iButton® Based Data Logger User Manual
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1. f WeeButton Button Download Window la xj File Options Mission Stop Mission Download SensorRods Help File Units Real Time View Calibrate Name N A Rod ID N A Mission Start Stop All Missions Status Temperature Temperature Adress N A iButtons type DS1921G F5 Save All Rod Export Rod Status Contact N A Date N A Update Database Top of Rod Real Time View OFF Rod Device List Selected Device e 1 225 C lees 420000002AEC0021 420000002AEC0021 DS1921G F5 BB0000002AB5C021 DS1921G F5 300000002AB2F121 DS1921G F5 2 225 C mmm BEO000002AB5CO21 scorpion C4D21 DS1921G F5 AD0000002ADE9321 DS1921G F5 A43 BT Ia 300000002AB2F 121 350000002AF50B21 DS1921G F5 J4 225 C E 550000002AB64D21 5 225 0 hm AD0000002ADE9321 Drag and drop iButtons to change order 46 23 m m 350000002AF50B21 Click Export Rod and email the file to Alpha Mach in order to change the database A7 0 iButton amp 7 8 0 l iButton 8 9 0 e iButton 9 10 0C iButton 10 Bottom of Rod Status Once detected the top portion of the window will display some information from the database such as owner and serial number The rods device list will show the iButton9serial numbers from the top sensor in the rod to the bottom one all in the proper order inside the rod 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved 10 iButton Based Data Logger The actual temperature reading of each iButton is2. iButton Based oducts iButton iBCod 4BWetL and 1Bee TreeArchivalTag SensorRod Data Storage Tag USERS MANUAL iButton Based Data Logger Content USERS MANUAL ci A ra bud ith dura ds A 0 A D M OEN 2 WeeButton Software Application eese eene enne enne nnne eren 3 Installation EI c M 3 Connecting Missioning your iButton 9 based product ssessseseee eene 4 Connecting your iButton based product sss eene nennen nennen nennen 4 Missioning functions cte ete ite dad 5 Stop Mission Download ccccssccecccessssesececeeecessesaaececeescessesaeaesecessceusesaaaeeeesesssessaasaeeeessesees 7 Submersible Sensor Rods Interface nennen enne 10 CONNECTING your SensorhOod i een dette a iaa 10 Missioning the SensorRod iicet eio nd vce oor ne cu ded doen Une aee divescecdeucdacnedseuceees 11 Stopping the SensorRod cccccccesessssscecececesseseaeaeeececessesnsaeceeeescsseeseaaeaeeeesceesesauaesecessssesesseaseeeess 12 Download Data from the SensorRod esses eene enses enn nnns 12 Main men Calibrate iter th ede ertet ic esee TT 13 The ButtonQO Family 4 iia 14 KENT ALU ti UELLE 14 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger Introduction The iButton based data loggers come in all shapes and sizes All iBut
3. 0625 C By activating high resolution your device will have a 0 0625C resolution on the values recorded and will decrease the total values recorded to the RAM memory to 4096 Please note that this option only applies to products of types 22L 22T 22E and 23 e Mission Channel Humidity This channel is only available for iButtons 23 amp TreeArchivalTags o Enable Sampling This will only be a factor when using the Hygrochron iButton 23 or the TreeArchivalTag If not using these devices ignore this channel altogether High Alarm C If activated you can set a humidity threshold that will be seen highlighted This can also act as a mission start trigger see Start Mission Upon Alarm Trigger Low Alarm C If activated you can set a humidity threshold that will be seen highlighted This can also act as a mission start trigger see Start Mission Upon Alarm Trigger Low Resolution 0 5 C By activating low resolution your device will have a 0 5C resolution on the values recorded and will increase the total values recorded to the RAM memory to 8192 Please note that if this option is selected for the temperature channel then it will automatically apply to the humidity channel and vice versa High Resolution 0 0625 C By activating high resolution your device will have a 0 0625C resolution on the values recorded and will decrease the total values recorded to the RAM memory to 4096 Please note that if this option is sele
