SpaceLogger.T10 TextLogger User Manual
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1. Width 67 mm Dimensions Depth 67 mm Height 28 mm excluding optional rubber feet Weigh Enclosure material GP ABS UL94 HB plastic and acrylic RS232 and TTL CMOS logic compatible Vu Input threshold low 0 6V min 1 2V Typ Vin Input threshold high 1 5V Typ 2 4V max Physical Transmission 8 bits and no parity default standard Input data may be 8 bits and none even or odd parity or 7 bits and even or odd parity Input Output Output data format always as default Capability Logic inversion on received data is selectable 9600 Baud default or selectable from 115200 Transmission speed 57600 38400 19200 4800 2400 1200 300 or 110 Baud 0 32 to 0 65 mm diameter AWG 28 to 22 Data Storage Card Removable SD MMC or MMC mobile card Data Capacity 2 Gbyte max Data Storage FAT16 or FAT32 with 8 3 file names File System Sector size 512 Bytes Single tone when data purge button depressed Supply input Polarity reversal protected and internal re settable protection fuse 140 mA 1 3 mm centre pin DC connector or Connection Screwless terminals 0 32 to 0 64 mm AWG 28 to 22 diameter conductors Operating 25 C to 70 C Temperature Range Environmental Dr ER ange Enclosure protection IP203 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co2. File SETTINGS TXT is saved to the memory card in the root directory 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 11 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual WWW I p r co uk 5 8 Resetting the SpaceLogger T10 to Default Settings To intentionally return to the default settings create a new SETUP TXT file containing the command line RESET RESET loads the following default settings BAUD 9600 PARITY N 8 LOG R RX_INV N FILE LOGFILE1 TXT OUTPUT N SETTINGS N 5 9 SETUP TXT file The SETUP TXT file is created as follows 1 Insert SD card into card reader attached to USB port of PC or use integrated card reader if the PC has one 2 Open notepad or similar text editor and type the required command line or lines Refer to sections above for explanation of commands 3 Commands may be typed in upper or lower case but they will be converted to upper case before execution 4 If it is necessary to modify more than one of the default settings the SETUP TXT file may contain a list of commands For example to set up all available parameters the file SETUP TXT should contain the following lines BAUD PARITY LOG SUB_VALI1 SUB_VAL2 RX_INV FILE OUTPUT SETTINGS 5 Comments may be added to the SETUP TXT file using The Sp
3. d www r p r co uk SpaceLogger T10 TextLogger User Manual For the latest information and support please go to our website www spacelogger com 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington S041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual WWW I p r co uk 1 INTRODUC THOM pages sacatescausstasssssuteesneestasanatunuasausatesesstateetescevecsseessesesecossseseooseseseceseoescoesesesests 2 2 QUICK START EASY STEPS TO DATA LOGGING eeeeeeeccoccccossssssssesecccceccccocesssssssssseee 3 3 EE RE e LOIN D 3 A ei ei CT enn le e 4 4 1 Temunal Stop Anrin e MEn eeh 4 4 2 Generic Terminal Allocations csrssctiresescswnctesaeretaccusact seatovesaenb tasteless iwabaccdiaetearbiewbueabsassslartiness 4 4 3 EE ge 5 4 4 2400 Baud Rate SClOCHOM EE 5 4 5 CaN E a O EE 5 AO PONT O a r E E 6 DP FEATURES ee EEEE ESEE EEEE 7 5 1 By UAE aa eebe 7 5 2 Parity and Number of Data Bits issiesessccsneacscsterssscimsainesssncsonetinasanstanctanebinesanceinedanabinmsaiecgiasts 8 5 3 erer ger UNE SLOTE D EEN 8 5 3 1 To Disable Any Modification of the Data 8 5 3 2 To Translate all Input Characters to Their ASCH Hex Value 20 0 cece ceesceeeeeeeeeeeees 9 SKS Lo Enable Character SUBS eeler eeren EEOAE 9 5 4 Logic Inversion of the Received ena 10 5 9 Pale Nime Customs aU
4. 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 14 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk 6 2 Data Transfer Received data is stored temporarily in a buffer 1024 bytes Data is transferred from the buffer to the SD card in 512 byte packages If no data has been received from the data source for a set time period approximately 4 seconds then any remaining data in the buffer is written to the SD card The red LED blinks each time data is written to the card The SD card should not be removed while data is being written to it To stop recording data the small button to the left of the card slot on the front of the SpaceLogger should be depressed There will be an audio signal to indicate that the button has been pressed This action will also purge any data in the buffer to the SD card so the card is ready to be removed from the SpaceLogger The green LED will automatically switch off to indicate that the unit is no longer enabled to record further data To recommence data logging the power must be cycled or a card re inserted in order to re initialise the card The green LED will again indicate the unit as Ready to Record Data To avoid losing data or corrupting the card never remove the card or disconnect the power supply when the
