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The information contained within this document regarding LogTag An alyzer software usage is intended as a guide and does not constitute a declarati on of performa nce. The informati on contained in this document is subject to chan ge without notice. Unl ess otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, email addresse s and people depicted ...
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i Contents Introduction 5 Installing the software 7 System requ iremen ts.......................................................................................................... 8 Finding your comput er specific ations ................................................................................... 8 Getting a copy of the soft ware ........... ...
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ii Contents Degree Mi nutes ...................................................................................................... 65 Displaying st atistic s .......................................................................................................... 66 Printing th e results ............................................................ ...
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Contents iii Appendix 111 Troublesho oting ..............................................................................................................11 1 Resolving USB Drive r Proble ms ........................................................................................113 Checking the installation of the US B driv er ...................... ...
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5 C HAPTER 1 Introduction This guide will take you through the relevant steps so that you will be able to make the most of your LogTag products . The guide is structured into chapters that will guide you through the process of installin g the software, using the LogTag products and lastly some of the options that are available to you for making you ...
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7 C HAPTER 2 Installing the software To make use of your LogTag you wi ll need to first install the softwa re on your computer. This will allow you to prepare your LogTag(s) fo r use, retrieve the readings the LogTag(s) have recorded, and analyze the data. This chapter will ta ke you through the steps necessary to successful insta ll the software o ...
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8 LogTag Analyzer System requirements To ensure that the software will be able wo rk with your computer, the following lists the minimum specificat ions re quired: Pentium II 233MHz processor 64MB RAM 10MB free disk space Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP Internet Explorer 5.0 or later 1 available ...
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Chapter 2 Installing the software 9 d) If your menu looks similar to the followin g pictur e, the "Contr ol Panel" item is located within the "Settings" menu item. ...
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10 LogTag Analyzer e) Within the "Control Panel" window there is a "System" icon. For Windows XP users, you may need to "Switch to Classic View" to locate the "Sys tem" icon quickly. Start (open) the "System" icon once you have located it. f) Clicking on t he "General" tab at th e top of t ...
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Chapter 2 Installing the software 11 d) From the "Settings" portio n of the "Display Properties" window you will see your current screen settings and you may also be able to change some of your display settings if you want. 3 To determine your spare hard disk drive space: a) Open "My Computer" which is typically lo cat ...
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12 LogTag Analyzer b) Using your mouse, click the button on the ri ght over th e drive that inclu des "(C:)" in its description. c) Select "Properties" (left mouse click) from the popup menu that will appear. ...
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Chapter 2 Installing the software 13 d) Clicking on the "General" ta b at the top of th e drive properti es window will display the relevant information for you about your hard drive. e) If you have multiple (hard disk) drives in stalled on your computer you can repeat steps (b) through to (d) for each driv e to get the same type of infor ...
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14 LogTag Analyzer Getting a copy of the software The software is available f or download from the LogTag Recorders Inter net site, www.logtagrecorders.com. LogTag Recorders does not charge for the download of the LogTag Analyzer softwar e or for the updates to t he LogTag Analyzer software. You a re welcome to distribute copies of the LogTag Anal ...
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Chapter 2 Installing the software 15 The installation process To install the LogTag An alyzer software, first yo u need to locate the installation file that was downloaded from t he LogTag Recorders Internet site. To begin the installation process open the installation file, which is t ypically per formed by doubl e clicking the left mouse button. ...
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16 LogTag Analyzer Starting the software At the conclusion of the installation proc ess, the final screen will provide you with an option to immediat ely start the LogTag Analy zer software. If the option "Start LogT ag Analyzer after finished" is not visible, then you require other newer softw are, for example a newer version of Mi croso ...
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Chapter 2 Installing the software 17 If you are using Windows XP, you may need to click on the "All Programs" item to locate the "LogTag Analy zer" shortc ut, like in the following pi cture. ...
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18 LogTag Analyzer If you are not using Windows XP, you will find the "LogTag A nalyzer" shortcut in the "Programs" menu, in a similar loca tion to the fol lowing picture. ...
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19 C HAPTER 3 Quick Start Guide You've got the software insta lled on your computer and now you want to use the LogTag, see how it goes and what it can do. This ch apter will briefly cover the steps involved to get your LogTag read y to use, how to get it star ted and then retri eve the recorded information out of the LogTag. The subsequent ch ...
