Campbell Scientific CR1000 Measurement and Control System - Manual (Page 27)

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Section 1. Introduction
1.1 HELLO
Whether in extreme cold in Antarctica, scorching heat in Death Valley, salt spray
from the Pacific, micro-gravity in space, or the harsh environment of your office,
Campbell Scientific dataloggers support research and operations all over the
world. Our customers work a broad spectrum of applications, from those more
complex than any of us imagined, to those simpler than any of us thought
practical. The limits of the CR1000 are defined by our customers. Our intent with
this operator's manual is to guide you to the tools you need to explore the limits of
your application.
You can take advantage of the advanced CR1000 analog and digital measurement
features by spending a few minutes working through the Quickstart Tutorial
(p. 33)
and the System Overview
(p. 57).
For more demanding applications, the remainder
of the manual and other Campbell Scientific publications are available. If you are
programming with CRBasic, you will need the extensive help available with the
CRBasic Editor software. Formal CR1000 training is also available from
Campbell Scientific.
This manual is organized to take you progressively deeper into the complexity of
CR1000 functions. You may not find it necessary to progress beyond the
Quickstart Tutorial
(p. 33)
or System Overview
(p. 57)
sections. Quickstart Tutorial
(p.
33)
gives a cursory view of CR1000 data-acquisition and walks you through a first
attempt at data-acquisition. System Overview
(p. 57)
reviews salient topics, which
are covered in-depth in subsequent sections and appendices.
More in-depth study requires other Campbell Scientific publications, most of
which are available on-line at www.campbellsci.com. Generally, if a particular
feature of the CR1000 requires a peripheral hardware device, more information is
available in the manual written for that device. Manuals for Campbell Scientific
products are available at www.campbellsci.com.
If you are unable to find the information you need, need assistance with ordering,
or just wish to speak with one of our many product experts about your application,
please call us at (435) 753-2342 or email [email protected]. In earlier
days, Campbell Scientific dataloggers greeted our customers with a cheery
HELLO at the flip of the ON switch. While the user interface of the CR1000
datalogger has advanced beyond those simpler days, you can still hear the cheery
HELLO echoed in the voices you hear at Campbell Scientific.
1.2 Typography
The following type faces used throughout the CR1000 operator's manual. Type
color other than black on white does not appear in printed versions of the manual:
Capitalization — beginning of sentences, phrases, titles, names, Campbell
Scientific product model numbers.
Bold — CRBasic instruction within the body text, input commands, output
responses, GUI commands, text on product labels, names of data tables
Page numbers
— hyperlink to the page represented by the number.