In-Situ Aquaculture Buoy Manual (purchased before 28 May 2013) - Manual (Page 24)

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5.7 CONFIGURATION FILE
The system configuration file is a text file named CatHostDir.txt. It is
located in the application folder and appears as the following:
\Data
Start-up Period(Hours),.25
Maximum Interval Between
Communications(Minutes),20
Minimum Time Between Alerts(Minutes), 2
Early Off Start Time,7
Early Off End Time,16
Early Off Diferential,.5
Comm Port,5
Comm Port2,0
• The first record is always \Data
• The Start-up Period is the amount of time after the program starts
before any control action takes place. This time is necessary to
allow all the buoys to transmit at least one reading to the host.
• Maximum Interval Between Communications is the maximum
time allowed between receipts of readings from a buoy. If this time
is exceeded, it is assumed that communications between the buoy
and the host have failed. The current oxygen reading on the screen
will be changed to a red zero to indicate this failure.
• Minimum Time Between Alerts is not used.
• Early Off Start Time is the hour after which the early off differential
will be applied. A time of 7 will cause the differential to be applied
after 8 am.
• Early Off End Time is the hour after which the differential will be
removed.
• Early Off Differential is the adjustment amount for the early off
feature. This is the amount that will be subtracted from the normal
on/off levels between the Early Off Start Time and the Early Off End
Time.
• Comm Port is the communications port number.
• Comm Port2 is the communications port number if two ports are
used. If only one port is used the value will be zero.
5.8 SET PHONE ALERTS
The Set Phone Alerts window is used to set all alerts.
1. On the main menu of the Pond Status screen, select Set Phone
Alerts.
2. Select the pond to be set. The current minimum aerator amperage
settings and minimum oxygen levels will appear. If an amperage
reading or oxygen reading is returned that is below the minimum,
an alert will appear on the Farm Status screen and a telephone alert
will be sent.