User Manual
Slam Stick User Manual
Version No. 2.0
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When a Slam Stick is waiting for a trigger, the LED on the Slam Stick will flash slowly until the
trigger is reached. More information on LED indications can be found in the LED Status Indication
section in this user manual.
Wake After Delay/Interval
The Wake After Delay/Interval trigger tells a Slam Stick to wait a user-determined number of
seconds AFTER THE BUTTON IS PRESSED before beginning a recording. This trigger is useful for
applications where installation of the Slam Stick and when the Slam Stick should start recording
are not the same instance in time, but the latter will be in the near future. This trigger is also
useful for extending battery life of the Slam Stick. This is also a useful trigger to use in conjunction
with the re-triggerable setting and a limited recording time. For example, if the user wants to
record 10 seconds of every minute. The Wake After Delay will be set to 50 seconds, the recording
time should be limited to 10 seconds, and the re-triggerable box should be checked.
Wake at specific time
The Wake at specific time trigger is similar to the Wake After Delay trigger, but allows the user to
select a specific date and time in the distant future for the Slam Stick to begin a recording AFTER
THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. The Wake at a specific time trigger allows the user to set the trigger
for UTC or the specific time zone of the user. This trigger is useful if the user will not have access
to the Slam Stick for an extended period of time before a recording is needed. This trigger is also
useful in similar applications for extending battery life of the Slam Stick and preventing unwanted
data from being recorded.
Limit recording time to
The Limit recording time to trigger allows a user to set the number of seconds a Slam Stick will
record for AFTER THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. This trigger is useful in applications where the user
intends to use the Slam Stick for measurements of short duration. Setting this trigger will prevent
unwanted data from being recorded after the desired measurement has been taken.
Re-triggerable
Setting this configuration allows the Slam Stick to take multiple data files without user
interaction. The Re-triggerable option is a useful configuration setting for when multiple
recordings of specific events need to be measured. This function can be coupled with the Limit
recording time to trigger to generate multiple, smaller recording files over the course of a test.
Pressure and Temperature Triggers
The Pressure and Temperature triggers perform the same function, but with different
measurements. Each trigger has an upper and lower value that must be set. These upper and
lower values are what the Slam Stick looks for to know whether it should begin a recording or
wait. If a temperature, or pressure event occurs that exceeds the upper or lower values, the Slam
Stick will begin recording or move on to the next trigger item in the sequence.
