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1. http www unidata com au products software 6292 starlog_v4 rev61 zip EE gt 2 100 e 2 Click on Starlog V4 Software to download starlog v4 zip 3 Unzip that file into a temporary folder 4 Open the folder and run the Setup file Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 5 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Installing the Software Having started the installation procedure you should be seeing the following screen InstallShield Wizard Si Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for E Starlog 4 The InstallShield Wizard will install Starlog 4 on your computer To continue click Next e Follow the prompts to install the software If you are asked to restart your computer you should do so Using the Software for the First Time Launching the Software To start Starlog version 4 you can double click on the icon on your desktop Starog Alternatively you could select the program from the start menu e Startup 8 Internet Explorer mei MSN Explorer Gi Outlook Express ge Remote Assistance Windows Media Player Ki Windows Messenger All Programs fH Starlogv4 D Recorder u Starlogy 4 Log OFF 0 Turn OFF Computer he Support Files The first time Starlog version 4 is run it needs to install some extra support files and configure itself Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software
2. Instruments An instrument is a set of one or more sensors By creating a library of instruments the construction of schemes is greatly simplified If you have some specialised equipment not officially supported by Unidata you can create your own Instrument that tells Starlog V4 how the instrument sensors work To access the Instruments library editor click the Instruments icon shown to the right The Y following window will appear FD Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 62 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Si Instrument Editor Instrument Library N ame 2 POLTRANS Unidata Instrument Library si V Site ID ee JPOLTRANS Description Description Unidata Instrument Library PDL ETS wi Site ID module Provider Unidata P sss Source System PDLTRANS SIL Catcode Version 01 00 0000 SE Version STARLOG Add Library Delete Library Save Library CatCode Instrument Description dei Add Current loop Current input module Instrument Voltage Voltage input module Thermocouple Low level thermocouple Digital input module 16 bit digital input modu Counter module Digital counter module MicroWire 4 20m4 output interface Weather Instrument Weather Instrument all Wind run Wind run anemometer Wind Speed and Direction YDO Wind Speed and a Ph Zen mse T Zen pm Zen wm loro mom am Zeg em enn E gt Delete Instrument Edit Instrument The window is split into four
3. A mer 7 Oh 06 03 07 Or Bio Bla 0640 07 EKOS DS s 16 04 46 16200 16 19 12 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 46 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Diagnostics Diagnostics are accessed from the main Starlog V4 window by selecting the Diagnostics tab on e the left toolbar See the screenshot to the right Bes Diagnostics provides several functions to assist you with various problems you may encounter using data loggers Each function is explained below Comms Window a The Comms Window function may be accessed by clicking the Comms Windows item under the ES Logger Diagnostics menu or by clicking the icon shown to the right It allows you to watch the communications between your PC and your data logger You can watch the progress of logger programming or unloading or you can watch the commands issued during the test display The Comms Window is frequently useful for diagnosing modem problems and logger baud rate mismatches Communications Window 1 im Connect Edit Address Book 1 Comm Port Baud Rate 17 y Direct to COM1 COM1 se 9600 sl E Data sent from the PC to the logger is shown in green while data sent from the logger to the PC is shown in blue The above screenshot shows communications that result from a typical test display If no communication was taking place you d just expect to see regular star asterisk prompts from the logger The top of the window
4. o To save your changes into the scheme files select the Save option from the File menu Note that when you next save the scheme in the scheme editor your changes will be lost Log Buffers Battery RAW Internal Templ RAW 29 01 2009 15 03 35 8 38 29 01 2009 15 03 50 8 38 29 01 2009 15 04 05 8 38 29 01 2009 15 04 20 8 38 29 01 2009 15 04 35 8 38 29 01 2003 15 04 50 8 38 The Log Buffers are displayed across the bottom half of the window The Main Buffer plus any Event Buffers are each given their own tab Click on the tab to select the buffer to view Each buffer viewer operates in one of two modes e Table This displays the logged data in tabular form e Graph This display the logged data in a graphical form as a line plot of data Each logged item forms a series and each can be individually turned on and off Select the mode using the Logged Data option under the Test Mode menu Log Buffer Table View This is the default Log Buffer view Each column is a different logged data item Each row is a log record Mam Buiter Ever Buller E Torres Bare intemal engt o 0802 2007 16 05 00 7 28 EIT GSO 16 06 00 71 24 0502007 16 07 00 7 23 TAY 16 08 00 1 23 VOL A 16 05 00 1 23 CEA 16 1000 7 3 ERE UO 16 17 00 Zi OO 16 1200 1 3 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 37 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd To change to the Graph view right click anywhere over the table data
5. 0 2 5 ADDR 200 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 18 255 RESOURCES A0 no A Mictologger 512K A1 0 2 5 ADDR 202 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 19 255 RESOURCES A1 no NWA Ecol 512 A2 0 2 5 ADDR 204 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 20 255 RESOURCES A2 no cologger A3 0 2 5 ADDR 206 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 21 255 RESOURCES A3 no A4 0 2 5 ADDR 208 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 22 255 RESDURCES A4 no AS 0 2 5 ADDR 210 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 23 255 RESOURCES A5 no AE 0 2 5 ADDR 212 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 24 255 RESOURCES AE no A7 0 2 5 ADDR 214 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 25 255 RESOURCES A7 no CO counter ADDR 24 MULT 1 CDT 14 255 RESOURCES CO none C1 counter ADDR 26 MULT 1 CDT 15 255 RESOURCES C1 none C2 counter ADDR 28 MULT 1 CDT 16 255 RESOURCES C2 none C3 counter ADDR 30 MULT 1 CDT 17 255 RESOURCES C2 none SENSED 0 5 Sense state ADDR 46 MULT 1 CDT RESOURCES SENSEO Y Add Edit Delete Delete Logger Add Logger The window is split into two parts 1 Logger List This lists all the loggers available for editing e Delete Logger Deletes the selected logger e Add Logger Adds a new logger to the list You will be asked to enter the catcode catalogue code for the new logger A new logger with the entered catcode will be created Click on it and then configure its settings in the right side of the window 2 Logger Editor Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual I
6. 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 47 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd CTS Indicates the current state of the Clear To Send signal RTS signal CD Indicates the current state of the Carrier Detect signal are connected to another modem Phone Number The telephone number to dial when establishing the connection o Network UDP Virtual communications ports provided over a TCP IP network IP Address The TCP IP address of the remote communications port The CTS state usually reflects the Modems turn this signal on when they Port The TCP IP port number of the remote communications port o Use Address Book Select a site defined in the Address Book to connect to See Address Book below Address Book The Address Book allows you to manage the connection details for many sites all in one place v Select site to connect to H Address Book EVAN GLENROY Greymouth E GT GTS Ars NAME Phone modem on a COM Heiko IrrigationT est El DIFF Comet Modem on COM3 ei ell HLGATE GPRS Proxy Harvest M 5 TCASTER Comet Modem on COR 5 WFGATES Comet Modem on COI Lynton Marty MikeCarson MorvenGlenavy Nelson NRC Ga Or ha Profile Phone modem on COM3 Summary C CHANGED 1 TYPE RS232 METHOD PHONEMODEM BAUDRATE 9600 COMMPORT 3 RESET ATZ SETTINGS ATEO FORCEPROMPT K CR LF ICON PHONEMODEM KEY PROFILE1 TIMEOUT 10 OUTSIDELINE 1 PHONENUMBER
7. HT High temp state On Event A Until Event B_ HT upper Cool notHT Nothightemp______ NotEventA________HT_______ Coolingoff HT change High temp state change Delta EventA_______ HT J i O Saving the Scheme e Save your scheme by clicking on the Save icon shown to the right If you ve saved your scheme before it will immediately save If you ve never saved the scheme before the dialog shown below will appear You can get the same dialog at any time by selecting Save Scheme As from the File menu Enter the scheme name in the File Name field There is a maximum length of eight characters The New Group button allows you to create sub folders of schemes Groups may be created inside groups too Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 32 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Programming Loggers Loggers can be divided into two types Standard Loggers and Neon Loggers Standard loggers are programmed directly with Starlog V4 via a serial cable while Neon loggers Progro are programmed through the Neon web interface Standard Loggers Standard loggers are programmed from the main screen by clicking on Program under the Logger menu or by clicking on the Program icon shown to the right You will be asked to confirm before the programming will proceed StarlogV4 2 Program logger with scheme Demo Warning this will erase all data on the logger Clicking OK will open a new window
8. Logger Type BOO4C Yellow Starlogger Query Logger Current firmware revision Version 023 Option 051 Revision 016 Upgrade Firmware Available Versions Revision 16 File 023_051_016 BIN D Browse e Logger Type Shows the logger type identified by the Query Logger function e Current firmware revision Shows the firmware version currently programmed in the connected data logger e Available Versions Lists all the firmware available to the Starlog software that is compatible with the connected data logger You may click the Browse button to manually select an unlisted firmware but updating a logger with unlisted firmware may make the logger unusable or even damage it Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 50 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 e Query Logger Automatically identifies the logger connected to the PC e Upgrade Firmware Click to upgrade the connected data logger to the firmware selected in the Available Versions field The window will indicate the progress of the upgrade Upgrade Firmware Logger Type 6004C Yellow Starlogger Current firmware revision Version 023 Option 051 Revision 016 Available Yersions Wait for prompt Prompt received Stopping scheme Timeout waiting for response Timeout waiting for response Checking logger firmware Loading new firmware SDI 12 Test D The SDI 12 Test function may be accessed by clicking the SDI 12 Test item under t
9. mera leen E Show Comenunicationt Mag menu caption Starlog version 4 starts in the DEFAULT profile which only allows access to a subset of Scheme Editor functionality The ADMINISTRATOR profile has complete access to all aspects of the Scheme Editor and the various libraries including data logger definitions and the raw code generated by the Scheme Editor The LOCKDOWN profile is more restrictive than the DEFAULT profile allowing only simple scheme changes Select which profile to use via the Set Current Profile drop down list box If none of the built in options match your preferences you can create your own named profiles with the exact settings required Click Add Profile and then enter the name of your new profile A new default profile will be added to the list Select it and then adjust the available features as required To remove a profile you don t want select it and then click Delete Profile Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 16 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Once you have made your selection it is possible to lock the configuration so it cannot be changed This is useful for when you are setting up a turnkey type system where unrestricted use of the Scheme Editor may be inappropriate To lock the User Profile click the Lock button u Set Password Enter Password Cancel Re enter Password PE You will need to enter your password twice to make sure
10. o Test Mode If ticked the channel will be visible in the Test Mode display See Scheme Channels on page 36 o Setup If ticked the channel will be visible in the setup dialogs of other instruments For example if this is not ticked the channel will not be available to instruments such as the GSM Voice Synthesizer but will still be available for events 0 o Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 56 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 CDT a Instrument Selup Le SCANRATE Zokkese E PROGRAMMA la 4d WPSPRE SCAN 7 Mask Buda Value ET This page lets you set data logger configuration options The exact options available depend on the data logger refer to its technical manual for details e Key This is the name of the configuration option being set e Address The CDT address of the configuration option e Mask The bit mask of the configuration option Some logger options share memory with other options The Mask ensures the bits for the option in question are altered For each bit position in the Mask value a 1 indicates the corresponding configuration bit may be altered a 0 indicates it cannot e Value The configuration value to set Only the bits in the value that correspond with 1 bits in the Mask are copied to the logger configuration e Add Adds a new CDT entry e Delete Deletes the selected CDT entry INP Code Instrument Setup if p esch PASS la
11. Click Send to send the command on to the SDI 12 bus NY 5D1 12 Diagnostics Address 0 013Unidata 6509C 102 Address 1 No Response Address 2 No Response Address 3 No Response Address 4 No Response Address 5 No Response Address 6 No Response Address 7 No Response Address 8 Nog Address 9 No CUNAS The sensor 013Unidata 6509C 102 will have read 6 values in 000 seconds Send the Read Data Command to retreive the data after this interval If there is a response it will appear in the communication log area and the software will also provide an interpretation of the response The above shows the response to a Measure command the following is the response to a subsequent Read Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 52 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 NY 5D1 12 Diagnostics Address 0 013Unidata 6509C 102 Disconnect Address 1 No Response Address 2 No Response Search Address 3 No Response Address 4 No Response Address 5 No Response Address 6 No Response Address 7 No Response KiC Address 8 No Response Address 9 No Response The sensor 013Unidata 6509C 102 returned 496 967 06 867 06 2 2 1 1 3 3 0D0 0 496 967 06 86 7 06 2 2 1 1 3 3 Note that different sensors may return not just different values but different numbers of values Most sensors will only return a single value Configure Modem ap Configure Modem is used to program a modem with the settings appropri
12. DATA the scheme name is TinCreek and the data was logged in the main buffer then the CSV files will be stored in the folder C Program Files StarlogV4 DATA TinCreek Main Buffer Backup data is handled similarly If the backup path is set to EN backup CSV files for the example above would be stored in E TinCreek Main Buffer Version 3 Data Folders Data unloaded for Version 3 schemes is stored in a scheme sub folder of the folder specified in the Starlog V3 Data Path option See Starlog V3 Options on page 14 For example if the V3 Data Path is C STARLOG DATA and the scheme name is DEMO then the CSV files will be stored in the folder C STARLOG DATA DEMO Backup data is handled slightly differently If the backup path is set to EN backup CSV files for the example above will be stored in E there is no scheme sub folder File Naming Convention Unload files are named according to the configured file naming convention By default unload filenames include the scheme name and unload index number but may be configured to also include the site ID and date time See Data Options on page 12 Unload Procedure To unload logged data from your data logger to your PC click on Unload Data under the Logger menu or click on the Unload icon shown to the right The following window will K appear IS Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 39 Starlog V4 Software
13. DEFI6004 2 L AT Crossramp terminal Default Log Interval s ERR Scan Rates 0 125 0 25 0 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 30 60 120 180 240 300 Add System Delete System The window is split into two parts 1 Systems Collections e Selector At the top is a drop down selector It lists all the available system collections Select which one you want to edit e List The list shows the systems that are defined in the selected system collection e Add System Adds a new default system to the currently selected collection You will need to pick it from the list and then configure it using the System Editor in the right side of the window see below e Delete System Deletes the currently selected system 2 System Editor The System Editor is split into four tabs 1 System Scheme Logwhile Event System Instruments Name 6004 2 Description 128K Starlogger with keyboard and LCD models A B and C Key 600462 Code Template System TEMPLATES DEFIMV4SCHEME SRC D Icon 3 BLUE H Browse Logger SystemiLOGGERS DEFI6004 2 v Default Log Interval s 900 Scan Rates 0 125 0 25 0 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 30 60 120 180 240 300 Name The name of the system Description The description of the system Key A unique identifier of the system Code Template A list of available scheme source code files that form the core of the system The code in the selected file forms the basis for all proce
14. Event Buffers default to zero bytes the default Main Buffer size is all the available memory See also Buffer Sizes on page 28 Instrument Channels Each Buffer has its own set of the Instrument Channel checkboxes You control which of the available channels gets logged into each buffer The following channel logging options are available however some instrument channels may not support all of them for example temperature cannot be totalised Option Description The instantaneous value of the channel at the time of the log The minimum of the values sampled at each scan over the MIN log interval see Log Intervals below The maximum of the values sampled at each scan over the MAX log interval see Log Intervals below The total of the values sampled at each scan over the log interval see Log Intervals below The average arithmetic mean of the values sampled at each scan over the log interval see Log Intervals below The average arithmetic mean of the values sampled at each scan over the sub interval see Sub ntervals below TOT AVG avg In the example screenshot shown on page 27 both the Battery and Internal Temperature channels are logging the AVG average of the full log interval As you tick channels to log or adjust the Log Interval the software will automatically update the Memory Time to show you an estimate for how long the memory will last The estimate does not take into account logging f
15. Model 6308 E StarlogV4 Support Files StarlogV 4 Support Files This will install support files required by Starlog 4 software http wwwunidata com au Ge Click Extract to install the support files Backward Compatibility The next dialog lets you configure the Compatibility support for Starlog Starflow version 3 software Configure StarlogV4 data Starlog Y3 Compatibility Starlog 4 can automatically link to the StarlogY3 scheme editor so that you can still edit your 3 C STARLOGSSTARLOG EXE v Browse Select the path to unload data from Starlog 3 schemes The data will be stored in Starlogw4 format CS in a seperate sub directory for each scheme CASTARLOGADATA Browse Starlog 4 can unload and reprogram dataloggers using Starlog 3 schemes Select the path to your Starlog 3 schemes CASTARLOGA SCHEMESA Browse The above shows a typical configuration You may need to change the values to suit the configuration of your Starlog Starflow version 3 installation If you don t have Starlog version 3 installed just click Next to continue If you want to change these later you can edit them by going to File Options Configure StarlogV4 Starlog V3 See Starlog V3 Options on page 14 Registration The next dialog requires you to enter your User Name and Code Key to register the software If you don t enter a valid User Name and Code Key then you have 30 days as a trial user before you are unabl
16. Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Unlad Data from Dotalogger Main Buba Ewers Buller C Euros If your scheme has defined multiple buffers you must unload each one in turn There are three options for downloading each buffer 1 Full Unload This unloads all the data available on the logger into a new CSV file 2 Partial Unload For fixed log interval buffers this unloads all the data between two dates into a new CSV file For event based buffers this unloads into a new CSV file a selectable number of log records starting at the most recent 3 Incremental Unload This unloads all data logged since the last time you unloaded the logger If you ve never unloaded the logger since you programmed it this will be a Full Unload Tick the Append to current file checkbox if you want the data to be appended to the most recently unloaded data otherwise the data will be stored in a new file When you have selected the unload method you want click the Unload Data button If you have ticked Unload Comment in the StarlogV4 Data Options see Data Options on page 12 then a dialog will pop up asking you to enter a comment v Unload Enter an unload comment Cancel While data unloads a window will appear showing you the progress of the unload Progress Retreiving pointers 0 18 Kb to unload Unloading data Processing data Disconnecting from logger Disconnected When the unload completes several things occur e You are asked
17. Settings d One to two digit day of month 1 31 dd Two digit day of month 01 31 ddd Short day of week Sun Mon Sat dddd Long day of week Sunday Monday Saturday Monday Saturday Date formatted as per the Short Date format in the Windows Control Panel ddddd Regional Settings Date formatted as per the Long Date format in the Windows Control Panel dddddd i l Regional Settings h Oneortwodigithour 0 23 o om One or two digit month 1 12 or minute 0 59 Which value is used is determined by the context of nearby formats mn Two digit month 01 12 or minute 00 59 Which value is used is determined mm by the context of nearby formats Long month name January February December en ee digit minute 00 59 A O Single digit quarter of he ES Mar 1 Apr Jun 2 Jul Sep 3 Oct Dec 4 8 One or teo digit second 0 59 ss Two digit second 00 59 S O Single digit day of wesk Sanaa Saturday 7 ee Tivo dial ee Day of the year one y three as 1 366 Starlog V3 Options On the Starlog V3 tab you can set the Starlog version 3 folder locations 2 StarlogV4 options Options Starlog 3 Schemes Path a CAS TARWATSSCHEMESSLEVEL General Starlog V3 Data Path Browse CAD ocuments and Settings a gregory Desktop Browse StarlogW3 Application Path CASTARWATASTARLOG EXE E Browse Gi Generate Starlog 3 support files for PS
