LI-COR LI-8100A User guide

LI-8100/A
Automated Soil CO2Flux System
Configuring PDAs
for use with the LI-8100A
®

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Table of Contents
Wireless Communication Packages ........................................................................................... 4
HP iPAQ Configuration Procedure.............................................................................................. 5
Palm T/X Configuration Procedure.............................................................................................. 9
Palm LifeDrive Configuration Procedure .................................................................................... 19
Palm Tungsten C Configuration Procedure ................................................................................. 28

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Wireless Communication Packages
The LI-8100/A can be controlled via compatible handheld devices such as
Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) and Smartphones. Application software for
Palm OS and Windows Mobile (5.0 or greater) is available for free, and can be
found on the software CD included with the instrument, or on
LI-COR’s web site. The HP iPAQ is the currently recommended PDA for
wireless communication with the LI-8100A. The Palm LifeDrive and Palm
Tungsten C (both discontinued), and Palm T/X are the only brands of Palm
PDAs currently supported for use with the LI-8100A. Wireless devices used
with the LI-8100A require 802.11b/g wireless capability, and must support RS-
232 protocols with a baud rate of at least 57,600.
As of this printing, the 8100-564 Wireless Communication Package includes
the following:
●8100-567 HP iPAQ
● 8100-552 Cisco Wireless Card
● 8100-568 Compact flash serial I/O adapter cable
● 8100-569 iPAQ Travel Charger
● PDA Configuration Instruction Manual

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HP iPAQ Configuration Procedure
Introduction
Before you start the configuration process, make sure the HP iPAQ is fully
charged.
●Connect the iPAQ to the Travel Charger. Let it charge fully (this can take a
few minutes to a few hours).
●When done charging the iPAQ, insert the Software Installation CD and
follow the iPAQ software installation process.
●Next, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the iPAQ, if you are
not already.
Configuring the Serial I/O Cable
The 8100-568 Compact Flash serial I/O Adapter Cable requires a driver be
installed before using the cable. The driver is included on the LI-8100A
software CD, along with the LI-8100A Windows Mobile Application.
Connect the iPAQ to your computer, and use Windows Explorer to navigate to
the Mobile Device.
The iPAQ is mounted like
other external devices.

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Insert the LI-8100/A software CD. The screen below will appear. The View
Files for Windows Mobile button will open a folder containing the files that
you will need to move to your mobile device:
output.PPC2005ARMV4I.CAB driver file,
NETCFv35.wm.armv4i.cab compact framework file, and
LI-8100A-winmobile_1.0.0.exe LI-8100A Windows Mobile application file.
Drag these files into any folder location on the Mobile Device that you
choose.
Navigate to the folder location on your mobile device chosen above, and
tap on the NETCFv35.wm.armv4i.cab file. This will install the compact
framework file required (this must be installed before the Windows Mobile
application file can be used). Tap on the output.PPC2005ARMV4I.CAB
file. This will install the Socket Serial IO Hi-Speed Utilities required to use
the Serial I/O Adapter Cable.
You can now insert the Serial I/O Adapter Cable into the top of the iPAQ, as
shown below.

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You can verify that the driver is installed properly by going to
Start/Settings/Connections, and tapping on Hi-Speed COM Tools. If the driver
was installed properly, the Card Type field will show ‘Single I/O Card (HS)’.
Configuring the iPAQ
To configure the HP iPAQ for use with the LI-8100/A, follow the steps below:
1. If you have not installed the iPAQ software, insert the Software Installation
CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Follow the instructions to
complete the installation.
2. Connect the DB-9 connector on the end of the Serial I/O Adapter Cable to
the DB-9 connector on the 392-10587 RS-232 Cable. Connect the RS-
232 cable to the LI-8100A Analyzer Control Unit side panel at the port
labeled RS-232.
3. Locate the LI-8100A Windows Mobile application installed earlier, and
tap on it to start the LI-8100A program. Tap on Connect By Serial. Tap
on Menu in the lower lefthand corner of the screen, tap on the 8100
menu, and select Instrument Settings.
4. Tap on Network Params to view the Network Name, IP Address, and
Netmask settings for the Wireless Adapter Card in the LI-8100A. Record
these three settings.
5. Tap on Start/Settings/Connections, and tap on the Wi-Fi icon. Tap on
Network Adapters at the bottom of the screen. Under ‘My network card
connects to:’, select Work. Tap on Marvell SDIO8686 Wireless Card.
Enable the ‘Use specific IP address’ radio button. Use the keyboard to
enter an IP address that differs from the IP address recorded in Step 4 by
one digit in the last octet. For example, if the IP address recorded in Step 5

