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HOBOwareUsersGuide
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Contents
Chapter 1: An Overview of HOBOware .............................................. 6
IntroductiontoHOBOwarePro....................................................................................................7
IntroductiontoHOBOwareLite....................................................................................................7
AdvancedHOBOwareProFeatures..............................................................................................8
NewHOBOwareFeatures.............................................................................................................9
InstallingHOBOware..................................................................................................................11
ActivatingHOBOware.................................................................................................................12
HOBOwareSetupAssistant(HOBOwareProOnly)....................................................................13
UsingaTrialVersionofHOBOware............................................................................................14
ATouroftheHOBOwareInterface............................................................................................15
OverviewofaPlot......................................................................................................................16
TheDetailsPane.........................................................................................................................17
ThePointsTable.........................................................................................................................18
ThePlotSetupWindow..............................................................................................................19
HOBOwareSoftwareUpdates....................................................................................................19
Chapter 2: Working with HOBO Data Loggers .................................. 20
ConnectingDevices....................................................................................................................20
ConnectingaUSBDevice............................................................................................................21
ConnectingaBaseStationorCoupler........................................................................................21
ConnectingaSerialDevice(HOBOwareProOnly).....................................................................22
ConnectingMultipleDevices......................................................................................................22
LaunchingDevices......................................................................................................................23
LaunchLoggerWindow..............................................................................................................24
LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX90SeriesLoggers.........................................................................25
LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX100SeriesLoggers.......................................................................28
LaunchOptionsfortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x).....................31
LaunchOptionsforOtherUSeriesLoggers...............................................................................34
LaunchOptionsforStationLoggers............................................................................................37
MultipleLoggingIntervals..........................................................................................................39
FastLoggingIntervals.................................................................................................................40
RepeatinganActiononMultipleUSeriesDevices....................................................................40
"ReadHeaderFailed"Error........................................................................................................41
LaunchUtilities...........................................................................................................................41
FilterSeriesatLaunch.................................................................................................................41
DataAssistantsWindow(Scaling)..............................................................................................43
ConfigureAlarms........................................................................................................................44
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AdvancedSensorProperties:PulseFrequencyandLockoutTime.............................................46
AdvancedSensorProperties:Calibration...................................................................................47
AdvancedSensorProperties:Occupancy...................................................................................48
Statistics:Maximum,Minimum,Average,andStandardDeviation...........................................49
FilteredSeriesvs.StatisticsLogging...........................................................................................50
BurstLogging..............................................................................................................................51
CheckingDeviceStatus...............................................................................................................52
TheStatusWindow.....................................................................................................................53
DeviceDetails.............................................................................................................................53
CurrentReadings........................................................................................................................55
StoppingaDevice.......................................................................................................................55
LabCalibration............................................................................................................................56
UpdatingUXSeriesLoggerFirmware.........................................................................................59
Chapter 3: Reading Out, Plotting, and Analyzing Data...................... 61
ReadingOutData........................................................................................................................61
SettingupaPlot.........................................................................................................................62
DataTypesinPlots.....................................................................................................................63
OpeningFiles..............................................................................................................................64
OpeningFilesfromUnsupportedLoggers..................................................................................65
ModifyingaPlot.........................................................................................................................67
SettingSeriesandPlotProperties..............................................................................................69
SettingPropertiesforallPlots....................................................................................................70
SettingAxisProperties................................................................................................................72
SettingSeriesProperties............................................................................................................73
AddingaGraphLabel.................................................................................................................75
Zooming,Panning,andSmartScalingPlots................................................................................76
CopyingaSeriestoanotherPlot................................................................................................77
UndoingandRedoingPlotChanges...........................................................................................77
SavingProjectFiles.....................................................................................................................78
PrintingPlotElements................................................................................................................78
ClosingaPlot..............................................................................................................................79
ViewingaPlot.............................................................................................................................79
ViewingaPieChart.....................................................................................................................79
ConvertingUnits.........................................................................................................................81
ViewingSubsetStatistics............................................................................................................81
OverviewofaGraphSubset.......................................................................................................82
SettingSubsetStatisticsProperties............................................................................................83
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FilteringaSeries.........................................................................................................................84
CroppingaSeries........................................................................................................................85
OverlayingSeries........................................................................................................................86
MergingDatafiles.......................................................................................................................87
RemovingaSeriesfromaPlot....................................................................................................88
DataAssistants...........................................................................................................................88
BarometricCompensationAssistant..........................................................................................89
ConductivityAssistant................................................................................................................91
DissolvedOxygenAssistant........................................................................................................94
GrainsPerPoundAssistant.........................................................................................................99
GrowingDegreeDaysAssistant................................................................................................100
kWhAssistant...........................................................................................................................103
LinearScalingAssistant.............................................................................................................105
PulseScalingAssistant..............................................................................................................107
ImportingTextFiles..................................................................................................................108
ImportTextFilesRequirements...............................................................................................110
ImportingFilesfromHOBOlink.................................................................................................112
ExportingData..........................................................................................................................112
ExportingTableData................................................................................................................113
ExportOptions(MultiFileExport)............................................................................................114
ExportingDatainClassic(BoxCarPro)Format.........................................................................114
ExportingDetails.......................................................................................................................114
CopyingPointsDataintoanotherApplication.........................................................................114
FormattingtheDate/TimeColumninExcel.............................................................................115
TheBulkExportTool.................................................................................................................115
WorkinginSecureMode:21CFRPart11Compliance.............................................................118
SecurityModeIssues................................................................................................................119
Chapter 4: Other Hardware ............................................................ 120
WorkingwiththeHOBOU30Station(HOBOwareProOnly)...................................................120
ControllingtheRelayontheHOBOU30Station(HOBOwareProOnly)..................................121
ChangingtheStateoftheU30RelayContact..........................................................................122
TheAlarmsWindowfortheU30/NRC......................................................................................123
TheAlarmConfigurationWindowfortheU30/NRC................................................................124
ConfiguringFlexSmartModules/AnalogSensorPorts..............................................................125
TheConfigureChannelWindow...............................................................................................126
SettingVoltageRangesandScalingParameters......................................................................127
ConfiguringExcitationPower...................................................................................................129
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LoadingaSavedConfiguration.................................................................................................130
ResettingaModuletotheDefaultConfiguration....................................................................131
WorkingwithaShuttle(HOBOwareProOnly).........................................................................132
TheShuttleManagementWindow..........................................................................................132
OffloadingandSavingShuttleFiles..........................................................................................134
SavingFilesfromaShuttle.......................................................................................................135
DeletingFilesfromaShuttle....................................................................................................136
ConfiguringLoggerswiththeE50B2Power&EnergyMeter...................................................136
WorkingwiththeHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenLogger...........................................................139
Chapter 5: HOBOnode Manager ...................................................... 140
ATourofHOBOnodeManager.................................................................................................141
ViewingRealTimePlots...........................................................................................................142
DeterminingDataNodeType...................................................................................................143
ChangingLoggingandConnectionIntervals.............................................................................144
SettingupExternalSensors......................................................................................................145
ConfiguringScalingonaSensor................................................................................................146
SettingHOBOnodeManagerPreferences................................................................................159
WorkingwithHOBOnodeManagerData.................................................................................161
EnablingHOBOnodeViewer.....................................................................................................167
UsingHOBOnodeViewer..........................................................................................................169
SettingupDataDelivery...........................................................................................................170
DataStorageLocation..............................................................................................................175
Alarms.......................................................................................................................................175
TheNetworkMap.....................................................................................................................185
Maintenance&Troubleshooting..............................................................................................189
Chapter 6: Reference ..................................................................... 201
Windows...................................................................................................................................201
Menus.......................................................................................................................................204
SettingPreferences..................................................................................................................214
TipsforWorkingwithMultipleLoggers...................................................................................231
SettingtheLanguage/FormatonYourComputer....................................................................234
Alarm&ReadoutTool..............................................................................................................235
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Chapter1:
AnOverviewofHOBOware
HOBOwaresoftwareisusedforlaunching,readingout,andplottingdatafromHOBOdataloggersandwireless
HOBOdatanodes.
HOBOwareProcombinesfastloggerlaunchandreadoutfunctionswithpowerfuldataplottingcapabilities,making
iteasytoanalyzedatarecordedwithHOBOdataloggersandHOBOwirelessdatanodes.Anintuitiveinterface
allowsyoutoselectdataparameterstodisplay,formatgraphs,performanalysis,andsaveprojectsforfutureuse.
YoucanalsoexportdatatoMicrosoftExcelorotherASCIIcompatibleprogramsforadditionalanalysis.
HOBOwareLiteisentrylevelsoftwareforHOBOUSBloggers,offeringeasyloggerlaunch,readout,anddata
plotting.
ForacomparisonbetweenHOBOwareProandHOBOwareLite,see
http://www.onsetcomp.com/sites/all/themes/foliage/hoboware_comparison.html.
GettingStarted
IfyouareusingHOBOdataloggers,followtheinstructionsintheGettingStartedGuidetoinstallthesoftware,
connectyourlogger,launch,andreadoutdata.YoucanexpecttobecomfortablewithHOBOwarefundamentals
withinafewminutes.
Refertothesectionsoutlinedbelow,dependingonwhathardwareyouareusing.
AllUsers
Installation
Reference
DataLoggers
IfyouareusingHOBOdataloggers(suchastheU14orH12series),refertothefollowingsections:
WorkingwithHOBODataLoggers
PlottingandAnalyzingData
WirelessHOBOdatanodes
IfyouareusingHOBOwirelessdatanodes,refertotheHOBOnodeManagersection.
OtherHardware
RefertoOtherHardwareifyouareusingaHOBOU30Station,aHOBOShuttle,orFlexSmartModules/Analog
SensorPorts.
Notes
AnydifferencesforHOBOwareProandHOBOwareLite,forWindowsorMacintosharenoted.
ScreencapturesofwindowsareEnglishversions.IfyouhaveaversionofHOBOwareinanother
language,seethesoftwareforthetranslatedwindows.
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IntroductiontoHOBOwarePro
Overview
WithHOBOwarePro,youcanquicklylaunch,readout,andplotdatarecordedbyHOBOdataloggers.HOBOware
Proallowsyoutoanalyzeandviewdatanumerousways,including:
Filteringdatatoextractkeyseriesinformationsuchasminimum,maximum,oraveragevalues.
Scalingdatatosensorunits,
Savinggraphsforfutureuse,
Singlefileexportingorbulkexporting,and
WorkinginSecuremodefor21CFRPart11compliance.
Inaddition,HOBOwareProincludesHOBOnodeManagerforconfiguringandmaintainingawirelessHOBOdata
nodenetwork.
SeeNewHOBOwareProFeaturesandAdvancedHOBOwareProFeaturesforadditionaldetails.
ToupgradefromHOBOwareLitetoHOBOwarePro,call18005644377andaskforOnsetCustomerService.
GettingStarted
Togetupandrunningquickly,followtheinstructionsintheGettingStartedGuidetoinstallthesoftware,connect
yourlogger,launch,andreadoutdata.YoucanexpecttobecomfortablewithHOBOwarefundamentalswithina
fewminutes.
Devices
HOBOwareProiscompatiblewiththefollowingdevices:
HOBOUSeriesloggers
HOBOWeatherStations,includingHOBOU30Station
HOBOMicroStations
HOBOEnergyLoggerSystems
HOBOUShuttleandWaterproofShuttle
HOBOFlexSmartModules
HOBODataNodes(WirelessSensors)
HOBO4ChannelPulseInput(UX120017)
EnergyandPowerMeter(TVERE50B2)
IntroductiontoHOBOwareLite
HOBOwareLiteisentrylevelsoftwareforHOBOUSeriesloggers,offeringthefollowingfeatures:
Easyloggersetup/launchandreadout
Quickcheckofloggerstatusandcurrentreadings
Graphingandanalysiswiththeabilitytoviewmultipledatafilesononegraph
Filterstoextractkeyseriesinformationsuchasminimum,maximum,oraveragevalues
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Theabilitytosavechangestographsinaprojectfile
ExportofASCIItextdatatoMicrosoftExcelorotherprogramsforfurtheranalysis
YoucanopenthefollowingfilesinHOBOwareLite:
.hoboincludingfilescreatedwithOnset'sGreenLinesoftwareandbothMacintoshandWindows
compatibleversionsofHOBOwareLiteandHOBOwarePro.
.hsec
.hproj
ToupgradefromHOBOwareLitetoHOBOwarePro,call18005644377andaskforOnsetCustomerService.An
upgradetoHOBOwareProisrequiredforcertaindevices.
AdvancedHOBOwareProFeatures
SetupAssistant
WhenyouopenHOBOwareProforthefirsttime,youaregreetedbytheHOBOwareSetupAssistant,aseriesof
windowstohelpyouquicklychangesomekeypreferencesettingsfordevicetypesandserialports,unitsof
measurement,anddataassistants.SeeHOBOwareProSetupAssistantformoreinformation.
DataAnalysis
Analysisfeaturescanbeusedtoextractkeyinformationfromloggeddata.Youcancreatenewdataseries,which
canbegraphedorexported.Youcanalsofilterdataoveruserspecifiedintervalsthatcanbeinseconds,minutes,
hoursordays.TheSubsetStatisticstool(includedwithHOBOwarePro)calculatesstatisticsoverauserdefined
interval.
TimeSavingOptions
Launching
Bydefault,HOBOwareProdisplaystheLaunchwindowwhenyouinitiatealaunch.Ifyouwanttoskipthelaunch
windowandlaunchtheloggerwiththedefaultsettings,chooseAutomaticallylaunch.Thisisparticularlyusefulif
youwanttolaunchmanyloggersquicklywithoutchanginganysettings.Formoreinformation,seeLaunchTime
SavingOptions.
Readout
Thisfeatureallowsyoutoskipanumberofdefaultactionswhenreadingoutalogger(suchasbeingpromptedto
savingorthePlotSetupwindow).Formoreinformation,seeReadoutTimeSavingOptions.
ViewingSubsetStatistics
TheSubsetStatisticsfeatureallowsyoutoselectarangeofdatainagraph,anddisplaythemaximum,minimum,
averageandstandarddeviationforthemeasurementsinthatrange.SeeViewingSubsetStatisticsformore
information.
DataAssistants
HOBOwareProDataAssistantsletyoucreatenewdataseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbytheloggerwith
additionaldatathatyouenterbeforeyoudisplaytheplot.Forexample,thekWhAssistantconvertsloggedpulse
datafromanenergytransducertokWh,averagekW,andenergycost.
AllDataAssistantscanberunfromthePlotSetupwindowafteryoureadoutaloggeroropenadatafile.Withthis
methodyouneedtoruntheDataAssistanteachtimeyoureadouttheloggeroropenadatafile.
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LinearScaling,PulseScaling,andkWhDataAssistantscanalsobeusedatlaunchtimeforsomeloggersto
automaticallycreateserieseachyoureadouttheloggeroropenadatafile.ThisfeatureisavailablefortheHOBO
U30,HOBOH21(WeatherStationandMicroStation),HOBOH22(EnergyLogger),HOBOU12,andHOBOUX120
017xloggerswithsupportedsensorsattached.
Formoreinformation,seeHOBOwareProDataAssistants.
ExportDatatoOtherPrograms
OneclickexporttoMicrosoftExcelorotherASCIIcompatibleprograms
BulkFileExportToolprovideseasywayofexportingmanydatafilesatonce
ExportinOnsetBoxCarProformat
Internationaldateandtimeformats
Copyandpastegraphimagesintootherprograms
NewHOBOwareFeatures
ThefollowingnewfeatureisavailableinHOBOware3.4.1:
DevicemenuoptionsspecifictoHOBOU30StationsarenowavailablethroughanewManageU30menu
choice.
ThefollowingnewfeaturesareavailableinHOBOware3.4:
SupportforthenewHOBOUX100seriesdataloggers,includinglaunchcapability,prelaunchfilters,alarms,
burstlogging,statisticslogging(maximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviation),andtheabilityto
stopandrestartloggingduringasingledeployment.
Piechartsforloggerswithstateseriesthatyoucanview,print,andsaveas.pngfilesforadditionalanalysis
beyondlinegraphs.ThisisespeciallyhelpfulforlightandoccupancydatafromUX90005xand006x
loggers.
AfirmwareupgradetoolthatautomaticallydetectswhenanewfirmwarefileisavailableforUX90and
UX100seriesdataloggersandwalksyouthroughtheupdateprocess.
Improvementstotheprocessofexportingdatapoints,includingtheabilitytoselectindividualseriesor
eventtypesandtosortcolumns.
Anewpreferenceforsettingtheloggerlaunchdescriptionastheserialnumbersothatyoucaneasily
differentiatefileswhenlaunchingandreadingoutseveralloggersofthesametype.
TheabilitytoshowsgapsinserieswhenmergingdatafilesorwhenplottingaUX100loggerthathadstopped
andresumedlogging.
ImprovedtheNetworkMapfeatureinHOBOnodeManager.(ThisrequiresaZWReceiverfirmware
upgrade.)
SupportforthenewWindows8operatingsystem.Thecurrentlistofsupportedoperatingsystemsis
Windows8,Windows7(Pro,Ultimate,andHomePremium),andWindowsXP(ProandHome)onthePC
andOSXVersions10.6.x,10.7.x,and10.8.xonMac.
Note:TheAlarm&ReadoutToolisnolongerinstalledwithHOBOwareasofversion3.4.However,youwillstill
haveaccesstothesoftwareifitwasinstalledwithanolderversionofHOBOware.
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NewFeaturesinPreviousReleases
HOBOware3.3.2:
Supportforthefollowinglanguagesandtheirassociatedformatsinthesoftwareuserinterface:Spanish
(Spain),Portuguese(Portugal),andGerman(Germany);HelpanduserguidesareavailableinEnglishonly.
ImprovedfieldcalibrationaccuracyintheConductivityAssistant.
HOBOware3.3.1:
SupportforthenewHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenlogger,includinglaunchandreadoutcapability,aLab
Calibrationtooltocalibratetheloggerto100%and/or0%saturation,andaDissolvedOxygenDataAssistant
thatcorrectsformeasurementdriftfromfoulingandgeneratessalinityadjustedDOconcentrationaswell
aspercentsaturationdata.
TheabilitytoupdatefirmwareforreceiversanddatanodesintheHOBOZWWirelessSystem,withthe
optiontoupdateasingledeviceatatimeormultipledatanodesinagroup.
AdataencodingpreferenceaddedtotheGeneralpreferencesthatcontrolswhetherdatainHOBOwareis
importedandexportedbasedonUTF8oroperatingsystemstandards.
Frenchlanguagesupportforthesoftwareuserinterface(HelpanduserguidesareavailableinEnglishonly).
HOBOware3.3:
SupportforthenewHOBOUX90seriesdataloggers,includinglaunchcapability,advancedsensor
configuration,andprelaunchfilters.Themodelssupportedwiththisreleasearethe
State/Pulse/Event/Runtimelogger(UX90001x),LightOn/Offlogger(UX90002x),MotorOn/Offlogger
(UX90004x),andOccupancy/Lightlogger(UX90005x/006x).
HOBOware3.2.2:
EnhanceddisplaypreferencesforsortingdataseriesintheStatusandPlotSetupwindows.
AutilityforupgradingtheHOBOnodeManagerdatabasetoimproveperformance.
PerformanceimprovementsfortheHOBOdatanodesdatadeliveryfeature.
AchangetotheFTPoptionfortheHOBOdatanodesdatadeliveryfeaturesothatitusespassivemode,
whichallowsforbetterconnectionsthroughfirewalls.
AnupdatetotheConductivityAssistant,whichincludesrefinementsinthecalculationoftemperature
compensationandanewoptionfornonlinear,seawatercompensationbasedonPSS78.
ArevisiontothecalculationforTCDI520010SandTCDI540020SsensorswhenusedwithUSeries
loggersensuringdataisdisplayingproperly.
SupportforJava7.
HOBOware3.2.1:
TheintegrationoftheAlarm&ReadoutTool,whichisnowautomaticallyinstalledandavailableforusefrom
theToolsmenu.
TheabilityforallnonadministratoruserstorunHOBOwareonWindows(administratorprivilegesare
requiredtoinstallHOBOware,mapandunmapfileassocations,andloadnewDataAssistants).
CompatibilitywithiMacandMacBookProandIntelCorei5andi7processors.
ArevisiontothecalculationfortheSSMDSoilMoistureSensorensuringdataisdisplayingaccurately.
TheoptiontocreatenewfilesoroverwriteexistingonesviaFTPwhenusingtheDataDeliveryfeaturefor
HOBODataNodes.ThisallowsyoutoautomaticallyimportwirelessnodeCSVdataintootherapplications,
suchasMicrosoftExcel.
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HOBOware3.2:
Aredesignedlaunchwindowforquickloggerconfigurationandeasysensorsetup.
Fasterprocessingtimesforopeninglargedatafiles(512KBandup).
Theabilitytoconfigurefilteredserieswhenlaunchingthelogger,whichautomaticallygeneratescustom
series,suchasaveragetemperatureperday,whenyoureadouttheloggerandplotdata.
TheabilitytoconfigurePulseScaling,LinearScaling,andkWhDataAssistantserieswhenlaunchingany
loggerwithapplicableexternalsensors
SupportforthenewHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x),includingadvancedsensor
configurationforsettingmaximumpulsefrequencyandlockouttimesasneededinrawpulseandevent
channels.
SupportforthenewE50B2Power&EnergyMeter(TVERE50B2),includingsinglestepconfigurationwith
theHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x)andautomaticcalculationofnumerous
additionaldataseriesforanalysis.
SupportforthenewHOBOConductivityLogger(U24002).
Theoptiontodisableloggingthebatterychannelbydefaultonsomeloggers,whichcanextendbatterylife
andmemoryspace.
Note:LoggerslaunchedinHOBOware3.2orlaterwithseriescreatedbythePulseScaling,LinearScaling,andkWh
DataAssistantsorwithfilteredseriescannotbereadoutinearlierversionsofHOBOware.
InstallingHOBOware
YoucaninstallHOBOwarefromtheOnsetWebsiteorfromtheInstallationCD.Note:Youmustbean
administratortoinstallHOBOware.
ThefirsttimeyouinstallHOBOwareitwillbeinTrialMode.Youwillneedtoactivateitenteringyourlicensekey,
orcontinuetorunitinTrialModeuntilthetrialexpires.IfyouareupdatinganexistingversionofHOBOwareyou
willnotneedtoactivateHOBOware.SeeActivatingHOBOware(page12).
BeforeYouBegin
READMEfile
RefertotheHOBOwarewebsiteathttp://www.onsetcomp.com/HOBOwareortheREADMEfileonthe
installationCDfordetailedinformationaboutthehardwareandsoftwareneededtorunHOBOware.Ifyou
haveadditionalquestions,pleasecontactOnsetTechnicalSupport.
LicenseKey
Thelicensekeyislocatedintheemailconfirmationoronlinereceiptyoureceivedwhenpurchasingthe
software.IfyouhaveaHOBOwareCD,thelicensekeyisprintedonthebackoftheCDcase.Afteryouinstall
HOBOwareandrunitforthefirsttimeyouwillbepromptedtoenterthelicensekey.
InstallingHOBOwarefromtheOnsetWebSite
TodownloadHOBOwarefromtheOnsetWebsite,gotothefollowingURLandfollowtheinstructionsfor
downloadingandinstallingHOBOware:
http://www.onsetcomp.com/products/software
WhenyouinstallHOBOwareformthewebitwillbeinTrialmodeuntilyouenteryourLicenseKey.
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InstallingHOBOwarefromtheInstallationCD
ToinstallthesoftwarefromtheCD:
Windows
1. InserttheCDinyourcomputersCDROMdrive.
Theinstallationprogramshouldstartautomatically.Ifitdoesnot,navigatetotheCDdriveinMy
ComputerorWindowsExploreranddoubleclickHOBOware_Setup.exetolaunchtheHOBOware
installer.
NOTE:HOBOwareforWindowsrequirestheJavaRuntimeEnvironment.IfthecorrectJavaRuntime
Environmentversionisnotalreadyinstalledonyourcomputer,theHOBOwareSetupprogramwillaskif
youwanttoinstallitnow.(YoumustbeloggedinasanadministratoronyourcomputertoinstalltheJava
RuntimeEnvironment.)ClickYesandfollowtheprompts.AfterJavaRuntimeEnvironmentisinstalled,the
HOBOwareinstallationwillcontinue.
2. FollowthepromptstoinstallHOBOware.
TostartHOBOware,doubleclicktheHOBOwareicononyourdesktoporselectPrograms>Onset
Applications>HOBOwarefromtheStartmenu.
Mac
1. InserttheCDinyourcomputersCDROMdrive.
2. DoubleclicktheCDiconintheFinderanddoubleclicktheHOBOware.pkgtolaunchtheHOBOware
installer.
3. Whenyoureachthefinalscreenoftheinstallationprogram,clickRestart.
4. Afterrestarting,openHOBOwarebydoubleclickingtheHOBOwareiconinyourcomputers
Applicationsfolder.
5. ProceedtoActivatingHOBOware.
SoftwareUpdates
IfyouhaveanInternetconnection,HOBOwarewillperiodicallyaskifyouwouldlikeittochecktheOnsetwebsite
forsoftwareupdates.Thedefaultistocheckonceperweek,butyoucanconfigureHOBOwaretocheckdailyor
monthly.
GotoPreferences>General>Startup>CheckforHOBOwareupdates.
IfyoudonothaveanInternetconnection,chooseNever.
YoumaycheckforupdatesmanuallyatanytimebyclickingCheckforUpdatesfromtheHelpmenu.
NOTE:IfyouareusingHOBOnodeManagerwithHOBODataNodeWirelessNetwork,youmuststopdevice
communicationtoupgradeHOBOware.
UpgradingtoHOBOwarePro
ToupgradefromHOBOwareLitetoHOBOwarePro,call18005644377andaskforOnsetCustomerService.
ActivatingHOBOware
ThefirsttimeyouinstallHOBOwareitwillbeinTrialMode.Youwillneedtoactivateitenteringyourlicensekey,
orcontinuetorunitinTrialModeuntilthetrialexpires.
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NOTE:IfyouareupdatinganexistingversionofHOBOwareyouwillnotneedtoactivateHOBOware.
LocatingyourLicenseKey
Thelicensekeyislocatedintheemailconfirmationoronlinereceiptyoureceivedwhenpurchasingthesoftware.If
youhaveaHOBOwareCD,thelicensekeyisprintedonthebackoftheCDcase.
LicenseKeyManagerWindow
ThefirsttimeyouopenHOBOwaretheLicenseKeyManagerwindowwillappear.Enteryourlicensekeyinthe
LicenseKeytextboxtoactivatetheFullVersionofHOBOware.Thisistheonlytimeyouwillhavetoenteryour
LicenseKey,evenifyouupgradetoanotherversion.
HOBOwareSetupAssistant(HOBOwareProOnly)
WhenyouopenHOBOwareProforthefirsttime,youaregreetedbytheHOBOwareSetupAssistant,aseriesof
windowsintendedtohelpyouquicklychangesomekeysettingsfordevicetypesandserialports,unitsof
measurement,anddataassistants.ToruntheSetupAssistant,clickStartandfollowthepromptstochangesome
keypreferences.
NOTE:TheSetupAssistantisoptional.IfyouclickCancel,youwillbeabletouseHOBOwareProwithitsdefault
settings.
SetupPreferences
DeviceTypes
SerialPort(s)touse:
SupportserialdevicesonCOM1(Windows)
Supportserialdevicesonthedefaultserialportonly(Mac)
ThedefaultisUSB.IfyouenableSerialDevicesyoucanselecttheporttouse.
UnitSystem
US(default)
SI
DataAssistants
SelecttheinstalledDataAssistantsyouwanttoshowwhenrelevantdataispresent.AllloadedDataAssistantsare
checkedbydefault.YoucanalsoloadanewDataAssistant.
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RunningtheSetupAssistantataLaterTime
ToruntheSetupAssistantatanytime,goto:
Windows:File>Preferences>General
Mac:HOBOware>Preferences>General
andclicktheSetupAssistantbuttoninthebottomrightofthepane.
UsingaTrialVersionofHOBOware
ThefirsttimeyouopenHOBOwaretheLicenseKeyManagerwindowwillappear.TorunaTrialVersion,check
IwanttouseHOBOwareProTrialandclickOK.
ThedateyourtrialwillexpireappearsatthetopoftheHOBOwarewindow.
EachtimeyouopenaTrialVersiontheLicenseKeyManagerwindowappears.CheckIwanttouseHOBOwarePro
TrialtocontinueusingtheTrialVersion,or,ifyouhavepurchasedHOBOware,enterthelicensekeyintheLicense
Keytextbox.
TrialExpiration
WhenthetrialexpiresyouwillbepromptedtoenteralicensekeybeforeyoucancontinueusingHOBOware.
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ATouroftheHOBOwareInterface
TheillustrationbelowshowstheHOBOwaremainwindow,includingaplotgeneratedfromopeninganexisting
datafile.
1. MainMenuFromtheMainMenuyoucanperformoperationsonadeviceoraproject.
2. ToolbarThetoolbarincludesiconsforperformingoperationsonadeviceaswellastoolto
manipulateaplotorgraph.FormoreinformationseeTheToolbaronpage210.
3. PointsTableLoggerdatapresentedinatabularformat.SeeThePointsTableonpage18.
4. DetailsPaneInformationandstatisticsaboutthelaunch.SeeTheDetailsPaneonpage17.
5. PlotAgraphicalrepresentationofthesensorreadingsandevents.SeeOverviewofaPlotonpage
16.
6. ViewsUsetheseiconstotogglebetweenviewswhenyouhavemultipleplotsopen.
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7. MessageBarIndicatesdevicesconnectedaswellasvariousactionsinprogress(suchasreadout,
launch).
OverviewofaPlot
Aplotisavisualrepresentationoftheseriesyouselectedtoviewwhenyouopenedtheplot.
Tochangedefaultplotsettings,seePlottingPreferencesonpage222.
1. Title
Titleofthegraph(defaultisthedescriptionenteredatlaunch).ShoworhidetheTitlefromtheView
menu.
Tochangethetitleproperties,doubleclickthetitleorselectthetitleandclickthePropertiesicon
ThefollowingoptionsareavailableontheTitlePropertieswindow:
Name:Enteruptoa40charactertitleforthegraph.Bydefault,thenameisthedescriptionenteredwhen
launchingthelogger.
Location:Movethetitletoeitherthetoporbottomofthegraph.Thedefaultlocationisthetopofthe
graph.
Font:Selectafonttype,size,andappearance.
2. Axes
Thegraphcancontainseveralvalueaxesdependingonthenumberofseriesdisplayed.
Yaxis
Alsocalledthevalueaxes;displaysthevaluesforallsensorseries,suchastemperatureindegrees
FahrenheitorCelsius,orbatterylevelinVolts.
Xaxis
Alsocalledthetimeaxes;displaysthetimerangesforthedata.
3. Gridlines
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ShoworhideverticalandhorizontalgridlinesfromtheViewmenu.
4. Legend
Thelegendistheareathatliststhekeysforeachseries(linecolorsandmarkertypes).Ifthecrosshairtool
isinuse,italsoliststhedate,timeandpointvaluescurrentlyselectedbythecrosshair.Showorhidethe
LegendfromtheViewmenu.
Tochangethelegendproperties,doubleclickthelegendorselectthelegendandclickthePropertiesicon
.
ThefollowingoptionsareavailableontheLegendPropertieswindow:
Name:Enteruptoa40charactertitleforthelegend.Thereisnodefaultname.
Location:Movethelegendtoeithertheleftorrightsideofthegraph.Bydefault,thelegendappearson
theright.
ShowBorder:Toggleswhetheraboxisdrawnaroundthelegend.Bydefault,aborderisshown.
Forsecurefiles(HOBOwarePro:.hsecand.dsec;HOBOwareLite:.hsec)apadlockicon
legendnexttothenamesoftheseriesthatwereverifiedasoriginaldata.
appearsinthe
TheDetailsPane
Foreachseries,event,andstate,theDetailsPanecontainsinformationandstatistics,including:
DevicesDeviceInfosuchasthemodelandserialnumber.
DeploymentInfoSuchasseriesname,launchdescription,andlaunchtime.(DoesnotapplytoHOBO
datanodes)
SeriesStatisticsSuchasnumberofsamples,averagereading,andsampletime.
Sensorinformation(forstationtypeloggers)Includingthesensorlocation,serialnumber,and
resolution
InHOBOwarePro,ifyoudonotwantplotstoopenwiththesensorlocationshowninthePointsandDetailspanes,
gotoPreferences>Plotting>PointsTableandDetailspaneanddisablethe"IncludesensorLocation(ifavailable)
inpointstableanddetailspane"option.
TodisplaytheDetailspaneinHOBOwareLite,chooseDetailsPanefromtheViewmenu.ChooseDetailsPane
againtohidethepane.
DeploymentinformationSuchasthelaunchdescription,deploymentnumber,starttimeand
timezone,logginginterval,andbatteryvoltageatlaunch.
SeriesstatisticsIncludingthetotalsensorsamplesandevents,timeofthefirstandlastsample,
andthemaximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviationforeachsensorseriesintheplot
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Audittrailinformationforsecurefiles
Tofullyexpandthedetailstree,clicktheShowAllbutton.Tofullycollapsethetree,clickHideAll.
Clickaseriesnodeinthedetailstreetoselectthecorrespondingseriesonthegraphandcorrespondingcolumnin
thePointsTable.
Toprintthedetailstree,gototheFilemenuandchoosePrintDetails.Toexportthedetailstreetoatextfile,goto
theFilemenuandchooseExportDetails.
Toresizethepane,dragthedividerbetweentheDetailspaneandthegraph.
YoucanhidetheDetailspane.FromtheViewmenu,chooseDetailsPane.ChooseDetailsPaneagaintoredisplay
theDetailspane.
NOTE:YoucanconfigureiftheDetailspaneisshownbydefaultwiththeShowthedetailspanewhenplottingdata
optioninPreferences>Plotting>Layout.
ThePointsTable
ThePointstablelistsloggerdatainatable.ThePointstableislinkedtothegraph:onlythedataforthesensor
measurements,states,andeventsdisplayedonthegrapharelistedinthePointstable.
Thedatapointsarelistedchronologically.Allthemeasurements,statechanges,andeventsrecordedbythelogger
atagiventimearelistedinasinglerow.Eachseriesisdisplayedinacolumn.Youcanresizethecolumnsby
clickinganddraggingthedividersbetweenthecolumnheaders.
Usethearrowkeysorscrollbarstomoveup,down,left,andrightinthePointstable.Additionally,asyouclickthe
crosshairtool inthegraph,thecorrespondingpointisselectedinthePointstable;ifyouclickavalueorevent
cellinthePointstable,thecrosshairwillappearonthegraphatthetimecorrespondingtothatcell.
Toprintthepoints,gototheFilemenuandchoosePrintPoints(availableonlywithJava1.5orhigher).Tocopy
points,usethemousetoselectthecellsyouwanttocopy,thenpressCtrl+CommandCtocopythemtothe
clipboard.
Tip:YoucanexportthedatapointstoatextfileforuseinMicrosoftExcelorotherprograms.
Toresizethepane,dragthedividerbetweenthePointstableandthegraph.
TohidethePointstable,fromtheViewmenu,choosePointsTable.
IfyoudonotwantthePointstabletobedisplayedbydefaultwhenyouviewdata,gotoPreferences>Plotting
>Layoutanddisable"Showthepointstablewhenplottingdata"option.
HOBOwarePro
IfyoudonotwantplotstoopenwiththesensorlocationshowninthePointsandDetailspanes,disablethe
"IncludesensorLocation(ifavailable)inpointstableanddetailspane"settingunderPointsTable&DetailsPane
onthePlottingPreferencepane.
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HOBOwareLite
TodisplaythePointstable,choosePointsTablefromtheViewmenu.ChoosePointsTableagaintohidethePoints
table.
ThePlotSetupWindow
Afteryoureadoutaloggeroropenasaveddatafile,thePlotSetupwindowappears.
1. DescriptionEntertexttodescribetheplot.
2. SelectSeriestoPlotSelecttheseriesyouwanttoplotandtheunits,ifapplicable.
3. SelectInternalLoggerEventstoPlotSelectinternalloggereventstoplot(onlyavailableforsome
loggers).
4. OffsetfromGMTSettheTimeZoneOffsetfromGMTifrequired.
5. DataAssistants(HOBOwareProOnly)SeeDataAssistantsonpage88.
HOBOwareProDataAssistantsletyoucreatenewdataseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbythelogger
withadditionaldata.
NOTE:ThefollowingDataAssistantscanalsoberunfromtheLaunchwindow:PulseScaling,Linear
Scaling,kWh.
6. PlotButtonClickthisbuttontoplottheselecteddataonagraph.
HOBOwareSoftwareUpdates
IfyouhaveanInternetconnection,HOBOwarewillperiodicallyaskifyouwouldlikeittochecktheOnsetwebsite
forsoftwareupdates.Thedefaultistocheckonceperweek,butyoucanconfigureHOBOwaretocheckdailyor
monthly.
GotoPreferences>General>Startup>CheckforHOBOwareupdates.
IfyoudonothaveanInternetconnection,chooseNever.
YoumaycheckforupdatesmanuallyatanytimebyclickingCheckforUpdatesfromtheHelpmenu.
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Chapter2:WorkingwithHOBODataLoggers
WorkingwithHOBOdataloggersinvolvesthefollowingbasicsteps:
1. Connecttheloggertothecomputerfortheinitialsetupandlaunch.
2. Launchthelogger.Enterorselecttheappropriateparametersfortheloggerdeploymentandthen
launch,orstart,thelogger.
3. Checkthestatusofthelogger.Youhavetheoptionofcheckingthecurrentstatusoftheloggerand
anycurrentreadingswhileitisstillconnectedtothecomputer.Thiscanbehelpfultoverifythatthe
launchconfigurationisasexpected.
4. Readoutthelogger.Afterdeployingthelogger,readoutallrecordeddataandsaveittoafile.Many
devicesalsoworkwithshuttlesthatallowyoutokeeptheloggerinthefield,butstillreadoutany
recordeddata.Youcanthenbringtheshuttlebacktotheoffice,connectittothecomputer,offload
andsavethefiles.
5. Plotthedata.Afterreadingouttheloggerandsavingthedata,youcanselectanddefinethedata
seriesyouwishtoplotinagraph.HOBOwareProalsoprovidesDataAssistantsforautomaticscaling
ofcertaindatawhenplotting.
6. Analyzethedataandcustomizetheplot.Therearenumeroustoolsavailableforworkingwiththedata
andchangingtheplot,suchasexporting,filtering,mergingfiles,cropping,andmore.
7. Savechangestotheplotasaprojectfile.Changestotheaxis,series,plot,andlegendpropertiesas
wellasanyfilteringormergingcanbesavedasa.hprojfile.
NOTE:IfyouareconfiguringHOBOdatanodes,seethesummaryoftasksonpage1forsettingupdatanodes.
ConnectingDevices
MostHOBOdataloggersandshuttlesconnecttothecomputerwithanOnsetsuppliedUSBcable.The
HOBOWeatherStation,HOBOMicroStation,andHOBOEnergyLoggerconnecttothecomputerwithaserialcable
(ortoaUSBportwithaKeyspanserialadapter).
SomeloggersrequireanopticUSBbasestation/couplertoconnecttothecomputer.Consultthemanualthat
camewithyourdeviceforspecificinformationaboutrequiredbasestations/couplersorcables.
Refertooneofthesetopicsfordetailsaboutconnectingyourdevicetothecomputer:
ConnectingaUSBDevice(page21)
ConnectingaBaseStation/Coupler(page21)
ConnectingaSerialDevice(HOBOwareProOnly)(page22)
ConnectingMultipleDevices(page22)
NOTES:
ForinstructionsonconnectingHOBOwarecompatibleshuttlesorusingtheHOBOWaterproofshuttle
asabasestation,refertotheshuttle'suserguide.
HOBOwareLitecanbeusedwithmostHOBOUSeriesDataLoggers,whichcommunicatewiththe
computerbyconnectingtoaUSBport.
FordetailsonworkingwithHOBODataNodes,seeSystemOverview.
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ConnectingaUSBDevice
YoucanconnectmostdevicestotheUSBportbyusinganOnsetsuppliedUSBinterfacecable.
SomeloggersrequireanopticUSBbasestation/couplerorserialcable(HOBOwareProonly)toconnecttothe
computer.Consultthemanualthatcamewithyourdeviceforspecificinformationaboutrequiredbase
stations/couplersorcables.
NOTE(HOBOwarePro):Forinstructionsonconnectingshuttles,orusingtheHOBOWaterproofShuttleasabase
station,refertotheshuttlesuserguide.
NOTE:IfyouareusingaBaseStationorCoupler,seeConnectingaBaseStationorCoupler(page21).
Steps
ToconnectaloggerorshuttletoHOBOwareusingaUSBcable:
1. OpenHOBOware.
2. PlugthelargeendoftheUSBinterfacecableintoaUSBportonthecomputer.
3. PlugthesmallendoftheUSBinterfacecableintotheportonthedevice.(Refertothediagramand
instructionsthatcamewiththedeviceifyouneedhelpfindingtheport.)
WhenthedeviceisrecognizedbyHOBOware,therightsideofthestatusbaratthebottomoftheHOBOware
windowwillupdatetoreflectthenumberofdevicesconnected.Atthispoint,youcanbeginusingthedevice.
NOTES(WindowsOnly):
Ifthedevicehasneverbeenconnectedtothiscomputerbefore,itmaytakesometimeforthe
computertodetectthenewhardwareandreportthatithasconnectedsuccessfully.Oneormore
messageswillappear,indicatingthatnewhardwarehasbeenfound.Youmayalsohearachime.
Yourcomputermaytellyoutorebootbeforeyoucanusethedevice.Itisnotnecessarytoreboot.
DisconnectingaDevice
Todisconnectthedevice,simplyunplugitfromtheUSBcable.Waitforthestatusbartoupdatethenumberof
devicesbeforecontinuing.
ConnectingaBaseStationorCoupler
SomeloggersrequireanopticUSBbasestation/couplerorserialcabletoconnecttothecomputer.Consultthe
manualthatcamewithyourdeviceforspecificinformationaboutrequiredbasestations/couplersorcables.
NOTES(WindowsOnly):
Ifyouareconnectingabasestation/couplerorloggerthathasneverbeenconnectedtothiscomputer
before,itmaytakesometimeforthecomputertodetectthenewhardwareandreportthatithas
connectedsuccessfully.Oneormoremessageswillappear,indicatingthatnewhardwarehasbeen
found.Youmayalsohearachime.
Youmaybepromptedtorebootyoucomputerbeforeyoucanusethelogger.Itisnotnecessaryto
reboot.
Steps
Toconnectaloggertoabasestation/coupler:
1. OpenHOBOware.
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2. Plugthebasestation/couplercableintoaUSBportonthecomputer.
Important:Makesurethebase/stationcoupleristhecorrectmodelfortheloggeryouwanttouse.Consult
themanualthatcamewiththeloggerifyouarenotsure.
3. Attachtheloggertothebasestation/couplerasdescribedinthedocumentationthatcamewithyour
logger.
WhentheloggerisrecognizedbyHOBOware,therightsideofthestatusbaratthebottomoftheHOBOware
windowwillupdatetoreflectthenumberofloggersconnected.Atthispoint,youcanbeginusingthelogger.
Todisconnectalogger,simplyunplugitfromthebasestation/coupler.Waitforthestatusbartoupdatethe
numberofdevicesbeforecontinuing.
Toattachanotherloggerviaabasestation/coupler,removethelogger,leavingthebasestation/coupler
connected.Thenconnectthenextlogger.
ConnectingaSerialDevice(HOBOwareProOnly)
Toconnectadevicetoacomputerusingaserialcable:
1. OpenHOBOwarePro.
2. Plugthe9pinendoftheserialinterfacecableintoaserialportonthecomputerorKeyspanadapter.
3. Plugtheotherendoftheserialinterfacecableintothecommunicationsportonthedevice.(Referto
thediagramandinstructionsthatcamewiththedeviceifyouneedhelpfindingtheport.)
4. ClicktheSelectDeviceicon
onthetoolbartoensurethatthedeviceislistedintheSelectDevice
window.Clickthebuttonnexttothedeviceinthewindow,thenclickOK.
5. ConfigureSerialPortSettings(Optional)
IfyouareusingaserialportotherthanCOM1(PC)orDefault(Macintosh),youwillneedtosetup
HOBOwaretolookatanotherport.
TochangetheSerialPortssettinggoto:
PC:File>Preferences>Communications
Mac:HOBOwarePro>Preferences>Communications
Notethatcheckingmultipleserialportscantakesometime,evenwhennodevicesareattached.
ThestatusbaratthebottomoftheHOBOwareProwindowwillupdatetoreflectthatthedeviceisconnectedand
selected.Atthispoint,youcanbeginusingthedevice.
Todisconnectthedevice,simplyunplugitfromtheserialcable.
ConnectingMultipleDevices
Overview
IfyourcomputerhasmultipleUSBandserialports,youcanconnectmultipledevicesandworkwithoneatatime
(HOBOwareLitecanonlybeusedforUSBPorts).Whenmultipledevicesareconnected,theSelectDevicewindow
openseverytimeyouselectLaunch,Readout,Stop,orStatusfromtheMainMenu.
Clickthebuttonnexttoadeviceonthelisttoselectit,thenclickOK.Theselectedactionwillproceed.
ToaccesstheSelectDevicewindowatanytime,clicktheSelectDeviceicononthetoolbar,orchooseSelect
DevicefromtheDevicemenu.
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WithHOBOwarePro,ifyouworkwithmultipleUSeriesdevicesfrequently,youcansettheDefaultActionto
Launch(Devicemenu)andenableLaunchTimeSavingOptionstoworkmoreefficiently.
NOTE(HOBOwarePro):IfserialdevicesareselectedinPreferences,itmaytakesometimeforHOBOwareProto
scanalloftheserialports.Youcanselectthedeviceyouwantassoonasitisdisplayed.Youdonothavetowaitfor
alloftheportstobescanned.
VerifyingSelectedDevice
IftheBlinkDeviceLightbuttonisavailable,youcanclickittoverifythatyouhaveselectedtheappropriatedevice.
Thisbrieflyilluminatesthelightonthedevicesthatyouhaveselected.
Ifthedevicedoesnothavealight,orifthelightisnotvisiblewhenthedevicesisinthebasestation/coupler,
simplychecktheserialnumber(S/N)onyourdevicestomakesurethatitmatchestheonethatisselectedinthis
window.
WhentheSelectDevicewindowisnotopen,youcancheckthestatusbaratthebottomofthescreentoquickly
determinewhichdeviceisselected.Theleftsideofthestatusbarindicatesthemodel,description,andserial
numberofthedevice;therightsideindicatesthetotalnumberofdevicesconnected.
NOTE(HOBOwarePro):Serialdevicesthatyouhaveaddedorremovedarenotreflectedinthedevicecountuntil
youclicktheSelectDeviceicononthetoolbartoupdatethedevicelist.
LaunchingDevices
Tosetupaloggertorecorddata,youmustspecifyseveralparametersandlaunch,orstart,thelogger.
Tip:Checkthatthetimeonthecomputeriscorrectbeforeconfiguringalaunch.Ifitisnot,closeHOBOware,
updateyourcomputer'sclockmanuallyorsynchronizeitwithanonlinetimeserver(ifavailable)andthenreopen
HOBOware.
Tolaunchalogger:
1. Connecttheloggertothecomputer.
2. ClicktheLaunch
icononthetoolbar,orchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenu.
3. Differentmessagesmayappeardependingonthestateofthelogger.Answereachoftheprompts
accordingly:
Awarningappearsiftheloggerhasalreadybeenlaunched.ClickYestocontinue,orclickNotocancel.
ForUSeriesloggersonly(otherthantheHOBOU30Station),awarningappearsiftheloggerhasrecorded
datasinceitslastreadout.ClickYestoproceedtothelaunchwindow,orclickNotocancelthelaunchand
readoutthedatafirst.
Becauseloggersaretestedbeforeshipping,theremaybedatainyourloggerthefirsttimeyoulaunchit.
Inthiscase,itisnotnecessarytoreadoutthelogger.ClickYestoproceed.
4. ConfigurethelaunchparametersintheLaunchLoggerwindow.
5. Toverifythatthesensorsareworkingcorrectlyortoreviewsettingsfromthepreviouslaunch,click
theStatusbutton.
6. ClicktheStartbuttonwhenyouarefinishedsettingthelaunchparameters(notethatthistextonthis
buttonchangesdependingonwhenyouchoseloggingtobegin).
HOBOwaredisplaystheprogressofthelaunchandwarnsyounottounplugtheloggerwhileitisbeing
configured.
Oncetheloggerbeginslogging,itwillcontinuelogginguntilyoustopit,thememoryisfull,orthebatteryrunsout.
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LaunchLoggerWindow
UsetheLaunchLoggerwindowtosetupyourloggertorecorddata.TheLaunchLoggerwindowisdividedintothe
followingthreepanes:
LoggerInformation:Thenameoftheloggercurrentlyselectedappearsatthetopofthispane,
whichalsoincludestheserialnumber,deploymentnumber,andcurrentbatterylevel.
UsetheDescriptionfieldtotypeuptoa40characternamefortheloggerdeployment.The
descriptionyouenterherewillbeusedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadouttheloggerand
savethedata.Itwillalsobethedefaulttitleontheplot.
ClicktheStatusbuttoninthispanetoseethecurrentstatusoftheloggerandthesettingsusedon
thepreviouslaunch.
AUserNotesbuttonmayalsoappearforsomeloggers.Clickittoentermoreextensivenotesabout
thedeployment.
Sensors:Thispanedisplaysalistofthesensorsavailableforthelogger.Choosethesensors,or
channels,thatyouwishtologinthisdeployment,andselectanyexternalsensorsyoumaybeusing.
Thispanealsodisplaysanyutilitiesavailableforyourlogger,suchasAlarms,Scaling,andFilters.
Deployment:Usethispanetoselectthelogginginterval(therateatwhichyouwanttheloggerto
recorddata)andtochoosewhentheloggershouldbeginrecordingdata.Thispanealsodisplaysthe
loggingduration,whichistheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedonthe
logginginterval,sensors,andothersettingscurrentlyselected.
Forsomeloggers,youcanalsosetasamplinginterval,choosewhentostoplogging,andselectother
optionsinthispane.
Whenyouaredonechoosingthelaunchsettings,clickthebuttoninthelowerrighthandcornerofthewindowto
sendthesettingstothelogger.Notethatthebuttontextchangesbasedonwhenyouchosetostartlogging.
HOBOwareProTip:Ifyouwillbeusingthesamelaunchsettingsformultipledeploymentsofthesameloggertype,
selecttheSkipLaunchWindowNextTimecheckboxtobypassthiswindowthenexttimeyoulaunchadevice.This
willcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrentloggersettingsas
setinLaunchTimeSavingOptionspreferences.
TheoptionsavailableintheLoggerLaunchwindowvarydependingonthetypeofloggeryouareusing.Formore
detailsaboutlaunchingyourparticulardevice,refertothefollowingtopics:
LaunchOptionsfortheHOBOUX90SeriesLoggers
LaunchOptionsfortheHOBOUX100SeriesLoggers
LaunchOptionsfortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x)
LaunchOptionsforUSeriesLoggers
LaunchOptionsforStationLoggers
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LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX90SeriesLoggers
ThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforHOBOUX90seriesdataloggers.NotethattheLaunchLogger
windowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
Description:Enteradescriptionforthelaunch,upto40characters,inthisfield.Thisdescriptionisusedas
thedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutandsavethedatarecordedbythelogger.Itisalsothedefault
titleoftheplot.
SerialNumber:Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsordevicesalso
haveserialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
DeploymentNumber:Thisisthenumberoftimes(includingthistime)theloggerhasbeenlaunched.
Eachtimeyoustartanewlaunch,thedeploymentnumberincreasesbyone.
BatteryLevel:Thisshowsthecurrentbatterylevelinthelogger.
Status:ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsfromthepreviouslaunch.
Sensors
TheSensorsListdisplaysallinternalandexternalsensorsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethesensors,or
channels,thatyouwishtologinthisdeployment.Toconfigureasensor:
1.
Selectthesensor(s)youwishtolog.
2.
Choosethemeasurementtolog(e.g.State,Runtime,etc.)fromthedropdownlist.
3.
Completeadditionaldetailsforthesensor.Thiswillvarydependingonwhattheloggerwillbemeasuring.
Formostsensors,typeanameandselectadescriptionpairfromthedropdownlist.ForexternalPulse
channels,clickthebuttonforthecorrespondingchannelinthesensorlisttoselectthesensortypeas
shownbelow.IfyouselectRawPulseforthesensortype,youcanuseDataAssistantstosetupkWhand
pulsescalinginformationasnecessary(HOBOwareProonly),whichwillalsodisplayonthelogger
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LCDscreen.NotethatsensorsthatsupportDataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaythekWhand/orscaling
iconnexttotheirname.
4.
Repeatsteps1through3ifyourloggersupportsmultiplesensors.
5.
Settheunitsthatdisplayonthelogger'sLCDscreen.WhenthesensorisconfiguredtologStateor
Runtime,chooseeither:
Timetoshowthetotalamountoftimetheswitchhasbeenclosedoronsinceloggingbegan,
rangingfromsecondstodays;or
%toshowthepercentageoftimetheswitchhasbeenclosedoronsinceloggingbegan.
WhenthesensorisconfiguredtologPulseorEvent,theLCDwilldisplaytheunitsinthreecharacters.
Accepteitherthedefaultunitsortypeyourownthreecharacterunits.
Notesonconfiguringsensors:
ClicktheFiltersbuttontocreateadditionalfilteredseriesforanyofthechannelsyouconfigured.The
filteredserieswillthenbeautomaticallycalculatedwhenyoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
ClicktheAdvancedbuttontoaccessthefollowingsettingsspecifictothelogger:PulseFrequencyand
LockoutTime,Occupancy,andCalibration.
Whensettingupapulsesensor,considersettingupthelaunchforadelayedorpushbuttonstart,and
thenconnectthesensors/deviceslater,beforeloggingbegins.Important:Sensorsthatareconnected
afterloggingbeginsmaynotlogaccuratedata.
TheOccupancy/Lightlogger(UX90005x/006x)alsoautomaticallygeneratesadditionalseriesupon
readingouttheloggertogiveyoucombinedstatistics,suchashowlongthelightswereleftonwhilethe
roomwasunoccupied.TheseserieswillbeavailableinthePlotSetupdialogwhenopeningthedatafile.
Youhavetheoptiontorecordthelogger'sbatteryvoltageateachsampletime;thisisthelastchannelin
thesensorslist.Liketheotherdatachannels,loggingtheinternalbatterychannelconsumessomeofthe
logger'smemory.Unlessyoususpectabnormalbatteryperformance,youdonotneedtologthebattery
voltage.Thisloggerwillrecordabadbatteryeventevenifitisnotloggingthebatterychannel.Youcan
alsohidethebatterychannelwithSeriespreferences(inPreferences,selectDisplay,thenSeries).
Deployment
LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata(onlyavailableforsensorsconfiguredtolog
PulseorRuntime).Youcanchooseeitheroneofthepresetloggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogging
interval.Theminimumloggingintervalisonesecondandthemaximumformostloggersis18hours,12
minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthelogginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbattery
powerisconsumed.
LoggingDuration.Thisliststheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedonthe
loggingintervalandsensorscurrentlyselected.Thisisatheoreticalestimateonly;batterylifeand
frequentstateandeventloggingwillaffectyourdeployment.Thisestimateisonlyavailablewhenthe
sensorsareconfiguredtologPulseorRuntime.ForestimateswithStateandEventlogging,refertothe
loggerdocumentation,alsoavailableathttp://www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals.
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StartLogging.Selectwhentolaunchthelogger.Thisdefaultstothesettingforthelogger'sprevious
launch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).Youcanchoosetolaunchthislogger:
Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbuttonintheLaunchLoggerwindow.
AtInterval.Loggingwillbeginatanexactinterval(forexample9:00:00ratherthan8:47:00when
youchooseaonehourlogginginterval).Theexactstarttimedependsontheloggingintervalyou
choose.ThisoptionisonlyavailablewhenthesensorsareconfiguredtologPulseorRuntime.
PushButton.LoggingwillnotstartuntilyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggerandholdit
downforatleastthreeseconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay"Start"untilyoupress
thebutton.
OnDate/Time.Loggingwillbeginatadateandtimeyouspecify,uptoapproximatelysixmonths
fromthepresent.TheLCDscreenwillcountdowntothatstartdate/timeandthenloggingwill
begin.
Stoplogging.Selectwhenyouwanttheloggertostoplogging.Youcanchoose:
WhenmemoryfillsorNever(wrapping).Ifyouselect"Whenmemoryfills,"thentheloggerwill
stoprecordingdataoncethememoryisfull.Ifyouselect"Never(wrapping),"theloggerwill
recorddatacontinuouslyuntileithertheloggerbatteryrunsoutoryoustopit.Oncetheloggeris
full,thenewestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.Whenwrapping,thememorysegmentonthe
loggerLCDscreenwillblink.
Pushbutton.Whenthisoptionisselected,theloggerwillstoprecordingdatawhenyoupressthe
Start/Stopbuttonontheloggeritselffor3seconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay
"Stop"whenthisoptionhasbeenselected.
Specificstopdate.Selectthedateyouwanttheloggertostoprecordingdata.Chooseeithera
presettimeorsetyourowncustomdateandtime.
Options.Select"TurnLCDoff"ifyouwanttheloggertooperatein"stealthmode"withtheLCDscreen
turnedoff.YoucanoverridethistemporarilybypressingtheStart/Stopbuttononthelogger.TheLCDwill
thenremainilluminatedfor10minutes.
Skiplaunchwindownexttime(HOBOwarePro)
CheckthisboxifyouwouldliketobypasstheLaunchWindowthenexttimeyouchooseLaunchfromtheDevice
menuorclicktheLaunchicon.Thiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunch
settingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetinLaunchTimeSavingOptionsintheGeneraltabofpreferences.
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LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX100SeriesLoggers
ThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforHOBOUX100seriesdataloggers.NotethattheLaunchLogger
windowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
Description.Enteradescriptionforthelaunch,upto40characters,inthisfield.Thisdescriptionis
usedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutandsavethedatarecordedbythelogger.Itisalso
thedefaulttitleoftheplot.
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsordevices
alsohaveserialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
DeploymentNumber.Thisisthenumberoftimes(includingthistime)theloggerhasbeen
launched.Eachtimeyoustartanewlaunch,thedeploymentnumberincreasesbyone.
BatteryLevel.Thisshowsthecurrentbatterylevelinthelogger.
Status.ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsfromthepreviouslaunch.
Sensors
TheSensorsListdisplaysallsensorsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethesensors,orchannels,thatyouwishto
loginthisdeployment.Ifconnectingathermocouple,selecttheappropriatetypefromthedropdownlist.
Notes:
ClicktheAlarmsbuttontosetanalarmforthislogger.NotethattheLoggingModemustbesetto
NormalorStatisticstoconfigureanalarm.
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Youhavetheoptiontorecordthelogger'sbatteryvoltageateachsampletime;thisisthelastchannel
inthesensorslist.Liketheotherdatachannels,loggingtheinternalbatterychannelconsumessome
ofthelogger'smemory.Unlessyoususpectabnormalbatteryperformance,youdonotneedtolog
thebatteryvoltage.Thisloggerwillrecordabadbatteryeventevenifitisnotloggingthebattery
channel.YoucanalsohidethebatterychannelwithSeriespreferences(inPreferences,selectDisplay,
thenSeries).
Deployment
LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata.Youcanchooseeitheroneofthe
presetloggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogginginterval.Theminimumloggingintervalisone
secondandthemaximumformostloggersis18hours,12minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthe
logginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.
LoggingMode.Selectthetypeofloggingmodeyouwishtouse:Normal,BurstLogging,orStatistics.
WithBurstLoggingmode,youcanconfiguretheloggertouseadifferentloggingintervalwhen
specificconditionsaremet.WithStatisticsmode,youcanconfiguretheloggertocalculatemaximum,
minimum,average,andstandarddeviationforallenabledsensors(exceptbatteryvoltage)during
loggingatasamplingintervalyouspecify.Keepinmindthatthemorestatisticsyourecord,the
shortertheloggerdurationandthemorememoryisrequired.Onceyoulaunchthelogger,the
selectedstatisticswillbedisplayedontheloggerLCD.AfteryousetupBurstorStatisticslogging,
therewillbeanEditbuttonnexttoLoggingModeintheLaunchLoggerwindowtomakeadditional
changesasnecessary.NotethatNormalorStatisticsmodeisrequiredifyouwanttosetupalarmsfor
thelogger.
logginginterval,loggingmode,andsensorscurrentlyselected.Thisisatheoreticalestimateonly;
batterylifeandotherfactorswillalsoaffectthedeployment.
launch(youcanchangethisinHOBOwareProwiththeLaunchTimeSavingOptionssubcategoryof
theGeneralpreferences).Youcanchoosetolaunchthislogger:
Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbuttonintheLaunchLoggerwindow.
choose.
fromthepresent.TheLCDscreenwillcountdowntothatstartdate/timeandthenloggingwill
begin.
PushButton.LoggingwillnotstartuntilyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggerandholdit
downforatleastthreeseconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay"Start"untilyoupress
thebutton.
StopLogging.Selectwhenyouwanttheloggertostoplogging.Youcanchoose:
full,thenewestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.When"Never(wrapping)"isselected,awrap
indicatoriconwilldisplayontheloggerLCDscreen.Note:YoucannotselectNever(wrapping)
ifBurstisselectedfortheLoggingMode.
Start/Stopbuttonontheloggerforthreeseconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay
"Stop"whenthisoptionhasbeenselected.
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Resumeloggingonnextbuttonpush.Thissettingisavailablewhen"Pushbutton"isselectedasa
"StopLogging"option.Ifyouselectthisoption,youcanresumeloggingonastoppedloggerby
pressingtheStart/Stopbuttonforthreeseconds.Forexample,presstheStart/Stoplogging
buttonontheloggeroncetostoplogging.Then,afewminutes,hours,orevendayslaterwhen
youarereadytocontinuelogging,presstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggeragainandlogging
willresumeusingthesameloggingintervalfromthelastlaunch.Youcanthencontinuetostart
andstoploggingasoftenasyou'dlikeduringthissamedeployment.Anygapsbetweenwhen
youstoppedandrestartedloggingduringthisdeploymentwillbereflectedontheplotteddata
whenyoureadoutthelogger.OnceyourelaunchtheloggerwithHOBOwareortheUShuttle,a
newdeploymentandnewdatafilewillbegin.Thedatafromthepreviousdeploymentwillnotbe
carriedovertothenewone.
presettimeorsetyourowncustomdateandtime.Note:Ifyouselectaspecificstopdateand
alsohavetheloggerconfiguredtoresumeloggingonthenextbuttonpush,thentheloggerwill
stoploggingatthedateyouselectregardlessofhowmanytimesyoustopandrestartthelogger
withtheStart/Stopbutton.
