Fourier EcoLab 3.0, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide EcoLog XL EcoLab 3 0 Integrating student computing science...

Page 2: ...EcoLog XL User guide Third Edition First Print Printed in April 2005...

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Page 4: ...EcoLog XL 15 General 15 EcoLog XL system contents 15 External connections 16 External sensors 16 Connecting to a computer 17 Location of built in sensors 18 Battery 19 AC DC Adaptor 19 Automatic stan...

Page 5: ...nel Layout 22 Working Modes 23 Meter 23 Snapshot 23 Easy Log 24 Timing 25 EcoLog XL buttons 26 Working with the EcoLog XL Menus 26 Selecting working mode 27 Snapshot 27 Meter 29 Easy Log 30 Timing 33...

Page 6: ...Requirements 39 Windows 39 Mac OS 40 Installation 42 Windows 42 Mac OS 46 Overview 47 EcoLab On screen Layout 47 EcoLab Window Layout 49 Working with Projects 50 Getting Started 51 Set up a Recording...

Page 7: ...easurement 55 Replace 56 Add 56 Online Video 56 Online video 57 Recording 57 Replaying an experiment 58 Video and Audio Properties 59 Selecting video source 60 Download Data 61 Save Data 63 Open a Pro...

Page 8: ...Display Options 71 Graph Display 73 Single axis mode 74 The Cursor 74 Zooming 76 Panning 78 Scrolling 78 Changing the X axis values 79 Bar graph 79 Change the sensors color settings 80 Format the gra...

Page 9: ...g data from the table 87 Formatting the table 87 The Meters Display 88 Data Map 90 Control the display with the Data Map 90 Understanding Data Map icons 92 Export Data to Excel 93 Export file settings...

Page 10: ...locity 106 Acceleration 108 Time schemes and calculations 109 Tips on using flags with the Timing Wizard 119 Analyze the data 121 Reading Data Point Coordinates 121 Reading the Difference between two...

Page 11: ...nt the current Worksheet 127 To launch an experiment 127 Working with a text window 128 Create Your Own Worksheet 129 Create an HTML document with Word 130 Create a configuration file 131 Special Tool...

Page 12: ...upper Toolbar 139 Graph Toolbar 143 Meter Toolbar 145 Workbook Toolbar 146 Troubleshooting Guide 148 EcoLog XL 148 EcoLab 151 Specifications 155 Built in sensors 155 External plug in sensors 157 Index...

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Page 14: ...and Sound Model ECL2 4 includes five built in sensors Temperature Light Sound Humidity and Air Pressure EcoLog XL can either work as a stand alone data logger or be connected to a computer to work as...

Page 15: ...4 experiments When linked to a computer EcoLog XL becomes a complete data logging system The EcoLab software is a comprehensive program that provides you with everything you need in order to collect...

Page 16: ...system contents 1 The EcoLog XL Data Logger 2 External sensors see your package list 3 Two sensor cables and Serial or USB communication cable see your package list 4 Web camera optional 5 User guide...

Page 17: ...s Connect the mini din plug of a sensor cable to the sensor Connect the stereo plug of the sensor cable to any of the external inputs on top of the EcoLog XL see figure on right AC DC input Serial COM...

Page 18: ...og XL see figure above 2 Connect the 9 pins plug of the serial communication cable to a free COM input at the back of your computer USB connection 1 Connect the mini USB plug of the USB communication...

Page 19: ...sure sensors are located on the rear panel Battery 2 AAA 1 5V rechargeable batteries Before you start working with EcoLog XL for the first time charge the unit for 20 to 24 hours Whenever EcoLog XL is...

Page 20: ...EcoLog XL General 19 Use the AC DC adaptor whenever you want to save battery power or to charge the batteries when necessary...

Page 21: ...hes to a low power state where the electronic circuitry and the display are turned off and EcoLog XL uses less power When logging at lower rates of up to 1 per minute EcoLog XL switches to standby mod...

Page 22: ...EcoLog XL memory space is divided to four partitions and can store up to four experiments with up to 1000 samples each Once the fourth partition is used EcoLog XL overwrites existing data starting at...

Page 23: ...22 EcoLog XL Stand Alone Operation Stand Alone Operation Front Panel Layout Stop button Go button Scroll button LCD display Light sensor...

