Senonics Bluefin 1.0TH, User Manual

Page 1: ...in Logger User Guide Revision 1 0 2 Senonics LLC Page 1 of 38 Bluefin Logger User Guide Bluefin 1 0TH Senonics LLC March 2015 Shop for Data Logging products online at www DataLoggerStore ca 1 877 766...

Page 2: ...efin Logger Start at Specified Time 19 6 11 Configuration of a Bluefin Logger Start using Button Press 20 6 12 Configuration of a Bluefin Logger Real Time Logging 21 6 13 Opening Excel 22 6 14 Writing...

Page 3: ...er how to use the PC application for configuration data extraction and data viewing how to install the iPhone Application how to use the iPhone application for configuration data extraction and data v...

Page 4: ...hone iPad or iPadMini Both Windows PC and iPhone applications offer a simple means of configuring the logger data extraction and data viewing features Figure 1 Introducing the Senonics Bluefin Logger...

Page 5: ...able logging for temperature and relative humidity Temperature is measured to an accuracy of 0 3oC over the range 5oC to 60oC Over the full range 20oC to 60oC the accuracy is 2 0oC Relative humidity i...

Page 6: ...e humidity accuracy 0 to 100 see accuracy curve in figure 3 Relative humidity resolution 0 1 Temperature alarms minimum maximum Relative humidity alarms minimum maximum Battery Rechargeable LiPo Batte...

Page 7: ...nality Status LED When the logger starts logging then this LED pulses green once for 1 second When logging this LED pulses green for 7 milliseconds and off for 6 seconds When the logger stops then thi...

Page 8: ...kaging List Your Senonics Bluefin logger comes standard with the following items One Bluefin Logger unit Figure 6 Bluefin Logger Unit One USB cable type A to micro USB type B Figure 7 USB Cable Shop f...

Page 9: ...ation is very simple The Bluefin needs no special drivers since it is a USB HID device and such devices can make use of the standard drivers that come with Windows Simply download and run the applicat...

Page 10: ...t they can be used for Click on the Configuration Wizard Button to start configuration of the logger Click on the View Logged Button if you want to view data graphically Click on the View Spreadsheet...

Page 11: ...enheit Connection Indication Back to front page Configure Logger Read Data Configuration Pane Graphical Pane Spreadsheet Pane Open Excel PDF Report Figure 9 PC Application Main Page Buttons are also i...

Page 12: ...Disconnection There are other options At Specified Time Button Press and Real Time Logging which will be discussed in later sections of this manual Select the logging interval this is the time between...

Page 13: ...synchronized to the PC time The logger firmware revision will also appear in the application Once you disconnect the logger from the PC logging will start automatically and at the configured logging i...

Page 14: ...with the same configuration Saving a configuration file is just a matter of selecting the save icon and filling out the file name If the logger contains no logged data then it will only save the conf...

Page 15: ...s upload presents a simple way to configure multiple loggers with the same configuration This ensures a common configuration and saves time effort when configuring multiple devices Figure 13 Loading a...

Page 16: ...graphs can be achieved by the following controls To Zoom In Drag the left mouse button To Zoom Out Click the right mouse button When zoomed in you can move around using the key board arrows or the mou...

Page 17: ...r to read back data from file CSV format into the GUI and view previous logs graphically or using the spreadsheet views Simply press the open icon and then select the file which you would like to view...

Page 18: ...Bluefin Logger User Guide Revision 1 0 2 Senonics LLC Page 18 of 38 Figure 16 Retrieving Logged Data from File complete Shop for Data Logging products online at www DataLoggerStore ca 1 877 766 5412...

Page 19: ...our minute and seconds when you want the logging to start Remember to write the setup to the logger by pressing the Configure Button When you have disconnected the logger and the time reaches the desi...

Page 20: ...ss Remember to write the setup to the logger by pressing the Configure Button When you have disconnected the logger you can start logging by a simple button press You will then see it is logging becau...

Page 21: ...Logging with the appropriate logging interval Next press start You will then see the PC application take samples from the logger directly and display them on the table and graphs This is a way to mon...

Page 22: ...process the user needs to select if your version of Excel is expecting and or to represent the number decimal point This capability assumes that Microsoft excel is installed on your PC If not then th...

Page 23: ...data in the logger by way of statistics and as a graph The PDF can be written either in US Letter page size of A4 page size The user can enter one s own notes at the footer of the PDF PDFs are written...

Page 24: ...Bluefin Logger User Guide Revision 1 0 2 Senonics LLC Page 24 of 38 Figure 23 A typical Senonics PDF report Shop for Data Logging products online at www DataLoggerStore ca 1 877 766 5412...

Page 25: ...pplication This process is described in this section The logger can similarly be configured by a Windows PC as described in section 6 7 1 Installation of the iPhone Application The Senonics iPhone App...

Page 26: ...or all Bluefin loggers Figure 21 Senonics iPhone App Searching 7 3 Connecting to your logger After searching the application will provide a list of all Bluefin devices that can be connected from your...

Page 27: ...ful connection the logger s Bluetooth Connected LED turns blue On the application the connected icon turns green Also the application starts showing in real time the temperature and humidity from the...

Page 28: ...e logging start mode o on disconnection o by button press o at specified start time the logging interval enabling disabling of temperature logging enabling disabling of humidity logging temperature un...

Page 29: ...luefin Logger User Guide Revision 1 0 2 Senonics LLC Page 29 of 38 Figure 25 Senonics iPhone App Configuration in Progress Shop for Data Logging products online at www DataLoggerStore ca 1 877 766 541...

Page 30: ...s collected data then to download the data select Download Logger from the Connected screen The application then moves to the Data screen and all data appears as a list of all sample points collected...

Page 31: ...into the application it is possible to view the data graphically from the Graph screen Zooming is controlled by finger movement Apple s usual pinch out to zoom in and pinch in to zoom out Figure 27 Se...

Page 32: ...a screen Select the option to the top of the application and then select Save to File You will then be prompted for the file name This saves data to the phone in case there is no Wifi or Cellular conn...

Page 33: ...the iPhone You can read data back from the iPhone to the application Select the option to the top of the application and then select Open from File Figure 29 Senonics iPhone App Retrieving Data from...

Page 34: ...sion 1 0 2 Senonics LLC Page 34 of 38 To delete from the file list swipe left on the desired file Figure 30 Senonics iPhone App Deleting a stored file Shop for Data Logging products online at www Data...

Page 35: ...Select the option to the top of the application and then select Send to e mail Please note that in order for the application to use the emailing function your iPhone or iPad will need to be setup with...

Page 36: ...onnect on the Connected screen or just close the application The Blue LED will turn off indicating the logger disconnected state Having the application sent to the background is also sufficient to clo...

Page 37: ...It is recommended however to keep some air space around the ventilation slots on the logger or else the logger may take longer to track humidity and temperature changes 10 Battery Charging Your Senoni...