18. Window Controller Output Window Controller Window 41 Switch On Time Switch Ott Time Use Output I none Enable Window e Window Tab Select the Window to edit e Switch On Time Enter the time to switch on the selected output in 24hr time format e Switch Off Time Enter the time to switch off the selected output in 24hr time format e Use Output Select the output to switch On Off e Enable Window Select this to use the window in the scheme Disabled windows are saved in the scheme so that you can easily re enable them at a later date but are not included into the data logger program e Add Click Add to add a new window to the scheme e Delete Click on Delete to remove the selected window from the scheme Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 84 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Appendix Communications Variables Communications variables are used in the scheme settings See Settings on page 23 General Variables Variable Default Description DEFAULT When a communications profile is marked as DEFAULT 1 then this is the default communications method used to connect to the logger FORCEPROMPT RTS Action to take to try to solicit a prompt from the logger e RTS toggle RTS e nnn wait for time nnn in ms e CR LF send carriage return character dle MAXTESTMODECHANNELGAP 30 To speed up communications requests to logger memory addresses that ar
19. became difficult if an experiment lasted over a long period or required very high sampling rates Automated data logging is a product of the Industrial Age The first type of automated equipment was the chart recorder An instrument was connected to a pen that continuously left marks on a piece of paper eventually resulting in a graph over time The advent of microprocessors in the early 1970 s enabled fully automated data logging It also meant that it became possible to keep collected data in a form suitable for further processing At this time the Data Logger was born A Data Logger is a battery powered computer with specialized input output power and memory systems In the late 1980 s there was a move toward telemetric data logging where data was collected via a dial up satellite or PSTN link however regulations and cost prohibited wide spread use In the 1990s cheap cellular phones and modems and the introduction of GSM and CDMA made widespread telemetric logging possible however the problems of scaling such systems into large automated data collection networks became apparent Most recently the Internet combined with GPRS Ethernet wireless and fibre has become a form of networked data logging system GPRS and Ethernet are the focus of a number of development projects at Unidata Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 1 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd The Starlog Data Logging Advantage Starlog
20. e Name While there is no particular length limit this should be a short mnemonic of the event It is what is shown when another event refers to the event and in the parameter list boxes for those events that take other events as parameters You don t see the description in those list boxes so make sure the name will be enough to remember the purpose of each event Description This can be a longer description of the event Event This specifies the type of the event See the table under Types of Events on page 29 Parameter A Depending on the type of event this may be a channel or another event Parameter B Depending on the type of event this may be a channel another event or a constant value Parameter C So far only the Channel A between B and C uses this parameter as a constant value Output This is a list of the possible actions the logger can perform for every scan that the event is true Force Log to Buffer For every scan the event is true this will force the selected log buffer to log the channels as configured in the Log Buffer window see Log Buffer on page 27 The Logwhile Event selects which event is used by the scheme to control when data sampling and logging is allowed to occur When the Logwhile event is true the logger will take instrument samples eg for averaging and will log data as programmed When the Logwhile event is false the logger will still read its inputs but they will not count towards averages nor wi
21. from the menu Once open a dialog with many tabs appears Each tab is detailed below Main Instrument Setup Catalogue Code Hamme Uezogdnn Dau of wech minute of doa and pe of da channek insiniment landy Bech Keauwech ee Dames ng DOW TOD MOD loon G CLOCK sl _ Browse Losder Clats Setup Form Genre Li Dela eb cm Aral Oriy F angle Usa Source Wer cion Wiski Basp Class poo GendnatLibe cls dripte e Catalogue Code This should uniquely identify the instrument e Name A descriptive name for the instrument This should be kept relatively short put a more lengthy description in the Description field below e Description A description of the instrument e Instrument family A general classification of the instrument Some example existing families are Temperature Climate Time and Communications e Search Keywords Keywords that would help someone searching for this instrument to find it Separate terms with commas e Icon An icon that should be representative of the instrument e Loader Class For use by Unidata engineers Do not change e Setup Form For use by Unidata engineers Do not change e Read Only e Single Use If ticked only one copy of this instrument may be added to a scheme e Source For use by Unidata engineers Do not change e Version The version of the instruments Set as required for your own instruments but do not change the version of the included instruments e
22. lets you control the serial port and provides some status indicators e Connect Disconnect Click to connect disconnect to from the selected communications port e NRT Menu Provides access to the NRT configuration menu e Diagnostics This will activate the logger diagnostics mode e SDI 12 Test This will enter the SDI 12 Test mode See SDI 12 Test on page 51 for more information e Initialize This will reinitialise the logger If the logger is asleep this will wake it up The scheme and logged data are not affected e Reset This will reset the logger to its default configuration e Edit Address Book See Address Book on page 48 e Direct to COM1 Selects the type of communications port to use Different selections affect what remaining controls are visible o Direct to COMx Physical RS 232 serial communications ports available on the local PC Comm Port The local communications port to use Baud rate The baud rate to use If no star prompts are detected the software will automatically cycle through all the baud rates until a star prompt is detected DTR Controls the Data Terminal Ready signal Modems require this signal to be on ticked to enable dialling out to other modems RTS Controls the Request To Send signal Unidata data loggers require this signal to be on ticked to wake up for communication DSR Indicates the current state of the Data Set Ready signal The DSR state usually reflects the DTR signal Unidata Manual
23. option will not affect already opened Test Mode windows only subsequently opened windows will be affected 7 StarlogV4 options Options Schemes Path C Program FilesiStarlogy41SCHEMESA Browse Date Time Format lt Windows default gt e Preferred Units e Metric Imperial ER a PU F Es KE Starlog V3 Iw Load last used scheme on Startup Y Enable Embedded Schemes Y Generate Neon upload file Iw Auto resize Test Mode log buffer columns Cancel Data Options The V4 Root Data Path setting is already set to a suitable default and should not be adjusted However if you need to save your unloaded scheme data to a different location you can set that location here The v4 Data Path Options are a set of checkboxes that customise the generated data folder names Changing then will update the example scheme name so can immediately see what effect each checkbox has The Backup Data Path is used by the Unloader function see Unloading Data from Loggers on page 39 to store duplicate copies of any unloaded data Output File Headers controls what information is included in the headers for each column of data recorded by your log programs StarlogV4 options Options Y4 Root Data Path a C Program Files Starlog 4 DATA General Browse Y4 Data Path Options Scheme Default IL Es e g C Program Files Starlog 4 DATA windtest Main Buffer Starlog 3 Backup Data Path K Browse O
24. pulses counts digital data and what the instrument measures temperature depth wind speed etc Click on the Instruments icon shown to the right S Instrumen Scheme Instruments Io Instrument Library Scheme 128K Starlogger with Keyboard Loggers Unidata logger instruments v t dell Logger Channels Instruments CatCode Family He Starlogger Lo 12 600482 Starlogger Logger Instrument Logger New Add pa The Instrument Library lets you select from major groups of instruments Starlog version 4 Software comes with the following predefined groups e Loggers Unidata logger instruments e PDLTRANS Unidata Instrument Library e NIWA NIWA Instrument Library It is possible for you to create custom instruments and libraries to keep them in When you select an Instrument Library all the instruments in the library relevant to the selected logger are shown The right half of the Instruments window shows the instruments that have been added to your scheme Adding an Instrument To add an instrument to your scheme either double click on its line in the left half of the window or select it then click the Add button at the bottom of the window A copy of the instrument will be added to the list in the right half of the window For example to add the SMS instrument to your scheme 1 Edit the scheme and select the Instruments icon 2 Select the PDLTRANS library Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog
25. software application designed to replace existing Starlog or Starflow software and provide the advantages of a 100 Windows interface Features e Powerful scheme creation system e Comprehensive instrument library and editor e Multiple user profiles basic technical system developer e Multi buffer support Telemetry support Backward compatibility with Starlog version 3 schemes Fully Windows XP compliant Unloads data and converts automatically to a CSV Comma Separated Value file for easy data manipulation and viewing in Excel Hydstra or Magpie e View unloaded data in a graphical and textual format with the internal data viewer e View real time readings from the logger in a graphical or textual format e Connect to remote sites via a standard phone or cellular modem e Manage multiple sites from a single PC e Configure basic parameters of the logger scheme Note that at present Starlog V4 is unable to e Receive alarms from loggers e Program unload to from PCMCIA memory cards System Requirements e Pentium Processor 233MHz e 64MB RAM e 32MB hard drive space e Windows XP or 2000 e SVGA monitor e Mouse e RS232 serial port What Is Data Logging Data logging is the process of collecting and retrieving data It is not new Humans have collected data for millennia for example the ancient Egyptians recorded astronomical data using the instruments of their day Such data collection was labour intensive and
26. that shows the progress of the programming Progress Checking logger battery Battery voltage OK Configuring logger 128K Starlogger with Keyboard Initializing logger Loading keyboard program Loading logger program 88 Cancel If all goes well a Logger successfully re programmed message will appear with Disconnected as the final message Click OK to close the progress window Neon Loggers Neon loggers are programmed through the Neon web interface These include Neon Remote Terminals NRTs and Neon Metering Modules NMMs Starlog must be configured to generate Neon files See General Options on page 11 The Generate Neon upload file option must be ticked In the Neon web interface select the Loggers tab of your node then under the Internal Logger tab select the generated neonr file for your scheme Click the Upload button to send it to Neon The screenshot below highlights the important controls Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 33 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Hen n Syste Em Ope era Unidata Pty Ltd hice Show Air Holilica lio E ae EN T 1 A SEL RL A0 A gt L ee LAS A A TA ALS A DA i D E A L A1 A RL At A A RI ei mee 71 4 3 Se ACL Am SL AH Hot Swag Test 011 AH Live EZ LiveFiekiTeat Spare 3larlogW Tesing La eet 1 601 Logger Clusters Syaboern Kipata Lomb Sarat Syelem Adrun
27. the instrument is added to the scheme hence the user is not required to edit events in the Scheme Editor Alternatively events can be embedded into the instrument to provide the same functionality but are hidden from the Scheme Editor Events window e Add Adds a new default event to the list e Edit Edits the selected event See below e Delete Deletes the selected event Event Setup Key HSIU HSIU Desamption Bablestar HSIN output Wees evert Pubic Event Preserve Ureque Fey Evert Abwayt Chand A Charen E Force Log to Buller e Event o Name The name of the event o Key The key identifying the event o Description The description of the event Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 59 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd o Public Event When the instrument is added to a scheme from a library if Public Event is selected then the Event will be loaded into the scheme events window If Public Event is not selected then the event will remain hidden but active in the instrument o Preserve Unique Key If Public event is selected when the event is loaded into the scheme the Event Key will be preserved If the Event Key conflicts with an existing event then the instrument won t be loaded into the scheme o Event The type of event See Types of Events on page 29 o Channel A Depending on the event type this is the Channel or Event Key to bind to See the parameter formats
28. the table A smaller table size will have less resolution but will require less logger memory Result Enter the Formula to solve Reference the Source Channel using its label e Create Table Click on Create Table to test the formula and generate the lookup table e Lookup table window This is a display of the results of the lookup table process Example Weir Flow Formula Result Field Flow 125 65h 12 34 125 65 Depth 1 8 12 34 Where h is the water height or Depth Example Flow Scaling Formula Result Field all on one line Depth is unscaled less than 100 multiplied by 1 2 between Depth Depth gt 0 Depth lt 100 100 and 200 and multiplied by 1 5 above 200 Depth Depth gt 100 Depth lt 200 1 2 Depth Depth gt 200 1 1 5 NOTE Comparison operators evaluate as 1 for true and O for false The 1 in the last result line above is to handle the previous condition values Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 76 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 MINMAXTIME Time of minimum maximum This instrument allows the time of a channel minimum maximum to be logged The time and corresponding minimum maximum value is reset on every log Requirements e None Configuration Capture the time of the minimum and maximum transducer re Description Select channel to capture min and max 4 Starlogger Internal Temp Cancel The configuration
29. total or raw data o The channels to log e Instruments o Instruments connected channels used input scaling e Events o Definition of events to trigger an output pulse or to log A scheme combines these elements to generate a working program to operate the logger The program instructs the logger for instance to log the average hourly temperature measured by a thermistor probe connected to analogue channel 1 Starlog V4 Package Overview Starlog software is specially designed to manage a data logging scheme and data unloads It is intended to be installed onto a computer where you may use it to create new schemes load unload and process data and test logger operation The software has a Windows style complete with drop down and pop menus and help messages as well as easy access to Unidata s extensive support documentation The easy to use menus are especially helpful in setting up your data logging project You use the Scheme Editor to define what kind of data to collect and how and when it will be logged Then using the Navigator Control bar you can load the scheme into the logger Once data has been acquired by and stored in the logger you can use the Starlog software to unload it again using the Navigator Control bar Logged data is transferred to your computer in Comma Separated Value CSV file format This format allows easy importing of your data into 3rd Party data management and manipulation software such as Hydst
30. 0011 P Uelead THL LOR 10 12 35 Calais Isiatt Sos JAMAL Aiii 1082011 F Volosd 54 LOA r E Delai A GK WHAM Inacio MORE F upicad wii DAL 140341 AAA THAS Presentation Writs id deg SS d cage A Click the Retrieve NRT enfgure ae Initialise Settings button to get the current settings and then click the Initialise button to have the logger to synchronise with the Neon server and start using the scheme loaded above i NRT NMM Configuration Tool x Server IP Configure WAT Serial Number Firmware Revision User name Signal Siena 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 34 Unidata Manual Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Test Mode Test Mode is used to check the status of the logger and to monitor its logging progress To enter Test Mode click on Test Mode under the Logger menu or click on its icon shown to the right A window similar to the following will appear Test Mode Gi Connected to site test Scheme Information Log Information Scheme Name test Log Rate 15s Logger Time 29 01 2009 3 08 25 PM Log Size 4 bytes Logger State Logging First Log 29 01 2009 1 47 15 PM Scan Rate Bs Last Log 29 01 2009 3 08 20 PM Memory Expires on 3 02 2009 4 43 05 PM 5 days 01 34 hh mm Memory Usage 1 3 0f115 3Kb Scheme Channels Ue Battery 8 34 V Intemal Temp 24 54 degC Internal Temp RAw 29 01 2009 15 03 35 29 01 2009
31. 01 30412 50412 heen 2 WRENCH pwe Losder Clan Setup Pam GeniritLibz Deis etetrem Read Onde r Sree li Wi Source Mee Buste POL TRANS SILDI DER i Vinay Rare Let E GaendratLib ch rdnapngsee e See Advanced Scheme Management on page 54 for details on the Generic Instrument Setup Window SITEID Site Identifier The site identifier instrument creates a special data channel that can be programmed with an arbitrary text string The site ID is set after the logger has been programmed Open the Test Mode display and then double click on the Site ID field Enter your site identifier and click OK The Site ID can be logged like any other data channel on the logger It can also be used to name unload files See Data Options on page 12 Requirements e None Configuration The only configuration option is adjusting the size of the site ID The size does not include a trailing zero that marks the end of the ID therefore if you need to be able to enter for example an eight character identifier the site ID will take up nine bytes of logger memory Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 81 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd SMS SMS Dialout Group Manager The SMS Dialout Group Manager is used to send SMS messages in response to events The instrument allows an event to be associated with a message and a group of telephone numbers When the event occurs the mes
32. 15 03 50 29 01 2009 15 04 05 29 01 2009 15 04 20 29 01 2009 15 04 35 29 01 42009 15 04 50 The Scheme Name shows the name of the scheme that has been programmed into the logger If the scheme in the logger isn t the same as the currently selected scheme the following message will be displayed StarlogV4 A Scheme on the logger doesn t match the loaded scheme Load the scheme Demo to view test mode channels correctly You should select the named scheme in this case Demo and load its Test Display The entire display may be zoomed by pressing the plus or equals keys To un zoom the display press the minus key This is also accessible from the Text Size menu item of the Test Mode menu The Test Mode window is divided into four sections 1 Scheme Information 2 Log Information 3 Scheme Channels 4 Log Buffers Each of these items is explained in detail below Scheme Information Gii Connected to site test Scheme Information Scheme Name test Logger Time 29 01 2009 3 08 25 PM Logger State Logging Scan Rate Bs The Scheme Information section has the following items Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 35 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd e Scheme Name The name of the scheme programmed into the logger e Logger Time The date time of the logger e Logger State One of Primed Logging or Stopped 1 Primed The logger hasn t yet started logging Log
33. 2 7 70 Comment AG3 Missing descriptions Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Code File Navigator The Code File Navigator shown to the right is visible on the right side of the window System 18 Scheme It shows all the files associated with the current scheme The files are divided into Demo SAC three groups SE Demo GP 1 System The files in this group form the underlying operating system of scheme aos programs They define scheme code that implements the basic operation of the ae scheme controlling instrument sampling event processing and output triggering Demo SR6 among other things These files may be edited but any changes to them will affect leg every single scheme in the system changes will only take effect when the schemes Gene ft are resaved Also changes to these files may be lost if Starlog V4 is upgraded or E id reinstalled 2 Scheme The files in this group are all associated with the specific scheme being edited All of the files are automatically generated by Starlog V4 They may be edited but your changes will be overwritten the next time the scheme is saved While developing instruments and template scheme it can be useful to check these files to make sure the right code is ending up in the right place 3 User The files in this group are also associated with the specific scheme being edited but as they are not written to by Starlog V4 they may be safely edited There is a
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35. CES 46 no A 0 2 5 ADDR 214 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 25 255 RESOURCES 4 7 no CO counter ADDR 24 MULT 1 CDT 14 255 RESOURCES CO none C1 counter ADDR 26 MULT 1 CDT 15 255 RESOURCES C1 none C2 counter ADDR 28 MULT 1 CDT 16 255 RESOURCES C2 none C3 counter ADDR 30 MULT 1 CDT 17 255 RESOURCES C3 none SENSED 0 54 Sense state ADDR 46 MULT 1 CDT RESOURCES ISENSEO Y Add Edit Delete o Add Creates a new input channel and opens the editor for it o Edit Edits the selected input channel Input Channel Editor Name lao Key Description 200 Multiplier 1 220703125 Channel Type Analogue sl Dffset o Data Type Unsigned Word vw Base Address om EE Minimum Input IS Virtual Channel E Maximum Input em O Format Ir CDT INP Code Address CDT_0 18 255 0 18 Mask 255 Value in Add Delete Name The name of the input channel Description The description of the input channel By convention it incorporates the range of the input channel Multiplier Used to scale the raw binary value into conventional units such as millivolts Offset Used to scale the raw binary value into conventional units such as millivolts Base Address See Base Address on page 56 s Minimum Input The minimum value of the input channel after scaling Maximum Input The maximum value of the input channel after scaling Key A unique identifier used to refer to the inpu
