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20102013OnsetComputerCorporation.All rights reserved.Onset,HOBO,HOBOlink,HOBOware,BoxCar,andFlexSmartare trademarksor registered trademarksofOnsetComputerCorporation for its data logger products and configuration/interface software.Macintosh is a registered trademark ofApple, Inc.Microsoft andWindows are registered trademarks ofMicrosoftCorporation.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectivecompanies.12730LMANBHWUG
HOBOwareUsersGuide
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ContentsChapter 1: An Overview of HOBOware .............................................. 6IntroductiontoHOBOwarePro....................................................................................................7IntroductiontoHOBOwareLite....................................................................................................7AdvancedHOBOwareProFeatures..............................................................................................8NewHOBOwareFeatures.............................................................................................................9InstallingHOBOware..................................................................................................................11ActivatingHOBOware.................................................................................................................12HOBOwareSetupAssistant(HOBOwareProOnly)....................................................................13UsingaTrialVersionofHOBOware............................................................................................14ATouroftheHOBOwareInterface............................................................................................15OverviewofaPlot......................................................................................................................16TheDetailsPane.........................................................................................................................17ThePointsTable.........................................................................................................................18ThePlotSetupWindow..............................................................................................................19HOBOwareSoftwareUpdates....................................................................................................19
Chapter 2: Working with HOBO Data Loggers .................................. 20ConnectingDevices....................................................................................................................20ConnectingaUSBDevice............................................................................................................21ConnectingaBaseStationorCoupler........................................................................................21ConnectingaSerialDevice(HOBOwareProOnly).....................................................................22ConnectingMultipleDevices......................................................................................................22LaunchingDevices......................................................................................................................23LaunchLoggerWindow..............................................................................................................24LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX90SeriesLoggers.........................................................................25LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX100SeriesLoggers.......................................................................28LaunchOptionsfortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x).....................31LaunchOptionsforOtherUSeriesLoggers...............................................................................34LaunchOptionsforStationLoggers............................................................................................37MultipleLoggingIntervals..........................................................................................................39FastLoggingIntervals.................................................................................................................40RepeatinganActiononMultipleUSeriesDevices....................................................................40"ReadHeaderFailed"Error........................................................................................................41LaunchUtilities...........................................................................................................................41FilterSeriesatLaunch.................................................................................................................41DataAssistantsWindow(Scaling)..............................................................................................43ConfigureAlarms........................................................................................................................44
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AdvancedSensorProperties:PulseFrequencyandLockoutTime.............................................46AdvancedSensorProperties:Calibration...................................................................................47AdvancedSensorProperties:Occupancy...................................................................................48Statistics:Maximum,Minimum,Average,andStandardDeviation...........................................49FilteredSeriesvs.StatisticsLogging...........................................................................................50BurstLogging..............................................................................................................................51CheckingDeviceStatus...............................................................................................................52TheStatusWindow.....................................................................................................................53DeviceDetails.............................................................................................................................53CurrentReadings........................................................................................................................55StoppingaDevice.......................................................................................................................55LabCalibration............................................................................................................................56UpdatingUXSeriesLoggerFirmware.........................................................................................59
Chapter 3: Reading Out, Plotting, and Analyzing Data...................... 61ReadingOutData........................................................................................................................61SettingupaPlot.........................................................................................................................62DataTypesinPlots.....................................................................................................................63OpeningFiles..............................................................................................................................64OpeningFilesfromUnsupportedLoggers..................................................................................65ModifyingaPlot.........................................................................................................................67SettingSeriesandPlotProperties..............................................................................................69SettingPropertiesforallPlots....................................................................................................70SettingAxisProperties................................................................................................................72SettingSeriesProperties............................................................................................................73AddingaGraphLabel.................................................................................................................75Zooming,Panning,andSmartScalingPlots................................................................................76CopyingaSeriestoanotherPlot................................................................................................77UndoingandRedoingPlotChanges...........................................................................................77SavingProjectFiles.....................................................................................................................78PrintingPlotElements................................................................................................................78ClosingaPlot..............................................................................................................................79ViewingaPlot.............................................................................................................................79ViewingaPieChart.....................................................................................................................79ConvertingUnits.........................................................................................................................81ViewingSubsetStatistics............................................................................................................81OverviewofaGraphSubset.......................................................................................................82SettingSubsetStatisticsProperties............................................................................................83
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FilteringaSeries.........................................................................................................................84CroppingaSeries........................................................................................................................85OverlayingSeries........................................................................................................................86MergingDatafiles.......................................................................................................................87RemovingaSeriesfromaPlot....................................................................................................88DataAssistants...........................................................................................................................88BarometricCompensationAssistant..........................................................................................89ConductivityAssistant................................................................................................................91DissolvedOxygenAssistant........................................................................................................94GrainsPerPoundAssistant.........................................................................................................99GrowingDegreeDaysAssistant................................................................................................100kWhAssistant...........................................................................................................................103LinearScalingAssistant.............................................................................................................105PulseScalingAssistant..............................................................................................................107ImportingTextFiles..................................................................................................................108ImportTextFilesRequirements...............................................................................................110ImportingFilesfromHOBOlink.................................................................................................112ExportingData..........................................................................................................................112ExportingTableData................................................................................................................113ExportOptions(MultiFileExport)............................................................................................114ExportingDatainClassic(BoxCarPro)Format.........................................................................114ExportingDetails.......................................................................................................................114CopyingPointsDataintoanotherApplication.........................................................................114FormattingtheDate/TimeColumninExcel.............................................................................115TheBulkExportTool.................................................................................................................115WorkinginSecureMode:21CFRPart11Compliance.............................................................118SecurityModeIssues................................................................................................................119
Chapter 4: Other Hardware ............................................................ 120WorkingwiththeHOBOU30Station(HOBOwareProOnly)...................................................120ControllingtheRelayontheHOBOU30Station(HOBOwareProOnly)..................................121ChangingtheStateoftheU30RelayContact..........................................................................122TheAlarmsWindowfortheU30/NRC......................................................................................123TheAlarmConfigurationWindowfortheU30/NRC................................................................124ConfiguringFlexSmartModules/AnalogSensorPorts..............................................................125TheConfigureChannelWindow...............................................................................................126SettingVoltageRangesandScalingParameters......................................................................127ConfiguringExcitationPower...................................................................................................129
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LoadingaSavedConfiguration.................................................................................................130ResettingaModuletotheDefaultConfiguration....................................................................131WorkingwithaShuttle(HOBOwareProOnly).........................................................................132TheShuttleManagementWindow..........................................................................................132OffloadingandSavingShuttleFiles..........................................................................................134SavingFilesfromaShuttle.......................................................................................................135DeletingFilesfromaShuttle....................................................................................................136ConfiguringLoggerswiththeE50B2Power&EnergyMeter...................................................136WorkingwiththeHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenLogger...........................................................139
Chapter 5: HOBOnode Manager ...................................................... 140ATourofHOBOnodeManager.................................................................................................141ViewingRealTimePlots...........................................................................................................142DeterminingDataNodeType...................................................................................................143ChangingLoggingandConnectionIntervals.............................................................................144SettingupExternalSensors......................................................................................................145ConfiguringScalingonaSensor................................................................................................146SettingHOBOnodeManagerPreferences................................................................................159WorkingwithHOBOnodeManagerData.................................................................................161EnablingHOBOnodeViewer.....................................................................................................167UsingHOBOnodeViewer..........................................................................................................169SettingupDataDelivery...........................................................................................................170DataStorageLocation..............................................................................................................175Alarms.......................................................................................................................................175TheNetworkMap.....................................................................................................................185Maintenance&Troubleshooting..............................................................................................189
Chapter 6: Reference ..................................................................... 201Windows...................................................................................................................................201Menus.......................................................................................................................................204SettingPreferences..................................................................................................................214TipsforWorkingwithMultipleLoggers...................................................................................231SettingtheLanguage/FormatonYourComputer....................................................................234Alarm&ReadoutTool..............................................................................................................235
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Chapter1:AnOverviewofHOBOwareHOBOwaresoftwareisusedforlaunching,readingout,andplottingdatafromHOBOdataloggersandwirelessHOBOdatanodes.HOBOwareProcombinesfastloggerlaunchandreadoutfunctionswithpowerfuldataplottingcapabilities,makingiteasytoanalyzedatarecordedwithHOBOdataloggersandHOBOwirelessdatanodes.Anintuitiveinterfaceallowsyoutoselectdataparameterstodisplay,formatgraphs,performanalysis,andsaveprojectsforfutureuse.YoucanalsoexportdatatoMicrosoftExcelorotherASCIIcompatibleprogramsforadditionalanalysis.HOBOwareLiteisentrylevelsoftwareforHOBOUSBloggers,offeringeasyloggerlaunch,readout,anddataplotting.ForacomparisonbetweenHOBOwareProandHOBOwareLite,seehttp://www.onsetcomp.com/sites/all/themes/foliage/hoboware_comparison.html.
GettingStartedIfyouareusingHOBOdataloggers,followtheinstructionsintheGettingStartedGuidetoinstallthesoftware,connectyourlogger,launch,andreadoutdata.YoucanexpecttobecomfortablewithHOBOwarefundamentalswithinafewminutes.Refertothesectionsoutlinedbelow,dependingonwhathardwareyouareusing.
AllUsers Installation Reference
DataLoggersIfyouareusingHOBOdataloggers(suchastheU14orH12series),refertothefollowingsections:
WorkingwithHOBODataLoggers PlottingandAnalyzingData
WirelessHOBOdatanodesIfyouareusingHOBOwirelessdatanodes,refertotheHOBOnodeManagersection.
OtherHardwareRefertoOtherHardwareifyouareusingaHOBOU30Station,aHOBOShuttle,orFlexSmartModules/AnalogSensorPorts.
Notes AnydifferencesforHOBOwareProandHOBOwareLite,forWindowsorMacintosharenoted. ScreencapturesofwindowsareEnglishversions.IfyouhaveaversionofHOBOwareinanother
language,seethesoftwareforthetranslatedwindows.
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IntroductiontoHOBOwareProOverviewWithHOBOwarePro,youcanquicklylaunch,readout,andplotdatarecordedbyHOBOdataloggers.HOBOwareProallowsyoutoanalyzeandviewdatanumerousways,including:
Filteringdatatoextractkeyseriesinformationsuchasminimum,maximum,oraveragevalues. Scalingdatatosensorunits, Savinggraphsforfutureuse, Singlefileexportingorbulkexporting,and WorkinginSecuremodefor21CFRPart11compliance.
