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EZO-ORP
Embedded ORP Circuit
™

Reads ORP

Range -1019.9mV − 1019.9mV

Accuracy +/– 1mV

Response time 1 reading per sec

Supported probes Any type & brand

Calibration Single point

Temp compensation N/A

Data protocol UART & I2C

Default I2C address 98 (0x62)

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 7
Power consumption 4 Correct wiring 9
Absolute max ratings 4 Calibration theory 12
Operating principle 5 Default state 14
Available data protocols 15

UART IC
2
UART mode 17 I2C mode 40
Receiving data from device 18 Sending commands 41
Sending commands to device 19 Requesting data 42
LED color definition 20 Response codes 43
UART quick command page 21 LED color definition 44
LED control 22 I2C quick command page 45
Find 23 LED control 46
Continuous reading mode 24 Find 47
Single reading mode 25 Taking reading 48
Calibration 26 Calibration 49
Export calibration 27 Export calibration 50
Import calibration 28 Import calibration 51
Naming device 29 Device information 52
Device information 30 Reading device status 53
Response codes 31 Sleep mode/low power 54
Reading device status 32 Protocol lock 55
Sleep mode/low power 33 I2C address change 56
Change baud rate 34 Factory reset 57
Protocol lock 35 Change to UART mode 58
Factory reset 36 Manual switching to UART 59
Change to I2C mode 37
Manual switching to I2C 38
Circuit footprint 60
Datasheet change log 61
Warranty 64

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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™ ORP) -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™ ORP)

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

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Operating principle
ORP stands for oxidation/reduction potential. Oxidation is the loss of electrons and
reduction is the gain of electrons. The output of the probe is represented in millivolts and
can be positive or negative.

Just like a pH probe measures hydrogen ion activity in a liquid; an ORP probe measures
electron activity in a liquid. The ORP readings represents how strongly electrons are
transferred to or from substances in a liquid. Keeping in mind that the readings do not
indicate the amount of electrons available for transfer.

pH Probe ORP Probe

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When reading the ORP of a liquid that has very few electrons available for transfer ORP
readings can appear to be inconsistent.

The water is unreactive and has only trace amounts of electron

movement. These readings are equivalent to the readings you
see with an unconnected multimeter.

-234.6 B 24.2 606.9 B 605.3

Reading A A Reading B Reading A A Reading B

Tap water Tap water

Add just a drop of bleach
(which is an oxidizing agent)

An ORP probe has a platinum tip that is connected to a silver wire, surrounded by
silver chloride. That silver wire is then connected to a KCL reference solution. Be-
cause platinum is an unreactive metal it can “silently observe” the electron activity
of the liquid without becoming apart of whatever reaction is occurring in the liquid.

Platinum tip

Silver chloride

Silver wire

Reference wire

KCL reference solution

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Power and data isolation
The Atlas Scientific EZO™ ORP circuit is a very sensitive device. This sensitivity is what
gives the ORP circuit its accuracy. This also means that the ORP 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 ORP 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 ORP probe in a cup of water by itself. The readings
should stabilize quickly, confirming that electrical noise was the issue.

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

strongly recommended that the EZO™ ORP 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 ORP accuracy.

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This schematic shows exactly how we isolate data and power using the ADM3260
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 R,7) 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
HDR_TOP R2 4.7K R1 4.7K
VCC
VSEL
1.5K 1.5K
HDR_BTM
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 R5 0.1uF ISO-VCC
R8 C2
D
1M
0.1uF
1M
G N-FET ISO-VCC
C6
S

10uF
C5
GND

Non-isolated Isolated
10uF

ISO-GND

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 Correct wiring
Bread board USB
Bread board via USB Carrier board carrier board
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A A A A

GND
TX

RX
VCC
B B B B PWR
C C C C RX
D D D D TX
E E E E

Atlas
F F F F Scientific
G G G G TM

H H H H
I I I I
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Part # COM-104

Part # Part #
ISCCB USB-ISO

Incorrect wiring
Extended leads Sloppy setup Perfboards or Protoboards *Embedded into your device
A B C D E F G H I J
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5 5

10 10

15 15

20 20

25 25

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35 35

40 40

45 45

50 50

NEVER
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use Perfboards *Only after you are familar
or Protoboards 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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ONLY USE SHIELDED CABLES.

REFER TO THIS DOCUMENT!

