YSI Level Scout - Manual (Page 12)

ƒ Now that the PC communications settings have been made, click the Auto Disc. button to initiate a search for attached
transducers. Data Scout Advanced will indicate the status as it searches through all SDI-12 addresses (0-9, A-Z, a-z) on the
network for attached transducers. Note that the default unit address for each Level Scout is 0 (zero) when it is shipped from
the factory.
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3.1.2 RESTART OF DATA SCOUT ADVANCED
If Data Scout Advanced had been previously executed, a memory of the last session will be stored on the PC. When Data Scout
Advanced is restarted, it will default to the previous session’s communications settings (protocol, baud rate, and port). Likewise,
Data Scout Advanced will assume that the attached transducers from the previous session are still attached. Note that at this point
the Auto Disc. button will change to the Query button. Use the Query button to make sure that the transducers are still connected
(figure 3.3). If a previously installed transducer has been replaced by a different transducer, Data Scout Advanced will identify the
newly installed transducer and update the Site Net to reflect information for this new transducer
.
To clear the Data Scout Advanced history from the previous session, select File and New Site Net. This will return the display to the
Auto Disc. state with no transducers listed. To open an existing named site net, select File, then Open Site Net.
3.1.3 VIEWING LIVE DATA
Once Data Scout Advanced has discovered the attached Level Scouts, it is ready to acquire live data. This live data is captured in
what is referred to as the Run window. To launch the Run window, select the Run drop down menu and then select either All
Xducers or HiLi Xducer(s) as shown in figure 3.4. Selecting All Xducers launches a Run window with data for all identified
transducers in the main screen. Selecting HiLi Xducer(s) will launch the Run window for only the selected (highlighted) transducers
in the Site Net. The following sections describe the Run window controls related to acquiring, displaying, and optionally recording
live data.
Tip
Once Data Scout Advanced finds all attached transducers, click the Stop button
to terminate the search for additional transducers.
Tip
The measurement fields acquired and displayed from the attached Level Scout(s) can be changed by selecting the Acquire
menu item from the Run window. Measurement fields listed at the bottom of the drop-down menu may be checked or
unchecked as desired.
Figure 3.3
Figure 3.4