

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)

SCL SDA

CPU

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

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Requesting data from device
7 parts

Start I2C address Read Response code Data string Null Stop
99 (0x63) 1 byte "9.65" Terminator
(Dec 0)

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

SCL SDA

CPU

9.560

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 57 46 53 54 48 0 = 9.560
Dec Dec
ASCII

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Response codes
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
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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);
SDA SCL (TX) (RX)

I2C_stop; Response codes


SCL SDA

Single byte, not string


delay(300); Processing delay
CPU
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;

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LED color definition
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

Blue Green Purple Red White


I2C standby Taking reading Changing Command Find
I C address
2
not understood

LED ON
5V +2.2 mA

3.3V +0.6 mA

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I2C mode
command quick reference
All commands are ASCII strings or single ASCII characters.

Command Function

Baud switch back to UART mode pg. 65

Cal performs calibration pg. 52

Export export calibration pg. 53

Factory enable factory reset pg. 64

Find finds device with blinking white LED pg. 50

i device information pg. 59

I2C change I2C address pg. 63

Import import calibration pg. 54

L enable/disable LED pg. 49

Name set/show name of device pg. 58

pHext enable/disable extended pH scale pg. 56

Plock enable/disable protocol lock pg. 62

R returns a single reading pg. 51

Sleep enter sleep mode/low power pg. 61

Slope returns the slope of the pH probe pg. 55

Status retrieve status information pg. 60

T temperature compensation pg. 57

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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 Dec ASCII Null

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

L,1 L,0

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Find 300ms processing delay

Command syntax This command will disable continuous mode


Send any character or command to terminate find.

Find LED rapidly blinks white, used to help find device

Example Response
Find 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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Taking reading
Command syntax 900ms processing delay

R return 1 reading

Example Response
R 1 9.560 0
Wait 900ms Dec ASCII Null

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

Wait 900ms
Green Blue
Taking reading Transmitting Standby

Short

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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Calibration 900ms processing delay
Issuing the cal,mid command after the
EZOTM pH circuit has been calibrated, will
Command syntax clear the other calibration points. Full
calibration will have to be redone.

Cal,mid,n single point calibration at midpoint


Cal,low,n two point calibration at lowpoint
Cal,high,n three point calibration at highpoint
Cal,clear delete calibration data
Cal,? device calibrated?

Example Response
Cal,mid,7.00 1 0
Wait 900ms Dec Null

Cal,low,4.00 1 0
Wait 900ms Dec Null

Cal,high,10.00 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
one point

1 ?Cal,2 0 or 1 ?Cal,3 0
Dec ASCII Null Dec ASCII Null
two point three point

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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)
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

Export 1 65 20 61 20 63 6F 0 (2 of 10)
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

(7 more)

Export 1 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 0 (10 of 10)


Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

Export
1 *DONE 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

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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 SDA SCL


1
2 (2 of 10) 1
SCL SDA 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
(TX) (RX)

3
4

MCU
5
6
7

Import, 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 0
8

10
9
(10 of 10) Wait 300ms
1
Dec Null
[10,120]

Import,n

1
SDA SCL 2
1
SCL SDA
SCL SDA
(TX) (RX)

3
2 SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
4

MCU
5 3
6
7 4

MCU
8
5
9
10 6
[10,120]
7
8
9
10

SCL SDA
1
2 SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
[10,120]
3
4

MCU
5
6
7

1 *Pending 0
8
9
10

[10,120] Dec ASCII Null

1 system will reboot


SCL SCA 2 SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

3
1

* If one of the imported strings is not


SCL SCA 2 SDA4 SCL
(TX) (RX)

MCU
3
4 5

MCU
5

correctly entered, the device will not


6
6
7
7
8

accept the import and reboot.


9 8
10
9
[10,120]
10

[10,120]
reboot
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Slope 300ms processing delay
After calibrating a pH probe issuing the
slope command will show how closely
Command syntax (in percentage) the calibrated pH probe is
working compared to the “ideal” pH probe.

Slope,? returns the slope of the pH probe

Example Response
Slope,? 1 ?Slope,99.7,100.3, -0.89 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

Response breakdown
?Slope, 99.7 100.3 -0.89
99.7% is how closely the 100.3% is how closely the This is how many millivolts
slope of the acid calibration slope of the base calibration the zero point is off from
line matched the “ideal” matches the “ideal” pH true 0.
pH probe. probe.

