Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 15)

Section 1. Introduction
1.1.7 CardConvert
CardConvert is a utility to retrieve binary data from Compact Flash cards
containing CR1000 or CR3000 data, and convert the data to an ASCII file.
1.1.8 Short Cut
Short Cut is a datalogger program “generator.” You only need to select the
datalogger type, sensors, and desired outputs, and then Short Cut creates the
program file to send to the datalogger. Users don’t need to learn about the
individual programming instructions. Short Cut includes support for
multiplexers and a limited number of other peripherals, and it provides a wiring
diagram that you can print to leave in the field with the datalogger.
Short Cut can also be an excellent way to learn about new programming
languages. Users familiar with programming for Edlog dataloggers can
generate similar programs for CRBasic dataloggers to begin learning about
programming in CRBasic, as the CRBasic programs created by Short Cut can
be loaded directly into the CRBasic Editor for inspection or editing.
1.1.9 CRBasic Editor
The CRBasic Editor is also a program editor, but for the CRBasic dataloggers,
including the CR200/205, CR800, CR1000, CR3000, CR5000, and CR9000.
Instructions are included for declarations, data tables, measurements/control,
processing/math, operators, output, and program control. Extensive assistance
and program examples are provided in the Help.
1.1.10 Edlog
Edlog is a program editor, a software tool to create and modify datalogger
programs at the instruction level. Edlog supports the CR500, CR510, CR10,
CR10X, 21X, CR23X, and CR7 dataloggers, for any of their operating
systems, including mixed-array, table-data, and PakBus where available for a
particular datalogger. Instructions are included for sensor measurement,
intermediate processing, program and peripheral control, and output
processing. The built-in precompiler provides error checking and warns of
potential problems in the program. Edlog also gives access to other datalogger
settings, such as PakBus addresses, power-up settings, etc., that can be sent in
the datalogger program instead of entered via a keyboard/display.
1.2 What’s New in Version 4?
Version 4.0 of PC400 includes a new data file viewer, View. View maintains
the ease of use of our previous data file viewer with enhanced capabilities,
including the ability to view an unlimited number of traces on a graph.
You also now have the ability to launch the Device Configuration Utility from
PC400’s toolbar.
Starting in version 4.1 the CRBasic Editor has the capability to open a read-
only copy of any file. This gives you the ability to open multiple copies of a
program and examine multiple areas of a very large program at the same time.
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