Campbell Scientific PC208 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 32)

SECTION 1. PC208E
1-8
1.8 TELCOM AND GT COMPATIBILITY
PC208E station files are compatible with
TELCOM and GT stations files. PC208E
schedule files are compatible with TELCOM
script files.
PC208E uses TELCOM to do scheduled data
collection. PC208E automatically runs
TELCOM when scheduled data collection is
started. Alternatively, TELCOM can be used to
execute a schedule directly. For example,
“TELCOM hourly” could be added the DOS
AUTOEXEC.BAT file to have TELCOM
automatically start collection with a schedule
named ‘hourly.scr’ when the computer is turned
on.
1.9 DATA COLLECTION DIFFERENCES
The DATACOLLECTION | SCHEDULE and the
DATACOLLECTION | CALL NOW (MULTISTN)
data collection support the following data
collection options NOT supported by the
DATACOLLECTION | CALL NOW
(CURRENTSTN) data collection:
•
A Printable ASCII data format
•
Collection from a Storage Module
attached to a CR10(X) datalogger
•
Ability to collect a fixed number of
data arrays (rows of data) instead
of all uncollected data
•
Ability to create a new data file with
each retrieval instead of appending
the existing data file.
•
Ability to create a station file that
schedules and performs a DOS
task instead of calling a datalogger.
When a station file using any of the above
options is used for DATACOLLECTION | CALL
NOW (CURRENTSTN) data collection, a
warning message is given.