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was 192.24.41.152, enter 192.24.41.153 here. The Subnet mask setting is
255.255.255.0. Tap OK when finished.
6. You can now exit the LI-8100A application, if you have not already done
so, remove the Serial I/O Adapter Cable from the iPAQ, and remove the
RS-232 cable from the LI-8100A Analyzer Control Unit.
7. Turn the LI-8100A off and back on. Wait for the “Ready” light to come on.
8. Tap on Start/Settings/Connections (at the bottom of the screen, not the
Connections icon), and tap on the Wi-Fi icon. Tap on Wireless at the
bottom of the screen. Tap on the Network Name recorded in Step 4.
Under ‘Connects to:’, choose Work. Tap on Next (bottom right). Enable
or Disable Data Encryption, depending on whether you are using
encryption or not (see Enable Encryption Function on page 17 for more
information). Tap Next again. Tap Finish.
9. Tap on Start/Settings/Connections and tap on the HP iPAQ Wireless icon.
Under the WLAN tab, tap Turn On to enable wireless networking for the
Network Name recorded in Step 4. Tap OK.
10. Tap on Start/Settings/Connections, and tap on the Wi-Fi icon. On the
Wireless tab (bottom left), tap and hold on the Network Name you have
enabled in Step 9, and in the pop-up menu, tap Connect.
11. Start the LI-8100A application, and tap on Connect By TCPIP. Use the
keyboard to enter the IP Address recorded in Step 4 (the wireless card in
the LI-8100A). Tap Use. Tap OK. When the Instrument Status screen
displays current instrument information (i.e., Name, etc.) you have
successfully established a wireless connection.

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Palm T/X Configuration Procedure
Introduction
Before you start the configuration process, make sure the Palm T/X is fully
charged.
●Connect the Palm to the AC power cable (if you are outside the United
States you may also need to use the Palm Travel Charger). Let it charge
fully (this can take a few minutes to a few hours).
●When done charging the Palm T/X, insert the Software Installation CD and
follow the Palm software installation process.
●Next, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the Palm T/X, if you
are not already.
Configuring the Serial Cable
The RS-232 Serial Cable (p/n 8100-558) from PN Technologies requires that
the Power_Out pin be turned ON before it will function with the LI-8100A. A
mini CD from PN Technologies is included with the cable, which contains a
Palm application (PowerPro.prc) that must be loaded onto your T/X. The
Power_Out program that is installed can then be run to turn on the Power_Out
pin. Follow these steps to configure the serial cable:
1. Click on the Windows Start menu and choose All Programs. Locate the
Palm Desktop group. Open the Palm Desktop program.
2. Click Quick Install on the sidebar. Click the Add button.
3. Insert the mini CD into your drive, if you haven’t done so already. In the
Open dialog, locate the drive, and select the PowerPro.prc file. Click the
Open button.
4. Click Done. Hotsync your Palm T/X to add the application.
5. Go to the Home screen on the T/X and start the Power_Out application.
Tap the ON button. Click the Home button to exit the program. The serial
cable is now configured to be used with the
LI-8100A.
Configuring the Palm
To configure the Palm T/X for use with the LI-8100/A, follow the steps below:
1. If you have not installed the Palm software, insert the Palm T/X Software
Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. Follow the
instructions to complete the installation.

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2. Insert the LI-8100/A software CD. The screen below will appear. The
Update PC Application Software button will install the Windows software
and the Data Analysis Software (FV8100 File Viewer). To install the Palm
Application Software, click on Add Palm Application to HotSync List.
3. The window below will appear. Highlight the LI-8100 Palm software in
the Handheld list. The properties of the software are shown to the right
(name, size and type). Below that is displayed “Ready for HotSync
operation”.

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4. Turn on the Palm T/X. Connect the USB cable to the Palm and the
computer. Press the HotSync button on the cable. The Palm T/X will load
the LI-8100 Palm software and when finished, an LI-8100 icon will
appear on the screen.
5. Open the Analyzer Control Unit case. Remove the access cover. Install
the wireless card into either of the two PC card slots.
6. Now we will configure the LI-8100/A and the Palm to communicate via a
wireless connection. First we will configure the LI-8100.
7. Connect a battery or other power supply. Turn on the LI-8100/A.
8. Connect the round female end of the serial cable interface (p/n 9980-008)
to the LI-8100 RS-232 port (male port). Connect the 9-pin male end of the
serial cable interface to one end of the standard RS-232 cable (p/n 9975-
016). Connect the other end of the standard RS-32 cable to the RS-232
cable for the Palm (p/n 8100-558). Connect the RS-232 cable for the
Palm to the Palm T/X.

