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1. 53 Incremental unloads 55 Initialise logger sscssssssscsssecssscsssesees 12 Installing Link SOfW TB arnet 24 A uaren eR 14 Internet SUppOTt ssessssseeeessssssssrcrrsssssss 33 PsiL og K A A nadie 97 Keys Base address changing 74 Ballesta ala 6 D ata VI mision 61 E mergency exit e occnncaccconiconoconosonos 6 95 HeD eanaccunecseaniateoas 37 Mode hotkeys c ooommom 36 A aan n 65 Scrolling the test display 71 Special combinations 2 7 Status WINKOW esssecssessssecsseeceseesseees 37 WoTKkaDO Uan 6 ZOOMING a erne see 38 A eel ceceyceccalaet eas 97 I UNIO o eden se 79 KIODE 97 L Labels X AX Siranee a 66 Laplink cable ssssssssssesereesessrsssssssssssssss 10 A keene 97 Level converter coccion 4 97 EME as 97 Link Dada 42 POr 42 Preferences ssssscsssecssscsssccssecsnecessees 42 Link softw are Configuration seamos 20 O A tener enter 24 Messages a 24 A SEES ODS SEDRE SER 20 E A nere bedre 00 Lodi 97 Logger DU 97 Checking sra 70 Checking communications 02 Connecting to 9 COMPU nera 73 Did OS US rante 04 FUNCION Said 72 Midlands T Krae N 97 Log interval css 97 Progamming 49 POD eanna AE 98 ROSO A A TAAA 73 O EE E A SE NEDRE Le 98 as 73 98 A 71 PP ddleen 92 Logger is not a Starflow 80 M Macro OT 12 MAXIMUM ZE aos 78 Minas 97 Mete innuni
2. e om mmm 8 Resource file missing 94 A 97 R9232 0V AAA 6 98 Running PSI One 93 S A 98 A A 98 A 98 CUM O A 98 Checking lo g data 99 Checking real time data 69 Correct time naar 73 DAM aaa 91 A A 42 48 Event Dalias 73 A T A AT 48 Fixed ntarv dl asias 73 Force lOG wo omcmssmmmos 73 Preferences toa 42 Programming sicsesescrtosl oxessstereronnsstrs 49 Test CISPIAY ssessescsssecssscsssccssccssseeses 69 Transferring from PC 2 48 A 92 Scheme not event based 73 COD aaa 40 CIN aii 40 61 71 SCSS See Southem Cross Softw are Solutions Select Mode WindOW o o oo 36 A A 98 Communications HOW iEWoOlTkKS cnonccicuinncninnnnncninnenss 88 Troubleshootin J 08 Connections occccnococconocacninnoninnoninnn ncnness 9 DEITIES OO oon EA See Psion SES O a AA S Psion Series IM X Gseeessresresssstes sets S Psion A 77 SHOW MO tada 40 A IA See Psion A On sande 98 Sleep logger aaa 73 Solid state disk See SSD Southem Cross Software Solutions 1 13 Special MENU alcala 39 Speed SW HCl oninia 10 D em SOR aM et Par EOE 98 Flis I ainda 4 5 92 58 RAM A N 4 5 92 ad 30 31 COMIECUAO bandadas 9 Starlog4 29 30 31 48 54 69 73 77 91 Version 2 SOftW AlB ooocooccicuinnonicncnncs 31 Version 3 software
3. Timeout This is how long PsiLog should attempt to connect to your PC w hen it needs to send or receive files Scheme preferences The Scheme preferences affect where PsiLog stores schemes and unloads on the Psion Schemes This is the directory on your Psion where PsiLog will store the files related to your schemes The Program Logger mode will look in this directory for schemes with which to program the data logger the Test Display mode will look here for Scheme Test D isplay files and the Modem dialler will look here for schemes with telephone numbers Unloads This is the directory where PsiLog will store unloaded data This does not have to be where you keep scheme files on your Psion In fact PsiLog doesn t need any scheme files to be able to unload data loggers PsiL og 43 For example you may prefer to store unloaded data on a high capacity Flash SSD but keep all other files on the intemal RAM disk Scheme preferences Directories s T RLOGS Disk Internal Unloads Name gt T RLOG Disk Internal Formula tester The formula tester allows you to perform manual calculations using formulas in the PDLOUT FOR file Such formulas include those for thermistors and thermocouples If you don t have the PDLOUT FOR file installed you will see Get formulas from PC instead Referto Optional Starlog files on page 30 The formula tester lets you select the formula from a list Y ou can also just start typ
4. Port Baud 9668 Timeout 46 1sec AHA Buffer size e Port This is the senal port PsiLog will use to talk to data loggers Most Psions have just one serial port called A Some Workabout computers may have other serial ports called by different letters Consult your Psion s manual to determine w hich is the correct port to use e Baud This is the baud rate to use If you are connecting directly to your data logger this must be the same as the baud rate set in the data logger usually 9600 If you are using a modem this should be set to the slowest speed greater than or equal to the maximum baud rate supported by the modem For example for a 14400 baud modem use 19200 baud e Timeout This is how long PsiLog should wait for a response from the dda logger It is specified in 0 1 second units If you are communicating with a data logger that uses extremely long scan rates not log intervals of an hour or more then this should be set to about 10 seconds If you are communications with a standard logger this should be set to be longer than the longest prompt interval Typically the longest interval is 15 seconds PsiLog defaults to 20 seconds If you set the timeout to too short a value the minimum value depends on theBaud andBuffer size settings PsiLog will beep display the messageTi meout reset to mini mum and re display the dialog with the timeout set to the minimum value e Buffer size This is the size of the buffe
5. 44 Could not open Pdimodem dat TI D Data field format ocnnmm o 75 D ata functions sssssssssssssesscscrcrreesrsseesees 74 D ata loguer 97 See also Logger D ata View CP iaa alain 99 Plotting Preferences ssssssesseessscsssessscssseesees 66 Date EMO aa 61 Setting Psion computers 10 D ate Time Window Plot view 63 D eleting MMS cis 91 UNOS edad 96 98 Unnecessary files e 95 A A nasi ree Cert 46 D irectory A 42 48 A eaS 52 Unload logger mmoo 42 D isconnecting russere 20 oa 94 DHP eee 37 Mode ido 37 iia 37 AN AA eders 37 DO Std dada 14 PsiL og E A os a esti SER 33 Export Preferences ocooocccconococonnoninononnononoorononooos 68 UNO e mane Sen eN en 66 F Facsimile SC SS iii aonana 1 leil Ree EAEE 25 Field test UM e 97 Find date not available 62 Finding a dat e conce 61 Finding ranges ssesssessssecssecsssecesecsssseeses 63 Finding the connector 91 A eee enone ee A AT 97 POr 73 Format Data field 75 Formula A tintin ee a 30 ToO A ERE EN GE ERR 43 PIU eta ete ae 97 Palun eno ratas eats 93 G IS il 97 Grid Colt dt a 66 A int retn eee ede 66 GAIA asa S Plot H Hanging up the modem 46 FOU A cates ae T AE N E 37 How to troubleshoo t 91 I Incremental unload
6. PsiL og i The Menu key displays the application s menus To make the most of the limited screen space menus are hidden until they are needed The combination Psi on Menu temporarily displays the full size status bar Ctrl Menu changes the permanent status bar between off half width and full width The Contrast key Press to increase the screen contrast Hold down the Shi f t key and press to decrease the contrast The Workabout has a temperature compensating display and the contrast will need only minor if any changes when moving between an air conditioned office or car and the outdoors The Backlight key Press to toggle the screen backlight on and off Tums the Workabout off The Workabout may be switched off at any time without loss of data Tum the Workabout back on and everything will be as it was before it was tumed off The Workabout does not have a shutdown procedure and in fact it is not expected to ever need to be reset D eletes the character to the left of the cursor the same as the Backspace keyon PCs IftheShift key is held down it deletes the character to the right of the cursor the same as the Del et e key on PCs The same as the Enter key on PCs It is the key used to accept menu selections and to OK dialog boxes ThePsion key This corresponds to the Al t key on PCs Holding this key down at the same time as pressing a letter key activates many functions Some functions require the Shi ft key t
7. exported Press Ent er to accept the export settings and export the data If the export directory is on your PC PsiLog will connect to PsiLog Link which must be running on your PC and transfer the file 66 PsiL og Preferences The D ata View Exporting preferences let you set options related to exporting Exporting preferences LOG SCHEMES Unload number in Scheme name e Directory This is the directory all re files will be saved to If it starts with REM itis a directory on your PC Make sure PsiLog Link is running on your PC and the two computers are connected via a serial cable The default is REM C STARLOG SCHEMES e Unload number in This controls where the unload number is placed in the name generated for the export file Scheme names can be up to eight characters long Extensions for the unload formats are TXT CSV and WK1 There is no more room for unload numbers without replacing part of either the scheme name or extension If the unload file named ROOMTEMP U99 was exported as a Text CSV file then setting this field to Sc he me name will result in the export file being named ROOMTE99 CSV Setting this field to Extension will result in the export file being named ROOMTEMP C99 PsiL og 69 Test display Introduction This mode allows you to test the operation of your data loggers It is the same as the PDLFTU program that is part of the Starlog softw are package on PC computers Via the Test Di
8. of data Sleep A special low power mode where the data logger is not expending power scanning its inputs or trying to communicate SSD Solid State Disk A type of removable storage used by Psions SSDs aesmd cartridges containing electronic circuits that are used to store large amounts of data They come in two types RAM and Flash TTL Level Transistor Transistor Logic TTL level signals represent the binary digits 0 as Ov and 1 as 5v See also RS 232 Level UDI Ultrasonic D oppler Instrument Another name for the Starflow data logger Unload To read recorded information out of your data logger PsiL og 3 O LE SER EE S Psion ia See Psion O O See Psion A A cknow ledgementS ccsssecssessseessesseses 2 A dapter DB9F to DB25M nannnccicicanininocananenisss 9 N ul modem c o ocoicucunonici noninnenn 13 SPECIES 10 Starflow cable to Starlogger 9 Address Step SiZl cucnnmmmmmmomm 74 Attaching to engine cc 24 AOS taria 40 B Battery Sta ii 6 Baud Communications ocococinononnnn 41 A eee acmene 42 Baud Tale aent RER RE ESSEN SE ii 97 Speed SWIC secsesssessesssesssssseseeesseen 10 A ea oT A E reve EET E AQ oca 97 Bit Tte A orange 97 Buffer CICA ia docs 97 Communications size Of 41 O A ERE 97 VION ING ais 60 e aienaat 97 C Elo e re PEET 89 92 D BSP to DBZ Misato laa D BOF to DB Maria 9 NulMoOd Mirra 10 ESOO rs 10 PSION to Starflow ccinin
9. re dial the number This is of benefit when you are communicating with several data loggers using the same telephone number and connected via a Telemetry Switch card If you dial the first number eg 12345678Q 00 PsiLog will dial the telephone and send the Q command as normal If you subsequently select the next data logger at 46 PsiL og the site eg 123456780 01 PsiLog will just send out the new Q command Q 01 and not hang up the telephone and redial the number If the telephone connection is lost for any reason including when you Hangup the modem PsiLog will briefly display the message Modem disconnected and beep Modem Dial Scheme Rmtemp CML 12345678006 Hangup Dialling to a particular scheme PsiLog will scan the available schemes to determine if any have telephone numbers s If they do the scheme will appear in the Scheme list Simply select the scheme to use and press Ent er whileScheme is highlighted If none of the available schemes have telephone numbers set the Scheme line will read None avallable and you will not be able to select it Dialling to a particular telephone number If there is a particular telephone number you want to dial enter the number on the Number line and press Enter whileNumber is highlighted If you havea Telemetry Switch at the site follow the telephone number with the letter Q followed by the switch number If you are using Multidrop communications simply
10. 13 68 2061 z RA AA A A A A M DIO CN ION End time ASE pr Format Text costa Header rows Entries PA jk k l l k l This dialog controls how the unload data is exported The dialog title shows the name of the unload file being exported The name of the exported file is based on the unload filename unload number and the export Format See foo in page bar for more information e Range to export TheStart End date ti me fields default to the entire unload if you were looking at a tabular view of the unload file If you were looking at the graphical plot view they default to the range of data you were looking at e Format of export TheFormat andHeader rows fields control the form of the export Format can beoneofText Tab where the fields are separated by tab characters Text CSV where the fields are separated by commas orLotus WK1 where the fields are exported as a spreadsheet Pressing theTab key on theHeader rows field opens a sub dialog w here you can select how the header rows should appear if at all Each row can be set to None the header row is skipped Ti t e eg Time Temp Action eg RAW AVE Uni ts eg degC mm Title Action eg Time RAW Temp AVE or Title Units eg Time Temp degC e What to export TheEntri es field control whether all the logged entries will be exported or just one particular one The date time is always
11. 31 73 77 78 Starlogger CONNCCHI G Ost 9 Status Bates asada 8 Status W INOW iii 37 Step size A CATESS c sssssssssessesseessessees 74 PO licence eeie sate RE 33 Synchronisin g incremental unloads 55 T Technical SUPPOTE c csssesseessessessesseeees 33 Telemetry SWItCHL sess 45 46 Tele PON ui ia 46 Telephone SCSS oncccconicnicinacioncincincnonoss 1 DA ana xondaddin meat 69 Logger Version 2 files 31 104 Version 3 files co 31 O ther mes necia 72 Preferences ssssssecssecesscssscesscsssessseesees 78 Transferring files from PC 70 A SES RENE a 71 Tester Formula 43 Time Correcting lo Quers c oomo 73 Setting Psion computers 10 A ed 41 42 Timeout reset to minimuM 41 Title Plot ViGW cssccsssssssssssssesssesseeseees 63 Too many TOUTES cooconicooossmmss ss 90 Transferring data to your PC 94 Transferring files from PC 70 Transferring schemes from your PC48 Troubleshooting 97 A A a 93 Serial communications c 88 TOO ciao 6 98 U UDE ease a 98 Unidata A ustralia 1 4 48 91 AA a 98 D elete preference 58 DET rinnas 96 DECO ii 42 52 EXPO aia ais 66 A A 93 Incremental cc 93 99 A rarere 92 Preferences sssscssecssecssscsssccsscsssessseesees 97 Transferring to PC 94 VIEW dean 60 Unload complete c mcmmmo 93 PsiL og Unloading a
12. 39 Preferences MENU sssr 39 Procedur not found30 60 61 70 71 Program complete 90 Program sn 48 Preferences sscssecsssscssssssccsscesesessseneees 91 With scheme i ericscccdsersccoauseincenias 49 POND ernai 98 PsiLog Automatically starting 32 COMA QU eiaeiiai AT T TIS HAUNT Gat csusiecttatcscrsaonioraacecassiecices 14 LINK software 24 Optional files 30 Installing under Windows 3 x or DOS eee 14 Windows 95 or later 14 Items supplied vita 4 OVCIVIEW vistosos 4 Requirements c cooionicosmom 4 93 94 Troubleshooting oo 93 Unnecessary files 95 TD DAC A tte ccetsscced isc aases 44 A n 47 o O O 94 A aan entire 96 PLOT ODA ii 94 ESOS unidad 94 PS Oireann ncn 4 DEMOS Aata ER 4 13 DENIES Oane A 4 13 Series Mira 4 13 Setting date tM 10 A E 4 13 W oNcaDO Ulsa 4 6 Keyboard cescsssecsssessscssnsccssessneesees 6 Wotkabout MX eessecssecsseesseeeseeesees 4 A td etse Dace A RE 74 E TNL aa ada 76 Q Ocom mand taaan baias 45 R TRV orenen e a anA 98 PsiL og Refresh rate secsssesssesssesssesssesssesssessseesseen 89 Remote link cc See Link Request SIZE ssssessssssesssssesssssssssscesessnseees 58 Requirements A EA 93 MEMO odas 4 94 O ese 4 SEMA PON aaa 4 O 4 Reset LOGOT ninio 73 PsiLog preferences 2 96 Workabout hard ec 8 Workabout SOft
13. 82 Y ou could also use a special device called a breakout box or mini tester These devices connect LEDs lights to the various communications signals By connecting one of these devices to a serial port and using a communications program to select each COM port in tum you ll be able to tell which COM port is named what by seeing when the lights change The Psion Workabout computer can vary from model to model but most likely the serial port on the top right is the correct one It will be called TTY A If you are unsure consult the manual that came with your Psion It must have an RS 232 level serial port Serial ports using TTL levels are not suitable for communicating with either data loggers or your PC Wiring Cable Troubleshooting the wiring is not possible without a multimeter or a continuity tester With these devices you can check that the pins on either end of the cable are correctly connected together Each pin or socket on each connector has a tiny number next to it Use these numbers and the description under H ow serial communications works on page 88 to check your cables If you don t have any testing equipment then the only thing is to try a different cable If you have an extemal modem it might have come with a serial cable of its own try that one Sometimes computer mice come with a small adapter using that could help See Serial connections on page 9 for descriptions and photos of cables suitable for Workabout comp
14. 97 Menu Pres ed tdi ien 39 POCA usd ia 39 A wat FEER atts 38 Merge thresho Id 1 79 Microsoft Window See Windows Mode CAMI arnet 36 D isplaying tad 36 37 FOLKENES ia 36 Model G00 mannaaa 4 Model Donaci n 4 MOCEM tao 45 84 97 DMA entidad 46 Hangin UN 46 E II a TI ROMO arsana O TAS TI SEU Didi 77 Modem disconnected uu 46 O PI 36 Module does not exist 94 MSDOS A reparere 14 Muld TOD atada dotan 45 46 N NO CONNECHIONS occnccconiconnononnininneninnononso 25 No system MEMOTY cssecssesssecsseeseeses 95 102 No unload files found 97 60 Null modem cable cesses 10 O Online help wc eccesssesssesseessessees See Help Onmeda 33 Other test displays m o 72 P E E A E T ERE 98 Connecting Os ans 10 A eT 4 73 98 POL ATEO 42 PGI OX 2 rage raden 31 PAmodea das id 77 PGIOULTON sneen 30 43 PUNK eee lada 24 Plot D ate Time Window sssr 63 DI ideada 63 CG NGUINGS 63 Itata 63 VIEW ida ina 62 A SEERE Ea 64 MAA 63 LOMO 65 POLUN O iaronn 63 A A 98 COMMUNICATIONS o onono nm 41 Caos 42 Portable data logger 98 Preferences COMMUNICATIONS ccononmom 41 Communications Window 85 D ata view er PIO TUNG dd 66 EXPO Panal 68 PP at A 42 Program logger o ommoo 91 O en 96 SELENA AN e aa 42 Tests 78 Unload logger oomomo 97 User interface eseese
