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Instruction Manual

Model LC-2x16

16 Channel VW Datalogger

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(Doc Rev V, 4/24/2017)

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Page 1: ...ns without the written consent of Geokon Inc The information contained herein is believed to be accurate and reliable However Geokon Inc assumes no responsibility for errors omissions or misinterpretation The information herein is subject to change without notification Copyright 2007 2016 by Geokon Inc Doc Rev V 4 24 2017 ...

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Page 3: ...re are no warranties except as stated herein There are no other warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and of fitness for a particular purpose Geokon Inc is not responsible for any damages or losses caused to other equipment whether direct indirect incidental special or consequential which the purchaser may experience as a result of t...

Page 4: ...o a Datalogger with LogView 12 2 3 10 Determining COM Port Numbers 13 2 4 COMMUNICATION SETUP EXAMPLE USING HYPERTERMINAL 14 3 COMMAND LIST 18 3 1 BRNNN 18 3 2 C 18 3 3 CSMM DD YY HH MM SS 18 3 4 DEFAULT 18 3 5 DF 19 3 6 DL 19 3 7 DNNNNN 19 3 8 E 21 3 9 GNN C TT SZZZZZZ SFFFFFF SOOOOOO OR GNN C TT SAAAAAA SBBBBBB SCCCCCC 21 3 10 IDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 26 3 11 L 27 3 12 LN LLLLL III 28 3 13 LD 28 3 14 ...

Page 5: ...5 NETWORK 45 A 7 VIBRATING WIRE MEASUREMENT 46 A 8 INTERNAL EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT 46 A 9 MAIN BATTERY MEASUREMENT 46 A 10 MULTIPLEXER RELAY 46 APPENDIX B CONNECTOR PINOUTS 47 B 1 TRANSDUCER CABLE CONNECTIONS 47 B 2 RS 232 CONNECTOR PINOUT 8002 16 1 49 B 3 USB CONNECTOR PINOUT 8002 16 2 49 B 4 RS 485 CONNECTOR PINOUT OPTIONAL 8002 16 3 49 APPENDIX C DATA FILE TRANSFER TO A WINDOWS PC 50 ...

Page 6: ...TABLE 1 TRANSDUCER CABLE CONNECTIONS 5 TABLE 2 VIBRATING WIRE GAGE TYPES 24 TABLE 3 GAGE TYPE DESCRIPTIONS 24 TABLE 4 ENGINEERING UNITS MULTIPLICATION FACTORS 25 TABLE 5 LOGARITHMIC INTERVALS LIST 28 TABLE 6 S COMMAND INFORMATION 34 TABLE 7 SS COMMAND INFORMATION 35 TABLE 8 TEST MENU INFORMATION 38 TABLE 9 APPROXIMATE OPERATING TIMES 41 TABLE 10 TRANSDUCER CABLE CONNECTIONS 48 TABLE 11 RS 232 CONN...

Page 7: ...sing LogView a Geokon proprietary Graphic User Interface GUI software application See Section 2 3 The datalogger can also be configured and monitored via text based commands with any standard terminal emulator software such as Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal see Section 3 Command Set The following three communications options are available for the LC 2x16 LC 2x16 Model Communication 8002 16 1 RS 2...

Page 8: ...mperature compensated real time clock used to provide timekeeping and triggering of readings is accurate to 2 minutes year The comma delineated ASCII output format allows for easy importing into popular spreadsheet programs such as Lotus 1 2 3 or Microsoft Excel See Appendix D for sample data files Figure 1 LC 2x16 16 Channel VW Datalogger ...

Page 9: ...llowing are optional accessories RS 485 interface cable S 8001 5 RS 232 or S 8002 5 USB RS 485 computer interface Vibrating Wire Sensor with built in thermistor 16 maximum This section will outline the basic steps needed to install the communications software establish communication with the Model LC 2x16 and configure the datalogger in the context of water level monitoring using a Geokon model 45...

