YSI Data Scout Advanced - Manual (Page 6)

Figure 1.0
The main Data Scout Advanced window has a typical Windows
®
menu bar and status bar at the top and a single visual control (e.g., a
button). The middle of the window contains a spreadsheet-like table, also called the Site Net Map. It displays Level Scouts defined for
the current site network. Each displayed “row” of this table defines a single transducer and shows all the data obtained by configuring
and querying it. These data rows are listed under a header row with various labeled columns. There are also some “hidden” controls
or menus in the window, accessed by clicking the status bar, by clicking the Site Net description label, or by right clicking the Site Net
Map. Useful ToolTips may be obtained for most labels and controls by hovering the mouse over them. Finally, the bottom of the
window contains a special MenuTip status bar
.
The menu items on the main Data Scout Advanced window control all site-network specific or software specific configuration
functions, such as:
„ Configure a New site net, Save (or copy) the current site net to a default (or named) file, or Open a previously-
defined and named site net files.
„ Select transducers (individually or in random groups) for use by other major menu functions (such as Delete,
Query, Run and Test).
„ Add, Insert, Delete or Edit the rows for individual transducers (and their various parameters) on the current site net.
„ Query all, individual, or selected groups of transducers on the current site net. This simple function checks that
transducers are operable by reading (and displaying) their “basic” ID string data. A single button queries all
transducers at the same time.
„ Configure one-time setup operations for Data Scout Advanced such as: defining a suitable text editor for viewing all
Data Scout Advanced generated data files,
defining where the Data Scout Advanced “online” operations manual is
located, or defining where Data Scout Advanced-generated files are archived for backup purposes.
The first (leftmost) column of the Site Net Map contains a relative transducer # (labeled Xdcr.) used as a notation for that row’s
transducer on various other windows and reports. This is followed by two other user-defined columns including: an optional
transducer name (up to 16 characters) and a required unique transducer address. Once a transducer is queried, various ID parameters
are read from it. These fill in other columns of the map with transducer model #, transducer serial #, and other internal ID
information. Thus, the Site Net Map shows all the defined (functioning or not) transducers that are currently defined on the selected
point-to-point connection (for a single transducer) or on the serial multi-drop network (for multiple transducers).
Other site-specific information (i.e., protocol, serial port #, serial setup parameters, site net file name, and the edited/saved status of the
originating .net file) is summarized on a label displayed just above the Site Net Map. Clicking this label (or selecting Xducer Site
Network from the Configure drop down menu) opens the dialog window shown in figure 1.1. This window shows the site network’s
protocol and serial port communication parameters. The default settings for all Level Scouts are SDI-12 protocol and 19200 baud.
Although the user may change the baud rate, the Level Scout will always communicate using SDI-12 protocol. If the user changes any
of these parameters the OK button is enabled to allow saving the changes.
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