Page 24: ...er mode except that in Snapshot mode EcoLog XL enables you to capture and store specific data points from the stream of data like taking snapshots of the dynamic process Anytime you press the Go butto...

Page 25: ...room for more data In this mode EcoLog XL can collect data for up to 41 days The data logging begins at a rate of 20 samples per second After collecting 1000 data samples EcoLog XL automatically chang...

Page 26: ...input A and blocking the beam of the photo gate connected to input B EcoLog XL waits until gate B is unblocked then displays the elapsed time At the same time EcoLog XL stores the full four events blo...

Page 27: ...Scroll Scroll through menus during setup browse measurements during data logging Stop Stop logging move up the menus Working with the EcoLog XL Menus Use the menu commands and the buttons to setup Eco...

Page 28: ...llecting data click Stop to end collecting and to return to the main menu 2 Move through the cycle of modes by pressing Scroll button until the desired mode is displayed 3 Press Go to confirm Snapshot...

Page 29: ...tton To store the currently displayed data press the Go button EcoLog XL will display the sample serial number and the storing time for example Sample No 01 Stored 10 36 06 You can plug in an external...

Page 30: ...ain menu press the Stop button The stored data can now be downloaded to a computer see page 61 for analysis Meter After entering the snapshot mode see Selecting working mode above EcoLog XL displays t...

Page 31: ...e 5 102 4 kPa 6 Current After two seconds the screen will return to display the measurements To exit Meter mode and return to the main menu press the Stop button Easy Log When entering Easy Log mode s...

Page 32: ...te Days Hours Min Sec 20 per sec 0 0 0 50 10 per sec 0 0 1 40 5 per sec 0 0 3 20 1 per sec 0 0 16 40 Every 5 sec 0 1 23 20 Every 15 sec 0 4 10 0 Every 30 sec 0 8 20 0 Every 1 minute 0 16 40 0 Every 5...

Page 33: ...isplay the current logging interval and the number of stored samples press the Go button for example Sample No 963 Interval 1 min To stop logging press the Stop button EcoLog XL pauses the logging and...

Page 34: ...can now be downloaded to a computer see page 61 for analysis If the Stop button is not pressed for two seconds EcoLog XL resumes data logging Timing 1 Connect photogates to both the external inputs 2...

Page 35: ...Log XL enters the timing mode and displays No taken Timing begins each time a body enters photogate A and ends when leaving photogate B EcoLog XL then displays the elapsed time between entering the ga...

Page 36: ...nd Temperature units and ranges EcoLog XL enables you to change the built in Light sensor and plug in Temperature sensor ranges and to select temperature units To prevent accidental change this menu c...

Page 37: ...and Go buttons for three seconds until the display shows Built in Light 2 Use the Scroll button to select Built in Light or Plug in Temperature Plug in Temperature 3 Press Go to confirm 4 Use the Scr...

Page 38: ...o the main menu You can exit the range section anytime by pressing the Stop button To change temperature units 1 Hold down both the Stop and Go buttons for three seconds until the display shows Built...

Page 39: ...he new units and return to the main menu You can exit the units section anytime by pressing the Stop button Notes EcoLog XL saves the new settings and will use them until the next time you will change...

Page 40: ...uirements To work with EcoLab your system should be equipped with the following Windows Software Windows 98 ME 2000 and XP Internet Explorer 5 0 or later you can install Internet Explorer 5 when you i...

Page 41: ...o window your system should be equipped with a video camera a free USB port and a compatible camera driver installation includes camera driver for the supplied Web camera To be able to record and play...

Page 42: ...ce USB port Recommended requirements for video recordings PowerPC G4 processor 500 MHZ or higher 256 MB RAM 15 MB free disk space USB port camera To be able to record and play voice comments your syst...

Page 43: ...CD labeled EcoLab into your CD ROM drive 3 Installation will begin automatically Simply follow the on screen instructions to continue The installation program prompts you to install the driver for the...

Page 44: ...mera driver installation is completed click Finish The installation program then prompts you to install EcoLab 6 Click Next to start the installation 7 Follow the on screen instruction In the customer...

Page 45: ...lder when running Ask your system administrator for permission to gain access to all files in EcoLab folder In case auto run is not working open My Computer and click on the CD drive folder d drive in...

Page 46: ...XL to a USB port on your PC and turn the EcoLog XL on Windows will automatically detect the new device and open the Add New Hardware Wizard 3 Select Specify the location of the driver then click Next...