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20 LogTag Analyzer Serial (RS232) communication ports can be t ypically found at the rear of the computer and there are usually at most two ports inst alled on a single computer. Most serial Interface Cradle connectors will have screws included on the plug and as such we recommend that thes e are tightened when th e connector is plugged in so that ...
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Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 21 Using the LogTag with the Interface The LogTag fits into the Interface Cradle just like a pu tting a piece of bread int o a toaster. As shown in the following pict ure, the LogTag fa ces towards the front label of the Interface Cradle wi th the contacts on the revers e side. If you look into the Interface Cradle slot, ...
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22 LogTag Analyzer The download proce ss can be stopped by clic king on the "Cance l" button below the download animation or pr essing the "Esc" key. ...
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Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 23 Get a LogTag ready for use To begin the process of preparing a LogTag to record in formation, first click the L ogTag icon ( ) that is located on the too lbar, which will start the LogTag wizard. The LogTag wizard performs two distinct tasks: 1 It finds the commu nication port (USB and/ or Serial) that the LogTag is a ...
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24 LogTag Analyzer Welcome First the Wizard has a welcome screen (this is "1" on the Action List). T his asks you to make sure you have not neglected to place th e LogTag firmly in the Inter face Cradle. The Wizard is respo nsible for certain "Action Steps" and t hese are cl early listed at the left in the wizard window. To get ...
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Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 25 Locate LogTag(s) download and save relevant data ...
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26 LogTag Analyzer In this screen you will see one of the following pi ctures next to each of the items in the list: (no picture) indicates the software is still using this comm unications port. Data was successfully retrieved from the LogTag and stored/saved to disk. Data was successfully retrieved fr om the LogTag but there was no nee ...
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Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 27 Configure LogTag(s) for next use The options are available so you have appr opriate control over the way the LogTags will behave and store data for th e upcoming period of recordin g. These options ar e explained in more detail in the chapter " Preparing LogTag for use ". Click to record the configuration da ...
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28 LogTag Analyzer Prepare LogTag(s) for next use The last Wizard screen involves sending the new configuration data to each LogTag to prepare them for their n ext use. While the software is sendin g the new configuration data to each LogTag the top of the window will lo ok similar to the foll owing picture. The process of sending the new co nf igu ...
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Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 29 In this screen you will see one of the following pi ctures next to each of the items in the list: (no picture) indicates the LogTag is still in the process of being pr epared for its next use. The LogTag was succes sfully prepared for its next use. The LogTag failed to be prep ared for next use. Press to t ...
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30 LogTag Analyzer Starting and using the LogTag Once a LogTag has been successf ully configured for use it is ready to be started. To start a LogTag simply press and hold the START MARK button on the LogTag until both the OK and Alert lights alternately flash on and off. You can also have the L ogTag record an "inspection" mark a t any t ...
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Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 31 Retrieve information from LogTag When you ready to view the recordings th at are stored within th e LogTag, just place th e LogTag into the Interface Cradle as before. If the LogTag is still recording when you go to retrieve the readings it will cont inue to record without interr uption so you will be able to download ...
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33 C HAPTER 4 Preparing LogTags for use Before you can use a LogTag to monitor and record environmental conditions you must first prepare it for us e. The process of prepar ing a LogTa g for use allows you to define a number of parameters, including: How long it should record the environmental condition for, so that you can be assured that it w ...
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34 LogTag Analyzer Getting a LogTag ready use There are two ways to prepare a LogTag fo r use, both of whic h will achieve the same result. Once a Lo g Tag has been throug h the co nfiguration process to get it ready for next use, any readings previously recorded will no longer be available for retrieval. 1 Click the LogTag icon ( ) on the toolbar ...
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Chapter 4 Preparing LogTags for use 35 Restricted Access Requirements Every LogTag supports an option that, wh en enabled, results in users bei ng required to provide the correct p assword to gain further access to the LogTag. When the res tricted access option is enabled, a window similar to the foll owing picture will be displayed allowing the us ...
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36 LogTag Analyzer Preparing LogTag for next use The "Configure LogTa g(s) for next u se" step provides you with all t he options that ca n be configu red to effect how a LogTag record s data during its next u se. Once the chan ges within this screen have be en made, if any, click to send the con figuration information to the LogTag(s). T ...
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Chapter 4 Preparing LogTags for use 37 Enable pre-start logging Pre-start logging is a feature that pr otects the recording in the event of a failure to actually press t h e S TART MARK button to initiate the recording. It is an insurance policy again st the loss of critical data. This is almost always check ed for tran sit monitoring applications. ...
