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8 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) System requirements To ensure that the software will be able work with your computer, the following lists the

98 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) %FINISH-TIME The time of the last reading recorded after being started. If the LogTag was not started then t

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 99 Folder This determines the location where the files are automatically stored. The location defined here

100 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Exports and Reports Every time recorded data is retrieved from a LogTag it is automatically saved to disk in

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 101 To instruct the software to create a copy of the file in a format other than the native format used by

102 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Dates and Times The Date and Time options allow how the date and time information is displayed by the softwa

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 103 y Year as last two digits, but with no leading zero for years less than 10. yy Year as last two digi

104 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Configuration Time Zone All reading times are displayed in the time zone of the computer used for configurin

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 105 User Server The User Server options define if and where the software should connect to the LogTag User

106 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) If the "Automatic Update" setting is enabled, LogTag Analyzer will check and download a newer prog

107 At the top of the screen for the LogTag Analyzer, just below the title bar, which contains the name of the software, is the menu system and to

Chapter 2 Installing the software 9 When you visit the LogTag Recorders Internet site, follow the software navigation links to obtain a downl

108 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Menu commands The menu system has been separated into groups of related commands. Each of these menu groups

Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 109 File Menu The "File" menu contains commands that generally relate to a LogTag file as a whole. A L

110 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Command Explanation Open... ( ) This will display the Open file dialog, which will allow you to open:  Log

Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 111 Send... ( ) This will help you send, by email, the currently open and selected LogTag file to another user w

112 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Edit Menu The "Edit" menu contains commands that generally relate to the contents of a LogTag file

Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 113 Next group of Marks () This command will show the readings recorded between the last inspection mark shown a

114 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Window Menu The "Window" menu contains commands that relate to the management of each Window open

Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 115 Help Menu The "Help" menu contains commands that relate to providing you with help and assistanc

116 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Toolbar commands Each picture on the toolbar represents a unique command. The pictures that are included

Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 117 Switches into Multi Chart mode, with the average tabs active, or if already in multichart, activates or dis

10 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) button. When the process is ready to be completed, clicking the "Finish" button, when it appears, w

118 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) One Page Selecting this button will change the display so that only one page is displayed at a time. Once t

Chapter 7 Menus and Toolbars 119 The following picture illustrates an example of the menu that will appear if a user selects the icon in the

121 When using and deploying software in a network environment, network administrators often require additional technical information about the so

122 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Distributing software to workstations When using the software on many computers within a computer network, i

Chapter 8 Working with Networks 123 When installing the software on to a Windows NT® operating system, the plug and play drivers for the USB

124 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) At any stage the settings entered can be saved into a file, and previously created files can be loaded again

Chapter 8 Working with Networks 125 Restricting what users can do In a multiple user environment, it is not always desirable to allow every u

126 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) are made to the user account. Please contact your network administrator if you have problems with the loggin

127 In This Chapter Getting updated software ... 128 Finding your software version ...

Chapter 2 Installing the software 11 Note: LogTag Recorders do not recommend updating your LogTag Analyzer software manually. Instead, you sh

128 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Getting updated software There are two ways to see if a newer version of the LogTag Analyzer software is ava

Chapter 9 Getting more information 129 While the software is retrieving the information from the Internet about the latest available version,

130 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Finding your software version Within the "Help" menu, is the "About LogTag Analyzer..."

Chapter 9 Getting more information 131 to provide you with useful assistance. Within the "Help" menu of the software is a "Req

133 In This Chapter Troubleshooting ... 134 Finding your computer specifications ...

134 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Troubleshooting Problem Solution My LogTag appears to be “dead”. No lights are flashing. This could represe

Chapter 10 Appendix 135 I cannot view the user guide that came with the software. The User Guide is in a 'PDF' file format and as s

136 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) b) Once the "Start" button has been clicked, you will see a menu appear. c) If your menu looks

Chapter 10 Appendix 137 d) If your menu looks similar to the following picture, the "Control Panel" item is located within the &qu

12 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) 1 A "Shortcut" on the desktop, which you can double click to start the software. 2 A "Short

138 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) f) Clicking on the "General" tab at the top of the "System Properties" window, which is

Chapter 10 Appendix 139 d) From the "Settings" portion of the "Display Properties" window you will see your current scre

140 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) b) Using your mouse, click the button on the right over the drive that includes "(C:)" in its des

Chapter 10 Appendix 141 d) Clicking on the "General" tab at the top of the drive properties window will display the relevant infor

142 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Resolving USB Driver Problems Every USB device requires the appropriate driver files to be installed prior t

Chapter 10 Appendix 143 2 Open the "Control Panel". This can be done by using the mouse to click on the Windows "Start"

144 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) 4 If your menu looks similar to the following picture, the "Control Panel" item is located within

Chapter 10 Appendix 145 6 If your system properties looks similar to the following picture, click the "Hardware" tab followed by t

146 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) 7 If you system properties looks similar to the following picture, click the "Device Manager" tab

Chapter 10 Appendix 147 8 Once the device manager is open you should see one of the three following images in the list, as indicated in the