4. see the column change to a regular time stamp 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger Submersible Sensor Rods Interface The submersible SensorRods are equipped with multiple data loggers set at user specified positions They can log temperatures at different depths at the same time Based on the iButton series it comes in G Z amp 22L type iButton see Key Features for more information Each rod is identified with a serial number that looks like AD 45 stamped on the top portion over the connector This serial number is logged in a database that contains the name of the rods owner the iButtons serial numbers their respective order location inside the rod and three temperature calibration values Each time that the WeeButton application is opened the software looks if a web connexion is available to download the latest database from Alpha Mach s website If the web is not available the last file saved or installed is used instead The iButtons are replaceable by the user however the database can only be updated by Alpha Mach The button Export Rod in the software can be used to generate a file to be sent by email to Alpha Mach for the correction of the database Connecting your SensorRod Connect the rod to the 1 Wire USB adaptor using the Sensor Rod connector Click on the Sensor Rods menu and wait for the sensors to be detected The status bar will indicate Loading sensor rod
5. shown in numeric digits and in bar graph form on the left side of the serial numbers Select Real Time View in the top menu to continuously update the values if needed Note that the time to read continuously all the iButtons will take more than 5 seconds This feature is useful to identify the position of the serial number inside the rod when the iButtons are replaced If the order is incorrect one can select the iButton number on the Selected Device box and drag it to the proper position Note Once dragged to the proper position use the button Export Rod to generate the file to send to Alpha Mach to update the database As long as the database is not updated with the new information the rod will revert to the old position when reconnected Missioning the SensorRod Select the button Mission Start to access the mission window Follow the instructions in the above sections to mission the iButtons After clicking on the Mission button wait until you get the message X iButtons was were missioned in the status bar X represents the number of iButtons inside the rod in the example below there is 6 iButtons inside the rod Ensure that All iButtons is selected on the left side of the Mission button Mo e ES Ron Mission General z n Sampling Rate 1 to 255min 1 Statson June 19 14 Enable Rollover 11 04 02 Aproximative End Date Synchronise Realtime clock June 20 2014 21 12 02 Clock Alarm Configura
6. ENSOR ROD DATA DOWNLOAD 3 4 5 6 Rod not found in databa 7 8 9 Rod Owner N A Adress N A iButtons Type DS1921G F5 10 WeeButton Rev 3 304 12 Mission Init Date 19 06 2014 11 05 00 AM 13 Mission Start up 19 06 2014 11 05 00 AM 14 Download Date Time 19 06 2014 11 30 19 AM 15 Temp Sample Rate 1 16 17 18 Mission Running FAUX 19 Override Enable VRAI 20 Override Occurred FAUX 21 Number Mission Record 15 22 Total number of Measure 603230 23 Data Download 24 25 Date Hour Date Hou Temp TEMP CELSIUS 26 420000002AEC0021 BB0000002AB5C021 300000002AB2F121 550000002AB64D21 AD0000002ADE9321 350000002AF50B21 27 19 06 2014 11 06 00 AM 41809 46 24 24 24 23 5 23 5 38 5 28 19 06 2014 11 07 00 AM 41809 46 24 24 24 5 23 5 23 5 39 29 19 06 2014 11 08 00 AM 41809 46 24 24 24 5 23 5 23 5 39 30 19 06 2014 11 09 00 AM 41809 46 24 24 24 5 23 5 23 5 39 5 31 19 06 2014 11 10 00 AM 41809 47 24 24 24 5 23 5 23 5 39 5 32 19 06 2014 11 11 00 AM 41809 47 24 24 24 5 23 5 23 5 39 5 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved 12 iButton Based Data Logger Main menu Calibrate The calibration menu should only be used by properly trained personnel that have access to a large enough calibration bath to completely immerse the rods and a very precise reference thermometer The first two blocs Sensor Rod Info and Calibration must be filled after the rod ha
7. are ready to download your data re connect the tag to the connection cable Then click on the Stop Mission tab You then should see an Button Stop Mission Window box appear You then can click e Stop Which stops the selected iButton e Stop All Which will stop all iButtons in the select one iButton section this function is for use with our SensorRods which have multiple sensors running at once Note The iButton can be stopped without losing the data which can be downloaded any time after The data from a previous mission becomes unavailable when a new mission is programmed 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger Once your tag has stopped you will be able to download the data Click on the Eek menus Download tab You should see the Button Download Window Double click on serial number Select the device you want to download by double clicking on the serial number You should see Note above items represents the serial Download Completed o temperature and record the result in a protected memory section The recording is done at a user defined rate A total of 8192 8 bit readings or 4096 16 bit readings taken at equidistant intervals ranging from 1s to 273hrs can be stored In addition to this there are 512 bytes of SRAM for storing application specific information and 64 bytes for cali
