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1. i Cancel Help Figure 55 Thermistor Coefficients dialog BO B1 B2 and B3 The BO B1 B2 and B3 coefficients are required and must be entered Enter the BO B1 B2 and B3 coefficients from the Report of Calibration for the probe attached to the selected channel If the Thermistor coefficients were read in from the thermometer the boxes are filled with the current coefficients If the value of any of the coefficients is 0 the box is left blank Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains Thermistor coefficients Click the Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the settings you have selected to a configuration file Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog 9 Window menu Window menu The Window menu Figure 56 provides options for manipulating all of the open windows Wi i 18 fa Oyy Cascade Tile Horizontal Tile Vertical Arrange Icons 1 Log File C Program Files Hart Scientific 9934 LogWare Output Channel 1 txt v 2Log File C Program FilestHart Scientific 9934 Log are Output Channel 2 txt Figure 5
2. 3 4 Defaults The Defaults menu option displays the Default Settings dialog Figure 14 and allows the user to set default settings by selecting one of two tabs General or Folders The General tab consists of miscellaneous settings for the software The Folders tab consists of the locations of the configuration output and download files The settings and selections entered on these tabs determine the behavior of the software Default Settings r Default Settings General Folders r General Settings Y Remember window positions and settings Y Show Log Session Settings dialog on start up IV Load default configuration file automatically Default configuration file C Program FilestHart Scientifics 9934 Logwar E Cancel EA ti Y Enable communication debugging Help Figure 14 Default Settings dialog Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog 28 3 File menu Defaults 3 4 1 General The General tab Figure 15 consists of miscellaneous settings for the software General Folders M General Settings J Remember window positions and settings V Show Log Session Settings dialog on start up Y Load default configuration file automatically Default configuration file C Progr
3. fi 00 123 fi 0742 Save As ALPHA BETA 0 00392560 0 111234 n Open sees e Cancel Help Figure 51 Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients dialog R0 ALPHA DELTA and BETA The RO ALPHA DELTA and BETA coefficients as applicable are required and must be entered Enter the RO ALPHA DELTA and BETA coefficients from the Report of Calibration for the probe attached to the selected channel Only coefficients that are supported by the selected thermometer are visible If the Callendar Van Dusen coefficients were read in from the thermometer the boxes are filled with the current coefficients If the value of any of the coeffi cients is 0 the box is left blank Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains Callendar Van Dusen coeffi cients Click the Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the settings you have selected to a configuration file Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog 101 9934 LogWare User s Guide 8 8 High temperature PRT coefficients When the conversion type on the Channel Settings dialog is set to Hi
4. lt unknown gt Units The Units drop down list indicates the currently selected units and allows the units to be changed The available units varies from one thermometer to another Filter The Filter box indicates the current filter setting in the thermometer The filter value can be changed either by typing the new value into the box or by using the up down buttons on the right side of the box The allowable range of the fil ter setting varies from one thermometer to another Resolution The Resolution drop down list indicates the current resolution setting in the thermometer To change the resolution choose a new setting from the drop down list Only settings that are applicable to the selected thermometer appear in the list Thermometer calibration The Thermometer Calibration section allows the parameters specific to the cali bration of the thermometer to be changed Calibration constants The Calibration Constants indicate the current settings of the calibration con stants of the thermometer These constants are only set when the thermometer is calibrated and should not be changed until the thermometer itself is cali brated again When a thermometer is calibrated a Report of Calibration is cre ated which indicates the values of these constants Calibration date The Calibration Date indicates the date on which the thermometer was last cali brated When a thermometer goes out of calibration the Due Date passes
5. Hart Scientific 9 9934 LogWare User s Guide Rev 592201 Rev 592201 Fluke Corporation Hart Scientific Division Hart warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a pe riod as stated in our current product catalog from the date of shipment This war ranty extends only to the original purchaser and shall not apply to any product which in Hart s sole opinion has been subject to misuse alteration abuse or abnor mal conditions of operation or handling Software is warranted to operate in accordance with its programmed instructions on appropriate Hart products It is not warranted to be error free Hart s obligation under this warranty is limited to repair or replacement of a product which is returned to Hart within the warranty period and is determined upon exam ination by Hart to be defective If Hart determines that the defect or malfunction has been caused by misuse alteration abuse or abnormal conditions or operation or handling Hart will repair the product and bill the purchaser for the reasonable cost of repair To exercise this warranty the purchaser must forward the product after calling or writing Hart for authorization Hart assumes NO risk for in transit damage For service or assistance please contact the manufacturer THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS PURCHASER S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IM PLIE
6. configuration file 27 29 37 42 93 96 101 102 104 106 113 114 Conversion 101 conversion coefficients 91 92 conversion type 18 20 92 102 105 Copy 82 119 Index current 90 Curve Fit 76 customize 83 D Datalog Toolbar 8 date 18 20 21 43 87 default configuration 37 default configuration file 14 29 37 default settings 83 Defaults 14 28 Delayed Start 15 35 37 42 DELTA 101 103 demand log 50 53 54 dongle 11 download 17 49 54 download files 31 52 59 63 116 download mode 50 due date 91 92 95 E Elapsed Time 46 64 End Log 16 35 event 41 excitation current 90 Exit 32 export 82 F features 1 File menu 27 File Options 52 File Toolbar 7 Filter 18 95 Firmware 95 120 Folders 30 Fonts 74 G Getting Started 5 Graph 32 47 65 67 70 Graph Settings 47 68 Graph Template 82 Graph Title 70 Graph Toolbar 8 Graph Window 79 Grids 73 H Hardware 3 Help 109 Help Toolbar 9 High Alarm 40 78 High Range 105 High Temp PRT 93 102 How to 11 HTML 82 I R dongle 50 98 I R ports 11 TEC 751 93 ignore 37 Import 23 INFO CON 18 87 89 90 IPTS 68 93 103 ITS 90 92 103 104 Index J JPEG 82 L labels 54 87 88 landscape 81 latency 36 38 44 Launch EXE file 41 Left Title 70 Legend 80 Limit Lines 77 Log Status 18 53 Low Alarm 40 78 L
7. Because of this proprietary protocol Log Ware is not able to use I R ports that are built into a computer Instead Log Ware requires the use of an I R dongle Figure 8 which can be connected to a standard RS 232 port No special software or drivers are required to use the dongle All necessary 11 9934 LogWare User s Guide communication protocols and drivers are built into LogWare To purchase an I R dongle model 2374 contact technical support Figure 8 Model 2374 Infrared Dongle LogWare provides support for communicating over an I R port with these ther mometers However the support is limited to the following features e Downloading logged data from memory e Checking log status e Writing labels associated with logged data LogWare does not support using the I R port for real time log sessions To use an I R dongle with LogWare follow these steps 1 Locate a 9 pin or 25 pin COM RS 232 port on the computer Connect the I R dongle to the port If the COM port is a 25 pin port use a 9 25 pin adapter to connect the dongle 2 Inthe Download menu select either the Download Logged Data option or the Log Status option Or in the Tools menu select the Write labels option The Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 3 Select the thermometer model to use Then select the COM port to which the I R dongle is connected Ww A Note In the COM port drop down list ports with the symbol Z rep resent built i
8. Downloading logged data from the memory of a thermometer Some thermometers that are supported by Log Ware allow readings to be logged to the memory of the thermometer LogWare provides a feature to download the logged readings from the memory of the thermometer and save them to a text file or files on the computer Currently only the Model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger has this capability Downloading readings from the memory of a thermometer to a text file or files on the computer e Select Download Logged Data from the Download menu see Section 5 1 e The Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the ther mometer model from which the readings are to be downloaded Also se lect the COM port to which the thermometer is connected and the baud rate to use If using the I R port check the Use I R Dongle check box Note The 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger has an I R port which can be used to download readings Using the I R port requires an I R dongle to be connected to a COM port on the computer For more information please read Section 2 1 Using an I R dongle with Log Ware e Make sure LogWare can communicate with the thermometer by clicking the Test Communication button e Click the OK button when communication is successful e The Download dialog is displayed This dialog is specific to the options and features of the selected thermometer model e Select the appropriate download options and click the Down
9. The progress bar indicates how many read ings are already stored in the demand log These readings can be downloaded by selecting the Download Logged Data op tion from the Download menu see Section 5 1 The labels that can be assigned to each reading in the demand log can be viewed and changed by selecting the Write Labels option from the Tools menu To clear the demand log click the Clear Log button All readings stored in the demand log will be lost Autolog status The Autolog Status section indicates the current status of the autolog The autolog is capable of storing up to 10 000 readings which consist of the value units date time and a label The progress bar indicates how many readings are already stored in the autolog These readings can be downloaded by selecting the Download Logged Data op tion from the Download menu The labels that can be assigned to each reading in the autolog can be viewed and changed by selecting the Write Labels option from the Tools menu To clear the autolog click the Clear Log button All readings stored in the autolog will be lost Refresh Click the Refresh button to update the log status indicators Click the Close button to close this dialog Click the Help button to display the help topic for this dialog 5 3 Download Process The download process consists of the following steps e Check communication Before any downloading begins the software checks to make sure it can c
10. the thermometer should be recalibrated and the new calibration date due date and calibration constants should be entered 95 9934 LogWare User s Guide 96 To set the calibration date click the down arrow on the right side of the box A calendar Figure 47 is displayed with the current calibration date highlighted Select the calibration date using the calendar To change months click the left and right arrow buttons on the far left and right sides To change the year click on the displayed year at the top of the calendar and the up down buttons will appear immediately to the right of the year Use the up and down buttons to change the year To select the day simply click on the appropriate number on the calendar The selected date is then displayed in the Calibration Date box Due date The Due Date indicates the date on which the calibration for the thermometer expires When the thermometer is recalibrated the new calibration date due date and calibration constants should be entered To set the due date click the down arrow on the right side of the box A calen dar is displayed with the current due date highlighted Follow the instructions above to select the new due date Note The Due Date must always be after the Calibration Date Other wise the software will not allow the dates to be written to the thermome ter Channel settings The Channel Settings section displays a list of all channels on the selected
11. tion performs the same task as selecting the Print Graph menu option from the Graph menu 3 7 Exit Select the Exit menu option from the File menu to close the software If any changes have been made to the configuration the user is prompted to save the settings 32 4 Datalog menu Setup log session 4 1 Datalog menu The Datalog menu Figure 17 provides options for setting up a real time log session starting stopping and closing a real time log session and muting all alarm events Datalog Setup Start g f G p lose Mute All Alarms Figure 17 Datalog menu Setup log session The Setup menu option displays the Setup Log Session Figure 18 dialog This dialog allows a real time log session to be configured Log Session Settings m Log Session Settings m Thermometer settings Open Model Serial Number Readings Scale 1522 y 432432423 e y Save As m Communication settings Set as Default COM port Baud Rate COM1 a 2400 Test Communication Log settings Interval Once every End Log E Seconds fey user After z Delayed Start Reset 12 08 1993 at 03 00 00 PM r Channel settings Channels Trace Color m Light Blue y Alarm Settings Filename Channel txt El M Show statistics TF Overwrite existing file Figure 18 Log Session settings 33 9934 LogWare User s Guide 4 1 1
12. 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 5 6 lt gt Today 12 03 1999 Figure 47 Calendar 91 9934 LogWare User s Guide 92 Select the calibration date using the calendar To change months click the left and right arrow buttons on the far left and right sides To change the year click on the displayed year at the top of the calendar and the up down buttons will appear immediately to the right of the year Use the up and down buttons to change the year To select the day simply click on the appropriate number on the calendar The selected date is then displayed in the Calibration Date box Due date The Due Date indicates the date on which the calibration for the attached probe expires When the probe is recalibrated the new calibration date due date and conversion coefficients should be entered To set the due date click the down arrow on the right side of the box A calen dar is displayed with the current due date highlighted Follow the instructions above to select the new due date Note The Due Date must always be after the Calibration Date Other wise the software will not allow the dates to be written to the thermome ter Conversion type The Conversion Type drop down list indicates the currently selected conversion type for the attached probe When a probe is calibrated a Report of Calibration is created which indicates the type of conversion and the conversion coeffi cients that should be programme
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14. By default the graph is printed with the following options as found on the System tab of the Graph Settings dialog e Border is ON e Orientation is set to the default printer s orientation e Full Page is ON To print a graph using other than these default settings use the System tab on the Graph Settings dialog 85 8 Tools menu Synchronize date time 8 1 Tools menu The Tools menu Figure 44 provides utilities for setting various thermometer and probe parameters Synchronize Date Time Write Labels INFO CON Probe Settings Thermometer Settings Figure 44 Tools menu The Synchronize Date Time menu option synchronizes the thermometer s clock to the computer s clock The Write Labels menu option can be used to change the labels associated with the logging features of selected thermometers The INFO CON Probe Settings menu option runs a utility that allows many probe specific settings of the thermometer to be viewed and changed The Thermometer Settings menu option runs a utility that allows many ther mometer parameters to be viewed and changed Synchronize date time The Synchronize Date Time menu option synchronizes the thermometer s clock to the computer s clock When this menu option is selected the Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the thermometer model and com munication settings to use and click the OK button If the selected thermometer requires the passcode to cha
15. Data Log Status Figure 23 Download menu Download logged data The Download Logged Data menu option allows readings that are stored in the memory of the thermometer to be downloaded and written to a file When this menu option is selected the Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the thermometer model and communication settings to use and click the OK button Note Currently only the Model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger supports this feature 49 9934 LogWare User s Guide 50 After the thermometer is selected the 1522 Download dialog Figure 24 is dis played 1522 Download 1522 Download Settings rm Select Log Download Options Autolog data Binary Mode Demand log data ASCII Mode m File Options e write all readings to a single file output txt C Write readings to separate files based on labels FF Prompt to enter all filenames IV Prompt before overwriting existing files Write files to C Program Files Hart Scientific 9934 Log ar El Close di Figure 24 1522 Download dialog The 1522 Download dialog allows the user to select the settings for down loading Autolog or Demand log data Select log Select the type of logged data to download Refer to the thermometer s User Guide for an explanation on the differences between the autolog and demand log data Download options Select the download mode to use when
16. EXE file is selected the Path and File name box and Browse button are enabled and the user must enter or select a filename Select the Browse button to find and select a file The Test button is enabled once the Path and Filename box is filled in Select the Test button to make sure the software can play or launch the file you have selected Note The file entered in the Path and Filename box MUST exist When the OK button is clicked this software searches for the file If it is not found a warning message is displayed and the software will not continue Be careful when selecting a file that resides on a network resource The re source must be available when acquiring data to ensure the event occurs properly The Launch EXE file option can be used to launch any application on the com puter such as Pager software which could be configured to dial a phone number automatically and transmit a fixed message to a pager indicating that an alarm has tripped 41 9934 LogWare User s Guide A Note It is not recommended that the Launch EXE file option especially in conjunction with the After every update option be used until the user is familiar with how this feature works Unless the EXE file terminates itself automatically or limited to a single instance this software will continue to launch new instances of the EXE file possibly causing the computer to run out of resources and even crash When should this event occur Select w
17. Figure 38 can be used to superimpose trend lines Min Max Average etc curve fit and limit alarm lines on the graph Trends m Statistical Lines m Limit Lines FT All Sets J Y High 25 Set Number i Color F Low ho T Mean q I Min Max i I StdDev Fil I Best Fit Color I Curve Fit I Fill Opposite Curve Fit High Label Type Variable Order Polynomia y High aam Low Label Ord 2 as Low Alarm Granularity Y gt Figure 38 Graph Settings Trends tab Note To restore the trend settings to their default settings select the Re store Default Settings option from the Graph menu Statistical lines These options allow the user to specify which statistical lines should be dis played on the graph Check the All Sets option to apply the statistical lines settings to all of the sets traces on the graph When this check box is checked the Set Number controls are disabled The Set Number box allows the user to select which set trace to which to ap ply the statistical lines settings This setting can only be changed if the All Sets check box is not checked 75 9934 LogWare User s Guide A Note This software only has one set of data When acquiring real time 76 data this set is the data being acquired When analyzing previously ac quired data this set is the data which was previously acquired Check the Mean check box to enable a mean line which is drawn horizontally through the
18. Horizontal C Up C Down Figure 34 Graph Settings dialog The following features can be changed Titles Enter or change the graph bottom left right titles Set the orientation of the left and right titles horizontally up or down Axis Change the axis color position scale and range Select whether or not to show the tick marks and a grid Fonts Change the typeface and size of the graph titles labels and legend Trends Select to display statistical lines mean min max standard deviation best fit curve fit and limit alarm lines 68 7 Graph menu Graph settings Background Select the style and background color for the titles legend and graph Legend Enter the legend text the size and position of the legend System Print the graph export the graph to a graphics file or save the current graph settings to a template file Click the OK button to save the settings you have selected and to close the Graph Settings dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes and close the Graph Settings dialog Click the Apply Now button to apply the settings you have selected to the graph without closing the Graph Settings dialog This button is useful when you want to try different features for the Graph Settings dialog Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog Titles The Titles tab Figure 35 allows the user to enter the titles to appear on the t
