Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 163)

Section 9. Datalogger Program
Creation with CRBasic Editor
This section provides information on the CRBasic Editor used to program the Campbell
Scientific CR800, CR1000, CR3000, CR5000, CR9000, and CR200 Series dataloggers.
CRBasic is a full-featured programming language providing the power and flexibility to set
up complex datalogger programs to support demanding measurement tasks.
Datalogger programs can also be created using the Short Cut program generator, see
Section 7, Short Cut Program Generator.
See Section 8, Datalogger Program Creation with Edlog, for information about Edlog, the
program editor for other Campbell Scientific dataloggers.
9.1 Overview
The CRBasic Editor is a programming tool which can be used with the
CR1000, CR3000, CR200 Series, CR800 Series, CR5000, CR9000 and
CR9000X dataloggers. It is intended for use by experienced datalogger
programmers who need more flexibility and control over the datalogger
operation than what can be achieved using Short Cut. This programming
language is similar in syntax, program flow, and logic to the Structured BASIC
programming language.
As shown below, the CRBasic Editor’s main window is divided into three
parts: the Program Entry Window, the Instruction Panel, and the Message area.
The Instruction Panel on the right side is a list that comprises the instructions
for a particular datalogger in the CRBasic language. Instructions can be
selected from this list or entered directly into the Program Entry Window on
the left. The Message area at the bottom becomes visible after a program is
compiled and shows results of the compile and any errors detected.
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