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 This will load the Windows® SETUP program, which guides the user through the remainder of the installation process.  After installation, Data

APPENDIX A LEVEL SCOUT CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Figure A-1 shows the 778 all-in-one adapter. The 778 provides connection from a field cable with an in-l

Figure A-2 shows the RS-485 communications signal assignments on the 779-0-0 9-pin D-connector that are required for serial communications. Also sho

Figure A-3 shows the signal assignment for the RS-232 side of the Model 771 RS-485 to RS232 converter. Figure A-4 shows

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APPENDIX B SDI-12 COMMUNICATION SDI-12 is an industry standard serial digital interface bus. The bus was designed to allow compatibility between da

aD0! a (service request response) “2” is number values in “D0” resp: apu or aputu “p” is ± pressure value “u” is + units indicator. Use “XUP” co

APPENDIX C EXECTUTING TEST SCRIPTS This appendix details the formats of Script files and their complementary Log files. These files are read and wr

Please note that the term “base” in transducer base command means that certain special protocol dependent parts of commands should not be included in

Script program, thus they will not appear in the Log file, which uses its own indenting formats to improve the readability of the executed script res

LOG FILE FORMAT A Log file is a simple text file generated by the Execute Script window when it executes a Script file. It is easily viewed (and edi

This optional variation of the command refuses to execute if more than one transducer is currently defined on the Site Net Map. The “normal address”

This meta-command has only one parameter: any text string suitable for prompting the operator. It is also written to the log file, as is any meta-com

There is also an SDI-12 protocol-specific form of Wait called WaitSR which also accepts the same delay period argument as Wait. Since it is a condit

transducer or an incorrect command being sent to a transducer. If you can tell, by the display of the commands in the Latest Command status box and

The script file above shows nested looping capabilities. The outer loop (#1) has its repeat count (2) specified at the top of the loop. The inner lo

Rsp<0024>: Wait began at 09:11:05 and ended at 09:11:07 Cmd<0025>: (#1)D0 Expanded adrs.macro cmd:

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 Each transducer should respond correctly to its address, after which it is automatically added to the Site Net Map. Do not click the Stop button

to ALL the transducers assigned to the Run window. Click Cancel to only view the current unit selection or to close the window without saving the ch

Folders. To avoid typing in a full path name, double-click this text box, and a dialog window opens allowing the user to specify a particular drive

3.1 FREQUENTLY USED TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS The word transducer is abbreviated xducer (or xdcr) on all Data Scout Advanced windows, menus, and Tool

gives the protocol, communication port setup parameters (in parentheses), and the full path name of a Site Net (.NET) file that defines this collecti

The Query function in the context menu is the same “read ID string” function performed by the Query button for all defined transducers on the site

3.4 THE FILE MENU FUNCTIONS The File menu selection, on the main menu bar, leads to a two-section submenu containing four “site network maintenance”

For new Data Scout Advanced installations, it is also used to copy files from an old installation. The archive window contains two identical frames o

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the default file DSAdv.net. This file’s site net will be restored by default if Data Scout Advanced is restarted. In some cases, Data Scout Advance

3.5.1 CONFIGURING THE TRANSDUCER SITE NETWORK The Configure | Xducer Site Network menu function (or clicking the label that describes the site net p

Leave the Modem Used check box unchecked if using a local hard-wired site network of one or more transducers connected to a hardware serial port (e.g

The Digi Connect “Remote Gateway” (RG) cell phone device (GSM or CDMA) has an integrated RealPort VSP. This device and VSP combo can dynamically rel

There are only four General Options in this selection. All these persistent options are remembered in the DSAdv.ini file when saved (i.e. when Data

000004.614749 : 000.004809 TCmd(SRPoll)=[0] 000004.621342 : 000.006593 TRsp= [0 ] Rcv.Service Request (leftover) 000004.623733 : 000.00239

The Add function is used to add a new row to the end of the current Site Net Map. In figure 3.10, the title bar of the window indicates that Transd

3.5.4 CONFIGURING OTHER OPTIONS OF THE HIGHLIGHTED TRANSDUCER The bottom section of the Configure submenu has two transducer network maintenance it

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3.7 THE TEST FUNCTION The Test function, selected from the Data Scout Advanced main menu leads to a sub-menu with only one item (figure 3.15).