0.3% from ideal

0.3% from ideal

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Extended pH scale
300ms processing delay Very strong acids and basses can exceed the
traditional pH scale. This command extends
the pH scale to show below 0 and above 14.

Command syntax Lowest possible reading: -1.6


Highest possible reading: 15.6

pHext,0 extended pH scale off (0 – 14) default


pHext,1 extended pH scale on (-1.6 – 15.6)
pHext,? extended pH scale on/off?

Example Response
0.3% from ideal 0.3% from ideal

pHext,1 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null

pHext,0 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null

0.3% from ideal 0.3% from ideal

pHext,? 1 ?pHext,1 0 or 1 ?pHext,0 0


Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null Dec ASCII Null

pHext,0 pHext,1

Fuming Fuming
HCL HCL

pH = 0.000 pH = -1.220
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Temperature compensation
Default temperature = 25°C
Command syntax Temperature is always in Celsius
Temperature is not retained if power is cut

T,n n = any value; floating point or int 300ms processing delay

T,? compensated temperature value?


RT,n set temperature compensation and take a reading*

This is a new command


for firmware V2.12

Example Response
T,19.5 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null

RT,19.5 1 8.91 0
Wait 900ms Dec ASCII Null

T,? 1 ?T,19.5 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

T,19.5

8.82 8.91

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Naming device
300ms processing delay
Command syntax Do not use spaces in the name

Name,n set name n= ________________


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Name, clears name Up to 16 ASCII characters

Name,? show name

Example Response

Name,
1 0 name has been cleared
Wait 300ms Dec Null

Name,zzt
1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null

Name,? 1 ?Name,zzt 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

Name,zzt Name,?

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

1 0 1 ?Name,zzt 0

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Device information
Command syntax 300ms processing delay

i device information

Example Response
i 1 ?i,pH,1.98 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

Response breakdown
?i, pH, 1.98
Device Firmware

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Reading device status
Command syntax 300ms processing delay

Status voltage at Vcc pin and reason for last restart

Example Response
Status 1 ?Status,P,5.038 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

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

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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 16 mA 1.16 mA

3.3V 13.9 mA 0.995 mA

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
SDA SCL
(RX)(TX) (RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

Sleep

Standby Sleep

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Protocol lock
Command syntax 300ms processing delay

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

Plock,? 1 ?Plock,1 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

Plock,1 Baud, 9600 Short


ShortShort

SDA
(TX)
SDASCLSCL
(TX) (RX) (RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SDASCLSCL
(TX) (RX) (RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SDASCLSCL
(TX) (RX) (RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

cannot change to UART cannot change to UART

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I2C address change
Command syntax 300ms processing delay

I2C,n sets I2C address and reboots into I2C mode

Example Response
I2C,100 device reboot
(no response given)

Warning! n = any number 1 – 127


Changing the I2C address will prevent
communication between the circuit and
the CPU until the CPU is updated with the
new I2C address.

Default I2C address is 99 (0x63).

I2C,100

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

(reboot)

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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
(no response given)

Clears calibration
LED on
Response codes enabled

Factory

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

(reboot)

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Change to UART mode
Command syntax TX RX TX RX

Baud,n switch from I2C to UART


CPU
CPU
Example Response
Baud,9600 reboot in UART mode
(no response given)

300
1200
2400
n= 9600
19200
38400
57600
115200

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

Baud,9600 (reboot)

Changing to UART
Blue Blue Green
Green Purple
modePurple
Blue Red Red WhiteW
Green
C standby
I2C standby
Taking Taking
readingreading
Changing I2C standby
Changing Command
Command Find
Taking reading F
I2C address not understood
I2C address not understood

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Manual switching to UART
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

• Disconnect ground (power off)


• Disconnect TX and RX
• Connect TX to PGND
• Confirm RX is disconnected
• Connect ground (power on)
• Wait for LED to change from Blue to Green

Green
Disconnect ground (power off)
Blue
• Taking reading
Reconnect all data and power Transmitting Standby

Example
Short

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

Wrong Example
Short
Disconnect RX line
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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EZO circuit footprint
TM

17.78mm
(0.7”)

5.0

2.54mm
(0.1”)

1 In your CAD software


place a 8 position header. 2 Place a 3 position header at both
top and bottom of the 8 position. 3 Delete the 8 position header. The two 3
position headers are now 17.78mm (0.7”)
apart from each other.

1.05mm Ø 17.78mm
(0.7”)

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Datasheet change log
Datasheet V 5.9
Revised naming device info on pages 32 & 58.