Page 47: ...Install the Software Just click Continue Anyway to proceed Mac OS 1 Insert the CD into your CD drive 2 Open the CD drive folder and double click the EcoLab Installer icon then follow the on screen ins...

Page 48: ...n use EcoLab to download and analyze data that was collected by EcoLog XL as a stand alone device to program EcoLog XL for advanced remote logging tasks or to operate EcoLog XL as an online interface...

Page 49: ...at the bottom of that window Another useful feature is the Workbook A Workbook is a Lab activity that gives the student a step by step preview of the activity then automatically configures the EcoLab...

Page 50: ...EcoLab Overview 49 EcoLab Window Layout Data map Main window Information bar Secondary window Setup window Main toolbar Main window toolbar...

Page 51: ...for a given experiment is stored in a single project file Each of these files contain all the data sets you collected with the EcoLog XL the analysis functions you ve processed the video files you ve...

Page 52: ...ion Prepare EcoLog XL 1 Connect EcoLog XL to the computer see page 17 2 If required plug in any external sensor see page 16 3 If EcoLog XL is running in one of its stand alone modes press the Stop but...

Page 53: ...Note when you plug in the supplied Web camera for the first time Windows will automatically detect the new device and open the Found New Hardware Wizard Follow the on screen instructions When asked se...

Page 54: ...e main window click Video on the main toolbar To restore to normal size click Video a second time Setup EcoLog XL In the setup window select the desired EcoLog XL settings see page 95 Start Recording...

Page 55: ...duct a remote recording 1 Click Send setup on the main tool bar wait until you will see on the EcoLog XL screen Remote logging Waiting for Go 2 Disconnect the EcoLog XL from the Computer place the Eco...

Page 56: ...et the behavior of the data display when you start a new recording session click on the down arrow next to the Run button and select one of the following Single measurement EcoLab will open a new proj...

Page 57: ...the new data set to the graph in addition to the old ones Note A maximum of 8 data sets can be displayed on the graph at the same time Online Video EcoLab enables you to view online video of your expe...

Page 58: ...en the Video window and enable video see page 52 To display the Video window click View on the menu bar then click Display video To expand the Video window and to display it as the main window click V...

Page 59: ...ay to replay both the data graphing process and the video recording simultaneously Note Saving the file will automatically save the video as well Replaying an experiment To simultaneously replay the v...

Page 60: ...EcoLab Getting Started 59 Video and Audio Properties To set the video properties click Video on the menu bar then click Video properties to open the video properties dialog box...

Page 61: ...s performance Audio Visual Options The default option is Audio video That means that both video and audio are enabled and you can record voice comments along with the video If you plan to record vide...

Page 62: ...mputer the EcoLog XL transmits each data sample immediately as it is recorded The software thus displays the data in real time in both the graph window and the table window Off line data logging EcoLo...

Page 63: ...ownload time events select the desired measurement from the Timing Wizard see page 102 3 Click Download on the main toolbar to open the Selective Download dialog The dialog contains details of the sto...

Page 64: ...cally in the graph window and in the table window Save Data Click Save on the main toolbar to save your project This will save all the data sets graphs tables and video movies under one project file S...

Page 65: ...tool see page 138 Open a Project 1 Click Open on the main toolbar 2 Navigate to the folder in which the project is stored 3 Double click the file name to open the project EcoLab opens the project and...

Page 66: ...hen working in Single Measurement mode a new project is opened every time you click on the Run button to start a new recording 3 Any time you click New button on the toolbar Change units settings EcoL...

Page 67: ...3 Click OK Import data Any file that is in comma separated values text format CSV can be imported into EcoLab To import a CSV file 1 Click File on the menu bar then click Import CSV file 2 In the dia...

Page 68: ...e first row should contain headers Each header includes the name of the data set and units in brackets e g Distance m b The first column should be the time The time interval between successive rows mu...

Page 69: ...s 6 In the File name box type a name for the workbook 7 In the Save as type list click the CSV format 8 Click Save To import files that were previously exported from EcoLab open EcoLab and import the...

Page 70: ...Click Print on the main toolbar 2 Select the Graph option 3 Click Print to open the print dialog box 4 Click OK EcoLab will print exactly what you see in the graph display Print a table 1 Click Print...

Page 71: ...ting Started 3 If you want to print only a specific range uncheck the Print all data check box and type the desired row numbers into the To and From edit boxes 4 Click Print to open the print dialog b...

