Wavetronix Command Collector (CMD-DCx) - User Guide User Manual

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CHAPTER 4 • SENSOR TOOLBAR

The sensor interval is located in the Intrvl column on the sensor list. Sensor intervals are

limited by sensor firmware. Consult the sensor documentation to determine the acceptable

sensor intervals.

To specify the sensor interval:
1 Enter an interval value in the Set Sensor Interval To: field. If the sensor is configured

so that it uses the sensor interval as the collection interval, the sensor and collection

intervals will automatically be set to the same value.

2 Click the Set Sensor Interval button. Once the interval is set, the results will be listed

for each sensor.

Note

Some sensor types do not support changing the sensor interval remotely. Consult
the individual driver documentation to see if changing the sensor interval via Collec-
tor is acceptable.

The collection interval represents how often Collector attempts to connect to the sensor and

download the latest data packets. The collection interval is located in the Fq column on the

sensor list.

Note

Some sensors can store only the most recent data packets. In these cases, if the
collection interval differs from the sensor interval, data will be lost. Likewise, some
sensors have very limited memory for older data packets; therefore, large collec-
tion intervals might result in missed data (if the interim time exceeds the sensor’s
capacity to store older data packets).

You can only specify one interval at a time. If Collector uses the sensor interval as the col-

lection interval, any value entered into the Set Collection Interval To: field will be disre-

garded. By default, Collector keeps the collection interval the same as the sensor interval

unless instructed otherwise. Consult individual sensor documentation to find acceptable

collection intervals for Collector.

If a sensor allows collection intervals to be larger than sensor intervals, the sensor will col-

lect several data packets prior to Collector connecting and downloading the most recent

data (the data after the most recent collection interval).

To specify the collection interval:
1 Enter an interval value in the Set Collection Interval To: field. If the sensor is config-

ured so that it uses the sensor interval as the collection interval, any value entered into