PCONNECTCE

PConnectCE can be used to collect data from the datalogger, and transfer the data to an office PC. Collected data are transferred to the PC during the ActiveSync® process. This process also synchronizes program files between the handheld and the PC.

Functions supported by PConnectCE includes the capability to:

• Create unique station fi les for each datalogger
• Collect data from the datalogger
• Display real-time datalogger measurements. Measurements are updated every two seconds.
• Set datalogger flags, ports, and clock
• Access the datalogger terminal mode
• Transfer datalogger programs between the datalogger and handheld
• Display Final Storage data in tabular or comma-separated format
• Communicate using a direct serial connection, RF401-series Spread Spectrum Radio, or Bluetooth
• Graph one element from any array
• Communicate at baud rates of 38,400 bps (CR800, CR850, CR1000, CR23X, CR3000) and 9,600 bps (all other dataloggers)

DCE/DTE Information
PConnectCE ships with connectors and cables that assume the PDA acts as a DCE device (data communications equipment), with the 9-pin cable terminating in a female connection. Some PDAs act like a DTE device (data terminal equipment) and the 9-pin cable terminates in a male connection. If this is the case, for communication via the CS I/O port, you will most likely use an SC32B (purchased separately) in place of the PDA-to-CSI/O connector that ships with the software. To communicate via the datalogger's RS-232 port, the PDA's serial cable can be plugged in directly to the datalogger's RS-232 port (or a standard serial cable can be used if extended cable length is required). There may be exceptions, however, to this general rule. If you have questions about the RS-232 capabilities of your handheld device, check with the device manufacturer.