Campbell SkyVUE 8, Product Manual

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5.1.1 Entering/exiting the SkyVUE 8 terminal mode
Use the
OPEN Sensor_ID Password
command to enter the menu system. The menu will
time out and close automatically if not used for ten minutes.
Sensor_ID is the SkyVUE 8 identification, a single character 0-9, a-f, A-F case sensitive. Default
is 0. Enter the password if using one. The following text should be displayed:
CS136>. The SkyVUE 8 is now ready for terminal mode commands.
The SkyVUE 8 commands are not case sensitive, but the parameters and password are case
sensitive.
Example of the open command followed by the
0
parameter:
OPEN 0
Example of the open command with the password
Secret
:
OPEN 0 Secret
5.1.2 Terminal mode commands general
Table 5-1 (p. 28) provides a summary of the terminal mode commands.
To send commands that setup and control the SkyVUE 8, use the terminal interface, data logger,
or terminal emulators built into many Campbell Scientific software products.
NOTE:
To load an operating system (OS), you need a terminal emulator with XMODEM protocol
such as Tera Term.
Use the following settings:
Setting RS-232/422/485 interface (default) USB service port
RS-232
Baud rate 115200 115200
Data bits 8 8
Parity none none
Stop bits 1 1
Flow control none none
The baud rate of the SkyVUE 8 must match the port setting baud rate in the terminal emulator.
The SkyVUE 8 should now be ready to accept commands.
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