19. LogWare main display s gs e soca o o 6 1 9 Toolbar 2 4 6 ee5 64 b O96 842455454 65 2584 7 1 9 1 Fil toolbars 4 s sss di hook dk de io ad e ok GEE Dede bhades 7 1 9 2 Datalos toolbars s 2 gear tsp te tk Shee se Oe ee Be 8 1 9 3 Graph toolbars ici ae aod a Seas Rh ee eck ao 8 1 9 4 Tools LOOP AL naaa ist BSG HES ae RS Go 8 1 9 5 Melp toolbar idad rs aa aoe Gee aa ale A Ra a 9 2 HOW tO sciie sia as Ge we de Be a ees el oa TA 2 1 Using an I R dongle with LogWare o o o 11 2 2 Opening a configuration file automatically on start up 13 23 Starting a real time log session unattended delayed start 15 2 4 Stopping a real time log session automatically 16 2 5 Downloading logged data from the memory of a thermometer 17 2 6 Viewing remaining memory for logging data 17 2 7 Changing thermometer and or INFO CON probe settings 18 2 8 Saving thermometer and or INFO CON probe settings to a configura On file 1 24 eens es eae Ge eae ee ene be be hee a ad 20 2 9 Synchronizing the thermometer s clock to the computer 21 2 10 Importing logged data into a spreadsheet 22 3S Fille Menu 6 ss k 4 8k Gee wee OS Se wR 2d 3 1 NEW 2a ecco 0 wed bd aed ob be he bh dota 27 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 OPD soci eR BO a a a Ee ee a a da e Sed 27 SER 28 DETaUlS Lo Stine errar ar da a ee a 28 3 4 1 General a A RT A A AR Re DA 29 3 4 2 Folders aba al
20. Options icon Running Log Ware The following sections describe how to get LogWare up and running quickly 1 Introduction Running LogWare 1 7 1 Getting started The following information is intended to provide a brief overview on how to get LogWare up and running quickly For more detailed information please re fer to the following sections e Section 1 8 LogWare Main Display e Section 4 Datalog Menu To use this software 1 Click the Start button then locate and click the icon created by the setup process 2 The software will start with the Log Session Settings dialog displayed on top of the main display see Section 4 1 If the Log Session Settings dia log is not displayed when the software starts select the Setup option from the Datalog menu Note In order to make the Log Session Settings dialog appear when the software starts check the Show Log Session Settings dialog on start up check box on the General tab of the Defaults dialog To start a log session fill in the information on the Log Session Settings dialog The following information must be entered before a log session can start e Select the Model of the thermometer to use Enter the Serial Number and select the Readings Scale from the available choices e Select the COM port to which the thermometer is connected and choose the baud rate e Power up the thermometer and make sure it is connected to the specified COM port Click the Test Com
21. Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the current settings you have selected to a configuration file Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog The new settings will be written to the thermometer If the selected thermometer re quires the passcode to change any of the channel settings the Enter Passcode dialog is displayed see Section 8 6 Enter the passcode for the thermometer and click the OK button Note Entering an incorrect passcode will cause this function to fail to up date the channel settings properly Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog T Thermometer settings The Thermometer Settings menu option runs a utility that allows many ther mometer specific settings of to be viewed and changed When this menu option is selected the Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the thermometer model and communication settings to use and click the OK button After the thermometer is selected the thermometer settings are read from the 93 9934 LogWare User s Guide selected thermometer and displayed on the Thermometer Settings dialog Fig ure 48 The channel specific settings are also read in Thermometer Settings m Thermometer Settings Open Mode
22. This is the default folder lt Drive gt lt AppFolder gt Config that is selected when the Open and Save As dialogs are displayed for opening and saving con figuration files For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Configuration Files Default folder for output files This is the default folder lt Drive gt lt AppFolder gt Output where the output files from a real time log session are written Output files contain the data that was collected during a real time log session For more information on output files see Section 11 6 Output Files Default folder for downloads This is the default folder lt Drive gt lt AppFolder gt Download that is selected when downloading data from thermometers that support this capability Down loaded files contain data that the thermometer stores in memory For more in formation on download files see Section 11 7 Download Files To change the default folder for any of these options either type the path into the appropriate box or select the Browse button to browse for an existing folder Note If the folder does not already exist the path must be typed into the box provided If the folder does already exist use the Browse but ton to select it Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this
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24. also does not prevent alarm state information from being displayed in the Channels box on the Real Time Log Session window while logging real time data Alarm settings The Alarm Settings dialog Figure 20 is used to configure low and or high 39 9934 LogWare User s Guide alarms for the selected channel The current Low Alarm or High Alarm settings can be changed by selecting the appropriate tab Alarm Settings m Alarm Settings Open Low Alarm High Alarm Save As Value IM Enable alarms for this channel 25 000 E Select the event for this alarm C No event C System Beep Display message and stop graphing acquisition e Play WAY file indicated below Launch EXE file indicated below Path and Filename CIN DOW SAMEDIA Musica Exclamation waw Browse Test When should this event occur Only once when the alarm value is exceeded Cancel C After every update NES Help Figure 20 Alarm Settings dialog When logging real time data an alarm log is maintained Every time a reading trips either the low alarm or high alarm an entry is written to the alarm log in dicating the channel date time and reading value that tripped the alarm An en try is also written to the alarm log every time an alarm is reset Low alarm The Low Alarm setting allows the user to specify what event should occur if the readings on the currently selected cha
25. click the browse button to select the filename and location Click the Copy button to save the graph image to the selected file To copy the graph to the clipboard select the Clipboard option in the Target group and click the Copy button A copy of the graph is sent to the clipboard and can now be pasted into other applications Export Map File An image of the graph can also be exported to a map file Select a format for an image map using the Format drop down list Then set the name attribute for a client side image map by entering the name in the Tag box Click the Ref Strings button to enter an array of URLs for use in the im age map Enter the filename for the image map file by entering it into the File box or click the Browse button to select the filename and location For a cli ent side image map this file should be the file name and extension of the HTML document For a server side image map use the same base filename for both the image and the map Often the map file s extension is MAP though other extensions are usually acceptable Graph Template The current graph settings can also be saved to a template file If the user has customized the graph and the custom settings need to be used over and over 7 Graph menu Restore default settings 7 2 7 3 again the custom settings can be saved to a template file The template file can then be loaded to restore the custom settings To save the data along with the graph
26. data on the graph By entering text into the boxes provided the legend will automatically appear on the graph To hide the legend remove the text from all of the boxes By default all of the legend text boxes are empty causing the legend to be hidden Position Select the position with respect to the graph to place the legend Size Select the size of the legend To change the font or style that the legend uses see the Fonts tab To set the legend colors see the Background tab 80 7 Graph menu Graph settings 7 1 7 System The System tab Figure 41 can be used to print and export the graph and to save the current graph settings to a template file System Printing q r Export Image o M Border Format Mono WMF C BMP C JPEG C PNG Color Target M Landscape Clipboard Browse fie oo Je Ein Copy Esport Map File r Graph Template Format Client y Save Data Browse rope Fle Ref Strings Browse Name y File Load Save Figure 41 Graph Settings System Tab Printing The graph can be printed to the currently selected printer by selecting the Print button The graph can be printed with or without a border by selecting the Border check box The Mono and Color options determine how the trace is printed If the Mono option is selected every point on the trace has a predetermined marker This is to be able to distinguish one tra
27. denote the scale of the X axis By default this title is set to Time Left title Enter the left title for the graph The left title can contain up to 80 characters This title appears centered vertically on the left side of the graph and is gener ally used to denote the scale of the Y axis The title can be displayed horizon tally or vertically running up or down By default this title is set to the Readings Scale with the Up orientation option selected Right title Enter the right title for the graph The right title can contain up to 80 characters This title appears centered vertically on the right side of the graph and is gener ally used to denote the scale of a secondary Y axis The title can be displayed horizontally or vertically running up or down By default the right title is blank 7 Graph menu Graph settings 7 1 2 Axis The Axis tab Figure 36 can be used to customize the graph s X and Y axis settings colors ticks and gridlines Axis Apply to Axi Pply to Axis Color of Axes Cx Y Primary Y Overlay C Z B coor Position Scale y Range C Variable Zero Origin Max 0 001 Left Variable Origin Min 0 001 C Bight C User Defined Ticks 15 m Tick Marks r Grids M Show ThroughAxes Show EVETy F C Inside Axes Style Minor 5 y C Outside Axes Color fic y Figure 36 Graph Settings Axis tab Note To restore the axes to their default
28. dialog Print setup Selecting the Print Setup menu option displays the Windows Print Setup dia log Select the settings you wish to change and click the OK button Note The graph is always printed in a Landscape orientation regardless of the default orientation setting of the printer Select the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Print The Print menu option is only enabled when acquiring or analyzing data 31 9934 LogWare User s Guide Use this option to print readings and graphs The Print menu option has a submenu which consists of two options Read ings and Graph When printing the readings or graph the information is sent to the current printer To change the current printer use the Print Setup menu option 3 6 1 Readings The Print Readings menu option is used to print the data located in the current output file which consists of the date and time each reading was taken the reading and scale and some alarm information This file also contains some in formation about the thermometer and probe that were used to collect the data and the alarm settings 1f applicable When logging real time data selecting the Print Readings menu option prints all of the readings that have been taken up until the time this option is selected When viewing previously logged data all readings are printed 3 6 2 Graph The Print Graph menu option is used to print the current graph This menu op
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30. is set to the current date and time according to the computer s clock Delayed Start Date Time m Delayed Start Time 12 14 1999 at 10 00 00 PM At this time Start log session on this date December 1999 ral 5 19 6 if 12 13 4D 1 8 15 2 9 16 22 23 3 10 17 24 gt 10 00 00 PM 19 20 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 4 5 6 Cancel Current Date and Time 12 14 1999 08 41 36 AM EEES ES Help Figure 21 Delayed Start Date Time dialog Start log session on this date Select the date that the real time log session should start using the calendar To change months click the left and right arrow buttons on the far left and right sides To change the year click on the displayed year at the top of the calendar and the up down buttons will appear immediately to the right of the year Use the up and down buttons to change the year To select the day simply click on the appropriate number on the calendar The selected date is displayed above the calendar At this time Select the hours minutes and seconds that the real time log session should start using the At this time box Click on the hours minutes or seconds portion in the box and either type or use the up down buttons on the right side of the box to change the value Current date and time The Current Date and Time box displays the current date and time according to the computer s clock If these set
31. range includes zero User defined This option allows the user to set values for the minimum maximum and number of ticks for the axis When this option is selected the settings in the Range group are enabled By default the X axis and Y axis are both set to Variable Origin Note Changing the Scale settings especially for the X axis while ac quiring real time data could possibly cause graphing problems to occur Therefore it is recommended that these settings NOT be changed by the user when acquiring real time data Range The Range options are only enabled if the User Defined option is selected in the Scale options for the selected axis Enter the Maximum and Minimum val ues for the selected axis The selected axis is rescaled to the settings entered The Ticks option allows the user to determine how many major tick marks should be displayed between the minimum and maximum values on the se lected axis Each major tick mark is labeled with the appropriate value The tick marks themselves are only displayed if the Show check box in the Tick Marks controls is checked By default these settings are not used by the software because of the default Scale settings Tick marks The Tick Marks options allow the user to specify whether or not to show tick marks on the selected axis To show tick marks check the Show check box If this check box is not checked the tick marks are not shown on the selected axis Valid settings are be
32. settings check the Save Data check box If this check box is not checked the data will not be saved in the template file To save the current graph settings to a template file enter the filename in the File box or use the browse button to select the filename The default extension for template files is GSP Multiple templates can be saved to the same template file Assign this template a name by entering the name in the Name box pro vided Click the Save button to save the graph settings to the template file To load a saved template enter the filename in the File box or use the browse button to select the filename Use the Name drop down list to select the name of the template to load and click the Load button Note Although this feature works for the most part some inconsistencies have been observed If a template file is loaded when viewing previously logged data the data gets corrupted and is lost If a template file is loaded when logging real time data the graph will display corrupted data al though any data that has already been logged is saved to an output file and does not get corrupted until the graph scrolls completely to the left Restore default settings The Restore Default Settings menu option can be used to quickly restore the graph to its default settings and undoing any user customization To customize a graph s settings select the Graph Settings option from the Graph menu Trace color The Trace Color dialo
33. settings select the Restore De fault Settings option from the Graph menu Apply to axis Select the axis for which changes are to be made The other controls on this tab change to reflect the current settings of the selected axis By default the Y Overlay and Z axes options do not apply to the graph and are not enabled Color of axes Select the color for the X and Y axes by selecting a color bar from the drop down list This setting applies to both axes and is therefore independent of the current Apply to Axis setting By default this option is set to black Position The Position options allow the X axis to be positioned on either the top or bot tom of the graph and the Y axis to be positioned on either the left or right side 71 9934 LogWare User s Guide 72 of the graph Selecting the Variable option allows the graph itself to determine whether to position the axes on the top bottom left or right side By default the X axis is set to Bottom and the Y axis is set to Left Scale The Scale options allow the user to determine the minimum and maximum val ues for an axis Each option is described below Zero origin This option draws the selected axis including the origin zero and extending far enough in the positive and negative directions to include all of the graph s values Variable origin Select this option to have the axis zoom in on the range of the graph s actual values whether or not that
34. specify settings for a channel click on the appropriate item in the Channels list Select the color to use for the trace on the graph using the Trace Color drop down list Enter the name of the output file that the logged data for the selected channel should be saved to in the Filename box Choose a descriptive filename that identifies the data contained in the file LogWare automatically appends a TXT extension on the end of the filename The name of the output file is also used as the channel label The channel label is a descriptive identifier assigned to a channel to give meaning to the readings being logged on that channel instead of using only the channel number By default the filename is set to Channel N txt where N is the channel number Output files are written to the folder specified on the File Defaults Folders tab To change the folder where the output file will be saved for this log session click the Browse button on the right side of the Filename box The Win dows Save As dialog is displayed Navigate to the desired folder and click the OK button Check the Overwrite existing file check box if this output file should overwrite any existing file with the same name in the selected folder If this box is not checked this software will display a prompt if a file with the same name exists and allow the filename for this output file to be changed It is recommended that this check box NOT be checked to preve
35. the memory of the 1522 Using the RS 232 serial interface the readings can only be downloaded in ASCII mode all readings are downloaded as text However when using the I R interface the readings can be downloaded in either ASCII mode text or in binary mode Binary mode has many advantages over ASCII mode but also has some disadvantages Binary mode advantages The major advantage of using binary mode to download readings is speed which translates into time The 1522 is capable of logging up to 10 000 read ings in its autolog Downloading these readings which consist of the date time value units and label index in ASCII mode can take up to 20 minutes or more at the fixed baud rate of 2400 baud Binary mode both reduces the num ber of bytes that need to be sent per reading and uses a higher baud rate 115 200 baud to significantly reduce the download time See the table below for details Download Mode and Interface Approx Download Time for 10 000 Readings I R Binary mode 90 seconds R ASCII mode 22 minutes RS 232 Binary mode Not Applicable RS 232 ASCII mode 22 minutes Also binary mode adds some error detection to ensure that readings are prop erly transmitted Binary mode disadvantages The major disadvantage of using binary mode is that it introduces small dis crepancies into the readings due to rounding and truncation errors The read ings that are transmitted to the PC in binary format are enc
36. the Tab and Space options Make sure the Treat consecutive delimiters as one check box is checked and click the Finish button e The output file is displayed in the spreadsheet Resize the columns so the contents of each cell are visible e Select the Date Time and Reading columns by clicking on the gray col umn headers labeled A B C and D as shown in Figure 10 Figure 10 Output file displayed in spreadsheet e From the Insert menu of Excel select the Chart option e The Chart Wizard Step 1 of 4 Chart Type dialog is displayed e In the Chart type list select Line and click the Finish button 2 How to Importing logged data into a spreadsheet e The graph should be displayed as shown in Figure 12 1 12 27 1999 11 24 55 AM 100 652 z 12 27 102 5 102 101 5 100 5 100 99 5 AM AM AM 11 24 55 11 32 46 11 40 40 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 12 27 1999 47 149097 MNNN 44 12 47 AhA 4nn crevior Figure 12 Chart of output file e Format and size the graph as desired 25 3 File menu New 3 1 3 2 File menu The File menu Figure 13 provides options for creating a new configuration opening an existing configuration file saving a configuration file setting up program defaults setting up the printer printing and exiting the program New Ctrl N Open Ctrl 0l Save As Defaults Print Setup Print Ctrl P Exit Figure 13 File menu 0 New The New menu option s
