Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software User Manual
Instruction manual, Loggernet
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Revision and Copyright Information
- License for Use
- Limited Warranty
- Table of Contents
- Preface — What's New in LoggerNet 4?
- Section 1. System Requirements
- Section 2. Installation, Operation and Backup Procedures
- 2.1 CD-ROM Installation
- 2.2 Upgrade Notes
- 2.3 LoggerNet Operations and Backup Procedures
- 2.4 Installing/Running LoggerNet as a Service
- 2.5 Special Note on Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Section 3. Introduction
- 3.1 What is LoggerNet?
- 3.2 Overview of Major LoggerNet Functions and Associated Software Applications
- 3.2.1 The Heart of it All – LoggerNet Toolbar
- 3.2.2 LoggerNet Admin/LoggerNet Remote
- 3.2.3 Setting Up Datalogger Communication Networks
- 3.2.4 Real Time Tools
- 3.2.5 Network Status and Problem Solving
- 3.2.6 Network Management Tools
- 3.2.7 Creating and Editing Datalogger Programs
- 3.2.8 Working with Data Files
- 3.2.9 Automating Tasks with Task Master
- 3.2.10 Managing External Data Storage Devices
- 3.2.11 Optional Client Products Compatible with LoggerNet
- 3.3 Getting Help for LoggerNet Applications
- Section 4. Setting up Datalogger Networks
- 4.1 Setup Screen – EZ View (EZSetup Wizard)
- 4.2 Setup Screen — Standard View
- 4.2.1 Adding Devices to the Network
- 4.2.2 Applying Changes, Undo and Redo
- 4.2.3 Renaming Network Devices
- 4.2.4 Device Settings
- 4.2.4.1 ComPort
- 4.2.4.2 IPPort (Internet Protocol Serial Port)
- 4.2.4.3 TAPIPort (Telephony API)
- 4.2.4.4 Datalogger
- 4.2.4.4.1 Hardware Tab
- 4.2.4.4.2 Schedule Tab
- 4.2.4.4.3 Final Storage Area 1 and 2 Tab (Edlog Dataloggers with Mixed-array Operating System)
- 4.2.4.4.4 Data Files Tab (CRBasic Dataloggers, and Edlog Dataloggers with Table Data and PakBus Operating systems)
- 4.2.4.4.5 Clock Tab
- 4.2.4.4.6 Program Tab
- 4.2.4.4.7 File Retrieval Tab (CR1000, CR3000, CR800 Series, and Edlog Dataloggers with PakBus Operating Systems)
- 4.2.4.5 PhoneBase
- 4.2.4.6 PhoneRemote
- 4.2.4.7 RFBase
- 4.2.4.8 RFRemote
- 4.2.4.9 RFBase-TD
- 4.2.4.10 RF RemoteTD
- 4.2.4.11 RFRemote-PB
- 4.2.4.12 MD9 Base
- 4.2.4.13 MD9 Remote
- 4.2.4.14 RF400
- 4.2.4.15 RF400 Remote
- 4.2.4.16 Generic Modem
- 4.2.4.17 PakBusPort
- 4.2.4.18 PakBus Router
- 4.2.4.19 PakBusPort HD
- 4.2.4.20 PakBusTcpServer
- 4.2.4.21 SerialPortPool
- 4.2.4.22 TerminalPortPool
- 4.2.5 Setting Up Scheduled Data Collection
- 4.2.6 Setting the Clock
- 4.2.7 Sending a Program to the Datalogger from Setup
- 4.2.8 Setup’s Tools Menu
- 4.2.9 Setup’s Backup Menu
- 4.2.10 Selecting a Remote Server
- 4.2.11 Selecting a View
- 4.3 Network Planner
- 4.4 Device Configuration Utility
- Section 5. Real-Time Tools
- 5.1 The Connect Screen
- 5.1.1 Connecting to the Datalogger — or Not
- 5.1.2 Data Collection
- 5.1.3 Ports and Flags
