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1. 1 MYSCHEME SRC 737 Can t use low resolucion input channel for ProLogger battery voltage measurement Use h Failed Retum to the Scheme Editor Magpie 3 will not allow you to load the Logger with a Scheme that contains errors a broken Scheme If an attempt is made to do this Magpie 3 will prompt you to correct the Scheme and try again Itis highly recommended that the user return to the Scheme editor and correct the problem If the problem cannot subsequently be resolved then cancelling the Scheme editing will restore the Scheme to its pre edited state Note n most cases assembly errors result from incorrect or missing parameter values associated with instruments or where calculation resulting from sensor scaling values cause an arithmetic overflow Load the Scheme into the Logger Once the Scheme has been created without errors it needs to be loaded into the Logger Load Indicator The need to load the Logger is indicated by the text in the status bar of Logger requires reloading the Scheme editor which says Once the Logger is loaded this message will disappear Note Loading the Logger with the Scheme will erase all stored data Ensure that any wanted data is unloaded first www mea com au Page 111 User Manual for Magpie 3 Advanced Scheme Editing Virtual vs Real Channels The Unidata Logger provides a modest number of physical input channels Depending on the model there will be some analo
2. soil moisture and climate monitoring with aftclinity 41 Vine Street Magill South Australia 5072 08 8332 9044 08 8332 9577 mea mea com au www mea com au S00 Magpie 3 User Manual Version 4 0 July 2013 User Manual for Magpie 3 Notices Copyright Copyright Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd 2013 All rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or in part by any means without the written consent of Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd Design Changes Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd reserves the right to change the designs and specifications of its products at any time and without prior notice Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd 41 Vine Street MAGILL SA 5072 Telephone 08 8332 9044 Fax 08 8332 9577 Email mea mea com au Web www mea com au Warranty MEA offers a 12 month return to factory warranty on all new logging systems and hardware The warranty applies to hardware software and system defects only The warranty does not cover acts of misuse by the user or third parties including misuse arising from failure to install or operate a system or its Components in accordance with relevant system documentation or failure to seek advice from MEA regarding correct installation or operation of a system or its components Support If you have questions or problems that cannot be resolved using the information in this ma
3. Features of Magpie 3 essssscceccssseccccsssscceccssscececcsseccecsssseceecsssseceessssseeee 12 Quick Start GUE cinvescccacvanvecicosivesscessvensceescosacenenseacsvacnsasessnesssssanecsceasventest 1S Installing Magpie 3 ssecccsscecsssscccssscecsssccocssecossssccssssceossseeosssseesssseessssse 15 Installation INStruCtions ssssssssessssessssersssessssessseessseessseesssessssessseesseeesseeesseeosssossseosserosseresseesseesssseesseee 15 If the Installer Does Not Start Automatically ssseesssessssessseessseessseesssesssseosseessseeosseesssesssseossees 18 UE EEE E E E E S T A E E 19 One Scheme per Logging SySteM sssesssesssesssesseesseesseesseesseroseroseeoseeoseeosseosseoseeeseeesseesseesseesseesss 19 How to Find Magpie 3 Files on the COMPUtET es ssesssesseessessesseessesssessesssesseesecoseeseeoseosseoseossesss 19 The Magpie Sample Scheme s ss ssssssesssesseeseessesseesseossesseossesseesecosceseeoseossesseossesseeseeoseeseeoseessrsseossesse 21 Basic Magpie FunctiOnS essscecsscecsscossscossscososcossscossseossseosssessssessssesssse 2 1 OSG Ae CEO E E A E EERE 21 Unload the Rove o rem nett tree ene ee ea ann nan ener mn ONT Rete Mien een One ry rete 23 Navigate to the Data of INntereSt sssesssesssesssesssesssesssesssessseesseesseesseeosseosseoserossrosseoseossrosseosseosses 23 View a Graph and Print sestics cocssasirniaseresaraeciiseseetarsnvaicseronsnanenira RAA 24 View a Table Summ
4. Log data 15 ube ae Ml Configuration ae a Sl BE User Libratics Offset data by lo seconds v Sub interval u 3 seconds When Guther r tull overte adest data Buffer memo 38 x The buffer has approximately 269 59 daye of storage space before unloading amp required yggin Logger requires reloading Press 2 to Nebuild 77 For lelp Choose a Buffer A logging Buffer is enabled by first selecting the required Buffer from the drop down list titled Selected Buffer and then by clicking the Use this buffer check box Logging Details Buffer name The Buffer name is used as the title for the Scheme database Tables Log data This setting determines whether the data will be recorded ona simple time basis or whether it will be recorded based on an event defined in the Events page Log data options are e atthe log interval www mea com au Page 106 User Manual for Magpie 3 e when an event is true e atthe log interval or when an event is true The last option offers the ability to capture events of interest inside of a more normal logging regime Event to trigger logging When the buffer is set to log on an event a drop down box will allow the user to select the event that will be used to trigger logging Events are defined on the Events page Log data every This is the fundamental rate at which data is recorded by the Logger Data is recorded aligned with the hour i e 15 minute log interval is reco
5. name Open an existing Favourite of the specified type with a given name Type can be either Graph Windrose or Table If you have a Project open this command will only open Project Favourites e g Favourite graph Air Temperature e g Favourite windrose Wind Today e g Favourite table Daily Data nl Favourite type name from Scheme This command allows you to open Favourites from the Schemes that are part of a Project The format is the same as the previous command except with the addition of from Scheme Scheme may be the full path to the Scheme or just the file name of that particular Scheme www mea com au Page 131 User Manual for Magpie 3 For example the following two commands are equivalent Favourite graph Air Temperature from C Schemes SomeScheme scm or Favourite graph Air Temperature from SomeScheme scm wait time Wait for a user defined period in seconds to expire print Sends the contents of the currently open window to the printer Graph specific Commands save Graph filename width height Saves an image of the currently open Graph to file with the nominated width and height settings e g save graph C Graph2 jpg 640 480 Wind Rose specific Commands a 4 save Windrose filename scaling Saves an image of the currently open Wind Rose to file The scaling value is option
6. Ett ize Installation Wizard Back Next gt Installation Success 9 Magpie components have been installed successfully Lox www mea com au Page 17 User Manual for Magpie 3 If the Installer Does Not Start Automatically If the installer does not start automatically you may need to run the installer manually The steps to achieve this are slightly different depending on which version of Windows you are running Windows 2000 e Double click on HSI from the Windows Desktop e Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it e Click Explore e Double click install exe to run the installer Windows XP e Click on from the Windows Taskbar Click on P Mr Computer from the list on the right e Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it e Click Explore e Double click install exe to run the installer Windows Vista e Click on from the Windows Taskbar e Click on Computer from the list on the right e Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it e Click Explore e Double click install exe to run the installer Windows 7 e Click on from the Windows Taskbar e Click on Computer from the list on the right e Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it e Click Explore e Double click install exe to run the installer www mea com au Page 18 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 3 Schemes The Magpie Scheme is a description of a data loggin
7. The Scheme can support an unlimited number of Favourites allowing for quick and easy access to the most desirable view of the data e From the menu select Favourites gt Save Table e An input box titled Save Table as Favourite will appear Type the name of the Favourite and choose OK The Table will now be on the list of Table Favourites in the Favourites menu Additional Table Display Options Other options for Table display are available from Options gt Magpie Settings in the menu and clicking on the Tables page These settings apply to all Tables displayed Magpie Settings E T Standard Application ha Graphing E Date and Time Formatting gE Printing Export Date Format Windows default 2 Custom E EN Advanced Paths Time Format windows default Custom iL Password C Midnight is displayed as 24 00 00 when using 24 hour clack formatting Options C Show summaries www mea com au Page 71 User Manual for Magpie 3 Date and Time Formatting These options allow the user to specify a preferred format for the display of time and date in Table display The user can use the default Windows time and date formatting or specify a different format using this form Date Formatting Export file dates can assume the standard Windows date format this is set in the Windows Control Panel Magpie 3 also allows the user to specify an alternative date format Click on the drop down list and select
8. COM Port to Use for Direct connection www mea com au Page 34 User Manual for Magpie 3 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Direct Connection Windows XP e Follow the path Start Control Panel System gt Hardware gt Device Manager gt Ports COM amp LPT e Expand the list of ports The USB to serial adaptor should be installed as Prolific USB to serial Bridge COMx where x is the port number Windows Vista and 7 e Follow the path Start Control Panel Device Manager gt Ports COM amp LPT e Expand the list of ports The USB to serial adaptor should be installed as Prolific USB to serial Bridge COMx where x is the port number These methods can also be used to identify which COM port is in use if you have more than one 9 pin serial port on your computer www mea com au Page 35 User Manual for Magpie 3 Remote Connection Systems that are configured for dial up telemetry require that a connection to the remote site must be established before attempting communications with the Logger Once a dial up connection is made all subsequent communications continue as though the Logger was directly connected to the computer Automatic Remote Connection The Load and Unload process will automatically make the dial up connection to the t remote system if a connection does not already exist At the end of the function they will also automatically hang up the dial up connection Manual Remote Conn
9. fh Refererce First Record Leagth All of data w Apply Auto Max 50 MyProject mp Was 100 Min i 25 01 2014 te 4 03 2014 Min O SHC eth aE RCO 29 Jan 6 Fcb 1C Feb ee 22 Fech 2011 moc Myscvems 2 ANGASTON 3 Tirtin 33 15 minute data hae lave 235R Olave Dewpoint Clove Ceka7 mir wnispe love WndSad Ma wndSpd l ve wndDir Total Fain ave Batery Daily data min Airlomp Olave 4irlomp bax Airco p Llmin Jumi diky ave Humidity max Humidity Olave GSR ClMa GSR CiM wrdSpd Clave WreSpd L Max WrdSpd FRanTot Communications C Wind Roses in Project Mode The Scheme drop down menu will be enabled allowing you to plot a Wind Rose from any Scheme in the Project In Scheme mode this dropdown menu is disabled gt Magpic3 Demo Projeci MyProject mpj MyScheme SCM Wind Rosc Wf File view Logger Project Table Grash WindRose Favourites Optors Window Help La amp mro BAM AA Wr ow UW He gt Mehed fr Reference Fret Record Length le SoLrce Data MyProject mpj Schame My3 crame SCM kai PSs cheme SCM z teen imine t S2loct the scurce tablz Wind speed wt Direction anc speed from same zable 7 Athemp to tite irstrumert lists wa Conmuricetions CE www mea com au Page 128 User Manual for Magpie 3 Automation Some Magpie 3 functions such as unloading a data logger and the
10. www mea com au Page 19 User Manual for Magpie 3 Each Scheme has a folder of its own The folder holds the collected data and any other support files used by the Scheme You can quickly and easily move a Scheme from one computer to another by copying or moving the complete folder contents Each computer must have an installed copy of Magpie 3 Consider a Scheme called MyScheme E Automate MySche In Windows 7 the Scheme would be found in the folder E BUFFERS RTI MYSCHEMEO DBF eS M SCHEMEO xml C Users Public Documents MEA Magpie Schemes MyScheme MYSCHEME1 DBF eS MYSCHEMEL xml Scheme files use a Magpie icon as demonstrated to the right If you have E N Windows set to display file extensions you will notice that the Scheme file has H mYSscHEmE LOR MyScheme LOG an extension of SCM E Ej My Scheme MAF Qa MyScheme 5CM Ei MyScheme set Ei MyScheme SRO Ei MyScheme SRC E TELEMP WR RTI Project files have an icon of a piece of paper with three small magpies on it These have the file extension of MPJ AS You can double click on a Scheme or Project file and Magpie 3 will run and open that file If you already have Magpie 3 running you can click and drag the file into the main window to have Magpie 3 open that file www mea com au Page 20 User Manual for Magpie 3 The Magpie Sample Scheme Magpie 3 installs with a sample Scheme that you can use to familiarise yourself with Magpie 3 It contains so
11. 21 User Manual for Magpie 3 e The Open Scheme form will be displayed Open scheme loki To 9 5M300 5M5Test bly Recent Tintin Documents VHE Desktop My Documents hy Computer File name Open a Files of type Scheme Files scm w Cancel My Network Help e Open the folder for the required Scheme and select the Scheme file displayed Press the Open button Selecting a Recently Used Scheme e Whenever a Scheme is opened the name of the Scheme is pushed on to the top of a list of most recently used Schemes at the bottom of the File menu Whenever a Scheme is selected from this list the current file is closed and the selected Scheme is opened Automatically Opening the Scheme You Last Used It is also possible to have Magpie 3 automatically open the last Scheme used This can be very useful when using the same Scheme repeatedly e Choose Options Magpie Settings from the menu e Select the Application option e Check the Open last used Scheme on startup box Whenever a Scheme is open Magpie 3 will display the name of the Scheme in the title of the program www mea com au Page 22 User Manual for Magpie 3 Unload the Logger Connect to the Data Logger If using a direct cable connection ensure the Logger and computer are connected If the data logging system is fitted with telemetry then a dial up connection can be used Select Logger gt Dial x Unload the Newest Data from the Lo