Page 10: ...hermistor WHITE 5 T5 S5 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 6 T6 11H Vibrating Wire RED 6 T6 11L Vibrating Wire BLACK 6 T6 12H Thermistor GREEN 6 T6 12L Thermistor WHITE 6 T6 S6 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 7 T7 13H Vibrating Wire RED 7 T7 13L Vibrating Wire BLACK 7 T7 14H Thermistor GREEN 7 T7 14L Thermistor WHITE 7 T7 S7 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 8 T8 15H Vibrating Wire RED 8 T8 15L Vibrating ...

Page 11: ...ttery holder Note that there is a zip lock bag containing four desiccant packs shipped along with the batteries As soon as the batteries are installed take the desiccant packs out of the zip lock bag and place them inside the enclosure Immediately close and reseal the lid This will help to prevent condensation of moisture within the enclosure If batteries and desiccants are installed in the office...

Page 12: ...st once for each computer that will run LogView to communicate with a LC 2x16 datalogger NOTE The USB drivers are only required for LC 2x16 models 8002 16 2 and the 8002 5 RS 485 Interface Make sure that the 4 1 5V D cell alkaline batteries are installed in the datalogger See Section 4 2 for instructions and that the LC 2x16 datalogger is not connected to the computer at this time 2 3 1 LogView In...

Page 13: ...e the LogView User s Guide for more information on workspaces Figure 2 Select Workspace Name Once the workspace name has been selected clicking on Ok causes LogView to prompt the user to choose or create a folder where all the workspace elements will be stored see Figure 3 The folder location may be entered directly i e C Workspaces East Coast or the Browse button may be used to navigate to a fold...

Page 14: ...pecified either the default or user selected see Figure 3 clicking on Ok will display the main window of LogView see Figure 4 On the left hand side of the main window is the Project Explorer displaying the newly created workspace The user can now add new project s datalogger s and sensor configurations to the workspace by right clicking on the workspace and using the menu tools Figure 4 LogView Ma...

Page 15: ...2 3 5 Adding Dataloggers to LogView Projects Right clicking on the TestLoggers project brings up a context sensitive menu see Figure 6 that allows users to add dataloggers to their projects Selecting New Logger from the context menu causes the Datalogger Settings dialog to be displayed Like Workspaces and Projects Dataloggers can be assigned a unique name For this example MyLogger was chosen for t...

Page 16: ... Starting with firmware revision 3 1 X LC 2x16 dataloggers can communicate at baud rates of 9600 and 115 200 Before this revision the datalogger baud rate was 9600 only so for these dataloggers the default setting should not be changed see Figure 7 Figure 6 LogView Context Menu Figure 7 Datalogger Settings Connection Options ...

Page 17: ...ctive cap on the datalogger USB connector is removed by pushing in and turning Plug the USB A end of the USB cable into an available USB 2 0 port on the host computer NOTE On certain PCs with operating systems older than XP Service Pack 3 the 8002 16 2 may require the installation of a driver to properly communicate with the PC If the PC does not recognize the datalogger s internal USB to serial c...

Page 18: ...Project Explorer Click on Continue to finish connecting to the datalogger 3 Click on the Upload Settings button on the LogView Toolbar to synchronize the datalogger with the LogView configuration see Figure 10 4 LogView is now connected and configured correctly for the LC 2x16 datalogger Sensors can now be added to the datalogger in a similar fashion as adding Dataloggers to Projects Sensor settin...

Page 19: ... 2 datalogger to a PC the COM Port number that LogView requires can be any number and depends on how many other devices are attached to the PC like internal serial ports and Bluetooth devices Figure 12 below illustrates that the PC has three serial ports one internal COM1 and the other two via USB to serial converters COM13 and COM3 One way to determine which COM port an 8002 16 2 datalogger is at...

Page 20: ... as a virtual COM port Proceed with the following steps to connect with the datalogger using a terminal emulator program such as Microsoft Windows HyperTerminal 1 Launch HyperTerminal Start All Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal 2 Enter a name for the New Connection and click OK see Figure 13 Figure 13 HyperTerminal Connection Description 3 In the Connect Using window select the app...