Inaddition,HOBOwareProincludesHOBOnodeManagerforconfiguringandmaintainingawirelessHOBOdatanodenetwork.SeeNewHOBOwareProFeaturesandAdvancedHOBOwareProFeaturesforadditionaldetails.ToupgradefromHOBOwareLitetoHOBOwarePro,call18005644377andaskforOnsetCustomerService.
GettingStartedTogetupandrunningquickly,followtheinstructionsintheGettingStartedGuidetoinstallthesoftware,connectyourlogger,launch,andreadoutdata.YoucanexpecttobecomfortablewithHOBOwarefundamentalswithinafewminutes.
DevicesHOBOwareProiscompatiblewiththefollowingdevices:
HOBOUSeriesloggers HOBOWeatherStations,includingHOBOU30Station HOBOMicroStations HOBOEnergyLoggerSystems HOBOUShuttleandWaterproofShuttle HOBOFlexSmartModules HOBODataNodes(WirelessSensors) HOBO4ChannelPulseInput(UX120017) EnergyandPowerMeter(TVERE50B2)
IntroductiontoHOBOwareLiteHOBOwareLiteisentrylevelsoftwareforHOBOUSeriesloggers,offeringthefollowingfeatures:
Easyloggersetup/launchandreadout Quickcheckofloggerstatusandcurrentreadings Graphingandanalysiswiththeabilitytoviewmultipledatafilesononegraph Filterstoextractkeyseriesinformationsuchasminimum,maximum,oraveragevalues
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Theabilitytosavechangestographsinaprojectfile ExportofASCIItextdatatoMicrosoftExcelorotherprogramsforfurtheranalysis
YoucanopenthefollowingfilesinHOBOwareLite: .hoboincludingfilescreatedwithOnset'sGreenLinesoftwareandbothMacintoshandWindows
compatibleversionsofHOBOwareLiteandHOBOwarePro. .hsec .hproj
ToupgradefromHOBOwareLitetoHOBOwarePro,call18005644377andaskforOnsetCustomerService.AnupgradetoHOBOwareProisrequiredforcertaindevices.
AdvancedHOBOwareProFeaturesSetupAssistantWhenyouopenHOBOwareProforthefirsttime,youaregreetedbytheHOBOwareSetupAssistant,aseriesofwindowstohelpyouquicklychangesomekeypreferencesettingsfordevicetypesandserialports,unitsofmeasurement,anddataassistants.SeeHOBOwareProSetupAssistantformoreinformation.
DataAnalysisAnalysisfeaturescanbeusedtoextractkeyinformationfromloggeddata.Youcancreatenewdataseries,whichcanbegraphedorexported.Youcanalsofilterdataoveruserspecifiedintervalsthatcanbeinseconds,minutes,hoursordays.TheSubsetStatisticstool(includedwithHOBOwarePro)calculatesstatisticsoverauserdefinedinterval.
TimeSavingOptionsLaunchingBydefault,HOBOwareProdisplaystheLaunchwindowwhenyouinitiatealaunch.Ifyouwanttoskipthelaunchwindowandlaunchtheloggerwiththedefaultsettings,chooseAutomaticallylaunch.Thisisparticularlyusefulifyouwanttolaunchmanyloggersquicklywithoutchanginganysettings.Formoreinformation,seeLaunchTimeSavingOptions.
ReadoutThisfeatureallowsyoutoskipanumberofdefaultactionswhenreadingoutalogger(suchasbeingpromptedtosavingorthePlotSetupwindow).Formoreinformation,seeReadoutTimeSavingOptions.
ViewingSubsetStatisticsTheSubsetStatisticsfeatureallowsyoutoselectarangeofdatainagraph,anddisplaythemaximum,minimum,averageandstandarddeviationforthemeasurementsinthatrange.SeeViewingSubsetStatisticsformoreinformation.
DataAssistantsHOBOwareProDataAssistantsletyoucreatenewdataseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbytheloggerwithadditionaldatathatyouenterbeforeyoudisplaytheplot.Forexample,thekWhAssistantconvertsloggedpulsedatafromanenergytransducertokWh,averagekW,andenergycost.AllDataAssistantscanberunfromthePlotSetupwindowafteryoureadoutaloggeroropenadatafile.WiththismethodyouneedtoruntheDataAssistanteachtimeyoureadouttheloggeroropenadatafile.
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LinearScaling,PulseScaling,andkWhDataAssistantscanalsobeusedatlaunchtimeforsomeloggerstoautomaticallycreateserieseachyoureadouttheloggeroropenadatafile.ThisfeatureisavailablefortheHOBOU30,HOBOH21(WeatherStationandMicroStation),HOBOH22(EnergyLogger),HOBOU12,andHOBOUX120017xloggerswithsupportedsensorsattached.Formoreinformation,seeHOBOwareProDataAssistants.
ExportDatatoOtherPrograms OneclickexporttoMicrosoftExcelorotherASCIIcompatibleprograms BulkFileExportToolprovideseasywayofexportingmanydatafilesatonce ExportinOnsetBoxCarProformat Internationaldateandtimeformats Copyandpastegraphimagesintootherprograms
NewHOBOwareFeaturesThefollowingnewfeatureisavailableinHOBOware3.4.1:
DevicemenuoptionsspecifictoHOBOU30StationsarenowavailablethroughanewManageU30menuchoice.
ThefollowingnewfeaturesareavailableinHOBOware3.4: SupportforthenewHOBOUX100seriesdataloggers,includinglaunchcapability,prelaunchfilters,alarms,
burstlogging,statisticslogging(maximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviation),andtheabilitytostopandrestartloggingduringasingledeployment.
Piechartsforloggerswithstateseriesthatyoucanview,print,andsaveas.pngfilesforadditionalanalysisbeyondlinegraphs.ThisisespeciallyhelpfulforlightandoccupancydatafromUX90005xand006xloggers.
AfirmwareupgradetoolthatautomaticallydetectswhenanewfirmwarefileisavailableforUX90andUX100seriesdataloggersandwalksyouthroughtheupdateprocess.
Improvementstotheprocessofexportingdatapoints,includingtheabilitytoselectindividualseriesoreventtypesandtosortcolumns.
Anewpreferenceforsettingtheloggerlaunchdescriptionastheserialnumbersothatyoucaneasilydifferentiatefileswhenlaunchingandreadingoutseveralloggersofthesametype.
TheabilitytoshowsgapsinserieswhenmergingdatafilesorwhenplottingaUX100loggerthathadstoppedandresumedlogging.
ImprovedtheNetworkMapfeatureinHOBOnodeManager.(ThisrequiresaZWReceiverfirmwareupgrade.)
SupportforthenewWindows8operatingsystem.ThecurrentlistofsupportedoperatingsystemsisWindows8,Windows7(Pro,Ultimate,andHomePremium),andWindowsXP(ProandHome)onthePCandOSXVersions10.6.x,10.7.x,and10.8.xonMac.
Note:TheAlarm&ReadoutToolisnolongerinstalledwithHOBOwareasofversion3.4.However,youwillstillhaveaccesstothesoftwareifitwasinstalledwithanolderversionofHOBOware.
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NewFeaturesinPreviousReleasesHOBOware3.3.2:
Supportforthefollowinglanguagesandtheirassociatedformatsinthesoftwareuserinterface:Spanish(Spain),Portuguese(Portugal),andGerman(Germany);HelpanduserguidesareavailableinEnglishonly.
ImprovedfieldcalibrationaccuracyintheConductivityAssistant.HOBOware3.3.1:
SupportforthenewHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenlogger,includinglaunchandreadoutcapability,aLabCalibrationtooltocalibratetheloggerto100%and/or0%saturation,andaDissolvedOxygenDataAssistantthatcorrectsformeasurementdriftfromfoulingandgeneratessalinityadjustedDOconcentrationaswellaspercentsaturationdata.
TheabilitytoupdatefirmwareforreceiversanddatanodesintheHOBOZWWirelessSystem,withtheoptiontoupdateasingledeviceatatimeormultipledatanodesinagroup.
AdataencodingpreferenceaddedtotheGeneralpreferencesthatcontrolswhetherdatainHOBOwareisimportedandexportedbasedonUTF8oroperatingsystemstandards.
Frenchlanguagesupportforthesoftwareuserinterface(HelpanduserguidesareavailableinEnglishonly).HOBOware3.3:
SupportforthenewHOBOUX90seriesdataloggers,includinglaunchcapability,advancedsensorconfiguration,andprelaunchfilters.ThemodelssupportedwiththisreleasearetheState/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
configurationforsettingmaximumpulsefrequencyandlockouttimesasneededinrawpulseandeventchannels.
SupportforthenewE50B2Power&EnergyMeter(TVERE50B2),includingsinglestepconfigurationwiththeHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x)andautomaticcalculationofnumerousadditionaldataseriesforanalysis.
SupportforthenewHOBOConductivityLogger(U24002). Theoptiontodisableloggingthebatterychannelbydefaultonsomeloggers,whichcanextendbatterylife
andmemoryspace.Note:LoggerslaunchedinHOBOware3.2orlaterwithseriescreatedbythePulseScaling,LinearScaling,andkWhDataAssistantsorwithfilteredseriescannotbereadoutinearlierversionsofHOBOware.
InstallingHOBOwareYoucaninstallHOBOwarefromtheOnsetWebsiteorfromtheInstallationCD.Note:YoumustbeanadministratortoinstallHOBOware.ThefirsttimeyouinstallHOBOwareitwillbeinTrialMode.Youwillneedtoactivateitenteringyourlicensekey,orcontinuetorunitinTrialModeuntilthetrialexpires.IfyouareupdatinganexistingversionofHOBOwareyouwillnotneedtoactivateHOBOware.SeeActivatingHOBOware(page12).
BeforeYouBegin READMEfile
RefertotheHOBOwarewebsiteathttp://www.onsetcomp.com/HOBOwareortheREADMEfileontheinstallationCDfordetailedinformationaboutthehardwareandsoftwareneededtorunHOBOware.Ifyouhaveadditionalquestions,pleasecontactOnsetTechnicalSupport.
LicenseKeyThelicensekeyislocatedintheemailconfirmationoronlinereceiptyoureceivedwhenpurchasingthesoftware.IfyouhaveaHOBOwareCD,thelicensekeyisprintedonthebackoftheCDcase.AfteryouinstallHOBOwareandrunitforthefirsttimeyouwillbepromptedtoenterthelicensekey.