12. 7 TA 0 1 8 4 g 3 5 11 10 mz 0 ma O32 O12 017 Uae 02E O24 ne na m mi oer lva Humdiy Ave GSR Sve wndiir Total Rain v ave Battar Java DewPoirt Ave DeltaT M hin wadSpd lave widSpd Max wndEpe oromuaicatians CE Note When a channel is added to a Table it is automatically added to the rightmost column not to its original position Arrange Columns in a Table e Columns can be rearranged by clicking and dragging the column headings Min Hurnicitu l Awe Aurnicity Max Humidity 4 Ave Humidity ls 542 29 175 738 I 43 126 7 www mea com au Page 68 User Manual for Magpie 3 Showing Summaries on the Table Summary information can be added to the bottom of all columns of the Table Statistical summaries available are No Summary Minimum Average Maximum and Sum This allows for simple statistical analysis to be done on the data on view in the Table Only one statistic can be displayed at a time for each column To add a summary to the bottom of a column use one of the following methods Table w Summarize No Summary e Highlight a cell in a table then from the menu bar Comments select Table Summarise and choose an option from the list AWS 5CM NAaRRUN GS SCM e Highlight a cell and right click select Summarise and gintin sem choose an option from the list NURL ser r r www mea com au Page 69 User Manua
13. Automation Commands open file name Open the Scheme or Project indicated by the file name This needs to be fully path qualified drive path file name It is recommended you enclose the path in quotation marks e g open C Program Files Magpie 3 Projects MyProject mpj unload Perform an unload for the currently opened Scheme This uses the Scheme communications settings Telemetry Schemes will dial out automatically prior to unloading whereas FTP Schemes will download the data via the Internet unload Scheme In Project mode this will only unload the Scheme specified You can use either the full Scheme path or just the Scheme file name e g unload C Program Files Magpie 3 Schemes SomeScheme scm www mea com au Page 130 User Manual for Magpie 3 or e g unload SomeScheme scm unload all In Project mode this will attempt to sequentially unload all Schemes that are part of the Project navigator period This sets the navigator to define the period of interest A limited number of options are available for the period option as indicated below e g navigator last 1 week Period can be e newdata e last 10 5 3 2 1 years e g last 2 years e last 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 months e g last 1 month e last 3 2 1 weeks e g last 3 weeks e last 6 5 4 3 2 1 days e last 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 hours e last 30 15 10 5 4 2 1 minutes wel Favourite type
14. Data The data used to draw the current Wind Rose can be exported to a comma separated variable file CSV This will tell you the exact percentage of measurements in each direction for each wind range Exported CSV files also include the appropriate date range time range and number of measurements used to produce the Graph To export the data e Select Export Wind Rose Data from the Wind Rose menu or right click on the Wind Rose and select Export Data as a CSV File Printing a Wind Rose It is possible to print the current Wind Rose directly from Magpie 3 To print a Wind Rose e Select Print from the File menu Alternatively you may right click on the Wind Rose and select Print Wind Rose Options include whether to print portrait or landscape colour or black and white etc Note f you are printing in black and white it might be worth considering setting the Graph colours to monochrome as explained in the section 16 1 4 Changing the Bin Colours www mea com au Page 84 User Manual for Magpie 3 Real Time Information Real Time Information RTI screens allow you to see at what is currently happening in the measurement system without having to unload any data Standard Real Time Information The Standard RTI screen shows current values for each instrument connected to the system along with the Logger status When connected to the data logger the values on the RTI screen will be updated at the scan rate of the Logger Re
15. Graph Functions Bring To Front Join All Points w Left Axis Right Axis Clear All Sol Em www mea com au Page 56 User Manual for Magpie 3 Changing the Vertical Axis Scaling When channels are added toa Graph the scaling is determined by the Display Type Minimum and Maximum values specified in the scheme instrument definition This scale can be modified at any time without using the Scheme Editor by using a number of methods Using Axis Editors At the top of the Graph above the left and right axes there is a pair of edit boxes with push pin buttons alongside them Min is the minimum value max so currently set for the axis and Max is the maximum value currently set for the Mino axis The state of the push pin indicates whether automatic or manual scaling is selected Automatic scaling When automatic scaling is selected the axis range will be scaled to fit to the maximum f or minimum series value attached to that vertical axis The values appearing in the edit boxes for the maximum and minimum will reflect these automatically generated values Manual scaling When manual scaling is selected the axis range can be scaled by typing maximum and minimum values into the edit boxes Typing values into these boxes is enough to change from automatic scaling mode to manual scaling mode Press the tab key to move quickly from one setting to the next Dragging the vertical axis with the mouse The vertical axis
16. Magpie workspace and then choose File Print To save the Graph image to a file that can be e mailed or placed on an Internet web site choose Graph gt Save Graph Image Specify a name for the file to be created and choose Save www mea com au Page 24 User Manual for Magpie 3 View a Table Summarise and Export Create or Open a Table se Select a Table from the able menu or from the toolbar T climate data 7 Daily data If you have previously saved a Favourite you can reopen it by selecting Favourites gt Table gt Table name Some Schemes will have multiple Tables available for display whereas others will have only one the number available is determined by the Scheme setup Click on channels in the Channel Selection Grid at the bottom of the window to add remove channels from the Table The order of the columns may be changed by clicking and dragging the column headers Note Date and Time columns are fixed and cannot be moved Summaries can be made to appear at the bottom of each column of data with the exception of date and time by clicking on the sensor column to highlight the heading then selecting Table Summarise and picking a summary action from the list If you wish to save this view of the tabular data for recall at a later date then save the Table as a Favourite by selecting Favourites Save Table Export the Table Once you have the presentation of the data looking the way you want it choose
17. Manual for Magpie 3 Unloading the Logger The process of transferring readings collected by the data logger to the computer is referred to as unloading the Logger This new data is then added to the end of the database in the Scheme on the computer An incremental unload can be performed at any time by simply selecting Logger gt Unload Logger from the menu bar Magpie 3 determines how much data has been t logged since the last time the Logger was unloaded and only requests the newest data A full unload can be performed by selecting Logger Unload All Data from the menu bar The entire contents of the Logger memory will be retrieved The Unload Logger status box will be displayed showing the status of o the unload Unloading can be safely cancelled at any time by pressing Checking scheme Communications the Cancel button a The unload process has two stages e Data is retrieved from the data logger in a Raw form and stored in a dump file Dump files have a dmp extension and are stored in a DumpFiles folder inside the Scheme folder e Magpie 3 then processes these records into real sensor values in the Scheme database s Unloading by Direct Cable Connection This simply requires that an appropriate cable is connected between the Computer and the data logger Select the unload icon to begin the unload ig Unloading by Remote Connection If the Scheme is configured for a dial up connection and there is no active c
18. Program The data Logger program generated by Magpie 1 2 and 3 is identical for the same Scheme configuration As a result it is not necessary to re program the Logger after converting a Magpie 1 Scheme to a Magpie 3 Scheme Mixed Users This also means that multiple users accessing the same data logging system where some users are still running Magpie 1 and some users are running Magpie 3 will not negatively effect each other again this is because the data Logger program remains the same Backwards Compatibility Magpie 2 and Magpie 3 Schemes cannot be opened with Magpie 1 Magpie 2 and Magpie 3 Schemes are interchangeable Instrument Labels Magpie 1 uses a short description and a long description for each instrument This is due to the need to label fields in the databases which have a restricted character limit Magpie 3 overcomes this problem and so now only one name is required to describe the instrument This name will be used uniformly in all displays of data in the software The name used from the Magpie 1 Scheme is the short name and this is applied to all views in Magpie 3 Consequently the Real Time Information screen may look very different from the screen presented in Magpie 1 To resolve this run the Scheme Editor and edit the names of the instruments to make them more meaningful and descriptive This can be done at any time without adverse effects on the Scheme www mea com au Page 146 User Manual for Magp
19. Settings in the menu and selecting the Printing page www mea com au Page 77 User Manual for Magpie 3 Wind Roses A Wind Rose is a type of Graph that is used to represent wind speed versus wind direction Wind Roses also display what percentage of time the wind was blowing from each compass direction It has the advantage of being easier to interpret than a traditional bar Graph Wind Rose aws mpj Bini 0 3 m s TIA 2003 to 02009 Bin 3 6 mis Bins 6 3 m s Bind 9 12 mis Bins 12 15 mis Bini 13 16 nrs Bin 18 21 ms i j Bing 21 24mis So 3 q j t r ony hake gt Fry E i i f Eee fe r ER r Teast re E E AASEN TA tay k r i EIRAN r 7 n i BAr PON Bina 244 nis Source data AWS SCM VWeather Data Ave WrdDir deg VWealher Dala Awe Wri ires A Wind Rose is drawn on a compass where each petal represents the percentage of time wind was blowing from each respective direction In the example above the wind was mostly blowing from South Southwest The values down the South axis are the percentages Notice how the centre of the compass is not zero This is deliberately done to prevent the middle of the Wind Rose becoming cluttered Instead the zero percentage radius is spaced out a little and is the circle from which all the petals start from www mea com au Page 78 User Manual for Magpie 3 Each petal is divided into a series of coloured bins which each bin representing a
20. Table gt Export Table You can then choose the format in which you want the data to be saved CSV HTML or XML After choosing the format for the exported file enter the name you wish to give the file before pressing Export to create it View Sensor Inputs Look at Current Values Make a connection to the data logging system then select Logger Real Time Information Standard from the menu et Customise the View Instruments can be added and removed from the display by clicking on the Channel Selection Grid at the bottom of the window If a particular selection of channels is to be recalled at a later date then save the Real Time Information screen as a Favourite by www mea com au Page 25 User Manual for Magpie 3 selecting Favourites gt Save Real Time Screen To view how much data has been collected by each log Buffer although with other Buffer specific information choose Logger gt Real Time Information gt Buffer Information To view the status of the data logger including configuration parameters and raw input channel values choose Logger Real Time Information Logger Information www mea com au Page 26 User Manual for Magpie 3 Modify User Settings in a Scheme Many Schemes provide a number of User Settings that are specific to the system For example if the data logging system is fitted with a modem and the modem power is being controlled by the data Logger the user can choose to turn the power to the modem of
21. export of Graphs and Tables can be automated Automation is useful when Call costs can be saved by dialling telemetered systems off peak Semi real time data is required for updating third party applications such as an automated web site Magpie 3 is operated on a number of client computers across a network and the common Scheme data needs automatic updating Automation involves Creating a script file using a text editor which defines what actions Magpie 3 should take and Configuring a scheduling program such as Microsoft Windows Scheduled Tasks or any program capable of running a task at user defined intervals to run the script file Creating the Script File There are a number of ways to create a new text file in Windows The easiest way is to use Notepad a simple text editor that comes with Windows To run Notepad T Notepad e Click on the Start button in Windows e Click All Programs e Select Accessories e Click on Notepad Note Notepad is preferred because it only creates basic text files If other programs are used the resultant file must be saved as a txt file in order to work www mea com au Page 129 User Manual for Magpie 3 Editing the Script File There are a range of commands that Magpie 3 can process from the script file Many of these commands follow a logical sequence i e one must be performed before another The script file can be almost endless and so may contain commands for several