5. 22 with gauge 24 being ideal Using a small flat headed screw driver fully depress the grey plunger for the required terminal and insert the wire as far as it will go into the hole below the plunger Release the grey plunger and the wire is held captive by the connector A gentle tug on the wire will confirm that it is held firmly 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk _5 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk If the wire in question is multi strand ensure that all strands are inserted m the terminal hole Please note that interconnection of all components should be completed prior to applying power 4 6 Power Supply When the logger is powered using a 7 to 30 V DC supply the central pin on the power socket should be to GND Alternatively power may be supplied via terminals 1 black and 2 red on the screwless terminal connector strip as per Table 1 Note that if power is supplied via the supply socket then terminal 2 red is automatically disconnected Warning All GNDs are common and so damage to the logger may result if they are connected to different voltages 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688
6. Logic inverted on received signal RX_INV N Signal not inverted The default setting is RX_INV N Vun Input threshold low 0 6V min 1 2V Typ Vix Input threshold high 1 5V Typ 2 4V max 5 5 File Name Customisation The SpaceLogger T10 creates a folder DATA on the SD card root folder Data files are written to this folder The default file name for all data is LOGFILE1 TXT This may be customised to the format ffffffff nnn by using the following SETUP TXT command line FILE ffffffff nnn Where TTT is a set of up to 8 ASCII characters that set the file name Default characters are LOGHFILEL1 And nnn are the ASCII characters that set the file extension Default characters are TXT Note e Lower case characters are converted to upper case characters so will not be differentiated 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 10 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual WWW I p r co uk 5 6 To Output RS232 Data from the SpaceLogger T10 RS232 data may be output in two forms from the SpaceLogger T10 There is the option to output data exactly as it is received by the SpaceLogger from the attached equipment or the option to output the data in the format it is written to the log file on the memory card The wiring connections for RS232 output a
7. _4 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual www r p r co uk 4 3 RS232 Interface RS232 connection to the data source should be made as per Table This table should be read in conjunction with Figure 2 Wires should be prepared as per section 4 5 4 4 2400 Baud Rate Selection The default baud rate is 9600 bits per second If an input baud rate of 2400 is required terminals 9 blue and 10 yellow could be linked as per Figure 3 below Terminal linking for 2400 baud rate Honggo Hadog degt Figure 3 Alternatively to configure the SpaceLogger T10 for other baud rates selectable from 115200 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 300 and 110 bits per second use file SETUP TXT as described in section 5 1 Limitations Please note that although the SpaceLogger T10 can be set to communicate at higher baud rates than the default 9600 the internal buffer size and the speed at which it is able to write to the memory card limits the total throughput Possible data loss can occur with continuous data at high baud rates 4 5 Cable Preparation The logger uses screwless terminals and to ease connection wires should be prepared as per Figure 4 It is important that the stripped ends be accurately 9 to 10mm long to ensure good connections in the terminals 9 to 10mm Tinned end El Figure 4 Either solid or stranded cable is acceptable in the range 0 32 to 0 65 mm diameter AWG 28 to
8. be substituted the following SETUP TXT command lines are also required SUB_VALI1 x y SUB_VAL2 x y Where x is the ASCII value 0 255 of the character in the received data and y is the ASCII value 0 255 of the substitute character For example to configure the SpaceLogger T10 to replace all received characters ASCII value 123 with ASCII value 91 you would require command lines LOG SUB1 SUB_VAL1 123 91 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk _Q 017SLO007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual WWW I p r co uk 5 3 3 4 Removal of ESC Printer Commands If the received data includes ESC printer commands these may be removed from the stored data by using the following SETUP TXT command line LOG ESC This parameter removes the ESC character ASCII value 27 plus the following characters up to and including the next lt SP gt space character from the stored data 5 4 Logic Inversion of the Received Signal The SpaceLogger T10 is RS232 and TTL CMOS logic compatible To assist with input of TTL CMOS data the SpaceLogger T10 may be configured to invert the logic of the received signal By default the input is RS232 logic compatible To set the SpaceLogger T10 to invert the logic of the received signal command RX_INV is used Ra INN Y
