Using with Campbell Scientific Dataloggers
This program is provided free of charge but is only licensed for use
with COM110 modems purchased from Campbell Scientific or an
authorised reseller.
After installation the start up screen looks like this:
Operation of the package is fairly intuitive so this manual is limited to a
description of the general steps of operation and an explanation of the terminology
used.
As can be seen above the main options, apart from Exiting the program, are either
to Setup equipment or run some Diagnostics on the modem.
The Setup option is normally used first and will configure the modem for its
selected use and, where the datalogger needs to be, will configure a datalogger
too, if it is available. If the logger is not available it can be setup later using either
this program or using the Campbell Scientific Device Configuration program.
The Diagnostics option shows you the modem can connect to the local network,
giving a measure of signal strength too. If the modems own TCP/IP stack is being
used you can also see if it has acquired an IP address.
7.2 Mobile Data Assistant Program Terminology
The list below give a brief description of the options available in each screen.
Setup Connection, GSM:
will setup the modem for GSM dial-up access
Setup Connection, GPRS:
will setup the modem for GPRS data transfer
Setup – Logger Selection:
allows you to select the datalogger type the modem will be connected
to.
Setup – Baud rate:
controls the baud rate the modem serial port is set at.
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