36. ILOG and Crossramp Starlog Y3 Cancel The StarlogV3 Schemes Path is the location of your version 3 scheme programs The Starlog V3 Data Path is the location of the data files generated by Starlog version 4 when it unloads loggers Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 14 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 programmed using version 3 schemes The StarlogV3 Application Path is the location of the main version 3 executable This is used to locate the remaining components of the version 3 software The Generate StarlogV3 support files checkbox determines if Starlog version 4 will generate various files used by version 3 software but no longer required in version 4 Such files include the SCM version 3 scheme definition INI text file of scheme settings FTU test display and ENT log buffer display This is to support non Starlog software packages that look for and use those files Communications Mapping The Communications Map is where you create and name your required communications interfaces For example you might have one communication interface for when you connect directly via a serial cable to a local data logger and a second communication interface possibly on the same physical serial port as your cable for when you use a modem to connect to a remote data logger You will need to ensure your Communications Maps are correctly configured before you attempt to program or unload a data logger
37. Manual Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Manual Data Logger Management Software User Manual Model 6308 Revision History File name Revision Previous version BX RS JH 2 2 AB CB JH MS KC 2 3 Updated for revision 61 software 2 5 Updated for revision 80 software G G 2 6 Updated for revision 89 software G 2 7 Updated for revision 92 software Copyright O Unidata Pty Ltd 2000 2011 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any spoken or computer language in any form or by any means Electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without prior written permission of Unidata Pty Ltd 40 Ladner St O Connor Western Australia 6163 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Manual Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Copyright Notice Copyright Unidata Pty Ltd 2005 2011 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without prior written permission of Unidata Pty Ltd 40 Ladner Street O Connor Western Australia 6163 Australia Disclaimer Unidata Pty Ltd reserves the right to revise this document for any reason including but no
38. Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 38 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unloading Data from Loggers Once you ve had your logger operating for a while it will have recorded some data Unloading is the action of copying the data stored in the data logger into a file on your PC Unload File Format Unload files are CSV comma separated value files CSV files can be directly opened in Excel and are also a common format supported by other software such as Tideda and Hydsys NOTE Version 4 software can only produce CSV files it cannot generate Version 3 compatible Unn files Automatic Backups The unloader supports the creation of backup unload files automatically at the time of unload The backup folder is specified by the Backup Data Path option see General Options on page 11 Version 4 and Version 3 schemes handle backups slightly differently See their respective Data Folders sections below If the backup media is not available at the time of unload Starlog V4 will display an error message and you can either retry the backup or cancel it If you cancel it you will have to manually backup the unload file yourself at a later time Version 4 Data Folders Data unloaded for Version 4 schemes is stored in a buffer sub folder in a scheme sub folder of the folder specified by the Data Path option see General Options on page 11 For example if the Data Path is the default of C Program Files StarlogV4
39. Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 86 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 VETE Default Description A o Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 87 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Glossary Term Definition Configuration Data Table A set of configuration values inside the logger An input that has been given an identifier and is able to be read and logged by the scheme program Dump file Originally the same as an unload file Now more often refers to a file that contains an image of the loggers internal memory used by Unidata engineers to provide technical support in some cases A calculation that results in a true false answer Based on that answer other actions can be performed such as switching a relay or logging data Originally Field Test Unit a handheld device used to test the operation of data loggers in the field Now used to refer to test displays on the PC that show the status of running schemes Input An input into a logger Typical inputs are analogue voltage digital counter pulses on off states and data such as SDI 12 Load a scheme the programming of a data logger with a scheme program L When the logger records data into its memory buffer Typically this occurs at a fixed interval controlled by the scheme program but can also be triggered by events to occurs at arbitrary times The time between the fixed logging interva
40. SDI 12 protocol o State An input that is either on or off o Internal An internal channel such as the battery voltage or internal temperature sensor e Alias A unique identifier used to identify the channel in code This is made available to scheme source code files for them to refer to the channel data so the identifier must be legal in the scheme language code Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 55 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Di 7 Format The display format of data associated with this channel Allowed characters are 2 hash zero and decimal point A will reserve space for a digit zeroes will be shown as spaces a will always show a digit in that position Icon An icon that represents the channel function Use Logger Channel For Channel Types see above other than User this selects which of the channels of the selected Type to use for this channel Multiplier The amount to multiply the logged data before displaying The Multiplier is applied before the Offset The multiplier is independent of any logger bit scaling for analogue channels the multiplier is applied to the mV reading of the channel Offset The amount to add to the logged data before displaying The Offset is applied after the Multiplier Ignore Logger Scaling If this is ticked then any logger bit scaling is ignored Use this option if you are handling any scaling in custom code For
41. SIE 31 I Incorrect key or invalid user name entered 8 Incremental Unload oococcncnccnccncnncnccncnnnnnano 40 90 Unidata Pty Ltd Jee 47 Instrument e ee Tu Te A A 24 Channel Orderng renee 28 Chanel a hee 27 CORPO UTI oni 25 A WEE 25 HELENE 24 Interval E A A omen Tot re Senn re 27 o EE See Scan Rate SUD sano Basses eee See Sub Intervals L EE Ee EE EE 36 Launch Programs mesial de 11 18 Linear Buffer oil 28 Load last used scheme on Startup 11 Lock User Pro MO cerda At 17 LOCK VE 16 Log DUO iS See Buffer Log A A A 36 OOO EE 36 A II ee ree 27 A A ata ala TEE de 36 Eelere 36 A EE 36 Logger COMMNGUMIN Gets Bist iol o 25 Configuring as SDI 12 Sensor esseanseeaea 25 Configuring RS232 UPS cooccoccccccocccnncononcnnnnnos 26 DIS OS MES ida 47 Jee at oe aaa 33 e dee le EE 33 Serial Number 23 Standard vs Neon nnnonnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnne 33 State Test Mode cece ceceeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeens 36 Ri Me e TEE 36 Unload Data 39 Upgrade Firmware s nessseseneneenneeerrenereree nnne 50 e Te le e EE 36 M Tee EE 1 4 41 Main Butter See Buffer Main Map COMMUNICATIONS cocooccnccccccncccncnnnccancnnnnns 15 MAXIMUM ec 27 Memory Expires OND ccoococococnccnocononnonononcononacionono 36 Memory TIMO dido pis 27 Memory Usage EE 36 Microsoft Ale 3 MIMIM ee 27 MOGE EE 15 COMNGUIG tt EE ecu 53 Outside Line aonnnoonnnnnannnnannnnnnnnonnnnrn
42. THOD DIRECT BAUDRATE 9600 COMMPORT 1 FORCEPROMPT RTS ICON DIRECT KEY PROFILE2 TIMEOUT 5 Cancel Enter the site name select the communications device and click OK Suitable default parameters for the selected communications device will already have been filled in Other parameters will need to be set For sites that connect directly to a serial port or modem the important parameters are e RESET The command string used to initialize the modem A typical setting would be ATZ the modem initialization command e SETTINGS The command string used to set any further modem parameters A typical setting might be ATEO to turn off local echo on the modem which may otherwise interfere with communications e OUTSIDELINE The number used by the modem to access an outside line through a PABX May be left blank if using a direct line e PHONENUMBER The telephone number to dial May be left blank for direct connections e TELSWITCH The telemetry switch code to use May be left blank For sites that connect via a TCP IP network UDP the important parameters are e ADDRESS The TCP IP address of the remote communications port e PORT The TCP IP port number of the remote communications port Sites can be renamed by clicking twice on their name in the tree in the left window pane Velocity Trace A elocit The Velocity Trace function may be accessed by clicking the Velocity Trace item under Trace the Logger Diagnostic
43. The Communications Map is accessed from the main Starlog V4 window via the menus File Options gt Communications Map 7 Edit Communications Device Map Direct Direct to COM1 Name el Direct to COM Direct to COMI te en ER A Communications Port LC A a COM v Baud Rate 9600 e Communications Timeout s 5 Delete Ni Cancel By default all your physical serial ports will be listed plus a Network port The default serial ports are all direct To support modem communication click the New button and select Phone modem RS232 from the list New communications device SEE A Direct RS232 Phone modem DG 2232 Si Network UDP A Network TCP IP E t q GPRS Proxy Harvest Modem Cancel Click OK A new communication map for a modem will be added to your list Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 15 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd 7 Edit Communications Device Map Phone Modem Ki Direct to COM1 te Name Ki Direct to COM2 Phone modem on COM1 if RS232 Communications Port GP Network UDP Foo d Baud Rate 3600 v Modem Reset Command ATZ Modem Configuration Settings ATEO Comms Timeout s f 0 External Line Number Phone modem on COM1 Delete i i Cancel You will now need to configure it to use the correct serial port RS232 Communications Port preferred baud rate and any special dialling prefix numbers to get an
44. The Program Group specifies the toolbar group into which the shortcut will be placed The Program Name is the title that will appear under the program icon in the toolbar The Protected checkbox in combination with the User Profile option Enable protected shortcut buttons see User Profiles on page 16 controls whether or not the shortcut will be visible The Program Path is the full pathname of the application executable file The Command Line field supports special Keyword Placeholder variables Click Insert Keyword to select the keyword placeholder you want from a list Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 18 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Insert Placeholder Placeholder A STARLOGY4PATH C Program Files Starlogy 4 a S TARLOGY3PA4TH CASTARLOGA Lal 4SCHEMESPATH C Program Files StarlagV4 SCHEMES Lal SCHEME C Program Files Starlog 4 SCHEMES phtest xML Lal SCHEMEPATH C Program FilestStarlogy41SCHEMES Lal SCHEMENAME phtest lt Double click on the item to insert it into the Command Line field Once an application has been added the Edit Program and Delete Program buttons become active Clicking Edit Program takes you to a dialog the same as for Add Program Clicking Delete Program will immediately delete the selected application Configure Launch Application EJ Editors a ques Add Program Edit Program Delete Program Arranging Windows All o
45. V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 24 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 3 Select the sms instrument in the list 4 Click the Add button to add the instrument to the scheme 5 2 Scheme 128K Starlogger with Keyboard ell Logger Channels Instruments ell Starlogger Logger Instrument pH Generic Time channels Day of Instru ES SDI Transducer Generic SDI Debugger gt oy k Time till log Window Controller ns Events Log Buffer New Add Del PAZ Removing an Instrument To remove an instrument from your scheme select it from the list in the right half of the instrument window and click the Del button at the bottom of the window or right click on it and select Delete from the menu Configuring an Instrument To configure an instrument double click on its line in the right half of the window or right click on it and select Edit from the menu Different instruments have different configuration windows and options Configuring the Logger Data loggers are configured just as if they were a regular instrument When you create a scheme an instrument for the selected logger is always added as the first instrument Double click on it For Starloggers the following window will appear Other loggers will be similar Logger Instrument The various tabs show the options available If you want internal logger channels to be available for logging e g the temperature sensor you will need to m
46. Value Buttons CUSTOMACTION Custom Visual Basic Actions Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Requirements EVENTCNTR Event Counter Requirements Configuration FREQUENCY Generic Frequency Requirements Configuration GENPT Pressure Transducer Requirements Configuration LOOKUP Lookup Table Requirements Configuration Example Weir Flow Example Flow Scaling MINMAXTIME Time of minimum maximum Requirements Configuration RELTIME Relative Time Channels Requirements Configuration SCHEME Embedded Scheme Information Requirements Configuration SCHEME_INFO Scheme Information Report Requirements Configuration SDI SDI Transducer Requirements Configuration SDI_DEBUG SDI Debugger Requirements Configuration SITEID Site Identifier Requirements Configuration SMS SMS Dialout Group Manager Requirements Configuration Triggering a Dial Group T2L Time Till Log Requirements Configuration WINDOW Window Controller Requirements Configuration Appendix Communications Variables General Variables Type RS232 Specific Variables Type IP Specific Variables For XRT NRT type loggers In the ENT buffer node Glossary Index Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Introduction Starlog Version 4 0 Starlog V4 is a software package designed for the management of Unidata loggers It is a standalone
47. Visibility For use by Unidata engineers Do not change e Base Class For use by Unidata engineers Do not change Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 54 Comment AG1 Missing description Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Channels This page lists the defined Channels The columns are the Label Key and Alias for each channel Instrument Setup a DW DUW Dw MOD OD MOD TUL IUC TUD e Add Add a new channel definition e Edit Edit the selected channel definition e Delete Delete the selected channel definition The Add Edit buttons take you to the Advanced Channel Parameters dialog tdranced Lharrel Faaeler Label TD Mugriser Liege j _ Dffset Esp lore Logge Scala Channel Type m Formule Val Feel ICO T ZONE 7 Inpa Dala Type Bime Hate Byles Enabled Channel Vot iu LED L g Butler Tad Mide Setup e Label This is what is shown to identify the channel in other dialogs in the software such as the Log Buffer and in the Data Viewer e Units The display units of the channel e Key An optional identifier If present it must be unique within the instrument e Channel Type One of o User A user defined channel typically the result of some scheme calculation o Analogue An analogue voltage input o Counter A pulsed digital on off input o HSIO A high speed synchronous serial digital input o SDI 12 A serial digital input using the standard
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49. ake sure their entries on the Internal Channels tab are ticked Configuring the Logger as an SDI 12 Sensor When the logger is an SDI 12 sensor other SDI 12 recorders can access and log data sensed by it This can be useful if you have something with a limited number of inputs such as a Starflow but would prefer to have all data at a site logged by a single logger You could configure the Starflow as an SDI 12 sensor and use a Starlogger as an SDI 12 recorder to log the depth velocity flow from the Starflow as well as whatever other instruments you have eg wind speed direction air temperature rainfall To set a logger up as an SDI 12 sensor first add any required instruments to the logger Then open the logger instrument as described under Configuring the Logger above and select the SDI 12 tab Tick Enable SDI 12 Sensor Mode to enable the controls Next select the SDI 12 Address to assign to the Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 25 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd logger Finally for each channel you want to make available as an SDI 12 reading click the Add button to add it The following window will appear allowing you to select from the available channels Select Channel F System LOGGERS SIL 15 Starlogger Va Battery Internal Temp Double click on a channel to add it to the list Each added channel becomes an SDI 12 value numbered from zero starting at the top The following s
50. al port e PHONEMODEM Connect via a phone modem on an RS232 serial port OUTSIDELINE Number to dial to reach an external line Only prefixed to phone number if PHONENUMBER doesnt start with OUTSIDELINE PHONENUMBER Number for phone modem to dial to connect to remote logger RESET A String to send to modem to reset configuration SETTINGS 4 Settings to configure modem TELSWITCH ct Telemetry switch number TERMCHAR Set the expected termination character from a phone modem Type IP Specific Variables VETE Default Description ADDRESS IP address of the remote site to connect to METHOD UDP e UDP Connect over network using UDP protocol e TCP Connect over network using TCP IP protocol e GPRSPROXY Connect over network routing through the NIWA GPRS proxy server for remote cellular access PASSWORD Password to access the NIWA GPRS proxy server PORT Te Port of the remote site to connect to PROXYADDRESS IP address of the NIWA GPRS proxy server PROXYCONNECTRETRIES Number of times to check for a connection to the NIWA GPRS proxy server The connection is checked once per second PROXYPORT Port to connect to on the NIWA GPRS proxy server USERNAME oo Username to access the NIWA GPRS proxy server For XRT NRT type loggers In the ENT buffer node VETE Default Description MEMORYOFFSET 4736 Magic offset to apply to the buffer control table registers to covert absolute address to logger virtual memory Unidata
51. and select Graph from the menu To change the number of log records shown right click anywhere over the table data and select the required number of records from the View sub menu The data selected is always from the most recently logged records Since 100 records is the largest number available data logged more than 100 records ago cannot be viewed in Test Mode You will have to unload the logger to see older data Log Buffer Graph View The Graph View displays the logged data in the form of a series line plot Each logged item forms a different series The time of log is the X axis the Y axis is the value of the logged items Han Bitter Eveni fiiar E 1 a Internal Templ Wl Leet To change to the Table view right click anywhere outside the plot area either of the axes or the Last N records title and select Table from the menu To change the number of log records shown right click anywhere outside the plot area either of the axes or the Last N records title and select the required number of records from the View sub menu The data selected is always from the most recently logged records Since 100 records is the largest number available data logged more than 100 records ago cannot be viewed in Test Mode You will have to unload the logger to see older data To adjust which data series are plotted either use the checkboxes to the right of the plot area or right click in the plot area and select deselect the series from the Fil
52. at plots the cumulative total of the values of the selected channel The Set Y Axis button opens a list of channels titled Use 2nd Y Axis Each channel ticked is taken into consideration when determining the scaling used for the 2 Y Axis that runs down the right side of the graph The Print button will print the graph The Save buttons allows the graph to be saved as a Windows Bitmap BMP file Text View The Text View shows your logged data in a tabular form The column widths are adjustable by dragging the divider between them Use the scroll bar to select the data to view Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 44 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 EI loaded C Program Files Starlog 4 Data WemoWain BufferWDemo_01 CSY SEE Text View Graph View Source Data File Data Start 08 Feb 2007 15 26 e Battery AVG Internal Templi G 8 02 2007 3 26 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 27 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 28 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 29 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 30 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 31 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 32 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 33 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 34 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 35 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 36 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 37 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 38 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 39 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 40 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 41 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 42 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 43 00 PM 8 02 2007 3 44 00 PM aman Aare en ee Opening with Notepad Opening your data file in Notepad can be useful if you suspect some file corruption Notepad doesn t try to interpret t
