Campbell RTMS SYSTEMS Bedienerhandbuch

REAL TIME MONITORING SOFTWARE (RTMS)INSTRUCTION MANUAL2/95COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 CAMPBELL SCIENTIFIC, INC.

3-1SECTION 3. GETTING STARTED WITH RTMS3.1 RTMS INSTALLATIONTo install RTMS, select a full OS/2 screen or anOS/2 window. Change to the drive contai

SECTION 3. RTMS INSTALLATION3-23.3 RTMS STARTUP OVERVIEWCampbell Scientific dataloggers are generalpurpose and require programming for specificappli

4-1SECTION 4. DLSMGR4.1 INTRODUCTIONDataLoggeR Services ManaGeR (DlsMgr)provides all communication with the dataloggernetwork. RTMS users do not in

SECTION 4. DLSMGR4-2remote, the RF base will direct the packets tothe CR10T using the specified path and returnthe response as soon as possible.If di

5-1SECTION 5. NETADMIN5.1 OVERVIEWNetAdmin provides seven basic functions forsetting up and maintaining the network. Thenetwork health is displayed

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-2parent-child organization or a tree structure.Basically the structure starts with the Computer(PC1) at the top, a datalogger (C

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-3FIGURE 5-1. Initial NetAdmin ScreenAs the network is constructed, the left part ofthe screen will visually indicate the networ

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-4The DO___RETRIES USING A ____ SECPERIOD THEN USE ______ SEC. promptsallow the scheduling of fast and slow retries.When an opera

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-5Direct Connect (SC32A) − Each remote data-logger is entered as a node (child node of PC1).No other nodes are necessary. Each

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-65.2 NETWORK HEALTHFIGURE 5-3. Main NetAdmin Screen Showing Network HealthWhen a description is made active, the com-municatio

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SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-7FIGURE 5-4. Clock Check/Set View(at 12:00) setting the datalogger clock back to11:59 will cause an additional 12:00 output tob

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-8You can manually force a retry by selecting theKICK button in the CURRENT TRANSACTIONbox. The STATION box displays the clockse

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-9When all stations that need to have programsdownloaded are in the queue, select the STARTbutton. The programs will be download

SECTION 5. NETADMIN5-10The RF Link Test also returns the signature ofthe prom in the Remote RF95T. Featuring theRFBASE address in the switch setting

6-1SECTION 6. RTM (REAL TIME MONITOR)RTM is used to monitor data values from stations in the RTMS network. RTM offers a variety of datadisplays incl

SECTION 6. RTM (REAL TIME MONTIOR)6-26.1.2 CREATING A TEMPLATECreating a template consists of adding thedesired displays to the template. Data disp

SECTION 6. RTM (REAL TIME MONITOR)6-3FIGURE 6-2. RTM Screen Showing Station.Table.Field for a Numeric DisplayTo move a display, place the mouse poin

SECTION 6. RTM (REAL TIME MONTIOR)6-4The Station.Table.Field can be selected from alist of those available (see Figure 6-2). This listis displayed b

SECTION 6. RTM (REAL TIME MONITOR)6-56.1.10 STARTING RTM IN THE MONITOR MODE.RTM normally starts in the edit mode. To haveRTM automatically start m

7-1SECTION 7. DATA COLLECTION (DBSELECT)DBSelect is used to select the data for archival or routing to a different application or a different compute

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SECTION 7. DATA COLLECTION (DBSELECT)7-2A typical data collection sequence would be:1. A Data Advise is sent to each station.2. DLSMGR polls for da

SECTION 7. DATA COLLECTION (DBSELECT)7-3Ack. Named PipeTCP\IP NetworkVAX,OS/2,HP9000, ...machineOS/2MachineTCPC or userTCP programTCPSDBSelectFIGURE

SECTION 7. DATA COLLECTION (DBSELECT)7-47.3.6 SELECTING WHAT DATA IS COLLECTED.To select data for collection, select a station(from the station list

SECTION 7. DATA COLLECTION (DBSELECT)7-5FIGURE 7-3. Selection of Data to be Collected7.4 HOLE COLLECTION STATUS ANDMANUAL HOLE COLLECTIONSelecting