22. locations e There is a limit to the number of log actions that can be assigned to a buffer If this number is exceeded then additional buffers must be defined in the Scheme to accommodate further log actions ale SEO A AWS SCM gt a Ta Reference NARRUNG SCH F Tintin SCM k A separate database file dbf is created for each Log T S E weather Data Buffer To view the different databases in Table view select m Daily Data Table or Table gt Scheme name scm in Projects then 0 Soil Moisture F tT Test buffer select the desired Table In Graph view the different databases are available all the time The view can be customised by selecting different Channels corresponding to instrument inputs ros Awk 3 Manes 08 Tire 00 Rd gi Westher Data 7 Claw ve Gaittme Clave Gok Dein wrdted Dave wrettpd een wedspd T sk Cava aney Dave wrt ave apptemp Cave DanFgint Elites fee Co intro paw lmet aam lane TE_ave Baily Data oo Clave airtemo Max aktemp Min Moridin Clave tumidty Ulna tunity Lian same Clave seime Cleas Sette Clave Gan Clean Ger CiM wiretap Clave Wedtpd Mas Wadted lnaintet CiDesDay Cl Frast Cochin y Duvp light Clevap www mea com au Page 49 User Manual for Magpie 3 Data Navigation Method alb Length From Reference dih Reference First Record Length All of data Method options Apply Auto Apply navigator settings Navigator m
23. opened a new window for each will appear inside the workspace The number of windows which you can open in the Magpie workspace is unlimited The physical space on the Windows desktop will determine how many windows you can comfortably view at any one time gt Magpie 3 Demo Autom Table ition MY YSCHEME scm KE oO Fie Wew Logger Table Gr Oa amp m e yom tiam VO2 2011 Se Fo 1 02 2011 viam verzii 3 02 2011 HO0ZF2011 3 02 2011 02 2011 3 02 2011 08 30 00 00 0A 45 00 00 03 00 00 00 091500 00 03 30 00 00 094500 00 1000 00 00 10 15 00 010 100 30 00 00 145 000 00 11 00 00 000 11 15 00 010 MYSCHEME 0A201711 to 4032011 5 Feb 9 Feb 13 Feb 17 Feb 22 Feb 26 Feb 2011 3402 2011 m hin AirTomp degC m Ave AirTomp degC m Max AirTemp degC Windows can be arranged manually by re sizing and moving them or they can be arranged automatically by using options in the Window menu e To arrange the open windows so that the titles of each can be seen cascading across the screen choose Window gt Cascade e To perform a horizontal tiling of the open windows in the workspace choose Window gt Tile Horizontal m e To perform a vertical tiling of the open windows in the workspace choose Window gt Tile Vertical e To minimise all of the windows currently on view in the workspace allowing the windows to remain in the workspace but just not visible choose Window gt Minimize All e Tocl
24. possible to make two different RTI screens one with only climate sensors and the other with only soil moisture sensors e From the menu select Favourites Save Real Time Screen e An input box titled Save Real Time As Favourite will appear Type the name of the Favourite and press OK e The realtime screen will now be available in the list of Real Time Favourites under the Favourites menu Other Real Time Information Along with Standard RTI Magpie 3 provides a number of other RTI screens to observe the status of the data Logger and the system Buffers Information The Buffers RTI screen displays the status of each Log Buffer To display Buffers information select Logger gt Real Time Information gt Buffer Information For each log buffer there are anumber of entries Status Circular or Linear When a circular Buffer reaches capacity it will begin overwriting the earliest data When a linear Buffer reaches capacity it will stop writing data to the Buffer First Log This is the time of the first log taken by the Logger after it was last programmed Note f the Buffer is circular and the Logger has been logging for some time this will not necessarily be the earliest record available for unloading Last Log This is the time of the most recent log taken by the Buffer Log Interval This is the rate at which data is stored Log Size Indicates how many bytes are stored in the Buffer with each log www mea com au Page
25. power of telemetry devices that need to be periodically tuned off to conserve batten power GR Uacr Libraria Tod IT Program 5 ettings Marne Yale Commente A Telem_Pva_Low Battery Shularni YES Shut the telemetry device down dunng low batten events PES TNO m lelem Pua_battey Lhaninel h Lhannel used bor battery measurement T elem_Pva_Setup Modem No Send the default modem configuration every time the modem is powered up WES NiO Telem_FPva_Seiup Modem Via_Sensel NO Allow a short to sense 1 to bigger a manual modem setup Logger requires reloading Press A to Nebuild 07 For lelp Interfaces The Scheme building process in Magpie 3 is all about grabbing libraries of Logger source code and inserting them into a bare skeleton in order to make an appropriate program for a given system Some of this code is attached directly to instruments and may be replicated a number of times for each instance of that instrument type Other code is added to the Scheme just once in order to effect some function in the system as a whole These are referred to as Interfaces and are managed on the Program page of the Scheme editor Interfaces Source Library Comments m RED15 SRC m WDA SRC ial TIME DAY LIB P TELEMPWA LIB Control the power of telemetry devices that need to be periodically turned off to conserve battery power m Interfaces allow custom Logger source code to be written for specific applications The interfaces
26. range of wind speeds Creating a New Wind Rose To create a Wind Rose in Magpie 3 you must first open a Magpie Scheme that contains wind speed and direction information Once the Scheme is open select Wind Rose gt New Wind Rose from the main menu Wind Rose Hew Wind Rose Source Data There is no Wind Rose yet because Magpie 3 needs to know which fields to use This is done via the Source Data panel Magpie 3 will hint you through the necessary steps to create a new Wind Rose Scheme 50 Data If you have a Project open you will first need to select the _ Scheme from the drop down menu If the menu is disabled Scheme MyScheme SCM g you can ignore this step Table ua 15 rile dala F Wind direction Ave Ww rdDir deg w Table Select an appropriate Table from the drop down menu Wind speed Wind direction and Wind speed H Direction and speed trom same table empt bo filter Instrument ists Select the Wind direction and Wind speed fields as desired ae Direction and speed from same table If the wind direction and wind speed data is located in separate Tables you can uncheck the Direction and speed from same Table option to use different source Tables Attempt to filter instrument lists This function searches for instrument names containing wind wnd dir speed and spd and will present only those instruments for selection if found If you have labelled your wind instruments differ
27. scaling can also be changed by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor over a vertical axis e Move the mouse cursor over the left or right vertical axis e The cursor will change to one of the following images Icon When It Displays What It Does Active if the cursor is over the top 25 Drag the cursor up and down to increase of the range and decrease the Max value Active if the cursor is over the middle Drag the cursor up and down to adjust 50 of the range the Min and Max values together al Active if the cursor is over the bottom Drag the cursor up and down to increase 25 of the range and decrease the Min value e Click and hold the left mouse button down to begin the scaling action then move the www mea com au Page 57 User Manual for Magpie 3 mouse up or down as desired Changing the Horizontal Axis Scaling It is also possible to expand and contract the time axis of the Graph in a manner similar to the vertical axis scaling By clicking and dragging the mouse cursor over the time axis it is possible to dynamically modify the range of data that appears in the Graph e Move the mouse cursor over the time axis e When the cursor is over the values on the axis it will change to one of the following images Icon When It Displays What It Does Active if the cursor is in the left 25 of Drag the cursor left and right to modify H the range the start time Active if the cursor is over the middle Drag the curso
28. the Graph image is very portable and can be e mailed or posted to a web site e From the menu select Graph gt Save Graph Image Save Graph Image To File Save in O e m aaan Nuri Stn2 SM jpg TA My Recent Documents My Documents My Computer File name Nuri Stn SM jpg w biy Network Save as type JPEG Image File jpg w JPEG Image File pq Bitmap bmp Windows Meta File wr Portable Network Graphics e Select a destination to save the image to e The Graph image can be saved in the following formats JPG BMP WMF or PNG The options are displayed by activating the drop down menu to the right of the Save as Type field e Type the name in the Save Graph Image To File form and press Save www mea com au Page 66 User Manual for Magpie 3 Tables Numeric display of data collected by the measurement system is often important where more detailed analysis of the data is required and the real values need to be scrutinised A Scheme will have at least one Table available for viewing Opening a Table e Goto the Table menu and select a Table from the bottom of the menu W dimatebatas H Daily Data A Alternatively click the Table button on the toolbar and select a Table from the popup menu The Table View Records in the database are displayed on the Table in chronological order from oldest to newest The date and time fields always occupy the two leftmost co
29. 00000000 00000 0000000000A0F 4 OF FFF SOOO OHO RH OOOO ORDO AOU ROOROOOF FFF BOO HH0R000000000F FOF SRIARATS 581800000008 6002 007F 80010081 7 9900000450037 OOI0C4S1C4E 1200000027 B0007F BODUBDAIATICIBI99652 00 COGOGGOOOSE1AGOOOG OOO 0000S HUH9UE5 LAOLE OO000001 OG09DE 7 P0002 7 IB OOIBOOPU OOOH HODHST DOBOROOOH OOOO HOOROOORRORRO0OR OF OF FFF G000000060000000000000000000F FFF G600000000000000F F 68F9 Though the data that appears in the communications window is not in any meaningful form for the user the alternating Red and Blue text being echoed in the communications window indicates that the Logger is communicating correctly with the software HSB 1AGO7S SMA BOB8 8888 AAG 8071 80810801 7 800000040037 003805104612 00000027 00007F OOBBAIA19C98999652 001 DPDOOOHOOPOSE TAO OOO OO00000545494E54494E 0000000 O009DF 08002738 F038 009 OOH 800001 FOGH0 HHH 00G0 F0000 00000000000 OF at GFFFF O8S8 08008000000 8000000000000F FFF BOO0000000000000FF ASF Dialling moder unloading loading dialling etc a Communications button will be available in the sequence status box Click on the button to view communications between the Logger and the computer j Communications Cancel Alternatively when a sequence is not currently running the communications window can be shown by choosing Logger View Communications When there are no communications sequences running and there is no Real Time Information screen active regular
30. 2 lu Rebuild F1 iuw Help Some examples of events would be when a stream depth exceeds a threshold when a wind speed exceeds a threshold or when the temperature changes by a certain amount All events also allow some output process to be triggered when the event changes state from false to true and vice versa Since events are defined independently from logging it is possible to use events for the sake of triggering outputs if this is required Event Types There are a variety of different event types available with standard greater than less than and equal to types of comparisons Additionally there are event types that can test when two or more events are true allowing for complex conditions to be created to drive logging or outputs www mea com au Page 118 User Manual for Magpie 3 Event Parameters The number of event parameters displayed under the event type is dependent on the type of event selected Typically there are only two parameters for simple tests However it is possible for a total of four parameters to be available for selected event types Parameters can be either values or references to other channels or events depending on the event type Note When the parameter is a value it is the binary value in the Logger and not the scaled equivalent in engineering units Therefore if the channel value in the Logger is 200 and the scaled equivalent is 20 as per the instrument definition then the
31. 305 0000 0MP Last modified 6403 2009 12 05 10 AM Size 5 40 kb NURID90304 0000 DMP Last modified 5 03 2009 12 05 22 AM Size 5 36 kb Note t is possible to redirect this form to look in other folders that may contain unload file information This is useful if dump files have been provided by a third party and exist somewhere else on the local computer network e Select the desired dump file and click Process Imported Data Question MYSCHEMED The imported data contains records that are dated earlier than the latest record in the database Lindoading has been performed out JJ of sequence or the data logger time and date is incorrect Continue importing data into the database It is recommended that you select Yes to continue in order to prewent missing data e If you are satisfied that the Logger date and time are correct select Yes and the file will be processed If the unload period overlaps that of previously processed data Magpie 3 will automatically removed duplicate entries from the database www mea com au Page 47 User Manual for Magpie 3 Viewing Unload File Information Dump files will contain at least one unload In systems which employ a PDT which unloads they system more than once per day a dump file will contain multiple unloads Selecting an unload file for processing will cause all unloads in the unload file to be processed There is a button directly to the right of the dump file listing that provides
32. 47 User Manual for Magpie 3 Data Logger Memory Data Storage The data Logger implements a very efficient data storage mechanism so that even though data Logger memory capacities range from only 128kB to 1024kB model dependent the Logger may be able to log several months or even years of data This ultimately depends on how many sensors are measured and how often the measurements are stored Minimising the Risk of Data Loss The data logger stores readings in RAM random access memory The RAM is maintained by the Logger battery It is therefore critical to ensure that the Logger battery is regularly replaced so that the risk of data loss is minimised The Logger implements a low battery shutdown mechanism to protect the contents of the RAM in extreme low battery conditions The data held can be safely recovered provided battery levels have not fallen too far however no new readings will be recorded Data Logger Program A computer runs programs at a number of different levels the Operating System eg Windows controls how information on the computer will be saved and how you will interact with the computer keyboard mouse display To perform a specific task an application is written for that purpose In the same way the Unidata Logger is a very flexible piece of equipment and operates at multiple levels The lowest level is transparent to the user and controls tasks such as keeping track of the time reading the keypad writin
