Owner's manual
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Section 3 - 7235 ASCII Digital 
 Set Up and Wiring
The wiring for the 7235 HT Digital probe is illustrated
in Figure 5 and connects to a standard terminal
block located in the housing as shown in Drawing
E0242100, Sheet 2. The 7235 is also approved for
hazardous locations, so it is important to use the
appropriate conduit and seals. The recommend cable
is a three conductor with shield, Belden# 6501FE, 22
AWG and the maximum recommended cable length is
150 feet.
CAUTION 
Since the probe has an explosion proof approval 
for hazardous locations, it is important to use the 
appropriated conduit and seals. All installations 
should comply with the latest edition of The National 
Electrical Code (ANSI/NFPA 70) and the Canadian 
Electrical Code (CEC). 
CAUTION 
Do not remove the explosion proof cover in a hazardous 
area. You must make certain that the power is locked 
out and the area is safe. When servicing is completed, 
the cover must be replaced and secured with the set 
screw before power is applied to the instrument.
DATAPWR COM
3.1 - 7235 Digital Confi guration
Data Signal
The “Data” signal is an “open-drain” type signal and 
is used for the bidirectional half duplex asynchronous 
serial communications. Any device connected to the 
probe must be of an “open-drain” type signal and must 
not be driven to a high logic level. Because this data 
signal may be driven by either the master or any slave 
device, a single pull up resister of typically 1kΩ should 
be the only element that establishes the high logic level 
voltage. Also, because of this scheme, there could be 
multiple master or slave devices connected together. 
The logic level voltage thresholds are similar to TTL 
levels and a pull-up resistor must be included in 
the user’s interface circuitry. This signal is clamped 
internally by the 7235 with a +5V TVS device. The 
inactive or “idle” state is at a “high” logic level.
Power Consumption
The 7235 draws roughly 13mA of current when it is not 
taking temperature measurements and roughly 15mA 
of current when it is taking temperature measurements 
(with 5 temperature sensors).
Communication Parameters (fi xed)
baud  9600
parity  odd
data bits  7
start bits  1
stop bits  1
3.2 - 7235 Data Format
The data string is in ASCII format and the total data 
string transmission time is roughly one (1) second.
Approximately 100ms after power up, a carat (‘^’) 
character is transmitted and the fi rst product position 
is measured and transmitted. Subsequent position 
measurement and transmission continues every 
100ms until 10 products have been transmitted. One 
interface position is transmitted immediately following 
the 10th product position. All temperature data is then 
transmitted along with a fi nal 2-digit ASCII Checksum 
followed by a Carriage Return character to end the 
string. This whole data string transmission process 
continuously repeats itself while power is applied to the 
probe. 
NOTE: A comma character is transmitted between 
each position and temperature measurement (see 
example in Data String table).
The data string length is 139 bytes total. The data 
string is comprised of a carat (‘^’) character (i.e. start 
character), 10 product levels, 1 interface level, and 5 
temperature sensor levels followed by a 2-digit ASCII 
Check sum and a carriage return character (<CR>).
Data String
^,ppp.pppp,ppp.pppp,…
...,ppp.pppp,iii.iiii,+/-ttt.t,…,+/-ttt.t,CC<cr>
^: Start Character 
(identifi es protocol, type and quantity of following data)
ppp.pppp: Product 
(000.0000” to 600.0000”) 
iii.iiii: Interface 
(000.0000” to 600.0000”) 
(NOTE: Interface = 000.0000 if Stik is ordered with only 
1 fl oat)
+/-ttt.t: Temperature 
(-40.0
º
C to +125.0
º
C)
CC: 2 digit ASCII checksum 
(see calculation of checksum below)
<cr>: End of data string - carriage return 
Common values:
Status = 256 indicates magnet error
Status = 32768 indicates 7231 HT
 not communicating with probe
Bit Defi nition
0-7 Reserved
8 Magnet missing/ Fault with Product or Interface
9 Temperature 1 Fault
10 Temperature 2 Fault
11 Temperature 3 Fault
12 Temperature 4 Fault
13 Temperature 5 Fault
14 Span (Probe Length)
15 Not connected to probe
16-31 Reserved
2.17 - Status Bit Defi nitions
Figure 3.1 - 7235 Wiring