Page 21: ...econd 8 Data bits no Parity 1 Stop bit no Flow control 5 Click Apply then OK 6 Press ENTER ENTER to wake the datalogger from sleep The datalogger returns the power up prompt Hello Press for Help Note If no characters are received in 15 seconds the datalogger non networked will return to its low power sleep mode Press ENTER ENTER to wake it again Note When network commands are enabled and RS 485 is...

Page 22: ...Gage Type For Linear L Conversion szzzzzz zero reading with sign sffffff gage factor with sign soooooo offset with sign For Polynomial P Conversion saaaaaa polynomial coefficient A with sign sbbbbbb polynomial coefficient B with sign scccccc polynomial coefficient C with sign IDdddddddddddddddd view current ID set to dddddddddddddddd Ln lllll iii view Log intervals change n interval lllll length i...

Page 23: ...3JL1A TR TR0 display TRap count zero TRap count VL display Lithium cell Voltage V3 display 3V Battery Voltage V12 display 12V Battery Voltage WFn Wrap Format 0 don t wrap memory 1 wrap memory X Single Reading NOT stored All of these commands are executed by typing with the correct syntax and pressing ENTER If the command has not been entered correctly the datalogger will respond with an asterisk o...

Page 24: ...l combinations will be ignored i e CS02 30 07 or CS 12 60 Fields can be left blank to avoid changing i e CS 07 to just change the year CS 10 45 00 Date 02 21 07 Time 10 45 00 Note If logging is currently started and the clock is changed a restart of the scan interval or log interval table will occur 3 4 DEFAULT The DEFAULT command will reload the datalogger s channel and gage settings to the facto...

Page 25: ...s julian DF1 Date format is month day DF0 Date format is julian 3 6 DL Display the current datalogger mode setting DL LC 2x16 3 7 Dnnnnn Use the D command to display arrays forward from the User Position for verification or collection The updated memory pointers are displayed by this command P1 MS 3146 OP 3147 UP 1 D5 2007 11 27 10 00 00 3 10 25 51 9039 950 8054 124 7189 990 9020 111 684 250 711 8...

Page 26: ...rently being pointed to via the P command is memory location 1 Use the D command to display arrays forward from the User Position In this case D5 displays the arrays stored at memory locations 1 2 3 4 and 5 and leaves the memory pointer at memory location 6 N Figure 16 illustrates the ring memory scheme 1 10666 Figure 16 Order of Array Usage OP represents the Output Position that the next array wi...

Page 27: ...ections for additional information 3 9 Gnn c tt szzzzzz sffffff soooooo or Gnn c tt saaaaaa sbbbbbb scccccc The G command is used to set up each of the 16 datalogger channels All of the transducer parameters including the type of conversion linear or polynomial and whether a channel is enabled or disabled are set with this command Refer to Table 2 and Table 3 for a description of each gage type Th...

Page 28: ...ntered value will display to a maximum of five places to the right of the decimal point For vibrating wire instruments Gage Types 1 6 manufactured after November 2 2011 and for all dataloggers 8002 16 X with a firmware revision of 3 1 X and up the basic formula for calculation of displayed and stored values is as follows Display CurrentReading ZeroReading Multiplier Offset Equation 1 Displayed Gag...

Page 29: ...Gage Types 1 6 the basic formula for calculation of displayed and stored values is as follows Display CurrentReading2 A CurrentReading B C Equation 2 Displayed Gage Reading using Polynomial Conversion NOTE When using the Polynomial conversion method the default reading units for a vibrating wire instrument is the frequency squared multiplied by 10 6 For example an instrument reading 3000Hz will ou...

Page 30: ...olts Table 2 Vibrating Wire Gage Types Type Measurement Type Description Output Units Linear Range Polynomial Range 0 Channel Disabled 1 Vibrating Wire Middle frequency sweep 1400 3500 Hz Digits 1960 to 12250 1 960 to 12 250 2 Vibrating Wire High frequency sweep 2800 4500 Hz Digits 7840 to 20250 7 840 to 20 250 3 Vibrating Wire Very low frequency sweep 400 1200 Hz Digits 160 to 1440 0 160 to 1 440...

