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Warranty and Assistance The SC-IRDA INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS INTERFACE is warranted by CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC. to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for twelve (12) months from date of shipment unless specified otherwise. Batteries have no warranty.
4.2 PC Software....................5 4.2.1 PC200W Version 1.2 and PC208W Version 3 (or later) ....6 4.2.2 LoggerNet ..................6 4.2.3 PC9000....................6 4.3 Optimizing the Datalogger Baud Rate............6 4.4 CSOS Datalogger Operating System Download Utility ......7 Figure 1. SC-IRDA Sensor Installed in a Standard Enclosure........3...
SC-IRDA is compatible with 21X, CR7X, CR500, CR510, CR10, CR10X, CR23X and CR5000 dataloggers. The SC-IRDA supports the SDC protocol if the datalogger also supports this mode, thus allowing the CS I/O port to be shared with modem devices; otherwise it operates as an ME (modem-enabled) device. The SDC protocol is supported by the CR510, CR10X and CR23X standard operating systems, post- dated October 2002 (version 1.18 for the CR10X).
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SC-IRDA interface. Ideally the two IRDA sensors should point at each other "head-on".
SC-IRDA Infra-red Communications Interface end, but care must be taken to ensure that the 9 way D connector is sealed if exposed to the elements. Contact Campbell Scientific if you require a special assembly. The interface is rated for exposure to temperatures ranging between -25 to +50°C as standard.
PConnect software will tolerate a short disturbance to the connection and the various protocols will ensure no loss of data. However, if the connection is broken for more than a few seconds the SC-IRDA may shut down. This may then require PConnect to be terminated, restarted, and the connection re- initialized before further data can be collected or displayed.
SC-IRDA Infra-red Communications Interface 4.2.1 PC200W Version 1.2 and PC208W Version 3 (or later) Both of these programs will work with the SC-IRDA on all but the slowest PCs. PC200W only supports COM 1 to COM 4, and so you must ensure the virtual IRDA serial port maps to one of these numbered ports.
9600 baud such as the CR23X and CR5000 dataloggers. To use these speeds a simple ASCII string needs to be sent to the SC-IRDA before any communication is attempted with the datalogger. These strings and their function are shown in the table below.
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