Hydrological Services Pty Ltd
Data Logger Model ML1-420
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ML1-420 100-11
Issue 1.00 6 Apr, 2011
4. Operation
4.1
Commands / Syntax
The following sections give detailed information on each of the MiniLog ML1-420
commands. Simply type the command and then press enter to view the parameter. To change
a parameter, the password must first be entered, and then type the command followed by =,
then the new parameter followed by Enter. Eg. SI=Sydney then press Enter.
4.1.1 On-line Help (?)
Type a
?
then press Enter to get the following help screen. The commands are listed in alphabetical
order.
On-line Help
?
ML1-420 Data Logger Command Syntax [...] = optional to set parameter
(Command may be upper and/or lower case) <CR> = press carriage return
======== General Commands =====================
==============================
BAUD[=xxxx]<CR>
(comms BAUD rate) BYE<CR> (exit
passwd
access)
CLEARx[=30char]<CR> (Clear Seq.x=1,2,3,4)
D[=d/m/y OR m/d/y]<CR> (Date)
EV[=On/Off]<CR>
(EVent output)
FMT[=dmy/mdy]<CR>
(date ForMaT)
ID<CR>
(logger
ID)
LOG[=On/Off]
(En/Disable
Logging)
MW[=On/Off]<CR>
(Memory Wrap)
PASSWD=****<CR>
(4 char password)
RE[=On/Off]<CR> (REsponse
output) RESET<CR>
(software
RESET)
SI[=16chars]<CR>
(SIte name)
SLEEP[=N]<CR>
(Set Sleep time mins)
ST<CR> (STatus
window) T[=hh:mm:ss]<CR>
(Time)
TA[=hh:mm:ss]
(Time
Adjust)
VER<CR>
(s/w
VERsion)
======== Battery Voltage and Temperature Commands ===============================
BV<CR>
(Batt. Voltages now)
BVINT[=mmm]
(BV/TempC log INTerval)
TEMPC<CR>
(TEMPerature oC now)
======== Digital Input Commands ==============================================
CHID[=7 dig]<CR>
(CHannel ID - Digital)
INC[=x.x/mm]<CR>
(INmult.)
TDAY<CR>
(Total
toDAY)
TOT<CR>
(TOTal)
TYPED[=16chars]<CR> (TYPE of Dig i/p)
UD[=8char]<CR>
(Units Digital)
======== 4-20mA Input Commands =============================================
CHIDRV[=7 dig]<CR>
(CHannel ID – 4-20mA)
RVHR[=xxx.xxx]<CR> (RiVer Height Ref)
TXI[=mmm/tt]<CR> (Transducer
Interval) TXR[=xxx.xxx]<CR> (Transducer
Range)
TYPE4[=16chars]<CR> (TYPE of 4-20 logger)
U420[=8char]<CR>
(Units 4-20)
WL<CR>
(Water Level now)
======== Dump/Clear Commands ==================
=============================
CLR<CR>
(Clear all Records)
CLRV<CR>
(Clear all Records)
DUR/N/h:m/d/m/y<CR> (DUmp Rain log)
DURV/N/h:m/d/m/y<CR> (DUmp RiVer log)
DUBVI[....]<CR>
(DUmp BattV.Internal)
DUBVE[....]<CR>
(DUmp BattV.External)
DUTMP[....]<CR>
(DUmp TempC)
DUBVT[....]<CR>
(DUmp BattV+TempC)
DUALL[....]<CR>
(DUmp ALL Data)
(All dump commands have the same syntax)
eg.
DUR
=>
Dump all Rainfall data
DUR/3
=> Dump last 3 days of Rainfall data
DURV/10/12:00/15/2/11
=> Dump 10 days of River data from 12:00 15-Feb-11
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Water Level (WL) = (((Measured 4-20mA)-4)/16) x Range (TXR) + Offset (+/-RVHR)
