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Parameter  Specifies  Units 
Default 
Value 
Range of 
Values 
Comment 
P36 
Temperature units  mode 
0 
0 to 3 
Units for all temperature measurements: 
0 = ºC Celsius 
1 = ºF Fahrenheit 
2 = K Kelvin 
3 = ºR Rankine 
P38 
Decimal point character  ASCII 
46 
(.) 
1 to 255 
In CSV and free format mode (
/h
) data, this character is 
used as the decimal point character. CSV data separator 
automatically changed to ";" if this is set to comma (44). 
P39 
Time format  mode 
0 
0 to 3 
0 = HH:MM:SS.TTT 
1 = decimal seconds since midnight 
2 = decimal minutes since midnight 
3 = decimal hours since midnight 
P40 
Time separator character  ASCII 
58 
(:) 
1 to 255 
This character is used to separate HH, MM and SS fields 
in time values. 
P41 
Time sub-second digits 
digits 
3 
0 to 6 
Sets number of decimal places in time values 
P50 
Time instant format  mode 
0 
0 to 5 
Specifies the format to use when returning an absolute 
date/time value: 
0 = P39P22P31 (time, delimiter, date) 
1 = P31P22P39 (date, delimiter, time) 
2 = decimal seconds since 1-Jan-1989 
3 = decimal minutes since 1-Jan-1989 
4 = decimal hours since 1-Jan-1989 
5 = decimal days since 1-Jan-1989 
P51 
Time interval format  mode 
6 
0 to 5 
Specifies the format to use when returning a relative time 
value: 
0 = P39P22d.d (time, delimiter, days) 
1 = d.dP22P39 (days, delimiter, time) 
2 = decimal seconds 
3 = decimal minutes 
4 = decimal hours 
5 = decimal days 
6 = P39 format (hours may be > 24) 
P53 
Default serial sensor timeout  seconds 
10 
0 to 
30000 
Max time that the DT80 will wait for a serial sensor input 
or output action to complete. 
May be overridden by channel factor 
If P53=0 then characters satisfying the input action must 
already have been received at the time that the input 
action is processed. 
P55 
Enable schedule wakeup  bitmask 
16383
0 to 
16383 
bit 0 = not used 
bit 1 set = wake from sleep if schedule X is due 
bit 2 set = wake from sleep if schedule A is due 
bit 3 set = wake from sleep if schedule B is due 
… 
bit 12 set = wake from sleep if schedule K is due 
bit 13 set = wake from sleep if schedule S is due 
By default DT80 will wake if any schedule is due. 
P56 
Diagnostic output  bitmask 
0 
0 to 
16383 
Enable diagnostic output 
bit 0 set (e.g. P56=1) – SERIAL channel 
bit 1 set (e.g. P56=2) – SDI12 
bit 2 set (e.g. P56=4) – Modbus 
bit 3 set (e.g. P56=8) – FTP and SMTP 
bit 4 set (e.g. P56=16) – Modem 
P62 
Retain multiplexer settings after 
measurement 
mode 
0 
0 to 1 
0 = all terminals are disconnected from the DT80 
  measurement and excitation circuits at the end of 
  each scan 
1 = connections are left set according to the last 
  measurement in the schedule. This can be useful for 
  verifying the DT80's excitation output, or for rapid 
  measurements of a single channel. 
Table 7: DT80 Parameters 
Switches 
DT80 switches provide a further set of boolean parameters. Each switch is identified by a letter, and can either be on 
(uppercase) or off (lowercase). 










