Sutron Corporation 8310 & 7310 Users Manual 8800-1125Rev. 2.7 (BETA) 4/16/2014 pg. 151
Review
In the first three chapters of this manual, you learned how to power up an 8310 and use the
front panel and PC menus. You were also introduced to the reference chapter of all the 8310
menu items. In the remaining chapters of this manual, you will learn more about its many
applications in actual field operations. Covered in these chapters will be topics such as
connecting sensors; the different field setups you may need to configure the 8310 for; using the
Basic programming language to maximize your control over the 8310 operation: and other
relevant information.
If you are a new user, please work through Chapter 3 before continuing through the rest of this
manual. Once you have mastered the concepts in Chapter 3, you will be prepared for the
information that follows.
Creating the Setup
We will now take you through the steps to create the setup of the 8310.
If desired, make sure you have a blank setup by issuing the Station Setup/Clear Setup function.
This will set the setup to a default state. The default state specifies no measurements, with
communications on the internal ports COM2 and COM3 set in their factory condition.
1. Station ID – Enter a name or number for the Station ID. If you are using a telephone speech
unit, make it a number so that the ID will be recognizable when it is spoken. The 8310 will
also use the ID when communicating using Sutron Standard Protocol.
2. Setup communications devices. Doing this first allows the system to automatically
configure measurement outputs to use the devices.
a. Use the Station Setup/Communications menu to verify your communications devices
are setup and configured properly. If not, use the menus to add or change them.
3. Setup measurements. Normally, you’ll setup a measurement for each sensor or instrument
you want to use. For example, you’ll use one measurement for an air temperature sensor
and one measurement for a water level sensor.
a. Use “Station Setup/Measurements/Add Measurement” to add a new measurement to
the station.
b. As you proceed through the process to setup the measurement, you’ll have a chance to
select the measurement type, name, Interval, time, input type(s).
c. The system gives default values and allows you to accept or change them.
d. Note that there’s an “enable” setting for each measurement. You can use this to turn
on and off measurements that may be a part of a general configuration but not part of
this particular station.
e. The measurement setup menu displays a current value for each input (e.g. M1I1 Cur
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