Page 72: ...p window In the main window you can display graph the default view table meters Workbook or video In the default view video is displayed in the secondary window However when viewing Workbook in the ma...

Page 73: ...the video window click View on the menu bar then click Display video to uncheck it Repeat this procedure to display the video once again When the Workbook is displayed you can click any other window b...

Page 74: ...sensor s button on the setup window The graph usually displays all the data sets of a given recording but you can use the Data Map to remove one or more of the sets from the graph see page 90 In order...

Page 75: ...mode click Graph on the menu bar then click Single axis mode to check it 2 To display a particular sensor s data double click the sensor s icon in the Data Map see page 90 3 To return to normal mode...

Page 76: ...ackward keys on the keyboard The coordinate values of the selected point will appear in the information bar at the bottom of the graph window If you added a comment see page 86 it will also be display...

Page 77: ...n the graph toolbar and drag the cursor diagonally to select the area you want to magnify Release the mouse button to zoom in to the selected area Click Zoom to selection a second time to disable the...

Page 78: ...s drop list 3 Uncheck the Autoscale check box and enter the new values in the edit box 4 Click OK To manually scale a specific axis right click on the axis to open its Properties dialog box To restore...

Page 79: ...Use the pan tool after zooming in to see any part of the graph that is outside the zoomed area To do this click Pan on the graph toolbar then click anywhere on the graph and drag the mouse to view ano...

Page 80: ...ta set from the drop list 3 Click OK To change the x values back to time click X axis values a second time Bar graph You can change the graph type from the default line graph display to bar graph were...

Page 81: ...lor to every sensor so that the sensor s plot the corresponding Y axis and the sensor s button in the setup window are all identified with this color You can change EcoLab s color scheme 1 Click File...

Page 82: ...matches the corresponding plot s color and will automatically change with any change made to the color of the corresponding plot Any color changes will affect only the graph on which the changes were...

Page 83: ...ick Restore default Add a graph to the project EcoLab displays new data in the graph window every time you start a new recording You can always display previous data by double clicking on the data s i...

Page 84: ...4 Click OK The title is displayed at the top of the graph To edit the title simply repeat the steps above To save the title add the graph to the project then click Save on the main toolbar EcoLab will...

Page 85: ...r 3 Type the annotation in the New annotation edit box 4 Click OK To move an annotation Click Move annotation on the graph toolbar drag the annotation to anywhere on the graph then click Move annotati...

Page 86: ...Graph on the menu bar then click Delete annotation To hide all annotations Click Graph on the menu bar then click Show annotations to uncheck it The Table Display Click Table to display the table in t...

Page 87: ...ept and move to the next cell Adding comments to the table EcoLab enables you to add comments to every row in the table The comments can be displayed in the graph window Every time the cursor is posit...

Page 88: ...currently displays data of more then one experiment use the Data Map see page 90 to remove it Adding or removing data from the table The data in the table always matches the data that is currently dis...

Page 89: ...display live data and are updated 5 times per second Data is not saved in the meters mode There are four meter types analog bar digital and color To display the meters 1 Click Display meters on the ma...

Page 90: ...meter type to each of the four meters windows 1 Click a meter window to select it 2 Click a meter type on the meter s toolbar at the bottom of the meters window 3 In the setup window click the button...

Page 91: ...ta Map to navigate through the available data sets and to keep track of the data that is being displayed in the graph window Control the display with the Data Map The items in the Data Map are sorted...

Page 92: ...k the experiment s icon or click the minus sign next to it To display a data set or a saved graph in the graph window double click its icon Double click a second time to remove it You can also use a s...

Page 93: ...ect Individual fit currently not on display Individual fit currently displayed on graph 1 Linear fit Experiment includes all recorded data of the experiment Individual data set currently not on displa...

Page 94: ...xcel Click Export to Excel on the graph toolbar to export the displayed data to Excel EcoLab will then open a new Excel Workbook displaying the data Export file settings If EcoLab fails to export the...

Page 95: ...ure You can copy the graph to the clipboard as a picture and then paste it to other Windows programs such as Word or PowerPoint 1 In the Graph menu click Copy graph 2 Open the destination file 3 In th...

Page 96: ...L Setup To Setup EcoLog XL connect it to the PC run EcoLab and select the desired settings in the Setup window 1 Select the recording rate in the Rate drop list Temperature Light Humidity Pressure Sou...

