Campbell Scientific OBS User Manual

OBS-Mobile

11/09

Copyright © 2007-2009

Campbell Scientific, Inc.

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OBS-Mobile Table of Contents

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Section 1. Operations..................................................1-1

1.1 Software Installation.......................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Running OBS-Mobile ........................................................................ 1-1

1.3 Pop-Up Menus................................................................................... 1-4

1.4 Communication Settings.................................................................... 1-4

1.5 Testing Sensors.................................................................................. 1-5

1.6 Water-Density and Barometric Corrections....................................... 1-7

1.7 Sample Statistics................................................................................ 1-7

1.8 Definitions..........................................................................................1-7

1.9 Sampling Schedules........................................................................... 1-8

1.10 Sampling Modes.............................................................................. 1-9

1.11 Surveying......................................................................................... 1-9

1.12 Cyclic Sampling............................................................................. 1-11

1.13 Data Retrieval ................................................................................ 1-12

1.14 Shutdown ....................................................................................... 1-12

1.15 View Data ...................................................................................... 1-13

1.16 Graphing ........................................................................................ 1-13

1.17 Excel Spreadsheets......................................................................... 1-13

1.18 Erasing Data Memory.................................................................... 1-14

Section 2. Troubleshooting ........................................2-1

Figures

1-1. OBS Mobile main screen.....................................................................1-1

1-2. Designating Your Own File Name and Destination............................ 1-2

1-3. Data Window....................................................................................... 1-2

1-4. Connections and Wiring of Field Cable.............................................. 1-3

1-5. OBS Mobile Pop-Up Menus................................................................ 1-4

1-6. Dialog Box for Changing Baud Rate................................................... 1-5

1-7. Test Data Sample................................................................................. 1-6

1-8. Window for Viewing Instrument Information..................................... 1-6

2-1. Component locations........................................................................... 2-1

Tables

1-1. Sampling Schedules.............................................................................1-9

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Section 1. Operations

1.1 Software Installation

Insert the CD and select “Install OBS-Mobile”. Follow the installation wizard
to install the software.

The main purpose of this section is to explain how to program and operate the
OBS-3A with OBS-Mobile. It covers: 1) turning the OBS-3A ON and testing
the sensors, 2) setting it up to sample in one of two modes, 3) recording data
with the Archer or uploading data from the OBS-3A, 4) importing data into a
spreadsheet, 5) plotting data with OBS-Mobile, and 6) turning the OBS-3A
OFF.

1.2 Running OBS-Mobile

1. Select the OBS-Mobile program to start the utility.

FIGURE 1-1. OBS Mobile main screen

2. OBS-Mobile will create a new data log file. Files are automatically

named with Greenwich Date and Time as follows:
OBS3A_20090408_172433.log. The files are save in the My
Documents\OBS Mobile Logs folder on the Archer. To save the file
using a different name or location select the File pop up menu and
Data File Location.

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Section 1. Operations

FIGURE 1-2. Designating Your Own File Name and Destination

Data received from OBS-3A while it is connected to the Archer will be
stored in this file (see FIGURE 1-3).

1-2

FIGURE 1-3. Data Window