Collect Now button
Button or command in data logger support software that facilitates collection-on-
demand of final-data memory. This feature is found in PC200W, PC400, LoggerNet, and
RTDAQ software.
COM port
COM is a generic name given to physical and virtual serial communication ports.
COM1
When configured as a communication port, terminals C1 and C2 act as a pair to form
Com1.
command
An instruction or signal that causes a computer to perform one of its basic functions (usu-
ally in CRBasic).
command line
One line in a CRBasic program. Maximum length, even with the line continuation char-
acters <space> <underscore> ( _), is 512 characters. A command line usually consists of
one program statement, but it may consist of multiple program statements separated by a
<colon> (:).
CompactFlash
CompactFlash® (CF) is a memory-card technology used in some Campbell Scientific
card-storage modules.
compile
The software process of converting human-readable program code to binary machine
code. Data logger user programs are compiled internally by the data logger operating sys-
tem.
conditioned output
The output of a sensor after scaling factors are applied.
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