37. ther mometer Currently this software only supports single channel thermometers Channels The Channels list shows an entry for each channel on the selected thermometer numbered 1 to N where N is the total number of channels on the thermometer Channel settings To change the channel settings select a channel from the Channels list and click the Channel Settings button The Channel Settings dialog is displayed For more information on the channel settings see Section 8 3 the INFO CON Probe Settings Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains thermometer information includ ing the settings for all channels Click the Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the current settings you have selected to a configuration file 8 Tools menu Select model 8 5 A Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog The new settings will be written to the thermometer If the selected thermometer re quires the passcode to change any of the thermometer or channel settings the Enter Passcode dialog is displayed see Section 8 6 Enter the passcode for the thermometer and click the OK button Note Entering an incorrect passcode will cause this function to fail to up date the thermometer and channel setti
38. with this symbol are virtual COM ports used to interface with an I R port This software does not support using COM ports with this associated symbol gy The COM port with this symbol is currently being used by this software Y COM ports with this symbol are in use by another application and cannot be used by this software at this time Baud rate Select the baud rate that should be used to communicate with the thermometer The available choices are determined by the baud rates supported by the se lected thermometer Note The thermometer and this software must both be set to the same baud rate in order to communicate successfully Please refer to the ther mometer s User Guide for more information on setting the baud rate of the thermometer Use I R dongle If the Use I R Dongle check box appears the selected feature allows the use of an I R dongle for communication Using an I R dongle can greatly increase the speed of communication therefore reducing the amount of time to send and re ceive data to and from the thermometer Check this option if an I R dongle is being used When this box is checked the baud rate setting explained above is ignored For more information on using the I R dongle see Using an I R dongle with LogWare 8 Tools menu Enter passcode 8 6 A Note This software does not support the use of built in I R ports To pur chase an I R dongle that is compatible with this software contact Tech
39. 107 Help ment 2 3 604 26 ica bec e a a A 109 About LogWare dialog 2 o e 111 Conversion types o sad eaer na ged ee 115 Example outp t fil space s pue ee hae oh ee dera 116 Example alarm log file s ike e a ee ee 117 Example download file 0220 220004 117 1 Introduction What is LogWare 1 1 1 2 1 3 Introduction What is Log Ware Hart s 9934 Log Ware is a real time data logging storage and analysis software program designed specifically for use with Hart Scientific digital thermometers Log Ware automates the logging of data from a single channel or input LogWare is designed to work with the following Hart Scientific digital thermometers e 1502 Thermometer Readout 2 styles e 1502A Thermometer Readout e 1503 Thermometer Readout e 1504 Thermometer Readout e 1521 Handheld Thermometer Readout e 1522 LLL Handheld Thermometer Readout and Datalogger License Agreement For information and details regarding the software End User License Agree ment EULA refer to the online help file s License Agreement topic Features LogWare provides an easy to use Windows interface to log store and analyze data from Hart Scientific digital thermometers LogWare also provides a method to download readings that are stored in the memory of thermometers that support this feature such as the model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger After being logged or downloaded the readings are written t
40. 22 see the Download Logged Data option in the Down load menu Also please read Section 5 4 Binary Download Discrepancies Download files can be opened by this software by selecting the Open Previ ously Logged Data Files option from the View menu They can also be opened in other analysis software packages such as spreadsheets and text editors The format of a download file is very similar to and follows the same general format as an output file readings logged by this software The download files however do not contain any thermometer channel probe or alarm informa 116 11 Configuration and other files Alarm log file 11 8 tion since the software does not know any of this information See the example below Date Time Reading Label 12 08 1999 10 46 16 AM 49 29424 C BATH1 12 68 1999 16 46 17 AM 49 27832 C BATH1 12 68 1999 10 46 18 AM 49 28952 C BATH1 12 08 1999 10 46 19 AM 49 27979 C BATH1 12 68 1999 16 46 26 AM 49 29018 C BATH1 12 68 1999 16 46 21 AM 49 29193 C BATH1 12 08 1999 10 46 22 AH 49 28961 C BATH1 Figure 61 Example download file Alarm log file When a real time log session is started the software creates a file in the same folder as the output files called alarms log The purpose of this file is to maintain a history of readings that caused the alarms to trip or reset The format of an alarm log file is as follows Alarms log Alarm Settings Channel 2 Low Alarm 25
41. 34 Thermometer settings To start a real time log session the software must know what thermometer it is logging data from Select the thermometer s model number from the Model drop down list Enter the serial number of the thermometer in the Serial Number box The se rial number and the model number are both written to the header of the output file to indicate the instrument that was used to log the data Select the scale for the readings for this log session using the Readings Scale drop down list The Readings Scale drop down list only displays the scales that are supported by the selected thermometer To use the scale that the thermome ter is currently set to select the lt Keep Existing gt option Communication settings Select the COM port to which the thermometer is connected This software ex pects to communicate with the thermometer via an RS 232 serial connection Most laptop and desktop computers have at least one 9 pin or 25 pin COM port Refer to your computer s owners manual if you are unable to locate or identify a COM port on your computer Note All Hart Scientific instruments require a null modem cable to in terface with a computer Please refer to the thermometer s User Guide for more information on this type of cable Each COM port is accompanied by a symbol that reflects the current state of the COM port as follows COM ports with this symbol are available on this computer and can be selected C
42. 4 LogWare User s Guide e LogWare attempts to set the thermometer s clock to match the clock on the computer A Note LogWare cannot verify that the correct passcode was entered except on the model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger If an incorrect passcode was entered LogWare continues and attempts to write the new settings however the thermometer will not accept the new settings 2 10 Importing logged data into a spreadsheet The data logged by LogWare is saved into ASCII text files referred to as output files These files can be opened and graphed by LogWare by selecting the Open Previously Logged Data File option from the View menu However these files may also be imported into spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel for graphing or analysis Importing an output file into Excel A Note This example uses Microsoft Excel 2002 These steps may not ap ply if using a different version of Excel or another spreadsheet software package e In Excel select the Open option from the File menu to display the Open dialog e In the Files of type box at the bottom of the open dialog select the Text Files option e Navigate to the folder where the output file is located Select the output file to open and click the Open button 22 2 How to Importing logged data into a spreadsheet e The Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 dialog appears Figure 9 Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 21xj The Text Wizard h
43. 6 C EM 1887 00 3228 Minimum V Average Vv fi 19 156 C 22509 C Maximum Std Dev lez 020 C 2878 E Spread Vv 3364 C Clear 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 09 25 49 AM 09 28 19 AM 09 30 49 AM 09 33 19 AM 09 35 49 AM Time Figure 22 Real Time Log Session window LogWare was designed to communicate with only one thermometer at a time Therefore only one real time log session can be running at a time 44 4 Datalog menu Real time log session In order to optimize the logging of readings many menu options are disabled during a real time log session Of course once a real time log session is run ning none of the settings can be changed including the readings scale alarm settings and events and communication settings Also the Download menu op tions and Tools menu options are disabled as well as the Open Previously Logged Data File option in the View menu If LogWare was configured to automatically stop logging data after a specific number of readings of after a specified amount of time data will continue to be logged at the specified log interval until that condition is met The Statistics box in the upper right corner of the Real Time Log Session window displays the number of readings taken thus far and the elapsed time since logging started The real time log session can be stopped manually at any time regardless of whether or not the log was config
44. 6 65 83 Trends 75 Typeface 74 122 U uncertainty 57 Units 95 V View 59 W Window 107 Windows 95 98 3 Windows NT 3 wires 18 20 91 WMF 82 X X axis 65 71 Y Y axis 65 71 YSI 400 93 Z Zoom In 84 85
45. 6 Window menu Cascade The Cascade option cascades all open windows on the main display so that the title bar of each window is visible Tile horizontal The Tile Horizontal option arranges all open windows horizontally on the main display Tile vertical The Tile Vertical option arranges all open windows vertically on the main display Arrange icons The Arrange Icons option arranges all of the icons for the windows that are cur rently minimized on the main display List of open windows The bottom part of the Window menu lists all of the open windows and shows a check mark next to the currently active window Clicking on the desired menu item can activate any of the windows listed 107 10 Help menu Technical support 10 10 1 Help menu The Help menu Figure 57 provides options for displaying the help file tech nical support information and version information about Log Ware Contents Index Technical Support About 9934 LogWare Figure 57 Help menu Technical support Please contact one of the following authorized Service Centers to coordinate service on your product Fluke Corporation Hart Scientific Division 799 E Utah Valley Drive American Fork Utah 84003 9775 USA Phone 1 801 763 1600 Toll Free 1 800 438 4278 Fax 1 801 763 1010 E mail support hartscientific com Fluke Nederland B V Customer Support Services Science Park Eindhoven 5108 5692 EC Son NETHERL
46. 666 High Alarm 29 668 Date Time Label Alarn Reading 12 13 1999 62 67 29 PH Channel 2 Low 24 375 C 12 13 1999 02 08 21 PH Channel 2 Reset 25 882 C 12 13 1999 62 69 11 PM Channel 2 High 29 066 C Figure 60 Example alarm log file The alarm log file can be viewed during a real time log session by selecting the Alarm Log menu option from the View menu or by right clicking on the Chan nels grid on the Real Time Log Session window and selecting View Alarm Log from the popup menu 117 Index Index als 113 chn 114 cvd 115 GSP 83 htp 115 168 115 190 115 MAP 82 Sec 113 thm 114 thr 115 A A 102 A4 103 About 111 alarm 40 45 alarm log 40 60 alarm log file 39 46 59 117 alarms 37 39 61 ALPHA 101 103 Arrange Icons 107 ASCII 50 56 autolog 50 54 axis 71 B 102 BO 106 B1 106 B2 106 B3 106 background 78 baud rate 35 56 98 BETA 101 binary 50 56 Binary Download Discrepancies 56 57 BMP 82 border 81 bottom title 70 C C4 103 calendar 43 91 96 calibration 18 20 91 calibration constants 18 95 calibration date 91 92 95 96 Callendar Van Dusen 93 101 Cascade 107 channel 36 90 96 101 103 105 106 Clear Log 54 Clipboard 82 clock 21 43 87 Close 39 coefficients 18 20 92 101 103 105 106 color 77 79 COM port 97 communication 35 54 98 99 Communications Requirements 3 configuration 13 27
47. ANDS Phone 31 402 675300 Telefax 31 402 675321 E mail ServiceDesk fluke nl 109 9934 LogWare User s Guide 110 Fluke Int l Corporation Service Center Instrimpex Room 2301 Sciteck Tower 22 Jianguomenwai Dajie Chao Yang District Beijing 100004 PRC CHINA Phone 86 10 6 512 3436 Telefax 86 10 6 512 3437 E mail xingye han Ofluke com cn Fluke South East Asia Pte Ltd Fluke ASEAN Regional Office Service Center 60 Alexandra Terrace 03 16 The Comtech Lobby D 118502 SINGAPORE Phone 65 737 2922 Telefax 65 737 5155 E mail antngOsinga fluke com Check our website on the Internet regularly for answers to frequently asked questions software updates and service releases Before calling for Technical Support check the Help file or User Guide topics listed below to see if the problem you are having is described there e Requirements e Installation e Running LogWare e Regional Settings e How to topics When calling or sending a fax please send or have the following information ready e Name of Software Log Ware e Software version and build as found on the About LogWare dialog 10 Help menu About 10 2 Detailed description of the problem What you were doing when the problem arose e The exact wording of any error message you received Any other information that may help to solve the problem About The About LogWare dialog Figure 58 displays specific information about t
48. B of information to the software which is only 25 as much information than in ASCII mode making the sig nificantly faster see table below Transmission Error Detection Disadvantage In ASCII mode the software has diffi culty knowing whether or not all readings have been received The software attempts to determine if any readings are missing by comparing the total readings received to the number of readings the thermometer says were sent If there is a difference an error mes sage is displayed alerting the user to download the data again This technique does not catch all types of errors however Advantage In Binary mode the 1522 first sends out a header packet which is basically some information about how many readings are to be sent Then the readings themselves are sent Following the readings another packet of information is sent which contains a checksum This checksum is compared to a checksum which is calculated by the software to determine if all readings were received properly without error If an error is detected an error message is displayed alert ing the user to download the data again This is a very good error checking technique which eliminates nearly all transmission related errors Rounding and Truncation Errors Advantage In ASCII mode the thermometer sends the actual digits of each reading including the date time value scale and label number No translation is required The readings are s
49. Bar menu options respectively To hide the toolbar or status bar uncheck the appropriate menu option During a real time log session the Alarm Log and Readings History options are enabled Selecting the Alarm Log menu option displays the alarm log file for the current real time log session Selecting the Readings History menu op tion displays all of the readings in the output file for the current real time log session Selecting the Open Previously Logged Data File menu option displays the Win dows Open dialog and allows output files or download files to be opened When the file is opened the readings statistics and graph of the readings are displayed in a Log File window The filename list at the bottom of the View menu lists up to 8 of the most re cently opened files To open one of these files simply click on the appropriate filename in the list The file is opened and displayed in a Log File window 59 9934 LogWare User s Guide 6 1 Alarm log The Alarms log dialog Figure 28 displays the alarms that have occurred since the data acquisition session started Alarms log 12 06 1999 MEAN g 12 06 1999 04 26 14 PM Channell Reset 25 059 C 12 06 1999 04 26 26 PM Channel 1 Low 22 428 C Figure 28 Alarms log Dialog Grid The alarm log grid displays the date time label alarm type and the value of the reading for every time an alarm tripped reading exceeded alarm setting or reset reading returned to withi
50. D INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE HART SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT INCI DENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS WHETHER IN CON TRACT TORT OR OTHERWISE Microsoft MS DOS Windows Window for Workgroups and Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 and XP are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Fluke Corporation Hart Scientific Division 799 E Utah Valley Drive American Fork UT 84003 9775 USA Phone 1 801 763 1600 Telefax 1 801 763 1010 Email supportO hartscientific com www hartscientific com Subject to change without notice Copyright O 2005 Printed in USA Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 1 What is LogWare 2 ooo e siaus 1 1 2 License Agreement a os eo hs a ee oe a 1 1 3 Beaturesias e os MBit GS eee oe es wie Se de 1 WA Requirements sei asc 6 ew A ee eH Bow eS 2 1 4 1 Thermometer readout requirements s s s s ess rona m siaii eon eo e 2 1 4 2 Communications TequireMentS lt es sec ssa o o 3 1 4 3 Computer hardware requirements se o sceo e eaea eaaa ee eee 3 1 4 4 Computer software requirements o oo oe e a 3 i Installation sosa bee kB bane dh Se MG eS lh es 4 1 6 Replonal settings 2 cawa gee eg ae eee ene ead ad 4 1 7 Running Los Ware odios os we ee ee 4 1 7 1 Getting Started ii ase Ga eh Ge BoA AA gh de ah ree He Bae 5 1 8
51. Moving Average End Moving average plotted at end point of averaged group 7 Graph menu Graph settings The Order option applies only to three curve types For variable order polynomial curves Order is the order of the polynomial used in curve fitting A setting of 1 produces a straight line the same as a best fit line a setting one less than the number of points produces a curve that passes through every point For moving average mid and moving average end curves Order is the range of data points over which moving averages are averaged beginning with the first point The Granularity scroll bar sets the granularity of all curve types except mov ing average The granularity is the number of steps or straight line segments making up the curve Higher values create smoother curves but require more drawing time The default Granularity setting is 50 curve steps which generally creates a smooth looking curve at a high drawing speed Each click to the left decreases the number of steps by 2 to a minimum of 10 and each click to the right increases the number of steps by 2 to a maximum of 1000 With spline curves you generally need higher granularities than normal up to 10 times the number of points in the graph Color Select the colors for each of the statistical lines to display on the graph The se lected color for each statistical line applies to that statistical line for all sets of data Limit lines Select t
52. OM ports with this symbol are virtual COM ports used to interface with an I R port This software does not support using COM ports with this associated symbol S The COM port with this symbol is currently being used by this software ue COM ports with this symbol are in use by another application and cannot be used by this software at this time Select the baud rate that should be used to communicate with the thermometer The available choices are determined by the baud rates supported by the se lected thermometer 4 Datalog menu Setup log session 4 1 3 A Note The thermometer and this software must both be set to the same baud rate in order to communicate successfully Please refer to the ther mometer s User Guide for more information on setting the baud rate of the thermometer Once the thermometer and communication settings have been selected click the Test Communication button to attempt to establish communication with the thermometer and verify that the proper thermometer model is selected If the software succeeds in communicating a success message is displayed Tf the software is not able to successfully establish communication with the thermometer or if the software determines that the selected model does not match the model of the connected thermometer a failure message is displayed indicating the reason for the failure In case of failure check to make sure that e The communication cable is connected to
53. Ware you must be logged into Windows as an Administrator Installing LogWare 1 Insert the LogWare CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The Setup pro gram should run automatically 2 Follow the on screen instructions to install Log Ware 3 When prompted enter the product serial number The serial number is provided on a sticker typically located on the CD pouch on the inside back cover of the LogWare User s Guide 4 After all files have been installed a program group is created with icons for the software the Help file the README TXT file and an icon to uninstall the software The installation process is complete 5 The README TXT file can be displayed by checking the appropriate check box before the setup program finishes Read this file for important information that was not available when the User Guide was printed Uninstalling Log Ware To uninstall the software use the Windows Add Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel Follow the instructions given The program files that were installed to your system are removed Any files that were created or saved by users will not be removed from the system These files along with the folders that these files are in must be manually deleted using Windows Explorer to remove them from your system Regional settings LogWare recognizes and uses the regional settings such as the date time and number formats as set in the Windows Control Panel s Regional Settings or Regional
