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Section 7. Installation
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6. If there is no default.cr8 file or it cannot be compiled, the CR800 will not
automatically run any program.
7.5.2 Setup Tasks
Following are a few common configuration actions:
•
Updating the operating system
(p. 113).
•
Access CR800
infor tables and settings
(p. 107)
to help troubleshoot
• Set the CR800 clock
•
Save current configuration
•
Restore a configuration
Tools available to perform these actions are listed in the following table:
Common Configuration Actions and Tools
Action
Tools to Use
1
Updating the operating system
DevConfig
(p. 103)
software, Program
Send
(p. 510),
memory card, mass
storage device
Access a register
DevConfig , PakBus Graph , CRBasic
program,
'Include' file
(p. 109),
Default.cr8 file
(p. 109).
Set the CR800 clock
DevConfig , PC200W , PC400 ,
LoggerNet
Save / restore configuration DevConfig
1
Tools are listed in order of preference.
7.5.2.1 Operating System (OS) — Details
The CR800 is shipped with the operating system pre-loaded. Check the pre-
loaded version by connecting your PC to the CR800 using the procedure outlined
in
DevConfig Help
. OS version is displayed in the following location:
Deployment tab → Datalogger tab → OS Version text box
Update the OS on the CR800 as directed in DevConfig Help . The current version
of the OS is found at
www.campbellsci.com/downloads
. OS updates are free of
charge.
Note An OS file has a .obj extension. It can be compressed using the
gzip compression algorithm. The datalogger will accept and decompress
the file on receipt. See Program and OS Compression Q and A
(p. 397).