ADS Environmental Services Model 3600 530002 A2 - Manual (Page 27)

3-2 ADS 3600 Flow Monitor O&M Manual
Monitor Operation
A central computer communicates with the QS3600 using a telephone line and
modem. QuadraScan software must be installed on the computer, and site
configuration information must be defined before the QS3600 flow monitor can be
activated (see Chapter 5, “Monitor Installation and Activation,” and the QuadraScan
User’s Guide for more information on using QuadraScan software on the computer).
Site information is entered on the LIF (Location Information File) configuration
screens in QuadraScan. After the site information is defined, the monitor can be
activated.
Monitor Activation
Activating the monitor involves two tasks. First, the computer uses site configuration
information to build BASIC code and variable files for the site. Then, the computer
downloads the BASIC code and variable files to the monitor. The monitor uses the
instructions contained in these files to
l activate the depth and velocity sensors and read the values they gather,
l store data on the processor board for retrieval by the computer and
QuadraScan software,
l record pulses from a rain gauge,
l send signals to a sampler, and
l monitor the status of selected events, initiate telephone calls to the event
notification station, and report event status changes.
The computer and QuadraScan software
l activate the monitor,
l collect data from monitor memory,
l process the data to determine flow rates,
l generate graphical and tabular reports of the flow rates,
l store data on the computer's hard disk files,
l synchronize the monitor clock with the computer master clock upon activation,
l maintain a hardware log of all conversations between the computer and the
monitor,
l maintain an exception log of computer/monitor conversations that have had
problems, and
l perform diagnostics.