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5 network planner, 1 overview – Campbell Scientific CR800 and CR850 Measurement and Control Systems User Manual

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Section 7. Installation

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7.6.3.5 Network Planner

Figure 45: Network Planner Setup

7.6.3.5.1 Overview

Network Planner allows the user to:

• create a graphical representation of a network, as shown in figure Network

Planner Setup

(p. 107).

• determine settings for devices and LoggerNet.
• program devices and LoggerNet with new settings.

Why is Network Planner needed?

• PakBus protocol allows complex networks to be developed.
• Setup of individual devices is difficult.
• Settings are distributed across a network.
• Different device types need settings coordinated.

Caveats

Network Planner aids in, but does not replace, the design process
• It aids development of PakBus networks only.
• It does not make hardware recommendations.
• It does not generate datalogger programs.
• It does not understand distances or topography; that is, it does not warn the

user when broadcast distances are exceeded or identify obstacles to radio
transmission.