Campbell CR800 Series, Operator'S Manual

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Section 11. Glossary
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Term: CDM/CPI
CPI is a proprietary interface for communications between Campbell
Scientific dataloggers and Campbell Scientific CDM peripheral devices. It
consists of a physical layer definition and a data protocol. CDM devices are
similar to Campbell Scientific SDM devices in concept, but the use of the
CPI bus enables higher data-throughput rates and use of longer cables. CDM
devices require more power to operate in general than do SDM devices.
Term: code
A CRBasic program, or a portion of a program.
Term: Collect / Collect Now button
Button or command in datalogger support software that facilitates collection-
on-demand of final-data memory. This feature is found in
PC200W
,
PC400
,
LoggerNet , and RTDAQ . software.
Term: COM port
COM is a generic name given to physical and virtual serial communication
ports.
Term: command
Usually refers to a CRBasic command.
Term: command line
One line in a CRBasic program. Maximum length, even with the line
continuation characters <space> <underscore> ( _), is 512 characters. A
command line usually consists of one program statement, but it may consist
of mulitple program statements separated by a <colon> (:).
Term: compile
The software process of converting human-readable program code to binary
machine code. CR800 user programs are compiled internally by the CR800
operating system.
Term: conditioned output
The output of a sensor after scaling factors are applied. See unconditioned
output
(p. 519).