15. Link software on your Psion PsiLog will do that automatically Make sure you are in the Unload Logger mode by pressing Shi f t Psi on U then start the PsiLog transfer by selectingSend to PC from theF e menu Unload logger send to PC Get IUPs Delete an unload This will start the fully automated file transfer If you seeamessageCannot find starlog software check your Remote link preferences see page 42 and make sure thePort Baud andPDL directory settings are correct PsiLog will check the unload files it has against the schemes present on the PC All unloads stored on the Psion that have a corresponding scheme on the PC will be copied to the PC PsiLog will automatically update the Starlog softw are index file and incremental unload pointers PsiL og 99 While the transfer is taking place PsiLog will show a progress dialog Transferring unloads Rmitemp uh9 When the transfer is complete the PC Link software will return to the waiting state and PsiLog will show Done Transferring unloads Done Note that PsiLog can optionally delete each unload from the Psion as it is transferred to the PC See Preferences on page 57 Synchronising incremental unloads There is no need to unload the entire data buffer each time you unload a data logger as PsiLog allows you to perform incremental unloads These work by storing a record of the date and time on the most recently unloaded data from a data logger Then the next time
16. THE EIN KSOPTWARE lt stuiiassdansrtpdos osas us sedan 24 Selecting the Link baud rate ri A A a 29 Selecting the correct PD L CiVeOCtory ssssssssssesssecssscsssesssecsssscssesssssesscsssessssessscesseen 26 RUNNING PSI EOG FOR THE FIRST TIME dais 27 O CCl eaaa A eau SE neat eats Shama DENE SOE REE TEEN 27 Pan Ui edl CCM IUCR O T O 27 A O AEN N 30 Foma A tes nesta stan seen nee tase va tags FE SEES 30 Version 3 logger test display files sescssssssssssssesscssssssssessssssssesseecsseesseesseessssesseeen 31 Version 2 logger test display files ssscsssssssecsssssssssssscssessssssssesssesssscsssesssecsssessssen 31 Customising the W ork about to start PsiL og automatically scsssecsssecssecssscssecssessseessesen 32 ONLINE SUPPORT ad 33 Worda Wide WO IN aia 33 A cias 33 THE PSIEOG ENVIRO N MEN Lorna 35 INTRO DU TION can e as be ts 36 E O 36 O E SINA SERENE STER 37 PsiL og jii PR A Resa NEAE ERE 37 A E SEES SDS DESSERTER SEES ERE EDER ES SERENE ES ES ERNE NESS 38 COMMON UNG TTON ALT prat idas 38 IY SLEW LEN O 38 A KERN ESER 39 P ret eken es TMI iaa 39 POV Ue O AAE A 43 Upao ESO 44 MO is aaa 45 A AO 47 A O O SO AE rene nan tn eerie Tron rere eT a 47 PROGRAN a A e Sverre aio 48 E o cohen esac escheat chanel A E E A E sae 48 T ransferingshemes from your PC rra 48 Proa a ala 49 Dading MM arar ol Sl becas ello 91 UNEOAD LOGGER Surrriinas indias 92 NEROLA UTOPIE E E SEES CHEST SIGE eR On SEES Ere TA
17. Transferring files from your PC Before you can use the Test D isplay mode for the first time you must copy several files from your PC To do this connect your Psion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software See H ow to use the Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the Link software on your Psion PsiLog will do that automatically Next make sure you are in the Test Display mode by pressingShi ft Psi on T then select Get from PC from theF e menu File Logger Data View Special Open screen Scheme test display Logger test display Get from PC PsiLog will automatically copy all the required files from your PC to the Psion IfyouseeaCannot find Starlog software message check your Remote link preferences see page 42 and make sure thePort Baud andPDL directory settings are correct PsiL og T See also Optional Starlog files on page 30 Logger test displa y Connect your Psion to your data logger Make sure you are in the Test Display mode by pressingShift Psion T then selectLogger test display from the File menu File Logger Data View Special Open Screen scheme test display Logger test display YT G Get from PC PsiLog will attempt to identify your data logger and display an appropriate screen Below is part of the test display screen for a Starlogger w Batti 7 ZAV Flat Batti 6 66 ntig ppob RSIS JHE s STRELOG Channels Conti unte
18. be set to zero the d specifies a double w ord or four byte value and 2 wil be wnitten to the sixth byte Here is an example Put data Separate data values with commas Address 166 1 d 2 Mode Put ml BOR k e o I Press Ent er to accept the dialog and you should seeaPut message appear in the bottom left of the screen followed by Put OK briefly in the bottom right If theres a problem putting simply try again by repeating the procedure Put entry This is very similar to the Put function above except that it scans the data fields on the Test display screen for ones that are suitable to be written to Suitable data fields are PsiL og 11 placed into the Ent r y field Choose the data field you want to set from the list and then enter the value into the Va ue field The number you enter is as you would ike to see it on the Test display screen For example if the data field is showing temperature degC then enter your value in degC If the data field is a string for example the scheme name then enter the new string without double quotes Put FTU data Entry Temp degC 27 4 Press Ent er to accept the dialog and you should see aPut message appear in the bottom left of the screen followed by Put OK briefly in the bottom right If theres a problem putting simply try again by repeating the procedure Setup modem This function is not for use with data loggers but for mod
19. by making this value bigger However if the communications link is poor you may achieve better results by using smaller values PsiL og 79 Merge threshold This sets how close in data logger memory display items have to be to be merged Setting it too high or too low will reduce the sp d of communications Setting it too high tends to waste memory Depending on the Test display being viewed and the quality of the communications link between the Psion and the data logger adjusting this higher or low er may improve the speed of communications Kill logger This affects when the data logger is told to stop communications and wait until the next scan In this context killing the data logger does not affect the scheme or the data being logged End of requests The data logger is killed after all the requests for a particular display screen have been made once The next time the data logger wakes up for communications the requests will be sent again and the display updated This is the preferred option when the communication speed is fast and relatively error free or when the data logger is using moderate to slow scan rates Each request The data logger is killed after the data for each group of display items has been requested and received The next time the data logger wakes up for communications the Test Display will request data for the next group of data items This is the preferred option when the communication s
20. excellent chapter describing the use of the velocity trace data and covers the various types of histograms you might see and what they mean 82 PsiL og Communications window Introduction This mode selected by pressing Shi ft Psi on W allows you to communicate directly with your data logger or a modem as an aid to troubleshooting problems In particular it allows you to access a data logger s diagnostic modes if the logger provides this function Some data loggers do not support a diagnostic mode Note that different data loggers support different types of diagnostic modes Consult your data loggers hardw are manual for more detailed information Checking that your data logger is communicating When your data logger is connected to your Psion and everything is configured correctly you will see a prompt from the data logger at regular intervals Each data logger prompt is an asterisk character x Typically data loggers send out prompts each time they scan in other words at the scan rate However in some cases when the data logger has a scan rate longer than 15 seconds prompts may appear every four seconds instead The following screen is an example of two data logger prompts and the cursor bar miz The important thing is if you can see prompts from the data logger your communications configuration is correct If you don t see any prompts try different baud rates and ports by altering your Communications Preferenc
21. of the above screen shot is a window obscuring the X axis This window shows the exact date time of the range of data displayed This window can be toggled on and off by pressing the slash key or toggled between the top and bottom of the screen by pressing the Up Down arrow keys When zooming it displays the start end date times of the highlighted area Title The title at the top shows the name of the log entry and the type of logging performed maximum average etc Y Axis Log Entry The Y axis down the left side of the plot is automatically scaled to fit the data shown on the screen The units are shown at the very left of the screen 64 PsiL og A screen shot below shows Y axis label values that have been scaled The 102 at the top of the Y axis indicates that you must divide the Y axis label values by 10 1000 to get the true label values The scaling value is always a power of ten The power factor is always a multiple of three X Axis Time The X axis across the bottom of the screen always shows the date time The following screen shot has the date time window tumed off revealing the X axis Thu 38 The X axis is labelled in short form by only displaying the most significantly changing parts of the date time For example if the range of times covers more than an hour but less than a day then hours with optional minutes and seconds will be shown In the above screen shot the bottom left of
22. rate Port Parameters 21 PsiLog will now appear under the Run OPL icon x o S t DemMan Program eet 22 If you are using a non Workabout Psion computer you can install PsiLog as its own icon in the System screen Press Psi on select the PsiL og 23 Di sk you copied PsiLog to the disk you selected in step 18 then in the Na me field type inPsi og and press Enter Install gsilog opa Disk Internal Position Current PsiLog will appear as an icon Data E oa Time World 23 Y our PC should now be showing a Setup Information screen fi E See ita 2 oun Read the information then click on Next gt Click on Fi ni sh to close the PsiLog install program The Windows Control Panel will still be open You can close it if you like 24 PsiL og How to use the Link software Y ou start the PsiLog Link software much like any other program on your PC Click on the St art button select Programs the group you selected to install the Link softw are into the default is PsiLog and then click on PsiLog Link Qe 0 l 2 un EA No connection PsiLog Link TEE Port COMI Baud 19200 Status Mo connection It will just sit there waiting for PsiLog on your Psion to connect to it Simply make sure Port is correct and Baud matches the PsiLog settings under Remote link preferences Your Psion and your PC will have to be connected using a suitable cable The follow ing table covers t
23. the required scheme from your PC See Transferring schemes from your PC on page 48 for more information When programming the data logger the date time of your Psion computer is NE to set the date time of the logger Make sure your Psion computer is set to the correct date time before programming any data loggers 90 PsiL og First connect your Psion to your data logger Make sure you are in the Program Logger mode by pressingShi ft Psi on P then selectProgram logger from the Fi e menu File View Special Program logger P Get from PC D Delete a scheme A dialog will appear with the schemes that are on your Psion Program logger ENT Emtemp Select the scheme with which you want to program the data logger and press Enter PsiLog will start programming the data logger When finished PsiLog will show Program complete Programming Rmtemp Program complete If you seeaToo many retri es message try again It may be helpful to increase the retry value See Preferences on page 51 It could also be that the scheme has configured the logger to use a different baud rate In this case to program the logger you must first set Psil og to communicate at the loggers current baud rate then select Program logger from theFfi e menu It should get past the Configuring logger stage and fail when it gets to Loading display You will have to set the Communications preferen ces see page 41 to the newly configu
24. the screen will go blank for a few moments while PsiLog updates its files before restarting Update in detail To assist in troubleshooting the following describes the update procedure in detail e PsiLog connects to the PC and scans the Update D irectory for all files with a name starting with PSI LOG Each such file is added to a list e PsiLog copies each file on its list to the Psion placing each one in the same directory as the file it is replacing but changing its name so that it starts with S LOG In other words PsiLog does not replace the old files immediately This also means that your Psion must have enough free space for two copies of PsiLog at once e When all the files are copied PsiLog deletes each old file and renames each new file from _ SI LOG to PSI LOG in tum e Once all the files are renamed PsiLog restarts Modem The Modem function lets you take control of a modem connected to your Psion via the serial port It uses the same Communications settings used to connect to your data loggers and not the Remote Link communications options The telephone number format is the same as for the Starlog software PsiLog recognises both the Qxx and Mxx Telemetry Switch and Multidrop suffixes Note that Multidrop communications is not possible over modems When dialling out PsiLog will remember the last telephone number dialled and so long as you haven t hung up the telephone in the meantime PsiLog will not attempt to
25. to the computer Prompt A special character an asterisk x sent by the data logger w henever it is ready to communicate This is usually but not always whenever the logger pow es up to record its inputs RAM Random Access Memory A type of memory that must be constantly powered or else it forgets everything stored inside it In environments where the power supply is not guaranteed this memory will often have a backup battery to keep it powered in case its main power supply fails RS 232 Level RS 232 level signals represent the binary digits 0 as 3 12v and 1 as 12 3v See also TTL Level Scan When a data logger powers up to measure its inputs Each scan is generally of brief duration usually less than 50ms The scan is also typically when a data logger is able to communicate with a computer When a computer is connected the logger can wait for up to 1second to allow the communications link to be established Scan interval rate A reference to the frequency with which a data logger powas up to perform a scan Scheme A program that tells Unidata data loggers what to record and when Serial In terms of communications the method by which binary digits are sent one at atime The sending more than one bit at a time is called parallel Also used to associate other devices with this type of communication hence serial cable and serial pot In general ten bits need to be transmitted for every eight bits one byte
26. type loggers require that their baud rates be set in hardware by connecting specific pins on their Computer connector together The SCSS Speed Switch is a simple adapter that allows you to easily select the fastest baud rate supported by both your Psion computer and your data logger s Obviously the faster the baud rate the faster you can do an unload and move on Set the switch to 19200 for non mx Workabout computers and to 38400 for Workabout mx computers Remember to configure PsiLog to use the same baud rate See Communications preferences on page 41 The switch must plug directly into the Starlogger Computer connector the serial cable from the Workabout then plugs into the switch Connecting to your PC To connect to your PC you need to use a null modem or laplink serial cable It is the same cable you would use to connect two desktop laptop computers together A suitable cable is shown to the nght Each end has both D B25 female and D B9 female connectors allowing it to work with either type of connector your desktop PC may have The Workabout will always use the D B9 female connector at the other end Note that you cannot use the two connectors at the same end of the cable simultaneously Setting up the Workabout When programming data loggers the date time of your Psion computer is used to set the date time of the logger Make sure your Psion computer is set to the correct dat