9. uk web www r p r co uk 16 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk APPENDICES Al SETUP TXT Commands oa Valid command Default BAUD Sets baud rate for RS232 data input and 115200 9600 57600 38400 PARITY Sets the parity and data bits for RS232 input LOG Controls format of stored data Includes conversion of received data to Hex modification of unprintable characters those of value 0 8 to lt SP gt characters any end of line conversion to lt LF gt lt CR gt up to two specified character substitutions removal of ESC printer commands SUB_VAL1 Defines character substitution required when 0 to 255 0 to 255 parameter SUB1 set via LOG command two integer values SUB_VAL2 Defines character substitution required when 0 to 255 0 to 255 parameter SUB2 set via LOG command two integer values RX_INV Controls logic inversion of the received data N FILE Modifies file name and extension format ffffffff nnn LOGFILE1 TXT OUTPUT Controls RS232 output of data to RS232 N Output 1 L N SETTINGS Defines if the logger s settings configuration Y N is output to a SETTINGS TXT file N Settings will not be output if no value is specified RESET Returns logger to default settings 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail s
10. you can send your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local council office or visit our website www t p r co uk A6 RoHS Statement The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 SpaceLogger RS has been designed to comply with EU Directive 2002 95 EC Ro H S on RoHS regulations that came into force on 1 July 2006 The unit is assembled from compliant components of RoHS is often referred to as the lead free directive but it restricts the use of the following six substances Lead Pb Mercury Hg Cadmium Cd Hexavalent chromium Cr6 Polybrominated biphenyls PBB Polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE PBB and PBDE are flame retardants used in some plastics 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk lt 1 017SL007 7 22 10 12
11. 577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk _6 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual 5 SETUP FEATURES d WWW I p r co uk The SpaceLogger T10 settings are customisable using a configuration file named SETUP TXT written to the SD card The following parameters may be modified using defined commands e Baud rate of RS232 input output e Parity and number of data bits e Format of the stored data including character substitutions O CO O 0 0 O Disable Any Modification of the Data Translate all Input Characters to Their ASCII Hex Value End of Line Substitutions Un printable Character Substitutions Specified Character Substitutions Removal of ESC Printer Commands Logic inversion of the input signal File name format for the recorded data RS232 data output Settings file output See section 5 1 See section 5 2 See section 5 3 1 See section 5 3 2 See section 5 3 3 1 See section 5 3 3 2 See section 5 3 3 3 See section 5 3 3 4 See section 5 4 See section 5 5 See section 5 6 See section 5 7 Refer to the sections below for command details and section 5 9 for how to create the SETUP TXT file Please refer to Appendix A1 for full list of commands and the valid inputs for their values and the default settings 5 1 Baud Rate The default baud rate is 9600 bits per second A baud rate of 2400 may be set by connecting terminal 10 to Ground as described in section 4 4 If an alt
12. SpaceLogger 110 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk 2 QUICK START EASY STEPS TO DATA LOGGING LE Connect RS232 inputs see section 4 Set up logging preferences with SETUP TXT file see section 5 3 ee Power on see section 4 6 eee Insert SD card see section 6 1 ge Start recording data see section 6 2 SE Beete Stop recording data see section 6 2 Oe Remove card and transfer to PC to view and analyse data see section 6 2 3 EXAMPLE APPLICATION SpaceLogger T 10 with RS232 link to equipment Manual transfer of SD card to PC card reader Figure 1 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk BS 017SL007 7 22 10 12 SpaceLogger 110 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk 4 CONNECTING 4 1 Terminal Strip Arrangement M M mm TLE BE d Figure 2 4 2 Generic Terminal Allocations SpaceLogger i e Power GND Power Supply V 7 to 30V dc options Analogue GND2 Reserved for future i in Debug mode ee Reseed for EE options in Debug mode RS232 signal input 16 from data source Table 1 13 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk
13. With Windows and Vista it is beneficial to have File Extensions visible when viewing documents in Explorer 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk J3 017SL007 7 22 10 12 SpaceLogger 110 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk 6 LOGGING deeg Red LED fer els cet Data writing to card Green LED Ready to Record Stop Recording Data amp Buffer Purge Button Card Slot for SD card insertion Figure 5 6 1 SD Card When the SD card is inserted correctly into the SpaceLogger with power supplied the unit should Beep once and the red LED blink as the card initialises At this stage the SpaceLogger s internal buffer is cleared and is ready to start receiving new data from the connected equipment The length of time the memory card takes to initialise will depend on the formatting of the card and the amount of data already stored on it The green LED will then switch on indicating that the unit is Ready to Record Data The green LED will remain on while the unit is in this state The SD card is designed to fit easily into the card slot one way only Do not bend the card or force it into the slot SpaceLogger is compatible with SD cards up to 2GB capacity but not SDHC cards MMC and MMC mobile cards up to 2GB capacity are also compatible
