Instruction manual

PC208W, Version 3.0, Instruction Manual A-1
APPENDIX A. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A.1 SETUP, CONNECT, AND STATUS
The default modem will not work, and my
modem is not in the list of modems. How do
I add it?
Select a modem similar to yours. Edit the
modem name. When this field is changed, a
new entry is created in the WMODEM3.INI file
in the working directory. Edit the other strings
as needed. The changes are saved as the
fields are edited. (See Appendix B.)
How do I delete a modem entry I no longer
need?
Delete the Modem Name parameter to delete
the entry.
How do I select (or deselect) a non-
contiguous set of Input Locations to
monitor?
Select the first location or group of contiguous
locations (click or drag). Then, while holding
down the <Ctrl> key, select the rest. The same
technique can be used to deselect locations
(including the last highlighted location).
My radio network uses repeaters. How do I
enter them on the DEVICE MAP screen?
Repeater only sites are not added on the
DEVICE MAP screen. Datalogger sites that
also function as a repeater are only entered
once as a datalogger site (attached to the RF
base). To use a repeater, enter its ID as part of
the Dialed using RF95 Path parameter on the
HARDWARE tab for the remote datalogger.
For example, “10 32F” would call address 32
using 10 as the relay. It doesn’t matter if 10 has
a datalogger at the site or not.
Why do I have to change my base MD9
address to 255?
With the address at 255, PC208W can provide
better information about the success or failure
of an attempt to dial the MD9 network. This
leads to better messages and more reliable
operation. Field MD9 addresses do not have to
be changed. See Appendix B.3.
I simply must have more than one network
of dataloggers. How can I do it?
Normally all dataloggers can be considered as
part of a single network, even if you use the
same COM port for different devices. For
example, you can call a remote datalogger
using a telephone modem attached to COM1
and then disconnect the phone modem and
connect the same COM1 directly to a local
datalogger. This is still considered a single
network. You just attach two devices to COM1
and realize that both cannot be used at the
same time. You should remember to set the
schedule for both dataloggers so they do not
conflict.
What are all these log files?
Log files are included for monitoring and
recording system performance and for
debugging. These log files are designed to
keep reasonable logs while safeguarding
against an unattended log consuming all disk
space.
Each active log file is written to until it reaches
its maximum size. The active log files are
designated by a $ character in the filename.
Messages are added to these files whenever a
connection is attempted or active. When an
active log file reaches its maximum size, the file
is renamed by replacing the $ in the name with
a single digit number. If the maximum number
of files already exists, the oldest one is
overwritten.
SWF
This contains a log of all Warning, Fault,
and Status messages. Status messages
are optional and are enabled/disabled on
the STATUS WARNING FAULT MONITOR
screen. The maximum size for the active
file (SFW$.LOG) is 1,000,000 bytes. In
addition to the active log file, the two most
recent files are kept (SWF0.LOG and
SWF1.LOG).