Cable Probes (Sensors)

Cable Probes are a family of miniature environment sensors. At the moment, Tibbo offers four models: an ambient temperature sensor (CP#01), an ambient temperature and humidity sensor (CP#02), an ambient light sensor (CP#03), and an IR receiver/transmitter (BP#04). The Cables Probes are functionally compatible with Tibbits #29, #30, #28, and #27, respectively.

Compared to their Tibbit counterparts, Cable Probes offer several advantages:

The accuracy of temperature (#29) and temperature/humidity (#30) Tibbits suffers from the internal heat generated by the Tibbo Project System (TPS). External Cable Probes #01 and #02 solve this by being outside of the TPS enclosure.

Similar to the other Cable Probes, CP#03 and CP#04 can easily be mounted in the desired place and orientation, away from wherever the host system is installed. This gives them a placement advantage over the ambient light-sensing Tibbit #28 and IR receiver/transmitter Tibbit #27, which must remain with the TPS.

Cable Probes are inconspicuous and can be mounted on walls and ceilings without attracting unwanted attention. They come with a 100cm cable and are available with and without mounting ears.

Here is How You Can Use the Cable Probes

Use the Probes in
your system

Tibbo Cable Probes #01~03 communicate via a simple I²C interface and can be incorporated into virtually any control system.

CP#04 functions as a front end for Tibbit #26 or any other system that can provide IR input and output signals.

Deploy the Probes as a part of our TPS-based Remote IO solution

Our Remote IO solution supports the use of Cable Probes. Replace Tibbits #27, #28, #29, and #30 with Cable Probes to improve the sensing accuracy and the convenience of system deployment.

By combining our Tibbo Project System (TPS) devices with Cable Probes you can also create your own environment monitoring systems.

Available Probes

CP#01: Ambient temperature
sensor

CP#02: Ambient temperature
and humidity sensor

CP#03: Ambient
light sensor

CP#04: IR receiver/
transmitter

Hardware

Specifications:

CP#01 (ambient temperature sensor):
- I²C interface
- Based on the same MCP9808 IC as Tibbit #29
- Mates with Tibbit connectors #20/#21, and Tibbit module #00-3
- Measurement range: –40°C to +125°C
- Measurement resolution: 0.25°C
- Measurement accuracy: ±0.25°C
CP#02 (ambient temperature and humidity sensor):
- I²C interface
- Based on the same HIH6130 IC as Tibbit #30
- Mates with Tibbit connectors #20/#21, and Tibbit module #00-3;
- Temperature measurement:
  - Measurement range: –25°C to +50°C
  - Measurement resolution: 0.5°C
  - Measurement accuracy: not specified
- Humidity measurement:
  - Measurement range: 10% to 90% RH
  - Measurement resolution: ±5% RH
  - Measurement accuracy: ±4% RH
  - Temp. range for valid humidity measurements: +5°C to +50°C
CP#03 (ambient light sensor):
- I²C interface
- Based on the same BH1721FVC IC as Tibbit #28
- Mates with Tibbit connectors #20/#21, and Tibbit module #00-3
- Measurement range: 1 to 65528 lux
- Measurement resolution: 1 lux
- Measurement accuracy: 1 lux
CP#04 (IR receiver/transmitter):
- Contains the same IR receiver and transmitter as Tibbit #27
- Mates with Tibbit connectors #20/#21, and Tibbit module #26
Two versions: without mounting ears and with mounting ears.
Supplied with a 100cm UL2725 cable:
- Cable thickness of 3mm ±0.15mm
- Red, green, and white wires are 28AWG
- Black wire consists of shield and ground:
  - 1mm ±0.3mm diameter
  - 0.5mm ±0.15mm gauge
Power: 5VDC ±10%.
Dimensions (LxWxH):
- Without mounting ears: 22 x 29 x 12mm;
- With mounting ears: 36 x 29 x 12mm.
Operating temperature range: –40°C ~ +85°C.