8. bration data A mission to collect data can be programmed to begin immediately or after a user defined delay or after a temperature alarm Access to the memory and control functions can be password Note The above items represents the serial number of each Button connected gt gt gt Download Completed 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger You can now export your data Select the data tab you would like to export Temperature Humidity this is only available for iButtons 23 amp TreeArchivalTags You will notice a quick graph you can inspect to make sure your data looks right You then have 2 options e Text Which will create a txt file you can then use in any application e EXCEL Which will create a Isx file with the proper Fie Unis Check on device to coanmdowf Same Tevcestot Humidity Temperature Resis T T T 1 1 f 12 4 G i Hj q S 5 l p ssp 4 p 4 F 4 5 1 y Mato Terre Mantes he AANO ESTA ADO fe pera umie of each Don connected Savo Ae lacet Savo Aa Tex gt gt gt Download Completed columns for quick graph generation Once in Excel you might have to change the Windows Date column to regular date time To do this select column B go to number at the top of the tool bar usualy it s at standard and select Time You will
9. cted for the temperature channel then it will automatically apply to the humidity channel and vice versa Selected iButtons All iButtons You will notice a scroll list at the bottom of this window If you look this will also offer All iButtons which is used with our SensorRods to mission multiple devices at the same time 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger Once you have selected your mission parameters you can then click the Mission button Description IButton23 Mission General Sampling Rate second 60 Mission starts on Synchronise clock V Aproximative End Date 6 M 20 Enable Rollover juin 17 2014 21 29 17 11 21 17 Mission Channel Temperature Enable Sampling Y Start Mission Upon Alarm Trigger Low Resolution 0 5 C E High Aam C FJ 700 High Resolution 0 0625C Y Low Aam C o Mission Channel Humidity Enable Sampling F High Alam E 90 Low Resolution 0 5 C E Low Aam F 100 High Resolution 0 0625C Y Selected Button l iButton s was were missioned You will then see at the bottom of the window 1 iButton s was were missioned This means that the mission launch was successful Note that whenever a mission is programmed all data from a previous mission is lost and all memory is set available for the new mission You are now ready to deploy Stop Mission amp Download Once you recuperate your device and
10. ect your 1 Wire USB key serial connector to any USB port on your computer then the connection cable to the USB key The software application should recognize it this might take a few seconds Once this is done you connect the tag to the connector Then click on the Mission tab You will then see the iButton Mission Window open This is where you will give the tag its parameters The DS1923 Temperature Humidty Logger Button is a rugged self sufficient system that asures temperature and or humidity and records the result in a protected memory ion The recording is done at a user defined rate A total of 8192 8 bt readings or 4096 16 bit readings taken at equidistant intervals ranging from 1 second to 273 hours be stored In addition to this there are 512 bytes of SRAM for storing application information and 64 bytes for calibration data A mission to collect data can be to begin immediately or after a user defined delay or after a temperature Access to the memory and control functions can be password protected Hygrochron Name DS1923 3 e Devices On the left box you will see all the serial numbers of the connected data loggers This number is important if you need a NIST certification Each device has its own certification which can be downloaded from http www maximintegrated com en products ibutton ibuttons thermochron nist to do this all you have to do is copy paste the serial number in the request box on the si
