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Campbell SC-USB User Manual

Manual is about: Opto-isolated Interface

Summary of SC-USB

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface issued: 17.12.13 copyright © 2003-2013 campbell scientific ltd. Csl 514 user guide.

  • Page 3: Guarantee

    Guarantee this equipment is guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship. This guarantee applies for twelve months from date of delivery. We will repair or replace products which prove to be defective during the guarantee period provided they are returned to us prepaid. The guarantee will...

  • Page 5: Please Read First

    Please read first about this manual some useful conversion factors: area: 1 in 2 (square inch) = 645 mm 2 length: 1 in. (inch) = 25.4 mm 1 ft (foot) = 304.8 mm 1 yard = 0.914 m 1 mile = 1.609 km mass: 1 oz. (ounce) = 28.35 g 1 lb (pound weight) = 0.454 kg pressure: 1 psi (lb/in 2 ) = 68.95 mb volume...

  • Page 7: Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................ 1 2. Technical specifications ............................................ 2 2.1 usb specifications ................................................................................... 2 2.2 cs i/o port specific...

  • Page 9: Interface

    1 sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface the sc-usb is designed to allow campbell scientific dataloggers to communicate directly with computers fitted with a usb interface. It provides an isolated connection which can also operate at higher speeds than conventional rs232 connections. Sc-usb in...

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 2 provided – see section 4. This utility can also be used to upgrade the sc-usb’s own operating system. Refer to section 4 if using a 21x, cr7, cr10x-td or cr23x-td datalogger, using call-back, or when upgrading a datalogger operating system using the cso...

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    User guide 3 2.3 general specifications case size 20x40x75mm (hxwxl) cable length 1.5m, fitted with a type a connector for connection to a computer weight 85g operating temperature range -25°c to +50°c emc compliance: complies with en61326:1998 (see section 5.3) driver support for windows 2000, xp /...

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 4 a separate installer program will start if you have selected the appropriate driver set for your copy of windows. After clicking on next the drivers will be installed and the program should complete with this screen at which point you can close the inst...

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    User guide 5 3.2 fixing a failed installation/upgrading the drivers if you have not installed the drivers prior to plugging in the sc-usb then, depending on the version of windows that you have, the installation will either fail with no option to search for the drivers or it will fail and ask for a ...

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 6 you will then be prompted as to whether to search for the driver or browse the computer. If the driver installation as shown in section 3 above worked ok, you can select the first option and the new drivers already installed on the machine should be fou...

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    User guide 7 once this part of the installation is complete you will see the following confirmation... ...Click ‘close’ to return to the device manager. You will now see ‘sc-usb usb to cs i/o isolated interface’ displayed under universal serial bus controllers (as shown below). You will now notice a...

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 8 right click on ‘usb serial port’ and click on ‘update driver software’ in the menu that appears... You will now be given the choice to search automatically or browse for driver software. If previously installed ok, click on search... Or if it was not ok...

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    User guide 9 once this part of the installation is complete you will see the following confirmation... ...Click ‘close’ to return to the device manager. You will now see ‘sc-usb usb to cs i/o isolated interface (comx)’ displayed under ports (com & lpt), where x is the number of the com port assigned...

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 10 the installation is now complete. You can close the device manager and start using your sc-usb interface. 3.3 uninstalling the sc-usb drivers to remove the drivers start the device manager screen (see 3.2 above). With the sc-usb plugged in you will see...

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    User guide 11 in some cases a pc program may not offer the sc-usb com port in its selection list of available com ports. Recent versions of campbell scientific packages allow you to manually type the com port into the selection window to overcome this. Older software may also limit you only up to co...

  • Page 20: 4.  Set-Up Modes

    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 12 tool in loggernet you need to add a root device, select the com port option and select the relevant com port number which has the sc-usb identifier; then add the datalogger or pakbusport directly to the new comport. In general the baud rate settings th...

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    User guide 13 4.1 settings 4.1.1 auto detect (automatic baud rate detection) auto detect will try to connect at the highest asynchronous baud rate the datalogger can support. This can be used in most cases. The exceptions are: upgrading a datalogger operating system - see section 4.3 below. Using ca...

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 14 sessions. It is currently supported by pakbus dataloggers and recent versions of the cr5000 operating system. 4.1.6 enable sdc comms mode selecting ‘enable sdc comms mode’ will force the sc-usb to only respond as an sdc communication device at address ...

  • Page 23: 5.  Troubleshooting

    User guide 15 5. Troubleshooting 5.1 installation if when installing the sc-usb the hardware installation wizard is not displayed immediately try rebooting the pc with the sc-usb plugged in or run the add hardware option in the control panel. If the wizard still does not appear it is possible that d...

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    Sc-usb usb to cs i/o opto-isolated interface 16 scientific became aware that many pcs have poor filtering of emissions from their usb ports. These emissions become apparent when a cable is plugged into the usb port, as the cable acts as an antenna. If any such pc emissions (coming from the sc-usb ca...

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