33. 87 User Manual for Magpie 3 Total Bytes Logged Indicates how many bytes have been logged by the Buffer since the Logger was last programmed Once again depending on how long the Logger has been logging this does not mean that this number log bytes is available for unloading Logger Information The Logger RTI screen displays information such as the Serial Number Firmware version internal configuration details and the raw input values for the Counter and Analogue channels The screen displayed will depend on the Logger model used by the Scheme To display Logger information choose Logger gt Real Time Information Logger Information Real Time 6004D Model Logger Starlopger Starlogger Information Serial 6747 Firmware scan Rate 3 00 secs Errors Low Batt 7 420 VF Flat Batt Batt O 31 Temp Run Time 20 me Max Run Time Configuration Contig 2 R5234 Timeout 4000 ms User Power Supply SDI 1l2 Enabled Wo SDI 12 Recorder Sleep On Error Yes Protected Puts Logger Time 27 03 2009 3 56 36 FM Counter Channels Counter prescale Counter 1 prescale Counter 2 prescale Counter 3 prescale Analogue Channels hO 16567 mi hi 1625 mW he 1610 mi h 1565 mW www mea com au Page 88 User Manual for Magpie 3 Other RTI Screens Many Schemes will have libraries added that provide the system with some additional functionality Some examples include controlling telem
34. Blue characters should appear in the left hand margin of the communications window These indicate that the software is using the correct communications port and correct baud rate and that the Logger is ready to accept commands from the software www mea com au Page 39 User Manual for Magpie 3 Starting a Logging System Whenever a data logging system is installed re installed or modified the Scheme must be loaded into the data logger This performs a number of key functions 1 It clears any unwanted data from the Logger memory Often it is desirable to log new data from the time of system re start 2 It enables the Logger to enter the Logging state If a system is decommissioned for a period of time and the data logger is removed or the Input Signals connector is disconnected the Logger will enter the Stopped state The Logger must be re loaded to enable it to commence logging again 3 It ensures that the program in the Logger is valid If the Scheme has been changed then it is important to ensure that the Logger is loaded with the most recent version of the Scheme 4 Itsets the Logger time Loading a Scheme sets the time of the Logger The Logger takes its time from the computer which was used to load it The Logger time does not automatically update at the start or end of Daylight Savings www mea com au Page 40 User Manual for Magpie 3 Loading the Scheme into the Logger e Make sure the Logger or Mo
35. EA it will be supplied with a Scheme that best supports the sensors and features of the system Both Scheme and system are rigorously tested prior to shipping Sometimes it is desirable for the user to make changes to the scheme operation such as changing logging intervals or changing the time when the system dial in modem is available It is recommended that users seek advice from MEA before making large changes to the Scheme supplied with the system as improper changes will adversely affect its operation Refer to the system specific documentation which was provided with the hardware this will explain the more common Scheme attributes that the user may desire to change The following sections describe the creation of new Schemes Preparation Before beginning to build a Scheme it is worthwhile to have an understanding of the instruments and type of data Logger being used Mapping out all instruments their output types and the corresponding Logger input channels before building the Scheme will greatly reduce the likelihood of errors This also includes channels added using additional system hardware e g MEA Radio Data Type Sensor Output Channel Wind Speed Soil Moisture Theta Probe 1 Voltage Analogue 1 With this information in hand you can build the Scheme by following a number of simple steps Creating a Scheme e Select File New Scheme or select the New Magpie File button on the toolbar E e After selecting the New Mag
36. Graph and bands can individually be visible or hidden as required Ei awe mpi 17A 2008 to 1022008 rip So 4 40 a Bo ro Ball a0 5 F t 12 Fh Sin2c0H1 kPa SiGe kPa m Sin2GBHG hPa m SineoBHd kPa ee ais tO apply a band left or right Make a note alsojstat Colur WE g Soil tension 8 to 60 kPa e From the menu bar sqEn Visible or click on the Edit Colour Bands button on the Q asic Transparency fon grid m www mea com au Page 63 User Manual for Magpie 3 e When the Edit Colour Bands form is displayed set up the band as required The Bands list box displays any existing bands To create a new band ensure that the new band entry is highlighted Start The value from which the band begins e g 8 kPa End The value at which the band ends e g 60 kPa Axis The axis to which the band will be applied e g Left Colour Click on the entry and then select a suitable colour for the band Visible This box controls whether the band will be visible or not Pre defined bands can be toggled on or off depending on the view required at the time Transparency Controls the colour intensity of the band A low value e g 10 results in the highest colour intensity a high value e g 80 results in a lower intensity www mea com au Page 64 User Manual for Magpie 3 Graph Printing Magpie 3 allows a Graph to be printed This is done by first showing a preview of the Gr
37. Internet and then select Logger gt Unload Data Magpie 3 will make an FTP connection and continue the unload process normally www mea com au Page 44 User Manual for Magpie 3 If the FTP Unload Fails There are several reasons why an FTP unload may be unsuccessful e Your computer is not connected to the Internet If no Internet connection is available Magpie 3 will be unable to connect to the FTP server e The FTP connection details are incorrect Double check that the address user name and password are correct Sometimes FTP user names will simply be the user name itself e g john and other times it will include the FTP address e g john somewhere com e FTP unloading has not been enabled Ensure the Unload using FTP box is checked FTP Cleanup FTP servers usually have a data storage quota As the Packet Data Terminal is continually adding new data it is possible that all of the allocated FTP space will get filled up If this happens no new data can be written to the FTP server To prevent this from happening Magpie 3 offers the option to automatically delete old dump files e Select Options Unidata Options fromthe menu and choose the FTP Unloading page e Check the option to Enable automatic cleanup of files from the FTP server and set the number of days as desired www mea com au Page 45 User Manual for Magpie 3 Processing Unload Files Unload Files Explained When Magpie 3 retrieves data from the data logg
38. Mphnns Sethngs e When the Export Table form appears the name of the Table from which data will be exported is displayed There are also additional fields that can be modified to control the way the export file is generated Export File Type Magpie 3 can export the data in a number of standard formats CSV Comma Separated Variable This format is a standard format used in many programs Each field is separated by a comma HTML Hyper Text Mark up Language This is the standard format for web pages By choosing this format data can be easily posted to a web site XML Extensible Mark up Language This is a standard way of storing data that can later be accessed by web sites www mea com au Page 75 User Manual for Magpie 3 Export File Name Click on the browse button to select the name of a file to export data to Alternatively type an export file name For each Table Magpie 3 will remember the selected export format and export file name e Click on the Export button to begin the export process Note Tables with very large amounts of data may take some time to be exported Magpie 3 will indicate when the export process is complete Additional export options Other options for exporting are available from Options Magpie Settings in the menu and clicking on the Export page These settings apply to all exported data The additional export options allow separate time and date formats to be set for Table exp
39. MySchemel10202 0510 DMP Last modified 2 02 2011 3 10 44AM Size 3 44 kb C MyScheme110131 1230 DMP Last modified 31 01 2011 11 31 02 AM Size 0 37 kb MyS cheme110131 0855 0MP Last modified 31 01 2011 7 56 26 AM Size 10 85 kb ED CEB c cD c Unload File Intormation MyScheme 110304 1648 DMP Log Size Buffer 0 4 bytes 3159 Right click the 15 02 2011 S0000 4M 4 03 2011 9 00 00 AM 24h 30 bytes 540 A unload of interest to S00 S 00 00 AM nS 4 0 A 15 Extract selection from dump F i extract the selection from the dump file www mea com au Page 48 User Manual for Magpie 3 Processing Unloaded Data Importing to 44750 When the software obtains the required data it will process these new records into the Scheme databases The progress bar indicates how 4956 records many records are being written into the database Multiple Databases in a Scheme A Scheme will have a least one database Table but may have a number of Tables Multiple database tables are created e fdatafrom the sensors in the system must be collected at different rates For example a weather station fitted with soil moisture sensors might record climate information every 15 minutes daily summary information every 24 hours and soil moisture data every 2 hours In this case the Scheme would be configured to have separate climate daily and soil moisture buffers grouped memory
40. Schemes Below is an example script file E Automate MyScheme txt Notepad File Edt Format View Help popen Myscheme E S J opar a Documents and Settings 4l Users Documents MEA Magpie schemes Myscheme ayscheme scm unloa set Navigator navigator last lday popen favourites and export tables and oraphs avaurite table Daily weather Data F n i export C Documents and Settings All Users pocuments MEA Magpie Automat ion Tables 0ai lyweather csv nawigator last 1 month favourite table Monthly Weather Data axport CA Documents and SettingshAll Users 0ocumants MEA Mago a automat1on Tables Monthlyweather csv navigator last 6 months favourite graph Alr Temp save graph c bocuments and Settings 41 Users Documents MEA Magpie Automation Graphs aT png 640 480 favourite graph Relative Humidity f Sa o save graph c bpocuments and Settings aAll users pocementsMEAMMagpiehAutomationaraphs RH png 640 480 nawigator Tase 1 weak favourite windrose weekly wind save windrose C bocuments and Settings all_ Users bocuments MEA Magn amp 4utomat ioncr aphs week lywind png 75 export windrose C pocuments and settingss411 UserssDocuments WEA Magpie automation Tables week lywind csv Note Any line in the script file with a semicolon in front of it is ignored and so can be used asacomment General
41. Spd Add gt Humidity Average oe SN sin GSR Away Sa Communicabons Ramowa Program cos DiewPoint Awerage FE Configuration i val DekaT Average AA User Libraries DewPoint wy windSpd TEENE Deltal m Wrap Average RaniTul _ WndSpd Marimum Batten z Chala my ain Avoage Daylight cos Awerage Hen tan bee wind Dir Average Ig 1 ii gt a Gee Ge es x The buffer hae approximately 269 59 daye of storage space before unloading amp required Logger requires reloading Press A to Nebuild 77 For llep The instruments available for logging will appear in the Instruments list on the left and the www mea com au Page 108 User Manual for Magpie 3 Log Entries for the Scheme will be displayed on the right Add Log Entries Click the Add button to add the selected instrument to the list Add gt Log Action Once the new log entry has been added click on the Log Action for the new log entry and choose the method the Logger should use to log this instrument Log Action Average wt Minimum Masimu Standard Deviation Raw Value Total 7 byte Total 2 bytes 3b Available logging methods are e Average records the average value of measurements taken over the log interval e Minimum records the minimum value of measurements taken over the log interval e Maximum records the maximum value of measurements taken over the log interval e Raw Value records the instantaneous value from the
42. StatuS seeessesseessesseesseessessesssesseesscsseesscoseesseoseessesseessceseesseoseesseossessesseesseeseessee 41 Unloading the Logger ssseecsssceccssccosssscocssscecsssccosssecosssecosssscosssssesssseess 42 Unloading by Direct Cable Connection sesesssesesesssesssesssessseesssesssessseosseosseosseosseosseosseosseosseosses 42 Unloading by Remote Connection s sssesssesssesssesssesssessseesseesseesssesssessseosseosseosseosseosseosseosseosseosses 42 Uding OY FTP g E O EEA E ARE 42 Processing Unload Files ecsssecccssscocssccocsssccossccecsosecosssscosssecosssseessssees 40 Unload Files XD ANAC sasoneassaiss vcestaavaniasnssssaansy basse veaiacneeaectianerenuaaenanadeaanminnapnanentatnun 46 Processing Unloaded Data s seessesseessesseosseeseessesseesseossessesseessceseesscoseesseossessesseesseeseessceneesseossessess 49 Data NAVIGATION scesissescesscecscenccesscescconsdeessccacessveseccotevessvas cesaueetcctacescsvencsssen OU How the Navigator is Used by Magpie 3 ssssssssssssscsssssessssssssssessecscsssssecsssssecscassessceesesecseaees 50 Navigator Methods acecicaeasseestcceestavatoneceteinsiasssndioutenmssetuasesesie NANA ue venation 50 Applying the Selection sesesssesssesssessseesseesseesseesseesseesseesseesneessseosseosseosseosstosseesseesseesseesseeoserosersseesss 52 Saving Navigator Settings as Favourites sessesseseesessesseseesessessessoseesessesseseosesseseesessesseseosesses
