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CR200/CR200X Series Dataloggers - Campbell Scientific

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Section 13. Telecommunications and<br />

Data Retrieval<br />

Telecommunications, in the context of <strong>CR200</strong>(X) operation, is the movement of<br />

information between the <strong>CR200</strong>(X) and another computing device, usually a<br />

PC. The information can be programs, data, files, or control commands.<br />

Telecommunications systems require three principal components: hardware,<br />

carrier signal, and protocol. For example, a common way to communicate with<br />

the <strong>CR200</strong>(X) is with PC200W software by way of a PC COM port. In this<br />

example, hardware are the PC COM port, the <strong>CR200</strong>(X) RS-232 port, and a<br />

serial cable. The carrier signal is RS-232, and the protocol is PakBus®. Of these<br />

three, a user most often must come to terms with only the hardware, since the<br />

carrier signal and protocol are transparent in most applications.<br />

Systems usually require a single type of hardware and carrier signal. Some<br />

applications, however, require hybrid systems, which utilize two or more<br />

hardware and signal carriers.<br />

Contact a <strong>Campbell</strong> <strong>Scientific</strong> applications engineer for assistance in<br />

configuring any telecommunications system.<br />

Synopses of software to support the various telecommunications devices and<br />

protocols are found in Section Support Software (p. 143).<br />

13.1 Hardware and Carrier Signal<br />

<strong>Campbell</strong> <strong>Scientific</strong> supplies or recommends a wide range of<br />

telecommunications hardware. TABLE. <strong>CR200</strong>(X) Telecommunications Options<br />

(p. 131) lists telecommunications destination, device, path, and carrier options<br />

which imply certain types of hardware for use with the <strong>CR200</strong>(X) datalogger.<br />

Information in TABLE. <strong>CR200</strong>(X) Telecommunications Options (p. 131) is<br />

conceptual. For specific model numbers and specifications, contact a <strong>Campbell</strong><br />

<strong>Scientific</strong> applications engineer or go to www.campbellsci.com.<br />

Table 17. <strong>CR200</strong>(X) Telecommunications Options<br />

Destination<br />

Device / Portal Communications Path Carrier Signal<br />

PC / COM or USB Direct Connect RS-232<br />

PDA / COM Port Direct Connect RS-232<br />

PC / COM Port Digital Cellular 800 MHz RF<br />

PC / COM Port Multidrop RS485<br />

PC / Network Card Ethernet / PPP IP<br />

PC / COM Port Spread Spectrum RF 900 MHz RF<br />

Satellite System Satellite Transceiver RF<br />

Digital Display Direct Connect RS-232<br />

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