Page 31: ... more information on Sensor Settings From To psi H2O H2O mm H20 m H20 HG mm HG atm mbar bar kPa MPa psi 1 036127 43275 0014223 1 4223 49116 019337 14 696 014503 14 5039 14503 145 03 H2O 27 730 1 12 039372 39 372 13 596 53525 406 78 40147 401 47 4 0147 4016 1 H2O 2 3108 08333 1 003281 3 281 1 133 044604 33 8983 033456 33 4558 3346 334 6 mm H20 704 32 25 399 304 788 1 1000 345 32 13 595 10332 10 197...

Page 32: ...10 25 51 9039 676 8055 002 7189 992 9020 009 684 111 711 893 610 020 680 318 15 6 15 6 15 4 15 5 23 2 23 3 23 2 23 2 2 Datalogger 1 2007 11 27 10 01 00 3 10 25 51 9039 888 8054 544 7189 990 9020 100 684 227 711 894 610 022 680 325 15 6 15 6 15 4 15 5 23 2 23 3 23 2 23 2 3 Datalogger 1 2007 11 27 10 01 30 3 10 25 51 9039 939 8054 505 7189 996 9020 112 684 263 711 894 610 023 680 320 15 6 15 6 15 4 ...

Page 33: ...arted and log intervals are enabled the iterations value will be followed by the number of readings left at that interval For example L Log Intervals List Interval 1 Length 30 Iterations 100 96 Interval 2 Length 40 Iterations 90 90 Interval 3 Length 50 Iterations 80 80 Interval 4 Length 60 Iterations 70 70 Interval 5 Length 90 Iterations 60 60 Interval 6 Length 120 Iterations 0 0 The above list in...

Page 34: ...ns is permissible Interval Length Iterations Elapsed Time 1 30 seconds 2 1 minute 2 40 seconds 15 10 minutes 3 60 seconds 100 100 minutes 4 300 seconds 200 1000 minutes 5 2400 seconds 250 10000 minutes 6 3600 seconds 0 Endless hourly Table 5 Logarithmic Intervals List 3 13 LD Disable use of log intervals If logging is started ST command it will continue based on the scan interval entry SC command ...

Page 35: ...ate display of logged values would be helpful Use the MD and ME commands next two sections to disable or enable the use of the Monitor mode M Monitor mode enabled 3 16 MD Disable the Monitor mode Arrays will not be sent to the host computer as they are logged MD Monitor mode disabled 3 17 ME Enable the Monitor mode Arrays will be sent to the host computer as they are logged ME Monitor mode enabled...

Page 36: ... GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 CH 7 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 CH 8 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 CH 9 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 CH 10 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 CH 11 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 CH 12 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 CH 13 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF ...

Page 37: ... will begin ST12 00 Logging will start at 12 00 00 N Next time to read 12 00 00 3 21 NA Displays the current network address NA Network address 1 When network recognition is enabled this number preceded by the character must be entered for the respective datalogger to respond The following example illustrates communication with two different dataloggers on the RS 485 network ENTER ENTER 1 ENTER Ne...

Page 38: ... networking is enabled the datalogger will respond with the prompt only The network address may not be changed while networked Direct connect to the datalogger via USB in order to change the network address 3 23 ND Network Disable the datalogger Disables networking of two or more LC 2x16 dataloggers ND Network recognition disabled 3 24 NE Network Enable the datalogger Enables networking of two or ...

Page 39: ...d interval settings as well as the real time clock settings are not affected by this command User will be asked to verify before executing Press Y to continue any other key to abort R Are you sure Y N Y Memory cleared Note This command does not erase memory If the need arises to recover data that was previously taken take one or more readings and then position the memory pointers via the P and D c...

Page 40: ...us 3 32 3 34 5 Stop time optional 3 32 6 Log interval status 3 13 3 14 7 Monitor mode status 3 15 3 16 3 17 Table 6 S Command Information 3 30 SCnnnnn Enter the SCan interval in seconds Range of entry is 3 to 86400 Only whole numbers are accepted Typing SC with no value returns the current setting only SC Scan interval 60 second s SC300 Scan interval 300 second s 3 31 SS Display the System Status ...

