Table of Contents
5.1.2.3.1 Voltage Excitation
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61
5.1.2.3.2 Current Excitation
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63
5.1.2.4
Strain Measurements — Overview
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64
5.1.3
Pulse Measurements — Overview
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64
5.1.3.1 Pulses Measured
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64
5.1.3.2 Pulse-Input Channels
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65
5.1.3.3 Pulse Sensor Wiring
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65
5.1.4
Period Averaging — Overview
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66
5.1.5
Vibrating-Wire Measurements — Overview
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67
5.1.5.1 Quickstart
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68
5.1.6
Reading Smart Sensors — Overview
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68
5.1.6.1
SDI-12 Sensor Support — Overview
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69
5.1.6.2 RS-232 — Overview
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69
5.1.6.3 RS-485
— Overview -- 6
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70
5.1.7
Field Calibration — Overview
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70
5.1.8
Cabling Effects — Overview
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71
5.1.9
Synchronizing Measurements — Overview
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71
5.2 Datalogger — Overview
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71
5.2.1
Time Keeping — Overview
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72
5.2.2
Wiring Panel — Overview
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72
5.2.2.1
Switched Voltage Output — Overview
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75
5.2.2.2
Voltage and Current Excitation — Overview
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75
5.2.2.3 Grounding Terminals
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76
5.2.2.4 Power Terminals
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76
5.2.2.4.1 Power In
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76
5.2.2.4.2 Power Out Terminals
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76
5.2.2.5 Communication Ports
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77
5.2.2.5.1 CS I/O Port
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77
5.2.2.5.2 RS-232 Ports
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78
5.2.2.5.3 USB Port
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78
5.2.2.5.4 Micro SD Card Slot
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78
5.2.2.5.5 SDI-12 Ports
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78
5.2.2.5.6 SDM Port
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78
5.2.2.5.7 CPI Port
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78
5.2.2.5.8 Ethernet Port
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79
5.2.3
Keyboard Display — Overview
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79
5.2.3.1 Character Set
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79
5.2.3.2
Custom Menus — Overview
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80
5.2.4
Measurement and Control Peripherals — Overview
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81
5.2.5
Power Supplies — Overview
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81
5.2.6
CR6 Configuration — Overview
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82
5.2.7
CRBasic Programming — Overview
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82
5.2.8
Memory — Overview
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83
5.2.9
Data Retrieval and Telecommunications — Overview
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84
5.2.9.1 PakBus — Overview
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84
5.2.9.2 Telecommunications
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85
5.2.9.3 Mass-Storage Device
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85
5.2.9.4 Micro SD Card
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85
5.2.9.5
Data-File Formats in CR6 Memory
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86
5.2.9.6
Data Format on Computer
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86
5.2.10
Alternate Telecommunications — Overview
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86
5.2.10.1 Modbus
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86
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