Instruction manual

REAL TIME MONITORING SOFTWARE
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COMPONENTS OF RTMS
BMP − Block Mode Protocol, use to
communicate with dataloggers, etc.
DBSelect − Data collection for storage, and
routing including TCP\IP, named pipes, and
ASCII files. This is data for archive or routing to
another computer.
DlsMgr − DataLogger Services ManaGeR.
Manages all communication with datalogger
network. Provides uniform interface for other
programs requiring datalogger services. Starts
automatically when needed by other programs.
DlsApi − Datalogger Services application
Interface, used by programs to access
datalogger services provided by DlsMgr.
Datalogger Network − The dataloggers and
communication hardware used with them.
EDLOG − Prompting editor for datalogger
programs. Used to create the “.DLD”
datalogger programs.
Extract − (Not shown) used to extract a specific
range of data from ASCII data files.
NetAdmin − Network Administration program,
Used to: monitor network communication,
status, and health, edit network descriptions, set
or check clocks, download datalogger
programs, interact directly with dataloggers, and
test RF links.
RTM − Real Time Monitor, Monitor datalogger
data in "real time" with various graphical
displays and tables.
Pipe Client Program − Used to route DBSelect
collected data to external database, user-written
program, or other computer.
DBSelect, RTM, and NetAdmin can be run
independently of each other. When more than
one is running concurrently, requests for
ongoing collection of datalogger data combine
to avoid redundant collection. The
interconnecting lines on the diagram represent
a protocol that the two connected components
use to communicate. Using RTMS requires no
knowledge of these protocols unless special
software is being written.