27. unload This can be useful to limit the time spent unloading data Note that for a full unload the start of the unload is always the earliest data available in the log buffer For an incremental unload the start is taken as the first data logged after the incremental unload pointer or if that has been overw titten the earliest data available in the log buffer the same as for a full unload Press Enter to accept the unload settings Another dialog will appear to show the progress of the unload Unloading logger Reading header Close Unloading Rmtemp Unload complete If you seeaUnl oad fail ed message try again It may be helpful to increase the retry value See Preferences on page 97 94 PsiL og If you seeaDisk full message as soon as you start an unload Psil og has determined that the unload will not fit into the available disk space You have several options e SettheUnload directory of the Scheme preferences to a different disk See Scheme preferen ces on page 42 e Change SSDs if you re using SSD s e Set Max logs to limit the number of logs to unload Transferring data to your PC To view and produce reports on data you have unloaded you need to transfer the data to the Starlog softw are package installed on your PC To do this connect your Psion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software See H ow to use the Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the
28. view displays a single channel at a time and automatically scales the vertical axis to fit the data You can zoom in and out of the plot view to examinedda in detail To view unload data PsiLog requires that you have your scheme program files copied to your Psion Note that if you previously transferred the scheme files to your Psion in order to be able to program your data logger you do not need to transfer the scheme files again To copy the scheme files to your Psion refer to Transferring schemes from your PC on page 48 This will copy all the scheme program files plus the files required by the D ata Viewer Checking your scheme Connect your Psion to your data logger Make sure you are in the D ata Viewer mode by pressingShift Psion D then selectLogger buffer from theFile menu PsiLog will read the name of the scheme from your data logger and load the appropriate display screen The display will show the data logged most recently 60 PsiL og 28 23 23 23 23 23 23 La If PsiLog beeps and jaan the message Cannot find schemename ent then make sure you have copied the scheme files to your Psion See Tran sferring shens from your PC on page 48 If the messageisError loading ENT Procedure not found then the formula file is missing Refer to Optional Starlog files on page 30 The keys you can use to view the unload buffer are explained in the next section Viewing an unload Make sure you are in the D ata View mode
29. Display The bulk of the Velocity Trace screen is devoted to the histogram of velocities Above the graph are some readings from the Starflow Select the group of readings Pang displayed by pressing the left or nght arrow keys There are two groups Med median velocity This is the statistical median velocity out of those measured by the Starflow during its most recent sampling This is the velocity recorded by the Starflow Qt quartile This is a measurement of how close all the velocity sam pks are to the median velocity The larger this value the more spread out the velocities are number of velocity samples This is the number of velocity samples taken by the Starflow The more samples the better the velocity measurement Avg average velocity This the average of all the velocities measured by the Starflow during its most recent sampling Max maximum velocity This is the largest velocity measured by the Starflow during its most recent sampling e Scheme scheme name This is the name of the scheme currently programmed in the Starflow Depth water depth This is the depth of water above the Starflow D eeper water tends to produce better velocity measurements Signal signal strength This is a measure of the strength of the signals received by the Starflow The larger the number the stronger the signal Further reading Please refer to the manual that came with your Starflow It has an
30. Information CFG Information andBuffer Info 7 Quit PDLFTU 8 Connect your Psion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software SeeH ow to use the Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the Link software on your Psion PsiLog will do that automatically DO 9 On your Psion make sure you are in the Test Display screen by pressing shift Psion T then press the Me nu key and select the Get from PC option from the Fi e menu TheFTU files will be copied automatically 10 After PsiLog has finished coping the F TU files you may delete them from your PC Customising the Workabout to start PsiLog automatically Workabout computers can be configured to start an application automatically whenever they restart or are reset Y ou can have PsiLog start automatically by setting the appropriate option Refer to the section under U ser interface preferences on page 39 PsiL og 33 Online support Southem Cross Software Solutions provides online support for PsiLog on the World Wide Web and via email Our full contact details can be found on page 1 World Wide Web WWW On our web site you can find the latest updates to PsiLog an electronic version of ths User Guide in Adobe PDF format and various hints and tips The address of the PsiLog website is http www scsoftware com au psilog Email Southem Cross Software Solutions can be contacted via email For technical support and troublesho
31. Log If you have just completed installing PsiLog you are most likely in the System program Highlight Psilog under the Run OPL icon and press Ent er ES DemMan Program eet PsiLog will start running If you are at the Workabout startup screen select System screen from the Special menu Se aa Special per Command processor ee nai System Screen age A Help about help EL de Restart shell Insert Startup Cautoerxec SSD and press Enter or press Menu for System Interface Now highlight Psilog under the Run OPL icon and press Enter el S Later on under Customising the W orkabout to start PsiL og automatically on page 32 you wil find out how to enable PsiLog to start from the Workabout startup screen simply by pressingEnter Initial configuration The first time PsiLog is run it uses a default configuration For most people this configuration is suitable but others may need to change it 20 PsiL og When PsiLog starts it will always show a splash screen PressEnter orEsc toder it Southern Cross Software Solutions ASE AUS CS OR tare com aue A V1W23F SHARE PsiLog has several different screens and will normally start showing w hatever screen it was showing when you last used it When PsiLog starts for the first time it starts in the Test D isplay screen Press Menu then use the arrow keys to select Set preferences under the Special menu File Logge
32. Souilery Cross Solnvare Solwigys User Guide User Guide Copyright O Southern Cross Software Solutions 2001 2003 All rights reserved This User Guide and the programs referred to herein are copyrighted works of Southern Cross Software Solutions Reproduction in whole or in part including utilisation in machines capable of reproduction or retrieval without the express written permission of the copyright holders is prohibited Reverse engineering of the softwareis prohibited The information in this User Guide is subject to change without notice Some names referred to are registered trademarks Current release Version 1 27F Revision A 15 July 2003 Original release Version 1 12F Revision A 2 March 2001 il PsiL og Table of Contents PREFACE iini ni a E A A 1 SOUTHERN CROSS SOFTWARE SOLUTION Sinn nas 1 UNIDATA AUSTRALIA PIT TED sio 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT O radica 2 INTRODUCTION id 3 OVERVIE WO ESO Cari a e li 4 kens UD OLE corna A 4 AN 4 THE WORKABOUT COMPUTER asias 6 AT MG Ke yD Cl Arense Rees E seasoned arnt O es 6 Special Key Combat IONS errasse 7 DM ius 8 O E 9 Connecting to Stano go aaa A A T 9 C nnecting to SAO Sra adi 9 Connecting to various data lOggers anda 9 Starlogger speed sw itCh sssssssssssssssssssssserserereses ss sss essere rese ter ed atin sia taenedviaae 10 Connecting to VO Ute PO dada 10 ENUMERAN 10 OTHER PSION COMPUTER Setesdal eet N OOTA 13 INSTALUING ELO ua e E e e ee end al 14 HOWTO USE
33. a 88 H ow serial ommunicatimns WOTK aiii 88 CONE Sara A a 88 WII Cara aida 89 CONO Mt dida 90 FEON TO OIDO pata bp bla 91 Finding the CONNEC O 91 WI CA an 92 CONTAINS 92 A dace a a a a RES DEDE PEDER 92 RUNNING SOC 93 O 93 RUSTI REE E EI A nO A ei mR 93 Regui o DENON iro TE T enna Ne olan O 94 Unig Po Saa EO EN 95 Resetting PsiL og MAS a 96 CLOSSA Virada 97 PsiL og PsiL og 1 Preface Southern Cross Software Solutions Southem Cross Softw are Solutions SCSS is a softw are development consultancy business based in Perth Westem Australia Australia SCSS has experience in the follow ing areas SED Southern Cross i ME Sohware Solutions e C and Java application development e Websites developed using the latest XHTML Perl CGI scripts JavaScript and Java technologies particulary using the A pache web server e Developing software for the Psion series of handheld computers e Developing software for the Unidata range of data loggers Southem Cross Software Solutions ABN 70 694 305 679 46 Gniffell Way Tel 61 8 9246 5485 Duncraig WA 6023 Fax 61 8 9246 2972 Australia E mail sales scsoftw are com au Web http ww w scsoftw are com au Support support scsoftw are com au Unidata Australia Pty Ltd Unidata Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian company Specialising in the manufacture of electronic data loggers and related environmental monitoring equipment and is part of the global U
34. any other That leaves the baud rate athe only configuration variable Finding the connector The data logger is easy it has just the one connector Your computer however probably has several connectors Look for the 25 and 9 pin connectors with the pins visible and not the ones with the holes All computers support more than one serial port To distinguish between them they are called different names The first port is called CO M1 the second CO M2 and so on Unless your port connectors are labelled it is quite difficult to determine which serial port connector is which If you have a data logger you can connect it using a serial cable suitable for connecting a modem to your computer Make sure the data logger is awake and scanning Run the Starlog software go into the test display and open a Communications Window If the data logger is connected to the same port the software is using then some serial data will appear on the screen every time the data logger scans The serial data can look different depending on the baud rate but it will look the same each time and 92 PsiL og appear at regular intervals If you happen to have the correct baud rate it will look like an asterisk x If nothing appears on the screen select a different port and try again If you have different port connectors change to a different connector then try all the ports in the software again See also Checking that your data logger is commun iating on page
35. ate extra icons for starting PsiLog Link If you decided not to install PsiLog Link you won t see this screen skip ahead to step 15 iin l fa la ln Sk AE Peden Ralls ple Ean SE Eon ito BE el pi 15 PsiLogis now ready to instal Just press Enter orclick on nstal to continue 16 If you elected to install Psil og on your Workabout after installing the PsiLog files for your PC the setup program will immediately proceed to installing the PsiLog files onto your Psion 20 PsiL og Pac ed 17 If a connection is established with your Psion a message Readi ng device information fromthe Psion will beshown You may also see a message Copying communication system files to the Psion Eventually a window similar to the follow ing will appear Psi etup Choose Psion disk Space available 1890 kB Space required 194 kB Cancel Proceed to step 18 If there is a problem communicating with your Psion the following window will appear Psi5 etup Could not connect to the Psion Check that the Psion is connected Make sure that the Link 13 on and check the link settings by clicking the Setup button Setup Cancel Click onSetup The following dialog will appear PsiL og 18 21 Psi5etup Communication settings Port COM Baud Rate 19700 Use default Baud rate for Series 3 HC Series Ja Other Senes 3c Canoe a First check the Po
36. by pressing Shi ft Ps on D then select Open unload from theFi e menu Open unload Logger buffer Find date MANNA COLOCO COLO Loco A dialog will appear allowing you to select an unload file UsetheUp Down arrow keys to select the file If PsiLog cannot find any unload files it will display the message No unload files found select unload RAmtemp ub 2 Rmtemp u 3 Rintemp ub4 Unloaded 14 Hoy Fab 13 Start 14 Noy 2662 11 End 14 Noy 2662 131 Press Enter to accept the selected unload file PsiLog will read the name of the scheme from inside the unload file and load the appropriate display screen PsiL og 61 GG E AT dal OD DAT To TIT Jl Je Je fede Je a a jel I CACA J mm mJ do da da hed I CCE EOI Lr ds ds H H Je e e lo Jl Jl CCC E e e Jo eo pl po If PsiLog beeps and displays the message Cannot find schemename ent then make sure you have copied the scheme files to your Psion See T ran sferrin g hms from your PC on page 48 If the message isError loading ENT Procedure not found then the formula file is missing Refer to Optional Starlog files on page 30 When viewing logged data the following keys may be used to navigate e Left Right arrows will scroll the display left and right e Up Down arrows will scroll the display up and down e PgUp PgDn keys Psion Up ArrowandPsion Down Arrow ona Workabout will scroll the display up and down an entire screen full at a ti
37. ch other because of differences in the pin configurations on the plugs and or sockets The solution to these problems comes from understanding w here the problems could arise The following section contains information to assist in understanding and troubleshooting serial communications How serial communications works See also Serial connections on page 9 for information on cables to use with Workabout computers Connectors On IBM compatible PCs the physical serial plugs can be of two types They are D B9 and DB25 The numbers refer to the number of pins used The former has one mrw of 5 pins and one row of 4 pins the latter has one row of 13 pins and one row of 12 pins There are likely to be other similar sockets on the back of the computer These may have the same shape but have holes instead of pins The one with 25 pins called a D B25 socket is usually a parallel port used for connecting to printers The one win 15 pins in two rows of 8 and 7 DB15 socket is your computer s games port used for connecting a joystick gamepad or steering wheel Another 15 pin socket in three rows of five pins each is your video port used to connect to your monitor Older computers may use a DB9 socket as their video connector If you don t see them it s probably OK They are not relevant to serial communications PsiL og 89 The diagram below shows some plugs and sockets Plugs Sockets on Computers Cables DB25 plug DB9 plug Computer s
38. chemes from your PC on page 48 To restore unload files you will have to unload the data logger again See D deing a scheme on page 51 and D eeting unloads on page 56 for details on deleting scheme files and unload files Resetting PsiLog preferences The only way to reset Psil og preferences is to delete the PS LOG NI file in the OPD directory The directory is most likely on the nter nal disk but could also be on the other local disks A orB The next time you start PsiLog after deleting P SI LOG NI PsiLog will create a new PSI LOG I NI file with all the settings reset to their defaults Glossary Baud rate Technically the number of times per second a signal can change state Often used interchangeably with bit rate However modem modems are able to send multiple bits per signal change and hence their bit rates are higher than their baud rates Bit A single binary digit represented as a zero 0 or a one 1 Bit rate The number of bits transmitted or received per second Byte A group of eight bits Circular buffer A buffer that the logger will store data in that allows the oldest dda to be overwritten by newer data when it fills up Compare linear buffer Data logger D evice that records data for later retneval The units manufactured by Unidata include the ability to measure the data they record Flash A type of memory that does not need to be powered to retain its stored information Often data can b
39. creen by pressingShi ft Psion T then press the Menu key and select Get from PC from theFi e menu File Logger Data View Special Open screen Scheme test display Logger test display Get from PC The files will be copied automatically For a full description of this procedure see Transferring files from your PC on page 70 Version 2 logger test display files Version 2 software does not support the automatic F TU file selection that the Version 3 software supports Instead you can select from a set of predefined test displays Since these files are built into the software and not supplied as separate files you must follow a special procedure to save them as files so PsiLog can copy them 1 Start PDLFTU EXE 2 Press theSpacebar forthe menu then selectCreate a screen 32 PsiL og STARLOG Data Logging Buster Version 2 824 i Copyright 01 1336 UNIDATA Serial 660041 5tep Size Add an Entry Delete a Screen MOL Informat ion Y Edit an Entry CFG Informat ion Address Offset Remove an Entry Buffer Info Line Settings Change Title MOL Diagnostics Redraw Screen BUTT 3 Name the screen PDL NFO and press Enter Screen Hame pdl infom 4 PresstheSpacebar again then select PDL Information Press theSpacebar again then selectSave Screen Repeat steps 2 through 5 another three times changing the steps as follows e In step 3 change PDLINFO to MDLINFO CFGINFO andBUFI NFO e In step 4 change PDL Information to MDL