54. a ees 8 Help tolai oa 6 4 se e SE A RE EE ew lA 9 Model 2374 Infrared Dongle o o 12 Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 dialog 23 Output file displayed in spreadsheet o 24 Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 dialog 24 Chart of output file s s ss ee rc ses ers aa 25 Fils MENU oie a on OES Eee e 27 Default Settings dialog 28 FilelDefaults General tab o 29 FilelDefaults Folders tab o oo p a 30 Datalos menu 22 eraya o akea a bs e 33 Log Session Settings xs e acie he ER a Ee 33 Log Session Start Time 37 Alarm Settings dialog o o 40 Delayed Start Date Time dialog o o 43 Real Time Log Session window o e 44 Download menu ok eke o a we Re eo 49 1522 Download dialog 2 2 o o 50 1522 Log Status dialog o o en 53 Downloaded Files dial08 o o 55 View MENU ss se id A a a a as 59 Alarms log Dialog o e ee 60 Alarms dialo e be See he Oe Pek eee ee dw ee 61 Output liledialos vag epa a gorad Sembee RE wR OO eee os 62 Statistics 01alOB es was oone Bde GO whales Sa ee Bata E A 63 Log Pile dialog seers 2 boa ee Oe ee ee a eee ee 64 Graph Men ate sce Be Gee aera ES oS GE Be eae bd 67 Graph Settings dialog a s se c
55. acra poeeme e 68 Graph Settings Titles tab o o oo 69 Graph Settings Axis tab o o 71 Graph Settings Fonts tab o o 74 Graph Settings Trends tab o oo 75 Graph Settings Background tab o o ooo 78 Graph Settings Legend tab o ooo 80 vi Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 Figure 56 Figure 57 Figure 58 Table 1 Figure 59 Figure 60 Figure 61 Graph Settings System Tab o o ooo o 81 Trace Color dialog coc s e a ae po Bg a we ee ee et Be PO 83 ZOOM Ms Gee Ae oR eee ChE ELEeSS 84 Tools Menu s o 24 eas ee hE Dee a ewe ee eS 87 Data Labels dialog oi ce ee ee hd da ie eh Rok ex 88 Channel Settings dialog s o o so e s cuore pe o meae ea 90 Calendar s maree ae Sah de Sie ele 4 SSE a 91 Thermometer Settings o e e 94 Select Model dial08 o o e 97 Enter Passcode dialog s ssor a e mr ee eG 100 Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients dialog 101 High Temp PRT Coefficients dialog 102 IPTS 68 Coefficients Dialog o o 103 ITS 90 Coefficients dialog o ooo o 104 Thermistor Coefficients dialog o o 106 Window Mente aser ae a Y
56. am FilestHart Scientific 9934 Log ar E IV Enable communication debugging Figure 15 FilelDefaults General tab The settings on this tab are Remember window positions and settings This option is used to make sure that dialogs and windows always appear in the same location on the screen every time they are displayed If checked dialogs and windows appear in the same position they were in when last closed Other wise dialogs and windows always appear in the same place on the screen re gardless of their position when last closed Show log session settings dialog on start up This option is used to specify whether or not the Log Session Settings dialog is displayed every time the software runs If checked the Log Session Settings di alog is displayed Otherwise this dialog is not displayed If this option is selected the Load default configuration file automatically op tion is enabled Checking this option allows a configuration file to be specified in the Default configuration file box below If a configuration file is specified it will be loaded every time the software runs Use the Browse button to locate the configuration file to load or type the path and filename into the box 29 9934 LogWare User s Guide Enable communication debugging This option is used to enable debugging features in LogWare This option should remain unchecked unless otherwise directed by a customer service rep resentati
57. aph can be customized by selecting the Graph Settings option from the Graph menu Also up to 8 previously logged data files can be opened while the real time log session window is still open see Section 6 3 Open Previously Logged Data File 38 4 Datalog menu Close log session 4 4 4 5 4 6 df Close log session Use the Close option in the Datalog menu to close the current Real Time Log Session window Select the Stop option from the Datalog menu to stop the log session before it can be closed Only one real time log session can be open and active at a time After a real time log session has been stopped by selecting the Stop option from the Datalog menu the log session can be closed The current real time log session MUST be closed before a new real time log session can start To close the current Real Time Log Session window select Close from the Datalog menu g K Mute all alarms The Mute All Alarms option in the Datalog menu allows the user to prevent alarm events from occurring while logging real time data Alarms can be muted by selecting Mute All Alarms from the Datalog menu or by selecting the Mute button on the toolbar When the alarms are muted a red X appears through the alarms icon and the menu option displays a check mark Otherwise the alarms icon appears without the X and no check mark appears next to the menu option Muting alarms does not prevent entries from being written to the alarm log file It
58. as determined that your data is Delimited Tf this is correct choose Next or choose the data type that best describes your data data type Choose the file type that best describes your data Delimited Characters such as commas or tabs separate each field Fixed width Fields are aligned in columns with spaces between each field Start import at row fs File origin windows ANSI X Preview of file T Vb6 9934 Output Channel 1 txt 7_pate Time Reading la 4 09 2003 4 57 21 PM 23 200 C la 4 09 2003 4 57 22 PM 23 200 C 4 09 2003 4 57 23 PM 23 200 C Figure 9 Text Import Wizard Step 1 of 3 dialog e Make sure the Original data type option is set to Delimited If the ther mometer and probe information is not needed set the Start import at row option to row 8 or the first row containing the logged readings Set the File Origin option to Windows ANST and click the Next gt button 23 9934 LogWare User s Guide 24 e The Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 dialog appears Figure 11 Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 21xi This screen lets you set the delimiters your data contains You can see how your text is affected in the preview below Delimiters V Treat consecutive delimiters as one IV Tab I Semicolon J Comma IWispace M Othe Text qualifier j z ma yn MN naa Figure 11 Text Import Wizard Step 2 of 3 dialog e In the Delimiters box select
59. ated in RED These settings can be modified freely but will not be written back to the thermometer without the correct passcode being entered when prompted e To view or modify the INFO CON probe settings select the appropriate channel from the Channels list and click the Channel Settings button to display the Channel Settings dialog e All thermometer and INFO CON probe settings can be saved to a config uration file by clicking the Save As button To read in a configuration file containing thermometer and INFO CON probe settings click the Open button Thermometer configuration files have a THM extension Note Thermometer configuration files are specific to each thermometer model LogWare does not allow a thermometer configuration file for a 1502 to be opened when working with a 1521 etc Therefore when saving thermometer configuration files include the thermometer model number in the filename so that the contents of the file are known e To write any changes that have been made back out to the thermometer click the OK button If any of the passcode protected settings were changed the Enter Passcode dialog is displayed see Section 8 6 The correct passcode MUST be entered in order for the new settings to be properly written to the thermometer Note LogWare cannot verify that the correct passcode was entered except on the model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger If an incorrect passcode was entered LogWare continues and attempts to writ
60. average value of all data points in the selected set Check the Min Max check box to enable min and max lines which are drawn horizontally through the lowest and highest data points in the selected set Check the Std Dev check box to enable a pair of standard deviation lines which are drawn horizontally through the standard deviation from the mean in both the positive and negative directions for the selected set Check the Best Fit check box to enable a best fit line which is a straight line indicating the trend of data points a first order polynomial curve for the se lected set Check the Curve Fit check box if you want to fit a curve through your data points for the selected set You can choose the type order and granularity of the curve in the Curve Fit options below These settings will apply to all curve fit lines drawn on the graph By default no trend lines are enabled Curve fit Select the curve fit options for the curve fit statistical line The following op tions are available Description Formula Curve Type Polynomial Curve of Variable Order Variable Order Polynomial Logarithmic y a b log x Exponential 1 y a exp b x Exponential 2 y a x exp b x Power y a xb Inverse 1 y a b x Inverse 2 y a b x Inverse 3 y 1 a b x Inverse 4 y x a x b Inverse 5 y 1 a b x 2 Spline Spline fit through all points Moving Average Mid Moving average plotted at midpoint of averaged group
61. ce from another when printing graphs on mono chrome black amp white printers Selecting the Color option removes the mark ers from the trace producing a more readable graph but makes it more difficult to distinguish between two traces To print the graph in a landscape orientation select the Landscape check box If this check box is not selected the graph will be printed in the portrait orientation 81 9934 LogWare User s Guide 82 1 fa Portrait Landscape To force the graph to fill an entire page select the Full page check box If this check box is not checked the graph will be printed as close to its actual size as possible The graph can also be printed by selecting the Print Graph option from the File menu or by selecting the Print Graph option from the Graph menu The de fault printer can be set by selecting the Print Setup option from the File menu Export Image The graph can be exported to a graphics file or the clipboard Select the type of file to export it to in the Format group e Select the WMF option if you want to create a metafile of the graph e Select the BMP option if you want to create a bitmap of the graph e Select the JPEG option if you want to save an image of the graph in JPEG format e Select the PNG option if you want to save an image of the graph in PNG format To export the graph to a file select the File option in the Target group and enter the filename or
62. channel and alarm settings to do all or most of their logging For this reason LogWare allows real time log session settings to be saved to a configuration file Opening the configuration file restores the settings eliminat ing the need to manually enter most of the information for a new log session Configuration files save the following information about a real time log session e Thermometer model serial number and readings scale e Communications COM port and baud rate e Log interval and End Log settings e Channel trace color and filename e Alarm and statistics settings The delayed start date and time information is not saved in the configuration file For more information on configuration files please read Configuration Files 13 9934 LogWare User s Guide In addition to allowing configuration files to be saved and opened LogWare also allows one configuration file to be opened automatically every time Log Ware runs This configuration file can be specified in one of two ways e From the Defaults dialog see Section 3 4 1 e From the Log Session Settings dialog see Section 4 1 Opening configuration file automatically using the Defaults dialog e Select the Defaults option from the File menu see Section 3 4 1 e Select the General tab e Check the Show Log Session Settings dialog on start up check box e Check the Load default configuration file automatically check box e Click the Browse button to sel
63. d Click the Statistics button to view the Statistics dialog 62 6 View menu Open previously logged datafile 6 2 1 6 3 Click the Close button to close this dialog Statistics The Statistics dialog Figure 31 displays the statistics for the readings in the output file for the selected channel at the time the output file was read in Statistics Elapsed Time 01 0742 0 Minimum Average hize 20734 o Maximum Standard Deviaton 33 020 2605 oo Spread Count hse aa Figure 31 Statistics dialog Click the Close button to close this dialog EE Open previously logged datafile Selecting the Open Previously Logged Data File menu option displays the Win dows Open dialog box Select the output file or download file to open Then click the Open button to open the file The Log File window Figure 32 is dis played with the readings statistical information and a graph Note The graph is only capable of displaying up to 32 767 readings at a time If the selected file contains more readings a message is displayed alerting the user and only the first 32 767 readings are read in Note The Open Previously Logged Data File menu option is intended to open ONLY output files and download files that were created by this soft ware see Section 11 Attempting to open a file that was not created by this software will most likely fail and may cause unpredictable results Up to 8 previously logge
64. d data files can be opened at once Each file is opened 63 9934 LogWare User s Guide 64 in its own window Use the Window menu to see a list of the open windows or to arrange the windows m Log File T 14B61993410DutputiChannel 1 txt OF x r Readings m Statistics Elapsed Time 00 31 56 12 06 1999 04 55 35PM 15 198 C Low Minimum Average 12 06 1999 04 55 36 PM 15 198 C Low TEZES 20 657 C PAE EAE vna E ok Ue 55 E ow pBase ENTES 12 06 1999 04 55 39PM 15 198 C Low EATE palad 12 06 1999 04 55 40 PM 15 198 C Low Spread Count 1206 1999 M4 55 41 PM 15197 F Low 24 172 C 532 40 000 35 000 30 000 25 000 20 000 15 000 10 000 04 23 46PM 04 32 38PM 04 41 30PM 04 50 22PM 04 59 14 PM Time Figure 32 Log File dialog Readings The Readings section displays each reading including the date and time read ing value and alarm information in a grid Use the scroll bar to scroll through all of the readings Note If a download file was opened the alarms column does not appear in the readings grid Statistics The Statistics section displays statistics for all of the readings in the file that was opened The Elapsed Time box displays the time difference between the first reading and the last reading in the file Readings graph After the selected file has been read in a trace is drawn on the graph to give a visual representation of the readings 6 View men
65. d into the thermometer Determine the conversion type required for the attached probe and select the appropriate item from the drop down list Only conversion types that are appli cable to the selected thermometer are displayed in the list Note If the conversion type required by the probe does not appear in the list the probe may need to be recalibrated using one of the available con version types Conversion settings Many conversion types require coefficients to be entered If the selected con version type does require coefficients to be entered the Conversion Settings button is enabled To enter probe coefficients click the Conversion Settings button The appropriate conversion settings dialog is displayed Enter the coefficients found on the probe s Report of Calibration and click the OK button on the con version settings dialog to return This software supports the following types of conversions e ITS 90 see ITS 90 Coefficients 8 Tools menu Thermometer settings 8 4 e IPTS 68 see IPTS 68 Coefficients e Callendar Van Dusen see Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients e High Temp PRT see High Temp PRT Coefficients e Thermistor see Thermistor Coefficients e YSI 400 see YSI 400 Coefficients e IEC 751 see IEC 751 Coefficients Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains channel information Click the
66. data at this rate The readings that have been logged can be viewed by selecting the Readings History option from the View menu or by right clicking the Channels grid and selecting the View Readings History option from the popup menu The logged readings can be printed by selecting the Print Readings option from the File menu However only the readings that have been logged so far will be printed 45 9934 LogWare User s Guide 46 A Alarms The current alarm state is determined by comparing the most recent reading to the alarm settings If the Low Alarm and or High Alarm have been configured the reading is compared to the low alarm and high alarm values If the reading is less than the low alarm value and the low alarm is enabled the Alarm box in the Channel information grid flashes Low to indicate the low alarm has trip ped If the reading is greater than the high alarm value and the high alarm is enabled the Alarm box in the Channel information grid flashes High to indi cate the high alarm has tripped If the reading falls between the low and high alarm values or if the alarms are not enabled the Alarms box remains blank alarm reset Every time an alarm is tripped a single entry is written to the alarm log file This file is named alarm log and is located in the default output folder or the folder that the output file is saved in The alarm log file can be viewed by selecting the Alarm Log from th
67. downloading the data When using the I R dongle the data can be downloaded in either binary mode or ASCII mode When using the RS 232 serial cable the Binary mode option is disabled Obviously it would be preferable to download the logged data as fast as possi ble However the user must be aware that there are some trade offs when using the Binary mode instead of ASCII mode to download the data Please read the following to understand these trade offs 5 Download menu Download logged data ASCII Downloading Binary Downloading Speed Disadvantage Downloading data in ASCII mode is in herently much slower than Binary mode because more information bytes must be sent for each reading Typically ASCII mode requires that 40 bytes be sent which includes the date time value scale and label for each reading Therefore to download 10 000 read ings in ASCII mode requires the thermometer to send 400 000 bytes approximately 390KB of information to the software Advantage Downloading data in Binary mode is much faster than ASCII mode because the information can be compacted into fewer bytes for each reading Typically Binary mode requires that only 10 bytes be sent which also includes the date time value scale and label for each reading plus a few bytes for over head information Therefore to download 10 000 read ings in Binary mode requires the thermometer to send approximately 100 000 bytes approximately 98K
68. e View menu or by right clicking on the Channels grid and selecting the View Alarm Log option from the popup menu Statistics The Statistics section on the Real Time Log Session window displays statistical information for the readings that have been logged Each of the statistics can be enabled or disabled by simply checking or unchecking the appropriate check box When a statistic is disabled the box is left blank Clicking the Clear button resets all statistics including the Count and Elapsed Time and begins calculating the statistical data again from the next reading Readings Graph As readings are logged a trace is drawn on the graph to give a visual represen tation of the readings The Y axis of the graph is always in the reading scale units selected on the Log Session Settings dialog The Y axis is automatically scaled to keep the en tire visible portion of the trace within the graph bounds The X axis of the graph displays elapsed time since the log session started As the trace reaches the right side of the graph the trace shifts to the left and the left most part of the trace is pushed off the graph The graph is set to display 600 readings at a time This setting is fixed and cannot be changed Therefore the graph displays anywhere from 10 minutes at a 1 second sample interval up to 600 days at a 24 hour sample interval of readings Note The elapsed time shown on the graph is only an approximate time Anytime a m
69. e not been saved the Windows Save As dialog appears Enter a descriptive filename and click OK to save the file This configuration file will then be set to the default For more default con figuration file settings see Section 3 4 1 General tab When all information has been entered click the Start button to initiate the real time log session If no delayed start date and time were specified the real time log session starts immediately If a start date and time were set using the Delayed Start button the following dialog appears Log session will begin on 12 11 1999 at 08 00 00 4M Click Cancel to abort Current Date and Time 12 10 1999 02 21 00 PM Figure 19 Log Session Start Time The log session will begin automatically on the date and time indicated Click the Cancel button to abort starting the log session 37 9934 LogWare User s Guide Click the Close button to close the Log Session Settings dialog without starting a log session to access other features of the software All settings are remem bered and the log session can be started at any time by selecting the Start op tion in the Datalog menu Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog ia gt Start log session The real time log session starts immediately when the Start menu option is se lected if a delayed start date and time were not specified If a delayed start date and time were specified LogWare performs some in
