Table of Contents
8.1.8
Cabling Effects
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367
8.1.8.1 Analog-Sensor Cables
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367
8.1.8.2
Sensors Requiring Current Excitation
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367
8.1.8.3 Pulse Sensors
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367
8.1.8.4 RS-232 Sensors
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367
8.1.8.5 SDI-12 Sensors
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367
8.1.9
Synchronizing Measurements
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368
8.2 Measurement and Control Peripherals — Details
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369
8.2.1
Analog-Input Modules
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369
8.2.2
Pulse-Input Modules
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370
8.2.2.1 Low-Level Ac
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370
8.2.3
Serial I/O Modules — Details
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370
8.2.4
Terminal-Input Modules
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370
8.2.5
Vibrating-Wire Modules
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370
8.2.6
Analog-Output Modules
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370
8.2.7
Control-Output Modules
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371
8.2.7.1
Terminals Configured for Control
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371
8.2.7.2
Relays and Relay Drivers
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371
8.2.7.3 Component-Built Relays
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372
8.3 Memory
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373
8.3.1
Storage Media
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373
8.3.1.1
Data Storage — On-board
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376
8.3.1.1.1 Data Table SRAM
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376
8.3.1.1.2 CPU: Drive
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376
8.3.1.1.3 USR: Drive
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376
8.3.1.1.4 USB: Drive
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377
8.3.1.1.5 CRD: Drive
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378
8.3.1.1.6 Data-File Formats
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379
8.3.2
Memory Reset
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383
8.3.2.1 Full Memory Reset
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383
8.3.2.2 Program Send Reset
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383
8.3.2.3 Manual Data-Table Reset
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383
8.3.2.4 Formatting Drives
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383
8.3.3
File Management
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384
8.3.3.1 File Attributes
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385
8.3.3.2 Files Manager
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386
8.3.3.3 Data Preservation
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387
8.3.3.4 External Memory Power-up
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387
8.3.3.4.1 Creating and Editing Powerup.ini
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388
8.3.3.5
File Management Q & A
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391
8.3.4
File Names
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391
8.3.5
File System Errors
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391
8.3.6
Memory Q & A
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392
8.4 Data Retrieval and Telecommunications — Details
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393
8.4.1
Protocols
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393
8.4.2
Conserving Bandwidth
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393
8.4.3
Initiating Telecommunications (Callback)
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394
8.5 PakBus — Details
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395
8.5.1
PakBus Addresses
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395
8.5.2
Nodes: Leaf Nodes and Routers
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395
8.5.2.1
Router and Leaf-Node Configuration
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396
8.5.3
Linking PakBus Nodes: Neighbor Discovery
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397
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