Page 97: ...The button s color will change to match the color of the sensor plot To deactivate the sensor click a second time 4 EcoLog XL is now setup for online logging For remote logging however you have to se...

Page 98: ...Stop Recording Click Stop on the main toolbar Communication Setup EcoLog XL communicates with the EcoLab software via a serial communication port Some users may find it difficult to select the correc...

Page 99: ...st cases the port connectors are located near the mouse port Use the 9 to 25 adaptor if the PC connector is of the 25 pins variety If EcoLog XL is collecting data click Stop to end collecting and to r...

Page 100: ...se and which port is recommended for use with EcoLog XL 2 Click Try to connect and EcoLab will try to communicate with EcoLog XL If communication is achieved EcoLab will designate the selected port as...

Page 101: ...and choose the COM Port yourself by clicking the check box button to the left of the desired port and clicking Try to connect 3 You can click Work offline if you wish to work without EcoLog XL While...

Page 102: ...the Timing Wizard guide you through the analysis Then perform the experiment The results will be displayed both in the graph window and in the table window With the Timing wizard you can measure seque...

Page 103: ...body is crossing a photogate several times applying the Timing Wizard will result in a series of measurements that match the number of crossings Working with the Timing Wizard 1 Click Timing Wizard o...

Page 104: ...y or Acceleration 3 Click Next to move to step 2 4 Click an option to select the measuring method see next section 5 If required enter the body s width or the distance between the gates in cm in the a...

Page 105: ...options with the Timing Wizard then download the data from EcoLog XL To exit Timing mode click Timing Wizard a second time Measuring methods The Timing Wizard offers you various methods of analyzing t...

Page 106: ...me it takes the body to cross the photogate between blocking and unblocking the infrared beam Between gates Measures the time it takes the body to move from one photogate to the second photogate betwe...

Page 107: ...llating body the time interval between the first and the third blockings of the beam Velocity At one gate Measures the time it takes the body to cross the photogate between blocking and unblocking the...

Page 108: ...te between blocking the first and blocking the second infrared beams and returns the average velocity You should enter the distance between gates Collisions Measures the crossing time intervals at eac...

Page 109: ...easures the crossing time intervals of the two flags and returns the acceleration You should enter the flags width Between gates Measures the crossing time at the first gate the time it takes the body...

Page 110: ...EcoLab The Timing Wizard 109 Time schemes and calculations Time measurements At one gate Result 1 2 t t t t2 t1...

Page 111: ...110 EcoLab The Timing Wizard Between gates Result 1 3 t t t t1 t2 t3 t4 Input 1 Input 2...

Page 112: ...EcoLab The Timing Wizard 111 Pendulum one gate Result 1 5 t t t t5 t3 t1 t2 t4...

Page 113: ...112 EcoLab The Timing Wizard Velocity At one gate Required parameters w the body s width Result 1 2 t t t t w v t1 t2...

Page 114: ...EcoLab The Timing Wizard 113 Between gates Required parameters L the distance between gates t1 t2 t3 t4 Input 1 Input 2...

Page 115: ...114 EcoLab The Timing Wizard Result 1 3 t t t t L v Collision two gates Required parameters w the bodies width must be identical t1 t3 t4 Input 1 t2...

Page 116: ...EcoLab The Timing Wizard 115 Result 7 8 2 5 6 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 t t w v t t w u t t w v t t w u t5 t7 Input 2 t8 t6...

Page 117: ...116 EcoLab The Timing Wizard Acceleration At one gate Required parameters w the flags width t1 t2 t3 t4 Input 1 t...

Page 118: ...EcoLab The Timing Wizard 117 Result t v v a t t t t t t t w v t t w v 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 2 1 2 1 2...

Page 119: ...118 EcoLab The Timing Wizard Between gates Required parameters w the body s width t1 t2 t3 t4 Input 1 Input 2 t...

Page 120: ...on using flags with the Timing Wizard When measuring the motion of a moving cart it is convenient to attach a vertical flag to the cart see picture below You can mount a slotted wooden block on the c...

Page 121: ...120 EcoLab The Timing Wizard Use a double flag to measure acceleration at one gate The width of the two flags must be the same...

Page 122: ...ordinates of all of the curves simultaneously bring up digital meters see page 88 for each of the curves When you position a cursor on one curve the meters will show the corresponding Y coordinates fo...