70. e the new settings however the thermometer will not accept the new settings e To close the Thermometer Settings dialog without writing the settings back out to the thermometer click the Cancel button 19 9934 LogWare User s Guide 2 8 Saving thermometer and or INFO CON probe settings to a configuration file Log Ware provides a feature which allows many of the INFO CON probe set tings to be read in viewed modified and written back out to the thermometer These settings include e Probe serial number e Probe wires e Probe calibration and recalibration dates e Probe conversion type and calibration coefficients Viewing modifying and writing the new settings to the thermometer e Select INFO CON Probe Settings from the Tools menu see Section 8 3 e The Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the ther mometer model from which the settings are to be read in Also select the COM port to which the thermometer is connected and the baud rate to use e Make sure LogWare can communicate with the thermometer by clicking the Test Communication button e Click the OK button when communication is successful e All INFO CON probe settings are then read in and displayed in the Chan nel Settings dialog Note The controls for settings which do not apply to the selected ther mometer are disabled e Any of the settings can be modified at this time All passcode protected settings are indicated in RED Th
71. ect the configuration file to open or type the path and filename in the Default configuration file box e Click the OK button to save the changes Note The real time log session settings must already be saved to a config uration file in order to accomplish these steps Opening configuration file automatically using the Log Session Settings dialog e Select the Setup option from the Datalog menu see Section 4 1 e Fill in all of the information on this dialog e Click the Alarm Settings button and fill in the desired alarm settings e Click the Set as Default button e A prompt is displayed to save the settings to a configuration file Enter the filename for this configuration file use a descriptive name e A prompt is displayed to confirm setting this configuration as the default configuration file Click Yes e Click the Close button to close the dialog Test this feature to make sure it works properly by closing Log Ware and run ning it again The Log Session Settings dialog should be displayed with all of the configuration information filled in If the configuration file is not being loaded check the Defaults dialog as explained above To disable opening the configuration file on start up uncheck the Load default configuration file automatically check box on the Defaults dialog 2 How to Starting a real time log session unattended delayed start 2 3 Starting a real time log session unattended delayed star
72. ecting the Trace Color option from the popup menu The graph may be printed at any time by selecting the Print Graph option from the File menu or by selecting the Print Graph option in the Graph menu To zoom in to view a section of the graph more closely select the Zoom In op tion from the Graph menu or select the Zoom In toolbar button To restore the graph to its normal unzoomed state select either the Restore option or the Zoom In option from the Graph menu or click either the Restore toolbar button or the Zoom In toolbar button to exit zoom mode To close a log file window activate the window to close by clicking on it with the mouse then click the X box in the upper right corner of the log file window 65 7 Graph menu Graph menu The Graph menu Figure 33 provides options for configuring the graph set tings restoring the default graph settings changing the trace color zooming and printing the graph Graph Settings Restore Default Settings Trace Color Zoom In Restore Print Graph Figure 33 Graph menu 67 9934 LogWare User s Guide da a Graph settings The Graph Settings dialog Figure 34 allows the user to change the way the graph is displayed Graph Settings X Titles Axis Fonts Trends Background Legend System Graph Title Bottom Title Elapsed Time Left Title Title E Horizontal Up C Down Right Title Title
73. enu option is selected or a dialog is displayed data logging may be temporarily halted until the menu or dialog is closed This causes the elapsed time to become inaccurate The true elapsed time is displayed in the Statistics in the upper right corner of the window 4 Datalog menu Real time log session There are many customizable settings for the graph such as titles a legend col ors grid lines and trend lines All of these features can be accessed by selecting the Graph Settings menu option in the Graph menu or by right clicking on the graph and selecting the Graph Settings option from the popup menu The de fault graph settings can be restored by selecting the Restore Default Settings option from the Graph menu The trace color for the readings can be changed by selecting the Trace Color option from the Graph menu or by right clicking on the Channels grid or graph and selecting the Trace Color option from the popup menu Note If the trace does not appear on the graph make sure the trace and background colors of the graph are not set to the same color The graph may be printed at any time by selecting the Print Graph option from the File menu or by selecting the Print Graph option in the Graph menu 47 5 Download menu Download logged data 5 1 Download menu The Download menu Figure 23 provides options for downloading logged readings from a thermometer and checking the log status Download Download Logged
74. ese settings can be modified freely but will not be written back to the thermometer without the correct passcode being entered when prompted e All INFO CON probe settings can be saved to a channel configuration file by clicking the Save As button To read in a channel configuration file containing INFO CON probe settings click the Open button Channel configuration files have a CHN extension A Note Channel configuration files are specific to each thermometer model 20 LogWare does not allow a channel configuration file for a 1502 to be opened when working with a 1521 etc Therefore when saving channel configuration files include the thermometer model number in the filename so that the contents of the file are known 2 How to Synchronizing the thermometer s clock to the computer 2 9 e To write any changes that have been made back out to the thermometer click the OK button If any of the passcode protected settings were changed the Enter Passcode dialog is displayed see Section 8 6 The correct passcode MUST be entered in order for the new settings to be properly written to the thermometer A Note LogWare cannot verify that the correct passcode was entered except on the model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger If an incorrect passcode was entered LogWare continues and attempts to write the new settings however the thermometer will not accept the new settings e To close the Channel Settings dialog without writing the
75. fic to the conversion type 114 11 Configuration and other files Output files 11 6 Conversion configuration files have an extension that matches the type of con version as detailed below Table 1 Conversion types Conversion Type File Extension Callendar Van Dusen cvd High Temp PRT htp IPTS 68 i68 ITS 90 190 Thermistor thr IEC 751 N A cannot be saved YSI 400 N A cannot be saved Conversion configuration files can be opened from the following locations e Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients dialog see Section 8 7 e High Temp PRT Coefficients dialog see Section 8 8 e IPTS 68 Coefficients dialog see Section 8 9 e ITS 90 Coefficients dialog see Section 8 10 e Thermistor Coefficients dialog see Section 8 11 Note Opening a Conversion configuration file overwrites the conversion settings on the selected channel Output files LogWare saves the readings logged during a real time log session to an output file Output files also contain information about the thermometer channel probe and alarm settings that were configured for the log session During a real time log session the logged readings are displayed in the Chan nels grid current reading only and graphed on the real time graph To view all of the readings that have been logged select the Readings History option from the View menu This opens the output file for the selected channel in a spread sheet style grid After a real
76. g Figure 42 allows a new color to be selected for the graph trace The current trace color is selected when the dialog is displayed Select the new color using the Trace Color drop down list Trace Color Trace Color Trace Color jm gue SY Cancel Help Figure 42 Trace Color dialog 83 9934 LogWare User s Guide Click the OK button to save the settings you have selected and to close the dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes and close the dialog Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog a Zoom in The Zoom In menu option or toolbar button allows the user to magnify and view a small portion of the entire graph Figure 43 This feature is not avail able when logging real time data The menu option and toolbar button are only enabled when viewing previously logged data 50 000 45 000 40 000 35 000 E C 30 000 4 12 00 13 PM 12 01 03PM 12 01 53PM 12 02 43PM 12 03 33 PM Time Figure 43 Zoom In To zoom in to a portion of the graph select the Zoom In option from the Graph menu or click the Zoom In toolbar button The toolbar button remains de pressed and a check mark appears next to the Zoom In menu option indicating that the mouse is now in zoom mode When the mouse pointer is placed over the graph the cross hair cursor appears instead of the default arrow cursor Use the mouse to select the portion of the grap
77. gh Temp PRT and the Conversion Settings button is clicked the High Temp PRT Coeffi cients dialog Figure 52 is displayed High Temp PRT Coefficients High Temp PRT Coefficients Open RIPW E 100 123 Save As A 2 32120E 05 B 23132E 06 Cancel Help Figure 52 High Temp PRT Coefficients dialog RTPW A and B The RTPW A and B coefficients are required and must be entered Enter the RTPW A and B from the Report of Calibration for the probe attached to the se lected channel If the High Temp PRT coefficients were read in from the thermometer the boxes are filled with the current coefficients If the value of any of the coeffi cients is O the box is left blank Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains High Temp PRT coefficients Click the Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the settings you have selected to a configuration file A Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog 102 8 Tools menu IPTS 68 coefficients 8 9 IPTS 68 coefficients When the conversion type on the Channel Settings dialog
78. h to zoom in to by clicking the left mouse button and holding it down while dragging the mouse to draw a rect angular box around the desired area Releasing the mouse button causes the graph to zoom in to the selected area The Readings grid is also repositioned to show the left most point on the graph in the top row in the grid Repeat this process to zoom in closer and closer To restore the graph to its normal unzoomed state select either the Restore op tion or the Zoom In option from the Graph menu or click either the Restore toolbar button or the Zoom In toolbar button to exit zoom mode The check mark is then removed from the Zoom In menu option and the Zoom In toolbar button no longer appears depressed 84 7 Graph menu Restore zoom out 7 5 7 6 Sy Restore zoom out Selecting the Restore option from the Graph menu exits zoom mode and re stores the graph to displaying the entire trace When zoom mode is exited the mouse pointer no longer appears as a cross hair when over the graph The check mark is removed from the Zoom In menu option and the Zoom In toolbar button no longer appears depressed Print graph Selecting the Print Graph menu option prints the graph to the default printer The graph can also be printed by selecting the Print Graph option in the File menu or from the System tab of the Graph Settings dialog To select the current printer use the Print Setup option in the File menu
79. hannel 1 txt m Channel 1 txt Refresh Reading 12 06 1999 04 26 10 PM 25 945 C High Print 12 06 1999 04 26 11 PM 25 718 C High 12 06 1999 04 26 12 PM 25 497 C High Statistics 12 06 1999 04 26 13 PM 25 280 C High 12 06 1999 04 26 14 PM 25 059 C 12 06 1999 04 26 15PM 24 832 C 12 06 1999 04 26 16 PM 24 614 C 12 06 1999 04 26 17 PM 24 392 C 12 06 1999 04 26 18PM 24 171 C 12 06 1999 04 26 19PM 23 952 C 12 06 1999 04 26 20PM 23 735 C 12 06 1999 04 26 21PM 23 517 C Figure 30 Output file dialog Grid The grid displays all of the readings from the output file for the selected chan nel When this dialog is displayed the grid is positioned at the very bottom to display the most recent readings Use the scroll bar to scroll through the readings Refresh The real time log session continues even when this dialog is displayed This di alog only shows the entries that have been written to the output file at the time the dialog was displayed If more entries have been written to the output file click the Refresh button to read in the output file again Statistical data is recal culated to include any new readings Print To print the output file to the default printer click the Print button To select the default printer select the Print Setup menu option from the File menu Statistics When the output file is read in statistical information is calculate
80. he software About LogWare i a LogWare Version 1 3 43 Hart Scientific Single Channel Logging Software C 1999 2005 All Rights Reserved Fluke Corporation Hart Scientific Division Figure 58 About LogWare dialog The information on this dialog includes e Software Icon e Software Model Number e Software Name e Software Version e Software Information 111 11 Configuration and other files Single channel configuration file 11 11 1 11 2 Configuration and other files Log Ware supports multiple types of configuration files Configuration files are intended to facilitate the configuration process By default all configuration files are saved to the ICONFIG folder see Section 3 4 2 which was created when the software was installed WARNING Do not attempt to manually modify the contents of any of the configuration files Files that have been modified by any other means than being saved by this software may cause unpredictable results The different types of configuration files are e Single Channel configuration file e Alarms configuration file e Thermometer configuration file e Channel configuration file e Conversion configuration file Each type of configuration file is explained below Single channel configuration file Single Channel configuration files contain ALL configuration information re quired to start a real time log session This information includes the thermome ter informat
81. he graph can only display one set of limit alarm lines for all sets of data traces 7 1 5 Background The Background tab Figure 39 can be used to set the background colors of ti tles the legend and the graph itself Background Object Style and Color Apply To Style Graph Title No Style C Bottom Title C Border si pa za Text Color E Drop Shad C Bight Title Drop Shadow C Legend C Raised Background C Graph C Lowered Graph Window Palette Background Color iG Default y Backdrop None y File Browse Figure 39 Graph Settings Background tab Note To restore the background settings to their default settings select the Restore Default Settings option from the Graph menu Apply to Select the title legend or graph option to which the background settings are to be applied The other controls on this tab change to show the current settings for the selected item 78 7 Graph menu Graph settings Style Select the background style options to apply to the selected title legend or graph Select the text and background color for the selected item using the drop down lists provided Graph window Select the background options for the graph window Use the Background Color drop down list to select the background color for the plotting area of the graph The Backdrop option can be used to display a graphic BMP or WMF file such as a co
82. he limit alarm lines options to display on the graph To display the high alarm line check the High check box To display the low alarm line check the Low check box By default the low and high limit values are set to the low and high alarm val ues entered on the Alarm Settings dialog The limit lines however are not dis played by default Note Changing the low and high limit line settings on this dialog DOES NOT change the low and high alarm settings entered on the Alarm Set tings dialog and therefore does not affect the alarm events options These settings are only used to display the alarm lines on the graph Only change these settings if absolutely necessary Select the line style for the limit alarm lines using the Line drop down list A fill pattern can also be selected using the Fill drop down list Select the color of the limit alarm lines and the fill pattern using the Color drop down list Select the Fill Opposite check box to fill the area between the High and Low limit alarm lines with the selected pattern If this option is not checked the ar eas above the High limit value and below the Low limit value are filled in with the selected pattern Zr 9934 LogWare User s Guide Enter the text to appear as a label on the High and Low limit alarm lines in the High Label and Low Label boxes By default these labels are set to High Alarm and Low Alarm respectively Note Unlike statistical lines t
83. hen the specified event should occur The choices are e Only once when the alarm value is exceeded e After every update If the Only once when the alarm value is exceeded option is selected the cho sen event will occur on the first reading that trips the alarm Subsequent read ings that also exceed the alarm value will not cause the event to occur again until one or more readings are taken that are back within the alarm value alarm reset If the After every update option is selected every reading that is taken that ex ceeds the alarm value causes the event to happen again Open and save as Select the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains alarm information Select the Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the settings you have selected to a configuration file A Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Select the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Select the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Select the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog 4 7 Delayed start date time The Delayed Start Date Time dialog Figure 21 allows the delayed start date and time for the real time log session to be selected When this dialog is dis 42 4 Datalog menu Delayed start date time played the delayed start date time
84. hould be selected when a new configuration needs to be created When this option is selected the user must confirm resetting all exist ing configuration settings before starting a new configuration Resetting the configuration causes all thermometer communications log interval channel alarm and statistics settings to be reset If the user chooses not to reset all exist ing settings this process is aborted and no changes are made If the user chooses to reset all existing settings the Log Session Settings dialog is displayed and a new configuration can be started Open The Open menu option allows a previously saved configuration file containing test thermometer channel alarm statistics and conversion settings Selecting the Open menu option displays the Open Single Channel Configura tion File dialog Select the configuration file that contains the settings that match the instrument from which you wish to collect data Then click the Open button to open the configuration file The Log Session Settings dialog will be displayed with the current settings 27 9934 LogWare User s Guide 3 3 El Save as Selecting the Save As menu option displays the Save Single Channel Configu ration File As dialog Enter a descriptive unique filename that identifies the current configuration being saved to the file You may want to include the ther mometer model number and serial number This filename can be up to 256 characters in length
85. ialog to appear before each download file is created to allow the user to either change the filename or folder to which the file will be written When writing readings to separate files checking this option could become very time consuming if many files need to be created If this option is checked the Prompt before overwriting existing files option is disabled Prompt before overwriting existing files This option is only enabled if the Prompt to enter all filenames option is not selected Checking this option causes the Windows Save As dialog to appear ONLY when the software at tempts to create a download file that has the same name as an existing file in the selected folder The user can either select a different folder or change the name of the file to avoid overwriting the existing file Leaving this option un checked will automatically overwrite any existing files that have the same name as the download files It is recommended that this option always be checked The Write files to box allows the user to select or enter the folder to which the download files should be written This folder defaults to the download folder that is selected on the File Defaults Folders tab If the folder to which the download files should be written already exists use the Browse button to 5 Download menu Log status 5 2 select the folder If the folder does not exist enter the folder name directly into the box provided This folder w
86. ician is busy with another task or at off hours when the technician is out The End Log feature of LogWare provides three methods for stopping a real time log session e Manually by the technician e Automatically after a specific number of readings e Automatically after a specific period of time The first method Manually by the technician is the default End Log setting Stopping the real time session automatically e Select the Setup option from the Datalog menu to display the Log Session Settings dialog see Section 4 1 e Fill in the Thermometer settings and Communication settings informa tion e Set the Log interval e Ifneeded select the appropriate delayed start date and time e Using the End Log drop down list select the method to use to stop the real time log session By user Log session stops when the Stop option in the Datalog menu is selected After specified of readings Log session stops automatically when number of readings specified have been logged After specified time Log session stops automatically after the specified time has elapsed e Specify the End Log criteria by selecting either the number of readings or the elapsed time e Fill in the Channels information to complete the setup process 16 thermometer 2 How to Downloading logged data from the memory of a 2 5 2 6 e Click the Start button on the Log Session Settings dialog to start the real time log session
