HOBO Temp Data Logger (UX100-001) Manual
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Notes:
•
You can disable the LCD screen when logging. Select
“Turn LCD off” when setting up the logger as described in
the next section. When this option is enabled, you can
still temporarily view the LCD screen by pushing the
Start/Stop button for 1 second. The LCD will then remain
on for 10 minutes.
•
The LCD screen refreshes every 15 seconds regardless of
the logging interval selected in HOBOware. If you choose
a logging interval less than 15 seconds, the data will be
recorded at the faster interval, but the temperature
readings will only be updated on the screen every 15
seconds.
•
When the logger has stopped logging, the LCD screen will
remain on until the logger is offloaded to a computer or
HOBO U-Shuttle (unless launched with the “Turn LCD off”
option). Once the logger has been offloaded and
disconnected from the computer, the LCD will turn off
automatically after 2 hours. The LCD will turn back on the
next time the logger is connected to the computer.
Setting up the Logger
Use HOBOware to set up the logger, including setting alarms,
selecting the options to start and stop logging, and choosing a
logging mode.
1.
Connect the logger and open the Launch Logger window
.
To connect the logger to a computer, use the USB cable
provided. Click the Launch icon on the HOBOware toolbar
or select Launch from the Device menu. The temperature
sensor is automatically selected for logging. Type a label for
the sensor if desired.
Important:
USB 2.0 specifications do not guarantee
operation outside the range of 0°C (32°F) to 50°C (122°F).
2.
Set up alarms (optional).
Click the Alarms button if you
want to configure an alarm to trip when the temperature is
above or below a value you specify. See
Setting up Alarms
for details.
3.
Configure filters (optional).
Click the Filters button to
create additional filtered data series. Any filtered series will
be available automatically upon reading out the logger.
4.
Select the Logging Interval.
Select a logging interval from 1
second to a maximum of 18 hours, 12 minutes, and 15
seconds.
5.
Select the Logging Mode
:
•
Fixed Interval.
In Fixed Interval mode, data will always be
recorded at the regular logging interval set in the
previous step. This is the default setting.
•
Burst.
In Burst mode, logging will occur at a different
interval when a specified condition is met. See
Burst
Logging
for more information.
•
Statistics.
In Statistics mode, maximum, minimum,
average, and standard deviation statistics are calculated
for the temperature during logging, sampling at an
interval you specify. See
Statistics
for more information.
6.
Choose when to start logging:
•
Now.
Logging begins immediately.
•
At Interval.
Logging will begin at the next even interval as
determined by the selected logging interval.
•
On Date/Time.
Logging will begin at a date and time you
specify.
•
Push Button.
Logging will begin once you press the
Start/Stop logging button for 3 seconds.
7.
Choose when to stop logging:
•
When Memory Fills.
Logging will end once the logger
memory is full.
•
Never (Wrap When Full).
The logger will continue
recording data indefinitely, with newest data overwriting
the oldest. This option is not available if Burst is selected
for the Logging Mode.
•
Push Button.
Logging will end once you press the
Start/Stop logging button for 3 seconds. Note that if you
also choose Push Button to start logging, then you will
not be able to stop logging until 30 seconds after logging
begins.
If you select the Push Button setting, then you also have
the option to select “Allow button restart.” This allows
you to stop and then restart logging during the
deployment by pushing the Start/Stop button on the
logger for 3 seconds.
Important:
When “Allow button restart” is selected and
you use the Start/Stop button to stop and restart logging,
logging will restart on the next even logging interval, not
at the time the button was pushed. For example, a logger
started logging at 7:00 AM with a logging interval set to 1
hour. If you press the Start/Stop button to stop the
logger at 8:45 AM and then press the button again at
10:15 AM, logging will not begin immediately at 10:15.
Instead, logging will begin again at 11:00 AM, which is the
next even interval time based on your 1-hour logging
interval. Therefore, depending on the logging interval,
the gap between the time you press the button to
resume logging and the time actual logging begins could
be significant. The faster the logging interval, the less
time will elapse before logging resumes.