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38 LogTag Analyzer Enable the Alert (Red) indicator when This determines whether or not the red light should fu nction when an alert condition has been detected . An alert occurs when one or more of the following conditions have b een met. When an alert condition has occurred, th is indicator will flash at a regular interval. Readings below X or ab ...
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Chapter 4 Preparing LogTags for use 39 When the Alert (R ed) light on the LogTag flashes it means that a pres et alert condition has been exceede d. These configuration op tions allow you to determine how many readings above or below select ed limits are required for an alert on the LogTa g to be triggered. These can be set for consecutive rea ding ...
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40 LogTag Analyzer In the first instance, the alert criterion is NOT met be cause the total out-of-rang e events equals 2 + 2 + 2 = 6 . The alert con dition is 7 total, so th e alert does not go off. In the second instan ce, the alert criterion is met because the total out -of-range events equals 4 + 4 = 8. The a lert condition is 7 total , so the ...
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Chapter 4 Preparing LogTags for use 41 Once a password has been stored in the LogTag , further acce ss to it can only be achiev ed by providing the correct password. Therefore, if a passwor d is forgotten further access to the LogTag will not be possible. Passwords are case sensitive and therefore the passwords "Bob" and "bob", ...
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42 LogTag Analyzer Working with batches of LogTags You may fi nd that at some sta ge you need pe rform a similar task on multiple LogTags, whether it is retrieving read ings stored within t he LogTags and/or preparing them for their next use. The Log Tag Analyzer software has been d esigned to make the effort involved with multiple LogTags as si mp ...
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Chapter 4 Preparing LogTags for use 43 Getting the best from your LogTag Many users of humidity and/or temperature l oggers are used to attaching the log ger to a hook or tie-wrapping th em to a monitored object. A wide variety of attachment m ethods can be used with the hole on upper right hand corner of the L ogTag, such as bolting the LogTag in ...
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44 LogTag Analyzer Prolonging battery life If your LogTag is not goi ng to be used for extend ed periods of time, it may be worthw hile to set the LogTag into "H ibernation" mode. In "Hiber nation" mode the LogTag will consume minimal power, whi ch will extend the battery life when comp ared with leaving an idle LogTag in operat ...
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Chapter 4 Preparing LogTags for use 45 The following example illustrates using the "Hibe rnation" feat ure. ...
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46 LogTag Analyzer In this screen you will see one of the following pi ctures next to each of the items in the list: (no picture) indicates the LogTag is still in the process of being set to "Hibernation" mode. The LogTag was successfully set to hibernation mode. The soft ware was unable to set the Log Tag to hibern at ion mod ...
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47 C HAPTER 5 Results from LogTag The LogTag stores the r ecorded readings in its i nternal memory. Since the LogTag contains the recorded readings in its internal memory, you must use th e LogTag Analyzer software to extract the i nformation from the Log Tag through the Interf ace Cradle and into a format that ca n be displayed to you in a m e ani ...
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48 LogTag Analyzer Getting results from LogTag You can retrieve th e recordings from LogT ag(s) as man y times as you require. T he process of retrieving data stored wi thin a LogTag does not erase it from the LogT ag's memory. If the LogTag is currently recordin g while you retrieve the information, it will continue to record without interrup ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 49 The wizard will appear once you have selected the appropriate option of your choice to guide you through the necessary steps to retrieve the recorded readings. While the wizard is visible the "Automatic download" featur e will be temporarily disabl ed. You will not be able to access any of the Wizards w hi ...
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50 LogTag Analyzer The screens that are ty pically used are th e first three (Chart, Data and Summary), since they represent the n ormal usage of the L ogTag. The oth er Data Screens are in cluded to deal with situations where th e LogTag may have not b een activated due to user err or; the data is still collected and available. LogTag s may be han ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 51 The display does not show all of the availabl e data po ints. For more detail, yo u can zoom in and display just one small secti on of the charted data . Using the mous e, find the upper left corner of a window of interest, hold down the left mouse butt on, and move the mouse to the bottom right corner. The zone of ...
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52 LogTag Analyzer The highlighted zone is i mmediately displayed after the l eft mouse button is rele ased on the maximum displayable res olution: ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 53 This display now shows the maximum detail fr om the highlighted area. When this mouse op eration has been com pleted, for example , a picture of the highlighted area can be placed on the clipboard. This pict ure can be then be pasted into any Microsoft Windows ® application. For example, if you are wr iting a lette ...
