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Campbell DCP100 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 DCP100 Data Collection Platform 2/99 C o p y r i g h t ( c ) 1 9 9 9 C a m p b e l l S c i e n t i f i c ,...
  • Page 2 Warranty and Assistance The DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM 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. CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.'s obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or...
  • Page 3 1.6 or later. All CR510 datalogger operating systems are compatible with the DCP100. CR500 dataloggers need version 1.4 or later. CR23X dataloggers should have version 1.4 or later. CR10 and 21X dataloggers require a special PROM. CR10 PROM is item number 8131-00, 21X PROM is item number 8132-04.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM OPERATOR’S MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS PDF viewers note: These page numbers refer to the printed version of this document. Use the Adobe Acrobat® bookmarks tab for links to specific sections. PAGE INTRODUCTION .........................1 GOES SYSTEM ..........................1 Orbit ............................1...
  • Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDICES INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND GETTING ONTO THE GOES SYSTEM ........................ A-1 Eligibility..........................A-1 Acquiring Permission ......................A-1 DATA CONVERSION COMPUTER PROGRAM ............B-1 ANTENNA ORIENTATION COMPUTER PROGRAM ..........C-1 DETAILED FORWARD/REFLECTED POWER INFORMATION ......D-1 Impedance Matching......................D-1 Calculating Power-Out ......................D-1 Impedance Match Datalogger Program .................D-1 CHANNEL/FREQUENCY CORRELATION ..............
  • Page 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6.3-3 Antenna Mounting Hardware, Assembled View 2..............6 6.3-4 Example Antenna Orientation Diagram..................7 Magnetic Declination for the Contiguous United States............G-1 Declination Angles East of True North ...................G-2 Declination Angles West of True North..................G-2 Disassembling CR10......................H-2 Jumper Settings for Different RAM Configurations ..............H-2 Removing Faceplate Screws ....................I-1 Separating the Faceplate from the Base..................I-1 Removing the Back Cover of the Faceplate ................I-2...
  • Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS This is a blank page.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    This allows a user to point the GOES antenna 1. INTRODUCTION at a fixed position in the sky. The DCP100 combines the measurement and There are two satellites, GOES East and GOES control capabilities of Campbell Scientific’s West. GOES East is located at 75° West dataloggers with the broad geographic longitude and GOES West is located 135°...

  • Page 10: Tgt1 Transmitter Specifications

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM NESDIS Wallops Station, VA ground station has Yagi antenna Computer Base Station Data Collection Platform 10 asynchronous dial-up circuits Environmental enclosure NESDIS communication/power cable Wallops Station, VA Phone Phone Antenna cable ground station has modem line...

  • Page 11: A Field Station Monitoring A Well's Depth

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM barometers). Campbell Scientific’s pn 6832 fits into one of the enclosure’s compression fittings to allow pressure equalization between the inside and outside of the enclosure. The filter retards the entry of water vapor into the enclosure protecting the transmitter and measurement electronics.

  • Page 12: Power Supplies

    10 watt solar panel in 2 to 3 days when there install the battery, remove the battery bracket are a 1000 watts per square meter of from the DCP100 and insert the battery facing illumination and the solar panel temperature is outward into the bracket. When inserting the 24 25 C.

  • Page 13: Antenna Mounting Hardware, Exploded View

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM TABLE 6.1-1 Wiring Diagram SC925G Cable 25-Pin connector connects to TGT1 I/O port Black connects to CH12R (Ground) Red connects to CH12R +12 Terminal 9-Pin connector connects to datalogger I/O port Antenna Cable BNC male connector connects to TGT1 BNC...

  • Page 14: Antenna Mounting Hardware, Assembled View 1

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM Fits onto the 1.5" OD pipe FIGURE 6.3-2. Antenna Mounting Hardware, Assembled View 1 Fits onto the 1.5" OD pipe FIGURE 6.3-3. Antenna Mounting Hardware, Assembled View 2...

  • Page 15: Forward And Reflected Power

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM GOES SATELLITE DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM ANTENNA 36 (Elevation Angle) S (180 ) 213 (Azimuth Angle) (270 ) (90 ) (360 ) EXAMPLE ORIENTATION FIGURE 6.3-4. Example Antenna Orientation Diagram When the percentage of power reflected is 7.

  • Page 16: Programming The Transmitter

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM 8. PROGRAMMING THE TRANSMITTER TABLE 8.2-1. *# Parameter's Descriptions Parameter Description 8.1 STAR POUND MODE The star/pound (*#) mode is for programming the 1 - 3 Set the transmitter's clock. All transmitter. It establishes and edits parameters,...

  • Page 17: Status Information And Test Transmissions

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM 18 - 20 Random transmission interval (the TABLE 8.2-2 Decimal Equivalent NESDIS-assigned time period that Number Decimal the transmission is randomly re- or letter equivalent peated, minimum interval is 5 minutes). Parameter 18 is hours; 19 is minutes and 20 is seconds.

