12 md9 base, Md9 base -32 – Campbell Scientific LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software User Manual

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Section 4. Setting up Datalogger Networks

LoggerNet to use a default verify interval of 2.5 times the beacon interval. If

the beacon interval is also zero, the default verify interval is 5 minutes.

The format for this field is 00 h(ours) 00 m(inutes) 00 s(econds).

Advanced
Extra Response Time – The amount of additional time, in seconds, that

LoggerNet should wait for this device to respond. Note that Extra Response

Time is cumulative for all devices in the network.

PakBus Address – This field reflects the address of the LoggerNet server.

BMP1 Station ID – The address that will be used for the device in the BMP1

network. When adding a new device to the network, this field will not show up

until after the Apply button has been pressed. The ID will be assigned

automatically by LoggerNet, but can be changed by the user. This allows the

user to designate unique addresses for all BMP1 devices across multiple

LoggerNet networks.

4.2.4.12 MD9 Base

The MD9 base modem has only Hardware and Notes tabs.

LoggerNet assumes an MD9 base modem address of 255.

Therefore, the MD9 base modem must have the hardware switch

ID set to 255 for communication to work.

A PakBus datalogger is added to an MD9 network by attaching a

PakBusPortHD to an MD9 Remote. The PakBus datalogger is

then attached to the PakBusPortHD. Note that this communication

link may be slow. It may take several minutes for the link to be

dropped, once communication is complete. Therefore, you will

not be able to make fast transitions between communication links.

Also, the Status Monitor will reflect this communication link as

marginal.

Standard
Communications Enabled – Before communications can take place, all

devices in the chain must have the Communications Enabled box checked.

When this box is selected, communication to the MD9 base is enabled.

Maximum Time On-Line – This field is used to define a time limit for

maintaining a connection to the device. (This may be useful in avoiding costly

communication costs, in the event that a connection to a station is inadvertently

maintained for a long period of time.) Maximum Time On-Line applies to both

scheduled connections and manual connections. However, for manual

connections from the Connect Screen, it is always best to manually disconnect

rather than relying on LoggerNet to disconnect for you.

NOTE

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