43. Value The applied value determines the configuration setting Users who want to modify the Configuration settings will require a Technical User Manual for the relevant Logger The Logger configuration is only modified when the Scheme is loaded into the Logger www mea com au Page 117 User Manual for Magpie 3 Note Making modifications to the Logger configuration without an understanding of the configuration setup of the Logger can render the Logger unusable Configuration Events Event based logging allows the user to specify more detailed conditions for logging Whereas normal time based logging occurs steadily at a fixed period event based logging allows the Logger to make a decision about whether or not to log a record Event based logging conserves memory when there is nothing of interest to record l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages i Dperation G all E Gener Events List Event Details User Settings ig i 4 Sas Event 1 furTemp gt 350 ype lt 7 Communications Event 2 Mo Event Configurat an i ps ae Ei Event 3 Mo Event 7 i k cee Event 4 Mo Event Parameter y bedi Event 5 Mo Cvent AirT emp nagg Event b Mo Event Parable E S 17 Event 7 Mo Event 30 Event 8 Mo Event a Advanced vor o Even Ay Cormimunicabiorre 2 Program E Configuration a User Libranes Qubput when ewent te tue Set Event TRUE we Uutput when ewent i not tue Get Event 1 FALSE Layer regu ees nelar wp Press F
44. Wizard conversion process This wizard helps you to convert an existing Magpie 1 scheme for use with Magpie 3 software All existing data and user preferences will be copied into the new Magpie 3 scheme A backup of the Magpie 1 scheme will be performed by the conversion process e From the menu select File gt Open Scheme and navigate to the installed Magpie 1 folder Let Magpie decide where best to write the new scheme want to choose where my converted Magpie scheme will go To continue click Met www mea com au Page 144 User Manual for Magpie 3 Locate and open the Magpie 1 Scheme to be opened with Magpie 3 Allow Magpie 3 to select the destination folder automatically or choose to specify the folder manually If the Magpie 1 Scheme is in the C Magpie folder then the destination folder will be the default Magpie 3 Schemes folder Otherwise the Scheme will be left where it is which is most appropriate for Magpie 1 Schemes that exist on network servers etc If choosing your own location for the converted Scheme the following page of the wizard will be displayed Scheme Conversion Wizard New Scheme Location fou are converting the Magpie 1 scheme C Program Files Magpie 345 chemes 4W5_ TAW S SCH Select the location of the new Magpie 3 scheme C Program Files Magpie 34 5 chemes 4w5_14 The Magpie 3 schemes folder default Somewhere else To continue click Mext The New Sc
45. a preferred format or enter your own Specifier Displays Displays the day as a number without a leading zero I 31 dd Displays the day as a number with a leading zero 07 31 ddd Displays the day as an abbreviation Sun Sa yyyy Displays the year as a four digit number 0000 9999 www mea com au Page 72 User Manual for Magpie 3 Time Formatting Export file times can assume the standard Windows time format this is set in the Windows Control Panel Magpie 3 also allows the user to specify an alternative time format Click on the drop down list and select a preferred format or enter your own Specifier Displays Displays the hour without a leading zero 0 23 Displays the hour with a leading zero 00 23 Displays the minute without a leading zero 0 59 Displays the minute with a leading zero 00 59 Displays the second without a leading zero 0 59 Displays the seconds with milliseconds with a leading zero 00 59 Displays the time using the format given by the ShortTimeFormat global variable Displays the time using the format given by the LonglimeFormat global variable Uses the 12 hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier and displays am for any hour before noon and pm for any hour after noon The am pm specifier can use lower upper or mixed case and the result is displayed accordingly www mea com au Page 73 User Manual for Magpie 3 Copying Data to the Windows Clipboard The Windows Clipb
46. access to more information about the file This is useful for knowing what data is available inside the dump file for processing There will be one or a number of unloads for each active buffer of the Scheme Extracting Discrete Unloads from the Dump File If there is a need to extract a single unload from the listing inside the dump file simply click the right mouse button over the entry of interest A popup menu will appear with the option Extract selection from dump file The extraction process will request a new unload file name which the user must specify and then write a new unload file with only the highlighted unload This is useful as a diagnostics tool for viewing discrete unloads in isolation of others in the unload file This unload file can then be processed separately using the Process Previous Unload facility Process Unload Files Select unload files from the following folder cdocuments and settings all users documents mea magne schemes uwecheme DumpFiles Left click on this button to view more information about the dump file Click to select Mes to process File Name Details W hayScheme110304 1648 DMP Last modified 4 03 2011 3 49 40 PM Size 31 46 kb MyScheme110215 0846 0MP Last modified 15 02 2011 7 47 20 AM Size 14 33 kb MyScheme110207 1135 DMP Last modified 7 02 2011 10 35 54 AM Size 7 38 kb MyS cheme110203 1046 0MP Last modified 3 02 2011 5 46 54 AM Size 2 00 kb
47. aeNeenne 94 the schenie 0 1 0 useasti eena sme rte sem rent vr ant ate ernie Snr nner wren rome errr a 97 Editing a CI VGN ING susoni aAa aE aiaa 100 EEE E E E E E E E T 110 Scheme AssemDIY EOTS sissa annia E RA 111 Load the Scheme into the LOGGE e esesseesseseessesssessesssessesssesseesecoseesscoseessesseossesseessceseeseeoseesseoseo 111 Advanced Scheme Editing ccccccsssscccsssssscccsscssccccsscscccccssssccscsscsees 112 Virtual vs Real Channels ccc ce seen tesa cca cach cu iE aia aeania Ea eE AENEAS EES Eaei ia aaa iaia 112 Advanced gt Progra cpa eccsresterrers cited raves aarasanuensaievti erate menratese cman 115 PMCS EE E A AE E accep shee A A che eect ce bees A eee cee cee 115 Advanced gt Configuration sacsccsesscivcissssnssanvvcssteconvoraciasisiessenesieratadsatdstetesteniaiiantesstiomuanatanisieaiies 117 Connguraton SS sssossessminnnici Nina T 118 Projet tS seneuna E E E N a a 120 What isa Project susieina aveadees Yen sesesserseastovtsiaceees da pn ieantres sepsis NONSE E EEEE a EEN 120 Wny usea ProjECt nrisisssasiseeaissssnansiisninansriraaedas eondu arai enni a aa EN RaN aA r AERE ONEN Na amen 120 WEE E EA E AE AE N I E E NON E E E E ee eee 121 www mea com au Page 6 User Manual for Magpie 3 Openinga Projo Ci mene etna nna anne ee nen eee eee ee 125 Unloading MVS CS enuresia pecan tes tna ence ctasteeeeatey R esioemnn asin etemeciarneies 126 Project Mode Differences to SCHEME Mode csssssssss
48. al and represents the percentage of the original image size that the saved image should be This cannot be greater than 100 e g save windrose C windrose jpg e g save windrose C windrose2 bmp 75 Note The Wind Rose image is saved in the format specified by the target file extension It must be JPG PNG BMP or WMF export Windrose filename Exports the table of values relating to the currently open Wind Rose This allows you to see exact percentages of readings per wind range per wind direction e g export windrose C winddata csv www mea com au Page 132 User Manual for Magpie 3 Table specific Commands Table table name Open the Table indicated by Table name Note that this is the name of the database file and not the title given to the database Generally the database name will be the Scheme name with the Buffer number appended e g Table SCHEME for Buffer 0 or Table SCHEME1 for Buffer 1 Table table name from Scheme In Project mode allows you to open a specific Table from a Scheme Scheme can be either the full file path of the Scheme or just the file name Note Do NOT include the database file extension in the script export filename lt filetype gt Exports the contents of the currently open Table to the name specified as the file type specified e g export C Tabledata csv csv or export C Tabledata html html Note The exported file format wil
49. al Time Logger Information Scheme Mame NURI E ya m Logger Information Scan rate 3 00 Logger Time 19 03 2009 11 10 03 4M Channel Inputs Channel Inputs Air Temp StniTP3 0 0 z Vol Humidity StniTP4 40 3 Vol SoilTemp StniBatt 7 1 Y GSR Stn i Meas Stn1 Tran Stn2GBH1 Stn2tqBHe Stn2aBHs Stn2aBH4 Stn2Batt Stn2Meas DewPoint i Stn Tran Daylight StnaGBL1 Frost SkristsBl 2 Degbay i StmnaaBLa RainTat Stn sGBL4 BaseBatt Stn 3Batt StniTP1 StnsMeas Stai TPZ Stns ran i Airl emp Humidity SoilT emp GSR Fain WhrdSpd v windDir TelP wr Battery Evap DewPaint RanTot BaseBatt V SiniTP aa Channel Selection V StelMeas StrlTran Stn2GBH1 Stm2 GBH2 Sthzhleas Stn Tran StnaGEL1 StnaGELZ Stnahleas Stra ran www mea com au Page 85 User Manual for Magpie 3 To display the RTI select Logger gt Real Time Information gt Standard of If the system is accessed by telemetry then a manual dial up connection must be made before RTI screens will begin updating To make a manual dial up connection select Logger gt Dial ry Logger Information The Logger Information section shows Scheme Name This confirms the name of the Scheme currently loaded into the data logger and should be the same as the Scheme open in Magpie 3 Logger State When the Logger is operating normally the state will be Logging When the Logger has just been loaded with the Scheme the state will be Primed If the Input Signal
50. an be easily obtained by re installing from the original Magpie 3 CD and then updating to the current version from the MEA web site An exception to this is where a customer has generated his her own user libraries for sensors and formulas What Files to Restore If a loss of data or Scheme information occurs then one or more of the Scheme folders backed up from Schemes can be returned to the original location Uninstalling Magpie 3 The proper method to correctly uninstall Magpie 3 is Windows 2000 e Click on stat Settings Control Panel www mea com au Page 141 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Double click Add Remove Programs to run it e Locate Magpie 3 in the list and click on it to select it e Click the Change Remove button to run the uninstaller e Follow the uninstall prompts Windows XP e Clickon Control Panel e Double click Add or Remove Programs to run it e Locate Magpie 3 in the list and click on it to select it e Click the Change Remove button to run the uninstaller e Follow the uninstall prompts Windows Vista and Windows 7 e Click on O Control Panel e Double click Programs and Features to run it e Locate Magpie 3 in the list and click on it to select it e Click the Uninstall Change button to run the uninstaller e Follow the uninstall prompts Updating Magpie Magpie updates can be downloaded for free from the MEA web site http www mea com au downloads magpie The update process will upd
51. and click on the Search button Alternatively click on the Model Description or Category column headers to sort the list according to the selected column and then scroll down the list until the required sensor is located Once the sensor is found click on it with the mouse to highlight it and then click on the Add button to add the selected instrument to the Scheme Alternatively just double click the instrument in the library l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Search kindel Diesrription HD O1 Relate Humidily Serry Humility HP 454 H Relative Humidity Hurraclity UMP4544 Ipro Dheleative Lunnicity bumnaclity HMP454 T An Temperature Temperature Aa Tempensture Temperature Instrument Details HMP454 T Air Temperature Aur lemp degt AT EE ETA E Press 2 to Mebuild F1 forl leip www mea com au Page 101 User Manual for Magpie 3 Add the required number of sensors more can be added easily at a later date To minimise the Instrument Library click on the white arrow in the right hand end of the library title bar or simply double click anywhere on the bar itself Library amp As instruments are added to the Scheme the Instruments List will display the name of each instrument added Edit Instrument Details Once instruments have been added from the library the details of each instrument will most likely need to be changed to reflect specific instrument details i e Logger channel instrument name scaling
52. aph allowing margin and detail settings to be modified prior to printing To print a Graph e Open the Graph of interest either a Favourite or a new Graph e From the menu select File gt Print e The Graph print preview form will be displayed Ez Graph Print aws mpj I 2009 to 1 PROS OO SBeee Re Se 13 Feb 20 Feb 26 Feb 5 har E Sin2GBH1 kPa Ser GBHE kPa E Sin2GBHE hPa E 9m2 GHA kPa i F Orientation Portrait Landscape Print scaling Ty e Click on the Portrait or Landscape buttons to change the orientation of the Graph on the page e Modify the Print scaling to generate a Graph with more or less detail This will depend on the final size of the image and print properties of the selected printer e Use the mouse to modify the margins on the top bottom left and right sides of the page to increase or decrease the size of the Graph on the paper e Click and drag the Graph image to a more desirable location on the page e Click on the Print button to print the Graph as it appears in the preview window www mea com au Page 65 User Manual for Magpie 3 Note Any changes to settings in the Graph preview form will be retained and used in subsequent print actions unless modified Saving the Graph Image to File Saving a Graph image to a file is an excellent way of providing Scheme data to a third party not using Magpie 3 A file version of
53. arameters Many instruments that use virtual channels Parameters are used to control how this instrument operates in the data logger program Modify parameter values to alter the instrument function have a list of parameters which allow the user to control how that code behaves BB crar Click on the blue hyperlink to open the parameters form Comments Input channel Inputh ange Voltage input range mi Validation Limits Each instrument offers a high and low validation rule that can be applied to data that is processed into the Be 7 database This allows the user to deag establish an automatic check of data unloaded from the Logger see H Greater than section 18 Validation Errors for more details www mea com au Page 105 User Manual for Magpie 3 Configuration gt Logging Magpie 3 can log data into as many as eight separate memory blocks in the data Logger memory These memory blocks are referred to as Buffers Each Buffer has its own program which dictates when to log instrument values and what instruments to log l Scheme Editor M YSCHEME Scheme Pages EN Operatinn deed Selected Buffer Buifer 0 15 minute data w Use this buffer User Settings F Communications oO ty Configuration l agging Details Log Entries om Data Logger Instruments b EA Buffer name 15 minute data E werds gt Log data at the log interval w gt SDI 12 i Advanced Sa Commuanicabons 4 Program F