Page 123: ...ply the fit Click Linear Fit on the main toolbar to draw a line of linear least square fit b ax y The line s equation will appear on the information bar at the bottom of the graph window Note If you w...

Page 124: ...of other points EcoLab will display the slope in the information bar at the bottom of the graph window Area Click Area on the main toolbar to calculate and display the area between the graph and the...

Page 125: ...n Maximum The largest value in the column Minimum The smallest value in the column Std Dev The standard deviation To display statistics 1 Use the cursors to select the graph and the data range to whic...

Page 126: ...coLab and EcoLog XL at the push of a button To begin recording all you need to do is click Run Every time you run an experiment from a Worksheet EcoLab opens a new project file with the same predefine...

Page 127: ...t is stored 4 Double click the file name to open the Worksheet Follow the on screen instructions and use the scroll bar hyperlinks and the Back and Forward buttons to navigate throughout the document...

Page 128: ...the Worksheet Click Workbook a second time To print the current Worksheet Click Print Worksheet on the Workbook toolbar To launch an experiment 1 Click Launch on the Workbook toolbar EcoLab automatic...

Page 129: ...Worksheet or other files 4 In the source file click and drag the cursor to select the text then click Copy or press Ctrl C on the keyboard 5 Return to the text window click to position the cursor wher...

Page 130: ...r To display the text window click split view a second time Create Your Own Worksheet Creating a Worksheet consists of two steps First create an HTML document using your HTML editor For example Word o...

Page 131: ...nt with Word Create a new Web page 1 Open Word 2 In the File menu click New 3 Do one of the following On the General tab click Web Page to open a blank Web page On the Web Pages tab click the template...

Page 132: ...ave as Web Page 3 Navigate to C Program Files Fourier Systems EcoLab Workbook 4 Click Save Create a configuration file 1 Open the EcoLab program 2 Open the Worksheet you want to configure see page 126...

Page 133: ...132 EcoLab Workbook 4 Select an option Graph Meter or Timing...

Page 134: ...ick Properties next to the sensor s icon select the desired options then click OK 3 To change the X axis values click X axis settings in the dialog that opens select the desired data set from the drop...

Page 135: ...eter type in the Meter type drop list or select 4 meters to show all 4 meters 3 Click OK In 4 meters display you can assign a different sensor and a different meter type to each of the four meters win...

Page 136: ...EcoLab Workbook 135 Presetting Timing mode 1 Click Timing Wizard 2 Setup the timing event as you would normally do see page 102 3 Click OK...

Page 137: ...o start recording 2 Click Pause Continue on the graph toolbar to freeze the graph Data transmitted from the EcoLog XL while the graph is frozen is stored onto the PC but is not displayed 3 Click on th...

Page 138: ...raph toolbar to create another prediction 5 Click Pause Continue a second time to resume live data display and to compare your predictions with the real data To erase a prediction click Erase predicti...

Page 139: ...it equation to start at 0 t apply the crop tool before any type of curve fitting After applying the crop tool the trimmed data set replaces the original set on the graph display and a new icon is adde...

Page 140: ...EcoLab Toolbar Buttons 139 Toolbar Buttons Main upper Toolbar New Start new project Open Open saved project Save Save project Print Select print options...

Page 141: ...to EcoLab Run Start a data recording session Click on the down arrow to select recording mode Send setup Send setup command to EcoLog XL for remote logging Download Download the data from the most re...

Page 142: ...Toolbar Buttons 141 Data map Display the Data Map Meter view Display Meters Graph Display the graph window Table Display the table window Workbook Display Workbook Video Display and enable the video...

Page 143: ...Timing Wizard Area Calculate and display the area between the two cursors Linear fit Draw a line of linear fit of the selected data set Slope Calculate and display the slope of the selected point Sto...

Page 144: ...se replaying Record Record video Graph Toolbar Add annotation Add new annotation to the graph Move annotation Relocate the annotation on the graph Zoom to selection Zoom in to a selected area Pan Pan...

Page 145: ...y or remove a cursor 2nd Cursor Display or remove a second cursor Bar graph Switch to a Bar graph display Y vs X graph Select the data to display on the X axis Graph properties Graph formatting scalin...

Page 146: ...ort the displayed graph to Excel Pause Continue Pause continue displaying online data on the graph Add prediction Add a prediction onto the graph Erase prediction Erase the selected prediction Meter T...