InstallingHOBOwarefromtheOnsetWebSiteTodownloadHOBOwarefromtheOnsetWebsite,gotothefollowingURLandfollowtheinstructionsfordownloadingandinstallingHOBOware:http://www.onsetcomp.com/products/softwareWhenyouinstallHOBOwareformthewebitwillbeinTrialmodeuntilyouenteryourLicenseKey.
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InstallingHOBOwarefromtheInstallationCDToinstallthesoftwarefromtheCD:
Windows1. InserttheCDinyourcomputersCDROMdrive.Theinstallationprogramshouldstartautomatically.Ifitdoesnot,navigatetotheCDdriveinMyComputerorWindowsExploreranddoubleclickHOBOware_Setup.exetolaunchtheHOBOwareinstaller.NOTE:HOBOwareforWindowsrequirestheJavaRuntimeEnvironment.IfthecorrectJavaRuntimeEnvironmentversionisnotalreadyinstalledonyourcomputer,theHOBOwareSetupprogramwillaskifyouwanttoinstallitnow.(YoumustbeloggedinasanadministratoronyourcomputertoinstalltheJavaRuntimeEnvironment.)ClickYesandfollowtheprompts.AfterJavaRuntimeEnvironmentisinstalled,theHOBOwareinstallationwillcontinue.2. FollowthepromptstoinstallHOBOware.TostartHOBOware,doubleclicktheHOBOwareicononyourdesktoporselectPrograms>OnsetApplications>HOBOwarefromtheStartmenu.
Mac1. InserttheCDinyourcomputersCDROMdrive.2. DoubleclicktheCDiconintheFinderanddoubleclicktheHOBOware.pkgtolaunchtheHOBOware
installer.3. Whenyoureachthefinalscreenoftheinstallationprogram,clickRestart.4. Afterrestarting,openHOBOwarebydoubleclickingtheHOBOwareiconinyourcomputers
Applicationsfolder.5. ProceedtoActivatingHOBOware.
SoftwareUpdatesIfyouhaveanInternetconnection,HOBOwarewillperiodicallyaskifyouwouldlikeittochecktheOnsetwebsiteforsoftwareupdates.Thedefaultistocheckonceperweek,butyoucanconfigureHOBOwaretocheckdailyormonthly.GotoPreferences>General>Startup>CheckforHOBOwareupdates.IfyoudonothaveanInternetconnection,chooseNever.YoumaycheckforupdatesmanuallyatanytimebyclickingCheckforUpdatesfromtheHelpmenu.NOTE:IfyouareusingHOBOnodeManagerwithHOBODataNodeWirelessNetwork,youmuststopdevicecommunicationtoupgradeHOBOware.
UpgradingtoHOBOwareProToupgradefromHOBOwareLitetoHOBOwarePro,call18005644377andaskforOnsetCustomerService.
ActivatingHOBOwareThefirsttimeyouinstallHOBOwareitwillbeinTrialMode.Youwillneedtoactivateitenteringyourlicensekey,orcontinuetorunitinTrialModeuntilthetrialexpires.
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NOTE:IfyouareupdatinganexistingversionofHOBOwareyouwillnotneedtoactivateHOBOware.
LocatingyourLicenseKeyThelicensekeyislocatedintheemailconfirmationoronlinereceiptyoureceivedwhenpurchasingthesoftware.IfyouhaveaHOBOwareCD,thelicensekeyisprintedonthebackoftheCDcase.
LicenseKeyManagerWindowThefirsttimeyouopenHOBOwaretheLicenseKeyManagerwindowwillappear.EnteryourlicensekeyintheLicenseKeytextboxtoactivatetheFullVersionofHOBOware.ThisistheonlytimeyouwillhavetoenteryourLicenseKey,evenifyouupgradetoanotherversion.
HOBOwareSetupAssistant(HOBOwareProOnly)WhenyouopenHOBOwareProforthefirsttime,youaregreetedbytheHOBOwareSetupAssistant,aseriesofwindowsintendedtohelpyouquicklychangesomekeysettingsfordevicetypesandserialports,unitsofmeasurement,anddataassistants.ToruntheSetupAssistant,clickStartandfollowthepromptstochangesomekeypreferences.NOTE:TheSetupAssistantisoptional.IfyouclickCancel,youwillbeabletouseHOBOwareProwithitsdefaultsettings.
SetupPreferencesDeviceTypesSerialPort(s)touse:
SupportserialdevicesonCOM1(Windows) Supportserialdevicesonthedefaultserialportonly(Mac)
ThedefaultisUSB.IfyouenableSerialDevicesyoucanselecttheporttouse.
UnitSystem US(default) SI
DataAssistantsSelecttheinstalledDataAssistantsyouwanttoshowwhenrelevantdataispresent.AllloadedDataAssistantsarecheckedbydefault.YoucanalsoloadanewDataAssistant.
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RunningtheSetupAssistantataLaterTimeToruntheSetupAssistantatanytime,goto:Windows:File>Preferences>GeneralMac:HOBOware>Preferences>GeneralandclicktheSetupAssistantbuttoninthebottomrightofthepane.
UsingaTrialVersionofHOBOwareThefirsttimeyouopenHOBOwaretheLicenseKeyManagerwindowwillappear.TorunaTrialVersion,checkIwanttouseHOBOwareProTrialandclickOK.
ThedateyourtrialwillexpireappearsatthetopoftheHOBOwarewindow.
EachtimeyouopenaTrialVersiontheLicenseKeyManagerwindowappears.CheckIwanttouseHOBOwareProTrialtocontinueusingtheTrialVersion,or,ifyouhavepurchasedHOBOware,enterthelicensekeyintheLicenseKeytextbox.
TrialExpirationWhenthetrialexpiresyouwillbepromptedtoenteralicensekeybeforeyoucancontinueusingHOBOware.
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ATouroftheHOBOwareInterfaceTheillustrationbelowshowstheHOBOwaremainwindow,includingaplotgeneratedfromopeninganexistingdatafile.
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).
OverviewofaPlotAplotisavisualrepresentationoftheseriesyouselectedtoviewwhenyouopenedtheplot.Tochangedefaultplotsettings,seePlottingPreferencesonpage222.
1. TitleTitleofthegraph(defaultisthedescriptionenteredatlaunch).ShoworhidetheTitlefromtheViewmenu.
Tochangethetitleproperties,doubleclickthetitleorselectthetitleandclickthePropertiesicon .ThefollowingoptionsareavailableontheTitlePropertieswindow:Name:Enteruptoa40charactertitleforthegraph.Bydefault,thenameisthedescriptionenteredwhenlaunchingthelogger.Location:Movethetitletoeitherthetoporbottomofthegraph.Thedefaultlocationisthetopofthegraph.Font:Selectafonttype,size,andappearance.2. AxesThegraphcancontainseveralvalueaxesdependingonthenumberofseriesdisplayed.YaxisAlsocalledthevalueaxes;displaysthevaluesforallsensorseries,suchastemperatureindegreesFahrenheitorCelsius,orbatterylevelinVolts.XaxisAlsocalledthetimeaxes;displaysthetimerangesforthedata.3. Gridlines
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ShoworhideverticalandhorizontalgridlinesfromtheViewmenu.4. LegendThelegendistheareathatliststhekeysforeachseries(linecolorsandmarkertypes).Ifthecrosshairtoolisinuse,italsoliststhedate,timeandpointvaluescurrentlyselectedbythecrosshair.ShoworhidetheLegendfromtheViewmenu.Tochangethelegendproperties,doubleclickthelegendorselectthelegendandclickthePropertiesicon
.ThefollowingoptionsareavailableontheLegendPropertieswindow:Name:Enteruptoa40charactertitleforthelegend.Thereisnodefaultname.Location:Movethelegendtoeithertheleftorrightsideofthegraph.Bydefault,thelegendappearsontheright.ShowBorder:Toggleswhetheraboxisdrawnaroundthelegend.Bydefault,aborderisshown.Forsecurefiles(HOBOwarePro:.hsecand.dsec;HOBOwareLite:.hsec)apadlockicon appearsinthelegendnexttothenamesoftheseriesthatwereverifiedasoriginaldata.
TheDetailsPaneForeachseries,event,andstate,theDetailsPanecontainsinformationandstatistics,including:
DevicesDeviceInfosuchasthemodelandserialnumber. DeploymentInfoSuchasseriesname,launchdescription,andlaunchtime.(DoesnotapplytoHOBO
datanodes) SeriesStatisticsSuchasnumberofsamples,averagereading,andsampletime. Sensorinformation(forstationtypeloggers)Includingthesensorlocation,serialnumber,and
resolutionInHOBOwarePro,ifyoudonotwantplotstoopenwiththesensorlocationshowninthePointsandDetailspanes,gotoPreferences>Plotting>PointsTableandDetailspaneanddisablethe"IncludesensorLocation(ifavailable)inpointstableanddetailspane"option.TodisplaytheDetailspaneinHOBOwareLite,chooseDetailsPanefromtheViewmenu.ChooseDetailsPaneagaintohidethepane.
DeploymentinformationSuchasthelaunchdescription,deploymentnumber,starttimeand
timezone,logginginterval,andbatteryvoltageatlaunch. SeriesstatisticsIncludingthetotalsensorsamplesandevents,timeofthefirstandlastsample,
andthemaximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviationforeachsensorseriesintheplot
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AudittrailinformationforsecurefilesTofullyexpandthedetailstree,clicktheShowAllbutton.Tofullycollapsethetree,clickHideAll.ClickaseriesnodeinthedetailstreetoselectthecorrespondingseriesonthegraphandcorrespondingcolumninthePointsTable.Toprintthedetailstree,gototheFilemenuandchoosePrintDetails.Toexportthedetailstreetoatextfile,gototheFilemenuandchooseExportDetails.Toresizethepane,dragthedividerbetweentheDetailspaneandthegraph.YoucanhidetheDetailspane.FromtheViewmenu,chooseDetailsPane.ChooseDetailsPaneagaintoredisplaytheDetailspane.NOTE:YoucanconfigureiftheDetailspaneisshownbydefaultwiththeShowthedetailspanewhenplottingdataoptioninPreferences>Plotting>Layout.
ThePointsTableThePointstablelistsloggerdatainatable.ThePointstableislinkedtothegraph:onlythedataforthesensormeasurements,states,andeventsdisplayedonthegrapharelistedinthePointstable.