54. arise and EXPO t ccsesesesscsescsescsscsssessesssssseescscsessssesesesescsesssseseseacseseesess 25 Vew SnO O S s E S E E EE 25 Modify User Settings in a Scheme ss ssseesssessssessseessseessseesssesssseosserosserosseesssesosseosserosserosseessseossses 27 Change the Displayed Sensor NaMe s sssessseesseesseesseessseoseesseesssesseeenseesseesserssersseeosersseessersseesss 28 The Magpie Desktop s ssssssissssssssvesssosossrssoconosssssiesosessseodoresesserssa casses D www mea com au Page 3 User Manual for Magpie 3 SECTION B MAGPIE IN DETAIL TNE WONKSID AC Ci scssicscivicsvccssccrcvsdccvavesiucnsevslcssnswetiscacsvissacessenwuisssicivasescuvies 3 2 Logger COMMUNICATIONS cesssnicccssscscocscccsscnevessscncdscdevesdeustesaneesecanesessecscesevs OS DONS CS OI cscs cassettes cwecse seas E ETAN tasssbasysaaretnsetartice 33 Ramota Weg gloat 0 9 peemennepeereenrerre tr rrera vent atentimne avian NO sree ONENE reve rrerr Tne Terr Eain Ria Eain 35 Setting the COMMUNICATIONS Port IN MAGPIE cssssessssccsescsessssescsessssseeseescscsssesseeseseseees 37 The Communications WiNdOW se essssessssessssessseessseesseeesssessssessseessseeosseesseessseessseesseeessseosseessseessses 39 Starting a LOGGING SySteMM cccccccccccccccccsssccccccsscccccccsccscccccsccccsccscees 4O Loading the Scheme into the LOGGEM ssssssesssssscscsssssessssesesescssssssssescsesssessssesesescsssseeseseseeces 41 Check the Logger
55. ate Magpie 3 with bug fixes and minor additions There will be no loss of data or system function as a result of performing an update Updates to the Magpie User Manual can also be found by following the above link www mea com au Page 142 User Manual for Magpie 3 SECTION C APPENDICES User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 1 Scheme Conversion For existing Magpie 1 users a conversion wizard is provided to allow a seamless transfer of Magpie 1 Schemes to the Magpie 3 format There are a number of reasons why Magpie 1 Schemes need conversion Reasons for Conversion New format Magpie 3 Scheme files are written in a different file format This format is called XML Extensible Mark up Language The choice of XML allows for additional Scheme information to be added easily to the Scheme file New location The default installation folder for Magpie 3 is in the standard Windows C Program Files folder rather than directly drive C It is therefore no longer appropriate to have Magpie Schemes under the default Magpie 1 Scheme folder of C Magpie Magpie 3 takes responsibility for copying the Magpie 1 Scheme to the default Magpie 3 Schemes folder which is C Program Files Magpie 3 Schemes The Scheme Conversion Wizard Whenever the user attempts to open a Magpie 1 Scheme with Magpie 3 the Scheme conversion wizard will automatically be displayed to guide the user through the Magpie Scheme Conversion Wizard Scheme Conversion
56. be selected and exported for further processing in third party applications Parts List The follow parts list shows all items other than this document that should be received in the Magpie 3 software consignment e MEA USB drive e MEA2304 Logger to PC serial communications cable e MEA2303 USB to Serial RS 232 adaptor cable Compatibility Information Magpie 3 is designed for use with systems which utilise the following data loggers e MAX e ProMAxX e Plexus Minimum Computer Specifications To run Magpie 3 a computer which meets or exceeds the following specifications is required e Operating System Windows 2000 or later e CPU Pentium 3 or better e RAM 64 MB or greater e Hard Disk 100 MB free space e Video Super VGA 800 x 600 resolution 256 colours e Misc USB port or Internet connection For direct communications with the data logger the computer will require a serial port If the computer is not fitted with a serial port a USB to Serial adaptor and appropriate software drivers are required For remote communications with a logging system which has a modem the user s computer will need to be connected to a dial up modem with access to a landline telephone circuit www mea com au Page 9 User Manual for Magpie 3 The telephone line must be a standard landline POTS and not a PABX circuit In an office environment a Fax line is usually a standard line A DSL Broadband modem cannot be used to make dial
57. can then be attached to any Scheme which requires this customised functionality Magpie 3 provides a number of standard libraries that provide additional functionality to Schemes As long as the libraries added to the Scheme do not attempt to access Logger www mea com au Page 115 User Manual for Magpie 3 resources in a conflicting manner i e by driving the same Logger output all libraries can operate independently in the Logger Some examples of standard interfaces are Telemetry Power Control Library TELEMPWR LIB This library will drive a Logger output in order to power a telemetry device on or off at user specified intervals in the day This is intended as a power saving measure for systems that have a strict energy budget TELEMPWR LIB monitors the system battery and will shut down the telemetry device entirely in low battery conditions TELEMPWR LIB also monitors the state of the Logger RTS line and will not remove power from the telemetry device if there are active communications in progress Instrument Power Switching Library MEA2107 LIB This library will drive a Logger output in order to power sensors at a required interval This is intended to allow instruments with a high power consumption to be powered at intervals less frequent than the Logger scan rate MEA2107 LIB makes a clone of all native Logger channels and writes new results into these cloned channels only when valid readings are available Cloned channel
58. ce in order to allow the comment to be added to the correct point e Enter a comment for this point on the line and choose OK e The comment will now be displayed Ave 47 45 Sdegc ANN Note The comment remains attached to this data point in the database and will appear in subsequent Graph views and Table views Locating Data Values In the same way that comments can be added to the Graph at selected points it is also possible to instruct the software to find the value in the corresponding Table display To locate a point in the Table do the following e Move the mouse pointer over the top of the desired point on the trace e Click the right mouse button e Amenuwill appear e Select Locate in Table Note f the mouse pointer is not directly over the line on the Graph then the menu option will not be available Consider zooming in on the trace in order to allow the point to be located in the Table www mea com au Page 62 User Manual for Magpie 3 Additional Graph Options Colour Bands Colour bands are user defined regions of interest with particular colour attributes Bands apply only to the Graph on which they were created Colour bands are used to highlight particular value ranges for example to display alarm limits or to highlight full and refill points in a soil moisture monitoring system The transparency of the bands can be adjusted to suit individual preferences Multiple bands can be defined for a single
59. cheme Editor 44 Troubleshooting 45 G Graphs 54 Autoscaling 57 Axes 56 Horizontal scaling 58 Inverting 58 Vertical scaling 57 Channel selection 55 Colour bands 63 Comments 61 Data zooming 60 Favourites 61 Locate data in table 62 Printing 24 65 Projects 128 Page 151 User Manual for Magpie 3 Saving images 24 66 Scaling Horizontal scaling 58 Linear or Logarithmic 59 Vertical scaling 57 View 24 Instrument parameters 105 113 Editing 114 Instruments Details 102 Library 101 L Log File View 92 Logger Advanced menu 92 Communications 33 Communications window 39 Direct connection 33 Remote connection 35 Set Comms port 37 USB to Serial adaptor 34 Loading 41 111 Memory 147 Program 148 Real time information 88 Scan rate 86 100 Status 41 86 Time 86 Unloading 23 28 42 Automation 129 Direct cable connection 42 www mea com au FTP 42 Remote connection 42 Logging Buffers 106 Events 107 Log entries 108 Logging details 106 Log interval 106 Scheme editor 106 M Magpie And the data logger 147 Backing up data 141 Desktop 30 Installing 14 Locating files 19 Unlocking 19 Minimum computer specifications 9 Registering 19 Schemes 19 The Magpie helper 12 Uninstalling 141 Workspace 32 N Navigator Applying selection 52 Favourites 53 Methods 50 Date range 51 Length from reference 52 New data only 50 Page 152 User Manual for Magpie 3 Packet Data Terminal 43 Print
60. ded since the last unload topping up the database as it goes so unloads can be performed as often or as infrequently as required Any part of this complete record of data can be selected and viewed as a Table or Graph Dial up Telemetry For logging systems which incorporate an industrial modem Magpie 3 provides a manual dial hang up facility which allows you call a site unload the data and even check the current sensor readings Calls can also be automated using the Windows Scheduler Graphical Data Display Magpie 3 creates new Graphs with just the click of a button Magpie 3 offers a variety of ways to customise Graphs to help you to generate a Graph view most appropriate for the application These customised Graphs can be saved as Favourites for fast recall at a later date Multi User Access Magpie 3 supports multi user access to the Scheme and Scheme data so information can be shared over a network Scheme Building Magpie 3 also offers the power to generate a wide range of Logger programs from simple to extremely complex allowing for a high level of system customisation when required The www mea com au Page 8 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie Scheme Editor allows you to pick and choose the functionality you require Tabular Data Display Magpie s tabular data display is useful to track down specific times events or values Tables can be easily navigated to find the area of interest A subset of the data can
61. dem if connecting remotely is connected to the computer e From the menu bar select Logger Load Program e Magpie 3 will display the following message Logger Load Question Loading the scheme into the logger will cause any newly recorded data to be lost IF you wish bo retrieve the data unload the logger before continuing Continue loading the scheme into the logger If there is data in the Logger that has not been unloaded then choose No and unload the data If you have made changes to the Scheme you will have to unload the Logger with the old Scheme Otherwise choose Yes and continue loading the Logger with the Scheme If the load sequence fails check the communications settings cabling Logger etc and try again Note f the Logger is not loaded successfully it will not record any data from the system Check the Logger Status Once the Logger has been loaded it is important to confirm its correct operation This f can be done by opening the Scheme RTI Once the RTI screen is open check e The Scheme Name is correct e Date and time is correct taken from the loading PC e TheLogger State is Logging Note that the state first goes to Primed and then will go to Logging This can take as little as 10 to 15 seconds or may take longer if the system switches sensor power e Once the state has changed to Logging observe the displayed sensor outputs against expected values www mea com au Page 41 User
62. e the look and feel of the Graph including colours styles and axis scaling Any Graph can be saved as a Favourite for easy recall at a later date Creating a New Graph e From the menu select Graph New Graph Ls e Anew blank Graph will be displayed Magpie 3 Demo Automatic Weather Station MYSCHFMF sem Graph KI KBR P File wew Logger Tabe Graph windRnse Fawnaumites Ophons window Hein Og E E E CAAT Method eft Length From Reference w dh Reference 3 02 2011 w Length All of data Apy 7 Auth MYSCHEME 1305 2011 ooo Pee re are AirTemp ave lumidity Clave GSR Clare DewPoint ClAve DeltaT min WodSpd Llave wWridspad Clmar wridspa ave WindDir LJ Total Rain Clave Bathery Daily data Limin Airtemp l ve AirTemp Max AirTemp Min Humidity LJAve Humidity Max Humidity Llave sR Climax GSR LClmin wndspa Clave wndspd Cmar wndaspd RainTat LJchillbay L Daylight DegDay LlETo JFrost Communications T e If you have a Project open a tab will appear for every Scheme in the Project The bracketed number represents how many of the Graph traces come from each respective Scheme www mea com au Page 54 User Manual for Magpie 3 Adding Channels to the Graph At the bottom of the Graph the Channel Selection Grid will be displayed This gives a list of all the instruments that can be included on the Graph co 15 minute data Clave GSR Dave DewPoint FERTA Uhin WwndSpd Llave WadS
63. e Pages E B Operation E General Liser Seting Connection Method T Direct via cable ged Remote via modem Y Communications T ET Condiquration Direct D E gt Data Logger Instruments Mel E Loaging 4 Evante Remote Details s a hareri testes Daens HD Soro Tone Pule oa Modem Setup ATEO amp D2 wal Configuration Communicakans Pat 1 3 Rand Rate 197 wy SA User Libraties FTF Detal Unload using TT C lngert global FTP eating Server adie User name Password Click bo modi eeivaond Assably suv Lape regum es elea up Press F2 lu Relmikd F1 im Help Direct Connection Port Settings If your computer is connected to the Logger by a serial cable e Click on the Direct via cable button and the options for a direct connection will display the remote options will be greyed out e Set the Communications Port to the one you identified following the methods outlined in section 9 2 2 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Direct Connection e The Baud Rate setting should be left at the default value normally 9600 unless otherwise specified in the measurement system documentation e Click on the Finish button to save the changes www mea com au Page 37 User Manual for Magpie 3 Modem Telemetry Port Settings If your computer is remotely connected to the Logger using a modem Click on the Remote via modem button and the options for a telemetry connection will display the direct
