Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 221)

Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
Q
Quiescent Mode – Often referred to as “sleep mode” – a low power state
between program execution intervals.
R
Real-Time Clock – All dataloggers have an internal clock. The date and time
information from this clock are used in the time stamp for stored data. The
datalogger’s execution interval and timer are synchronized with the clock.
Some Edlog dataloggers (CR10X, CR510, and CR23X) and all CRBasic
dataloggers have battery backups that maintain the clock even when 12V
power is not available.
Record – A group of data values output at the same time to the same data
table. Records are written in response to the Data Table Instruction (84) in TD
dataloggers or the DataTable declaration in CRBasic dataloggers. The
individual fields within each record are determined by the Output Processing
instructions following the instruction that created the data table.
RecNbr – An entry in a table that shows the sequential record number in the
table.
Remote Site – Typically where a datalogger is located at the other end of a
communications link. Also can refer to the site where a radio (RF) repeater is
located.
Repeater – a radio (RF) site that relays packets of information to a remote site.
Used to extend the range of radio transmissions. Most remote datalogger sites
with radios can act as repeaters.
Retries – When a transaction or communication between two devices or
programs fails, the transaction or communication can often be triggered to
repeat until it succeeds.
Retrieval – (see Data Retrieval).
RF – Radio Frequency.
RTDM – Real Time Data Monitor software. A very sophisticated graphical
data display application that gets data from either data files or the
communication server’s data cache. RTDM is a stand-alone application.
RTMC – Real Time Monitoring and Control software. A client application to
the communications server that displays data from the server’s data cache
(only) and updates as new data is collected. RTMC is relatively easy to set up,
and ships with LoggerNet.
RTMS – Real-Time Monitoring Software. A software application designed by
Campbell Scientific for fast real-time data acquisition. RTMS included both
communications and graphical display features and was designed for IBM’s
OS/2 PC operating system and replaced by LoggerNet, RTMC and RTDM.
S
Scan Interval – See Execution Interval.
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