53. ate for use either locally to dial out to remote sites or remotely to be dialled into from your computer For example a Configure remote modem must be configured to auto answer Modern Click on the icon shown to the right to run it The following window will appear Modem Setup Serial Port Initialise for COM1 e Local Baud 9600 v Remote Select the correct Serial Port and Baud rate then click Local to setup the modem for local use i e to dial out to remote sites or click Remote to setup the modem for remote use i e to be dialled into A progress bar will fill in across the bottom of the window while the modem is identified and configured Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 53 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Advanced Scheme Management Modifying an Instrument Sensor Many instruments have a specialized dialog box for adjusting their settings However all instruments share a generic Advanced editor dialog box that allows for detailed adjustments to be made to the instrument configuration Normally the Advanced dialog should be avoided as it is quite easy to make changes that would stop the instrument working In some cases though the flexibility provided by the extra settings may provide the exact functionality required to solve a problem Accessing the Advanced Editor e Click on the Scheme Instruments icon e Right click on the instrument and select Advanced
54. ay in Test Mode and the Data Viewer e Scaler Enter the conversion factor for Hz to specified units e Units Enter the units for display in Test Mode and the Data Viewer GENPT Pressure Transducer The Generic Pressure Transducer instrument can be used to read a range of analogue pressure transducers The output will be scaled to read directly in mm based on the selected Range and Output Requirements e One analogue channel Configuration EJ Generic Pressure ransducer Generic Analogue Pressure Transducer Lael Depth Input Channel ao Che Range KS Dutpui o ZW D e Label Enter a label for channel display in Test Mode and in the Data Viewer e Input Channel Select the channel to measure the current e Range Select the range of the sensor e Output Select the output type of the sensor LOOKUP Lookup Table The Lookup Table instrument lets you solve a complex mathematical function on the logger This could be a non linear function such as a thermistor or stage flow relationship over a fixed weir Solving these functions on the logger offers advantages to the user such as true display of parameters on the Starlogger LCD easy processing of data on the logger e g volume accumulation of flow or easy transfer of true value via SDI 12 Modbus etc Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 75 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd The Lookup table instrument lets you enter a f
55. below o Channel B Depending on the event type this is the Value Channel or Event Key to bind to See the parameter formats below o Channel C Depending on the event type this is the Value Channel or Event Key to bind to See the parameter formats below o Output Key to the Output to trigger on the event o Force Log to Buffer Key to the Log Buffer to force a log to e True Code Scheme code to execute every scan this event is true This is intended only for use by Unidata engineers e False Code Scheme code to execute every scan this event is false This is intended only for use by Unidata engineers Parameters have special formats that depend on the type of parameter e Channel INSTRUMENTKEY CHANNELKEY e Event INSTRUMENTKEY EVENTKEY for non public events or EVENTKEY for public events e Output INSTRUMENTKEY OUTPUTKEY for non public outputs or OUTPUTKEY for public outputs e Log Buffer LOGBUFFERKEY Resources a Instrument Set up Flepource ep Resources are used to control how logger facilities are shared among many instruments Some resources cannot be shared By identifying which resources are used the software can prevent any conflicts e Add Adds a resource to the list e Delete Delete the selected resource from the list e Resource The identifier of the resource Use the Find button to select the required resource e Lock One of the following o None Resource may be shared by any number of instruments o E
56. chive CSV Files These are whatever CSV files Starlog V4 can find in the specified folder CSV files to be viewed in the Data Viewer have some formatting requirements e The first line in the file assigns a name to each column consisting of the channel name and the logging method raw average etc e The second line in the file assigns the units to each column mm degC etc e The third line and beyond is the unloaded data Viewing the Data File Once you ve located the data file you want to view there are a number of ways to open it e Double click on it to open it using the Starlog V4 built in Data Viewer see Opening with the Built In Data Viewer below e Right click on it to open a context menu Open with Data Viewer Open with Notepad Open with Excel Send To Copy Delete Open containing Folder The Open with options are described below The Send To Copy Delete and Open containing folder are all handled exactly the same as when you right click on a file in the standard Windows file Explorer Opening with the Built In Data Viewer Opening a data file using the built in data viewer will open the file in the Graph View There is also a Table View where you can view the data as text You can freely switch between these two modes and the Source Data File mode see Source Data File on page 41 by selecting the appropriate tab at the top of the window Graph View The default mode for viewing your data is th
57. chnel LDescapbon Dap of week minute of dey and time of day channels instrument Lam n Sanch Keauweck ime Day eee mon DU TD NU how 6 cock el Browse Lopes Lines eRe Fem Genin Deel ull Sehr carn Risa Orde Dangle Usa saue Vernon Sedam PAL TRA Ss SIL ee Le A Bas Class Visibility LD Derdeat Bz cletschertn gent e See Advanced Scheme Management on page 54 for details on the Generic Instrument Setup Window SCHEME Embedded Scheme Information The embedded scheme information instrument saves some of the scheme definition inside the logger program so that when the logger is programmed the saved portion of the scheme definition is programmed as well The saved scheme information can be subsequently used by Version 4 to unload the logger or display the test mode without needing the original scheme The saved data will be read from the logger and used directly To use the embedded scheme information select the Embedded V4 Scheme tab when selecting a scheme then the Direct Connection item vw Select Scheme StarlogV4 SJ Direct Connection Scheme Scheme Name Description Description Logger Logger Requirements e None Configuration e None Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 78 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 SCHEME_INFO Scheme Information Report The Scheme Information Report instrument generates a text report of the scheme s
58. ct the COM port to connect to using the drop down list Click Connect to connect to that port You may then process to program unload or test the logger When connected the Connect button will change into a Disconnect button Click that button to disconnect from the logger There is also a More gt gt button Click that to display statistics related to the connection as shown above When clicked it will change into a gt gt Less button Click that to hide the statistics Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 20 Unidata Pty Ltd Scheme Management Selecting a Scheme To select a scheme click on Select Scheme from the File menu or click the Select icon shown to the right The following window will appear v Select Scheme Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Select i Bi Starlogv4 StarlogV3 Embedded V4 Scheme Starlog 4 Templates e E Demo 175 test Scheme Demo Description 128K Starlogger with Keyboard new scheme Logger me 129K Starlogger with keyboard and LCD models 4 B and C 6004 2 The tabs at the top allow you to view all your version 4 schemes all your version 3 schemes if you have any or to select the scheme embedded into logger the logger must have been programmed with the SCHEME instrument Select a scheme by double clicking its name Creating Editing a Scheme The Scheme Editor is used to create edit and delete schemes It can also creat
59. data Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Term Definition Eis take readings When the logger wakes up to read scan all of its inputs and perform the instructions specified by the scheme program A scan always occurs at a fixed interval specified by the scheme program at the time of programming Once programmed the scan rate can only be changed by reprogramming the logger with a scheme Between scans the logger is asleep and not performing any processing or monitoring any of its inputs with the exception of the counter channels The scan can be likened to the ticking of a clock everything the logger does occurs on each tick The time between scans is referred to as the scan interval Scheme The instructions programmed into the logger telling it what to log when to log and any other actions or processing that it is required to perform SDI 12 A standard that allows many instruments to be connected to a data logger via a common connection Sleep The time the logger spends between scans When asleep the logger consumes almost no power and is only monitoring its counter channels Sub interval When logging a standard average all the values read during each scan of the log interval are used in the calculation A sub interval alters that by using a subset of the most recently scanned values For example with a 1 hour log interval a 1 minute scan interval and a 15 minute sub interval only those values read in the 15 mi
60. do ERA pd resi or endif ful Screen This page provides a text editor to allow entry of custom input code In general only Unidata engineers will use this The following special keyword replacements are supported in this field Keyword Description Channel channel key Alias A unique label for referring to the channel instance Key A unique label for referring to the instrument instance Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 57 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Outputs E Instrument Selup Descheg Logs AE HS Balla HE ouid OUT This page is where you maintain the list of outputs of the instrument Custom outputs can be used to leverage off existing event functionality without the need for custom coding Because of the complexity of generating outputs most if not all of your instruments will not have any outputs at all However some like the 6543 Babelstar in the screenshot above define some outputs e Add Adds a new default output Press Edit to set it up e Edit Edits the selected output See below e Delete Deletes the selected output When you click Edit for an output the following window appears ma Dulpul Channel Editor Hare ao Les OUT D Diesenpion Disbelitar MEJO odp Logger Dust Tome org H Cruel Load To Scheme op Unique Name The name of the output Key The key identifying the output Description The description of the ou
61. dows Messenger fm Starlogv4 Recorder S m u Starlogw4 Ai Log Off O Turn Off Computer h All Programs Starlog version 4 has the following program structure ee al Create edit Delete a wii Iinstrumente Sensors scheme Editor Combination of Lagger Create edit and Delete and Instruments oe Schemes fixed Scheme Default Loggers Editor ial Modify Loggar Parameters Channels Starcommand J Open a Scheme and Scaling Factors Unload multiple Sites d Program a Logger rest Mode Telemetry Extension Navigation Control The most common logger operations are simple to start from the main Starlog window The main Starlog version 4 window and major functional areas are shown below Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 10 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Scheme Control Icons Communications GI Scheme Name Diagnostics Area Tools Communications Status Area Communications Settings e Quickstart Bar This is the toolbar of icons down the left side It can be toggled off on by selecting Show Quickstart Bar from the Window menu o Scheme Control Icons These provide access to scheme related functionality such as selecting a scheme editing a scheme and viewing data logged by the scheme If you can t see them click on the Starlog V4 button to show them o Communications Diagnostics Tools These provide access to tools useful for troubleshooting communications pr
62. e It will then not become false until channel A falls below value C C must be less than B Chanel A Low This is a channel A low event with hysteresis When Channel A falls A lt B Reset A gt C below the value B the event becomes true It will then not become i false until channel A rises above value C C must be greater than B Channel A High A gt B Reset A lt C Event Settings To edit events click on the Events icon as shown to the right The default Basic User nha Profile is configured to hide the Events icon You will need to enable it by following the instructions under User Profiles on page 16 Make sure the Scheme Events option is ticked The following window will appear Events Hame Desenpion Paramete Parameter E a Abese ee Ver MAHT upper High temp ze Channel gt E rine Temp S5 Linge 20287 loe High bemp oki Channel A lt A renal Temp 50 Desargpike Van High leng slale Un Event A Und Event E HT upper HT kee Enabler logging lo BUT when tue not HT Nothightemo Ho Event A HT Enable Even S207 change High bem aale change Delia Ewert A SMT begin Enter bightempstate Even A AND Event E HT change Even IHT ered Leave hejh lemp aa Everi AAD Event E HI chars Afonso L t Kei di CH Force Log lo iubar Ke Hime gt Loaves Cvpcg SS Leguahile A Adi Each event has a name a description a type between zero and three parameters an output action and a force log action
63. e Graph View This shows a zoomable graph on the left and graph control buttons on the right The legend may be moved by dragging it to a new position The graph is zoomable by clicking and dragging out the rectangular area you want to zoom in to Reset the zoom by right clicking on the graph The zoom level is also reset when you make a change to the visibility of any channel Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 43 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd When you hover your mouse over the graph the time of log of the data you re hovering is shown at the bottom left next to the scrollbar The example below has the Battery channel turned off leaving the Internal Temp It also shows the hidden controls that appear when the Channel Filter Cumulative Totals and Set Y Axis buttons are pressed EX loaded C Program Files Starlog 4 DataWemoWain Buffer Wemo_01 CSV Table View Graph View Source Data File C Program Files StarlogV4 Data Demo Main B Graph Control S i O Batter avG an Internal Tem gt i Channel Filter gt Internal Temp Cumulative Totals O Battery AVG O Internal Temp 4G O Battery AVG Cumulative O Internal TemplAvG Total 15 33 15 41 15 49 15 56 Set Y Axis 08 02 08 02 08 02 08 02 Use 2nd Y 4xis gt The Channel Filter controls which channels are plotted on the graph For each Cumulative Total item that is ticked a new series is added to the graph th
64. e close to each other are consolidated into a single request How close they need to be is measured by the number of bytes specified in this setting The default value is suitable for high speed low latency connections For low speed high latency connections e g satellite this value could be increased 0 PROMPTRETRIES Number of times to wait for a prompt PROMPTTIMEOUT Time in seconds to wait for prompt RECEIVEBLOCKSIZE 256 for XRT The amount of bytes requested at a time from the loggers 1024 logger During unload this value is halved for each for other timeout to a minimum of 256 bytes loggers SENDBLOCKSIZE The amount of bytes sent at a time to the logger TIMEOUT 5 Time in seconds to wait for any received communications This timer is reset each time any new data arrives TYPE RS232 The type of communications e RS232 Serial RS 232 e TP Internet TCP IP Type RS232 Specific Variables VETE Default Description AUTOBAUD When set to 1 true on receipt of an unexpected character BAUDRATE is automatically changed to try to synchronise to the correct baud rate Expected characters are 0 9 A F and lt CR gt Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 85 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd VETE Default Description BAUDRATE RS232 serial port baud rate COMMPORT RS232 communications port number 1 to 16 METHOD DIRECT e DIRECT Connect direct to the RS232 seri
65. e menu When the Scheme Editor is open select New Scheme from the File menu or click the New icon on either of the toolbars v StarlogV4 Scheme Editor v StarlogV4 Scheme Editor ES Window File Window Open Scheme n A list of data loggers will appear Select the data logger you will be using by double clicking it For example a 6004 2 is selected below v Select Logger Type Unidata Standard dr 6004 1 128K Starlogger models 4 E and C oo BOD4 2 125K Starlogger with keyboard and LCD models 4 D and C JE 6004 3 128 Starlogger with keyboard LOD and PCMCIA card slot models 4 B and C CB 6004041 512K Starlogger with LCD model D k 600401 2 512K Starlogger with keyboard and LCD model D 6526 Starflow ultrasonic doppler flow recorder models A B and C 65266 512K Starflow ultrasonic doppler flow recorder model Gol 6529 3 Evaporation monitoring system 6529 3 51 ZK Evaporation monitoring system wb ZK logger 6536 4 Electrode Conductivity Recorder models D and C 653601 4 Electrode Conductivity Recorder model D FOOT 51 2E Prologger models A and B FOOIC 1Mb Prologger model C CALA Digital Water Level Recorder NAT 2001 to 2003 Models 4 6 and E Si NAT AANMMANDHM 2011 to 2016 Models C and D 0 NAT NMM NRAM 2011 to 2016 Models C and D w 8Mb memory E ee Starlevel 6541 Encoder and integrated micrologger El Systeam NIWA G H Ecologger 512K NWA Ecologger 512 memo
66. e templates and data logging systems The program structure is shown below Scheme Editor Schemes Instruments Create edit and Delete Systems Scheme New Open Save Settings Logbuffer Instrument Events Library Loggers Templates Code New Open Save Close Print The Scheme section is mainly used for creating and editing schemes with standard functionality The Library section is used for modifying the available libraries Organisations with standard logging systems can create templates to suit those systems There is essentially no limit to the systems that can be built Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 21 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd The Code section is for those schemes with extended functionality that require custom code It contains a Code editor with tools that assist layout and increase readability To create a scheme you need to open the Scheme Editor Click on Scheme Editor EH pal from the File menu or click on the Scheme Editor icon in the main window as shown Ser to the left NOTE Version 4 software cannot edit version 3 schemes You must keep a copy of version 3 software installed if you want to edit your old schemes If you select a version 3 scheme Starlog V4 will automatically launch the version 3 scheme editor to edit the scheme You can also manually launch the version 3 scheme editor by clicking V3 Scheme Editor from the Fil
67. e to use Starlog version 4 You will have the opportunity to enter a valid User Name and Code Key every time you restart Starlog version 4 There is and option to register All Instruments amp Loggers in Starlog 4 or the Starflow Instrument Only Do this accordingly based on your requirements Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 7 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Configure StarlogV4 hidata If you have purchased a user name and key from Unidata then you can enter these below to register the program If you don t have a key then select Enable 30 day trial to evaluate StarlogW 4 Ze Starlog 4 All Instruments amp Loggers Enable 30 day trial C Starlog 4 Starflow Instrument Only User Name Code key lt lt Back Configure Starlogv4 If you have purchased a user name and key from Unidata then you can enter these below to register the program If you don t have a key then select Enable 30 day trial to evaluate Starlogv 4 Ze Starlog 4 Al Instruments amp Loggers Enable 30 day trial Starlog 4 Starflow Instrument Only User Name Code key If you instead see the message Incorrect key or invalid user name entered click OK then double check the values you ve entered If you continue to have problems contact your software vendor The next screen confirms your User Name and Code Key Click Finish to complete the setup and enter the
68. e value sent to the logger when the button is pressed Toggle Value Buttons e TRUE Value to send to logger This is the value sent to the logger when the button state becomes TRUE e TRUE button caption The button text shown while the button is in its TRUE state e FALSE value to send to logger This is the value sent to the logger when the button state becomes FALSE e FALSE button caption The button text shown while the button is in its FALSE state Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 72 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 The example shown in the configuration screenshot shows the settings for a toggle button that will restart a data logger logging after it has stopped and stop the logger if already logging It is only suitable for use with event logging where the date time is logged with each item Pause Resume While the logger is logging the byte at address 65 has the value of 1 That corresponds to the FALSE state and so the FALSE caption Pause is shown Pressing the button toggles the state of the button to TRUE and Starlog will put the TRUE value 2 into the byte at address 65 then update the button to show the TRUE caption Resume Note that the example configured the TRUE value caption to be 2Resume and the FALSE value caption to be 1 Pause The opposite configuration TRUE as 1 Pause and FALSE as 2 Resume would have worked exact
69. emo EA Main Buffer 23 Demo_01 CSV Demo DI CSV Size 1 4Kb Data Range 08 02 2007 15 26 00 to 08 02 2007 16 12 00 Starlog V3 CSV Files These files are all the CSV files grouped by scheme stored in the scheme folders under the folder specified by the Starlog V3 Data Path see Starlog V3 Options on page 14 The following screenshot shows a single scheme called SDITEST with a single data file called SDITEST CSV 22 Data Viewer Source Data File C Starlog 4 CSY Starlog 3 Ann C Archive f CSV Progress CASTARLOGADATA Le SDITEST ZA SDITEST_01 CSV Starlog V3 Amn Files These files are all the Ann files stored in the folder specified by the StarlogV3 Schemes Path see Starlog V3 Options on page 14 They are listed in alphabetical order but not grouped by scheme The following screenshot shows files from five different schemes ERAGC2 4 files ERAGCMBL 1 file ERAJABWA 1 file ERAMAGO1 4 files and ERAMAG28 1 file Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 42 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 2 Data Viewer Source Data File C Starlog 4 CSW StarlogW3 FAnn C Starlog 3 CSV C Archive CSN Progress pepe 318 CASTARLOG SCHEMES A ERAGC2 A01 A ERAGC2 A02 ZA ERAGC2 403 ZA ERAGC2 A04 ZA ERAGCMBL AO1 ZA ERAJABWS A01 ZA ERAMAGO1 403 A ERAMAGO1 404 A ERAMAGO1 405 ZA ERAMAGO1 407 ZA ERAMAG28 403 Ar