Thedatapointsarelistedchronologically.Allthemeasurements,statechanges,andeventsrecordedbytheloggeratagiventimearelistedinasinglerow.Eachseriesisdisplayedinacolumn.Youcanresizethecolumnsbyclickinganddraggingthedividersbetweenthecolumnheaders.Usethearrowkeysorscrollbarstomoveup,down,left,andrightinthePointstable.Additionally,asyouclickthecrosshairtool inthegraph,thecorrespondingpointisselectedinthePointstable;ifyouclickavalueoreventcellinthePointstable,thecrosshairwillappearonthegraphatthetimecorrespondingtothatcell.Toprintthepoints,gototheFilemenuandchoosePrintPoints(availableonlywithJava1.5orhigher).Tocopypoints,usethemousetoselectthecellsyouwanttocopy,thenpressCtrl+CommandCtocopythemtotheclipboard.Tip:YoucanexportthedatapointstoatextfileforuseinMicrosoftExcelorotherprograms.Toresizethepane,dragthedividerbetweenthePointstableandthegraph.TohidethePointstable,fromtheViewmenu,choosePointsTable.IfyoudonotwantthePointstabletobedisplayedbydefaultwhenyouviewdata,gotoPreferences>Plotting>Layoutanddisable"Showthepointstablewhenplottingdata"option.HOBOwareProIfyoudonotwantplotstoopenwiththesensorlocationshowninthePointsandDetailspanes,disablethe"IncludesensorLocation(ifavailable)inpointstableanddetailspane"settingunderPointsTable&DetailsPaneonthePlottingPreferencepane.
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HOBOwareLiteTodisplaythePointstable,choosePointsTablefromtheViewmenu.ChoosePointsTableagaintohidethePointstable.
ThePlotSetupWindowAfteryoureadoutaloggeroropenasaveddatafile,thePlotSetupwindowappears.
1. DescriptionEntertexttodescribetheplot.2. SelectSeriestoPlotSelecttheseriesyouwanttoplotandtheunits,ifapplicable.3. SelectInternalLoggerEventstoPlotSelectinternalloggereventstoplot(onlyavailableforsome
loggers).4. OffsetfromGMTSettheTimeZoneOffsetfromGMTifrequired.5. DataAssistants(HOBOwareProOnly)SeeDataAssistantsonpage88.HOBOwareProDataAssistantsletyoucreatenewdataseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbytheloggerwithadditionaldata.NOTE:ThefollowingDataAssistantscanalsoberunfromtheLaunchwindow:PulseScaling,LinearScaling,kWh.6. PlotButtonClickthisbuttontoplottheselecteddataonagraph.
HOBOwareSoftwareUpdatesIfyouhaveanInternetconnection,HOBOwarewillperiodicallyaskifyouwouldlikeittochecktheOnsetwebsiteforsoftwareupdates.Thedefaultistocheckonceperweek,butyoucanconfigureHOBOwaretocheckdailyormonthly.GotoPreferences>General>Startup>CheckforHOBOwareupdates.IfyoudonothaveanInternetconnection,chooseNever.YoumaycheckforupdatesmanuallyatanytimebyclickingCheckforUpdatesfromtheHelpmenu.
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Chapter2:WorkingwithHOBODataLoggersWorkingwithHOBOdataloggersinvolvesthefollowingbasicsteps:
1. Connecttheloggertothecomputerfortheinitialsetupandlaunch.2. Launchthelogger.Enterorselecttheappropriateparametersfortheloggerdeploymentandthen
launch,orstart,thelogger.3. Checkthestatusofthelogger.Youhavetheoptionofcheckingthecurrentstatusoftheloggerand
anycurrentreadingswhileitisstillconnectedtothecomputer.Thiscanbehelpfultoverifythatthelaunchconfigurationisasexpected.
4. Readoutthelogger.Afterdeployingthelogger,readoutallrecordeddataandsaveittoafile.Manydevicesalsoworkwithshuttlesthatallowyoutokeeptheloggerinthefield,butstillreadoutanyrecordeddata.Youcanthenbringtheshuttlebacktotheoffice,connectittothecomputer,offloadandsavethefiles.
5. Plotthedata.Afterreadingouttheloggerandsavingthedata,youcanselectanddefinethedataseriesyouwishtoplotinagraph.HOBOwareProalsoprovidesDataAssistantsforautomaticscalingofcertaindatawhenplotting.
6. Analyzethedataandcustomizetheplot.Therearenumeroustoolsavailableforworkingwiththedataandchangingtheplot,suchasexporting,filtering,mergingfiles,cropping,andmore.
7. Savechangestotheplotasaprojectfile.Changestotheaxis,series,plot,andlegendpropertiesaswellasanyfilteringormergingcanbesavedasa.hprojfile.
NOTE:IfyouareconfiguringHOBOdatanodes,seethesummaryoftasksonpage1forsettingupdatanodes.
ConnectingDevicesMostHOBOdataloggersandshuttlesconnecttothecomputerwithanOnsetsuppliedUSBcable.TheHOBOWeatherStation,HOBOMicroStation,andHOBOEnergyLoggerconnecttothecomputerwithaserialcable(ortoaUSBportwithaKeyspanserialadapter).SomeloggersrequireanopticUSBbasestation/couplertoconnecttothecomputer.Consultthemanualthatcamewithyourdeviceforspecificinformationaboutrequiredbasestations/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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ConnectingaUSBDeviceYoucanconnectmostdevicestotheUSBportbyusinganOnsetsuppliedUSBinterfacecable.SomeloggersrequireanopticUSBbasestation/couplerorserialcable(HOBOwareProonly)toconnecttothecomputer.Consultthemanualthatcamewithyourdeviceforspecificinformationaboutrequiredbasestations/couplersorcables.NOTE(HOBOwarePro):Forinstructionsonconnectingshuttles,orusingtheHOBOWaterproofShuttleasabasestation,refertotheshuttlesuserguide.NOTE:IfyouareusingaBaseStationorCoupler,seeConnectingaBaseStationorCoupler(page21).
StepsToconnectaloggerorshuttletoHOBOwareusingaUSBcable:
1. OpenHOBOware.2. PlugthelargeendoftheUSBinterfacecableintoaUSBportonthecomputer.3. PlugthesmallendoftheUSBinterfacecableintotheportonthedevice.(Refertothediagramand
instructionsthatcamewiththedeviceifyouneedhelpfindingtheport.)WhenthedeviceisrecognizedbyHOBOware,therightsideofthestatusbaratthebottomoftheHOBOwarewindowwillupdatetoreflectthenumberofdevicesconnected.Atthispoint,youcanbeginusingthedevice.NOTES(WindowsOnly):
Ifthedevicehasneverbeenconnectedtothiscomputerbefore,itmaytakesometimeforthecomputertodetectthenewhardwareandreportthatithasconnectedsuccessfully.Oneormoremessageswillappear,indicatingthatnewhardwarehasbeenfound.Youmayalsohearachime.
Yourcomputermaytellyoutorebootbeforeyoucanusethedevice.Itisnotnecessarytoreboot.DisconnectingaDeviceTodisconnectthedevice,simplyunplugitfromtheUSBcable.Waitforthestatusbartoupdatethenumberofdevicesbeforecontinuing.
ConnectingaBaseStationorCouplerSomeloggersrequireanopticUSBbasestation/couplerorserialcabletoconnecttothecomputer.Consultthemanualthatcamewithyourdeviceforspecificinformationaboutrequiredbasestations/couplersorcables.NOTES(WindowsOnly):
Ifyouareconnectingabasestation/couplerorloggerthathasneverbeenconnectedtothiscomputerbefore,itmaytakesometimeforthecomputertodetectthenewhardwareandreportthatithasconnectedsuccessfully.Oneormoremessageswillappear,indicatingthatnewhardwarehasbeenfound.Youmayalsohearachime.
Youmaybepromptedtorebootyoucomputerbeforeyoucanusethelogger.Itisnotnecessarytoreboot.
StepsToconnectaloggertoabasestation/coupler:
1. OpenHOBOware.
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2. Plugthebasestation/couplercableintoaUSBportonthecomputer.Important:Makesurethebase/stationcoupleristhecorrectmodelfortheloggeryouwanttouse.Consultthemanualthatcamewiththeloggerifyouarenotsure.3. Attachtheloggertothebasestation/couplerasdescribedinthedocumentationthatcamewithyour
logger.WhentheloggerisrecognizedbyHOBOware,therightsideofthestatusbaratthebottomoftheHOBOwarewindowwillupdatetoreflectthenumberofloggersconnected.Atthispoint,youcanbeginusingthelogger.Todisconnectalogger,simplyunplugitfromthebasestation/coupler.Waitforthestatusbartoupdatethenumberofdevicesbeforecontinuing.Toattachanotherloggerviaabasestation/coupler,removethelogger,leavingthebasestation/couplerconnected.Thenconnectthenextlogger.
ConnectingaSerialDevice(HOBOwareProOnly)Toconnectadevicetoacomputerusingaserialcable:
1. OpenHOBOwarePro.2. Plugthe9pinendoftheserialinterfacecableintoaserialportonthecomputerorKeyspanadapter.3. Plugtheotherendoftheserialinterfacecableintothecommunicationsportonthedevice.(Referto
thediagramandinstructionsthatcamewiththedeviceifyouneedhelpfindingtheport.)
4. ClicktheSelectDeviceicon onthetoolbartoensurethatthedeviceislistedintheSelectDevicewindow.Clickthebuttonnexttothedeviceinthewindow,thenclickOK.
5. ConfigureSerialPortSettings(Optional)IfyouareusingaserialportotherthanCOM1(PC)orDefault(Macintosh),youwillneedtosetupHOBOwaretolookatanotherport.TochangetheSerialPortssettinggoto:PC:File>Preferences>CommunicationsMac:HOBOwarePro>Preferences>CommunicationsNotethatcheckingmultipleserialportscantakesometime,evenwhennodevicesareattached.
ThestatusbaratthebottomoftheHOBOwareProwindowwillupdatetoreflectthatthedeviceisconnectedandselected.Atthispoint,youcanbeginusingthedevice.Todisconnectthedevice,simplyunplugitfromtheserialcable.
ConnectingMultipleDevicesOverviewIfyourcomputerhasmultipleUSBandserialports,youcanconnectmultipledevicesandworkwithoneatatime(HOBOwareLitecanonlybeusedforUSBPorts).Whenmultipledevicesareconnected,theSelectDevicewindowopenseverytimeyouselectLaunch,Readout,Stop,orStatusfromtheMainMenu.Clickthebuttonnexttoadeviceonthelisttoselectit,thenclickOK.Theselectedactionwillproceed.ToaccesstheSelectDevicewindowatanytime,clicktheSelectDeviceicononthetoolbar,orchooseSelectDevicefromtheDevicemenu.
