CR200/CR200X Series Dataloggers - Campbell Scientific

Section 1. Introduction
Whether in extreme cold in Antarctica, scorching heat in Death Valley, salt
spray from the Pacific, micro-gravity in space, or the harsh environment of your
office, Campbell Scientific dataloggers support research and operations all over
the world. Our customers work a broad spectrum of applications, from those
more complex than any of us imagined, to those simpler than any of us thought
practical. The limits of the CR200(X) are defined by our customers. Our intent
with the CR200(X) manual is to guide you to the tools you need to explore the
limits of your application.
You can take advantage of the CR200(X)'s powerful analog and digital
measurement features by spending a few minutes working through the
Quickstart Tutorial (p. 3) and the Overview (p. 23). For more demanding
applications, the remainder of the manual and other Campbell Scientific
publications are available. If you are programming with CRBASIC, you will
need the extensive Help available with the CRBASIC Editor software.
This manual is organized to take you progressively deeper into the complexity
of CR200(X) functions. You may not find it necessary to progress beyond the
Quickstart Tutorial (p. 3) or Overview (p. 23) sections. Quickstart Tutorial (p.
3) gives a cursory view of CR200(X) data acquisition and walks you through a
first attempt at data acquisition. Overview (p. 23) reviews salient topics, which
are covered in-depth in subsequent sections and appendices.
More in-depth study requires other Campbell Scientific publications, most of
which are available on-line at www.campbellsci.com. Generally, if a particular
feature of the CR200(X) requires a peripheral hardware device, more
information is available in the manual written for that device. Manuals for
Campbell Scientific products are available at www.campbellsci.com.
If you are unable to find the information you need, please contact us at 435-753-
2342 and speak with an applications engineer. Or you can email us at
support@campbellsci.com.
1.1 CR200(X) series Datalogger Models
Models CR200X and CR200 Dataloggers do not have a built-in spread spectrum
radio.
The CR206X, CR211X, and CR216X combine the CR200X datalogger with a
spread spectrum radio for telemetering data. The different model numbers are
for different spread spectrum frequency ranges:
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