64. e remote data logger is active and connected to its modem 5 Run Magpie 3 and open the Scheme Start Magpie 3 and open the newly installed Scheme e From the menu bar select File Open Scheme locate the Scheme for your system and open it www mea com au Page 13 User Manual for Magpie 3 6 Confirm the communications details in the Scheme Confirm that the communications details in the Scheme match the data Logger connection e From the menu bar select Logger gt Edit Scheme e Select the Communications page in the Scheme editor e Check the details on this page communications port phone number baud rate match your setup and then choose Finish when done 7 Load the Scheme into the Logger Load the Scheme into the data Logger to start the measurement system e From the menu bar select Logger Load Program e A confirmation question will appear regarding the load Choose Yes 8 Check the operation Make sure the system is operating correctly by viewing Real Time Information from the data Logger e From the menu bar select Logger gt Real Time Information Standard e Inthe Real Time Information screen confirm that the Logger state is Logging and that all sensor inputs look normal Note t will take a number of Logger scans before the Logger state changes from Primed to Logging www mea com au Page 14 User Manual for Magpie 3 Installing Magpie 3 Magpie 3 operates with the following Microsoft Wind
65. e to the Logger in an attempt to wake it up It then sends an initialise command to force the Logger to come out of sleep mode This function will not cause any harm to the logging system or any data loss SDI 12 Test Mode The SDI 12 test mode is useful for allowing the user to communicate directly with SDI 12 connected sensors e To enter SDI 12 test mode select Logger gt Advanced gt SDI 12 Test Mode www mea com au Page 92 User Manual for Magpie 3 The Logger operates in this SDI 12 transparent mode until the user exits The Logger s clock will be suspended whilst in SDI 12 test mode no recording will occur until the user exits the test mode Set Logger Time The time and date can be changed without reloading the entire Scheme and so without deleting any data currently in the Logger memory e To set the Logger time select Logger Advanced gt Set Logger Time User Reset Variables A handful of instruments in the Magpie library will generate free running statistics such as averages totals minima and maxima These statistics can be triggered to reset by the user This is useful for maintaining records between sites visits etc e To reset variables select Logger Advanced User Reset Variables If viewing data on a RTI screen the statistics affected will reset themselves within 2 or 3 scans www mea com au Page 93 User Manual for Magpie 3 Scheme Creation When a complete logging system is purchased from M
66. eans or what logical options are available It can also be edited by the user to allow alternative comments if required eg to put in the serial number for an instrument with a unique calibration Global Parameters If a parameter setting is common to a number of like instruments the parameter name and value can be added to the Operation gt User Settings or Advanced gt Program gt Program Settings section of the Scheme The user can thereby avoid entering the same value more than once The parameter name must be removed from each instrument that is to defer to the alternate definition If an instrument requires a parameter setting which is different to the global setting then the parameter can be specified in the Parameter Editor for that instrument The local parameter setting will be used in preference to the global setting for that instrument www mea com au Page 114 User Manual for Magpie 3 Advanced gt Program l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME cheme Pages ET Operatinn pes l Program details explic ly control how the scheme is built by the scheme editor Values may be changed in thie section to modify the ser Settings af Communications eT Configuration Main Surre File LOGMAIN SAC wa Data Logger Instruments Interfaces ley Logging Suure Lilnay Cunrumerits Evers Ea __ WDAH SRC Sli Advanced _ TIMEDAY LIB Ay Communicabons _ EVAR IAB SHL bg rogram pm Configuration m TELEMPWA UB Control the
67. eate their own user defined libraries that can be attached to other Schemes in order to offer the same customisations This way future Magpie 3 updates do not threaten the customisation work performed by the user www mea com au Page 99 User Manual for Magpie 3 Editing a Scheme Operation gt Communications To communicate with the data Logger the communications settings in the Scheme must be set correctly Refer to section 9 Logger Communications for a detailed explanation of Scheme communications settings Configuration gt Data Logger gt Scan rate The Unidata Logger is highly energy efficient because for the bulk of the time the Logger is asleep and doing no work The data Logger wakes up at a rate called the scan rate to make measurements run the Scheme program and then fall back to sleep The scan execution time will vary depending on the complexity of the Scheme program however most scans will execute in well under 50 milliseconds There are other processes that will keep the Logger awake for longer Communications SDI 12 etc however these have a minimal effect on the Logger on time in most applications A typical scan rate for a StarLogger is 5 seconds and at this rate assuming the Logger is not powering sensors with a high current consumption the Loggers internal battery can last up to 2 years When the Logger is powering high current consumption sensors it is possible to change the scan rate on the data log
68. ection In some cases you may prefer to make the connection manually prior to executing the unload or load sequences A manual connection will stay open until you close it e Tomakea manual dial up connection select Logger Dial Once the connection has been made the dial button will be disabled and the hangup button will be enabled e To terminate the dial up connection select Logger gt Hangup a Note Magpie 3 will automatically hang up the connection if you close the Scheme or exit Magpie Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Remote Connection Windows XP e Follow the path Start gt Control Panel System Phone and Modem Options e Click on the Modems tab Your modem should be listed along with the port it is attached to Windows Vista and 7 e Follow the path Start Control Panel Phone and Modem e Click on the Modems tab Your modem should be listed along with the port it is attached to www mea com au Page 36 User Manual for Magpie 3 Setting the Communications Port in Magpie Having identified the communications port in use you need to configure your Scheme to use it e From the menu bar select Logger gt Edit Scheme or e Select the Communications page in the Scheme Editor e Edit the communications details communications port phone number baud rate as required Unless replacing a modem or SIM card the phone number and baud rate should not require changing l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Schem
69. ed result in the Logger generally have an i suffix Display Type Controls how the processed value will be displayed Options are Real is a real number Real No Keyboard is a real number that is not displayed on the Logger display Real No Real Time is a real number not displayed in Real Time Information String is text result from a formula this will not be displayed on Logger display www mea com au Page 104 User Manual for Magpie 3 None means that the result of this instrument will never be displayed in RTI Graphs or Tables most commonly used when the instrument result needs to be calculated and fed into the formula for another instrument e Display Minimum This is used by the software to offer the default minimum value on the Graph axis when Graphing the data e Display Maximum This is used by the software to offer the default maximum value on the Graph axis when Graphing the data e Display Width This determines how the result of this instrument is displayed and stored in the database It is important that this is set correctly because the fields in the database are created on the basis of this selection If the result of the instrument exceeds the width specified then the software may have difficulty displaying the result eg means 3 digits before the decimal point and 2 digits after the decimal point The width setting can be selected from the drop down list or entered manually Parameters P
70. engineering units There are two linear fits A gain B or A to B ora Formula option that allows more complex processing via a reverse polish notation calculator e A gain B isa linear scaling option A is the offset and B is the gain e g f x Bx A If A 10 and B 0 1 and the channel measurement is 20 then the scaled result will be 20 0 1 10 12 e A to B isa linear scaling option A represents the scaled result at the minimum channel input value and B represents the scaled result at the maximum channel input value Using the two endpoints the software will calculate the scaling for the line and be able to generate scaled values for any channel input e Formula is an RPN Reverse Polish Notation formula Reverse Polish Notation is a method of calculating complex non linear equations allowing the combination of values from one or more other sensors if required The standard formula library is FORMULA LIB User defined formula libraries can also be included with the Scheme Note The scaling is usually only applied to the number stored in the Logger memory during processing of unloaded data or during RTI display The number is not stored in the Logger memory as a scaled number If the user requires this channel to be stored in the Logger memory with scaling included then they should choose an instrument that generates a scaled result in the Logger Instruments that generate a scal
71. ently you can uncheck Once everything has been selected the new Wind Rose will be automatically generated www mea com au Page 79 User Manual for Magpie 3 Note Depending on the settings of your Magpie Scheme you may see some source data options that are not valid wind speed or direction fields If you attempt to create a Wind Rose from these fields Magpie 3 will alert you that you have selected invalid data Changing the Wind Rose Title e Click on the current Wind Rose title by default this will be the Scheme or Project name depending on which is open e Enter the new title in the popup and press OK Bin Ranges Underneath the Source Data panel is the Bin Ranges panel You can use this panel to change what range of values each part of the petal will include When changing these values ensure that each field is greater than or equal to the field preceding it Magpie 3 will warn you if you have entered an p invalid range e g 3 2 m s does not make sense The default values can be restored at any time by pressing the Defaults button Note Setting two or more of these fields to the same value will eee result in certain bars of the petal being excluded Changing the Bin Colours The Wind Rose is drawn using the same colours as set for regular Graphs e Click on Options gt Magpie Settings e Select Graphing to show the Graph options page e The bin colours are derived from the first nine series e The new col
72. er a dump unload file is created This dump file contains the unprocessed binary data exactly as it was stored in the data Logger s memory Scheme information is then used in conjunction with this binary data in order to create the scaled numbers that are stored in the Scheme database s Dump File Storage e Dump files are stored ina DumpFiles folder inside each Scheme folder MyScheme File Edit View Favorites Took Help Q QB Paws rover HH i Date Moditied File and Folder Tasks wE ae DumpFiles 11 04 2011 4 07 PM BUFFERS RITI folder ie 11 04 2011 3 57 PMI shies a fo fd mvs 0 WIL 11 04 2011 2 45 PM z J Fil 4 03 2011 3 49 PM 11 04 2011 2 43 PM Dumofiles 1042011 3 57 PM i TIHA 1 4 57 PM Details Dale Muli Tulay 11 April LDR i 11 04 2011 3 57 PM 2011 FOF PM 11 04 2011 3 57 PM 03 2011 7 51 AM Lyall 3 57 PM 1ijnajoni 257 PM 1if04j2011 2 45 PM 11 04 2011 3 57 PM 11f04j2011 3 57 PM IELEMPWE K I ZKE LUAJ AULI Si PM e The DumpFiles folder contains a list of chronologically named files prefixed with the Scheme name e f using a direct or dial up connection to perform unloads a new dump file is created for each unload e When unloading with a PDT a single file is created for each new day All subsequent unloads from the system are appended to the dump file for the rest of the day or until a system configuration change is made e These dump files are useful because they can be sent t
73. er must now be updated in order for the change in Telemetry On Off times to take effect Before re loading the Logger program it is important to unload the data stored in the Logger because the load process will clear the Logger memory Select Logger gt Unload Data yi Note f the data stored in the Logger is unimportant or there is no data in the Logger then proceed to the next step Load the Program The modified Scheme is loaded into the Logger by choosing Logger Load Program from the menu After the modified program has been loaded successfully the new User Settings will be used If using a dial up connection remember to terminate the call EN 1 Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages Tay peer tees oe Dig Operation Instruments i General Library User Settings i Commuanicabore aly Confiquratinn C Me adh Delete W Duplicate Data Logger Instruments List Instrument Details 3 Instrumerits Me E Loaging E went SDl 12 2 Advanced Ean Linmmumirahinrs Program Virhital Channel am Configuration igs Tyoe 48 User Libraries Tit inm Layer regum es nelar ny Press F2 lu Rebuild F1 iu Help www mea com au Page 28 User Manual for Magpie 3 Locate the Instrument to Change From the Instruments List find the instrument that is to be changed In the Instrument Details click on the Name entry and enter the new name Repeat this for all instruments as required Do not change other pa
74. etc The Instruments List displays a list of all instruments described in the Scheme When an instrument is selected in this list the details of the instrument are displayed in the Instrument Details panel on the right The following is a description of each of the Instrument Details settings Model Every instrument in the instrument library has a unique model name The model name cannot be modified in the Scheme editor All Logger source code required for the instrument is linked to the model name Description This is the description for this model of instrument The description usually contains information about the manufacturer and type of instrument Whilst it can be changed in the Scheme editor the description is not used anywhere else in Magpie 3 Name The name of the instrument is used in all views throughout Magpie 3 operation Changing the name will modify labels in Graphs Tables Real Time displays and reports Note that the name can also be used as an argument to formulae for other instruments and care must be taken when other instruments refer to this name The name must be unique Units The units are displayed along with the instrument name in all views that show data in the software www mea com au Page 102 User Manual for Magpie 3 Channel This is the data logger channel that the instrument is fitted to This can be a real Logger channel selected from the drop down list or a virtual Logger channel whose na
