Fluke DATAPAQ XDL12, User Manual

Running a profile in real time is performed in essentially the same way as a 
normal (non-telemetry) run (see p. 23, and your dedicated system manual), but, 
in addition:

x

The 

communications lead

 is left attached to the logger.

x

A 

process file

 can be applied before the run starts in order that the data 

can be understood more readily as it appears on screen (not available with 
Insight Furnace Surveying software).

x

While the run is in progress, the 

real-time display

 of incoming data can 

be customized as preferred, and the logger’s status can be checked.

Resetting the Logger for a Run Using Hardwired Telemetry

The data logger needs to be reset, as follows, before it can receive fresh data.

The procedure described here uses the Insight software’s Logger 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.

1.  Use the appropriate supplied communications lead to connect the logger to 

a free USB port on the PC.

To minimize communications problems: a

)

 connect the lead first to the PC and 

then to the logger; b

)

 always use the same USB port – the one which was first 

used to set up communications 

(p. 21)

.

The red LED on the logger should flash five times to confirm that the 
connection between the communications lead and the logger has been made 
(if it does not, see ‘Communications Setup’, p. 21).

2.  Open the Logger Reset dialog (click 

 on the Insight toolbar, or press 

function key F2, or select Logger > Reset from the menu bar), select 
hardwired telemetry, and specify your other reset options (see p. 23).

3.  After clicking OK, the logger is reset and a message box confirms the 

sample interval and trigger mode you have set.

4.  Leave the communications lead connected to the logger, and click OK.

5.  The logger’s red and green status LEDs then briefly flash alternately to 

confirm logger reset; click OK.

6.  The Select Process dialog then appears in order that you may choose a 

process file to apply to the results. If the process file and its components 

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