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outputprocessinginstructions
Processdatavaluesandgenerateoutputarrays.Examplesofoutput
processinginstructionsincludeTotalize(),Maximize(),Minimize(),
Average().Thedatasourcesfortheseinstructionsarevaluesin
variables.Theresultsofintermediatecalculationsarestoredinmemory
toawaittheoutputtrigger.Theultimatedestinationofdatage
nerated
byoutputprocessinginstructionsisusuallyfinalstorage,butitmaybe
outputtovariablesforfurtherprocessing.Thetransferofprocessed
summariestofinalstoragetakesplacewhentheoutputtriggerissetto
True.
PakBus
Aproprietarytelecommunicationsprotocolsimilarinconceptto
internetprotocol(IP).IthasbeendevelopedbyCampbellScientificto
facilitatecommunicationsbetweenCampbellScientificinstrumentation.
PakBusGraphsoftware
ShowstherelationshipofvariousnodesinaPakBusnetwork,and
allowsforadjustmentofmanysettingsineachnode.APakBusnodeis
typicallyadatalogger,aPC,oratelecommunicationsdevice.
parameter
Argumentorparameter?Thesetermsarefrequentlyinterchanged,but
haveausefuldistinction.Aparameterispartofaprocedure(or
command)definition;anargumentispartofaprocedurecall(or
commandexecution).Anargumentisplaceinaparameter.For
example,intheCRBasiccommandBattery(dest),destisaparameter
andsodefin
eswhatistobeputinitsplace.IfavariablenamedBattVis
meanttoholdtheresultofthebatterymeasurementmadeby
Battery(),BattVistheargumentplacedindest.Example:
Battery(BattV)
BattVistheargument.
periodaverage
Ameasurementtechniqueutilizingahigh‐frequencydigitalclockto
measuretimedifferencesbetweensignaltransitions.Sensorscommonly
measuredwithperiodaverageincludevibrating‐wiretransducersand
water‐contentreflectometers.
peripheral
Anydevicedesignedforusewith,andrequiring,theCR3000(oranother
CampbellScientificdatalogger)tooperate.
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