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54 LogTag Analyzer The Zoom Out ( ) command in the Edit menu or on the toolbar can be used to r evert the display back to showing th e range of data points that were showing prior to the new zoom section being selected. Inspection marks are recorded each time the START MARK button is pressed on the LogTag. Each inspection mark is numbered and can b ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 55 Manual scaling of the chart By default, each chart is initially displayed zoomed to the range of rea dings. This setting can be changed i n the Options dialog (see chapter “ Charts ”). To change the temperature a nd humidity scale, or select a r ange of readings by time and date, select “Manual Sca ling” fro ...
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56 LogTag Analyzer Range of sensor The chart is zoomed to the minimum and maximum values for each sensor. Range of readings The chart is zoomed to the minimum and maximum reading values. Manual Scaling This opti on lets you spec ify the date/ time range, temperature and humidity ranges (if applicable) for th e chart display. The dialog shows the cu ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 57 Chart annotations To include more information in your chart you can add chart annotations. These will be displayed and printed with y our chart. Click the right mouse bu tton at the l ocation where you want to add the annotation. S elect “Add Annotation” fr om the popup context m e nu. Enter the a nnotation text ...
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58 LogTag Analyzer To edit an annotation, move th e mouse pointer into th e area of an existing ann otation. Click the right mouse but ton and select “Ed i t Annotation” from the popup context menu. Edit the text and click to displa y the edited annotati on. To delete an ann otation, move th e mouse pointer int o the area of a n existing annota ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 59 Chart subtitle The chart subtitle is displ ayed and printed und erneath the char t title. To edit the subtitle, right-click on the area above the char t and select “Edit Char t Subtitle” from the popup context menu. ...
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60 LogTag Analyzer Enter or modify the text , then click to display the edited subtitle. To remove the subtitle, delete the t ext in the Edit Chart Subtitle dialog and click . ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 61 Combining charts onto a single chart To overlay multiple charts in one view, s elect the Multi Chart ( ) command. All char ts that are currently open will be displayed togeth er. Additi onal files opened while in Multi Chart mode (including data downloaded fr om LogTags) will be added to the display. Each of the ind ...
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62 LogTag Analyzer Automatically calculated statistics When a file is displayed either from downl oading or from calling up a stored data file, the software will automatically cal culate and displa y some statistics abou t the recorded data. The statistics that are calculat ed are shown on th e corresponding Summa ry tab and are also calculated for ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 63 Standard Deviation The standard deviation is a useful for det erm ining how spread out th e readings ar e from the arithmetic mea n (Average Reading). Most controlled environments typically try to keep the environmental conditions at a stable and consistent humidity and/or temperature. The standard deviati on can be ...
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64 LogTag Analyzer Mean Kinetic Temperature There are some products and materi als that exist which have a ccelerated rates of degradation at higher temperatures. For example, perishabl e food items, pharmaceu tical products and many for ms of bacteria can gr ow/degrade exponentially as the environmental tem perature increases. Me an kinetic temper ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 65 Degree Minutes There are some products and materi als that exist which can change their char acteristics and/or degrade i f they experien ce temperatur es which are not within ideal conditions for long enough. For exampl e, some products may experience freezer burn if th ey experience an extremely cold condi tion or ...
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66 LogTag Analyzer Displaying statistics The statistics displayed on the Sum mary tab can be confi gured in the Options dialog. Refer to the (see chapter “ Summary Statistics ”). By default, all statis tics are displayed on the Summary ta b. Statistics can also be displayed on th e chart, underneath the legen d. See chapter “Chart Statistic s ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 67 The print window can be brought up by simply clicking once on the "Print" icon ( ) located on the toolbar or by clicking the "Print..." menu item from within the File menu. Sending a file by email direct from Analyzer You can send files of interest to another person, by email, directly fr om the ...
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68 LogTag Analyzer Calling up previous results The files that have most rece ntly opened and displayed ar e listed towards the bottom of the " File " menu. To open other files, click the "Open" icon ( ) located on the toolbar , which will display the "Open" file dial og sim ilar to the following picture and allows the ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 69 Clicking the "Open..." menu it em within the File menu will ac hieve the same results as clicking the "Open" i con as previously describ ed. After the software has b een installed for th e first time, th ere are two recently opened files listed in the "File" menu, even though no file s ...