40. do that automatically Next press the Me nu key and select Get formulas from PC from under the Special menu If youseetheFor mula tester function instead you already have the formula file installed If you want to re copy the formula file you will have to exit PsiLog delete the formula file yourself then start PsiLog again The formula file is called PDL OUT FOR and is stored in the APP PSI LOG directory File Logger Data View vet preferences Get formulas from PC Shifter Update PsiLog Modem Shift Version Exit Special The formula files will be copied automatically If you see the message Cannot find Starlog software check your Remote link preferences see page 42 and make sure thePort Baud andPDL directory settings are correct PsiL og 31 Version 3 logger test display files Version 3 logger test display files are used by the Logger Test Display option of the Test Display screen to display an appropriate F TU based upon the type of data logger connected These files are only available from Starlog Starflow Version 3 software packages version 3 06 revision A or later To copy these files from your PC follow these instructions Connect your Psion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software See H ow to usethe Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the Link software on your Psion PsiLog will do that automatically Next make sure you are in the Test Display s
41. e time before programming any data loggers See below for more information PsiL og 11 If you purchased your Workabout computer from Southem Cross Softw are Solutions then it will have already been set up with the date time set and PsiLog installed and configured However if the Workabout ever completely loses power for example if you remove both the main and backup batteries at the same time or resets in some other fashion then you will have to re configure its settings yourself When the Workabout is switched on for the first time you will see the follow ing screen ane gt a i fees mE Hie amie rile a P 2 eee mas z Etor noraa Press the Menu key then use the arrow keys to select System screen and press Enter gt x Cota processor Z oe System screen Insert Startup Cautoerxecd SSD and press Enter or press Menu for System Interface The System program will appear SelectSystem Configuration from theCtr menu File Disk Apps Info Ctrl Spec 1 system Configuration Shiftt Q Set time and date T set default disk Shift H Command Processor shift tP 12 PsiL og Select Ti me and date format from theSystem formats menu System operation System formats Status window shifty Number formats shit t Evaluate format shift E Change the settings to what you want but Southem Cross Softw are Solutions recommends changing the Ti me format to 24 hour as that
42. e integer 8 bits 128 255 allow ed e W w The number is a word integer 16 bits 32768 65535 allow ed e D d The number is a double w ord integer 32 bits 2147483648 4294967296 allow ed e F f The number is floating point 64 bits If there is no size modifier then the smallest size that fits the number will be used For example if the number is 500 it does not fit in a byte but it will fit in a word 9a word size will be used Next there may be an optional sign character either or followed by the number itself At the beginning of the number there may be an optional base modifier e Ifthe number starts with 0X or Ox or a dollar sign or the letter H h t is assumed to be base 16 or hexadecimal Hexadecimal numbers allow the character 0 to 9 as normal but the letters A through F can also represent digits e Ifthe number starts with a zero 0 but not 0x or the letter O o then it 5 assumed to be base 8 or octal Octal numbers only allow the digits 0 through 7 inclusive e If the number starts with the letter B b then it is assumed to be base 2 or binary Binary numbers only allow the digits 0 and 1 Y ou can also have an optional base modifier at the end of the number e If the number ends with H or h it is assumed to be base 16 or hexadeamd e Ifthe number ends with D or d it is assumed to be base 10 or decima
43. e stored for up to ten years without loss Once written however the data cannot be erased without erasing the entire device FTU Field Test Unit Originally a handheld computer that performed a function similar to PsiLog and the Workabout Now refers to the Test Display function of the Starlog and PsiLog software packages KB Kilobyte 1024 bytes Kill Tell the data logger to stop communicating for the rest of this scan Does not affect the scheme or the data being logged LED Light Emitting Diode A small and power efficient light used by data loggers and other electronic devices Often coloured red or green but yellow blue and white are also possible Level converter A device that can translate between two devices that use different electrical signal levels and would otherwise be unable to communicate Linear buffer A buffer that the logger will store data in until it is full thereafter refusing to log more data Compare circular buffer Log interval The time between successive logs MB Megabyte 1048576 bytes Modem Modulator D emodulator A device that connects digital computers to the analogue telephone netw ork 98 PsiL og PC Personal Computer Usually the main computer you would use It would typically run such programs as Windows and Starlog software PDL Portable Data Logger The original data logger manufactured by Unidata Australia Port A plug or socket that allows cables to be connected
44. ed its 3 Link RS232 Serial Interface D epending on the data loggers cables and null modem device you may also need some D B9 D B25 adapters Southem Cross Software Solutions can advise you on how to connect these Psion computers to your data loggers When contacting Southem Cross Software Solutions please include details of your Psion computer and data loggers 14 PsiL og Installing PsiLog The main PsiLog program is installed on your Psion There is also some Link softw are that must be installed on your PC computer If your PC computer is running Windows 95 98 ME NT 4 2000 or XP install PsiLog by following the instructions below If your PC computer is running Windows 3 x or MS DOS you must contact SCSS directly Install files for these operating systems are available via email only 1 Put the PsiLog installation disk into your PC s floppy disk drive 2 Open the Control Panel Start Settings Control Panel Mur 0 CES s PsiL og 15 4 Clickonthelnstal button If you re using Windows 2000 orXP it s a little different Click on the Add Remove Programs button on the left and then the CD or Fl oppy button on the right 9 Click on the Next gt button and Windows will search for the PsiLog setup program It should find it on the PsiLog Install disk you inserted 6 Click on the Fi ni sh button to start the PsiLog install program After a few seconds your PC screen should show the set
45. ed section The key shrinks the highlight zooms in The key expands the highlight zooms out TheLeft Ri ght arow keys move the highlight left and right The date time window when visible shows the date time range of the highlighted data Batt CAVE When the required area is highlighted press Ent er to redraw the plot with the selected data filling the screen Pressing Esc cancels the zoom Pressing the star or asterisk key with the highlight active will cause the plot to zoom out so that the plot currently being displayed will fit into the highlight Pressing the start or asterisk key when the highlight is not active will cause the pbt to zoom right out and display the log channel for the entire unload file the starting view Key Summary Change the log entry being plotted Toggle the date time window on off Up Down arrows Toggle the position of the date time window between the top and bottom of the screen Shrink expand highlight zoom in out Left Right arowsi Move the highlight left right Enter When zooming redraws the plot with the highlighted area filling the plot area 66 PsiL og When zooming cancels the zoom When zooming zooms out so that the currently visible part of the plot is rescaled to fit into the highlight When not zooming zooms right out to show the entire unload file the starting view Tf not already zooming these keys will activate the zoom mode highlig
46. ems It uses the PDLMODEM DAT file from Version 3 09A and later Starlog software to identify and initialise your modem See Transfering files from your PC on page 70 Modems are divided into two types 1 Local These modems are connected to computers for example your PC or Psion and are used to dial out to modems connected to data loggers 2 Remote These modems are connected to data loggers and receive calls made from the modem connected to your computer Connect your Psion to the modem a null modem cable may be required and select eltherFor local use orFor remote use as appropriate Setup modem A zj Press Ent er to accept the dialog and configure the modem according to the settings in the PDL MODEM DAT file If you see a message Could not open Pdl modem dat then you need to copy the file from your PC See Transferring files For remote use 78 PsiL og from your PC on page 70 If you do not have Version 3 09A or later softw are installed on your PC then you will not be able to use this function of PsiLog Preferences The Test Display preferences are used to balance memory consumption and communications throughput To understand these preferences it is necessary to explain how the Test D isplay reads information from the data logger Each test display screen is usually displaying many different items all from different parts of data logger memory On some screens there could be many tens of items To impr
47. enter the letter M followed by the logger serial number Remember that Multidrop communications does not work over a modem Hanging up the modem When you have finished communicating with the remote data logger highlight Hangup and press Enter When the modem disconnects PsiLog will briefly display the message Modem disconnected and beep PsiL og 47 Version This command displays PsiLog version information Southern Cross Software Solutions Atte LLE CS O rta recon al silog Y1 23F SHiBRBdRda Exit This command exits PsiLog 48 PsiL og Program logger Introduction This mode allows you to program your data logger with a scheme Psil og cannot generate schemes by itself Instead you must transfer to your Psion one or more schemes already created on your PC using the Unidata Starlog softw are package By default the scheme files are stored in a directory called STARLOG on your Psion s nternal disk Setting the Di rector y in the Scheme preferences dialog can change this See Scheme preferen ces on page 42 To save space PsiLog only copies the scheme files it needs to the Psion These arethe CDI CFG ENT FTU 1NI KBD and LDR files Note that not all schemes have all of these files available PsiLog will handle missing files automatically Transferring schemes from your PC Before you can use PsiLog to program your data logger you must copy the scheme from your PC To do this connect your P
48. erial port amp Computer serial port Workabout RS 232 serial port data logger end of cable DB25 socket DB9 socket Computer parallel port Computer end of serial cable Workabout TTL serial computer end of serial cable port amp data logger serial connector data logger serial connector we Wiring Cable Serial ports are wired in one of two ways DTE or Data Terminal E quipment and DCE or Data Circuit terminating E quipment An example of a DTE is your PC Exampksof D CEs are data loggers and modems The connectors are wired in such a way as to allow a DTE to be connected to a DCE via a straight through cable In otherwords pn 1 on the DTE connects to pin 1 on the DCE pin 2 to pin 2 and so on Of course this only makes sense when connectors with identical numbers of pins are used A typical situation is to have two computers connected via two modems Each computer connects to its modem via a straight through cable The modem devices are connected via the telephone network There may be a situation when two computers need to be connected together without any modems devices in between For example it would be unusual to connect two computers sitting nght next to each other via modems and the telephone network The problem is that a computer is designed to connect to a modem and not another computer The reason is that the wire call it X that transmits data from the computer connects via a straight through cable to the mode
49. es See Communications preferences on page 41 and Serial communications on page 88 for more information If you can see prompts then you know the link from the data logger to the computer is working To test the link from the computer to the data logger send lots of uppercase G s to the data logger Do not send lowercase g s They will make the dda logger send a lot of information and prevent it from communicating for the duration about 68sec at the default 9600 baud rate PsiL og 83 Press and hold down the key Shi ft G to do this You should see lots of capital G s on the screen You may need to hold the key down for 15 20 seconds If you see something like that the exact letters aren t important so long as you can see numbers and or letters then you can be confident that the communications between your Psion and your data logger is working correctly If you don t get any response from the data logger but you did see prompts earlier on then there must be a break in the link between the computer and the data logger Try a different cable or if you know how check the continuity of the wires from connector to connector See Serial connections on page 9 and Serial communications on page 88 for more information 84 PsiL og Logger diagnostics The communications window is also used to gain access to the data logger s diagnostic modes Assuming that the communications betw een your computer and data logger is working ma
50. f No the data is left alone and must be deleted later See Deleting unloads on page 56 Note that deleting data from Flash SSD s does not free disk space until the SSD is reformatted See your P sons manual for more information Request size This is the maximum size PsiLog will use to transfer data from the data logger If more than the request size is required to be sent from the data logger PsiLog will break it up into multiple portions not larger than the request size If the communications link is poor quality setting this to a smaller value may improve the speed of communications Conversely when the communications link is of high quality reasonably error free then a larger value may improve the speed of communications PsiL og 99 Data viewer Introduction This mode allows you to view logged data It is the same as the PDLOUT program and part of the PDLF TU programs that are part of the Starlog software package on PC computers Usingthe D ata Viewer you can make sure the data logger is performing correctly after programming and you can also review data unloaded from the logger A tabular view of your logged data is available for unload files and w hen directly viewing the data logger memory buffer A plot graph is only available for unload files The tabular view is split into two parts the Header and the D ata areas The Headers always at the top and can be toggled between showing Titles Units Comments and Actions The plot
51. gs or by holding down the Ct r key while pressing arrow keys Cache size This affects the responsiveness of PsiLog A small cache size can slow the operation of PsiLog depending on what it is doing Testing by SCSS has determined the default of 8000 provides the best balance betw een speed and memory consumption However if you find that you need a little more memory this can be reduced in decrements of 500 Altematively if you feel that PsiLog is too slow increasing this value in increments of 500 may help You can fine tune using changes smaller than 500 Be careful if you set the cache size too big PsiLog may not have enough memory left to run See also Required memory on page 94 and Resetting PsiL og preferences on page 96 IMPORTANT NOTE You must exit and restart PsiLog for changes to this preference to take effect Autostart On Workabout computers PsiLog can be set to start automatically whenever the computer restarts Set this option to Yes to enable automatic starting In some instances it may not be possible for PsiLog to automatically start In that case the option is not available and always set to No This is always the case for non Workabout computers PsiL og 41 Communications preferences The Communications preferences affect how Psil og accesses its communications port Psil og ignores scheme communications settings so it is important the P or t and Baud selections are correct Communications preferences
52. he status messages you re most likely to see Status message Attaching to Y ou may see this message appear briefly when starting engine PsiLog Link or when disconnecting the cable between our Psion and your PC COM port in Another program is using the serial port IfthePort use setting is correct you will have to determine which program is using the serial port and exit it You will then either have to exit and restart PsiLog Link or click on theSet up button and click OK PsiL og 29 Connecting The cable is OK and the COM port is correct but your Psion and your PC are not yet linked together You will see this if you connect your Psion to your PC but are not actually transferring files If you attempt to transfer files but still see this message and the transfer fails make sure you have selected the same baud rate for both computers Copying system some files needed by your Psion computer for the Link software to function are being copied from your PC to your Psion Y ou should only see this the first time you connect your Psion to your PC after your Psion was reset either lack of power all hrouc Disconnecting Y ou may see this message appear briefly when you finish a file transfer or disconnect the cable between your Psion and your PC Failed Y ou may see this message if the COM port settings are incorrect or if there is a communications problem betw een your Psion and your PC Y our Psion and your PC are con