87. ill be created automatically Click the Download button to begin the download process Click the Close button to close the Download dialog after downloading is complete Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog Log status The Log Status menu option displays the status of the thermometer log s When this menu option is selected the Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the thermometer model and communication settings to use and click the OK button Note Currently only the Model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger supports this feature After the thermometer is selected the 1522 Log Status dialog Figure 25 is displayed 1522 Log Status m Log Status Demand Log Status gt Refresh Demand Log 11 full mE Clear Log Autolog Status Autolog 10 11 full LT Clear Log Help Figure 25 1522 Log Status dialog The 1522 Log Status dialog displays information about the logs in the 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger The 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger contains two logs Demand log and Autolog For more information on these logs refer to the 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger User Guide 53 9934 LogWare User s Guide Demand log status The Demand Log Status section indicates the current status of the demand log The demand log is capable of storing up to 100 readings which consist of the value units date time and a label
88. imply written to the down load file as received Disadvantage In Binary mode the thermometer sends a binary representation of each reading including the date time value scale and label number to the soft ware The software must then translate each reading into the actual date time value scale and label num ber before writing it to the download file This tech nique tends to introduce minor errors because of rounding and truncation errors in floating point num bers Typically these errors are on the order of 1mK which is well out of the specification of the 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger These errors do not occur on the date time scale and label number only the value of the reading For complete information on the extent of the error in troduced by these discrepancies please see Section 5 4 Binary Download Discrepancies The following table gives some approximate download times for ASCII and bi nary modes using the serial and I R ports Download Mode and Interface Approx Download Time for 10 000 Readings I R Binary mode 90 seconds I R ASCII mode 22 minutes RS 232 Binary mode RS 232 ASCII mode 22 minutes Not Applicable 51 9934 LogWare User s Guide 52 File options The File Options allow the user to determine how to write the downloaded data to download files Write all readings to a single file All downloaded readings can be written to the same file by selecting this
89. ination of alpha numeric characters A Z and 0 9 the underscore _ and dash characters Apply Clicking the Apply button changes the selected label to the value in the New Label box The change is reflected in the Current Labels list 8 Tools menu INFO CON probe settings 8 3 Reset all To reset all labels to their default settings click the Reset All button The de fault setting for each label is LABELN where N is the label number between 1 and the maximum number of labels Note If there are any logged readings stored in the thermometer it is rec ommended that the readings be downloaded BEFORE changing the la bels When logging data only the label number or index is stored with each reading not the actual label value Therefore changing a label be fore downloading any logged readings also changes the labels associated with the readings Click the OK button to write the new label settings back to the thermometer Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made The labels will NOT be written back to the thermometer Click the Help button to display the help topic for this dialog INFO CON probe settings The INFO CON Probe Settings menu option runs a utility that allows many probe specific settings of the thermometer to be viewed and changed When this menu option is selected the Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the thermometer model and communicat
90. ion communication settings sample interval settings channel and alarm settings Single Channel configuration files must always have an extension of sec and can be saved and opened from any of the following locations e Log Session Settings dialog e File Open and Save As Menu Options and toolbar buttons Note Opening a Single Channel configuration file overwrites ALL cur rent settings related to real time log session configuration Alarms configuration file Alarms configuration files contain configuration information for the alarms This information includes the low alarm and high alarm values events and other options Alarms configuration files must always have an extension of als and can be opened or saved from the Alarm Settings dialog which is accessible from the 113 9934 LogWare User s Guide Log Session Settings dialog by clicking the Alarm Settings button To display the Log Session Settings dialog select the Setup option from the Datalog menu A Note Opening an Alarms configuration file overwrites the current alarm settings on the selected channel 11 3 Thermometer configuration file Thermometer configuration files are useful for saving the current thermometer settings to a file Thermometer configuration files contain the thermometer se rial number units filter resolution calibration constants and dates and all of the information that is included in the Channel and Conversion configuration files exp
91. ion settings to use and click the OK button After the thermometer is selected the thermometer and channel specific set 89 9934 LogWare User s Guide 90 A tings are read from the selected thermometer and displayed on the Channel Set tings dialog Figure 46 Channel Settings r Channel Settings z Open Excitation Current z Save As INFO CON Settings Probe Serial Number Probe Wires fi 23456789 4 wires y Probe Calibration Calibration Date Due Date fos 8 1998 y 127027 999 y Conversion Type Thermistor F T y Conversion Setings Cancel Help Figure 46 Channel Settings dialog The available channel settings vary from one thermometer to another Only set tings that are applicable to the selected thermometer are enabled Note All items marked in RED require a valid passcode to be entered be fore they can be written to the thermometer If a valid passcode is not en tered these settings will NOT be written to the thermometer Please refer to the User Guide that came with the thermometer for more details on each of these settings Excitation current The excitation current drop down list allows the excitation current used by the thermometer to be changed The list contains only settings applicable to the se lected thermometer INFO CON settings For thermometers that use Hart s INFO CON connectors this utility allows the set
92. is set to IPTS 68 and the Conversion Settings button is clicked the IPTS 68 Coefficients dialog Fig ure 53 is displayed IPTS 68 Coefficients 1PTS 68 Coefficients Open Scale iTs 30 y Save As Coefficients RO Ad fi 00 0256 2 54565E 04 ALPHA C4 ig 7 fo 00392564 E 45647E 05 DELTA Cancel fi 50725 Help Figure 53 IPTS 68 Coefficients Dialog Scale Select the temperature scale for the selected channel If ITS 90 is selected the temperature is adjusted by a small amount equal to the difference between the ITS 90 and IPTS 68 temperature scales See the thermometer User Guide for more details on setting this option R0 ALPHA DELTA A4 and C4 The R0 ALPHA DELTA A4 and C4 coefficients are required and must be entered Enter the RO ALPHA DELTA A4 and B4 coefficients from the Re port of Calibration for the probe attached to the selected channel If the IPTS 68 coefficients were read in from the thermometer the boxes are filled with the current coefficients If the value of any of the coefficients is 0 the box is left blank Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains IPTS 68 coefficients Click the 103 9934 LogWare User s Guide Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the settings you have selected to a configuration file A Note For more info
93. itial tasks to prepare to start the log session then displays the Log Session Start Time dialog Figure 19 The log session will begin automatically on the date and time indicated Click the Cancel button to abort starting the log session A Note Every effort has been made to make the real time log session take its first reading at the selected date and time However due to the large variation in the speed at which different computers operate the first read ing may be one or more seconds later than the selected time commonly known as latency To compensate for this try a few tests to determine the approximate latency in the computer being used and then adjust the start time accordingly by reducing the start time by the difference between the selected start time and the actual time of the first reading e Ll Stop log session The Stop option in the Datalog menu can be used to stop a real time log session at any time regardless of whether or not the session was configured to stop au tomatically at a specified time or number of readings When the log session is stopped a message is displayed asking 1f the Real Time Log Session window should be closed or not Clicking Yes closes the window so that a new log session can start Clicking No leaves the current log session window open While the window is still open the graph readings history and alarm log files can be viewed and printed see View menu and File menu Also the gr
94. l Serial Number Firmware fi 522 fi 2345 HART 522 12345 0 Save As Units Filter Resolution C y fio 3 digits y Thermometer Calibration CAL1 CAL2 fi al 5 2 Calibration Date Due Date 12 01 1399 y 12701 2000 y Channel Settings Channels Channel Settings Figure 48 Thermometer Settings The available thermometer settings vary from one thermometer to another Only settings that are applicable to the selected thermometer are enabled A Note All items marked in RED require a valid passcode to be entered be fore they can be written to the thermometer If a valid passcode is not en tered these settings will NOT be written to the thermometer Please refer to the User Guide that came with the thermometer for more details on each of these settings Model The Model box indicates the currently selected thermometer model number This setting cannot be changed 94 8 Tools menu Thermometer settings Serial number The Serial Number box indicates the serial number of the currently selected thermometer This setting cannot be changed If the serial number could not be read from the thermometer this box displays lt unknown gt Firmware The Firmware box contains information about the firmware installed in the cur rently selected thermometer This setting cannot be changed If the firmware in formation could not be read from the thermometer this box displays
95. lained below Thermometer configuration files must always have an extension of thm and can be saved or opened from the Thermometer Settings dialog which is accessi ble by selecting the Thermometer Settings option from the Tools menu A Note Opening a Thermometer configuration file overwrites the current thermometer channel conversion and coefficient settings 11 4 Channel configuration file Channel configuration files are useful for saving the current channel and or INFO CON settings to a file Channel configuration files contain only configu ration information concerning a single channel of the thermometer This infor mation includes the excitation current probe serial number probe wires probe calibration dates probe conversion type and all of the information that is in cluded in the Conversion configuration files explained below Channel configuration files must always have an extension of chn and can be saved or opened from the Channel Settings dialog which is accessible by select ing the INFO CON Probe Settings option from the Tools menu A Note Opening a Channel configuration file overwrites the current chan nel conversion and coefficient settings 11 5 Conversion configuration files Conversion configuration files are useful for saving the current probe coeffi cients to a file Conversion configuration files contain information concerning a single conversion type including coefficients and any other information speci
96. load button to download the readings e Click the Close button to close the Download dialog when finished Viewing remaining memory for logging data Some thermometers that are supported by Log Ware allow readings to be logged to the memory of the thermometer Log Ware provides a feature that indicates how much of the thermometer s memory is already used Currently only the Model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger has this capability Viewing the status of the thermometer s log s 17 9934 LogWare User s Guide 2 7 Select Log Status from the Download menu see Section 5 2 The Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the ther mometer model from which the readings are to be downloaded Also se lect the COM port to which the thermometer is connected and the baud rate to use If using the I R port check the Use I R Dongle check box A Note The 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger has an I R port which can be used to download readings Using the I R port requires an I R dongle to be connected to a COM port on the computer For more information please read Section 2 1 Using an I R dongle with Log Ware Make sure Log Ware can communicate with the thermometer by clicking the Test Communication button Click the OK button when communication is successful The Log Status dialog is displayed indicating how much of the thermome ter s memory is already used This dialog is specific to the features of the selected
97. mpany logo or texture pattern behind the graph If any other option except None is selected the File and Browse button controls are enabled En ter the name of the file or browse for the filename using the Browse button Palette Select the color palette to use Using this drop down list choose a 16 color or 128 color palette for the screen All of the Color drop down lists for the graph settings use this palette to determine the available choices 16 color palettes consist of 16 differentiated colors default pastel or grayscale 128 color palettes always consist of the 16 colors from the default palette fol lowed by 96 colors that vary according to the palette you select The graph re serves 16 additional colors for special graphic needs These colors cannot be selected By default the 16 Default palette is selected Note Selecting any other palette will invalidate the Trace Color option on the Log Session Settings dialog The Palette option should NOT be changed 79 9934 LogWare User s Guide 7 1 6 Legend The Legend tab Figure 40 can be used to add a legend to the graph Legend Legend Text Position Text e Cc C rie s 9 aj gt C C c Figure 40 Graph Settings Legend tab A Note To restore the legend settings to their default settings select the Re store Default Settings option from the Graph menu Legend text Click the Text button to enter the labels for each set trace of
98. mputer e Change thermometer specific parameters filter resolution units calibra tion dates and constants etc e Change INFO CON or probe specific parameters conversion type and coefficients calibration dates excitation current etc Version 1 3 A list of new features and enhancements in this software follows e Branding Logo change The logos and graphics displayed in Log Ware have been updated Also various features have been added to the software to aid in troubleshooting issues related to downloading logged data Requirements LogWare supports the Hart Scientific digital thermometer models as listed be low The communication and computer requirements are also listed Thermometer readout requirements LogWare is designed to work with the following Hart Scientific digital ther mometer readouts 1 Introduction Requirements 1 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 4 e 1502 Thermometer Readout 2 styles e 1502A Thermometer Readout e 1503 Thermometer Readout e 1504 Thermometer Readout e 1521 Handheld Thermometer Readout e 1522 Handheld Thermometer Readout and Datalogger Communications requirements The instrument being used with Log Ware must be connected to a COM RS 232 serial port on a computer using a null modem cable A null mo dem cable is a cable that effectively replaces two modems Refer to the ther mometer s User Guide for more information on the cable or contact hart Scientific Customer Se
99. munication button to make sure LogWare can communicate with the thermometer e Choose the log interval time between readings e Choose the appropriate end log option and set the other end log settings as required e To set a delayed start date time click the Delayed Start button and choose the appropriate date and time for the log session to begin Otherwise the log session will begin when the Start button is clicked e Select the trace color enter the output filename and set the statistics op tions as desired e To configure alarms click the Alarm Settings button and set the appropri ate alarm settings as desired These settings can be saved to a configuration file by clicking the Save As but ton If this configuration should be opened every time the software runs click the Set as Default button 9934 LogWare User s Guide After entering this information click the Start button to start the log session 1 8 Log Ware main display The main display Figure 1 consists of the menu bar toolbar a workspace area and a status bar stn LogWare File Datalog Download View Graph Tools Window Help DS HO BL Garda B 8 12 2005 3 23 PM Ai Figure 1 9934 LogWare main display The menu bar allows access to the various features of the software A general description of the options in each menu is given below e File Open and save configuration files change default settings printing options exit the
100. n coefficients calibration and recalibration dates etc Enter Passcode O Enter the passcode and click OK to continue or click Cancel to abort Passcode p Cancel Figure 50 Enter Passcode dialog To update the thermometer with the settings entered into this software enter the passcode for the connected thermometer and click the OK button LogWare attempts to validate the passcode on thermometers which support this feature Currently only the 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger supports passcode validation If the passcode entered is invalid or was not typed correctly the software will display the Enter Passcode prompt again Re enter the passcode or click the Cancel button to abort For thermometers that do not support passcode validation the software has no way of determining whether the passcode entered is valid or not LogWare will attempt to write the changes to the thermometer If the passcode was correct the changes will be successfully written to the thermometer Otherwise the changes will not be successfully written to the thermometer 8 7 Callendar Van Dusen coefficients When the conversion type on the Channel Settings dialog is set to 100 8 Tools menu Callendar Van Dusen coefficients Callendar Van Dusen and the Conversion Settings button is clicked the Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients dialog is displayed Figure 51 Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients r Callendar Van Dusen Coefficients RO DELTA
101. n I R ports and cannot be used 2 How to Opening a configuration file automatically on start up 2 2 4 Next check the Use I R Dongle check box When this box is checked the Baud Rate setting is ignored since the thermometers are fixed at 115 200 baud when using the I R port 5 To ensure the computer can communicate with the thermometer using the I R port place the I R window of the thermometer in close proximity to the I R dongle and make sure the path between the two is not ob structed see the thermometer s User Guide for details on the proximity requirements Click the Test Communication button If LogWare suc ceeds in communicating with the thermometer a success message is dis played Otherwise a failure message is displayed In case of failure check the following e The dongle is connected to the selected COM port e The thermometer is powered up and operating e The dongle is in range of the I R port on the thermometer e The path between the thermometer and dongle is not obstructed e Shut the thermometer s power off then back on again When communication succeeds click the OK button to proceed to the appro priate dialog Opening a configuration file automatically on start up LogWare was designed to be flexible with the thermometers that it can use and the features it supports However most users of Log Ware will probably always use the same thermometer scale communication settings log interval and
102. n alarm setting Refresh This dialog only displays the entries that have been written to the alarm log file at the time the window was displayed If more entries have been written to the alarm log file click the Refresh button to read in the alarm log file again Print To print the alarm log file to the default printer click the Print button To select the default printer select the Print Setup menu option from the File menu Alarms To view the current alarm settings click the Alarms button to display the Alarms dialog Click the Close button to close this dialog 60 6 View menu Alarm log Alarms The Alarms dialog Figure 29 shows the current settings for the low and high alarms The alarms must be set before starting a real time log session by click ing the Alarm Settings button on the Log Session Settings dialog Once a real time log session starts the alarm settings cannot be changed Current Alarm Settings Low Alarm 22 500 1B High Alarm 25 250 C Figure 29 Alarms dialog Low alarm The Low Alarm box is read only and indicates the current low alarm setting High alarm The High Alarm box is read only and indicates the current high alarm setting Click the Close button to close this dialog 61 9934 LogWare User s Guide 6 2 Readings history Use the Readings History menu option to view the data that has been logged during the current real time log session Figure 30 C
