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Section 7. Creating and Editing Datalogger Programs

7.4.18.3 Neighbor Filter

This option allows you to list expected neighbors that are available to the

datalogger in the PakBus network. The datalogger will attempt to issue a

“hello” command to all the dataloggers listed in the neighbors filter list, and

will transmit an expected communication interval. The communication

interval is the interval on which the datalogger expects to receive

communication from the neighbors. If communication is not received from a

neighbor within 2.25 times this interval, then the datalogger will attempt to

issue another “hello” command to that datalogger only (thus, creating less

network traffic than the Beacon Interval).

The expected interval is entered into the Communication Interval field in

seconds. The neighbors are defined by entering their addresses into the table.

A range of addresses can be entered by using the Swath field. For example,

entering 1 for the address and 5 for the swath will set up dataloggers with

PakBus addresses 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as neighbors to the current datalogger. This

option is the same as the datalogger’s *D19 mode.

7.4.18.4 Allocate General Purpose File Memory

PakBus dataloggers have the ability to store files transmitted from an NL100 in

a general purpose memory area. This memory area is configured as ring

memory. A value can be entered to specify the number of 64K blocks of

memory that should be used for this purpose. Final storage memory will be

reduced by the amount of memory specified in this option. This option is the

same as the datalogger’s *D16 mode.

7.5 Transformer Utility

The Transformer application converts a datalogger program created in Edlog to

a CRBasic program. With CSI’s introduction of the CR1000, this program was

specifically designed to help ease the transition from programming in Edlog to

programming in CRBasic. Conversion is supported for CR10X to CR800 or

CR1000, CR510 to CR800 or CR1000, and CR23X to CR3000.

7.5.1 Transforming a File

The Transformer utility can be opened from the Program category of the

LoggerNet toolbar.

When the Transformer is first opened, a dialog box is displayed in which to

enter the Source File and the Program File.

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