RFID Logger Software User Manual
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1. indicates the logger has completed the record cycle This information can be printed using the PRINT button or the window can be closed using the CLOSE button Note that if the window is left open and Auto Close is checked in the preferences the window will close itself after 5 minute Upload Quick Summary from File This will load and display a LS quick summary from a previously saved data in a pop up window The information is the same as described above Page 6 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 5 TABS 5 1 GRAPH TAB The Graph tab allows for the File Device Preferences Help Fie 000055H7T21 dat visualization of data The user can RAK ft choose to load an already saved mng a wap Data Table 9 Device Setup file by clicking th Tala leu manne SOS OCW oa Upload data from file icon a i or upload data from a logger by clicking the Upload data from Logger icon ats 09 15 2013 08 00 00 PM Note that in order to upload data from a logger you will need the USB RFID Interface Box Using Logger Time Zone 5 1 1 Icons The graphic area is fully interactive Data can be zoomed and scrolled the interaction controlled by the icons above the graph Mouse over the icons for a brief description of their function Pan z This is the default cursor It is used to scroll the trends horizontally and vertically by simply right clicking in the graphics area Traces can be scrolled individually by c2. three ways the logger can have recording start Record Now The logger will start recording as soon as the configuration is sent to the device Record on Button The logger will start recording when the button is pressed for more than 3 seconds Note that in this mode the recording can also be stopped by pressing the button for more than 3 seconds Once stopped however the recording can only be started again by sending a new configuration to the logger Record Later The logger recording will be delayed by a preset time Record Later When this mode is selected a Delay Time field will be visible You can enter a delay time from 1 minute to 999 hours Delay Time The 30 minutes 5 3 1 3 Time and Time Zone The time displayed is the PC time and cannot be altered by the user This is used as the reference time that is synchronized with the logger when the configuration is written If the Use Logger Time Zone check box is checked time on the graph and data table will be shown relative to the time zone in the logger itself If unchecked the selected time zone will be overwritten in the logger 5 3 1 4 Record and Sample Rate Record Rate This is the rate at which the logger takes a sample and stores it in the Record Rate MU SEC logger memory Refer to the Advanced settings below for further information Select the 10sec i Record Time Record Rate from the drop down menu Choices are from 10 seconds to 60 minutes This gt A
3. will appear as shown below 4 2 Menu overview There are a number of menu items at the top left of the window and four function buttons at the top right of the window 4 2 1 File menu The choices are as follows Open This allows the user to select a previously saved file on the PC File must be a dat format Save As This allows the user to save a previously opened or loaded file to the PC Export This allows the user to export the data from a previously opened or loaded file in comma delimited CSV format View Summary Note this requires that data be loaded This will pop up a window shown right that summarizes the information about the Logger The information includes the device type unit tag serial number device status data summary alarm activity and record information This information may be printed by clicking the Print button The window may be closed by pressing the Close button Print Summary Note this requires that data be loaded This allows the device summary above to be printed directly Clear This will clear all data from the program Exit Closes the program Page 4 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 4 2 2 Device Menu The choices are as follows Upload Device Data This loads the data from a logger in the USB Interface Box The user has the option to save this data to the PC hard drive Read Image from Device This loads an image of the memory includes header and data on the device and