53. hting Preferences The D ata Viewer preferences let you set options related to plotting Plotting preferences ERAS EEES Tuo parts 2 grid colour Grey gt grid style Dotted Y grid colour Grey Y grid style Dotted Gridline options may be set individually for the X time and Y log entry value axes e Xaxis labels One of One part Two parts orThree parts This controls the size of the labels at each tick on the X axis Fewer parts result in shorter labels and therefore more ticks and gridlines can fit on the axis e Grid colour OneofO0ff Black orGrey If you are running short of memory black is the preferred colour as using grey requires some extra memory e Grid style OneofSolid orDotted Dotted is the recommended style for use with the Bl ack colour Either style is good with Gr ey Exporting an unload Unload files can be exported by PsiLog in a variety of formats Data is always exported to a specific directory selected via preferences See Preferences on page 68 for more information To export an unload file make sure you are in the D ata View mode by pressing Shift Psion D then selectExport from theFi e menu PsiL og 67 Open unload Logger buffer Find date If you are not viewing an unload file you will get the messageCan only export unload files Ifyou are viewing an unload file the Export dialog will appear sears Emtemp ubl Start da Mae as 2581 Start ne ASS SBA pr End date
54. ices also have to agree on the number of data bits to use the number of stop bits to use and the type of parity Again unless these are the same for both devices communication will not be able to take place Possible data bit values are 5 6 7 and 8 Possible stop bit values are 1 1 and 2 Possible panty values are None Even O dd Mark and Space All Unidata data loggers ship with a configuration of 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity It is almost unheard of fora data logger to have a different configuration Some data loggers do not even allow these settings to be altered An incorrect configuration of these settings should only be considered after all other options have been exhausted How to troubleshoot To get serial communications working first determine the things you do know For example you might already know which serial port connector on your computer is the correct one to use In that case only the wiring cable and or configuration could be causing problems Often it is easy to eliminate some of the more obvious areas of trouble If you can configure the software at both ends of the serial communications to the exact same settings then all that remains is the connector and or the wiring cable For example it is safe to assume that all data loggers will be using 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In fact the PsiLog and Unidata Starlog software packages will alw ays use these settings and not allow you to use
55. ime to display the Power Supply Info dialog Power supply info Main battery Good Supply type AA Batteries Backup battery Good Press Esc to continue PsiL og 9 Serial connections To connect the Workabout computer to your data loggers you need the same cable as used to connect your PC to your data loggers Connecting to Starloggers To connect to Starlogger type data loggers that have a D B25 female connector you will need to use a cable that looks like the one to the right Connecting to Starflows To connect to Starflow type data loggers that have a D B9 female connector you will need to use a cable that looks like the one to the nght This type of cable is also known as a serial extension cable mouse extension cable or CGA EGA video extension cable x k Connecting to various data loggers If you need to connect to a mix of data loggers then the best solution is to use the cable for connecting to Starflows D B9 female to D B9 male and use a DB9 male to D B25 female adapter to allow the same cable to connect to your Starlogger type data loggers Such an adapter is shown to the right Simply use the cable by itself to connect to Starflow s then plug on the adapter to connect to Starloggers 10 PsiL og Starlogger speed switch While Startlow type loggers are able to have their baud rate set via a firmware configuration option Starlogger
56. ined in a later paragraph Select the Put function from the D ata menu File Logger View Special The Mode field is where you specify how the information is to be sent to the data logger The options are combinations of Put Wr i te and Standard Extended Put Write refers to the type of data logger memory to write to Put wnites into the data logger s virtual memory while Wr t e writes into the data logger s real memory Refer to your data logger s hardware manual for more information Note that PD L data loggers do not have real memory they only have virtual memory Standard Ext ended refers to how the memory is address Standard addressing can only refer to the first 64K of that memory If you are using a data PsiL og 79 logger that has more than 64K memory and you are writing into that extra memory beyond the first 64K then you must use the Ext ended mode Data field format TheData field can have one or more items separated by commas The items can specify numeric and text data Text items are distinguished by starting with double quotes Anything else and the items are assumed to be numeric Text items start and end with double quotes The data they represent is made up of the characters betw een and not including the double quotes Numeric items are numbers with some optional formatting characters Numeric fields may start with an optional size modifier coded as a single letter e B b The number is a byt
57. ing the name of the formula if you know the one you want i T oA l Formula tester _soil Argument H Log buffer b6 b6 b6 b6 b6 Result H l Im LI L bus l Y ou can always calculate from the Ar gument to theResult Some formulas also let you calculate backwards from the Result to theArgument If the formula doesn t allow backwards conversion PsiLog will let you know Some formulas require the Log Buffer to be set up Such formulas include the wind direction formulas There is no way for PsiLog to automatically determine which formulas require the Log Buffer You must examine the formula yourself Refer to the D ata fied format on page 75 for information on what you can enter in the Log Buffer field 44 PsiL og Update PsiLog The PsiLog Update function lets you automatically update PsiLog when SCSS makes updated versions available It uses the Remote Link preferences to communicate wih your PC Y ou can receive updates in a couple of ways The first is via a compressed archive or ZIP file You would extract the files using an un zipping utility into a temporary directory such as C TEMP The second way is via a floppy disk In this case the files are already unpacked and may be used directly Directory settings In both cases PsiLog needs to know where to look for its updated files You give PsiLog this information in the Update directory setting in the Remote Link preferences dialog See Remote
58. ion s Internal disk Setting the Unloads directory in the Scheme preferences dialog can alter that See Scheme preferences on page 42 PsiLog does not need to have access to scheme information in order to unload a data logger All the information needed to unload a data logger is already present inside the data logger itself The main window of this mode shows the free disk space available on the Psion Ths includes the main intemal RAM disk plus any SSDs you might have installed Internal RAMDRIYE aay a oe Sllsed 16394k A pene 4036 k de ds asedia rg2k pei LAP En Hon 23 Unloading a logger Y ou can unload any data logger programmed with a scheme generated by the Unidata Starlog softw are package Connect your Psion to the data logger make sure you aren the Unload Logger mode by pressingShi f t Psi on U then select Un oad logger from theFi e menu Unload logger send to PC Get IUPs Delete an unload PsiL og 93 A dialog will appear allowing you to adjust the unloading options Internal RAMDRTVE STAY SE Fami Psilog Unload logger Incremental Comment Hax logs H all 8 FOE RE Tue 24 By default the unload is ncremental This means that only data logged since you last unloaded will be transferred If you want to unload everything then select Ful unload You can also entera Comment if you like TheMax logs option limits the number of logs transferred counting from the start of the
59. is the convention used by Unidata data loggers and the Unidata Starlog softw are Set time and date formats Date format Day month year Date separator 24 hour Time separator Start of week Monday Press Enter to accept the settings Next selectSet time and date from the Ctrl menu File Disk Apps Info system Configuration Shiftt Q Set default disk Shift H Command Processor Shift P EntertheGMT Offset first and then set the correct local Ti me and Dat e Setting the time on your Psion computer is very important as when data loggers are programmed their intemal clocks are set to the same time as your Psion Set time and date 83 22 Date 19 18 2881 Summer time I Off OMT Offset 3 44 Press Ent er to accept the time and date settings You have now finished setting up your Psion computer and can proceed with installing PsiLog Remember that when the PsiLog installation instructions ask you to go to the System screen to start the remote link you are already there PsiL og 13 Other Psion computers PsiLog is not limited to the Workabout series of Psion computers It also works with the Psion Series 3a 3c 3mx and Siena computers However the serial interfaces of these computers are designed to connect directly to your desktop PC and not to data loggers To connect them to data loggers you will need a null modem device and some gender changers The Series 3a will also ne
60. ke sure you are in the Communications Window mode by pressing Shift Psi on W then select Di agnostics from theCommuni cations menu fl Communications View Special Diagnostics D SDI 122 Diagnostics MORITA SWL PsiLog will then tell the data logger to enter diagnostics mode What you will see will depend on the model of the data logger you have connected Some data loggers don t have a diagnostic mode in which case you will probably see aTi me out message Note that you might have to zoom to the smallest font Psi on Z and hide the status window Ct r Menu before the diagnostics menu will display properly Below is what the diagnostic mode of a Model 6004B Starlogger looks like STARLOGGER Diagnostics C CTLA O LED1 x FAM 2 RWA R PROM E ACCn I IMTL H HIGH L LOW K KILL T CHTR Y FREQ S SLP HSI J IMPH D DISP P KEYB B BUZR M MUSC C m 3 ir Ee a ci The usual command to exit diagnostic mode is K Refer to your data logger s hardw are manual for more information about its diagnostic modes Modem control Y ou can also use the communications window to send commands to amodem Ths can be useful to check and set the configuration or to manually dial or answer calls See your modem s manual for the commands that it understands See also Modem on page 45 PsiL og 89 Preferences The Communications window preferences allow you to adjust the operation of the Communications Window Comms window
61. l except if the Ox or hexadecimal base modifier preceded the number In that case the D will be treated as a hexadecimal digit of the number 76 PsiL og e If the number ends with O or o it is assumed to be base 8 or octal e If the number ends with P or b it is assumed to be base 2 or binary except if the Ox or hexadecimal base modifier preceded the number In that case the B will be treated as a hexadecimal digit of the number If there are no base modifiers the default base 10 decimal is used Where there is a conflict of base modifiers not covered above the modifier at the end of the number takes precedence For example to set the name of the scheme to MY NAME the dialog would look Ike Hk a 1 Put data Separate data values with commas Address 8H MY NAME Mode Put ml BOR eo e eo I Y ou can enter blank spaces by entering multiple commas Each extra comma causes a single byte of data logger memory to be skipped not altered For example 1 2 3 causes the values 1 2 and 3 to be wnitten into three consecutive memory bytes However 1 2 causes 1 to be wnitten into the first byte the second byte is skipped not changed and 2 is written into the third byte Note that you can only skip byte trying something like 1 d 2 will cause 1 to be written to the first byte the next four bytes will
62. lay is split into three sections as shown below Status Window Mode The Window area is always visible and shows information pertinent to the current mode The Mode strip can be tumed off via the U ser interface preferences See page 39 The Status is the standard Psion status display and can be controlled via the usual Ctrl Menu andCtri Shift Menu keys Online help PsiLog has a context sensitive online help system Press the Hel p key Shi ft Esc for Workabout computers to display it at any time Help PsiLog Introduction General information Program logger sUnload logger sData viewer 38 PsiL og Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down Many of the help topics have links to related help pages at the bottom Scroll down to the bottom of the page highlight the topic you want to view and press Enter To retum to the previous help page press Esc To close the help completely and retum to PsiLog press Ctrl Esc Single key operation PsiLog has been designed to allow as much as possible operation by pressing a single key at atime This makes operating the Workabout with one hand while holding it n the other much easier By default when you press a letter key PsiLog treats it as if you had held down the Psion key as well For example if you are in the Unload logger mode and you wantto do an unload simply press the U key How PsiLog treats letter keys can be altered via the U ser interface preference
63. link preferences on page 42 In the case of the archive it is the directory you extracted the files into From the example given above the correct setting would be REM C 1 TEMP In the case of the update files being on a floppy disk the correct setting might be REM A assuming that the floppy disk drive on your PC is the A drive Change it as appropnate if your floppy disk drive uses a different letter Updating PsiLog Connect your Psion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software See H ow to usethe Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the Link software on your Psion PsiLog will do that automatically Next select Update Psi Log from theSpeci al menu File Logger Data View Special vet preferences Formula tester Shift F Update PsiLog Shift Q Modem Shift hM Version Exit PsiLog will establish a link with your PC and start transferring the new PsiLog files If PsiLog cannot find any update files it will beep and display Could not find update files Check your Remote link preferences see page 42 and make sure the Port Baud andUpdate directory settings are correct If all goes well the following window will appear on the screen showing the progress of the transfer PsiL og 45 Transferring files Copying Psilog opa If there are any problems PsiLog will beep and show a message indicating what the problem is When the transfer is complete
64. logger cc 92 Unmodified keyS e ccmmmmm 40 Update directory c oommsmom 42 Update PO aaa 44 User interface preferences seess 39 Using the test display 71 V Velocity trace pra 80 VOIO Douae aa 47 V EW AN GT ds 38 Viewing E A E TE FEER ENS aed 62 ANUN das 60 W Window Select Mode 36 WINGdOWS Iii 14 Windows 95 OF lat f s s 14 WN adra 89 92 Workabout ssssssssssssssssssssssssss See Psion Workabout MX cc S Psion World Wide Web cnoncmmommom 33 X X Axis E ENEN A T AEA 66 POE VOW A dernede 64 Y Y Axis Plot VIS ordenerne 63 Z Zooming MU nasa 38 ds enecens 65
65. m Interface 94 PsiL og The application program file is always called PS LOG OPA and must be in a directory called APP on any local disk I nter nal A orB on your Psion If you have somehow deleted PS LOG OPA but PsiLog is still listed under the Run O PL icon on the System screen you will get the following when you try to run PsiLog Psilog Error in PSILOG STARTUP Module does not exist Continue You must reinstall PsiLog Follow the instructions under Installing PsiL og on page 14 Reinstallation of PsiLog will not affect any existing unload files scheme files or PsiLog settings The resource file can have a variety of names either PSI LOG RSC orPSI LOG xx where x x is a two digit number representing a country code The standard PsiLog program distributed by SCSS comes with PSI LOG 20 In all cases the resource file is always stored in a directory called APP PSI LOG on a local disk I nter nal A orB on your Psion If PsiLog cannot find a suitable resource file you will get the following when you try to run PsiLog Resource file missing PsiLog cannot run without its resource file You need to reinstall PsiLog You must reinstall PsiLog Follow the instructions under Installing PsiL og on page 14 Required memory After PsiLog has been installed PsiLog requires more memory to run The following table lists some example PsiLog functions and the memory they require It does not include an
