Campbell Scientific PConnectCE Software for Pocket PC PDAs User Manual

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PConnectCE for the Pocket PC Handhelds

upon the level of security, even to connect to the datalogger. Refer to the
datalogger's user manual for complete information on security codes.

NOTE

Security is not available for the CR200 datalogger.

A Program File can be associated with a mixed array datalogger to provide
labels for the input locations when viewing them on the Measurements tab.
(Note: only DLD files created with Edlog version 2.0 and greater will have
these labels stored in the DLD.) If a program is already running in the
datalogger and you have a copy of the DLD on the handheld, you can associate
the program with the station. When you download a new program to the
datalogger using PConnectCE, you will be asked if you want the label
descriptions to be changed to reflect the new program. Note that PakBus
dataloggers store their measurement labels internally so this field is not
available.

If the datalogger being set up is a PakBus datalogger (CR10XPB, CR510PB,
CR23XPB, CR200 Series, CR1000, CR800/850, or CR3000), the Settings
window will have a field for the datalogger's PakBus Address. The default
address for a PakBus datalogger is 1, though this address can be any value
between 1 and 4094. To retrieve the PakBus address from a datalogger, press
the Settings button. PConnectCE will query the datalogger and display some
control codes. The datalogger's PakBus address will automatically be inserted
in the PakBus Address field during this inquiry process.

PConnectCE must also have a PakBus address. By default, this value is 4091.
Refer to Section 4.6 for additional information.

The communication mode can be specified by selecting it from the
Communication field. PConnectCE supports direct serial communication
(COM1 through COM8), Infrared, Bluetooth, and point-to-multipoint RF400
radio communication (see Section 3) in a Transparent RF network.

Infrared communication is not available for the CR200
datalogger.

NOTE

The communications protocol for RF4xx radios must be set to Transparent.
PConnectCE will not be able to connect reliably with the dataloggers if PakBus
Aware or PakBus Node is selected. When the RF400 is selected, an RF Net
Address and an RF Radio Address must be entered. These two settings must
reflect the settings in the remote RF400 radio. PConnectCE will temporarily
set the RF base modem's addresses to the addresses specified, and then return
them to the previous values after you disconnect.

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