Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 391)

Section 9. Automating Tasks with Task
Master
The Task Master is an application that is used to set up a Task that can be run on a defined
schedule or based upon a data collection event from a datalogger. A Task can be data
collection from another datalogger, FTP of a collected file, or anything that can be
executed in a computing environment, such as a command line operation, a program
executable, a batch file, or a script.
The Task Master is often used to post-process data files using Split after data has been
collected from a station. It can also be used to launch third party software utilities such as
a command line FTP client to send data to the Internet or a phone dialer to call a pager or
phone upon an alarm condition.
Also note that when running LoggerNet as a service, tasks being run by the Task Master
cannot interact with the desktop. Therefore, any tasks set up in the Task Master should not
require any user interaction.
9.1 Task Master
The Task Master sets up and manages the optional user-defined tasks
associated with data collection. Tasks can be set up to trigger data collection
or execute batch file scripts or programs based on a variety of data collection
events. Tasks may also be scheduled based on time intervals or on the
calendar.
The Task Master can be opened from the main category on the LoggerNet
Toolbar.
When the Task Master is opened, all of the dataloggers in the network, and any
tasks that may have already been defined, are displayed on the left side of the
window.
There are two types of Tasks that can be created: a Scheduled task and an Add
After task. If a task is shown attached to a datalogger as Task_1 in the
example below, the task execution will be based on a datalogger collection
event. Task_2 is not linked with a datalogger and will run as a scheduled
event.
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