Hydrological Services Pty Ltd
Data Logger Model ML1-420
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ML1-420 100-24
Issue 1.00 6 Apr, 2011
4.2
Data Output Format
4.2.1 Dump Log Record
The following data represents the historical log record as output from a MiniLog ML1-420
data logger. The example below represents a data record as presented to a computer after
invoking a Dump Log Record command (DUR). Each parameter is separated by a ‘space’
character with each line terminating with a carriage return line feed marker, (< crlf >).
Additional housekeeping events, identified as ‘plain English’ text fields, are automatically
logged to the record on the instance of a variety of events. The text fields Record Clear, Time
Change, Date Change and Record End are examples of some of the text event indicators.
The contact closure (or bucket tip from a rain gauge) is represented by a time stamp only.
Look back through the log to obtain the date of the event. Other dump commands are shown
on the following pages.
** Rainfall Record **
DUR
Station Set-up Header
Sydney 0012345 MJ110001 0.2< crlf >
Logger Start Header
09:35:23 24/3/11 0 Record Clear< crlf >
10:25:37< crlf >
Events (time stamp)
10:27:42< crlf >
16:53:05< crlf >
Daily
Summary
00:00:00 25/3/11 3< crlf >
15:43:09< crlf >
15:44:23< crlf >
15:45:00< crlf >
22:22:55< crlf >
00:00:00 26/3/11 4< crlf >
22:24:00< crlf >
00:00:00 27/3/11 0< crlf >
End of Record Marker
Record End< crlf >
Field
Par.
Parameter Definition
Station Set-up
Header
MELB
0012345
MJ110001
0.2
Site Name, variable length, user programmable.
Channel ID Number or observational site number, 7 digits, user
programmable.
Logger ID, 6 digits, hard coded by manufacturer, where first two digits
“MJ” represent an alphanumeric manufacturer ID followed by a six digit
unit number.
Recording Increment, 0.2 millimetres, user programmable.
Logger Start
Header
09:35:23
24/3/11
0
Record Clear
Logger Start Time, Hour:Minute:Second.
Logger Start Date, Day/Month/Year.
Start Count, event accumulator, 0 counts.
Indicator to identify start event, normally “Record Clear”.
Event
10:27:42
Time Stamp of contact closure, Hour:Minute:Second.
Daily Summary
00:00:00
25/3/11
3
Time Stamp check at zero hours, Hour:Minute:Second.
Date Stamp check at zero hours, Day/Month/Year.
Daily event accumulator, (daily total = 3 events).
End of Record
Marker
Record End
Indicator to identify the end of the log record.
