Delta Electronics SS1-UM-1.05 user manual Menus and Screens, File, Settings

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Menus and Screens

The following table shows the menu options and settings for the Psion Workabout. Menus for SunData PC software follow a similar layout.

File

Data

Name

≤ 8 chars.

Type in name (and subdirectory) for the data file. .PRN or .CSV

 

Storage

 

 

extensions are added automatically, depending on data type.

 

 

 

 

Press Tab to display a list of files and directories on the specified

 

 

 

 

Disk. These can be selected too.

 

 

Disk

A, B or

A and B refer to the Solid State Disks - see Workabout manual

 

 

 

Internal

page 12. Internal refers to the Workabout memory (RAM).

 

 

 

 

Subdirectory usage needs care! See User Manual.

 

 

Type

Print

File is a directly printable, ASCII file with appropriate formatting.

 

 

 

Comma

File type is best for spreadsheets. Fields are enclosed in commas,

 

 

 

separated

text in "...".

 

Transfer

send file

Data.prn

Prompts with current data file name, but any other name can be

 

 

Name

 

selected, with Tab or ← → .

 

 

Disk

see above

 

 

 

save as

✳ ✳

Type another name, or the "send file Name" will be used by

 

 

.

default.

 

 

 

 

 

Save

Name

≤ 8 chars.

Type in name for configuration file. Extension .CFG is added

 

Config’n

 

 

automatically. Press Tab to display a list of files and directories on

 

 

 

 

the specified Disk.

 

 

Disk

see above

 

 

Restore

Name

 

Use ← → or press Tab to display a list of possible .CFG files from

 

Config’n

 

 

which to restore.

 

 

Disk

see above

 

 

Review

Name

 

View data file on the Workabout screen. Prompts with current data

 

 

 

 

file name. Select other names with Tab or ← →

 

 

Disk

see above

 

 

 

Format

Yes, No

Yes hides the ",,," in a .CSV file. Has no effect on a .PRN file.

 

 

.CSV

 

 

Menu Zoom Top of File Bottom of file Format CSV Quit

For manoeuvring. Press Menu within a reviewed file. Gives rapid scrolling, zooming to different magnifications, format/unformat of

.CSV files, and quitting the reviewed file.

Also, Shift+ arrow keys moves one screen at a time. ∪ +↑↓↓ moves to end of file

 

Exit

 

 

Exit the SunData program

 

 

 

 

 

Settings

SunScan

Data from:

SunScan

Light readings are collected from the SunScan probe.

 

probe

 

probe

 

 

 

 

emulator

Light readings are generated by the SunData software - used for

 

 

 

 

test purposes and for the Tutorial.

 

 

Ext sensor:

BFS

Incident PAR and beam fraction readings are collected from a

 

 

 

 

Beam Fraction sensor attached to the SunScan probe.

 

 

 

none

No external sensor is connected, and readings for incident PAR

 

 

 

 

and beam fraction (if required) have to be measured using the

 

 

 

 

SunScan probe itself.

 

Constants

Absorption

0.5 to 1.0

Set the leaf PAR absorption. 0.85 is typical.

 

 

ELADP

0 to 1024

Set the Ellipsoidal Leaf Angle Distribution Parameter, which

 

 

 

 

models the leaf angles within the canopy. 1 corresponds to a

 

 

 

 

random spherical distribution, 0 to vertical, and 1024 to horizontal.

 

 

 

 

Use 1 as default.