14. aceLogger will not read any text following until the end of the line 6 Save this text file as SETUP TXT on the SD card in the root folder Note if folder DATA already exists on the card ensure the file SETUP TXT is not in this folder but at the 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk sn TEL 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk top level in the root directory If using Windows and Vista please also refer to section 5 10 7 Remove card from card reader and insert the card into the SpaceLogger 8 The command lines will now be effective The configuration is saved to the SpaceLogger T10 and the file SETUP TXT is automatically renamed to SETUPOLD TXT on the memory card Settings are stored in eeprom and are preserved when power is switched off 9 To intentionally return to the default settings a new SETUP TXT file must be created containing the command RESET 5 10 Notes on saving file SETUP TXT File SETUP TXT must have its name and file extension in capitals e g not SETUP txt To ensure saving correctly from Notepad or similar text editor select Save As When the Save As box appears select All Files from the pull down list next to Save as type and type SETUP TXT in the File name box
15. ales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 17 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk A2 ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange EE CO NO Of W MM CH OO ON Oa P Go M A EE A B C D E F G H J K L M N O 3J Q OD Qa OOQ N s N ken gt en MN e KX ZS e CC JO DD 0 JI re a NX X S lt C LI m m 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington S041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 18 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk A3 Guarantee System components are warranted for a period of twelve 12 months from the original date of purchase against defective materials and workmanship In the event that warranty service is required please contact Richard Paul Russell Ltd This warranty is only valid if when warranty service is required a full description of the fault is provided and presented with the original invoice and the serial number s on the component has not been defaced Richard Paul Russell Ltd s liability is limited to items of its own manufacture and it does not accept liability for any loss resulting from the operation or interpretation of the results from this equipment This warranty covers none of the following e Periodic che
16. been tested for compliance with FCC standards FCC CFR 47 Part 15 2004 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not approved by the responsible party could void the user s authority to operate the equipment in line with the FCC guidelines A5 WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement The WEEE directive places an obligation on all EU based manufacturers and importers to take back electronic products at the end of their useful life Richard Paul Russell Ltd accepts its responsibility to finance the cost of treatment and recovery of redundant WEEE in accordance with the specific WEEE recycling requirements EE This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the product must NOT be disposed of with normal household waste Instead it is the end user s responsibility to dispose of their waste equipment by arranging to return it to a designated collection point for the recycling of WEEE By separating and recycling waste equipment at the time of disposal natural resources will be conserved and it will be ensured that the equipment is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where
17. ck ups maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear e Cost relating to transport removal or installation of the component e Misuse including failure to use the component for its normal purpose or incorrect installation e Damage caused by Lightning Water Fire Acts of God War Public Disturbances incorrect supply voltage or any other cause beyond the control of Richard Paul Russell Ltd e Units which have been repaired or units altered by a party other than Richard Paul Russell Ltd s employees or agents without prior written consent from Richard Paul Russell Ltd In no event shall Richard Paul Russell Ltd be liable under any circumstances for any direct indirect or consequential damages any financial loss or any lost data contained in any product including any returned product regardless of the cause of loss Richard Paul Russell Ltd products are not warranted to operate without failure Richard Paul Russell Ltd s products must not be used in life support systems or other application where failure could threaten injury or life The Customers statutory rights are not affected by this warranty Unless there is national legislation to the contrary the rights under this warranty are the customer s sole rights and Richard Paul Russell Ltd shall not be lable for indirect or consequential loss or damage to any other related equipment or material 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Buil