11. me and date If for whatever reason you need to offset the mission time or re mission a device through a different computer in a different time zone then uncheck this function Enable Rollover Selecting this function will allow the device to start erasing the oldest data values once the memory is full If you do not enable this function then when the memory is full the tag will stop its mission Mission Channel Temperature o Enable Sampling This will only be a factor when using the Hygrochron iButton 23 or the TreeArchivalTag If not using these devices IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE CHECKED o Start Mission Upon Alarm Trigger Activate this function ONLY if you want to record when one of the alarms goes on o High Alarm C If activated you can set a temperature threshold that will be seen highlighted This can also act as a mission start trigger see Start Mission Upon Alarm Trigger 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger O Low Alarm C If activated you can set a temperature threshold that will be seen highlighted This can also act as a mission start trigger see Start Mission Upon Alarm Trigger Low Resolution 0 5 C By activating low resolution your device will have a 0 5C resolution on the values recorded and will increase the total values recorded to the RAM memory to 8192 Please note that this option only applies to products of types 22L 22T 22E and 23 High Resolution 0
12. r more information iBee Used in high temperature environments completely submersible Autoclaves steam sterilizers food processing They come in types 22T and 22E please read Key Features for more information TreeArchivalTag Temperature amp humidity Resists very harsh weather Uses the type 23 please read Key Features for more information SensorRod Submersible rod with multiple temperature sensors Used for ground temperature assessment investigating groundwater surface water interaction rivers amp lakes They come in types G Z and 22L please read Key Features for more information Key features Type G Type Z Type 22L Type 22T Type 22E Type 23 Range C 40 to 85 5 to 26 40 to 85 Oto 125 15 to 140 20 to 85 Precision C 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 Resolution C 0 5 0 125 0 5 or 0 0625 0 5 or 0 0625 0 5 or 0 0625 0 5 or 0 0625 Memory Values 2048 2048 8192 or 4096 8192 or 4096 8192 or 4096 8192 or 4096 AS 60sec to Recording interval 255min 60sec to 255min 1sec to 273hr 1sec to 273hr 1sec to 273hr 1sec to 273hr Humidity E 0 to 10096 RH Measurement 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved 14 iButton Based Data Logger 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved
13. rated s webpage www maximintegrated com en products ibutton software tmex download drivers cfm e After you ve finished installing the drivers click Next then Install e After clicking Finish two more installations will prompt e Make sure you install Microsoft Visual JH 2 0 Redistributable correctly If there are any problems regarding this installation please visit Microsoft s webpage http www microsoft com en ca download details aspx id 4712 e Make sure you install FTDI CDM Drivers correctly If there are any problems regarding this installation please visit FTDI s webpage http www ftdichip com FTDrivers htm e After making sure everything is installed correctly connect the appropriate cable either the 1 Wire USB key with if using iButton or iButton based products or the WeeTag serial cable if using WeeTag products e Launch WeeButton exe 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger Connecting amp Missioning your iButton based product Connecting your iButton based product To connect your iButton data logger you must use the appropriate iButton serial connector e iButton Connector Used with regular unaltered iButtons e Connexion Clamp Used with iBCod iBee iBWetLand and SensorRods e TreeArchivalTag Connector Used with TreeArchivalTags e SensorRod Connector Used with SensorRods with the optional 25ft cable Once you have installed the software application conn
14. s been exposed to three different temperatures such as 5 15 and 25C The reference temperature measured by the precise reference thermometer is set in the Temp Ref boxes with the exact time when taken and after at least a 30 minutes stable time at the selected temperature Double check the values entered before clicking on Calculate Constants Once completed the rods information must be sent to Alpha Mach via an Email to update the database that will be available from the web site 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved dl Sensor Rod Calibration ee x Calculate Constants Sensor Rod Info Name Rod ID Adress Buttons type DS1921G F5 Date June 2014 19 06 2014 11 34 08 19 06 2014 11 34 08 19 06 2014 11 34 08 Temp Calib 1 Temp Calib 2 Temp Calib 3 iButton Based Data Logger The iButton Family iButton The iButton is a very inexpensive easy to use versatile temperature and Humidity for the 23 data logger iBCod Very tough submersible temperature data logger It has a 12g dry weight dimensions of 44 4mm x 23 4mm x 12 2mm and can be deployed in up to 900m depths They come in types G Z and 22L please read Key Features for more information iBWetLand Tough submersible temperature data logger Lighter and smaller than the iBCod use them in forests caves nests lakes and river beds They come in types G Z and 22L please read Key Features fo