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6. ace box is a peripheral accessory that plugs into the USB port on a PC or Laptop The tags can also be read using the NFC capability of certain mobile smart phones and Tablets There is software available for Android devices on the Google Play Store refer to the ANDROID RFID LOGGER APPLICATION USER GUIDE or RFID LOGGER QUICK START GUIDE for further information Full details on the Track It RFID Loggers is available in online and the RFID LOGGER USER MANUAL The RFID Logger Software and manuals can be downloaded from A 4 F http www monarchinstrument com Software Track It_RFID_PC Install zi A W a 2 Installation The RFID Logger software allows a user S CD Cont ini foc t aes to read and display data and program the Logger In order to interact with an actual device you will need a USB RFID Logger Interface Box part number 5396 9920 See below This installation is detailed for a Windows 7 system It is similar for Windows 8 Note Before reinstalling or upgrading the software remove the existing versions using the Control Panel Add Remove Programs Download the software from http www monarchinstrument com Software Track It RFID PC Install zip then unzip it and run CD_Start exe double click the program The installation program will launch and display the menu shown right Em If you plan to use the help files you will need to install the Acrobat Reader if not already present
7. ate which is equivalent to deselecting Advanced If you select Instantaneous the sample rate will be defaulted to the record rate Average All samples collected between Record Rates are averaged it is a rolling average and then stored in memory Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 5 Page 12 Maximum The maximum value of all samples taken is stored in memory at the Record rate This is useful if you are looking for a high alarm while recording at a slower rate Minimum The minimum value of all samples taken is stored in memory at the Record rate This is useful if you are looking for a low alarm while recording at a slower rate 5 3 1 5 Channels Only present if the logger being used has more than one channel In the above case the User can select whether to record both Temperature AND Humidity or just one of these It is not possible to disable both channels If the radio button is checked that channel is enabled Note a two channel unit will record for twice as long if only one channel is enabled 3 2 Alarms Tab The logger has alarms which are dependent on the type of logger being used To view or set the Alarms select the Alarms tab This will bring up the Alarm window shown below TEE a ll Graph Data Table Device Setup i General Aam TEMPERATURE 1 om of 500 C 2 l M ow 00 HUMIDITY 3 sM of 60 RH 4 7 N 4 30 RH Device PC Read Config Send Contig Load Config Save Config This
8. dvanced ie is all that is required to set the record rate if there are no Advanced options selected haa 10 min Record Time is the length of time the logger will record for based on the Record Rate a selected It is also a function of the number of channels in the logger and which of those ct channels is enabled see below This cannot be modified by the User 60 min Sample Rate If you check the Advanced radio button the Advanced options will be shown see right This allows the User to choose a sample rate which is the rate at which the logger takes a sample of whatever it is recording e g Temperature This sample rate is independent of the Record Rate described above The sample rate is always Data Type Instantaneous Average Mn Max less than or equal to the record rate For this example the Record Rate is set to 5 minutes so every 5 minutes a value is stored in memory however the Sample Rate is set at 10 seconds so every 10 seconds the logger takes a sample That means after 5 minutes the logger will have taken 30 samples The Sample rate allows the User to take more data than is recorded which saves memory space How these samples are processed depends on the Sample Mode below Record Rate 5 min m Record Time 14 Days hrs 40m 0s W Advanced Samples Rate sec Sample Mode Click the radio button alongside the Sample Mode you wish to use Instantaneous The Sample rate is the same as the Record r
9. e Seting Recod Rete Jee Recond Time 1 Days Siva S2e0s Advances J Feood Tempenture Record Mendty Dewce Pe There are two sub tabs General and Alarm The content of the General Tab is what is shown above 5 3 1 General Tab The General Tab is where most parameters of the Logger are programmed To set Alarms select the Alarm sub tab To populate this page you can simply select the Data Setup tab and start with a clean set of parameters or you can load a previously saved set of parameters by clicking the PC Load Config button and searching for the bin file or you can load a configuration from a Logger by placing the logger on the Interface Box and clicking the Device Read Config button To send the configuration to the Logger click the Device Send Config button To save a copy of the configuration to the PC for later use click the PC Save Config button Page 10 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW This page displays all programmable and non programmable information about the logger Most of the parameters can be programmed as indicated below This page shows the Device Type the device Serial Number and the condition of the Battery None of these can be changed by the user The following parameters can be changed Page 11 5 3 1 1 Unit Tag The Unit Tag is 19 alphanumeric characters that can be used to identify the device Enter a name that makes sense to you or leave it as it is 5 3 1 2 Record Mode There are