  • Page 18: Programming The Datalogger

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM the “A” key is pressed. The active TABLE 9.1-1 CR10X, CR10, CR510 and buffer is set using command 7 and 8. CR500’s Instruction Parameters Forward power is the first parameter 01: ABC Where: A = 0 binary mode (3-bytes...

  • Page 19: Cr10X Example Program

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM ;Measure thermocouple temperature. 9.1.2 Datalogger Programming Theory Thermocouple Temp (DIFF) (P14) Campbell Scientific dataloggers are Reps programmed via a keyboard/display or an IBM- ± 2.5 mV Slow Range PC compatible computer running PC208 DIFF Channel software. Please see the appropriate...

  • Page 20: Program Instruction 123 - Tgt-1 Auto Setup

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM ;Set Output Flag High (10) for daily output. is used in place of the Star Pound Mode (*#). P123 will transfer all the information needed to properly transmit data via the TGT-1 satellite If time is (P92) Minutes (Seconds --) into a transmitter.

  • Page 21: P123 Parameter's Descriptions

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM Program example using P123 instruction TABLE 9.2-1. P123 Parameter Descriptions This is not the only way to run P123. The Parameter programming theory used in this example is as Number Description follows. Using a P91 statement determine if 1 - 8 The NESDIS-assigned address.

  • Page 22: X's Instruction 99 Parameters

    DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM 03: ID Where: ID>0 The array ID for the data 9.3 21X that is transferred to the 9.3.1 Instruction 99 TGT1's buffer. Theory 9.3.2 Datalogger Programming Theory The 21X's Instruction 99 is the same as the Campbell Scientific dataloggers are CR10X’s Instruction 120, except there is an...
  • Page 23 DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM ;{21X} ;Transfer data to TGT1 every hour. If time is (P92) *Table 1 Program Minutes into a 10.0 Execution Interval Minute Interval (seconds) Then Do ;Measure reference temperature. ;Transfer data array ID 111 to the TGT1's self-...
  • Page 24 DCP100 DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM transfer time for the hourly data initiated by the P99 in instruction 10. If time is (P92) Minutes into a 1440 Minute Interval Then Do Data Transfer to GOES (P99) Buffer Selection FWD/Ref Power Loc [ FwdPwr Array ID (ID>0) Transferred...

  • Page 25: Eligibility

    APPENDIX A. INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND GETTING ONTO THE GOES SYSTEM 2. Following approval, NESDIS sends a A.1 ELIGIBILITY Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The U.S. federal, state, or local government MOA must be signed and returned to agencies, or users sponsored by one of those NESDIS.

  • Page 27: Data Conversion Computer Program

    APPENDIX B. DATA CONVERSION COMPUTER PROGRAM (WRITTEN IN BASIC) REM THIS PROGRAM CONVERTS 3-BYTE ASCII DATA INTO DECIMAL INPUT "RECEIVE FILE?", RF$ OPEN RF$ FOR OUTPUT AS #2 INPUT "NAME OF FILE CONTAINING GOES DATA"; NFL$ DIM DV$(200) WIDTH "LPT1:", 120 OPEN NFL$ FOR INPUT AS #1 WHILE NOT EOF(1) LINE INPUT #1, A$...

  • Page 29: Antenna Orientation Computer Program

    APPENDIX C. ANTENNA ORIENTATION COMPUTER PROGRAM (WRITTEN IN BASIC) 5 REM THIS PROGRAM CALCULATES THE AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION FOR AN 6 REM ANTENNA USED WITH A DCP FOR GOES SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 10 CLS : CLEAR 1000 20 INPUT "SATELLITE LONGITUDE (DDD.DD)"; SO 30 INPUT "ANTENNA LONGITUDE (DDD.DD)";...

  • Page 31: Detailed Forward/Reflected Power Information

    APPENDIX D. DETAILED FORWARD/REFLECTED POWER INFORMATION D.1 IMPEDANCE MATCHING TABLE D.2-1. P Values The reflected power to forward power ratio (dBm) shows the degree of impedance match between the transmitter and the cable/antenna assembly. +35.9 The percent of power reflected approximates +37.2 the impedance match with the following +38.3...

  • Page 32: D. Detailed Forward/Reflected Power Information

    APPENDIX D. DETAILED FORWARD/REFLECTED POWER INFORMATION Z=X*Y (P36) Z=X+F (P34) X Loc [ Scratch1 ] X Loc [ Scratch2 ] Y Loc [ Scratch1 ] 20.8 Z Loc [ Scratch1 ] Z Loc [ Fwd_dBm ] Z=X*F (P37) Else (P94) X Loc [ Scratch1 ] Z=F (P30) Z Loc [ Scratch1 ]...

