Campbell Scientific CS120A CS120A Visibility Sensor - Page 29

10.1 Example CS120A message outputs Example outputs from the CS120A. Basic output 0 1 0 12345 M XXXX User Guide Partial output 1 1 0 60 12345 M 0 0 XXXX Full output (default) 2 1 0 60 12345 M 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 XXXX 11. Interface methods - Device Configuration Utility/Command line/Menu The CS120A can be setup and controlled in one of three ways. The first method is by using Campbell Scientifics' Device Configuration Utility Software (DevConfig) which is included with each delivery on the manuals/ resource disk. This software allows an easy menu driven interface for configuring the CS120A on any Microsoft™ based personal computer. All settings can be accessed using this program. The program includes online help instructions that describe its general use with the CS120A and also how to load an operating system. The Device Configurator can also be used as a terminal emulator to use the builtin menu system of the CS120A and to access its calibration menu. Note that the CS120A is listed on DevConfig as a different sensor to the CS120. If only the CS120 is listed then you should update your version of Devconfig. This is available free on the Campbell Scientific website. If this is not possible, please contact Campbell Scientific. The second method is by using the command line interface where discrete commands are sent without response from the sensor. This would be the preferred method of setting up a CS120A if it was connected to a logger for instance. The configuration setting commands can be sent via a logger to the CS120A removing the need for a local PC to set up the unit. The third method is by using the simple menu interface built into the CS120A communicating via RS232 or RS485, using a terminal emulator program. This menu system gives access to the more common settings. All three of these methods use the CS120As serial port A to communicate with the sensor. Configuration cable part number 010817, described in Section 8.1 can be used. 19