- 5.1.4 Datalogger Clock
- 5.1.5 Program Management
- 5.1.6 Program Association
- 5.1.7 Data Displays
- 5.1.8 Table Monitor
- 5.1.9 File Control for CR5000, CR1000, CR800 Series, CR3000, and CR9000 Dataloggers
- 5.1.10 Terminal Emulator
- 5.1.11 Station Status
- 5.1.12 Calibration Wizard
- 5.2 Real-Time Monitoring and Control
- 5.2.1 Development Mode
- 5.2.1.1 The RTMC Workspace
- 5.2.1.2 Display Components
- 5.2.1.3 Functions Available from the RTMC Menus
- 5.2.1.4 Expressions
- 5.2.1.4.1 Operators
- 5.2.1.4.2 Order of Precedence
- 5.2.1.4.3 Predefined Constants
- 5.2.1.4.4 Predefined Time Constants
- 5.2.1.4.5 Functions
- 5.2.1.4.6 Logical Functions
- 5.2.1.4.7 String Functions
- 5.2.1.4.8 Conversion Functions
- 5.2.1.4.9 Time Functions
- 5.2.1.4.10 Start Option Functions
- 5.2.1.4.11 Statistical Functions
- 5.2.1.5 Remote Connection
- 5.2.2 RTMC Run-Time
- 5.2.1 Development Mode
- 5.1 The Connect Screen
- Section 6. Network Status and Resolving Communication Problems
- Section 7. Creating and Editing Datalogger Programs
- 7.1 Review of CSI Datalogger Models
- 7.2 Short Cut
- 7.3 CRBasic Editor
- 7.3.1 Overview
- 7.3.2 Inserting Instructions
- 7.3.3 Toolbar
- 7.3.3.1 Compile
- 7.3.3.2 Compile, Save, and Send
- 7.3.3.3 Conditional Compile and Save
- 7.3.3.4 Templates
- 7.3.3.5 Program Navigation using BookMarks and GoTo
- 7.3.3.6 CRBasic Editor File Menu
- 7.3.3.7 CRBasic Editor Edit Menu
- 7.3.3.8 CRBasic Editor View Menu
- 7.3.3.9 CRBasic Editor Tools Menu
- 7.3.3.10 Available Help Information
- 7.3.4 CRBasic Programming
- 7.3.4.1 Programming Sequence
- 7.3.4.2 Program Declarations
- 7.3.4.3 Mathematical Expressions
- 7.3.4.4 Measurement and Output Processing Instructions
- 7.3.4.5 Line Continuation
- 7.3.4.6 Inserting Comments Into Program
- 7.3.4.7 Example Program
- 7.3.4.8 Data Tables
- 7.3.4.9 The Scan — Measurement Timing and Processing
- 7.3.4.10 Numerical Entries
- 7.3.4.11 Logical Expression Evaluation
- 7.3.4.12 Flags
- 7.3.4.13 Parameter Types
- 7.3.4.14 Program Access to Data Tables
- 7.4 Edlog
- 7.4.1 Overview
- 7.4.2 Creating a New Edlog Program
- 7.4.2.1 Program Structure
- 7.4.2.2 Edlog File Types
- 7.4.2.3 Inserting Instructions into the Program
- 7.4.2.4 Entering Parameters for the Instructions
- 7.4.2.5 Program Comments
- 7.4.2.6 Expressions
- 7.4.2.7 Editing an Existing Program
- 7.4.2.8 Editing Comments, Instructions, and Expressions
- 7.4.2.9 Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clipboard Options
- 7.4.3 Library Files
- 7.4.4 Documenting a DLD File
- 7.4.5 Display Options
- 7.4.6 Input Locations
- 7.4.7 Entering Input Locations
- 7.4.8 Repetitions
- 7.4.9 Input Location Editor
- 7.4.10 Input Location Anomalies
- 7.4.11 Final Storage Labels
- 7.4.12 Datalogger Settings Stored in the DLD File
- 7.4.13 Program Security
- 7.4.14 Final Storage Area 2
- 7.4.15 DLD File Labels
- 7.4.16 Power Up Settings/Compile Settings
- 7.4.17 Datalogger Serial Port Settings