Options.Select"TurnLCDoff"ifyouwanttheloggertooperatein"stealthmode"withtheLCD
screenturnedoff.YoucanoverridethistemporarilybypressingtheStart/Stopbuttononthelogger.
TheLCDwillthenremainilluminatedfor10minutes.
CheckthisboxtobypasstheLaunchWindowthenexttimeyouchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenuorclickthe
Launchicon.Thiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrent
loggersettingsassetintheLaunchTimeSavingOptionssubcategoryoftheGeneralpreferences.
Important:AfteryouchoosethelaunchsettingsinthiswindowandclickStart,thesettingsarethenloadedinto
thelogger.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplayLOADduringthisprocess.Ifyoudisconnecttheloggerfrom
theUSBcablebeforethisprocessisfinished,ErrwillappearontheLCDscreeninstead.IfyouseeErratany
pointduringlaunchconfiguration,checktheUSBconnectionbetweenthecomputerandthelogger,reopenthe
LaunchLoggerwindowandclickStartagain.
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LaunchOptionsfortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger
(UX120017x)
ThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailablefortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x).Note
thattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsordevices
alsohaveserialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
Sensors
TheSensorsListdisplaysallinternalsensorsandexternalchannelsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethe
sensors,orchannels,thatyouwishtologinthisdeployment.Toconfigureachannel:
1. IfyouareusingtheloggerwithanE50B2Power&EnergyMeter,thenselectforE50B2Power
&EnergyMeterintheConfigureSensorsdropdownlistatthetopoftheSensorspane.Thiswill
automaticallypreselecttheappropriatechannelsandpulsescalingfactors,whichyoucanthen
customizefurtherinthefollowingsteps.
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Forallothersensors/devices,selectManuallyintheConfigureSensorsdropdownlist.
2. Makesurethecheckboxisenabledfortheexternalchannelyouwishtolog.
3. ChooseeitherPulse,State,Event,orRuntimefromthedropdownlist.
4. ForPulsechannels,clickthebuttonforthecorrespondingchannelinthesensorlisttoselectthe
sensortypeasshownbelow.IfyouselectRawPulseforthesensortype,youcanuseDataAssistants
tosetupkWhandpulsescalinginformationasnecessary(HOBOwareProonly.Youcanalsoadjust
maximumpulsefrequencyandlockouttimebyclickingtheAdvancedbutton.Notethatsensorsthat
supportDataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaytheScalingand/orkWhiconnexttotheirname.
ForStatechannels,typeanameandselecttheOpenandClosedstatedescriptions.
ForEventchannels,typeaname,adjusttheincrement,andtypeaunitdescription(oracceptthe
default"units"forthedescription).
ForRuntimechannels,typeanameandselectthe%ortimeOff/Ondescriptions.
5. Repeatsteps1through4foreachchannelyouwishtoconfigure.
Althoughitishelpfultoseetheconnectedsensors/deviceswhensettingupthelaunch,itisnot
requiredthatyouphysicallyconnectthemwhileselectingsensortypeoptions.Youmaysetupthe
launchforadelayedorpushbuttonstart,thenconnectthesensors/deviceslater,beforelogging
begins.Important:Sensorsthatareconnectedafterloggingbeginsmaynotlogaccuratedata.
thebatteryvoltage.Thisloggerwillrecordabadbatteryeventevenifitisnotloggingthebattery
channel.YoucanalsodisablethebatterychannelwithSeriespreferences(inPreferences,select
Display,thenSeries).
Deployment
logginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.Ifyoudidnotselect
anychannelstolog,thisfieldwillbedisabled.
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frequentstateandeventloggingwillaffectyourdeployment.Ifyouareloggingonlystatechanges
andevents,noestimationispossible.
launch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).Youcanchoosetolaunchthislogger:
Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbutton.
choose.
PushButton.Loggingwillnotstartuntilyoupressthebuttonontheloggerandholditdownforat
leastthreeseconds.TheWaitingLEDwillblinkontheloggeruntilyoupresstheStart/Stopbutton.
fromthepresent.TheWaitingLEDwillblinkontheloggeruntilloggingbeginsontheselected
date/time.
Stoplogging.Selectwhenyouwanttheloggertostoplogging.Youcanchoose:
full,thenewestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.
Start/Stopbuttonontheloggeritselffor3seconds.IfyoualsoconfiguredaPushButtonstart,
thenyoumustwait5minutesafterloggingbeginsbeforeyoucanusethebuttontostoplogging.
presettimeorsetyourowncustomdateandtime.
Options.Select"TurnLEDsoff"ifyouwanttheloggertooperatein"stealthmode,"whichdisables
theLoggingLEDonthelogger.TheWaitingLEDandtheTestbutton/Activitylightswillstillremain
operationalwhenthisoptionisselected.
settingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetinLaunchTimeSavingOptionspreferences.
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LaunchOptionsforOtherUSeriesLoggers
ThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforUSBUSeriesloggersotherthantheUX90,UX100,andUX120017x.
NotethattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsalsohave
serialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
Status.ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsusedinthepreviouslaunch.
Sensors
TheSensorsListdisplaysallinternalsensorsandexternalchannelsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethe
sensors,orchannels,youwishtologinthisdeployment.Toconfigureanexternalsensor:
1. Makesurethecheckboxisenabledfortheexternalchannelyouwishtoconfigure.
2. Clickthebuttonforthecorrespondingchannelinthesensorlisttoselectthesensortypeasshown
below.Iftheexternalsensorhasnotbeenconfigured,thebuttonreads<SensorTypeNotSelected>.
Otherwise,theprevioussensortypeselectedwillbedisplayedonthebutton.
3. Selectthemeasurementcategoryandthenthespecificsensorpartnumberandrange(ifapplicable).
Notethatthesensorpartnumbermustmatchthepartnumberlistedontheshrinktubeonthesensor
cabletorecordaccuratedata.
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4. Repeatsteps1through4foreachadditionalexternalsensoryouwishtoconfigure.
Althoughitishelpfultoseetheconnectedsensorswhensettingupthelaunch,itisnotrequiredthat
youconnectthesensorsduringlaunchsetup.Youmaysetupthelaunchforadelayedorpushbutton
start,thenconnectthesensorslater,beforeloggingbegins.Important:Sensorsthatareconnected
afterloggingbeginswillnotloganydata.Alternatively,ifyouselectanexternalchannel,butdonot
plugthesensorin,falsedatawillberecordedforthatchannel.
SomeloggerswithRHorpressuresensorsrequirethatyoualsoselecttheinternaltemperaturesensor
tologrelativehumidityorpressure.Thedependencymaybenotedinthesensorslist(seeRelative
Humiditychannelintheexampleabove).Refertothemanualthatcamewithyourloggerfor
additionalinformation.
WhenboththeinternaltemperatureandRHsensorsareselected,dewpointwillbecalculated
automatically.
Ifexternaleventsorstatesareavailableforyourlogger,youcanenternamestoidentifytheevent
andstatechannelsthatareinuse.YoucanalsorenametheOpenandCloseddescriptionsforeach
state,andenterincrementsandunitsforeacheventchannel.
HOBOwareProDataAssistantsletyoucreatenewdataseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbythe
loggerwithadditionaldata.WhenyouuseaDataAssistantfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,the
parametersetissavedandappliedtodataeverytimeyoureadoutaloggeroropentheresultant
datafile.ThederiveddataisalsoshownwhenyoucheckthelatestreadingsintheStatuswindow.
ClicktheScalingbuttontoaccesstheDataAssistantswindowandchoosetheLinearScalingorPulse
ScalingAssistant.ClicktheCreatebuttontoruntheassistant.Afteryouentervalues,clickSave.
SensorsthatsupportDataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaytheScalingiconnexttotheirname.
Someloggershavealarmfunctionality.ClicktheAlarmsbutton,ifavailable,tosetalarmsasdesired.
SensorsthathavealarmfunctionalitydisplaytheAlarmsiconnexttotheirname.
ClicktheFiltersbuttontocreateanadditionalfilteredseries,suchasaveragetemperatureperday,
automaticallywhenyoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
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thebatteryvoltage.AUSerieslogger(otherthanaHOBOU30Station)willrecordabadbatteryevent
evenifitisnotrecordingthebatterychannel.YoucanalsodisablethebatterychannelwithSeries
preferences(inPreferences,selectDisplay,thenSeries).
Deployment
LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata.Youcanchooseeitheroneofthepreset
loggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogginginterval.Theminimumloggingintervalisonesecondand
themaximumformostloggersis18hours,12minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthelogging
interval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.Ifyoudidnotselectany
channelstolog,thisfieldwillbedisabled.SeealsoMultipleLoggingIntervalsandFastLogging
Intervals.
andevents,noestimationispossible.
DOSensorCapExpires(HOBOU26DissolvedOxygenloggeronly).IfaDOsensorcapisinstalledon
theU26logger,thedatethecapexpiresislisted.Theloggerwillnotcollectanydataafterthecap
expires.FormoredetailsontheDOsensorcap,seeWorkingwiththeHOBOU26DissolvedOxygen
Logger.
launch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).ForUSeriesloggers,youcanchooseto
launchthelogger:
Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbutton.
choose.
PushButton/UsingCoupler.(Availableonlyoncertainloggers.)Loggingwillnotstartuntilyou
pressthebuttonontheloggerandholditdownforatleastthreeseconds,orreturntheloggerto
thecouplerwithoutthebasestationforatleastthreeseconds(refertoyourloggermanualfor
moreinformation).Iftheloggerhasalight,itwillflashquicklywhenloggingbegins.
fromthepresent.
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LaunchOptionsforStationLoggers
ThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforStationloggers,whichconnecttothecomputerviaserialcable
insteadofUSBcable.NotethattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsalsohave
serialnumbers,whicharelistedintheSensorspane.
UserNotes.Clickthisbuttontotypeupto2000charactersofinformationaboutthedeployment.
ThistextwillbedisplayedintheDetailspaneafteryoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
Sensors
Onlythesensorsthatarecurrentlypluggedinorbuiltintotheloggerarelisted.Sensorsarelistedinascending
orderbyserialnumber,regardlessoftheirphysicalpositioninthelogger.Ifyouaddorremovesensors,clickthe
Refreshbuttontomakesureyourchangesareseenbytheloggeranddisplayedinthislist.
Youcanassignanametoeachsensor(upto30characters).Thisishelpfulifyouwanttospecifyalocationwhere
thesensorwillbeplacedorifyouneedtodifferentiatemultiplesensorsofthesametype.
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Sensorsmustbeconnectedpriortolaunchingifyouwillbeenteringanameforthesensororconfiguring
FlexSmartmodulesorAnalogSensorPorts(usetheConfigurebuttontotherightoftheLabelfield).Otherwise,
sensorsdonothavetobeconnectedwhensettingupthelaunch.Youmaysetupthelaunchforadelayedorpush
buttonstart,thenconnectthesensorslaterbeforeloggingbegins.
Notesaboutconfiguringsensorchannels:
Donotattachmorethan15channelsofsensors.Theloggercannotaccommodatemorethan15
channels.
Inadditiontologgingupto15channels,theHOBOEnergyLoggerandHOBOU30Stationcanrecord
theirinternalbatterychannel(othersensorsmustbeattached;theloggercannotlogbatteryalone).
Thelogger'sbatteryvoltageisrecordedateachinterval.However,loggingtheinternalbattery
channelconsumessomeofthelogger'smemory.Unlessyouareusingexcitationpowerorsuspect
abnormalbatteryperformance,youprobablydonotneedtologthebatteryvoltageinloggersother
thantheHOBOU30Station.
Alwaysenablethelogger'sinternalbatterychannelwhenloggingwithexcitationpower.Thiswillhelp
youdeterminewhetherandwhenexcitationpowerwasturnedoffduringadeployment.
loggerwithadditionaldata.WhenyouuseaDataAssistantfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,the
parametersetissavedandappliedtodataeverytimeyoureadoutaloggeroropentheresultant
datafile.ThederiveddataisalsoshownwhenyoucheckthelatestreadingsintheStatuswindow.You
canusethefollowingDataAssistantsfromtheLaunchwindow(otherscanonlybeusedfromthePlot
Setupwindow):PulseScaling,LinearScaling,andkWh.ThisfeatureisavailablefortheHOBOU30,the
HOBOH21(WeatherStationandMicroStation)andtheHOBOH22(EnergyLogger)loggers.Clickthe
kWhorScalingbuttontoaccesstheDataAssistantswindow.Selectthedesiredassistantandclickthe
Createbuttontoruntheselectedassistant.Afteryouentervalues,clickSave.Sensorsthatsupport
DataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaytheScalingand/orkWhiconnexttotheirname.
ClicktheFiltersbuttontocreateanadditionalfilteredseries,suchasaveragetemperatureperday,
automaticallywhenyoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
Deployment
logginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.Somesensors
(specifically,theFlexSmartTRMSmodules)requirealoggingintervaloftwosecondsorgreater.Ifyou
chooseafasterlogginginterval,erroneousdatawillbeloggedonthesechannels.
SamplingInterval.Thesamplingintervalallowsyoutotakemultiplemeasurementswithinthe
logginginterval,thenaveragethemtogethertocreateasingleloggedmeasurement.Thesampling
intervalisoptionalandisvalidonlyforsensorsthatsupportmeasurementaveraging.Refertothe
sensor'susermanualtodeterminewhethermeasurementaveragingisavailableonthesensor.Ifyou
haveatleastonesensorthatsupportsmeasurementaveraging,clicktheEnablebutton,thensetthe
samplingintervalatlessthanorequaltothelogginginterval(uptofourminutes).Rapidsampling
(fasterthanoneminute)willreducethelogger'sbatterylife.Ifyoudonothaveanysensorswith
measurementaveragingorwishtoturnoffthesamplinginterval,clicktheDisablebutton.
andevents,noestimationispossible.IfyouaddorremovesensorswhileviewingtheLaunchwindow,
clicktheRefreshbuttontogetanupdatedLoggingDuration.
launch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).Youcanchoosetolaunchthelogger:
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Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbutton.Ifyoudonothaveatleastonesensor
attached,theloggerwillnotlaunch.
choose.
PushButton.Loggingwillnotstartuntilyoupressthebuttonontheloggerandholditdownforat
leastthreeseconds.Iftheloggerhasalight,itwillflashquicklywhenloggingbegins.Thisisnot
availablefortheU30Station.
fromthepresent.
SaveSettingsinLogger.Loggingwillnotstart,butthelaunchsettingswillbesavedsothatyoudo
nothavetoreenterthemwhenyouarereadytolaunchatalatertime.Thenexttimeyouview
theLaunchwindowforthislogger,thesettingsyouenteredwillstillbeinplace.
StopLogging.Therearetwooptionsforstoppingthelogger:either"whenmemoryfills"or"never
(wrapping)."Ifyouselect"whenmemoryfills,"thentheloggerwillstoprecordingdataoncethe
memoryisfull.Ifyouselect"never(wrapping),"theloggerwillrecorddatacontinuouslyuntileither
theloggerbatteryrunsoutoryoustopit.Oncetheloggerisfull,thenewestdatawilloverwritethe
oldestdata.
Note:ForadditionaldetailsonlaunchingtheHOBOU30Station,seeWorkingwiththeHOBOU30Station.
MultipleLoggingIntervals
Overview
Someloggerscanbeconfiguredwithmultipleloggingintervals,whichallowyoutodefineseparateintervalsfor
differentphasesofthedeployment.
Ifmultipleloggingintervalsareavailableforyourlogger,youwillseeanAddNewIntervalbuttonontheLaunch
windowforyourlogger.
Becauseinternalloggerevents,suchascouplerevents,dotakeupsomeofthelogger'smemory,thenumberof
samplesandendtimesareonlyestimates.Frequenteventswillcausetheloggertofillupsooner.
Steps
Toconfiguremultipleloggingintervals:
1. ClicktheAddNewIntervalbuttonuntilyouhaveasmanyintervalsasyouwant(uptothenumber
ofintervalsavailableforthelogger).
2. Setthehours,minutes,andsecondsforeachinterval,andthenumberofsamplesyouwantthelogger
torecordateachinterval.
3. UsetheStartandEndtimesintheDurationcolumntohelpyoudecidehowmanysamplestorecord
ateachinterval.
Todeleteaninterval,clicktheRemovebuttonnexttotheinterval.
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FastLoggingIntervals
Someloggerscanbeconfiguredwithfastloggingintervals,whichallowyoutologmorethanoncepersecond,up
to100measurementspersecond(hertz).Iffastloggingintervalsareavailableforyourlogger,theLaunchwindow
foryourloggerwillofferLoggingIntervalchoicesofNormalandFast.
Tousefastloggingintervals,clicktheFastbutton.ThenchoosealoggingfrequencyfromtheHertzdropdownlist,
orentertheloggingintervalindecimalformintheSecfield.
NOTES
Aloggercannotcommunicatewithacomputerorshuttlewhileitisloggingatafastinterval.Onceit
hasstartedlogging,ifyouconnectittoacomputer,basestation,orshuttletocheckstatusorreadit
out,theloggerwillstop.
BeawarethatafastloggingintervaltypicallymeansaveryshortLoggingDuration.Makesurethe
loggerwillrunlongenoughtocollectthedatayouneed.Disablingunnecessarychannelswillgiveyou
moretime.
Becausefastloggingdeploymentsaresobrief,theloggermustbelaunchedwithatriggerstart.Follow
theinstructionsthatcamewithyourloggerforatrigger(couplerorbutton)start.Iftheloggerhasa
light,thelightwillflashquicklywhenloggingbegins.
RepeatinganActiononMultipleUSeriesDevices
NOTE:ThisfeatureisonlyavailablewithHOBOwarePro.
IfyouhavemanyUSeriesdevices,theDefaultActionoptionontheDevicemenumayhelpyouworkmore
efficiently.TheDefaultActionfunctioncansaveyouthemosttimewhenyouarelaunchingmanyloggers,
especiallyiftheloggersarethesamemodelandwillhavesimilarlaunchsettings.
NOTE:ThisfeatureisavailableonlyforUSeriesdevices.
Description
Bydefault,HOBOwaredoesnottakeanyactionwhenyouconnectadevice.YoucanchangetheDefaultActionto
Launch,Readout,orGetStatusandHOBOwareProwillperformthatactioneachtimeyouconnectadevice.
Forexample,ifyouchooseReadoutandthenyouconnectalogger,HOBOwareProwillreadoutthatlogger
immediately.Youcanthendisconnectthatlogger,connectanotherlogger,andthatloggerwillbereadout
automatically.Ifyouconnectashuttle,theshuttle'snewfileswillbeoffloadedautomatically.
TheDefaultActiononlyworkswhenasingledeviceispluggedin.
Steps
1. SettheDefaultActiontoLaunch.
2. GotoPreferences>General>LaunchTimeSavingOptions
3. SelecttheFilllaunchwindowwithcontentsofoption.
Eachtimeyouconnectalogger,theLaunchwindowwillopen.Iftheloggeristhesamemodelasthelastlogger
launched,theLaunchwindowwillbepopulatedwiththesettingsfromthepreviouslaunch,andanindicatoron
theupperrightcorneroftheLaunchwindowwillremindyouthatthePreviouslaunchpreferenceisinuse.
ImportantNoteforWindows:ThefirsttimeyouconnectadevicetheDefaultActionmaynotbetriggered.After
thedevicehasbeenconnectedtothecomputeranddisconnectedatleastonce,theDefaultActionshouldbe
triggered.
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"ReadHeaderFailed"Error
Occasionally,whentryingtolaunch,checkstatus,orreadoutaUSerieslogger(otherthanaHOBOU30Station),
HOBOWaterproofShuttle,orHOBOUShuttle,youmayreceivethefollowingerror:"ReadHeaderFailed."
Thesemessagesoccurwhenadevice'sheadercannotberead,usuallybecauseofacommunicationerroror
corruptedheader.Disconnectthedevicefromthecomputer,thenreconnectitandtrytolaunch,checkstatus,or
readoutagain.
Ifyoureceivethemessageagain,theheaderhasprobablybecomecorrupted.Themostcommoncauseofheader
corruptionisacommunicationproblemduringlaunch,suchastheUSBcablecominglooseoranopticallogger
slippingoutofitsbasestation/couplerwhiletheLaunchingLoggerprogressbarisdisplayed.Inthatcase,thereisa
possibilitythatvaliddatahasbeenlogged,butcannotbereadout.
Youcanrestoretheheaderbylaunchingtheloggerorshuttle.Thiswillresetthedevice'slaunchoptionstofactory
defaults.However,itwillalsocauseanyloggeddataoroffloadeddatafromashuttletobelost.Ifyoureceivea
"ReadHeaderFailed"messageandareunabletoreadouttheloggeroroffloadashuttle,pleasecontactthe
vendorthatsoldyouthedevice.Itmaybepossibletoretrievetheloggeddata.
LaunchUtilities
ThereareseveralutilitiesavailablefromtheLaunchLoggerwindowforsettingupcustomizeddataseries,
configuringalarms,andsettingadvancedloggeroptions.Theseutilitiesvarydependingonthetypeofloggeryou
areusing.Theyinclude:
Scaling
Filters
Alarms
AdvancedSensorProperties:PulseFrequencyandLockoutTime
AdvancedSensorProperties:Calibration
AdvancedSensorProperties:Occupancy
Statistics:Maximum,Minimum,Average,andStandardDeviation
FilteredSeriesvs.StatisticsLogging
BurstLogging
FilterSeriesatLaunch
Aspartofthelaunchsetup,youcancreateafilteredseriesthatautomaticallycalculatesadditionalvalues,suchas
maximum,minimum,average,ortotal,forasetintervaluponreadoutofthelogger.Thefilteredseriesissavedas
anadditionalseriesinthedatafilesoitisalwaysavailablewhenplottingyourdata.Thissavesyouthetimeof
manuallyfilteringdataforeachseriesafterreadoutusingtheregularHOBOwarefiltertool,althoughthistoolis
stillavailableshouldyouneedtofurtherfilterdatalater.
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Tosetupafilteredseriesatlaunch:
1. Selectthechannel,orsensortype,youwishtofilter.
2. Selectthetypeoffilterandtheintervalyouwishtouse.Inthisexample,thetypeoffilteris"Average
Temperature"ineveryhour.Filtersvarydependingonthechannel'smeasurementtype.
3. EdittheResultantSeriesNameasdesiredandclickCreateNewSeries.Inthisexample,the
ResultantSeriesNameiseditedtobe"AvgHourlyTemperature."
4. ThenewlycreatedseriesisaddedtotheFilteredSerieslistasshownbelow.
Tomakeachangetoafilteredseries,eitherdoubleclicktheseriesnameorselecttheseriesnameand
clickEdit.
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Todeleteafilteredseries,selecttheseriesnameandclickDelete.
5. Repeatsteps1through4tocreateadditionalfilteredseries.Notonlycanyoucreatefilteredseriesfor
allchannels,butyoucanalsocreatemultiplefilteredseriesonasinglechannel(forexample,youcan
showthemaximum,minimum,andaveragetemperatureforasingletemperaturechannel).
6. ClickDonewhenfinished.ThenumberoffilteredseriesthatyoucreatedisdisplayedontheFilter
buttonintheLoggerLaunchwindow.
7. Afteryoulaunchtheloggerandreaditout,thefilteredserieswillautomaticallybelistedinthePlot
Setupdialog,fromwhichyoucanselecttheseriesyouwishtoplot.Note:Ifyouchangethe
GMToffsetforthefilteredseries,thedatapointswillnotreflectthatchange.Theywillcontinuetobe
filteredbasedontimeswithintheoriginalGMToffsetatlaunch.
Notes:
LoggerslaunchedinHOBOware3.2withseriescreatedbythePulseScaling,LinearScaling,andkWh
DataAssistantsorwithfilteredseriescannotbereadoutinearlierversionsofHOBOware.
FilteredseriescreatedatlaunchtimearenotavailableforusewiththeBarometricCompensation,
GrainsPerPound,andConductivityDataAssistants.
DataAssistantsWindow(Scaling)
WhenyourunaDataAssistantfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,youcancreateaderivedseries,whichisan
additionaldataseriesautomaticallycalculatedeachtimeyoureadoutthelogger.TheDataAssistantswindowlists
onlythoseassistantsavailableforthecurrentlyselectedsensorandloggeratlaunchtime.Theremaybeother
DataAssistantsavailableforuseafterreadingoutthelogger.
TosetupaderivedserieswithaDataAssistant:
1. SelecttheDataAssistantyouwishtouseandclickCreate.
2. Selecttheinformation,orparameters,youwanttheseriestocontainandclickSave.
3. ThenewseriesappearsintheMyDerivedSerieslist.Createadditionalseriesasdesired.
Tomakeachangetoaderivedseries,eitherdoubleclickthederivedseriesnameorselectitandthen
clickEdit.
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Todeleteaderivedseries,selecttheseriesandthenclickDelete.
4. Afteryouhavefinishedcreatingoreditingthederivedseries,clickDone.Dependingonthetypeof
loggeryouareusing,thetotalnumberofderivedseriescreatedappearsonthekWhand/orScaling
buttonsintheLaunchLoggerwindow.DerivedseriesarealsolistedintheStatuswindow.
Afteryoulaunchtheloggerandreaditout,thederivedserieswillautomaticallybelistedinthePlotSetup
dialog,fromwhichyoucanselecttheseriesyouwishtoplot.
Notes:
LoggerslaunchedinHOBOware3.2withseriescreatedbythePulseScaling,LinearScaling,andkWhData
AssistantsorwithfilteredseriescannotbereadoutinearlierversionsofHOBOware.
WhensettingupkWhorscalingforUX90seriesloggers,thescaledseriesinformationwillappearonthe
LCDscreenonthelogger.Inaddition,onlytheEnergyseriesappearsontheLCDscreenwhenconfiguring
kWh.Averagepowerandcostserieswillnotdisplayonthescreen;theyareavailableinHOBOwareonly.
ConfigureAlarms
Youcansetanalarmtotripwhenasensorreadingrisesaboveorfallsbelowaspecifiedvalueoncertainlogger
models,includingtheUA001,U1400x,and,andUX100series.Note:TheU30Stationalsohasalarmscapability;
seetheAlarmsWindowfortheU30/NRCformoredetails.
Tosetanalarm:
1. IftheAlarmswindowisnotalreadyopen,clicktheAlarmsbuttonfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow.If
thereisnoAlarmsbutton,thentheloggerdoesnothavealarmcapability.IftheAlarmsbuttonis
disabled,besureyouhaveenabledloggingonasensorthatsupportsalarms.IftheAlarmsbuttonis
disabledforaUX100serieslogger,makesuretheLoggingModeisnotsettoBurst.Alarmsarenot
availableforUX100seriesloggerswhentheLoggingModeissettoBurst.
2. IntheAlarmswindow,selectthesensorthatyouwanttohaveanalarm.Note:Theexamplebelowis
foraUX100serieslogger.Anydifferencesforotherloggermodelsarenotedinthesesteps.
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3. SelecttheHighAlarmcheckboxifyouwantanalarmtotripwhenthesensorreadingrisesabovethe
highalarmvalue.TypethereadingnexttotheHighAlarmcheckboxordragtheredupperslider.In
thisexample,we'vesetanalarmtotripwhenthetemperaturerisesabove85F.
4. SelecttheLowAlarmcheckboxifyouwantanalarmtotripwhenthesensorreadingfallsbelowthe
lowalarmvalue.TypeinthereadingnexttotheLowAlarmcheckboxordragthebluelowerslider.In
thisexample,we'vesetanalarmtotripwhenthetemperaturefallsbelow32F.
Note:Theactualvaluesforthehighandlowalarmlimitsaresettotheclosestvaluesupportedbythe
logger.Forexample,theclosestvalueto85FthattheUX100seriesloggercanrecordis84.990Fand
theclosestvalueto32Fis32.043F.Inaddition,alarmscantriporclearwhenthesensorreadingis
withintheloggerspecificationsof0.02Cresolution.Thismeansthevaluethattriggersthealarmmay
differslightlythanthevalueentered.Forexample,iftheHighAlarmissetto75.999F,thealarmcan
tripwhenthesensorreadingis75.994F(whichiswithinthe0.02Cresolution).
5. Setthe"Numberofoutofrangesamples<displayed>(UX100seriesandU1400x)<logged>(UA001)
beforealarmisraised,"whichisthenumberofsamplesthatareneededtotriggereachalarm.For
example,wevesetthisnumberto5.Thismeanstherewillneedtobe5sensorreadingsabove85For
below32Fbeforethealarmwilltrip.Thetimeindicateshowlongitwouldtakeforthealarmtotrip
basedonthenumberofsamplesyouenteredandthelogginginterval(UA001loggers)orthe
LCDrefreshrate(UX100seriesandU1400x).Intheexampleabove,itwouldtake1minuteforthe
alarmtotrip(onlyifConsecutiveisselectedasdescribedinthenextstep).Note:TheUA001and
U1400xloggershavetwo"Numberofoutofrangesamples...."fields:oneforthehighalarmanda
separateoneforthelowalarm.
6. UX100seriesandUA001loggersonly:SelecteitherCumulativeorConsecutivefortheSensorAlarm
Mode.Ifyouselectcumulative,thenthealarmwilltripafteraspecificnumberofsamples(assetin
thepreviousstep)areoutsidethelimits(thehighorlowsamplesdonotneedtobeconsecutive).If
youselectConsecutive,thenthealarmwilltripafteraspecificnumberofsamples(assetinthe
previousstep)outsidethelimitsareloggedinarow.Intheexampleabove,ifthereare5readingsina
rowabove85F,thenanalarmwilltrip.IfwehadchosenCumulative,the5readingscouldhavetaken
placeatanytimeduringthedeploymentforthealarmtotrip.
7. UX100seriesandU1400xloggersonly:Choosehowlongtheloggershouldmaintainthesensoralarm
onceithastripped.SelectHosthasrelaunchedloggerifyouwantthealarmtoremainvisibleonthe
LCDuntilthenexttimeyourelaunchthelogger.SelectSensorreadingwithinlimitsifyouwantthe
alarmtoclearoncethesensorreadingreturnstothenormalrangebetweenthehighandlowalarm
limits.UX100seriesloggershaveanadditionaloption;selectClearedwithbuttonpressifyouwant
thealarmtoremainonandvisibleontheLCDuntilyoupresstheAlarmbuttononthelogger.
8. U1400xloggersonly:YoucansettheRelayContactstoNormallyOpenorNormallyClosedas
describedintheloggermanual.ClicktheTestSetAlarmbuttontotesttherelayswitches.Deselectthe
SetAlarmonLowBatterycheckboxifyoudonotwantanalarmtotripwhentheloggersbatteryis
runninglow.
9. ClickOKtosavethealarmsettingsandreturntotheLaunchLoggerwindow.
Oncetheloggerislaunched,alarmswilltripasdeterminedbythesesettings.LoggeralarmswilldisplayontheLCD
screenforUX100seriesandU1400xloggers.ForUA001loggers,a"high"or"low"LEDwillblinkwhenanalarmis
tripped.NoteforUX100seriesandU1400xloggers:Thealarmlimitsareonlycheckedwhenthelogger's
LCDscreenrefreshes.Thisisevery15secondsforUX100seriesloggersandevery30secondsforU1400xloggers.
Therefore,ifyousettheloggingintervaltolessthan15secondsonaUX100seriesloggerorlessthan30seconds
onaU1400xloggerandthesensorreadingfallsoutsidethealarmslimits,thealarmwillnottripuntilthenext
refreshcycle.(UA001loggerscheckthealarmalarmsateverylogginginterval.)
Whenyoureadoutthelogger,highandlowalarmlevelswillbedisplayedontheplot.Intheexamplebelow,the
temperatureroseabove85Fsothosereadingsareinthered,orhighalarm,portionoftheplot.Thetemperature
neverfellbelowthelowalarmlimit,whichistheblueportionatthebottomoftheplot.UX100seriesloggersalso
displayalarmeventsshowingwhenthealarmtripped(andclearedifapplicable).Inthisexample,thereare"Chan1
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AlarmTripped"and"Chan1AlarmCleared"eventsshowingwhenthetemperaturealarmtrippedandcleared.The
"Chan1AlarmClearedEvent"containsthevaluethatwasfurthestoutofrangeforthesensorbeforethealarm
cleared(seethePointstablefortheactualvalue).
AdvancedSensorProperties:PulseFrequencyandLockoutTime
UsetheAdvancedSensorPropertieswindowtosetthemaximumpulsefrequencyforrawpulsechannelsandto
specifyalockouttimeforrawpulseandeventchannels,whichpreventsfalsereadingsfrommechanicalsensorsas
theirrelaystatechanges.
Settingmaximumpulsefrequencyisnotrequired,butitcanhelpoptimizeloggingduration.Themaximumpulse
frequency,multipliedbythelogginginterval,determinesthemaximumcountofpulsespossiblewithineach
interval.Theloggerthencanusethisvaluetoadjusttheamountofmemory(bits)usedtologeachdatapoint.This
meanstheloggerusesmemoryasefficientlyaspossible,whichinturnmaximizesloggingduration.
Toconfiguremaximumpulsefrequencyandlockouttime:
1. Selectthesensorthatcorrespondswiththepulsechannelyouwishtoconfigure.
2. Setthemaximumpulsefrequency,whichcontrolshowmanypulsespersecondcanbeprocessedby
theloggeronasinglepulsechannel.Theoptiontosetthemaximumpulsefrequencyisonlyavailable
forrawpulsechannels(sensorsforwhichyouhaveselectedRawPulseasthesensortypeinthe
LaunchLoggerwindow).Refertothespecificationsinyoursensorordevicedocumentationfor
recommendedmaximumpulsefrequencyvalues.Ingeneral,thelargerthemaximumpulsefrequency,
theshortertheloggingdurationwillbeforthedeployment.Notethatthepulsefrequencyrangesin
thiswindowvarydependingontheloggermodel.
3. Clickthe"Applylockouttime"checkboxifyouwishtospecifyatimeperiodwhenpulseswillbe
ignored.Selectthelockouttimevaluefrom1to10.Onsensorswithbothpulsefrequencyandlockout
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timesettings,lockouttimewillaffectthemaximumpulsefrequency:thehigherthelockouttime,the
lowerthemaximumpulsefrequencywillbe.
Notes:
Iftheloggerhasmultiplesensors,thenallsensorswillhavethesamelockouttime.Thismeans
ifyouareusingmultiplesensorswithdifferentlockouttimerequirements,thismayresultin
lostpulsesorfalsepulses.
Lockouttimeisonlyavailableforrawpulsechannelsandeventchannels.
Whenlockouttimeisenabled,youcanspecifyavaluefrom1to10(withadefaultof5),which
isthenmultipliedby100millisecondsforarangeof0.1to1second.Theavailablerangefor
themaximumpulsefrequencyisautomaticallyrecalculatedbasedonthelockouttime.For
example,ifthelockouttimeissetto2,themaximumpulsefrequencyrangechangesto0.01to
5Hz.Themaximumpulsefrequencyalsovariesdependingontheloggermodel.Refertothe
specificationsintheloggerdocumentationformaximumpulsefrequency(documentationis
alsoavailableathttp://www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals).
4. ClickSave.Notethattheselectionswillnottakeeffectintheloggeruntilyoulaunchit.
AdvancedSensorProperties:Calibration
UsetheAdvancedSensorPropertieswindowtosetthecalibrationmethodusedforinternallightormotorsensors
inUX90seriesdataloggers.Thedefaultcalibrationmethodisto"calibratefromlogger,"whichisanauto
calibrationprocedureusingtheCalibratebuttononthelogger.Alternatively,youcansetthecalibrationmethodto
amaximumorminimumsensitivitylevelasdefinedbyHOBOware.Tochangethecalibrationmethod:
1.
Selectthesensorthatcorrespondswiththeinternallight/motorchannelyouwishtoconfigure.
2.
Select"Calibratefromlogger"touseautocalibrationorselect"Settomaximumorminimumsensitivity"
touseHOBOwareforcalibration.Seebelowformoredetailsonbothprocedures.
3.
ClickSave.Notethattheselectionswillnottakeeffectintheloggeruntilyoulaunchit.
CalibratefromLogger
Calibratingfromtheloggerwiththecalibrationbutton,alsocalledautocalibration,isusedtocalibratetheONand
OFFthresholdoftheloggertoachievereliablereadingsinanenvironmentwheremotororlightlevelsare
unknownpriortodeploymentorwhereloggerlightlevelsarevariable.Intheautocalibrationprocess,thelight
levelortheACmagneticfieldforamotorsensorismeasuredviaabuiltinanalogtodigitalconverterandthe
resultingvalueisusedtogenerateacalibrationthreshold.
Theloggerhasabuiltinhysteresislevelofapproximately12.5%forthelightsensorand6.25%forthemotor
sensortopreventthesensorfromtogglingbetweenONandOFFwhenthesignallevelisnearthecalibration
threshold.Thisplotshowshowtheloggerhandleshysteresis.TheloggerinterpretsthesignalasONuntilitdrops
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belowthelowerlevelofthecalibrationthreshold.Onceitswitchestooff,thesignalwillnotswitchbacktoON
untilitbypassestheupperlimitofthecalibrationlevel.
Whenautocalibratingfromthelogger(buttoncalibrating):
1.
Deploytheloggernearthelight/motortobemonitored.Turnthelightsourceormotoron.
2.
PresstheCalibratebuttonfor1second.TheLCDscreenwilldisplaythesignalstrengthofthelightor
motor.Thesignalstrengthshouldideallybeatleast3bars.Orienttheloggerasnecessarytoincreasethe
signalstrength.Thesignalstrengthindicatorwillremainonthedisplayfortenminutesoruntilcalibration
iscomplete.
3.
PresstheCalibratebuttonfor3secondswhileHOLDappearsontheLCDscreen.Forthelightsensor,
moveyourhandawayfromtheloggertopreventshadowing.TheLCDscreenwilldisplaythesignal
strengthofthelight/motor.Theloggerwillcountdowntotheautocalibrationandthendisplayeither
PASSorFAILaftercalibrationiscomplete.
4.
Iftheautocalibrationfails,pointthesensordirectlyatthelightorpositionitclosertothemotorsource
andthenrepeatthesesteps.
SettoMaximum/MinimumSensitivity
Ifyoucannotmanipulatethelightsourceoraccessthemotor,youcansetthecalibrationlevelinthiswindow.The
lowerthelight/magneticfieldlevel,thehigherthesensitivityneedstobetorecordchangesbetweenONandOFF
conditions.Forlightsensors,themaximumsensitivityisapproximately100lux(forroomswithlowlightlevels,
suchasresidentialenvironments)andtheminimumsensitivityisapproximately500lux(forroomswithhighlight
levels,suchasretailenvironments).Formotorsensors,themaximumsensitivityisapproximately40mG(fora
weakmagneticfield)andtheminimumsensitivityissettoapproximately100mG(forastrongmagneticfield).
AdvancedSensorProperties:Occupancy
UsetheAdvancedSensorPropertieswindowtosetthetimeoutvalueforanoccupancysensor(UX90005x/006x
models).Thetimeoutvalueistheperiodofinactivityrequiredforthesensortoconsidertheareaunoccupied.The
timeoutvalueissetto1minutebydefault.Youcanchangethistooneofthepresetvaluesorenteracustom
value.
Tochangethetimeoutvalueforanoccupancysensor:
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1.
Selectthesensorthatcorrespondswiththeoccupancychannelyouwishtoconfigure.
2.
SelectapresettimeoutvalueasshownintheexamplebeloworselectCustomandenteryourownvalue
inminutesandseconds.
3.
ClickSave.Notethattheselectionswillnottakeeffectintheloggeruntilyoulaunchit.
Statistics:Maximum,Minimum,Average,andStandardDeviation
YoucanconfigureUX100seriesloggerstocalculatemaximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviation
statisticsforallenabledsensorsduringloggingatasamplingintervalyouspecify.Thiswillresultinuptofour
additionalseriespersensorthatrecordthefollowinginformationateachlogginginterval:
Themaximum,orhighest,sampledvalue,
Theminimum,orlowest,sampledvalue,
Anaverageofallsampledvalues,and
Thestandarddeviationfromtheaverageforallsampledvalues.
Forexample,letssayboththetemperatureandRHsensorshavebeenenabled,theloggingintervalissetto5
minutesandthesamplingintervalissetto30seconds(withmaximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviation
allenabled).Onceloggingbegins,theloggerwillmeasureandrecordtheactualtemperatureandRHsensorvalues
every5minutes.Inaddition,theloggerwilltakeatemperatureandRHsampleevery30secondsandtemporarily
storetheminmemory.Theloggerwillthencalculatethemaximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviation
usingthesamplesgatheredovertheprevious5minuteperiodandlogtheresultingvalue(s).Whenreadingoutthe
logger,thiswouldresultin10dataseries(notincludinganyderivedseries,suchasdewpoint):twosensorseries
(withtemperatureandRHdataloggedevery5minutes)pluseightmaximum,minimum,average,andstandard
deviationseries(fourfortemperatureandfourforRHwithvaluescalculatedandloggedevery5minutesbasedon
the30secondsampling).
Note:StatisticsarenotavailableforloggingifNormalorBursthasbeenchosenastheLoggingModeintheLaunch
Loggerwindow.
Toconfigurestatistics:
1. IftheStatisticswindowisnotalreadyopen,selectStatisticsfromtheLoggingModedropdownmenu
intheLaunchLoggerwindow.Or,ifStatisticshasalreadybeenconfigured,clicktheEditbutton.
2. ClicktheMaximum,Minimum,Average,andStandardDeviationcheckboxesforeachofthestatistics
youwanttocalculateduringlogging.NotethatAverageisautomaticallyselectedwhenselecting
StandardDeviation.Important:Statisticsapplytoallenabledsensors;everyselectedstatisticwillbe
calculatedforallsensors(exceptbatteryvoltage).Forexample,ifboththetemperatureandRH
sensorshavebeenselectedintheLaunchLoggerwindowandyouselectAverage,thentheaverage
willbecalculatedforbothtemperatureandRH.Inaddition,themorestatisticsyourecord,theshorter
theloggerdurationandthemorememoryisrequired.
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3. Setthesamplinginterval,whichmustbelessthanandafactorofthelogginginterval.Chooseeithera
presetsamplingintervalorselectCustomandenteryourownsamplinginterval.Keepinmindthatthe
morefrequentthesamplingrate,thegreatertheimpactonbatterylife.
4. ClickOKwhendone.ThiswillreturnyoutotheLaunchLoggerwindow.ClicktheEditbuttonnextto
LoggingModeintheLaunchLoggerwindowtomakeadditionalchanges.
Onceloggingbegins,presstheAlarmbuttonontheloggerfor1secondtocyclethroughthecurrentmaximum,
minimum,average,andstandarddeviationdata(asapplicable)ontheLCDscreen(itisnotavailableinthe
HOBOwareStatuswindow).Youcanplotthestatisticsseriesonceyoureadoutthelogger.
FilteredSeriesvs.StatisticsLogging
UX100seriesloggerssupportfilteredseriesandstatisticslogging,bothofwhichinvolvecalculatingmaximum,
minimum,andaveragevaluesthatyoucanplotaftertheloggerisreadout.BothareaccessedfromtheLaunch
Loggerwindow;forfilteredseries,clicktheFiltersbuttonandforstatisticslogging,selectStatisticsastheLogging
Mode.However,therearesomekeydifferencesbetweenthetwofeatures.Thefollowingtablecomparesfiltered
seriestostatisticslogging so that you can choose thebestsolutionforyourdeployment.Note:Thereis
alsoanotherfilteringoptionavailableafteryoureadoutthelogger,whichisavailablefromtheFilterbuttononthe
toolbar.Thisallowsyoutocreatefilteredseriesbasedonthedataintheplotteddatafile.Formoreinformationon
filteringafterreadingoutalogger,seeFilteringaSeries.
FilteredSeries
StatisticsLogging
Whatloggermodelswork
withthisfeature?
Whichsensorsdoesthis
applyto?
Allloggermodels.
OnlyUX100seriesloggers.
Whichmeasurementtypes
arecompatible?
CanIviewthedataonthe
logger'sLCDscreen(if
available)?
Whatkindofdatacanbe
calculatedwiththisfeature?
Howoftencandatabe
calculated?
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individualfiltersforeachsensor.
enabledsensors(eachsensor
selectedintheLaunchLogger
windowexceptforBattery).
Allmeasurementtypes,includingstate,
OnlythosesupportedbytheUX100
event,pulse,andruntime.
series(temperatureandRH).
No,filteredseriesareonlyavailableafter
Yes, youcanpresstheAlarm/Stats
theloggerisreadout.
buttonontheloggertocycle
througheachoftheenabled
statistics.
Maximum,minimum,andaverage;
Maximum,minimum,average,and
standarddeviationisnotavailable.
standarddeviation.
Byday,hour,minute,or secondusing
Datais calculatedateachlogging
samplestakenatthelogginginterval.The
intervalusingsamplestakenatthe
filterintervalshouldbegreaterthanthe
samplinginterval.Thesampling
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CanIselectdifferent
intervalsforeachcalculated
series?
Howisthedatarecorded?
FilteredSeries
StatisticsLogging
logginginterval.Itisalsorecommended
thatitisamultipleofthelogginginterval
sothateveryfilterintervalhasanequal
numberofsamples.
intervalmustbelessthananda
factorofthelogginginterval(i.e.,if
theloggingintervalissetto10
minutes,statisticscannotbe
calculatedeveryhour;thesampling
intervalwouldhavetobelessthan
andafactorof10minutes).
No,theloggingandsampling
intervalsapplytoallselected
statistics.
Theloggertakesasampleatevery
samplinginterval,butonlyrecords
statisticsdataatthelogging
interval.Thisrequireslessmemory
aseverysampleisnotrecorded.
Yes,youcanselectadifferentintervalfor
eachfilteryousetup.
Sensordataisrecordedateverylogging
intervalandfiltereddatapointsare
calculatedattherateyouspecified(for
example,theaveragetemperatureis
calculatedeveryhour).Thisrequiresmore
memoryaseverysampleisrecorded.
BurstLogging
BurstloggingisaloggingmodeavailableforUX100seriesloggersthatallowsyoutosetupmorefrequentlogging
whenaspecifiedconditionismet.Forexample,let'ssaytheloggerisrecordingdataata5minutelogginginterval
andburstloggingisconfiguredtologevery10secondswhenthetemperaturegoesabove85F(thehighlevel)or
fallsbelow32F(thelowlevel).Thismeanstheloggerwillrecorddataevery5minutesaslongasthetemperature
remainsbetween85Fand32F.Oncethetemperaturereaches90F,forexample,theloggerwillswitchtothe
fasterloggingrateandrecorddataevery10secondsuntilthetemperaturefallsbackbelowthehighlevel(or85F
inthiscase).Atthattime,loggingthenresumesevery5minutesatthenormallogginginterval.Similarly,ifthe
temperaturefallsto30F,forexample,thentheloggerwouldswitchtoburstloggingmodeagainandrecorddata
every10seconds.Oncethetemperaturerisesbackto32F,theloggerwillthenreturntonormalmode,logging
every5minutes.
Notes:
Burstloggingisnotavailableifalarmshavebeenenabledforthelogger.
TheStopLoggingoption"Never(wrapping)"isnotavailablewhenburstloggingisconfigured.
Theactualvaluesfortheburstlogginglevelsaresettotheclosestvaluesupportedbythelogger.For
example,theclosestvalueto85Fthattheloggercanrecordis84.990Fandtheclosestvalueto32F
is32.043F.
Burstloggingmodecanbeginorendwhenthesensorreadingiswithintheloggerspecificationsof
0.02Cresolution.Thismeansthevaluethattriggersburstloggingmaydifferslightlythanthevalue
entered.Forexample,iftheHighLevelforatemperaturealarmissetto75.999F,burstloggingcan
startwhenthesensorreadingis75.994F(whichiswithinthe0.02Cresolution).
Oncethehighorlowconditionclears,theloggingintervaltimewillbecalculatedusingthelast
recordeddatapointinburstloggingmode,notthelastdatapointrecordedin"normalmode."For
example,assumetheloggerhasa10minuteloggingintervalandloggedadatapointat9:05.Then,
thehighlevelwassurpassedandburstloggingbeganat9:06.Burstloggingthencontinueduntil9:12,
whenthesensorreadingfellbackbelowthehighlevel.Nowbackinnormalmode,thenextlogging
intervalwillbe10minutesfromthelastburstloggingpoint,or9:22inthiscase.Ifburstlogginghad
notoccurred,thenextdatapointwouldhavebeenat9:15.
ANewIntervaleventwillappearontheplot(ifyouselecteventsforplottinginthePlotSetup
window)eachtimetheloggerentersorexitsburstloggingmode.
Tosetupburstlogging:
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1. IftheBurstLoggingwindowisnotalreadyopen,select"Burstlogging"fromtheLoggingModedrop
downmenuintheLaunchLoggerwindow.Or,ifBurstlogginghasalreadybeenconfigured,clickthe
Editbutton.
2. Selectthesensoryouwanttoconfigureforburstlogging.
3. SelecttheHighLevelcheckboxifyouwanttosetupaconditioninwhichburstloggingwilloccurwhen
thesensorreadingrisesabovethehighlevelvalue.Typeinthevalueordragtheredupperslider.
4. SelecttheLowLevelcheckboxifyouwanttosetupaconditioninwhichburstloggingwilloccurwhen
thesensorreadingfallsbelowthelowlevelvalue.Typeinthevalueordragthebluelowerslider.
Inthisexample,boththehighandlowlevelswereselected.Youmaychooseonlyoneifyouwish.
5. Settheburstlogginginterval,whichmustbelessthanthelogginginterval.Selecteitherapresetburst
loggingintervalorselectCustomandenteryourowninterval.Keepinmindthatthemorefrequent
theburstloggingrate,thegreatertheimpactonbatterylifeandtheshortertheloggingduration.
6. ClickOKwhendone.ThiswillreturnyoutotheLaunchLoggerwindow.ClicktheEditbuttonnextto
LoggingModeintheLaunchLoggerwindowtomakeadditionalchanges.
Oncetheloggerislaunched,thehighandlowburstlogginglevelsareonlycheckedwhenthelogger'sLCDscreen
refreshesonceevery15seconds.Therefore,ifyousettheloggingintervaltolessthan15secondsandthesensor
readingfallsoutsidethelevels,theburstloggingwillnotloguntilthenext15secondrefreshcycle.
CheckingDeviceStatus
TheStatuswindowdisplaysrealtimeinformationabouttheattachedlogger,including:
stateofthelogger
timeloggingwillbegin
currentreadings
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loggermemoryused
Youcancheckthestatusforaloggerwhetheritiswaitingforloggingtobegin,activelylogging(unlessitislogging
atafastlogginginterval),orstopped.
NOTE(HOBOwarePro):WhenaStationloggerislogging,HOBOwarecanonlydisplaythelastsampletakenbythe
logger,atthelastinterval.
Important:Batterypowerisdrainedmorerapidlywhilecheckingstatus.Keepthisinmindwhenfrequently
checkingstatusduringadeployment.Youcansignificantlyreducethedemandonthebatterybyadjustingthe
ScreenRefreshIntervaltofivesecondsorhigher(notavailableonallloggers).
Steps
Tocheckthestatusofalogger:
2. ClicktheStatusicon
onthetoolbar,orchooseStatusfromtheDevicemenu.
YoucanalsoaccesstheStatuswindowbyclickingtheStatusbuttonontheLaunchwindow.
TheStatusWindow
TheStatuswindowdisplaysthecurrentstatusofthelogger.IfyouclickedStatusfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,
thendetailsfromthepreviouslaunchisdisplayed.
TheStatuswindowisdividedintothefollowingpanes:
DeviceIdentification,whichliststhedevicenameandmodelnumber,descriptionenteredwhenthe
loggerwaslastlaunched(whichisalsousedasthedefaultfilenameandtitleintheplot),serial
number,andfirmwarenumber.
DeviceDetails,whichincludesthebatterylevel,howmuchmemoryhasbeenused,thedateandtime
thedevicewaslastlaunched,thedeploymentnumber,currentstatus,andcurrentstate(if
applicable).
CurrentReadings,whichliststhelatestreadingsforattachedsensors,andwhereyoucansetthe
refreshrate.
AContactHOBOlinkbuttonalsoappearsatthebottomoftheStatuswindowfortheHOBOU30Stationonly.Click
thisbuttonwhenyouwanttheHOBOU30StationtoconnecttoHOBOlink.WhenyouclickContactHOBOlink,a
confirmationmessageisdisplayed.OnceyouclickYes,theStatusscreenwillcloseandthentheHOBOU30Station
willattempttoconnecttoHOBOlinkwithin30seconds.Awarningmayappearintheeventthataliveconnection
withHOBOlinkisalreadyunderway.
TochangetheorderofseriesdisplayedintheStatuswindow,gotothePreferencesandselectDisplayandthen
Series.
DeviceDetails
ThistopicdescribestheelementsoftheDeviceDetailssectionoftheStatuswindow.
BatteryLevel/BatteryState
Conditionofthebattery.Consulttheloggerdocumentationforspecificsonbatterycapacity.
MemoryUsed
Percentageofthelogger'smemorythatisfull.
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Note:Ifthebatterydiedwhiletheloggerwaslogging,thiswillbe100%evenifonlyasmallamountofthememory
wasused.
StopsLogging
Forsomeloggers,displayswhentheloggerwillstoplogging.
LastLaunched
Date,time,andoffsettoGreenwichMeanTime(GMT),alsoknownasCoordinatedUniversalTime(UTC),whenthe
loggerwaslastlaunched.Thisisnotnecessarilythetimewhenthefirstsamplewasrecorded;itisthetimeallof
thelaunchparameterswereloadedinthelogger.
DelayedStart(ifapplicable)
Iftheloggerhasbeenlaunched,butiswaitingforadelayedorintervalstart,thescheduledstarttimeisshown
hereinlocaltime.
DeploymentNumber
Numberoftimestheloggerhasbeenlaunched.Thenumberlistedincludesthemostrecentlaunch.
LoggingInterval
Rateatwhichtheloggerwassetuptorecorddatathelasttimetheloggerwaslaunched,ifapplicable.Ifmultiple
loggingintervalsareavailableforyourlogger,theintervalcurrentlyinuse(iftheloggerislogging)willbeshownin
bold.
SamplingInterval(HOBOwareProonly)
Forstationloggersonly,thisisthesamplingintervalthatwasenteredthelasttimetheloggerwaslaunched,if
applicable.
DOSensorCapInformation(HOBOU26DissolvedOxygenloggeronly)
ForHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenloggers,theDOsensorcapexpirationdate,initializationdate,andmanufactured
dateisshown.FormoredetailsabouttheDOsensorcap,seeWorkingwiththeHOBOU26DissolvedOxygen
Logger.
CurrentStatus
Messagesthatdescribethestateofthelogger.
FortheHOBOU30Station(HOBOwareProonly)thecurrentstateoftherelayisalsonoted.Afterthestateofthe
logger,themessageRelayisopenorRelayisclosedwilldisplay.
AwaitingButton/CouplerStart
Theloggerhasbeenlaunchedwithatriggerstart(ifavailable).Pressandholddownthebuttononthe
loggerforthreesecondstobeginlogging,orfollowtheinstructionsthatcamewithyourloggerifit
offersatriggeredstartbutdoesnothaveabutton.Iftheloggerhasalight,thelightwillflashquickly
whenloggingbegins.
AwaitingDelayedStart
TheloggerwillbeginrecordingdataataspecifictimebecauseeitherDelayedStartorStartat
Intervalwaschosenatlaunch.
Launched,Logging
Theloggerhasbeenlaunchedandisactivelyrecordingdata.
LoggerIsFull
Theloggerhasreacheditsmemorycapacityandisnolongerrecordingdata.
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Loggerisstopped
Theloggerisnotlogging,isnotfull,andisnotawaitingadelayedortriggerstart.
OnHoldforLaterLaunch(HOBOwareProonly)
TheloggerhasbeenlaunchedwithaSaveSettingsstart(ifavailable).Loggingisnotscheduledto
begin,butthelaunchsettingshavebeenenteredandsaved.
CurrentStates(USeriesloggersexcepttheU30)
Ifyourloggerhasaneventbutton,mostoftenthecurrentstatewillbeButtonUp,meaningthebuttonisnotbeing
pressed.
CurrentReadings
ThistopicdescribestheelementsoftheCurrentReadingssectionoftheStatuswindow.
ScreenRefreshInterval
FrequencywithwhichtheCurrentReadingsareupdated,upto3600seconds(onehour).Ahighernumbermeans
lessstressonthelogger'sbattery.TheStatusiconblinkswhenthereadingsareupdated.
Tiltmeters(notlabeled)
Foraccelerationloggersonly,colorcodedmetersdisplayX,Y,andZaxistilt(relativetovertical,assumingthatthe
onlyaccelerationforceontheloggerisgravity)graphically.
SensorReadings
Sensorreadings,updatedinrealtime.
NOTES
Readingsaredisplayedforallavailablesensors,eveniftheyarenotbeinglogged.Ifachannelisnot
beinglogged,itsnameisdimmedinthedisplay.
Ifaloggerhaschannelsforexternalsensors,adescriptionandreadingwillbegivenfortheexternal
channelsevenifnosensorsarepluggedin.
IfaUSerieslogger(otherthanaHOBOU30Station)haschannelsforexternalsensors,adescription
andreadingwillbegivenfortheexternalchannelsevenifnosensorsarepluggedin.
Foreventloggers,theeventcountintheCurrentReadingsboxwillalwaysstartatzero,evenifmany
eventshavealreadybeenlogged.
(HOBOwarePro)Forstationloggers,thelocation(ifdefined)isdisplayednexttothereading.
(HOBOwarePro)IfaHOBOU30StationhasanAnalogSensorPort,readingsforoneorbothchannels
aredisplayed.
(HOBOwarePro)TheRSSI(SignalLevel)isdisplayedfortheHOBOU30/GSMStation.Thishelpsyou
determineifthereisenoughsignalstrengthinthecurrentlocationfortheHOBOU30Stationto
contactacellulartowerforconnectingwithHOBOlink.Signallevelismeasuredonascaleof0to10,
with0beingnosignal,1beingaweaksignal,and10beingastrongsignal.
Thebatteryvoltageisdisplayedforsomeloggers.
StoppingaDevice
Aloggerautomaticallystopsrecordingdatawhenthememoryisfull(unlessithasbeenconfiguredtoneverstop
logging)orwhenthebatteryrunsdown.
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Youcanalsostoptheloggermanuallyatanytimewiththestopcommand.
Tostopalogger:
2. ClicktheStopicon
onthetoolbar,orchooseStopfromtheDevicemenu.
Aftertheloggerhasbeenstopped,thedataremainsintheloggeruntilthenextlaunch.
LabCalibration
LabcalibrationisavailableforHOBODissolvedOxygen(U26001)loggers.Usethistoolwhenyouneedtocalibrate
theloggerbeforedeployingitorafterreplacinganexpiredsensorcap.Thetoolsetsthegainandoffsetadjustment
valuesfortheloggerby:
Restoringloggercalibrationvaluestothefactorydefaults,
Usingyourowngainandoffsetadjustmentvalues,or
Calculatingthevalueswithathreestepcalibrationprocedure.
Inthethreestepprocedure,theloggerisfirstcalibratedto100%saturationbyplacingitinwatersaturatedair.
Then,youcancalibratetheloggerto0%saturationbyplacingitinsodiumsulfiteoranother0%oxygen
environment(recommendediftheloggerwillbedeployedinwaterwithDOlevelsof4mg/Lorless).
IMPORTANT:Labcalibrationonlyaffectsfuturelaunches;anydatasavedintheloggerwillbebasedonthe
previouscalibrationvalues.
Tocompletethesesteps,youwillneedfreshwater,thecalibrationbootandspongesuppliedwiththelogger,and
asourceforcurrentbarometricpressureatyourcurrentlocation.Youwillalsoneedsodiumsulfitesolutionanda
3inchbeakerifyouwillbecalibratingto0%saturation.
Thefreshwater,logger,andsodiumsulfite(ifapplicable)shouldbeleftoutinthelabwherethecalibrationis
beingdonelongenoughsothattheyareatroomtemperature.Iftheloggerhadbeendeployedpreviously,make
surethesensoriscleananddry(seetheloggermanualformoredetails).
TousetheLabCalibrationtool:
1.
ConnectaHOBODissolvedOxygenloggertothecomputer.Stoptheloggerifitiscurrentlyloggingor
awaitingacouplerordelayedstart.
2.
FromtheDevicemenu,clickLabCalibration.Note:Ifthesensorcapisinstalledandithasnotyetbeen
initialized,youwillbepromptedtodoso.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.Thesensorcapwillexpire
insevenmonthsonceinitialized.
3.
Thecurrentgainandoffsetadjustmentsaredisplayedinthetoppaneofthewindow,alongwiththedate
andtimethelastlabcalibrationwascompleted(ifapplicable).CompletingSteps1through3inthis
windowwillresultinnewgainandoffsetadjustmentvaluesbasedonthecurrentloggerconditions.
Continuetothenextsectionfordetailsonhowtocompletethesesteps.
Ifyoualreadyknowwhatthegainandoffsetvaluesshouldbe(forexample,thevaluesfromaprevious
calibrationthatyouwanttouseagain)orwanttoreturntothedefaultfactoryvalues,clicktheIknow
myvalues,skiptoFinishbutton.ThiswillautomaticallymoveyoutoStep3:Finish.Eitherclickthe
ResettoFactoryDefaultsbuttonortypeinnewgainadjustmentandnewoffsetadjustmentvaluesand
clicktheSendCalibrationtotheLoggerbutton.Note:Ifyoudecideyoudonotneedtochangethe
calibration,clickClosetocancelthecalibrationandrevertbacktothelastsavedloggervalues.
Step1:100%Saturation
1.
Enterthebarometricpressureforyourcurrentlocationinoneoffiveavailableunits.Ifthebarometric
pressurereadinghasbeenadjustedforsealevel(suchasareadingtakenfromtheNationalWeather
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Serviceweatherstation),selecttheIfusingsealevelbarometricpressure,enterelevationcheckboxand
enteryourelevationineithermetersorfeet.
2.
Makesuretheloggereitherhastheprotectiveguardortheantifoulingguardinstalled(whicheverguard
youplantouseinthedeployment)sothatthesensoriscovered.
3.
Wetthesmallspongethatshippedwiththeloggerwithfreshwater.Squeezeoutanyexcesswater.
4.
Placethespongeintheendofthecalibrationboot.
5.
Inserttheloggerinthecalibrationbootsothatthereisapproximatelya1cm(0.5inch)overlapbetween
theendofthebootandthebodyofthelogger.Thiswillensurethereisenoughspacebetweentheendof
theloggerandthesponge(theloggershouldnotbepresseduptightlyagainstthesponge).
6.
Waitforapproximately15minutesuntiltheloggerreachestemperatureequilibrium.Important:The
loggerwillgotosleepifthereisnoactivityfor30minutes.Toavoidthis,clicktheGetDOvaluefrom
theloggerbuttonasdescribednextinstep7wellbefore30minuteshavepassed.Iftheloggerdoesgo
tosleep,amessagewillappearindicatingthattherewasacommunicationfailure.Youmayneedtoclose
andreopentheLabCalibrationwindowtoreactivatethelogger.Followtheinstructionsonyourscreen.
