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NL115

Ethernet Interface and

CompactFlash

Module

Issued: 24.3.14

Printed under licence by Campbell Scientific Ltd.

CSL 629

USER MANUAL

Summary of Contents for NL115

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Page 3: ...e repair is under guarantee or not Please state the faults as clearly as possible and if the product is out of the guarantee period it should be accompanied by a purchase order Quotations for repairs...

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Page 5: ...l cell phones and aerials may also not be applicable according to your locality Some brackets shields and enclosure options including wiring are not sold as standard items in the European market in so...

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Page 7: ...r 6 5 3 CF Card Data Retention 6 6 Specifications 7 7 Operation 8 7 1 TCP IP Functionality 8 7 1 1 Communicating Over TCP IP 8 7 1 1 1 Data Callback 8 7 1 1 2 Datalogger to Datalogger Communication 9...

Page 8: ...22 7 4 2 1 Converting File Formats 22 7 4 2 2 Reinserting the Card 23 7 4 2 3 Card Swapping 23 Appendix A CF Card Maintenance A 1 A 1 Formatting CF Card A 1 A 1 1 Windows Explorer A 1 A 1 2 CR1000KD A...

Page 9: ...5 please study Section 2 Cautionary Statements Section 3 Initial Inspection Section 4 Quickstart The Quickstart section explains how to quickly begin using an NL115 for straightforward Ethernet commun...

Page 10: ...talling to or removing the NL115 from the datalogger After powering down the datalogger plug the NL115 into the datalogger peripheral port see Figure 4 1 Attach Ethernet cable to the 10Base T port If...

Page 11: ...the TCP IP tab input the IP Address Subnet Mask and IP gateway These values should be provided by your network administrator Figure 4 2 DevConfig setup d Press the Apply button to save the changes an...

Page 12: ...n the same line separated by a colon The datalogger s default port number is 6785 It can be changed using Device Configuration Utility or by modifying its value in the Status Table b Add a PakBus port...

Page 13: ...and a sample of PTemp are written to the card each time the data table is called The StopRing parameter is 0 for ring mode This means that once the data table is full new data will begin overwriting...

Page 14: ...een orange LED light emitting diode and two buttons Initiate Removal and eject The LED indicates the status of the module The LED will flash red when the CF card is being accessed solid green when it...

Page 15: ...ruction Add 1 mA to current drain if red or green Status LED is continuously on Add 2 mA to current drain if orange Status LED is continuously on Operating Temperature Range 25 to 50 C Standard 40 to...

Page 16: ...ver TCP IP Once the datalogger the NL115 and LoggerNet have been set up as described in Sections 4 1 Physical Set up and 0 Communicating via Ethernet communication is possible over TCP IP This include...

Page 17: ...nelTemperature 250 Battery BatteryVoltage If not Route 4094 then Socket TCPOpen 192 168 7 231 6785 0 SendVariables Result1 Socket 1 4094 0000 100 Public Callback dummy1 1 CallTable CLBK1 NextScan EndP...

Page 18: ...50 Public PTemp PTemp_Base 1 CallTable Test NextScan EndProg 7 1 2 HTTP Web Server Typing the datalogger s IP address into a web browser will bring up its home page as shown in Figure 7 1 This default...

Page 19: ...st writing the file to the datalogger s USR drive It is less convenient and the page will be only as current as it is written to the file 7 1 3 FTP 7 1 3 1 FTP Server With an NL115 attached the datalo...

Page 20: ...and CompactFlash Module 12 Figure 7 2 FTP root directory Figure 7 3 FTP CRD directory In order to use FTP the datalogger s FTP User Name and FTP Password must be set This is done using Device Configu...

Page 21: ...ogger If the user name is anonymous with no password enter ftp nnn nnn nnn nnn where nnn nnn nnn nnn is the IP address of the datalogger 7 1 3 2 FTP Client The datalogger can also act as an FTP Client...

Page 22: ...Instruction An example of this instruction is shown below The first parameter is the string variable into which the incoming serial data will be stored The second parameter is the socket returned by...

Page 23: ...nstructions 7 2 File Formats This section covers the different types of files stored on the CF card 7 2 1 Data Files The datalogger stores data on the CF card in TOB3 format TOB3 is a binary format th...

Page 24: ...tes CF data files from the overwritten just previous program Powerup ini takes precedence during power up Though it sets file attributes for the programs it uploads its presence on the CF does not all...

Page 25: ...s Commands 1 2 6 13 and 14 Run Now and or Run On Power up If a device other than CRD drive is specified the file will be copied to that device Commands 1 2 and 13 Run On Power up If the copy first app...

Page 26: ...ram on Power up Copy pwrup cr1 to USR will run only when powered up later 2 pwrup cr1 usr EXAMPLE 7 3 Format the USR Drive Format the USR drive 5 usr EXAMPLE 7 4 Send OS on Power up Load this file int...

Page 27: ...line or row of data is output with the number of values determined by the output instructions within the table This data is called a record Note Enter 1000 and the size of the table on the card will m...

Page 28: ...Datalogger Station Status Table Fill Times Reset Tables or use the CRBasic ResetTable instruction 7 3 2 3 Mixed Modes The following program stores four data tables to the card The first two tables wi...

Page 29: ...can be different It is important to note that if the CPU memory is set to fill and stop mode once a table is full all data storage to the table will stop No more records will be stored to the CPU mem...

Page 30: ...ind scenario where LoggerNet never catches up and the datalogger repeatedly overwrites uncollected data The possibility of missing records is greater when collecting data via IP This is due to the hig...

Page 31: ...card was removed that is still in the CPU memory If the data tables have been left on the card new data will be appended to the end of the old files If the data tables have been deleted new ones will...

Page 32: ..._tablename dat Once the data is copied use Windows Explorer to delete all data files from the card Windows98 and WindowsME users need to shift delete to completely delete files Using standard delete m...

Page 33: ...ing 1 Windows Explorer 2 the CR1000KD or 3 LoggerNet File Control A 1 1 Windows Explorer To format card using Windows Explorer 1 Insert CF card into CF adapter or CF reader 2 Windows Explorer should i...

Page 34: ...th either FAT or FAT32 A 1 2 CR1000KD To format card using the CR1000KD 1 Insert CF card into NL115 2 From the main menu of CR1000KD choose PCCard 3 Choose Format Card 4 Choose Yes to proceed A 1 3 Lo...

Page 35: ...ess Format 6 Press Yes to confirm A 2 Checking CF Card Integrity The Windows Check Disk tool can be used to check the integrity of a CF card To access the Check Disk tool 1 Insert CF card into CF read...

Page 36: ...Appendix A CF Card Maintenance A 4 5 Navigate to the Tools tab 6 Press Check Now 7 Select both options 8 Press Start...

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