Page 147: ...Digital meter Display a digital meter Bar meter Display a bar meter Color meter Display a color meter Workbook Toolbar Open Worksheet Open a Worksheet from Workbook library Print Worksheet Print the c...

Page 148: ...pboard Paste Paste the current clipboard content New text Open empty text file Open text Open saved text file Save text Save the current text file Print text Print the current text file Launch EcoLog...

Page 149: ...the EcoLog XL doesn t recognize it If the sensor appears in the list on page 157 it should be auto identified In cases where EcoLog XL doesn t recognize then it s probably a hardware problem and pleas...

Page 150: ...The EcoLog XL has a built in rechargeable battery pack The battery life is about 50 hours in operational mode and 2 months in stand by mode The power adapter is used for changing the batteries While...

Page 151: ...150 Troubleshooting Guide Reset Button...

Page 152: ...nstall EcoLab for all users during installation in Customer Information dialog select install this application for anyone who uses this computer all users If you have not done so uninstall EcoLab rein...

Page 153: ...and asks me to install the driver When I select the option for the computer to automatically find the driver it doesn t find it What should I do To install the USB driver in Windows Operating system...

Page 154: ...oLog XL is not running in one of its stand alone modes push the Stop button on EcoLog XL s front panel 4 Click Connect to EcoLog on the main toolbar When I click Run on EcoLab s main tool bar I see th...

Page 155: ...Icon to expand it and then double click a sensor icon to display its data on the graph To add a graph to the project so it will automatically be displayed when opening the project click Add to projec...

Page 156: ...ty Air Pressure Built in sensors Sensor Range Resolution Temperature 10 to 50 C 0 1 C Sound 50 to 110 dB 1 0dB Light 0 to 500lx 0 5lx 0 to 5000lx 5 0lx 0 to 100Klx 100lx Humidity 0 to 100 0 5 Pressure...

Page 157: ...ttery power built in charger or Mains adaptor Battery life 2 months in standby mode Features Display 2 16 Character LCD Display Control Panel 3 buttons stop run and scroll samples Timing accuracy LCD...

Page 158: ...ty 0 to 20mS 20 S Current 250 mA 0 5 mA Current 2 5 mA 5 mA Distance 0 4 to 6 m 5 6 mm Heart Rate 0 to 200 BPM 1 0 BPM Humidity 0 to 100 0 2 Light 0 to 130klx 120lx Light 0 to 300lx 0 3lx Oxygen 0 25...

Page 159: ...158 Specifications Sensor Range Resolution pressure 0 to 700kPa 0 5kPa Temperature 25 to 110 C 0 25 C Temperature 0 to 1250 C 1 5 C Turbidity 0 to 200NTU 1NTU Voltage 2 5 V 5 mV Voltage 25 V 50 mV...

Page 160: ...alysis 121 Area 123 Linear fit 122 Reading coordinates 121 Slope 123 Statistics 124 Annotations 83 Area 123 Autoscale 76 B Bar graph 79 Buttons 26 C Cable 15 Capture 23 Clock 20 Com port 98 Communicat...

Page 161: ...fit 122 D Data map 90 Delete 91 Derivative 123 Display Control the display 90 Data map 90 Graph 73 Meters 88 Options 71 Table 85 Download 61 62 E Easy log 24 30 Edit Data values 86 Excel 93 Export 93...

Page 162: ...Installation 42 L Light 35 M Measurement 103 Measuring methods 104 Memory 21 Menu 26 Meter 88 Meter 23 29 Mode 23 O Online Communication 61 Video 56 Open 64 P Panel 22 Panning 78 Pendulum 106 Port 97...

Page 163: ...e 35 Recording Data 53 Options 55 Start 96 Stop 97 Video 57 Replay 58 Reset 149 Run 96 S Save 63 Scale 77 Scroll 78 133 Setup 78 Single axis 74 Slope 123 Snapshot 23 27 Spreadsheet 93 Standby 20 Start...

Page 164: ...d 101 Title 83 Toolbar Graph 143 Main 139 Meter 145 Workbook 146 Trim see crop Troubleshooting 148 U Units 37 65 V Value 74 Velocity 106 Video 52 56 View 71 Voice comments 56 W Window layout 49 Workbo...

Page 165: ...164 Index X X axis values 79 Y Y axis 73 74 Z Zoom 76...