Campbell Scientific PConnect Software for Palm™ OS PDAs - Manual (Page 7)

PConnect for the Palm Handheld
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1. Introduction
Welcome to PConnect for the Palm Handheld support software for Campbell
Scientific's dataloggers. PConnect version 3.3 supports our mixed array
dataloggers (CR10(X), CR500/510, CR23X, 21X, and CR7) as well as our
PakBus capable dataloggers (CR10X-PB, CR23X-PB, CR510-PB, CR800/850,
CR1000, CR3000, and CR200 Series).
PConnect software allows you to connect your Palm handheld to a Campbell
Scientific datalogger to perform all of the standard datalogger support
functions, including:
• check and set the datalogger clock
• send and receive datalogger programs
• view and edit input locations and labels
• set flags and ports
• collect data
• view data in tabular and graphical displays
• access the datalogger’s remote keyboard mode through a terminal
interface
PConnect stores collected datalogger data in the Palm handheld’s internal
memory or its memory expansion card. Using the data viewing feature, you
can view this data while at the site. When the Palm handheld is HotSync’d
with the desktop computer, this data is moved to a specified data folder on the
PC. New data from each station is appended to any existing data file on the PC
with the same station name.
The HotSync process also synchronizes datalogger program files (*.DLD,
*.FSL, *.CR*, and *.BIN) between the PC and Palm device. Files copied to
the Palm device's PConnect\palmname folder will automatically be transferred
to the Palm during the next synchronization process. Using this process, you
can store program files on the Palm device, and subsequently send them to the
datalogger. With mixed array dataloggers, labels from an FSL file that
matches the DLD file name will be used when viewing data. In most instances
you can also retrieve programs from dataloggers to the Palm device, and use
the HotSync process to copy them to the PC. If two different programs—one
on the Palm device and another in PConnect’s programs folder on the PC—
have the same name when you HotSync, the DLD on the PC will overwrite the
DLD on the Palm device.
1 PConnect is a trademark of MeasureTek, Inc., Palm OS and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc.
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