Section 11. Glossary
Term: binary
Describes data represented by a series of zeros and ones. Also describes the
state of a switch, either being on or off.
Term: BOOL8
A one-byte data type that holds eight bits (0 or 1) of information. BOOL8
uses less space than the 32 bit BOOLEAN data type.
Term: boolean
Name given a function, the result of which is either true or false.
Term: boolean data type
Typically used for flags and to represent conditions or hardware that have
only two states (true or false) such as flags and control ports.
Term: burst
Refers to a burst of measurements. Analogous to a burst of light, a burst of
measurements is intense, such that it features a series of measurements in
rapid succession, and is not continuous.
Term: calibration wizard
The calibration wizard facilitates the use of the CRBasic field calibration
instructions FieldCal() and FieldCalStrain(). It is found in LoggerNet (4.0
or higher) or RTDAQ.
Term: Callback
A name given to the process by which the CR800 initiates comms with a PC
running appropriate Campbell Scientific datalogger support software
(p. 572).
Also known as "Initiate Comms."
Term: CD100
An optional enclosure mounted keyboard/display for use with CR800
dataloggers. See the appendix Keyboard/Display — List
(p. 569).