66. m wire X that receives the data In other words if pin X on a computer transmits then pin X on a modem receives If two computers were connected to each other then their transmit w ires both X would be connected together The solution is a small device called a null modem It has two sockets that the cables from each of the computers connect to The wiring inside the null modem fakes the presence of real modems by crossing over the receive and transmit wires among others allowing the two computers to talk to each other Sometimes the null modem comes in the form of a special cable called a null modem cable that plugs directly into the two computers serial ports 90 PsiL og Following is a table showing the pins used for RS 232 senal communications from a DTE point of view a fo TO sa gt ED nee TTT T ATS request o send TT Tors clear to send ET 6 DSR data set ready ETT OD carer detect E F C2 o Ring indicator E Note that only 9 pins out of the 25 pins on a D B25 connector are listed above Computers do not use those other 14 pins for RS 232 communications However Unidata data loggers have uses for some of the pins See your data logger hardw are manual for more information When connecting two serial devices you must know if they are DTE or DCE devices If they are different D TE and DCE then you can use a straight through cable to connect them If they are the same DTE and DTE or DCE and DCE the
67. me e Home End keys Psion Left ArrowandPsion Right Arrow on a Workabout will jump up to the beginning and down to the end of the data respectively e changes the heading row between Title Units Comment and Action Note that when you are viewing the log buffer inside a data logger pressing the E nd PSion Right Arrow ona Workabout key will go to the end of the data and stick there When new data is logged the display will automatically display the new data scrolling up if necessary Using the other navigation keys to scroll up or down will tum the stick to end feature off PressEnd Psion Right Arrowona Workabout to reactivate it Finding a date When view ing an unload file you can have PsiLog search for a particular date time Select Find date from theFi e menu Logger buffer Find date 62 PsiL og If you get the message Find date not available then you aren t viewing an unload file If you re viewing a plot select Hi de pl ot from the File menu otherwise select Open unload from the F e menu You cannot find a date time in the Logger Buffer view Enter the date time you want PsiLog to move to in the dialog Press Enter to accept the dialog and PsiLog will search for the date time and display the first logged data on or after the date time from the top of the screen If the date time is after the end of the data in the unload file the current position does not change Viewing a
68. mm 9 PSION to Starl0QgUeT c como 9 CACC SZE uniu raaa 40 Calculatio ns Formula sc 43 Can only export unload files 67 Can only plot unload files 62 Cannot find schemmame ent 60 61 Cannot find schemname ftl 70 Cannot find Starlog softw are 48 54 56 70 Changing Modes ssssssssssscsseesseessseeesee 36 Checking lo gger communications 82 Checking your o A O 70 O naaa 99 69 Circular buffer ccoocioninonmmmmm 97 COM port in USC usina 24 Communications o O 41 o eos 89 92 A o ES ED ERE SEES 02 Configuration secs 90 92 Connectoren 88 DG A R SES ESRB ore Reg 46 Finding the connector 91 NA A Ieee 46 How it WORKS isis 88 How to troubleshoo 91 Mod eat REE REDER EDER 45 MUNUO Diarios 45 46 A A 41 A A AE 41 Ocom Mand seanina 45 Salesa Ae 88 Telemetry switch 45 46 Troubleshooting mmoo 88 WOW tds 82 WU aida 89 92 100 Communications WINdOW 82 Preferences scene 89 CONNEC G aa dina 29 COSO WS is 9 To Stadloggers c o conciso 9 TO YOU PE aaa 10 Various loggers c ecomocmsmo 9 Connector Finding the 91 CONNECT anida 88 Converter Level vc ecesssesssessessseseee 4 97 Copying system softw are 20 COME ME aran dal 73 Could not connect to the Psion 20 Could not find update files
69. n you can delete data you have unloaded from your data logger Note that deleting data from Flash SSD s does not free disk space until the SSD is reformatted See your Psion s manual for more information PsiL og 97 Make sure you are in the Unload Logger mode by pressingShi f t Psi on U then select Del ete an unload from theFi e menu A dialog will appear allowing you to select an unload file If PsiLog cannot find any unload files it will display the messageNo unload files found Usethe Up Down arrow keys to select the file Select unload RAmtemp uH 1 Rmtemp ub Rintemp ub3 Unloaded 14 Hoy 2062 1 Start 14 Noy 2662 1 End 14 H r FHA 1 Press Ent er to accept the selected unload file PsiLog will ask you to confirm the deletion Be certain that you want to delete the unload file as once a file is deleted it cannot be recovered Y ou can set a preference to have PsiLog automatically delete unload files when they are transferred to your PC See D elete unloads in Preferences below Preferences The Unload Logger preferences let you alter the behaviour of the data unloader function of PsiLog e Retries This is the number of times PsiLog will make the same request of the data logger before giving up 98 PsiL og Delete unloads This controls what PsiLog does with the unloaded data after it has been transferred to the PC If it is Yes unloaded data is deleted after it has been transferred i
70. n you must use a null modem either device or cable to connect them Note that a DTEoDTE null modem is different from a DCE DCE null modem To communicate with Unidata data loggers you need to use a minimum of four wires TxD RxD GND and RTS If you are not using the default baud rate you may ned to use some other pins to set the required baud rate See your data logger hardw are manual for more information Following are some sample cable connections Computer D B25 to Data Logger D B25 2 to 2 3 to 3 4 to 4 and 7 to 7 Computer Workabout D B9 to Data Logger D B25 3 to 2 2 to 3 7 to 4 and 5 to 7 Psion D B25 to D ata Logger D B25 3 to 2 2 to 3 6 to 4 and 7 to 7 Configuration Having all the pins connected properly will still not ensure your two devices will talk to each other To ensure all the bits are sent and received in an orderly fashion they must be sent at a speed agreed to by both devices This speed is called the baud rate and represents the number of bits transmitted received each second If the two devices use different baud rates they will not be able to communicate Just about any agreed value is possible for a baud rate but Unidata data loggers only support the follow ing values PsiL og 91 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 38400 They also support a baud rate of 76800 but this is not supported by computers and can be ignored The usual baud rate used by Unidata data loggers is 9600 The two dev
71. nected and transferring No connection There is no physical connection between your Psion and your PC If the two computers are connected it could be the cable is faulty or you have selected the wrong CO M port When you ve finished transfering files simply close PsiLog Link Selecting the Link baud rate Ideally the Baud setting should be the fastest possible This depends on two things the model of your Psion and the link server software you are using on your PC The table below lists the maximum baud rates for Psion and Link software packages Look up your Psion and your Link server software and use the smaller of the two bad rates Note that PsiLog comes with the PsiLog Link server softw are Workabout mx 115200 PsiLog Link 97600 T his comes with PsiL og 19200 115200 115200 57600 57600 19200 OSS SSLINK 19200 26 PsiL og If you are unsure select 19200 baud as all computers and softw are packages will work at that baud rate Make sure your Psion and Link softw are are configured to use the same baud rates If you seem to be having trouble getting a connection try 19200 baud first and increasing the baud rate if that works or decreasing it if it doesnt See the Troubleshooting section starting on page 87 if you can t get the Link software to work Selecting the correct PDL directory The PDL directory setting of the Remote link preferences dialog must be set to refer to the directory in which your Unidata
72. nidata G roup Tailored to operate in remote areas their equipment is designed to be battery pow ered with solar power options often for up to one or two years Unidata also manufacture vanous sensors for measuring temperature humidity rainfall water flow water depth evaporation solar radiation water conductivity water turbidity dissolved ra water acidity wind speed wind direction barometric pressure soil moisture and others Unidata have no connection with PsiLog apart from being the manufacturer of the equipment with which PsiLog is designed to work Please contact Southem Cross Softw are Solutions for any queries you may have regarding PsiLog Unidata A ustralia 40 Ladner Street Tel 61 8 9331 8600 O Connor WA 6163 Fax 61 8 9331 8611 Australia E mail sales unidata com au Web http www unidata com au 2 PsiL og Acknowledgements SCSS could not have developed PsiLog without the help of many people whose in depth knowledge of Psions made possible the many user friendly features provided by PsiLog These people include but are not limited to sorry if you re one of those forgotten Andy Clarkson Tom D olbilin Martin N Dunstan Mark Filipiak Allen I Holub Jezar Alasdair Manson Colly Meyers Jochen Siegenthaler and D avid Wood Most of these people have had no direct contact with SCSS but have made their knowledge available for free to everyone via the Intemet Thank you all very much Thanks al
73. o be held down as well Special Key Combinations The Psion key has many special combinations Some of the more important ones are outlined below Psion Up Arrow The Page Up Pg Up key Psion Left Arrow The Ho me key Psion Right Arrow The End key 8 PsiL og Psion Menu Temporarily displays the full size status bar Has no effect if the full size status bar is already visible Psion sion Space 000 A A Caps Lock Psion Ctr D a Shift Kills Dia aaa E the curently running program without saving any data Psion Ctrl Del Soft reset Exits all running programs without them saving any data and restarts the Workabout without clearing the Intemal RAM disk Psion Ctrl Shift Del Hard reset Clears all memory This includes all running programs and the entire Intemal RA M disk ThePsi on and Ctrl keys have a coloured line above them Other keys have a similarly coloured character or function above them PressingthePsi on orCtr key at the same time as pressing one of these labelled keys will result in the corresponding character or function being pressed For example the English language UK model Workabout has a yellow line above the Psion key The8 and 9 keys have yellow square brackets and respectively Pressing Psi on 8 will cause the character to be entered Psi on 9 the character Battery Status The Workabout is able to display the state of its batteries at all times Press Ctrl Shift B at any t
74. og Solutions PsiLog Ifyou want to install into a different drive or directory either type in the new drive or directory or use the controls to select the drive and directory you want Otherwise just press Enter or click on Next gt when the drive and directory are what you want The sdup program will create the directory for you if it doesn t already exist 12 You will now be asked to select which components of PsiLog to install The PsiLog Link component is required for PsiLog to be able to transfer files to and from your PC If you happen to have some other softw are installed such as PsiWin you can use that instead You can still install PsiLog Link though The PsiLog User Guide is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format To read it you must have either the full version of Acrobat installed or the free A crobat Reader Acrobat Reader is too big to fit on the PsiLog floppy disk You can download it from Adobe s website The Intemet address is http www adobe com products acrobat readstep htm Make sure the components you want to install are ticked then press Ent er or click on Next gt to continue 13 You will now be asked to select the Start menu folder for the PsiLog icons PsiL og 19 a En fa Ls lps ab a mej Tal ee Bees ee is e ere od e e re It defaults to Ps i og but if you want a different name just type it in Press Enter or click on Next gt to continue 14 The next installation step lets you cre
75. og software package as part of the O ptional Starlog files see page 30 To open a test display file make sure you are in the Test D isplay mode by pressing Shift Psion T then selectOpen screen from theFi e menu File Logger Data View Special Open screen scheme test display Logger test display Get from PC In the dialog that appears you can type the name of the file you want to open Press Tab to see a list of files This function can be used to open any scheme test display too Press theTab key to see the list of files Navigate to the directory w here the scheme files are stored see Scheme preferen ces on page 42 and select the scheme test display you want to open Logger functions PsiLog allows you to perform the same data logger functions that the PC Starlog softw are supports Initialise This function initialises the data logger It causes the data logger to re read its configuration table and apply the settings If the data logger was set to its sleep mode it will wake up If the data logger is a Macro logger and the current configuration is found to be bad in some way it will reload the factory default configuration and use that This may affect running schemes For non Macro loggers with configuration tables initialising the data logger will never affect running schemes This has no effect on PD L data loggers and will fail with an error message PsiL og id Reset This function resets
76. on SEERE E 52 Unloading aO eaa a aonb ia viatdsciiauientecnaents 92 MN A A 94 Sydroising ncrematal unl0oads aia 55 DAA ITV AOS eane aE N EN TO 96 RETEA E A A A E E AT E ay DATANIE WE Norec eene adn 99 O 99 O 99 ARCE ADO GAM Oa aiaa ERE SEE SEE FEET ER SNERRE SEE 60 A RO 61 A E A A E A E RE RER ERE se 62 The 20 DIS tia dio N 63 ZOOM AAA 65 Roy SUMMA aaa iii OA 65 d LE CE KEH TE E EPERE E EEE EE PE E E E 66 EEX WOU GARY nd 66 RUE CE O N SELER SEEREN 68 OL SU DD ES EY aco olde dither ttc ced teat attest E AE OEA 69 EEO O RR 69 AVC MN Our oa 69 Scneme TESTIS Da ii dios 69 CHAKO OUTO A PP vnc E tora Morante Naa 70 Transtermg Nes HOM your PE amaia 70 TG GRIST tes ASDI i Aa 71 o OO 71 A A 72 LOT MATO seina e E N a ON 12 AARETE EE a EA tas 72 A A A A 73 DCCs AEPS sea O 73 PORC adas 73 COMEMOS ais 73 PP A sel aan ES FEE REED RE 74 Address SD S 535 TTO AEE OOT NE 74 ERANI E TIEA TEA E P E T A AA A E TET ae EA 74 UL taba 76 A O 77 O 78 VELOC idad 80 o cee E E E A TE tees Seta tad eaten nat aera aan 80 A A A E E tins 81 PUN radar 81 COMMUNICATIONS WINDOW arr ler rn dd 02 A O A SEEREN EEN 82 Checkingthat your data logger is COMMMUMNICALING cccsecsssscssessssssssessssssssessussessecsussessecseessnes 82 Loga A O A ee 84 Modai o 84 RAVE TE CROCS OMA OS PEO antl ERE ES lea ERE N RE 85 TROUBLE ESHOO TIN Gina 87 SER PAL COMMUNICA CI N Saa e 88 BC GTO PP otteass tale GERE ES tartrate neuen tech aie emi
77. other scan as appropriate in order for the time to be corrected In other words the data logger time is corrected gradually over many scans Y ou can check the effect of this function by watching the progress of the time reported by the data logger IMPORTANT NOTE This does not correct the memory card clock used by memory card data loggers To correct memory card clocks the data logger must be reprogrammed with a scheme 74 PsiL og Data functions These functions allow you to send information to the data logger possibly altering scheme parameters The use of these functions could impair scheme operation Use them with care Address Step size This function sets the current base address and address step size When the Test Display screen is displayed no menus or dialogs you can use Ctr PgUp PgDn Ctrl Psion Up Arrow andCtrl Psion Down Arrow ona Workabout to change the base address in increments of the step size As you change the base address this way the new base address value will appear briefly in the bottom nght of the screen This function only affects a few specially designed Test Display screens Scheme test display screens are never affected by these options Put This function allows you to send data to arbitrary addresses in the data logger By default the Address field is the same as the current base address The Dat a fields where you enter the information to send to the data logger The format of this field 5 expla
78. oting queries please email Support scsoftware com au Include in your email the version of PsiLog you are using your PsiLog serial number select Version from the Special menu to see your serial number and what Psion computer you re using Try to be as descriptive about your query as possible When emailing attached files such as scheme files please use an archiving program such as WinZip and compress them as a single attachment For all other enquiries please email Sales scsoftware com au PsiL og 39 The PsiLog Environment Introduction Common functionality Program logger Unload logger Data viewer Test display Velocity trace Communications window 36 PsiL og Introduction The modes PsiLog operates in a number of different modes The various modes work togetherto allow you to program your data loggers check your data loggers to make sure the scheme is operating correctly and unload the data they have collected for later transfer to your PC Each mode operates independently of the others in its own window The currently available modes are e Program logger hotkey Shi ft Psion P e Unload logger hotkey Shi ft Psi on U e Data viewer hotkey Shi ft Psi on D e Test display hotkey Shi ft Psion T e Velocity trace hotkey Shi ft Psi on V e Communications window hotkey Shi ft Psion W Although only one of these may be active at a time you can easily switch between them using