70. ere SCHEME and INDEX are variables Variables are replaced with their value when the unload file is created Click on Insert Variable to see a list of the available variables i Add file name variable Scheme name SERIALNUMBER Logger serial number DATE yyyymmdd Unload date time INDEX ext number in numeric order Log buffer number Site ID If installed WETarle Description SCHEME The name of the scheme SERIALNUMBER The serial number of the logger The date when the unload took place in the specified format yyyy is replaced with the year eg 2007 mm is replaced with DATE format the month eg 02 and dd is replaced with the day of month eg 01 Inserting the variable DATE yyyymmdd would be replaced with something like 20070201 INDEX A number one greater than the current largest unload index number BUFF The number of the buffer being unloaded SITEID The ID of the site See the SITEID instrument on page 81 The date format may be edited after it has been inserted into the naming convention field Supported data formatting codes include Format Description A Combined date and time separated by a space The date is formatted as per the Short Date format in the Windows Control Panel Regional Settings The Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 13 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd _ time is formatted as specified in the Windows Control Panel Regional
71. es a new logger resource and opens the editor for it o Edit Edits the selected logger resource Max Users C User e Input Output C Address C Buffer Key The unique key identifying the logger resource Max Users The maximum number of users instruments etc of the resource Type One of e User A user defined resource e Input A logger input e Output A logger output e Address An address of some part of the logger memory e Buffer A logger buffer o Delete Deletes the selected logger resource Code Editor The Code Editor is a tool intended to be used by Unidata engineers or by very advanced users It allows direct access to the source code used and generated by Starlog V4 You access the Code Editor via the Scheme Editor Click the Code tab on the left navigation Library bar See the screen shot to the right Code When opened the Code Editor displays a code file navigator on the right side of the window and several code file options down the left side of the window Basic File Operations e New File Create a new source code file The new file is automatically created under the User file group in the code file navigator on the right e Open File Open an existing source code file e Save File Save the currently open source code file e Close File Close the currently open source code file e Print File Print the currently open source code file Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue
72. esbralror Log CO D o To force the scheme to be loaded immediately by the logger the Starlog Configure Initialise tool ET Node Tekcell Discharge Test Data Channels Node Details Automated Reporting A F hsa To Lim F agg few Legg r Configuration Parameters ID Humber r be Adve O Decommission Logger Mame 20018 Loggar Type fu Moda recaen Onsen Ter El Cluesbor Hal Beete Y Carson fave Deeg intemal Loggar Comares YEON Scheme Sensor Hama SAS ham Data Manipulation Tamperature RAWY ao np b Time Ganas 1185 Ierpel F Tim Ganas Inkemal Battery WLAN 10 F Time Seen Intemal Battery AWG 11 b Time Seen kranserpa _dePost ack rpe oggersicd00jnkT aby should be used See the icon to the right Connect the Neon logger to the computer using a serial cable Lu qye Di Format are Jos CH Search with Google ben Lagged m Syse Armiisiratar F Log nt Photographs Help Comrranicabons HRAT Serial Hormia SIM Bafeancg HET ID 245 TO Comm Freno Cetera Cabal Last Zeen H Mirta 00 00 HA ATAC H tze Acthernpte Patry Tian Panca Lists Labs Lily H i ume 150 heey Mpoe Experral Poner Auto Faint rents Ev C r Regesbers Real lene Data Commerce Sere Hairy F Show All inactiva Schama Files Salus Created Uploaded 4s MIL Adie 180582011 10082011 Fr it LUS 351s 15 51 44 k lel ES wither XUL nacie 10008
73. eter name before adding the newly named blank entry to the list e Delete Deletes the selected parameter Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 65 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd 4 Logwhile Event System Instruments Scheme Event Type Always e The event defined here defines the overall control of when data logging may occur See the event editor under Events on page 59 Loggers The Loggers library editor is only available in the System Developer profile See User Profiles on page 16 To access the Loggers library click the Loggers icon shown to the right The following window will appear al Logger Editor CatCod eomz 200041 XAT jn CP 135 600461 128K Starlogger Description f 28K Starlogger with Keyboard s 600482 128K Starlogger with Keyboard Icon Te BLUE 128K Starlogger with PCMCIA card slot NIWA Starlogger module w 128K logge Fei 6004 2 Browse i 6004D1 512K Starlogger Logger Type 6004B8 C 2 Starloagerw keyboad y 12 600402 512K Starlogger with Keyboard N Se Ultrasonic flow recorder ae 6004 2 512K Ultrasonic flow recorder Memory Size 118784 4 electrode conductivity recorder EE nana 4 electrode conductivity recorder i Prologger TimeBase ms 7 81 25 Generic Micrologger A and B NIWA Micrologger 2000 and Ecologger Input Channels Dutput Channels Digital Water Level Recorder DWLA Micrologger AD
74. ettings instruments log buffer etc This report is generated whenever the scheme is saved To view the report double click on the instrument A window similar to the following will appear E test_INFO TXT Notepad File Edit Format view Help Last saved on 19 11 2008 16 18 51 Last saved by andrew original template 6004 2 scheme Name test scheme Description 128K Starlogger with Keyboard new scheme Scheme Path c Program Files star logv4 SCHEMES Logger Family Star logger Logger Description 128K starlogger with Keyboard Expected Firmware 2177 22077 E Oe Scan Rate 00 00 01 The report can be re saved elsewhere printed etc Requirements e None Configuration e None SDI SDI Transducer The SDI transducer instrument lets you read any SDI 12 sensor connected to the data logger using the SDI 12 protocol The SDI instrument lets you configure the scheme to read the sensor on the specified address retrieve the specified parameter set specify the data type to store the reading in how often the read the sensor and what channels the sensor will return If multiple SDI 12 sensors are connected to the logger then multiple SDI instruments can be added to the scheme Each instrument can be individually configured and all the sensors will be placed on a queue system If an instrument requests a read when the SDI bus is busy with another instrument then the request will be placed on the queue and serviced when the bu
75. g WS CRU 25 A A 25 E A DEE 38 COSS ANID ca dd 15 CSV TE 1 4 39 41 42 43 CUSTOM ACTIONS oocooccnccnconcnnccnccnnnncnnnonanononcnnnnns 73 D Data MICWIN Ossa adas 41 Data File Viewing oconocconononnocononennonanncnono 43 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Unidata Pty Ltd Data ral o ds e o M n 12 14 Reg A EE 13 Default profile cocoooccocooccnncoccnonocanos 16 Description EE 30 Diagnosis fics 25 cada es soni iio dass 47 Comms WINCOW cccceceeceecceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 47 Taza ee ee ye 47 NR TIMen Use o oS ee en 47 SOT TOS cere elec la es 47 51 79 Upgrade Firmware 50 Velocity Trace 49 Downloaded files oooococcocioncnncnnnnncnns 5 E Embedded scheme enable nnnc 11 EVEN iii laca 29 Bue lt a ls See Buffer Event COIN ias 173 BT de E 30 Force Log to butter EEN 30 NAM aureus 30 EE 30 Parameter a ol ie Gia 30 ele e cites cane teed shandee 30 TYDE eee eran A A ne 30 Re 29 leie Morten ad eee 31 EXC chee dd rn tant ot 1 39 45 F Files A eee eed mandate 43 COV ias 1 4 39 41 42 43 WOK Dic doch Gare ate TA 42 Firmware Upgrade 50 INSE HOG asas 36 Force Log to Buffer EVO Noia dit id 30 PUIG AG sxe a oi t 40 G Graph Log Buffer Test Mode 38 Viewing Data File oo ooooocccccnncccccncccnnnnocnoo 43 Groups POOLESS BOOK ea 48 H RVO Seis asada cda 1 4 PIVOSVS eat a O aletothedmanhslalGarates tots 39 41
76. g point values Note that this will work for all instrument types but you will not be able to manipulate the channels in any way e g calculation of averages e Refresh Rate Select how often to read the sensor o Log Interval Read the sensor once just before the log scan o Fixed Interval Read the sensor every n seconds o Continuous Read the sensor as fast as possible o Manual Manually initiate the SDI 12 via the Scheme Editor Events window e Read Time This field is only used when the Refresh Rate field above is set to Log Interval Enter the amount of time to allow for the sensor to complete its reading Note that since all sensors are read in turn if you require all of the sensors read in time for the log scan then the easiest way is to add the time each sensor requires rounded up to the nearest scan interval 1 scan for extra processing time e g Sensor 1 takes 14 seconds sensor 2 takes 23 seconds scan rate is 5 seconds Sensor 1 would be set a read time of 15 5 20 seconds and sensor 2 would be set a read time of 25 5 30 seconds The software would automatically query Sensor 1 50 seconds before the log and Sensor 2 20 seconds later at 30 seconds before the log e Refresh Interval This field is only used when the Refresh Rate field above is set to Fixed Interval Enter the number of seconds between initiating a read from the sensor e SDI channel tab Select the channel to edit e Label Enter a label for channel di
77. gers with no built in instruments excluding internal battery and temperature sensors will not start logging until three scans have passed since a plug was connected to their Input Signals connector 2 Logging The logging is sampling and recording data 3 Stopped The logger is not recording This may be because the inputs have been unplugged or the logger Main Buffer has filled only applicable to Linear types see Other Buffer Settings on page 28 e Scan Rate The time between consecutive samples of the inputs Log Information Log Information Log Rate 15s Log Size 4 bytes First Log 29 01 2009 1 47 15 PM Last Log 29 01 2009 3 08 20 PM Memory Expires on 3 02 2009 4 43 05 PM 5 days 01 34 hh mm Memory Usage 1 3 of 115 3Kb The Log Information section has the following items Log Rate This is the time between consecutive logs Log Size This is the size of each log entry in the Main Buffer in bytes First Log This is the date time when the first log was recorded Last Log This is the date time when the most recent log was recorded Memory Expires on This is the estimated date time when the Main Buffer will fill up and either stops logging Linear or starts overwriting the oldest data Circular How long it will take to reach that date time is shown in brackets e Memory Usage This shows how much of the loggers buffers are currently being used Scheme Channels Scheme Channels 15 Battery 8 34 V L I
78. gger RS232 UPS Log Buffer Instrument Channels Log Intervals Sub Intervals Buffer Sizes Other Buffer Settings Events Types of Events Event Settings Using Events Saving the Scheme Programming Loggers Standard Loggers Neon Loggers Test Mode Scheme Information Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 OO JJOoOoOoOo Om Om Om Om P OON a Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Log Information Scheme Channels Log Buffers Log Buffer Table View Log Buffer Graph View Menu Commands Unloading Data from Loggers Unload File Format Automatic Backups Version 4 Data Folders Version 3 Data Folders File Naming Convention Unload Procedure Viewing Data Source Data File Starlog V4 CSV Files Starlog V3 CSV Files Starlog V3 Ann Files Archive CSV Files Viewing the Data File Opening with the Built In Data Viewer Graph View Text View Opening with Notepad Opening with Excel Diagnostics Comms Window Address Book Velocity Trace Upgrade Firmware SDI 12 Test Configure Modem Advanced Scheme Management Modifying an Instrument Sensor Accessing the Advanced Editor Main Channels CDT INP Code Outputs Events Resources Buddies Files Loggers Library Editors Instruments Systems Loggers Code Editor Basic File Operations Code File Navigator Code Editor Window General Purpose Instruments BUTTONS Configurable Test Mode Buttons Requirements Configuration Set Channel Buttons PUT Value Buttons Toggle
79. ging interval is 65535 seconds or 18 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds If you want a log interval of 1 day you would need a scan rate of at least 2 seconds The Logger Serial Number is optional and may be left blank The Scheme Description should be set to something that will assist you in remember what the scheme is for Apart from the Scan Rate the Communication settings are the next most critical If they re wrong you won t be able to program or unload your logger You should have configured your communications settings earlier under Communications Mapping on page 15 The Telemetry Switch field lets you enter the code to select the logger if you have a telemetry switch installed You must include the Q in the field for example Q01 The Advanced button allows you to directly edit various communications settings Double click on the Value fields to edit them Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 23 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd S Edit Communication Profile NAME RS232 TYPE DIRECT METHOD 9600 BAUDRATE 1 COMMPORT RTS FORCEPROMPT DIRECT ICON PROFILEO KEY 1 DEFAULT ade Delete Cancel For detailed information on each of the settings see Appendix Communications Variables on page 85 Instruments The Instruments window lets you define what instruments are connected to the logger Instruments define the relationship between what the logger measures voltages
80. he soi 12 Test Logger Diagnostics menu or by clicking the icon shown to the right It allows you to check the operation of the data logger as an SDI 12 recorder and the operation of any SDI 12 sensors connected to it You are able to issue identify measurement and read commands When the window is first opened click Connect to connect to the data logger and start SDI 12 diagnostics N gt 5DI 12 Diagnostics Search n0A1 D0027 t0A1D01SDI 12 enter Esc to EXIT Next click Search to send identification requests to the first ten sensors The window will list any sensors found Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 51 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd N gt 5DI 12 Diagnostics Address 0 013Unidata 6509C 102 Address 1 No Response Address 2 No Response Address 3 No Response Address 4 No Response Address 5 No Response Address 6 No Response Address 7 No Response Address 8 No Response Address 9 No Response Measure ab e DM Send The above screenshot shows that there is a Unidata 6509C Water Level instrument connected on address 0 and no other instruments on any other channel To send commands to a sensor select it from the list then select the command to send from the drop down list the Measure aM in the above screenshot When you select a command the actually command that will be sent on the SDI 12 bus is shown next to it the OM in the above screenshot
81. he counter It is functionally identical to the On Event reset option above Output Loi kNone gt z W OUTO On Switch on open collector output OUTO A Y DUTO Off Switch off open collector output OUTO W OUT1 On Switch CMOS output 1 on YE OUT1 Off Switch CMOS output 1 off YE OUTO 50ms Pulse open collector OUTO for 50 ms YE OUTO 100ms Pulse open collector OUTO for 100n Y OUT1 100ms Pulse CMOS output 1 for 100ms Ch OUT1 50ms Pulse CMOS output 1 for 50ms RSTCNTES Reset Event 5 Counter Total ME FREQUENCY Generic Frequency The generic frequency instrument lets you read any rate based input from a counter channel The instrument automatically incorporates the logger scan rate into the channel scaling so that the scaler is the conversion factor for degrees to required units NOTE The scan rate is incorporated when you click on OK If you later change the scan rate you will have to re open the setup window to update this instrument with the new scan rate Requirements e One counter channel Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 74 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Configuration Ld Universal Frequency instrument Generic Frequency 1 Input Channel kel CO counter Label Frequency Scaler 11 Units Hz Help Cancel U e Input Channel Select the counter channel to measure the sensor on e Label Enter a label for displ
82. he data so you can scan through it and manually correct any anomalies e gt Demo_01 CSY Notepad File Edit Format View Help Time Battery AvG Internal TempCaveG zl zl zl zl zl zl zl sl A zl zl zl 08 02 2007 Opening with Excel Opening your data in Excel gives you a lot more power to display format print and analyse your data When opened in Excel two sheets are created the first one is for viewing the data in a tabular format EJ Microsoft Excel Demo_01 xls GH File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help r 10 BZ US SS E Battery A Internal Temp AWG VW degC 08 02 07 15 26 00 7 28 28 21 4108 02 07 15 27 00 7 27 28 21 08 02 07 15 28 00 7 28 26 33 6 08 02 07 15 29 00 73 28 33 08 02 07 15 30 00 fa 28 33 8 08 02 07 15 31 00 T25 28 33 9 08 02 07 15 32 00 L 26 45 08 02 07 15 33 00 Ce E 26 45 08 02 07 15 34 00 7 36 20 45 08 02 07 15 35 00 7 36 28 33 08 02 07 15 36 00 7 36 28 33 08 02 07 15 37 00 7 36 28 21 08 02 07 15 38 00 7 36 28 21 08 02 07 15 39 00 7 36 26 08 08 02 07 15 40 00 7 36 27 96 08 02 07 15 41 00 7 36 27 96 08 02 07 15 42 00 7 36 27 72 08 02 07 15 43 00 es 27 59 21 08 02 07 15 44 00 Epa 27 59 M o4 gt HA Demo_01 Chart Demo_o1 lt Ready Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 45 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd There is also a second sheet called filename_Chart that displays the data as a graph it lor helo SsCRN
83. he instrument such as a user manual o Dependancy Advanced users can write extensions such as custom dialogs or processing to the instrument using Visual Basic C etc These extension files marked as being required by the instrument for correct operation o Code File Extra scheme source code associated with the instrument Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 61 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Loggers E Instrument Sri up w tis Lal cr Ir eCmdes s BAH Shalke Hor ecinda w Eli Glalkaa Ibree rk nf EAGER A Electrode conduci Ay recorder gt ZIL T Prods nf BOTA A Genere Haunga 00004 1 Digits Wate Lewel Hecodes sw poia Turbidty Hecoidel 01014 1 Gere c Lekt Ecclogger w 200041 HT This page sets which loggers this instrument is relevant to The instrument will only be available to add to schemes that were built with one of the ticked loggers Library Editors Starlog V4 allows you to manage libraries of pre built instruments systems and loggers While Starlog V4 comes with a comprehensive set of libraries it is possible for you to define your own libraries You might for example have a standard logger setup You could create a library item for that to make creating a standard scheme for a new site as simple as a few clicks To access the library editors click on the library group button at the left edge of the scheme editor window LS Save Library Code l
84. hows Battery as parameter 0 and Internal Temp as parameter 1 sl Starlopger Logger Instrument Ersbls 50112 Sermo Mode Muha ln TS 4 Inisa Tec Configuring the Logger RS232 UPS Open the logger instrument as described under Configuring the Logger above and select the RS232 UPS tab The RS232 Timeout controls how long the logger will remain powered on and ready to communicate at each scan interval The factory default for most loggers is 1 second which is adequate for direct serial cable connections However if communications is to take place via a modem then this should be extended to 3 5 seconds or more as required Longer timeouts will lead to increased power consumption while the logger is communicating The Scan Synchronous Communications checkbox fine tunes when the logger checks for a computer attempting to communicate with it When this checkbox is ticked the logger will wait until the end of a scan before checking to see if there is a computer wanting to communicate with it When this checkbox is not ticked the logger does not wait After this first check the logger will only check that the computer is still connected at the end of each scan regardless of the setting of this checkbox For quick scan rates this setting does not do much however for slower scan rates clearing this checkbox to select asynchronous communication may improve the logger s responsiveness to communications The Programmab
85. if you want to save the current log record position for the next incremental unload See the Incremental Unload option above e If you have a backup path set see General Options on page 11 a copy of the just unloaded data will be stored under the specified path e The just unloaded data will be added to the list of files Data Fie t See Data Ranga OOOO fd Demo 01 054 1dkKb 06042007 15 26 00 to 04022007 16 12 00 You can view a CSV file by double clicking on it in the list See Viewing Data on page 41 for a complete description of viewing logged data Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 40 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Viewing Data Starlog is not data processing software We recommend that you use Tideda Hydsys or Magpie to process data The data viewer is for functional testing only To view data that you have previously unloaded click on Data Viewer under the Logger menu or click the View Data icon shown to the right The following window will appear View Data 22 Data Viewer Source Data File e Starlog 4 CV e is C Archive D CSV Browse Progress C Program Files Starlog 4 DATA Demo hain Buffer Initially only the Source Data File tab is available This is where you select the data you want to view Source Data File Before selecting the file to view you must first select the type of data you want to view There are four supported types 1 S
86. is simple select the channel for which you want to capture the minimum and maximum and then click OK If the instrument for the selected channel has an associated picture that picture will be shown on the left Next go to the Log Buffer window Log Buffer SEE Instrument Channel Butter y Starlogger Battery ee Main Buffer z 4 Starlogger Internal Temp er Min max time 1 Min Internal Temp Log Interval E Min max time 1 Min Internal Temp time 15 min D S Min max time 1 Max Internal Temp Sub Interval e Min max time 1 Max Internal Temp time M lt None gt v Log Size 12 bytes Memory Time 103 days 02 45 hh mm Buffer Size Kb f 16 0 Set Size C Linear e Circular Iw Auto Order From there you can select what to log Note that while you can still select the MIN MAX boxes for the original channel it is recommended that you log the RAW min max channels of the min max time instrument as shown above RELTIME Relative Time Channels The Relative Time Channels provide channels for the following e Time of Day TOD in HHMM format e g 1030 10 30 e Minute of Day MOD in the number of minutes passed since midnight in the range 0 1439 e Day of Week DOW in the range of 0 6 0 Sunday Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 77 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Requirements e None Configuration Instrument Setup Catalogue Code Mame RELTIME Time
