Campbell CR800 Series, Operator'S Manual

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1. Introduction
1.1 HELLO
Whether in extreme cold in Antarctica, scorching heat in Death Valley, salt spray
from the Pacific, micro-gravity in space, or the harsh environment of your office,
Campbell Scientific dataloggers support research and operations all over the
world. Our customers work a spectrum of applications, from those more complex
than any of us imagined, to those simpler than any of us thought practical. The
limits of the CR800 are defined by our customers. Our intent with this operator's
manual is to guide you to the tools you need to explore the limits of your
application.
You can take advantage of the advanced CR800 analog and digital measurement
features by spending a few minutes working through the Quickstart
(p. 35)
and the
Overview
(p. 55).
For more demanding applications, the remainder of the manual
and other Campbell Scientific publications are available. If you are programming
with CRBasic, you will need the extensive help available with the
CRBasic Editor
software. Formal CR800 training is also available from Campbell Scientific.
This manual is organized to take you progressively deeper into the complexity of
CR800 functions. You may not find it necessary to progress beyond the
Quickstart or Overview . Quickstart is a cursory view of CR800 data-acquisition
and walks you through a procedure to set up a simple system. Overview
reviews
salient topics that are covered in-depth in subsequent sections and appendices.
Review the exhaustive table of contents to learn how the manual is organized,
and, when looking for a topic, use the index and PDF reader search.
More in-depth study requires other Campbell Scientific publications, most of
which are available on-line at www.campbellsci.com . Generally, if a particular
feature of the CR800 requires a peripheral hardware device, more information is
available in the manual written for that device.
Don't forget the
Glossary
(p. 489)
when you run across a term that is unfamiliar.
Many specialized terms are hyperlinked in this manual to a glossary entry.
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