10. ice description the TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY LOGGER serial number and Unit Tag 5 1 2 Displaying Recorded Data Once loaded the data is displayed on the graph Use the icons above to navigate around On load all the data will be shown in a single graph If the logger has more than one channel all channel will be displayed The examples here are for a temperature humidity logger Traces displayed can be disabled by unchecking the box for that channel on the bottom left of the graph The vertical scales for each channel will be in the corresponding color of the trace for easy identification as is the background of the digital display If you move the cursor anywhere on the graph and right click the mouse you will bring up the setup menu shown below There are several options 5 1 2 1 Channel Setup The Channel Setup dialog allows the user to modify the properties of each channel Chand Visible Channel Selects a channel Maker Type Visible Turns the trace on or off for the selected channel Niece Sire Marker Type Identifies the actual points recorded The trace is line Type extrapolated between these points The points can be T marked by a square circle or diamond The user can also Data Trace Color select None for no marker Alam Trace Color Marker Size Adjusts the size of the marker on the points ae Line Type Identifies the trace type It can be solid dashed or dotted a j pami Line Thickness Adjusts the thickness of the
11. is the Alarm window from a Temperature Humidity logger It has two alarms per channel The alarms are numbered 1 and 2 for Temperature and 3 and 4 for Humidity Alarms can be enabled or disabled by clicking the Z ENABLED or X DISABLED icons Each click will change the state of the alarm In the above example Alarm 2 is disabled Alarms can be High 4 or Low Check the radio button to the left of the arrow to select In the above example Alarms 1 and 3 are set as HIGH alarms Channels 2 and 4 are set as LOW alarms The value of the alarm can be set by clicking the text window and entering the alarm value Note that if you enter illegal values they will not be accepted Also a LOW alarm cannot be higher than a HIGH alarm and vice versa Temperature Alarms in F are rounded to the nearest 1 and are then converted to C before being saved to the logger Similarly the alarm value is read from the logger in C and converted to F This may result in a slight rounding error which means the value entered in F could be different to what is displayed by 1 F This is also the accuracy of the Alarm The temperature engineering units can be set using the Preferences Menu Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 6 1 Specifications Protocol Carrier Frequency Carrier Modulation Index Output RF Power Interface Power Antenna Size Operating Temperature Operating Modes 6 2 FCC Statement FCC ID 2ABSR 5396 9920 6 RFID Interface Box S
12. le if both Univeral Gas Constant 0 0083144 Defaut C Dew Point Temperature and Humidity channels are enabled for Temp Hum logger 4 2 5 Help Allows the user to access this help file check for software updates and check the revision of the software Page 5 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 4 3 Quick Load Icons The four function buttons at the top right of the screen allow for data fa Ft t J uploads Upload data from Logger This loads the data from a logger in the USB Interface Box The user has the option to save this data to the PC hard drive Equivalent to Device Upload Device data above t Upload data from file This loads previously saved data from a dat file from the PC hard drive Ft Upload Quick Summary from Logger This will load and display a quick summary from the Logger in a pop up window This EDL AEH TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY LOGGER shows the current status of the Logger It identifies the Logger Unit Tag piace shows the start time time of the last sample the record status the Serial Number 30 number of samples recorded and the battery condition It also shows eas Sa CUES tee Last Sample 10 01 2013 14 24 54 the current alarm status Record Status ON Samples 183 Battery OK Record status can be ON Logger is recording OFF Logger is not recording due to termination by button or is armed and is waiting to record waiting for delay time or button press and Memory Full which
