HD9408.3B - 3 - V1.2
1INTRODUCTION
HD9408.3B is a barometric transmitter that uses a piezoresistive high accuracy and
temperature-compensated sensor. It allows measuring the atmospheric pressure in
the range 0…1350 hPa (digital outputs) or 500...1200 hPa (analog outputs), providing
extreme accuracy and time stability, with excellent repeatability, low hysteresis, and
excellent temperature behavior.
The superior performances are obtained thanks to the employment of a piezoresistive Sil-
icon sensor that integrates both a pressure sensitive as well as a temperature sensitive
element. The measurement of pressure and temperature are processed by a microproc-
essor to obtain an output signal that is compensated over the transmitter’s whole, wide
temperature operating range: -40…+85°C.
The sensor is factory calibrated at several points at different temperatures in the
range of use.
The transmitter is available in three versions which differ in the output type:
•HD9408.3B.1: configurable 0…5 V or 1…5 V analogue voltage output and digi-
tal RS232, RS422 or RS485 output. Standard MODBUS-RTU and NMEA 0183
protocols.
•HD9408.3B.2: active configurable 0…20 mA or 4…20 mA current output and
digital RS232, RS422 or RS485 output. Standard MODBUS-RTU and NMEA 0183
protocols.
•HD9408.3B.3: digital SDI-12 output, compatible with version 1.3 of the proto-
col.
The digital output enables the transmission of the measurements over long distances
and connects the transmitter to sensor networks.
The pressure measured and transmitted with MODBUS RTU and SDI-12 protocols can
be expressed in different user-selectable measuring units.
The watertight housing with IP 67 protection degree allows the use of the instrument
even in harsh environments.
The instrument is particularly suitable for meteorological applications (AWOS - Auto-
mated Weather Observing Systems), environmental monitoring systems, meteorologi-
cal and environmental data logging, measurement laboratories, atmospheric pressure
compensation in the performance of internal combustion engines, barometric pressure
compensation in clean rooms, vehicle emission test.
Its low power consumption makes it ideal for remote acquisition systems such as au-
tomatic weather stations powered by solar cells.
DC power supply 10…30 Vdc.