Campbell Scientific PC208 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 28)

SECTION 1. PC208E
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1.3.5 MONITOR MODE(S)
A station must be active before data can be
collected for display. The station will be called
and brought on-line if it is not already.
Select REALTIME | MONITOR and the
numerical monitor screen will be displayed.
While in the numerical monitor, the
graphical monitor, or the location editor
screens, the mouse is not active.
See Section 3.3 (GRAPHTERM) of the PC208
manual for monitor mode descriptions.
Terminating a call
The REALTIME | HANGUP option terminate the
link to the current station.
1.3.6 SETTING/CHECKING THE DATALOGGER
CLOCK
A station must be active before its clock can be
set. The station will be called and brought on-
line if it is not already.
Select TOOLS | CLOCK SET Select CHK to
compare the datalogger clock to the PC clock.
Select SET to set the datalogger clock and date
according to the PC clock. Select CANCEL to
close the dialog box.
Setting the datalogger clock should be done
with caution as the data storage is driven by
the datalogger clock.
1.3.7 SENDING AND RECEIVING DATALOGGER
PROGRAM (DLD) FILES
Note: EDLOG is a datalogger program
editor used to create datalogger program
(DLD) files.
A station must be active before programs can
be transferred. The station will be called and
brought on-line if it is not already.
Select TOOLS | SEND DATALOGGER PROG
to send a program to the datalogger. Select the
datalogger program to send with the displayed
file dialog box.
Caution: Sending a program to the
datalogger stops its current program and
may erase all the data in the datalogger!
ALWAYS collect any needed data from the
datalogger before sending a program!
Select TOOLS | RECEIVE DATALOGGER
PROG to retrieve and save the program from
the datalogger. Enter the file name for the
datalogger program with the displayed file
dialog box.
Normally the program is only retrieved if the
original EDLOG program is not available (e.g.
the program was entered with the datalogger
keyboard display).
Do not overwrite the DLD file created by
EDLOG as it may contain label information
not found in the DLD file received from the
datalogger.
Retrieving programs over a radio (RF) link
or over marginal links is not recommended.
1.3.8 DATA COLLECTION (SINGLE STATION)
A station must be active before data can be
collected. The station will be called and brought
on-line if it is not already.
Select DATA COLLECTION | CALL NOW
(CURRENT STN). All uncollected data (up to
all the data in the station) will be collected from
the active station. The file will be appended to a
file with the station name and a ‘DAT’ extension.
The data will be stored in the format specified in
the station file. Two formats are supported; an
ASCII comma separated format or a binary
format.
Additional data formats and collection options
are available by collecting data with a schedule
rather than on-line. See Section 3.1 for other
options.
Some station file options used with
scheduled collection are not completely
compatible with options used for on-line
collection. See Section 3.1