13. licking and dragging the individual vertical scales or together by clicking and dragging in the graphics area Expand Compress Click this button to expand zoom or compress the graph along the x axes time and y axis scale Traces can be zoomed individually by clicking and dragging the individual vertical scales or together by clicking and dragging in the graphics area al Zoom In t Click this button to zoom in the graph S Zoom Out Click this button to zoom out the graph Zoom Window Click this button to zoom to a user defined window When clicked the cursor will turn into a draw window tool Draw a window around the area of interest by holding the right mouse button and dragging the window On release the window area will fill the graphics screen OQ Zoom X Axis to Fit Click this button to fit all data into one screen Cursor Click this button to enable the cursor There are several cursor options to enable in depth examination of the data on the graph See below Page 7 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 14 I Scroll to End Click either the left or right scroll button to jump to the start or end of the data CO Original Scale Click this button to set the graph back to the original scale Clear Click this button to clear the graph and return to the start up state There is a TEXT BOX at the top right of the graph By Device CDLRFHEK Serial No 5 Unt Tag SET default this will contain the dev
14. na penaiies acd wil be prosecuted to the maximum exter poseble under the lan Evene Just me Cance Il Nex On the Confirm Installation screen click the Next gt button The software will be installed Note This program requires the DotNet component If it is not found on the system it will be installed When completed click the Close button A short cut icon shown here will be placed on the desktop 3 USB RFID Interface Box In order to read the RFID Loggers on a PC you need to have the USB RFID Interface Box part number 5396 9920 This Interface Box plugs into any PC USB port using the supplied USB 2 0 A Male to Mini B 4 pin Male cable The RFID Interface Box is identified as an HID compliant device by Windows and does not require any special drivers When the unit is first plugged in it may take a few minutes until the device is recognized and ready The Interface Box must be active before running the software program The green LED on the top panel should blink at a 1 second rate if the device is ready The LED remains on while data is read or written to the device Ensure the RFID Logger is placed on the designated spot on the Interface Box shown left to ensure reliable communication Page 3 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 4 Operation 4 1 Start Up To start the program double click the RFID Logger icon shown on the right or select the program from the Start menu The program start up window
15. nancescquueersseeueatecentauvarooarieasar 10 SA3 PRINTING Tapie Data sasinvcsvssisisevnenenissmniegimnniedeiseatastinesueslensssonsuaaionmnirsinisinigsleciwiwadimnid noe neawe awn sbienibienyoninievienesseasiuaeeeedienbnsbenseananes 10 5 3 DEVICE FTOP TAD enn en ne ee eee 10 Sake Y a gt el E gt 6 ee er fem E eee ee een ee eee ee ee ee ee ee 10 a EV EUCTANS T tas cecees ms eens eres ee cise ps cesses ic src ent sss eset ea san ad cen S 12 6 REID Interface BOX Specificato ssciosieauesnccanssvatiamssussncundonsGunancacsan a a E R EE E a A E E n iTA 13 6 1 EELSEL a ene E ee ee ee ee eee A 13 6 2 GO Shee NC IU coon coew ecsuercatecccuiceccmsacanteseunineawisd sutaae essa sano ea wea temeaeiaecid dn E sain eauaenevesndinevensavenacenduereseauiareuatene 13 Page 1 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 1 System Overview It is important that you read this manual completely and follow all safety precautions before operating this instrument e This device is not intended for use in any medical or nuclear application e This device is not intended for use in flammable or explosive environments e Do not operate with a power source other than the one recommended in this manual e Do not operate this device outside of the recommendations in this manual The RFID Logger software is used in conjunction with the RFID Interface Box part number 5396 9920 shown right to read and write information from passive Near Field Communication NFC RFID Track Its The interf
16. on your system Click Install Acrobat Reader To install the actual application software click the Install Software button This will launch the RFID Track It setup wizard shown below left Click the Next gt button to continue to the license agreement Accept the license agreement I Agree or quit the installation and click the Next gt button to continue You will then be asked to enter your information name and business Enter the information if you wish and click the Next gt button to continue Now select the installation folder shown below right If you wish to change the default for any reason enter the new install location and whether the installation will be accessible to all users of this machine or just you default Click the Next gt button Page 2 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW BAD Longer mta a E E Welcome to the RFID Logger Setup Wizard Select Installation Folder The rstaler well gude you through the teps requred lo wetall RFID Logger 41 0 43 onyour The installer wil instal RFID Logger to the tobowing tolder computer To wstall ey this folder chck Next To metall to a aiterent folder erker it below or chck Folder WARNING This compute program is protected by copyright law and infernational reahe instal RFID Logger for yourself or for anyone who uses thes computer Unauthonzed dupicabon or datibubon of this program or any pahor of t may result in severe civil or c