Page 41: ...ur format of the day to stop and mm the minutes The time entry is optional SC60 Scan interval 60 second s ST Logging started Datalogger 1 2007 11 27 10 02 00 3 10 25 51 9039 944 8054 276 7189 993 9020 108 684 256 711 897 610 022 680 323 15 6 15 6 15 4 15 5 23 2 23 3 23 2 23 2 1 SP12 00 Logging will start at 15 13 46 Logging will stop at 12 00 00 Note that when SPhh mm is issued the datalogger resp...

Page 42: ...1 23 1 23 9 23 0 22 6 23 4 23 7 23 3 22 2 2 2008 318 1315 0 3 50 24 45 8961 077 8444 892 8823 534 10427 004 9503 859 8437 488 8954 774 10073 441 23 1 23 9 23 0 22 6 23 4 23 7 23 3 22 2 3 SR0 Readings are not synchronized to the top of the hour ST Logging started 2008 318 1314 41 3 50 24 45 8961 077 8444 892 8823 534 10427 004 9503 859 8437 488 8954 774 10073 441 23 1 23 9 23 0 22 6 23 4 23 7 23 3 ...

Page 43: ...t the factory to check on latest versions available SV Software version 3 1 0 3 36 TEST TEST is a set of internal self tests that are performed at the factory during final test TEST LC 2MUX TEST MENU SELECTION TEST 0 INTERNAL EEPROM 1 EXTERNAL EEPROM BANK 1 2 EXTERNAL EEPROM BANK 2 3 EXTERNAL EEPROM BANK 3 4 EXTERNAL EEPROM BANK 4 5 EXTERNAL EEPROM BANK 5 6 EXTERNAL EEPROM BANK 6 7 ALL EEPROM 8 5X...

Page 44: ... Input with Gage Type 3 filter configuration D External Input with Gage Type 4 filter configuration E External Input with Gage Type 5 filter configuration X Exit and return to normal operations Table 8 TEST Menu Information 3 37 TF Display the current Time Format display option setting This setting determines how the time information will be displayed in the array when the Monitor mode is active s...

Page 45: ... 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 0 T2 1 CH 2 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 1 T3 2 CH 3 ENABLED GT 1 ZR 0 00000 GF 1 00000 GO 0 00000 TH 2 3 39 TR Display the current TRap Count The trap counter is a register that keeps track of the number of times that the internal processor has detected a communications error This is a useful register to check if communication problems are suspected 3 40...

Page 46: ...hen the memory becomes full and the original stored values will be overwritten With this setting logging will continue indefinitely until told to stop with the SP command or the programmed stop time has been reached WF Logging will not stop when memory is full WF0 Logging will stop when memory is full WF1 Logging will not stop when memory is full 3 45 X Take and display one reading but do not stor...

Page 47: ...Minute Scan Rate 1 Hour Scan Rate 1 Day Scan Rate Lithium 19 AHr 54 hours 128 days 1 year 4 years Alkaline 14 AHr 20 hours 47 days 6 months 2 years Carbon Zinc 5 Ahr 6 hours 16 5 days 3 months 1 year Table 9 Approximate Operating Times The above table assumes a constant temperature environment of 25 C not field conditions Battery life is shortened by temperature extremes If the datalogger is conti...

Page 48: ...new batteries straight down into the battery holder Ensure that the polarity of the batteries matches the diagram on the battery holder Check for secure connection between the battery terminals and holder If a gap exists remove batteries and bend the holder sides inward See Figure 17 below Proper Battery Installation Faulty Battery Installation Figure 17 Battery Installation Detail 3 Close the cov...

Page 49: ...km double for both directions If resistance reads less than 100 the cable is probably shorted If resistance reads infinite or in the megohms range the cable is probably cut Check the datalogger with another known good transducer If it still reads 999999 0 the datalogger may be malfunctioning Check that the proper gage type is selected see Tables 1 2 Check that the transducer shield wire is not sho...

Page 50: ...ars Operating temperature range 30 to 50 C A 3 Memory Data memory 320K EEPROM Program memory 24K EEPROM Array storage 3555 Data memory type ring oldest overwrite Array elements ID optional Year Julian day or month day Time hhmm or hh mm Seconds Battery voltage Datalogger temperature Channel 1 Transducer reading Channel 2 Transducer reading Channel 3 Transducer reading Channel 4 Transducer reading ...