87. it Edits the selected output channel Output Channel Editor Name outo Description Open collector output fouto Name The name of the output channel Description The description of the output channel Key A unique identifier used to refer to the output channel in the scheme editor Type One of e User Defined e Scan independent control output e Scan synchronised supply e SDI 12 SDI 12 measurement requests e HSIO HSIO data output for example relay control modules CDT See CDT on page 57 The CDT settings listed here will be applied when the output channel is descriptions used Peters CDT Resources Resources The resources associated with the output channel CDT Resources Necsncccensnnvensesncsncensess Resource Key DUTO z Lock None e Request Key RES_0 dd Delete Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 69 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd e Resource Key The name of the output channel resource associated with the output channel e Lock e Request Key o Delete Deletes the selected output channel e Resources The resources associated with the logger Input Channels Dutput Channels Resources AD INPUT A1 INPUT A2 INPUT A3 INPUT Ad INPUT e AS INPUT AG INPUT A7 INPUT CO INPUT C1 INPUT C2 INPUT C3 INPUT HSIQO_IN INPUT v Add Edit Delete o Add Creat
88. le UPS checkbox controls whether or not the scheme is allowed to program the UPS User Power Supply This functionality is currently only available using custom scheme instructions The UPS Prescan ms setting control how long the UPS is switched on before the usual scan processing is started such the reading of the inputs Some instruments powered from the UPS may need more time to start than the factory default of 15ms allows This setting allows the prescan delay to be extended as necessary for those instruments to work correctly Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 26 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Log Buffer Open the Log Buffer window by clicking on the icon shown to the right ca The Log Buffer window is shown below Log Buffer Log Buffer Instrument Channel ua Starlogger Battery L Starlogger Internal Temp Buffer Main Buffer Log Interval 115 min Sub Interval lt None gt Log Size 4 bytes Memory Time 309 days 08 00 hh mm Buffer Size Kb 116 0 __Setsize_ Linear Circular Y Auto Order The Log Buffer window is where you set up the logger memory for recording data by selecting what to log and how often to log it Data loggers have one Main Buffer and multiple Event Buffers Event Buffers tend to be small and are used to store data logged on an ad hoc basis Whatever memory is not allocated to Event Buffers is allocated to the Main Buffer Since
89. ll any data be logged Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 30 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Using Events Using events can become complicated because while each event by itself is very simple to get even moderately complex behaviour several events may need to be combined to obtain the required functionality To demonstrate this the following example describes how to implement hysteresis Imagine a logger monitoring temperature and being able to control a cooling system When the temperature exceeds some threshold the logger should turn the cooling system on until the temperature is lowered to some other threshold whereupon it will turn the cooling system off The two thresholds provide the hysteresis to prevent the fan from being rapidly turned on and off For this example the upper threshold is 55 C and the lower threshold 50 C Start by defining the threshold events A B HT upper High temp on Channel A gt B Internal Temp High temp off Channel A lt B Internal Temp Next are the two events that reflect whether or not the logger is in the high temperature state Name Description Event Name Description Event A B High temp state On Event A Until Event B HT upper Not high temp Not Event A AEE ME The HT event is true from the time the logger exceeds the HT upper threshold 55 C until the time it falls below the HT lower threshold 50 C In other words i
90. lled before V4 disconnects from the logger Requires that Process Continue be set to True in order to disconnect from the logger and allow the test mode window to be closed Requirements e None EVENTCNTR Event Counter The event counter instrument counts the number of scans a selected event is true It supports a variety of counter sizes larger sizes support higher maximum count values and supports a number of different methods to reset the count including never Requirements e One event to count Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 73 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Configuration Event Counter 1 Record the count of a specified event Event S A not HT Not high temp Size C Byte Word Ze DWord Reset Never C After Logging C On Event Cancel e Event The event to count e Size How big a count to support o Byte One byte maximum count of 255 o Word Two bytes maximum count of 65 535 o DWord Four bytes maximum count of 4 294 967 295 e Reset When to reset the count value to zero This setting may be overridden via the reset event output see below o Never The counter will never be reset to zero o After Logging The counter will be reset to zero after it is logged o On Event The counter will be reset to zero when the selected event is true In addition to the above controls the event counter instrument creates an event output that may be used to reset t
91. ls is called the log interval Log start Data loggers without internal sensors excluding the internal battery and temperature sensors reserve one pin on their input connector to detect when an instrument has been connected before starting to log and to stop logging when the instrument is disconnected Logger An electronic device that keeps a record of data In the context of the Starlog system this includes many instruments with a built in logger such as the 6526 Starflow and 6541 Water Level Instrument as well as dedicated standalone loggers such as the Starlogger and ProLogger FTU og NMM Neon Metering Module In general the range of Neon loggers housed in plastic enclosures NRT Neon Remote Terminal In general the range of Neon loggers housed in metal enclosures Output The actions taken as the result of an event As well as typical outputs such a signal sent to control a relay outputs can also be entirely software in nature such as forcing some data to be recorded Prescale The dividing down of counter inputs to ensure a counter value will not exceed its maximum value before being read Prescaling allows for a greater range but at the cost of reduced resolution Prescan A brief period of time before the logger scan where the logger is able to switch on its power supplies to instruments and allow them to stabilize before the scan wakes up the logger to Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 88 Uni
92. ly the same CUSTOMACTION Custom Visual Basic Actions NOTE This instrument is intended for use only by Unidata engineers It is documented here for completeness but technical support cannot be provided for its use The custom action instrument allows arbitrary Visual Basic code to be processed in response to various V4 tasks Each task requires a Sub Main routine be defined The tasks are Before Program Called after V4 confirms that programming will erase logger memory but before any communications takes place Requires that Process Continue be set to True in order for the programming to take place After Program OK Called after V4 successfully reprograms and disconnects from the logger After Program Error Called after V4 disconnects from the logger when the logger cannot be programmed for some reason e Before Unload Called before V4 connects to the logger to perform an unload and before the unload comment is requested Requires that Process Continue be set to True in order for the unload to take place After Unload OK Called after V4 disconnects from the logger when the logger has been successfully unloaded Requires that Process Continue be set to True in order for the unloaded data to be saved After Unload Error Called after V4 disconnects from the logger when the logger cannot be unloaded for some reason Testmode Start Called after V4 has connected to the logger and successfully read the display data e Testmode Stop Ca
93. main areas 1 Top Left The Instrument library selector and library properties e Instrument Library Select which library to work with from a list of existing libraries e Name The name of the library Should be unique Description A description of the library Provider The provider developer of the library Source The filename of the library data This is automatically filled in when you create the library via the Add Library button e Version The version of the library e Add Library Click to create a new library You will be prompted for a filename where the library data will be stored The new file will be created but you will have to manually select it from the list see the Instrument Library field above e Delete Library Deletes the currently selected library see the Instrument Library field above e Save Library Saves the currently selected library see the Instrument Library field above 2 Bottom Left The list of instruments in the library e CatCode The catalogue code of the instrument Must be unique inside the library e Instrument The name of the instrument e Description The description of the instrument 3 Top Right Properties of the currently selected instrument e Name The name of the currently selected instrument e Description The description of the currently selected instrument e Catcode The catalogue code of the currently selected instrument e Version The version of the currently selected instru
94. main software screen Options Once the software is running it is recommended to check some settings to make sure they are correctly set before doing significant work with Starlog V4 See Options on page 11 Un installation If you decided to uninstall StarlogV4 you can do so via the Windows Uninstall or change program feature Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 8 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Welcome to the Starlog 4 maintenance program Select one of the options below C Update Repair Ke Update and reinstall all program components E Remove all installed components InstallShield Cancel Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of tts components Remove all Schemes Data Code files and Settings as well 28 wo Warning If you select Yes all scheme files will be purged from the system along with the whole StarlogV4 directory and it will not be recoverable If no is selected these things will be preserved Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd General Information Starting the Software To start Starlog version 4 you can double click on the icon on your desktop Alternatively you could select the program from the start menu Leg Startup 8 Internet Explorer me MSN Explorer Outlook Express e Remote Assistance windows Media Player 3 Win
95. matically loaded when you next run Starlog If this setting is not ticked and Enable Embedded Schemes see below is Starlog will default to the Embedded Scheme see the embedded scheme instrument on page 78 that is it will attempt to use a scheme that has been embedded within the data logger If there is no embedded scheme or embedded support has been disabled Starlog will read the scheme name from the logger and attempt to load the scheme with that name The Enable Embedded Schemes checkbox controls if Starlog will attempt to use any embedded scheme data If support is disabled Starlog will not even look for embedded data Any embedded data that may exist will be ignored Generate Neon Upload File controls if Starlog will create a neon file ready for uploading to the Neon system A neon file is actually a Zip archive that contains a selection of scheme files so that they can be uploaded in one action Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 11 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd The Auto resize Test Mode log buffer columns checkbox toggles the automatic resizing of the columns of logged data in the test display Normally the columns are re sized every time the display updates i e every scan which results in considerable flicker Turning this option off will greatly reduce flicker but may result in columns sometimes not being wide enough to fit the data which will require manual adjustment Changes to this
96. ment 4 Bottom Right Buttons to work with the instrument list e Add Instrument Creates a new default blank instrument and adds it to the end of the list of instruments in the library Click the Edit Instrument button below to configure it e Delete Instrument Deletes the currently selected instrument e Edit Instrument Edits the currently selected instrument See Modifying an Instrument Sensor on page 54 Systems The Systems library editor is only available in the System Developer profile See User Profiles on page 16 To access the Systems library click the Systems icon shown to the right The following window will appear Systems Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 63 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd v Systems Editor Systems Collection System Logwhile Event e Starlog4 Standard Systems Y Name 6004 2 ET 6004 1 128K Starlogger mode SEO Description iz 6004 3 128K Starlogger with k 128K Starlogger with keyboard and LCD models 4 B and C i 6004D 1 512K Starlogger with L Key z 6004D 2 512K Starlogger with k 600482 E 6526 Starflow ultrasonic dor Code Template KN 6529 3 Evaporation monitoring Se 6536 A Electrode Conductiy SystemiTEMPLATES DEFIVASCHEME SRC D 1D 6536D 4Electrode Conductiv leon 138 7001 512K Prologger mode 33 BLUE Browse S DWLA Digital Water Level Rel Logger 6541 S 9 Starlevel 6541 Encoder and inte System LOGGERS
97. mula Some applications require a formula to transform logged data into a viewable form Base Address Only available if Virtual see below is not ticked This specifies the memory address of the channel data Virtual If ticked the channel allocated its own memory to store its data If not ticked the data is read from an existing source the Base Address see above Protected CDT Indicates that this channel is reading protected logger memory typically a configuration setting Input Data Type Specifies how the channel data is stored in the logger One of o Unsigned Byte One byte Has the range 0 255 o Signed Byte One byte Has the range 128 127 o Unsigned Word Two bytes Has the range 0 65 535 o Signed Word Two bytes Has the range 32 768 32 767 o Unsigned Long Four bytes Has the range 0 4 294 967 295 o Signed Long Four bytes Has the range 2 147 483 648 2 147 483 647 o String Variable number of bytes The end of the string is marked with a zero byte o SP Floating point Single precision floating point Four bytes Has the range 3 4x10 8 3 4x10 and 7 digit precision Note that Unidata data loggers cannot process floating point data it cannot be totalised or averaged It is currently supported only for reading SDI 12 sensors O DP Floating Point Double precision floating point Eight bytes Has the range 1 7x10 1 7x10 and 15 digit precision This data type is provisional there is n
98. nnels will take samples For the remaining 20 seconds before the log occurs the Sub Interval all channels including the avg channel will be taking samples Buffer Sizes Event Buffers must have their size manually allocated The Main Buffer size cannot it is always allocated whatever memory is left after memory has been allocated to the Event Buffers Click the Set Size button to configure the buffers Configure Log Hullers Thutfer Hamme Maa Buffer Evert Bulle 1 Evert Buller Z Evert Rudle A Ewert Ruli d Ewert Ruli 5 You can adjust the sizes of the Event Buffers in 1KB increments by clicking on the small up down buttons to the right of the Event Buffer Size field Increasing the size of an Event Buffer will decrease the size of the Main Buffer by a corresponding amount and vice versa Note that the total capacity of all the buffers will always be less than the quoted memory capacity of your data logger The data logger reserves some memory for the scheme program working variables communications buffers and configuration data Other Buffer Settings Settings common to all buffers are e Linear Circular When Linear buffers fill up they stop accepting new logged data When Circular buffers full up they wrap around to the beginning and start overwriting the oldest data e Instrument Channel Ordering This defaults to Auto Order however you can untick the checkbox and click on the Set Order button to ma
99. nnenennnne 49 Phone NUMDC nienia aaa 49 A ena eta eee 49 SENGS EE 49 Telemetry Switch 49 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 N Name EVENT et 30 ee RT NEE 32 A ie cet 11 Neon Remote Terminal See NRT New shortcut EE EE 18 NODA DEE 45 NRT Meni ito ada 47 O CBU COINS uri dos 11 Pe EE 12 o A 11 A A 14 Output EVEN datos 30 P A ebe 16 Parameter VOI eh a a da Meek 30 Partial Unload ac chanctttintecact twit taa 40 Path BF Cs Renee eo eee et A 12 SCENIC ta ans 11 EM ee 1 Phone number ee EE att tacna 49 A EE 49 Preferred US cis 11 Prescan BI 26 o AAA O EEE 36 PROMO Sua EG See User Profiles Program Logger ccena a 33 Programmable UD 26 PSILOO EE 15 R A A on 27 Removing INSTUMECAt ii ee 25 RS232 Configuring Logger erreen 26 TM e tas 26 S Save SCHEME ii 32 Scan RME lost lt abia 23 36 Scan Synchronous Communications 26 A E E EE 3 Channels Test Mode occoccoccnccnccnccnccnccnncnncnn 36 BI de EE 23 Edi a o eo de ee aro ree 21 Enable embedded eee eeeees 11 IMMOMMAON taa 35 NaMe ia e la 32 Name TeerMode 36 Program Logger wii 33 91 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 elle ee ee ene eee eee eee re eer eee 32 e dn E KEE 21 RR O hia Bul 35 URI AO iii is 39 Viewing Dada ida 41 Scheme Palla iii 11 SCHEMES Pam tas bad 14 SDI 12 Configuring Logger as Gensor 25 A A EEATT EE 47
100. nother scheme file available for viewing the assembled listing file You can view this file by selecting List File from the Code Editor menu The listing file can be vital for debugging schemes as it shows the complete integrated set of source code files line numbers assembled binary scheme code memory addresses and listings of symbol names and values Code Editor Window When you open a file it is displayed in an editor window d C Program FilesiStarlogV41SCHEMESWemo SRC logger 0x5004B2 Generic Scheme SRC file S BUFTYPE will be substituted with either stop or circular depending on the scheme HISTORY PDLSCHEM SRC 26 Sep 1997 AG File created from old PDL6003 SRC PDL6004 SRC PDL 000 SRC PDL6526 SRC PDL8007 SRC 22 Oct 1997 AG Event clearing code moved from start of each scan cycle in logging mode to the code that switches fram Primed to v lt gt It is a text editor with context aware source code colouring From the Code Editor menu there are facilities for undo redo clipboard indenting and commenting Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 71 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd General Purpose Instruments See also Instruments on page 24 for a general discussion of instrument support and management BUTTONS Configurable Test Mode Buttons The Test Mode Button instrument lets you add buttons to the scheme test mode display that will perform a va
101. nternal Temp 124 54 degC The Scheme Channels display the current readings of the instruments connected to the logger Double click on the display field to set the corresponding value on the logger The available channels may be changed via the Edit Channels item of the Test Mode menu Selecting that item will open the following window u Scheme Channels Ohare Parsmebert Chann Laket Battery rats D ingat Data Tue Unsigned word zl Base Acids ES sl Protected CDT r Huliphra nz Dltzet lo Formaubs Mia Pentima Fanat todd Channels defined in the scheme cannot be edited or deleted but you are able to define your own channels Click the Ada button to create new channels Clicking the Delete button will delete the selected custom channel The channel parameters are Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 36 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 e Channel Label The label of the channel Itis shown in front of the value field e Units The display units of the channel It is shown after the value field e Input Data Type Specifies how the channel data is stored in the logger One of o Unsigned Byte One byte Has the range 0 255 o Signed Byte One byte Has the range 128 127 o Unsigned Word Two bytes Has the range 0 65 535 o Signed Word Two bytes Has the range 32 768 32 767 o Unsigned Long Four bytes Has the range 0 4 294 967 295 o Signed Long F
102. nually set the logging order of the channels Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 28 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Sel log order l Inlemal I anp Average a Click on the channel to select it and then click on the up down buttons on the left to nudge it up down the list Events Events allow the logger to act on changes on its inputs Various actions include triggered logging SMS alerts and relay control A maximum of 32 events are supported Types of Events There are many different types of events Event Type Description None y O An event that is always TRUE Channel A gt B Channel A gt B Channel A E Compares channel A with a fixed value B Channel A lt B TE i GEES NOTE is not equal Channel A lt gt B E Compares a channel A with a second channel B Channel A gt Channel B P l Channel A Channel B NOTE There are no less than comparisons as Channel B lt Channel j pe gt Channel A lt gt Channel B A is the same as Channel A gt Channel B Monitors channel A and becomes TRUE for one scan when that channel has changed by more than B since the last time the event was triggered If channel A has changed by more than B since the event was last true Delta Channel A gt B l the extra difference is forgotten for determining when the event will next be true If the remainder is important use the Ever
103. nutes before the log are used in the calculation of the average The values read during the other 45 minutes are ignored Unload Unload a logger the transfer of logged data from the logger to outside storage typically a PC but potentially a handheld device or an intermediate data server Unload file A data file containing data unloaded from a data logger Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 89 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Index A ADO En ee 19 Adding ASTUTO 24 Address BOOK EE 48 GODS EE 48 A antes 48 Address TCP AP aii 49 Administrator profile 16 Adobe ACTO decada 3 Application Hat 15 Archive EE 43 ASGCIVPIIGS tania dada See Text Files Average LOG Rate NEE 27 Su b interval EE 2 B Basic Usan nd FA aes ese tal da rotates 30 Buffer EE 28 EM los dd 27 28 ACA ad da 28 OO EE 27 Log Graph View Test Mode ccccccoo o 38 Log Table View Test Mode oannnnnnnnnneennannn 37 Log Test Mode ccccssescsssseresesseeesseeecens 37 A e 27 28 EE 28 C CORO Mistica dal eee ee 5 Channels Ile nn aa a la 27 etc kel ele EE 27 ST RUE BUTE amit tiacar teeta lod 28 EE eebe eebe 7 Comma Separated Value See CSV Files Comment Unload ccoccccccccnccnccnncnncnncnnnn 13 40 Comms Wmdow 47 CGommunicaton eneen nnenennerenennrrrnerr rrene 23 Communications Mappimg 15 Configure Modem ccccccceeeeeeeceeeeseeeeeeneees 53 Configurin
