Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 13)

Section 1. Introduction
PC400 is a software application used to set up, configure, and retrieve data
from Campbell Scientific dataloggers. This software application runs on
Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 platforms.
PC400 software supports programming, communication, and data collection
for the “CRBasic dataloggers”, including the CR200/205, CR800, CR1000,
CR3000, CR5000, and CR9000. PC400 also supports the “Edlog dataloggers”,
such as the CR500, CR510, CR10, CR10X, 21X, CR23X, and CR7
dataloggers, with mixed-array, table-data, and PakBus operating systems where
available for a particular datalogger. Communications technologies supported
include “direct connect” (or “RS-232” via local serial cable, short haul
modems, or other “transparent” links), telephone, TAPI, TCP/IP, VHF/UHF
radios, RF400-series spread spectrum radios, and multidrop modems (MD9
and MD485).
PC400 is an ideal solution for users desiring easy-to-use reliable data collection
software over a single telecommunications medium, who do not rely on
scheduled data collection or graphical real-time displays.
1.1 PC400 Overview
1.1.1 Main Screen
The main screen for PC400 provides three tabs for communications functions
(Clock/Program, Monitor Data, and Collect Data), as well as buttons to
launch utilities for working with data files (View, Split, and CardConvert)
and for generating or editing datalogger programs (Short Cut, CRBasic, and
Edlog). There is also a button to launch the Device Configuration Utility (or
DevConfig). DevConfig is used to send new operating systems to dataloggers
and other devices, and to configure the settings in the dataloggers/devices.
These screens and utilities are also accessible from the PC400 menu, as are
other tools, such as a terminal emulator, PakBus Graph, and LogTool, a
program to view and store communication logs. Each application has its own
extensive help.
Two additional stand-alone utilities are installed with PC400 and can be
opened from the Windows Start menu, Programs | Campbell Scientific |
PC400 | Utilities. These utilities are Transformer and File Format Convert.
(CardConvert and Device Configuration Utility can also be opened from this
menu.)
Transformer is a utility to convert Edlog programs to CRBasic programs.
Conversions from CR10X to CR800 or CR1000, CR510 to CR800 or CR1000,
and CR23X to CR3000 are supported. File Format Convert is used to convert
data files from one format to another.
1.1.2 Clock/Program and the EZSetup Wizard
Setting up the PC400 datalogger network is a relatively simple process with the
EZSetup Wizard, which guides you through the steps necessary to add and
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