Datasheet V 5.8
Revised calibration info and art on pages 11 & 12.

Datasheet V 5.7
Added new command:
"Extended pH Scale" pages 30 (UART) & 56 (I2C).

Datasheet V 5.6
Revised information on the slope command found on pages 29 & 54.

Datasheet V 5.5
Revised artwork within datasheet.

Datasheet V 5.4
Moved the Default state to pg 14.

Datasheet V 5.3
Revised response for the sleep command in UART mode on pg 35.

Datasheet V 5.2
Revised calibration theory on page 11, and added more information on the Export
calibration and Import calibration commands.

Datasheet V 5.1
Revised isolation schematic on pg 10.

Datasheet V 5.0
Added more information about temperature compensation on pages 29 & 53.

Datasheet V 4.9
Changed "Max rate" to "Response time" on cover page.

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Datasheet V 4.8
Added new command:
"RT,n" for Temperature compensation located on pages 29 (UART) & 53 (I2C).
Added firmware information to Firmware update list.

Datasheet V 4.7
Removed note from certain commands about firmware version.

Datasheet V 4.6
Added information to calibration theory on pg 7.

Datasheet V 4.5
Revised definition of response codes on pg 44.

Datasheet V 4.4
Added resolution range to cover page.

Datasheet V 4.3
Revised isolation information on pg 9.

Datasheet V 4.2
Revised Plock pages to show default value.

Datasheet V 4.1
Added new commands:
"Find" pages 23 (UART) & 46 (I2C).
"Export/Import calibration" pages 27 (UART) & 49 (I2C).
Added new feature to continous mode "C,n" pg 24.

Datasheet V 4.0
Added accuracy range on cover page, and revised isolation info on pg. 10.

Datasheet V 3.9
Revised calibration theory on pg. 7.

Datasheet V 3.8
Revised entire datasheet.

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Firmware updates
V1.5 – Baud rate change (Nov 6, 2014)
• Change default baud rate to 9600

V1.6 – I2C bug (Dec 1, 2014)


• Fixed I2C bug where the circuit may inappropriately respond when other I2C devices
are connected.

V1.7 – Factory (April 14, 2015)


• Changed “X” command to “Factory”

V1.95 – Plock (March 31, 2016)


• Added protocol lock feature “Plock”

V1.96 – EEPROM (April 26, 2016)


• Fixed bug where EEPROM would get erased if the circuit lost power 900ms
into startup

V1.97 – EEPROM (Oct 10, 2016)


• Added the option to save and load calibration.

V1.98 – EEPROM (Nov 14, 2016)


• Fixed bug during calibration process.

V2.10 – (May 9, 2017)


• Added "Find" command.
• Added "Export/import" command.
• Modified continuous mode to be able to send readings every "n" seconds.

V2.11 – (June 12, 2017)


• Fixed "I" command to return "pH" instead of "PH".

V2.12 – (April 16, 2018)


• Fixed “cal,clear” was not clearing stored calibration in EEPROM.
• Added “RT” command to Temperature compensation.

V2.13 – (June 25, 2019)


• Added calibration offset to slope.
• Added calibration with temperature compensation.

V2.14 – (June 10, 2020)


• Added extended pH scale.

v2.15 – (Nov 3, 2021)


• Internal update for new part compatibility.

v2.16 – (Nov 19, 2021)


• Fixed bug in I2C mode with timing and sleep mode.
Warranty
Atlas Scientific™ Warranties the EZO™ class pH circuit to be free of defect during the
debugging phase of device implementation, or 30 days after receiving the EZO™class pH
circuit (which ever comes first).

The debugging phase


The debugging phase as defined by Atlas Scientific™ is the time period when the EZO™
class pH circuit is inserted into a bread board, or shield. If the EZO™ class pH circuit is
being debugged in a bread board, the bread board must be devoid of other components. If
the EZO™ class pH circuit is being connected to a microcontroller, the microcontroller must
be running code that has been designed to drive the EZO™ class pH circuit exclusively and
output the EZO™ class pH circuit 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™ class pH circuit warranty:

• Soldering any part of the EZO™ class pH circuit.

• Running any code, that does not exclusively drive the EZO™ class pH circuit and
output its data in a serial string.

• Embedding the EZO™ class pH circuit into a custom made device.

• Removing any potting compound.

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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™
class pH circuit, against the thousands of possible variables that may cause the EZO™ class
pH circuit 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™ class pH circuits 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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