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70 LogTag Analyzer Digital signatures Support for digital signatures is primarily pr ovided for compliance with the US FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulation - El ectronic record s and electronic signatures. Various industries however, may find inclu sion of digital signat ures beneficial towa rd s their quality control and assurance systems. Digital signat ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 71 Then click to begin the process of adding a digi tal signature to the file. If is disabled, moving the mouse pointer over and leaving it s till for a short time will revel the reason why the button is disabled. Once the "Add Di gital Signature" dialog is visibl e, enter your LogTag Anal yzer user password ...
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72 LogTag Analyzer How secure is my data All LogTag files are encrypted a nd contain checks to detect if the file has been tampered with since it was originally created. If the so ftware detects that a file has been tampered with, even by only o ne character or has become corrupted and th erefore the dat a within does not represent the data origina ...
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Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 73 Since the software d oes not modify any o f the recorded data within a Log Tag file at any time, if the soft ware can open the file, r egardless of how long ago it was create d, the contents of the file will still represent the orig inal recorded informat ion retrieved from the LogTag. Therefore, the fil es created ...
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74 LogTag Analyzer This file properties information is also available for viewing directl y through the Windows Explorer software that was included with the Wi ndows operating system, without the need to have the L ogTag Analyzer software open. To view the informa tion, simply locate the file of in terest with Windows Ex plorer and, using the m ous ...
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76 LogTag Analyzer This menu command opens a Window, which will allow the many of the features th at the software offers to be custom ized. The following sections wil l provide an explanation of each of these options so that users will be able to make the best us e of the software. The options that are availabl e for customizatio n are grouped toge ...
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Chapter 6 Customizing the software 77 General Settings The General Settings options allow you to ch ange various preference s that will effect the overall appearance of the informati on shown by the softw are. Show temperatures in This will determine what units of measurem ent temperatures will be displayed in. The options include: Fahrenhe it ...
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78 LogTag Analyzer Language This instructs the software which language fo r the software to use for all the information it displays and prints. Summary Statistics This option allows you to specify which statistics are disp layed in the Summary tab. The statistics can be enabled or disabl ed by clicking the tick box for th e relevant item in the lis ...
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Chapter 6 Customizing the software 79 Charts The Charts options allo w the various aspects of the charts that display the readings recorded by LogTags t o be customized. At the b ase of the Window is a col or selector and other relevant controls, which apply to the highli ghted item on the list in the window. Some experimentation with these setting ...
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80 LogTag Analyzer Automation The Automation options determine what the so ftware d oes automatica lly when it detects a LogTag in the Interface Cra dle. Enable automatic down l oad of readings from LogTags Instructs the software to auto matically retrieve recordings from a LogTag when it is placed in an Interface Cradle that is connected to the co ...
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Chapter 6 Customizing the software 81 Only show the latest set of readings after download Instructs the software to only display th e most recently retrieved set of r eadings on the screen. If there are multiple window s of read ings open an d being displayed, all of these windows will therefore be automa tically closed and only the most recentl y ...
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82 LogTag Analyzer 2 Data, which will display a listing (spreadsheet style) of the time versus humidity and/or temperature data . 3 Summary, which will display a summary of the data, including aver ages, ranges, alert results, LogTag identification data, and other information. File Name Whenever information is retrieved from a LogTag it is always a ...
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Chapter 6 Customizing the software 83 To customize how the file name is created, you may use on e or more of the available elements in any order. If you use sp aces to separate the elements, these spaces will appear in the same location in the name of the file creat ed. The letters m ust be in uppercase or lowercas e as shown in the foll owing tabl ...
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84 LogTag Analyzer %TIME The time when the LogTag informati on was originally retrieved. %USERID The u ser defined identifier for the set of information recorded by the LogTag. You may use the character to specify that a file name definition inclu des a sub folder name as well as the actual file name, which is useful i f you want to group/sort fi ...
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Chapter 6 Customizing the software 85 If you answer "No" then the action described in the option "Always create a uniq ue copy of files (recommend ed)", previously explai ned, will be performed. Exports and Reports Every time recorded dat a is retrieved from a LogTag it is automatically saved to disk in the software's nativ ...
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86 LogTag Analyzer To instruct the software to create a copy of th e file in a format other than the na tive format used by LogTag Analyzer, simply tick the file format from the list available. To override and customiz e the contents of the particular file format, simply ensure the file format is highlighted and click . Once has been clicked, a win ...
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Chapter 6 Customizing the software 87 Dates and Times The Date and Time options allow h ow the date and time information is displayed by the software to be overridden. It do es not affect how t he date and time information is stored and therefor e, how the date and/or time in formation is shown can be changed at any time. At the bot tom of this opt ...
