Campbell Scientific CPEC200 Closed-Path Eddy-Covariance System User Manual

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Appendix A. CPEC200 Diagnostics

Next, compare

scrub_tmpr it to the operating range (5°C to 50°C). The scrub

module will be disabled if it is too cold. The scrub module has a heater that

turns on if

scrub_tmpr falls below 7°C. If the scrub module temperature is

too low, check the operation of the heater which is controlled by public

variable

scrub_heat_ON. For diagnosing a problem using data saved in the

output table

ts_data, the state of fans and heaters is encoded into variable

ControlBits to conserve memory space. See Appendix D, Control Bits. This

value is saved only if saving all diagnostics. Its corresponding variable

scrub_heat_Avg is saved in the averaged output tables (Flux and

Zero_Span). If the heater is on and the scrub module is too cold, check the

ambient temperature. The CPEC200 is rated for temperatures from −30°C to

50°C. If the system is started in cold weather after being turned off for several

hours, it may take up to 20 minutes to warm up to operating temperature.

The scrub module will also be disabled if it is too warm (above 50°C). The

scrub module has a fan that turns on if

scrub_tmpr rises above 45°C. The fan

will stay on until the scrub temperature falls below 40°C. If the scrub module

temperature is too high, check the operation of the fan which is controlled by

public variable

scrub_fan_ON. For diagnosing a problem using data saved in

the output table

ts_data, the state of fans and heaters is encoded into variable

ControlBits to conserve memory space. See Appendix D, Control Bits. This

value is saved only if saving all diagnostics. Its corresponding variable,

scrub_fan_Avg, is saved in the averaged output tables (Flux and Zero_Span).

If the fan is on and the scrub module temperature is too high, check the

ambient temperature. The CPEC200 is rated for ambient temperatures between

–30°C to 50°C.

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