Page 51: ...annel 10 Transducer temperature Channel 11 Transducer temperature Channel 12 Transducer temperature Channel 13 Transducer temperature Channel 14 Transducer temperature Channel 15 Transducer temperature Channel 16 Transducer temperature Array A 4 Clock Features full calendar Time format 12 or 24 hour selectable Date Format mm dd or Julian selectable Accuracy 2 minutes per year A 5 Serial Interface ...

Page 52: ...p 1 U S Sensor 103JL1A High Temp 2 Transducer accuracy 0 5 C Measurement accuracy 0 5 FSR Resolution 0 01 C Internal 0 1 C External Linearization error 0 02 FSR Temperature range 40 to 60 C Standard Thermistor 0 to 200º C High Temp Thermistor Overall accuracy 1 0 FSR 1 A 9 Main Battery Measurement 3V Battery 12V Battery Range 0 to 7 5 VDC Range 0 to 15 VDC Accuracy 1 83mV Accuracy 3 662mV Resoluti...

Page 53: ...ire BLACK 4 T4 8H Thermistor GREEN 4 T4 8L Thermistor WHITE 4 T4 S4 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 5 T5 9H Vibrating Wire RED 5 T5 9L Vibrating Wire BLACK 5 T5 10H Thermistor GREEN 5 T5 10L Thermistor WHITE 5 T5 S5 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 6 T6 11H Vibrating Wire RED 6 T6 11L Vibrating Wire BLACK 6 T6 12H Thermistor GREEN 6 T6 12L Thermistor WHITE 6 T6 S6 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 7 T7 ...

Page 54: ...or WHITE 12 T12 S12 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 13 T13 25H Vibrating Wire RED 13 T13 25L Vibrating Wire BLACK 13 T13 26H Thermistor GREEN 13 T13 26L Thermistor WHITE 13 T13 S13 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 14 T14 27H Vibrating Wire RED 14 T14 27L Vibrating Wire BLACK 14 T14 28H Thermistor GREEN 14 T14 28L Thermistor WHITE 14 T14 S14 Analog Ground shield BARE WIRE 15 T15 29H Vibrating Wire RED...

Page 55: ...nternal Wire Color PCB connector J5 pin Description A Brown 1 USB VCC B Red 2 USB DM C Orange 3 USB DP D Yellow 4 Digital Ground E Green 5 RS 485 RX F Blue 6 RS 485 RX G Violet 7 RS 485 TX H Grey 8 RS 485 TX J White 9 RS 485 12V K Black 10 RS 485 Ground Table 12 USB Connector Pinout B 4 RS 485 Connector Pinout optional 8002 16 3 10 Pin Bendix Internal Wire Color PCB connector J6 pin Description A ...

Page 56: ...stablished between LogView and the datalogger See Section 2 3 9 of this manual Click on the Collect Data button from the Main Toolbar See Figure 18 below Figure 18 LogView Collect Data Button If the datalogger configuration is set for Collect all data in Datalogger Settings Data Collection Options see the LogView online help menu covering datalogger settings then LogView will issue commands to the...

Page 57: ...o initiate a download of all arrays since the last time data was downloaded Once the data collection has been initiated the following progress bar see Figure 19 will be displayed until the collection has completed Figure 19 Data Collection Progress Bar After a data collection has finished LogView will display the message shown in Figure 20 Figure 20 Data Collection Complete Message ...

Page 58: ...Dialog enter the Port Settings Select Apply Select OK see Section 2 4 Figure 15 HyperTerminal COM Port Settings 4 With the cursor in the display screen press the Enter key a few times to verify that communications has been established The datalogger should return the power up prompt Hello Press for Help 5 Upon confirmation of communications select Transfer Capture Text see Figure 21 Figure 21 Hype...