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WithHOBOwarePro,ifyouworkwithmultipleUSeriesdevicesfrequently,youcansettheDefaultActiontoLaunch(Devicemenu)andenableLaunchTimeSavingOptionstoworkmoreefficiently.NOTE(HOBOwarePro):IfserialdevicesareselectedinPreferences,itmaytakesometimeforHOBOwareProtoscanalloftheserialports.Youcanselectthedeviceyouwantassoonasitisdisplayed.Youdonothavetowaitforalloftheportstobescanned.
VerifyingSelectedDeviceIftheBlinkDeviceLightbuttonisavailable,youcanclickittoverifythatyouhaveselectedtheappropriatedevice.Thisbrieflyilluminatesthelightonthedevicesthatyouhaveselected.Ifthedevicedoesnothavealight,orifthelightisnotvisiblewhenthedevicesisinthebasestation/coupler,simplychecktheserialnumber(S/N)onyourdevicestomakesurethatitmatchestheonethatisselectedinthiswindow.WhentheSelectDevicewindowisnotopen,youcancheckthestatusbaratthebottomofthescreentoquicklydeterminewhichdeviceisselected.Theleftsideofthestatusbarindicatesthemodel,description,andserialnumberofthedevice;therightsideindicatesthetotalnumberofdevicesconnected.NOTE(HOBOwarePro):SerialdevicesthatyouhaveaddedorremovedarenotreflectedinthedevicecountuntilyouclicktheSelectDeviceicononthetoolbartoupdatethedevicelist.
LaunchingDevicesTosetupaloggertorecorddata,youmustspecifyseveralparametersandlaunch,orstart,thelogger.Tip:Checkthatthetimeonthecomputeriscorrectbeforeconfiguringalaunch.Ifitisnot,closeHOBOware,updateyourcomputer'sclockmanuallyorsynchronizeitwithanonlinetimeserver(ifavailable)andthenreopenHOBOware.Tolaunchalogger:
1. Connecttheloggertothecomputer.2. ClicktheLaunch icononthetoolbar,orchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenu.3. Differentmessagesmayappeardependingonthestateofthelogger.Answereachoftheprompts
accordingly:Awarningappearsiftheloggerhasalreadybeenlaunched.ClickYestocontinue,orclickNotocancel.ForUSeriesloggersonly(otherthantheHOBOU30Station),awarningappearsiftheloggerhasrecordeddatasinceitslastreadout.ClickYestoproceedtothelaunchwindow,orclickNotocancelthelaunchandreadoutthedatafirst.Becauseloggersaretestedbeforeshipping,theremaybedatainyourloggerthefirsttimeyoulaunchit.Inthiscase,itisnotnecessarytoreadoutthelogger.ClickYestoproceed.4. ConfigurethelaunchparametersintheLaunchLoggerwindow.5. Toverifythatthesensorsareworkingcorrectlyortoreviewsettingsfromthepreviouslaunch,click
theStatusbutton.6. ClicktheStartbuttonwhenyouarefinishedsettingthelaunchparameters(notethatthistextonthis
buttonchangesdependingonwhenyouchoseloggingtobegin).HOBOwaredisplaystheprogressofthelaunchandwarnsyounottounplugtheloggerwhileitisbeingconfigured.
Oncetheloggerbeginslogging,itwillcontinuelogginguntilyoustopit,thememoryisfull,orthebatteryrunsout.
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LaunchLoggerWindowUsetheLaunchLoggerwindowtosetupyourloggertorecorddata.TheLaunchLoggerwindowisdividedintothefollowingthreepanes:
LoggerInformation:Thenameoftheloggercurrentlyselectedappearsatthetopofthispane,whichalsoincludestheserialnumber,deploymentnumber,andcurrentbatterylevel.UsetheDescriptionfieldtotypeuptoa40characternamefortheloggerdeployment.Thedescriptionyouenterherewillbeusedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadouttheloggerandsavethedata.Itwillalsobethedefaulttitleontheplot.ClicktheStatusbuttoninthispanetoseethecurrentstatusoftheloggerandthesettingsusedonthepreviouslaunch.AUserNotesbuttonmayalsoappearforsomeloggers.Clickittoentermoreextensivenotesaboutthedeployment.
Sensors:Thispanedisplaysalistofthesensorsavailableforthelogger.Choosethesensors,orchannels,thatyouwishtologinthisdeployment,andselectanyexternalsensorsyoumaybeusing.Thispanealsodisplaysanyutilitiesavailableforyourlogger,suchasAlarms,Scaling,andFilters.
Deployment:Usethispanetoselectthelogginginterval(therateatwhichyouwanttheloggertorecorddata)andtochoosewhentheloggershouldbeginrecordingdata.Thispanealsodisplaystheloggingduration,whichistheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedonthelogginginterval,sensors,andothersettingscurrentlyselected.
Forsomeloggers,youcanalsosetasamplinginterval,choosewhentostoplogging,andselectotheroptionsinthispane.
Whenyouaredonechoosingthelaunchsettings,clickthebuttoninthelowerrighthandcornerofthewindowtosendthesettingstothelogger.Notethatthebuttontextchangesbasedonwhenyouchosetostartlogging.HOBOwareProTip:Ifyouwillbeusingthesamelaunchsettingsformultipledeploymentsofthesameloggertype,selecttheSkipLaunchWindowNextTimecheckboxtobypassthiswindowthenexttimeyoulaunchadevice.ThiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetinLaunchTimeSavingOptionspreferences.TheoptionsavailableintheLoggerLaunchwindowvarydependingonthetypeofloggeryouareusing.Formoredetailsaboutlaunchingyourparticulardevice,refertothefollowingtopics:
LaunchOptionsfortheHOBOUX90SeriesLoggers LaunchOptionsfortheHOBOUX100SeriesLoggers LaunchOptionsfortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x) LaunchOptionsforUSeriesLoggers LaunchOptionsforStationLoggers
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LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX90SeriesLoggersThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforHOBOUX90seriesdataloggers.NotethattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
Description:Enteradescriptionforthelaunch,upto40characters,inthisfield.Thisdescriptionisusedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutandsavethedatarecordedbythelogger.Itisalsothedefaulttitleoftheplot.
SerialNumber:Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsordevicesalsohaveserialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
DeploymentNumber:Thisisthenumberoftimes(includingthistime)theloggerhasbeenlaunched.Eachtimeyoustartanewlaunch,thedeploymentnumberincreasesbyone.
BatteryLevel:Thisshowsthecurrentbatterylevelinthelogger. Status:ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsfromthepreviouslaunch.
SensorsTheSensorsListdisplaysallinternalandexternalsensorsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethesensors,orchannels,thatyouwishtologinthisdeployment.Toconfigureasensor:
1. Selectthesensor(s)youwishtolog.2. Choosethemeasurementtolog(e.g.State,Runtime,etc.)fromthedropdownlist.3. Completeadditionaldetailsforthesensor.Thiswillvarydependingonwhattheloggerwillbemeasuring.
Formostsensors,typeanameandselectadescriptionpairfromthedropdownlist.ForexternalPulsechannels,clickthebuttonforthecorrespondingchannelinthesensorlisttoselectthesensortypeasshownbelow.IfyouselectRawPulseforthesensortype,youcanuseDataAssistantstosetupkWhandpulsescalinginformationasnecessary(HOBOwareProonly),whichwillalsodisplayonthelogger
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LCDscreen.NotethatsensorsthatsupportDataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaythekWhand/orscalingiconnexttotheirname.
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:Sensorsthatareconnectedafterloggingbeginsmaynotlogaccuratedata.
TheOccupancy/Lightlogger(UX90005x/006x)alsoautomaticallygeneratesadditionalseriesuponreadingouttheloggertogiveyoucombinedstatistics,suchashowlongthelightswereleftonwhiletheroomwasunoccupied.TheseserieswillbeavailableinthePlotSetupdialogwhenopeningthedatafile.
Youhavetheoptiontorecordthelogger'sbatteryvoltageateachsampletime;thisisthelastchannelinthesensorslist.Liketheotherdatachannels,loggingtheinternalbatterychannelconsumessomeofthelogger'smemory.Unlessyoususpectabnormalbatteryperformance,youdonotneedtologthebatteryvoltage.Thisloggerwillrecordabadbatteryeventevenifitisnotloggingthebatterychannel.YoucanalsohidethebatterychannelwithSeriespreferences(inPreferences,selectDisplay,thenSeries).
Deployment LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata(onlyavailableforsensorsconfiguredtolog
PulseorRuntime).Youcanchooseeitheroneofthepresetloggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogginginterval.Theminimumloggingintervalisonesecondandthemaximumformostloggersis18hours,12minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthelogginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.
LoggingDuration.Thisliststheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedontheloggingintervalandsensorscurrentlyselected.Thisisatheoreticalestimateonly;batterylifeandfrequentstateandeventloggingwillaffectyourdeployment.ThisestimateisonlyavailablewhenthesensorsareconfiguredtologPulseorRuntime.ForestimateswithStateandEventlogging,refertotheloggerdocumentation,alsoavailableathttp://www.onsetcomp.com/support/manuals.
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StartLogging.Selectwhentolaunchthelogger.Thisdefaultstothesettingforthelogger'spreviouslaunch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).Youcanchoosetolaunchthislogger:
Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbuttonintheLaunchLoggerwindow. AtInterval.Loggingwillbeginatanexactinterval(forexample9:00:00ratherthan8:47:00when
youchooseaonehourlogginginterval).Theexactstarttimedependsontheloggingintervalyouchoose.ThisoptionisonlyavailablewhenthesensorsareconfiguredtologPulseorRuntime.
PushButton.LoggingwillnotstartuntilyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggerandholditdownforatleastthreeseconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay"Start"untilyoupressthebutton.
OnDate/Time.Loggingwillbeginatadateandtimeyouspecify,uptoapproximatelysixmonthsfromthepresent.TheLCDscreenwillcountdowntothatstartdate/timeandthenloggingwillbegin.
Stoplogging.Selectwhenyouwanttheloggertostoplogging.Youcanchoose: WhenmemoryfillsorNever(wrapping).Ifyouselect"Whenmemoryfills,"thentheloggerwill
stoprecordingdataoncethememoryisfull.Ifyouselect"Never(wrapping),"theloggerwillrecorddatacontinuouslyuntileithertheloggerbatteryrunsoutoryoustopit.Oncetheloggerisfull,thenewestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.Whenwrapping,thememorysegmentontheloggerLCDscreenwillblink.
Pushbutton.Whenthisoptionisselected,theloggerwillstoprecordingdatawhenyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggeritselffor3seconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay"Stop"whenthisoptionhasbeenselected.