104. o support for it in the current software Number Bytes The number of bytes required to store the channel value This field is only editable for string Input Data Types it otherwise corresponds to the selected Input Data Type Allocate Total bytes The number of bytes to allocate to a totaliser accumulator of the channel data Totalising small data sizes such as the one or two byte sized types may overflow a similarly sized value In that case this field is used to request the scheme totalise into a larger sized value For example it is recommended to totalise one byte channel data into two byte sized values and to totalise two byte channel data into four byte sized values This field will be disabled if the Log Mask see below does not have Total ticked Enabled If ticked this channel is available for data logging If unticked this channel is not available but all of its details are still stored in the scheme Log Mask The Log Mask indicates which Log Buffer channel options are available for this channel For example it doesn t make any sense to totalise temperature or average time Select the options that make sense for the type of channel data See Instrument Channels on page 27 Channel Visibility This controls the places where the channel is made available o LCD If ticked the channel will be displayed on the logger LCD o Log Buffer If ticked the channel is shown in the Log Buffer window See Log Buffer on page 27
105. oblems Click on the Diagnostics button to show them o Launch Bar This is where you can add groups of external applications Such applications might include custom data analysis tools you may have When you add your first external application the Launch button will be replaced with a button labelled with the name of your nominated group As you add applications with different group names buttons for each group will be added to the bottom of the bar See also Launch Programs Toolbar on page 18 e Communications Status Area This will read Connected when you are connected to a logger and Disconnected or blank when you are not connected to a logger e Scheme Name Area This shows the name of the currently selected scheme e Communications Settings When connected to a logger this shows the used communication settings For example COM1 9600 N 8 1 which indicates that COM1 is the port used the baud rate is 9600 N means no parity 8 is the number of data bits and 1 is the number of stop bits Options Go to the File menu and select Options then Configure StarlogV4 General Options The Schemes Path is where your scheme program files will be saved These are the scheme program definition files and not your logged data Preferred Units Is where you select your preferred general type of engineering units Tick Load last used scheme on Startup if you want the same scheme you were working with when you last exited Starlog to be auto
106. oem e Name Enter the name of the SDI 12 sensor for display only e Description Enter the description of the SDI 12 sensor for display only e Address Select the SDI 12 address of the sensor e Parameter Select the parameter set to return from the sensor Many sensors can return more than one parameter set e g main readings in parameter set O and diagnostic information in parameter set 1 Each parameter set has to be treated as a separate instrument By default you would generally use parameter set0 This correlates to a SDI 12 measure command of aM e Data Type Select the data type to use for the stored readings o Integer Store the values as 2 byte integers Integer values are easy to manipulate e g calculate average however to convert the floating point received by the sensor to integer values the logger simply removes the decimal point Therefore 123 45 becomes 12345 For this reason the response of the sensor must have a fixed number of decimal points Also the converted value must fit within the range 32768 to 32767 Values that fall outside of this range will be incorrectly interpreted by the logger You also have to enter a multiplier and format string to revert the converted values back to values for display For example 123 45 will be stored as 12345 Therefore the multiplier must be 0 01 and format must be 40 00 o Floating point Store the channels as 4 byte floatin
107. orced by events Log Intervals The Log Interval is the time between logs Only the Main Buffer has a Log Interval setting Event Buffers do not have a Log Interval because logging into them is always triggered by events At each log all the Instrument Channels ticked will be recorded into the Log Buffer Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 27 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd In the screenshot above the average internal Battery and Temperature Channels will be logged every 15 minutes The maximum log interval is limited by the scan rate The maximum log interval is 65535 times the scan rate For example if you set the scan rate to 1 second the maximum logging interval is 65535 seconds or 18 hours 12 minutes 15 seconds If you want a log interval of 1 day you would need a scan rate of at least 2 seconds Sub Intervals The Sub Interval setting only relates to the avg column of Instrument Channel checkboxes not the AVG column or any other column Rather than take samples at each scan like the AVG column the avg column only takes samples during the Sub Interval The Sub Interval is always the time immediately before a Log Event Buffers do not support the Log Interval or Sub Interval settings For example if the Log Interval is 60 seconds and the Sub Interval is 20 seconds for the first 40 seconds of the 60 second log cycle only the MIN MAX and AVG cha
108. ormula directly and generates a lookup table that covers the range selected The instrument automatically takes into account the scaling applied to the source channel A lookup table can use quite a large amount of memory so it s important to only define the lookup table of the required range to minimize memory requirements Requirements e None Configuration Lookup Table Instrument Pletum Lata Source Chane Heat nn Horas GZ Frak Uris Presen 0 te 0 CG ble E dite able Sue Merry Hemaed 010 kb Result Label Enter the label for display in StarlogV4 Test Mode and Data Viewer Result Units Enter the units for display in StarlogV4 Test Mode and Data Viewer e Pre scale Enter the amount to pre multiply the values to be stored in the logger Since the logger can only store integer values we can pre scale the values by x and then divide the value again by x for display For example with a pre scale of 10 a flow of 145 6 would be internally stored as 1456 and divided by 10 for display and data unloads 2 byte Select 2 byte if the pre scaled results are all between O and 65535 for example the result 1456 above qualifies 4 byte Select 4 byte if any of the pre scaled results are more than 65535 Source Channel Select the channel to use as the input to the lookup table Table Range Enter the range of Source Channel where the lookup table is valid Table Size Select the number of bytes for
109. our bytes Has the range 2 147 483 648 2 147 483 647 o String Variable number of bytes The end of the string is marked with a zero byte o Floating point Single precision floating point Four bytes Has the range 3 4x10 3 4x10 and 7 digit precision Note that Unidata data loggers cannot process floating point data it cannot be totalised or averaged It is currently supported only for reading SDI 12 sensors Base Address Protected CDT Indicates that this channel is reading protected logger memory typically a configuration setting Number Bytes The number of bytes required to store the channel value This field is only editable for string Input Data Types it otherwise corresponds to the selected Input Data Type Multiplier The amount to multiply the logged data before displaying The Multiplier is applied before the Offset The multiplier is independent of any logger bit scaling for analogue channels the multiplier is applied to the mV reading of the channel Offset The amount to add to the logged data before displaying The Offset is applied after the Multiplier Formula Some applications require a formula to transform logged data into a viewable form e Format The display format of data associated with this channel Allowed characters are hash 0 zero and decimal point A TZ will reserve space for a digit zeroes will be shown as spaces a will always show a digit in that position 0
110. outside line if you re on a PABX Note that you do not configure any telephone numbers in this dialog You will select the required Communications Device and set the telephone number when creating editing a scheme via the Settings dialog in the Scheme Editor See Creating Editing a Scheme on page 21 User Profiles User profiles are used to simplify the operation of Starlog V4 by limiting the number of visible options If you are the only person using the software you may wish to ensure the full functionality of the software is available User Profiles can be adjusted from both the main Starlog window File Options Set Access and the Scheme Editor File Setup gt Set Access However you get to it the following dialog will appear E Edit User Profiles Selec Probie bo EN Sho Dae bullan deed rer plan Sr Program bui gl geg plan Kl Stan Una button J menu ce kel Show view Data baton J meras option Lockpown El Shows Tea Mackel Te fire J em D n Des Torrada Luthor d eem cepa Kl Stau Scheme Editor button J menu opion E os urar bo delete pheme hom the Select Scheme dek E Shey Torrens afinador bution peu option E Sr Upg ade Faerie buon sena open Deieie Profile Add Proble Show 50 12 Teil buton menu ction E Show Coria Window buton mera option Sea Current Profle A El Showy Neu Shawieuts bution E E Enable protected eharical ballong ADMINIS IRATOK Leck E Shey Corra YA
111. ove the selected number from the list e Dial group SMS message text This is the message that will be sent to the listed telephone numbers There is no way to incorporate live readings or logged data into the message Along the bottom of the window are buttons for managing the dial out groups e Delete Group This will delete the currently visible group It is not available when there is only one group defined e Copy Group Click this to create a duplicate of the current group It will be given the name Copy of Name where Name is the name of the current group e Add Group Click this to create a new empty group It will be given the name Dial Group where is a number equal to the number of groups now defined For example if you have two groups defined and click this button the new group will be named Dial Group 3 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 82 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Triggering a Dial Group To trigger a dial group so it sends its message to the listed numbers it must be added as an Output of an Event See Events on page 29 for a detailed description of how to create and manage events When you have set up your events make sure the event Output is set to the required SMS Alarm Dial Group T2L Time Till Log The Time Till Until Log instrument provides a channel that contains the number of seconds until the next log interval This is typically used to s
112. pen windows within the Starlog application may be arranged by selecting the Tile or Cascade options from the Window menu Finding the Version of the Software To find out what version of Starlog version 4 you have select About StarlogV4 from the Window menu A window similar to the following will appear Version 04 00 0079 May 2010 By Steve de Lima unidata com au This program is registered to Unidata Training Program Serial Number 00001 Single User Edition this license may only be used on one PC at a time Starlogv4 Unidata logger management application Close The version number is shown at the top right 04 00 0079 When requesting technical support in relation to the software or your schemes always mention the version of your software Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 19 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Manually Connecting to a Logger Although you would typically configure the logger communications in the scheme see Settings on page 23 it is also possible to manually connect to a logger On the main StarlogV4 window click either the Connection icon in the StarlogV4 group as shown to the right or select Connection from the Logger menu K The following window will appear Connection LINK Disconnected El Direct to COM jw Automatically Connect Connect Status Disconnected Time Online 00 00 00 Sent 0 0 Kb Received 0 0 Kb Errors 0 Sele
113. ra Tideda and Magpie To check logger operation the software includes a test mode In test mode the logger displays data as it is acquired It also displays the logger status and other important information Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 4 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Installation Upgrading From Version 3 Software Version 4 software cannot automatically convert your version 3 schemes to version 4 If you want to convert your old schemes you will have to do it yourself If you don t want to convert your old schemes version 4 software can still use them Version 3 schemes can be programmed and unloaded They can also be edited but that requires a copy of Version 3 software to be installed as version 4 software cannot edit the scheme but requires the version 3 scheme editor for that If you are installing your new version 4 software on a different computer from your existing version 3 software it is recommended you move your version 3 software to your new computer before installing your new version 4 software This is because the version 4 software can automatically configure itself to access your existing schemes but only if they are on the same computer Version 3 software is typically installed in the C STARLOG or C STARFLOW folders Just copy the folder as is to the new computer making sure the folder names stay the same i e copy if it was installed in C STARLOG on the old compu
114. rature state has changed the HT change event AND the system is in the high temperature state the HT event then the system has just changed from temperature OK to too hot The HT end event is similar to the HT begin event except it detects the change from too hot to temperature OK It isn t needed if all you want to do is perform an action on the switch from temperature OK to too hot To send an SMS when the system becomes hot add the SMS instrument to the scheme configure the message then add the corresponding dialout group as the Output for the HT begin event Note that if all you wanted to do was send the message when the system became too hot and didn t need to worry about when it cooled down you d be able to discard the not HT event leaving the following five events HT upper HT lower HT HT change and HT begin If you DID want to send a cooled down Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 31 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd message then you d leave in the not HT and HT end events create a second message on the SMS instrument then set the HT end output to activate that second dialout group To summarize Output Name Description Event A B HT upper High temp on Channel A gt B Internal Temp HT lower High temp off Channel A lt B Internal Temp ep
115. riety of actions Requirements e None Configuration 2 lest Mode Hulten User contigurable test mode buttons EA BUTTONI TOGGLE Bulion Type Teie Waas e Fetsch Bulio Taaget Channel Target cert les Dala Type Urosmmed Expte Bl TRUE value In send In kamen 3 TAUE button captor Denge FALSE vale lo send lo logge 17 FALSE bulim ehre Paan Delete utter Ach Bution e Button Type The different button types have different parameters explained below o Set Channel A button that will ask for a value to set the specified channel memory when clicked o PUT Value A button that will put a specified value into the set channel memory address when clicked o Toggle Value A button that will toggle the specified channel memory between two values when it is clicked e Protected Button Protected buttons may be blocked from use via the User Profile option Enable disable locked test mode buttons setting see User Profiles on page 16 e Target Select either Target Channel or Target Address o Channel Set the Target Channel to the channel to alter o Address Set the Target Address to the address in logger memory to be affected by the button Set the Data Type to the type of data at the given address Set Channel Buttons e Button Caption The text that will appear on the button PUT Value Buttons e Button Caption The text that will appear on the button e Value to PUT to logger Th
116. ry NT Hrydrologger 128K NWA Aydrologger 2000 2001 with 128K memory SI Hydrologger 512K NWA Hydrologger 2001 with 512K memory a ave Micrologger HIWA Micrologger 000 amp Ecologger Three new icons will appear inside the left toolbar Settings Instruments and Log Buffer Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 22 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Settings These are settings for controlling basic logger functionality Setting Click on the Settings icon Schema He TAF ig th Fase Trs Hada Loose esa hiba Ge DIEE Cuskuer eats boa ren pobre 18 Shea Derogi Dale Tee borra Corra adora Lee AME Direct o COM flielsut connector CM Direct to CO MATE Corrado Fori E Coen One of the most important settings is the Scan Rate This defines how often the logger scans samples its inputs Faster scan rates make it more likely the data logger will capture accurate minima and maxima but will shorten the battery life The scan rate also influences averaging If you want to log average data every 15 minutes then a 5 second scan rate implies 15x60 5 180 samples If you don t need that many samples you could increase the scan rate to maximize battery life Another limit the scan rate imposes is on the maximum logging interval The maximum log interval is 65535 times the scan rate For example if you set the scan rate to 1 second the maximum log
117. s is free All sensors are checked on turn and therefore none will be missed out if an earlier sensor initiated another read before the previous request was serviced The SDI instrument will also add an init SDI 12 read on address a parameter n output to the scheme outputs list If you use this output you must select Manual as the Refresh Rate Note that because the logger can only read one sensor at a time you have to ensure that sufficient time is allocated to read all sensors Warning The settings in the instrument setup window must match the sensor i e Sensor address number of channels returned for the instrument to function correctly Defining fewer channels than the sensor actually returns can corrupt other instrument readings on the logger Use the SDI 12 Test diagnostics mode described on page 51 to determine how long the sensor will take to return a reading and how many channels it will return Requirements e 6004B C or D Starlogger Prologger or Micrologger based data logger Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 79 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Configuration B 50112 Iransducer Generic SDI 12 Transducer Ham DOS LE Hesse Gerais 501 1241 bared Adir S 50100 50112 Address Parameter lo Dats Type lege Here Fate amp Log interval C Contmour C Ferd Interval 7 Mara Pies Time a m SDI Deel Charmel Egi Label SDI Channel 1 Li ral Alli Diet P
118. s menu or by clicking the icon shown to the right It is only available for schemes built for the Starflow data logger The Velocity Trace allows you to examine to profile of water velocities detected by the Starflow Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 49 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Starflow Velocity Trace Scheme oldfirm Depth 55 mm Median 262 mm s Quartile 95 Average 263 mmis 1000 2000 3000 4000 The horizontal axis is the velocity in mm s the vertical axis is the number of samples detected The red line indicates the median velocity which is the velocity used by the Starflow The plus minus magnifying glass buttons adjust the horizontal axis through a number of different scales For example the above screenshot shows all the velocity data bunched up between O and 1000mm s The plus button would expand that to show greater detail Upgrade Firmware a The Upgrade Firmware function may be accessed by clicking the Upgrade Firmware item Je under the Logger Diagnostics menu or by clicking the icon shown to the right It allows you to upgrade the internal firmware of most Unidata data loggers Click the Query Logger button to have the software determine what type of logger is currently connected and what version of firmware it is currently running The following screenshot shows the results of querying a Yellow Memory Card Starlogger sg Upgrade Firmware
119. sage is sent to every number in the group Different messages will require a separate dialout group for each message Requirements e An SMS capable cellular modem Most GRPS and some CDMA modems are supported e An Event is required to trigger each dial group See Events on page 29 Configuration Edit the SMS instrument by either double clicking it or right clicking on it and selecting Edit from the menu The following window will appear Alarm dialout group manager Dialoul rem rraniber kt Add Number Lal group SHT meras led Cope Drog Add Gree Name This is the label for the dialog tab for each group It also appears in the Event Output selection list Description This is also shown in the Event Output selection list Latch Alarm Tick to latch the alarm Once latched the alarm is always sent even if the alarm condition clears on the following scan Reset Delay Only available when the Latch option is selected Itis the number of seconds to wait before allowing a re triggering of the alarm Dialout phone number list This lists the telephone numbers the message will be sent to o Adding Click Add Number to add a number to the list When adding a number you may also add a short bit of text about the number such as a name o Editing Select the number in the list and then click on it again double clicking won t work After a short delay the number will become editable o Deleting Click Delete Number to rem
120. splay in Test Mode and in the Data Viewer Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 80 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 e Units Enter the units for channel display in Test Mode and in the Data Viewer e Multiplier Enter the multiplier to scale the result by When using Integer Data Type refer to Data Type see above for correct calculation of multiplier e Offset Enter the offset to scale the result by e Format Specify the display format When using Integer Data Type refer to Data Type for the correct format e Add Click on Add to add a new channel to the instrument Note that you must define a channel for every parameter the sensor returns whether you need the channel or not e Delete Click to remove the currently selected channel from the instrument SDI_DEBUG SDI Debugger The SDI Debugger instrument can be used to monitor the SDI 12 queue system The SDI Queue channel is the bit mapped representation of the SDI 12 queue The MSB far LHS indicates that a read is in progress and the other bits represent requests for data for each SDI 12 instrument in the scheme The SDI Data channel indicates that new data is available for that instrument Requirements e 6004B C or D Starlogger Prologger or Micrologger data logger Configuration 4 Instrument Sel up Hemes Nam Calalogue Code Haze EDLDEBLIG 501 Deng Darcii 01 12 Debug Charret Irtrarment ler Besch Keser Duni t Jet 5
