XC DesktopSutron Corporation22400 Davis DriveSterling, Virginia 20164TEL: (703) 406-2800FAX: (703) 406-2801WEB: http:/www.sutron.com/Table Of ContentsTable Of ContentsWelcome to XC Desktop1Using XC Desktop3Moving around in XC Desktop3The Menu Bar4The XC Desktop Toolbar5The System Tree6List/Setup View window6The Status Bar6Getting Started.7Conventional Systems7Satellite Systems7Creating your INI file8System Init9Creating Stations10Creating stations manually10Creating stations automatically12Creating Sensors14Creating sensors manually14Creating sensors automatically16Defining Com Ports18Creating Poll Groups20Configuring Data Storage21PcBase2 Binary Files22ASCII Log/EXCEL/XML22Oracle/Access/SQL Server22Importing setups23Configuring XConnect Applications for a Conventional systems25Configuring XC Rtu25Configuring XConnect Applications for a Satellite systems27Configuring XC Mux27Configuring XC Decode29Configuring XC DDS30Creating Users32Using Templates33Setup Windows35System Init setup window35System Init setup parameters35Station setup window38Station setup parameters38Station Database setup parameters42Sensor Setup window45Sensor setup parameters45Sensor Database setup parameters50Poll group setup parameters56Communication port setup parameters59COM port setup parameters59Data storage setup parameters62Data Storage setup parameter62XC Rtu setup window65XC Rtu Setup Parameters65XC Decode setup window67XC Decode Setup Parameters67XC Decode Channel Setup Parameters69XC Mux setup window70XC Mux Setup Parameters70XC Mux Demod Setup Parameters72XC Daps setup window73XC Daps Setup Parameters74XC DDS setup window77XC DDS setup Parameters78Users setup window80Users setup parameters80Advanced Topics83Configuring a Data Source (ODBC)83Configuring Access (using Windows 2000/XP)83Configuring SQL Server89Configuring Oracle89Connecting to a remote XC Setup90Sutron Standard Protocol (SSP)91Anatomy of an SSP message91Example SSP messages92Current Data request92Current Data response92Date (TimeTag) Data request92Date (TimeTag) Data request92Understanding the SSP Decoder Operation Codes93Sensor Decoding96Sensor Decoding96Decoding sensor value96Parameters involved in sensor decoding are:96Decoding sensor time stamp99Sutron Satellite Transmission format101RANDOM BINARY DATA FORMAT101EXAMPLE 1:102EXAMPLE 2:102EXAMPLE 3:103SELF TIMED BINARY INTERLEAVED DATA FORMAT103EXAMPLE 1:104SELF TIMED BINARY NON-INTERLEAVED DATA FORMAT105EXAMPLE 1:106SELF TIMED ASCII SHEF DATA FORMAT106EXAMPLE:108SIX-BIT BINARY ENCODED FORMAT108Example 1. Encoding the number 10 in 1 byte:108Example 2. Encoding the number 12345 in 3 bytes:108Example 3. Encoding the number -12345 in 3 bytes:109Example 4. Decoding the 3 byte string SW:109NESDIS Header Field Description110Rating/Lookup Tables112Example 1112Example 2112XConnect Database Schema114XC_SITES114XC_SITESENSORS115XC_DATA1118XC_TXTDATA1119XC_PPDATA1120XC_GOESQC120XC_RTUQC121XC_VER122XConnect Database Size Information122Example124ASCII Log/EXCEL data format125Format125Example125Troubleshooting127Troubleshooting tips127Cannot save station and/or sensors to database127Database version mismatch127INI file copied from another XConnect system128Catastrophic Failure128Error messages129Error 1: User does not have correct privileges to perform action.129Troubleshooting steps:129Error 2: Invalid user/password settings.129Troubleshooting steps:129Error 3: Unable to run - xxx.129Troubleshooting steps:129Error 4: An instance of the XCSetup.Applications OLE Automation class could not be created. Is XC Setup running?129Troubleshooting steps:129Error 5: XC Setup is not running. Process halted.129Troubleshooting steps:129Error 6: An error occurred while retrieving parameters from XCSetup.130Troubleshooting steps:130Error 7: Unable to retrieve General Setup parameters.130Troubleshooting steps:130Error 8: Invalid License Key. Please verify XConnect is properly installed.130Troubleshooting steps:130Error 9: Invalid License Key. Exiting now.130Troubleshooting steps:130Error 102: Unable to create xxx.dat.130Troubleshooting steps:130Error 600: Data storage option invalid with XConnect installation.130Troubleshooting steps:130Error 601: Unable to retrieve Data Storage Setup parameters.130Troubleshooting steps:130Error 602: Unable to update Data Storage Setup parameters.131Troubleshooting steps:131Error 603: Unable to create data store option.131Troubleshooting steps:131Error 604: Unable to read header from file xxx.