Campbell CSM1, Instruction Manual

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SMCRead
SMCRead provides a simple and efficient way for you to extract data from a CSM1 card
and write the data to disk on a PC fitted with a PCMCIA card slot. Most program
functions can be accessed from the DOS command line, allowing you to incorporate the
program in batch files for automated data extraction.
If you are familiar with Campbell Scientific’s SMCOM or CSMCOM programs you will
find many aspects of the operation of SMCRead to be similar.
1. Getting Started
1.1 Installation
For SMCRead to operate correctly the PC on which it is run must have a
PCMCIA compliant card slot and have software drivers loaded which comply
with PCMCIA Card Services 2.1. Such software drivers are normally supplied
with the PC hardware. Please refer to the manuals for the PC to find out which
drivers are supplied and how to load them. Generally the process of loading
the drivers is straightforward as some form of loading utility is provided. All
that is normally required is to select and load the options needed to support
Type 1 SRAM cards.
SMCRead has been tested with most of the drivers currently available. Up to
date information on the tested drivers and tips on how to get them to work is
given in Appendix A.
To install the SMCRead software simply copy all the files on the distribution
disk into your working directory on your hard disk. In the first instance verify
and test SMCRead while running DOS alone. If you wish to run SMCRead as
a DOS program under Windows, please refer to section 5.5 of this manual.
1.2 Running SMCRead
To run SMCRead insert the card in the PCMCIA slot then type SMCRead and
press
ENTER
SMCRead will look for the card in logical slot zero. If it does not
find a card there it will prompt you to remove the card and plug it back in
again. SMCRead is then told by the system which slot the card is in.
You can also specify which slot to use on the command line, if you are unable
to use slot zero and wish to avoid having to unplug and replace the card each
time you use SMCRead (see Appendix B for further details).
If valid PCMCIA drivers are found and a card is found SMCRead displays the
status of the card in a ‘Module Status Window at the top of the screen. If any
errors in the registers of the card are found or the card battery is low a warning
message is displayed. The status window also displays the version of Card
Services drivers it has found and the Card Slot number.