121. ssing in the logger and acts as a framework onto which more specialised instrument code is added e Icon An icon representing the system Use the Browse button to select a custom icon file if none of the predefined icons are suitable e Logger A list of available loggers on which the system can be based e Default Log Interval s The default log interval of the system e Scan Rates A comma separated list of the scan rates in seconds that the system supports The scheme editor will limit the selection of scheme scan rates to this list Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 64 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 2 Instruments System Instruments Scheme Instruments Add Delete Logwhile Event e Instruments The list of the instruments in the system Instruments in this case can include loggers as well as the typical sensor type instrument e Add Adds an instrument to the list You will be able to add any instrument from any of the available instrument libraries e Delete Deletes the selected instrument 3 Scheme Pecsveccoesccsonseccoces System Instruments Scheme INCPATH INCA e Parameter Name The name of the parameter e Parameter Value The value of the parameter Click the value to edit it Logwhile Event Add SCANRATE 5 SCHEMEPATH Schemes Delete e Add Adds a new parameter to the list It will prompt for the param
122. ssue 2 7 66 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 CatCode The catalogue code e Description A description of the logger e Icon An icon representing the logger If none of the built in icons are suitable you may select an icon of your own via the Browse button e Key Unique identifier used to refer to the logger from elsewhere in the scheme e Logger Type The type of logger e Name The name of the logger e Memory Size The amount of memory in bytes available to the scheme e Firmware Version A comma separated list of firmware versions applicable to the logger Question marks are used as single character wildcards Used to prevent accidentally programming a logger with a scheme intended for a different model logger e TimeBase ms The time quantum of the scan rate The scheme editor uses this to calculate the correct scan rate configuration value e Input Channels Input Channels Dutput Channels Resources AQ 0 2 54 ADDR 200 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 18 255 RESOURCES A0 no A Al 0 2 5 ADDR 202 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 19 255 RESOURCES 1 no A2 0 2 5 ADDR 204 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 20 255 RESOURCES 42 no A3 0 2 5 ADDR 206 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 21 255 RESOURCES A3 no A4 0 2 5 ADDR 208 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 22 255 RESOURCES 44 no AS 0 2 5 ADDR 210 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 23 255 RESOURCES 45 no AB 0 2 5 ADDR 212 MULT 1 220703125 CDT 24 255 RESOUR
123. t s the temperature is too hot and needs cooling state The not HT event is true whenever the HT is not true i e when the system is not too hot If all you wanted to do was control a cooling system via relays the above events are all you need You would attach a latching relay to the logger such as the 6525 relay control module then add a switch relay on output to the HT event and a switch relay off output to the not HT event There s no harm in the logger continuously sending relay on off commands every scan those events are true What if you wanted to send an SMS alarm when the system got too hot In that case sending multiple messages while the system stayed hot wouldn t be a good idea To only send a message when the system flips from temperature OK to too hot requires a few more events Name Description Event A B HT change High temp state change Delta Event A IT E HT begin Enter high temp state Event A AND Event B HT change Leave high temp state Event A AND Event B HT change The HT change event detects when the system is flipping between temperature OK and too hot It detects a change in either direction but cannot by itself tell which direction the system is changing To determine the direction a second event is needed The HT begin event detects when the system is going from temperature OK to too hot If the high tempe
124. t channel in the scheme editor Channel Type See Channel Type on page 55 Data Type See nput Data Type on page 56 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 67 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Bytes See Number Bytes on page 56 Virtual Channel See Virtual on page 56 Format See Format on page 56 CDT See CDT on page 57 CDT Required Resources INP Code Address T Ol COT _0 18 255 0 ie Mask 255 Value Gemeng Delete Required Resources See Resources on page 60 CDT Required Resources A AAA INP Code Resource Key EU v Lock None v Request Key RES_0 Add Delete INP Code See also INP Code on page 57 The following special keyword replacements are supported in this INP code Keyword Description Alias The numerical address of the channel NumberBytes The size of the channel in bytes CDT Required Resources INP Code o Delete Deletes the selected input channel e Output Channels Resources Input Channels 1 Output Channels OUTO Open collector output OUT1 CMOS output SBI12 SDI 12 Sensor HSIOO High speed serial channel O HSIO1 High speed serial channel 1 Add Edit Delete Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 68 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 o Add Creates a new output channel and opens the editor for it o Ed
125. t limited to reasons relating to conformity with relevant international and national standards application of advances in technology the commercial availability of products or changing customer demands Whilst every endeavour has been made to ensure the accuracy of this material Unidata does not assume responsibility for any errors nor for any consequences arising from any errors in this publication Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Table of Contents Introduction System Requirements What Is Data Logging The Starlog Data Logging Advantage What Is This Software Package For What Is A Scheme Starlog V4 Package Overview Installation Upgrading From Version 3 Software Starting from CD ROM Starting from Downloaded Files Installing the Software Using the Software for the First Time Launching the Software Support Files Backward Compatibility Registration Options Un installation General Information Starting the Software Options General Options Data Options Starlog V3 Options Communications Mapping User Profiles Launch Programs Toolbar Arranging Windows Finding the Version of the Software Manually Connecting to a Logger Scheme Management Selecting a Scheme Creating Editing a Scheme Settings Instruments Adding an Instrument Removing an Instrument Configuring an Instrument Configuring the Logger Configuring the Logger as an SDI 12 Sensor Configuring the Lo
126. tarlogV4 CSV Version 4 data files generated by version 4 software from version 4 schemes 2 StarlogV3 CSV Version 4 data files generated by version 4 software from version 3 schemes 3 StarlogV3 Ann Version 3 data files generated by version 3 software 4 Archive CSV Arbitrary CSV files NOTE Version 4 cannot directly view Version 3 unload files Before you can view Version 3 data you must create Ann files for each Unn file using an ASCII report created in the Version 3 Report Editor and then displaying that report in Version 3 to create the file s Selecting the type of data will change the tree of available files in the bottom of the window The first line of the window will show the folder that Starlog V4 is looking in for data files In the sample screenshot above Starlog V4 is looking under C Program Files StarlogV4 DATA Starlog V4 CSV Files These files are grouped by scheme each scheme will have one or more buffers and each buffer will have its own set of logged data files The following screenshot shows that there is a scheme called Demo which has available data from its Main Buffer and the only data file available is a file called Demo 01 CSV Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 41 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd 2 Data Viewer Source Data File e Starlog 4 CSY Es o C Archive f CSV Progress C Program Files StarlogV4 DATA 3 D
127. ter copy it to C STARLOG on your new computer If you cannot or don t want to move your version 3 software before installing the version 4 software you can still proceed with the installation but you may need to manually configure the version 4 software as described under Starlog V3 Options on page 14 Starting from CD ROM Insert the CD ROM disc into the drive It should start automatically If it doesn t go to Start gt Programs All Programs gt Accessories gt Windows Explorer Select your CD ROM drive and double click on Launcher Starting from Downloaded Files There is a 30 day trial version of Starlog V4 available from our web site 1 To download the required files go to the Unidata web site http www unidata com au products software 6292 y Unidata Starlog Version 4 Opera Y Menu i Unidata Starlog Version 4 x gt vi H A e http fwww unidata com au products software 6292 Starlog V4 s test mode allows real time text and graph views of scheme data as well as general logger information Download Starlog V4 Preview Release with 30 day free trial Current Version 04 00 0061 Starlog V4 Software 11 0 MB Installation Download the files listed above Run Setup exe NOTE Without a username and access key prompted for on installation Starlog V4 preview release will function for a 30 day trial period Contact distributor for futher information v
128. ter sub menu To see the specific value at a point on the graph move the mouse over the graph and line up the vertical line that moves with the mouse pointer over the point of the graph that you re interested in After a short delay a popup tooltip will appear showing the date time and value of the data at that position The following shows that at 18 11 2008 14 50 00 a value of 8 61 was logged Last 50 records CENTEA On 72008 14 50 00 1 Battery RAW 8 61 Y 3 g N U 14 48 14 48 14 49 14 50 14 51 Note that the mouse doesn t have to be on the plotted line any position vertically above or below but inside the graph area will work Menu Commands When in Test Mode a new main menu item called Test Mode is made available The commands are e Correct Time Programs the logger with a time correction factor that over a period of time adjusts the internal logger clock to the correct time This correction may take hours or even days depending on the size of the correction and the logger scan rate Put Value Allows you to put a specific byte value at a specific address in logger memory Edit Channels See Scheme Channels on page 36 Logged Data See Log Buffers on page 37 e Text Size Allows selection of Normal the default or High Visibility large sized text in the test display e Stop Logging This will stop the logger scheme and put the logger to sleep The logger can only be restarted by re programming it Unidata
129. to create a single generic scheme and then connect to many different sites to use it Sites can be gathered into groups v StarlogV4 Address Book File Edit Address Book EVAN GLENROY Greymouth GTS Heiko 3 IrrigationTest El DIFF Comet Modem on COM3 e ell HLGATE GPRS Proxy Harvest Modem i TCASTER Comet Modem on COM3 El WFGATES Comet Modem on COM Lynton Marty MikeCarson MorvenGlenavy Nelson NRC Opuha Pete Pattison ProxyT est Rotorua SeaLevel FE A A A E Delete Site Parameter CHANGED TYPE METHOD BAUDRATE COMMPORT RESET SETTINGS FORCEPRO ICON KEY TIMEOUT OUTSIDELI PHONENU TELSWITCH Groups may contain other groups Add Parameter Delete Parameter Edit Parameter Phone modem on COM3 1 R5232 PHONEMODEM 9600 3 ATZ ATEO K CR LF PHONEMODEM PROFILE1 10 1 021349664 Q1 It allows you Create groups by first selecting either the top level Address Book item or the containing group Then click Add Group on the toolbar Add sites by selecting the top level Address Book item or the containing group then click Add Site on the toolbar Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 48 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 v Create New Site New Site Name New Site Communications Device to use Device Direct to COM1 Summary Ei Direct to COM2 NAME Direct to COM1 TYPE RS232 ME
130. tput Logger Output Channel The logger output channel this output will use Load To Scheme When ticked the output will be made available in the scheme editor as an event output Note that this only occurs when the instrument is first added to a scheme from a library Key Unique When an output is automatically loaded into the scheme and Key Unique is set then the output Key is preserved If the Key conflicts with another output then the instrument can t be added to the scheme If Key Unique isn t set then when the output is added to the scheme then the output Key may be altered to ensure that it doesn t conflict with any other outputs TRUE code The scheme code to execute every scan when the event that controls this output is true If the output is not referenced by any events the code will not be executed Intended for use only by Unidata engineers Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 58 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 e FALSE code The scheme code to execute every scan when the event that controls this output is false If the output is not referenced by any events the code will not be executed Intended for use only by Unidata engineers e Resource List This allocates resources to the output See Resources on page 60 Events System developers can build events into instruments to simplify scheme development by other users The predefined events can be automatically loaded into a scheme when
131. utput File Headers Channel Labels Channel Units Scheme Description Logger Serial Number Site ID Unload Comment TITTI Date file naming convention SCHEME INDEX Insert Variable e g windtest_01 CS Cancel Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 12 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 If Unload Comment is ticked then each time you unload a logger you will be asked to enter a comment See Unloading Data from Loggers on page 39 In the following sample file test S N 7434 SITEID ABC123 COMMENT Test comment Time Voltage RAW Voltage RAW Temperature RAW Humidity RAW MV mV degC pct 04 10 2006 15 59 50 1051 0 896 0 26 4 96 1 test is the scheme name S N 7434 is the logger serial number SITEID ABC123 is the site ID COMMENT Test comment Is the comment that was entered at the time the data was unloaded Time Voltage RAW Temperature RAW and Humidity RAW are the Channel Labels which also incorporates the type of logging see Instrument Channels on page 27 for a list of types and mv degC and pct are the Channel Units The remaining lines are the logged data The Data file naming convention field allows you to control how Starlog V4 names your unload files Unload file names must always end with a CSV extension but the entire preceding portion of the filename can be customised The default naming convention is SCHEME INDEX wh
132. was specifically designed to log data in remote locations Remote locations can be geographically remote or just an inconvenient distance from common amenities and services Starlog s advantages in geographically remote locations can be seen when considering a task like monitoring weather conditions in some remote location in Siberia You could install a Starlog Data Logger in a weatherproof enclosure and connect temperature humidity and wind speed and direction sensors Once installed you can retrieve acquired data using satellite CDMA or GSM telemetry making the need for site visits exceedingly rare The high cost of making services such as electricity and telephone lines available can have the affect of making the conditions at a nearby location effectively the same as those in a remote location Since the data logger has its own power supply Starlog is ideal in these circumstances Data logging is a valuable tool for researchers resource managers and industry Applications include e Water Resource management e Environmental Protection e Agricultural Studies e Alternative energy research e Salinity Control e Drainage and Storm Water Monitoring Forestry Management Ground Water Research Resource Development and Meteorology Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 2 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 What Is This Software Package For Unidata loggers can be described as small computers
133. with specialized I O Inputs and Outputs Just as your desktop PC is not much use without an Operating System or applications Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat a Unidata data logger is not much use without a running program or project We refer to this program as a scheme When you have selected the hardware for the data logging system five steps are required by the user for its operation nero y RK E E kers SCH PROGRAM n BLOGGERS Data Logger i LT P Lerma S i FLOGGER E E q AS UNLOAD ees Data Logger i LOGGERS S dl 1 DISPLAY EN collected data gt Srta In REPORT j eem What Is A Scheme Using Starlog data logging systems a data logging project is called a scheme Elements of a scheme are grouped into the following categories e General Details o Scheme title used for reports printouts e Hardware Details o The Unidata data logger being used o What extensions to the logger if any are used for example relay modules input modules output modules etc e Communications Settings o Logger to computer communications port and speed o Modem setup strings and phone number e Program Details o Program type event triggered o How to store data linear or circular buffer o Scan rate o When to log e Log Buffer details Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 3 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd o Average minimum maximum
134. xclusive Lock Resource can only be used by one instrument o Not Available Resource is disabled and can t be used at all For example when a logger is set to SDI 12 sensor mode all SDI 12 master channels are set to Not Available Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 60 Unidata Pty Ltd Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Buddies E Instrument Selup FLO Tuve chang Cayol reek mrada ol day ered lve of day cheers Buddies are other instruments that this instrument requires to operate For example the WINDOW instrument which operates a window of start and end times for activities requires the RELTIME instrument in order to tell the time RELTIME is added as a buddy of the WINDOW instrument When you add an instrument with buddies to your scheme those buddies are automatically added to your scheme too e Add Adds a buddy to the instrument e Delete Deletes the selected buddy from the instrument Files a Instrument Selup Eed bt Path Slalogger FTS PDF DOCUMENT CAFengam Fikes Gtadog A incurrido Slalogga Mans Ok DULUMENT LAProgian ies 5lalog WA Documenta Fin Type CG Document Detsaekeea The Files page lists extra files associated with the instrument e Add Adds a file to the list Select the appropriate file type after adding e Delete Deletes a file from the list does not delete the actual file e File Type One of the following o Document Documentation associated with t
135. y B on Channel A event Event A AND Event B Becomes TRUE when both event A and event B are TRUE to TRUE or from TRUE to FALSE Every scan the absolute difference between the current channel A reading and that of the previous scan is added to an accumulator When that accumulator exceeds B the event is true for that scan and B is subtracted from the accumulator Both rises and falls add to the accumulator so that a rise of 3 units and a fall of 2 would result in an accumulation of 5 units NOT Event A Evaluates to the opposite of event A If event A is TRUE this event is FALSE and vice versa This event becomes TRUE when event A becomes TRUE and is held On Event A for B Scans TRUE for B scans l This event becomes TRUE when event A becomes TRUE and stays OM EVENTA VAU EVENTE TRUE until event B becomes TRUE Event A TRUE for B Scans This event becomes TRUE for one scan whenever event A has been TRUE for B consecutive scans Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 29 Every B on Channel A Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Event Type Description Channel A between B and C pesao is TRUE whenever channel A is between the values B and C Channel A bit B set This event is TRUE when bit B of channel A is set Channel A bit B not set This event is TRUE when bit B of channel A is not set This is a channel A high event with hysteresis When Channel A rises above the value B the event becomes tru
136. ynchronize events around the log interval for example to switch a device on 30 seconds before the log interval to give it time to take a reading Requirements e Ascheme with a fixed logging interval This instrument will not work correctly with event based schemes Configuration Instrument Setup Catalogue Code Name ba Care til bo Desai Senor Leit bog buie D log sear instrument amp Sanch Keauweck lt T Zum Log kai 3 CLOCK Losder Clats Genil Dela eur cm Aral Ori E Single Uza e Ounce Mere Aya POL TRANS SILI A 1 Willy Eran Cass LD Derdeat Bz cletschertn gent e See Advanced Scheme Management on page 54 for details on the Generic Instrument Setup Window WINDOW Window Controller The Window Controller instrument is a utility to let you switch an output on off over several windows over the day e g for switching modem on for certain hours over the day The Window instrument also requires the RELTIME instrument and will add this instrument to the scheme for you automatically Note that the output from the logger may need a relay or similar device to provide sufficient power to switch the required load Requirements e Spare output channel e Additional switching relay for large loads e RELTIME Instrument see RELTIME Relative Time Channels on page 76 Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 83 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Configuration J Output
137. you ve got it right The Lock button will change to Unlock If you need to change the User Profile settings in the future click the Unlock button enter your password and make your changes Unidata Manual 6308 Starlog V4 SW Manual Issue 2 7 17 Starlog V4 Software Model 6308 Unidata Pty Ltd Launch Programs Toolbar The Launch Programs Toolbar allows you to setup icons to run external applications Icons are put into named groups Click on the Launch button at the bottom of the main tool bar If you ve added any applications you will see one or more buttons with your nominated group names Click on one of those instead Unidata StarLogV4 Seles File Logger Window Click on the New Shortcut icon A small window will appear that lists all the applications you have added It will be empty if you haven t added any Starlog 4 Diagnostics There are three buttons down the right side of the GER window If there are no applications in the list the bottom two Edit Program and Delete Program Se will be greyed out shortcut Configure Launch Application E dd Program I Edit Program Delete Program Click on Add Program Fill in the fields as required and then click OK An example is shown below v Add New Application Program Group Editors e Program Name Notepad Protected Program Path C WINDOWS notepad exe Browse Command Line Insert Keyword Cancel

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