Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 8)

Table of Contents
7.2 Creating a Program Using Short Cut................................................ 7-2
7.2.1 Step 1 – Create a New File or Open Existing File..................... 7-2
7.2.2 Step 2 – Select Datalogger and Specify Scan Interval .............. 7-3
7.2.3 Step 3 – Choose Sensors to Monitor ......................................... 7-6
7.2.4 Step 4 – Setup Output Tables .................................................. 7-13
7.2.5 Step 5 – Generate the Program in the Format Required by
the Datalogger...................................................................... 7-16
7.3 Short Cut Settings........................................................................... 7-17
7.3.1 Program Security..................................................................... 7-17
7.3.2 Datalogger ID.......................................................................... 7-17
7.3.3 Power-up Settings ................................................................... 7-18
7.3.4 Select CR200 Compiler........................................................... 7-18
7.3.5 Sensor Support ........................................................................ 7-18
7.3.6 Integration ............................................................................... 7-19
7.3.7 Font ......................................................................................... 7-19
7.3.8 Set Working Directory ............................................................ 7-19
7.3.9 Enable Creation of Custom Sensor Files................................. 7-19
7.4 Editing Programs Created by Short Cut ......................................... 7-19
7.5 New Sensor Files............................................................................ 7-20
7.6 Custom Sensor Files....................................................................... 7-20
8. Datalogger Program Creation with Edlog............. 8-1
8.1 Overview .......................................................................................... 8-1
8.1.1 Creating a New Edlog Program................................................. 8-2
8.1.1.1 Program Structure........................................................... 8-4
8.1.1.2 Edlog File Types............................................................. 8-5
8.1.1.3 Inserting Instructions into the Program .......................... 8-6
8.1.1.4 Entering Parameters for the Instructions ........................ 8-6
8.1.1.5 Program
Comments ........................................................ 8-7
8.1.1.6 Expressions..................................................................... 8-7
8.1.2 Editing an Existing Program ................................................... 8-12
8.1.2.1 Editing Comments, Instructions, and Expressions ....... 8-13
8.1.2.2 Cut, Copy, Paste, and Clipboard Options ..................... 8-13
8.1.3 Library Files ............................................................................ 8-14
8.1.4 Documenting a DLD File ........................................................ 8-14
8.1.5 Display
Options....................................................................... 8-14
8.1.5.1 Graphical Toolbar......................................................... 8-14
8.1.5.2 Renumbering the Instructions....................................... 8-15
8.1.5.3 Compress VIEW........................................................... 8-15
8.1.5.4 Indention....................................................................... 8-16
8.2 Input Locations............................................................................... 8-16
8.2.1 Entering Input Locations ......................................................... 8-16
8.2.2 Repetitions............................................................................... 8-17
8.2.3 Input
Location Editor .............................................................. 8-17
8.2.4 Input Location Anomalies ....................................................... 8-19
8.3 Final Storage Labels....................................................................... 8-20
8.4 Datalogger Settings Stored in the DLD File................................... 8-21
8.4.1 Program Security..................................................................... 8-22
8.4.1.1 Setting Passwords in the DLD...................................... 8-22
8.4.1.2 Disabling
Passwords..................................................... 8-22
8.4.2 Final Storage Area 2................................................................ 8-22
8.4.3 DLD File Labels...................................................................... 8-22
8.4.3.1 Mixed-array Dataloggers.............................................. 8-22
8.4.3.2 Table-Based Dataloggers.............................................. 8-23
8.4.4 Power Up Settings/Compile Settings ...................................... 8-23
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