79. ove the speed of display PsiLog does not read each display item individually from the data logger Instead display items that are close together in data logger memory will be grouped and read in a single request For example assume that there are twenty one byte display items to be shown At 9600 baud each byte will take about 20ms to send However there is a fixed overhead of about five bytes 100ms Reading them individually would take 20 x 20 100 2400ms If it were possbk to group them into a single request it would take only 20 x 20 100 500ms Note that modem communications can add nearly 1000ms to the overhead or 22400ms vs 1500ms When deciding how to group display items PsiLog must decide how close is close enough for a display item to be added to agroup This is called the Merge Threshold If two display items are closer than the Merge Threshold they will be merged together The downside to merging is wasted space between grouped items For example fthe Merge Threshold is 30 then in the worst case there could be up to 29 bytes of un needed information being sent from the data logger Plus the entire merged request is stored in PsiLog memory IBLPsilog Test display preferences Maximum size Merge threshold 36 Kill logger End of requests TTL e 25 e Maximum size This limits the size of items that can be requested from the data logger in a single group The display update rate can be improved
80. package It is the same as the drive and directory on your PC within which you installed the Starlog softw are except that it must start with REM for 30 PsiL og remote For example if you are using the Unidata Starflow software package and you installed it into the default C STARF LOW directory you must change this setting from the default of REM C STARLOG toREM C STARFLOW When you ve finished press Ent er to accept the dialog settings Optional Starlog files PsiLog can copy some Starlog software files from your PC PsiLog will operate perfectly well without them but some features may not be available Formula file The Test Display screen uses this file to perform scaling calculations on data read from data loggers There is also a Formula Tester feature that can be used to test the operation of formulas Not all Test Display screens require formulas For example neither rain gauges nor Starflow data loggers require formulas however thermistor and thermocouple probes do If you try to use an F TU file that requires a formula you don t have PsiLog will display the messageError loading FTU Procedure not found To allow PsiLog access to these formulas the file must be copied from your PC to the Psion Connect your Psion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software See How to use the Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the Link software on your Psion PsiLog will
81. peed is slow or suffers from errors or when the data logger is using fast scan rates This is particularly important for old PD L data loggers because if they are kept communicating for too long they will miss scans and lose time 80 PsiL og Velocity trace Introduction This mode only works when PsiLog is connected to a Model 6526 Starflow data logger You select the Velocity Trace mode by pressingShift Psion V It displays a spectrum of the velocities currently being seen by a Starflow data logger and is the same as the UDI TRACE program that is part of the Starlog software package on PC computers The graph of the velocity spectrum allows you to judge if the Starflow is measuning velocity correctly ed 188mm s Ot1 61 Awg mms Mans Somme 5 ra 312 IE If you connect a data logger that is not a Model 6526 Starflow you will see the Logger is not a Starflow message on the screen Please wait 17 77 Logger is not a Star flow By default PsiLog has a communications buffer size of 8900 If you have configured PsiLog to have a smaller communications buffer you may see the following message Velocity trace needs a communications buffer of at least 2166 bytes Please change the Communications Preferences and try again Continue Esc Y ou must increase the size of the communications buffer to the value shown in the example above 2100 See Communications preferences on page 41 PsiL og 81
82. plot To view a plot select Show plot from theFi e menu Open unload Logger buffer Find date sI If you get the message Can only plot unload files then first make sure you are viewing an unload file See V iewingan unload on page 60 The Log Entry selection dialog will appear Select the log entry to plot and press Enter Press Esc if you decide not to view a plot PsiL og 03 To retum to the tabular view of the unload file select Hi de plot from theFi e menu Plotting can take a long time PsiLog first has to range the data determine the extremes of the data it has to fit on the screen then actually plot the data While PsiLog is ranging and plotting the messages Finding ranges andPlotting are shown at the bottom left of the screen You can press Esc to stop plot ranging and drawing If you do stop the ranging or plotting the undrawn portion of the plot will be shaded When you switch back to the tabular view PsiLog will automatically position the data corresponding to the left of the plot at the top of the display The Plot Display Plots are displayed one log entry at a time and start out showing the entire unload file Pressing Tab will open the Log Entry selection dialog where you can select a different log entry to plot Gridlines G ridlines may be shown corresponding to the tick marks on each axis See Preferences on page 66 for the options for gndlines Date Time W indow At the bottom
83. preferences Refresh rate 6 1sec 914 On Local echo e Refresh rate This affects how quickly PsiLog updates the display as characters are received through the serial port PsiLog is quite slow when it comes to drawing on the screen so instead of drawing every character as it is received PsiLog will wait for the time specified by this preference before draw ing a batch of letters at once e Local echo If this is On then every letter you type will be echoed to the screen as you type it If this is Of f the letters are not echoed Often modems are configured to echo characters back to you as you type them If both the modem and PsiLog are echoing you will see double as each time you type a letter it will appear twice on the screen Either tum this preference Of f or consult your modem s manual to configure the modem not to echo Normally this preference should be left On PsiL og 87 Troubleshooting Serial communications Running PsiLog 80 PsiL og Serial communications Background In any application that uses serial communications the serial communications link is where most problems arise This is due to so many vanables being involved Usudy there are multiple senal ports on the computer sometimes with different sockets The configuration of the serial port baud rate stop bits and parity can also vary D epending on the equipment even identical sockets with identical configurations cannot talk to ea
84. r CHCAR 1 E fi E El Cc alog A A i B E A gt T If PsiLog beeps and ER the message Unable to identify logger it could be that e Some files that PsiLog requires have not been copied to your Psion Refer to Transferring files from your PC on page 70 for instructions on how to copy these files e There was a communications problem Check the data logger cable and settings and try again See also the Troubleshooting section starting on page87 If the message wasError loading FTU Procedure not found then the formula file is missing Refer to Optional Starlog files on page 30 Using the test display PsiLog creates a display almost identical to that produced by the PC Starlog software package PDLFTU program However as the Psion screen is much smaller than the PC screen some scrolling is necessary The arrow keys scroll the display By default the arrow keys by themselves will scroll by half the screen size but if you hold down LA PsiL og the Ct r key and press an arrow key the screen will scroll one character at a time These settings can be adjusted See User interface preferences on page 39 See A ddress Step size on page 74 for some other key presses Other test displays PsiLog allows you to open arbitrary test display files Such files include special diagnostic screens that Unidata provide with their Starlog software package to assist with troubleshooting PsiLog will copy these files from the Starl
85. r Data View Special vet preferences Get formulas from PE Shift F Update PsiLog Shift 0Q Modem Version Exit User interface Communications Remote link Scheme PsiL og 29 This dialog shows the communication settings used to communicate with your data logger PsiLog ignores scheme communications settings so ensure the Port and Baud settings are correct PressEnter to accept the dialog settings Communications preferences TI Baud 96H Timeout 4 1sec AH Buffer size 8 Now press Menu again selectSet preferences thenRemote link Test display User interface Communications Remote link This dialog shows the communication settings used to communicate with your PC From your Psion s point of view your PC is a remote computer Remote link preferences Port TT Baud 19268 PDL directory CoS T RLOGN Update directory REMC TEMP Timeout sec 5 If you connect your Psion to your PC via a cable then Port A is most likely the correct choice If you use a docking station then Port C is probably correct Consult your Psion s manual if you are unsure For advice on selecting an appropriate remote link baud rate see Selecting the Link baud rate on page 25 Y ou can change the PC communications settings by running the PsiLog Link program See H ow to use the Link software on page 24 ThePDL directory setting tells your Psion where to look on your PC for the Starlog softw are
86. r connecting to Unidata data loggers and to your PC Unidata Model 6003 data loggers will require a Model 6800 Level Converter that is available from Unidata eSerial cables for connecting your Psion to your PC and your Psion to your data loggers See Serial connections on page 9 Southem Cross Software Solutions cn supply appropriate cables on request e194K of storage space in the Psion for PsiLog program files This can be on the intemal RAM disk or on Flash RAM SSDs e70K additional RAM memory on the Psion to run PsiLog PsiL og D eFamiliarity with the procedures and terms used by the Unidata Starog softw are package In addition Psil og will require storage space for ePreviously created scheme files required to program data loggers eD ata unloaded from data loggers eTest display screens eFormulas These files may be located on the intemal RAM disk or on Flash RAM SSDs D ata unloaded from data loggers may consume considerable space a large capacity Flash SSD is recommended Sizes up to 8MB are available 6 PsiL og The Workabout computer The Psion Workabout shown on the right is a handheld industrial computer manufactured by the Psion Teklogix division of Psion Plc a UK based company It is tough and weather resistant as are the Unidata data loggers with which PsiLog is designed to work Each Workabout comes with 2MB of memory as standard enough to unload 13 full Starloggers The memory can be expanded by a f
87. r t setting Many computers are configured with a serial mouse on CO M1 so CO M2 may need to be selected Next select the Baud Rate The baud rate suggested above in step 9 was 19200 If you have one of the Psion computers mentioned on the buttons press that button to select the baud rate The Other model is suitable for Workabout computers In all cases the Baud Rate must match that being used by your Psion Click on OK and then Retry The window shown at the beginning of this step should appear If problems persist check your cabling and COM port on the PC Make sure no other Windows programs are running that might be using the COM port Common programs to check for are Intemet diallers and fax systems See also the Troubleshooting starting on page 87 Select the Disk you want to install PsiLog to and press OK SCSS recommends you install PsiLog on the Intemal RAM disk Make a note of the disk you select for later reference The following window will appear show ing the progress of the installation Ad PsiL og Psi5etup Installing from PSILOG CTL PSILOG_OPA af Total 362 19 When complete the following window will appear PSISETUP Installation complete 3 files out of 3 have been copied to the Psion Press Enter or click on OK The transfer from your PC is complete 20 You can now tum off the Link on your Psion SelectRemote link and set it to Of f ee A Remote link Remote OFF Baud
88. r used to receive data from data loggers This value limits the largest amount of data PsiLog can request from the data logger in one go The default of 8500 bytes comfortably allows PsiLog to request up to 4096 bytes of data from the data logger N ote that when data loggers transmit data it is expanded by a factor of two 42 PsiL og Remote link preferences The Remote link preferences affect how PsiLog communicates with your PC Remote link preferences eat Baud 19266 PDL directory ICONS TARLOG Update directory RE M C TEMP Timeout sec 5 Port This is the serial port PsiLog will use to transfer files to and from your PC computer It is likely to be the same as that in the Communications preferences above Workabout computers may be able to use different ports Consult your Psion s manual to determine the correct ports to use Baud This should typically be set as fast as possible See Selecting the Link baud rate on page 25 for more information PDL directory This is the directory on your PC where you have installed the Unidata Starlog software package It should always start with REM to indicate that the Starlog softw are is remote from the Psion The default is REM C STARLOG Update directory This is the directory on your PC where you put updates to the PsiLog program It should always start with REM to indicate that the update files are remote from the Psion The default is REM C TEMP
89. red baud rate and start the logger programming again PsiL og ol Deleting a scheme If you re short on disk space you can delete the files associated with schemes Each set of scheme files uses about 2K Unload files are never deleted see D deing unloads on page 56 if that s what you want to do Make sure you are in the Program Logger mode by pressingShift Psion P then select Del ete a scheme from theFi e menu File Wiew Program logger P Get from PC a Delete a scheme D Special Psilo A dialog will appear with the schemes that are on your Psion Delete scheme gt EG Rmtemp i Org Mon 36 Select the scheme you want to delete and press Ent er Another dialog will appear asking you to confirm that you want to delete the scheme files If you select Yes the scheme files will be deleted Preferences The only option for Program Logger is the number of times to retry failed communications requests Program logger preferences g iq 3 24 Sun 23 92 PsiL og Unload logger Introduction This mode allows you to unload your data logger and later transfer that data to your PC The unloaded data can be stored in your Psion s intemal memory or onto separate SSD memory cards Both RAM and Flash SSDs are supported At the tme of writing the largest RAM SSD has a 1MB capacity and the largest Flash SSD has 8MB By default the unload files are stored in a directory called STARLOG on your Ps
90. s see page 39 Of course all functions are available through the menus While in the menus you can use the arrow keys to select a function or you can press the letter corresponding to that function s hotkey to jump to its position in the menus Common functionality Each of the PsiLog modes has some common features The menus for each of the modes include the View and Special menus View menu The Vi ew menu is shown below File Logger Data View Special Change window W 00m in Via the Vi ew menu you can select a different window or mode and zoom in or out Zooming in and out makes the text in the window bigger and smaller respectively When the text cannot become any bigger or smaller the zooming wraps around to PsiL og 39 the other extreme In other words zooming in from the biggest size text causes PsiLog to change the size of the text to the smallest possible size and vice versa Special menu TheSpecial menu lets you access your PsiLog preferences the formula tester the PsiLog updater modem controller PsiLog version information and the Exit command File Logger Data View Special vet preferences Formula tester ShiftF Update PsilLog Shift Q Modem Shift M Version I Exit zx Preferences menu The Preferences menu lets you customise the operation of PsiLog to your personal preferences and to the configuration of your Psion Test display User interface Comm
91. s buffer settings are too big See Resetting PsiL og preferences below Unnecessary PsiLog files If you are running short of disk space or memory you can safely delete some files used by PsiLog Refer to the table below 96 PsiL og Name 7 irectory Consequence on any local disk Internal A orB PDLOUT FOR APP PSI LOG Formulas not available some tet PDLOUT TXT display screens may not load aa DB APP PSI LOG Logger test display function will FTU not work PDLMODEM DAT APP PSI LOG work Schemename CDT STARLOG Scheme not available to program _CFG ENT FTU eat see Scheme logger Scheme test display not preferences on page 42 available for loggers programmed SEALS RE ME ER ed pages with the scheme Data viewer not available for scheme Schemename U VSTARLOG Unload data not available to default see Scheme transfer to PC or for viewing D eleting unload files is only reommended as a last resort Schemename UP STARLOG First incremental unload of a default see Scheme sey will be a ee Scheme incremental unloa pees On paa pointers not available for nchronisation with PC preferen ces on page 42 Y ou can safely delete these files but be sure you understand the consequences To restore the files that were stored in the APP PSI LOG directory follow the instructions under O ptional Starlog files on page 30 To restore the scheme files follow the instructions under Transferring s