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88 LogTag Analyzer y Year as last two digits, but with no leading zero for years less than 10. yy Year as last two digits, but with leading zero for years less than 10. yyyy Year represented by full four digits. To customize how the time information is disp la yed, the following elements may be used . If spaces are used t o separate the elements , ...
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Chapter 6 Customizing the software 89 Communication Ports The Communication P orts options control w hich communication p orts are checked f or connected Interface Cradles. This allows ce rtain commu nica tion ports to be exclud ed , which are not used to connect Inter face Cradles to and/or are regularly used for other applications, thereby reduci ...
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90 LogTag Analyzer User Server The User Server options define if and where the softw are should connect to t he LogTag User Server software. If you do not have LogT ag User Server software installed on your computer and/or available on your local ar ea network, you will not need to make any changes to this set of options. Connection to the LogTag U ...
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91 C HAPTER 7 Menus and Toolbars At the top of the screen for the L ogTag Analyzer, just bel ow the title bar, which contai ns the name of the software, is the menu system and toolbar for the s oftware. The toolbar provides quick access to some of the more comm only used functi ons within the menu system. The menu system contains lists of all the o ...
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92 LogTag Analyzer Menu commands The menu system has been separated into grou ps of related commands. Each of th ese menu groups is explained in more depth in the subsequent secti ons. The software will only display the menu groups and commands within ea ch menu group th at are appropriate depending on what you are currently doi ng with the softwar ...
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Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 93 File Menu The "File" menu contain s commands that genera lly relate to a LogTag file as a whole. A LogTag file contains a variety of informati on that relates to a data s et representing readings that were recor ded over a discrete p eriod of time by a single LogTag. The Fi le menu will appear similar to th ...
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94 LogTag Analyzer Multi Chart ( ) This will chan ge the way recordings are displayed suc h that they are all combined on a single chart window. Single Chart ( ) This will chan ge the way r ecordings are displayed such that each which will contain all the information retrieved fr om a single LogTag. Save ( ) This will save any changes you have m a ...
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Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 95 Change Password ... This allows the currently lo gged on user to modify their password that they use to logon to the Analyzer software. This command will only be available if the Analyzer software is connected to the User Server softwar e and the User Server administrator has granted the appropri ate user permi ssion ...
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96 LogTag Analyzer The following table outlines the com mands and the explana tion of each command that may appear in the "Edit" menu when using the LogTag Analy zer software: Command Explanation Copy ( ) Places a copy of the contents of the cur rently displayed window onto the clipboard, which can th en be pasted into any Windows ® appl ...
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Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 97 LogTag Menu The "LogTag" menu contains commands that gen erally rel ate to th e usage and interaction with LogTags. The following table outlines the com mands and the explana tion of each command that may appear in the "LogTag" m enu when using th e LogTag Analyzer softw are: Command Explanation C ...
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98 LogTag Analyzer Window Menu The "Window" menu contains commands that re late to the management of each Window open within the LogTag Analyzer software that displays the contents of a LogTag file. The following table outlines the com mands and the explana tion of each command that may appear in the "Window" m enu when using th ...
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Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 99 Help Menu The "Help" menu contai ns commands that relat e to providing you with help and assistance with using the LogTag An alyzer software. The following table outlines the com mands and the explana tion of each command that may appear in the "H elp" menu when using the LogTag Anal yzer software ...
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100 LogTag Analyzer Toolbar commands Each picture on the toolbar represe nts a unique comm and. The pictures that are included on the toolbar represent the following commands: This will bring up the LogTag Wizard, which will take you through the steps to retrieve readings from connected LogTag(s) and prepare them for their next use. This will displ ...
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Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 101 This will log a user on to the softwar e if no user i s cur rently logged on or log off the currently logged on user. This command w ill only be available if the software is connected to the LogTag User Server software. This will allow you to show the help topic on any particular command or topic that you subsequent ...
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102 LogTag Analyzer Zoom Out This will zoom out the display of the print out making it appear smaller on the screen. It will not effect what inf ormation is included in the print out. Close This will close the print preview mode of display and revert the display of the data back to normal mode, which will all ow users to switch between ch art displ ...
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103 C HAPTER 8 Working with Networks When using and deployi ng software in a netw ork environment, n etwork administrat ors often require additional technical inf ormation about the soft ware so they can integrate support for it correctly and seam lessly. This chapter briefly cove rs som e points of interest for computer network administrator s. In ...
