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4.2.2 Remaining Transmissions

When running from the EnerChip, the application also display the number of transmissions left before the
stored energy is depleted. On average, ~400 transmissions are possible before the system needs to be
recharged.

4.2.3 Menu Bar

Figure 4-2 describes the eZ430-RF2500-SEH Sensor Monitor menu bar.
Play
Pause
4.2.3.1 Action Toolbar: Play, Pause, Stop
By default, the Sensor Monitor scans all available COM ports until it finds an MSP430 Application UART
and begins receiving data. The Play, Pause, and Stop controls are available to control the connection with
the COM port.
Play — Opens the MSP430 application UART COM port and resumes receiving data.
Pause — Closes the COM port, which stops the application from receiving data.
Stop — Closes the COM port, which stops the application from receiving data and clears the nodes from
the window.
4.2.3.2

Console Window

The console window (see
Individual nodes, including the access point, can be removed from the console if necessary. This can be
useful when looking for a specific node's information. It is also possible to save the data in the console to
a text file for further analysis and processing.
SLAU273C – January 2009 – Revised May 2010
Stop
COM Port Selection
Figure 4-2. Menu Bar
Figure 4-3) is used to view a real-time output of all node data in text format.
Figure 4-3. Console Window
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