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9. Turn on the Palm T/X. Tap the LI-8100 icon. Tap Connect by Serial.
Wait while the “Status: Querying …” message is displayed and the
“Instrument Status” screen is active.
10. Tap the top of the screen and select the 8100 menu. Select Instrument
Settings. Name the instrument (tap the space next to “Name” and use the
keypad to enter the name. Tap Send. Tap the screen next to Network
Params.
11. The new screen is named Set Network Parameters.
a. Tap next to Network Name. The Set Network Name screen
appears. Use the keypad to enter a name. If you use multiple words
with spaces, make sure you record the exact name with the
appropriate space(s), as you will use it again when you configure the
Palm T/X.

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b. Leave Security “DISABLED”.
c. Tap next to Wireless Channel and select a number (i.e., 10). You
will need to record this number for a later step.
d. Tap next to Connect To and choose Access Point, or Peer-to-Peer.
The LI-8100/A is preconfigured for a peer-to-peer (ad-hoc) wireless
802.11b network. The LI-8100 can also be connected to a specific
hardware access point (e.g. a wireless router), or a software access
point that runs on a computer equipped with a wireless network
interface card. When Access Point is chosen, an additional
Gateway address (below) is required; when Peer-to-Peer is chosen,
the Gateway is left blank.
e. Tap next to IP Address. The Set Network IP Address screen appears
with four spaces separated by three dots.

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f. Tap the space to the left and enter “192”. Tap the next space and
enter a 3-digit number. Repeat for the third and fourth spaces.
g. Record the IP Address, as you will need it again later. When done,
tap Send.
h. The Set Network Parameters screen appears again.
i. Next to Netmask, the numbers “255.255.255.0” should appear. (If
not, tap the space next to Netmask).
j. A new screen named Set Network Netmask appears. Type
“255.255.255.0” and tap Send.
k. If you chose Access Point in Step d above, you will need to know
the network address for the access point; tap next to Gateway and
enter the access point address here. Tap Send.

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12. Turn the LI-8100/A off and then back on again. Wait for the “Ready” light
to come on.
13. Next, we will configure the Palm T/X. Go to the home screen of the Palm
T/X by pressing the Home key (lower left). Scroll the home screen, if
necessary, and locate the Prefs icon. Tap Prefs.
14. The Preferences screen appears. Under Communication, tap Network.
The new screen will read Preferences at the top left corner and Network
at the top right corner. Next to Service, Wi-Fi appears. Tap Details. A
new screen named Wi-Fi Configuration appears. Tap Wi-Fi
Preferences…
15. Tap Setup. A list of available networks appears. Select the desired
network, and then tap Edit. In the pop-up menu, tap Configure. The
network name chosen appears under Network Name (SSID). Tap Details.
16. Tap Advanced. A new screen appears named Advanced Network. Next
to IP Address is displayed Automatic. Tap Automatic and choose
Manual. The “DNS Server” also changes from Automatic to Manual.
Three new lines of information under IP Address are displayed. The first
one is named IP Address and it contains some spaces with three dots.
Use the keypad of the Palm T/X to enter an IP address different than the IP
Address you entered in step 11. If, for example, you used
192.168.100.98 in step 11, choose 192.168.100.99. [Warning: if the two
IP Addresses are the same, a wireless connection will not be established].
Tap a blank space on the screen. The Subnet Mask space will be filled
automatically with the same numbers used for Netmask in step 11. If not,
enter 255.255.255.0. The DNS Server and Router line spaces will be left
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17. Tap OK three times in succession, tap Done two times, and then press
Home on the keypad.
18. Turn the LI-8100/A off and then back on. While waiting for the “Ready”
light to come on, disconnect the Palm T/X from the Palm RS-232 cable.
Press the Home key two times. Tap the LI-8100 icon on the home screen.
Tap Connect by TCPIP. The Enter Target IP Address screen will appear.
The IP Address shown here is the one entered in step 11. Tap Save and
then OK. The Instrument Status screen will appear. The Palm T|X will
connect to the LI-8100 via the wireless card. When the Instrument Status
screen displays current instrument information (i.e., Name, etc.) you have
successfully established a wireless connection.

