Session Scheduling
The Session Scheduling page is used to define sessions, either automatically or manually.
A “session” represents an interval of time during which you want the receiver to log raw data in a G-file at the requested recording interval. By default, sessions are repeated every day at the same time.
• Defining sessions automatically means creating a series of consecutive sessions “in one shot”, from only the four parameters you specify. Data recording is allowed by default in all the sessions created through this method.
• Defining sessions manually means specifying the start and end times of each session. Each of the desired sessions should be defined that way, one after the other.
Whereas by default, sessions defined automatically are necessarily executed one after the other, with no idle time in between, sessions defined manually can from the start be separated by idle times, resulting from adequately chosen start and end times for sessions that are consecutive.
Caution! Enabling the execution of programmed sessions is controlled by the Run Sessions and Reference Day parameters (see Session Settings)
Auto Configuration
Using this pane, you can automatically define a series of sessions in one operation by entering the following parameters.
Parameter |
Designation |
$PASHS |
Start Time |
Enter the start time of the first session (hh:mm:ss). |
SES,AUT |
UTC |
Check this option if “Local” is chosen as the time unit (see Units pane on the left) and you wish to enter the Start Time above in UTC time. |
- |
Duration |
Enter the duration of the session. This duration will be the same for all the sessions. |
SES,AUT |
Number of sessions |
Enter the number of sessions that should take place every day (96 max.). |
SES,AUT |
Recording Interval |
Enter the data recording rate, in seconds, that will be used during every session. |
SES,AUT |
Auto Set button |
Click on this button to create sessions according to your three choices above. Clicking on this button will overwrite the last session settings entirely. |
SES,AUT |
Example:
Choosing “Start Time=09:00:00”, “Duration=01:00” and “Number of sessions=12” means that you are asking the receiver to perform 12 one-hour sessions, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. The series of sessions will be repeated every day.
Manual Configuration
Use this pane to create or modify each of the sessions you need, one after the other.
Parameter |
Designation |
$PASHS |
Session ID |
Enter the identification string of the session (allowed values: A to X;AA to XA;AB to XB; AC to XC). |
SES,SET |
Use |
Enable this option to allow data recording during the session. |
SES,SET |
Start Time |
Enter the start time of the session (hh:mm:ss). |
SES,SET |
UTC |
Check this option if “Local” is chosen as the time unit (see Units pane on the left) and you wish to enter the Start Time (above) and End Time (below) in UTC time. |
- |
End Time |
Enter the end time of the session (hh:mm:ss). |
SES,SET |
Recording Interval |
Give a name to the site where data are recorded. G-file names will be derived from this name. |
SES,SET |
Manual Set button |
Click on this button to create a session according to your four choices above. Repeat the procedure as many times as there are sessions to define. |
SES,SET |
Sessions
This pane lists the sessions currently programmed in the receiver. You can do the following from this pane:
• Modify a session: Click in the corresponding row. As a result, all the fields in the Manual Configuration pane are filled accordingly so you can edit any of them. Click on the Manual Set button once you have made the desired changes (equivalent to running $PASHS,SES,SET). Sessions generated through the automatic method can also be edited through this procedure.
• Delete one or all sessions: Select the row containing the session you want to delete and then click on the Delete button located at the foot of the page. To delete all the sessions, no prior selection is required: just click on the Delete all button, also located at the foot of the page (equivalent to running $PASHS,SET,DEL).
NOTE: The session currently run by the receiver is shown in bold characters.