Page 59: ... the datalogger Type S to get the Status of the datalogger Type P1 to position the data array Pointer at location 1 Type D3 to Display the first three readings stored in memory see Figure 23 Select Transfer Capture Text Stop Figure 23 HyperTerminal Datalogger Communication 8 The data are now stored in the specified file ...

Page 60: ...8 represents the Channel 11 vibrating wire reading Column 19 represents the Channel 12 vibrating wire reading Column 20 represents the Channel 13 vibrating wire reading Column 21 represents the Channel 14 vibrating wire reading Column 22 represents the Channel 15 vibrating wire reading Column 23 represents the Channel 16 vibrating wire reading Column 24 represents the Channel 1 external temperatur...

Page 61: ...43 342 2 83 107 9 123 77 66K 36 8006 4 1363 44 331 5 84 105 2 124 72 81K 35 7618 5 1310 45 321 2 85 102 5 125 68 30K 34 7252 6 1260 46 311 3 86 99 9 126 64 09K 33 6905 7 1212 47 301 7 87 97 3 127 60 17K 32 6576 8 1167 48 292 4 88 94 9 128 56 51K 31 6265 9 1123 49 283 5 89 92 5 129 53 10K 30 5971 10 1081 50 274 9 90 90 2 130 49 91K 29 5692 11 1040 51 266 6 91 87 9 131 46 94K 28 5427 12 1002 52 258 ...

Page 62: ... 012 731 893 25 00 0 00 0 00 175 122 1 4 805 110 927 175 08 0 08 0 03 30 6721 54 8 813 684 514 30 01 0 01 0 00 180 110 95 4 709 104 426 180 07 0 07 0 02 35 5540 74 8 620 640 478 35 01 0 01 0 00 185 100 94 4 615 98 261 185 10 0 10 0 04 40 4592 8 432 599 519 40 02 0 02 0 01 190 92 086 4 523 92 512 190 09 0 09 0 03 45 3825 3 8 249 561 392 45 02 0 02 0 01 195 84 214 4 433 87 136 195 05 0 05 0 02 50 32...

Page 63: ...30421 125 341 9 20 97081 130 301 15 72957 135 265 8 10 55329 140 235 3 5 42327 145 208 9 0 32650 150 186 1 5 25392 155 165 96 10 19901 160 148 36 15 15712 165 132 95 20 12493 170 119 43 25 10000 175 107 52 30 8057 180 97 02 35 6531 185 87 72 40 5326 190 79 49 45 4368 195 72 17 50 3602 200 65 66 55 2986 205 59 85 60 2488 210 54 65 65 2083 215 50 70 1752 220 45 82 75 1480 225 42 06 80 1255 230 38 68...

Page 64: ... In order to communicate with a specific datalogger the user transmits the address of the datalogger via the nnn command where nnn represents the network address of the datalogger Valid addresses are 1 thru 256 In a RS 485 system it is important to locate the termination device at the end of the bus Make sure that circuit board jumper JP1 located adjacent to J5 the COM connector cable termination ...

Page 65: ... Typing E ENTER puts the datalogger back to sleep and disconnects it from the RS 485 bus The datalogger will continue to wake up periodically scan rate setting to take a data reading The E command must be used in order to disconnect from the current datalogger and allow connection to the next datalogger 4 To communicate with Datalogger number two and observe a reading type ENTER ENTER to wake the ...

Page 66: ...l not to disturb the transducer wiring use the 1 4 slotted screwdriver to remove the 4 3 8 10x32 screws that mount the LC 2x16 Multiplexer circuit board to the case standoffs 4 Carefully lift up the LC 2x16 Multiplexer circuit board to expose the LC 2 Single Channel Datalogger circuit board mounted underneath 5 Using the 1 4 slotted screwdriver remove the 4 3 8 6x32 mounting screws securing the LC...

Page 67: ...ion 3 Gage VW Load Cell Purple Cable 4 Gage VW Load Cell Purple Cable 6 Gage VW Load Cell Orange Cable H Common White s Black Green Blue Table 16 Common Conductor Chart White s black and Green wires are switched on Geokon three gage VW load cells prior to serial number 3313 The following wiring chart details the connections between the load cell and 8032 27 with the multiplexer board Multiplexer B...

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