18. der connected to a PC Stored data files are accessed in the same way as files on the computer s other disk drives The text files may be read and manipulated in any standard Office applications e g Notepad or MS Excel While the SpaceLogger T10 is storing data on the SD card it is also possible to output the received RS232 data from the SpaceLogger T10 to another device Refer to section 5 6 for details The logger requires a 7 30 volt DC supply which can be provided by an AC DC mains adaptor or suitable battery Document revision summary Issue Date Description S O Compatibility with alternative parity types and number of data bits added Option to disable any modification of the data added Option to translate all data to ASCII hex characters added Reference new model number No nce to product a Features updated SETUP TXT file commands modified Configuration now saved to memory Applies to units with serial numbers TL12 7468 and above Our products are in continuous development and therefore specifications may be subject to change and design improvements may be implemented without prior notice Please visit our web site www r p r co uk for the most up to date information on our products 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 2 017SL007 7 22 10 12
19. ding Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 19 017SL007 7 22 10 12 SpaceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual WWW I p r co uk A4 Electromagnetic Conformity EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ACCORDING TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2004 108 EC We Richard Paul Russell Limited of New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington Hampshire SO41 3SE United Kingdom Declare under our sole responsibility that the product SpaceLogger RS Manufactured by Richard Paul Russell Limited to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the protection requirements of Council Directive 2004 108 EC on the approximation of the laws relating to electromagnetic compatibility This Declaration of Conformity is based upon compliance of the product with the following harmonised standards Emissions EN 61326 2006 Immunity EN 61326 2006 Signed by R P Russell Richard Paul Russell Director Date of Issue 3 August 2009 Place of Issue Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington SO41 3SE UK 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 20 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk SpaceLogger RS has
20. e SpaceLogger will translate all input data characters to their corresponding ASCII hex value and store the data in this format Each hex value will be followed by a space If LOG H is specified no character substitutions are possible 5 3 3 To Enable Character Substitutions 5 3 3 1 End of Line Substitutions To ensure logged data can be easily read with Microsoft notepad when any end of line is detected by the processor it is possible to get the SpaceLogger T10 to store this as a lt CR gt lt LF gt combination Where lt CR gt is the ASCII carriage return character with a value of 13 lt LF gt is the ASCII line feed character with a value of 10 To enable this substitution of lt CR gt lt LF gt combination the following SETUP TXT command line may be used LOG CRLF 5 3 3 2 Un printable Character Substitutions To aid readability of data it is possible to configure the SpaceLogger T10 to convert any un printable characters with an ASCII value of between O and 8 to a space character lt SP gt To enable this substitution of ASCII characters 0 8 with lt SP gt the following SETUP TXT command line may be used LOG 0 8 5 3 3 3 Specified Character Substitutions It is possible to substitute up to 2 specified characters in the received data stream with pre defined substitutions To enable this substitution of defined characters the following SETUP TXT command line may be used LOG SUB1 SUB2 To set the characters that are to
21. ernative input baud rate is required command BAUD may be used BAUD b Where b is the baud rate Valid baud rates are 115200 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 300 and 110 bits per second Limitations Please note that although the SpaceLogger T10 can be set to communicate at higher baud rates than the default 9600 the internal buffer size and the speed at which it is able to write to the memory card limits the total throughput Possible data loss can occur with continuous data at high baud rates 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk Be 017SLO007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual WWW I p r co uk 5 2 Parity and Number of Data Bits The default parity and number of data bits setting for the RS232 input is 8 bits and no parity If the input data stream has even or odd parity the following SETUP TXT command is required PARITY p x Where p is the parity type And x is the number of data bits Valid parity settings are N none O odd and E even Valid numbers of data bits are 7 and 8 For example to set up for 8 bits and even parity use command line PARITY E 8 NB The setting of N none for parity and 7 data bits is not a valid command the SpaceLogger will use the default settings of 8 and none The configurati
