Number 4250-2010
Revision 0.1
Date MAY 1996
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4.3 DCP PROGRAMMING
The Handar 540A/570A DCP operational configuration is established through a user
program that performs the following functions:
• Defines the external sensors and signal inputs to be used
• Specifies the data acquisition channels associated with each sensor or input
• Defines processing options
• Selects reporting modes and formats
• Sets scanning, reporting, and transmission schedules
Basic concepts relating to the data acquisition functions of the Handar 540A/570A DCP are
described in detail in Section 6.1 of the Handar 570A Data Acquisition System Operating and
Service Manual.
For DCPs used with the IMPROVE transmissometer network, the most recent version of
the standard DCP configuration program is available as an ASCII file, either 540ROT.DCP
(Refer to Appendix A for a complete listing of the 540ROT.DCP configuration program) or
570ROT.DCP (Refer to Appendix B for a complete listing of the 570ROT.DCP configuration
program), depending on the type of DCP to be programmed. The standard program file is first
downloaded to the DCP.
After downloading, the program in the DCP is edited to include the site-specific operating
parameters (see Table 4-1 for a list of station IDs, GOES channel assignments, and transmit
times for all IMPROVE transmissometer sites) listed below:
• Station ID
• Transmit time
GOES channel selection is controlled by the DCP channel selection switches, not by the DCP
configuration program.
Procedures for downloading the standard DCP configuration program are as follows:
VERIFY Verify that the GOES primary channel select switches are set to
GOES "900" and the secondary channel select switches set to "000." If
SWITCHES the switches are not set to these channels, they must be reset prior to
continuing with programming of the DCP.
SYNCHRONIZE Verify that your watch is synchronized with WWV by calling the
TIME NIST WWV time transmission telephone (303/499-7111).
DELETE DCP Ensure that there is no program stored in the DCP memory by
MEMORY turning the power switch to OFF, then turning it back to ON (refer
to Figure 4-3 for switch location).
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