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Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software User Manual

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Section 4. Setting up Datalogger Networks

When the device is connected in the Connect Screen and the time limit

approaches, a dialog box is displayed warning the user that Max Time On-Line

is about to be exceeded. The dialog box has

Reset Max Time and Don’t Reset

buttons. If the

Reset Max Time button is pressed, the Max Time On-Line

counter will be reset. If the

Don’t Reset button is pressed or if no button is

pressed, the connection will be terminated when Max Time On-Line is

reached.

The format for this field is 00 h(ours) 00 m(inutes) 00 s(econds).

If you are using LoggerNet Admin or LoggerNet Remote 4.0 and

using the Connect Screen to connect to a remote server that is

running an older version of LoggerNet, the behavior will be

different than described above. When connecting to a LoggerNet

3.4.1 server, you will be disconnected with no advanced warning

when Max Time On-Line is reached. A message will be displayed

indicating that Max Time On-Line has been reached. When

connecting to servers older than LoggerNet 3.4.1, the behavior

will be variable. Generally, you will be disconnected at some

point, but the timing of the disconnect will not be predictable.

Maximum Baud Rate – Select the arrow to the right of this field to choose a

maximum baud rate for communication with this device. Note that the actual

rate of communication may be limited by the capability of other devices in the

communications chain.

Advanced
Extra Response Time – In this field, specify the additional time that

LoggerNet should delay before terminating the communications link if there is

no response from the RF95T. Additional time may be needed in instances

where the communications link is noisy or network traffic is heavy.

Maximum Packet Size – Data is transferred in “chunks” called packets. For

most devices the default value is 2048 byes. The value entered in this field can

be changed in 32 byte increments. If a communications link is marginal,

reducing the packet size may improve reliability.

RF Polling Interval – The time interval on which the RF network should be

queried for data. The interval cannot be greater than 20 minutes.

RF Poll Offset –The time into the Polling Interval that the RFBase should

query the RFRemotes for new data. The data is held in the RFBase’s buffer

until it is queried by LoggerNet for the data.

Computer Offset – The time into the Polling Interval that LoggerNet should

query the RFBase for data.

Computer Poll Interval – The time interval on which LoggerNet will contact

the RFBase-TD for data. When this setting is at its default value of 0,

LoggerNet will contact the RFBase-TD at the RF Polling Interval plus the

Computer Offset. If this setting is changed to a non-zero value, LoggerNet will

query the RFBase-TD for data at this interval. The timing of the queries will

be based on the Computer Offset.

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