Specificstopdate.Selectthedateyouwanttheloggertostoprecordingdata.Chooseeitherapresettimeorsetyourowncustomdateandtime.
Options.Select"TurnLCDoff"ifyouwanttheloggertooperatein"stealthmode"withtheLCDscreenturnedoff.YoucanoverridethistemporarilybypressingtheStart/Stopbuttononthelogger.TheLCDwillthenremainilluminatedfor10minutes.
Skiplaunchwindownexttime(HOBOwarePro)CheckthisboxifyouwouldliketobypasstheLaunchWindowthenexttimeyouchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenuorclicktheLaunchicon.ThiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetinLaunchTimeSavingOptionsintheGeneraltabofpreferences.
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LaunchOptionsforHOBOUX100SeriesLoggersThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforHOBOUX100seriesdataloggers.NotethattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
Description.Enteradescriptionforthelaunch,upto40characters,inthisfield.Thisdescriptionisusedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutandsavethedatarecordedbythelogger.Itisalsothedefaulttitleoftheplot.
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsordevicesalsohaveserialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
DeploymentNumber.Thisisthenumberoftimes(includingthistime)theloggerhasbeenlaunched.Eachtimeyoustartanewlaunch,thedeploymentnumberincreasesbyone.
BatteryLevel.Thisshowsthecurrentbatterylevelinthelogger. Status.ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsfromthepreviouslaunch.
SensorsTheSensorsListdisplaysallsensorsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethesensors,orchannels,thatyouwishtologinthisdeployment.Ifconnectingathermocouple,selecttheappropriatetypefromthedropdownlist.Notes:
ClicktheAlarmsbuttontosetanalarmforthislogger.NotethattheLoggingModemustbesettoNormalorStatisticstoconfigureanalarm.
ClicktheFiltersbuttontocreateadditionalfilteredseriesforanyofthechannelsyouconfigured.Thefilteredserieswillthenbeautomaticallycalculatedwhenyoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
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Youhavetheoptiontorecordthelogger'sbatteryvoltageateachsampletime;thisisthelastchannelinthesensorslist.Liketheotherdatachannels,loggingtheinternalbatterychannelconsumessomeofthelogger'smemory.Unlessyoususpectabnormalbatteryperformance,youdonotneedtologthebatteryvoltage.Thisloggerwillrecordabadbatteryeventevenifitisnotloggingthebatterychannel.YoucanalsohidethebatterychannelwithSeriespreferences(inPreferences,selectDisplay,thenSeries).
Deployment LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata.Youcanchooseeitheroneofthe
presetloggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogginginterval.Theminimumloggingintervalisonesecondandthemaximumformostloggersis18hours,12minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthelogginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.
LoggingMode.Selectthetypeofloggingmodeyouwishtouse:Normal,BurstLogging,orStatistics.WithBurstLoggingmode,youcanconfiguretheloggertouseadifferentloggingintervalwhenspecificconditionsaremet.WithStatisticsmode,youcanconfiguretheloggertocalculatemaximum,minimum,average,andstandarddeviationforallenabledsensors(exceptbatteryvoltage)duringloggingatasamplingintervalyouspecify.Keepinmindthatthemorestatisticsyourecord,theshortertheloggerdurationandthemorememoryisrequired.Onceyoulaunchthelogger,theselectedstatisticswillbedisplayedontheloggerLCD.AfteryousetupBurstorStatisticslogging,therewillbeanEditbuttonnexttoLoggingModeintheLaunchLoggerwindowtomakeadditionalchangesasnecessary.NotethatNormalorStatisticsmodeisrequiredifyouwanttosetupalarmsforthelogger.
LoggingDuration.Thisliststheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedonthelogginginterval,loggingmode,andsensorscurrentlyselected.Thisisatheoreticalestimateonly;batterylifeandotherfactorswillalsoaffectthedeployment.
StartLogging.Selectwhentolaunchthelogger.Thisdefaultstothesettingforthelogger'spreviouslaunch(youcanchangethisinHOBOwareProwiththeLaunchTimeSavingOptionssubcategoryoftheGeneralpreferences).Youcanchoosetolaunchthislogger: Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbuttonintheLaunchLoggerwindow. AtInterval.Loggingwillbeginatanexactinterval(forexample9:00:00ratherthan8:47:00when
youchooseaonehourlogginginterval).Theexactstarttimedependsontheloggingintervalyouchoose.
OnDate/Time.Loggingwillbeginatadateandtimeyouspecify,uptoapproximatelysixmonthsfromthepresent.TheLCDscreenwillcountdowntothatstartdate/timeandthenloggingwillbegin.
PushButton.LoggingwillnotstartuntilyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggerandholditdownforatleastthreeseconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay"Start"untilyoupressthebutton.
StopLogging.Selectwhenyouwanttheloggertostoplogging.Youcanchoose: WhenmemoryfillsorNever(wrapping).Ifyouselect"Whenmemoryfills,"thentheloggerwill
stoprecordingdataoncethememoryisfull.Ifyouselect"Never(wrapping),"theloggerwillrecorddatacontinuouslyuntileithertheloggerbatteryrunsoutoryoustopit.Oncetheloggerisfull,thenewestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.When"Never(wrapping)"isselected,awrapindicatoriconwilldisplayontheloggerLCDscreen.Note:YoucannotselectNever(wrapping)ifBurstisselectedfortheLoggingMode.
Pushbutton.Whenthisoptionisselected,theloggerwillstoprecordingdatawhenyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggerforthreeseconds.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplay"Stop"whenthisoptionhasbeenselected.
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Resumeloggingonnextbuttonpush.Thissettingisavailablewhen"Pushbutton"isselectedasa"StopLogging"option.Ifyouselectthisoption,youcanresumeloggingonastoppedloggerbypressingtheStart/Stopbuttonforthreeseconds.Forexample,presstheStart/Stoploggingbuttonontheloggeroncetostoplogging.Then,afewminutes,hours,orevendayslaterwhenyouarereadytocontinuelogging,presstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggeragainandloggingwillresumeusingthesameloggingintervalfromthelastlaunch.Youcanthencontinuetostartandstoploggingasoftenasyou'dlikeduringthissamedeployment.Anygapsbetweenwhenyoustoppedandrestartedloggingduringthisdeploymentwillbereflectedontheplotteddatawhenyoureadoutthelogger.OnceyourelaunchtheloggerwithHOBOwareortheUShuttle,anewdeploymentandnewdatafilewillbegin.Thedatafromthepreviousdeploymentwillnotbecarriedovertothenewone.
Specificstopdate.Selectthedateyouwanttheloggertostoprecordingdata.Chooseeitherapresettimeorsetyourowncustomdateandtime.Note:Ifyouselectaspecificstopdateandalsohavetheloggerconfiguredtoresumeloggingonthenextbuttonpush,thentheloggerwillstoploggingatthedateyouselectregardlessofhowmanytimesyoustopandrestarttheloggerwiththeStart/Stopbutton.
Options.Select"TurnLCDoff"ifyouwanttheloggertooperatein"stealthmode"withtheLCDscreenturnedoff.YoucanoverridethistemporarilybypressingtheStart/Stopbuttononthelogger.TheLCDwillthenremainilluminatedfor10minutes.
Skiplaunchwindownexttime(HOBOwarePro)CheckthisboxtobypasstheLaunchWindowthenexttimeyouchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenuorclicktheLaunchicon.ThiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetintheLaunchTimeSavingOptionssubcategoryoftheGeneralpreferences.Important:AfteryouchoosethelaunchsettingsinthiswindowandclickStart,thesettingsarethenloadedintothelogger.TheLCDscreenontheloggerwilldisplayLOADduringthisprocess.IfyoudisconnecttheloggerfromtheUSBcablebeforethisprocessisfinished,ErrwillappearontheLCDscreeninstead.IfyouseeErratanypointduringlaunchconfiguration,checktheUSBconnectionbetweenthecomputerandthelogger,reopentheLaunchLoggerwindowandclickStartagain.
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LaunchOptionsfortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x)ThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailablefortheHOBO4ChannelPulseInputDataLogger(UX120017x).NotethattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
Description.Enteradescriptionforthelaunch,upto40characters,inthisfield.Thisdescriptionisusedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutandsavethedatarecordedbythelogger.Itisalsothedefaulttitleoftheplot.
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsordevicesalsohaveserialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
DeploymentNumber.Thisisthenumberoftimes(includingthistime)theloggerhasbeenlaunched.Eachtimeyoustartanewlaunch,thedeploymentnumberincreasesbyone.
BatteryLevel.Thisshowsthecurrentbatterylevelinthelogger. Status.ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsfromthepreviouslaunch.
SensorsTheSensorsListdisplaysallinternalsensorsandexternalchannelsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethesensors,orchannels,thatyouwishtologinthisdeployment.Toconfigureachannel:
1. IfyouareusingtheloggerwithanE50B2Power&EnergyMeter,thenselectforE50B2Power&EnergyMeterintheConfigureSensorsdropdownlistatthetopoftheSensorspane.Thiswillautomaticallypreselecttheappropriatechannelsandpulsescalingfactors,whichyoucanthencustomizefurtherinthefollowingsteps.
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Forallothersensors/devices,selectManuallyintheConfigureSensorsdropdownlist.2. Makesurethecheckboxisenabledfortheexternalchannelyouwishtolog.3. ChooseeitherPulse,State,Event,orRuntimefromthedropdownlist.4. ForPulsechannels,clickthebuttonforthecorrespondingchannelinthesensorlisttoselectthe
sensortypeasshownbelow.IfyouselectRawPulseforthesensortype,youcanuseDataAssistantstosetupkWhandpulsescalinginformationasnecessary(HOBOwareProonly.YoucanalsoadjustmaximumpulsefrequencyandlockouttimebyclickingtheAdvancedbutton.NotethatsensorsthatsupportDataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaytheScalingand/orkWhiconnexttotheirname.
ForStatechannels,typeanameandselecttheOpenandClosedstatedescriptions.ForEventchannels,typeaname,adjusttheincrement,andtypeaunitdescription(oracceptthedefault"units"forthedescription).ForRuntimechannels,typeanameandselectthe%ortimeOff/Ondescriptions.
5. Repeatsteps1through4foreachchannelyouwishtoconfigure.Notesonconfiguringsensors:
Althoughitishelpfultoseetheconnectedsensors/deviceswhensettingupthelaunch,itisnotrequiredthatyouphysicallyconnectthemwhileselectingsensortypeoptions.Youmaysetupthelaunchforadelayedorpushbuttonstart,thenconnectthesensors/deviceslater,beforeloggingbegins.Important:Sensorsthatareconnectedafterloggingbeginsmaynotlogaccuratedata.
