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Section 7. Creating and Editing Datalogger Programs
7.4.18.3 Neighbor Filter
This option allows you to list expected neighbors that are available to the
datalogger in the PakBus network. The datalogger will attempt to issue a
“hello” command to all the dataloggers listed in the neighbors filter list, and
will transmit an expected communication interval. The communication
interval is the interval on which the datalogger expects to receive
communication from the neighbors. If communication is not received from a
neighbor within 2.25 times this interval, then the datalogger will attempt to
issue another “hello” command to that datalogger only (thus, creating less
network traffic than the Beacon Interval).
The expected interval is entered into the Communication Interval field in
seconds. The neighbors are defined by entering their addresses into the table.
A range of addresses can be entered by using the Swath field. For example,
entering 1 for the address and 5 for the swath will set up dataloggers with
PakBus addresses 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as neighbors to the current datalogger. This
option is the same as the datalogger’s *D19 mode.
7.4.18.4 Allocate General Purpose File Memory
PakBus dataloggers have the ability to store files transmitted from an NL100 in
a general purpose memory area. This memory area is configured as ring
memory. A value can be entered to specify the number of 64K blocks of
memory that should be used for this purpose. Final storage memory will be
reduced by the amount of memory specified in this option. This option is the
same as the datalogger’s *D16 mode.
7.5 Transformer Utility
The Transformer application converts a datalogger program created in Edlog to
a CRBasic program. With CSI’s introduction of the CR1000, this program was
specifically designed to help ease the transition from programming in Edlog to
programming in CRBasic. Conversion is supported for CR10X to CR800 or
CR1000, CR510 to CR800 or CR1000, and CR23X to CR3000.
7.5.1 Transforming a File
The Transformer utility can be opened from the Program category of the
LoggerNet toolbar.
When the Transformer is first opened, a dialog box is displayed in which to
enter the Source File and the Program File.
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