Using Scream!
•
calibration signal options; and
•
mass control functions.
Some of these options can also be altered in the
Configuration setup
window. For
more information on the
Control
window, see Section 5.2 on page 50.
If you need a more powerful interface to the DM24, you can also issue commands to
it directly using Scream!'s terminal mode. A terminal window is opened by right-
clicking on the digitiser's entry in the list and selecting
Terminal…
. The digitiser
will stop transmitting data while you have a terminal window open. Data collected
whilst the terminal is active will be stored for transmission later, memory space
permitting.
The remaining sections of this chapter describe in detail the configuration options
available for the DM24.
5.1.1 System ID
The
System ID
pane gives information about the digitiser and its internal software,
and allows you to change GPS timing parameters.
System Identifier
and
Serial Number
: The digitiser type is identified by its system
identifier and serial number. Every data and status block generated by the digitiser
includes these two fields at the beginning, so that the block’s origin can be identified.
On delivery from the factory, the system identifier and the serial number are set to
the Güralp works order number and the digitiser’s serial number, but any
combination of letters A-Z and numbers can be used, such as an abbreviation of your
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