Specifications

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Section 13. Telecommunications and
Data Retrieval
Telecommunications, in the context of CR1000 operation, is the movement of
information between the CR1000 and another computing device, usually a PC.
The information can be programs, data, files, or control commands.
Telecommunications systems require three principal components: hardware,
carrier signal, and protocol. For example, a common way to communicate with
the CR1000 is with PC200W software by way of a PC COM port. In this
example, hardware are the PC COM port, the CR1000 RS-232 port, and a
serial cable. The carrier signal is PC RS-232, and the protocol is PakBus. Of
these three, a user most often must come to terms with only the hardware, since
the carrier signal and protocol are transparent in most applications.
Systems usually require a single type of hardware and carrier signal. Some
applications, however, require hybrid systems, which utilize two or more
hardware and signal carriers.
Contact a Campbell Scientific applications engineer for assistance in
configuring any telecommunications system.
13.1 Hardware and Carrier Signal
Campbell Scientific supplies or recommends a wide range of
telecommunications hardware. TABLE 13.1-1 lists telecommunications
d
estination device, path, and carrier options, which imply certain types of
hardware, for use with the CR1000 datalogger. Information in TABLE 13.1-1
is ge
neric. For specific model numbers and specifications, contact a Campbell
Scientific applications engineer, or go to www.campbellsci.com.
TABLE 13.1-1. CR1000 Telecommunications Options
Destination
Device / Portal Communications Path Carrier Signal
PC / COM or USB Direct Connect RS-232
PDA / COM Port Direct Connect RS-232
PC / COM Port Digital Cellular 800 MHz RF
PC / COM Port Multidrop RS485
PC / Network Card Ethernet / PPP IP
PC / COM Port Spread Spectrum RF 900 MHz RF
PC / COM Port Licensed Frequency RF UHF VHF RF
PC / COM Port Short-haul Telephone CCITT v.24
PC / COM Port Land-line Telephone CCITT v.92
PDA / Infrared Port Infrared SIR
Satellite System Satellite Transceiver RF
CompactFlash Card Direct Connect SRAM
Audible Report Land-line Telephone Voice
Heads-Up Display Direct Connect CS I/O
Digital Display Direct Connect CS I/O
Keyboard / Display Direct Connect CS I/O