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Autor: Kevin Rhodes | Última actualización: 05/17/2018 | Comentarios: 0
Do you ever wonder about the uncertainty of your measurements? Occasionally, I’ll have a researcher ask how he or she can calculate the analog measurement uncertainty of a data logger. I usually direct the customer to the specification sheet that we publish. The customer then asks which...
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Autor: Steven Moore | Última actualización: 03/28/2018 | Comentarios: 0
You’ve carefully acquired good measurement data, and now you want to access your data without worrying about communication headaches. Cellular communication sounds like a great option, but you've heard that trying to obtain a data plan for your cellular modem can be frustrating. You don’t...
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Autor: Kevin Rhodes | Última actualización: 03/21/2018 | Comentarios: 0
At Campbell Scientific, we want to help you get the most out of your data logger that you can. You may have purchased your data logger to be the core of your data acquisition system without knowing all the things your data logger can do for you....
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Autor: Jacob Davis | Última actualización: 02/28/2018 | Comentarios: 1
Now and then, someone will ask if a Campbell Scientific data logger can be used in place of a PLC (programmable logic controller) or an RTU (remote terminal unit). Admittedly, it is not a simple question to answer. The capabilities of modern PLCs, RTUs, and...
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Autor: Gary Roberts | Última actualización: 02/21/2018 | Comentarios: 3
You may have heard about the new integrated cellular modem gateways available as options on some of our data loggers. But, do you know what these options really offer, and how they can help your data communication needs now and for decades to come? In...
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Autor: Robin Deissinger | Última actualización: 02/14/2018 | Comentarios: 0
In this short interview, Josh Brown, Market Product Manager of the Infrastructure Group, shares some of the benefits of using a vibrating wire data logger, such as the CRVW3 3-Channel Vibrating Wire Datalogger. Josh was interviewed by Robin Deissinger, the blog editor. Interview Q&A
What is...
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Autor: Jacob Davis | Última actualización: 01/31/2018 | Comentarios: 4
At some point, you may have watched the real-time wind readings from your data logger and seen the wind speed bouncing back and forth. Then, you probably wondered if it really was that gusty outside. In many cases, what you are seeing is the resolution...
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Autor: Matt Perry | Última actualización: 01/17/2018 | Comentarios: 0
During 2017, I was asked several times for a data logger program to retrieve data from Kipp & Zonen’s new RaZON+, a compact-sized dual-axis sun tracker with integrated GPS, smart pyrheliometer, and shaded smart pyranometer. The RaZON+ touts a higher accuracy approach to obtaining solar...
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Autor: Michelle Welch | Última actualización: 01/04/2018 | Comentarios: 2
Did you know that you are just a click or tap away from new and improved online data logger assistance? If you have a CR1000X, CR6, or CR300-series datalogger, you’ll want to visit our new resource that is available to you 24/7.
Our new online user...
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Autor: Jacob Davis | Última actualización: 12/22/2017 | Comentarios: 0
Just recently, the KRACK (Key Reinstallation AttaCK) Wi-Fi vulnerability was publicized. You might be wondering what it is and how it affects the security of your Campbell Scientific devices and data.
The KRACK vulnerability exists in the WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access II) security standard used on...
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Autor: Timothy Jeppsen | Última actualización: 11/29/2017 | Comentarios: 0
What do expansion peripherals do, and how is integrating them helpful? Expansion peripherals have two purposes: to expand the capabilities of the data logger, both in channel count and functionality, and to improve measurement quality. What if we could provide both and make it easier...
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Autor: Janet Albers | Última actualización: 10/25/2017 | Comentarios: 2
Have you ever noticed a message saying that your CRBasic program compiled in PipelineMode or SequentialMode? What does it mean? And, when does it matter? In this article, we’ll look at these two modes.
Sequential Mode
Let’s start with the more straightforward mode: SequentialMode. The CRBasic Editor...
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Autor: Timothy Jeppsen | Última actualización: 10/11/2017 | Comentarios: 8
As soon as people learned that we were replacing the CR1000 datalogger with the CR1000X datalogger, they asked us these questions: “Can I load a program I wrote for my CR1000 into a CR1000X?” and “Will the CR1000X fit in the same space as my...
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Autor: Dirk Baker | Última actualización: 10/03/2017 | Comentarios: 8
You may be familiar with R for data processing and analysis. But do you know how to easily import data that is in Campbell Scientific’s TOA5 format into R? In this article, I’ll briefly discuss R and TOA5, and then share a function to create...
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Autor: Garrett Wheeler | Última actualización: 09/27/2017 | Comentarios: 0
We realize that designing a custom, high-quality automated weather station to fit your needs can be challenging, as there are many considerations to keep in mind. To help you with this task, we have recently created three new resources that I’ll introduce you to in...
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Autor: Chod Stephens | Última actualización: 09/13/2017 | Comentarios: 4
To help environmental researchers who measure solar radiation improve their measurements and simplify their lives, Campbell Scientific and Apogee Instruments teamed up to develop a new sensor. This new sensor combines features from higher-end blackbody thermopile pyranometers and lower-end silicon photocell pyranometers. The CS320 Digital Thermopile...
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Autor: Dana Worley | Última actualización: 08/30/2017 | Comentarios: 3
If you have read recent revision history for the Device Configuration Utility (also known as DevConfig), you may have run across the following note: “New USB drivers (RNDIS) were added for [supported] datalogger.” What's that all about? you may have wondered.
Sounds boring, eh?
We think it...
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Autor: Timothy Jeppsen | Última actualización: 08/02/2017 | Comentarios: 3
It should come as no surprise that the CR1000 datalogger (introduced in 2004) has been an incredibly successful data logger. With nearly 100,000 deployed, this data logger has been installed on every continent on the earth. Using the design success of the CR1000, Campbell Scientific...
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Autor: Dana Worley | Última actualización: 07/19/2017 | Comentarios: 0
In an April 2016 blog article (“Handling New Device Drivers in a Changing Windows World”), I wrote that Campbell Scientific was ending Windows XP support for our hardware device drivers. In that article, I also mentioned that Windows XP support might end for other products...
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Autor: Alan Hinckley | Última actualización: 06/14/2017 | Comentarios: 13
If you are considering using pyranometers in your measurement application, there are many things you should know about them and how they work. Having this information in hand will help ensure you select the type of pyranometer most suitable for the data you need for...
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