Specifications

TEAM Climate Monitoring Protocol 3.0

5.1 Testing all the instrumentation upon receipt

As soon as the equipment is received, the data logger and sensors should be tested before final

assembly of the climate station. This testing can happen indoors and the data logger will need to

be connected to a computer to examine the data. This section describes this process to ensure

everything is working correctly. Figure 5 shows a simplified wiring diagram of the climate

station to illustrate the main components and connections between them.

5.1.1 Connect and setup the data logger

Figure 6 shows the main components of the data logger. The left side of the panel contains all the

sensor connections and the power OUT connectors (for some sensors), while the right side

houses the power IN connector, the communications bus (RS-232) and an expansion slot for the

memory card adaptor. You will need a 12 V DC battery to power the data logger (e.g. a car

battery). Follow these steps to setup the data logger:

1. Connect the data logger to the computer: Using the RS-232-USB cable connect the

data logger to a USB port in the computer (make sure the cable is connected to the RS-

232 port in the data logger – not the CS I/O port).

2. Install the memory card adaptor to the data logger: The memory card module is a

flattened box labeled CFM100. Plug it into the peripheral port of the data logger and

fasten the outside screw to secure it.

3. Insert a memory card into the CFM100: Unfasten the screw on the right hand side of

the CFM100 to open the door to the memory card compartment. Insert the special

memory card provided in the slot. Close the door to the compartment and tighten the

screw.

4. Install the PC200W Campbell Software in your computer: This software is included

in a CD that came with the data logger and allows you to set the clock of the data logger

and upload the standard TEAM data collection program.

5. Open the PC200W software: The data logger should now be on and waiting for

instructions on what to do. Launch PC200W Campbell Software. Your screen will look

like Figure 7.

6. Connect the Data Logger to a Battery: Any battery that is 12 V DC can be used (e.g. a

car battery). Run two cables coming from the positive and negative poles of the battery

and connect them to the POWER IN12V and G notches in the data logger. The CR1000

is protected against reverse polarity so it does not matter which cable goes where.