13 You've got the software installed on your computer and now you want to use the LogTag, see how it goes and what it can do. This chapter wi

148 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) 2 For each "USB Interface" entry displayed, using the mouse (pointing device), click the right bu

Chapter 10 Appendix 149 - In Windows 2000 this is called "Add/Remove Programs" and looks like this: - In Windows XP it is called

150 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Manual USB driver installation on Windows XP To manually update the USB driver files, for Windows XP compute

Chapter 10 Appendix 151 1 Using the mouse (pointing device), click the right button to display the popup context menu, which will be similar

152 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) these driver files is "C:\Program Files\LogTag Recorders\LogTag Analyzer\Drivers\i386" ("C:\P

Chapter 10 Appendix 153 4 Once the driver files have been installed successfully you will see a window similar to the following picture. You

154 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Manual USB driver installation on Windows 2000 To manually reinstall the USB driver files, for Windows 2000

Chapter 10 Appendix 155 1 Using the mouse (pointing device), click the right button to display the popup context menu, which will be similar

156 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) 4 The will device driver wizard will appear similar to the following picture, click the "Next >&quo

Chapter 10 Appendix 157 6 Ensure the "Specify a location" option is selected and click the "Next >" button to continu

14 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Connecting the Interface There are two types of the Interface Cradle available. The first connects to the com

158 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) 8 If you have chosen the correct folder that contains the driver files for the USB Interface Cradle, you wi

Chapter 10 Appendix 159

160 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Sensor Responsiveness Temperature sensors typically respond to changes in the environment temperature in a l

161 A Advanced Alert Settings • 35 Advanced FTP settings • 92, 94 Advanced SMTP settings • 89, 90 Alert Processing • 24, 32, 36 Aligning Charts •

162 Index Installing the software • 7 Introduction • 5 L Language • 78 Locate LogTag(s) download and save relevant data • 18 LogTag light patterns •

Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 15 The sockets for the USB communication ports are typically located at the rear of the computer. In some compute

16 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) If the LogTag has readings stored within its memory, the software will automatically start to download the da

Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 17 The Wizard is responsible for certain "Action Steps" and these are clearly listed at the left in t

The information contained within this document regarding LogTag Analyzer software usage is intended as a guide and does not constitute a declaration o

18 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Locate LogTag(s) download and save relevant data In this screen you will see one of the following pictures n

Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 19 The communication ports that are not in use (the ones that initially are reported with the mark) can be remov

20 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Prepare LogTag(s) for next use The last Wizard screen involves sending the new configuration data to each Lo

Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 21 In this screen you will see one of the following pictures next to each of the items in the list:  (no pictur

22 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Red 'Alert' light : Flashes every 4 seconds if a configured alert condition has been met and/or exc

Chapter 3 Quick Start Guide 23 LogTag light patterns The LogTag's LED's signal a number of different events or status information.

24 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Alert condition present Single flash of red LED every 4 seconds  displayed when the LogTag has detected an

25 Before you can use a LogTag to monitor and record environmental conditions you must first prepare it for use. The process of preparing a LogTag

26 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Getting a LogTag ready for use There are two ways to prepare a LogTag for use, both of which will achieve the

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 27 Restricted Access Requirements Every LogTag supports an option that, when enabled, results in user

i Contents Copyright 2 Introduction 5 Installing the software 7 System requirements ...

28 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Preparing LogTag for next use The "Configure LogTag(s) for next use" step provides you with all the

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 29 Function Purpose User ID This can be used for identification of the load in transit to be monitored

30 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Record readings continuously, overwrite oldest when memory full This is what is called a "data wrap"

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 31 Download requires a password If this option is enabled, the LogTag's recorded data can only be

32 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Alert Processing The LogTag can display a visual alert if one or more of the configured alert conditions have

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 33 After X consecutive alert readings (W minutes) Tick this box, and enter a number into the adjacent f

34 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) not: What the LogTag recorded What the LogTag indicated 2 readings out-of-range, return to normal, 2 readin

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 35 ticks in both boxes next to the "After X consecutive alert readings" and "After X ale

36 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) After X consecutive alert readings (W minutes) Readings above Readings below Tick the boxes next to "Rea

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 37 What the LogTag recorded What the LogTag indicated 2 readings above 20ºC, return to normal, 8 readin

ii Contents Chart subtitle ... 53 Co

38 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Verify Access Password When configuring a LogTag for its next use, if the user enables the "Configure re

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 39 operation' mode, which is explained further in the section "Continuous operation". On

40 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Getting the best from your LogTag Many users of humidity and/or temperature loggers are used to attaching the

Chapter 4 Preparing LogTag(s) for use 41 Prolonging battery life If your LogTag is not going to be used for extended periods of time, it may

42 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) The following example illustrates using the "Hibernation" feature. In this screen you will see one

43 The LogTag stores the recorded readings in its internal memory. Since the LogTag contains the recorded readings in its internal memory, you mus

44 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Getting results from LogTag You can retrieve the recordings from LogTag(s) as many times as you require. The

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 45 is visible the "Automatic download" feature will be temporarily disabled. You will not be able to

46 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Inspecting the information at close range When a file is displayed either from downloading or from calling up

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 47 The highlighted zone is immediately displayed after the left mouse button is released on the maximum display

Contents iii Getting more information 127 Getting updated software ...