15. te e Description this is where you will find the loggers description e iButtonXX click on this tab to access the mission parameters for the device You will see a slightly different box depending on the type of iButton connected 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger 5 Rex Y 4 tmo x Mission General Sampling Rate second 60 Mission starts on Synchronise clock Y Aproximative End Date is M 2 M Enable Rollover juin 14 2014 21 28 59 11 20 58 Mission Channel Temperature Enable Sampling Y Start Mission Upon Alarm Trigger Low Resolution 0 5 C High Alam C 70 0 High Resolution 0 0625C Y Low Alarm C 0 Mission Channel Humidity Enable Sampling Y High Alarm 90 Low Resolution 0 5 C Low Alarm 10 0 High Resolution 0 0625C Vv a Selected Button l Miasion Missioning functions Sampling Rate second This is the field where you tell the tag at what interval he will record a temperature log Mission starts on Let s you programme the precise time H M S and date you want the mission to start This is very practical as it lets you mission multiple tags to start at the exact same time Approximate End Date Tells you when the RAM memory of the tag will be full This depends on the type of iButton start date start time sample rate and resolution Synchronise clock This should always be activated This will synch the mission time and date stamp to your computer ti
16. tion 2AECOD21 DS1921G F5 Enable Clock Alarm Frequency Alarm on MD Erie Day of the Week 1 Sun 0 Every Minute Every Hour Hour Low Alarm C 15 Minute High Alam C 80 Second 6 iButton s was were missioned Note that all iButtons will be missioned with the same parameters and will all start at the same time If needed you can use the Mission Stop Mission and Download from the main WeeButton menu to control separately each iButton within the rod instead of using the Sensor Rods interface window 02014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger Stopping the SensorRod F Use the button Stop All Mission to stop all iButtons inside the rod After clicking on the Stop All button wait until AECOO21 DS1921G F5 BB0000002AB5C021 DS1921G F5 you get the status stopped for each iButtons stopped 300000002AB2F121 DS1921G F5 550000002AB64D21 DS1921G F5 AD0000002ADE9321 DS1921G F5 350000002AF50B21 DS1921G F5 Download Data from the SensorRod Select the button Save All Rod to download and save all the rods data inside an Excel spreadsheet Time is listed with the iButtons temperature values in columns The first column C represents the first iButton at the top of the rod followed by the other iButtons throughout the rod i Save_All_Rod xlsx A B c D E F G H i 2 S
17. ton products are supported by the WeeButton free software application Latest versions of the WeeButton application can be found on our site at http www alphamach com software This manual takes you step by step through the program installation hardware connections the missioning process and some how to features To use iButton products you must have access to a computer with windows XP or higher It is not supported by Apple systems iButton and Thermochron are registered trademarks of Maxim Integrated Alpha Mach is an Authorized Solutions Developer ASD of MAXIM Integrated 2014 Alpha Mach Inc All Rights Reserved iButton Based Data Logger WeeButton Software Application The WeeButton is a free software application we developed to interface with all Alpha Mach products It basically allows the user to mission his loggers retrieve the data logged to export the data to an Excel spreadsheet It s important to note that the WeeButton will work with ALL WeeTag and iButton products Installation If it s the first time you re installing WeeButton please make sure you follow these steps e From our website http www alphamach com software download the WeeButton_rel_8_xxx exe file e Launch the WeeButton rel 8 xxx exe e A 1 Wire Driver installation will prompt Make sure the drivers are installed correctly If there are any problems regarding this installation please visit Maxim integ
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