Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 90)

Section 4. Setting up Datalogger Networks
4.2.4.13 MD9 Remote
The MD9 remote is the MD9 modem device that is connected to the datalogger
at the field site. It has Hardware and Notes tabs only.
A PakBus datalogger is added to an MD9 network by attaching a
PakBusPortHD to an MD9 Remote. The PakBus datalogger is
then attached to the PakBusPortHD. Note that this communication
link may be slow. It may take several minutes for the link to be
dropped, once communication is complete. Therefore, you will
not be able to make fast transitions between communication links.
Also, the Status Monitor will reflect this communication link as
marginal.
Standard
Communications Enabled – Before communications can take place, all
devices in the chain must have the Communications Enabled box checked.
When this box is selected, communications to the MD9 modem are enabled.
Address – The hardware for each MD9 modem is configured for a certain
address using internal hardware switches. This address acts as an identification
for the device in an MD9 network. Each MD9 modem in the network must
have a unique address; this number is entered in the Address field.
Maximum Time On-Line – This field is used to define a time limit for
maintaining a connection to the device. (This may be useful in avoiding costly
communication costs, in the event that a connection to a station is inadvertently
maintained for a long period of time.) Maximum Time On-Line applies to both
scheduled connections and manual connections. However, for manual
connections from the Connect Screen, it is always best to manually disconnect
rather than relying on LoggerNet to disconnect for you.
When the device is contacted on a schedule, communication with the device
will be terminated once this time limit is exceeded. A value of 0 in this field
indicates that there is no time limit on maintaining a connection to the device.
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).
NOTE
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