Data Collection / Station Type

A station type indicates the hardware characteristics of the station, indicated by a manufacturer's model number. The station characteristics allow NovaStar to understand how to communicate with the station hardware.

Recognized Station Types

The following summarize recognized station types.

Handar 555

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HydroLynx 50386

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HydroLynx 5096

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Sutron 8210

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Synthetic Station

Defining a New Station Type

A NovaStar system is typically pre-configured with common station types to simplify adding stations later. However, it may be necessary to define a new station type.

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