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104 LogTag Analyzer As many different installation s cripts as are suitable for your situation ma y be defined and used. LogTag Analyzer software is rel eased on the LogTag Recorders Internet site using a standard filename syntax, which is [software_name][major_version][mi nor_version]r [release_v ersion].exe. For example, if the file name of t he ...
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Chapter 8 Working with Networ ks 105 How users log on When the software has been customized to be connected to the LogTag User Server software, all users are r equired to successfully logon to the software before being permitted to use any of the features and f unctionality of the software. For a user to successfully logon to the softw are, the use ...
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106 LogTag Analyzer How users change their password When the software has been customized to be connected to the LogTag User Server software, the network a dministrator may require and/or permit users to change the password used to l ogon to the softw are. Users are only p ermitted to change the password for the user account that is currently logge ...
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107 C HAPTER 9 Getting more information In This Chapter Getting updated software ....................................... 107 Finding your software version ................................. 109 Getting more h elp .................................................. 110 Getting updated software There are two ways to see if a newer version of the LogTag ...
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108 LogTag Analyzer The first option will download from the LogT ag Recorders Internet site the relevant information about the latest version of the software available and compare this information with the software that has alrea dy been installed. The software will then let you kno w wh e ther or not a newe r version of the software is available. ...
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Chapter 9 Getting more information 109 Finding your software version Within the " Help " menu, is the "About LogTag Anal yzer..." command, which will display a Window similar to the following picture. Within this window, amongst other informatio n, the full version num ber of the software being used is displayed. This informatio ...
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110 LogTag Analyzer Getting more help The time may arise when this guide is una ble to provid e you with the assi stance you require. The LogTag An alyzer software includ es a way to make the process of getting further assistance from LogTa g Recorders as simple as possible, w hile providing the support team at LogTag Recorders with enough inform a ...
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111 C HAPTER 10 Appendix In This Chapter Troubleshooting ..................................................... 111 Resolving USB Driver Problems ............................... 113 Sensor Responsiveness ........................................... 136 Troubleshooting Problem Solution My LogTag appears to be “dead”. No lights are flashing. This c ...
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112 LogTag Analyzer I am unable to get a serial port “free”. Every time I run the software, every port shows that is already i n use On rare occasions it may be difficult to configure some computers for releasing the a ssignment of a serial port from one application to another. Often, this will require the services of a computer technician or e ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 113 Resolving USB Driver Problems Every USB device requires th e appropriate driver files to be i nstalled prior to them be ing successfully used on a computer. Th e installation process of the LogTag Analyzer so ftware will attempt to ensure the appr opriate driver files are inst alled on the co mputer. These driver files may f ...
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114 LogTag Analyzer 3 If your menu looks similar to the following pi ctur e, click on the visible "Control Panel " item. 4 If your menu looks similar to the following pi ctur e, the "Cont rol Pa nel" item is located within the "Settings" menu item. ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 115 5 Within the "Control Panel" window there is a "System" icon. For Window s XP users, you may need to "Switch to Classic View" to locate the "Sys tem" icon quickly. Start (open) the "System" icon once you have located it. 6 If your system properties looks similar to th e follo ...
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116 LogTag Analyzer 7 If you system properti es looks similar to th e following pictur e, click the "Devi ce Manager" tab to view the devices th at have and have not b een su ccessfully installed on the computer . ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 117 8 Once the device manager is open you should see one of t he three followi ng images in the list, as indicated in the following picture. You may need to click on the "+" beside the "Universal Serial B us controllers" entry to view all th e USB devices th at have been installed on the computer. If the USB ...
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118 LogTag Analyzer 2 For each "USB Int erface" entry displayed, using the mouse (pointing device) , click the right button on the text of the "USB Interface" entry to displ ay th e popu p context menu, which will be similar to the following picture. Once this pop context menu is visible, select the "Uninstall" opti on ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 119 If the USB device driver files did not install correctly, you may either reins tall the software or manually install the USB driver files. The USB drivers where first rel eased with the LogTag Analyzer softwar e version 1.0 Release 7 4. If you have a versi on of the soft ware prior to this, get a copy of the latest version o ...
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120 LogTag Analyzer Note, if you see a window similar to the followin g pictur e appear during the ins tallation of the USB driver files , you must click the "C ontinue Anyway" bu tton for the USB driver files to successfully install. ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 121 Manual USB driver insta llation on Windows XP To manually reinstall the USB driver files, for Windows XP computers, open the "Device Manager". The "Device Manager" can be starte d by opening the "System" icon, located in the Windows "Control P anel", selecting the "Hardware" ...