92. sion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software See H ow to use the Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the Link software on your Psion PsiLog will do that automatically Next make sure you are in the Program Logger mode by pressingShi f t Psi on P then select Get from PC from theF e menu File View Special Program logger P Get from PC Delete a scheme D PsiLog will establish a link with your PC and get a list of the available schemes If you seeaCannot find Starlog software message check your Remote link preferen ces see page 42 and make sure thePort Baud andPDL directory settings are correct PsiL og 49 If all goes well the following dialog will appear on the screen Transferring schemes Select scheme Scheme gt gt Esc The x is a special scheme name that means select all of the schemes If you don t want to copy every scheme to your Psion then select the particular one you want from the list It is not possible to select more than one scheme to transfer at a time other than by using the x name and copying all of them PressEnter to have PsiLog copy the scheme s you have selected PsiLog will show the progress of the transfer Transferring schemes Copying Demosdi PsiLog will show Done when the transfer is complete Programming a logger Before you can program your data logger you must first copy
93. so to Jordan Russell for his free Inno Setup installation program PsiL og 3 Introduction Overview of PsiLog The Workabout computer Other Psion computers Installing PsiLog Running PsiLog for the first time Online support 4 PsiL og Overview of PsiLog The PsiLog software package allows the unloading programming and testing of Unidata loggers on site via Psion handheld computers It is an easy to use package tha is compatible with your existing Starlog software system and provides robust and reliable support of your dataloggers while in the field It does not replace the Unidata Starlog softw are that needs to be installed on your PC for PsiLog to function Items supplied Items supplied with PsiLog are e User G uide this book eA floppy disk or CD with the PsiLog software and electronic copy of this User Guide eA registration card Requirements PsiLog requires eA PC computer with a 31 2 floppy disk drive and running Windows 95 98 NT 4x ME 2000 or XP e1 4MB of storage space on your PC computer eAn RS 232 serial communications port on your PC for connecting to the Psion computer The same port you have been using to communicate with your data logger would be suitable eA Workabout Workabout mx Series 3a Series 3c Series 3mx or Siena Psion computer Southem Cross Software Solutions is an authorised reseller of the Psion Workabout computer eAn RS 232 serial communications port on the Psion fo
94. software is installed By default the Unidata Starlog softw are package installs to the C STARL OG directory the Unidata Starflow software package to C STARFLOW During the installation of these packages you are given the option of changing these default locations Whichever package you have it is critical that PsiLog is set to refer to the directory is has been installed to otherwise you won t be able to transfer schemes to the Workabout nor transfer unloaded data to your PC By default the PD L directory setting in PsiLogis REM C STARLOG The REM part is very important as it specifies the Unidata software is installed on a computer remote from the Workabout TheC STARLOG part specifies the default directory the Unidata Starlog softw are is installed to on your PC If you are using the Unidata Starflow software package or you installed your Unidata softw are into a directory other than the default then you must change the PD L directory setting to refer to the correct directory on yourPC Remember to include the beginning REM For example if you are using the Unidata Starflow software package and installed it to the default C STARFLOW directory you must set the PD L directory setting to REM C STARFLOW Remote link preferences Port A Baud 19206 PDL directory CINST RFLOUN Update directory REMC TEMPS Timeout sec 5 PsiL og 27 Running PsiLog for the first time Starting Psi
95. splay you can check that your data logger is operating correctly and that your scheme program is logging data Checking your scheme Scheme test display For this function PsiLog requires that you have your scheme program files copied to your Psion N ote that if you previously transferred the scheme files to your Psion in order to be able to program your data logger you do not need to transfer the scheme files again To copy the scheme files to your Psion refer to Transferring schemes from your PC on pape 48 This will copy all the scheme program files plus the files required by the Scheme Test D isplay Connect your Psion to your data logger Make sure you are in the Test Display mode by pressingShift Psion T then selectScheme test display from the File menu File Logger Data View Special Open screen scheme test display Logger test display Get from PC 70 PsiL og PsiLog will read the name of the scheme from your data logger and load the appropniate display screen Scheme Hames RMTEMF te Stopped Hs Js Feb 2661 16 56 46 toi 16 05 55 EME 2661 20 22 45 Fre ae If PsiLog beeps and displays the message Cannot find schemename ftu then make sure you have copied the scheme files to your Psion See T ransferrin g hans from your PC on page 48 If the message isError loading FTU Procedure not found then the formula file is missing Refer to Optional Starlog files on page 30 Checking your logger
96. that data logger is unloaded only data logged since then is considered Since it is possible for both your PC and your Psion to be performing unloads it is important to keep these records up to date The Get IUPs function of PsiLog ensures that your Psion has the most up to date records of incremental unloads If you have unloaded data from a logger to your Psion you should transfer it to the PC before synchronising the incremental unload pointers This ensures that the incremental unload pointers on the PC are the most recent See Transferring data to your PC on page 54 To do this connect your Psion to your PC and start the PsiLog Link software See H ow to use the Link software on page 24 for more information Note that there is no need to start the Link software on your Psion PsiLog will do that automatically 96 PsiL og Make sure you are in the Unload Logger mode by pressingShi f t Psi on U then start the transfer by selectingGet UPs from theFi e menu Unload logger send to PC Get IUPs I Delete an unload The transfer is fully automatic All the incremental unload records the IUP files on your PC will be copied to your Psion Transferring IUP files Rmtemp iup Transferring IUP files Done If you seeaCannot find Starlog software message check your Remote link preferences see page 42 and make sure the Port Baud andPDL directory settings are correct Deleting unloads To free space on your Psio
97. the data logger to use its factory default configuration This is only applicable to Macro loggers Using this option for non Macro loggers with configuration tables is identical to the Initialise option above This has no effect on PDL data loggers and will fail with an error message Sleep This function will put the data logger to sleep It will also stop the scheme While asleep the data logger uses almost no power and does not perform any processing This has no effect on PD L data loggers and will fail with an error message Force log This function only works for schemes generated by recent revisions of the Starlog Version 3 software and then only those schemes that are event based See your Starlog softw are manual for more information For those schemes that are compatible with this function this will cause the schemeto perform a logging cycle on its next scan Y ou can use this function if you are on site and want to download the very latest logged data for example force an average calculation to be logged If the scheme is not event based PsiLog will beep and display the message For ce log Scheme not event based Correct time This function only works for schemes generated by recent revisions of the Starlog Version 3 software It works for all types of schemes both event based and fixed log interval The effect of this function is either to cause schemes to execute twice per scan or to skip every
98. the screen shows HHMM This indicates the parts of the date time shown on the X axis In this case the HHMM signifies that hours and minutes are shown Between one and three parts of the date time may be shown at each tick on the X axis For information on selecting how many parts to show see Preferences on pace 66 The available date time parts are D ate part YY NM The context of MM determines whether it is refering to Month or Minute If you re unsure use the slash key to toggle the more detailed date time window The possible date time short forms are One part Three parts Used when date time range is Y Y MM YYMMDD More than a year MMDD MMDDHH More than a month less than a year DDHH DDHHMM More than an day less than a month MMSS MMSS More than a minute less than an hour YY MM HH HH MM HHMMS S More than a hour less than a day MM SS PsiL og 09 If PsiLog determines that the last right most part is the same for each axis tick PsiLog will shuffle the parts along to remove the redundant part and reveal a potentially more interesting part For example if the selected form is HHMMSS but the seconds are always zero because the axis interval is say two minutes then PsiLog will change the format to DDHHMM Zooming It is possible to zoom in to a section of the plot to see the data in more detail When zooming PsiLog always displays the entire unload file and highlights the currently select
99. their hotkeys For easier single finger operation you may press Space to display the Select Mode window Balog Program logger Unload logger CE Data viewer Test displa Velocity trace Comms window AAA Notice that the mode you re currently in is shown in bold type Now just press the letter shown on the button under each mode label to change to that mode Pressing Space orEsc will close the window without changing the mode A Itematively you can use the arrow keys to move the bold type to a different mode and press Ent er to select that mode Note that the Communications Window grabs the Space character for sending to the serial port instead of displaying the Select Mode window To change modes when using the Communications Window you will have to either press the Shi f t Psion hotkey or select the mode via the Vi ew and Change window menus Most modes have a set of preferences that are used to customise them Select Set preferences from theSpecial menu On the right is theGeneral menu covering preferences that affect PsiLogas awhole To the left of it are the menus that affect the preferences of only the current mode PsiL og 37 Preferences are described on the following pages e General preferences on page 39 e Program logger preferences on page 51 e Unload logger preferences on page 57 e Test display preferences on page 78 e Communications window preferences on page 85 The display The PsiLog disp
100. unications Remote link Each group of preferences is described below User interface preferences The user interface preference let you alter the appearance of the screen and how PsiLog responds to some keypresses User interface preferences Scrollbars Beep Unmodified keys as Psion key Show mode n Scrolling Half screen Character Cache size SHAE Autostart Yes 40 PsiL og Scrollbars Y ou can tum these Of f to give more room to display information in the window Beep You can tum the beeping Of f Error waming and information messages will still appear Unmodified keys This affects how PsiLog treats keys that have been pressed without thePsi on Shi ft orCtrl keys held down at the same time This can be used to improve the single handed operation of PsiLog For example if this option is set toas Shi ft Psion then pressing theT U P and W keys will jump to the Test D isplay Unload Logger Program Logger and Communications Window modes directly without requiring you to hold down the Shi ft and Psion keys at the same time Show mode This controls the display of the thin black strip that shows the current mode It can be tumed off to make more room to display information in the window Scrolling This affects how the arrow keys scroll the display You can scroll either character by character in half screen jumps or in full screen jumps Each of these jumps can be made either by using just the arrow k
101. up welcome screen PsiL og Bap aig Ca Far ror o IH W pe nada Press Enter or click on Next gt Connect your Psion to your PC using an appropnate serial cable If you re not sure how to do this see Serial connections on page 9 and Serial communications on page 88 for more information Tum on your Psion and activate its Link You will need to use the System screen to do this SelectSystem screen from theSpecial menu E ae Help about hele e oh Restart shell Insert Startup Cautoexecd SSD and press Enter or press Menu for System Interface Then select Remote ink from theSpec menu File Disk Apps Info Ctrl Spec set preferences Q Remote link L Create neu list Zoom in oom out Shift Exit 9 SettheRemote link toOn theBaud rate to19200 andthePort to A only Workabout computers have a Port option PressEnter to activate the Link PsiL og 17 S AAA A Remote link Remote n Baud rate 19288 Port A Parameters _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 2 2 1 1 10 Go back to your PC and continue the setup there The information screen shown paraphrases these instructions You can read it but this User Guide should provide a clearer explanation Press Enter or click on Next gt 11 You will now be asked for the destination directory me E It defaults to C Program Files Southern Cross Software PsiL
102. urther 16MB Workabout computers can come in many different configurations PsiLog requires that the Workabout have at least one RS 232 level serial port Depending on the model of the Workabout the port can be located at the top or the bottom of the computer In either case there will be a small label near the port that reads RS232 For example the picture below shows the top of a Workabout with the RS 232 port to the right The port on the left is a TT L level port and is not used by PsiLog On all Workabout computers sold by Southem Cross Software Solutions the RS 232 port is the A port and by default that is the port that PsiLog will use The port is a D B9 male connector and is functionally identical to the D B9 serial port on your desktop or laptop PC The Keyboard The Workabout keyboard is an alpha numeric style there being not enough space for a conventional QWERTY style keyboard The keys all work as expected most parallel those found on a regular computer keyboard Some of the keys are unique to the Workabout or have special uses They are explained below Tums the Workabout on and doubles as the Es c ape key As usual on PCs the Es c ape key is used to cancel dialog boxes shift Esc displays the online help The same as the Tab keyonaPC The Workabout uses the Tab key to expand choice lists in dialog boxes for easier selection and to open sub dialog boxes with extra options
103. uters Configuration The configuration requirements for communicating with data loggers are quite simple 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity The serial link between your Psion and your PC is the same The only vanable configuration item is the baud rate This must be set to exactly the same value for both ends of the communication A typical baud rate for a data logger is 9600 If everything fails If all else fails perhaps you should check for something simple like a flat battery in the data logger PsiL og 93 Running PsiLog Background This section assumes you have installed PsiLog by following the instructions under Installing PsiL og on page 14 The rest of this section describes the problems you might encounter when running PsiLog Required files PsiLog requires at minimum three files a startup program file the application program file and a resource file The startup file is called PS LOG OPO and is stored in a directory called OP O on any local disk nter nal A orB on your Psion It exists to let you start PsiLog via the Run OPL icon of the System screen Pgo t DemMan Program eet If you have configured PsiLog to autostart see U ser interface preferences on page 39 then simply pressingEnt er at the Workabout startup screen will start PsiLog ee ee Fe E ae y E E ar nem mig ER m g te Ie ss ae a mr Startup Cautoezeci SSD and press FEER or press Menu for Suste
104. y disk space some of these functions may also require such as storage for formula files PsiL og 95 Memory Required Startup 46K Formulas 6K Viewing online help 4K Viewing logger test display 6K The Startup figure given above includes a default 8K cache and 8 K communications buffer The memory used by these is set via preferences See U ser interface preferences on page 39 and Communications preferences on page 41 If PsiLog does run out of memory you will probably see the following El Psilo Mo system memory Continue E Sun 12 PsiLog may not even have enough memory to handle your keypresses not even to exit or adjust your preferences If this is the case you will have no option but to forme PsiLog to exit Press Ctrl Shift Psion K PsiLog will immediately exit Any changes you made to preferences since you started PsiLog may be lost All your unloaded data will be safe except for data you might have been in the process of unloading when you forced PsiLog to exit If you get this message immediately you start PsiLog one or more of the following three possibilities will cause it 1 You are running other programs that have taken up a lot of memory Exit some of them to free up memory 2 You have a lot of data stored on the nt er nal disk on your Psion Either move some of the data to a SSD transfer some to your PC or delete some See Unnecessary Psil og files below 3 The PsiLog cache and communication

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