7.
ClicktheGetDOvaluefromtheloggerbuttontodisplaythe100%saturationresults.Youcanclickthis
buttonasoftenasneeded.Theresultsareupdatedeachtimeyouclickthebutton.Tocheckfor
equilibrium,clicktheGetDOvaluefromtheloggerbuttonseveraltimesinarowtocheckthecurrent
DOConcfromloggerat100%Saturationvalue.Ifthevalueremainsthesameorvariesverylittlewith
eachbuttonclick,thentemperatureequilibriumhaslikelybeenreached.
8.
Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththeresultsdisplaying,clicktheNextbuttontoproceedtoStep2:0%
Saturation.
Step2:0%Saturation(optional)
IftheloggerwillbedeployedinwaterwithDOlevelsgreaterthan4mg/L,clicktheSkipthisStepbutton.
Otherwise,continuewiththefollowingprocedure.
1.
Makesuretheloggereitherhastheprotectiveguardortheantifoulingguardinstalled(whicheverguard
youplantouseinthedeployment)sothatthesensoriscovered.
2.
Pourthesodiumsulfiteintothebeakersothatitisabouttwothirdsfull.
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3.
Placethesensorendoftheloggerintothesolutionsothattheentireprotectivecaporantifoulingguard
andatleast2.5cm(1inch)oftheloggerbodyaresubmergedinthebeaker.Allowittorestonthebottom
ofthebeaker.
4.
Waitafewminutesuntiltheloggerreachestemperatureequilibrium.Important:Theloggerwillgoto
sleepifthereisnoactivityfor30minutes.Ifthishappens,youwillneedtocloseandreopentheLab
Calibrationwindowtoreactivatetheloggerand,asaresult,repeatthecalibrationfor100%saturation.To
avoidthis,clicktheGetDOvaluefromtheloggerbuttonasdescribednextinstep5wellbefore30
minuteshavepassed.
5.
ClicktheGetDOvaluefromtheloggerbuttontodisplaythe0%saturationresults.Aswiththe100%
calibration,youcanclickthisbuttonasoftenasneeded.Theresultsareautomaticallyupdatedeachtime
youclickthebutton.Ifthevalueremainsthesameorvariesverylittlewitheachbuttonclick,then
temperatureequilibriumhaslikelybeenreached.
6.
WhenyouaresatisfiedwiththeresultsdisplayingintheStep2:0%Saturationtab,clicktheNextbutton
toproceedtoStep3:Finish.
Step3:Finish
Theresultsfromthefirsttwostepsaredisplayedaswellastheoverallcalibrationresultsandthenewgainand
offsetadjustmentvalues.Ifyouaresatisfiedwiththeresults,clicktheSendCalibrationtoLoggerbutton.The
loggerwillthenbecalibratedbasedonthenewvalues.ClicktheBackbuttontoreturntoapreviousstepifyou
wishtorepeatStep1orStep2.Thesevalueswillnottakeeffectuntiltheloggerislaunched.Ifyoudonotwantto
savethesevalues,clickClosetocancelthecalibrationandrevertbacktothelastsavedloggervalues.Or,click
ResettoFactoryDefaultstoreturntotheoriginalvalues.IfyouperformedStep2,thenremovetheloggerfrom
thesolutionandthoroughlyrinseitwithfreshwatertoremoveanyexcesssodiumsulfite.Seetheloggermanual
foradditionaldetailsoncleaningthelogger.
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UpdatingUXSeriesLoggerFirmware
YoucanupdatethefirmwareinaUXseriesloggerasneededwithHOBOware.Youmayseethatanupdateis
availablewhenopeningtheLaunchLoggerorStatuswindow,orOnsetTechnicalSupportwillnotifyyouwhenthis
isnecessary.
ToupdateUXseriesloggerfirmware:
1. ConnectaUXseriesloggertothecomputer.
2. Important:Stopandreadouttheloggerandsavethefilebeforeupdatingthefirmware.
Theupdateprocesswilldeleteallexistingdataintheloggersobesuretostopandreadoutthelogger
beforecontinuingwiththenextstep.
3. FromtheHelpmenu,selectUpdateLoggerFirmwareandthenselectUpdateUXSeriesLogger
Firmware.Note:Thisisnotnecessaryifamessageindicatesthatafirmwareupdateisavailableafter
openingtheLaunchLoggerorStatuswindow.Continuewiththenextstepinstead.
4. Ifthereisanewerfirmwareversionavailablethantheversioncurrentlyinstalledinthelogger,a
messageappearsindicatingafirmwareupdateisavailable.ClickYestocontinue.
Ifanewerfirmwareversionisnotdetected,thenamessageappearsindicatingtherearenoupdates
availableforthislogger.Theremaybeinstanceswhereyouhavedownloadedafirmware.hexfile
fromtheOnsetwebsiteandneedtolocatethisfile.Ifso,clickYeswhenthismessageappearstofind
thefile.Otherwise,clickNotoclosethemessageandexittheupdateprocess.
5. IntheUpdateUXSeriesLoggerFirmwarewindow,thesuggestedfirmwarefileforusewiththecurrent
loggerisdisplayed.Theloggermodelnumberwillbelistedwithinthefilenameforyoutodouble
checkthatitisthecorrectversionfortheloggeryouareupdating.Ifthefilelistedistheoneyouwish
touse,thenclickContinue.Ifitisnotthecorrectfileoryouwishtolocateadifferentfilebasedon
instructionsfromOnsetTechnicalSupport,clickSelectFirmwareandlocatetheappropriatefile.
Note:IfyouclickCancel,youmaystillbepromptedforanadditionalfirmwareupdateinsome
instances.ClickCancelagaintocompletelyexittheprocedure.
6. Amessageappearswarningyounottodisconnecttheloggeruntiltheupdateprocessiscomplete.
Theupdateprocessshouldtakeacoupleofminutes.Ifyouhavenotalreadyreadouttheloggerand
savedthedata,thenclickNotocanceltheupdateandreturntostep2.Otherwise,ifyouarereadyto
updatethefirmwareinthelogger,clickYestocontinue.
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7. Asthefirmwareupdateprocesstakesplace,"Boot"willdisplayontheloggerLCDscreen.Donot
disconnecttheloggerduringthisprocess.Oncetheupdateiscomplete,amessagewillappear
indicatingtheupdatewassuccessful.NotethatUX100seriesloggersrequireanadditionalfirmware
update.Amessagewillappearautomaticallyifasecondupdateisnecessary.Repeatsteps47if
anotherfirmwareupdateisavailable.Note:If"Boot"remainsontheloggerLCDscreenafterthisis
complete,thedevicemayneedtobereset.FromtheDevicemenu,selectUtilities,andthenselect
ResetUXLogger.If"Boot"stillremainsontheLCDscreen,contactOnsetTechnicalSupport.
8. Afterthefirmwareupdateprocessiscomplete,youwillneedtolaunchtheloggerbeforeyoucanuse
itagain.Ifyou'dliketolaunchtheloggerimmediately,clickYes.OtherwiseclickNotoclosethe
messageandclickLaunchfromtheDevicemenutolaunchtheloggeratalatertime.
Note:SelectingthepreferenceOnlyshowSelectDevicewindowifadevicehasnotbeenselected(available
withinPreferences>General>SelectingDevices)canpreventautoupdatenotifications.Ifthisoccurs,accessthe
firmwareupdatefromtheHelpmenuasdescribedinstep3.
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Chapter3:ReadingOut,Plotting,and
AnalyzingData
Afteraloggerhasrecordeddata,youcanthendothefollowing:
Readoutthedatafromthelogger
Plotthedata
Modifytheplotifdesired
Analyzethedata
Exportthedata
ReadingOutData
Toretrievedatarecordedbyalogger,youmustreadoutthelogger.Readingouttheloggercopiesdatafromthe
loggertoyourcomputer,allowingyoutosavethedatainadatafileandviewtheplot.Duringreadout,thelogger
continuestorecorddataunlessyouhavestoppedtheloggerortheloggerisfull.
Youcanalsoreadoutmanyloggertypestoashuttleandthenoffloadthedatafilesfromtheshuttletoyour
computer.SeeOffloadFilesfromaShuttleformoredetails.
Toreadoutalogger:
2. ClicktheReadouticon
onthetoolbar,orchooseReadoutfromtheDevicemenu.Iftheloggeris
stilllogging,amessageaskswhetheryouwanttostopthelogger.ClickeitherDon'tStoporStopas
desired.
3. Aprogressbardisplayswhilethedataisbeingreadout.Oncethereadoutiscomplete,choosea
locationand/oranewfilenameoracceptthedefaultlocationandnametosavethedata.Thedefault
locationis:
C:\DocumentsandSettings\<user>\MyDocuments\HOBOware
(forWindowsXP)
C:\Users\<user>\Documents\HOBOware
(forWindows7orWindows8)
Users/<user>/Documents/HOBOware
(forMacintoshOSX)
ClickSave.Thedatafilehasthefollowingextension:
HOBOwareLite:
MostUSeriesloggers:.hobo
HOBOwarePro:
MostUSeriesloggers:.hoboor.hsec
Stationloggers:.dtfor.dsec
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Ifyousavethefiletoadifferentfolder,thatfolderwillbethenewdefaultsavelocationforfuture
readouts.
4. Aftersavingthedata,selectthedatachannelsand/oreventsyouwishtodisplayinagraphandclick
Plot.SeethePlotSetupwindowformoredetailsontheoptionsavailable.
Note:
Oncealoggerisreadout,thedatawillremainintheloggermemoryuntilthenexttimetheloggeris
launched.Loggermemoryisthereforeneverempty.
YoucanreadouttheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017)evenifthebatteriesarebad.
Inthiscase,awarningappearsbeforethereadoutbeginsindicatingthebatteryisverylowandthatyou
mayexperiencecommunicationsproblems.Thereadoutisabletocontinueasnormaldespitethelow
batterybecausethisloggercanbepoweredbyaUSBcable.Oncethereadoutiscomplete,besureto
replacethebatteriesassuggested.
YoucanbypasstheSavewindowduringthereadoutprocessbysettingtheReadoutTimeSavingOptions
intheGeneralsubcategoryofPreferences.
SettingupaPlot
Afteryoureadoutalogger,thePlotSetupwindowappears.Followthisproceduretosetupaplot.
Steps
1. Selecttheseriesyouwishtoviewontheplot.
Clickeachcheckboxindividuallytoselectorclearsensormeasurements,states,andevents,orclick
theAllorNonebuttonstoselectorclearallsensormeasurements,states,andevents.
Selecttheunitsyouwanttodisplayforeachseries,ifavailable.
2. SelectInternalEventstoplot,ifapplicableforyourlogger.
3. Adjustthetimezoneoffset,ifnecessary.
Bydefault,dataisshownintheoffsetusedtolaunchtheloggerwithHOBOware(notashuttle).To
selectadifferentoffset,enterthehoursoffsetfromGMT(UTC)indecimalform.Youmayfindthis
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usefulifyouloggedinmultipletimezones,orifyoutooktheloggertoadifferenttimezoneafter
launchingit.
4. HOBOwareProOnly:Ifdataassistantsareavailable,youcanusethemtocreateadditionalseries.
SelectanassistantfromthelistandclickProcess.
5. Whenyouhavemadeyourselections,clickthePlotbutton.Theplotisdisplayed.
TochangetheorderofseriesdisplayedinthePlotSetupwindow,gotothePreferencesandselectDisplayand
thenSeries.
Note:IfapiecharticonappearsinthePlotSetupwindow,thismeansthedatainthefileyouareplottingcanalso
beplottedinapiechart.SeeViewingaPieChartformoredetails.
DataTypesinPlots
Fourkindsofdatacanbedisplayedonaplot:
Sensormeasurements
Sensormeasurementsincludethechannelsyouselectedtologatanintervalduringthelaunch,suchas
temperature,RH,orbatteryvoltage.Thistypeofdataseriesconsistsofalltheloggeddatapointsforthatchannel.
Inaddition,iftheloggerrecordedbothtemperatureandRH,adewpointseriescanbeplotted.Note:Dataseries
forsmartsensorsorFlexSmartmodulesarelistedinorderbysensorserialnumber,fromlowesttohighest.
States
Statesareconditionchangesthatcanberecordedatanytimeduringdeployment,regardlessofthelogging
interval(ifany).Onlystateloggers,suchastheU9andU11,canrecordstatechanges.
ExternalEvents
ExternalEventsaremomentaryswitchclosures(e.g.,fromturnstiles)thatarerecordedbyloggerswithexternal
eventchannels,suchastheU11logger.
InternalloggerEvents
InternalLoggerEventsareindividuallyloggedoccurrencesthatcanberecordedatanytimeduringdeployment,
regardlessofthelogginginterval.USeriesloggers(OtherthantheHOBOU30Station)recordinternallogger
events.
Examplesofinternalloggereventsinclude:
EndofFile:Marksthelastrecordthatwasfoundinthelogger.
BadBattery:Timethebatterycapacityfelltoanextremelylowlevel(ifapplicable).IfyouseeaBad
Batteryevent,replacethebatterybeforedeployingtheloggeragain.
Stopped:TimetheloggerwasmanuallystoppedwithHOBOware.
HostConnected:Timetheloggerwasconnectedtothecomputer.
CouplerConnected/CouplerDisconnected:Timetheloggerwasconnectedordisconnectedfrom
thecoupler,iftheloggerusesacouplertocommunicatewiththecomputer.
ButtonDown/ButtonUp:ForUSeriesloggersthathaveeventbuttons,eachbuttonpushofat
leastonesecondisloggedasaButtonDowneventandaButtonUpevent.
IntervalChange:Forloggersthatcanbeconfiguredwithmultipleloggingintervals,anInterval
Changeeventmarksthemomentwhenanewloggingintervalbegan.
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Onsomeloggers,theStartedandStoppedinternaleventscanonlyoccuronce.However,UX100seriesloggerscan
startandstoploggingmultipletimesinasingledeployment(asconfiguredintheLaunchLoggerwindow).Multiple
stoppedandstartedeventsinasinglefilearenotonlydisplayedontheplot(ifselectedinthePlotSetupwindow),
buttheresultinggapthatoccursinthedataisalsorepresentedintheseries.Inthisexample,theloggerwas
stoppedat1:19andthenstartedagainat2:35;botheventsareontheplot.Thetemperatureseriesshowsabreak
betweenthosetwotimes.Thatrepresentsthegapbetweenwhenloggingwasstoppedandwhenitresumed,both
usingthebuttononthelogger.
OpeningFiles
ThefollowingfilescanbeopenedbyHOBOwarePro:
.hoboIncludingfilescreatedwithOnset'sGreenLinesoftwareandbothMacintoshandWindows
compatibleversionsofHOBOwareLiteandHOBOwarePro.
.hsecSecurefiles(21CFRPart11Conformance)forUSeriesloggers.
.hprojHOBOwareProject.
.dtfFileswithanextensionof.dtfmustcomefromaHOBOU30Station,WeatherStation,Micro
Station,orEnergyLogger.Other.dtffilesarenotcompatiblewithHOBOwarePro.
.dsecSecureFiles(21CFRPart11Conformance)forStationloggers.
.txt/.csv.txtor.csvfiles,aswellasmostASCIIfiles,canbeimported.
Steps
Toopenafile:
FromWindowsDesktoporMacFinder
Doubleclickacompatiblefile.HOBOwareautomaticallylaunchesitself(ifitisnotopenalready)andopensthefile.
FromHOBOware
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ClicktheOpenicon
andclickOpen.
onthetoolbar,orchooseOpenDatafilefromtheFilemenu.Selectafileormultiplefiles
Ifverificationfails,seeVerificationFailureintheWorkinginSecureModetopic(page118).
CompletethePlotSetupwindowtoselecttheitemsyouwishtoviewintheplot.ThenclickthePlotbutton.The
plotisdisplayed.Ifyouselectedmultiplefiles,youwillbepromptedwithaPlotSetupwindowforeachfile.
Tip:Ifyouneverusedataassistantsorchangetimezones,andwouldliketobypassthePlotSetupwindowevery
timeyouopenadatafile,gotoPreferences>General>OpenFileTimeSavingOptionsandselectWhenopeninga
datafile:Automaticallyplot.ThisdisplaystheplotwithdefaultPlotSetupselections.
ProjectFiles
Toopenaprojectfile,chooseOpenProjectfromtheFilemenu.Thenselectaproject(.hproj)fileandclickOpen.
ClicktheFilemenuandselectarecentlyopeneddatafileorprojectfilefromtheRecentFileslist.
OpeningFilesfromUnsupportedLoggers
AlthoughthefollowingloggerscannotbelaunchedorreadoutusingHOBOware,datafilesfromtheseloggerscan
beopenedandplottedbyHOBOwareProandHOBOwareLite.Allgraphingtools,filters,andDataAssistantscanbe
usedwiththefilesanddatacanbeexportedtotextandXMLprojectfiles.
H08(8bit)
H0800104
H0800204
H0800304
H0800404
H0800604
H0800804
TBI/WTA
TBI3205+37
TBI3220+50
WTA0805+37
WTA0839+75
WTA3205+37
WTA3239+75
H08(12bit)
H0803008
H0803108
H0803208
H20
H20001
H06
H0600102
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H0600202
H0600302
H0600402
H07
H0700102
H0700104
H14
H14001
H14002
H12
H12001
H12002
H12003
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ModifyingaPlot
ThistopiccoversthewaysinwhichyoucanmodifyaplotusingtheToolBarandthePlotmenu.
1. Tools
Usethetoolsinthetoolbartoperformanumberofoperationsontheplot.
UsetheArrowtooltopointtoandselectitemsonthegraphtoedittheirproperties
UsetheCrosshairtooltozeroinonaspecificdateandtimeintheplotandanydatapoints
associatedwiththatdateandtime.
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UsetheHandtooltomovedifferentareasofthegraphintovieworadjustthepositionofone
seriessoitcanbeviewedmoreeasily.Thisisparticularlyusefulwhenyouarezoomedintothe
graphandwanttoseeanothersectionofthegraphwithoutzoomingoutandthenzooming
backinonthenewlocation.
UsetheZoomtooltofocusononeareaofthegraph,allowingyoutoseemoredetail.
UsetheSubsetStatisticstooltoviewstatisticsforaparticulartimespan.
2. Actions
UsetheActionsbuttonstoperformanumberofactionsonaplotoraseries.
ClicktheOpenpropertiesicontoopenthepropertieswindowfortheplotelementthatiscurrently
selected(suchasgridlines,legend,axis).
UsetheGridlineiconstotoggleallhorizontalorallverticalgridlinesonandoff.
Youcanalsotogglegridlinesonandoffforeachaxisindividually.Usingthearrowtool,doubleclickanaxis
togettheAxisPropertieswindow.ChecktheShowGridlinesboxtodisplaygridlinesforthataxis,orclear
theShowGridlinesboxtohidethegridlines.
ClicktheConvertunitsicontoopentheConvertPlotwindow,whichallowsyoutoconvertsomeorallof
theseriesonthecurrentlyfocusedplottootherunits(forexample,fromdegreesFahrenheittodegrees
Celsius).
ClicktheFilterseriesicontoopentheFilterSerieswindow.SeeFilteringaSeriesonapage84for
information.
ClicktheAddGraphLabelbuttontolabelagraph.
3. PlotMenu
Rightclickaseriesoranemptyareaintheplottoopenamenuofoptionsformodifyingtheseriesorplot.
Availableoptionsdependonwhetheryouclickonaseriesoranemptyareaoftheplot.
NOTE:YoucanalsoaccesstheseoptionsintheViewandEditmenusfromthemainmenu.
Tomoveaseriestothefrontorback,selecttheseries,rightclickandselecteitherBringSeriestoFrontor
SendSeriestoBack.Thisishelpfulifoneseriesishiddenbehindanother.Italsochangestheorderofseries
intheDetailspane,Pointstable,andthelegend.
NOTE:Afteryouadjusttheorderoftheseriesforoptimalviewing,copythegraphasabitmaptopasteinto
otherprograms,suchasMicrosoftWordorPowerPoint.
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SettingSeriesandPlotProperties
Thistopiccoverssomeofthewaysyoucanmodifyaplotoraseriesusingproperties.
Tochangepropertiesforallplots,seeSettingPropertiesforallPlotsonpage70.
1. ViewProperties
DoubleclickinanemptyareaoftheplottoopentheViewPropertieswindow,whereyoucanshowor
hidethelegend,plottitle,andborders.
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2. TitleProperties
DoubleclickthePlotTitletoopentheTitlePropertieswindow,whereyoucanchangethetitlename,
location,andfont.
3. LegendProperties
DoubleclickthelegendtoopentheLegendPropertieswindow,whereyoucanaddalabeltothelegend,
changeitsposition,andshoworhidetheborder.
4. SeriesProperties
DoubleclickonaseriestoopentheSeriesPropertieswindow.SeeSettingSeriesPropertiesonpage73
formoreinformation.
5. AxisProperties
DoubleclickononeoftheaxistoopentheAxisPropertieswindow.SeeSettingAxisPropertiesonpage
72formoreinformation.
SettingPropertiesforallPlots
ThistopicoutlinespreferencesthatyoucanapplytoallplotsthatyougenerateoropeninHOBOware.Toaccess
plottingpreferences,fromthemainmenuselectPreferencesandthenclickthePlottingtab.
1. Show/HidePointsTable
IntheLayoutsectionofthePlottingPreferencesyoucancontrolthedisplayofthePointsTable.
2. Show/HideDetailsPane
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IntheLayoutsectionofthePlottingPreferencesyoucancontrolthedisplayoftheDetailsPane.
3. IncludeSensorLabelinPointsTableandDetailsPane
Bydefault,labelsaddedforstationtypeloggersareshowninthePointsandDetailspanes.Ifyoudonot
wanttoincludethelabel,deselectUsesensorLocationinthePointsTable&DetailsPanesectionofthe
PlottingPreferences.
4. CustomizeSeriesLines
Usethelinespreferencestodefinetheappearanceoflinesintheplotforaspecificseriestype.
5. ApplyMin/MaxtoYAxisBounds
UsetheValueAxisPreferencestoapplyaminimumandmaximumvaluefortheYAxistoforplotsfora
specificseriestype.
6. EnableAutoScrolling
Normally,ifyouarezoominandclickapointinthePointstablethatisoutsidethezoomarea,theplot
willscrollsothatthemarkedpointisinview,whileretainingyourzoomfactor.UnchecktheWhen
selectedvalueintableisoutofplotrange,dragseriestothatvalueboxifyoudonotwanttoscrollto
pointsoutsideofthecurrentview.
7. PlotSetup
ThePlotSetupsectionofthePlottingPreferencesgivesyoutwooptionswhengeneratingaplot:
Automaticallyselectalldataseriesforplotting
Automaticallyselectinternaleventsforplotting
8. LabelTimeAxis
Bydefault,thetimeaxisisnotlabeledwhenyoudisplayaplot.Ifyouenablethispreference,thetimeaxis
willhaveadefaultnameof"Time"whenyouopenaplot.
9. MarkPoints
Bydefault,pointsonaseriesarenotmarked.Tohaveallpointsmarkedbydefault,gotoPreferences
>Plotting>OtherOptionsandselecttheMarkallpointswhenplottingdataoption.NOTE:Openinga
largeplotwithallpointsmarkedtakeslongerandconsumesmoresystemmemory
10. IncludeSensorLabelsinLegend
Ifalabelhasbeenassignedtoasensor,includeitinthelegend.
11. Show/HideGridlines
Bydefault,verticalgridlinesarealwaysshownforthetimeaxes;horizontalgridlinesarenotshown.You
canusethegridlineicons
and
onthetoolbar,ortheGridlinesitemontheViewmenu,totoggle
allhorizontalorallverticalgridlinesonandoff.
Youmayalsotogglegridlinesonandoffforeachaxisindividually.Usingthearrowtool,doubleclickan
axistogettheAxisPropertieswindow.ChecktheShowGridlinesboxtodisplaygridlinesforthataxis,or
cleartheShowGridlinesboxtohidethegridlines.
GotoPreferences>Plotting>Gridlinestocontrolwhetherplotsopenwithhorizontaland/orvertical
gridlinesdisplayed.
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12. CustomizeFonts
Bydefault,mosttextinagraphis9points.Toresizethefont(from8to14points),gotoPreferences
>Plotting>Fonts.
13. SetUnits
ThissettingallowsyoutosetadefaultofUSorSI(Metric)unitsthroughoutHOBOware.
14. SetTimeFormat
Configurethedateandtimetoyourdesiredformat.
SettingAxisProperties
Tochangetheaxisproperties,doubleclicktheaxisyouwishtomodifywiththearrowtool,orselecttheaxisand
clickthePropertiesicon
TheAxisPropertieswindowappears.
1. Name
Enteruptoa40characternamefortheaxis.Thedefaultnameforavalueaxisistheunittype(for
example,"F"isthenameforatemperatureaxisand"%"isthenameforanRHaxis).
Normally,thetimeaxisisnotnamedwhenyoudisplayaplot.Ifyouwantplotstoopenwiththetimeaxis
labeledas"Time"bydefault,changethesettinginPreferences>Plotting>OtherOptions.
2. Location
Changethelocationoftheaxis.Thetimeaxiscanbelocatedatthetoporbottom.Thevalueaxescanbe
locatedontheleftorright.
3. TickMarks
Tickmarksarethelinesthatrepresentvaluesontheaxis.Numbersorvaluesarelistednexttomajortick
marks;minortickmarksarenotnumbered
AutoCalculateTickMarks
Bydefault,tickmarksareautomaticallycalculatedforboththetimeandvalueaxes.
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CustomTickMarks
Choosethisoptiontospecifydifferentmajorandminortickmarksfortheaxis.
4. Bounds
Min:Entertheminimumvalueyouwantdisplayedfortheaxis.Forthetimeaxis,youcanselectadate
andtime.
Max:Enterthemaximumvalueyouwantdisplayedfortheaxis.Forthetimeaxis,youcanselectadate
andtime.
5.
Miscellaneous
ShowGridlines:Toggleswhethergridlinesaredisplayedinthebackground.Bydefault,gridlinesare
shownforthetimeaxisonly.
HideAxis:Toggleswhethertheaxisisdisplayedortemporarilyhidden.Axesforsensorseriesare
visiblebydefault.
LockAxisScalingandTickMarks:Toggleswhethertheaxisandassociatedtickmarksremaininthe
originalpositionwhenzoomingornavigatingwiththehandtool.Lockingtheaxisandtickmarkshelps
toavoidinadvertentlyzoomingornavigatingtoanareaonthegraphwithoutdata.
Color:Changesthecoloroftheaxis.Blackisthedefaultcolorforthetimeaxis.Thecolorofthevalue
axismatchestheseriescolorbydefault.
SettingSeriesProperties
Aseriesisthegroupofdatapointsforthesensormeasurement,state,oreventyouselectedtodisplayintheplot.
Tochangeseriesproperties,doubleclicktheseriesyouwishtomodifyorselecttheseriesandclicktheProperties
icon
onthemainmenu.
ThefollowingoptionsareavailableintheSeriesPropertieswindow:
1. Description:Enteruptoa40characternamefortheseries.Theseriesnameisdisplayedinthe
legend.Thedefaultnameforaserieswithsensordataisthepropertythatwasmeasuredandthe
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unitsusedtodisplaythemeasurements.Thedefaultnameforaserieswitheventorstatedataisthe
typeofeventorstate.
2. Units:Entertheunittypeinthisfield,ifitisdifferentfromthedefault.If,whileviewingtheplot,you
converttoanothertypeofunit,thetextyouenterherewillchangetothedefaultnamefortheunit
youchose.
3. LinesSection
ConnectPoints:Toggleswhetherthepointsinthisseriesareconnected.Thisoptionisselectedbydefault
formostseries;itisnotselectedforinternalloggerevents.
Style:Changestheappearanceofthelineusedtoconnectthepointsinaseries.Thedefaultvaries
dependingonhowmanyseriesmeasuringthesamepropertyarebeingviewed.
Width:Changesthesizeorweightofthelineusedtoconnectthepointsinaseries.Thedefaultis1point.
ConnectasSteps:Toggleswhetherthelinesbetweenthepointsinaseriesareconnectedasacurveora
step.Whenthisoptionisselected,thelinedrawnbetweenpointskeepsthevalueofthepreviouspoint
untilthenextpointintheseries.Thisisusefulforstateoreventgraphs.Thisoptionisnotselectedby
defaultforsensorseries.
4. AlarmsSection
EnableAlarms:Alarmsareavailableforsensormeasurementseriesonly,notstateoreventseries.
Enablingalarmswillshowlinesonthegraphforthisseries,toindicateavisualthresholdoverorunder
whichdatamaybefalling(forexample,ifyouwanttoquicklyseehowmanypointsfallbelow32
degrees).Alarmsareturnedoffbydefault.
ForHighAlarm,enteravaluerelativetotheserieswhereyouwantthemaximum(red)alarmlineto
appear.
ForLowAlarm,enteravaluerelativetotheserieswhereyouwanttheminimum(blue)alarmlineto
appear.
5. PointsSection
MarkPoints:IfyouenableMarkPointsamarkerappearsateachdatapointinthisseries.Bydefault,this
optionisselectedforanyserieswitheventdataoronlyonepoint.Toavoidclutteringthegraph,itisnot
selectedbydefaultforotherseries.
Marker:Changestheshapeofthemarkerused.Thedefaultmarkervariesdependingonhowmanyseries
arebeingviewed.
Pointsize:Changesthepointsizeforthemarker.
6. MiscellaneousSection
TimeAxis:Allowsyoutocreateanadditionaltimeaxisforthisseries.Thisisusefulwhenyouwantto
comparedatafromtwodifferenttimeperiods.
ValueAxis:Changestheaxisbeingusedfortheseries.Chooseoneoftheaxesalreadyinview,orselect
NewValueAxisfromthedropdownlisttocreateyourown.
Color:Changesthecolorusedfortheseries.Thedefaultcolorvariesdependingonhowmanyseriesare
displayedonthegraph.
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AddingaGraphLabel
Youcanaddmultiplelabelstoagraphtoidentifyspecificpointsorcallattentiontoaregionofthegraph.
1. RightclickthegraphatthedesiredlocationandchooseAddGraphLabelfromthepopupmenu
(Alternative:ChooseAddGraphLabelfromtheEditmenu)
NOTE:Tochangeanexistinglabel'sproperties,doubleclickthelabelorselectthelabelandclickthe
Propertiesicon
onthemainmenu.
TheGraphLabelPropertieswindowappears.
2. EntervaluesintheLabelPropertieswindowasrequired.SeeSettingLabelPropertiesformore
information.
LabelTextEnteruptoa24characternameforthelabel.
Behavior
AttachtoSeries:Toattachthelabeltoapointonaseries,checkthisboxandchoosethenameofthe
seriesfromthedropdownlist.(Afteryouexitthiswindow,youcanusethehandtool todragthelabel
tothecorrectpoint.)
IncludeDataValueinLabel:Ifthelabelisattachedtoaseries,checkthisboxtohavethelabelshowthe
valueofthelabeledpoint.
Location:Ifthelabelisattachedtoaseries,chooseacompasspointtodescribethepreferredpositionof
thelabelrelativetothelabeledpoint.
Important:TheLocationindicatesthepreferredlocationofthelabel(spacepermitting)withrespectto
thedatapointitreferences.Thisisavailableonlywhenthelabelisattachedtoaseries.
Appearance
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DrawLabelOverColoredBackground:Checkthisboxifyouwantthelabeltoappearinaboxwitha
coloredbackground.
LabelColorBackground:Ifyouchosetogivethelabelacoloredbackground,clickthisbuttontoselecta
backgroundcolor.
LabelColorText:Clickthisbuttontoselectacolorforthelabeltext.
%Transparency:Adjustthelabel'stransparency.Transparencyreferstotheabilitytoseethegraph
throughthelabel.At0%,thelabelisopaque,andyoucannotseethegraphthroughit.At100%,thelabel
isinvisible,andonlythegraphcanbeseen.
Font:Selectafontforthelabeltext.
FontSize:Selectafontsizeforthelabeltext.
2. ClicktheApplybuttontoapplythenewlabelandkeepthewindowopensoyoucanaddmorelabels.
3. PositionLabels
UsetheHandtooltodraglabelstoanotherlocationifrequired.
Ifthelabelisattachedtoaseries,youcandragthelabeltoattachittoanyotherpointonthegraph.(The
handtoolmustbecloseenoughtoapointtoattachthelabel.)Labelsthatareattachedtoapointwill
movewiththatpointduringzoomingandpanning.Freefloatinglabelsdonotmoveduringzoomingand
panning.
4. Whenyouhavecompletedaddinglabels,clickDonetoclosethewindow.
DeletingaLabel
Todeletealabelfromthegraph,selectthelabelyouwishtoremoveandpresstheDeletekey(FnDeleteona
laptopcomputer),orrightclickthelabelandchooseRemovefromthemenuthatappears.
Zooming,Panning,andSmartScalingPlots
Youcanadjusttheviewingareaoftheplotbyzooming,panning,andsmartscaling.
Therearetwowaystozoom:eitherbyusingthezoomtool orbyselectingZoomIn
orZoomOut
from
thetoolbarortheViewmenu.Usethezoomtooltozoomanywhereontheplotthatyouselect,clickingtheright
mousebuttontozoominorout.UsetheZoomIn/ZoomOuticonstokeeptheplotcenteredasyouzoom.To
constrainthezoomtohorizontalorverticalzooming,placethecursorovertheaxisyouwanttozoomandclickthe
mousebutton.Holdthemousebuttondowntocontinuetozoom.Clicktherightmousebuttontoswitchfrom
zoomingintozoomingout,andclickitagaintoswitchback.
Usethehandtool topanthegraph,whichisdraggingtheplotviewingareaalongthexoryaxis.Panningis
especiallyhelpfulwhenyouarezoomedintoadetailedplotandwanttofocusonadifferentareawithoutzooming
out.Tolimitdraggingtohorizontalorverticalpanning,placethecursorovertheaxisyouwanttodrag,holddown
themousebutton,anddraginthedirectionyouwanttheplottomove.
Whenyoufirstdisplayagraph,thenumericalboundsoftheaxesareontickmarks.Afteryouhavepannedor
zoomed,thismaynolongerbethecase.Usesmartscalingtocorrectthat.Withthehand,arrow,orcrosshairtool,
rightclickanywhereonthegraphandselectSmartScaleGraph.Thiswillautomaticallyadjusttheaxestoendon
tickmarks.
Tip:YoucanalwaysreturntotheoriginalplotviewbyclickingtheViewatFullScale
Viewmenu.
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CopyingaSeriestoanotherPlot
Tocopyaseriesfromoneplottoanother:
1. Openthesourceplot(theplotwhichincludestheseriesyouwanttocopy)andthedestinationplot
(theplotwhereyouwanttopastetheseries).
2. Inthesourceplot,choosethearrowtool andselecttheseriesyouwanttocopy.
3. Copytheseries:
rightclickontheseriesandchooseCopySeriesfromthepopupmenu
or,fromtheMainMenuselectEdit>CopySeries
orpressCtrl+C(Windows)orCommandC(Mac)
4. Gototheotherplotandwiththearrowtool,rightclickanywhereonthedestinationplotand
choosePasteSeriesfromthepopupmenu
or,fromthemainmenuselectEdit>PasteSeries
or,pressCtrl+V(Windows)orCommandV(Mac)
Thenewseriesisaddedtothegraph,theDetailspane,andthePointspane.
UndoingandRedoingPlotChanges
Youcanundoandredochangesmadetotheplotdisplay,includingzooming,panning,crosshairplacement,graph
andaxispropertiesmodifications,andmore.
Toundothemostrecentchange,clicktheUndoAction
menu.
icononthetoolbarorselectUndoActionfromtheEdit
Toredothemostrecentchangethathadpreviouslybeenundone,clicktheRedoAction
selectRedoActionfromtheEditmenu.
icononthetoolbaror
WhenusingtheEditmenuforUndoorRedo,themostrecentchangeislistedwiththemenuchoice.Inthe
followingexample,themostrecentchangethatcanbeundoneisto"ClickCrosshair"andthemostrecentchange
thatcanberedoneisto"DragPlot."
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HOBOwarekeepstrackofthechangesthatyoumakewithineachplotwindowandtemporarilystoresthemas
"undoableactions."Toseeacompletelistofalltheactionsthatcanbeundoneorredone,clickthedownarrowto
therightofeithericononthetoolbar.
Thenumberofundoableactionsstoredissetwithintheplotpreferences.YoucanconfigureHOBOwaretoeither
storeaspecificnumberofundoableactionsoranunlimitednumber.Inaddition,youcanenableordisablethe
featurealtogether.NotethatstoringanunlimitednumberofactionscanimpactHOBOwareperformanceon
slowercomputers.
SavingProjectFiles
Aprojectfile(.hproj)isaplotthatyouhavecustomizedusingthevariousfeaturesandtoolsofHOBOware.When
youopenaprojectfile,theplotappearsasitdidwhenyousavedtheprojectfile,andcontainsallofthesame
data.
Tosaveyourcurrentdatawithacustomizedviewoftheplot,clicktheSaveicon onthetoolbar,orchoose
SaveProjectfromtheFilemenu.Toopenanexistingprojectfile,chooseOpenProjectfromtheFilemenu.
PrintingPlotElements
PrintingaGraph
Youcansimplyprintthegraph,oryoucansetupthepageandpreviewitbeforeprinting.
Tosetupthepaperforprintingthegraph:
1. FromtheFilemenu,choosePageSetup.
2. Changethepapertype,orientation,andmarginsasnecessaryandclickOK.
3. Topreviewhowthegraphwilllookonthepage:fromtheFilemenu,choosePrintPreview.
4. Zoomasnecessary
5. ClickthePrinticon
toprintdirectlyfromPrintPreview.Or,clickClosetoexitthepreviewwindow
withoutprinting.
Toprintthegraph:
1. ClickthePrinticon
onthetoolbar,orchoosePrintfromtheFilemenu.
2. Selecttheappropriateprinter,ifapplicable,andclickOK.
PrintingPointsandDetails
YoucanprintallofthedatainthePointsorDetailspanes.FromtheFilemenu,selectPrintPoints(availableonly
withJava1.5orhigher)orPrintDetails.
IfyouhighlightaselectionofpointswithyourmousebeforechoosingPrintPoints,youwillalsobegiventhe
optiontoprintonlytheselectedpoints.
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ClosingaPlot
Important:Propertychangesarenotsavedwhenyouclosethedatafile.Topreservethesechanges,youcanpaste
abitmapofthegraphintootherprograms,orsavechangestotheplotina.hprojprojectfile.
Tocloseaplot,clicktheCloseicon
onthetoolbar,orchooseClosefromtheFilemenu.
TocloseaplotwhenyouareinTabbedView:
Windows:clicktheCloseicononthetaboftheplot.
Mac:clicktheredbuttonintheupperleftcorneroftheinternalframecontainingtheplot.
Ifyoumadechangestotheplotandthenattempttocloseit,amessageappearsaskingifyouwishtosaveyour
changestoaprojectfile.ClickSavetocreatean.hprojfile.
Tocloseallplots,chooseCloseAllfromtheFilemenu.
NOTE:IfyouaresurethatyoudonotwantHOBOwaretopromptyoutosaveaplotasaprojectfilewhenyou
closeit:gotoPreferences>Warnings>Generalandclearthecheckmarknextto"Promptmeifthereisany
remainingunsaveddatawhenclosingplotorapplication."
ViewingaPlot
Youcanchangeyourviewofvariousaspectsoftheplotasyouanalyzethedata.
ChangingtheOrderofaSeries
Youcanshuffletheorderofseriesbymovingaseriestothefrontorback.Thisishelpfulifoneseriesishidden
behindanother.ItalsochangestheorderofseriesintheDetailspane,Pointstable,andthelegend.
Tochangetheorderoftheseries:
1. Selectthearrowtool fromthetoolbar.
2. Selecttheseriesyouwishtomove.
3. RightclickandselecteitherBringSeriestoFrontorSendSeriestoBack.
NOTE:Afteryouadjusttheorderoftheseriesforoptimalviewing,copythegraphasabitmaptopasteintoother
programs,suchasMicrosoftWordorPowerPoint.
ViewingMultiplePlots
UsetheWindowmenutoorganizeseveralplotsbyTabbedView,TileHorizontally,orTileVertically.SeeThe
WindowMenuError!Bookmarknotdefined.formoredetails.
ViewingaPieChart
Piechartsareavailableforplottedstateseries,suchasthosefromtheUX90dataloggers.Thisprovidesyouwitha
graphicalrepresentationofthedataforviewing,saving,andprintinginadditiontothedefaultlinegraph.Thisis
particularlyusefulfortheUX90Occupancy/LightDataLogger(UX90005x/006x)becauseitallowsyoutoquickly
comparewhenthe:
Lightswereonandtheroomwasunoccupied
Lightswereonandtheroomwasunoccupied
Lightswereoffandtheroomwasoccupied
Lightswereoffandtheroomwasunoccupied
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Toviewapiechart:
1.
Openafilefromaloggerwithstateseriesandplotthestateseriesandderivedseries(asapplicable)that
youwanttoviewinthepiechart.
2.
ClickthePieChartbuttononthetoolbar.
3.
Apiechartisdrawnbasedontheselectedseries.Inthisexample,light&occupancyareplottedinthepie
chart.Thelegendatthebottomofthechartindicateswhatserieseachpieceofthepierepresents.
Percentagesforeachpiewedgeareshownintheyellowboxes
Tochangetheseriesusedtogeneratethepiechart,clickthe"SelectaSeries"dropdownarrowand
thenclicktheUpdateChartbutton.
Tochangethetimeframeusedtocreatethepiechart,changetheStartandEndDate/Timeas
necessaryandthenclicktheUpdateChartbutton.
ToresetthepiecharttousetheStartandEndDate/Timeforthecurrentselectedseries,clickthe
Reset/ShowatFullScale
button
Tosavethepiechartasanimage(.pngfile),clicktheSave
Toprintthepiechart,clickthePrint
4.
button.
button.
Whenyouaredoneviewingpiecharts,clicktheClose
button.
Notes:
Thepiechartbuttononthetoolbarwillonlybeenabledwhenoneormorestateseriesisplotted.Ifyou
haveplotteddataandthepiechartbuttonisnotenabledasexpected,closetheplot.Reopenthefileand
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makesureyouselectthestateseriesfromthePlotSetupwindow.Notethatifthesensorchannelswere
configuredasruntimeinsteadofstate,thenpiechartswillnotbeavailable.
Ifyoumergedatafiles,piechartsmaynotfunctionproperlyifthetimeoverlapsbetweenmergedseries.If
youarehavingdifficultyviewingapiechartforamergedfile,tryreturningtotheoriginalseparatefilesto
viewtheindividualpiechartsfromeachfile.
Ifyouareworkingwithaplotthathastwoseries,suchasLightandOccupancy,andyoucroponeofthose
series,thetimerangeforthepiechartdatawillbeconstrainedtotheshorterofthetwoseries.
Ifyoupasteanewstateseriesintotheplot,itwillalsobeavailablefromtheSelectaSeriespulldownlist.
Youwillneedtoselecttheseriestoviewitinapiechart;itwillnotdisplayautomatically.
ConvertingUnits
Tochangetheunitsofanindividualseries,rightclicktheserieswiththearrowtoolandchooseConvertSeries
Units.Selectthenewunittypefromthedropdownlist.
Tochangetheunitsformultipleseries,usetheConvertPlotwindow.
ToaccesstheConvertPlotwindow:
clicktheUnitsicon onthetoolbar
or,fromtheMainMenuselectEdit>ConvertUnits.
Ifaseriescanbeconfiguredwithmultipleunits,therewillbedropdownlistintheunitsfield.Selectthedesired
unitsfromthedropdownlist,thenclickConvert.Thischangestheunitsdisplayedontheaxis,inthelegend,inthe
Detailspane,andinthePointstable.
ViewingSubsetStatistics
NOTE:TheSubsetStatisticsfeatureisonlyavailablewithHOBOwarePro.
TheSubsetStatisticsfeatureallowsyoutoselectarangeofdatainagraph,anddisplaythemaximum,minimum,
averageandstandarddeviationforthemeasurementsinthatrange.
Demo:ToviewaDemoonViewingSubsetStatistics,visithttp://www.onsetcomp.com/BHW_GraphingAnalysis.
Steps
1. SelecttheSubsetStatisticstool fromthetoolbar:
AlternateMethod:PresstheSkeyonyourkeyboardwhenthemousepointerisonthegraph.
ThemousecursorwillbecometheSubsetStatisticsToolicon .
2. DrawSubset
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Withtheleftmousebutton,clickwithinthegraphtodefinethestarttimeofthesubsetanddragtothe
right.Releasethemousebuttonwhenyoureachtheendtimeofthesubset.
Thegraphsubsetappearsinthegraph,andthesubsetstatisticspaneappearsintheleftframe.See
OverviewofaGraphSubsetformoreinformation.
NOTE:Whenyoufirstdrawthesubset,itisattachedtotheoldesttimeaxisonthegraph(thetimeaxis
thatwascreatedwhenyoudisplayedtheplot).
3. RefineSubsetRange
Torefinetherangeofthesubset,clickthecheckmarkiconintheSubsetStatisticspane.Thisopensthe
SubsetStatisticspropertiessectionoftheAxisPropertieswindow.SeeSettingSubsetStatisticsProperties
formoreinformation.
OverviewofaGraphSubset
TheSubsetStatisticsToolallowsyoutoselectasubsetofagraph,anddisplaythemaximum,minimum,average
andstandarddeviationforthemeasurementsinthatrange.
1. SubsetRange:
Twoverticalindicators(black)appearonthegraphtoshowtherangeofthesubset.
Toadjustthestartorendofthesubset,clickanddragtheleftorrightendoftheEditSubsetBar.Youcan
alsousethearrowkeystomovetheleftboundary,andCtrl+(Windows)orCommand(Mac)arrowkeys
tomovetherightboundary.Placethecursorinthemiddleofthebaranddragtomovetheentirerange
leftorright.
2. SubsetDuration:
Alabeledhorizontalindicator(blue)showsthedurationofthesubset.Usetheupanddownarrowsto
movethehorizontalindicatorupordown.
3. EditSubsetBar:
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Resizing/MovingSubset:Placethecursorinthemiddleofthebaranddragtomovetheentirerangeleft
orright.Placethecursorattheedgeofthebartomovetherange.Ifyouhavemultipletimeaxes,click
insidethesubsetstatisticsbartodragittoadifferenttimeaxis.
Show/HideDisplay:DoubleclickontheEditSubsetstatisticsbartotogglebetweenshowingandhiding
thedisplayofsubsetindicatorsandlabels.
4. SubsetStatisticspane:Summarizesthedatawithinthesubset.
5. SubsetStatisticsProperties:ClickonthecheckmarktoaccesstheSubsetStatisticsPropertieswindow,
whichallowsyoutorefinethesubsettoaprecisetimerange.
RemovingtheSubset
Toremovethegraphsubsetandrelatedelements:
RightclickonthegraphandselectRemoveSubsetStatsfromthepopupmenu,or
ChooseRemoveSubsetStatsfromtheViewmenu,or
ClicktheXiconintheupperrightcorneroftheSubsetStatisticspane.
SettingSubsetStatisticsProperties
ThistopicdescribestheSubsetStatisticssectionoftheAxisPropertieswindow,whichyouusetorefinetherange
ofasubsetofagraphthatyoucreatedusingtheSubsetStatisticstool.
SubsetStatisticsPropertiesWindow
1. Show/HideSubsetElements
Showsubsetstatisticsfortimeboundsbelow
Checkthisboxtoenablesubsetstatisticsforthistimeaxis.Onlyonetimeaxiscanhaveasubset.If
youenablesubsetstatisticsforonetimeaxiswhenanothertimeaxisalreadyhasasubset,the
othertimeaxis'ssubsetwillberemoved.
Showtimes,duration,&verticalindicatorsongraph
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Checkthisboxtotogglethedisplayofsubsetindicatorsandlabelsonthegraph.Ifyoudisablethis
option,theSubsetStatisticspaneandtheshadedsubsetstatisticsbaronthetimeaxiswillstill
remainvisible.
2. ConfigureSubsetRange
TheeasiestmethodtosetarangeforthesubsetistoindicateafixedStartDate/TimeorEndDate/Time,
andthenindicatetheduration.
Alternatively,youcanenterbothaStartDate/TimeorEndDate/Timewithoutspecifyingaduration
Example1
Tosetarangebeginningat8:00a.m.on1/23/08withadurationof2hours:
1. ChecktheShowsubsetstatisticsbox.
2. SettheStartDateto1/23/08
3. SettheStartTimeto08:00:00.000AM
4. ChecktheAnchorStartPointbox.
5. SettheDurationto2Hours.
Example2
To configure a range of 1 day prior to 10:00 PM on January 23, 2008:
1. SettheEndDateto1/23/08
2. SettheEndTimeto10:00:00.000PM
3. ChecktheAnchorEndPointbox.
4. SettheDurationto1Day.
FilteringaSeries
Youcancreateanewseriesinaplotbasedonstatisticalanalysisofanexistingseriesoverspecifiedperiodsof
time.
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Steps
Tofilteraseries:
1. AccesstheFilterSerieswindow.
Option1:Choosethearrowtool ,selecttheseries,rightclickandchooseFilterSeriesfromthepopup
menu.
Option2:ClickontheseriesandthenfromtheMainMenuselectEdit>FilterSeries
2. Choosethetypeofstatistictouseforthefilter:
Forsensorseries,youcancreateaseriesshowingtheminimum,maximum,oraverageoveraperiodof
time.
Forexternaleventseries,youcancreateaseriesshowingacumulativesum,oracountoveraperiodof
time.
Forinternaleventseries,youcancreateaseriesshowingacountoveraperiodoftime.
ForseriescreatedbyDataAssistants(HOBOwareProOnly),additionalfiltersmaybeavailable.
3. Specifytheintervaloverwhichyouwantthesevaluestobecalculated.
4. EnteranewResultantSeriesName,ifdesired.
5. ClickOK.Thenewseriesisaddedtothegraph,theDetailspane,andthePointspane.Notethat
whenyouapplyafilter,thegraphrescalestoaccommodateallofthedisplayeddata.
Note:Thisfilteronlyappliestoexistingdatafiles/plots.Thereisanadditionalfiltertoolavailablewhenlaunching
mostloggers.
CroppingaSeries
Thisfeatureallowsyoutoremovedatafromaseriesbychangingthetimeframe.Youcancroponeormultiple
seriesinaplot.
1. Tocropmultipleseries,rightclickanywhereintheplot(withoutaseriesselected).Tocropasingle
series,rightclickontheseriesandselectCropSeries.
TheSeriestoCropwindowappears.
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1. SeriestoCrop
Deselectanyseriesyoudonotwanttocrop.
2. SetTimeRange
Definetheboundariesofthenewseries(inclusive,andlimitedtotheminimumandmaximumdateand
timeoftheTimeAxisintheplot).Ifthestatstoolhasbeenusedontheplot,thestatstoolstartandend
pointswillbeselectedbydefault.
3. ClicktheOKbutton.
TheSelectedSerieswillbecropped,asshownintheexamplebelow.
TheCroppedSerieswillbeindicatedintheDetailsPane,andthePointsTablewillreflectthenewtimerange.
OverlayingSeries
Iftheseriesyouarecomparingwereloggedatdifferenttimes,youwillneedtomakesomeadjustmentstotheplot
inordertoviewtheseriestogether.
1. Displaythesourceplot(s)andthedestinationplot.
2. Onthedestinationplot,choosethearrowtool
3. DoubleclickthetimeaxistoaccesstheAxisPropertiesdialog.
4. IntheAxisPropertiesdialog,givetheaxisauniqueName
5. ClickDone.
6. Copyaseriesfromasourceplot.
7. Pastetheseriesintothedestinationplot.
Whenyoupastetheseries,anewtimeaxiswillappearonthegraph.
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8. DoubleclickthenewtimeaxistoaccesstheAxisPropertiesdialog.
9. GivetheaxisauniqueName
10. ClickDone.
11. Repeatsteps610foreachseriesyouwanttopaste.
12. Identifytheperiodsofinterestineachseriesyouwanttocombineandnotethetimesforeach.Also,
determinewhichperiodisthelongest;thisshouldbethelengthoftimeshownoneachaxis.
13. DoubleclickatimeaxisandadjustitsMinandMaxbounds.Thenewboundsshouldincludethe
periodofinterestfortheseries,andbethesamelengthasthelongestperiodidentifiedinstep4.
Repeatforeachtimeaxis.
14. Usethehandtool
oneachtimeaxistoadjusttheserieshorizontallyasneeded.
MergingDatafiles
Thisfeatureallowsyoutocombinemultipledatafilesfromadeploymentintoonefile.Notethatonlyseriesofthe
sametypeandnamecanbemergedandtherecannotbeanoverlapinthetimeintheseries.
1. Openthefirstfile(oldest).
2. SelectMergeDatafile(s)fromtheFilemenu.
3. Selectthedatafilesyouwanttomerge.
4. ClickOpen.TheMergeSeriesSetupwindowappears.SeeTheMergeSeriesSetupwindowfordetails.
Therewillbeagapbetweenthelastsampleintheolderseriesandthefirstsampleinthenextseriesasshown
hereinboththeTemperatureandRHseries.
Aftertheserieshavebeenmerged,theDetailsPanewillberegeneratedandtheSeriesStatisticswillbe
recalculated.ThePointsTablewillberegeneratedandwillshowsamplesofbothseriesinonecolumn.Thenew
loggerinformationisaddedtotheDetailsPane,showingthespecificinformationaboutthedifferentloggersthat
collectedthedatasamples.
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RemovingaSeriesfromaPlot
Youcanremovesensor,state,andeventdataseriesfromtheplot.Thisishelpfulifthedatafilecontainsmultiple
seriesandyoucannoteasilyviewthemalltogether.
Steps
Toremoveaseriesfromaplot:
1. Selectthearrowtool fromthetoolbar.
2. ClicktheseriesyouwishtoremoveandpresstheDeletekey,orrightclicktheseriesandchoose
Removefromthemenuthatappears.
OnalaptopcomputerpressFnDelete.
Awarningappears,indicatingthattheonlywaytoaddtheseriesbacktotheplotistoreopentheplot.
3. ClickYes.
Theseriesisremovedfromthegraph,theDetailspane,andthePointstable.
DataAssistants
WithDataAssistants,youcancreatenewseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbytheloggerwithadditionaldatafor
analysis.Forexample,thekWhAssistantconvertsloggedpulsedatafromanenergytransducertokWh,average
kW,andenergycost.
Whenyoureadoutaloggeroropenadatafile,allavailableassistantsarelistedintheDataAssistantssectionat
thebottomofthePlotSetupwindow.TouseaDataAssistant,clicktheassistantnametoselectit,andthenclick
theProcessbutton.
Forsomedataloggers,youcanalsoruntheLinearScaling,PulseScaling,andkWhDataAssistantsfromtheLaunch
Loggerwindowtocreateadditionaldataseriesthatareautomaticallyavailableeachtimeyoureadoutthelogger
andopentheresultantdatafile.TouseanassistantfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,clicktheScalingorkWh
buttonandthendoubleclickthedesiredassistant,orselecttheassistantandclicktheCreatebutton.
ThefollowingDataAssistantsareavailableinHOBOwarePro:
BarometricCompensationAssistant.UsetheBarometricCompensationAssistanttocompensate
forbarometricpressureandcreateawaterlevelorsensordepthseries.TheBCAuseswaterpressure
datafromaHOBOU20WaterLevelloggerandadditionalinformationyouprovide.
ConductivityAssistant.UsetheConductivityAssistanttoapplycompensationtoabsolute
conductancedatafromaHOBOU24Conductivitylogger.
DissolvedOxygenAssistant.UsetheDissolvedOxygenAssistanttogenerateaseriesadjustedfor
salinityandaseriesforpercentsaturationbasedondatafromaHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenlogger.
Alsousethisassistanttoenterfieldcalibrationreadingstocompensateforfouling.
GrainsPerPoundAssistant.UsetheGrainsPerPoundAssistanttocalculatetheabsoluteamount
ofwaterintheair,basedontemperature,humidity,dewpoint,andaltitude.Youcanalsocreatean
altitudecorrecteddewpointseries.
GrowingDegreeDaysAssistant.UsetheGrowingDegreeDaysAssistanttocalculategrowing
degreedaysbasedontemperaturedataspanningatleastonefullcalendarday(midnightto
midnight).Growingdegreedaysareusedforagriculturalandturfmanagementapplications,suchas
estimatingharvesttimeorpestgrowth.
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kWhAssistant.UsethekWhAssistanttoconvertloggedpulsedatafromaWattNode,Veris,orother
energytransducertokWh,averagekW,andenergycost.ThekWhAssistantcanberunduringPlot
SetuporatLaunch.
LinearScalingAssistant.UsetheLinearScalingAssistanttoconvertadataseriesfromacompatible
sensortosomeothermeasurement.Youentertworawvaluesandtheircorrespondingmeasurement
values.Theconversionmustbebasedonalinearrelationship.Nonlinearscalingisnotavailable.
PulseScalingAssistant.UsethePulseScalingAssistanttoconvertadataseriesfromacompatible
sensortosomeothermeasurement.Youenterarawvalueanditscorrespondingmeasurementvalue.
ThePulseScalingAssistantcanberunduringPlotSetuporatLaunch.
DefaultSettings
TheparameterslastenteredintoanygivenDataAssistantwillbethedefaultusedthenexttimetheDataAssistant
isrun,unlessitisbeingusedtoeditexistingseries.IfyourunaDataAssistantatPlotSetuptimeandthenlateryou
runitfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,thedefaultvaluesarethevalueyouenteredatPlotSetuptime.
HidingAssistants
TopreventunwantedassistantsfromappearinginthePlotSetupwindow,ortobringbackassistantsthatyouhave
previouslyhidden,clicktheManagebutton.ThiswillopenthePreferenceswindowtoallowyoutochangethese
settings.
SoftwareUpdates
IfyouhaveanInternetconnection,HOBOwareProcanperiodicallychecktheOnsetwebsiteforsoftwareupdates.
Thisincludesupdatestoyourdataassistants.
Thedefaultistocheckonceperweek,butyoucanconfigureHOBOwareProtocheckdailyormonthly.In
Preferences,gototheGeneralpaneandselectStartup.IntheCheckforHOBOwareUpdatesdropdownlist,select
howfrequentlyyouwantthesoftwaretocheckforupdates.
Youmayalsocheckforupdatesmanuallyatanytime.ChooseCheckforUpdatesfromtheHelpmenu.
InstallingaDataAssistant
DataAssistantsareautomaticallyinstalled(theyrequireaHOBOwareProlicensekey).Theremayalsobetimes
whenanewDataAssistantisavailablebetweenHOBOwarereleasesandneedstobeinstalledmanually.Todo
this,clicktheLoadbuttononthePlotSetupwindowandselecttheassistant's.jarfile.Note:OnWindows,you
mustbeanadministratortoloadanewDataAssistant.TotemporarilyrunHOBOwareasanAdministrator,right
clicktheHOBOwareiconandselectRunasAdministrator.EntertheAdministratornameandpasswordas
prompted.
LicenseAgreement
Thissoftwareisfurnishedinaccordancewithaseparatelicenseagreementincludedwiththesoftware,and
subjecttoanyrestrictionssetforththerein.FormoreinformationaboutOnset'slicensingtermsandpolicies,
contactOnsetCustomerServiceat1800LOGGERS,orvisithttp://www.onsetcomp.com/legal.
BarometricCompensationAssistant
TheBarometricCompensationAssistantuseswaterpressuredatafromaHOBOU20WaterLevelLoggerand
additionalinformationfromyoutocompensateforbarometricpressureandcreateawaterlevelorsensordepth
series.
Afteryouusetheassistantanddisplaytheplot,youmayapplyfilterstothenewseries.
Tocreateawaterlevelorsensordepthseries:
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1. ReadoutaloggeroropenadatafilethatcontainswaterpressuredatafromaU20WaterLevelLogger.
2. FromthePlotSetupdialog,selectBarometricCompensationAssistantandclickProcess.
3. ProvideFluidDensityinformationbychoosingawatertype(fresh,salt,orbrackish),enteringaspecific
constantvalue,orusingthetemperatureseries(iflogged)tousetemperaturecompensateddensity
assumingfreshwater.
4. Toenterareferencewaterlevel,checktheUseaReferenceWaterLevelbox,enterthewaterlevel,
andindicatewhetheritisinfeetormeters.
Enterthewaterlevelasapositivenumberifitismeasuredupwardfromareferencepoint
belowthewater'ssurface,suchasthewater'sheightabovesealevel.
Enterthewaterlevelasanegativenumberifitismeasureddownwardfromareferencepoint
abovethewater'ssurface,suchasawellcap.
Then,fromthedropdown,selecttheloggedtimeandvaluethatisclosesttothetimewhenyoumeasured
thewaterlevel.
Whenselectingaloggedvalueandtimetolinktothereferencelevel,makesurethelogger
readingshavestabilized.Whenaloggerisfirstdeployedinwater,ittakessometimeforits
temperaturetoreachequilibrium.Youwillgetthebestaccuracyifyoulinkyourreference
readingtoastabilizedloggerreading.
Whenusingareferencewaterlevel,theresultingseriesdatawillcontainwaterlevelvalues
relativetothisreferencelevel.Ifyoudonotuseareferencewaterlevel,theresultingseries
datawillcontainvaluesforabsolutesensordepth.
5. Youcaneitheruseabarometricdatafilefromanothersource,orenterafixedbarometricpressure.
Forthemostaccuratewaterlevelresults,useareferencewaterlevelandabarometricdatafile.The
barometricdatacancomefromanotherHOBOU20WaterLevelLoggerinair;aHOBOWeather
Station,HOBOMicroStation,HOBOU30,orHOBOEnergyLogger;oratextfilefromanothersource.
Touseanotherfiletoprovidebarometricinformation,clicktheUseBarometricDatafilebutton
andenter(orbrowseto)thenameofa.hobo,.hsec,.dtf,.dsec,or.txtfilethatcontainsa
barometricpressureseriesfromanoverlappingtimeperiod.Youwillhavetheoptionto
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displaythisseriesontheplot.Important:Tousea.txtfile,seeImportTextFiles
Requirements.
Touseaconstantpressurevalue,clicktheUseConstantBarometricPressurebutton.Enterthe
constantvalueandindicatewhetheritisinpsiorkPa.(Youcannotuseaconstantpressure
valueincombinationwithareferencewaterlevel.)
6. KeepthedefaultResultantSeriesName,orenteranewone.YoumayalsoenterUserNotes
concerningtheseriesyouarecreating.
NOTE:Yoursettingsareretained,soyoudonotneedtoreselectyourdensityandbarometricfileeach
timeyouusetheBarometricCompensationAssistantaslongastheystillapplytothenewwaterlevel
dataset.
7. ClickCreateNewSeries.ThenewseriesislistedandselectedinthePlotSetupdialog.Youcanclick
ProcessonthePlotSetupdialogagaintocreateanotherseriesusingdifferentbarometric
compensationparameters.
