Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 117)

Section 7. Short Cut Program
Generator
Short Cut (also referred to as SCWIN) is an application for generating programs for
Campbell Scientific’s dataloggers and preconfigured weather stations except the CR7 and
CR9000. Users do not have to know individual program instructions for each datalogger.
Short Cut not only generates a program for the datalogger, but also a wiring diagram that
can be left with the datalogger for field servicing.
7.1 Overview
The Short Cut program generator creates programs for Campbell Scientific
dataloggers in five easy-to-follow steps. Using a wizard-like interface, you
create a new or open an existing program, select the datalogger and specify
how often to make measurements, choose which sensors you wish to measure,
select intervals or trigger conditions on which to store data and what processing
to perform on the raw measurements for final storage, and finally generate the
program. Short Cut also generates a wiring diagram for connecting your
sensors to the datalogger.
Short Cut was designed to help the beginning datalogger programmer create
datalogger programs quickly and easily. Short Cut effectively insulates the
user from having to know the nuances of datalogger programming and the
Edlog versus CRBasic programming languages. It supports the most
commonly sold sensors from Campbell Scientific, as well as generic
measurements (such as differential voltage, bridge, and pulse), commonly used
calculation and control functions (such as heat index calculation, alarm
conditions, and simple controls), and multiplexer analog channel expansion
devices.
Short Cut cannot be used to edit existing Edlog, CRBasic, or Short Cut for
DOS programs. Program editing and more complex datalogger programming
functions should be accomplished using our Edlog or CRBasic Editor
programming tools.
Short Cut was designed with extensive built-in help. Help can be accessed at
any time by pressing the F1 key. There are also Help buttons on most screens.
You can also open the Help by selecting Short Cut Help from Short Cut’s Help
menu. Help for each sensor can be accessed by searching the Help Index or
pressing the Help button from the sensor form.
After generating the program, you can send it to the datalogger from the
Results tab of Short Cut’s Finish screen or from LoggerNet’s Connect Screen
or from PC400, PC200W, or RTDAQ’s Clock/Program tab.
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