17. pecification ISO IEC 15693 single subcarrier 13 56MHz 13 553MHz min 13 567MHz max ISO IEC 15693 30 55mW USB mini socket USB cable provided 5V from USB Port 100mA max Fixed PCB etched antenna Plastic enclosure 10 5cm x 6 5cm x 2 25cm LxWxH O to 50 C Idle no RF normal mode Read Tag max on time 7 sec on user command Write tag max on time 3 sec on user command This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Monarch Instrument could void the user s authority to operate this device Page 13 MONARCH INSTRUMENT AMHERST NH 03031 RFID Reader 5396 9920 Serial Number 3900003 Mfg Date Feb 2014 CEA FCC ID 2ABSR 5396 9920 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions y This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Product FCC Label Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW
18. saves it to the PC hard drive 4 2 3 Preferences This allows the user to set preferences for time date format engineering units and other relevant information Temperature Units select C or F ay Bredecanicns Quick View Auto Close if selected will close the Tapan Unite Crack View popup window after 5 minutes ec AF to Chas Yea Language Select language option from pull down menu Time Format Select 12 or 24 hour format Time Format 24 Hour Format Date Format MM ddAyyy v Date Format select mm dd yyyy or dd mm yyyy Time Zone Set Time Zone for your area Use Logger Time Zone if checked the software will display the data using the time zone in the logger and will show time and date as set at the point of origin If unchecked time and date will be displayed in local Cancel ox time as set by the time zone setting Time Zone UTC 05 00 Eastem Time US amp Canada Using Local Time Zone Select OK to accept CANCEL to exit without change or ADVANCED to select additional preferences 4 2 4 Advanced Preferences This allows the user to set preferences for auto software update checking and parameters for Mean Kinetic Temperature Check for Updates MKT as shown below 0 Neyer Daily O Weekly Monthly If the Dew Point is checked a new trace will MKT be plotted on the graph and a new column Heat Of Activation 83 144 Show MKT will be displayed on the data tab
19. trace ee Data Trace Color Changes the trace color for the selected channel Alarm Trace Color Changes the alarm trace color for the selected channel 5 1 2 2 Using the Cursor The cursor is turned on and off using the Cursor icon i This uses a single cursor to identify a point on the traces as shown here When the mouse is moved over the cursor line the pointer will turn into a pointing finger If you left click at this time you can drag the cursor line left or right the data in the travelling window will update the time and value of the points in the target circle 09 15 2013 05 01 12 PM 2200 Page 8 Reb as eee eae 5 2 DATA TABLE TAB The Data Table tab displays the graphic data in tabular format with the time and date stamp of the samples along with the actual data recorded The exact content depends on the type of logger being used The Alarm information in the Alm 1 Alm 2 etc columns indicate whether the data point is in alarm indicated by for high alarm or v for low alarm The user can use the scroll bar to see all the data On the right of the window is a summary of all data recorded and the record mode used File Device Preferences Help Fie OOOOSSHT21 Graph Data Table Dewce Setup Time _c Am CH2 RH Aims UNITTAG SHT21 09 15 2013 05 53 42 PM 7 SAE S 0915 201 3 05 53 52 PM gt eon n DATA SUMMARY na GN1 2 OF af D 7 CH1 CH2 09 15 2013 05 54 02 PM 2 AVG BAC 53 RH 09 15 2013 05
20. u should set the marker type and size in the setup option and zoom the graph accordingly Sample 491 on channel 1 To jump from a point on the graph to the corresponding Sunday September 15 2013 1 00 02 PM Value 54 00 value in the data table move the cursor over the point on the trace the cursor will change to a pointing hand click the point and it will jump to the data table Page 9 Rev 1 0 03122014 AJW 5 2 2 Exporting Table Data Data can be exported as a Comma Separated Variables CSV file by using the Export button shown right The data transferred is the information in the summary area The user can select to include all the data by checking the Include Data Table check box as shown right The CSV file can then be imported into an Excel spread sheet 5 2 3 Printing Table Data Data can be printed using the Print button shown above The user can select to include all the data by checking the Include Data Table check box as shown above 5 3 DEVICE SETUP TAB Clicking this tab will bring up the Device Setup Window A RFID Logger Software EE File Device Preferences Help Fie Uptonded Fite S mS Fea Sa Ft Gaoh Data Tabia Device Seip Geners Alsen Devce Type COLFFHEK 0 85 W Tag Humidor 12 Baiey J0N OK TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY LOGGER Seta eurber 10026 Record Mode t Record Now i Ti 4 J T a tOn Better me Zorw i Jee Logger Tere Zon
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