8. ClickthePlotbutton.Thescaledserieswillappearintheplotandthesettingsforthescaledseriesare
listedintheDetailspane:
Aftertheplotisdisplayed,youmayapplyminimum,maximum,andaveragefilterstothenewwaterlevelor
sensordepthseriesasyouwouldforanysensordataseriesinHOBOwarePro.
ConductivityAssistant
TheConductivityAssistantconvertsrawconductivitydatafromaU24loggertoSpecificConductanceand/or
Salinity.Italsoallowsusingfieldcalibrationmeasurementsrecordedatthebeginningandendofadeploymentfor
calibrationandtocompensatefordriftandsensorfoulingeffects.
1. ReadoutaU24seriesloggeroropenadatafilefromaU24logger.
2. FromthePlotSetupwindow,selecttheConductivityAssistantandclicktheProcessbutton.
3. IntheConductivityAssistantdialog,selecttheconductivityseriesthatcorrespondstotherangeof
yourdata.Note:Ifyouonlyselectedonerangeatlaunchtime,onlyoneserieswillbelisted.
FortheU24001logger,selecteitherConductivityLowRangewhenthedataisalwayslessthan
1000S/cmorselectConductivityFullRange(default)whenthedatagoesabove1000S/cm
asshownbelow.
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FortheU24002logger,selecteitherConductivityLowRangewhenthedataisalwayslessthan
10,000S/cmorselectConductivityHighRange(default)whenthedatagoesabove10,000
S/cmasshownbelow.
4. SelectyourdesiredTemperatureCompensationmethod.
Use"Nonlinear,NaturalWaterCompensationperEN27888"forfreshwaterlakesandstreams.
Use"Linearcompensationdefaultat2.1%/C"or"Linearcompensationat<yourownvalue>"
forNaClsolutionsorotherlinearsolutions.
Use"Nonlinear,SeaWaterCompensationbasedonPSS78"forsaltwaterorsaltmarshes.
5. SelectaCalibrationMethod.Bydefault,dataiscalibratedusingthefactorycalibration.Toenteryour
owncalibrationvalues,selectUsemeasuredpointsforcalibrationandthenentertemperatureand
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actualconductivity(notspecificconductance)valuesfromyourcalibrationreadingstakenwithafield
meter.Thesefieldmeasurementswillbeusedtoprovidecalibratedconductivityandsalinitydata
seriesbyadjustingthedataasapercentageofthereading.SeeCalibrationbelowformore
information.
StartingandEndingValue:Thismethodcalibratesyourdataandadjustsforsensordriftor
fouling.Thisassumesthereisalinearchangeincalibrationadjustmentrequired.
Startingvalueonly:Allreadingsareadjustedupordownbyafixedpercentageofthereading
basedonthiscalibrationpoint.
EndingValueOnly:Thefactorycalibrationvalueisusedasthestartingpoint.Thisassumes
thereisalinearchangeincalibrationadjustmentrequired.
Note:Youcannotuseazeropointcalibrationsolutionforstartingandendingvalues.Thefirstdata
pointcannotbeusedastheendingvalue;considerusingthatasthestartingvalueinstead.
6. SelecttheOnlyReportDataBetweentheSelectedPointscheckboxifyouwantreadingsfrombefore
orafterthecalibrationpointstoberemovedfromtheresultingseries.
7. IntheSeriesNamefield,keepthedefaultnameortypeanewone.
8. TypeanyUserNotesconcerningtheseriesyouarecreating(optional).
9. ClicktheCreateNewSeriesbutton.
10. ThePlotSetupdialoglistsaseriescalledSpecificConductance(orthenameyouenteredforSeries
Name).ThedefaultunitsaremicroSiemens/cm(S/cm).YoucanchangetheunitstomilliSiemens/cm
(mS/cm)ifdesired.Thedefaultunitsforsalinityareppt(partsperthousand)andthiscannotbe
changed.
11. ClickthePlotbuttontoplotthedata.TheDetailsPanewillshowtheseriesselectedinthePlotSetup:
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Aftertheplotisdisplayed,youmayapplyminimum,maximum,andaveragefilterstothescaledseriesas
youwouldforanysensordataseriesinHOBOwarePro.
12.SavethisplotasaProjecttopreservethisprocesseddata.
Calibration
Itisimportanttotaketemperatureandconductivitycalibrationreadingswithaportableconductivitymeterat
boththebeginning(launchtime)andendofadeployment(readout)becausethesereadingsarenecessaryfordata
calibrationandtocompensateforanymeasurementdriftduringdeployment.Thetemperatureandconductivity
calibrationreadingsshouldbetheactualconductivityvalues(notinspecificconductanceat25C),andshouldbe
recordedinanotebookwiththetimeandlocationofthereading.Seetheloggermanualfordetailsondifferent
methodsofobtainingwatersamplestorecordthesevalues.
1. Oncetheloggerisdeployedandlogging,recordinanotebookthetemperatureandactual
conductivitymeterreadingsalongwiththedateandtimewhichwillbeenteredintotheConductivity
Assistancetocorrectthefielddata.
2. Beforeyouremovetheloggerandreadoutitsdata,takeanothertemperatureandconductivity
readingwiththemeterandrecordtheexactdateandtime.
3. Enterthesevaluesunderthe"Usemeasuredpointsforcalibration"optionintheConductivity
Assistant.
Notes:
Wheneveraloggerisremovedfordownloadingdata,cleanthesensorwindowusingacottonswab
withamilddetergentandrinse.
Ifthewaterinthefieldisnotaccessibletotheconductivitymetersensor,suchasinadeepwell,a
bailercanbeusedtofetchawatersamplefortesting.Seetheloggermanualformoredetails.
DissolvedOxygenAssistant
TheDissolvedOxygenDataAssistantcorrectsformeasurementdriftfromfoulingandprovidessalinityadjusted
DOconcentrationaswellaspercentsaturationdata.
1.
ReadoutaU26seriesloggeroropenadatafilefromaU26logger.
2.
FromthePlotSetupwindow,selecttheDissolvedOxygenAssistantandclicktheProcessbutton.
3.
WiththeDissolvedOxygenDataAssistant,youcanadjustthedataforsalinity(step4),enterbarometric
pressureinformationforpercentsaturationcalculation(step5),selecttheresultantseriesyouwishto
generate(step6),andenterfieldcalibrationdata(step7).
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4.
Adjustforsalinity.Ifyoudeployedtheloggerinsaltwater,youmustadjustforsalinitytogeteitheraDO
concentrationorpercentsaturation.Todothis,selecttheAdjustforSalinitycheckbox(youwillalso
needtoselectthecheckboxesunderResultantSeriesInformationfortheseriesyouwouldlike).Select
whethertheseriesshouldbeadjustedbasedonsalinityorspecificconductance.
Ifyouchosesalinity:SelectSalinityvalueifyouhaveaspecificvaluefromaconductivitymeter
readingorothersource;typethevalueinpptasshownbelow.Thisworkswellifthesalinityis
constantduringthedeployment.Ifthesalinitychangesduringthedeployment,selectSalinity
datafiletouseadatafilefromaU24conductivityloggeroratextfile.ClicktheChoosebuttonand
selectthefile.(SeetheImportantnoteformoredetailsaboutusingfiles.)
Ifyouchosespecificconductance:SelectSp.cond.Valueifyouhaveaspecificconductancevalue
fromameterreadingorothersource;typethevalueineitherS/cmormS/cmasshownbelow.This
workswellifthespecificconductanceisconstantduringthedeployment.Ifitisnotconstant,select
SpecificconductancedatafiletouseadatafilefromaU24conductivityloggeroratextfile.Click
theChoosebuttonandselectthefile.(SeetheImportantnoteformoredetailsaboutusingfiles.)
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IMPORTANT:Whenusingafileforsalinityorspecificconductancedata,youcanselecteithera.hobofile
fromaHOBOU24ConductivityLoggerora.txtfilefromaU24loggerafterithasbeencalibratedwiththe
ConductivityAssistant.UsingaU24.hobofileistheeasiestwhileacalibratedU24textfileprovidesthe
highestaccuracy.FollowthesestepstocreateatextfilefromaU24ConductivityLoggerintheproper
format:
A.
B.
C.
D.
ClickCanceltoclosetheDOAssistantandPlotSetupwindowsiftheyareopen.
FromtheFilemenu,selectPreferences.
IntheGeneralPreferences,selectExportSettings.
ClicktheUsedefaultBoxCarProexportsettingsbuttonandclickOK.Thiswillensurethetext
fileyoucreateistheproperformatfortheDissolvedOxygenAssistant.
E. FromtheFilemenu,selectOpenDatafileandselecttheU24.hobofile.
F. InthePlotSetupwindow,selecttheConductivityAssistantandclickProcess.
G. IntheConductivityAssistant,createacalibratedspecificconductanceorsalinitydataseries.
H. BackinthePlotSetupwindow,selectthespecificconductanceorsalinityseriesonly.ClickNone
underSelectInternalEventstoPlotsothatnoeventsareplotted.
I. ClickthePlotbutton.
J. FromtheFilemenu,selectExportTableData.ChooseExporttosinglefileifprompted.
K. Tousethecalibratedconductivityfile,opentheDOfileagain.InthePlotSetupwindow,select
theDissolvedOxygenAssistantandclickProcess.Selectthetextfileyoujustcreatedinthe
previousstepforthesalinityorspecificconductancedatafile.Thisfilewillbeusedtogenerate
theseriesadjustedforsalinity.
5.
Usebarometricpressure(forpercentsaturation).ChecktheUsebarometricpressure(forpercent
saturation)boxifyouwanttogenerateaDOpercentsaturationseries(youwillalsoneedtoselectthe
DOPercentSat.checkboxunderResultantSeriesInformation).Forthebestaccuracy,useadatafilefrom
aHOBOWaterLevelloggerdeployedintheairoranearbyweatherstation.SelectBarometricDatafile
andclicktheChoosebuttontoselectthe.hoboor.txtfile.Important:Ifyouareusinga.txtfilefroma
nonHOBOdevice,itmustfollowspecificrequirementsasdescribedinImportTextFileRequirementsin
theHOBOwareHelp.
Ifyoudonothaveabarometricpressurefile,thenselectBarometricdatavalueandtypeintheaverage
barometricpressureduringyourdeploymentinoneofthefiveavailableunits.
Ifthebarometricpressurereadingsarefrombarometricdatathathasbeenadjustedtosealevelreadings
(suchasthosetakenfromaNationalWeatherServiceweatherstation),thenyoumustalsoselecttheFor
sealevelbarometricpressures,enterelevationcheckboxandtypetheelevationwheretheloggerwas
deployedineithermetersorfeet.Absolutepressurevalues,suchasthoseobtainedfromaHOBOWater
Levellogger,donotneedtobeadjustedforelevation.
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6.
ResultantSeriesInformation.MakesuretheseriesyouwanttoplotareselectedintheResultantSeries
Informationpane.TogenerateaseriesforadjustedDOconcentration,checktheDOAdjConc.box.To
generateaseriesforpercentsaturation,checktheDOPercentSat.box.Thedefaultseriesnames
displayautomaticallytotherightoftheselectedseries.Editthoseseriesnamesasneeded.Youcanalso
typeupto250charactersofoptionalusernotes.
7.
PerformFieldCalibration.Usefieldcalibrationtocompensateformeasurementdriftduetofoulingorif
theloggerwasnotlabcalibrated.(Labcalibrationtypicallyremainsaccurateforthefull6monthlifeof
thesensorcapifthereisnofouling.)CheckthePerformfieldcalibrationcheckboxandselectthetypeof
fieldcalibration:eitherUsingDissolvedOxygenMeterorDissolvedOxygenTitrationorUsing100%
WaterSaturatedAir.
Forcalibrationusingadissolvedoxygenmeterortitration:SelecttheStartingcalibrationpoint
checkboxandselectthedate/timeofthecalibrationreading.Viewtheloggeddatavaluesshownin
thedropdownboxtobesurethattheloggerreadingshavestabilized.Itismoreimportantthatyou
useagoodstabilizedloggerreadingthanexactlymatchingthetimes.TypeintheMeter/Titration
DOMeasurementinmg/Ltakenatthatdate/time.Ifyouareusinganendingcalibrationreading,
selecttheEndingcalibrationpointcheckboxandselectthedate/timeofthatcalibrationreading.
Makesuretheloggerreadingyouuseforcalibrationisonefromwhentheloggerwasinthewater,
keepinginmindthattheloggertimemaybeslightlydifferentfromthetimeusedforyourfield
readings.Youcanusuallyseethedatapointsthatwererecordedwhentheloggerwasoutofthe
water.TypeintheMeter/TitrationDOMeasurementinmg/Lforthisendingcalibrationpoint.
Note:IfonlyanEndingcalibrationpointisentered(Startingcalibrationpointnotchecked),then
theassistantwillusetheloggercalibrationforthestartingcalibration.Thisassumesyouarestarting
withanaccuratelycalibratedloggerandsavesyoufromhavingtodoyourownstartingpoint
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calibration.However,ifyouselectaStartingcalibrationpointandnoEndingcalibrationpoint,the
serieswillbeadjustedfortheonecalibrationpoint.Thismaybeaccurateenoughforapplications
wherethereisnosignificantfoulingduringthedeploymenttime.
Forcalibrationusing100%watersaturatedair:SelecttheStartingcalibrationpointcheckboxand
selectthedate/timeforthefirstcalibrationreading.Viewthevaluesshowninthedropdownlistto
besurethereadingsarestableatthiscalibrationpoint(usingacalibrationpointfromwhenthe
loggerisinairorhasnotreachedtemperatureequilibriumwillresultinincorrectcalibration).Select
thesourceofthebarometricpressurereadings.FromtheBarometricPressuredropdownlist,select
"fromtheleft"tousethebarometricpressuredatafilealreadyenteredintheassistantorselect
"enteredhere"toenteraspecificbarometricpressurevalueinoneoffiveavailableunits.Ifyouare
usinganendingcalibrationreading,selecttheEndingcalibrationpointcheckboxandselectthe
date/timeofthatcalibrationreadingfollowingthesameguidelinesasyoudidforthestarting
calibrationpoint.Fortheendingpoint,enterthebarometricpressureinformation(selectfromthe
leftorenteredhereasdescribedabove).
ChecktheOnlyreportdatabetweenselectedpointsifyouwantthenewseriestoonlyincludedata
betweentheselectedcalibrationpoints.Leavethisoptionuncheckedtoincludealldata.
8.
ClicktheCreateNewSeriesbuttonwhenfinishedenteringinformationinthedataassistant.
9.
Dependingonwhichseriesyouselectedtoadd,thePlotSetupdialogliststwonewsseries:DOAdjConc
andDOPercentSat(orthenamesyouenteredforSeriesNames).ThedefaultunitsfortheDOAdjConc
seriesaremg/L.Youcanchangetheunitstoppmifdesired.
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10. ClickthePlotbuttontoplotthedata.Aftertheplotisdisplayed,youmayapplyminimum,maximum,and
averagefilterstothescaledseriesasyouwouldforanysensordataseriesinHOBOwarePro.
11. SavethisdataandplotsetupasaProjecttopreservethenewseriesyoucreatedforfutureuse.
FieldValues
Thesearetheminimumandmaximumvaluesallowableinthefieldsinthisassistant.
Measurement,Units
Minimum
Maximum
pressure,mmHg
pressure,inHg
pressure,millibars
pressure,kPa
pressure,Pa
pressure,psi
elevation,m
elevation,ft
salinity,ppt
sp.cond.,s/cm
sp.cond.,ms/cm
meter/titrationDOconc,mg/L
380.00
14.9700
507.0
51.000
51,000
7.3480
304.802
1000.00
0.0000
0.0
0.0000
0.00
836.00
32.9100
1,114.0
112.000
112,000
16.1600
2,438.40
8,000.00
42.0000
65,000.0
65.0000
30.00
GrainsPerPoundAssistant
TheGrainsPerPoundAssistantcalculatestheabsoluteamountofwaterintheair,basedontemperature,
humidity,dewpoint,andaltitude.Youcanalsocreateanaltitudecorrecteddewpointseries.
Tocreateagrainsperpoundandaltitudecorrecteddewpointseries:
1. Readoutaloggeroropenadatafilethatcontainstemperature,humidity,anddewpointseries.
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2. FromthePlotSetupwindow,selecttheGrainsPerPoundAssistantandclicktheProcessbutton.
3. IntheGrainsPerPoundAssistantdialog,choosethedataseriesyouwanttoconvertfromthe
Temperature,RelativeHumidity,andDewPointSeriesdropdownlists.
4. TocorrectfortheAltitudeaboveSeaLevel(optional),enterthealtitudeandusethedropdownmenu
toindicatewhetherthisnumberisinfeetormeters.
5. SelecttheAddAltitudeCorrectedDewPointSeriestoGraphcheckboxtoplotanaltitudecorrected
dewpointseries.
6. IntheResultantSeriesNamefield,keepthedefaultnameortypeanewone.
9. Thenewgrainsperpoundseries(andaltitudecorrecteddewpointseries,ifapplicable)islistedand
selectedinthePlotSetupdialog.ClickthePlotbutton.
10. ThescaledserieswillappearintheplotandthesettingsforthescaledseriesarelistedintheDetails
pane:
Aftertheplotisdisplayed,youmayapplyminimum,maximum,andaveragefilterstothegrainsperpoundand
altitudecorrecteddewpointseriesasyouwouldforanysensordataseriesinHOBOwarePro.
GrowingDegreeDaysAssistant
TheGrowingDegreeDaysAssistantcalculatesgrowingdegreedaysbasedontemperaturedataspanningatleast
onefullcalendarday(midnighttomidnight).Growingdegreedaysareusedforagriculturalandturfmanagement
applications,suchasestimatingharvesttimeorpestgrowth.
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Onegrowingdegreeday(GDD)isequivalenttoaonedegreeincreaseaboveaminimumthresholdtemperaturefor
aperiodofoneday.Forexample,assumingnohorizontalcutoff,iftheminimumthresholdtemperatureis70F
andthetemperaturewasaconstant85Ffortheday,theGDDforthatdayis15GDD.
AsingleGDDvalueiscalculatedforeachfullcalendardayoftemperaturedata,andplottedatnoonforthatday.
GDDvaluesarecumulative;thatis,theGDDforeachdayaddstothepreviousdaysGDDvalue.
Important:TimeofdayisafactorintheGDDcomputation.Whenyoulaunchalogger,besurethatyour
computersclockissettothepropertimezonefortheareawheretheloggerwillbedeployed.Ifyoutrytocorrect
itlaterbyenteringadifferentoffsetinthePlotSetupdialog,youmaygetconfusingormisleadingresults.
Tocreateaseriesforgrowingdegreedays:
1. Readoutaloggeroropenadatafilethatcontainsdatafromatemperaturesensor.
2. FromthePlotSetupwindow,selectGrowingDegreeDaysAssistantandclicktheProcessbutton.
3. IntheGrowingDegreeDaysAssistantdialog,choosethedataseriesyouwanttoconvertfromthe
TemperatureSeriesdropdownlist.
4. SelecttheCalculationMethodyouwanttouse.
AverageMethod:Calculatestheaverageofthehighandlowtemperaturesfortheday
(adjustedtothelowerandupperthresholds,ifnecessary),thensubtractsthelowthresholdto
computetheGDD.
SingleTriangle(noCutoff):Usesthelowandhighdailytemperaturestocomputeasetof
twolinearequationstogenerateatriangle.Theareabetweenthecurveandthelowthreshold
isthenusedtocomputetheGDD.
SingleTriangle(withHorizontalCutoff):Usesthelowandhighdailytemperaturesto
computeasetoftwolinearequationstogenerateatriangle.Thenitadjustsanytemperatures
abovetheupperthresholdtotheupperthreshold.Theremainingareabetweenthecurveand
thelowthresholdisthenusedtocomputetheGDD.
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SingleSine(noCutoff):Usesthelowandhighdailytemperaturestocomputeasinewave
thatassumesthelowtemperatureoccurredatmidnightandthehightemperatureoccurredat
noon.TheareabetweenthecurveandthelowthresholdisthenusedtocomputetheGDD.
SingleSine(withHorizontalCutoff):Usesthelowandhighdailytemperaturestocompute
asinewavethatassumesthelowtemperatureoccurredatmidnightandthehightemperature
occurredatnoon.Thenitadjustsanytemperaturesabovetheupperthresholdtotheupper
threshold.Theremainingareabetweenthecurveandthelowthresholdisthenusedto
computetheGDD.
ActualTemperatureMethod(noCutoff):Usestheloggingintervalofthetemperature
datatoperformanumericalintegration.Theareabetweenthecurveandthelowthresholdis
usedtocomputetheGDD.
ActualTemperatureMethod(withHorizontalCutoff):Adjustsanytemperaturesabove
theupperthresholdtotheupperthreshold.Thenitusestheloggingintervalofthe
temperaturedatatoperformanumericalintegration.Theareabetweenthecurveandthelow
thresholdisthenusedtocomputetheGDD.
ActualTemperatureMethod(withVerticalCutoff):Usestheloggingintervalofthe
temperaturedatatoperformanumericalintegration.Anyintervalinwhichthetemperature
exceedstheupperthresholdisexcludedfromthecalculation.Theremainingareabetweenthe
actualcurveandthelowthresholdisthenusedtocomputetheGDD.
5. SelectlowerandupperDevelopmentThresholdvalues.Thesearetheminimumandmaximum
thresholdsthatwillbeusedintheGDDcalculation.Usethesliderstosetthesethresholds,orenter
thevaluesmanually.Ifthecalculationmethodyouchosedoesnotuseanupperthreshold,theupper
thresholdoptionwillbedisabled.TemperaturesareindegreesFahrenheitifyourdefaultunit
preferenceisUS,andindegreesCelsiusifyourdefaultunitpreferenceisSI.
6. IntheBiofixParameterspanel,chooseadatethatmarksthebeginningofthedevelopmentphasefor
theBiofixdate.Thedatesinthislistarethefulldayscontainedinthedatafile.
7. IntheDegreeDaystoEvent,enterthenumberofdegreedaysneededtoreachaneventofinterest
(harvesttime,pestemergence,etc.).Thiswillcreateanalarmlineonthegraphtoindicatewhenthe
eventtookplace.DegreedaysareinFahrenheit(DDf)ifyourdefaultunitpreferenceisUS,andin
Celsius(DDc)ifyourdefaultunitpreferenceisSI.
8. IntheEventDescriptionfield,typeanytexttoidentifytheevent(optional).
12. ThenewseriesislistedandselectedinthePlotSetupdialog.ClickthePlotbutton.
13. ThescaledserieswillappearintheplotandthesettingsforthescaledseriesarelistedintheDetails
pane:
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kWhAssistant
ThekWhAssistantconvertsloggedpulsedatatokWh,averagekW,andenergycostwithWattNode,Veris,or
otherenergytransducers,andfromRawPulsesensorsattachedtoaHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger
(UX120017x).
ThisassistantcanbeappliedtologgeddatafromaSUCAxxxxorSUCCxxxxElectronicSwitchPulseInput
Adapter.ItisnotcompatiblewiththeSUCBxxxxorSUCDxxxxContactClosurePulseInputAdapter.
Afteryouusetheassistantanddisplaytheplot,youmayapplyfilterstothenewseries.
Thisdataassistantisoneofseverallaunchutilitiesthatcanalsobeusedatlaunchtimeforcertainloggers.
UsingthekWhAssistant
FromtheLoggerLaunchwindow:
1. Atlaunchtime:Usingaloggerorsensorthatsupportsscalingatlaunchtime,clicktheLaunchicon
onthetoolbar.ClicktheScalingbutton.Doubleclicktheassistantnameorselecttheassistantand
clicktheCreatebutton.
Atplotsetup:ReadoutaloggeroropenafilethatsupportskWhscaling.SelectthekWhAssistantand
clicktheProcessbutton.
2. InthekWhAssistantdialog,choosethedataseriesyouwanttoconvertfromthePulseSeriesdrop
downlist.
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3. IntheSetuppanel,selecttheEnergyTransducerthatwasused,andchoosethemodelnumberfrom
thedropdownlist.(SincetheVeristransducershaveaswitchtodefinekWh/pulse,youmustspecify
thathereaswell.)Ifyourtransducerisnotlisted,selectOtherandentertheconversionfactor.
Choosethetypeofconversion(Wh/pulseperCTRatedAmp,Wh/pulse,orkWh/pulse)fromthedrop
downlist.Refertothemanualthatcamewithyourenergytransducerforhelpwithidentifyingthe
conversionfactor
4. Enterthecurrenttransformersize(inAmps)intheCTSizefield.(VeristransducerCTsizesare
predefined.)
5. IntheOutputSeriespanel,selectoneormoreseriesyouwishtocreate.Foreachseries,youmay
keepthedefaultResultantSeriesNameortypeanewone.
TocreateaseriesthatshowsenergyinkWh,checktheEnergybox.
Tocreateaseriesthatshowsaveragepower,checktheAveragePowerperintervalbox.
Tocreateacostseries,checktheUsageCostboxandenterthecostperkWh.
7. ClickCreateNewSeries.
8. Ifyouarerunningthisassistantatlaunchtime,thekWhbuttondisplaysthenumberofnewlycreated
series.Ifusingthisassistantwhileplotting,thenewseriesislistedandselectedinthePlotSetup
dialog.ClickthePlotbuttontodisplaytheseries.
9. Thescaledserieswillappearintheplotimmediatelyorwhenyoureadouttheloggerifconfiguring
thisatlaunchtime.ThesettingsforthescaledseriesarelistedintheDetailspaneoftheplot:
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Aftertheplotisdisplayed,youmayapplyfilterstothenewseriesasyouwouldforanyotherseriesinHOBOware
Pro.Inadditiontotheminimum,maximum,andaveragefiltersthatareavailableformostseries,theenergyand
costseriesallowyoutocreatenewseriesshowingtotalsoveraperiodoftime.
LinearScalingAssistant
TheLinearScalingAssistantconvertsadataseriesfromacompatiblesensortosomeothermeasurementwhen
youentertworawvaluesandtheircorrespondingmeasurementvalues.Theconversionmustbebasedonalinear
relationship.Nonlinearscalingisnotsupported.
SupportedSensors
Thisassistantisavailableforthefollowingsensors:
CABLE2.5STEREOVoltageInputCable(forU12loggers)
CABLE420mAInputCable(forU12loggers)
CABLEADAP5(forU12loggers)
CABLEADAP10(forU12loggers)
SCIAxxxx12bit420mAInputAdapter
SVIAxxxx12bitVoltageInputAdapter
SFSCVIAFlexSmartAnalogModule
SFSTRMSAFlexSmartTRMSModule
U30AnalogSensorPort
SLWAxxxxLeafWetness
SSMxxxxxSoilMoisture
TheLinearScalingAssistantcanbeappliedonlytologgeddatafromthesesensors.
OtherTypesofScaling
TherearealsoothertypesofscalingavailablewithinHOBOwareProwhichmayapplytoyourconfiguration:
FlexSmartmodulesaresetupforscalingpriortolaunch,aspartofthemoduleconfiguration
process.YoucanlaterrescalethesescaledseriesusingtheLinearScalingAssistantifyouneedto
createadifferentmeasurement.SeeConfiguringanAnalogModule/Port.
ThePulseScalingAssistantissimilartotheLinearAssistant,butonlyallowsscalingofpulsedata.
UsingtheLinearScalingAssistant
1. Atlaunchtime:Usingaloggerwithasensorthatsupportsscalingatlaunchtime,clicktheLaunch
icononthetoolbar.ClicktheScalingbutton.Doubleclicktheassistantnameorselecttheassistant
andclicktheCreatebutton.
Atplotsetup:Readoutaloggeroropenafilethatsupportslinearscaling.SelecttheLinearScaling
AssistantandclicktheProcessbutton.
2. IntheLinearScalingAssistantdialog,choosethedataseriesyouwanttoconvertfromtheRawSeries
dropdownlist.
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3. IntheScaledcolumnoftheParameterspanel,typetheunitsnameforthescaledseriesandenterthe
scaledvaluesintheScaledcolumntocorrespondwiththenumbersintheRawcolumn.(Thedefault
valuesintheRawcolumnarebasedonthehighandlowvaluessupportedbythesensor,butyoumay
usedifferentvalues,aslongasthosevaluesfallwithinthesensor'srange.)Thesenumbersestablisha
linearrelationshipbetweenrawandscaledvalues.
7. IfyourantheassistantfromtheLaunchwindow,theScalingbuttondisplaysthenumberofnewly
createdseries.Ifusingthisassistantwhileplotting,thenewseriesislistedandselectedinthePlot
Setupdialog.ClickthePlotbuttontodisplaytheseries.
Aftertheplotisdisplayed,youmayapplyminimum,maximum,andaveragefilterstothescaledseriesasyou
wouldforanysensordataseriesinHOBOwarePro.
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PulseScalingAssistant
ThePulseScalingAssistantconvertsadataseriesfromacompatiblesensortosomeothermeasurementwhenyou
enterarawvalueanditscorrespondingmeasurementvalue.Theconversionmustbebasedonalinear
relationship.Nonlinearscalingisnotsupported
ThePulseScalingAssistantcanberunfromtheLaunchwindow(PresetParameters)orfromthePlotSetupdialog.
IfyouruntheassistantfromthePlotSetupdialog,youmustruntheassistanteachtimeyoureadouttheloggeror
openadatafile.
SupportedSensors
Thisassistantisavailableforthefollowingsensors:
SUCAxxxxandSUCCxxxxElectronicSwitchPulseInputAdapter
SUCBxxxxandSUCDxxxxContactClosurePulseInput
RawPulsesensorsconnectedtotheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x)
OtherTypesofScaling
TherearealsoothertypesofscalingavailablewithinHOBOwareProwhichmayapplytoyourconfiguration:
FlexSmartmodulesaresetupforscalingpriortolaunch,aspartofthemoduleconfiguration
process.SeeConfiguringanAnalogModule/Port.
TheLinearScalingAssistantissimilartothePulseScalingAssistant,buthasslightlydifferentinput
optionsandiscompatiblewithadifferentgroupofsensors.SeetheLinearScalingAssistantformore
information.
UsingthePulseScalingAssistant
1. Atlaunchtime:Usingaloggerwithasensorthatsupportsscalingatlaunchtime,clicktheLaunch
icononthetoolbar.ClicktheScalingbutton.Doubleclicktheassistantnameorselecttheassistant
andclicktheCreatebutton.
2. Atplotsetup:Readoutaloggeroropenafilethatsupportspulsescaling.SelectthePulseScaling
AssistantandclicktheProcessbutton.
3. InthePulseScalingAssistantdialog,choosethedataseriesyouwanttoconvertfromtheRawSeries
dropdownlist.
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4. IntheScaledcolumnoftheParameterspanel,entertheunitsnameforthescaledseriesandentera
scaledvalueintheScaledboxtocorrespondwiththenumberintheRawbox.Thesenumbers
establishtherelationshipbetweentherawandscaledvalues.
8. IfyourantheassistantfromtheLaunchwindow,theScalingbuttondisplaysthenumberofnewly
createdseries.Ifusingthisassistantwhileplotting,thenewseriesislistedandselectedinthePlot
Setupdialog.ClickthePlotbuttontodisplaytheseries.
Aftertheplotisdisplayed,youmayapplyfilterstothescaledseriesasyouwouldforanyotherseriesin
HOBOwarePro.Inadditiontotheminimum,maximum,andaveragefiltersthatareavailableformostseries,the
scaledpulseseriesallowsyoutocreateanewseriesshowingtotalsoveraperiodoftime.
ImportingTextFiles
NOTE:ThisfeatureisonlyavailableinHOBOwarePro.
YoumaygraphnonHOBOwaredatabyimportingdatafromcertaintextfiles:
YoucaneasilyopentextfilesthatwerecreatedbyOnsetsAlarm&ReadoutToolversion2.0or
higher.
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YoucanalsoopentextfilesthatwereexportedfromOnset'sBoxCarPro4.3software,usingthe
defaultBoxCarexportsettings.ThisallowsyoutoviewdatafromOnsetloggersthatcannotbe
readoutusingHOBOwarePro.
Withsomeadjustments,youcanopentextfilesthatwereexportedfromothersoftware.Youcanalso
buildtextfilesfromscratch,usinghistoricalorothertypesofinformation.
Steps
Toimportdatafromaproperlyformattedtextfile:
1. FromtheFilemenu,chooseImportTextData.
2. Selectatextfile(.txt)andclickOpen.
3. IfthetextfilewascreatedbytheAlarm&ReadoutTool,skipaheadtostep8.
Otherwise,HOBOwareProattemptstoparsethetextfileanddisplaystheTextImportInformation
window.Toconservesystemresources,itdisplaysonlythefirstseveralrecordsinthefile,notthe
entirecontents.
4. LookatthedataintheDelimiterPreviewareatobesurethatthedate,time,anddatacolumns
wereseparatedcorrectly.
Iftheywerenot,usetheDataSeparator,Date/TimeSeparator,andDecimalSeparator
pulldownmenustochooseotherdelimitersuntilthedatalookscorrect.
Youcanresizethecolumnsbyclickinganddraggingthedividersbetweenthecolumnheaders.
FortextfilesthatwerenotexportedinBoxCar'sdefaultformat,clicktheEditDate/Time
Formatbuttonandensurethattheimportfunctionisinterpretingincomingdate,time,and
yearformatsandseparatorscorrectly.UsethecurrentdateandtimedisplayedintheSample
panelasaguide.Makechangesasneeded,thenclickOK.
5. WhentheDelimiterPreviewiscorrect,clickOK.
6. Dependingonthefile'scontents,thePlotSetupwindowmaybedisplayedatthistime.Ifso,skip
aheadtostep8.
Otherwise,theTextFileInformationwindowisdisplayed.Thiswindowallowsyoutoaddoptional
informationandchangeunits,ifneeded.
EnteraDescription,whichwillbecometheplottitleandbeincludedintheDetails
pane.
SelectaModelfromthelist.IfyouselectOther/3rdParty,youcanenteradescription
(upto20characters)oftheloggerorotherdatasourceinthenextfield.
Enterthelogger'sSerialNumber,ifapplicable.
IntheChannelParametersbox,verifythattheunitsarecorrectforthedatainthe
file.
7. ClickOK.
8. ThePlotSetupwindowisdisplayed.Selecttheseriesyouwishtoviewintheplot.Youalsohavethe
optionofchangingthetimesontheplottoadifferenttimezone.
9. Whenyouhavemadeyourselections,clickthePlotbutton.Theplotisdisplayed.Youmaywantto
saveyourworkinaproject(.hproj)fileforquickviewinglater.
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ImportTextFilesRequirements
Whenyouimportatextfile,thefilemustmeetcertainrequirements.Youcanvieworedittextfilesinatexteditor
orwordprocessor.Todelete,rearrange,orreformatcolumnsofdata,youmayneedtouseaspreadsheet
program.Remembertosavethecorrectedfileintext(.txt)format.ThisfeatureisonlyavailableinHOBOwarePro.
SerialNumber
Thefilecancontainanoptionalheaderforserialnumberinformationlocatedatthebeginningofthefile,before
thecolumnheadings.Theheadermusthavethephrase"SerialNumber:"followedbyaspace,thentheserial
number,thentwodashes:
SerialNumber:733329
Note:TextfilesoriginatingfromHOBOlinkandtheAlarms&ReadoutsToolmayalsocontainYAMLheadersatthe
topofthefile.
Contents
Belowtheheader(ifany),thereshouldbethedata,startingwithcolumnheadings.Theremustbenoothertextin
thefileotherthantheoptionalheader,columnheadings,anddata.Thefirstcolumnmustbedate,thenextmust
betime,andtherestmustbedata.
Delimiters
Validdelimitersforseparatingdateandtimearespace,comma,tab,andsemicolon.Validdelimitersforseparating
otherdataarecomma,tab,andsemicolon.Thedelimiterusedtoseparatethedatefromthetimemaybedifferent
fromthedelimiterusedtoseparatethedata.
Date
Thedatecolumnmusthavetheheading,"Date"anddatevaluesshouldbeformattedasmm/dd/yy.Iftheyareina
differentformat,remembertoindicatethecorrectformatintheEditDate/TimeFormatwindowwhenyouimport
thefile.
Date
12/31/04
12/31/04
01/01/05
01/01/05
Time
Thetimecolumnmusthavetheheading,"Time"andtimevaluesshouldbeformattedin24hourformatas
hh:mm:ss.sss(decimalsareoptional).Iftheyareinadifferentformat,remembertoindicatethecorrectformatin
theEditDate/TimeFormatwindowwhenyouimportthefile.UTCoffsetisassumedtobethesameasyour
computer'scurrenttimezone.
Time
23:59:59
23:59:59.5
00:00:00
00:00:00.5
Nothousandsseparatorcanbeused.
Rowsofdatamustbeseparatedwithaparagraphreturn.
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Measurements
Datacolumnheadingsmusthavetheformat"Measurement(Units)".Additionalinformation(suchaschannel
numberorserialnumber)canfollow,butisoptional.Onlyspacescanbeusedbetweentheendofthe
measurementnameandtheopeningparenthesis.Anexampleis"RH(%)".
RH(%)
38.7
38.9
39.0
39.0
Ifthecolumnheaderandunitsofanimportedseriesexactlymatchesthetextinthetablebelow,HOBOwarewill
recognizethemeasurementandbeabletoperformunitconversions,applydataassistants,etc.tothatseries.
Measurementslistedbelowthateitherhaveonlyoneunittype,orcanbeanyunittype,cannothavetheirunits
converted,butmaystillbeusedwithapplicabledataassistants.
MeasurementType
ColumnHeader
Units
Acceleration
xaccel,yaccel,zaccel
g,m/s2,ft/s2
CarbonDioxide
co2
ppm
Conductivity
lowrange,fullrange,highrange
S/cm,mS/cm
Counts
counts
[anyunits]
DewPoint
dewpoint
F,C
GustSpeed
gustspeed
m/s,km/hr,mph,knots
LeafWetness
leafwetness
[anyunits]
LightIntensity
intensity
lux,lum/ft2
PAR
par
[anyunits]
Pressure
pres
kPa,Pa,mbar,mmHg,psi,inHg
Rain
rain
mm,in
RelativeHumidity
rh
Salinity
salinity
ppt
SoilMoisture
soilmoisture
[anyunits]
SpecificConductance
conductance
S/cm,mS/cm
SumVector
sumvector
g,m/s2,ft/s2
Temperature
temp
F,C
Tilt
xtilt,ytilt,ztilt
deg,rad
WindSpeed
windspeed
m/s,km/hr,mph,knots
WindDirection
winddir
[anyunits]
Measurementsthatarenotlistedinthetable(ordonotexactlymatchthetextbelow)canbeexported,but
withoutanyunitsconversionsoruseofDataAssistants.
AirVelocity
Battery
CompressedAirflow
Conductance
Current
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GaugePressure
Power
SolarRadiation
TemperatureforThermocouples
WaterFlow
VolatileOrganicCompound
Voltage
AsynchronousEvents/Readings
State
Runtime
ImportingFilesfromHOBOlink
NOTE:ThisfeatureisonlyavailableinHOBOwarePro.
ThisfeatureallowsyoutoimportthecurrentdatafileforaremoteHOBOU30StationfromHOBOlinkdirectlyinto
HOBOwareforanalysis.
ToimportafilefromHOBOlinkintoHOBOware:
1. SelectFile>ImportDataFilefromHOBOlink
TheImportFilefromHOBOlinkwindowappears.
2. EntertheserialnumberoftheHOBOU30SerialNumber
3. EntertheUsernameandPasswordoftheHOBOlinkaccount.
4. Tohaveyourlogininformationsaved,selecttheSavethisinformationbox.
5. Toimportthefile,clickGo.
ExportingData
WhileHOBOwareoffersmanytoolsforanalyzingdata,theremaybeinstanceswhereyouneedtoexportdatafor
useinothersoftware.Refertothefollowingforexportingdataandotherrelatedtopics:
ExportingTableData
ExportOptions(MultiFileFormat)
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ExportingDatainClassic(BoxCarPro)Format
ExportingDetails
CopyingPointsDataintoAnotherApplication
FormattingtheDate/TimeColumninExcel
TheBulkExportTool
ExportingTableData
YoucanexportthedatashowninthepointstabletoaMicrosoftExcelfileortoatextfile(.csvor.txt)for
importingintootherapplications.YoucanalsoexportthedatapointsgatheredinaZWwirelessnetworkviathe
Plot/ExportWirelessDatawindow.
Toexportdata:
1. FromHOBOwarefiles:Openadataorprojectfile.Makesurethepointstableincludestheseriesyou
wanttoexport.Thismightincludeseriespastedfromotherdatafilesorseriesderivedthroughfilters
orDataAssistants.Makeanychangesasnecessary.
FromthePlot/ExportWirelessDatawindow:Makethechangesnecessarytoselectthedesiredseriesand
thenclicktheExportbutton.Skiptostep3.
2. FromtheFilemenu,selectExportTableDataorclicktheExporticon
onthetoolbar.
3. Tochangetheexportsettings,clickthePreferencesbutton
.Makeanychangestothesettings
andthenclickOKinthePreferenceswindowtoreturntotheExportwindow.
4. Selecttheseriesyouwishtoincludeintheexportedfile.UsetheAllandNonebuttonsorthe
checkboxesintheSelectcolumntomakeyourchanges.Note:Onlytheseriesthatarelistedinthe
pointstableinaplottedHOBOwarefileorselectedfromthePlot/ExportWirelessDatawindoware
availabletoexportfromthiswindow.Tomakeadditionalseriesappearinthiswindow,clickCancel
andgobacktostep1.
5. ThedatawillbeexportedintheorderdisplayedintheExportwindow.Tochangethissortorder,click
acolumnheaderintheExportwindow.YoucansorttheMeasurement,Units,S/N,andLabelcolumns
inbothascendinganddescendingorder.Toreturntotheoriginalsortorder,clicktheRestoreOrder
button
6. ClicktheExportbuttonandthenselectwhereyouwanttosavethefile.
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7. ClickSave.YoucannowopentheexportedfileinExceloranothersoftwareapplication.
Note:MultiFileExportisanoptionavailableifyouhaveaversionofExcelolderthan2007orareexportinga
datafilewithmorethan1,000,000rows.SeeExportOptions(MultifileExport)formoredetails.
ExportOptions(MultiFileExport)
ThereisanoptiontobreakupanexportedfileintomultiplefilesusingtheMultiFileExportbutton.Usethisoption
ifyourversionofExcelisearlierthan2007orifthedatafilecontainsmorethan1,000,000rows.
IntheExportoptionswindow:
1. Selectthenumberofrowsyouwishtoincludeineachexportedfile.
2. Ifyouwishtochangethedefaultfolderwherethefileswillbesaved,clicktheChoosebutton.
NavigatetoadifferentlocationandclickSelect.
3. BackintheExportOptionswindow,makeanychangestothedefaultfilenameprefixasdesired.As
showninthesampleinthewindow,thenamefortheexportedfileswillbe"filenameprefixPageX,"
where"X"indicatedtheorderofthefile,startingwithzero.
4. ClickExport.OpenthefilesinExceloranotherothersoftwareprogram.
ExportingDatainClassic(BoxCarPro)Format
BoxCarProislegacysoftwarefromOnsetComputer.HOBOwareincludesapreferencesettingthatallowsyouto
exportandimportdatainaformatcompatiblewithOnset'sBoxCarProsoftware.Tochangetheexport
preferencestousesettingscompatiblewithBoxCarPro:
1. FromtheFilemenuinWindowsortheHOBOwaremenuonMacintosh,selectPreferences.
2. SelecttheGeneralcategoryandthenclickExportSettings.
3. Clickthe"Useclassicexportsettings"buttonandthenclickOK.
SeeExportSettingsfordetailsonallexportpreferencesettings.
ExportingDetails
YoucanexporttheinformationintheDetailspanetoatextfile,whichcanbeopenedinanytexteditoror
importedintonumerousapplications,suchasMicrosoftWordorExcel.
Toexportdetails:
1. MakesuretheDetailspaneincludestheseriesyouwanttoexport.Thismightincludeseriespasted
fromotherdatafilesorseriesderivedthroughfiltersorDataAssistants.
2. FromtheFilemenu,selectExportDetails.
3. Acceptthedefaultfilename,ortypeanewname.
4. ClickSave.
CopyingPointsDataintoanotherApplication
Tocopyaseriesfromonegraphintoanother:
1. SelectthedatainthePointsTable.
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2. CopyData
Windows:pressCtrlC
Mac:pressCommandC
3. Openanytexteditor,wordprocessor,orspreadsheetsoftware.
4. Pastethedataintotheotherapplication.
Windows:pressCtrlV
Mac:pressCommandV
Fieldsaredelimitedbytabs,andrecordsareseparatedbyparagraphreturns.
Youcanalsocopythegraphasabitmapforpastingintootherprogramsanddocuments.Thegraphmustbevisible
whenyoudothis.
Withthegraphvisible,selectCopyGraphtoClipboardfromtheEditmenu.
FormattingtheDate/TimeColumninExcel
InExcel,datesandtimesforeachdatapointmayinitiallyappearas#######.Timesalsomaynothaveseconds
listed.
Steps
TodisplaythefulldateandtimewithsecondsinExcel:
1. Adjustthetimecolumnwidthsoyoucanseethewholedateandtime.
2. Selectthetimecolumnfromrow3down.
3. FromtheFormatmenu,clickCells.
4. SelecttheCustomcategoryandthenselectm/d/yyyyh:mmasthetype.
5. Add":ss"(or":ss.000"ifyouusedafastlogginginterval)totheendofthestringintheTypefield:
m/d/yyyyh:mm:ss(normallogginginterval)
m/d/yyyyh:mm:ss.000(fastlogginginterval)
6. ClickOK.
Thesecondsshouldbelistedautomatically.
ToexportthedateandtimeinseparatecolumnsgotoPreferences>General>ExportSettingsandenabletheDate
andtimeformat:Separateintotwocolumns.
TheBulkExportTool
TheBulkExportToolisaplugintoolforHOBOwareProthatexportsHOBOwarefilestotextorMicrosoftExcel
formatforuseinotherprograms.Thistoolisparticularlyhelpfulwhenyouneedtoexportmultiplefilesatonce.
WiththeBulkExportTool,youcanexportthefollowingfiletypes:
.hobo
.dtf
.hsec
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.dsec
Anynamingconflictsareautomaticallyresolvedtopreventoverwritinganypreexistingfiles.Alogsummarizing
theexportresultsissavedinthesamedirectoryasthenewlyexportedfiles.
TheBulkExportToolusesthegeneralexportsettingsforHOBOwarePro.ToconfiguretheExportSettings,goto
theFilemenuinWindowsortheHOBOwaremenuinMacintoshandselectPreferences.IntheGeneralcategory,
selectExportSettings.
UsingtheBulkExportTool
ToexportfileswiththeBulkExportTool:
1. FromtheToolsmenu,selectBulkFileExportandthenSelectFilestoExport...
2. IntheSelectFilestoExportdialog,selectthefilesyouwishtoexportandclickContinue.
3. IntheChooseExportsFolderdialog,navigatetothedirectorywhereyouwantthefilestobeexported
andclickExport.
4. Aprogressbarindicatesthestatusoftheexport(ifthishappensveryquickly,youmaynotseethe
bar).Amessageappearswhentheexportiscomplete.ClickOK.
Theexportedfilesaresavedtothespecifieddirectory.
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Thenativefileextensionisremovedandappendedwiththefiletypeselectedintheexportpreferences(.txt,.csv,
or.xls).Forexample,iftheExportFileTypepreferenceissettoExcel,thenfoo.hoboisrenamedfoo.xls.Ifafile
namealreadyexists,newfileswillbeappendedwith"_0","_1"etc.Forexample:
foo.xls
foo_0.xls
foo_1.xls
Alogfileshowingtheresultofeachexportedfileisalsosavedtothesamedirectory.Thelogfilelistseitherthe
successfulexportwiththeresultingfilenamesoranerrormessageiftherewasaproblem.Thelogfilehasthedate
andtimeoftheexportinitsfilenamelikethis:
Export_<day>_<month>_<year>_<hour>_<minute>_<second>.log
Important:TheBulkExportToolwillnotexportfilesproperlyifthe"Showexportdialog"settingisselectedinthe
exportpreferences.Todisablethissetting,selectPreferencesfromtheFilemenuinWindowsortheHOBOware
menuinMacintosh.IntheGeneralcategory,selectExportSettings.Makesure"Showmultifileexportdialog"is
notselected.Evenifthe"Automaticallyexporttabledatauponreadoutoflogger"optionisdisabled,the"Show
exportdialogmustnotbeselectedfortheBulkExportTooltoexportfilesproperly.Yourpreferencesmustlook
likethis:
orthis:
butnotlikethis:
forfilestoexportcorrectly.
YAML
YoucanchoosetohaveYAML("YAMLAin'taMarkupLanguage")headersaddedtotheexportedfiles(theyarenot
insertedbydefault).Ifenabled,YAMLheadersareinsertedatthefrontendofthefile.YoucanremovetheYAML
headerusinganytexteditor.
YAML(rhymeswithcamel)isahumanfriendly,crosslanguage;Unicodebaseddataserializationlanguage
designedaroundthecommonnativedatastructuresofagileprogramminglanguages.Formoreinformationsee
yaml.org.
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ToenableYAMLheaders:
1. GototheFilemenuinWindowsortheHOBOwaremenuinMacintoshandselectPreferences.
2. ScrolldowntotheBulkExportcategoryandselectYAML.
3. ChecktheExportwithYAMLHeadersbox.
WorkinginSecureMode:21CFRPart11Compliance
YoucancreatesecurefilesinHOBOwareProtocomplywith21CFRPart11,orsimplytoaddalevelofsecurity
whenworkingwithdatafiles.WhenSecureModeisenabled,HOBOwareProbeginsanaudittrailinthelogger
whenyoulaunchit,andaddsanencodeddigitalsignaturetothenewdatafilewhenyoureaditout.
Adigitallysignedfile,or"securefile,"hasafilenameextensionof.hsec(formostUSeriesloggers)or.dsec(for
stationtypeloggers).
NOTE:IssuesmayariseifyoudonotalwaysuseHOBOwareProintheSecureMode,ifyousometimesuse
HOBOwareLite,orifyousometimesuseaversionofHOBOwarepriorto2.3.0.SeeSecurityModeIssues.
EnablingSecureMode(HOBOwareProOnly)
SecureModemustbeenabledtocreateasecurefile.
NOTE:Project(.hproj)andexportfilesarenotsecure,evenifyoucreatethemfromsecurefiles.
ToenableSecuremode:
1. GotoPreferences>General.
2. SelectEnableSecureMode.
WhenSecuremodeisenabled,apadlockicon
window.
appearsinthelowerrightcornerofthemainHOBOwarePro
OpeningaSecureFile
SecurefilescanbeopenedwithHOBOwarePro2.3.0orgreater.Youcanopen.hsecfilesonlywithHOBOwareLite
2.3.0orgreater.
EverytimeyouopenasecurefileevenwhenyouarenotinSecuremodeHOBOwareverifiestheencoded
digitalsignaturetodetectwhetherthefilehasbeencorruptedortamperedwith.Ifevenonebitofthedatahas
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changedsincereadout,awarningmessagewillappearwhenyouopenthefile,andnoneoftheserieswillbe
markedasverified.
Thepadlockicon
appearsinthelegendnexttotheseriesthatwereverifiedasoriginaldata.
IntheDetailspane,audittrailinformationisdisplayedundertheDataVerificationnodeforeachseries.HOBOware
ProautomaticallyobtainstheLaunchUserandReadoutUsernamesfromyourcomputer'soperatingsystem.To
savetheLaunchUsername,youmusthaveSecureModeenabledwhenyoulaunchthelogger.
Verification
Seriesthatwerecreatedbyfilteringarenotverified.
Seriesthatwerecreatedasaresultofuserinputafterreadout,suchasrunningadataassistantor
enteringaconstanttemperaturevalueforpressureorhumidity,arenotverified.
Seriesretaintheirverificationstatus(andpadlockicon)whencopiedandpastedintootherplots.
VerificationFailure
IfHOBOwarecannotverifythedigitalsignaturewhenyouopenafile,itwilldisplayamessagethatverificationhas
failed.Thismeansthatthefilehasbeenalteredorbecomecorruptedsinceitwasoriginallysaved.Itwillofferto
displaytheplotifpossible,butwillnotdisplaythepadlockiconinthelegendorprovidesigningdetailsinthe
Detailspane.YouwillstillbeabletoperformtypicalHOBOwarefunctionsonthefile.
SecurityModeIssues
IssuesmayariseifyoudonotalwaysuseHOBOwareProinSecuremode,ifyousometimesuseHOBOwareLite,or
ifyousometimesuseaversionofHOBOwarepriorto2.3.0.
Dependingonthetypeoflogger,theversionofHOBOwarethatlaunchedthelogger,andtheversionof
HOBOwarethatreadsoutthelogger,theresultingdatafilemaynotbecompatiblewithversionsofHOBOware
priorto2.3.0,oryoumaynotbeabletoreadouttheloggeratall.
LaunchnonSecure(anyversionofHOBOware)
ReadoutnonSecure(anyversionofHOBOware)
Abackwardcompatibledatafile(.hoboor.dtf)iscreated.
LaunchnonSecure(anyversionofHOBOware)
ReadoutinSecuremode
Asecurefile(.hsecor.dsec)iscreatedwithanaudittrailthatliststhereadoutuser,butnotthe
launchuser.Securefilesarenotbackwardcompatible.
LaunchinSecuremode;
Readoutinpre2.3versionofHOBOware
MostUSeriesloggers:Theloggercannotbereadout.
Stationtypeloggers:Abackwardcompatibledatafile(.dtf)iscreated.
LaunchinSecuremode;
ReadoutnonSecureinHOBOware2.3
MostUSeriesloggers:Adatafile(.hobo)iscreated,butitisnotbackwardcompatible.
Stationtypeloggers:Abackwardcompatibledatafile(.dtf)iscreated.
LaunchinSecuremode;
ReadoutinSecuremode
Asecurefile(.hsecor.dsec)iscreatedwithafullaudittrail.Securefilesarenotbackwardcompatible.
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Chapter4:OtherHardware
HOBOwaresupportsseveraldevicesinadditiontologgers:
HOBOU30Station
FlexSmartModules
Shuttle
CompactPowerandEnergyMeter
DOsensorcapfortheHOBODissolvedOxygenlogger
WorkingwiththeHOBOU30Station(HOBOwareProOnly)
TheHOBOU30StationisdesignedprimarilyforusewithHOBOlinkwhichallowsforcontinuousloggingand
transmissionofdatausingmobilenetworktechnology.Thereare,however,somefeaturesthatareonlyaccessible
throughHOBOwarePro,andsomerecommendedguidelinesforusingHOBOwarePro.
OverridingHOBOlink
Ifyouattempttolaunch,readout,orcheckthatstatusoftheHOBOU30StationusingHOBOwarePro,youmay
seeamessageindicatingthereisalreadyaliveHOBOlinksessionunderway.Youcanchoosetooverridethe
HOBOlinkconnectionanduseHOBOwareProinstead.
Alternatively,youmayseeamessageindicatingtheHOBOU30StationisbusyandaHOBOwareProsessioncannot
begin.Tryagaininafewminutes.
ThereadoutconfigurationyoudefineinHOBOlinksetsuphowfrequentlytheHOBOU30Stationwillconnectto
HOBOlink.Forexample,ifyousetaconnectionintervalfor4hoursthentheHOBOU30Stationwillcontact
HOBOlinkautomaticallyevery4hours.
TheremaybecircumstancesinwhichyouwanttooverridethisscheduleandcontactHOBOlinkimmediately.For
example,youmovedtheHOBOU30Stationtoadifferentlocationandyouwanttomakesureitcanstillconnect
toHOBOlink,butyoudontwanttowaitfourhoursuntilthenextconnection.ClicktheContactHOBOlinkbuttonin
theStatuswindowtoforceanimmediateconnection.
WhichSoftwaretoUse
ThefollowingtabledetailswhentouseHOBOwareProinsteadofHOBOlink.
Launching
ItisstronglyrecommendedthatlaunchingbedoneexclusivelythroughHOBOlink.Anylaunchthatyouhave
configuredwithHOBOlinkwilloverridethelaunchparameterssetwithHOBOwarePro.
Readingout
ReadoutsaredoneautomaticallyonaschedulethatyousetwithHOBOlink.UseHOBOwareProtoreadoutonlyif
youareconductingatestorifyouneedanimmediatereadout.
Checkingstatusandsignalstrength
CheckHOBOlinkforthelatestdata,currentstatus,andalarminformation.
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OpentheStatuswindowinHOBOwareProifyouwishtocheckhowpowerfulthecellularsignalfortheHOBOU30
Stationinthecurrentlocation.Thiswillhelpyoudetermineifyouneedtorepositionthestationforoptimalsignal
strength.
ConfiguringtheAnalogSensorPort
ThiscanonlybedoneinHOBOwareProandisaccessedthroughtheLaunchwindow.SeeConfiguringFlexSmart
ModulesandAnalogSensorPortsfordetails.
Changingthedefaultrelaysettingortestingtherelay
ThedefaultrelaysettingfortheHOBOU30Stationisnormallyopen,andcanonlybechangedinHOBOwarePro.
YoucanalsouseHOBOwarePrototesttherelay.
SeeControllingtheRelayontheU30Stationfordetails.
UseHOBOlinktosetupindividualalarms.
TestingindividualSmartSensors
UseHOBOwarePrototesttheaccuracyofindividualSmartSensors.
WhentheHOBOU30Stationisnotlogging,
1. UnplugallSmartSensors.
2. PlugoneSmartSensorbackin.
3. CheckthecurrentreadingforthesensorintheHOBOwareProlaunchwindow.
4. RepeatwiththeremainingSmartSensors.
Note:Sensorsarelistedinascendingorderbyserialnumber,regardlessoftheirphysicalpositioninthelogger.
Additionalplottingandanalysisofdatafiles
HOBOlinkdisplaysdatareadoutfromtheHOBOU30Stationinlinegraphsandshowsthereadingsfromthelast
connection.Thedataisalsosavedinadatafilethatcanbedownloadedandsavedtoyourcomputer.Youcanthen
openthedatafileinHOBOwareProandviewandplotthedataindifferentways.
ControllingtheRelayontheHOBOU30Station(HOBOwareProOnly)
NOTE:YoucanonlyconfiguretherelayontheHOBOU30StationusingHOBOwarePro.
TheHOBOU30Stationhasabuiltin,systemwiderelay.Thedefaultsettingisdeactivated(open).
Steps
Tochangetherelay:
1. ConnecttheHOBOU30StationtothecomputerwiththeUSBcable.
2. FromtheDevicemenu,selectManageU30.
3. SelectControlU30Relay.
4. SelectSetdefault(deactivated)state.
5. SelecteitherOpenorClosed.
TestingtheRelay
Toconductanimmediatetestoftherelay:
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1. ConnecttheHOBOU30StationtothecomputerwiththeUSBcable.
3. SelectControlU30Relay.
4. SelectActivate(close)relay.YoushouldhearaclickintheHOBOU30Station.
4. SelectDeactivate(open)relay.Youshouldheartheclickagain.
UseHOBOlinktoconfigurealarmsforindividualsensors,lowbattery,andlowmemory.
ChangingtheStateoftheU30RelayContact
TheU30relaycontactisalatchingrelaythatcanbeconfiguredaseitherNormallyOpenorNormallyClosed.The
factorydefaultsettingisNormallyOpen.YoucanchangethedefaultrelaysettingsintheSensorAlarmswindowin
HOBOware.
Steps
ThisprocedureassumestheU30StationisconnectedtoacomputerrunningHOBOware.
2. SelectConfigureU30AlarmsandthenselectConfigureAlarmstoopentheSensorAlarmswindow,
3. IntheRelayContactssection,selectNormallyOpenorNormallyClosed.
AlternateMethod:FromtheDevicemenu,selectManageU30>ControlU30Relay>Setdefault
(deactivated)stateandthenselecteitherOpenorClosed.
3. IfyouaresettinganAlarmActionofPulseRelay,youcansettheRelayPulseWidth.Thedefaultis
1s.
4. ClickSettosendthealarmconfigurationtotheU30Station.
5. Totesttherelay,clicktheCloseRelayorOpenRelaybutton(buttonthatappearsdependsonwhich
statetherelayisin).YoushouldhearaclickintheHOBOU30Station.Clickthebuttonagaintoreturn
tothedefaultstate.Useadigitalmultimetertocheckforcontinuitytoconfirmthattherelayis
openedandclosedasexpected.
AlternateMethod:FromtheDevicemenu,selectManageU30>ControlU30Relay>ActivateRelay,then
selectDeactivateRelay.
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TheAlarmsWindowfortheU30/NRC
ThistopicdescribestheAlarmswindowfortheHOBOU30/NRC.UsetheAlarmswindowtoadd,edit,orremove
U30/NRCalarms.
1. Channels
Thissectionincludesallofthechannelsthatsupportalarms.SelectachannelandclickAddtoconfigure
analarm.
2. Alarms:Thissectionincludesallofthealarmsthathavebeenconfigured.
3. RelayContacts
SelectiftherelayisNormallyOpenorNormallyClosed.ThisonlyappliesiftheAlarmAction(configuredin
theAlarmConfigurationwindow)issettoActivateRelayorDeactivateRelay.
4. CloseRelay
Totesttherelayalarmfunction,clicktheCloseRelay/OpenRelaybutton.
5. ClickHelptoopentheHelptopicforthiswindow.
6. ClickAddtoopentheAlarmConfigurationwindowandconfigureanalarm.
7. ClickEdittoopentheAlarmConfigurationwindowandeditanexistingalarm.
8. ClickRemovetoremovetheselectedalarm.
9. RelayPulseWidth
ThissetsthedurationoftheRelayPulsewhentheAlarmActionissettoPulseRelay.Thedefaultis1
second.
10. ClickSettosendthealarmconfigurationtothelogger.
11. ClickCanceltocancelanyentriesyouhavemadeandreturntotheLaunchwindow.
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TheAlarmConfigurationWindowfortheU30/NRC
UseAlarmConfigurationwindowtoconfigurealarmthresholdsandactionsfortheU30/NRC.Youaccessthis
windowfromtheAlarmswindow.
1. AlarmValues
SettheAlarmhigh/lowthresholdandthenumberofsamples.
SelectthecheckboxfortheHighAlarmand/ortheLowAlarm.Enteranalarminthebox(es)orusethe
sliders.Ifyouentervaluesmanually,thesoftwaremayadjustthemslightlytothenearestvalues
supportedbythelogger.
Ifonlyahighvalueisentered,thealarmwilltriggerifthereadingexceedsthatvalue.Ifonlyalowvalueis
entered,thealarmwilltriggerifthereadingisbelowthatvalue.Ifbothhighandlowareentered,the
alarmwilltriggerifthereadingfallsoutsideofthatrange.
Youcanalsosetthenumberofsamplesthatmustbedisplayedbeforethealarmwillbetriggered.The
sampleperiodiswhateveryouhaveconfiguredasthesamplerateonthelogger.
Note:Toavoidunintendedactivationoftherelaycontact,setthenumberofsamplestoallowfor
anticipatedbreachesofthealarmthreshold.Ifthemeasurementisstilloutofrangewhenthenumberof
samplesisreached,therelaycontactwillbeactivated.