ClicktheFiltersbuttontocreateadditionalfilteredseriesforanyofthechannelsyouconfigured.Thefilteredserieswillthenbeautomaticallycalculatedwhenyoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
Youhavetheoptiontorecordthelogger'sbatteryvoltageateachsampletime;thisisthelastchannelinthesensorslist.Liketheotherdatachannels,loggingtheinternalbatterychannelconsumessomeofthelogger'smemory.Unlessyoususpectabnormalbatteryperformance,youdonotneedtologthebatteryvoltage.Thisloggerwillrecordabadbatteryeventevenifitisnotloggingthebatterychannel.YoucanalsodisablethebatterychannelwithSeriespreferences(inPreferences,selectDisplay,thenSeries).
Deployment LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata.Youcanchooseeitheroneofthe
presetloggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogginginterval.Theminimumloggingintervalisonesecondandthemaximumformostloggersis18hours,12minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthelogginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.Ifyoudidnotselectanychannelstolog,thisfieldwillbedisabled.
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LoggingDuration.Thisliststheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedontheloggingintervalandsensorscurrentlyselected.Thisisatheoreticalestimateonly;batterylifeandfrequentstateandeventloggingwillaffectyourdeployment.Ifyouareloggingonlystatechangesandevents,noestimationispossible.
StartLogging.Selectwhentolaunchthelogger.Thisdefaultstothesettingforthelogger'spreviouslaunch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).Youcanchoosetolaunchthislogger: Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbutton. AtInterval.Loggingwillbeginatanexactinterval(forexample9:00:00ratherthan8:47:00when
youchooseaonehourlogginginterval).Theexactstarttimedependsontheloggingintervalyouchoose.
PushButton.Loggingwillnotstartuntilyoupressthebuttonontheloggerandholditdownforatleastthreeseconds.TheWaitingLEDwillblinkontheloggeruntilyoupresstheStart/Stopbutton.
OnDate/Time.Loggingwillbeginatadateandtimeyouspecify,uptoapproximatelysixmonthsfromthepresent.TheWaitingLEDwillblinkontheloggeruntilloggingbeginsontheselecteddate/time.
Stoplogging.Selectwhenyouwanttheloggertostoplogging.Youcanchoose: WhenmemoryfillsorNever(wrapping).Ifyouselect"Whenmemoryfills,"thentheloggerwill
stoprecordingdataoncethememoryisfull.Ifyouselect"Never(wrapping),"theloggerwillrecorddatacontinuouslyuntileithertheloggerbatteryrunsoutoryoustopit.Oncetheloggerisfull,thenewestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.
Pushbutton.Whenthisoptionisselected,theloggerwillstoprecordingdatawhenyoupresstheStart/Stopbuttonontheloggeritselffor3seconds.IfyoualsoconfiguredaPushButtonstart,thenyoumustwait5minutesafterloggingbeginsbeforeyoucanusethebuttontostoplogging.
Specificstopdate.Selectthedateyouwanttheloggertostoprecordingdata.Chooseeitherapresettimeorsetyourowncustomdateandtime.
Options.Select"TurnLEDsoff"ifyouwanttheloggertooperatein"stealthmode,"whichdisablestheLoggingLEDonthelogger.TheWaitingLEDandtheTestbutton/Activitylightswillstillremainoperationalwhenthisoptionisselected.
Skiplaunchwindownexttime(HOBOwarePro)CheckthisboxifyouwouldliketobypasstheLaunchWindowthenexttimeyouchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenuorclicktheLaunchicon.ThiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetinLaunchTimeSavingOptionspreferences.
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LaunchOptionsforOtherUSeriesLoggersThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforUSBUSeriesloggersotherthantheUX90,UX100,andUX120017x.NotethattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
Description.Enteradescriptionforthelaunch,upto40characters,inthisfield.Thisdescriptionisusedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutandsavethedatarecordedbythelogger.Itisalsothedefaulttitleoftheplot.
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsalsohaveserialnumbers,whicharenotlistedhere.
DeploymentNumber.Thisisthenumberoftimes(includingthistime)theloggerhasbeenlaunched.Eachtimeyoustartanewlaunch,thedeploymentnumberincreasesbyone.
BatteryLevel.Thisshowsthecurrentbatterylevelinthelogger. Status.ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsusedinthepreviouslaunch.
SensorsTheSensorsListdisplaysallinternalsensorsandexternalchannelsavailableforrecordingdata.Choosethesensors,orchannels,youwishtologinthisdeployment.Toconfigureanexternalsensor:
1. Makesurethecheckboxisenabledfortheexternalchannelyouwishtoconfigure.2. Clickthebuttonforthecorrespondingchannelinthesensorlisttoselectthesensortypeasshown
below.Iftheexternalsensorhasnotbeenconfigured,thebuttonreads.Otherwise,theprevioussensortypeselectedwillbedisplayedonthebutton.
3. Selectthemeasurementcategoryandthenthespecificsensorpartnumberandrange(ifapplicable).Notethatthesensorpartnumbermustmatchthepartnumberlistedontheshrinktubeonthesensorcabletorecordaccuratedata.
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4. Repeatsteps1through4foreachadditionalexternalsensoryouwishtoconfigure.
Notesonconfiguringsensors:
Althoughitishelpfultoseetheconnectedsensorswhensettingupthelaunch,itisnotrequiredthatyouconnectthesensorsduringlaunchsetup.Youmaysetupthelaunchforadelayedorpushbuttonstart,thenconnectthesensorslater,beforeloggingbegins.Important:Sensorsthatareconnectedafterloggingbeginswillnotloganydata.Alternatively,ifyouselectanexternalchannel,butdonotplugthesensorin,falsedatawillberecordedforthatchannel.
SomeloggerswithRHorpressuresensorsrequirethatyoualsoselecttheinternaltemperaturesensortologrelativehumidityorpressure.Thedependencymaybenotedinthesensorslist(seeRelativeHumiditychannelintheexampleabove).Refertothemanualthatcamewithyourloggerforadditionalinformation.
WhenboththeinternaltemperatureandRHsensorsareselected,dewpointwillbecalculatedautomatically.
Ifexternaleventsorstatesareavailableforyourlogger,youcanenternamestoidentifytheeventandstatechannelsthatareinuse.YoucanalsorenametheOpenandCloseddescriptionsforeachstate,andenterincrementsandunitsforeacheventchannel.
HOBOwareProDataAssistantsletyoucreatenewdataseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbytheloggerwithadditionaldata.WhenyouuseaDataAssistantfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,theparametersetissavedandappliedtodataeverytimeyoureadoutaloggeroropentheresultantdatafile.ThederiveddataisalsoshownwhenyoucheckthelatestreadingsintheStatuswindow.ClicktheScalingbuttontoaccesstheDataAssistantswindowandchoosetheLinearScalingorPulseScalingAssistant.ClicktheCreatebuttontoruntheassistant.Afteryouentervalues,clickSave.SensorsthatsupportDataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaytheScalingiconnexttotheirname.
Someloggershavealarmfunctionality.ClicktheAlarmsbutton,ifavailable,tosetalarmsasdesired.SensorsthathavealarmfunctionalitydisplaytheAlarmsiconnexttotheirname.
ClicktheFiltersbuttontocreateanadditionalfilteredseries,suchasaveragetemperatureperday,automaticallywhenyoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
Youhavetheoptiontorecordthelogger'sbatteryvoltageateachsampletime;thisisthelastchannelinthesensorslist.Liketheotherdatachannels,loggingtheinternalbatterychannelconsumessomeofthelogger'smemory.Unlessyoususpectabnormalbatteryperformance,youdonotneedtolog
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thebatteryvoltage.AUSerieslogger(otherthanaHOBOU30Station)willrecordabadbatteryeventevenifitisnotrecordingthebatterychannel.YoucanalsodisablethebatterychannelwithSeriespreferences(inPreferences,selectDisplay,thenSeries).
Deployment LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata.Youcanchooseeitheroneofthepreset
loggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogginginterval.Theminimumloggingintervalisonesecondandthemaximumformostloggersis18hours,12minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthelogginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.Ifyoudidnotselectanychannelstolog,thisfieldwillbedisabled.SeealsoMultipleLoggingIntervalsandFastLoggingIntervals.
LoggingDuration.Thisliststheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedontheloggingintervalandsensorscurrentlyselected.Thisisatheoreticalestimateonly;batterylifeandfrequentstateandeventloggingwillaffectyourdeployment.Ifyouareloggingonlystatechangesandevents,noestimationispossible.
DOSensorCapExpires(HOBOU26DissolvedOxygenloggeronly).IfaDOsensorcapisinstalledontheU26logger,thedatethecapexpiresislisted.Theloggerwillnotcollectanydataafterthecapexpires.FormoredetailsontheDOsensorcap,seeWorkingwiththeHOBOU26DissolvedOxygenLogger.
StartLogging.Selectwhentolaunchthelogger.Thisdefaultstothesettingforthelogger'spreviouslaunch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).ForUSeriesloggers,youcanchoosetolaunchthelogger: Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbutton. AtInterval.Loggingwillbeginatanexactinterval(forexample9:00:00ratherthan8:47:00when
youchooseaonehourlogginginterval).Theexactstarttimedependsontheloggingintervalyouchoose.
PushButton/UsingCoupler.(Availableonlyoncertainloggers.)Loggingwillnotstartuntilyoupressthebuttonontheloggerandholditdownforatleastthreeseconds,orreturntheloggertothecouplerwithoutthebasestationforatleastthreeseconds(refertoyourloggermanualformoreinformation).Iftheloggerhasalight,itwillflashquicklywhenloggingbegins.
OnDate/Time.Loggingwillbeginatadateandtimeyouspecify,uptoapproximatelysixmonthsfromthepresent.
Skiplaunchwindownexttime(HOBOwarePro)CheckthisboxifyouwouldliketobypasstheLaunchWindowthenexttimeyouchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenuorclicktheLaunchicon.ThiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetinLaunchTimeSavingOptionspreferences.
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LaunchOptionsforStationLoggersThefollowinglaunchoptionsareavailableforStationloggers,whichconnecttothecomputerviaserialcableinsteadofUSBcable.NotethattheLaunchLoggerwindowmayvaryfromtheexampleshownbelow.
LoggerInformation
Description.Enteradescriptionforthelaunch,upto40characters,inthisfield.Thisdescriptionisusedasthedefaultfilenamewhenyoureadoutandsavethedatarecordedbythelogger.Itisalsothedefaulttitleoftheplot.
