Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 121)

Section 4. Setting up Datalogger Networks
Using the Mouse
While the Hand Tool is selected by pressing the hand icon on the toolbar, you
can scroll the drawing canvas by holding down the left mouse button while the
mouse pointer is over a blank area of the canvas and dragging the mouse in the
desired direction.
4.3.2.3 Changing the Canvas Scale
The scale of the drawing canvas can be changed using the toolbar controls
highlighted in the above figure. The red button with the minus symbol
decreases the zoom factor and the green button with the plus symbol increases
the zoom factor. The combo-box to the right of these buttons allows the zoom
factor to be selected directly. The Network Planner expresses zoom factors as
percentages and supports 25%, 50%, 100%, 125%, 150%, 200%, 400%, 800%,
1600%, 3200%, and 6400%.
4.3.3 Adding Stations to the Network
A station can be added to the canvas by first clicking on the appropriate device
type in the Device Palette. The mouse cursor will then change to finger
pointing to a plus sign surrounded by a square drawn with dashed lines. While
the canvas is in this mode, the station will be created when you click on an
empty part of the canvas. When this is done, a new icon for that station will
appear on the canvas. The appearance of that icon will either be a small image
of that station’s root device or a balloon shape depending upon the state of the
View | Show Device Images menu item. The name of the station will be
shown under that station. A default, unique name will be generated when the
station is first created and can be changed by pressing the F2 key while the
station is selected. A station is selected by clicking on it with the left mouse
pointer. The selected station will be highlighted in the Configure Devices list
and will be shown in the Station Summary.
You can delete a station by pressing the Delete key with the station selected.
4.3.4 Adding Peripherals to a Station
The process of adding a peripheral device to a station is similar to that of
creating a station in the first place. You select the appropriate device type for
the peripheral in the Device Palette and then position the mouse cursor over the
top of the station icon. If a compatible interface for connecting to any of the
devices in that station is available, the dashed square around the mouse cursor
will disappear and small “+” icon will appear in the center of that station’s
icon. If you then click the left mouse button, the dialog box shown below will
appear.
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