103. n the selected file options If an error was detected during the download process an error message will be displayed and the download process will be aborted The user may also abort the download process by clicking the Cancel button on the progress indicator that is displayed during the various operations Note Anytime the download process is aborted it is recommended that the thermometer be powered off then back on again This is the only way to force the thermometer to abort the download process If the download process completes successfully the Downloaded Files dialog Figure 26 is displayed Downloaded Files The downloaded data was written to the following file s To view the contents of a file double click on the entry in the list below C Program Files Hart Scientific 9934 Log are Download LABEL2 txt C Program Files Hart Scientific 9934 Logw are Downloadi LABELS txt Figure 26 Downloaded Files dialog 55 9934 LogWare User s Guide 56 5 4 This dialog shows a list of all files that were created by the download process including the location of each file Any of the files listed can be opened in the Windows default text editor by double clicking on the appropriate entry in the list Click the OK button to close this dialog Binary download discrepancies The Model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger has built in RS 232 and I R ports Log Ware supports both interfaces for downloading logged readings from
104. nge the date and or time the Enter Passcode dialog is displayed see Section 8 6 Enter the passcode for the thermometer and click the OK button Note Entering an incorrect passcode will cause this function to fail to up date the date and or time properly The software then updates the date and or time in the thermometer 87 9934 LogWare User s Guide 8 2 88 AB Write labels The Write Labels menu option can be used to change the labels associated with the logging features of selected thermometers When this menu option is se lected the Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the ther mometer model and communication settings to use and click the OK button Note Currently only the Model 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger supports this feature After the thermometer is selected the labels are read from the selected ther mometer and displayed on the 1522 Data Labels dialog Figure 45 1522 Data Labels r 1522 Data Labels New Label BATHI Apply Current Labels Cancel Help Reset All Figure 45 Data Labels dialog Current labels The Current Labels list displays all of the labels currently in the thermometer Use the scroll bar to scroll through the list New label To change the value of a label click on the label to change Enter the new value for the label in the New Label box Each label can be up to 8 characters in length and can consist of any comb
105. ngs properly Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog Select model The Select Model dialog Figure 49 allows the thermometer model and com munication settings to be selected Select Model rm Select Model Thermometer Settings Model 1522 Test Communication Communication Settings COM port Baud Rate fone 54 COM1 2400 y M Use l R Dongle ema Help Figure 49 Select Model dialog Model Select the model of the thermometer to use Only thermometers that support the feature to be accessed are listed in the drop down list COM port Select the COM port to which the thermometer is connected This software ex pects to communicate with the thermometer via an RS 232 serial connection Most laptop and desktop computers have at least one 9 pin or 25 pin COM port Refer to your computer s owners manual if you are unable to locate or identify a COM port on your computer 97 9934 LogWare User s Guide A Note All Hart instruments require a null modem cable to interface 98 with a computer Please refer to the thermometer s User Guide for more information on this type of cable Each COM port is accompanied by a symbol that reflects the current state of the COM port as follows COM ports with this symbol are available on this computer and can be selected COM ports
106. ni cal Support Test communication Once the model and communication settings have been selected click the Test Communication button to attempt to establish communication with the ther mometer and verify that the proper thermometer model is selected If the soft ware succeeds in communicating a success message is displayed If the software is not able to successfully establish communication with the thermometer or if the software determines that the selected model does not match the model of the connected thermometer a failure message is displayed indicating the reason for the failure In case of failure check to make sure that e The communication cable is connected to the thermometer and the se lected COM port e The thermometer is powered up and operating e The correct type of cable null modem is being used e The thermometer is set to operate at the selected baud rate e If using the I R dongle make sure the dongle is in range of the I R port on the thermometer Click the OK button to close this dialog and continue Click the Cancel button to close this dialog without continuing Click the Help button to display the help topic for this dialog Enter passcode The Enter Passcode dialog Figure 50 appears when writing new settings to thermometers that have some passcode protected settings These settings are 99 9934 LogWare User s Guide generally calibration related settings such as the conversion type conversio
107. nnel ever drop below the value en tered in the Value box on the Low Alarm tab To configure the low alarm select the Low Alarm tab and select the appropriate options for this alarm High alarm The High Alarm setting allows the user to specify what event should occur if the readings on the currently selected channel ever rise above the value entered 40 4 Datalog menu Alarm settings in the Value box on the High Alarm tab To configure the high alarm select the High Alarm tab and select the appropriate options for this alarm Enable alarms for this channel To enable an alarm check the Enable alarms for this channel check box on the appropriate tab The low and high alarms can be enabled disabled independ ently of each other When this check box is unchecked all other controls on this dialog are disabled Value Enter the reading value that is needed to trip the alarm The value is required if an alarm is set The readings scale of the value is displayed 1f the Readings Scale on the Log Session Settings dialog is not set to lt Keep Existing gt Other wise this value will be in the current scale of the thermometer when the real time log session begins Select the event for this alarm Select the event that should occur when the alarm trips The choices are e No event e System Beep e Display message and stop graphing acquisition e Play WAV file e Launch EXE file If either the Play WAV file or Launch
108. nt accidentally overwriting output files 4 Datalog menu Setup log session 4 1 5 4 1 6 LogWare supports configuring low and high alarms for each channel Alarms can be used to indicate readings that are out of a specified tolerance or to trig ger an event To configure alarms for the selected channel click the Alarm Set tings button The Alarm Settings dialog is displayed see Section 4 6 To display the statistics for the selected channel check the Show statistics check box Statistical data is maintained for each channel regardless of whether it is being displayed or not During a real time log session each statistical da tum can be enabled or disabled independent from the others See Section 4 8 Real time Log Session for more details Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains test settings information Click the Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the current settings you have selected to a configuration file Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Set as default The current configuration can be set as the default configuration by clicking the Set as Default button The default configuration is loaded automatically on start up The configuration must be saved to a file in order to be set as the de fault configuration If the current settings hav
109. o a file that can be opened by LogWare spreadsheet or other analysis software LogWare s data logging features include e Quick and easy configuration e Ability to save and open setup configuration files e Selectable sample interval from 1 second to 24 hours e Selectable delayed start time date for off hours logging e Selectable end log options allows a log session to stop automatically af ter a specified time or a specified number of readings e Logs readings to ASCII text files that can then be opened graphed and printed e Graphs readings as they are being logged e Maintains statistical data for logged readings 9934 LogWare User s Guide 1 4 1 4 1 e Ability to set High and Low alarms e Can play WAV file or launch any other software package when an alarm trips such as Pager software e Many user customizable graph settings including alarm statistical and trend lines LogWare s data analysis features include e Can open both real time log files and downloaded files e Spreadsheet style grid to view all readings e Graph that displays up to 32 767 readings at a time e Graph zooming capability e Statistical lines and calculations e Printing graph and readings e Can have multiple windows open simultaneously LogWare also provides utilities which allow access to the following thermome ter features as applicable e Download logged data e View log status e Change log labels e Synchronize date time with co
110. oded and must be decoded once they are received This decoding sometimes introduces small errors into the readings Typically these errors are on the order of 1mK which is well within the specification of the 1522 LLL Handheld Datalogger These errors do not occur on the date time units or label index only the value of the reading The following table indicates maximum observed errors at various resistances and conversion settings 5 Download menu Binary download discrepancies Reference Resistor 1522 Conversion Maximum Observed 1522 Uncertainty Error Percentage of Uncertainty Ohms Setting Error Kelvin Specification Kelvin 23 2 PRT 0 0001 0 025 0 4 100 PRT 0 00005 0 025 0 2 249 PRT 0 001 0 05 2 0 1 0K Thermistor 0 00005 0 01 0 5 10 0K Thermistor 0 00005 0 005 1 0 Because the maximum observed error is at most 2 0 of the uncertainty of the instrument the error introduced by rounding and truncation is considered insignificant 57 6 View menu View menu The View menu Figure 27 provides options for customizing LogWare s main window viewing information about a real time log session and opening previ ously logged data files Toolbar v Status Bar Alarm Log Readings History Open Previously Logged Data File 1 Channel 1 txt 2 Channel 2 txt Figure 27 View menu The toolbar and status bar can be displayed by checking the Toolbar and Status
111. ommunicate with the thermometer If commu nication succeeds the download process continues Otherwise an error message is displayed and the download process is aborted e Read data labels The current data labels are read in from the thermom eter When downloading readings the data label number is downloaded as opposed to the label itself to improve the total download time As read ings are parsed the label number is replace with the appropriate label e Download readings Next the software begins to download the actual readings including the date time value scale and label index Depending 54 5 Download menu Download Process on how many readings are being downloaded and the selected download options this process could take anywhere from 2 seconds to over 20 min utes Note For binary downloads please read Section 5 4 Binary Download Discrepancies e Parse readings After all readings have been downloaded the software parses the data This process includes translating binary data into ASCII text 1f the readings were downloaded in Binary mode and breaking up the date time value scale and label into separate entities in preparation to write the readings to the download file s This process also includes re placing the label number associated with each reading with the actual la bel text e Write readings to file s The last step of this process is writing the readings to the download file s based o
112. op bottom left and right sides of the graph Titles Graph Title Bottom Title Elapsed Time Left Title Title E Horizontal Up C Down m Right Title Title Horizontal C Up C Down Figure 35 Graph Settings Titles tab When you enter text for a title the Graph control adjusts the rest of the graph ing window to provide space either redrawing the graph and associated ob 69 9934 LogWare User s Guide 70 jects at a smaller size or decreasing the space between objects When you clear the text box for a title you disable it and provide more space for the rest of the graph If you enter a title that s too long to appear in a single line the Graph control automatically word wraps it If a title doesn t display at all it s because the Graph control can t make the font small enough to fit all the text in the space provided Increase the size of the graphing window to make the title appear Note To restore the titles to their default settings select the Restore De fault Settings option from the Graph menu Graph title Enter the top title for the graph The graph title can contain up to 80 characters This title appears centered at the top of the graph By default the graph title is blank Bottom title Enter the bottom title for the graph The bottom title can contain up to 80 char acters This title appears centered at the bottom of the graph and is generally used to
113. option Selecting this option creates one down load file with the name OUTPUT TXT and saves the file in the folder specified below All downloaded readings regardless of the assigned label are written to this one file t is highly recommended that this option be selected when down loading Demand Log data Write readings to separate files Downloaded readings can be written to multiple files by selecting this option As readings are downloaded one file is created for each unique label that has been assigned to a reading All readings that were assigned a given label are written to the same file regardless of whether the readings are contiguous all together or spread throughout the log The filenames of the download files in this case consist of the label followed by a TXT extension All files are saved in the folder specified below Note Be careful using this option ifno label was assigned to some or all readings If no label is assigned to a reading the reading is given a nu merical label indicating the reading number When writing readings to separate files based on the label one file will be created for each reading If 100 readings were downloaded the software may attempt to create 100 separate files with one reading in each file The other file options allow the user to decide how to handle overwriting exist ing files in the selected folder Prompt to enter all filenames Checking this option causes the Windows Save As d
114. ow Range 105 M main display 6 map file 82 Model 97 Mono 81 Mute 39 N New 27 null modem 34 98 O Open 27 37 42 63 93 96 101 103 105 106 operating systems 3 Orientation 85 output file 32 36 62 63 115 116 output files 31 59 63 overwrite 36 52 P Palette 79 passcode 87 93 94 97 99 Play WAV file 41 PNG 82 polynomial 77 portrait 81 position 80 print 32 60 Print Graph 65 82 85 Print Setup 31 printer 31 32 probe 18 89 91 R RO 101 103 Range 72 readings 54 Readings History 59 62 real time log session 34 38 39 44 recalibration 18 20 Refresh 60 62 regional settings 4 Report of Calibration 92 101 102 105 106 Requirements communications 3 hardware 3 software 3 reset 89 Resolution 18 95 Restore 85 Right Title 70 RTPW 102 105 121 Index S sample rate 35 45 Save 83 Save As 28 37 42 93 96 101 102 104 106 Scale 72 103 serial number 18 20 91 95 settings 18 Setup 33 Size 74 80 spreadsheet 22 Start 38 Statistical Lines 75 statistics 37 46 63 64 Status Bar 59 Stop 38 Style 79 synchronize 21 87 T template file 83 Thermistor 93 105 thermometer 2 18 93 Thermometer Calibration 95 Tick Marks 72 Tile Horizontal 107 Tile Vertical 107 time 21 43 87 titles 69 toolbar 7 59 Tools 87 Tools Toolbar 8 Trace Color 3
115. p toolbar 1 Figure 7 Help toolbar Help Open the help file 2 How to Using an I R dongle with LogWare 2 1 How to This section contains some How to step by step instructions and other in formation on how to use Log Ware to perform certain tasks The following top ics are included e Using an I R dongle with Log Ware see Section 2 1 e Opening a configuration file automatically on start up see Section 2 2 e Starting a real time log session unattended Delayed Start see Section 2 3 e Stopping a real time log session automatically see Section 2 4 e Downloading logged data from the memory of a thermometer see Sec tion 2 5 e Viewing remaining memory for logging data see Section 2 6 e Changing thermometer and or INFO CON probe settings see Section 2 7 e Saving thermometer and or INFO CON probe settings to a configuration file see Section 2 8 e Synchronizing the thermometer s clock to the computer see Section 2 9 e Importing logged data into a spreadsheet see Section 2 10 Using an I R dongle with Log Ware Some Hart Scientific thermometer readouts such as the 1522 have a built in I R port that can be used to communicate with a computer I R ports have many advantages over standard RS 232 ports which include increased data transfer rate greater flexibility and ease of use Hart thermometer readoutss with an I R port use a proprietary protocol for communication
116. rmation on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog 8 10 ITS 90 coefficients When the conversion type on the Channel Settings dialog is set to ITS 90 and the Conversion Settings button is clicked the ITS 90 Coefficients dialog Fig ure 54 is displayed ITS 90 Coefficients 1T5 90 Coefficients Open RATPW on E fi 00 2145 Save As Low Range High Range Coefficients 2 51245E 04 b 5 62313E 06 Figure 54 ITS 90 Coefficients dialog 104 8 Tools menu Thermistor coefficients 8 11 RTPW The RTPW coefficient is required and must be entered Enter the RTPW value from the Report of Calibration for the probe attached to the selected channel Low range Select the Low Range tab to enter values for the low range coefficients The a and b coefficients are required and must be entered Enter the a and b values from the Report of Calibration for the probe attached to the selected channel If no low range is being used or the Report of Calibration does not have low range coefficients enter 0 for both a and b coefficients High range Select the High Range tab to enter values for the high range coefficients The a b c and d coefficients are required and must be en
117. rvice to purchase a null modem cable The baud rate can be set from 300 baud to 9600 baud depending on the instrument However the instrument and computer baud rates must match Computer hardware requirements The following minimum computer configuration is required to use LogWare e IBM Compatible 486 PC or better with 8MB RAM Pentium class pro cessor with 16MB RAM or more recommended e VGA monitor or better e CD ROM drive for installation e 1 RS 232 COM port e Minimum of about 8MB of disk space for installation The program re quires additional disk space to store the data as it is acquired Computer software requirements Note To use LogWare Windows login accounts must be granted full ac cess to the folder to which the software is installed and all subfolders If the folder has read only access errors will occur when Log Ware attempts to access its configuration files LogWare requires one of the following operating systems e Windows 95 98 e Windows NT with SP4 2000 XP Note LogWare has only been tested on Windows NT with Service Pack 4 installed 9934 LogWare User s Guide 1 5 1 6 1 7 A A Installation Note Before installing Log Ware be sure to read the License Agreement and Warranty A backup should always be made of your hard disk drive and registry before in stalling any software and all running applications should be closed Note To successfully install Log
118. s can be set to show or hide grid lines in dependent of the other By default grid lines are not shown on the graph 73 9934 LogWare User s Guide 74 7 1 3 Fonts The Fonts tab Figure 37 can be used to change the typefaces and sizes of fonts used on the graph Fonts Apply To Graph Title C Other Titles Labels C Legend m Typeface Eo Name aia y M Smart Scale r Smaller Bigger Italic l 7 M Bold 4 E gt T Underline Reset Figure 37 Graph Settings Fonts tab Note To restore the fonts to their default settings select the Restore De fault Settings option from the Graph menu Apply to Select the title label or legend option to which the font settings are to be ap plied The Typeface and Size controls display the current settings for the se lected option Typeface Select the font name from the drop down list and choose the styles to apply to the selected title label or legend Size Select the font size to apply to the selected title label or legend by clicking on the scroll bar or dragging the scroll bar s thumb Selecting the Smart Scale op tion allows the graph to automatically reduce the size of the selected font if the dimensions of the graph become too small to display the title label or legend in 7 Graph menu Graph settings 7 1 4 the selected font size Click the Reset button to restore the size to its default setting Trends The Trends tab
