Campbell Scientific CR1000KD CR800 and CR850 Measurement and Control Systems - Page 438

Section 11. Glossary 438 operating system The operating system (also known as "firmware") is a set of instructions that controls the basic functions of the CR800 and enables the use of user written CRBasic programs. The operating system is preloaded into the CR800 at the factory but can be re‐loaded or upgraded by the CR800 user using Device Configuration Utility (p. 92) software. The most recent CR800 operating system file is available at www.campbellsci.com. output A loosely applied term. Denotes a) the information carrier generated by an electronic sensor, b) the transfer of data from variable storage to final storage, or c) the transfer of power from the CR800 or a peripheral to another device. output array A string of data values output to final storage. Output occurs when the data table output trigger is true. output interval The time interval between initiations of a particular data‐table record. output processing instructions Process data values and generate output arrays. Examples of output processing instructions include Totalize(), Maximize(), Minimize(), Average(). The data sources for these instructions are values in variables. The results of intermediate calculations are stored in memory to await the output trigger. The ultimate destination of data generated by output processing instructions is usually final storage, but it may be output to variables for further processing. The transfer of processed summaries to final storage takes place when the output trigger is set to True. PakBus A proprietary telecommunications protocol similar in concept to internet protocol (IP). It has been developed by Campbell Scientific to facilitate communications between Campbell Scientific instrumentation. PakBus Graph software Shows the relationship of various nodes in a PakBus network, and allows for adjustment of many settings in each node. A PakBus node is typically a datalogger, a PC, or a telecommunications device.