Section 11.  Glossary 
 
 
Term: CDM/CPI 
CPI is a proprietary interface for communications between Campbell 
Scientific dataloggers and Campbell Scientific CDM peripheral devices. It 
consists of a physical layer definition and a data protocol. CDM devices are 
similar to Campbell Scientific SDM devices in concept, but the use of the 
CPI bus enables higher data-throughput rates and use of longer cables. CDM 
devices require more power to operate in general than do SDM devices. 
 
Term: code 
A CRBasic program, or a portion of a program. 
 
Term: Collect / Collect Now button 
Button or command in datalogger support software that facilitates collection-
on-demand of final-data memory.    This feature is found in PC200W, PC400, 
LoggerNet, and RTDAQ. software. 
 
Term: COM port 
COM is a generic name given to physical and virtual serial communication 
ports. 
 
Term: command 
Usually refers to a CRBasic command. 
 
Term: command line 
One line in a CRBasic program. Maximum length, even with the line 
continuation characters <space> <underscore> ( _), is 512 characters. A 
command line usually consists of one program statement, but it may consist 
of mulitple program statements separated by a <colon> (:). 
 
Term: compile 
The software process of converting human-readable program code to binary 
machine code.    CR800 user programs are compiled internally by the CR800 
operating system. 
 
Term: conditioned output 
The output of a sensor after scaling factors are applied.    See unconditioned 
output 
(p. 519).