48 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Whenever the data displayed on the chart has been zoomed in to show more detail and is showing only a portion

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 49 Inspection marks are recorded each time the START MARK button is pressed on the LogTag. Each inspection mark

50 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) The following dialog will be displayed: Range of sensor The chart is zoomed to the minimum and maximum val

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 51 Chart annotations To include more information in your chart you can add chart annotations. These will be dis

52 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) To delete all annotations, select "Delete All" from the Annotations popup context menu. Selecting

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 53 Chart subtitle The chart subtitle is displayed and printed underneath the chart title. To edit the subtitle,

54 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Enter or modify the text, then click to display the edited subtitle. To remove the subtitle, delete the tex

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 55 Combining charts onto a single chart To overlay multiple charts in one view, select the Multi Chart ( ) comm

56 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) You will notice that the Data and Summary tabs are not available in the Multi Chart display. If you require a

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 57 1. Move the mouse pointer over the chart until the appropriate tooltip is displayed. Right-click, then selec

58 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Aligning Charts Select "Align Charts" from the popup context menu to automatically align all charts

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 59 Special Chart Tabs When you select the average tab command in the toolbar, up to three additional chart

60 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9)  If one or more of the charts have sections with readings outside the LogTag's sensor range, LogTag A

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 61 Before the data are displayed in an average tab, LogTag Analyzer normalizes every chart's readings so t

62 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Saving a Multi Chart file Click on the toolbar icon or select the "Save" command from the File m

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 63 Automatically calculated statistics When a file is displayed either from downloading or from calling up a st

64 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Standard Deviation The standard deviation is a useful for determining how spread out the readings are from th

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 65 Mean Kinetic Temperature There are some products and materials that exist which have accelerated rates of de

66 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Degree Minutes There are some products and materials that exist which can change their characteristics and/or

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 67 Displaying statistics The statistics displayed on the Summary tab can be configured in the Options dialog. R

5 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 i

68 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) You can choose to print all of the information, select a range of dates and times to print from or select a r

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 69 Clicking the "Send..." menu item within the File menu will achieve the same results as clicking th

70 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Calling up previous results The files that have most recently opened and displayed are listed towards the bot

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 71 location when performing further actions such as selecting multi-charts or uploading to FTP sites. If the so

72 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) While the file that the digital signature is to be added to is open and currently selected, add a digital sig

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 73 Once the "Add Digital Signature" dialog is visible, enter your LogTag Analyzer user password and t

74 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) for the block of readings the older recordings been overwritten exist within. In this scenario, it is not a p

Chapter 5 Results from LogTag 75 Viewing file properties The file properties, which is accessed through the File Menu and/or through the tool

76 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) This file properties information is also available for viewing directly through the Windows Explorer software

77 In the "Edit" menu is a command called "Options...". This menu command opens a Window, which will allow the many of the f

78 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) General Settings The General Settings options allow you to change various preferences that will effect the ov

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 79 Summary Statistics This option allows you to specify which statistics are displayed in the Summary tab.

80 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Chart Statistics This option allows you to specify which statistics are displayed on the charts. The statisti

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 81 Charts The Charts options allow the various aspects of the charts that display the readings recorded by

82 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) non-validated readings differently:" to display non-validated data in the selected colour/style. Please

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 83 Automation The Automation options determine what the software does automatically when it detects a LogT

84 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Only show the latest set of readings after download Instructs the software to only display the most recently

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 85 If the globe is grayed out, neither automatic nor manual FTP or e-mail functions are available. When

86 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Note: The manual e-mail function described here is different from the "send mail" button on the too

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 87 Once you click on the "SMTP Settings" button a dialogue window will appear, allowing you to e

7 To make use of your LogTag you will need to first install the software on your computer. This will allow you to prepare your LogTag(s) for use,

88 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Use name and password Some SMTP servers require an authentication method, especially if the SMTP server you a

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 89 Advanced settings Press this button to display a new dialogue window where you can enter advanced SMTP

90 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) This error message is displayed if LogTag Analyzer could not connect to the specified SMTP site because it co

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 91 This will allow experienced users to change additional settings normally associated with FTP transfers.

92 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9)  A valid user name and password allowing you access to this directory. Once you have clicked the "FTP

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 93 All of the above settings are required to make a successful connection to an FTP server. Every time you

94 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Advanced FTP settings Clicking on the "Advanced Settings" button in the FTP settings dialogue displ

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 95 Automatic Disconnect if idle LogTag Analyzer will keep the connection to the FTP server active, even if

96 LogTag Analyzer User Guide (1.9) Display X items in my most recently used list This determines how many of the most recently accessed files ar

Chapter 6 Customizing the software 97 The button at the end of the edit control ( ) can be used to assist you with defining how file names ar