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Contents SunScan SS1-UM-1.05Trademarks CopyrightAcknowledgements CE conformityContents LAI theory Menus and Screens More Psion and file handling notesMeasurement options Technical Reference sectionAppendices IndexSunScan Canopy Analysis System How to use the manualsIntroduction Organisation of this manualBeam Fraction sensor Field accessoriesSunScan probe Data Collection TerminalGetting Started Preliminary checksWorkabout and SunScan probe Checking the Workabout hardware SunData s/w Diskette Installing the SunData s/w in your PCInstalling the s/w What the s/w doesSetting up your PCs COM port Running SunDataCommunication checks SunScan probe to PCWorkabout to PC Running SunData in Windows SunScan Tutorial About this tutorialWorking with the Workabout What to do if you get lost Starting SunData in the WorkaboutUsing a PC instead of the Workabout Starting the PC softwareThis page is intentionally blank Setting up a measurement session Working through the menu optionsFile Saving Hot KeysUsing the Emulator mode Taking readingsConnecting the SunScan probe Without a Beam Fraction SensorConnecting the Beam Fraction Sensor Measuring Leaf Area Index without a Beam Fraction Sensor Reviewing your data file AveragesTransferring the data file to your PC From the WorkaboutTo the PC Initiating the file transfer from the Workabout Meanwhile, on the PC RS232 communication problems Conclusion of the TutorialSunData Screens on the Workabout Settings Menus and ScreensFile Contd UtilsQuit Workabout User Guide More Psion and file handling notesNavigating Psion directories and screens Navigating the Psion directories and screensPsion subdirectory usage in file select dialogs Re-installing the SunData application icon Deleting unwanted Workabout filesFlashcards reformatting Configuration and data file handling SunData Configuration filesData memory management Restoring a configuration Default .cfgCreating a configuration file Data filesDisplaying data files on your PC .PRN file.CSV file Data file layouts and data groups Page Measurement options Experiment designAbove-canopy reference requirements Canopy Sampling volume Canopy type and BFS practicalitiesCanopy type and LAI estimates Preferred light and weather conditions Planning for the sun’s positionAdvice on Absorption and Eladp values Setting EladpAbsorption Relationship between Mean Leaf Angle and Eladp Estimating Eladp in the fieldWorkabout setup SunScan System Measurement modesLAI, PAR and All displays Autolog function Probe GO button Measurement procedures in the fieldProbe handling in the field Levelling the probeUse of the tripod Using the tripodBFS handling in the field WorkaboutFinding North, and setting the shade ring Levelling the BFSExtension cables, and the location of the BFS Checking the probe/BFS matching PAR calibrationsFactory light calibration Recalibrate optionEffect of the shade ring on the BFS Routine maintenance and cleaningRestoring the factory calibration Comparing the calibration with other PAR sensorsEnvironmental and moisture protection SunScan probe and Beam Fraction SensorLAI theory Ingredients of the LAI computation methodDerivation of Wood’s SunScan canopy analysis equations Major assumptionsTheory versus reality Beers law for canopy absorption Campbells Ellipsoidal LAD equationsTransmission of Diffuse Light Transmission fraction τ Is given by I/I0 Modelling the canopy transmission Diffuse light transmission cosine corrected sensorDetail Diffuse light cosine response sensor Functions used to model canopy transmissionAccuracy of LAI calculations Diffuse light hemispherical response sensorModelling incomplete PAR absorption and scattering Exp 0.1 . x . atan 0.9 Atan L Q SpherScientific references Calculating zenith anglesSummary Jones, Hamlyn G Plants and Microclimate second edition. CUP Checking the batteries Maintenance and repairTechnical Reference section SunScan probe batteriesChecking the desiccant Re-setting the factory calibration Checking the PAR calibrationFactory calibration method Psion Workabout TroubleshootingProblems running the SunData application While running SunDataInsufficient power to write data reported Technical Support Beam Fraction Sensor type BF1 SpecificationsSunScan Probe Type SS1 Data Collection Terminal type DCT1 Psion WorkaboutSpares Kit type SPS1 Carrying Case type SCC1Telescopic Tripod type BFT1 Logging CablesPAR Performance Spectral responseCosine responses of probe and BFS SunScan system cosine responseAppendices Logging the probe as a Linear Quantum SensorLogging the Beam Fraction sensor Workabout SunData s/w Upgrading the SunScan systemSunData PC s/w Revision HistoryPsiWin File transfer between Workabout and PCChoice of different programs Workabout Remote LinkExample using Slink Slink and RcomDrives on the PC are referred to as REMA, Remc REM = remote Example using Rcom Documentation of Rcom and SlinkSending a file to a Communication program Using the Workabout Comms applicationAlternative file transfer mechanisms Sending a file to a serial printerGlossary Page Index AccuracyIndex Field use 39, 46, 48, 50, 51, 58
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