SECTION 7. DATA COLLECTION (DBSELECT)7-6FIGURE 7-4. Hole Collection Viewhole of the specified range will be inserted intothe queue for each station

8-1SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8.1 LOG FILESLog files are produced for several reasons.Documenting events that occurred is a primaryre

SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8-2be able to manually find the missing data inQUEUE.DAT. QUEUE.DAT is not intended tobe used as a reliab

SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8-3• StationName Space TableName SpaceBeginning Space End Space Flag.• StationName and TableName limited

SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8-4Limitations and issues of concern to the clientapplication include:1. Each record must be acknowledged

SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8-5FIGURE 8.5-2. Server State DiagramKey concepts from the state diagrams areshown in the following tables

iREAL TIME MONITORING SOFTWARE (RTMS)TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGESECTION 1. RTMS SYSTEM OVERVIEW...

SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8-6Send Ack − The send acknowledgment actionis done in response to the Record Rdy event,after the record i

SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8-7Decimal = "DECIMAL(" Digit [ Digit ] "," Digit [ Digit ] ")".VarChar = &qu

SECTION 8. FILES, PROTOCOLS, AND UTILITIES8-8• TOACI1 indicates the file type and is alwayspresent.• MD91 is the user specified station name.• Mi

A-1APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTING THE RTMS NETWORKSA.1 STATION TESTThe best tool for determining network status isNetAdmin. Examine the network health

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-2A.2 COMMUNICATION PROBLEMSThe approach taken here is to isolate wherecommunication is having difficulty and thenattemp

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-3cable. A straight through 9-pin cableconnects the SC32A to the datalogger.• With RAD modems and the SC932, verifythe

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-4remote site answering and then a high pitchtone, then the phone line is probably fine.• If the modem dials but the re

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-5Things to check include:• Ensure that the correct COM port isselected in the Net Description for the BaseMD9.• Is the

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-6A2.4 RADIO (RF)This section deals with troubleshooting radionetwork from the software perspective. It doesnot give sp

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-7response to transmissions the radio hears. Ifthe frequency is in use, turn off the radio andrepeat the power up test.W

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTING THE RTMS NETWORKSA.1 Sample ASCII File Created by DBSelect...

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-8'08-18-94 15:30:00','S','PC1','PC1','Transaction was canceled by client.&a

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-9'08-18-94 15:21:42','W','PC1','PC1','RTM:StripChart, Data TimeStamp greate

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-10First message indicates the RTM or DBSelectrequested a specific range of data using holecollection. Second message in

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-11set/checked automatically (must be enabled) ormanually. Second message is from thedatalogger indicating its clock was

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-12or device, DlsMgr may be attemptingcommunication with the wrong device.The third can indicate that DlsMgr is retryingo

APPENDIX A. TROUBLESHOOTINGA-13the files contained there at all. The seconderror indicates the DBSelect could remove a filefrom the shadow directory

GLOSSARYAcknowledged Named Pipe − See NamedPipe. Exchange of data through a named pipewhere the program or process (client) receivingdata must acknow

Hole − See hole collection. Because of the waycurrent and older datalogger data are collectedsimultaneously, there can be sequences ofolder data that

Repeater − A radio (RF) site that relays packetsof information to a remote site. Used to extendthe range of radio transmissions. Any remotedatalogge

1-1SECTION 1. RTMS SYSTEM OVERVIEWReal Time Monitoring Software (RTMS) is PC software designed to enhance the capabilities of the CR10Tand future Cam

REAL TIME MONITORING SOFTWARE1-2COMPONENTS OF RTMSBMP − Block Mode Protocol, use tocommunicate with dataloggers, etc.DBSelect − Data collection for s

2-1SECTION 2. OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM2.1 USER INTERFACEBefore RTMS can be installed, OS/2 (Version2.1 or newer) must be installed and running.The SYST

SECTION 2. OS/2 OPERATING SYSTEM2-2• Sluggish responses to mouse and keyboard.• Low memory warning on NETADMIN net-work health screen.• Real time