2. AlarmAction
Selectanactiontooccurwhenthealarmistriggered:ActivateRelay(Open/Close),Deactivate,Pulse,
Toggle,Open,Close.
Bydefault,therelayisdeactivatedwhenthealarmclears.Todisablethis,unchecktheboxnextto
DeactivateonAlarmClearing.
3. ClickHelptoopentheHelpforthiswindow.
4. NumberofSamples:SeeAlarmValuesabove.
5. OKtoreturntotheAlarmswindow.
6. ClickCanceltocancelallentriesandreturntotheAlarmswindow.
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ConfiguringFlexSmartModules/AnalogSensorPorts
ThistopicdescribeshowtoconfigureananalogsensorportontheHOBOU30StationoraFlexSmartmoduleinthe
HOBOEnergyLogger.
NOTE:AnalogModule/PortConfigurationisonlyavailableinHOBOwarePro.
Overview
TheHOBOEnergyLoggeriscompatiblewithOnsetsmartsensorsandFlexSmartmodules.TheHOBOU30Station
usessmartsensorsandanoptionalanalogsensorport.FlexSmartmodulesandtheanalogsensorportareuser
configurabletoaccommodateawiderangeofOnsetandthirdpartysensors.Totakeadvantageofthis
adaptability,HOBOwareProletsyouconfigurethesemodules/portsatlaunchtime,orcreateandsavedifferent
configurationstobeloadedintothemodules/portswheneverneeded.Note:Sensorsarelistedinascendingorder
byserialnumber,regardlessoftheirphysicalpositioninthelogger.
Steps
NOTE:Thisprocedureisforcreatinganewconfigurationandsendingittoaport.Tosendanalreadysaved
configurationtoaport,seeLoadingaSavedConfiguration(page1).
Toconfigureananalogmoduleorport,performthefollowingsteps:
1. FromtheLaunchwindowclicktheConfigurebutton(orfromtheDevicemenu,chooseConfigure
Modules/Ports).
Iftheloggerisalreadylogging,youwillbewarnedthattheloggerwillhavetobestoppedfirst.
TheSelectChanneltoConfigurewindowwillappearshowingallconfigurableAnalogSensorsattachedtothe
loggersortedbyserialnumberinascendingorder.
IfyouareusingtheHOBOEnergyLogger,youcanattachadditionalmoduleswhileviewingthiswindow.when
done,clickRefreshtoupdatethemodulelist.
2. Clickonthe+signtoexpandtheentryandshowthechannels.
Eachchannelinthemoduleisdefinedbyitschannelnumber(thephysicalorderinthemodule),theconfigured
channelname,andanylocation(assignedatlaunch)definedforthischannelinthelogger.
NOTE:ThedefaultchannelnamesVoltageandCurrentarejustplaceholdersandeitherchannelcanbeconfigured
tomeasurevoltageorcurrent.Forexample,bothchannelscanbeusedtomonitorsensorswith420mAoutput.
3. SelectachannelnameandthenclicktheConfigurebuttontoopentheChannelConfiguration
window.
NOTE:YoucanalsoaccesstheChannelConfigurationwindowfromtheLaunchwindow.IntheChannels
toLogsection,doubleclickthemodule/portnametoexpandit,clickthechannelnametoselectit,and
clicktheConfigurebutton.
TheConfigureChannelwindowappears.
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4. Changeanyrelevantconfigurableparameters:
5. SavetheConfiguration(Optional).
Youdonothavetosavetheconfigurationifyouaregoingtosendittothemodule/portrightaway,but
youmayfinditconvenienttosavetheconfigurationforfutureuse,especiallyifyouhavedefinedcustom
sensorsettings.
Tosavethisconfigurationforfutureusewithanymodule/portofthesametype,clickSave,enteraname
forthefileandclickSave.
Bydefault,thefileissavedtothefollowinglocationwithanextensionof.hcfg.
Windows:MyDocuments\HOBOware\Configs
Mac:Users/<username>/Library/ApplicationSupport/HOBOware/Configs
6. Tosendthecurrentlydisplayedconfigurationtothemodule/port,clickConfigure.
Themodulewillremaininthisconfigurationuntilyousenditadifferentconfiguration.
TheConfigureChannelWindow
ThistopicdescribestheelementsintheConfigureChannelwindow.
ChannelInfo
ModuleName
FlexSmartmodulemodelanddescription.
FirmwareVersion
Versionnumberofthemodule'sfirmware.
SerialNumber
Serialnumberofthemodule.
ChannelNumber
Physicalorderofthechannelinthemodule,startingat1.
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ChannelName
Description,upto16characters,ofthephysicalpropertythissensorwillmeasure.Forexample,iftheexternal
sensorattachedtothischannelwasaflowmeter,youcouldspecifyFlowrateasthemeasuredproperty.Choose
oneofthepredefinednamesfromthepulldownmenu,orchooseCustomtodisplayadialogthatallowsyouto
defineanewname.
IfyouchecktheSavethisvaluefornexttimebox,thenamewillbeaddedtotheChannelNamepulldownmenu
sothatitcanbeselectedinthefuturewhenusingthesametypeofmodule.Savednamesarestoredas
preferences,andareremovedwhenyourestorepreferencedefaults.
ExcitationPower
Somemodulescansupplypowertoattachedsensorsusingthelogger'sbattery.ClicktheSetExcitationPower
buttontodisplaytheExcitationPowerdialog.ChecktheExcitationPowerUsedboxtoenableexcitationpower
andthenselectthemode.SeeConfiguringExcitationPoweronpage129.
MeasurementType
Nativemeasurementrecordedbythemodule,ifapplicable.Somemoduleshavemultipletypesofnative
measurements.Forexample,theFlexSmartAnalogmodulecanmeasureeithercurrentorvoltage.Ifyourmodule
offersmorethanonetypeofinput,selectthecorrectoneforyoursensor.
ScalingParameters
SeeSettingScalingParametersonpage127.
SettingVoltageRangesandScalingParameters
ThistopicdescribesthesettingsforthescalingparameterssectionoftheConfigureChannelpane.
Raw
Units:
Thisisthetypeofoutputthesensorhas;eitherVormA,correspondingtothetypeofsensorselected.RawValue
1andRawValue2shouldbeinputintheseunits.Forexample,iftheexternalsensorhasanoutputof420mA,
therawunitswouldbeinmA.
Value1
Thelowrawvaluegivenbytheexternalsensor.Inthepreviousexample,thiswouldbe4mA.
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Value2
Thehighrawvaluegivenbytheexternalsensor.Inthepreviousexample,thiswouldbe20mA.RawValue2must
alwaysbegreaterthanRawValue1.
Important:ThenumberenteredforRawValue2determinesthevoltagerangetheanalogportwilluse.Usethis
tabletodeterminewhattherangewillbedependingonthenumberenteredintheValue2field.
Iftherawvoltageenteredin
theValue2fieldis:
Lessthan2.5
Thevoltagerangefor
theanalogportwillbe:
2.5V
Greaterthan2.5andlessthanor
equalto5
5V
Greaterthan5andlessthanor
equalto10
10V
Greaterthan10andlessthanor
equalto20
20V
Scaled
Units
Chooseoneofthepredefinedunitsfromthepulldownlist,orchooseCustomtodefineunitsforothertypesof
sensors.SeeCustomUnitsbelow.
Value1
ThevalueyouwillseeonthegraphwhenthesensorreportsarawvalueequaltoRawValue1.Thisvalueshould
beenteredinthesameunitsthatarespecifiedintheScaledUnitsbox.
Value2
ThevalueyouwillseeonthegraphwhenthesensorreportsarawvalueequaltoRawValue2.Thisvalueshould
beenteredinthesameunitsthatarespecifiedintheScaledUnitsbox.
CustomUnits
IfyouselectCustomintheScaledUnitsdropdownlist,thefollowingwindowappears.
Enteradescriptionuptoeightcharactersoftheunitsassociatedwiththephysicalpropertytobemeasured.For
example,ifthesensorattachedtothischannelwasaflowmeterthatmeasuredflowrate,youcouldspecifyCFS
(CubicFeetperSecond)asthescaledunit.IfyouwanttoseedatainparticularSIorUSunits,youneedtoenter
theappropriatescalingvaluesandunitshere.
CustomunitsdonotallowforconversionbetweenSItoUSunits.Itisonlyareferenceusedtoindicatehowthe
moduleisconfiguredandhowtheresultingdatashouldbelabeled.
ChecktheSavethisvaluefornexttimeboxtohavethisunitnameaddedtotheScaledUnitsdropdownlistso
thatitcanbeselectedinthefuturewhenusingthesametypeofmodule.
Customunitnamesareremovedwhenyourestorepreferencedefaults.
ClickOKtoreturntotheConfigureChannelwindow.
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ConfiguringExcitationPower
NOTE:AnalogSensorPortConfigurationisonlyavailablewithHOBOwarePro.
Description
YoucanconfiguresensorexcitationpowerandwarmupontheAnalogSensorPorts.Sensorexcitationisavoltage
outputprovidedbytheHOBOU30Stationtopowerasensorthatisconnectedtoit.Thispowermaybeneeded
becausethesensorisnotselfpowered,orbecausethesensorspowercapacitycannotsupportalong
deployment.
Whensensorexcitationisrequired,theloggercanprovide12VDCsensorexcitationvoltageupto200mAtotalfor
transducersthatrequireexternalpowerforproperoperation.Theexcitationvoltagehasaprogrammablewarmup
timeandiscontrolledbytheAnalogSensorPort.
Awarmuptimecanbeupto120seconds.Ifthewarmuprequiredislongerthan120seconds,orifyouarenot
concernedwithbatterylife,youmaychoosetheContinuousoption,whichwillpowerthesensorfortheentire
deployment.ThenclickOKtoreturntotheConfigureChannelwindow.
BatteryLife
Providingexcitationpowerdrasticallydecreasesthelogger'sbatterylife.(Consulttheloggermanualformore
information.)Inordertosavebatterypower,youmayspecifytheminimumtimeneededtopowerthesensor
beforetakingameasurement.Forexample,ifyouspecifyaWarmUpofonesecondandsettheloggingintervalin
theloggertooneminute,theloggerwillpowertheexternalsensorforonesecond,logdataandthenturnoffthe
excitationpowerforthenext59seconds.
Alwaysenablethelogger'sinternalbatterychannelwhenloggingwithexcitationpower.Ifthebatterybecomes
toolowtoprovideexcitationpower,excitationpoweristurnedoff,butloggingcontinuesaslongasthebattery
canpowerthelogger.Thiswillcausethefurtherreadingsonthatchanneltobecomeinaccurate.Ifyouarelogging
theinternalbatterychannelwhenthishappens,anExcitationOffeventwillbeshowninyourdatafiletomarkthe
pointatwhichexcitationpowerwasdisabled.
Configuration
YouconfigureExcitationPowerfromtheConfigureChannelwindow.
1. ClickontheSetExcitationPowerbuttontoopentheExcitationPowerwindow.
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2. CheckofftheExcitationPowerUsedbox.
3. SelecttheMode.
a. IftheModeisWarmUp,selectthewarmuptimeinseconds.
4. ClickOK.
Modes
Warmup
WheninWarmupModetheloggersuppliesexcitationpowerforabrief,userprogrammableperiodpriortoeach
measurement.Thismodeallowsyoutoselecttheminimumwarmuptimeneededtoallowforsensorstabilization,
whileconservingbatterypower.
Forexample,ifyouspecifyawarmupofonesecondandsettheLoggingIntervaltooneminute,theHOBOU30
Stationwillpowertheexternalsensorforonesecond,logameasurement,andthenturnofftheexcitationpower
forthenext59seconds.Thewarmuptimecanbeupto120seconds.
Ifthewarmuptimeselectedisgreaterthantheloggingintervalselected,theloggerwillinterprettheexcitation
modeascontinuous.
Continuous
WheninContinuousModetheloggersuppliesconstantexcitationpowertothesensorfortheentiredurationof
thedeployment.Thismodewillresultinreducedbatterylife.Continuousmodeisrequiredifthesensorneeds
morethantwominutesofwarmuptime.
TheAnalogSensorPortsbeginfunctioningwhenloggingbegins.Whentheportsarefunctioningcorrectly,the
ActiveindicatorLEDontheportblinksonceperloggingintervaltoindicatethatasuccessfulmeasurementhas
beenmade.TheEx.OnindicatorLEDwillalsobelitwhenexcitationisenabled.
LoadingaSavedConfiguration
NOTE:AnalogSensorConfigurationisonlysupportedwithHOBOwarePro.
Onceyouhavecreatedandsavedasensorconfiguration,youcanloaditintoanymodule/portofthesametype.
Forexample,aconfigurationforaFlexSmartTRMSmodulecanbeloadedintoanyotherFlexSmartTRMSmodule,
butnotintoaFlexSmartAnalogmodule.
Steps
1. FromtheDevicemenu,chooseConfigureModules/Ports.
2. ClicktheLoadbutton.
Theresultingdialoglistsalldefinedconfigurationsinthecurrentlyselectedfolderthatarecompatiblewiththe
module/port.
3. Chooseaconfiguration:
Ifyouareexperiencingproblemswiththemodule,youcanresetthechanneltoitsdefaultconfiguration.Select
UseDefaultModuleConfiguration,thenclickContinue.
Touseoneofthedefinedconfigurations,clickthebuttonnexttoUseConfigurationFile,thenclickthebuttonnext
tothenameoftheconfigurationfileyouwanttouse.ThenclickContinue.
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Themodule/portwillremaininthisconfigurationuntilyousendadifferentconfigurationtoit.
ResettingaModuletotheDefaultConfiguration
Ifyouareexperiencingproblemswithamodule,youcanresetittothedefaultconfiguration.
Steps
1. FromtheDevicemenu,chooseConfigureModules/Ports.
2. IntheSelectChanneltoConfigurewindow,selectachannelandclickConfigure.
3. IntheConfigureChannelwindow,clicktheLoadbutton.
TheLoadConfigurationwindowappears.Thislistsalldefinedconfigurationsinthecurrentlyselected
folderthatarecompatiblewiththemodule/port.
4. Chooseaconfiguration.
Touseoneofthepreviouslysavedconfigurations,clickthebuttonnexttoUseConfigurationFile,then
clickthebuttonnexttothenameoftheconfigurationfileyouwanttouse.
Togetafilefromadifferentlocation,clickonChooseFolderandbrowsetothedesireddirectory.
NOTE:Ifyouareexperiencingproblemswiththemodule,youcanresetthechanneltoitsdefault
configurationbyselectingUseDefaultModuleConfiguration,thenclickContinue.
5. ClickContinue.
ThiswilltakeyoubacktotheConfigureChannelwindow.
Themodule/portwillremaininthisconfigurationuntilyousendadifferentconfigurationtoit.
DefaultModuleConfigurations
Thefollowingscreenshotsshowthedefaultconfigurationfortheanalogmodules.Theconfigurationisthesame
forbothchannels.
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WorkingwithaShuttle(HOBOwareProOnly)
NOTE:HOBOShuttlesrequireHOBOwarePro.
HOBOshuttlesprovideaconvenientwaytoreadoutandrelaunchloggersinthefield.TheHOBOUShuttle
featuresatextdisplayandiscompatiblewithallloggersthatcanbeusedwithHOBOwarePro.TheHOBO
WaterproofShuttlecommunicateswithHOBOwarecompatibleopticloggers.
NOTE:TouseaUSerieslogger(otherthantheHOBOU30Station)withashuttle,theloggermustfirstbelaunched
withHOBOwareversion2.2orhigheratleastonce.Consulttheshuttleuserguidefordetails.
HOBOwareProallowsyoutolaunchtheseshuttles,collectloggerdatainthefield,andoffloadthedatafilesfrom
them.
ShuttleManagementwindow
OffloadingFilesfromaShuttle
SavingFilesfromaShuttle
Deletingshuttlefiles
Fordetailedinstructionsrefertotheuserguidethatcamewithyourshuttle.
ShuttleStatus
Tochecktheshuttlestatus,gototheShuttleManagementwindow.
UShuttleFirmwareUpdates
Occasionally,afirmwareupdatemaybeavailablefortheUShuttle.Tocheckwhetheranupdateisavailableorif
youaredirectedtoupdatethefirmwarefromOnsetTechnicalSupport:
1. ConnecttheUShuttletothecomputer.
2. FromtheHelpmenu,selectUpdateDeviceFirmwareandthenselectUDT1/UDT2fromthe
submenu.
3. Followtheinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheupgradeprocess.
TheShuttleManagementWindow
ThistopicdescribesthefieldsintheShuttleManagementwindowfortheUShuttleandWaterproofShuttle.
NOTE:YoucanonlyoffloadHOBOShuttlesusingHOBOwarePro.
UShuttleBatteryLife
WhiletheShuttleManagementwindowisdisplayed,theUShuttleremainsonbatterypowerforuptoanhour.
Afteronehour,oranytimetheUShuttle'smainbatterylevelbecomeslow,thewindowclosesandtheshuttle
powersdown.Tofurtherconservetheshuttle'sbatterylife,youshouldclosethewindow,disconnecttheshuttle,
andturntheshuttleoffassoonasyoufinishworkingwithit.
TheWaterproofShuttleispoweredbytheUSBport,anddoesnotneedtobeturnedoff.
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1. DeviceDetails
DeviceType:Shuttlemodelanddescription.
SerialNumber:Serialnumberoftheshuttle.
FirmwareVersion:Versionnumberoftheshuttle'sfirmware.
MainBattLevel(AA)(UShuttleonly)
Conditionoftheshuttle'smainbatteries.ConsulttheUShuttleUser'sGuideforspecificsonbattery
capacity.
ClockBattLevel(CR1225)(UShuttleonly)
Conditionofthebatterythatprovidesbackuppowertotheshuttle'sclock.ConsulttheUShuttle
User'sGuidefordetails.
BatteryLevel(WaterproofShuttleonly)
Conditionoftheshuttle'sbatterieswhenyouopenedtheWaterproofShuttleManagementwindow.
Ifthebatteriesarelow,remembertochangethembeforegoingintothefield.Consultthe
WaterproofShuttleUser'sGuideforspecificsonbatterycapacity.
LastLaunched
Date,time,andoffsettoGreenwichMeanTime(GMT,alsoknownasUTC)whentheshuttlewaslast
launched.
ComputerClock:Timereportedbythecomputer'sclock.
ShuttleClock
Statusoftheshuttle'sclockinrelationtothecomputer'sclock.Ifthedifferenceismorethanfive
seconds,theshuttleclocklabelandiconwillflashred.Theshuttle'sclockissynchronizedtothe
computerwhenyoulaunchtheshuttleorpresstheSetShuttleClockbutton.
2. FilesonShuttle
Thispanelliststheloggerdatafilesthatareavailabletobeoffloadedfromtheshuttle.Iftheshuttle
isempty,thiswillsay"NoFilesAvailableonShuttle."
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Status:Messagethatdescribesthestateofthedatafileontheshuttle.WhenHOBOwareProis
offloadingafilefromtheshuttle,thestatusmessageisreplacedbyaprogressbar.
FortheUShuttleonly,thestatusmessageAWAITINGOFFLOADappearswhenHOBOwareProis
offloadingfilesfromtheshuttle,andFINISHEDaftereachfileisoffloaded.
FortheWaterproofshuttleonly,fileshavethestatusmessageOFFLOADEDonlyifthefilehasbeen
offloadedfromtheshuttleandsavedasadatafile.Ifthefilehasnotbeenoffloaded,orithasbeen
offloadedbutnotsaved,itsstatusisNOTOFFLOADED.
LoggerType:Modelanddescriptionoftheloggerthatloggedthedatainthisfile.
SerialNo.:Serialnumberoftheloggerthatloggedthedatainthisfile.
LaunchDesc.:Descriptionenteredwhentheloggerwaslaunched.Thisdescriptionwillbethedefault
datafilename.
LaunchTime:Date,time,andoffsettoGreenwichMeanTime(GMT,alsoknownasUTC)whenthe
shuttlewaslastlaunched.
FileSize:Actualsizeofthedatafile.
3. CheckAll/UncheckAll
Usethesebuttonstocheckoruncheckallofthefilesontheshuttletobeoffloaded.
4. SynchShuttleClock
Clickthisbuttontosynchronizetheshuttle'sclocktothecomputerclockwithoutlaunchingthe
shuttle.(ExitHOBOwareProifyouneedtoupdatethecomputer'sclockfirst.)
Important:Ifthedifferencebetweentheshuttle'sclockandthecomputer'sclockismorethan59
minutes,theSetShuttleClockbuttonisnotavailable.Youmustlaunchtheshuttletocorrectthe
timedifference.
5. LaunchShuttle
ClickthisbuttontoLaunchtheshuttle.Launchingtheshuttlewilldeletealldatafilesandresetthe
shuttle'sclock.
ReLaunchingtheshuttlealsorepairsacorruptedheader.
6. OffloadChecked
Clickthisbuttontooffloadallcheckedfilestothecomputer.
OffloadingandSavingShuttleFiles
Tooffloaddatafilesfromashuttletoacomputer:
1. Connecttheshuttletothecomputer.
2. ChooseManageShuttlefromtheDevicemenu.
AlternateMethod:Toquicklyoffloadallofthenewdatafilesthatareontheshuttle,chooseReadout
fromtheDevicemenu.
3. Choosefilestooffload:
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UShuttle
Allfilesareselectedbydefaultiftheshuttlehasnotbeenoffloadedbefore.Touncheckallfiles,click
theUncheckAllbutton.Touncheckindividualfiles,clickthecheckboxnexttoeachfile.
WaterproofShuttle
Onlythefilesthathavenotpreviouslybeenoffloadedandsavedareselectedbydefault.Tocheckor
uncheckindividualfiles,clickthecheckboxnexttoeachfile.UsetheCheckAllandUncheckAll
buttonsnexttoPreviouslyOffloadedFilesandNewFiles(NotOffloaded)tocontroltheselectionof
thesegroupsoffiles.
ToautomaticallydeletefilesfromaWaterproofShuttleafteryouoffloadandsavethem,enablethe
DeleteContentsUponOffloadoption.Fileswillbeautomaticallydeletedonlyafteryousuccessfully
savethemtothehostcomputer.
4. OffloadFiles
ClicktheOffloadCheckedbuttontobeginoffloadingthedatafiles.
Onceoffloadingbegins,theOffloadCheckedbuttonwillchangetoCancelOffload.Whenoffloadingis
complete,theFilesonShuttlepanelontheShuttleManagementwindowwillchangetoaFiles
OffloadedFromShuttlepanel.
Youcannowsavethefilestoyourcomputer.SeeSavingFilesfromaShuttle135.
SavingFilesfromaShuttle
Beforeyoucansavefiles,youmustoffloadthemfromtheshuttle.SeeOffloadingFilesfromaShuttle134.
SavingFiles
TheillustrationbelowshowsthepartsoftheShuttleManagementwindowrelatedtosavingfiles.
1.SaveFolder
ThedefaultlocationforthesaveisindicatedintheSaveFolderbox.Tochangetoanotherlocation,clickChoose
andbrowsetothelocation
2.AutomaticallyOpenFiles
Tohavethefolderautomaticallyopenonthedesktopafterthefilesaresaved,check:
Windows:OpenFolderinWindowsExplorerafterSave.
Mac:OpenFolderinFinderafterSave.
3.Choosefilestosave.
Bydefault,allofthefilesyouoffloadedwillbeselectedforsaving.
Touncheckindividualfiles,clickthecheckboxnexttoeachfile.
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Touncheckallfiles,clicktheUncheckAllbutton.
Tosaveallfiles(ifyouhavealreadyuncheckedafew),clicktheCheckAllbutton.
4.DatafileName
Enteranewnameifdesired.
5.CancelSave
Toexitwithoutsavinganyfiles,clickCancelSave.
6.SaveChecked
Clickthisbuttontosaveallcheckedfiles.
Thefilesaresavedtothespecifiedfolder.
DeletingFilesfromaShuttle
NOTE:IftheFilesOffloadedFromShuttlepanelisdisplayed,youmustsavetheoffloadedfiles(orcancelwithout
saving)beforedeletinganyfiles.
DeletingFilesfromaUShuttle
TodeleteallfilesfromaUShuttle,whethertheyhavebeenoffloadedandsavedornot,clicktheLaunchShuttle
buttonontheShuttleManagementwindowtolaunchtheshuttle.YoucannotdeleteindividualfilesfromaU
Shuttle.
NOTE:Becausetheshuttle'sheaderinformationoccupies64KB,3.94MBisthemaximumamountoffreememory
availableonaUShuttle.
Launchingalsoresetstheshuttle'sclockanditsLastLaunchedtime.
DeletingFilesfromaWaterproofShuttle
Toautomaticallydeletefilesafteryouoffloadandsavethem,enabletheDeleteContentsUponOffloadoption
beforeclickingOffloadChecked.Fileswillbeautomaticallydeletedonlyafteryousavethem.
Toselectspecificfilestodelete,clickthecheckboxforeachunwantedfileontheShuttleManagementwindow.To
selectallofthefilesthathavealreadybeenoffloaded,clicktheCheckAllbuttonnexttoPreviouslyOffloaded
Files.ThenclickDeleteChecked.
TodeleteallfilesfromaWaterproofShuttle,whethertheyhavebeenoffloadedornot,clicktheLaunchShuttle
buttonontheShuttleManagementwindowtolaunchtheshuttle.Thiswillalsoresettheshuttle'sclockandits
LastLaunchedtime.
ConfiguringLoggerswiththeE50B2Power&EnergyMeter
WhentheE50B2Power&EnergyMeter(TVERE50B2)iscombinedwithasupportedlogger,thereisacustom
settingavailabletoquicklyconfiguretheapplicablechannelsorsensortypes.Toaccessthissetting:
1. Connectaloggertothecomputerthatsupportsthemeter,suchastheHOBO4ChannelPulseInput
DataLogger(UX120017x),andselectLaunchfromtheDevicemenu.
2. IntheLaunchLoggerwindow,select"forE50B2Power&EnergyMeter"intheConfigureSensors
dropdownlist.Thefirstthreesensors,ordatachannels,listedwillautomaticallybeupdatedto
displaytheappropriatesettingsfortheE50B2Power&EnergyMeterasshownbelow.
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Whenthesesettingsareselected,theloggerwillrecordthedefaultvaluesfromtheOnsetPowerMeter.
Thismeansthatwhenyoureadoutthelogger,thefirstthreedatachannelswillrecordthefollowingby
default:
Reactiveenergy,atarateof1pulseequalto1VARh
Realenergy,atarateof1pulseequalto1Wh
Amphours,atarateof1pulseequalto0.01Ah
Youcanchangethescalingforthesethreechannels.Clickoneofthechannelorsensorbuttonsandselect
themeasurementtype,sensorname,andthenscalingfactor.Theexamplebelowshowschangingscaling
onchannel2afterclickingthe"TVERE50B2Wh(1000Whperpulse)"button.Note:Thescalingfactor
mustbethesameforVARhandWhchannels.WARNING:Ifyouchangethedefaultscalingparameters,
youmustalsochangethesettingsontheOnsetPowerMeter.Similarly,ifyouchangethescalingonthe
deviceitself,youmustalsochangethescalinginthesoftwaretomatch.RefertotheCompactPowerand
EnergyMeter(TVERE50B2)FullInstallGuidefordetailsonhowtochangethesettingsonthedevice.
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3. SelectanyotherLaunchsettingsasdesiredandthenclickStarttolaunchtheloggerwiththeOnset
PowerMetersettings(notethattheStartbuttonnamechangesdependingonwhenyouchoseto
beginlogging).
AdditionalSeriesforPlotSetup
DatafilesfromaloggerwithOnsetPowerMetersettingsnotonlylistloggedsensordata,buttheyalsocontain
additionalderivedseriesautomaticallycalculatedinrelevantunits.HOBOwareusestheloggeddatafromeachof
thethreeenabledsensors(reactiveenergy,realenergy,andamphours)toderive,orcalculate,uptosixadditional
dataseriesthatyoucanplot.Thesederivedseriesarenumbers9through14inthePlotSetupdialogboxexample
below.SelecttheseriesyouwishtoviewandthenclickPlot.Theseseriesarealwaysavailableforplottinganytime
youopenthedatafile.
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Thefollowingtableliststhecalculationsforallderivedseries.ItalsospecifieswhichofthethreeOnsetPower
Metersensors/channelsmustbeenabledatlaunchtimefortheseseriestobeavailableuponreadout.
DerivedSeries
Name
CalculatedBy
RequirestheseChannel(s)
tobeEnabledatLaunch
VAR
VARh/(loggingintervalinseconds/3600)
ReactiveEnergy(VARh)
VA
VAh/(loggingintervalinseconds/3600),whereVAh
=SQRT(Wh+VARh)
ReactiveEnergy(VARh)and
RealEnergy(Wh)
Volts(V)
VAh/Ah,whereVAh=SQRT(Wh+VARh)
AmpHours(Ah)
PowerFactor(PF)
Wh/VAh,whereVAh=SQRT(Wh+VARh)
RealEnergy(Wh)
Power(W)
Wh/(loggingintervalinseconds/3600)
RealEnergy(Wh)
Power(kW)
Wh/(loggingintervalinseconds/3600)/1000ORW
/1000
RealEnergy(Wh)
Amps(A)
Ah/(loggingintervalinseconds/3600)
AmpHours(Ah)
WorkingwiththeHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenLogger
TheHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenloggerhasareplaceableDOsensorcapintendedforsixmonthsofuseplusa
onemonthgraceperiod.Oncethecapisinitialized,aninternalclockwithintheloggerwillcountdowntothe
sevenmonthexpirationdate.
Anewsensorcapcanbeinitializedseveralways:
Whentheloggerislaunched,itwillautomaticallybeinitializedwhenloggingbegins.
YouwillbepromptedtoinitializeitwhencheckingtheStatus.
YouwillbepromptedtoinitializeitwhenusingtheLabCalibrationtool.
Ifyoureplaceanexistingsensorcapwhiletheloggerislogging,itwillautomaticallybeinitialized.
Oncethe7monthcountdownbegins,youcanseeinformationaboutthesensorcapintheStatuswindowas
shownbelow.
IntheDeviceDetailspane,threekeyDOsensorcapdatesaredisplayed:
Expirationdate,atwhichtimeyou'llneedtoreplaceitwithanewcap.IMPORTANT:Theloggerwillnot
collectanydataafterthecaphasexpired.
Initializationdate,whichisthedatethecapwasinitializedandthedatethe7monthcountdownbegan.
Manufactureddate;thecaphasashelflifeandmustbeusedwithintwoyearsofthisdate.
FordetailsoninstallingorreplacingtheDOsensorcap,seetheloggermanual.
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Chapter5:HOBOnodeManager
HOBOnodeManageristhesoftwaretoolwithinHOBOwareProforsettingupandmanagingaZWwirelessdata
network,whichconsistsofareceiver,datanodes,androuternodes.
Forinformationaboutsettingupanetwork,refertotheZWSeriesWirelessNetworkQuickStartGuideavailable
ononsetcomp.com.
Forhelpwithdeployinganetworkinyourfacility,refertotheHOBODataNodeDeploymentGuidealsoavailable
atonsetcomp.com.
ToopenHOBOnodeManagerforthefirsttime,selecttheDevicemenuandchooseManageHOBODataNode
Network.
NotesaboutoperatingHOBOnodeManager:
WhenHOBOnodeManagerisopen,twoHOBOwareiconsappearintheWindowstaskbar.
YoucannotaccessHOBOnodeManagerifaHOBOwarewindow,suchasLoggerLaunchorStatus,is
open.
YoucancloseHOBOnodeManagerandleaveHOBOwarerunning,butyoucannotcloseHOBOware
andleaveHOBOnodeManagerrunning.IfyouclosebothHOBOnodeManagerandHOBOware,device
communicationcancontinuetorun,whichallowsincomingdatafromthenetworktobeuploadedto
thecomputer.AHOBOwareiconappearsinyoursystemtraywhendevicecommunicationisrunning.
NotethatthenexttimeyouopenHOBOnodeManager,itcouldtakeseveralminutesfortherealtime
plotstoreflectallthestoreddata.
Tostopdevicecommunication,rightclick(orleftclickonaMac)thesystemtrayHOBOwareiconto
accesstheDeviceCommunicationmenu,whichshowsthereceiverstatusandhasoptionsforstopping
devicecommunicationandstartingHOBOnodeManager.Devicecommunicationmustbestoppedwhen
updatingHOBOwaresoftware.
AniconappearsinthestatusbaratthebottomofthemainHOBOwarewindowtoshowwhetherthe
receiveriscurrentlyconnected.Ifthereceiverisconnected,you'llseethis
inthebottomrightcorneroftheHOBOwarewindow.Ifthereceiverisdisconnected,you'llseethis
instead.The"Nodevicesconnected"messagenexttothereceivericon
doesnotrefertodeviceswithinyourdatanodenetwork;itindicatesthatotherdevices,suchas
loggersandshuttles,arenotcurrentlyconnected.Ifyouweretoconnectaloggerorashuttle,that
messageisupdatedindependentlyofthereceivericon.
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ATourofHOBOnodeManager
ThistopicprovidesadescriptionoftheelementsinHOBOnodeManager.
1. Tabs.ClickthetabstotogglebetweenthePlots,Map,andAlarmspages.
2. DeviceTable.TheDeviceTabledisplaysinformationaboutthereceiverandeachnodeandconfigured
sensorinyournetwork.UsetheDeviceTableto:
SelectadevicebycheckingtheappropriateboxintheSelectcolumn.
Doubleclickthe<Enterlabelhere>fieldtoassignaname,orlabel,tothenodeorsensor.Type
inthenameandpressEnter.
SeealistofallnetworkdevicesintheTypecolumn,whichliststhedevicebypartnumber,
followedbysensorpartnumberasapplicable.
ViewtheserialnumberforthedeviceintheS/Ncolumn.
Checkthecurrentstatusofthedevice,listedintheStatuscolumn.Datanodesandrouter
nodesarelistedaseitherActive(communicatingwiththereceiver)orMissing(not
communicatingwiththereceiver).Aswithdatanotesandrouternodes,sensorstatuscanbe
ActiveorMissing,butitalsobelistedasOffifitisanexternalsensorthathasnotbeen
configured.ReceiverstatusiseitherlistedasConnectedorNotConnected.
SeewhatthesensorisconfiguredtomeasureintheMeas.typecolumn.Themeasurement
typeisautomaticallyfilledinforinternalsensors.Themeasurementtypelistedforexternal
sensorsisdeterminedbytheselectionsintheConfigureSensordialog.
CheckthelatestreadingforeachsensorintheReadingcolumn,andthetimethatreadingwas
takenintheTimecolumn.
Viewdevicereadingsinarealtimeplot.ChecktheboxinthePlotcolumntogenerateareal
timeplotforthatdevice.
Seewhatgroup(s)thesensorhasbeenassignedtointheGroupcolumn.
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Addthedevicetoamap.ChecktheboxintheMapcolumntoaddthatdevicetothemap.Drag
theicontothedesiredlocationonthemapclickthemousebutton.
CheckwhetheranalarmhastrippedforaspecificdeviceinAlarmcolumn.Agreyalarmicon
meansanalarmhasnotbeensetupforthedevice.Agreenalarmiconmeansanalarmhas
beensetup,buthasnottrippedasofthelatestreading.Aredalarmindicatesthealarmfor
thatsensorhastripped.
Checkthesignalstrengthbetweenthedeviceandreceiverorthedeviceandthenearest
routerintheSignalcolumn.Ifthesignalislow,theremaybeobstructionsorother
interferencepreventingthedevicefromcommunicatingtothereceiverorrouter.
CheckthebatterylevelforaspecificdeviceintheBatterycolumn.
Youcanchangethesortorderinacolumnbyclickingthecolumnheader.Rightclickanywhereinthe
DeviceTabletorestorethesortorder.Youcanalsoshoworhideindividualcolumnsbyclickingtheicon
abovetheverticalscrollbarintheDeviceTable.
3. ConfigurationBar.UsetheConfigurationBartoselectallornoneofthedevices,toquicklychangethe
sensortypeforexternalsensors,toassignsensorstogroups,ortoopentheConfigurewindowfor
additionalsensorsettings.
4. Helpbutton.ClickthisbuttontoaccessHOBOnodeManagerhelp.ClicktheOpentopicwith
navigationlinktoopenthefullHelptableofcontents.
5. Actionsbutton.FromtheActionsbutton,youcanprintacopyofthedevicetable,editpreferences,or
createanewdeployment.
6. Plot/ExportDatabutton.ClickthisbuttontoopenthePlot/ExportWirelessDatawindow,fromwhich
youcanselectsensordatatoplotinHOBOwareorexporttoa.csvor.txtfileforuseinanother
program.
7. FormNetworkbutton.Clickthisbuttontocreateanetworkandadddatanodesandrouternodesto
it.
ViewingRealTimePlots
Intheplotswindow,youcanviewsensordatainrealtimeplots.Youcanplotamaximumof20sensorsatonce.
Toviewtherealtimeplotforsensors:
1. SelectthePlotboxintheDeviceTableforeachsensoryouwanttoview.
2. SelectSensororMeasurementviewtab.
InSensorView,thereisaseparateplotforeachsensor.
InMeasurementView,thereisoneplotforeachMeasurementType(suchastemperature),whichmay
containseparateentriesformultiplesensors.
3. ChangethetimeframeoftheplotusingtheTimeFrametabs.
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UsetheSortPlotsBydropdownlisttochangetheorderoftheplots.
UsetheReorderPlotsarrowtoreversetheorderofplots.
UsethePlotToolbartozoominorout,pausetheplot,orprinttheplot.
PlottingPreferences
Tochangepreferencesthatapplytorealtimeplotsonly,seeSettingHOBOnodeManagerPreferences.
UsethegeneralHOBOwarePlottingPreferencestochangetheappearanceofplots.Toapplychangestorealtime
plots,restartHOBOnodeManageroruncheckthesensorPlotboxandthenrecheck.ToopenthePlotting
Preferences,fromthemainHOBOwaremenuselectFile>PreferencesandthenclickthePlottingtab.
DeterminingDataNodeType
TherearethreetypesofdevicesdisplayedwithinHOBOnodeManager:thedatareceiver(ZWRCVR),endpoint
datanodes(ZW0xx),andnode/routers.Anode/routercanbeeitheradatanode(ZW0xx)thatwasinitially
poweredbyanACadapterinsteadofbatteriesorarouternode(ZWROUTER)thatroutesdataonlyanddoesnot
haverecordingcapability.Usetheiconsinthedevicetabletoidentifydatanodetypes.Thisisparticularlyhelpfulif
youneedtoverifywhetheradatanode(ZW0xx)isactingasadatanodeonlyorifitalsohasroutingabilities.
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Foranotherwaytoseewhetherthedeviceisadatanodeonlyoradatanode/router,doubleclickthedeviceto
opentheConfigureNodedialog.ChecktheDeviceTypeforthedevicepartnumberanddescription.Inthe
examplebelow,thedeviceisoperatingasabothadatanodeandaroutersotheDeviceTypeislistedasZW006
(Node/Router).Ifthisdevicewaspoweredbybatteriesonly,thenitwouldbeoperatingasadatanodeandnota
router,andlistedasZW006(Node).
ChangingLoggingandConnectionIntervals
Therearetwotypesofintervalsassociatedwithdatanodes:
thelogginginterval,whichishowoftenthenoderecordsdataand
theconnectioninterval,whichishowoftenthenodetransmitsdatatothereceiver.
Whenadatanodejoinsanetwork,itusesthedefaultloggingandconnectionintervalsthataresetwithinthe
generalpreferences(uponinstallationofthesoftware,thedefaultloggingintervalis1minuteandthedefault
connectionintervalis10minutes).However,youcanalsodefineloggingandconnectionintervalsonapernode
basis,whichgivesyoutheflexibilityofhavingdatanodesloggingandtransmittingdataatdifferentrates.
ChangingDefaultValuesinPreferences
Tochangethedefaultloggingandconnectionintervals,clicktheActionsbuttoninHOBOnodeManagerandselect
EditHOBODataNodePreferences.Or,withinHOBOware,selectFile>PreferencesonWindowsorHOBOware>
PreferencesonMacintoshandclickDataNodes.Thedefaultloggingandconnectionintervalsareunderthe
Generalcategoryofthedatanodepreferences.
Selectapresetvalueorsetacustominterval.Theminimumloggingintervalis1minute,andtheminimum
connectionintervalis2minutes.
Thesedefaultvalueswillonlybeusedfornewdatanodesthatjointhenetwork.Changestothesedefaultintervals
willnotaffectdatanodesthatarealreadyloggingorthathavebeenpreviouslyconfiguredwiththeirown
individualloggingorconnectioninterval.
ChangingIntervalsforIndividualDataNodes
Tochangetheloggingandconnectionintervalsonanindividualdatanode:
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1. DoubleclickthedatanodeentryintheDeviceTabletoopentheConfigureDevicewindow.
2. Changetheloggingintervalandconnectionintervalasrequired.
3. ClickOK.
Thechangeswilltakeeffectthenexttimethedatanodeconnectstothereceiver;theywillonlyapplytothat
particulardatanodeanditssensors.Allotherdatanodesinthenetworkwillcontinueloggingandconnectingat
theircurrentintervals.
SettingupExternalSensors
IMPORTANT:Refertothedocumentationthatcamewithyoursensorforspecificconnectionandwiring
information.
Datanodessupportvariousexternalsensorsthatplugintooneoftwokindsofports:
Mostexternalsensorsarenotautomaticallyconfigured.Youmustassignasensortypeforanyexternalsensors
connectedtothedatanode(exceptfortheExternalTemp/RHsensor).Ifyoudonotassignasensortype,the
devicewillnotrecordanydataforthatsensor.
TheZW005andtheZW007supporttheExternalTemp/RHsensor(Part#CABLETEMP/RH),whichplugsintothe
ExternalTemp/RHSensorPort(#1inthephotoabove).Thissensorispreconfiguredandyoudonothavetoselect
asensortype.SeparaterowsappearunderthenodefortheTemperatureandRHchannelswithcorresponding
entriesintheTypecolumn.
Somedatanodessupportuptofourconfigurableexternalsensors,whichplugintooneofthe2.5mmStereoPorts
shown(#2inthephotoabove).
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YoumustselectaSensorTypeinHOBOnodeManagerforthesesensors.Whenthedatanodeappearsinthe
DeviceTable,configurableexternalsensorswillnothaveanentryintheTypecolumn.
ToselectaSensorTypeforanexternalsensor:
1. DoubleclicktherowforthesensorintheDeviceTable.
2. SelecttheSensorTypefromthedropdownlist.
3. Addalabelforthesensor(optional).
4. ClickOK.
Onceyouselectasensortype,theStatuswillchangetoACTIVEandtheappropriatemeasurementtypewillappear
intheMeasurementTypecolumn.
Somesensorsmustbescalingtogiveyoumeaningfuldata.RefertoConfiguringScalingonaSensorformore
details.
ConfiguringScalingonaSensor
Somesensorsneedtobescaledtoprovidemeaningfuldata.ScalingissetthroughtheConfigureScalingwindow.
Toopenthiswindow:
1. DoubleclickthesensorintheDeviceTabletoopentheConfigureSensorwindow.
2. SelecttheSensorTypeifnotalreadyselected.
3. ClicktheConfigurebutton.
Tosetscalingforthesensor:
1. Checkthescalingtypeiscorrect.Thescalingtypeisautomaticallyselectedbasedonthetypeof
sensorselected.Linearscalingisenabledforanalogsensors;pulsescalingisenabledforpulsesensors.
2. Enterthescaledmeasurementtype.TheRawMeasurementisthesourcemeasurementtype,suchas
Current,Voltage,orCounts.
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3. Enterthescaledunits.TheRawUnitsisthetypeofoutputthesensoruses,eitherVormA,
correspondingtothetypeofsensorselected.RawValue1andRawValue2shouldbeenteredusing
theseunits.
4. TypeintheRawandScalednumbersforValue1.ForRawValue1,enterthelowrawvaluegivenby
theexternalsensor.ForScaledValue1,enterthevalueinthesameunitsthatwerespecifiedinthe
ScaledUnitsbox.TheScaledValue1isthevaluethatwillappearontheplotwhenthesensorreports
arawvalueequaltoRawValue1.
5. TypeintheRawandScalednumbersforValue2.ForRawValue2,enterthehighrawvaluegivenby
theexternalsensor.ForScaledValue2,enterthevalueinthesameunitsthatwerespecifiedin
theScaledUnitsbox.TheScaledValue2isthevaluethatwillappearontheplotwhenthesensor
reporsarawvalueequaltoRawValue2.
6. ClickOKwhendone.
Oncescalingisconfiguredonasensor,thescalediconwillappearintheMeas.TypecolumnintheDeviceTable.
WattnodeScalingFactors:TWNB3Y208/TWNB3D240/TWNB3D480
UsethetablebelowtofindtheKilowatthoursperpulseforyourCTSizeandWattNodemodelandenteritinthe
ScaledValue1box.
CableRequired/SensorType:CABLE2.5STEREO
Example
ThisexampleshowsthevaluesyouwouldenterintheConfigureScalingwindowforaWattnode3Y208witha5
ampCT.Pulseshouldbeselectedautomatically.IntheScaledcolumn,type"Energy"forMeasurementand"kWh"
forUnits.Forthisexample,theRawValue1is"1"andtheScaledValue1is"0.000125."
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Kilowatthoursperpulse
Kilowatthoursperpulse
CTSize(amps)
Model#:3Y208/3D240
Model#:3D480
0.000125
0.0002885
15
0.000375
0.0008656
20
0.0005
0.0011541
30
0.00075
0.0017313
50
0.00125
0.0028854
60
0.0015
0.0034625
70
0.00175
0.0040396
100
0.0025
0.0057708
150
0.00375
0.0086563
200
0.005
0.011542
250
0.00625
0.014427
300
0.0075
0.017313
400
0.01
0.023083
600
0.015
0.034625
800
0.02
0.046167
1000
0.025
0.057708
1200
0.03
0.06925
1500
0.0375
0.086563
2000
0.05
0.11542
3000
0.075
0.17313
VerisScalingFactors:TVER8051300/TVER8053800
Theconsumedenergyinkilowatthours(kWh)perpulseforthesesensorsisdeterminedbytheDIPswitchsetting
onthetransducer.Thedefaultis1.00kWh/pulse,atwhichthescalingfactoris1=1.Ifyouchangethedefault
DIPswitchsettings,adjustyourscalingfactorsaccordingly,asshownbelow.
Thedatarecordedbythedatanodewillbethenumberofcounts(pulses)persamplinginterval.
CableRequired/SensorType:CABLE2.5STEREO
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1PulsePerkWh(Default)
.5PulsePerkWh
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.25PulsePerkWh
.10PulseperkWh
VerisScalingFactors:TVERH970200
TheTVERH970200hasaselectablerangeforLinearScaling:mAorVolts>Amps.AnACDCpoweradapterwith
aminimumof6W@35mAisrequiredforexcitationpower.
CableRequired/SensorType
UsetheappropriatecabletoconnectthesensortothedatanodeandselectthecorrespondingcableintheSensor
TypedropdownwhenconfiguringtheExternalSensorinHOBOnodeManager.
For420mAoutput,useCABLE420mA.
For05vdcoutput,useCABLEADAP5.
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050Amps
0100Amps
0200Amps
VerisScalingFactors:TVER971BP200
TheTVER971BP200hasaselectablerangeforLinearScaling:mAorVolts>Ampsforcurrentflowinboth
directions.
CableType/SensorType
UseaCABLE420mAtoconnectthesensortothedatanodeandselectCABLE420mAintheSensorTypedrop
downwhenconfiguringtheExternalSensorinHOBOnodeManager.
Notes:
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Requires1224VDC@35to110mAexcitationpowerdependingonDCcurrentload.
AnACDCpoweradapterwithaminimumof6W@65mAisrequired.
Forcurrentsover120Amps,supplyvoltagetoCTmustbeatleast15Vtomaintainaccuracy.
MinimumWarmupTimeis810seconds.
SpanSetting
TheH971comespresetatthemaximum(0200A)span.ToadjusttheH971toadifferentspan,locatethe
potentiometeronthetopofthedevice.Thispotentiometerisamultiturndevice,takingabout23turnstoadjust
thespanfrom20Ato200A.Usethepotentiometertoadjustthemaximumamperagerangeusedbythesensor.
Thesmallestamperagerange(0to20A)issetbyturningthepotentiometerfullycounterclockwise;thegreatest
amperagerange(0to200A)issetbyturningthepotentiometerfullyclockwise.
Todeterminethebestamperagerangeforanapplication,firstsettheloadtothemaximumamperagethatwillbe
used.UsetheLEDasaguidetoadjustthepotentiometertoitsoptimumsetting.Verifythemeasuredoutput
currentmatchestheloadcurrentusingacurrentclampmeter.
LEDActivity
PotentiometerAdjustment
Steadygreenblink
TurnCCWuntilLEDblinksrapidly,thenslowlyturnCWjustuntilblinkreturnsto
steadyrate.
Rapidgreenblink
TurnCWuntilLEDblinksatasteadyrate.
Foranalternatemethod,seetheVerisInstallationManual:
http://www.veris.com/docs/Installs/h971_971SP_i0d2.pdf
ScalingGraph
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020mA
0100mA
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0200mA
VerisScalingFactors:TVERPXUL/TVERPXUX
TheseVerisdifferentialpressuretransducersuseLinearScaling,mAorVolts>"WC".
TheanalogoutputfortheseVerissensorsisdeterminedbywhichscrewterminalsareconnectedeithertoa
CABLE420mAortoCABLEADAP5ortoCABLEADAP10.Seethedocumentationthatcamewiththehardwarefor
details.
Bothmodelshaveswitchselectablerangesandscales.Theexamplesbelowshowthescalingparametersyouenter
intheConfigureScalingwindowforthesupportedoutputrangesandrawvalues.
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00.1in.W.C.
00.25in.WC
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01.0in.WC
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05.0in.WC
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010.0in.WC
IonScalingFactors:IONTVOC
TheIONTVOCusesLinearScaling,mA>ppm.
CableRequired/SensorType:CABLE420mA
NOTES
RequiresLooppowerof22mA.Lampandelectronicsrequire65mA.
AnACDCpoweradapterwithaminimumof6W@35mAisrequiredforexcitationpower.
010ppm
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0100ppm
01000ppm
SettingHOBOnodeManagerPreferences
YoucanchangepreferencesforseveralfeatureswithinHOBOnodeManager.YoucanaccessHOBOnodeManager
preferencesoneoftwoways:
InHOBOware,selectFile>PreferencesonWindowsorHOBOware>PreferencesonMacintoshand
clickDataNodes.
AtthebottomoftheHOBOnodeManagerwindow,clicktheActionsbuttonandselectEditHOBOData
NodePreferences.
GeneralPreferences
Thefollowinggeneralpreferencesareavailable:
DefaultLoggingInterval.Thisishowoftendatanodeswilllogdata.Thedefaultis1minute.
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DefaultConnectionInterval.Thisishowoftendatanodeswillsenddatatothereceiver.Thedefaultis
10minutes.
Timeoutwhenformingnetwork.Thisistheamountoftimethatyoucanaddadatanodetothe
networkafteryouclicktheFormNetworkbutton.Bydefault,FormNetworkmodewillremainactive
untilyouclicktheXontheFormNetworkprogressindicator.
AnodeisMISSINGwhenitislateby.Thisishowlonganodemustgowithoutsendingdatato
HOBOnodeManagerforittobemarkedasmissing.Whenadatanodeismissing,itsstatusinthe
DeviceTablewillbeMISSING,andaMISSINGNODEalarmwillbetripped(ifconfigured).Thedefaultis
10minutes.
WhentheHOBOnodeManagerisclosed,keepdevicecommunicationrunning.Thiscontrolswhether
devicecommunicationautomaticallyremainsrunningwhenyouexitHOBOnodeManager.Thedefault
istokeepitrunning.
StarttheHOBOnodeManageranddevicecommunicationautomaticallywhenHOBOwarestarts.
ThiscontrolswhetherHOBOnodeManagerandthedevicecommunicationautomaticallystarts
immediatelyuponopeningHOBOware.ThedefaultistonotautomaticallyopenHOBOnodeManager
andthedevicecommunicationwhenHOBOwareisopened.
Highlightrowintablewhenclickingonasensorordatanodeinthemap.Thiscontrolswhetherthe
correspondingrowinthedevicetableisautomaticallyhighlightedwhenyouselectadeviceinthe
HOBOnodeManagermap.Thisisenabledbydefault.
Showinformationalpopupsinthedevicetablewhennewnodesareadded.Thiscontrolswhethera
messageisdisplayedeverytimeanewdeviceisaddedtothedevicetable.Thisisenabledbydefault.
AlarmsPreferences
SeeSettingAlarmsPreferences.
RealTimePlotsPreferences
YoucancustomizetheplotsthatappearinHOBOnodeManagerbyincreasingthenumberofsensorsyoucanplot
atonetime,addingtheabilitytoviewmonthlydata,displayingalarmthresholds,andmore.Thesepreferencesare
specifictorealtimeplotsonly.SeePlottingPreferencesfordetailsonhowtochangegeneralplotappearance,
suchaschangingfonttypeandsize,addinggridlines,ormodifyingaxisdetails.
Maximumnumberofsensorstoplot.Selecthowmanydatanodesensorsyouwanttobeabletoplot
atonetimewithinHOBOnodeManager.Youcanselectfrom1sensorto100,withadefaultof20.
EnableMONTHviewinrealtimeplots.SelectthischeckboxtoaddaMonthbuttontothePlotstabin
HOBOnodeManager.Youcanthenplotdatabyhour(4hours),day,week,ormonth.TheMonthview
isdisabledbydefault.
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Maximumnumberofdaysofobservationstoplot.Selecthowmanydaysworthofdatayouwantto
viewintheplot,upto31.Thedefaultis7days.
Showalarmthresholdsonrealtimesensorplots.Selectthischeckboxtoaddavisualindicator,or
referencepoint,whenasensoralarmhastripped.
SelectShowalarmthresholdaslinetodisplaythealarmthresholdontherealtimeplots
asahorizontalline.Anexampleofthistypeofreferencepointistheredlineinthe
followingplotwhereanalarmwasconfiguredtotripatabove95degreesFahrenheit.
SelectShowalarmthresholdasintervaltodisplaythealarmthresholdasashaded
area:redwhenthealarmisabovethespecifiedthresholdandbluewhenitisbelow.
Usingthesameexample,thereisaredshadedareafromabove95degreesonthe
followingplotinsteadofasingleredline.
DataStorage
ThisliststhecurrentlocationoftheHOBOnodeManagerdatabase.Formoreinformation,seeDataStorage
Location.
Sharing
ThisprovidesoptionsforsharingHOBOnodeManagerdataviaHOBOnodeViewerorautomaticdatadelivery.See
EnablingHOBOnodeViewerandSettingupDataDelivery.
WorkingwithHOBOnodeManagerData
ThereareseveralwaysyoucananalyzedatagatheredinHOBOnodeManager.Inadditiontotheviewingthereal
timeplotsandinformationintheDeviceTable,youcan:
PlotorexportdataforuseinHOBOwareorexternalprograms
Setupgroupstoorganizedata
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SetupaHOBOnodeViewerwebpageforviewingonalocalareanetwork
AutomaticallysenddatatoothersviaemailorFTP,orsaveittoacomputeronalocalareanetwork
PlottingorExportingWirelessData
WithHOBOnodeManager,youcanviewdataandplotsfromyourHOBOdatanodewirelessnetworkinrealtime,
butyoualsohavetheabilitytoplotorexportpreviouslyloggeddata.UsingthePlot/ExportWirelessData
capability,youcanplotdatadirectlyinHOBOwareoryoucanexportittoatextor.csvfiletoopeninanother
programforfurtheranalysis.Youcanpinpointtheexactdatayouwishtoplotorexport,allowingyoutoviewdata
from:
Currentand/orpreviousnetworkdeployments,
Specificdatanodes,
Asubsetofcertainsensorsfromselecteddatanodes,
GroupsofdatanodesasconfiguredinHOBOnodeManager,and
Aspecificdaterangeortimeframe.
Inaddition,youcansavefrequentlyusedsettingsforquickplottingandexportinginthefutureandforusewith
datadelivery,whichallowsyoutosharedataautomaticallyviaemail,FTP,orsavedtoadriveonaregular
schedule.
ToopenthePlot/ExportWirelessDatatool,clickthePlot/ExportDatabuttoninHOBOnodeManager(orfromthe
FilemenuinHOBOware,selectPlot/ExportWirelessData).
TousethePlot/ExportWirelessDatatool:
1. Selectthedeploymentthatcontainsthedatayouwishtoplotorexport.
2. Selectthedatanodeswiththesensorswhosedatayouwishtoplotorexport.
3. EachsensorforthedatanodethatyouselectedinStep2willappearinalistasshownbelow.Clickthe
downarrowiconforeachsensoryouwishtoplotorexport,orclicktheIncludeAllSensorsbuttonif
youwanttoplotorexportdatafromallsensorsinthelist.Note:Ifyouhavesetupgroupsin
HOBOnodeManager,youcanalsosortandselectsensorswithinthosegroups.SeeUsingGroupsin
thePlot/Exportwindow.
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ThesensorsthatyouselectedwillmovefromthetophalfoftheStep3panetothebottomhalfas
shownbelow.Inthisexample,allsensorswereincludedandarenowshowninthe"Sensorsto
plot/export"list.Ifyouwishtomakechanges,youcaneitherclicktheuparrowiconremoveaspecific
sensorfromthelist,orclicktheExcludeallsensorsbuttontomoveallthesensorsbacktothetop
(you'llthenneedtoselectthesensorsyouwishtoplotorexportagain).
4. Choosethetimerangeforthedatayouwishtoplotorexport.SelectCustomandspecifyyourown
startandendtime,orselectPresetandchooseoneofseveralpredefinedrangesfromthedropdown
list.
5. Onceyouhaveallthesettingsselected,clicktheExportorPlotbutton.ClickingtheExportbuttonwill
opentheExportOptionsdialog,whereyoucanchoosetosavethedatatoasinglefileortomultiple
files.ClickingthePlotbuttonopensthePlotSetupdialog,whereyoucanselecttheseriesthatwill
appearinthegraphinHOBOware.
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Notes:
IfyouwantthecurrentsettingstoalwaysappearinthePlot/ExportWirelessDatawindow,thenselect
the"Usethesesettingsaswindowdefault"checkbox.
YoucansavedifferentcombinationsofsettingstoaconfigurationfileinthePlot/ExportWirelessData
windowforfutureuse,orforusebythedatadeliveryfeature.ClicktheSaveSettingsbutton,typea
name,andpressEnter.ThenclicktheLoadSettingsbuttonandchoosetheconfigurationfileyouwish
touseforthecurrentplotorexport.
UsingGroupstoSortSensors
YoucanassignsensorstogroupsintheDeviceTableandthenusethemtosortrowsinthetable,ortorefinealist
ofsensorsinthePlot/ExportWirelessDatawindow.
CreatingGroupsandAddingSensors
1. IntheDeviceTable,selectthesensor(s)youwanttoaddtoagroup.
2. ClickGroups.
3. Inthe<NewGroup>box,enteranameforthegroupandpressEnter.
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TheGroupNameappearsinthetableforeachsensorselected.
AddingSensorstoaGroup
Toaddasensortoanexistinggroup:
1. Selectthesensor(s).
2. ClickGroups.
3. Checkdesiredgroups(s).
4. ClickApplySelectedGroups.
SortingbyGroup
ClicktheGroup(s)columnheadertosortrowsbygroups.
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DeletingorRenamingaGroup
SelectManageGroupsfromtheGroupsdropdown.
TheManageGroupswindowappears.
TochangethenameofthegroupclicktheEditiconandenterthenewname.
Todeleteagroup,clicktheX.
UsingGroupsinthePlot/ExportWirelessDataWindow
OnceyouhavesetupgroupsintheDeviceTable,youcanusethemtorefinethelistofavailablesensorsinthe
Plot/ExportWirelessDatawindow.
Tosetupgroups,seeUsingGroupstoSortSensors.
1. Checkthe"UseGroupstofilterlist"box.
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2. ClicktheMatchanyGroupbutton.
3. SelectGroups.Selectthegroupsyouwanttoincludeinthelist.
4. SelecttheMatchCriteria.Select"MatchanyselectedGroup"andanysensorsthatareamemberof
anyofthegroupsselectedwillappear.Select"MatchallselectedGroups"andonlysensorsthatarea
memberofallofthegroupsselectedwillappear.
5. SelectOK.
OnlythesensorsthatmatchthegroupcriteriawillappearintheNodeSensorslist.
ViewingCurrentSortCriteria
EnablingHOBOnodeViewer
YoucanviewplotsanddatafromyourHOBOdatanodenetworkonyourlocalareanetworkwithHOBOnode
Viewer.WhileHOBOnodeManagerrequiresadirectconnectiononadedicatedPCtomonitoryournetwork,
HOBOnodeViewergivesyoutheflexibilitytoseedatanodeplotsandnetworkstatusanywhere.Thisallowsyouto:
Lookatrealtimedatafromyourlocalareanetworkwithanybrowser
Checkonthedatanodenetworkremotelytomakesureitisrunningproperlyandthatnodevicesare
missingoralarmshavetripped
SharedatawithothersbysendingthemalinktoHOBOnodeViewer
HOBOnodeViewerisalocallyhostedwebsiteeasilyconfiguredwithinHOBOwarepreferences.OnceHOBOnode
Viewerisenabled,HOBOwarewillcreatealinkforyourownwebpagethatdisplaystherealtimeplotsanddata
foryourdatanodenetwork.TheHOBOnodeViewerwebpagewillalwaysbeavailableaslongasHOBOnode
ManagerremainsopenonthecomputerwithyourHOBOnodedatabase.
ToaccessHOBOnodeViewer,youmustfirstenablethatfeaturewithinHOBOwarepreferencesonthecomputer
runningadatanodenetwork.ThiswillcreatealinktoaHOBOnodeViewerwebpagethatyoucanuseandshare
withothers.IfyouhavenotalreadysetupadatanodenetworkusingHOBOnodeManager,youmustdothatfirst
andthenyouwillbeabletoactivateHOBOnodeViewerfromthesamecomputer.
Windowsnote:IfWindowsFirewallisenabledonyourcomputer,youmayneedtoadjustthesecuritysettingsto
allowaccesstoHOBOwarebeforeenablingHOBOnodeViewer.Tocheckthis,openControlPanel,gotoSecurity,
andselectAllowaprogramthroughWindowsFirewall(orclickWindowsFirewallandclicktheExceptionstabon
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someversionsofWindows).MakesureHOBOwareisselectedintheallowedaccess/exceptionslist.Notethatyou
mustbeadministratortomakethesechanges.
ToenableHOBOnodeViewer:
1. Openthepreferencesfordatanodes.FromHOBOnodeManager,clicktheActionsbuttonandselect
EditHOBODataNodePreferences.Or,toaccesspreferenceswithinHOBOware,selectFile
>PreferencesonWindowsorHOBOware>PreferencesonMacintoshandclickDataNodes.