SerialNumber.Thisistheserialnumberforthelogger.Notethatsomeexternalsensorsalsohaveserialnumbers,whicharelistedintheSensorspane.
DeploymentNumber.Thisisthenumberoftimes(includingthistime)theloggerhasbeenlaunched.Eachtimeyoustartanewlaunch,thedeploymentnumberincreasesbyone.
BatteryLevel.Thisshowsthecurrentbatterylevelinthelogger. UserNotes.Clickthisbuttontotypeupto2000charactersofinformationaboutthedeployment.
ThistextwillbedisplayedintheDetailspaneafteryoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata. Status.ClicktheStatusbuttontochecktheloggersettingsfromthepreviouslaunch.
SensorsOnlythesensorsthatarecurrentlypluggedinorbuiltintotheloggerarelisted.Sensorsarelistedinascendingorderbyserialnumber,regardlessoftheirphysicalpositioninthelogger.Ifyouaddorremovesensors,clicktheRefreshbuttontomakesureyourchangesareseenbytheloggeranddisplayedinthislist.Youcanassignanametoeachsensor(upto30characters).Thisishelpfulifyouwanttospecifyalocationwherethesensorwillbeplacedorifyouneedtodifferentiatemultiplesensorsofthesametype.
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SensorsmustbeconnectedpriortolaunchingifyouwillbeenteringanameforthesensororconfiguringFlexSmartmodulesorAnalogSensorPorts(usetheConfigurebuttontotherightoftheLabelfield).Otherwise,sensorsdonothavetobeconnectedwhensettingupthelaunch.Youmaysetupthelaunchforadelayedorpushbuttonstart,thenconnectthesensorslaterbeforeloggingbegins.Notesaboutconfiguringsensorchannels:
Donotattachmorethan15channelsofsensors.Theloggercannotaccommodatemorethan15channels.
Inadditiontologgingupto15channels,theHOBOEnergyLoggerandHOBOU30Stationcanrecordtheirinternalbatterychannel(othersensorsmustbeattached;theloggercannotlogbatteryalone).Thelogger'sbatteryvoltageisrecordedateachinterval.However,loggingtheinternalbatterychannelconsumessomeofthelogger'smemory.Unlessyouareusingexcitationpowerorsuspectabnormalbatteryperformance,youprobablydonotneedtologthebatteryvoltageinloggersotherthantheHOBOU30Station.
Alwaysenablethelogger'sinternalbatterychannelwhenloggingwithexcitationpower.Thiswillhelpyoudeterminewhetherandwhenexcitationpowerwasturnedoffduringadeployment.
HOBOwareProDataAssistantsletyoucreatenewdataseriesbycombiningdatarecordedbytheloggerwithadditionaldata.WhenyouuseaDataAssistantfromtheLaunchLoggerwindow,theparametersetissavedandappliedtodataeverytimeyoureadoutaloggeroropentheresultantdatafile.ThederiveddataisalsoshownwhenyoucheckthelatestreadingsintheStatuswindow.YoucanusethefollowingDataAssistantsfromtheLaunchwindow(otherscanonlybeusedfromthePlotSetupwindow):PulseScaling,LinearScaling,andkWh.ThisfeatureisavailablefortheHOBOU30,theHOBOH21(WeatherStationandMicroStation)andtheHOBOH22(EnergyLogger)loggers.ClickthekWhorScalingbuttontoaccesstheDataAssistantswindow.SelectthedesiredassistantandclicktheCreatebuttontoruntheselectedassistant.Afteryouentervalues,clickSave.SensorsthatsupportDataAssistantsatlaunchtimedisplaytheScalingand/orkWhiconnexttotheirname.
ClicktheFiltersbuttontocreateanadditionalfilteredseries,suchasaveragetemperatureperday,automaticallywhenyoureadouttheloggerandplotthedata.
Deployment LoggingInterval.Selecthowoftentheloggerwillrecorddata.Youcanchooseeitheroneofthe
presetloggingintervalsorspecifyacustomlogginginterval.Theminimumloggingintervalisonesecondandthemaximumformostloggersis18hours,12minutes,and15seconds.Theshorterthelogginginterval,themorequicklymemoryfillsandbatterypowerisconsumed.Somesensors(specifically,theFlexSmartTRMSmodules)requirealoggingintervaloftwosecondsorgreater.Ifyouchooseafasterlogginginterval,erroneousdatawillbeloggedonthesechannels.
SamplingInterval.Thesamplingintervalallowsyoutotakemultiplemeasurementswithinthelogginginterval,thenaveragethemtogethertocreateasingleloggedmeasurement.Thesamplingintervalisoptionalandisvalidonlyforsensorsthatsupportmeasurementaveraging.Refertothesensor'susermanualtodeterminewhethermeasurementaveragingisavailableonthesensor.Ifyouhaveatleastonesensorthatsupportsmeasurementaveraging,clicktheEnablebutton,thensetthesamplingintervalatlessthanorequaltothelogginginterval(uptofourminutes).Rapidsampling(fasterthanoneminute)willreducethelogger'sbatterylife.Ifyoudonothaveanysensorswithmeasurementaveragingorwishtoturnoffthesamplinginterval,clicktheDisablebutton.
LoggingDuration.Thisliststheapproximatetimeitwilltaketofilltheloggermemorybasedontheloggingintervalandsensorscurrentlyselected.Thisisatheoreticalestimateonly;batterylifeandfrequentstateandeventloggingwillaffectyourdeployment.Ifyouareloggingonlystatechangesandevents,noestimationispossible.IfyouaddorremovesensorswhileviewingtheLaunchwindow,clicktheRefreshbuttontogetanupdatedLoggingDuration.
StartLogging.Selectwhentolaunchthelogger.Thisdefaultstothesettingforthelogger'spreviouslaunch.SeeLaunchTimeSavingOptions(HOBOwarePro).Youcanchoosetolaunchthelogger:
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Now.LoggingbeginsassoonasyouclicktheStartbutton.Ifyoudonothaveatleastonesensorattached,theloggerwillnotlaunch.
AtInterval.Loggingwillbeginatanexactinterval(forexample9:00:00ratherthan8:47:00whenyouchooseaonehourlogginginterval).Theexactstarttimedependsontheloggingintervalyouchoose.
PushButton.Loggingwillnotstartuntilyoupressthebuttonontheloggerandholditdownforatleastthreeseconds.Iftheloggerhasalight,itwillflashquicklywhenloggingbegins.ThisisnotavailablefortheU30Station.
OnDate/Time.Loggingwillbeginatadateandtimeyouspecify,uptoapproximatelysixmonthsfromthepresent.
SaveSettingsinLogger.Loggingwillnotstart,butthelaunchsettingswillbesavedsothatyoudonothavetoreenterthemwhenyouarereadytolaunchatalatertime.ThenexttimeyouviewtheLaunchwindowforthislogger,thesettingsyouenteredwillstillbeinplace.
StopLogging.Therearetwooptionsforstoppingthelogger:either"whenmemoryfills"or"never(wrapping)."Ifyouselect"whenmemoryfills,"thentheloggerwillstoprecordingdataoncethememoryisfull.Ifyouselect"never(wrapping),"theloggerwillrecorddatacontinuouslyuntileithertheloggerbatteryrunsoutoryoustopit.Oncetheloggerisfull,thenewestdatawilloverwritetheoldestdata.
Skiplaunchwindownexttime(HOBOwarePro)CheckthisboxifyouwouldliketobypasstheLaunchWindowthenexttimeyouchooseLaunchfromtheDevicemenuorclicktheLaunchicon.ThiswillcausethenextloggertobelaunchedwitheitherthepreviouslaunchsettingsorthecurrentloggersettingsassetinLaunchTimeSavingOptionspreferences.Note:ForadditionaldetailsonlaunchingtheHOBOU30Station,seeWorkingwiththeHOBOU30Station.
MultipleLoggingIntervalsOverviewSomeloggerscanbeconfiguredwithmultipleloggingintervals,whichallowyoutodefineseparateintervalsfordifferentphasesofthedeployment.Ifmultipleloggingintervalsareavailableforyourlogger,youwillseeanAddNewIntervalbuttonontheLaunchwindowforyourlogger.Becauseinternalloggerevents,suchascouplerevents,dotakeupsomeofthelogger'smemory,thenumberofsamplesandendtimesareonlyestimates.Frequenteventswillcausetheloggertofillupsooner.
StepsToconfiguremultipleloggingintervals:
1. ClicktheAddNewIntervalbuttonuntilyouhaveasmanyintervalsasyouwant(uptothenumberofintervalsavailableforthelogger).
2. Setthehours,minutes,andsecondsforeachinterval,andthenumberofsamplesyouwanttheloggertorecordateachinterval.
3. UsetheStartandEndtimesintheDurationcolumntohelpyoudecidehowmanysamplestorecordateachinterval.
Todeleteaninterval,clicktheRemovebuttonnexttotheinterval.
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FastLoggingIntervalsSomeloggerscanbeconfiguredwithfastloggingintervals,whichallowyoutologmorethanoncepersecond,upto100measurementspersecond(hertz).Iffastloggingintervalsareavailableforyourlogger,theLaunchwindowforyourloggerwillofferLoggingIntervalchoicesofNormalandFast.Tousefastloggingintervals,clicktheFastbutton.ThenchoosealoggingfrequencyfromtheHertzdropdownlist,orentertheloggingintervalindecimalformintheSecfield.
NOTES Aloggercannotcommunicatewithacomputerorshuttlewhileitisloggingatafastinterval.Onceit
hasstartedlogging,ifyouconnectittoacomputer,basestation,orshuttletocheckstatusorreaditout,theloggerwillstop.
BeawarethatafastloggingintervaltypicallymeansaveryshortLoggingDuration.Makesuretheloggerwillrunlongenoughtocollectthedatayouneed.Disablingunnecessarychannelswillgiveyoumoretime.
Becausefastloggingdeploymentsaresobrief,theloggermustbelaunchedwithatriggerstart.Followtheinstructionsthatcamewithyourloggerforatrigger(couplerorbutton)start.Iftheloggerhasalight,thelightwillflashquicklywhenloggingbegins.
RepeatinganActiononMultipleUSeriesDevicesNOTE:ThisfeatureisonlyavailablewithHOBOwarePro.IfyouhavemanyUSeriesdevices,theDefaultActionoptionontheDevicemenumayhelpyouworkmoreefficiently.TheDefaultActionfunctioncans