Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 14)

Section 1. Introduction
enter settings for dataloggers. Once a datalogger is added to the list, you can
choose the Edit button to change those settings, again with the EZSetup
Wizard. Progress through the wizard is shown on the left side of the screen,
with steps for choosing a datalogger, defining the communications path
between the computer and the datalogger, fine tuning settings for the
datalogger (e.g., baud rate or security code), testing communications, checking
or setting the clock, and finally sending a program or associating an already
running program file.
1.1.3 Monitor Data
Once you’ve added and connected to a datalogger, the Monitor Data tab
switches to a view that lets you monitor the latest values. These can either be
the input locations or variables being updated each execution of the datalogger
program or the latest data stored in the datalogger’s final storage memory.
For table-based (“TD”, “PB”, or CRBasic) dataloggers, this screen displays the
last record in final storage and updates it as new data is stored in the
datalogger. Note that this data is only for display purposes; it is not
automatically stored to a file on the PC. For mixed-array dataloggers, only the
last array that was actually collected to a file is displayed and this data is not
automatically updated; you must manually initiate another collection.
The Monitor Data tab also lets you edit input locations, public variables, ports,
and flags.
1.1.4 Collect Data
Once a program is storing data in the datalogger you can collect a copy of that
data to a file on the PC. The Collect Data tab shows a list of the final storage
areas or tables in the datalogger. You can either retrieve the uncollected data,
appending it to a file on the PC, or you can retrieve all of the data from the
datalogger, overwriting the file on the PC if it already exists. (Any file in that
directory with the same name will be moved to the Windows Recycle Bin.) A
browse button lets you choose a folder and file name for the data.
1.1.5 View
View is also launched from a button on PC400’s main screen. View lets you
examine data files collected to the PC, and displays data in a tabular format by
record or array. A graph can be displayed to show an unlimited number of
traces.
1.1.6 Split
A button on PC400’s main screen launches Split, a stand-alone application
used to post process data files on the PC and generate reports. It can be used to
separate mixed-array data files into individual files based on the array ID,
merge data from multiple stations into one file, perform calculations, and
change date/time formats. Split can create reports or new files for input to other
data analysis and display applications, including html formats.
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