  • Page 33: Channel/Frequency Correlation

    APPENDIX E. CHANNEL/FREQUENCY CORRELATION Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency 401.7010 401.7745 401.7025 401.7760 401.7040 401.7775 401.7055 401.7790 401.7070 401.7805 401.7085 401.7820 401.7100 401.7835 401.7115 401.7850 401.7130 401.7865 401.7145 401.7880 401.7160 401.7895 401.7175 401.7910 401.7190 401.7925 401.7205 401.7940 401.7220 401.7955 401.7235 401.7970 401.7250 401.7985...
  • Page 34 APPENDIX E. CHANNEL/FREQUENCY CORRELATION 401.8495 401.9245 401.8510 401.9260 401.8525 401.9275 401.8540 401.9290 401.8555 401.9305 401.8570 401.9320 401.8585 401.9335 401.8600 401.9350 401.8615 401.9365 401.8630 401.9380 401.8645 401.9395 401.8660 401.9410 401.8675 401.9425 401.8690 401.9440 401.8705 401.9455 401.8720 401.9470 401.8735 401.9485 401.8750 401.9500 401.8765 401.9515 401.8780...

  • Page 35: Data Dump Datalogger Program

    APPENDIX F. DATA DUMP DATALOGGER PROGRAM F.1 INTRODUCTION F.5 TOGGLING USER FLAG 2 HIGH The data dump program inserts 20 data points After the test transmission, the random buffer (60 bytes) into the transmitter's random buffer MUST BE cleared or the data will be randomly when user FLAG 1 is manually toggled HIGH.

  • Page 36: Data Dump Program

    APPENDIX F. DATA DUMP DATALOGGER PROGRAM ;Clear Random buffer to prevent random transmissions. Data Transfer to GOES (P120) random buffer/overwrite the old data FWD/Ref Power Loc [ Data Do (P86) Set Flag 2 Low End (P95) F.7 21X DATA DUMP PROGRAM The 21X's program is the same as the CR10X and CR10's, except Instruction 99 has an extra parameter.

  • Page 37: Local Magnetic Declination

    APPENDIX G. LOCAL MAGNETIC DECLINATION A general map showing magnetic declination for G.1 DETERMINING TRUE NORTH the contiguous United States is shown in Figure Orientation of the antenna is done after the G-1. Magnetic declination for a specific site can location of True North has been found.

  • Page 38: Declination Angles West Of True North

    APPENDIX G. LOCAL MAGNETIC DECLINATION Options: Annual change: 1 = Field Values (D, I, H, X, Z, F) 0 -6.1 2 = Magnetic Pole Positions The declination in the example above is listed 3 = Dipole Axis and Magnitude as 15 degrees and 59.6 minutes. Expressed in 4 = Magnetic Center [1] : 1 degrees, this would be 15.99 degrees.

  • Page 39: Changing The Cr10'S Ram Or Prom Chips

    This section describes changing the CR10’s straighten it and repeat the installation PROM, not the CR10X’s. The CR10X already procedure. contains the Instructions for the DCP100. H.2.1 CHANGING JUMPERS The CR10 has two sockets for Random Access There are six jumpers used to configure Memory (RAM) and one socket for hardware for different RAM sizes.

  • Page 40: Disassembling Cr10

    APPENDIX H. CHANGING THE CR10'S RAM OR PROM CHIPS FIGURE H-1. Disassembling CR10 FIGURE H-2. Jumper Settings for Different RAM Configurations...

  • Page 41: Prom Replacement Procedure

    APPENDIX I. 21X PROM REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE This appendix covers the procedure for replacing the firmware (PROM) in a Campbell Scientific 21X or 21XL Micrologger. For a nominal fee, Campbell Scientific will install PROMs in 21X(L)s that are returned to the factory; request a Returned Materials Authorization (RMA) from Campbell Scientific.

  • Page 42: Removing The Back Cover Of The Faceplate

    APPENDIX I. 21X PROM REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE Firmware Socket Socket Socket OSX-0.1 6145-03 6146-05 6147-06 OSX-1.1 6145-03 6146-05 6160-05 OSX-2.1 6145-03 6146-05 6161-06 NOTE: Older 21X(L) Microloggers, pre 1986, were shipped with only two 4K RAM chips (p/n 6116). When these Microloggers are upgraded to new software PROMs, you must replace the two 4K chips with five 8K chips (p/n 6264).

  • Page 43: Inserting The New Prom

    APPENDIX I. 21X PROM REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE 12. Hold the new PROM by either end as shown in Figure I-6. Position the PROM over the sockets with the circular notch on the end of the PROM oriented the same direction as the surrounding PROMs. FIGURE I-6.
  • Page 45 APPENDIX J. TELONICS MODEL TGT1 CERTIFICATION BY NOAA/NESDIS...
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  • Page 48 Campbell Scientific Companies Campbell Scientific, Inc. (CSI) 815 West 1800 North Logan, Utah 84321 UNITED STATES www.campbellsci.com info@campbellsci.com Campbell Scientific Africa Pty. Ltd. (CSAf) PO Box 2450 Somerset West 7129 SOUTH AFRICA www.csafrica.co.za sales@csafrica.co.za Campbell Scientific Australia Pty. Ltd. (CSA)

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