DATAPAQ TP3
Using Insight Software
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Running a Temperature Profile
By following this procedure you will use the Logger Reset and Logger Download
dialogs to run a temperature profile without telemetry, i.e. data is collected
by the logger and stored internally – until it is downloaded to the PC after the
run is completed and then saved as a new ‘paqfile’ (p. 48). (To run a profile
using hardwired telemetry, see p. 55.)
When the logger is plugged into the PC – whether or not Insight is running – the
logger is automatically detected: you will by default be presented with a popup
option to reset the logger or to download data from it. If you accept one of
these options, the operation will start
(
Insight will first open if necessary
)
. If you
disable the popup feature and wish later to re-enable it, right-click the TP3 icon in
the Windows system tray
(
notification area
)
.
Resetting the Data Logger
The data logger needs to be reset, as follows, before it can receive fresh data.
It is not necessary to go through the reset procedure if using single-run mode
(
)
and if the previous reset options are to be re-used: see p. 47.
If the logger is too hot from the previous run, Insight will
(
by default
)
display a
warning message – showing the logger’s current internal temperature – until it
cools; Insight can also be set to prevent reset in these circumstances
(
this feature is
configurable; see p. 53
)
.
The procedure described here uses the Insight software’s Reset dialog. If you are
less sure of the process, you can instead use the Logger Reset Wizard to guide you,
step-by-step, through this stage of running a profile: click on the Insight toolbar,
or select Tools > Wizards from the menu.
Any data stored in the logger but not yet analyzed must be downloaded before
proceeding, as resetting the logger will permanently erase all data stored
in it. If the reset process is started on a logger which contains data from a previous
run which has not been downloaded, a warning message will show this
(
and the
logger-status red LED will be flashing every 5 seconds
)
.
When the communications lead is attached, the logger is powered via USB,
but – for a normal
(
non-telemetry
)
profile run – batteries must be in place in the
logger during reset to ensure a power supply when the communications lead is later
removed
(
batteries are not required if resetting for hardwired telemetry; see
)
. If using rechargeable batteries, the battery charger may be connected to
the logger but this is not necessary.
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