Campbell Hausfeld CC640 ユーザーズマニュアル

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CC640 Digital Camera 
Refer to Section 4.2 for additional information and connections diagrams using the 
RS-232 port. 
10.2.4  RS-485 Communications 
The camera can download images via its RS-485 port using the PakBus protocol. 
An MD485 can be used to transmit images via PakBus from a camera to other 
devices: 
•  Set the parameter PakBus Port to RS-485 
•  Set the parameter PakBus Address to a unique value in the PakBus 
network. 
•  Set the parameter PakBus Destination Address to the device that is 
intended to retrieve the images. 
•  Set the RS-485 BAUD rate to match the BAUD rate of the RS-485 
network that the camera is being connected to. 
Refer to Section 4.4 for additional information on the RS-485 port. 
10.2.5  Concurrent Communications 
PakBus allows the camera to download images to a datalogger simultaneously 
with other datalogger communications. A communications task will take longer if 
the datalogger is communicating with multiple devices at the same time.  
It may be beneficial to set up the system to avoid image transfers when other 
communications are scheduled.  
For example, longer connect times on long distance telephone connections can be 
avoided by scheduling image transfers from the camera to the datalogger outside 
the scheduled data collection time. If a station is called on the hour to retrieve 
data, image acquisitions could be initiated before the scheduled call (15 minutes 
prior) to shorten the connect times. 
 
11.  Power Calculations and Timings 
The CC640 was specifically designed for operation in power-constrained systems 
such as solar powered sites. It is critical in such systems that the power switch on 
the camera always be left in the AUTO position to take advantage of the low 
power mode. This section outlines power consumption of the camera for purposes 
of power supply design for a system. 
11.1  Standalone Operation  
In standalone mode the camera operates as a self-contained image logger. 
The current draw of the camera while in low power quiescent mode is 250uA. 
When the camera wakes up to take a picture, operating current draw increases to a 
maximum of 250 mA for approximately 30 seconds. In order to calculate the daily 
power usage of the camera, both the quiescent and operating power consumptions 
need to be calculated. 
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