User's Manual

Programming the logger
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6 Programming the logger
Before a logger can be installed in the field, the device has to be properly configured. In
doing so, you can specify the inputs, the logging intervals, the alarm conditions and the
radio communication settings, among other things.
The device must be switched on and a connection between the device and the
computer is needed.
For a radio link
• an interface must be connected to the computer (e.g. Log RI),
• the device must be within the computer’s wireless range.
In order to program the device, proceed as follows:
Step Description
1
In the SDV-3 software, select the relevant device in the directory tree.
2 In the menu bar, in the segment Communication, click on Program.
Result: The window for programming opens.
3
If the fields displayed can not be edited, you have to retrieve the effective
configuration data from the device, first. (This usually has to be done when a
device has newly been added to the software.)
Click on Read to read
out the data directly from
the device.
Click on Read settings to download the data from a
FTP server.
(Requirements:
• internet access
• the FTP access information must have been stored
in the SDV-3 settings (see page 39)
4
Enter all the required data.
5
To finish the entry and to transmit the configuration settings to the device, click on
Program.
You find detailed information about the necessary programming steps in the following
sections.
Introduction
Requirements
Procedure