Table of Contents
1. CR6 data acquisition system components 1
1.1 The CR6 Datalogger 2
1.1.1 Overview 2
1.1.2 Communications Options 2
1.1.3 Operations 3
1.1.4 Programs 3
1.2 Sensors 3
2. Wiring panel and terminal functions 5
2.1 Power input 8
2.1.1 Powering a data logger with a vehicle 9
2.1.2 Power LED indicator 10
2.2 Power output 10
2.3 Grounds 11
2.4 Communications ports 12
2.4.1 USB device port 13
2.4.2 Ethernet port 13
2.4.3 C and U terminals for communications 13
2.4.3.1 SDI-12 ports 13
2.4.3.2 RS-232, RS-485, TTL, and LVTTL ports 14
2.4.3.3 SDM ports 14
2.4.4 CS I/O port 14
2.4.5 RS-232/CPI port 15
2.5 Programmable logic control 16
3. Setting up the CR6 19
3.1 Setting up communications with the data logger 19
3.1.1 USB or RS-232 communications 20
3.1.2 Virtual Ethernet over USB (RNDIS) 21
3.1.3 Ethernet communications option 22
3.1.3.1 Configuring data logger Ethernet settings 23
3.1.3.2 Ethernet LEDs 24
3.1.3.3 Setting up Ethernet communications between the data logger and
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