- 7.4.18 PakBus Settings
- 7.5 Transformer Utility
- Section 8. Working with Data Files on the PC
- 8.1 View Pro
- 8.1.1 Overview
- 8.1.2 The Toolbar
- 8.1.3 Opening a File
- 8.1.4 Viewing a LoggerNet Database Table
- 8.1.5 Importing a CSV File
- 8.1.6 Data View
- 8.1.7 Graphs
- 8.1.8 Right-click-Menus
- 8.1.9 Printing Options
- 8.1.10 View Pro Online Help
- 8.1.11 Assigning Data Files to View
- 8.2 Split
- 8.2.1 Functional Overview
- 8.2.2 Getting Started
- 8.2.3 Split Parameter File Entries
- 8.2.3.1 Input Files
- 8.2.3.1.1 File Info
- 8.2.3.1.2 File Offset/Options
- 8.2.3.1.3 Start Condition
- 8.2.3.1.3.1 Starting Relative to PC Time
- 8.2.3.1.4 Stop Condition
- 8.2.3.1.4.1 “C” Option: Formatting Event Tests Containing Conditional Output Arrays
- 8.2.3.1.4.2 Trigger on Stop Condition (F Option) Output of Time Series
- 8.2.3.1.5 Copy
- 8.2.3.1.6 Select
- 8.2.3.1.7 Ranges
- 8.2.3.1.8 Variables
- 8.2.3.1.9 Numerical Limitations
- 8.2.3.1.10 Mathematical Functions, Details, and Examples
- 8.2.3.1.11 Time Series Functions, Details, and Examples
- 8.2.3.1.12 Special Functions, Details, and Examples
- 8.2.3.1.13 Split Functions Example
- 8.2.3.1.14 Summary of Select Line Syntax Rules
- 8.2.3.1.15 Time Synchronization
- 8.2.3.1.15.1 Time Synchronization and the Copy Condition
- 8.2.3.1.15.2 Using Time Synchronization While Starting Relative to PC Time
- 8.2.3.2 Output Files
- 8.2.3.1 Input Files
- 8.2.4 Help Option
- 8.2.5 Editing Commands
- 8.2.6 Running Split From a Command Line
- 8.2.7 Log Files
- 8.3 CardConvert
- 8.1 View Pro
- Section 9. Automating Tasks with Task Master
- Section 10. Utilities Installed with LoggerNet
- Section 11. Utilities Installed with LoggerNet Admin and LoggerNet Remote
- Section 12. Optional Client Applications Available for LoggerNet
- Section 13. Implementing Advanced Communications Links
- Section 14. Troubleshooting Guide
- Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
- Appendix B. Campbell Scientific File Formats
- B.1 PC File Data Formats
- B.1.1 Comma Separated
- B.1.2 ASCII Printable
- B.1.3 TOACI1
- B.1.4 TOA5
- B.1.5 TOB1
- B.1.6 Array Compatible CSV
- B.1.7 CSIXML
- B.1.7.1 A Short Introduction to XML
- B.1.7.2 File Syntax
- B.1.7.3 The csixml Element
- B.1.7.3.1 The head Element
- B.1.7.3.1.1 The environment Element
- B.1.7.3.1.2 The fields Element
- B.1.7.3.1.2.1 The field Element
- B.1.7.3.2 The data Element
- B.1.7.3.2.1 The r (record) Element
- B.1.7.3.2.1.1 The v (value) Element
- B.1.7.4 File Example
- B.1.8 CSIJSON
- B.2 Datalogger Data Formats
- B.3 Binary Data Value Types
- B.4 Converting Binary File Formats
- B.5 RTMS Format Description
- B.1 PC File Data Formats
- Appendix C. Table-Based Dataloggers
- Appendix D. Software Organization
- Appendix E. Log Files
- Appendix F. Calibration and Zeroing
- Appendix G. Importing Files into Excel
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