Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 191)

Section 6. Network Status and
Resolving Communication Problems
LoggerNet provides several tools for monitoring the status of a datalogger network and
troubleshooting communication problems within that network.
The Status Monitor screen provides a way to monitor communications statistics. Statistics
are displayed for data collection attempts and communication failures. PakBus Graph
provides a visual representation of the devices in a PakBus network and lets you edit
PakBus device setting. The Log Tools utility provides a way to read communication logs
more easily. The Troubleshooter highlights potential problems in a communication
network and provides access to a Communications Test and other troubleshooting tools.
The LoggerNet Server Monitor is used to monitor the communication log for a remote
instance of LoggerNet or when LoggerNet is being run as a service.
Note that a Troubleshooting section is also provided in Section 14, Troubleshooting Guide.
6.1 Status Monitor
The Status Monitor is opened by pressing the Status Monitor button from the
LoggerNet Toolbar. The leftmost column of the Status Monitor displays the
network map showing the devices in the network. Statistics for each device are
displayed in columns to the right. The display defaults with the most
commonly monitored statistics for each device and can be customized by the
user. See below for a description of the statistics and their meaning.
Information in the Status Monitor window can be sorted by column. Click on a
column heading to sort the devices. For instance, if the Network Map column
is clicked once, the devices will be sorted alphabetically by name. Clicking the
column a second time will sort the devices in reverse alphabetical order, and a
third time will restore the Network map to its original order.
Sorting on a column in the Status window can be an effective means to locate
trouble spots, particularly with a large network. For example, sorting on the
Avg Err% column can bring all those stations with high average error rates to
the top, in order from highest average error rate to lowest average error rate.
Sorting on Collection State can group the stations according to secondary retry
mode, primary retry mode, normal collection schedule, and schedule off.
Sorting on the Holes statistic can indicate the dataloggers having collection
difficulties. Once you have located a station with difficulties, you can right-
click on the station and select TroubleShooter to launch the diagnostic tool for
the station.
Above the display area is a row of buttons providing quick access to many of
the functions available in the Status Monitor (these buttons are discussed in
subsequent sections). Below the display area is the current LoggerNet server
time, an indication of the disk space available on the computer, and a check
box for Pause Schedule. Checking Pause Schedule suspends scheduled data
collection for all of the dataloggers in the network. This can be useful when
trying to isolate specific problems.
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