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Calibration theory
Simple calibration Advanced calibration

mode mode

The most important part of calibration is watching the

152.1 readings during the calibration process.
197.3
210.6 Unstabilized
295.7 It's easiest to calibrate the device in its default state
306.2
315.7
(UART mode, with continuous readings enabled).
315.7
315.7
Stabilized Switching the device to I2C mode after calibration will
315.7
315.7 not affect the stored calibration. If the device must be
315.7 calibrated in I2C mode be sure to continuously request
Send
readings so you can see the output from the probe.

The Atlas Scientific EZO™ ORP circuit has a flexible

calibration protocol, allowing single point calibration to
any off the shelf calibration solution.

However, If this is your first time calibrating the EZO™

ORP circuit, Atlas Scientific recommends using the 225mv
calibration solution.

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Single point calibration
Remove the soaker bottle and rinse off the ORP probe. Insert the ORP probe directly into
the 225mV calibration solution bottle, and let the probe sit in the calibration solution until
the readings stabilize (small movement from one reading to the next is normal).

10
10
10
−−60
−60
60
sec
sec
sec

342.0
315.2 Unstabilized
268.7
240.1
240.1
240.1 Stabilized
240.1 Once the readings have stabilized,
cal,225 issue the calibration command.
*OK In this case "cal,225"
225.0
225.0
Send

Calibration should be done at least once per year

If the ORP that's being read is continuously on the extremes of the scale (~ -900mV or
+900mV) calibration may have to be done more often. The exact frequency of calibration
will have to be determined by your engineering team.

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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
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 ORP Data type floating point
Units mV Decimal places 1
Encoding ASCII Smallest string 2 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
209.6 <cr>
Receiver

Sender

Advanced
ASCII: 2 0 9 . 6 <cr>

Hex: 32 30 39 2E 36 0D
Dec: 13
SDA SCL SDA SCL SDA SCL SDA SCL SDA SCL
50 48 57 46 54
(TX) (RX) (TX) (RX) (TX) (RX) (TX) (RX) (TX) (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. 34 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. 36 n/a

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

i device information pg. 30 n/a

I2C change to I2C mode pg. 37 not set

Import import calibration pg. 28 n/a

L enable/disable LED pg. 22 enabled

Name set/show name of device pg. 29 not set

Plock enable/disable protocol lock pg. 35 disabled

R returns a single reading pg. 25 n/a

Sleep enter sleep mode/low power pg. 33 n/a

Status retrieve status information pg. 32 n/a

*OK enable/disable response codes pg. 31 enable

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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>
ORP (1 sec) <cr>
ORP (2 sec) <cr>
ORP (n sec) <cr>

C,30 <cr> *OK <cr>

ORP (30 sec) <cr>
ORP (60 sec) <cr>
ORP (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> 209.6 <cr>
*OK <cr>
1,000 ms

Green Cyan
Standby Taking reading Transmitting

800 ms

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Calibration
Command syntax The EZOTM ORP circuit can be calibrated
to any known ORP value

Cal,n <cr> calibrates the ORP circuit to a set value

Cal,clear <cr> delete calibration data
Cal,? <cr> device calibrated?

Example Response
Cal,225 <cr> *OK <cr>

Cal,clear <cr> *OK <cr>

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

*OK <cr>

Cal,225 <cr>

209.6 mV 225 mV

1,0001,000
ms ms
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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>

1
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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Naming device
Command syntax
Name,n <cr> set name n= ________________
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Name,? <cr> show name Up to 16 ASCII characters

Example Response
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,ORP,1.97 <cr>
*OK <cr>

Response breakdown
?i, ORP, 1.97
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> 209.6 <cr>
*OK <cr>

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

R <cr> 209.6 <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

Purple
Green
*OK <cr> Cyan
cannot Red
change to I2C Purple
White
cannot change to IRed
C 2

*ER <cr>
Changing Taking Command
ingUART standby reading 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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Change to I2C mode
Command syntax Default I2C address 98 (0x62)

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
• Make sure Plock is set to 0
• Disconnect ground (power off)
• Disconnect TX and RX TX RX
• Connect TX to PGND
• Confirm RX is disconnected
•
•
Connect ground (power on)
Wait for LED to change from Green to Blue
CPU
• Disconnect ground (power off)
• Reconnect all data and power

Manually switching to I2C will set the I2C address to 98 (0x62)

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
Device name To set your EZOTM device into I2C mode click here
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
LED control
Protocol lock
Software switch to UART mode
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I2C mode
I2C address (0x01 – 0x7F)
98 (0x62) 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 ORP Data type floating point
Units mV Decimal places 1
Encoding ASCII Smallest string 2 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
98 (0x62) ASCII command string

0V 0V
Example
Start 98 (0x62) Write Sleep Stop
I2C address Command

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SD
(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
98 (0x62) 1 byte "209.6" Terminator
(Dec 0)

SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

SCL SDA

CPU

209.6

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 50 48 57 46 54 0 = 209.6
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)
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. 58

Cal performs calibration pg. 49

Export export calibration pg. 50

Factory enable factory reset pg. 57

Find finds device with blinking white LED pg. 47

i device information pg. 52

I2C change I2C address pg. 56

Import import calibration pg. 51

L enable/disable LED pg. 46

Plock enable/disable protocol lock pg. 55

R returns a single reading pg. 48

Sleep enter sleep mode/low power pg. 54

Status retrieve status information pg. 53

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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 1 209.6 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
Command syntax 900ms processing delay

Cal,n calibrates the ORP circuit to a set value

Cal,clear delete calibration data
The EZOTM ORP circuit can be calibrated
Cal,? device calibrated? to any known ORP value

Example Response
Cal,225 1 0 SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

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

Cal,225

209.6 mV 225 mV

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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
(optional)
Response breakdown
Export,? 1 10,120 0 10, 120
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null # 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 0
1
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
2
3
(2 of 10) Wait 300ms
1
SCL SDA
Dec Null
4

MCU
5
6
7
8

Import, 6F 6C 20 67 75 79 10
9
(10 of 10) 1 0
Wait 300ms Dec Null
[10,120]

Import,n

1 1
SCL SDA
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)
2
3
SCL SDA 2 SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

4
3

MCU
5
6 4

MCU
7
8 5
9
6
10

[10,120] 7
8
9
10

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

3
4

MCU
5
6
7

1 *Pending 0
8
9
10

[10,120] Dec ASCII Null

SCL SCA
1
2
system will reboot
SDA SCL(TX) (RX)

3
1
4

* If one of the imported strings is not

SCL SCA

MCU
2 SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

3 5
4

MCU
5 6
6
7
8
7
8
correctly entered, the device will not
accept the import and reboot.
9
10 9
[10,120] 10

[10,120]
reboot
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Device information
Command syntax 300ms processing delay

i device information

Example Response
i 1 ?i,ORP, 19.7 0
Wait 300ms Dec ASCII Null

Response breakdown
?i, ORP, 1.97
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

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 98 (0x62).

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

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

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)
SDA
(TX)
SCL
(RX)

Baud,9600 (reboot)

Changing to
BlueBlue Green
Green Purple
Purple
UART mode White
Blue Red RedGreen Wh
C standby
I2C standbyTakingTaking
reading
readingChanging I2C standby
Changing Command
Command
Taking reading
Find F
I2C address
I2C addressnot understood
not understood

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

• Make sure Plock is set to 0

• Disconnect ground (power off)
• Disconnect TX and RX
• Connect TX to PGND
• Confirm RX is disconnected
• Connect ground (power on)
•
Green
Wait for LED to change from Blue to Green
Blue
• Taking reading
Disconnect ground (power off) Transmitting Standby
• Reconnect all data and power

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”)

4.0

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 4.8
Moved Default state to pg 14.

Datasheet V 4.7
Updated firmware to V2.11 on pg 63.

Datasheet V 4.6
Revised response for the sleep command in UART mode on pg 33.

Datasheet V 4.5
Revised calibration theory on page 12, and added more information on the Export
calibration and Import calibration commands.

Datasheet V 4.4
Revised isolation schematic on pg. 10

Datasheet V 4.3
Changed "Max rate" to "Response time" on cover page.

Datasheet V 4.2
Removed note from certain commands about firmware version.

Datasheet V 4.1
Added information to calibration theory on pg 8.

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Datasheet V 4.0
Revised definition of response codes on pg 42.

Datasheet V 3.9
Revised isolation information on pg 9.

Datasheet V 3.8
Revised Plock pages to show default value.

Datasheet V 3.7
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 3.6
Revised circuit illustrations throughout datasheet.

Datasheet V 3.5
Added accuracy range on cover page, and revised isolation info on pg 10.

Datasheet V 3.4
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)

• Fixed bug in the cal clear command, improves how it calculates the ORP
• Added calibration saving and loading

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 – (July 17, 2017)

• Fixed bug where calibration would restore itself after restart, despite being cleared.

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Warranty
Atlas Scientific™ Warranties the EZO™ class ORP circuit to be free of defect during the
debugging phase of device implementation, or 30 days after receiving the EZO™class ORP
circuit (which ever comes first).

The debugging phase

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

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

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

• Embedding the EZO™ class ORP 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 ORP circuit, against the thousands of possible variables that may cause the EZO™ class
ORP 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 ORP 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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