22. o E 10 5 6 To Output RS232 Data from the Spaceloo ser U1 wacsseccossssdewauiennecavticciawaedioiwcesadiewanaicnvenes 11 5 7 To Output a File containing the current SpaceLogger T10 Settings ce eeccceeeeee eee 11 5 8 Resetting the SpaceLogger T10 to Default Settings neger egener 12 SST REI el TEE 12 Sal N tesonsavine Ne SETUP a E 13 0 Be ee LEE 14 6 1 IER EE 14 SS SE RN be EE 15 6 3 EE 15 7 SPACELOGGER T10 TEXTLOGGER SPECIFICATION uu ec ccccccccecccecccttttssssssseees 16 EE 17 Al EP EO i ANAS ao cent ante E AA 17 A2 ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange eesonssoesseesseesseesseesse 18 A3 EE 19 A4 EE EE 20 A WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Statement 21 A6 PORS E ZA 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk siz 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk 1 INTRODUCTION SpaceLogger T10 TextLogger receives data from RS232 compatible data sources and is designed for simple data logging supporting a range of ASCII text logging applications Data is stored onto an SD card SD or MMC cards with up to 2 GByte capacity are compatible with SpaceLogger Higher capacity cards are not compatible The SD card can be removed from the logger and inserted into a card rea
23. on of the RS232 output will always be 8 bits no parity regardless of the input set up 5 3 Format of the Stored Data By default the SpaceLogger T10 will record all data as received without modification The format of the logged data may be controlled with the SETUP TXT command LOG In brief LOG R Or LOG H Or LOG CRLF 0 8 SUB1 SUB2 ESC These parameters that may be set for the LOG command are described below Only one LOG command line should be included in the SETUP TXT file If more than one LOG command is listed only the last line will be applied When more than one LOG parameter is specified the order in which the SpaceLogger applies the modification determined by the parameter to the received data is as follows R H ESC SUB1 SUB2 0 8 CRLF 5 3 1 To Disable Any Modification of the Data If command line LOG R is used all data is logged as received Le in Raw form this is the default setting If LOG R is specified no character substitutions are possible If no parameter is specified after command LOG this is treated as LOG R 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk BER 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger User Manual www r p r co uk 5 3 2 To Translate all Input Characters to Their ASCII Hex Value If command line LOG H is used th
24. re as described m Section 4 2 to terminal 11 blue GND and terminal 14 green RS232 Output 1 The baud rate of the output data stream is as per the data received 1 e default 9600 baud or as selected per sections 4 4 or 6 1 Data will always be output at 8 bits and no parity regardless of settings for the input data stream RS232 data output from the SpaceLogger T10 is enabled by using the command OUTPUT OUTPUT I The data input on the RS232 input Rx is output on the RS232 output Tx OUTPUT L The data as written to the log file on the memory card is output on the RS232 output Tx OUTPUT N No data will be output The SpaceLogger T10 will now output data in the selected format to the RS232 Output 1 terminal Please note that some system initialisation information is output from the logger on powering on and when the SD card is inserted 5 7 To Output a File containing the current SpaceLogger T10 Settings To obtain information about how the SpaceLogger T10 is currently configured each time the memory card is initialised either on power on or when the card is inserted a file named SETTINGS TXT may be output to the memory card This SETTINGS TXT file contains a list of all the logger settings To control the output of this file the command SETTINGS is used SETTINGS Y The settings are written to file SETTINGS TXT overwriting the contents of the file if it already exists SETTINGS N File SETTINGS TXT is not generated
25. red LED is flashing or blinking When the memory card becomes full the SpaceLogger will stop logging data it will not overwrite files already saved 6 3 Data Storage The SpaceLogger creates a folder DATA on the SD card root folder Data is written to a file in the folder with default filename LOGFILE1 TXT All subsequent data logging will be to this same file with the new data appended to the file rather than overwriting the existing data To change the file name including file extension refer to section 5 5 By default the SpaceLogger T10 records the data without modification To change the format of the stored data please refer to section 5 3 Should the SD card be removed from the SpaceLogger or reach its data capacity while a data source 1s still connected the buffer will fill over time When the buffer is full and unable to write to the SD card the SpaceLogger will emit an audio warning signal indicating that data has been lost Note that it is not possible to recover data in the buffer in this situation because the buffer will be cleared when a new card is inserted into the SpaceLogger 2007 2012 Richard Paul Russell Limited New Harbour Building Bath Road Lymington 041 3SE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1590 679755 Fax 44 0 1590 688577 e mail sales r p r co uk web www r p r co uk 15 017SL007 7 22 10 12 S paceLogger T 10 TextLogger A User Manual www r p r co uk 7 SPACELOGGER T10 TEXTLOGGER SPECIFICATION
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