NL115
NL115
End of lifeConfigurableEthernet Interface and CompactFlash Module
Pricing
- Model:
- NL115
- Item Number:
- 16696
- Warranty:
- 1 year
- Lead time:
- 7 days
- Compliance:
- requires datalogger peripheral port
Overview
Campbell Scientific’s NL115 enables 10baseT Ethernet communications and stores data on a removable CompactFlash® card. This small, rugged communication device connects to the 40-pin peripheral port on a CR1000 or CR3000 datalogger.
Key Advantages
Ethernet and memory card connections
Technical Description
The NL115 allows the data logger to communicate over a local network or a dedicated Internet connection via TCP/IP. A 10baseT Ethernet straight through cable is used when the cable is run from a hub to the NL115. A 10baseT Ethernet crossover cable is used if the cable is run directly from the computer to the NL115.
The NL115/CF card combination can be used to expand the data logger's memory, transport data/programs from the field site(s) to the office, and upload power up functions. One Type I or Type II CompactFlash (CF) card fits into the NL115’s card slot.
Only industrial-grade CF cards should be used with our products. Although consumer-grade cards cost less than industrial-grade cards, the consumer-grade cards are more susceptible to failure resulting in both the loss of the card and its stored data. Industrial-grade cards also function over wider temperature ranges and have longer life spans than consumer-grade cards.
Data stored on the card can be retrieved either by removing the card and carrying it to a computer or through a communications link with the data logger. The computer can read the CF card either with the computer’s PCMCIA slot and the CF1 adapter or the computer’s USB port and the 17752 Reader/Writer.
CardConvert is used to convert and save binary data from a CompactFlash® card. CardConvert is included in our PC200W, PC400, LoggerNet, and RTDAQ datalogger support software.
Benefits
- Provides Ethernet communications and additional data storage for a CR1000 or CR3000 datalogger
- Ethernet connection allows for data logger communications over a local area network or the Internet via TCP/IP
- Removable CompactFlash cards can provide long-term data storage
- Small, light-weight CF cards fit in your pocket for easy transport between the data logger and PC
Specifications
- Power Requirements
- 12 V supplied through the data logger’s peripheral port
- Ethernet Speed
- 10Base-T (10 Mbps), half-duplex
- Typical Access Speed
- 200 to 400 kbits s-1
- Memory Configuration
- User selectable; ring (default) or fill-and-stop
- CF Card Requirements
- Industrial-grade
- Data Logger Operating System (OS)
- The CR1000 OS must be OS 9 or later.
Both the CR1000 and CR3000 need OS 25 or later to read cards with more than 2 GB of storage.
- Typical Current Drain
- 19 mA
(CR1000 with NL115, no Ethernet cable attached, not actively communicating over Ethernet nor accessing the CF card)
- Typical Current Drain
- 20 mA
(CR1000 with NL115, Ethernet cable attached)
- Typical Current Drain
- 20 mA
(CR1000 with NL115, Ethernet cable attached and communicating over Ethernet)
- Typical Current Drain
- 43 mA
(CR1000 with NL115 communicating over Ethernet and accessing CF card)
- Typical Current Drain
- 2 mA
(CR1000 with NL115; Ethernet port has been put to sleep using the IPNetPower() CRBasic instruction.)
- Typical Current Drain
- Add 1 mA to current drain if red or green Status LED is continuously on.
- Typical Current Drain
- Add 2 mA to current drain if orange Status LED is continuously on.
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm
(4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 in.)
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 10.2 x 7.1 cm
(9.9 x 4.0 x 2.8 in.) for CR1000 with NL115 attached
- Weight
- 154 g
(5.4 oz)
EMI and ESD Protection
- European Standards
- Meets requirements for a class A device under European Standards.
- Application of Council Directive(s)
- 89/336/EEC as amended by 89/336/EEC and 93/68/EEC
- Standards to Which Conformity Is Declared
- EN55022-1; 1995 and EN50082-1: 1992
Software Requirements
- LoggerNet
- Version 3.2 or later
- PC400
- Version 1.3 or later
- DevConfig
- Version 1.5 or later
Accessories
(12)28900
CAT5e Ethernet Unshielded Cable with RJ45 Connectors, 10 ft
Orderable13659
CAT5e Ethernet Unshielded Crossover Cable, 7 ft
Limited availabilityCFMC256M
256 MB CompactFlash Memory Card
RetiredCFMC2G
2 GB CompactFlash Memory Card
RetiredCFMC16G
16 GB CompactFlash Memory Card
Retired17752
USB Memory Card Reader/Writer
Orderable28033
Ethernet In-line Surge Protection
Orderable28898
CAT6 Ethernet Unshielded Cable with RJ45 Connectors, 6 in.
Orderable28899
CAT6 Ethernet Unshielded Cable with RJ45 Connectors, 2 ft
Orderable18148
CAT5e Ethernet Crossover Cable, 25 ft
Orderable28901
CAT5e Ethernet Unshielded Cable, RJ45 to RJ45, 50 ft
OrderableCAT5UCBL
Unshielded CAT5e Cable with RJ45 Connectors
Retired
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Documents
- Brochure
NL115 Ethernet Interface & CompactFlash® Module
September 2013
View Document - Technical Paper
CF Card Information (3SM-F)
January 2015
View Document - Manual
NL115 Ethernet Interface and CompactFlash Module
June 2016
View Document - Technical Paper
Writing Data to MicroSD Cards Using Tablefile Option 64
February 2026
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