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Section 5. Real-Time Tools

after associating the file, you may need to recompile the program file with a

version of Edlog that stores this information in the *.dld file.

If you are using Edlog Version 2.0 or greater and labels are still

not available for use, check Edlog’s Options | DLD File Labels

menu item and ensure that labels are being stored in the file when

the program is compiled.

For CR1000, CR3000, and CR800 Series dataloggers, you can use the

Associate Program option (either from the Connect Screen’s Datalogger menu

or from the Setup Screen’s Program tab) to associate a TDF file with a

datalogger. TDF stands for Table Definitions File. When a program is

compiled for a CR1000, CR3000, or CR800 Series datalogger a

program_name.TDF file is created along with the original program file. This

file contains the table definitions for that program. Associating the TDF file

with a datalogger can be useful if communication is taking place over a slow or

unreliable communications link where the attempt to receive table definitions

back from the datalogger fails.

5.1.7 Data Displays

The Connect Screen’s Data Displays provide display screens to monitor

numeric values collected from the datalogger or to view the collected values

graphically.

Data being monitored in a data display is updated as follows:

Mixed Array Dataloggers

Final storage data from mixed array dataloggers is retrieved only when

data collection from the datalogger occurs (initiated manually from the

Connect Screen or based on a schedule). Therefore, the final storage

information on the data displays will be updated only as often as data

collection is performed for these dataloggers. Input locations do not have

to be scheduled for collection to be displayed. When connected, these

values are updated based on the update interval of the display (but limited

by how fast measurements are actually being made in the datalogger).

Table Data Dataloggers

When connected, data from table data dataloggers is updated based on the

Update Interval. (This is referred to as real time monitoring.) Note that

data can be updated no faster than the data values are being generated by

the datalogger. When not connected, data from table data dataloggers is

updated only as often as data collection is performed. (This is referred to

as passive monitoring.) Therefore, for input locations or public variables

to be updated when not connected, they must be included for scheduled

collection.

Updates to the displays can be suspended by selecting Pause Data Displays

from the Connect Screen’s Edit menu. This will stop the updates to all

displays even though new data may be coming in to LoggerNet.

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