2. ClickSharingwithintheDataNodespreferences,andthenclickHOBOnodeViewer.
3. SelecttheEnableHOBOnodeViewercheckbox.
4. Bydefault,theportnumberassignedforHOBOnodeVieweris8080.Youmayusethisoneorchangeit
toanyotheravailableport.Inmostcases,thedefault8080portnumberwillbeavailable.However,if
thisnumberisalreadyinusebyanotherwebserviceapplicationonthesamecomputer,thenyoucan
changeittoanyotheravailableport.Thereare0to65,535ports.Portnumbers0to1023are
restrictedportsreservedforusebysystemservices,suchasFTP,Telnet,andHTTP.Youmayuseany
otheravailableportnumberfrom1024to65,535forHOBOnodeViewer.
5. ClickOKinpreferencesandthenrestartHOBOnodeManager(closeHOBOnodeManagerandthen
fromtheDevicemenuinHOBOware,selectManageHOBODataNodeNetworktoreopenit).
HOBOnodeViewerwillnotbefullyenableduntilyourestartHOBOnodeManager.
6. AfterHOBOnodeManagerhasrestarted,returntotheHOBOnodeViewerpreferences.Clickthelink,
orURL,togotoyourHOBOnodeViewerwebpage.
TheURLhasthefollowingstructure:
htttp://<IPaddress>:<portnumber>/HOBOnodeViewer
where<IPaddress>istheIPaddressforthecomputerwhereyourdatanodenetworkisrunningand<port
number>istheportassignedfortheHOBOnodeViewerinpreferences.
TosharetheURLwithothers,clickthelinkandthencopytheURLfromyourbrowserandpasteitanemail
messagetosendtootherswhowouldliketoviewyourdatanodenetwork.
Note:HOBOnodeViewerisonlyavailablewhileHOBOnodeManagerisrunning.IfyoucloseHOBOnodeManager
andthenattempttoaccessHOBOnodeViewer,thewebpagewillnotopen.AlsonotethattheHOBOnodeViewer
willnotbeavailableoutsideyourlocalareanetworkunlessyouexposethatcomputeroutsideofthenetwork.
ContactyourITdepartmentifyouwouldliketoexposetheHOBOnodeViewer.
TodisableHOBOnodeViewer:
1. Openthepreferencesfordatanodes.FromHOBOnodeManager,clicktheActionsbuttonandselect
EditHOBODataNodePreferences.Or,toaccesspreferenceswithinHOBOware,selectFile
>PreferencesonWindowsorHOBOware>PreferencesonMacintoshandclickDataNodes.
2. ClickSharingwithintheDataNodespreferences,andthenclickHOBOnodeViewer.
3. DeselecttheEnableHOBOnodeViewercheckbox.
4. ClickOKinpreferencesandrestartHOBOnodeManager.
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UsingHOBOnodeViewer
ManyoftheelementsinHOBOnodeViewerarethesameasHOBOnodeManager.Specifically,youcandothe
followingwithHOBOnodeViewerjustasyouwouldwithHOBOnodeManager:
Organizeplotsbysensororbymeasurementtype
Viewplotdatahourly,byday,byweek,orbymonth(themonthviewmustbeenabledinthe
preferencesforrealtimeplots)
Sorttheplotsseveralways,includingbyserialnumber,currentreading,andalarmstate
Viewamapofyournetworkdevices
Checkthedevicetablefordetailsoneachdeviceinyournetwork
Changethedevicetableviewbysortingthecolumns
Thereare,however,somekeydifferencesbetweenHOBOnodeManagerandHOBOnodeViewer.
HOBOnodeViewer,asitsnameimplies,isavieweronly.Anychangesyouwishtomaketoyour
network,includingupdatestoalarmsormodificationstothemap,needtobedonedirectlyin
HOBOnodeManager.
WithHOBOnodeManager,youcanseeallavailablesensorchannelsonalldevices,includingthose
withoutasensortypeselected.HOBOnodeViewerdisplaysenabledsensorchannelsonly.Ifadevice
inHOBOnodeManagerhasachannellistedasOFF,thenthatchannelwillnotappearinHOBOnode
viewer.
TheremaybesomeminordifferencesinplotappearanceifyouarecomparingtheplotsinHOBOnode
ViewertoHOBOnodeManager.Ingeneral,plotsarenearlyidentical,buttherecouldbeslight
differencesinscaling.
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Ifyousetupdatadeliveryandchosetohavefilessavedtoyourcomputeroranetworkdrive,thena
DatatabwillbevisibleinHOBOnodeViewerwithalistofallfilesdeliveredthroughthatserviceas
shownbelow.Clickafilenametoopenorsavethefile.
Note:Ifyouchangethefiledirectorylocationinthedatadeliverysettings,thenyoumustrestartHOBOnode
ManagerbeforeyoucanaccessthefilesfromtheDatatabinHOBOnodeViewer.
AnychangesyoumaketoyournetworkwithHOBOnodeManagerwillbereflectedintheHOBOnodeViewerupon
thenextrefresh,orupdate.HOBOnodeViewerrefreshesevery30seconds.Youcanalsouseyourbrowsers
refreshfeatureifyouwanttoseeachangeimmediately.
Important:HOBOnodeViewerisonlyavailablewhileHOBOnodeManagerisrunning.IfyoucloseHOBOnode
ManagerandthenattempttoaccessHOBOnodeViewer,thewebpagewillnotopen.AlwayskeepHOBOnode
ManagerrunningtoensureanyoneaccessingHOBOnodeViewercanseetherealtimeplotsanddata.
Seealso:
Enabling&DisablingHOBOnodeViewer
SettingupDataDelivery
Withdatadelivery,youcanautomaticallysaverecordedsensordatafromnodesinyournetworktoasingle.txt,
.csv,or.xlsfileonaregularschedule.Thisallowsyouto:
Storedatafromyourcurrentdatanodenetworkdeploymentforfuturereferenceandanalysis,
Accessdataremotelywhenyouareawayfromthenetwork,and
SharedatawithothersinafilethatisdistributedautomaticallyviaFTPoremail,orsavedtoa
computerornetworkdrive.
Beforeyoucansetupdatadelivery,youmustfirstselectwhichnodesandsensorsyouwishtoincludeinthefileby
savingtheconfigurationsettings.Todothis:
1. FromHOBOnodeManager,clickthePlot/ExportDatabutton.
2. Selectthedeploymentnamefromthelist.
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3. SelecttheindividualnodesyouwouldliketoincludeinthefileorclicktheAllbuttontoselectall
nodes.
4. SelectthesensorsyouwouldliketoincludeinthefileorclicktheIncludeallsensorsbutton.
5. MakesureallthesensorsyouwishtoshareinyourdatafileappearintheSensorstoplot/exportlist.
6. SelectPresetandchooseapresettimerangetodeterminehowmuchdatawillbeexportedeachtime
datadeliveryruns.Inthisexample,wechose"Past12hours,"whichmeansonlydatafromthepast12
hourswillbeexportedviadatadelivery.Themostrecent12hoursworthofdataisshownfor
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reference.Note:Donotchooseacustomtimerange.Thisisforimmediateexportsonly.Ifyou
chooseacustomtimerangefordatadelivery,thendatafromthatcustomtimerangeonlywillbe
exportedeverytimedatadeliveryruns.
7. ClicktheSaveSettingsbuttonandtypeaname,whichwillalsobeusedforthedatadeliveryfilename,
andpressEnter.Yourconfigurationsettingswillbesaved.
Afteryouhaveselectedthesensorsyouwishtoincludeintheshareddatafile,youcanthensetupdatadelivery
withinPreferences.
Todothis:
1.
OpenHOBOnodeManager.
2.
ClicktheActionsbuttonandselectEditHOBODataNodePreferences.
3.
SelectSharing,andthenselectDataDelivery.
Note:Ifyouhavenotyetselectedthesensorsyouwishtoexport,thenyouwillseeamessage
indicatingyouneedtocreateandsaveasettingsfile.YoumustselectthesensorsinPlot/Export
WirelessDatabeforecontinuing.
4.
Selecthowoftenyouwanttosavethedatafromyournetwork,from1minuteto7days.Thiswill
determinewhatscheduleyouusetosharethedata.
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5.
SelectthenameofthesavedsettingsthatyoucreatedinPlot/ExportWirelessData,suchas
"WarehouseZoneA"intheexampleabove.
6.
Selecthowyouwouldliketosharethefile:viaemail,FTP,orsavedtoacomputerornetwork
location.Youmayselectmorethanonemethodofsharingthefile.
Email:
Typetheemailaddresswhereyouwanttosendthefileandselectthecheckboxifyouwanttocompressthefile
beforeemailingit.Note:Datadeliveryusesthesameemailsettingsconfiguredforalarmemailnotifications.Ifyou
haveneverconfiguredanalarmemail,youmustdothatfirst,evenifyoudontplanonsettinganyalarms.
FTP:
EntertheFTPservername,thedirectoryname(remotefolder),username,andpasswordfortheFTPlocation
whereyouwanttoplacethefile.TesttheFTPConnectiontomakesureitsuccessfullydeliversthefiletothe
specifiedlocation.SelectthecheckboxifyouwanttocompressthefilebeforedeliveringitviaFTP.Choose
whetheryouwanttooverwritetheexistingfileatthatFTPlocationeachtimeanewfileistransferred,orifyou
wanttocreateanewtimestampedfileeachtime.
Savingittoaharddriveornetwork:
Selectthedirectorywhereyouwanttosavethefiles.Choosewhetheryouwanttooverwritethefileeachtimea
fileissaved,orifyouwanttocreateanewfileeachtime.
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Whenyouaredoneconfiguringyourdatadeliverysettings,clickOKinthemainPreferenceswindow.
Thesensordatafromyourdatanetworkwillthenbesavedandsharedontheschedulethatyouselected.Thedata
willbesavedasa.txt,.csv,or.xlsfilethatyoucanimportintoHOBOware,MicrosoftExcel,andotherprogramsfor
analysis.ThefiletypeisdeterminedbytheexportsettingsinPreferences.
Notes:
Datadeliverywillnotrununlessdevicecommunicationisalsorunning.Thismeansifyouopttostop
devicecommunicationwhenyoucloseHOBOnodeManager,thendatadeliverywillalsostop.Once
yourestartthedevicecommunication,thendatadeliverywillcommenceagainonthepreviously
configuredschedule.
Thepreferencesfordatadeliverymayincludethenamesofsettingsfilesfromoldnetwork
deployments.Ifyouenabledatadeliveryandusethesavedsettingsfromanolddeployment,youwill
seeamessageindicating"Nodatafoundforselectedsensors."Chooseasettingsfilefromthecurrent
deployment,orcreateanewonewithPlot/ExportWirelessData.
Important:DataDeliverywillnotworkproperlyifthe"Showexportdialog"settingisselectedintheexport
preferences.Todisablethissetting,selectPreferencesfromtheFilemenuinWindowsortheHOBOwaremenuin
Macintosh.IntheGeneralcategory,selectExportSettings.Makesure"Showexportdialog"isnotselected.Evenif
the"Automaticallyexporttabledatauponreadoutoflogger"optionisdisabled,the"Showexportdialogmust
notbeselectedforDataDeliverytoworkproperly.Yourpreferencesmustlooklikethis:
orthis:
butnotlikethis:
forDataDeliverytoworkcorrectly.
Tip:YoucanalsosharedatafromyourHOBOdatanodenetworkbyenablingaHOBOnodeViewerwebpage.When
datadeliveryisconfiguredtosavefilestoyourcomputeroranetworkdrive,thefileswillalsobeavailableonthe
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DatatabinHOBOnodeViewer.NotethatifyouchangethefiledirectoryusedfordatadeliverywhenHOBOnode
Viewerisenabled,youwillneedtorestartHOBOnodeManagerbeforeyoucanaccessthefilesfromtheDatatab.
DataStorageLocation
TheHOBOnodeManagerdatabaseisstoredinthedirectoryshownintheDataStorageLocationfield.This
databaseincludesalldatarecordedbythedatanodes,settingsforalldeployments,alarminformation,andother
detailsrelatedtoyourdatanodenetwork.
Onsetrecommendsthatyouperiodicallybackupthedatabasetosecureyourdataincaseofadatabaseor
computerfailure.Youcanbackupthedatabasetoanexternalharddriveornetworkserverusingthirdparty
backupsoftware.
Thedatabaseisstoredatthefollowinglocation,asshownintheDataStorageLocationfield:
Windows7andWindows8
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\OnsetComputerCorporation\cosmos\db
WindowsXP
C:\DocumentsandSettings\<username>\ApplicationData\Local\OnsetComputerCorporation\cosmos\db
MacintoshOS10.5and10.6
/Users/<username>/Documents/OnsetComputerCorporation/cosmos/db
Torestorethedatabase:
1. Obtainthe"db"directoryfromyourbackupsource.
2. Replacethe"db"directoryasshownintheDataStorageLocationfieldwiththebackupcopy.
Alarms
TherearetwotypesofalarmsinHOBOnodeManager:sensoralarmsandsystemalarms.Withsensoralarms,you
cansetanalarmtotripwhenasensorreadingisoutofarangeyouspecify.Withsystemalarms,youcansetan
alarmtotripwhenanodeismissingfromthenetworkorhasalowbattery.Youcanalsoconfigureaheartbeat
alarm,whichperiodicallynotifiesyouthereceiverisactiveandcommunicatingwiththenodesinthenetwork.You
canalsosetalarmactions,ornotifications,toalertyouviaemail,text,and/oraudible/visualcueonyourcomputer
whenanalarmtrips.NOTE:Whenanalarmtrips,HOBOnodeManagerisopened,ifitisnotalready.
ClicktheAlarmstabtoaccessthefollowing:
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1. Tabs.ClicktheSensortabtosetorviewsensoralarms.ClicktheSystemtabtosetMissingNode,
Heartbeat,andLowBatteryalarms.
2. AddSensorAlarmbutton(Sensortabonly).ClickthisbuttontogototheAddSensorAlarmswindow.
3. ConfiguredAlarms.Configuredsensoralarmsappearhere.Usethefiltertocontrolwhatalarmsshown
inthesensoralarmspane.NOTE:IfanalarmyouconfiguredisnotappearingintheAlarmswindow,
makesurethefilterissettoshowall.
4. Controls(Sensortabonly).Usethecontrolstoapplyanactiontomultiplealarms,includingdelete,
copy,enable/disable,andapplydefaultactions.
5. TrippedAlarmsLog.Alltrippedalarmsappearhere.ClicktheClearLogbuttontodeletealltripped
alarms.
Alarmsthathavebeenconfigured,butnottripped,displayasgreenalarmclockiconsinboththeSensorand
SystemstabaswellastheDeviceTable(sensoralarmsonly).Oncethealarmistripped,thealarmclockicon
changestored.
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AddingaSensorAlarm
Asensoralarmtripswhenasensorreadingisoutsideathresholdthatyouconfigure.Youcansetupactionssothat
youarenotifiedbyemail,textmessage,orbyanaudioorvisualalarminHOBOnodeManagerwhenasensoralarm
trips.Onceyoucreateanalarm,youcancopyittomultiplesensorsofthesamemeasurementtypeorthesame
measurementtypeandgroup.
NOTE:Sensordataissenttothereceiverperiodically(basedontheConnectionInterval)andnotcontinuously.
Therefore,thereisadelaybetweenthetimethealarmconditionoccursandisrecordedbythesensorandwhen
youarealertedbyanynotificationsyouhaveconfigured.ThedefaultConnectionIntervalis10minutes.Forcritical
applications,youmaywanttodecreasetheConnectionIntervalsothatyouarealertedtoalarmconditionsmore
frequently.SeeChangingtheLoggingIntervalandConnectionInterval.
OpeningtheAddSensorAlarmwindow
Thefirsttimeyouaddanalarmforasensor,youcanclickthealarmiconforthesensorintheDeviceTable.This
willopentheAddSensorAlarmwindowwiththesensoralreadyselected.
Otherwise,clicktheAlarmstab,thentheSensortab,andthentheAddSensorAlarmbutton.Withthismethod
youwillthenneedtoselectthesensorfromadropdownlist.
1. Makesurethe"Enablesensoralarm"checkboxisselected.
2. Selectthesensor(ifnotalreadyselected).IfyouaccessedtheAddSensorAlarmwindowbyclickingon
thealarmiconintheDeviceTable,thesensorwillautomaticallybepopulated.Otherwise,selectthe
sensoryouwanttoaddthealarmto.
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3. ConfigureAlarmParameters.
a. Selectthethreshold:Above,Below,orOutsideRange.
a. Enterthevalueforthealarm.
b. EntertheNumberofDatapoints.Thisisthenumberofreadingsthatmustbeoutsideofthe
limitsforthealarmtobetrippedorcleared.
4. ConfigureAlarmActions(Notifications).
5. ClickSave.
NOTE:Anytimeyoueditanexistingalarm,thealarmstateisresettountrippedandtheloggeddatapointsare
resettozero.
CopyingaSensorAlarmtoOtherSensors
Tocopyanalarmtoothersensors:
1. SelectAlarm(s).Selectthealarmsyouwanttocopy.Youcanselectalarmsformultiplemeasurement
typesandeachalarmwillonlybecopiedforsensorsofthattype.
2. ClicktheCopytobutton.
3. Selectthecopyoption.YoucancopythealarmtoallsensorsofthesameMeasurementType,orto
MeasurementTypeandGroup(s).
Thealarmsarecopiedtothesensors,asshownbelow.
EnablingaMissingNodeAlarm
AMissingNodealarmtripswhenadatanodehasnotconnectedtothereceiverwithinthespecifiedtimeframe.
Thedefaultperiodtodeterminethatanodeismissingis10minutes.YoucanchangethisinthePreferences.
Toenableamissingnodealarm:
1. ClicktheAlarmstab.
2. ClicktheSystemtabandselectthecheckboxintheEnablecolumnforMissingNode.Ifalarmactions
havealreadybeenconfiguredbyapreviousedit,thentheStatusiconforMissingNodewillchangeto
anactivealarmicon(green)asshownbelow.Thismeansthealarmisenabled.IfanEditMissingNode
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Alarmdialogboxappearsoryouwishtomakeadditionalchangestothisalarm,thenproceedtonext
step.
3. AnEditMissingNodeAlarmdialogboxmayopenautomatically.Ifitdoesnotandyouwishtochange
thesettings,thenclicktheEditiconforMissingNodeasshownabove.
4. Makesurethe"Enablemissingnodealarm"checkboxisselected.
5. Bydefault,thealarmwilltripafterthenodeismissingfor10minutes.ClickthePreferencesbuttonif
youwishtochangethedefaulttimeperiod.
6. Addoneormorealarmactions,whichishowyouwillbenotifiedwhenthealarmtrips.Youcanbe
notifiedviaemailortext,orbyavisualcueoraudiblesoundonthecomputerwhereHOBOnode
Managerisrunning.
7. ClickSave.ThechangesyoumadetothemissingnodealarmaredisplayedontheSystemtab.
Note:NodesmaytemporarilygomissingafterupgradingtheirfirmwareasdescribedinUpgradingtheFirmware
foraReceiverorSingleDataNodeorUpdatingtheFirmwareforMultipleDataNodes.Inmostinstances,thenode
willnotbereportedasmissingafterupgradingitsfirmware.However,dependingonhowlongtheupgrade
processtakesandthelengthoftheconnectioninterval,thenodemayoccasionallybereportedasmissing.Ifa
nodeisreportedasmissingafterupdatingitsfirmware,waitoneortwoconnectionintervalsforthenodeto
reappear.Forexample,iftheconnectionintervalissetto20minutes,waitfor40minutestomakesurethenode
reappears.Ifthenodeisthenstillreportedasmissing,additbacktothenetworkbyfollowingthesesteps:
1.
ClicktheFormNetworkbuttoninHOBOnodeManager.
2.
Presstheresetbuttonwithaquick1secondpushtoreactivatethedatanode.
3.
VerifythatthedatanodeappearsintheHOBOnodeManagertableandisidentifiedasarouteror
datanodeasexpected(seeDeterminingDataNodeType).Tochangethetypeofdatanode,see
ConvertinganEndPointNodetoaRouterNodeorConvertingaRouterNodetoanEndPointNode.
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EnablingaHeartbeatAlarm
IfyouenableaHeartbeatalarm,aheartbeatisgeneratedevery12hours(configurable)toletyouknowthatthe
systemisupandrunning.Ifyoudonotreceiveaheartbeatnotification,checkthestatusofyourreceiverand
restartHOBOwareifnecessary.
Toconfigureaheartbeatalarm:
2. ClicktheSystemtabandselectthecheckboxintheEnablecolumnforHeartbeat.Ifalarmactionshave
alreadybeenconfiguredbyapreviousedit,thentheStatusiconforHeartbeatwillchangetoanactive
alarmicon(green)asshownbelow.Thismeansthealarmisenabled.IfanEditHeartbeatdialogbox
appearsoryouwishtomakeadditionalchangestothisalarm,thenproceedtonextstep.
3. AnEditHeartbeatdialogboxmayopenautomatically.Ifitdoesnotandyouwishtochangethe
settings,thenclicktheEditiconforHeartbeatasshownabove.
4. Makesurethe"Enableheartbeatalarm"checkboxisenabled.
5. Selecthowoftenyouwanttogenerateaheartbeatandwhattimeyouwanttostart.
Managerisrunning.
7. ClickSave.ThechangesyoumadetotheheartbeatalarmaredisplayedontheSystemtab.
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EnablingaLowBatteryAlarm
Youcansetanalarmtotripwhenthebatterylevelinadatanodeorarouterdropsbelowaspecificthreshold.This
canhelpyoudeterminewhenitistimetochangethebatteriesfordevicesinyournetwork.Thelowbatteryalarm
isasystemwidealarm,whichmeansitappliestoalldevices(eitherallnodesorallnodesandrouters)inthe
network.Youcannotsetalowbatteryalarmforsomenodesandnotothers.
Toconfigurealowbatteryalarm:
2. ClicktheSystemtabandselectthecheckboxintheEnablecolumnforLowBattery.Ifalarmactions
havealreadybeenconfiguredbyapreviousedit,thentheStatusiconforLowBatterywillchangeto
anactivealarmiconasshownbelow.Thismeansthealarmisenabled.IfanEditLowBatterydialog
boxappearsoryouwishtomakeadditionalchangestothisalarm,thenproceedtonextstep.
3. AnEditLowBatterydialogboxmayopenautomatically.Ifitdoesnotandyouwishtochangethe
settings,thenclicktheEditiconforLowBatteryasshownabove.
4. Makesurethe"Enablelowbatteryalarm"checkboxisenabled.
5. Selectthebatterylevelatwhichyouwantthealarmtotrip,from10to50%.Forexample,ifyou
choose20%,thenthealarmwilltriponcethedevice'sremainingbatterypowerdropsbelow20%.
6. Selectwhetherthebatteryalarmshouldtripfornodesonlyorforbothnodesandrouters.Notes:You
cannotsetalowbatteryalarmforareceiverbecauseitshouldalwaysbepoweredbyanACadapter.
Inaddition,youshouldnotsetalowbatteryalarmforroutersthatdonothavebatteriesinstalled.If
yourroutersarepoweredbyACadaptersonlyanddonothavebackupbatteriesinstalled,thenyou
shouldsetthebatteryalarmfornodesonly.
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Managerisrunning.
8. ClickSave.ThechangesyoumadetothelowbatteryalarmaredisplayedontheSystemtab.Note:If
thelowbatteryalarmwaspreviouslyconfiguredandhadtripped,thenclickingSavewillclearthe
trippedstate.Ifthenewlysavedsettingsresultinanalarmcondition,thenthealarmwilltripatthe
nextconnectioninterval.
AddingAlarmActions(Notifications)
Analarmactionisanotificationwhenanalarmtripsorand/orclears.Youcanconfigurethealarmactiontonotify
youinfourways:
Viaemail
Viatextmessage
Withavisiblemessageonyourcomputer
Withasoundonyourcomputer
Beforeyousetupemailortextnotifications,youmustconfigureyourSMTPsettings.SeeSettingAlarm
Preferences.
1. ClicktheAddNewActionbutton.Anewactionisadded.Tip:Tosavetime,youcanconfiguredefault
alarmactions.SeeSettingAlarmPreferencesforinformation.
2. Selectthetypeofnotification:Email,TextMessage,Visible,orAudible.
3. Enterinformationormakeaselectiondependingonthetypeofnotification.NOTE:Ifyouaddan
emailortextnotificationandyouhavenotalreadysetupyourSMTPsettings,youwillbepromptedto
doso.
Email:Entertheemailaddresswhereyouwantthealarmnotificationsent.
TextMessage:Entertheemailaddresswhereyouwantthealarmnotificationsent.
Visible:Nofurtherconfigurationrequired.ApopupwindowwillappearinHOBOnode
Managerifthealarmtrips.
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Audible:Selectthesoundthatyouwanttoplaywhenanalarmtrips.ClickthePlayicontohear
thealarm.
NOTE:Ifmultipleaudiblealarmsareset,onlythemostrecentwillplay.Anyotheractionsconfiguredfor
thealarmwillbesent.
4. Checkthe"Performonclear"boxifyouwantanotificationwhenthealarmclears.Ifyouonlywanta
notificationwhenthealarmclearsandnotwhenitistripped,changethedropdownselectionto
"only."
5. AddNotestobeincludedinthealarmnotification(optional).
6. ClickSave.
Toaddanotheraction,repeattheprocedure.
SettingAlarmPreferences
Beforeyouaddsensoralarms,setupyourAlarmPreferencesforemailnotificationsandcreatedefaultactions
(notifications).ToopenthePreferenceswindow,clickActionsatthebottomoftheHOBOnodeManagerwindow
andselectEditDataNodePreferences.
1. EnterSMTPsettingsforemailortextnotifications.Toreceiveemailortextmessagealarm
notifications,entertheServerIPAddressforyourmailserver,andenableSSLorauthenticationif
requiredbyyournetwork.SeeyourNetworkAdministratororyourInternetServiceProviderfor
information;seealsoAlarmEmail/TextConfigurationformoreinformation.
2. Sendatestemail.EnteryouremailaddressandclicktheSendTestEmailbuttontoverifythatyour
settingsarecorrect.MakesureyoucheckyourJunkMailorSpamfolderfortheemailifitisnotin
youremailinbox.
3. Adddefaultalarmactions(optional).Enteringdefaultalarmactionssimplifiesalarmconfiguration.For
example,insteadofenteringthesameemailaddressforeveryalarm,youcanselectanaddressfrom
alistofdropdownentrieswhenyouaddthealarmaction.Formoredetailsonalarmactions,see
AddingAlarmActions.
Ifyoucheck"Fornewsensoralarms,automaticallyaddalldefaultactions"whenyouclicktheAddSensor
Alarmbutton,thealarmactionsyouconfiguredareautomaticallyadded,asshownbelow.Thisishelpfulif
youwantthesameactionsforeveryalarm.
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AlarmEmail/TextConfiguration
YoumustconfiguretheSMTPSettingstoallowemailfromthedatanodenetworktogettoyouremailrecipients.If
yourdatanodenetworkiswithinacorporatenetworkenvironment,youshouldcontactyourNetwork
Administrator(IT/MISdept.)forthisinformation.Also,theymayneedtoaddthereceivertoaWhiteListtoallowit
torelayemailthroughthecorporateemailserver.
IfyouuseaprivatemailaccountsuchasYahooorGoogle,orifyoudonotknowyourcorporateinformation,you
cangettheoutgoingmailparametersfromyourmailprovider.Thefollowingarelinkstothisinformationforsome
providers.Forotherproviders,searchtheInternetforSMTPSettingsfor<providername>."
Gmail
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13287
Hotmail
http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!F92775FC46A390CA!422.entry
SendinganAlarmtoaCellPhone
Tosendanemailtoyourcellphonewhenanalarmoccurs,entertheemailaddressforyourcellphone.Theseare
theformatsforsomecellphoneproviders.Forothers,contactyourprovider.
Alltel
[10digitphonenumber]@message.alltel.com
Example:2125551212@message.alltel.com
AT&T
[10digitphonenumber]@txt.att.net
Example:2125551212@txt.att.net
Boost Mobile
[10digitphonenumber]@myboostmobile.com
Example:2125551212@myboostmobile.com
Nextel (now part of Sprint Nextel)
[10digittelephonenumber]@messaging.nextel.com
Example:7035551234@messaging.nextel.com
Sprint PCS (now Sprint Nextel)
[10digitphonenumber]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
Example:2125551234@messaging.sprintpcs.com
TMobile
[10digitphonenumber]@tmomail.net
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Example:4251234567@tmomail.net
Verizon
[10digitphonenumber]@vtext.com
Example:5552223333@vtext.com
Virgin Mobile USA
[10digitphonenumber]@vmobl.com
Example:5551234567@vmobl.com
TheNetworkMap
PlaceiconsontheNetworkMaptohelpyoukeeptrackofyourdevices.YoucanexpandInformationBalloonson
thedevicetoviewstatusinformationandsensorreadings.Youcanalsoimportacustombackgroundimage,such
asafloorplan.
1. MapTab.ToviewtheNetworkMap,clicktheMaptab.
2. InformationBalloons.ClickadeviceintheNetworkMaptoopenapopupthatshowscurrentreadings
andotherdeviceinformation.Tohavepopupsappearautomatically,clicktheConfigureMapicon
andselect"ShowInformationBalloonwhenaddingnewdatanodesandonstartup."Youcanalso
adjusthowmuchinformationisincludedintheballoon.SeeConfiguringtheNetworkMapformore
information.
3. ImportedMapImage.Tocustomizeyourmapbackgroundimage,seeCustomizingtheNetworkMap
Background.
4. AddDevicetoMap.Toaddadevicetothemap,checktheMapboxintheDeviceTableandthenclick
inthemapwhereyouwanttoplacetheicon.
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5. ConnectionPath.Linesonthemapshowthepatheachdevicetakestothereceiver.Youcanmonitor
thecommunicationbetweenadatanodeandthedatareceiverbycheckingtheconnectionpaths
betweendevices.Ifadevicehasmissedascheduledconnection,thepathwillbecomeadottedline.
Tochangethepathcolor,seeConfiguringtheNetworkMap.
6. Tools.UsetheZoomtoolstozoominandoutofthemap.ClicktheConfigureMapbuttontoaccess
additionalmapsettings.UsetheRefreshNetworkPathsbuttontoseethelatestpaththatthedevices
aretakingtogettothereceiver.Pathscanchangeifadatanodeismovedorbecausetheoriginal
pathwasobstructed.
Notethatifanalarmhastrippedonanode,thenodeicononthenetworkmapwillhavearedringarounditlike
this:
AddingaDevicetotheNetworkMap
ToaddadevicetoNetworkMap.
1. IntheDeviceTable,checktheMapboxforthereceivertoaddittothemap.
2. Movetheicontothelocationofthereceiverandclicktheleftmousebutton.
3. ChecktheMapboxforanodetoaddittothemap.
4. Movetheicontothelocationofthedeviceandclicktheleftmousebutton.
5. Repeatsteps3and4foreachnodeyouwanttoaddtothemap.
ConfiguringtheNetworkMap
YoucancustomizethepathsandinformationballoonsontheNetworkMap,andyoucanuseyourown
ClicktheConfigureicon
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IntheNodePathspane,selecttheShowPathtoReceivercheckboxPathstoshoworhideconnectionpaths
betweennodes.Tochangethepathcolor,clicktheChoosebutton.SelectanewcolorfromtheSwatchestab,or
enterHSBorRGBvaluesandclickOK.
IntheInformationBalloonspane,selecttheInformationBalloonType,aseither:
Simplifiedtoshowonlylabelandreadings,or
Expandedtoshowalldeviceinformation.
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Tochangethebackgroundcolorontheballoon,clicktheInformationBalloonColordropdownarrowandselecta
color.
Selectthe"ShowInformationBalloonwhenaddingnewdatanodesandonstartup"checkboxtoautomatically
displaytheballoonsanytimeyouopenHOBOnodeManageroraddanewicontothemap.
Tochangethemapimage,seeCustomizingtheNetworkMapBackground.
CustomizingtheNetworkMapBackground
YoucanuploadacustomimagetotheNetworkMaptorepresentyourfloorplan.
1. ClicktheConfigureiconinthetopleftcornerofthemap .
2. ClicktheChoosebuttonintheNetworkMapConfigurationwindow.
3. SelecttheimagefilefromtheOpenwindow.
4. ClickOpen.
5. ClickOKtoclosetheNetworkMapConfigurationwindowanddisplaythenewimage.
Toreverttothedefaultimage,clickRestore.
Ifyoudon'thaveanimagetoupload,youcancreateoneusinganydrawingprogramfollowingtheseguidelines:
Thereare3scalelevelsavailableforanimageintheNetworkMap,dependingonthesizeofthe
imageyouupload.Thelargerthesize,themorezoomlevelsyouwillhave.
1,000x1,000(minimumsize)1zoomlevel
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2,000x2,0002zoomlevels
3,000x3,000(maximumsize)3zoomlevels
AllimagesareconvertedtosquaresintheNetworkMap,soforbestresultsyouroverallimageshould
beasquare.
Insidethemainsquare,addasmallersquareorrectangletoroughlyrepresentyourbuilding.
Addsquaresorrectanglestorepresentroomsinyourbuildingwhereyouwillplacenodes.Add
descriptivelabelstoeachroomsuchas"Office,""Cooler,"or"BoilerRoom."Someprogramswillalso
haveotherimagesyoucanaddtotheroomsuchasdesksandcomputerstohelpyounarrowthe
locationofthenode.
Setthepropertiesoftheimagetoyourdesiredresolution.Forbestresultsenter4,000x4,000pixels.
Maintenance&Troubleshooting
OnceyourZWWirelessDataNodeNetworkisrunning,refertothefollowingtopicsformaintenanceand
troubleshootingtips:
ChangingExternalSensorType
MovingorRemovingaDataNode
ConvertingaRouterNodetoanEndPointNode(SwitchingfromACPowertoBatteryPower)
ConvertinganEndPointNodetoaRouterNode(SwitchingfromBatteryPowertoACPower)
DatabaseBackupandRestore
HOBOnodeManagerDatabaseUpgradeUtility
CreatingaNewDeployment
UpdatingFirmwareforaReceiverorSingleDataNode
UpdatingFirmwareforMultipleDataNodes
Troubleshooting
ChangingExternalSensorType
ManytypesofHOBOdatanodescanbeconfiguredwithexternalsensors.Oneofthebenefitsofusingexternal
sensorsisthatyoucanswapthemoutwhennecessaryfordifferentonesifyouwanttomodifyyourwireless
network.Or,youcandisabletheexternalsensorchannelifyoudon'tneeditforyourcurrentnetworkdeployment.
Tochangethetypeofexternalsensorassociatedwithadatanode:
1. DoubleclicktheexternalsensoryouwishtochangeintheHOBOnodeManagerdevicetable.
2. SelectthesensorfromtheSensorTypedropdownlist.
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3. MakeanyotherchangesasnecessaryandclickOK.
Note:WhiletheHOBOnodeManagerdevicetablewilldisplaythechangetothesensortypeimmediately,datafor
thenewsensorwillnotdisplayuntilthenextconnectioninterval.
Todeselect,orturnoff,anexternalsensor:
1. DoubleclicktheexternalsensoryouwishtochangeintheHOBOnodeManagerdevicetable.
2. ScrolltotheendoftheSensorTypedropdownlistandselect<Nosensorattached>.
3. MakeanyotherchangesasnecessaryandclickOK.
TheHOBOnodeManagerdevicetablewillthenchangethestatusforthatexternalsensortoOFFasshownbelow.
AnyplotsandalarmsassociatedwiththatsensorwillalsoberemovedfromHOBOnodeManager.
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Shortcut:Inthedevicetable,clickthecheckboxnexttotheexternalsensor,thenclicktheSensorTypebuttonand
selectthesensorfromthelist.Thiscanbedoneformanysensorsatoncebyselectingmorethanonesensorata
timeinthedevicetable.
FordetailsonsettingupaHOBOdatanodewithanexternalsensorforthefirsttime,seeSettingUpanExternal
Sensor.Fordetailsonscalingsensordata,seeConfiguringScalingonaSensor.
MovingorRemovingaDataNode
Ifyouwillnotbeusingadatanodeforanextendedperiodoftime,youmaywanttodeactivateittostop
measurementsandsavebatteries.Todeactivateadatanode,useapapercliptopresstheActivatebuttonas
showninthephotobelowfor5secondsuntiltheredLEDstartsflashing.
Tolaterreactivatethedatanode,selectFormNetworkfromHOBOnodeManagerandbrieflydepresstheActivate
buttononthenode.
IfyoudonotwantadatanodetoappearinHOBOnodeManager,doubleclickthedevicerowintheDeviceTable
andthenclickRemoveNodeintheConfigureNodewindow.
Ifyoumoveadatanodetoanewlocation,makesurethegreenLEDisstillblinkingonceper10secondstoindicate
thatthenodestillhasaconnectiontothereceiver.IftheredLEDisblinking,theconnectionpathisbroken.Try
adjustingtheorientationofthedatanodeormovingitclosertothereceivertominimizeobstructions.Youmay
needtoaddaroutertoreestablishaconnection.
Ifmovingadatanodechangestheprimarypowersource,seethefollowing:
SwitchingfromACPowertoBatteryPower
SwitchingfromBatteryPowertoACPower
ConvertingaRouterNodetoanEndPointNode(SwitchingfromACPowertoBatteryPower)
IfyouinitiallypowerupanodeusinganACadapter,itwilloperateasarouternode.Ifyouneedtoconvertthe
routernodeintoanendpointnodethatoperatesonbatterypoweronly,followthisprocedure.
1.
Deactivatethedatanodebypressingtheresetbuttononthedatanodewithapaperclipuntilthered
LEDstartsflashingrepeatedly(about5seconds).
2.
DisconnectthedatanodefromACpower.
3.
Ifbatteriesareinstalled,removethem.
4.
Waitatleast30secondstoclearthememory.
5.
Reinstallthebatteries.DonotplugintheACadapter.
6.
ClickFormNetworkinHOBOnodeManager.
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7.
8. VerifythatthedatanodeappearsintheHOBOnodeManagertableandisidentifiedasanode(norouting
capabilities).SeeDeterminingDataNodeType.
ConvertinganEndPointNodetoaRouterNode(SwitchingfromBatteryPowertoACPower)
Ifyouinitiallypowerupanodeusingbatteries,itwilloperateasanendpointnodewithnoroutingcapabilities.If
youneedtoconverttheendpointnodeintoarouternodethatoperatesonACpower,followthisprocedureso
thatHOBOnodeManagerrecognizesthedatanodeashavingroutingcapabilities.
1.
Deactivatethedatanodebypressingtheresetbuttononthedatanodewithapaperclipuntilthered
LEDstartsflashingrepeatedly(about5seconds).
2.
Removethebatteriesfromthedatanode.
3.
Waitatleast30secondstoclearthememory.
4.
PlugthedatanodeintoanACpoweroutlet.
5.
ClickFormNetworkinHOBOnodeManager.
6.
7.
VerifythatthedatanodeappearsintheHOBOnodeManagertableandisidentifiedasarouter.See
DeterminingDataNodeType.
8.
Reinstallthebatteriesforbackuppurposes.
DatabaseBackupandRestore
Itisrecommendedthatyouperiodicallybackupyourdatabasetosecureyourdataincaseofadatabasefailure.
Youcanbackupyourdatabasetoanexternalharddriveornetworkserverusingthirdpartybackupsoftware.
Ifyoushouldeverneedtorestoreyourdatabase,simplyreplacetheprimarydatabasewiththebackup.
Thedatabaseisstoredatthefollowinglocation:
Windows7andWindows8
c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\OnsetComputerCorporation\cosmos\db
WindowsXP
c:\DocumentsandSettings\<username>\ApplicationData\OnsetComputerCorporation\cosmos\db
MacOS10.5and10.6
/Users/<username>/Documents/OnsetComputerCorporation/cosmos/db
Torenamethedatabase,modifythenameofthedbfolderbyaddingthedeploymentlocationorthedate
(example:"db1110").Note:HOBOnodeManagerwillbeemptyafterrenamingthedatabase.Youwillneedto
formanewnetwork.
HOBOnodeManagerDatabaseUpgradeUtility
HOBOnodeManagerdatabasescreatedinHOBOware3.2.1orearliermustbeupgradedwiththeHOBOnode
ManagerDatabaseUpgradeUtilitytoimproveperformanceandresponsetime.Thisutilityisautomaticallyopened
thefirsttimeyouaccesstheHOBOnodeManagerdatabaseinHOBOware3.2.2orlater.
Beforeyoucanupgradethedatabasewiththeutility,youmustfirstgotothedatastoragelocationtobackupthe
database.Afterthebackupiscomplete,clickStartintheutilitytobegintheupgradeprocess.Progresswillbe
displayedwhiletheupgradetakesplace.
Important:Thelargeryourdatabase,thelongeritwilltaketheupgradetocomplete.Pleasebepreparedforthe
utilitytorunforanhourormore.YouwillnotbeabletoaccessanyfeaturesinHOBOnodeManagerorHOBOware
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whiletheutilityisrunning.Anydatarecordedwhiletheupgradeisrunningwillbesavedandavailablein
HOBOnodeManageroncetheupgradeiscomplete.Inaddition,thisutilityrequiresfreediskspaceequivalentto
doublethesizeofthecurrentdatabase.Forexample,ifyourdatabaseis450MB,thenyouwillneedatleast900
MBfreediskspaceonthecomputerfortheutilitytocompleteitsprocess.Oncetheupgradeiscomplete,the
databasewillbeclosetoitsoriginalsize.
CreatingaNewDeployment
ThefirsttimeyouformaHOBOdatanodewirelessnetwork,theinitialdeployment,ornetworkconfiguration,is
createdautomaticallyforyou.Thisfirstdeploymentcancontinueindefinitely.However,youalsohavetheoption
tocreateanewdeploymentifyouneedtomoveyourcurrentnetworktoanewlocationorifyou'dliketo
configureadifferentsetofsensorsinanewnetwork,forexample.Thisallowsyoutomoreeasilydistinguish
betweentwoseparatenetworksordeploymentsofnodeswhentheyareplottedorexportedfromHOBOware.
Youhavetheoptionofeithercreatinganewdeploymentthatisanexactcopyofthepreviousone(alldevices,
alarms,andsettingswillbecopiedascurrentlyconfigured)orconsistsofanewnetwork(onlysystemalarmsand
alarmlogsarecopied).
Note:Creatinganewdeploymentdoesnotcreateanewdatabase.Alldatarecordedinthepreviousdeploymentis
savedandcanbeaccessedthroughPlot/ExportData.
Tocreateanewdeployment:
1. ClicktheActionsbuttoninHOBOnodeManagerandselectCreateNewDeployment.
2. Typeanameforthenewdeployment.SelecttheCopythecurrentnetworktothenewdeployment
checkboxifyouwanttousethecurrentdeploymentasthebasisforthenewdeployment(HOBOnode
Managerwillautomaticallybefilledinwithyourcurrentnetworkdevices,alarms,andsettings).Ifyou
donotcopythecurrentnetwork,thenyouwillneedtoformanewnetwork(onlysystemalarmsand
alarmlogswillappearinHOBOnodeManager).ClickOK.
3. Amessageappearsindicatingthatthecurrentnetworkdeploymentwillendandanewdeployment
willbestarted.ClickYestocontinue,orclickNotoreturntotheCreateNewDeploymentdialog.
4. FromtheDevicemenuinHOBOware,selectManageHOBODataNodeNetworktorestartHOBOnode
Manager.
5. Ifyouchosetocopythecurrentnetworktothenewdeployment,thenHOBOnodeManageropens
withalldeviceslisted.Plotswillbegindisplayingthenewnetworkdataatthenextscheduled
connectioninterval.Ifyoudidnotcopytheoldnetwork,thenyouwillbepromptedtoformanew
network.
BoththenewlycreateddeploymentandthepreviousdeploymentarelistedinthePlot/ExportWirelessData
window.ClickthePlot/ExportbuttoninHOBOnodeManagertoseethedeploymentlistasshownintheexample
below.
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Deploymentsarelistedfromnewesttooldest.Theinitialdeploymentislabeled"FirstDeployment"bydefault.Any
subsequentdeploymentsarelistedwiththenameyouenteredintheCreateNewDeploymentdialog.
Thestarttimeforthecurrentdeployment(thedeploymentatthetopofthelist)isthetimethenewdeployment
wascreated,whichisalsotheendtimeforthepreviousdeploymentonthelist.Theendtimeforthecurrent
deploymentisthecurrenttime.
UpdatingFirmwareforaReceiverorSingleDataNode
Occasionalfirmwareupdatesmaybenecessaryforthedevicesinyournetwork.Followthesestepsifyouare
directedbyOnsetComputertoupgradethefirmwareinthereceiverorasingledatanode.Toupdateseveraldata
nodesinthenetworkatonce,seeUpdatingFirmwareforMultipleDataNodes.
ImportantNotesBeforeyouBegin:
Updatingthefirmwaregenerallytakestwotothreeminutesforareceiverandfourtosixminutesfora
datanode.Youcannotcanceltheupdateprocessonceitstarts.
Ifyouneedtoupdateboththereceiveranddatanodes,updatethereceiverfirsttoprovidethebest
networkperformance.Afterthereceiverupdateiscomplete,waitforHOBOnodeManagertodisplaythe
latestdatafromallthenodes.Onceeachnodehascommunicatedwiththenewlyupdatedreceiverand
thelatestdataappearsinthedevicetable,thenyoucancontinuewithupdatingthefirmwareinthe
nodes.
Whenupdatingthereceiverfirmware,theentirenetworkwillautomaticallyshutdownandrestart.
Adatanodeshouldbepoweredthesamewayasitwaswhenitwasoriginallyconfiguredtoensureit
remainsapartofthenetworkoncetheupdateiscomplete.Thismeansarouternodemustbeplugged
intoanACadapterandanendpointdatanodemusthavebatteriesinstalledandnotbepluggedintoan
ACadapter.SeeDeterminingDataNodeTypefordetailsonidentifyingroutersandendpointnodesin
HOBOnodeManager.
Steps
1.
Placethefirmware.hexfile(s)intheappropriatedirectory.Donotrenamethefiles.
ForWindows7andWindows8:C:\Users\Public\Documents\HOBOwarePublicFiles\FWUpdates
ForWindowsXP:C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\SharedDocuments\HOBOwarePublic
Files\FWUpdates
ForMacintosh:/Users/<user>/Documents/HOBOware/FWUpdates
2.
HOBOware,HOBOnodeManager,andZWDeviceCommunicationmustberestartedtocorrectlyidentify
thefirmwarefiles.CloseHOBOwareandHOBOnodeManagerifopen.Ifpromptedtoleavethedevice
communicationrunninginthebackground,clickNo.IfHOBOwareandHOBOnodeManagerwerealready
closed,butdevicecommunicationwasrunning,rightclick(orleftclickonaMac)theHOBOwareiconin
thesystemtrayselectStopDeviceCommunication.
3.
OpenHOBOwareandHOBOnodeManageragain.WaitfornewdatatobeupdatedinHOBOnode
Manager.
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4.
InHOBOnodeManager,doubleclickthereceiver(ZWRCVR)ornodeyouwanttoupdateintheDevice
Table(orselectthereceiverornodeandclickConfigure).
5.
ClicktheUpdatedevicefirmwarebuttonintheConfigureReceiverorConfigureNodewindow
(ConfigureReceiverisshowninthefollowingexample).
Notes:
6.
IftheUpdatedevicefirmwarebuttonisdisabled,HOBOnodeManagerisstillbeingupdated
afteritsrestart.KeeptheConfigurewindowopenandwaitforafewmoreminutesforthe
buttontobecomeenabled.
IftheUpdatedevicefirmwarebuttondoesnotappear,doublecheckthatthefirmware.hex
fileisinthecorrectdirectoryasdescribedinStep1.
Abatterypoweredendpointnodewithacurrentfirmwareversionof64mustbetemporarily
convertedtoanACpoweredrouternodebeforeyoucanupdatethefirmware.Ifamessage
displaysindicatingyoucannotcompletetheupdate,followthestepsinConvertinganEndPoint
NodetoaRouterNodefirstandthenrepeatSteps2and3again.
Amessageappearslistingdetailsaboutthedeviceandanynotesabouttheupdateprocess.ClickCancelif
youdonotwanttoupdatethedeviceatthistime.Otherwise,clickContinue.
7.
Thefirmwareisupdatedinthedevice;checktheprogressonthescreenduringtheupdateasshownin
thefollowingexampleofanodebeingupdated.
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Whenthefirmwareissavedtothedevice,theLEDwillflashredonthereceiverandgreenonadatanode.
Amessageappearsattheendwhentheupdateissuccessfullycompleted.
Notes:
Afteradatanodehasbeenupdated,itmaytotakeoneortwoconnectionintervalsbeforenewdatais
displayedinHOBOnodeManager.Forexample,iftheconnectionintervalissetfor10minutes,itmaytake
twoconnectionintervals,orabout20minutes,fornewdatatoappear.Ifnewdatastillisn'tappearing
aftertwoconnectionintervalshavepassed,powercyclethedatanode(unplugtheadapterand/or
removethebatteriesthenplugtheadapterbackinand/orreinstallthebatteries).
IfHOBOnodeManagerstillisnotdisplayingdataafterpowercyclingthedatanodeasdescribedaboveor
ifthedatanodeislistedasmissinginHOBOnodeManagerafterupdatingthefirmware,additbacktothe
networkbyfollowingthesesteps:
1.
2.
3.
VerifythatthedatanodeappearsintheHOBOnodeManagertableandisidentifiedasarouteror
datanodeasexpected(seeDeterminingDataNodeType).Tochangethetypeofdatanode,see
ConvertinganEndPointNodetoaRouterNodeorConvertingaRouterNodetoanEndPointNode.
UpdatingFirmwareforMultipleDataNodes
Occasionalfirmwareupdatesmaybenecessaryforthedatanodesinyournetwork.Ifnewversionsoffirmware
filesaredetectedintheHOBOwareFWUpdatesdirectory(exactlocationdescribedbelow),thenanUpdate
FirmwareinDataNodesoptionappearsintheActionsdropdownmenuinHOBOnodeManagerasshownbelow.
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FollowthesestepsifyouaredirectedbyOnsetComputertoupgradethefirmwareinmultipledatanodes.To
updatethefirmwareinthereceiverorinasingledatanodeatatime,seeUpdatingFirmwareforaReceiveror
SingleDataNode.
ImportantNotesBeforeyouBegin:
Firmware.hexfilesmustbepresentintheappropriatedirectory.(Donotrenamethefiles.)
ForWindows7andWindows8:C:\Users\Public\Documents\HOBOwarePublicFiles\FWUpdates
ForWindowsXP:C:\DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\SharedDocuments\HOBOwarePublic
Files\FWUpdates
ForMacintosh:/Users/<user>/Documents/HOBOware/FWUpdates
Ifyouneedtoupdatethefirmwareinboththereceiveranddatanodes,updatethereceiverfirstforbest
networkperformance.FollowthestepsinUpdatingFirmwareforaReceiverorSingleDataNode.After
thereceiverupdateiscomplete,waitforHOBOnodeManagertodisplaythelatestdatafromallthe
nodes.Onceeachnodehascommunicatedwiththenewlyupdatedreceiverandthelatestdataappears
inthedevicetable,thenyoucancontinuewithupdatingthefirmwareindatanodes.
Adatanodeshouldbepoweredthesamewayasitwaswhenitwasoriginallyconfiguredtoensureit
remainsapartofthenetworkoncetheupdateiscomplete.Thismeansarouternodemustbeplugged
intoanACadapterandanendpointdatanodemusthavebatteriesinstalledandnotbepluggedintoan
ACadapter.
Abatterypoweredendpointnodewithacurrentfirmwareversionof64mustbetemporarilyconverted
toanACpoweredrouternodebeforeyoucanupdatethefirmware.Thesenodeswillnotbedisplayedin
thelistofdatanodeswaitingforanupdate.FollowthestepsinConvertinganEndPointNodetoaRouter
Nodefirst,thenupdatethefirmwareineachofthesenodesoneattimeasdescribedinUpdating
FirmwareforaReceiverorSingleDataNode.
Althoughdatawillcontinuetobetransmittedandstoredinthereceiverwhilethisupgradetakesplace,it
willnotbeavailableinHOBOnodeManageruntilaftertheupgradeiscomplete.Therefore,selectatime
toperformtheupgradewhenyoudonotneedrealtimeaccesstoyourdata.
Nodesmaybetemporarilyreportedasmissingafterbeingupgraded.IfyouhaveenabledtheMissing
Nodealarmforanynodesinyournetwork,consideronlyupgradingafewnodesatatimetominimizethe
potentialfornodestobereportedasmissingandtheMissingNodealarmtotrip.
Steps
1.
Oncethefirmware.hexfilesareinthecorrectlocationasdescribedintheImportantNotesBeforeyou
Begin,youmustrestartHOBOware,HOBOnodeManager,andDeviceCommunication.CloseHOBOware
andHOBOnodeManagerifopen.Ifpromptedtoleavethedevicecommunicationrunninginthe
background,clickNo.IfHOBOwareandHOBOnodeManagerwerealreadyclosed,butdevice
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communicationwasrunning,rightclick(orleftclickonaMac)theHOBOwareiconinthesystemtray
selectStopDeviceCommunication.
2.
OpenHOBOwareandHOBOnodeManageragain.WaitfornewdatatobeupdatedinHOBOnode
Manager.
3.
FromtheActionsmenuinHOBOnodeManager,clickUpdateFirmwareinDataNodes.Ifthisoptiondoes
notappearinthemenu,waitforafewmoreminutesforHOBOnodeManagertofinishupdatinginStep2.
Ifitstilldoesnotdisplay,doublecheckthatthefirmware.hexfilesareinthecorrectdirectoryandrepeat
Steps1through3again.
4.
Alistofallnodeswaitingtobeupdatedisdisplayed.Clickthecheckboxnexttoeachnodeyouwantto
updateorclickSelectAlltochooseallthenodesinthelist.
5.
ClicktheUpdatedCheckedbuttontostarttheupdateprocessforallthenodesselectedinthelist.Each
nodewillbeupdatedonebyone,withtheprogressdisplayednexttothenodeandadetailedprogress
listedinthebottompaneofthewindow.Important:ClickingCancelwillnotimmediatelystopall
updating.WhenyouclickCancel,thenodeupdateinprogresswillcontinueuntilfinished.TheCancel
buttonwillalsochangetoread"Cancelrequested."Oncetheupdateiscompleteforthatnode,the
updatefortheremainingnodeswillbecanceled.ClicktheUpdatebuttontorestarttheupdateprocess
fortheremainingnodes.
6.
Oncetheupdateiscomplete,clicktheSavebuttontosavethelogdetailingtheupdateproceduretoa
textfilecalled"FirmwareUpdateLog.txt"(savedinC:\Users\<UserName>\DocumentsonWindowsandin
the<UserName>folderonMac).ClickClosetoreturntoHOBOnodeManager.
Notes:
Afteradatanodehasbeenupdated,itmaytotakeoneortwoconnectionintervalsbeforenewdatais
displayedinHOBOnodeManager.Forexample,iftheconnectionintervalissetfor10minutes,itmaytake
twoconnectionintervals,orabout20minutes,fornewdatatoappear.Ifnewdatastillisn'tappearing
aftertwoconnectionintervalshavepassed,powercyclethedatanode(unplugtheadapterand/or
removethebatteriesthenplugtheadapterbackinand/orreinstallthebatteries).
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IfHOBOnodeManagerstillisnotdisplayingdataafterpowercyclingthedatanodeasdescribedaboveor
ifthedatanodeislistedasmissinginHOBOnodeManagerafterupdatingthefirmware,additbacktothe
networkbyfollowingthesesteps:
1.
2.
3.
VerifythatthedatanodeappearsintheHOBOnodeManagerdevicetableandisidentifiedasa
routerordatanodeasexpected(seeDeterminingDataNodeType).Tochangethetypeofdatanode,
seeConvertinganEndPointNodetoaRouterNodeorConvertingaRouterNodetoanEndPoint
Node.
Troubleshooting
GeneralNetworkConnectionIssues
Ifyouarehavingproblemsconnectingdatanodestothereceiver,ortheyarelosingaconnectionaftertheyhave
beenjoinedtothenetwork,youmaybeexperiencingissueswithaconflictingwirelessdevice.Toresettheradio
channel,doubleclickthereceiverrowintheDeviceTableandintheConfigureReceiverwindowclicktheReset
button.Youwillthenneedtoformthenetworkagain.
ReceiverWillNotConnecttoHOBOnodeManager
MakesuretheUSBplugissecureonbothends.Tryunpluggingandpluggingthereceiverbackin.
DataNodeCannotJoinNetwork
Positioning:Ifyouarehavingtroublegettingadatanodetojointhenetwork,tryrepositioningthenodewithinthe
space.Movethedatanodeawayfromanyobstacles(suchasmetalwalls,stairwells,elevatorshafts)thatmayexist
betweenitandthereceiver.
Distance:Thedatanodemaybetoofarfromthereceivertoobtainasignal.Trymovingthedatanodeclosertothe
receiver,oraddarouterorrouter/nodebetweenthedatanodeandthereceiver.
MakesurethereceiverisinFormNetworkmode(REDandGREENLEDsalternating).
MakesureyouhavepressedthebuttononthebottomofthenodeandthattheREDandGREENLEDsare
alternating.Trypressingthebuttonagain.
Debugging
ThereareanumberofdebuggingandloggingoptionsinHOBOnodeManager.IfyouareworkingwithOnset
TechnicalSupportonanissue,youmaybeaskedtoenabledebuggingoptionsandsendalogfiletoOnset.
Noreadingsforasensor
Forexternalsensors,makesuretheconnectiontothedatanodeissecureandthatyouhaveassignedaSensor
Type(doesnotapplytotheExternalTemp/RHSensor).
NoPlotAppearsforaSensor
MakesureyouhavecheckedthePlotboxintheDeviceTableforthesensor.
ExtremeSensorReadings
Ifyouareseeingextremesensorreadings,makesurethesensorcableissecurelypluggedintothenode.
Alarms
IfanalarmyouconfiguredisnotappearingintheAlarmswindow,makesurethefilterissettoShowall.
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SecurityConnectionMessagesonMacintosh
IfthefirewallsettingisenabledinthesecuritysystempreferencesonaMacintosh,youmayencounterasecurity
warningmessageeverytimeyouopenHOBOnodeManager.Toturnoffthismessage,gotoSystemPreferences,
selectSecurity,andturnoffthefirewall.Note:Keepingthefirewallturnedonandadjustingtheadvancedsettings
toallowallincomingconnectionsforHOBOwaredoesnotresolvetheproblem.
FirewallMessagesonWindows
WindowsFirewallmustallowaccesstoHOBOware.exeforHOBOnodeViewertorunproperly.ToallowHOBOware
access,openControlPanel,gotoSecurity,andselectAllowaprogramthroughWindowsFirewall(orclick
WindowsFirewallandclicktheExceptionstabonsomeversionsofWindows).MakesureHOBOwareisselectedin
theallowedaccess/exceptionslist.
ChangingLocale
ThelanguageinuseatthetimetheoriginalHOBOdatanodenetworkdatabasewascreatedistheonlylanguage
thatcanbeusedforthatdatabase.Youcannotswitchtoanotherlanguage.Ifyouneedtochangethelocaleonthe
computerthatcontainsyourHOBOdatanodenetworkdatabase,youwillneedto:
1. Backupandthenmoveorrenamethedatabase.
2. Changethelocaleonthecomputer.
3. Formanewnetworktocreateadatabasethatoperatesinthenewlocale.
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Chapter6:Reference
Refertothefollowingfordetailsonthefollowing:
Windows
Menus
TheToolbar
SettingPreferences
TipsforWorkingwithMultipleLoggers
SettingtheLanguageFormatonYourComputer
Alarm&ReadoutTool
Windows
RefertothefollowingfordetailsonsomeofthewindowsinHOBOware:
PlotSetup
MergeSeries
FilterSeries
SelectChanneltoConfigure
ThePlotSetupWindow
Afteryoureadoutaloggeroropenasaveddatafile,thePlotSetupwindowappears.
1. SelectSeriestoPlot:Selecttheseriesyouwanttoplotandtheunits,ifapplicable.
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2. SelectInternalLoggerEventstoPlot:Selectinternalloggereventstoplot(onlyavailableforsome
loggers).
3. OffsetfromGMT:SettheTimeZoneOffsetfromGMTifrequired.
4. PlotButton:Clickthisbuttontoplottheselecteddataonagraph.
5. Help:ClicktolaunchtheHelpforthePlotSetupwindow.
6. DataAssistants(HOBOwareProOnly).
loggerwithadditionaldata.SeeDataAssistantsformoreinformation.
NOTE:ThefollowingDataAssistantcanalsoberunfromtheLaunchwindow:PulseScaling,Linear
Scaling,kWh.
MergeSeriesSetupWindow
UsetheMergeSeriesSetupwindowtocombinemultipledatafilesfromadeploymentintoonefile.
Tomergefiles:
1. Selecttheseriestoplot.AllseriesavailableintheselecteddatafilesarelistedintheSelectSeriesto
Plotsection.Clickthecheckboxtoaddorremoveseriesasnecessary,orselecttheAllorNone
buttonsinthatsectiontoselectallseriesornoseriesaccordingly.
Allmatchingseriesavailableintheselectedserieswillbepopulatedwiththecorrespondingseries
listedintheMergeWithcolumn.Eachnewseriescanonlybemergedwiththeseriesofthesame
measurementtypeandunits.Ifnomatchingseriesisavailableintheplot,theMergeWithcolumnwill
displayNoSeriesforthatseries.Ifamatchingseriesisfound,youcanstillappendtheserieswithout
mergingbychoosingNoSeriesfromthecorrespondingdropdownlistintheMergeWithcolumn.The
serieswillbeappendedtotheplotwithoutbeingmergedwithanyseries.
2. Selectanyinternalloggereventstoplot,ifapplicable.Alleventsavailabletoplotarelistedinthe
SelectInternalLoggerEventstoPlotsection.Clickthecheckboxtoaddorremoveeacheventas
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necessary,orselecttheAllorNonebuttonsinthatsectiontoselectalleventsornoevents
accordingly.
3. ClickthePlotbuttontomergetheselectedserieswiththeirmatchingseries.Savethenewplotasa
projectfileifdesired.
TheFilterSeriesWindow
Youcancreateanewseriesbasedonstatisticalanalysisofanexistingseriesoverspecifiedperiodsoftime.
NOTE:Whenyouapplyafilter,thegraphrescalestoaccommodateallofthedisplayeddata.
1. StatisticType
Choosethetypeofstatistictouseforthefilter:
Forsensorseries,youcancreateaseriesshowingtheminimum,maximum,oraverageoveraperiod
oftime.
Forexternaleventseries,youcancreateaseriesshowingacumulativesum,oracountoveraperiod
oftime.
Forinternaleventseries,youcancreateaseriesshowingacountoveraperiodoftime.
ForseriescreatedbyDataAssistants,additionalfiltersmaybeavailable(HOBOwareProOnly).
