Campbell Scientific CR3000 CR3000 Micrologger - Page 213
Output Programming Basics, 8.8.5.4 Translating Bytes
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Section 7. Installation 7.8.8.5.3 Output Programming Basics Applications with the purpose of transmitting data to another device usually include the following procedures. Other procedures may be required depending on the application. 1. Open a serial port (SerialOpen() command) to configure it for communications. • Parameters are set according to the requirements of the communications link and the serial device. • Example: SerialOpen(Com1,9600,0,0,10000) • Designate the correct port in CRBasic. • Correctly wire the device to the CR3000. • Match the port's baud rate to the baud rate of the device in CRBasic. • Use a fixed baud rate (rather than auto baud) when possible. 2. Build the output string. • Example: SerialOutString = "*" & "27.435" & "," & "56.789" & "#" • Tip - Concatenate (add) strings together using & instead of +. • Tip - CHR() instruction is used to insert ASCII / ANSI characters into a string. 3. Output string via the serial port (SerialOut() or SerialOutBlock() command). • Example: SerialOut(Com1,SerialOutString,"",0,100) • Declare the output string variable large enough to hold the entire concatenation. • Example: Public SerialOutString As String * 100 • SerialOut() and SerialOutBlock() output the same data, except that SerialOutBlock() transmits null values while SerialOut() strings are terminated by a null value. 7.8.8.5.4 Translating Bytes One or more of three principle data formats may end up in the SerialInString() variable (see examples in Serial Input Programming Basics (p. 211) ). Data may be combinations or variations of all of these. The manufacturer of the instrument must provide the rules by which data are to be decoded. • Alpha-numeric: Each digit represents its own alpha-numeric value. For example, R = the letter R, and 2 = decimal 2. This is the easiest protocol to translate since the literal translation is what is received from the transmitting instrument. Normally, the CRBasic program receiving the transmission will be written to parse (split) the string up and place the values in CR3000 variables. 213