119. set buttons indicate when the log is scheduled to start To start the real time log session at a future date and or time click the Delayed Start button The Delayed Start Date Time dialog is displayed The delayed 35 9934 LogWare User s Guide 36 A start date and time will be displayed in the box to the right of the Delayed Start and Reset buttons Note Every effort has been made to make the real time log session take its first reading at the selected date and time However due to the large variation in the speed at which different computers operate the first read ing may be one or more seconds later than the selected time commonly known as latency To compensate for this try a few tests to determine the approximate latency in the computer being used and then adjust the start time accordingly by reducing the start time by the difference between the selected start time and the actual time of the first reading To start a real time log session immediately when the Start button is clicked on this dialog click the Reset button This will ignore any delayed start date time and the log session will start when the Start button is clicked The box to the right of the Delayed Start and Reset buttons indicates that the log session will start immediately Channel settings The Channels list displays an item for every channel on the selected thermome ter Currently LogWare only supports thermometers with a single channel To
120. settings back out to the thermometer click the Cancel button Synchronizing the thermometer s clock to the computer Most of the thermometers supported by LogWare have an internal clock LogWare provides a feature to synchronize the thermometer s clock with the clock on the computer Note LogWare itself does not use the clock on the thermometer at all All dates and times associated with readings logged by Log Ware use the cur rent date and time according to the computer s clock Before synchronizing the thermometer s clock make sure the computer s clock is accurate Use the Windows Control Panel to adjust the date and time as necessary Synchronizing the thermometer s clock with the computer s clock e Select Synchronize Date Time from the Tools menu e The Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the appro priate thermometer model Also select the COM port to which the ther mometer is connected and the baud rate to use e Make sure LogWare can communicate with the thermometer by clicking the Test Communication button e Click the OK button when communication is successful Note If the date and or time setting on the selected thermometer s clock is passcode protected the Enter Passcode dialog is displayed see Section 8 6 Enter the passcode and click the OK button to continue If the passcode is not known click the Cancel button to abort setting the ther mometer s clock 21 993
121. software e Datalog Setup Start Stop and Close real time log sessions e Download Download logged readings from a thermometer and view log status e View View alarm log and reading history during real time log session and open previously logged data files 1 Introduction Toolbar e Graph Change graph settings zoom in and out and print the current graph e Tools Synchronize thermometer date time configure various thermome ter and INFO CON probe settings e Window Rearrange and switch between open windows e Help Display help topics and About dialog The toolbar allows quick access to the most common menu functions The toolbar is divided into sections that correspond to related functions Toolbar sections may be rearranged as desired by clicking on the vertical bar on the left side of the section and dragging it to the desired location The status bar indicates the function that the software is currently performing as well as the current system date and time A Note The date and time displayed are based on the computer s clock set tings and can be modified through the Windows Control Panel The date and time formats used can be changed by selecting the Regional Settings icon in the Control Panel 1 9 Toolbar The toolbar Figure 2 provides quick access to many of the most common functions of the software The toolbar is divided into sections that correspond to related menu options Toolbar sec
122. t The main purpose of LogWare is to log data in real time Many times the tech nician is present when a log session starts However sometimes it is necessary or desirable to start a real time log session at off hours when the technician is out LogWare has a feature called the Delayed Start which allows a real time log session to start at a predefined date and time By default a real time log session starts immediately when the Start button on the Log Session Settings dialog is clicked or when the Start option in the Datalog menu is selected Setting the delayed start date and time for a real time log session e Select the Setup option from the Datalog menu to display the Log Session Settings dialog see Section 4 1 e Fill in the Thermometer settings and Communication settings informa tion e Set the Log interval and choose the appropriate End Log settings e Click the Delayed Start button to display the Delayed Start Date Time di alog e Choose the date and time that the real time log session should start The start date and time are with respect to the computer s clock settings Make sure the computer s clock is accurate Click the OK button to accept the selected date and time Note To cause the real time log session to start immediately when click ing the Start button after having set a delayed start date and time click the Reset button e Fill in the Channels information to complete the setup process e Click the S
123. tart button on the Log Session Settings dialog e LogWare displays a message indicating the date and time the real time log session will start e To cancel the delayed start click the Cancel button at any time After a real time log session ends the delayed start time 1s reset so that the next real time log session will start immediately when the Start button on the Log Session Settings dialog is clicked or when the Start option in the Datalog menu 1s selected To set a new delayed start time for the next real time log session follow the steps above 15 9934 LogWare User s Guide A Note Every effort has been made to make the real time log session take its first reading at the selected date and time However due to the large variation in the speed at which different computers operate the first read ing may be one or more seconds later than the selected time commonly known as latency To compensate for this try a few tests to determine the approximate latency in the computer being used and then adjust the start time accordingly by reducing the start time by the difference between the selected start time and the actual time of the first reading 2 4 Stopping a real time log session automatically The main purpose of LogWare is to log data in real time Many times the tech nician is present when a log session needs to be stopped However sometimes it is necessary or desirable to stop a real time log session when the techn
124. tered Enter the a b c and d values from the Report of Calibration for the probe attached to the selected channel If no high range is being used or the Report of Calibration does not have one or more high range coefficients enter O for all missing coefficients If the ITS 90 coefficients were read in from the thermometer the boxes are filled with the current coefficients If the value of any of the coefficients is 0 the box is left blank Open and save as Click the Open button to display the Windows Open dialog to open a previ ously saved configuration file which contains ITS 90 coefficients Click the Save As button to display the Windows Save As dialog to save the settings you have selected to a configuration file Note For more information on configuration files see Section 11 Config uration Files Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog Thermistor coefficients When the conversion type on the Channel Settings dialog is set to Thermistor 105 9934 LogWare User s Guide 106 and the Conversion Settings button is clicked the Thermistor Coefficients dia log is displayed Figure 55 Thermistor Coefficients m Thermistor Coefficients Open BO B2 2 514650E 00 fo OOO000E 00 Save As B1 B3 8 1 32150E 03 fs 626165E 07
125. the thermometer and the se lected COM port e The thermometer is powered up and operating e The correct type of cable null modem is being used e The thermometer is set to operate at the selected baud rate Log settings LogWare supports logging real time data at intervals from 1 second to 24 hours Select the desired interval using the Interval Once every box Note The maximum sample rate for Hart Scientific thermometer readouts is one reading per second Although every attempt is made selecting a one second sample interval in this software does not guarantee that one read ing will be taken every second because of processing overhead and calcu lations that this software must perform between each reading Typical tests have shown that on average this software can acquire about 9 read ings every 10 seconds on a Pentium class computer Slower computers may not be able to log data at this rate If the real time log session should automatically stop after a certain number of readings or after a specific amount of time select the appropriate options from the End Log drop down list and specify the number of readings or time in the After boxes If the real time log session should continue until it is explicitly stopped select the By User option in the End Log drop down list LogWare is capable of starting a real time log session at a future date and or time for unattended operation The box to the right of the Delayed Start and Re
126. thermometer model Click the Close button to close the Log Status dialog when finished Changing thermometer and or INFO CON probe settings Log Ware provides a feature which allows many of the thermometer and INFO CON probe settings to be read in viewed modified and written back out to the thermometer These settings include Filter Resolution Thermometer calibration and recalibration dates Thermometer calibration constants Probe serial number Probe wires Probe calibration and recalibration dates Probe conversion type and calibration coefficients Viewing modifying and writing the new settings to the thermometer Select Thermometer Settings from the Tools menu see Section 8 4 The Select Model dialog is displayed see Section 8 5 Select the ther mometer model from which the settings are to be read in Also select the COM port to which the thermometer is connected and the baud rate to use 2 How to Changing thermometer and or INFO CON probe settings e Make sure LogWare can communicate with the thermometer by clicking the Test Communication button e Click the OK button when communication is successful e All thermometer and INFO CON probe settings are then read in and dis played in the Thermometer Settings dialog Note The controls for settings which do not apply to the selected ther mometer are disabled e Any of the settings can be modified at this time All passcode protected settings are indic
127. time log session has been stopped and or closed the output file can be opened by selecting the Open Previously Logged Data File option from the View menu All of the readings that were logged are displayed in a spread sheet style grid and on the graph Output files can also be opened in other anal ysis software packages such as spreadsheets and text editors 115 9934 LogWare User s Guide The format of an output file is as follows Channel 1 txt Thermometer Model 1502 Serial 12345 Readings Scale C Probe Channel 1 Low Alarm 21 000 C High Alarm 22 606 C Date Time Reading Alarm 12 13 1999 11 11 57 AH 25 468 C High 12 13 1999 11 11 59 AH 25 468 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 00 AH 25 468 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 01 AH 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 02 AM 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 63 AH 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 04 AH 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 05 AH 25 470 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 06 AH 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 07 AM 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 08 AM 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 69 AH 25 469 C High 12 13 1999 11 12 16 AH 25 469 C High Figure 59 Example output file 11 7 Download files LogWare includes a feature that allows readings that are stored in the memory of thermometers that support this feature to be downloaded and written into text files called download files Currently only the 1522 Thermometer Readout supports this feature To down load readings from a 15
128. tings are incorrect adjust your computer s clock using the Windows Control Panel After you have selected the appropriate date and time select the OK button If the date and time you have selected have already passed a prompt is displayed and a future date and time must be selected 43 9934 LogWare User s Guide A Note Every effort has been made to make the real time log session take its first reading at the selected date and time However due to the large variation in the speed at which different computers operate the first read ing may be one or more seconds later than the selected time commonly known as latency To compensate for this try a few tests to determine the approximate latency in the computer being used and then adjust the start time accordingly by reducing the start time by the difference between the selected start time and the actual time of the first reading Click the Cancel button to discard any changes and close this dialog Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog sca Real time log session The Real Time Log Session window Figure 22 is displayed when a real time log session starts by selecting the Start option from the Datalog menu or by clicking the Start button on the Log Session Settings dialog as Real Time Log Session Al ES Channels pattie Elapsed Ti r 7 Ol sed ime Label Date Time Reading Alam Da 7 Channel 1 12 13 1999 093546AM 19 15
129. tings stored in the INFO CON connector to be changed When written back to the thermometer the changes are written to the INFO CON connector 8 Tools menu INFO CON probe settings Probe serial number The Probe Serial Number box indicates the value stored in the INFO CON con nector as the serial number of the attached probe The Probe Serial Number can be up to 10 characters long more characters are ignored and can consist of any combination of the following characters 0 to eg 79 669 a to z A to EL dash slash and period Probe wires The Probe Wires drop down list allows the user to select how the probe wires are connected to the INFO CON connector or thermometer The list contains only settings applicable to the selected thermometer Probe calibration The Probe Calibration section allows the parameters specific to the calibration of the attached probe to be changed Calibration date The Calibration Date indicates the date on which the attached probe was last calibrated When a probe goes out of calibration the Due Date passes the probe should be recalibrated and the new calibration date due date and conver sion coefficients should be entered To set the calibration date click the down arrow on the right side of the box A calendar is displayed Figure 47 with the current calibration date highlighted December 1999 28 29 30 1 2 DD 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16
130. tions may be rearranged as desired by clicking on the vertical bar on the left side of the section and dragging it to the desired location Figure 2 LogWare toolbar The following toolbars are available 1 9 1 File toolbar D g H Figure 3 File toolbar New Create a new real time log session configuration Open Open a real time log session configuration file Save As Save the current real time log session settings to a configuration file 9934 LogWare User s Guide 1 9 2 1 9 3 1 9 4 Datalog toolbar A ES Figure 4 Datalog toolbar Setup Setup a real time log session Start Start a real time log session Stop Stop a real time log session Close Close a real time log session Mute all alarms Mute Unmute all real time log session alarms Graph toolbar QQ Figure 5 Graph toolbar Graph settings Change graph settings add trend lines alarm lines titles captions etc Zoom in Zoom in to view a section of the graph Restore zoom out Zoom out to view entire graph Tools toolbar Dad T Figure 6 Tools toolbar Synchronize date time Synchronize thermometer s date time with computer Write labels Change the labels associated with datalogging INFO CON probe settings Change settings associated with the INFO CON connector or probe Thermometer settings Change settings associated with the thermometer 1 Introduction Toolbar 1 9 5 Hel
131. tween 1 and 1000 The Every option is only enabled for the X axis This option determines how often major tick marks appear on the X axis When acquiring real time data the graph displays the most recent 600 readings acquired The Every option is 7 Graph menu Graph settings set to 150 meaning that a major tick mark appears every 150 readings or 600 divided by 150 4 major tick marks appear on the X axis When analyzing previously acquired data the Every option is calculated by the software de pending on the number of readings being displayed The X axis must end with a tick mark If you set an Every value that doesn t include the last value on the axis the graph will extend the X axis so that it ends on a tick mark The Minor option allows the user to determine how many minor tick marks ap pear between each major tick mark By default the X axis and Y axis are set to display 5 minor tick marks between major tick marks Valid settings are be tween 0 and 100 The Through Axes Inside Axes and Outside Axes options allow the user to specify how the tick marks should be drawn on the axis By default both the X axis and Y axis are set to Through Axes Grids The Grids options allow the user to specify whether or not to display grid lines on the graph To show the grid lines for the selected axis check the Show check box Select the list Style and Color for the grid lines Both axes are set to the same style and color but each axi
132. u Open previously logged datafile The Y axis of the graph is always in the reading scale units in which the read ings were written to the file The Y axis is automatically scaled to keep the en tire trace within the graph bounds The X axis of the graph displays an approximate time scale As the readings are read from the file the software calculates the time interval between each reading After the entire file has been read in the software uses the average in terval between all readings as the interval between each point For this reason if all of the readings in the file are not separated by the same time interval the graph will not be 100 accurate Note The readings graph is only capable of displaying up to 32 767 read ings at a time If the selected file contains more readings a message is dis played alerting the user and only the first 32 767 readings are read in There are many customizable settings for the graph such as titles a legend col ors grid lines and trend lines All of these features can be accessed by selecting the Graph Settings menu option in the Graph menu or by right clicking on the graph and selecting the Graph Settings option from the popup menu The de fault graph settings can be restored by selecting the Restore Default Settings option from the Graph menu The trace color for the readings can be changed by selecting the Trace Color option from the Graph menu or by right clicking on the graph and sel
133. ured to stop automatically by selecting the Stop option from the Datalog menu or by clicking the Stop icon on the toolbar Once the real time log session has been stopped the output file which contains all of the logged readings can be opened by selecting the Open Previously Logged Data File option from the View menu Note Be aware that selecting any menu option while a real time log ses sion is running may cause the measurement process to halt temporarily until the menu is closed or the dialog that is displayed is closed Also running other applications on the computer while logging real time data especially those that require a lot of processing time or that access the disk frequently may cause the measurement process to halt temporarily while the other application is busy It is recommended that once a real time log session is started the software and the computer be left alone to log the data without interruption Note The maximum sample rate for Hart Scientific thermometer readouts is one reading per second Although every attempt is made selecting a one second sample interval in this software does not guarantee that one read ing will be taken every second because of processing overhead and calcu lations that this software must perform between each reading Typical tests have shown that on average this software can acquire about 9 read ings every 10 seconds on a Pentium class computer Slower computers may not be able to log
134. ve If enabled LogWare creates a file that contains information for all communications that happen between the software and an instrument This file can be evaluated by customer service representatives to troubleshoot and deter mine the source of possible problems Click the OK button to accept the current settings and close this dialog If the Load default configuration file automatically check box is checked a valid con figuration file must be specified If this file does not exist a message is dis played and the dialog will not close Please select an existing configuration file Click the Cancel button to discard any changes you have made Click the Help button to display the appropriate help topic for this dialog 3 4 2 Folders The Folders tab Figure 16 consists of the locations of the configuration out put and download files General Folders m Folder Settings Default folder for configuration files Ic Program Files Hart Scientific Logw ares Configs El Default folder for output files Ic Program Files Hart Scientific LogW are Output Ei Default folder for download files E Program FilestHart Scientific Logw ares Download H Figure 16 FilelDefaults Folders tab These folders default to specific subfolders of the folder where the software is installed The default subfolder names are as follows 30 3 File menu Print setup 3 5 3 6 Default folder for configuration files

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