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Author: Gary Roberts | Last Updated: 12/09/2015 | Comments: 1
Have you ever wanted the ability to control your Raven cellular modem with your data logger? Would it be nice to be able to get data on the health of your cellular modem and its data network? Maybe you even want to reset your Raven...
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Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 11/24/2015 | Comments: 5
Are you having communication problems or seeing readings you don't trust? Is it possible your solar-charged power supply is the cause? How can you find out for sure?
As we mentioned in the “6 Steps to Determine if Your Data Logger Needs Repairing” blog article, many data...
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Author: Dana Worley | Last Updated: 11/18/2015 | Comments: 0
When you have work to do, there’s nothing more frustrating than being unable to connect to your data logger in the field. We’ve all been there: You’re in LoggerNet’s Connect window pressing the Connect button, and you’re met with nothing but the endless flashing “connecting...
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Author: Barbra Utley | Last Updated: 11/04/2015 | Comments: 0
When it comes to weather conditions, looks can be deceiving. An area that appears to be experiencing mild weather may soon experience conditions that are dangerous to human life. How can you prepare for rapidly changing weather conditions and ensure the safety of those in...
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Author: Robin Deissinger | Last Updated: 10/28/2015 | Comments: 4
We asked our integrators, those folks who sell and install our products, to send us their best photos of Campbell Scientific equipment operating in the field. From all of their submissions, we selected a photo from Western Weather Group as the first-place winner. Runners-up photo...
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Author: Janet Albers | Last Updated: 10/07/2015 | Comments: 2
CRBasic has a full menu of instructions to help you write or edit your data logger program. This article offers a main course of scheduling your data logger actions using the RealTime() instruction with a side dish of making your program easier to read with...
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Author: Robin Deissinger | Last Updated: 09/30/2015 | Comments: 0
Have you heard that Campbell Scientific, Inc., has a new president? Are you curious as to what changes might be coming as a result? In this short interview, we learn about the man who will be leading our company forward.
Get to Know Rob Campbell On...
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Author: Bruce Smith | Last Updated: 09/23/2015 | Comments: 0
Like most machines, automated weather stations require regular maintenance to provide you with better performance and longer life expectancy. A weather station designed to calculate evapotranspiration (ET) for commercial agriculture and irrigation scheduling has a number of components that require maintenance and calibration. Based on...
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Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 09/16/2015 | Comments: 2
Is your data acquisition system recording incorrect measurements, but you’re unsure of the cause? Do you wonder if your data logger may need to be repaired? This article discusses some simple tests that you can perform to help determine if your data logger has a...
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Author: Janet Albers | Last Updated: 09/09/2015 | Comments: 0
Our retired data loggers are still in use, and some of them use the Edlog programming language. Do you have an Edlog data logger with a .dld compiled program file that you don’t know how to read? Does your .dld file have codes that you...
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Author: Paul Smart | Last Updated: 09/02/2015 | Comments: 2
You may have heard of Modbus (a widely used communications protocol), but do you know why it is often used with Campbell Scientific data loggers? Do you know how to use Modbus for communication between your data loggers and other Modbus-capable devices? Modbus is just one...
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Author: Janet Albers | Last Updated: 08/26/2015 | Comments: 0
If you need help programming a Campbell Scientific data logger, here are some things you can do to have a more productive conversation with a Customer Support and Implementation Engineer.
At a minimum you’ll want to know: What data logger you’re working with—such as a CR6, CR1000,...
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Author: Dana Worley | Last Updated: 08/19/2015 | Comments: 0
Configuring a network of data loggers for communication and data collection in LoggerNet's Setup window can seem like an arduous and tedious task, but it doesn’t have to be. It’s true that you need to complete this task before you can use LoggerNet to connect...
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Author: Barbra Utley | Last Updated: 08/12/2015 | Comments: 3
You’ve collected your measurement data, but how do you easily make sense out of it? How can you simplify the post-processing of your data and start analyzing it sooner? In this article, I’ll explain how adding some code to your CRBasic program can save you...
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Author: Janet Albers | Last Updated: 08/05/2015 | Comments: 0
Why should you use a Constant declaration in your CRBasic program? What is a Constant anyway? In a previous article ("Going Public with Your Variables in CRBasic"), we talked about the Public and Dim variable declarations. Variables are just that—variable; they change. Constants, on the other hand, don’t change;...
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Author: Robin Deissinger | Last Updated: 07/29/2015 | Comments: 1
If you use automatic water-sampling equipment, consider performing a maintenance check-up during the month of August, which is National Water Quality Month in the U.S. When you perform a maintenance check-up, you can help ensure that your equipment is operating at an optimal level and that you...
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Author: Janet Albers | Last Updated: 07/21/2015 | Comments: 0
Copying or transposing has become easier with OS 28 (CR6 OS 1). This new operating system enables you to copy portions of an array to a new location, such as when transposing rows and columns.
In this example we start with A(3,2) (3 rows, 2 columns) initialized as...
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Author: Jacob Davis | Last Updated: 07/15/2015 | Comments: 0
Your data is valuable, and sometimes that value is reduced if unauthorized users have access to it. For this reason, Campbell Scientific data loggers have numerous methods of restricting access to your data. This article is an overview of four available methods for securing your...
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Author: Jason Ritter | Last Updated: 07/08/2015 | Comments: 0
Are your current troubleshooting methods not as helpful as you’d like them to be? This article discusses a number of troubleshooting best practices you can use, which may help you determine the source of the problem and resume your data collection more quickly. When I...
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Author: Janet Albers | Last Updated: 07/01/2015 | Comments: 0
You can perform more complex scaling in an array without needing a For/Next loop. To take advantage of this feature, use OS 28 (CR6 OS 01) or later.
In this example program, a unique set of multipliers and offsets is applied to the column of an...
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