Campbell CR200, Operator'S Manual

CR200 Overview 

OV4.  Quick Start Tutorial for Programming the  

CR200 

OV4.1  Software Products for the CR200 

PC200W Starter Software supports a direct connection (RS232 cable or Spread 
Spectrum radio) between the PC and the CR200, and includes Short Cut for 
Windows (Short Cut) for creating CR200 programs.  PC200W provides basic 
tools for setting the datalogger’s clock, sending a program, monitoring sensors, 
and manually collecting and viewing data.  CR200 support was added to 
PC200W in Version 3.0.  PC200W is available at no charge from the Campbell 
Scientific website. 

PC400 Datalogger Support Software (mid-level software) supports a variety of 
telecommunication options, manual data collection, and data display.  PC400 
includes Short Cut and the CRBasic Program Editor for creating CR200 
programs.  PC400 does not support combined communication options (e.g., 
phone-to-RF), PakBus® routing, or scheduled data collection. 

LoggerNet Datalogger Support Software (full-featured software) supports 
combined telecommunication options, data display, and scheduled data 
collection.  The software includes Short Cut and CRBasic for creating CR200 
programs, and tools for configuring, trouble-shooting, and managing 
datalogger networks. 

OV4.1.1  Options for Creating CR200 Programs 

1.

Short Cut is a program generator that creates a datalogger program in four 
easy steps, and a wiring diagram for the sensors.  Short Cut supports the 
majority of sensors sold by Campbell Scientific, and is recommended for 
creating straightforward programs that measure the sensors and store data. 

2.

The CRBasic Editor is a program editor used to create more complex 
CR200 programs.  Short Cut generated programs can be imported into the 
CRBasic Editor for adding instructions, or for functionality not supported 
by Short Cut. 

OV4.2  Connections to the CR200 

Connect the CR200 to the 12V power supply and to the computer as described 
in Section OV3.1. 

OV4.3  PC200W Software 

This Quick-Start tutorial prompts the user through the process of programming 
the CR200, monitoring sensor measurements, collecting data, and viewing data 
using the PC200W software.  Before using PC200W, set the CR200 Pakbus 
address to 1 as described in Section OV3. 

When PC200W is first started, the EZSetup Wizard is launched.  Click the 

Next

 button and follow the prompts to select the 

CR200

, the 

COM

 port on the 

computer that will be used for communications, 

9600

 baud, and 

Pakbus 

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