2. Interval
Specifytheintervaloverwhichyouwantthesevaluestobecalculated.
3. ResultantSeriesName
EnteranewResultantSeriesName,ifdesired.
4. ClickOK.
Thenewseriesisaddedtothegraph,theDetailspane,andthePointspane.
SelectChanneltoConfigureWindow
1. Clicktheplussignnexttothemodule/sensornametoseeavailablechannels.
2. Selectthedesiredchannel.
3. Clickonthebuttonfortheactionyouwanttoperform:Disable,Configure,Refresh.
IfyouclickConfigure,theConfigureChannelwindowappears.
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Menus
ThefollowingmenusareavailableinHOBOware:
HOBOware(onMacintosh)
File
Device
Edit
View
Tools
Window
Help
TheHOBOwareMenu
TheHOBOwaremenuisavailableonMacintoshonly.SomeofthemenuoptionsavailablefromtheFilemenuin
WindowsaredisplayedhereinsteadonMacintosh.
TheHOBOwaremenuoptionsare:
AboutHOBOware.Selectthisoptiontoopenacompatibledatafile.SeeOpeningFilesformore
information.
Preferences.SelectthisoptiontoopenthePreferenceswindowwhereyoucanchangethedefault
settingsinHOBOware.SeeSettingPreferencesformoreinformation.
Services.ThisisaMacintoshoperatingsystemmenuoption.
HideHOBOware.ThisoptionhidesHOBOwarefromview.
HideOthers.ThisoptionhidesallcurrentlyopenprogramsexceptforHOBOwarefromview.
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ShowAll.Thisoptiondisplaysallcurrentlyopenprograms.
Quit.SelectthisoptiontocloseHOBOware.
TheFileMenu
FromtheFileMenu,youcanopenandclosedatafilesandprojects,importandexportdata,andprintplot
elements.
TheFilemenuoptionsare:
OpenDatafile(s).Selectthisoptiontoopenacompatibledatafile.SeeOpeningFilesformore
information.
MergeDatafile(s).Selectthisoptiontoaddadatafiletotheendofanotherdatafile.SeeMerging
Datafilesformoreinformation.
OpenProject.SelectthisoptiontoopenaHOBOwareproject.SeeOpeningFilesformore
information.
Plot/ExportWirelessData.ThisappliestoaZWserieswirelessnetworkandisonlyavailablein
HOBOwarePro.SeePlottingorExportingWirelessDataformoreinformation.
RecentFiles.Selectthisoptiontoquicklyaccessthelast10filesyouopened.
Close.Selectthisoptiontoclosetheactivefileorproject.
CloseAll.Selectthisoptiontocloseallopenfilesandprojects.
SaveDatafile.Selectthisoptiontosavetheactivedatafile.
SaveProject.Selectthisoptiontosavetheactiveproject.
ImportTextData.SelectthisoptiontoimportandgraphnonHOBOwaredataincertaintextfiles
(availableinHOBOwareProonly).SeeImportingTextFilesformoreinformation.
ImportTextFilefromHOBOlink.SelectthisoptiontoopenatextfilegeneratedbyHOBOlinkfora
HOBOU30Station.
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ExportDetails.SelectthisoptiontoexporttheinformationintheDetailsPaneintoatextfilethat
canbeopenedinanytexteditororimportedintomanyothertypesofprograms(wordprocessors,
spreadsheets,etc.).SeeExportingDetailsformoreinformation.
ExportTableData.SelectthisoptiontoexportthepointsshowninthePointstabletoatextfile
(.csvor.txt)orMicrosoftExcel(.xls)file.SeeExportingTableDataformoreinformation.
PageSetup.Selectthisoptiontosetupthepapersize,margins,andorientationforprintingaplot.
PrintPreview.Selectthisoptiontopreviewthepageforprintingaplot.
Print.Selectthisoptiontoprintaprot.
PrintDetails.SelectthisoptiontoprinttheDetailsPane.
PrintPoints.SelectthisoptiontoprintthePointsTable.
Preferences.SelectthisoptiontoopenthePreferenceswindowwhereyoucanchangethedefault
settingsinHOBOware.SeeSettingPreferencesformoreinformation.NotethatPreferencesis
availablefromtheHOBOwaremenuonMacintosh.
Quit.SelectthisoptiontocloseHOBOware.NotethatthisisavailablefromtheHOBOwaremenuon
Macintosh.
TheDeviceMenu
UsetheDevicemenutolaunch,readout,andstoploggersaswellasaccessHOBOnodeManagerandworkwith
otherfeaturesforspecificdevices.
TheDevicemenuoptionsare:
Launch.SelectthisoptiontoopentheLaunchLoggerwindowwhereyoucansetlaunchsettingsand
startthelogger.
Readout.Selectthisoptiontooffload,orreadout,datafromtheloggertoyourcomputer,allowing
youtosavethedatainadatafileandviewtheplotinHOBOware.
Status.Selectthisoptiontoviewthecurrentstatusofthelogger,includingcurrentreadings(for
somesensors),remainingbattery,andloggermemory.
Stop.Selectthisoptiontostopadevice.
ManageShuttle.SelectthisoptiontomanageaHOBOshuttle(availableforHOBOwareProonly).
SeeWorkingwithaShuttleformoreinformation.
ManageHOBODataNodeNetwork.SelectthisoptiontoopentheHOBOnodeManagerwhere
youcanmanageaZWserieswirelessnetwork(availableforHOBOwareProonly).
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ConfigureModules/Ports.SelectthisoptiontoconfigureanalogsensorportsontheHOBOU30
stationloggerorFlexSmartmodules(availableforHOBOwareProonly).
ManageU30.SelectthisoptiontoaccessfeaturesspecifictotheHOBOU30Station.Fromthismenu
option,selectControlU30Relaytoconfigurethedefaultstateofarelayortoactivateordeactivate
therelayfortesting(availableforHOBOwareProonly).SeeControllingtheRelayontheHOBOU30
Stationformoreinformation.Or,selectConfigureU30AlarmstosetupalarmsontheHOBOU30
Station(availableforHOBOwareProonly).
LabCalibration.UsethisoptiontoopentheLabCalibrationtoolusedwiththeHOBOU26Dissolved
OxygenLogger.
SelectDevice.Usethisoptiontoselectadevicecurrentlyconnectedtothecomputer.
DefaultAction.SelectthisoptiontosetupHOBOwaretoperformthesameaction(Launch,Readout,
orgetStatus)everytimealoggerisconnected(availableforHOBOwareProonly).SeeRepeatingan
ActiononMultipleUSeriesDevicesformoreinformation.
Utilities.UsetheUtilitiessubmenustoselectoneofthethreeForceOffloadoptionsonlyifyouare
havingproblemsreadingoutyourdeviceorasdirectedfromOnsetTechnicalSupport.Youcanalso
selecttheResetUXLoggersubmenuoptionasdirectedbyOnsetTechnicalSupport.
TheEditMenu
UsetheEditmenutomodifytheplot,includingfilteringseries,removingseries,settingproperties,andconverting
units.
TheEditmenuoptionsare:
FilterSeries.Selectthisoptiontocreateanewseriesbasedonstatisticalanalysisofanexistingseries
overspecifiedperiodsoftime.SeeFilteringaSeriesformoreinformation.
CopySeries.Selectthisoptiontocopyaseriesandthenpasteitintoanotherplot.SeeCopyinga
SeriestoanotherPlotformoreinformation.
PasteSeries.Selectthisoptiontopasteaseriesintoanotherplot.SeeCopyingaSeriestoanother
Plotformoreinformation.
AddGraphLabel.SelectthisoptiontoaccesstheGraphLabelPropertieswindowtoaddlabelstoa
plotthatidentifyspecificpointsorcallattentiontoaregionofthegraph.SeeAddingLabelstoa
Graphformoreinformation.
RemoveSeries.Selectthisoptiontoremoveseriesfromaplotafteryouhaveselecteditinthe
graphortheDetailspane.Ifyouremoveaseries,itcanonlyberecoveredbyreopeningtheoriginal
datafileorasavedprojectfilethatcontainstheseries.
GraphProperties.SelectthisoptiontoaccesstheSeriesPropertieswindow.SeeSettingSeries
Propertiesformoreinformation.
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ConvertUnits.SelectthisoptiontoaccesstheConvertPlotwindow,whichallowsyoutoconvert
someoralloftheseriesonthecurrentlyfocusedplottootherunits(forexample,fromdegrees
FahrenheittodegreesCelsius).Notethatchangingtheunitswillresultintheentireplotbeing
redrawn.SeeConvertingUnitsformoreinformation.
UndoAction.Selectthisoptiontoundothelastchangemadetothecurrentplot.Themostrecent
changeislistedaftertheUndoActionmenuchoice.Inthisexample,themostrecentchangetothe
plotwasto"ZoomOut."SeeUndoandRedoingPlotChangesformoreinformation.
RedoAction.Selectthisoptiontoredothelastchangethatwaspreviouslyundone.SeeUndoand
RedoingPlotChangesformoreinformation.
CopyGraphtoClipboard.Selectthisoptiontocopythegraphtotheclipboardtopasteitinto
anotherapplication.
TheViewMenu
UsetheViewmenutochangetheappearanceoftheplot,includingzooming,showingorhidingcomponents,
markingpoints,andsettinggridlines.
TheViewmenuoptionsare:
ZoomIn.Selectthisoptiontozoominontheplot.
ZoomOut.Selectthisoptiontozoomoutontheplot.
ViewFullScale.Selectthisoptiontoviewtheplotinfullscale.
DetailsPane.SelectthisoptiontoshoworhidetheDetailsPane.
PointsTable.SelectthisoptiontoshoworhidethePointsTable.
ShowTitle.Selectthisoptiontoshoworhidethetitleoftheplot.
ShowLegend.Selectthisoptiontoshoworhidetheplotlegend.
MarkAllPoints.Selectthisoptiontomarkallpointsontheplot.
VerticalGridlines.Selectthisoptiontoshoworhideverticalgridlinesontheplot.
HorizontalGridlines.Selectthisoptiontoshoworhidehorizontalgridlinesontheplot.
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SelectNone.Selectthisoptiontodeselectallelementsintheplot.
RemoveCrosshair.Selectthisoptiontoremovecrosshairsfromthegraph.
RemoveSubsetStats.Selectthisoptiontoremovesubsetstatisticsfromtheplot.
BringSeriesToFront.Selectthisoptiontobringaseriestothefrontontheplotontopofallother
series.
SendSeriesToBack.Selectthisoptiontosendaseriestothebackoftheplotbehindallother
series.
TheToolsMenu
UsetheToolsmenutoaccesstheBulkFileExporttool,whichallowsyoutoexportnumerousdatafilesatonetime.
SeetheBulkExportToolformoreinformation.
Note:TheAlarm&ReadoutToolisalsoavailablefromthismenuifitwasinstalledinolderversionofHOBOware
Pro.ThistoolisnolongerinstalledasofHOBOwareversion3.4.
TheWindowMenu
UsetheWindowmenutoorganizeseveralplots.
TheWindowmenuoptionsare:
TabbedView.Withthisoption,plotsarelayeredastabssoyoucanseethefilenameofeachopen
plot(or"Untitled*"foranunsaveddatafile).YoucanalsogettothisviewbyclickingtheTabsiconin
thelowerleftofthewindow.
TileHorizontally.Selectthisoptiontoarrangeuptofiveplotshorizontally.Ifsixormoreplotsare
open,theywillbetiledasagrid.YoucanalsogettothisviewbyclickingtheHorizontalTileiconinthe
lowerleftofthewindow.
TileVertically.Selectthisoptiontoarrangeuptofiveplotsvertically.Ifsixormoreplotsareopen,
theywillbetiledasagrid.YoucanalsogettothisviewbyclickingtheVerticalTileiconinthelower
leftofthewindow.
Tip:Youcanopenthesamedatafilemultipletimestocreatedifferentviewsofthegraph,thenusetheTile
commandsontheWindowmenu(orresizeandmovethewindowsmanually)toseeallofthematonce.Thisis
helpfulifyouwanttozoominonseveraldifferentareasandviewthemsidebyside,seethedetailofasmallarea
whilethefullgraphisstillinview,orvieweachseriesinadifferentwindow.
TheHelpMenu
UsetheHelpmenutogetmoreinformationaboutHOBOware,upgradethesoftwareandcertaindevices,and
requesthelpfromOnsetTechnicalSupport.
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TheHelpmenuoptionsare:
HOBOwareHelp.Selectthisoptiontoopenthehelpsystem,displayingthefulltableofcontents.
CheckforSoftwareUpdates.SelectthisoptiontocheckifthereareanyHOBOwareupdates
availableontheOnsetwebsite.YoucanalsosetthegeneralstartupsettingsinPreferencesto
automaticallycheckforsoftwareupdatesonaschedulethatyouselect.
UpdateDeviceFirmware.Selectthisoptiontocheckiftherearefirmwareupdatesavailablefor
certaindevices.ThisoptionisonlyenabledwheneitheraHOBOUShuttleorHOBOUXseriesloggeris
connectedtothecomputer.Selecttheappropriatesubmenuforyourdevice,either"UpdateUDT
1/UDT2Firmware"foraHOBOUShuttleor"UpdateUXSeriesLoggerFirmware"forUX90series,
UX100series,andUX120017loggers.YoulikelywillonlyneedtodothisasdirectedbyOnset
TechnicalSupport.NotethatfirmwareupdatesforHOBOZWseriesreceiversanddatanodesare
completedwithinHOBOnodeManager.
ManageLicenseKey.Selectthisoptionifyouneedtoenteranewlicensekey.Thisisonlynecessary
ifyouarerunningatrialversionofHOBOwareandhaveanewlicensekeytoenter,orifyouareusing
HOBOwareLiteandhavealicensekeytoupgradetoHOBOwarePro.
Enable/DisableLogging.SelectthisoptiontoturnonoroffloggingwithinHOBOware.When
loggingisenabled,aseriesoftextfileswillbegeneratedandsavedeverytimeyouuseHOBOware.It
isrecommendedthatyouonlyenableloggingwhenrequestedtodosobyOnsetTechnicalSupport,
whomayneedadditionalfilestotroubleshootanytechnicalproblemsyoumaybehavingwiththe
software.
SubmitTechnicalSupportRequest.SelectthisoptionifyouarehavingaproblemwithHOBOware
andwouldliketorequesthelpfromOnsetTechnicalSupport.Fillinalltherequestedinformationin
theform,includingyourname,emailaddress,logger/devicemodelnameandserialnumber,anda
detaileddescriptionoftheproblemyouareencountering.
AboutHOBOware.SelectthisoptiontoseewhichversionofHOBOwareyouareusinginWindows.
ThisoptionisavailablefromtheHOBOwaremenuonMacintosh.
TheToolbar
Thetoolbar,locatedatthetopofthemainHOBOwarewindow,allowspointandclickaccesstothemost
frequentlyusedfunctions.Pausethepointerovereachicononthetoolbarforadescriptionofeachtool.
LaunchOpenstheLaunchwindow.
ReadoutOpenstheReadoutwindow.
StatusOpenstheStatuswindow,whichdisplaysthelogger'sstateandcurrentreadings.
StopStopsalogginglogger.
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SelectDeviceOpenstheselectDevicewindow,whichdisplaysavailabledevices.ForHOBOwarePro,the
accompanyingpulldownmenuallowsyoutospecifywhetheryouwantHOBOwaretolookforUSBdevices,serial
devices,orboth.
SetDefaultUnitsChangethedefaultunittypebetweenUSandSI.Anychangesyoumakewilltakeeffect
withthenextplottedfile.
UndoActionUndoesthemostrecentchangemadetotheplot.
RedoActionRedoesthemostrecentchangethatwasundonetotheplot.
OpenLaunchestheOpenwindow,fromwhichyoucanopenHOBOwarefiles.
SaveOpenstheSavewindow,fromwhichyoucansavetheplotasaproject(.hproj)file.
CloseClosesthecurrentlyfocusedplot.
ExportOpenstheExportOptionswindow,fromwhichyoucanconfiguresettingsforexportingatextfileof
thedata(in.csvor.txtformat)foruseinspreadsheetandotherapplications.
PrintPrintsthegraphasitappearsonyourscreen.
ArrowLaunchestheArrowTool,whichyoucanusetopointtoandselectitemsonthegraphtoedittheir
properties.
CrosshairLaunchestheCrosshairTool,whichyoucanusetodisplayvaluesforpointsonthegraphandcross
referencesthemtocellsinthePointspane.
HandLaunchestheHandTool,whichyoucanusetoscrollanaxisortheentiregraph.
ZoomLaunchestheZoomTool,whichyoucanusetoadjustthescalingofanaxisortheentiregraph.
SubsetStatistics(HOBOwareProOnly)LaunchestheSubsetStatisticsTool,whichyoucanusetoviewstatistics
foraparticulartimespan.
InLaunchestheZoomInTool,whichallowsyoutozoominonasmallerareaofthegraph.
OutLaunchestheZoomOutTool,whichallowsyoutozoomouttoalargerareaofthegraph.
ShowGraphatFullScaleResetsthescaleofagraphtoaccommodateallofthedisplayeddata.
GraphPropertiesOpensthepropertieswindowfortheelementcurrentlyselected(suchasseries,legend,
axis).
VerticalGridlinestogglesverticalgridlinesonoroff.
HorizontalGridlinestoggleshorizontalgridlinesonoroff.
MarkPointstogglespointmarkersonoroff.
UnitsOpenstheConvertUnitswindow,whichallowsyoutoconvertsomeoralloftheseriesonthecurrently
focusedplottootherunits(forexample,fromdegreesFahrenheittodegreesCelsius).
FilterSeriesYoucancreateanewseriesbasedonstatisticalanalysisofanexistingseriesoverspecified
periodsoftime.
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PieChartOpensthePieChartwindowinwhichyoucanview,print,andsaveapiechartforplottedstate
series.
AddGraphLabelOpenstheGraphLabelsPropertiesdialog,whichallowsyoutoaddalabeltotheplotorto
aspecificseries,andchangetheappearanceofthatlabel.
HelpopenstheHelp.
TheArrowTool
Therearetwowaystoselectthearrowtool:
Click the Arrow icon on the toolbar; or

Press the A key on your keyboard
Tip:Ifyouarecurrentlyusinganothertoolanddonotwanttoswitchtools,youcanpresstheN(next)keyonyour
keyboardtoselecteachgraphitem(includinghiddenitems,suchasvalueaxesforstatesorevents)insequence.
Theselecteditem(ifvisible)isshadedorboxed.Youcanthenrightclicktheselecteditem,doubleclickit,orpress
theEnterkeyonyourkeyboardtoopenthePropertieswindowforthatitem.
Todeselect,clickanareawithintheaxesthatdoesnothaveseriesdata;clicktheViewmenuandchooseSelect
None;orpressDonyourkeyboard.
UsingtheCrosshairTool
Usethecrosshairtooltozeroinonaspecificdateandtimeintheplotandanydatapointsassociatedwiththat
dateandtime.
1. Selectthecrosshairtool:
ClicktheCrosshairicon onthetoolbar,orpresstheCkeyonyourkeyboard
2. Clickapointonthegraphtomarkit.
3. Clickanotherpointtomovethemarker.
NOTE:Whenyouclickonagraph,HOBOwareselectsthenearestdatapoint.Whenseriesareveryclosetogether,
andthelocationyouclickisbetweentwopoints,itispossiblethatthenearestpointisnotontheseriesyou
clicked.
YoucanalsomarkthepointonthegraphbyclickingthecorrespondingcellinthePointstable.
Scrolling
Normally,ifyouarezoomedinandclickapointinthePointstablethatisoutsidethezoomarea,HOBOwarewill
scrolltothemarkedpoint'sareaofthegraph.IfyoudonotwantHOBOwaretoscroll,changethesettingunder
PointsTable&DetailsPaneonthePlottingpreferencepane.
ChangestoPlot
Theplotchangesinseveralwayswhenthecrosshairisinuse.ThePointspaneshiftstotherowthatcontainsthe
datapoint.Wherethecrosshairintersectsadatapoint,asquaresurroundsthedatapoint.Theintersectionpoints
arealsomarkedbysmallcolorcodedarrowsontheleftandrightvalueaxes.
Legend
Ifthelegendisdisplayednexttothegraph,thepointvaluesforeachseriesareupdatedtoreflectthecrosshair
location.Valuesarelistedinthelegenddifferentlydependingonwhetherthedataisaloggedsample,state,or
event:
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Valuesthatarenotinparenthesesareactualdatapointsloggedatthetimeselectedbythecrosshair.
Valuesinparenthesesareestimatedbecausetherewerenoexactvaluesfortheseriesatthetime
selectedbythecrosshair.Zoominormovethecrosshairtoseeactualvalues.
Avalueof""indicatesthatthereisnoseriesdataduringthetimeselected.Thisisseenmost
frequentlyforevents.Ifthetimeselectionfallswithinaneventseries,butdoesnotcontainanevent,
parenthesessurroundthe""value.
Avalueof"logged"indicatesaninternalloggereventhappenedattheselectedtime.
NOTE:Thelegendmustexpandinheighttolistthepointvalues.Ifyourapplicationwindowistoosmallto
accommodatetheexpandedheight,thevalueswillnotbeaddedtothelegend.YoucanstillrefertothePoints
tabletofindthevaluesoftheselectedpoints.
RemovingtheCrosshair
Toremovethecrosshairfromthegraph,rightclickonthegraphandselectRemoveCrosshairfromthepopup
menu.Or,chooseRemoveCrosshairfromtheViewmenu.
TheZoomTool
Overview
Usethezoomtooltofocusononeareaofthegraph,allowingyoutoseemoredetail.
NOTE:Zoomingwillnotworkonanaxisthatislocked.Tounlockanaxis,doubleclicktheaxiswiththearrowtool
andclearthecheckmarknexttoLockAxisScalingandTickMarks.
UsingtheZoomTool
Toselectthezoomtool:
ClicktheZoomicon
onthetoolbar;or
PresstheZkeyonyourkeyboard.
Toggle
Rightclicktotogglebetweenzoominandzoomout.
Zoom Direction
Checkthesymbolinsidethezoomtooltodeterminethedirectionyouarezooming.Aplussign(+)orarrows
pointingoutwardwillzoomin,whileaminussign()orarrowspointinginwillzoomout.
Level
Clickanareaonthegraphinsidetheaxestozoomonelevel(afactoroftwo).Continueclickingtozoommultiple
levels.
Zoom Continuously
Holddowntheleftmousebuttoninonelocationtozoomcontinuously.Releasethemousebuttontostop
zooming.
Zoom in Area
Holddowntheleftmousebuttonwhiledrawingarectanglearoundtheareayouwishtozoominon,thenclick
insidetherectangle.Theareainsidetherectangleexpandstofillthewholegraph.
Restrict Motion
HolddowntheXkeywhilezoomingtorestrictmotionhorizontally.HolddowntheYkeywhilezoomingtorestrict
motionvertically.
Tips:
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Ifyouarecurrentlyworkingwiththecrosshair,arrow,orhandtool,youcanclicktheZoomIn/Out
icons
and
changingtools.
onthetoolbartoquicklyzoomintoandoutofthemiddleofthedisplaywithout
Whenyoufirstdisplayagraph,thenumericalboundsoftheaxesareontickmarks.Afteryouhave
pannedorzoomed,thismaynolongerbethecase.Usesmartscalingtocorrectthat.Withthehand,
arrow,orcrosshairtool,rightclickanywhereonthegraphandselectSmartScaleGraph.Thiswill
automaticallyadjusttheaxestoendontickmarks.
YoucanalwaysreturntotheoriginalplotviewbyclickingtheViewatFullScale
fromthetoolbar
ortheViewmenu.
TheHandTool
Overview
Usethehandtooltomovedifferentareasofthegraphintovieworadjustthepositionofoneseriessoitcanbe
viewedmoreeasily.Thisisparticularlyusefulwhenyouarezoomedintothegraphandwanttoseeanother
sectionofthegraphwithoutzoomingoutandthenzoomingbackinonthenewlocation.
NOTE:Panningwillnotworkonanaxisthatislocked.Tounlockanaxis,doubleclicktheaxiswiththearrowtool
andclearthecheckmarknexttoLockAxisScalingandTickMarks.
UsingtheHandTool
Therearetwowaystoselectthehandtool:
ClicktheHandicon
onthetoolbar;or
PresstheHkeyonyourkeyboard.
Pan Across Graph
Clickwithinthegraphandholddowntheleftmousebuttontopanadifferentsectionofthegraphintoview.The
graphfollowsthemovementofthemouse,andtheaxesarecontinuouslyupdatedinresponsetothemovement.
Tostopdragging,releasetheleftmousebutton.
Restrict Motion
HolddowntheXkeywhiledraggingtorestrictmotionhorizontally.HolddowntheYkeywhiledraggingtorestrict
motionvertically.
Pan One Series at a time
Clicktheaxisassociatedwiththeseriesandholddowntheleftmousebutton.Onlytheseriesconnectedwiththe
axiswillfollowthemovementofthemouse.
Tips:
Whenyoufirstdisplayagraph,thenumericalboundsoftheaxesareontickmarks.Afteryouhave
pannedorzoomed,thismaynolongerbethecase.Usesmartscalingtocorrectthat.Withthehand,
arrow,orcrosshairtool,rightclickanywhereonthegraphandselectSmartScaleGraph.Thiswill
automaticallyadjusttheaxestoendontickmarks.
YoucanalwaysreturntotheoriginalplotviewbyclickingtheViewatFullScale
fromthetoolbar
ortheViewmenu.
SettingPreferences
YoucanchangethedefaultbehaviorofHOBOwareinthecategorieslistedbelow.Preferencesettingsareunique
foreachuserloginonyourcomputer.Thefollowingcategoriesareavailable:
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General.SetpreferencesforLaunchTimeSavingsOptions,ReadoutTimeSavingsOptions,OpenFile
TimeSavingOptions,ExportSettings,SelectingDevices,FileAssociations,Startup,DataVerification,
andDataEncoding.
Communications.SetpreferencesforDeviceTypes,SerialPorts,DeviceSpeeds,andOtherOptions.
Plotting.SetpreferencesforFonts,Lines,ValueAxis,Layout,PointsTableandDetailsPane,Gridlines,
PlotSetup,OtherOptions,Undo&Redo.
DataAssistants.Setshow/hidepreferencesforHOBOwareProDataAssistants.
Display.SetpreferencesforDefaultUnitSystem,Date/Time,andSeries.
Warnings.Setpreferencesforvariouswarningtypes.
DataNodes.SetpreferencesforHOBOnodeManager,includingGeneral,Alarms,RealTimePlots,
DataStorage,andSharing(HOBOwareProonly).
Alarms.SetpreferencesfortheAlarms&ReadoutTool,includingAlarmConditions,Readouts,
Notifications,Messages,andWarnings(HOBOwareProonly).IMPORTANT:TheAlarm&ReadoutTool
isnolongerinstalledwithHOBOwareasofversion3.4.Informationinthehelpsystemisincludedfor
referenceonlyforexistingAlarm&ReadoutToolusers.
BulkExport.SetYAMLpreferenceforBulkExportTool(HOBOwareProonly).
Somepreferenceshaveoneofthefollowingiconsnexttothem,indicatingadifferenceinbehaviorbetween
HOBOwareandHOBOnodeManager(HOBOwareProonly).
Youcansavepreferencesettingsandreloadthemasneeded(HOBOwareProonly).ClicktheSavePreferences
buttonatthetopofthePreferenceswindowandtypeanameinthepopupfieldtosaveallcurrentlyselected
preferences.YoucanthenclicktheLoadPreferencesbuttonandselectthenameyoutypedintoloadthose
preferencesettingsbackintothePreferenceswindow.
Seealso:
RestoringDefaultPreferences
GeneralPreferences
UsetheGeneralcategorywithinPreferencestocontrolavarietyofHOBOwarebehavior,includinglaunching,
readingout,openingfiles,exporting,selectingdevices,andmore.
Tochangethesesettings:
1. FromtheFilemenuonWindowsortheHOBOwaremenuonMacintosh,selectPreferences.
2. SelecttheGeneralcategoryontheleftandthenclickthesubcategoryyouwishtochange.
3. AdjustanyofthesettingsdescribedbelowandthenclickOK.
LaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwareProonly)
Whenlaunching.Select"Showlaunchscreen"todisplaytheLaunchLoggerwindowwhenyouselect
LaunchfromtheDevicemenuorclicktheLaunchicon
onthetoolbar,orselect"Automatically
launch"tobypassthiswindowandlaunchtheloggerwiththedefaultsettings.Selecting
"Automaticallylaunch"isparticularlyusefulifyouwanttolaunchseveralloggersquicklywithout
changinganysettings.Thedefaultsettingsaredeterminedbythe"Filllaunchwindowwithcontents
of"preference.
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ForHOBOwareProonly:Ifyouselect"Automaticallylaunch"andalsosettheDefaultActionfromthe
DevicemenutoLaunch,thisfeatureallowsyoutolaunchseveralUSeriesloggersinarowsimplyby
connectinganddisconnectingeachloggertothecomputer.
Filllaunchwindowwithcontentsof.Select"Currentlogger"toshowthelogger'smostrecent
launchsettings(asstoredintheloggermemory)intheLaunchLoggerwindow.Select"Previous
launch"toshowthesamesettingsusedinthemostrecentlaunch.Thisishelpfulifyouwanttolaunch
severalloggersofthesametypewithsimilarsettingsorifyouwanttosetupseveralloggerstostart
atthesametimewiththesamelogginginterval.AnindicatorontheLaunchLoggerwindowwill
remindyouwhenthispreferenceisuse.Notethat"Previouslaunch"doesnotapplyifyouare
launchingdifferenttypesofloggers;insteadthesettingsinthelogger'smemorywillbeused.
Defaultlaunchtype.Thispreferencecontrolswhatdisplaysbydefaultinthe"Startlogging"fieldin
theLaunchLoggerwindow"Previouslaunchtype"isselected,thenthe"Startlogging"fieldwilldisplay
thesamesettingusedforthelogger'slastlaunch.Forexample,iftheloggerwaslastconfiguredto
startlogging"Now"selected,thenthe"Startlogging"fieldwilldefaultto"Now"forthenextlaunch.
Notethatifthepreviouslaunchwassettostart"Atinterval,"the"Startlogging"fieldwilldefaultto
start"OnDate/Time."If"Launchnow,""Launchatinterval,""Onspecifieddate/time,"or"Buttonor
couplerstart"isselected,thenthatlaunchtypewillautomaticallybeselectedinthe"Startlogging"
fieldintheLaunchLoggerwindowregardlessofhowtheloggerwaspreviouslylaunched.Notethatif
youchoose"Buttonorcouplerstart"andtheloggerdoesnotsupportthatfeature,thenthe"Start
logging"fieldwilldefaultto"Now."Important:Ifyousetthe"Filllaunchwindowwithcontentsof"
preferenceto"Previouslaunch,"thenthe"Defaultlaunchtype"preferencewillbeignoredinfavorof
the"Startlogging"settingusedinthelastlaunch.
Loggerlaunchdescription.ThispreferencecontrolswhatdisplaysbydefaultintheDescriptionfield
intheLaunchLoggerwindow.Ifyouselect"Defaultlaunchdescription,"thentheDescriptionfieldwill
displaythedescriptionusedthelasttimetheloggerwaslaunched.Ifyouselect"LoggerS/N,"thenthe
loggerserialnumberwillautomaticallybelistedintheDescriptionfield.Selecting"LoggerS/N"can
helptoeasilydifferentiatefileswhenlaunchingandreadingoutseveralloggersofthesametype.
NotethatwhateverislistedintheDescriptionfieldisalsousedasthedefaultfilenamewhenreading
outandsavingtheloggerdata.
ReadoutTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwareProonly)
Whensavingdatafile.ThispreferencecontrolswhethertheSavewindowdisplaysautomatically
whenreadingoutafile.Select"Showsavedialog"ifyouwanttheSavewindowtodisplayeverytime
youreadoutaloggerandspecifyalocationandnameforthefile,oracceptthedefaultfilename.
Select"Automaticallysave"ifyoudonotwanttodisplaytheSavewindowduringthereadoutprocess.
Thefilewillautomaticallybesavedwiththedefaultname(thedescriptionintheLaunchLogger
window)andinthedefaultlocation(asdescribedinReadingOuttheLogger).
Whenplotting.Thispreferencecontrolsthedefaultplotbehaviorwhenreadingoutalogger.Select
"Showplotsetup"todisplaythePlotSetupwindowafterreadingoutandsavingthefile.Select
"Automaticallyplot"ifyouwanttobypassthePlotSetupwindowandinsteadautomaticallyplotthe
dataafterreadingoutandsavingthefile.ThisoptionisnotrecommendedifyouwillbeusingData
Assistants,whichareaccessedthroughthePlotSetupwindow.Select"Donotplot"ifyoudonotwant
toplotthedataatall.Thisisusefulifyouarereadingoutseveralloggersandprefertolookatthe
plotslater.Youcanalwaysopenthesaveddatafileandplotitatthattime.
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ForHOBOwareProonly:YoucanadjusttheReadoutTimeSavingOptionsandsettheDefaultActionfrom
theDevicemenutoReadouttoquicklyreadoutseveralUSeriesloggersinarowbyconnectingand
disconnectingeachloggertothecomputer.Todothischoose"Automaticallysave"for"Whensaving
datafile,"choose"Donotplot"for"Whenplotting,"anddeselectthe"Asktostoploggingbeforereading
outarunninglogger"checkbox.
Asktostoploggingbeforereadingoutarunninglogger.Whenthischeckboxisselected,a
messageappearseverytimeyoureadoutaloggerthatisstillrecordingdata.Themessageasks
whetheryouwanttostoptheloggerorletitcontinueloggingdataduringthereadoutprocess.Ifyou
deselectthischeckbox,aloggerthatisstillrecordingdatawillautomaticallycontinueloggingduring
readout.
OpenFileTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwareProonly)
ThispreferencecontrolswhetherthePlotSetupwindowisautomaticallydisplayedwhenopeningafile.Select
"Showplotsetup"ifyouwantthePlotSetupwindowtodisplayeverytimeyouopenafile.Select"Automatically
plot"ifyouwanttobypassthePlotSetupwindowandautomaticallygeneratetheploteachtimeyouopenthefile.
ThisisnotrecommendedifyouwillbeusingDataAssistants,whichareaccessedthroughthePlotSetupwindow.
ExportSettings
SeeExportSettingsfordetailsonthepreferencesinthissubcategory.
SelectingDevices
ThispreferencecontrolswhentheSelectDevicewindowisdisplayed.Ifyouselect"ShowSelectDevicewindowif
twoormoredevicesarefound,evenifoneisalreadyselected,"thentheSelectDevicewindowwilldisplayany
timemorethanonedeviceisconnectedtothecomputer.Thisallowsyoutochoosethedeviceyouwanttowork
withanytimeyouselectLaunch,Readout,Status,orStopfromtheDevicemenu.Ifyouselect"OnlyshowSelect
Devicewindowifadevicehasnotbeenselected,"thentheSelectDevicewindowwillonlydisplaythefirsttime
youselectLaunch,Readout,Status,orStop.Thatdevicewillthenremainselecteduntilyouchangeitwiththe
SelectDeviceicon
onthetoolbar.
FileAssociations
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UsethispreferencetocontroltheassociationofHOBOwarefiletypesonWindows.Note:Youmusthave
administratorprivilegesonthecomputertochangefiletypeassociations.TotemporarilyrunHOBOwareasan
Administrator,rightclicktheHOBOwareiconandselectRunasAdministrator.EntertheAdministratornameand
passwordasprompted.
Bedefault,fileswiththeextensionsof.hobo,.hsec,and.hproj(HOBOfiles)and.dtfand.dsec(DTFfiles;
HOBOwareProonly)areautomaticallyassociatedwithHOBOware.Thismeansthatthesefilesareidentifiedbya
HOBOwareiconandcanbeopenedbydoubleclickingthem.ClicktheMaporUnMapbuttonstochangethefile
typeassociations.
Startup
Showsplashscreenonstartup.ThispreferencecontrolswhethertheHOBOwaregraphic,orsplash
screen,appearseverytimeyouopenthesoftware.
CheckforHOBOwareupdates.Thissettingcontrolshowfrequently,ifitall,HOBOware
automaticallycheckstheOnsetwebsiteforanysoftwareupdates.Thedefaultsettingisonceper
week.
WhencheckingforHOBOwareupdates(HOBOwareProonly).Thesesettingscontrolwhether
youarenotifiedaboutallnewsoftwareupdatesoronlythosethataffectthecurrentlyinstalled
components.Thedefaultistocheckforanynewupdates.
DataVerification(HOBOwareProOnly)
SelectthisoptiontoenableSecureModeandhaveHOBOwareProaddadigitalsignaturetonewdatafileswhen
youreadoutloggers(forenvironmentswhere21CFRPart11isbeingemployed).Thedigitalsignatureisindicated
byafilenameextensionof.hsecforhobofilesand.dsecfordtffiles.Thesignaturewillbeverifiedeachtimeyou
openthedatafiletoensureitsintegrity.Thisoptionisdisabledoffbydefault.
DataEncoding
Dataencodingcontrolshowspecialcharactersaredisplayedinfilesthatareimportedintoandexportedfrom
HOBOware.ThedefaultistouseUTF8,acommoncharacterencodingprotocolforsoftware.Select"Windows
default"ifcharactersarenotdisplayingcorrectlyinimportedandexportedfilesinWindows.
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ExportSettings
UsetheExportSettingspreferencestocustomizehowdataisformattedwhenyouexportthetabledatafroma
plottedHOBOwarefile.Toaccessthesesettings:
2. SelecttheGeneralcategoryandthenclickExportSettings.
Useclassicexportsettings.Clickthisbuttontochangetheexportsettingstothedefaultsettings
usedwithBoxCarProsoftware,whichisOnsetlegacysoftwarereleasedbeforeHOBOware.
Exportfiletype.Selecthowyouwantexporteddatatobesaved:eithertoatextfile(.csvor.txt)ora
MicrosoftExcelfile(.xls).
Exporttabledatacolumnseparator.Thissettingcontrolsthecolumnseparatorforexportedtext
files.(IfyouselectedExcelfortheexportfiletype,thenthisoptionisdisabled.)SelectComma,Tab,or
Semicolon.WhenCommaisselectedasthecolumnseparator,thedatawillbesavedtoa.csvfilethat
canbeimportedintoExcel.WhenTaborSemicolonisselected,thedatawillbesavedtoa.txtfile.
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Includelinenumbercolumn.Bydefault,exportedfilesincludelinenumbers.Uncheckthisboxif
youdonotwantlinenumbersinthefile(forexample,toexportinBoxCarProsoftwareformat).
Includeplottitleinheader.Uncheckthisboxifyoudonotwanttheplottitleincludedinthe
headeroftheexportedfile.ThisoptionisprimarilyforcompatibilitywiththeBoxCarProsoftware
format.
Alwaysshowfractionalseconds.Checkthisboxtoshowfractionalsecondsinthetimestamped
datapoints.ThisisprimarilyforcompatibilitywiththeBoxCarProsoftwareformat.
Separatedateandtimeintotwocolumns.Bydefault,thedateandtimeofaloggeddatapointis
exportedasasinglecolumntofacilitategraphinginspreadsheetprograms.Checkthisboxtosplitthe
dateandtimeintotwocolumns.
Noquotesorcommasinheadings,propertiesinparenthesis.Checkthisboxifyoudonotwant
quotationsmarksandcommasintheexportedfile'scolumnheaders.Sensorproperties,orunits,
(suchasForRH)willbelistedinparenthesisinsteadofquotationmarkswhenthissettingisenabled.
ThisoptionisprimarilyforcompatibilitywiththeBoxCarProsoftwareformat.
Includeloggerserialnumber.Whenthissettingisenabled,thelogger'sserialnumberwillbelisted
ineachcolumnheaderintheexportedfile.Thisisusefulifyouareexportingdataseriesthatwere
copiedandpastedfromplotsthatoriginallycamefromdifferentloggers.
Includesensorserialnumber,orlabel(ifavailable)(HOBOwareProonly).Whenthissettingis
enabled,eachsensor'sserialnumberorlabel(ifavailable)willbelistedineachcolumnheaderinthe
exportedfile.Thisisespeciallyusefulwhenexportingdatafrommultiplesensorsrecordingthesame
measurementtype(forexample,threetemperaturesensors).Note:If"Noquotesorcommasin
headings,propertiesinparenthesis"isselected,thelabel(ifavailable)willbeaddedtothecolumn
headerinsteadofthesensorserialnumber.
Dateformat.Selecttheformatinwhichyouwantthedatetobeshown(Month,Day,Year;Day,
Month,Year;orYear,Month,Day).
Dateseparator.Selecteitheraslash(/)oradash()toseparatethemonths,day,andyearinthe
dateformat.
Timeformat.Selectwhethertoshowthetimeina12houror24hourformat.
Positivenumberformat.Selecttheformatinwhichpositivenumbersaredisplayed(forexample:
1,234.56;1234,56;1.234,56;or1.23456).
Negativenumberformat.Selecttheformatinwhichnegativenumbersaredisplayed(forexample:
123,123,or(123).
Automaticallyexporttabledatauponreadingoutalogger.Selectthisoptionifyouwant
HOBOwaretoautomaticallycreateanexportfileeachtimeyoureadoutalogger(notethatyoumust
saveandplotthedatabeforetheexportedfilewillbecreated).Whenthissettingisenabled,the
defaultoptionistoexportthedatatoasinglefile(ascontrolledby"Bypassexportdialogandsaveas
singlefile").Thiswillresultinanexportedfilesavedinthesamedirectoryasthedatafileoffloaded
fromthelogger.Bothfileswillalsohavethesameprefix.Ifyouwanttobreakuptheexporteddata
intomultiplefiles,thenselect"Showexportdialog"instead.Itisonlynecessarytosavemultiplefilesif
youareusingaversionofExcelearlierthan2007orifthedatafilecontainsmorethan1,000,000
points.
Seealso:
GeneralPreferences:Dataencodingsettings
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CommunicationsPreferences
UsetheCommunicationscategorywithinPreferencestosetthedefaultdevicetype,serialport,devicespeed,and
statuswindowoperation.
2. SelecttheCommunicationscategoryontheleftandthenclickthesubcategoryyouwishtochange.
DeviceTypes(HOBOwareProOnly)
ThispreferencecontrolsthetypeofdevicesHOBOwarerecognizeswhenconnectedtothecomputer:USB,serial,
orboth.IfyouonlyuseUSBloggersorserialloggers,selectthecorrespondingpreference.Thiswillsavetimeas
HOBOwarewillonlychecktheUSBorserialport(s)foraconnecteddevicewhenselectingLaunch,Readout,Status,
orStopfromtheDevicemenu.IfyouusebothUSBandserialloggersregularly,select"USBandserialdevices."You
canalsoquicklychangethispreferencebyusingthepulldownmenunexttotheSelectDeviceicon
toolbar.
onthe
SerialPorts(HOBOwareProOnly)
ThispreferencecontrolswhichserialportsyouwantHOBOwaretocheckforaconnecteddevice.ClickSelectAllto
checkallserialportsdisplayedinthislistorchoosespecificserialports.Notethatifyouwanttouseonlyoneport,
youcanhaveonlyoneserialloggerconnectedatatime.Alternatively,checkingmultipleserialportscancause
slowperformanceevenwhennologgersareconnected.
DeviceSpeeds
Serialportspeed.Select"Fastserialenabled"(HOBOwareProonly)toreadoutaserialloggerata
speedappropriateformostsystems.Disablethisoptiononlyifyouarehavingcommunication
problemswiththelogger,suchaswhentheloggerisconnectedviaaslowserialtoLANbridgedevice.
Communicationbetweenthecomputerandtheloggerisslowerwhenthisoptionisdisabled.
USBloggerreadout.Select"Fastreadoutenabled"toreadoutaUSBloggerquickly.Disablethis
optiononlyifyouarehavingcommunicationproblemswiththelogger.Communicationbetweenthe
computerandtheloggerisslowerwhenthisoptionisdisabled.
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OtherOptions
Select"Closethestatuswindowonloggerdisconnectorcommunicationerror"ifyouwanttheStatuswindowto
closeautomatically(onthenextrefresh)ifitisopenwhenyouremovetheinterfacecable,basestation,orcoupler
fromthelogger,orifcommunicationisinterruptedforanotherreason.Deselectthisoptionifyouwanttoleaveit
open.NotethatiftheStatuswindowwasopenedfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,itwillcloseautomaticallyeven
ifthisoptionisnotselected.
PlottingPreferences
UsethePlottingPreferencestocontrolfonts,serieslines,Yaxis,andseveralotherplotelements.
2. SelectthePlottingcategoryontheleftandthenclickthesubcategoryyouwishtochange.
Notes:
Toapplycertainpreferencestoasingleseries,doubleclicktheseriestoopentheSeriesProperties
window.
ToapplychangestorealtimeplotsinHOBOnodeManager,restartHOBOnodeManagerorremove
theplotforthesensorandthenadditback(deselectthePlotcheckboxforthesensortoremoveit
andthenselectthePlotcheckboxagaintoadditback.
Fonts
UsetheFontsPreferencestocontrolthefontsize,type,style,andcolorformosttextonthegraph(HOBOware
Litehasfontpreferencesforsizeonly).Notethattheplottitlefontwillbetwopointslargerthantheselectedfont
size.
Lines(HOBOwareProonly)
Usethelinespreferencestodefinetheappearanceoflinesintheplotforaspecificseriestype.Rulesaddedwill
appearinthepanelatthebottom.Onlyonerulecanbeaddedperseriestype.Todeletearule,clickthedelete
buttonontherow.
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Whenplottingmultiplerulesofthesametype.If"Usethesamecolorforeachseries"is
selected,thenmultipleseriesofthesameunittype(forexample,multipletemperatureseries)are
plottedwiththesamecolor,butwithdifferentlinestyles(solid,dashed,dotted,etc)todifferentiate
them.If"Useadifferentcolorforeachseries"isselected,thenmultipleseriesofthesameunittype
willbeplottedindifferentcolors.Theserieswillstillbeattachedtoasingle,commonYaxis,butonly
oneserieswillmatchtheaxiscolor.
UseRules.Selectthisboxtosetuprulesforserieslinesontheplots.Thenselecttheseriestypefor
theruleyouwanttosetup.Selectthesizeandstyleoftheseriesline.ClicktheChoosebuttonto
selectalinecolor.ClicktheAddRulebuttontocreatetherule.Linesize,style,andcolorwillbe
appliedonserieslines,thecorrespondingYaxis(valueaxis),anditscorrespondingrepresentationin
thelegend.ThisrulewillbeoverriddenbyanychangesyoumakeintheSeriesorAxisProperties
window.Toaddanotherrule,selectadifferentSeriesType,choosethesettings,andthenclickAdd
Rule.Todeletearule,selectitandclicktheRemovebutton.
ValueAxis(HOBOwareProonly)
SelecttheUseRulesboxtosetuprulesabouttheminimumandmaximumvaluesusedontheYaxis(valueaxis)
foraspecificmeasurementtype.Selectthemeasurementtypeandthentypeintheminimum(BoundMin)and
maximum(BoundMax)youwanttouse.SelecttheUnitTypeandthenclickAddRuletocreatetherule.Thisrule
canbeoverriddenbyanychangesyoumakeintheAxisPropertieswindow.Toaddanotherrule,selectadifferent
measurementtype,choosethesettings,andthenclickAddRule.Todeletearule,selectitandclicktheRemove
button.
Layout
Showthedetailspanewhenplottingdata.Selectthispreferencetoautomaticallydisplaythe
detailspanewiththeplot.
Showthepointstablewhenplottingdata.Selectthispreferencetoautomaticallydisplaythe
pointstablewiththeplot.
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PointsTable&DetailsPane
UsesensorLabel(ifavailable)inpointstableanddetailspane(HOBOwareProOnly).Select
thispreferencetodisplaythesensorlabel(ifavailable)asaddedintheLaunchLoggerwindowwith
correspondingcolumnheaderinthepointstableandinthedetailspane.Thisisespeciallyusefulif
therearemultiplesensorsofthesamemeasurementtypeinthesamefile(forexample,a
HOBOMicroStationdatafilewiththreetemperaturesensors).
Whenselectedvalueintableisoutofplotrange,dragseriestothatvalue.Normally,ifthe
plotiszoomedinandyouselectapointinthePointstablethatisoutsidethezoomarea,theplotwill
scrollsothemarkedpointisinview,whileretainingyourzoomfactor.Clearthisboxifyoudonot
wanttoscrolltopointsoutsideofthecurrentview.
Gridlines
Enablehorizontalgridlineswhenplottingdata.Bydefault,horizontalgridlinesarenotdisplayed
whenyouopenaplot.Enablethisoptionifyoualwayswantanewplottodisplaygridlinesforall
valueaxes.
Enableverticalgridlineswhenplottingdata.Bydefault,verticalgridlinesarealwaysdisplayed
whenyouopenaplot.Clearthischeckboxifyouneverwantanewplottodisplaygridlinesforthe
timeaxis.
PlotSetup
Automaticallyselectalldataseriesforplotting.Bydefault,someseries(suchasDewPoint)are
notselectedfordisplayinthePlotSetupwindow.Enablethisoptionifyouwanteveryseriestobe
selectedautomaticallyinthePlotSetupwindow.
Automaticallyselectinternaleventsforplotting(e.g.ButtonUp/Down,HostConnected,
EOF).Bydefault,allinternaleventsareselectedfordisplayinthePlotSetupwindow.Disablethis
optionifyoudonotwanttheseeventstobeselectedautomaticallyinthePlotSetupwindow.
AutomaticallyselectpredefinedDataAssistantsorFilteredseriesforplottinginsteadof
thesourceseries.ThisoptioncontrolswhetheranyseriesfromDataAssistantsandfiltersthatyou
configuredintheLaunchLoggerwindowareautomaticallyselectedinthePlotSetupwindow.Disable
thisoptionifyoudonotwanttheseseriesselectedautomaticallyinthePlotSetupwindow.
WhenLightandOccupancyareenabledasStateonthesamelogger,derivefourpossible
Light/Occupancystatechannels.ForUX90005and006seriesloggers,thisoptioncontrols
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whetherfouradditionaldataseriesareautomaticallycalculatedandavailableforplotting.These
seriesare:
Lightson&occupied(LightOn&Occ)
Lightson&unoccupied(LightOn&Unocc)
Lightsoff&occupied(LightOff&Occ)
Lightsoff&unoccupied(LightOff&Unocc)
Disablethisoptionifyoudonotwanttheseseriestobegeneratedwhenplottingdata.
OtherOptions
Markallpointswhenplottingdata.Thispreferencecontrolswhethereachdatapointismarked
ontheseries.Pointmarkersarenotdisplayedbydefault(exceptforeventsandforaserieswithonly
onedatapoint)toavoidclutteringtheplot.Enablethisoptionifyouwantallpointstobemarkedon
everyserieswheneveryoudisplayaplot.Keepinmind,however,thatmarkingallpointsonalarge
plottakeslongerandconsumesmoresystemmemory.
Labelthetimeaxis.Selectthisoptionifyouwantthedefaultlabel"Time"tobedisplayedwiththe
timeaxis(Xaxis).
Usesensorlabels(ifavailable)inlegend.Selectthisoptionifyouwantanyavailablesensorlabels
asaddedintheLaunchLoggerwindowtoappearinthelegendwiththeseriesname.
Undo&Redo
Thispreferencecontrolswhetheryoucanundoandredothechangesyoumaketoplots.WhentheUndo&Redo
preferenceisenabled,youcanspecifyhowmanychangestoplotswillbestoredwithinHOBOware.Ifyouselect
"Numberofstoredundoableactions,"thentherewillbealimittothenumberofchangestotheplotsthatyoucan
undo.Forexample,ifyouchoosetostore25undoableactions,thenyouwillbeabletoundothelast25changes
thatyoumadetotheplots,butnotthe26th.YoucanconfigureHOBOwaretostorefrom1to50undoableactions
(changestotheplot)withthissetting.Ifyouselect"Enableunlimitedundoableactions,"thentherewillbenolimit
tothenumberofchangestotheplotsthatyoucanundo.Notethatstoringanunlimitednumberofactionscan
impactHOBOwareperformanceonslowercomputers.
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DataAssistantPreferences
UsetheDataAssistantcategorywithinPreferencestocontrolwhichDataAssistantsaredisplayedinthePlotSetup
window.
2. SelecttheDataAssistantcategoryontheleftandthenclicktheDataAssistantssubcategory.
Whenyoureadoutaloggeroropenadatafile,allcompatibleDataAssistantsarelistedinthePlotSetupwindow
bydefault.DeselectthecheckboxesforanyassistantsthatyoudonotwanttodisplayinthePlotSetupwindow.
Or,clickShowAlltodisplayallcompatibleassistantsinthePlotSetupwindoworHideAlltodisplaynoneofthem.
DisplayPreferences
UsetheDisplaycategorywithinPreferencestocontrolthedefaultunits,date/timeformat,andseriesoptions
displayedinplots.
2. SelecttheDisplaycategoryontheleftandthenclickthesubcategoryyouwishtochange.
DefaultUnits
ThispreferencecontrolstheunitsusedthroughoutHOBOware:eitherUSorSI(Metric).Thiswillchangetheunits
shownontheaxis,legend,points,anddetailsthenexttimeyoudisplayaplot.Thiswillalsochangethecurrent
readingsthenexttimeyouopentheStatuswindow.
Date/Time
ThesesettingscontrolhowthedateandtimeappearsinHOBOware.Changesyoumakeareshowninthedateand
timesample.Anyplotsthatmaybeopenwhenyoumakechangestothedateandtimedisplaywillrequirethe
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plotstoberedrawn,whichmaytakeseveralseconds.Asnotedinthepreferences,dateandtimeformatting
beyondwhatisspecifiedinthesesettingsaredeterminedbythecomputeroperatingsystem.Note:Whenyou
exportafile,thedateandtimeareexportedasdeterminedbytheExportSettingsinPreferences(exceptforyear
format,whichisonlycontrolledbytheseDate/TimesettingsintheDisplaycategory.IfyouopenthefileinExcel,
thedatesandtimesmaybeautomaticallyreformattedtoExcel'sdefaultdateandtimeformat,whichyoumay
customizewithinExcel.
Dateformat.Thiscontrolshowthedateisdisplayed:Month,Day,Year;Day,Month,Year;orYear,
Month,Day.
Dateseparator.Thiscontrolswhatcharacterisdisplayedbetweenthemonth,day,andyear:aslash
(/)oradash().
Yearformat.Thiscontrolswhethertheyearislistedastwooffourdigits.
Timeformat.Thiscontrolswhetherthetimeisshownin12or24hourformat.
Uselocaleforall.Clickthisbuttontousethedefaultsettingsforthecurrentlocaleasconfiguredin
theoperatingsystem.
Series
UsetheSeriespreferencestocustomizehowdataseriesaresortedintheStatusandPlotSetupwindowsandto
setbatteryseriesoptions.
Selectasortorder.ChooseoneofthefollowingfourwaystosorttheseriesdisplayedintheStatus
andPlotSetupwindows:
Logger'sdefault:SeriesaresortedthesamewaytheywerelistedintheLaunchLogger
window.
Enabled:Allseriesselected,orenabled,forloggingaredisplayedatthetopofthelist.
Label:Seriesaresortedbytheirlabelname,anoptionalfeatureonlyavailableforsome
loggers.Labelscanbesortedinascendingordescendingorder(alphabeticallyor
numericallydependingonthelabelentered).
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Measurement:Seriesaresortedbymeasurementtypealphabeticallyinascendingor
descendingorder.
Displayderivedseriesbelowtheirsourceseries.Aderivedseriesisonethatiscalculatedrather
thanrecordedbyasensor.Someloggershavethecapabilitytocreatedatafilesthatnotonlyhave
loggedsensordata,butalsoadditionalderivedseriesautomaticallycalculatedinrelevantunits.One
exampleisaloggerwithatemperature/RHsensor.Theloggerrecordsadataseriesfortemperature
andanotherforhumidity(twosourceseries),whichareusedtocalculateadewpointdataseries(the
derivedseries).Inaddition,someloggerssupportfilteringatlaunchtimeandusingdataassistants
beforeorafterlaunch,whichalsoresultsinderivedseries.Selectthisoptionifyouwantanyderived
seriestobedisplayedimmediatelyfollowingitssourceseriesintheStatusandPlotSetupwindows.By
default,thisoptionisdisabled,whichmeansallderivedseriesaredisplayedatthebottomofthedata
serieslist.Notethatstatuswindowsupportislimitedforstationloggers,suchastheU30Station.
Showtheoptiontologbattery.Thissettingcontrolswhetheryouhavetheoptiontoenableor
disablethebatteryseriesintheLaunchLoggerwindowwhenapplicable.Youcanconfiguresome
loggerstorecordthebatteryvoltageateverylogginginterval.Whenthisoptionisselected,youcan
choosewhethertorecordthebatteryvoltageatlaunchtime.Ifthissettingisnotselected,thenyou
cannotrecordthebatteryvoltageanditwillnotbeshownintheLaunchLoggerwindow.Thissetting
isenabledbydefault.
Displaylogger'sbatteryseriesinthelastposition.Thissettingcontrolswhethertheoptional
batteryseriesisdisplayedatthebottomofthedataserieslistintheLaunchLogger,Status,andPlot
Setupwindowsregardlessofanyotherseriessettings.Ifthissettingisnotenabled,thepositionofthe
batteryseriesinthedataserieslistwillvarybasedonotherpreferences.Thissettingisenabledby
default.
WarningsPreferences
UsetheWarningsPreferencestodisablewarningpopupsthatyoudonotwanttoappear.Beforeyoudoso,
however,keepinmindthatthewarningsareintendedtohelppreventmistakesandinadvertentdataloss.Review
eachwarningcarefullybeforedisablingit.Toreenableawarning,reselectthecheckbox.
Todisableallofthewarningsinagroup,clicktheSelectNonebuttonforthatgroup.
Toenableallofthewarningsinagroup,clicktheSelectAllbuttonforthatgroup.
YouaccesstheWarningsPreferencesbygoingtoFile>Preferences>Warnings.
2. SelecttheWarningscategoryontheleftandthenclickthesubcategoryyouwishtochange.
3. Adjustanyofthesettingsdescribedbelow.Todisableallthewarningsinagroup,clicktheSelect
Nonebuttonforthatgroup.Toenableallthewarningsinagroup,clicktheSelectAllbuttonforthat
group.ClickOKinthePreferenceswindowtosavechanges.
General
Thereisanyremainingunsaveddatawhenclosingaplotorapplication.Thiswarningreminds
youwhenyoumadechangestoaplot,buthaven'tsavedthechangestoaprojectfile.
TheprojectfilebeingopenedwascreatedwithadifferentversionofHOBOware.This
messagewarnsyouifyouareopeningaprojectfilethatwassavedindifferentversionofHOBOware
thanyouarecurrentlyusing.Insomeinstances,theremaybedifferencesinsoftwareversionsthat
couldaffecttheprojectfile.
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WarningsBeforetheLaunchScreen
Thesepreferencescontrolwarningsthatappearwhentheloggerisconnectedtothecomputerandyouselect
LaunchfromtheDevicemenuortheLaunchiconfromthetoolbar.Ifenabled,thesewarningswilldisplaybefore
theLaunchLoggerwindowisopened.
Theloggeriswaitingforadelayedstart.Thiswarningindicatesthattheloggerhasalreadybeen
configuredtostartloggingonaspecificdateandtime;logginghasnotbegun.
Theloggeriswaitingforatriggeredstart.Thiswarningindicatesthattheloggerhasalreadybeen
configuredtolaunchwithapushbuttonortriggeredstart,butlogginghasnotbegun.
Theloggeriscurrentlylogging(StationLoggersonly).Thiswarningindicatestheastationtype
logger(U30,HOBOWeatherStation,HOBOMicroStation)iscurrentlyrecordingdata.
Theloggerneedstobereadout(USBdevicesonly).ThiswarningindicatesthedataontheUSB
logger(USeries)hasnotbeenoffloaded,orreadout,yet.
WarningAftertheLaunchScreen
ThesepreferencescontrolwarningsthatappearafteryouclicktheStartbuttonintheLaunchLoggerwindow.
TheTemperaturechannelisdisabledbutrequiredtologPressure.Forsomeloggersthat
recordbarometricpressuredata,thetemperaturemustalsobelogged.Thismessagewarnsyouifyou
selectedthepressuresensororchannelintheLaunchLoggerwindow,butnottemperature.
TheTemperaturechannelisdisabledbutrequiredtologRelativeHumidity.Forsomeloggers
thatrecordrelativehumiditydata,thetemperaturemustalsobelogged.Thismessagewarnsyouif
youselectedtherelativehumiditysensororchannelintheLaunchLoggerwindow,butnot
temperature.
Thespecifieddelaytimeisinthepast.Thiswarningindicatesthatyouhaveselectedastartdate
ortimeforloggingthatisinthepastinsteadofthefuture.
Thespecifieddelaytimeispastthesensorcapexpiration.Thiswarningindicatesthatthedate
ortimeyouselectedforthelaunchtobeginispasttheU26DissolvedOxygenloggersensorcap
expirationdate.
Theloggingdurationcouldextendpastthesensorcapexpiration.Thiswarningindicatesthat
projectedloggingduration(theamountoftimeittakesforthelogger'smemorytofill)lastsbeyond
theU26DissolvedOxygenloggersensorcapexpirationdate.
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TheloggingintervalspecifiedistoosmallfortheTRMSmodule(HOBOwareProonly).This
warningindicatesthatthelogginginterval(howoftentheloggerrecordsdata)isnotsupportedbythe
TRMSmoduleinaU30stationlogger.
TheBatterychannelisdisabledbutrecommendedwhenusingexcitationpower
(HOBOwareProonly).ThiswarningindicatesthatthebatterychannelintheLaunchLoggerwindow
hasnotbeenselectedonaU30orFlexSmartloggerconfiguredtouseexcitationpower.
Thelogger'sbatterypoweristoolowtoprovideexcitationtoexternalsensors(HOBOware
Proonly).ThiswarningindicatesthebatteryistoolowforaU30orFlexSmartloggerthathasbeen
configuredtopowerexcitationtoexternalsensors.
TheBatterychannelisenabledbutwillnotlogdatawithoutothersensorsattached
(HOBOwareProonly).Thiswarningindicatesthatyouhaveonlyselectedthebatterychannelinthe
LoggerLaunchwindowandnoothersensors.
Theheadersizeofanopticloggermaycauseproblemswitholdershuttlefirmware
(HOBOwareProonly).Thiswarningindicatesthatifyouwillbeoffloadinganopticloggertoa
HOBOshuttle,theshuttleshouldhavethelatestfirmwareinstalled.Otherwise,theheadersize(part
oftheloggerdatafile)couldcausetheoffloadtofailorresultinacorruptedfile.
RestoringDefaultPreferences
ToreturnallpreferencestotheiroriginalsettingsinboththePreferencesandcustomdefinedLaunchLogger
windowsettings(StateDescription,%orTime,LoggingInterval),openthePreferenceswindow(clicktheFilemenu
inWindowsortheHOBOwaremenuonMacintoshandselectPreferences).ClicktheRestoreDefaultsbutton.