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Troubleshooting
If you cannot establish a wireless network connection, check the following:
1. Are you using a Palm T/X (or a LifeDrive, or Tungsten C)? Other models of
PDAs manufactured by Palm, or PDAs manufactured by other companies
(i.e., HP, Sony etc) will not work.
2. Did you enter the Network Name correctly?
3. Verify instrument IP address is correct.
4. Verify Palm IP address is not the same as the instrument IP address.
5. Verify the network type is peer-to-peer (ad-hoc), not access point.
6. Power the instrument off, make sure the wireless card is seated properly,
and turn instrument back on.
7. Shorten the distance between the LI-8100 and Palm T/X.

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Enable “Encryption” Function
In order to communicate with other devices, the LI-8100/A must be given a
unique IP address, a net mask, network name, and channel. Optionally, data
encryption can be enabled.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Policy) is an encryption standard built into 802.11b,
and is supported by the LI-8100. If data encryption is enabled, the same 40-bit
(5 character) key must be entered on all devices of the WLAN. The key is used
for data encryption and decryption.
1. Connect the Palm T/X to the LI-8100 via the RS-232 cables. Turn on the
Palm T/X. Tap the LI-8100 icon. Next, tap Connect by Serial. Wait while
the “Status: Querying …” process is progressing. Wait a few seconds until
the Instrument Status screen is filled.
2. Tap the top of the screen and select the 8100 menu. Select Instrument
Settings. Tap “Network Parameters”. The Network Name and other
parameters are already entered. The Security parameter reads DISABLED.
Tap DISABLED. The Set Network Security screen appears. Tap the check
box next to Enable Security. Similarly, check Change Encryption Key and
enter a five-character word using the keypad. Tap Send. [Warning: You
must choose a five-character word made of either letters, numbers, or a
combination of both.] Next to Security it should now display ENABLED.
3. Press the Home key on the Palm T/X. Turn the LI-8100 off and back on.
Wait for the ready light to come on.
4. Scroll down the home screen of the Palm and tap the Prefs icon. Tap
Network. Tap Details. Tap Wi-Fi Preferences. Tap Info. Tap Edit
network. Tap and check the WEP Encryption field. A new line will
appear named WEP Key. Tap the space next to it. The Network WEP Key
screen appears. Next to Key Type, choose 40-bit ASCII. On the line
below WEP Key(5 characters) enter the five-character Encryption Key you
used in step 2 above. Tap OK. On the Edit Wi-Fi Network screen the
WEP Key now reads Assigned. Tap OK. Tap Done three times in
succession. Press the Home key on the Palm T|X keypad.
5. You are now ready to use the Palm T/X in encrypted mode.

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Palm LifeDrive Configuration Procedure
Introduction
Before you start the configuration process, make sure the Palm LifeDrive is fully
charged.
●Connect the Palm to the AC power cable (if you are outside the United
States you may also need to use the Palm Travel Charger). Let it charge
fully (this can take a few minutes to a few hours).
●When done charging the Palm LifeDrive, insert the Software Installation
CD and follow the Palm software installation process.
●Next, take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the Palm LifeDrive, if
you are not already.
Configuring the Serial Cable
The RS-232 Serial Cable (p/n 8100-558) from PN Technologies requires that
the Power_Out pin be turned ON before it will function with the LI-8100. A
mini CD from PN Technologies is included with the cable, which contains a
Palm application (PowerPro.prc) that must be loaded onto your LifeDrive. The
Power_Out program that is installed can then be run to turn on the Power_Out
pin. Follow these steps to configure the serial cable:
6. Click on the Windows Start menu and choose All Programs. Locate the
Palm Desktop group. Open the Palm Desktop program.
7. Click Quick Install on the sidebar. Click the Add button.
8. Insert the mini CD into your drive, if you haven’t done so already. In the
Open dialog, locate the drive, and select the PowerPro.prc file. Click the
Open button.
9. Click Done. Hotsync your Palm LifeDrive to add the application.
10. Go to the Home screen on the LifeDrive and start the Power_Out
application. Tap the ON button. Click the Home button to exit the
program. The serial cable is now configured to be used with the
LI-8100.
Configuring the Palm
To configure the Palm LifeDrive for use with the LI-8100/A, follow the steps
below:
1. If you have not installed the Palm software, insert the Palm LifeDrive
Software Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.
Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

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2. Insert the LI-8100/A software CD. The screen below will appear. The
Update PC Application Software button will install the Windows software
and the Data Analysis Software (FV8100 File Viewer). To install the Palm
Application Software, click on Add Palm Application to HotSync List.
3. The window below will appear. Highlight the LI-8100 Palm software in
the Handheld list. The properties of the software are shown to the right
(name, size and type). Below that is displayed “Ready for HotSync
operation”.