Instruction manual

SECTION 1. SETTING UP THE NETWORK AND COMMUNICATING WITH THE DATALOGGER
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Parameter Description
/A- filename The /A command is used to specify an alternate file name for data collected
from the active station's Final Storage Area 1.
Filename is the user-specified
alternate file name. Syntax: /S-
station /A- filename /C
/A2- filename The /A2 command is used to specify an alternate file name for data collected
from the active station's Final Storage Area 2.
Filename is the user-specified
alternate file name. Syntax: /S-
station /A2- filename /C
/C The /C command is used to collect data from the active station.
/D-
seconds The /D command is used to insert a delay, in seconds, before the next
command is executed.
Seconds is the number of seconds to delay.
/F-
Flag# The /F command is used to toggle the specified flag of the active station. To
specify an extended flag for the CR23X, precede the
Flag# with an X.
/G-
graph# The /G- graph# (where graph# is 1, 2, or 3) is used to invoke Graph number 1,
2, or 3 for the active station.
/I-
InLoc# : Value The /I command is used to insert a value into the specified input location of the
active station.
/K The /K command is used to set the clock for the active station.
/M The /M command is used to invoke the Numeric Monitor for the active station.
/N The /N command is used to open PC208W and run it in a minimized window.
/P-
Port# The /P command is used to toggle the specified port of the active station.
/Q The /Q command is used to terminate execution of PC208W.
/S-
Station The /S command is used to open a session with the specified station. This
command must precede all other commands.
/T-
Taskname The /T command is used to execute a Task that has been set up in the device
map. The /T command can also be used to collect data from a datalogger (see
discussion below).
EXAMPLE:
Entering the command line:
PC208W.exe /S-CR10X1 /D-5
/K /A-newdata /C /Q
will
1. Open PC208W
2. Connect to the station named CR10X1
3. Delay for 5 seconds
4. Set the datalogger clock
5. Set name for data collected from final
storage area 1 to “newdata”
6. Collect data
7. Exit PC208W
NOTES:
Because commands are separated by a
space, the commands will not work if there
are other spaces in the command line.
Command line functions will not work from
Windows 3.1's "shell" to DOS. They must
be run from a desktop icon.
Data Collection Using /C versus /T
The /C command is used to collect data from
the datalogger specified by the preceding /S
command. Once data collection is completed,
PC208W remains connected to the datalogger
until it is closed or until another /S command is
executed. Though a datalogger may have an