User guide

SAA CR Logger Integration Guide
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Figure 8.1: Specifying the destination of data files using the LoggerNet Setup utility
Note: Before a new project begins, any CR1000 data files residing in the output file directory
should be removed. Otherwise, data from the new project may get concatenated to the existing
data file, causing abnormalities in the results.
9. Manual Data Collection
For each setup, the PROJECT_INFO, SAAx_DATA and SERIAL_ERRORS data files must be recorded. Data
files scheduled to be collected are listed in the ‘Data Files’ tab of the Setup utility and have a green
‘check mark’ next to them. Data Tables “Public” and” Status” are not required for data collections as
they only store one record of data at a time. They are used only for real time viewing. Ensure that these
tables are not selected for Scheduled Collection by de-selecting the ‘Included for Scheduled collection’
option for that table.
Until data collection is properly configured, scheduled data collection should be disabled. This is
accomplished by unchecking the ‘Scheduled Collection Enabled’ checkbox in the Schedule tab of the
LoggerNet ‘Setup’ utility (Figure 9.1). Data can only be collected now by forcing a data download in the
LoggerNet ‘Connect’ utility by clicking on ‘Collect Now’ (Figure 9.2).
Whenever the CR1000 is connected using the ‘Connect’ utility in LoggerNet, the station’s clock time
should be checked to ensure that valid time stamps are being applied to the data. Correct time stamps
cannot be easily recovered from erroneous values. The CR1000’s clock is set by clicking on ‘Set Station
Clock’ in the Connect utility, which will assign the time currently set on your PC to the CR1000.