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3.8.1 HELP TIPS The Help | Tips function displays a window that summarizes information about various Data Scout Advanced Help features (figure 3.17)

3.8.2 HELP ACCESS TO OPERATIONS MANUAL The Help | Manuals menu opens the full text and color illustrations of the complete Data Scout Advanced O

original transducer’s Adrs field is replaced with the new address for the new transducer. After this, simply Query again to read all the information

For the All Transducers sub-menu item, there is no need for any transducer to be highlighted on the Site Net Map of the main window since the term ‘A

eventually displayed there (e.g., pdat for pressure data, pun for pressure units, etc.). When the Acquire function is started, these table cells are

The user must then click OK on this status window to dismiss it, and then click Off in Acquire frame, before the Run window can successfully Exit.

Either will allow the user to edit the text box directly, after which the user must press <Tab> (or click outside the text box) to make the cha

In figure 4.9, the Run window is shown with only a single measurement (P) selected. Here, the continuous “live” acquisition cycle (with fastest poss

A separate frame of visual controls in the Run window, labeled Display, has all the exact same functions, but with ToolTips. The light-green list bo

The Xdcr. column (of the original Table display) remains exposed (on the left) when a plot display pane appears on top of it. This allows individua

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Clicking the Scales button on this window reveals other advanced options for overriding plot scale end-points normally chosen automatically (figure 4

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The only significant option difference is the addition of a slider control that allows the delay between successive tabular display updates to be var

effective. Any name is permitted as long as it can be part of a valid Windows® file name. If the name is left blank, then the next recorded data fil

To make it easier to find and use these functions, a visual control frame labeled AutoLog appears in the Run window to integrate all these functions

4.2.5.1 CREATING AND EDITING AUTOLOG TESTS The Edit Tests button lets the user Configure (define and/or edit) one or more tests that can be defined i

Measure: Specify any or all measurements to be logged: transducer level or pressure (P), transducer temperature (T), printed circuit board temperatu

The Scan tab accepts a relative time Period (in days, hours, minutes, and seconds, between the starts of each scan) and a Scan Type selection for a t

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1.0 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 1.1 DATA SCOUT ADVANCED This Operations Manual is provided for an in depth explanation of Data Scout Advanced software for

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Figure 1.0 The main Data Scout Advanced window has a typical Windows® menu bar and status bar at the top and a single visual control (e.g.

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Figure 1.1 When exiting Data Scout Advanced, the current site’s definition (including ID information if already read from each transd

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Figure 1.3 Functions are selected from the Configure drop down menu located in the main menu bar at the top of the window (figure 1.3), or

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When started, the DSPlay window appears as a one of three blank windows, depending on its currently selected Display mode (figure 6.1). Figure 6.1

You can always start DSPlay by selecting a new file, via the File | Open menu item, which causes the Windows® File Open dialog window to open. This

Clicking the white display area of the text box causes the following configuration window to open. As can be seen, there are currently no options f

Clicking the display area of the plot surface causes a main plot configuration window to open if an AutoLog file (.atd or .csv) is selected for displ

The Scales window (figure 6.6) displays the automatically determined scale end-points of each measurement. The user may manually edit these after th

Set this text box blank to select the default standard Windows® text editor NotePad. Since NotePad has file-size limits, it usually “suggests” an au

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The last menu bar item, labeled Help, provides a submenu leading to four help features of Data Scout Advanced. These provide quick tips on using Data

6.2.2 CHANGE SELECTED PRESSURE/TEMPERATURE UNITS The second Convert menu selection (Convert | .Txt/.Atd/.Csv Data to Other Units) causes the followin

Notice that this window has two similar but not identical frames of controls: the Original data file frame and the New (Converted) data file frame.

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7.2 SPECIFICATIONS These specifications are subject to change without notice. For the most recent specifications please visit www.ysi.com. Level

Battery Life 3 years @ 15 minute sample intervals External Excitation 6 – 16 VDC External Input Current 8.0 mA (average current duri

5.3 ACCESSORIES 770 Communication Cable, non submersible. Connects to Level Scout. Requires 771(+773) for PC connectivity. 771 RS-485

7.4 ORDERING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT YSI has offices located throughout the world. For a listing of office locations along with contact information,