Instruction manual

PC208W, Version 3.0, Instruction Manual 1
PC208W 3.0 INTRODUCTION
I.1 PLEASE READ THIS
Welcome to PC208W 3.0, Campbell Scientific’s
Windows

compatible support software for the
CR10X, CR10, CR500, 21X, CR7, and CR23X
dataloggers.
Please
take time to read the
Introduction and Frequently Asked Questions
(Appendix A) sections of this manual
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we’ve
tried hard to keep them short and direct. We
have designed the PC208W windows and help
screens to make learning the software as
intuitive as possible, and have intentionally kept
this manual short.
We hope that the use of most controls and
features will be obvious, but for those that are
not, there are several ways to get help. First
check the hint lines
which are displayed on the bottom of most
screens. These provide a one line summary of
the control under the mouse cursor. For more
help, select a control with the mouse pointer or
<Tab> key and press the <F1> key. In some
instances clicking the right mouse button will
bring up options that will help.
This manual assumes that the user is familiar
with the Microsoft Windows interface. If you
need help with some of Windows' features
(double-clicking, cutting and pasting, etc.) refer
to Appendix E.
I.2 OVERVIEW
There are eight buttons on the PC208W toolbar.
Here is what they are used for:
•
Setup
: Configure the devices (including
modems, dataloggers, COM ports, and
tasks) that you use, with separate tabs for
hardware, data collection, and collection
schedules.
•
Connect
: Go on-line with a datalogger to
set the clock, send programs, collect data,
view and graph measurements, etc.
•
Status
: Check the communication and
data collection status of all devices you
work with, and trigger manual data
collection.
•
Program
: Create and edit datalogger
programs with EDLOG.
•
Report
: Process the data files and create
reports using SPLIT.
•
View
: View ASCII files in comma
separated, columnar, or hexadecimal
format. Quickly graph up to two elements in
your data file.
•
Stg Module
: Retrieve files from (and reset,
program, etc.) Storage Modules either
directly or via a CR10(X), CR500, or
CR23X, and from PCMCIA (PC) Cards via
the CSM1/MCR1 interface or directly from a
PCMCIA slot in the PC.
•
Help
: Enter the PC208W help system.
Each of these buttons launches its own window
which gives you access to all of PC208W’s
functions all the time. The details of each
screen are described further in the rest of this
manual and in the Help.
NOTE:
Reading Card Storage Module
cards directly in a PCMCIA slot requires
compliant drivers. Some computers not
running the Windows 95 operating system
may require the purchase of drivers from a
software vendor.