CFM100

Name: CFM100
Brand: Campbell Scientific
SKU: 30639
Availability: Discontinued

CompactFlash Module

CFM100

Retired

CompactFlash Module

No longer available to order

This product is retained for service, documentation, and compatibility information.

Model:: CFM100
Item Number:: 30639
Warranty:: 1 year

Overview

The CFM100 stores the data logger's data on a removable CompactFlash (CF) card. The CFM100/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. The module connects to the 40-pin peripheral port on a CR1000 or CR3000 datalogger.

Key Advantages

Portable Memory
Adds CompactFlash capability to data loggers

Technical Description

One Type I or Type II CF card fits into the CFM100’s card slot. Campbell Scientific offers and recommends the CFMC256M, CFMC2G, and CFMC16G CF cards (see Ordering Information). To use the CFMC16G, the data logger operating system must be OS 25 or later.

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 through a communications link with the data logger or by removing the card and carrying it to a computer. 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.

Software Requirements

LoggerNet version 3.1.3 or later
PC400 version 1.2.1 or later

Data Logger Operating System (OS) Requirements

The CR1000 OS must be OS 4 or later. Both the CR1000 and CR3000 need OS 25 or later to read cards with more than 2 GB of storage.

Product Notes

requires datalogger peripheral port

Benefits

Used to expand data storage of our CR1000 and CR3000 dataloggers
Connects to the data logger's peripheral port
Small, light-weight CF cards fit in your pocket for easy transport between the data logger and PC

Specifications

Storage Capacity: 256 MB, 2 GB, or 16 GB
Typical Access Speed: 200 to 400 kbits s^-1
Memory Configuration: User selectable; ring (default) or fill-and-stop
Power Requirements: 12 V supplied through the data logger’s peripheral port
CF Card Requirements: Industrial-grade
Temperature Range: -25° to +50°C
(standard)
-55° to +85°C
(extended)
Dimensions: 10.0 x 8.3 x 6.5 cm
(4.0 x 3.3 x 2.6 in.)
25.2 x 10.2 x 7.1 cm
(9.9 x 4.0 x 2.8 in.) of CR1000 with CFM100 attached
Weight: 133 g
(4.7 oz)

Typical Current Drain

RS-232 Port Active: 30 mA
(writing to card)
20 mA
(reading card)
RS-232 Port Not Active: 20 mA
(writing to card)
15 mA
(reading card)
Low Power Standby: 700 to 800 μA

Replacement Parts

(1)

17179
Screw #4-40 x .781 Captive Type 1, Brass Nickel Plate
Two 17179 thumbscrews are included with the CFM100. One of the thumbscrews secures the CFM100 to the datalogger, and the other secures the lid of the CFM100 to the card slot cover. Individual thumbscrews may be purchased to replace a lost or damaged thumbscrew.
Orderable

Compatibility

CompactFlash (CF) Cards

Campbell Scientific offers and recommends several CF cards (see Ordering tab). These cards have passed Campbell Scientific's ESD testing and operate properly with our data loggers.

Only industrial-grade CF card 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 Retrieval

Data stored on the card can be retrieved either through a communications link with the data logger or by removing the card and carrying it to a computer. 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.

Data Logger Considerations

The CFM100 fastens onto the data logger's 40-pin peripheral port. This means that the CFM100 is only compatible with the CR1000 and CR3000. It is NOT compatible with the CR800, CR850, CR200X, CR5000, or CR9000X dataloggers.

To read cards with more than 2 GB of storage, the data logger operating system must be OS 25 or later.