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122 LogTag Analyzer 1 Using the mouse (poi nting device), click the right button t o display the popup context menu, which will be similar to the following picture. 2 Select the "Update Driver..." option, usin g the left button on the mouse, which will cause the device driver wizard to start, si milar to the following pi cture. Ensure the ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 123 3 When prompted f or the location of the driver files, en ter the loca tion of the install ation of the software followed by the path to the USB driver files. The default l ocation for these driver files is "C:Program Files LogTag RecordersLogTag AnalyzerDriversUSB Interface 2.0". You may use the "Br owse ...
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124 LogTag Analyzer 4 Once the driver files have been installed succ essfully you will see a window similar to the following picture. You may now connect and start using your USB Interface Cradle(s). Note, if you see a window similar to the followin g pictur e appear during the ins tallation of the USB driver files , you must click the "C onti ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 125 Manual USB driver insta llation on Windows 2000 To manually reinstall the USB driver files, for Windows 200 0 computers, open the "Device Manager". The "Device Manager" can be starte d by opening the "System" icon, located in the Windows "Control P anel", selecting the "Hardware&q ...
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126 LogTag Analyzer 1 Using the mouse (poi nting device), click the right button t o display the popup context menu, which will be similar to the following picture. 2 Select the "Properties..." option, us ing the left b utton on the mouse. 3 From the "USB Interface Properties" window that will appear, similar to the following pi ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 127 4 The will device driver wizard will appear similar to the following pi ct ure, click the "Next >" button to continue. 5 Ensure the "Search for a suitable driver for my d evice (recommended)" opti on is selected and click the "Next >" button to contin ue. ...
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128 LogTag Analyzer 6 Ensure the "Specify a location" option is selected and click the "Next >" button t o continue. It is best that the "Specify a loca tion" option is the only one sel ected for the installation of the USB Interface Cradle driver files. 7 When prompted f or the location of the driver files, en ter ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 129 8 If you have chos en the correct folder that contains the driver files f or the USB Interface Cradle, you will see a window similar to the followi ng pict ure. Click the "N ext >" button to install the driver files. ...
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130 LogTag Analyzer 9 Once the driver files have been installed succ essfully you will see a window similar to the following picture. You may now connect and start using your USB Interface Cradle(s). Note, if you see a window similar to the followin g pictur e appear during the ins tallation of the USB driver files , you must click the "C onti ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 131 Manual USB driver installa tion on Windows 98 or Me To manually reinstall the USB driver files, for Windows 98 and Me computers, open the "System" icon in th e Windows "Contr ol Pane l" and select the "D evice Ma nager" tab. 1 Select the "USB Interface" item that is listed in the " ...
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132 LogTag Analyzer 2 Click the "Properties " button to displ ay the driver 3 Click the "Reinstall Dri ver" button t o begin the device driver wizard . Click the "Next >" button to continue. ...
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Chapter 10 Appendix 133 4 Ensure the "Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended)" opti on is selected and click the "Next >" b utton to continue. 5 When prompted f or the location of the driver files, en ter the loca tion of the install ation of the software followed by the path to the USB ...
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134 LogTag Analyzer 6 If you have chos en the correct folder that contains the driver files f or the USB Interface Cradle, you will see a window similar to the followi ng pict ure. Click the "N ext >" button to install the driver files. 7 Once the driver files have been installed succ essfully you will see a window similar to the follo ...
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136 LogTag Analyzer Sensor Responsiveness Temperature sensors ty pically respond to chan ges in the environme nt temperature in a logarithmic way and as such you will find that the responsiveness of temperature sensors (how quickly a sensor r esponds to an environm ental temperature chang e) is expressed in terms of T90. T90 represents the time it ...
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137 Index File Name • 82 A Finding your computer s pecifications • 8 Appendix • 111 Finding your software version • 5, 99 , 109 Automatically calculated statistics • 62 Folder • 84 Automation • 76, 80 G Average Reading • 62 General Settings • 76, 77, 95 C Get a LogTag ready for use • 23, 97 Calling up previous results • 68, 93 ...
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138 Index Menus and Toolbars • 23, 67 , 68, 70, 91 V O Verify Access Password • 38, 40 Viewing file properties • 73, 94 Only show the late st set of readings afte r download • 81 W P Welcome • 24 Window Menu • 98 Prepare LogTag(s) for next use • 28 Working with batches of LogTags • 42 Preparing LogTag for next use • 36 Working wit ...
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