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Section 7. Creating and Editing Datalogger Programs

7.2.3.6 Integration

Some dataloggers have parameters available in their measurement instructions

to provide integration for rejection of noise due to AC electrical signals. These

parameters will be used by Short Cut if possible, but the frequency of this noise

varies. In most of North America, the AC frequency is 60 Hz. However, in

many countries the frequency is 50 Hz. If you know the frequency of this AC

noise, you can select one or the other frequency. Fast (250 µs) integration

should be used when you need an execution speed that cannot be accomplished

using one of the other options. This setting remains in effect for other

programs generated by Short Cut until you change it.

7.2.3.7 Font

This setting is accessed from the Options menu item of the Tools menu. Use

this setting to change the appearance of the font used by Short Cut. Most

windows other than the wiring descriptions (which require a non-proportional

font to make sure wiring diagrams are aligned) will use this font.

7.2.3.8 Set Working Directory

This setting is accessed from the Options menu item of the Tools menu. This

setting changes the directory that Short Cut offers as a default for your

programs. Upon installation, the default is set to C:\CampbellSci\SCWIN.

7.2.3.9 Enable Creation of Custom Sensor Files

This setting is accessed from the Options menu item of the Tools menu. It

allows the user to create custom sensor files as described in Section 7.2.6,

Custom Sensor Files.

7.2.4 Editing Programs Created by Short Cut

Short Cut is very flexible and has many features. It does not, however, support

all of the functionality in Campbell Scientific dataloggers. Some users will

need to develop programs with capabilities beyond that offered by Short Cut,

but will want to take advantage of the library of instructions and settings

known to a program generator in order to get a head start.

For Edlog dataloggers, the easiest method is to Document the DLD file from

within Edlog (discussed later in this section). Short Cut creates a .DLD file to

send to the datalogger that includes input location and final storage labels.

Documenting a .DLD file causes Edlog to use the same labels and to show you

the individual instructions being used to carry out the program. You can then

add and delete instructions from within Edlog to add functionality to the

program. Short Cut cannot import the files created by Edlog, however. Short

Cut reads only its own SCW-formatted files.

For CRBasic dataloggers, you can use the CRBasic Editor to open the .CR#

files directly. Again, Short Cut will not be able to open the files you’ve edited

with the CRBasic Editor, since they are not an SCW file.

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