Amessageappearsaskingifyouaresureyouwanttorestoreallpreferencestotheirdefaultvalues.ClickYesto
restorethedefaultpreferences.InadditiontotheoptionsconfiguredinthePreferenceswindow,thefollowing
settingsarealsoaffected:
DataFileFolderLocations.Whenyourestorethepreferencedefaults,thedefaultfolderlocations
fordatafiles,textfiles,andprojectfilesisresetto:
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C:\DocumentsandSettings\<user>\MyDocuments\HOBOware
(forWindowsXP)
C:\Users\<user>\Documents\HOBOware
(forWindows7orWindows8)
Users/<user>/Library/ApplicationSupport/HOBOware
(forMacintoshOSX)
FlexSmartmodulesorAnalogSensorPortschannelnamesandunits(HOBOwareProOnly).
AnycustomdefinedchannelnamesandunitsforFlexSmartmodulesorAnalogSensorPortsare
removedfromthepulldownmenusintheConfigureChannelwindow.However,thiswillnotaffect
customizedchannelnamesandunitsthatyousavedinconfigurationfiles(.hcfg).
HOBOwaresoftwareupdates.ThedateandtimeofthemostrecentcheckforHOBOwaresoftware
updateswillnotberetained.AmessagewillappearnexttimeyoureopenHOBOwareaskingifyou
wanttocheckforupdates.
CustomdefinedLaunchLoggerwindowmenus.AnycustomdefinedLaunchLoggerwindow
settings,suchasStateDescription,%orTime,LoggingInterval,willbecleared.
TipsforWorkingwithMultipleLoggers
HOBOwareProhasseveralbuiltinfeaturesthatallowyoutobypasssomeoftherepetitiveworkoflaunchingand
readingoutmultipleloggers.Thesefeaturesnotonlywillsaveyoutime,butalsowillhelpensureyourloggersare
launchedwithconsistentsettings.Followthesetipsifyouplantolaunchorreadoutmanynumerousloggersof
thesametypewithidenticalsettings.
GeneralSettings
ChangetheDeviceTypespreferencetoonedevicetype.Dependingontheselectionsyoumade
wheninstallingHOBOware,itmaybeconfiguredtosearchforbothserialandUSBdevices.Ifyouare
onlyusingUSBdevicesyoucanbypasstheSelectDeviceTypeandsavetime.TobypasstheSelect
DeviceTypewindow,selectPreferencesfromtheFilemenu.UndertheCommunicationspreferences,
selectDeviceTypes.Chooseeither"USBdevicesonly"or"Serialdevicesonly."
LaunchingMultipleLoggers
ChecktheDescriptionname.Usealoggerserialnumberoryourownuniqueidentifierinthe
DescriptionfieldintheLaunchLoggerwindowasshownintheexamplebelow.Thenameofthe
launchdescriptionisimportantbecauseitisalsousedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutthe
logger.Usinguniquenamesherewilleliminatetheneedtoindividuallynamefilesduringreadout.
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Ifyouplanonlaunchingmultipleloggersofthesametypewiththesamesettings(i.e.start
time,logginginterval,etc.),setupandstartoneloggerfirst.Todothis,opentheLaunch
Loggerwindowforonelogger.Enteryoursettingsforthelaunch.Doublecheckthattheyarecorrect
andthenstartthelaunch.Settingandstartingthisoneloggerwillcreateamodelforalltheother
loggersofthesametypetofollow.Thekeytosuccessismakingsurethesettingsareexactlyasyou
wantsobesuretodoublecheckoreventriplecheckthem.Youwanttobecertainthefirstloggeris
right!
SettheLaunchTimeSavingpreferencestousethepreviousloggerslaunchsettings.From
theFilemenu,selectPreferences.SelectGeneralandthenclickLaunchTimeSavingOptions.Under
"Whenlaunching,"select"Showlaunchscreen"andunder"Launchwithcontentsof,"select"Previous
launch"tousethesamelaunchsettingsfromthelastloggerthatwaslaunched(sameloggermodel
only).
ChangetheDefaultActionoption(USBdevicesonly).UndertheDevicemenuinHOBOware,
changetheDefaultActionfrom"DoNothing"to"Launch."Ifyoualsosetthelaunchtimesaving
preferencesto"Automaticallylaunch,"thenthisallowsyoutolaunchnumerousUSeriesloggersina
rowsimplybypluggingandunpluggingindividualloggers.Ifyousetthelaunchtimesaving
preferencesto"Showlaunchscreen,"thiswillstillsaveyouthestepofmanuallyselectingLaunch
fromthetoolbarortheDevicemenuforeachlogger.Changethisbackto"DoNothing"whenyoure
done.Note:Ifthisisthefirsttimeyouhaveusedtheloggeronthecomputer,youmayhavetoplug
theloggerin,unplugit,andthenplugitbackin.
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Testthatyourchangeshavetakeneffect.Connectadifferentloggerofthesametypetothe
computer.TheLaunchLoggerwindowforthatloggershouldimmediatelyopenthesettingsshould
matchwhatyousetupinthefirstlogger.PressEnterorclicktheStartbuttonintheLaunchLogger
windowandtheloggerwillstart(notethatthewordingontheStartbuttonmayvarydependingon
whenloggingisscheduledtobegin).Youcandothisrepeatedlyforloggersofthesametype.
Optional:Setthepreferencestoskipthelaunchwindow.Ifyouarecomfortablewiththe
previoussteps,youcanalsosetupHOBOwaretobypasstheLaunchLoggerwindowentirely.Fromthe
Filemenu,selectPreferences.SelectGeneralandthenclickTimeSavingOptions.Under"When
launching,"select"AutomaticallyLaunch"toskipthelaunchwindow.Note:Ifyouneedtochangethe
launchdescriptionforeachlogger,thenselect"Showlaunchscreen"instead.
ReadingOutMultipleLoggers
SettheReadoutTimeSavingpreferences.FromtheFilemenu,selectPreferences.SelectGeneral
andthenclickReadoutTimeSavingOptions.Under"WhenSavingdatafile,"select"Automatically
save"insteadof"Showsavedialog."Under"Whenplotting,"select"Donotplot."Thisbypassesthe
savedialogthatnormallyappearsduringreadoutandautomaticallysavesthedatafiletothedefault
directorywithoutplottingthedata.Note:Ifyoualsowanttheloggertocontinueloggingafter
readout,uncheckthe"Asktostoploggingbeforereadingoutarunninglogger"checkbox.Ifyouneed
tostopthelogger,keepthatoptionchecked.Youllthenseeaprompttostoptheloggerduringeach
readout.
ChangetheDefaultActionoption.UndertheDevicemenuinHOBOware,changetheDefault
Actionto"Readout."ThisfeaturewillautomaticallyinitializetheReadoutsequenceeverytimeyou
connectaloggertothecomputer(withHOBOwareopen).Thiswillstillsaveyouthestepofmanually
selectingReadoutfromthetoolbarortheDevicemenuforeachlogger.
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SettingtheLanguage/FormatonYourComputer
TheHOBOwareuserinterfacehasbeentranslatedfromEnglishintofourlanguages,whicharesupportedbyfour
specificformats.Theselanguagesandformatsare:French(France),Spanish(Spain),Portuguese(Portugal),and
German(Germany).TochangethelanguagedisplayedintheHOBOwareuserinterface,youmustchangethe
language/formatsettingsonyourcomputerasdescribedbelow.
Notes:
Thesupportedlanguagesonlyworkwiththespecificformatorcountrylistedabove.Forexample,
PortugueseissupportedinthePortugalformatonlyandnotwithBrazil.
TheHOBOwareHelpandallrelateddocumentationareavailableinEnglishonly.
OnWindows7andWindows8:
1. CloseHOBOware.
2. OpentheControlPanelandselect"RegionandLanguage."
3. UndertheFormatstab,selectthedesiredlanguage/formatandclickOKtosavethechanges.
4. ReopenHOBOware.
OnWindowsXP:
1. CloseHOBOware.
2. OpentheControlPanelanddoubleclickthe"RegionalandLanguageOptions."
3. UndertheRegionalOptionstab,selectthedesiredlanguage/formatandclickOKtosavethechanges.
4. ReopenHOBOware.
OnMacintoshOSX:
1. CloseHOBOware.
2. OpenSystemPreferencesandaccessthe"Language&Text"Preferences.
3. UndertheLanguagetab,dragthedesiredlanguagetothetopofthelist.Ifthedesiredlanguagedoes
notappearinthelist,clickthe"EditList"buttontoaddit.
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4. UndertheFormatstab,ensurethecorrectRegionisselectedinthedropdownmenu.Example:For
Spanish(Spain),SpanishmustbefirstintheLanguagelist,andSpainmustbeselectedunderthe
Regiondropdownmenu.
5. ReopenHOBOware.
Alarm&ReadoutTool
IMPORTANT:TheAlarm&ReadoutToolisnolongerinstalledwithHOBOwareasofversion3.4.Thishelp
sectionisincludedforreferenceonlyforexistingAlarm&ReadoutToolusers.
TheAlarm&ReadoutToolisaplugintoolthatworksinconjunctionwithHOBOwareProtomonitorselectHOBO
dataloggers,readthemout,andnotifyyouwhensensorandloggerconditionsfalloutsidethelimitsyouspecify.
Notes:
Alarmsensorconditionscannotbesetonstateoreventchannels.Onlyloggerconditions,suchas
communication,memory,andbatterylevel,canbemonitoredforstateandeventloggers(U9001and
U11001).
Tosetupascheduledreadoutforastateandeventloggers(U9001orU11001models)withpartial
readouts,thebatterychannelmustbeconfiguredtologvalidtimestampsusinganybatterylogging
interval.
TheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputdatalogger(UX120017)andUX90seriesloggersarenotsupportedwith
thistool.
Dataassistantandfilteredseriesconfiguredatlaunchtimearenotcompatiblewiththistool.Theseseries
willcausethetooltoreadthedataincorrectly.
Alarm&ReadoutToolemailnotificationsdonotsupportSSLorportconfiguration.
Connectingloggers
TheAlarm&ReadoutToolcanperformscheduledreadoutsandmonitorsensorconditions,communicationstatus,
memoryusage,andbatterylevelonsupportedloggers.(Itdoesnotmonitorstatesandevents.)
Tip:Loggersthatrequireabasestationtocommunicatewillexperiencemorerapidbatterydrainwhenleftinthe
coupler.Refertoyourlogger'smanualformoreinformation.
Formostreliableoperation,itisrecommendedthatyouusedirectUSBorserialportconnectionsforyourloggers
andbasestations.Ifyourcomputerdoesnothaveaserialport,youmayuseaUSBportwithaKeyspanUSBSerial
Adapter.
Inaddition,remoteconnectionstoUSBloggersarepossiblewithaKeyspanorTibboUSBServerconnectedtoa
localEthernetport.(ItisrecommendedthatyouusetheTibboUSBServerwithWindowsonly.)TheAlarm&
ReadoutTooldoesnotsupportconnectingserialloggerstoaUSBserverviaaserialadapter.
UsingtheAlarm&ReadoutTool
1. Connectaloggertothecomputer.Theloggercanbelogging,waitingforadelayedorbuttonstart,or
stopped.Important:Aserialloggerthatiswaitingforadelayedorbuttonstartcannotprovidean
updatedsensorreadinguntiltheloggerbeginslogging.Onceaserialloggerbeginslogging,itcanonly
providethelastloggedvalue.
Tip:Toavoiddisruptinganactivedeployment,donotattachsensorstoaserialloggerifitisalready
logging.
2. Ifyouwanttoincludescheduledreadoutsinyourconfiguration,launchthelogger(ifitisnotalready
launched)beforestartingthemonitor.Theloggermustbelogging,orwaitingforadelayedortrigger
start,inordertoperformscheduledreadouts.Ifyouplantousepartialreadoutswithawrapenabled
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logger,theloggermustnothavewrappedbeforeyoustartthemonitor.Iftheloggerwrapsafterthe
monitorisstartedbutbeforethefirstpartialreadout,partialreadoutswillbediscontinued.
3. FromtheToolsmenu,chooseManageAlarms,thenchooseNewConfiguration.
4. Createandsaveaconfiguration.YoumustcreateatleastonealarmconditionORreadoutschedule
foreachloggerintheconfiguration.
5. ClickStartontheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogtobeginmonitoringthelogger.
Softwareupdates
IfyouhaveanInternetconnection,HOBOwareProcanperiodicallychecktheOnsetwebsiteforsoftwareupdates,
includingupdatestotheAlarm&ReadoutTool.Thedefaultistocheckonceperweek,butyoucanconfigure
HOBOwareProtocheckdailyormonthly.InPreferences,gototheGeneralpane.ClickStartupandthenselectthe
howoftenyouwanttoCheckforHOBOwareUpdates.
Youcanalsocheckforupdatesmanuallyatanytime.ChooseCheckforUpdatesfromtheHelpmenu.
Configuration
TheAlarm&ReadoutToolusesconfigurationfilestosavedefinitionsofgroupsofloggers,alarmconditions,and
scheduledreadouts.
Createandsaveaconfiguration
Openandeditasavedconfiguration
Exportaconfiguration
CreatingandSavingaConfiguration
Tobegin,openHOBOwareProandconnecttheloggersandsensorsyouwanttoincludeintheconfiguration.The
loggerscanbelogging,waitingforadelayedorbuttonstart,orstopped.
Tip:YoumustcreateatleastonealarmconditionORreadoutscheduleforeachloggerintheconfiguration.
Ifyouwanttoincludescheduledreadoutsinyourconfiguration,launchtheloggernow(ifitisnotalready
launched).Onceyoustartthemonitor,theloggermustbelaunchedandeitherlogging,orwaitingforadelayedor
buttonstartinordertoperformscheduledreadouts.Ifyouplantousepartialreadoutswithawrapenabled
logger,theloggermustnothavewrappedbeforeyoustartthemonitor.Iftheloggerwrapsafterthemonitoris
started,butbeforethefirstpartialreadout,partialreadoutswillbediscontinued.
Tip:Toavoiddisruptinganactivedeployment,donotconnectsensorstoaserialloggerifitisalreadylogging.
Important:Aserialloggerthatiswaitingforadelayedorbuttonstartcannotprovideanupdatedsensorreading
untiltheloggerbeginslogging.Onceaserialloggerbeginslogging,itcanonlyprovidethelastloggedvalue.
Thentakethefollowingsteps:
1. UsetheloggerlistandLoggerpanetoselectandorganizeloggers.
2. UsetheAlarmspanetodefinealarmconditions.
3. UsetheReadoutspanetoschedulereadouts.
4. UsetheNotificationspanetosetupnotifications.
5. UsetheMessagespanetoconstructmessages.
6. ClickSavetosavetheconfiguration.Bydefault,configurationsaresavedinthe
Documents\HOBOware\Alarmsfolderwithanextensionof.halrm.
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7. Tostartthemonitornow,clickStart.Ifthemonitorisalreadyrunning,youwillbewarnedthatthe
monitorwillstopthepreviousconfigurationbeforerunningthenewone.
ToclosetheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogwithoutsavingchangesorstartingthemonitor,click
Cancel.
LoggerPane
1. FromHOBOwarePro'sToolsmenu,chooseManageAlarms&Readouts,thenchooseNew
Configuration.TheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogisdisplayedwiththeLoggerpaneselected.
2. ClickAddLoggertoselecttheloggersforthisconfiguration.FromtheresultingAddLoggersdialog,
selecttheloggersyouwanttoinclude,thenclickOK.
3. TheloggersyouchosewillappearintheloggerlistontheleftsideoftheConfigureAlarmsand
Readoutsdialog.
Clickthefoldericon
tocreate"groups"toorganizeyourloggers.Loggergroupscanhelp
yousetupalarmsorreadoutschedulesforsimilartypesofloggers.Toaddaloggertoagroup,
clickthelogger'snametoselectit,thendragittothegroup'sfolder.
Todeletealoggerfromtheconfiguration,clickthelogger'sname,thenclickthetrashicon
Todeleteagroupandalltheloggersinit,clickthegroup'sname,thenclickthetrashicon
(Ifyoudonotwanttodeletealloftheloggersthatareinthegroup,dragthemoutofthe
groupbeforedeletingit.)
4. IntheLoggerpane,enteraName(upto25characters)thatwillbeusedtoidentifythecurrently
selectedloggerinthemonitor,scheduledreadouts,andnotifications.Thefirst25charactersofthe
logger'smostrecentLaunchDescriptionwillbeusedasthedefault;ifyouchangethetexthere,the
logger'sLaunchDescriptionwillnotbeaffected.
5. Enterthenumberofretryattempt(s)(ifany)theAlarm&ReadoutToolshouldmakeiftheselected
loggerfailstorespondforanalarmcheckorreadoutattempt.Formostapplications,oneretryshould
beenough;thereisa60seconddelaybetweenretries.IftheAlarm&ReadoutToolencounters
frequentloggercommunicationfailuresduringadeployment,youmaywishtoincreasethenumber
ofretries.
Tip:IftheIntervalforalarmconditionsorreadoutsistooshorttoaccommodateallretries,theremaining
retrieswillbeskippedsoasnottodelaythestartofthenextinterval.
AlarmsPane
1. Todefinealarmconditions,clicktheAlarmsicon
nearthebottomoftheConfigureAlarmsand
Readoutsdialog.
2. Clickalogger'snameintheloggerlisttosettheintervalatwhichalarmconditionswillbechecked,
anddefinealarmconditionsforthatlogger.
3. Tocopythislogger'salarmsettingstootherloggersinthisconfiguration,selectthesettingyouwant
tocopy(interval,sensorcondition(s),loggercondition(s),orallAlarmsettings)fromthefirstdrop
downnexttotheCopybutton.Thenselectthedestinationloggersfromtheseconddropdown.You
maychoosealoggergroup,anindividuallogger,orGroup:Loggersforallloggers.ClickCopyto
completethisstep.
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Copiedintervalsandloggerconditionsreplacethedestinationloggers'alarmsettingswith
thoseofthecurrentlogger.
Copiedsensorconditionsareaddedtothedestinationloggers'existingconditions,ifany.They
donotreplaceanysensorconditionsthathavealreadybeendefinedforthoseloggers.When
copyingasensorconditiontoadestinationloggerthatisadifferentmodelthanthesource
logger,thesoftwaretriestoidentifyasimilarsensoronthedestinationlogger.Ifitdoesnot
findone,orifthesensoronthedestinationloggerhasadifferentmeasurementrangethan
thesensoronthesourcelogger,youwillreceiveawarningmessage.Youshouldthenreview
thealarmconditionsforeachloggertomakesurethattheyarewhatyouexpect.
AlarmsFields
Logger Selected
Loggerwhosealarmsettingsaredisplayed.Toworkwithalarmconditionsforadifferentlogger,selectthelogger
fromtheloggerlisttotheleft.
Interval
HowoftentheAlarm&ReadoutToolshouldcheckthisloggerforalarmconditions.Theminimumalarmintervalis
onesecondforUSBloggersandfivesecondsforserialloggers.Themaximumis23hours,59minutes,and59
seconds.
Thisintervalisdirectlyrelatedtothesensorconditiondurations.Ifyouchangetheintervalafteryouhavesetup
sensorconditions,besuretoadjustthesensorconditiondurationsaccordingly.
Tip:Iftheloggerrequiresabasestation/couplertocommunicate,refertoyourlogger'smanualtodetermine
whetheritwillgoto"sleep"ifthecomputerdoesnotcommunicatewithitmoreoftenthanevery30minutes.
Whenloggersareaddedtoaconfigurationandsettosimilaralarmintervals,theamountoftimeneededforthe
monitortocompleteapollingcycleincreases.(Addingsensoralarmconditionsalsoslightlyincreasestheamount
oftimeneeded.)Thisisparticularlytrueofserialloggers.Ifapollingcycletakeslongerthantheinterval,youwill
seeunpredictablebehaviorinthemonitorwindowandadelayinnotifications.
Youmayneedtoexperimenttodeterminethebestintervalforyourneeds.Ifyouencounterproblems,alonger
intervalisrecommended.Longerintervalsalsoputlessdemandonthelogger'sbattery.
(Refresh)
Ifyouhaveaddedsensorstoaseriallogger(orremovedthem),clickthisbuttontoupdatethesensorlist.
Important:Ifyouhaveremovedasensorforwhichasensorconditionhasalreadybeendefined,thesensor
conditionwillbedeletedwhenyouclickRefresh.Also,iftheloggerislogging,clickingRefreshwillcausethelistto
reverttothesensorsthatwereconnectedatlaunch.
Conditions to trip alarms (Sensors tab)
Sensorconditionsthathavebeenaddedtothisconfiguration.Whenanyoftheseconditionsaremet,themonitor
sendsanotification.Notethatasensorcanhavemorethanonecondition.
Important:Stateandeventchannelactivitycannottriggeralarms.
Toaddaconditiontothislist,clickAddConditionandusethedropdownliststodescribethecondition.Choosea
sensor,comparisontype,value,units(ifapplicable),anddurationneededtogenerateanalarm.
Tip:Theunitsyouchooseforasensorconditionwillalwaysbetheunitsdisplayedforthatconditioninthemonitor
windowanddetails,evenifyouswitchunits(US/SI)inHOBOwarePropreferences.
TheForDurationisdirectlyrelatedtotheInterval.Forexample,ifyourIntervalis15minutes,youcanchoosea
Durationof0,15minutes,30minutes,etc.WithaDurationof0,thealarmwilltriponthefirstreadingthatmeets
thesensorcondition.IftheDurationisequaltotheInterval(inthisexample,15minutes),thealarmwilltriponlyif
theconditionismetfortwoconsecutivereadings;iftheDurationisequaltotwointervals(inthisexample,30
minutes),thealarmwilltriponlyiftheconditionismetforthreeconsecutivereadings;andsoforth.
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Toremoveasensorconditionfromthislist,clickthetrashicon
nexttothecondition.
Conditions to trip alarms (Loggers tab)

ClicktheLoggertabtoselectloggerconditions(communication,memory,orbattery)thatcantripthealarm.These
conditionsarealsosubjecttotheIntervalforalarms.Whenanyoftheseconditionsaremetduringanalarm
interval,themonitorsendsanotification.
Whenunabletocommunicatewithlogger:Thisconditionoccursonlyafteralllogger
communicationattempts,includingretries,foragivenalarmintervalhavefailed.(Itdoesnotapplyto
communicationfailuresthatoccurduringscheduledreadouts;thisconditioncanbeenabledonthe
Readoutspane.)
Whenmemoryusedisatoraboven%:Thisconditionoccurswhenloggermemoryreachesa
thresholdyouspecify.(Notethataserialloggerthathasbeenlaunchedwithwrappingenabledwill
alwaysbeat100%onceithaswrapped.)
Tip:Ifyouchoosethememoryand/orbatteryconditions,besuretospecifylimitsfortheseconditions.
Whenbatterylevel/voltageisatorbelown:Thisconditionoccurswhenbatterypowerreachesa
thresholdyouspecify.
ReadoutsPane
Important:Toperformascheduledreadout,theloggermustbelogging,orwaitingforadelayedortriggerstart
whenyoustartthemonitor.
Tip:Therearemanypreferencesrelatedtotheformattingoftextfilesanddatafiles.
1. Toschedulereadouts,clicktheReadoutsicon
Readoutsdialog.
2. Clickalogger'snameintheloggerlisttoschedulereadoutsforthatlogger.
3. CompletetheReadoutspane.Readoutoptionsaredescribedbelow.
Logger Selected
Loggerwhosereadoutscheduleisdisplayed.Toworkwiththereadoutscheduleforadifferentlogger,selectthe
loggerfromtheloggerlisttotheleft.
Mode
Typeofreadout,ifany,forthislogger.
SelectDisabledifyoudonotwanttoschedulereadoutsforthislogger.
Fullreadsoutthefullcontentsofthelogger.(RefertoPreferencesforoptions.)Performinga
fullreadouteachtimeputsmorestrainonthelogger'sbattery.
Partialstartsreadingoutwherethelastscheduledreadoutended.(RefertoPreferencesfor
options.)Theinitialpartialreadoutreadsoutthefullcontentsofthelogger.
Tipsforpartialreadouts:
Partialreadoutscannotbeperformedonloggersthathavemultipleloggingintervalsdefined.
Iftheloggerwaslaunchedwithwrapenabled,youwillnotbeabletocreatedata(.dtf)files
withpartialreadouts.However,youwillstillbeabletocreatetext(.txt)files.
Theloggermusthavethesamedeploymentnumberatreadouttimeasitdidwhenyoustarted
themonitor.Ifyourelaunchtheloggerwhilethemonitorisrunning,thedeploymentnumber
willincrease,andpartialreadoutswillfail.
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Ifyouplantousepartialreadoutswithawrapenabledlogger,theloggermustnothave
wrappedbeforeyoustartthemonitor.Iftheloggerwrapsafterthemonitorisstarted,but
beforethefirstpartialreadout,partialreadoutswillbediscontinued.
Interval
HowoftentheAlarm&ReadoutToolshouldreadoutthelogger.Selectareadoutfrequencyfromoneminuteto
364days,23hours,and59minutes.
Tip:Iftheloggerrequiresabasestation/couplertocommunicate,refertoyourlogger'smanualtodetermine
whetheritwillgoto"sleep"ifthecomputerdoesnotcommunicatewithitmoreoftenthanevery30minutes.
Whenloggersareaddedtoaconfigurationandsettosimilarreadoutintervals,theamountoftimeneededforthe
monitortocompleteareadoutcycleincreases.Thisisparticularlytrueofserialloggers.Ifareadoutcycletakes
longerthantheinterval,youwillseeunpredictablebehaviorinthemonitorwindow,andadelayinreadoutsand
notifications.
Youmayneedtoexperimenttodeterminethebestintervalforyourneeds.Ifyouencounterproblems,alonger
intervalisrecommended.Longerintervalsalsoputlessdemandonthelogger'sbattery.
Tip:Ifyoulaunchaserialloggerwithwrappingenabled,makeanoteoftheloggingdurationontheLaunch
windowinHOBOwareProtodeterminehowoftenyouneedtoreadouttheloggertoavoidmissingdata.For
example,iftheloggerwillfillandwrapwithinsixdayswiththeconnectedsensorsandyouconfiguretheAlarm&
ReadoutTooltoreaditouteverysevendays,youwillmissaday'sworthofdataeachweek.Ifdatalossis
detected,scheduledreadoutswillfail,andnofurtherreadoutattemptswillbemade.
File name
KeepthedefaultFilename(theloggername),orenteranewone.
Tip:Besuretouseauniquefilenameforeachoftheloggersinaconfiguration.
Local Disk
EnableLocalDisktostorethefilesonthemachinethatisrunningtheAlarm&ReadoutTool.Itisagoodideato
savefileslocally,evenifyoualsoplantosendthemviaemailoruploadthemtoanFTPsite.Thiswillprovideyou
withabackupofthedataifyournetworkconnectionislost.
WhenyouenableLocalDisk,thewords"LocalDisk"willturnredtoremindyoutoconfigurelocaldisksettings.
ClicktheEditbuttonandcompletetheManageDataStoragedialog.
ClickChoosetoselectafilelocation.Thedefaultlocationforsavedfilesisthe
Documents\HOBOware\Readoutsfolder.
SpecifyaFileformat(dataortext)fortheresultingfile.(Youmayselectbothdataandtext;thiswill
resultinthecreationoftwofiles.)Datafiles(.hoboand.dtf)canbeopeneddirectlyinHOBOwarePro.
TextfilescaneasilybeimportedintoHOBOwarePro,orusedinspreadsheetsandmanyother
programs.
Tip:Ifyouselectedpartialreadoutsandtheloggerhaswrapenabled,data(.dtf)willnotbeavailable.
Email Attachment
EnableEmailAttachmenttohavethefilessentasanemailattachment.WhenyouenableEmailAttachment,the
words"EmailAttachment"willturnredtoremindyoutoconfigureemailattachmentsettings.ClicktheEditbutton
andcompletetheManageDataStoragedialog.
IntheTofield,enterthefullemailaddresses(upto120characters),separatedbysemicolons,where
youwanttheemailtobedelivered.
IntheFromfield,enterthefullemailaddresswhereyouwanttheemailtooriginate.
IntheSubjfield,enterupto30charactersforthesubjectlineofthemessage.
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Intheremainingfields,entertheinformationrequiredbyyourSMTPserver.Youmaybeabletofind
thisinformationinyouremailsoftware.Ifyoudonotknowwhichsettingstouse,contactyoursystem
administratororInternetserviceprovider.
ClickTesttoverifythatthesettingsarecorrect.TheAlarm&ReadoutToolshouldconfirmthatthe
testmessagewassent,andyoushouldreceiveamessageattheToaddress.
Finally,specifyaFileformat(dataortext)fortheresultingfile.(Youmayselectbothdataandtext;
thiswillresultinthecreationoftwofiles.)Datafiles(.hoboand.dtf)canbeopeneddirectlyin
HOBOwarePro.TextfilescaneasilybeimportedintoHOBOwarePro,orusedinspreadsheetsand
manyotherprograms.
FTP
EnableFTPtouploadthefiletoanFTPsite.WhenyouenableFTP,theword"FTP"willturnredtoremindyouto
configureFTPsettings.ClicktheEditbuttonandcompletetheManageDataStoragedialog.
EntertheinformationrequiredbytheFTPhost.(Donotinclude"ftp://"intheFTPhostfield.)Ifyoudo
notknowwhichsettingstouse,contactyoursystemadministratororInternetserviceprovider.
ClickTesttoverifythatthesettingsarecorrect.TheAlarm&ReadoutToolshouldconfirmthatatest
filewasuploaded,andyoushouldfindatestfilenamed"test.txt"attheFTPsite.
SpecifyaFileformat(dataortext)fortheresultingfile.(Youmayselectbothdataandtext;thiswill
resultinthecreationoftwofiles.)Datafiles(.hoboand.dtf)canbeopeneddirectlyinHOBOwarePro.
TextfilescaneasilybeimportedintoHOBOwarePro,orusedinspreadsheetsandmanyother
programs.
Notify me
Selecttheconditionsforwhichyouwanttobenotified.Whenanyselectedconditionismet,themonitorsendsa
notificationimmediately.
Whenreadoutissuccessful:Thisconditionoccurswhenascheduledreadouthascompleted,and
theresultingfilehasbeensaved,emailed,oruploadedtoanFTPsite.
Tip:Itispossibletobenotifiedofasuccessfulreadout,butnotreceivetheexpectedemailwiththe
attacheddatafileortextfile.TheAlarm&ReadoutToolcannottellifsomethinggoeswrongafterthe
emailwassent.
Whenreadoutfails:Thisconditionoccurswhenascheduledreadout(andallretryattempts)failed
duetoacommunicationerror;oriftherewasanerrorsavingthefile,emailingit,oruploadingittoan
FTPserver.
Copy
Tocopythislogger'sreadoutsettingstootherloggersinthisconfiguration,selectthesettingyouwanttocopy
(mode,interval,LocalDisksettings,EmailAttachmentsettings,FTPsettings,ornotifications)fromthefirstdrop
downnexttotheCopybutton.Thenselectthenameofaloggergroup,thenameofanindividuallogger,orGroup:
Loggers(toselectallloggers)fromtheseconddropdown.ClickCopytocompletethisstep.
NotificationsPane
Tip:Therearemanypreferencesfornotifications.
1. Todefinenotifications,clicktheNotificationsicon
Readoutsdialog.Notificationsettingsapplytoallloggers.
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2. Chooseoneormorenotificationmethodsandoptions.Readoutoptionsaredescribedbelow.
Tip:Ingeneral,thereliabilityofemailandmobiletextmessagingdependsonmanyfactors,includingbutnot
limitedtoSMTPservers,wirelessserviceprovider,routers,receivingdevices,andevenenvironmentalforcessuch
assolarflares.Thisvariabilitymeansthatmessagesmaynotbedeliveredinatimelymanner,andcouldevenbe
deliveredoutoforder.Ifyouoftengetmessageslateoroutoforder,youmaybeabletoimproveyouroddsby
usingmultiplenotificationmethods,and/ormultipleaddresses(indifferentdomains)intheTo:field,separatedby
semicolons.Forexample:
john@onsetcomp.com;mary@onsetcomp.com
Email
EnableEmailtosendemailnotifications.WhenyouenableEmail,theword"Email"willturnredtoremindyouto
configureemailsettings.ClicktheEditbuttonandcompletetheManageNotificationMethodsdialog.
IntheTofield,enterthefullemailaddresses(upto120characters),separatedbysemicolons,where
youwanttheemailmessagetobedelivered.
IntheFromfield,enterthefullemailaddresswhereyouwanttheemailmessagetooriginate.
IntheSubjfield,enterupto30charactersforthesubjectlineoftheemailmessage.
Intheremainingfields,entertheinformationrequiredbyyourSMTPserver.Youmaybeabletofind
thisinformationinyouremailsoftware.Ifyoudonotknowwhichsettingstouse,contactyoursystem
administratororInternetserviceprovider.
ClickTesttoverifythatthesettingsarecorrect.TheAlarm&ReadoutToolshouldconfirmthatthe
testmessagewassent,andyoushouldreceiveamessageattheToaddress.
Text Message to Mobile Device
EnableTextMessagetoMobileDevicetosendatextmessagetoanSMSenabledmobiledevice,suchasacellular
telephoneorapager.Whenyouenablethisnotificationmethod,thewords"TextMessagetoMobileDevice"will
turnredtoremindyoutoconfiguretextmessagesettings.ClicktheEditbuttonandcompletetheManage
NotificationMethodsdialog.
ThissetupdialogissimilartothedialogforEmail,butthereisa15characterlimitfortheSubjfield.
Tip:Thereisamaximumlengthpreferenceformobiletextmessages.
Launch Program
EnableLaunchProgramtohavetheAlarm&ReadoutToollaunchaprogramonthehostcomputer.Whenyou
enablethisnotificationmethod,thewords"LaunchProgram"willturnredtoremindyoutoconfigureprogram
settings.ClicktheEditbuttonandcompletetheManageNotificationMethodsdialog.
ClickChooseandbrowsetotheprogramyouwouldliketorun.Ifyouwanttheprogramtouseafileasinput,
enablePassfileintoprogramasargumentandenterthefilelocationandnameintheFilefield.
Host Computer
Enablethisoptionifyouwanttothemonitortoplayasoundandattempttograbthefocusonthehostcomputer.
YoumaychangethesoundinPreferences.
Notify me
Specifyhowoftenyouwanttobenotifiedofalarmconditions.Youcanbenotifiedatthestartofeachalarm
condition(onceforcontinuousalarmcondition);youcanbenotifiedateverydurationofacontinuousalarm
condition(everydurationforcontinuousalarmcondition);oryoucanhavethemonitornotifyyoujustonce,atthe
startofthefirstalarm,andthenstopthemonitor(atfirstalarmcondition,thenstopmonitor).
Tip:Theseoptionsapplytoalarmconditionnotificationsonly.Notificationsofreadoutsuccessorreadoutfailure
aresentonceperreadout.
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Notify me when an alarm condition clears
Enablethisoptionifyouwanttoreceiveanotificationwhenthealarmconditionhasreturnedtoanonalarm
state.
Send heartbeat every ___
Youcanhavethehostmachinesendyouregularlyschedulednotificationstoletyouknowthatthemonitorisstill
runningandabletocommunicatewhileyouareaway.Enablethisoptionandspecifyhowoftenyouwanttobe
notified.
MessagesPane
1. Toconstructthemessagethatwillbesentbycertainnotificationmethods,clicktheMessagesicon
nearthebottomoftheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialog.Messagesettingsapplytoall
loggers.
2. Thetopportionofthisdialogliststheitemsyoucanincludeinanotificationmessage.Selectallofthe
itemsyouwouldliketoinclude.Asamplemessage,basedonyourchoices,appearsbelowthisarea.
3. Toincludeadditional,customizedtextinthemessage,enableAddtexttonotificationmessage
andtypethetextintheareabelowthisoption.
OpeningandEditingaSavedConfiguration
Onceyouhavecreatedandsavedaconfiguration,youcanopenittoreviewsettings,changethesettings,andstart
themonitor.
Tip:Whenthemonitorisrunning,youcanaccesstheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogforthecurrent
configurationbyclickingConfigureontheAlarmandReadoutMonitordialog.Changesthatyoumaketothe
configurationwillnottakeeffectuntilthenexttimeyoustartthemonitor.
1. FromtheToolsmenu,chooseManageAlarms&Readouts,thenchooseOpenConfiguration.Select
theconfigurationandclickOpen.TheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogisdisplayed.
2. Reviewthesettingsandmakechanges,ifdesired.
3. Tosavechangestotheexistingconfigurationfile,clickSave.Tosavethechangestoanew
configurationfilewithadifferentname,clickSaveAs.
4. Tostartthemonitornow,connecttheloggersandsensors(ifapplicable)thataredefinedinthe
configuration.Ifanyloggersintheconfigurationhavescheduledreadoutsenabled,besurethose
loggersarelaunched,andeitheractivelylogging,orawaitingadelayedortriggeredstart.ClickStart.
Ifthemonitorisalreadyrunning,youwillbewarnedthatthemonitorwillstoptheprevious
configurationbeforerunningthenewone.
Important:Aserialloggerthatiswaitingforadelayedorbuttonstartcannotprovideanupdatedsensor
readinguntiltheloggerbeginslogging.Onceaserialloggerbeginslogging,itcanonlyprovidethelast
loggedvalue.
Tip:Toavoiddisruptinganactivedeployment,donotconnectsensorstoaserialloggerifitisalready
logging.
5. ToclosetheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogwithoutstartingthemonitor,clickCancel.
ExportingaConfiguration
Toexportaconfigurationtoatextfile,opentheconfigurationandclickExport.Bydefault,exportedconfigurations
aresavedintheDocuments\HOBOware\Alarmsfolderwithanextensionof.txt.
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Monitoring
Thealarmandreadoutmonitorpollstheloggersandsensorsattheintervalsspecifiedbytheconfiguration,
comparesthevaluestothealarmconditions,andnotifiesyouifanalarmistriggered.Italsoperformsscheduled
readoutsandstoresand/orsendstheresultingfiles,asapplicable.
Startthemonitor
Viewthemonitordetails
Hidethemonitor
Stopthemonitor
Tip:Thealarmandreadoutmonitorusesyourcomputer'ssystemclocktodeterminewhentopollloggersandread
themout.Ifyou(oranautomatedprogram)adjustthetimebackwardswhilethemonitorisrunning,thenext
pollingand/orreadouttimewillbedelayeduntiltheclockreachesthattime.Automatictimechangescausedby
thestartandendofDaylightSavingTime,andmanualchangestoyourtimezonesetting,donotcauseadelayin
themonitor.
StartingtheMonitor
Tip:Thealarmandreadoutmonitorusesyourcomputer'ssystemclocktodeterminewhentopollloggersandread
themout.Ifyou(oranautomatedprogram)adjustthetimebackwardswhilethemonitorisrunning,thenext
pollingand/orreadouttimewillbedelayeduntiltheclockreachesthattime.Automatictimechangescausedby
thestartandendofDaylightSavingTime,andmanualchangestoyourtimezonesetting,donotcauseadelayin
themonitor.
1. FromtheToolsmenu,chooseManageAlarms&Readouts,thenchooseOpenConfiguration.Select
theconfigurationyouwantandclickOpen.TheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogisdisplayed.
2. Connecttheloggersandsensors(ifapplicable)thataredefinedintheconfiguration.Theloggerscan
belogging,waitingforadelayedorbuttonstart,orstopped.Anyloggersthathavescheduled
readoutsmustbeeitherlogging,orawaitingadelayedortriggeredstartwhenyoustartthemonitor.
Theloggersshouldbeloggingbythetimeofthefirstscheduledreadout.Serialloggersthatare
scheduledforpartialreadoutsandhavewrapenabledmustnotwrapbeforethefirstscheduled
readout;iftheyarewrapped,thereadoutwillfail.
Important:Aserialloggerthatiswaitingforadelayedorbuttonstartcannotprovideanupdatedsensor
readinguntiltheloggerbeginslogging.Onceaserialloggerbeginslogging,itcanonlyprovidethelast
loggedvalue.
Tip:Toavoiddisruptinganactivedeployment,donotattachsensorstoaserialloggerifitisalready
logging.
3. ClickStart.Ifthemonitorisalreadyrunning,youwillbewarnedthatthemonitorwillstopthe
previousconfigurationbeforerunningthenewone.TheAlarmandReadoutMonitordialogis
displayed,andanalarmiconappearsinthelowerrightcornerofthemainHOBOwareProwindow.
4. Eachloggerhasitsownpanelinthemonitorwindow,whichliststheloggername,monitored
conditions,andacountdowntothenextreading.Toviewdetailsaboutthelogger'sstatus,clickthe
logger'spanel.
Oncethemonitorisrunning,ifthereisacommunicationfailure,anysensorreadingsare
italicizedandinpurpletexttoindicatethattheyarenotcurrent.
Iftheloggerisinanalarmcondition,theloggernameisdisplayedinredtext.
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Ifasensorisinan"above"alarmcondition,itstextisdisplayedinred.Ifitisina"below"alarm
condition,itstextisdisplayedinblue.Ifitis"okay,"itstextisblack.
Ifamonitoredloggercondition(communication
readout
,memory ,batterystatus
,or
)isinanalarmcondition,itsiconisdisplayedinred.Otherwise,theiconisgreen.
iconindicatesanotificationfailure.
Becausedifferentloggersmaybereadatdifferentintervals,theNextReadoutandNextAlarm
Checkatthetopofthemonitorwindowletsyouknowwhenthenextreadoutandalarmcheck
willbetakenfortheconfiguration.
Toaccesstheconfigurationdialogforthecurrentconfiguration,clickConfigure.Changesthat
youmaketotheconfigurationwillnottakeeffectuntilthenexttimeyoustartthemonitor.
5. YoucancontinuetouseHOBOwareProtoworkwithotherloggersanddatafiles.Inaddition,youcan
workwiththemonitoredloggersinHOBOwareProwhenthemonitorisnottakingareading.
Tip:AloggercannotcommunicatewithHOBOwareProandthemonitoratthesametime.Ifboth
applicationsattempttoaccesstheloggeratthesametime,youwillreceivecommunicationerrors.
ViewingtheMonitorDetails
Toviewthedetailsofalogger'sconditionwhilethemonitorisrunning,clickthelogger'spanelintheAlarmand
ReadoutMonitordialog.ThefollowingexplainsthefieldsontheAlarmandReadoutMonitorDetailswindow.
Monitorstarted:Timewhenthemonitorwasstarted.
Monitornumber:Numberoftimesthemonitorhasbeenstarted.Eachtimeyoustartthemonitor,
theAlarm&ReadoutTool'sinternalcounter(themonitornumber)increasesbyone.Ifthemonitor
performsreadouts,themonitornumberisaddedafterthefilename,beforethesequencenumber(if
any).
Notificationmethod(s):Notificationmethodsinuse.Thiscanbeanycombinationofemail,mobile
textmessage,launchprogram,orhostcomputer.
Lastnotificationat:Timewhenthemostrecentnotificationwassent.Ifthisis"NoneSent,"no
notificationshavebeensentyet.ClickViewtoseethetextofthelastnotificationthatwassent.
Selectlogger:Thisboxliststheloggersthatarebeingmonitored.Theinformationinthisdialog
referstotheloggerthatiscurrentlyhighlightedintheloggerlist.Toviewdetailsforadifferentlogger,
clickthatlogger'sname.
Name:DescriptionthatwasenteredfortheloggerontheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialog.
Device:Modelandserialnumberofthelogger.
Communication:Communicationprotocolforthislogger(USBorserial).
ReadoutMode:Readoutmodeselectedforthislogger(full,partial,ordisabled).
Interval(readouts):Frequencywithwhichthemonitorisreadingoutthelogger.
ReadoutStorage:Storagemethod(s)fortheresultingdatafileortextfile(localdisk,email
attachment,orFTP).
LastReadout:Timewhenthelastreadoutwasperformed.Ifascheduledreadouthasnotbeen
performedyet,thisis"None."
NextReadout:Timeofthenextscheduledreadoutattempt,ifapplicable,andacountdowntimer.
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Ifreadoutscannolongerbeperformedonthelogger(becausetheloggerwasrelaunched,orhas
stopped,filledup,wrappedmorethanoncebetweenreadoutssothatdatawaslost,orwrapped
beforethefirstpartialreadout),thecountdowntimerwillread00:00:00.Ifyouarenotsurewhy
readoutswerecancelled,pausethemousepointeroverthecountdowntimerforanexplanation.
Interval(alarms):Thefrequencywithwhichthemonitorispollingtheloggerforalarmconditions.
LastAlarmCheck:Timewhenthelastalarmcheckwasperformed.
NextAlarmCheck:Timeofthenextscheduledalarmcheck,ifapplicable,andacountdowntimer.
Monitoredsensorconditions(notlabeled):Thisboxliststhesensorconditions,ifany,thatwere
definedforthislogger,alongwiththeircurrentvaluesasofthelastreading.
Ifasensorisinan"above"alarmcondition,itstextisred.Ifitisina"belowalarmcondition,itstextis
blue.Ifitis"okay,"itstextisblack.Ifthereisacommunicationfailure,thecurrentreadingisitalicized
andinpurpletexttoindicatethatitisoutdated.
Monitoredloggerconditions(notlabeled):Theareaatthebottomofthewindowliststhelogger
conditions(communication ,memory ,batterystatus
,andreadout ),ifany,thatwere
definedforthislogger.Thememoryiconalsodisplaystheamountofmemorythathasbeenused.
Ifoneoftheseitemsisinanalarmcondition,itsiconisred.Otherwise,itisgreen.
HidingtheMonitor
Tohidethemonitorwithoutstoppingit,clicktheHidebuttonontheAlarmandReadoutMonitordialog,orchoose
HideMonitorfromtheManageAlarms&ReadoutssubmenuonHOBOwarePro'sToolsmenu.Thealarmclockicon
willremaininthelowerrightcornerofthemainHOBOwareProwindowtoremindyouthatthemonitoris
active,andtheiconwillturnredand"jump"whenanalarmistriggered.Inaddition,iftheconfigurationissetto
notifyonthehostmachinewhenanalarmistriggered,themonitorwindowwillopenautomaticallyatthattime.
Torestorethemonitorwindowatanytime,clickthealarmclockicon ,orchooseShowMonitorfromthe
ManageAlarms&ReadoutssubmenuonHOBOwarePro'sToolsmenu.
StoppingtheMonitor
Tostopthemonitor,clicktheStopbuttonontheAlarmandReadoutMonitordialog,orchooseStopMonitorfrom
theManageAlarms&ReadoutssubmenuonHOBOwarePro'sToolsmenu.Thisendsallreadoutsandnotifications
untilyoustartthemonitoragain.
Afterallalarmchecksandreadoutsinprogresshavefinished,theStopbuttonbecomesaStartbutton,andthe
HidebuttonbecomesaClosebutton.YoucanrestartthemonitorbyclickingtheStartbutton,orcloseitbyclicking
theClosebutton.
Youcandefineaconfigurationtostopthemonitorimmediatelyaftersendingthefirstalarmnotification.Enable
theatfirstalarmcondition,thenstopmonitoroptionontheNotificationspane.
Therearealsopreferencesettingsthatcausethemonitortostopautomatically.InAlarmPreferences,inthe
Notificationcategory,enableStopmonitorafterNnotificationssentifyouwantthemonitortostopaftersending
aspecificnumberofnotifications.EnableStopthemonitorifsendinganotificationfailsifyouwantthemonitor
tostopwhenitisunabletosendanotification.
ReadoutFiles
WhenyouusetheAlarm&ReadoutTooltoperformscheduledreadouts,youhaveachoiceofcreatingdatafiles
(.hoboand.dtf)and/ortext(.txt)files.OnlyHOBOwarecanopendatafiles,buttextfilescanbeimportedeasily
intoHOBOwarePro,andbeviewedintexteditors,spreadsheets,andotherkindsofsoftware.
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Note:Whenreadingoutfilestotextfileformat,thedataisinSIunits.PreferencessettoUSinHOBOwarearenot
followed.
Readoutfilenumberingscheme
TheAlarm&ReadoutToolemploysasimplenumberingschemetoavoidoverwritingfilesthathavebeencreated
asaresultofscheduledreadouts.Eachtimeyoustartthemonitor,theAlarm&ReadoutTool'sinternalcounter
(themonitornumber)increasesbyone.Ifthemonitorperformsreadouts,themonitornumberisaddedafterthe
filename,beforethesequencenumber(ifany).
Forexample,consideraconfigurationwithtwologgersLoggerAandLoggerB.Eachloggerwillbereadoutonce
perday,overaperiodofsevendays.LoggerAisconfiguredforpartialreadouts,which(withdefaultPreference
settings)resultsinonefile.LoggerBisconfiguredforfullreadouts,which(again,withdefaultPreferencesettings)
resultsinsevenfiles.
Thefirsttimeyoustartthemonitor,themonitornumberis1.Whenyoustopthemonitor,youshouldhaveeight
files:LoggerA_1.hobo,andLoggerB_1_0000.hobo,LoggerB_1_0001.hobo,LoggerB_1_0002.hobo,etc.
Thenexttimeyoustartthemonitor,themonitornumberis2.Whenyoustopthemonitor,youshouldagainhave
eightfiles:LoggerA_2.hobo,andLoggerB_2_0000.hobo,LoggerB_2_0001.hobo,LoggerB_2_0002.hobo,etc.
Themonitornumberadvanceseverytimeyoustartthemonitor,evenifnoreadoutsareperformed.Ifthemonitor
numberreaches99,999,itwillrolloverto1.
Tip:Becarefulwhenrenamingfileswhiletheyarestillintheiroriginallocation.If,forsomereason,yourename
"MyLogger_1.txt"to"MyLogger_2.txt,"thefilecouldbeoverwrittenthesecondtimeyourunthemonitor.
TextFileFormat
Thefirstsectionofthetextfilecontainstheheader.ThisheaderconformstoYAMLstandards,allowingmaximum
compatibilitywithothersoftware.Theremainderofthefilecontainsthedata.
Therearethreesectionsinthetextfileheader:
DataFormat
LoggerInfo
SeriesInfo
Thesecondsectionofthetextfilecontainsthedata.
HeaderSection:DataFormat
Thissectionoftheheaderincludesdetailedinformationaboutthewayyourtextfileisformatted.
dateTimeDelimiter,dataDelimiter,anddecimalSeparatoridentify(betweendoublequotes)the
characterusedtoseparatedateandtime;thecharacterusedtoseparatedatavaluesfromone
another;andthecharacterthatisusedasadecimal.
dateFormatandtimeFormatdescribethewaydatesandtimesareformattedwithinthefile.These
formatsaredeterminedbythepreferencesettingsinHOBOwareProandtheregionalformatsettings
ofyouroperatingsystem.Forexample,07/31/06wouldberepresentedasMM/dd/yy.(Singledigit
valueshaveleadingzeros.)
UppercaseHHrefersto24hourtime(e.g.,15:00:00).
Lowercasehhrefersto12hourtime(e.g.,3:00:00PM).Thistimeformatshouldbefollowed
with"a"todenoteanAM/PMindicator(hh:mm:ssa).
Lowercasessreferstowholeseconds.UppercaseSSSreferstomilliseconds.
Lowercasemmreferstominutes.UppercaseMMreferstomonths.
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gmtOffsetanddaylightSavingsindicatetheoffset,inhours,fromGMTonthecomputerthatlaunched
thelogger,andwhetherthecomputerwasinDaylightSavingTimewhentheloggerwaslaunched
(trueorfalse).
HeaderSection:LoggerInfo
Thissectionoftheheadercontainsinformationabouteachloggerthathasdatainthisfile.Thereisonesubsection
foreachlogger.(Forscheduledreadouts,thereisonlyoneloggerperfile.)
Thefirstlineofeachsubsectionis:
&#
where"#"isanintegerthatcountstheloggersinthisfile,beginningwith1.(Forscheduledreadouts,&1is
theonlysubsection.)
Theremainingfieldsineachsubsectionlistthelogger'slaunchdescription,model,vendor,etc.,similar
tothefieldsontheStatuswindowinHOBOwarePro.
HeaderInfo:SeriesInfo
Thissectionoftheheaderlistseachcolumninthefile,excludingthefirstcolumn("#")anddate/timecolumn.
Thereisonesubsectionforeachseries.Seriesarelistedinthesameorderastheircolumnswithinthedata.
Thefirstfieldofeachsubsectionisname,followedbytheseriesname.
Thenextfieldistype,whichcanbevalue,state,event,orinternalEvent.
Forvalue,externalevent,andstateseries,typeisfollowedbyunitName.Valuesandexternalevents
haveonlyoneunitName.Forstateseries,thetwostatesarelistedontwoseparatelines,withthe
highstatelistedfirst.
Forvalueseriesonly,OMClassName,OMPartNumber,OMUnitIndex,OMChannelType,and
OMValuePatternprovideadditionalseriesinformationtoOnset'ssoftware.
Thelocation,ifany,isthelocationstringforaserialloggersensor.
Thelastfieldofeachsubsectionislogger.Thisidentifiestheloggerthatloggedthisseriesorprovided
thedatafromwhichthisserieswasderived(suchasdewpoint).Theloggerisidentifiedas*#where
"#"correspondstotheloggernumberintheLoggerInfosection.(Forscheduledreadouts,*1isthe
onlylogger.)
DataSection
Dataisseparatedfromthefileheaderbyarowofhyphens.
Thefirstrowofdataconsistsofthecolumnheadings.Eachcolumnheadingisenclosedindouble
quotationmarks("")andseparatedbythedataDelimitercharacter.Thefirstcolumnheaderis"#";
thesecondcolumnheaderis"Time,GMT04.00"(orwhateveroffsetisappropriate).
Theremainingcolumnsidentifyeachseriesnameandunittype,ifapplicable,intheformat"Series
Name,Unit"(enclosedindoublequotationmarks).Eachseries,includingstates,externalevents,and
internalloggerevents,hasitsowncolumn.(Therearepreferencesthatallowyoutoincludemore
informationintheseriescolumnheaders.)
Thefirstcolumnisthepointnumber,asshowninaHOBOwaredatafile.
ThedateandtimeareseparatedbythedateTimeDelimitercharacter.(Thereisapreferencethat
allowsyoutosplitdateandtimeintotwocolumns.)
Forinternalloggerevents,thefieldvalueisLogged;otherwise,thereisnofieldvalue.
Nozerosorspacesareusedforfieldsthatdonotcontainvalues.
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Rowsofdataareseparatedwithaparagraphreturn.
Thousandsseparatorsarenotused.Twothousand(2,000)isexpressedas2000.
Preferences
WhenyouinstalltheAlarm&ReadoutTool,anAlarmspaneisaddedtotheHOBOwarePropreferencesdialog.To
changepreferences:
1. FromtheHOBOwarePro(Macintosh)orFile(Windows)menu,choosePreferences.
2. ClicktheAlarmsicontoopentheAlarmspane.
3. MakechangesasneededintheAlarmConditions,Readouts,Notification,Messages,andWarnings
preferencegroupsandclickOK.
ClickingtheRestoreDefaultsbuttononthePreferencesdialogwillrestoreallpreferences,includingHOBOware
ProandAlarm&ReadoutToolpreferences.
ReadoutPreferences
ThefollowingpreferencesareavailableintheReadoutsgroup:
Forfullreadouts:Ifyouhaveconfiguredloggersforfullreadouts,anewfileisnormallycreatedat
everyreadout,withthefilenameyouenteredintheconfiguration,followedbythemonitornumber,
followedbyanumericsuffixtoidentifythesequence(thesequencenumber).Forexample,
LoggerA_X_0000.hobo,LoggerA_X_0001.hobo,etc.whereXisthemonitornumber.
Ifyouprefertokeeponlyonefile,selectoverwriteexistingfileateachreadout.Thissettingisnot
recommendedwhenperformingfullreadoutstotextfilesforserialloggersthathavewrappingenabled;
oncetheloggerhaswrapped,thedatafromthebeginningofthedeploymentwillbelostwhenthe
originalfileisoverwritten.
Forpartialreadouts:Ifyouhaveconfiguredloggersforpartialreadouts,anewtextfileordatafileis
createdwiththefirstreadout,andsubsequentpartialreadoutsarenormallyappendedtothisfile.
Tocontrolthesizeoftextfilesonly,enablefortextfiles,createnewfilewhenappendedfileexceedsand
enterthenumberofrows.Thiswillnotsplitareadoutintomultiplefiles;rather,itwillcreateanewfile
onlywhentheexistingfilehasalreadyexceededthislimit.Eachfilenamewillhaveamonitornumber,
followedbyanumericsuffixtoidentifythesequence(thesequencenumber).Forexample,
LoggerB_X_0000.txt,LoggerB_X_0001.txt,etc.whereXisthemonitornumber.
YoucanalsohavetheAlarm&ReadoutToolcreateanewtextfileforeverypartialreadout.Selectcreate
newfileateachreadout.Eachfilenamewillhaveamonitornumber,followedbyanumericsuffixto
identifythesequence(thesequencenumber).Forexample,LoggerA_X_0000.txt,LoggerA_X_0001.txt,
etc.whereXisthemonitornumber.
Tip:Whenperformingscheduledreadouts,theAlarm&ReadoutToolwillusethepreferencesettingsthatwerein
effectwhenyoustartedthemonitor.IfyouchangeanyofthefollowingReadoutspreferenceswhilethemonitoris
running,thenewsettingswillnottakeeffectuntilthenexttimeyoustartthemonitor.
Textfiledatacolumnseparator:Thissettingcontrolshowthecolumnsareseparatedinthetext
file.Choosecomma,semicolon,ortab.
Textfiledateandtimeformat:Separateintotwocolumns.Bydefault,dateandtimearekeptina
singlecolumninthetextfiletofacilitategraphinginspreadsheetprograms.Ifenabled,thissetting
splitsthedateandtimeintotwocolumns.
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Includeloggerserialnumberincolumnheader:Thissettingaddstheloggersserialnumberto
eachcolumnheaderwhenatextfileissaved.Thisisespeciallyusefulifyouplantoanalyzedatafrom
differentloggers.
Includesensorserialnumber(ifavailable)incolumnheader:Thissettingaddsthesensors
serialnumber,ifithasaserialnumber,toeachcolumnheaderwhenatextfileissaved.Thisis
especiallyusefulifyourdataincludessimilarseriesthatwererecordedondifferentsensors;for
example,threedifferenttemperatureseries.
Includesensorlocation(ifavailable)incolumnheader:Thissettingaddsthesensorslocation
string,ifithadalocationdefinedatthelastlaunch,toeachcolumnheaderwhenatextfileissaved.
Thisisespeciallyusefulifyourdataincludessimilarseriesthatwererecordedondifferentsensors;for
example,threedifferentvoltagesensors.
AlarmConditionPreferences
ThefollowingpreferencesareavailableintheAlarmConditionsgroup:
Includechannelnumberinsensordescription:ForUSBloggers,youmayincludethechannel
numberinthesensordescription.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulifyouareusingexternalsensors.
Includelocationinsensordescription:Forserialloggers,youmayincludethelocationthatwas
definedforthesensorthelasttimetheloggerwaslaunched.
NotificationPreferences
ThefollowingpreferencesareavailableintheNotificationsgroup:
Enablenotificationlogging:EnablethisoptionifyouwouldliketheAlarm&ReadoutTooltokeep
alogofallnotificationsthathavebeencreated.Youmayfindthishelpfulifyoususpectthatyouare
notreceivingallofyournotificationsduetoproblemswithyouremailortextmessagingservice.The
logfilewillbenamedNotificationLog.txt,anditwillbeoverwritteneachtimeyoustartthemonitor.
ForWindowsusers,thenotificationlogwillbelocatedin:
C:\DocumentsandSettings\username
ForMacintoshusers,thenotificationlogwillbelocatedin:
~\Library\Logs
Fornewconfigurations,remembernotificationsettingsfromthelaststartedconfiguration:
Ifyougenerallyusethesamenotificationsettingsforeachconfiguration,enablingthisoptionwillsave
yousometimewhencreatingnewconfigurations.
Fortextmessages...:Somemobiletextmessagingserviceshavemaximummessagelengthlimits.To
ensurethatyoudonotmissanytextnotifications,enablethisoptionandenterthelimitintheText
MessageLimitbox.Ifanotificationexceedsthisnumberofcharacters,itwillbesentinaseriesof
shortermessages.
Stopthemonitorifsendinganotificationfails:Enablethisoptionifyouwantthemonitorto
stopifitisnotabletosendanotification.
StopmonitorafterNnotificationssent:Tostopthemonitorafteracertainnumberof
notificationsaresent,enablethisoptionandspecifythenumberofnotifications.Thishelpsyoulimit
unnecessarybatterydrainontheloggerandtheexpenseoffrequenttextmessagingifyouwillnotbe
abletostopthemonitordirectlyatthehostsystem.
Enablesoundforhostnotification:Bydefault,notificationsonthehostmachineareaccompanied
byasound.Youcanselectadifferentsoundfile,ordisablethesoundbyuncheckingthebox.
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Tochangethesoundplayedwiththenotification,selectasoundfromthedropdownlist,orclickChoose
tobrowsetothe.wavfileyouwanttouse.Topreviewthesound,clickthe
icon.
MessagePreferences
ThefollowingpreferenceisavailableintheMessagesgroup:
SelectthefollowingMessageitemsbydefault:Ifyouwanttoincludeorexcludecertainitems
frommostnotificationmessages,selecttheitemsyouwanttoincludehere.Thesewillbecomethe
defaultmessageitemswhenyoucreateanewconfiguration.
WarningPreferences
Somewarningdialogsofferyouacheckboxtodisablethewarningsothatyoudonotseeitagain.Youcanalso
disable(andreenable)thesewarningpreferenceshere.
Thereareunsavedfilechanges:Ifyoutrytostartthemonitororcanceltheconfigurationdialog
whenthedisplayedconfigurationcontainssettingsthathavenotbeensaved,thiswarninggivesyoua
chancetosavethechangesbeforetheconfigurationdialogcloses.
TheconfigurationfilebeingopenedwascreatedwithadifferentversionoftheAlarm&
ReadoutTool:Configurationfilesfromthepreviousversionofthissoftware("RealTimeAlarm
Software")arefullycompatiblewiththecurrentversion.Ifyousavetheconfigurationfileafteryou
openit,itwillbeupdatedtothecurrentversion.Iftheconfigurationincludesreferencestoserial
loggers,youshouldclickRefresh ontheSensorstaboftheAlarmspanebeforesavingthefile.This
willaddmoreinformationaboutthesensorstotheconfigurationfile.
Themonitorisrunningwhenclosingtheapplication:IfyoutrytoquitHOBOwareProwhilethe
monitorisrunning,thiswarningremindsyouthatquittingHOBOwareProwillstopthemonitor,and
givesyouachancetocancel.
Theremaybeconcurrentloggeraccess:Thiswarningappearsifyoutrytocommunicatewith(add
orrefresh)aloggerintheConfigureAlarmsandReadoutsdialogwhiletheloggerisincludedinthe
currentlyrunningalarmandreadoutmonitor.
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