75. ethod Auto apply navigator settings Navigator Favourites The database Tables maintained by the Scheme contain all logged records retrieved from the logging system Since these database Tables continue to grow in size as more data is unloaded from the Logger it is rare that the user wishes to view all available data in the database Instead the user needs a method of selecting only data within a range of interest i e last month last week last hour etc Magpie provides the Navigator for just this purpose The Navigator is a multi function control that appears in the toolbar area of the software and allows the user to pick from a number of methods for selecting a time and date range of data to display How the Navigator is Used by Magpie 3 When changes are made to Navigator settings all windows open in the workspace are updated to reflect the changed time and date range selection Individual data windows may allow further data and time selections but this will always be within the bounds of the Navigator settings Navigator Methods The Navigator offers three methods for the selection of data New Data Only The New Data Only method causes all windows to show only data which was collected during the last download from the data Logger This option is useful when only the newest data is of interest such as when running experiments with regular and frequent unloads When the New Data Only method is selected the date time for t
76. etry system power sending short messages alarms etc Many of these libraries will create additional RTI screens that can be opened from Logger gt Real Time Information gt Other for viewing This allows the function of the library and any associated hardware to be diagnosed by the user Printing Real Time Data The details displayed in the RTI screen can be printed at any time To print real time data e Open the RTI screen of interest from the Logger or Favourites menu e From the menu select File gt Print Real Time Data Takes Time To Update j In general Real Time Information screens should update at the Logger scan rate however when an RTI screen is first opened it may take some time before valid Real Time Data appears on the screen Prior to this the values that appear on the screen may appear incorrect This is the result of default values being processed with reference to the instrument scaling values defined in the Scheme Once communications is established with the data logger the real time screen will be updated with correct information The rate of update of information will also depend on the speed of the logger to computer connection a direct cable connection will usually update each Logger scan whilst a dial up connection will result in less frequent updates Individual sensor values will update less frequently if those sensors are being powered and sampled less frequently See your individual system docume
77. f outside selected windows to save battery power These times are can be set in the User Settings section of the Scheme Edit the Telemetry Windows Open the Scheme and then choose Logger gt Edit Scheme from the menu and select W User Settings from the Scheme Pages The following window will be displayed l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages aly Operation i D General User Scttings Below E a list of scheme defined user parameters They can be safely modified without risk of damaging the scheme OS serSeuings Name Vaie Comments i Communications oli Cordiquration windowl_Open ig Dates Logger Wirndovel _Close 5 Instruments window Open Loggna 3 Be Window2_Close SDI 1 VWindow3_Open B a Advanced wWindow3 Close i nnnm mirahinns P Kera Window Lpen Eal Configuration Windoved_Close 8 User Libranes Assealbly success Logue reyumes redoadiry Press Ft lu Rebull Fl fon Hep In the screen shown above you will see that four time windows are available each with an Open and Close time Open is the time at which the power will turn on Close is the time it will turn off again Modify the desired user setting as required and select Finish to complete Scheme editing Note Telemetry window times are written in 24 hour time eg 2 00 AM would be 2 9 00 AM would be 9 1 00 PM would be 13 etc www mea com au Page 27 User Manual for Magpie 3 Unload the Logger The program which is running inside the Logg
78. files will be stored e Open your Scheme select Logger gt Edit Scheme from the menu and select 4 Communications from the Scheme Pages The relevant fields are listed under the FTP Details group l Scheme Editor MY YSCHEME cheme Pages i Operatinn i General a 4i User Settings Connection blether F Direct via cable Ey Remote via moder Communicatior I Ei Configuration Direct Details wa Data Logger l Instruments a mori Logging p E verls Remote Dataile s012 Hey Why Advanced Phun Nunda 0123 456 789 ane iy Coramunicabions Tone Pulse Pisce hinen Sehi ATFN an lti Configuration Cuonmiurtivzalures Puil Daud Mate a User Libranet Insert global FTP settings ip sommuvhere com au User mane _uscrname somewhere com au Password Click bo modi zawor supcifoldcr subfolder schomefolder Test FTP sethings Thi may take a few moments Logger requires reloading Press FA to Mebuild T1 for lelp e You need to check the Unload using FTP option to enable FTP unloading and enter the appropriate details for Server address User name Password and the Storage folder When you are satisfied that everything has been entered correctly press the Finish button to apply the changes Note You do not need to reload the Logger when making changes to communications settings FTP unloading overrides other connection options when enabled To check that it is working connect to the
79. g new data www mea com au Page 107 User Manual for Magpie 3 Buffer memory Each buffer must have a percentage of the total Logger memory allocated to it The amount of memory will be determined by the rate of data collection and the total number of log entries for the buffer The minimum memory increment is 1 An estimate of the capacity of the log buffer is shown in the bottom panel of the Logging Details page there must be at least one log entry for this estimate to show a non zero value Auto Allocate This button adjusts the Buffer memory percentages to achieve as far as possible an equal amount of logging time for each Buffer With event based logging it is not possible to auto allocate memory between buffers and the capacity shown is as if the event will always be true The user will need to estimate how much memory to allocate to the event Buffer based on the likelihood of the event being true This could involve some degree of trial and error Log Entries Click on the Log Entries button to show the log entries for the selected buffer l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME cheme Pages E Operatinn Biss Buffer 0 15 minutedata Hse this afer User Settinge Selected Buffer Buffer 0 15 minute data lise this huffer F Communications 7 3 oO Gi Configuration Logging Details 1 ng F ntries see ang Instruments Log Entries oe Instrument Log Action Logging E verle Sea al AirTemp Awerage tay ae Wind
80. g system It defines the sensors in detail how these sensors are to be logged what type of data logger they are fitted to and how to communicate with the Logger This description is held in a Scheme file Magpie 3 requires a Scheme in order to interact with the data logging system Whenever changes are made to the Scheme the Logger must be re programmed see section 6 7 3 Load the Scheme All new MEA logging systems will be supplied with a specific scheme One Scheme per Logging System The Scheme controls the format that data collected from the system will take The Scheme also keeps track of how much data needs to be collected from the Logger when next unloaded As a result there can only be one Magpie Scheme per data logging system It is important to ensure that the correct Scheme is used How to Find Magpie 3 Files on the Computer The default installation folder for Magpie 3 is C Program Files Magpie 3 The location of the Schemes and Projects folders will differ according to your Operating System The path will be auto set when Magpie is installed but can be altered if required The default paths for different operating systems are Windows XP and 2000 C Documents and Settings All Users Documents MEA Magpie Schemes Note In Explorer Documents will be displayed as Shared Documents Windows Vista and Windows 7 C Users Public Documents MEA Magpie Schemes Note In Explorer Documents will be displayed as Public Documents
81. g that there are new validation errors allowing the user the choice to view these errors immediately To display the validation errors window choose View gt Validation Errors from the menu www mea com au Page 90 User Manual for Magpie 3 Validation Errors of acknowledge x Delete Source Type Started Comments NOURI GSA greater than 1200 wm 2 41272008 9 00 00 AM check sensor NORI GSA greater than 1200 w m 61272008 9 00 00 AM check sensor New validation errors appear in Red They will remain this colour until acknowledged or deleted Acknowledging Errors To acknowledge a validation error but keep it in the list click on the Acknowledge button or simply double click the entry You can press ctrl a Acknowledge to select all entries so you can acknowledge them all at once Deleting Errors To remove one or more selected validation errors entirely click on the Delete Delete button Validation Error Details Source This is the Scheme database from which the error was generated More than one database in the Scheme could be a source of the same validation error Type This is the type of validation error and includes the channel name and a description of the condition that was tested Started Ended The software will identify when the condition first occurred and when it finished These dates and time are displayed with the error Comments This is the user defined comment attached to the instrument
82. g to the display reading inputs etc The most important level for users is the next level where the Logger is told how to operate The data Logger program is what controls this behaviour the type of sensors which are connected how often to read them what to do with the readings Magpie 3 is used to create these data Logger programs which are referred to as Schemes www mea com au Page 148 User Manual for Magpie 3 Contents of the Scheme Folder The Scheme folder contains a number of files whose purposes are described below Generally to transport the Scheme from one location to another the entire Scheme folder should be transported Files Assume a Scheme named DEMO The files in the DEMO Scheme folder would appear as follows Demo0 DBF _ The database file for buffer 0 Demo1 DBF The database file for buffer 1 Demo ERR A record of any errors produced after editing the Scheme Demo KBD Keyboard file loaded into display model Loggers during the load sequence Demo LST Assembler listing file not always generated Shows the source code with the corresponding binary Logger instructions Demo LDR Binary image file that constitutes the Logger program This is loaded into the Logger memory during a load sequence Demo LOG Log file contains a continuous record of all transaction that the software undertakes Demo SCM This is the Scheme file It holds a complete description of the logger program Demo SET This file hold
83. ger page of the Scheme editor For example doubling the scan rate say from 5 to 10 seconds halves the energy consumed and doubles battery lifetime Since Logger communications are linked to the scan rate a longer scan rate can lead to longer delays during communications Note Some Magpie 3 source code libraries use scans rather than seconds as parameters to control the function of the library Arbitrarily changing the Logger scan rate without giving consideration to the effects on any of these libraries can cause improper program function in the Logger www mea com au Page 100 User Manual for Magpie 3 Configuration gt Instruments All devices added to the data Logger are described as Instruments An instrument can be a sensor some other peripheral device or even a software calculation Each instrument must be added to the Scheme and then configured to ensure that it is measured and displayed correctly Add Instruments Instruments are added from the Instrument Library by pressing the Add button Initially pressing the Add button will display a list of all instruments in the Instrument Library Subsequent presses of the Add button will add the selected instrument to the Scheme Search for an Instrument in the Library A search facility has been added to make it easier to find instruments in the library To search type some characters from the model number name or category of the required sensor in the search box
84. gger Once a connection either direct or via telemetry has been made select Logger gt Unload Data w Disconnect from the Data Logger If a dial up connection was made to the system then it is a good idea to terminate the connection before performing other non Logger specific functions However if the user wishes a dial up connection can be maintained for the entire Magpie session with the active Scheme Select Logger Hangup eo Navigate to the Data of Interest Use the Data Navigator on the tool bar to select the range of data of interest For the data just unloaded select New Data Only v amp Data unloaded From 7 04 2011 to 3 04 2011 Method EEE i iat ie www mea com au Page 23 User Manual for Magpie 3 View a Graph and Print Create or Open a Graph Create a new Graph by selecting Graph New Graph be If you have previously saved a Favourite you can reopen it by selecting Favourites gt Graph gt Graph name Note Several Graph windows can be open simultaneously in the workspace Click on channels in the Channel Selection Grid at the bottom of the Graph window to add remove traces from the Graph Modify the appearance of the Graph as required If you want to be able to recall the Graph at a later date then save the Graph as a Favourite by selecting Favourites Save Graph Print the Graph or Save it to a File To print the Graph simply make sure that the Graph is the active window in the
85. gpie Help SAAB Recent Files myproject mpj smstest scm myscheme scm sm300 scm indones1 scr smstrial scm narrung scm myscheme scm Page 12 User Manual for Magpie 3 Quick Start Guide The following instructions are aimed at the experienced computer user who has purchased Magpie 3 as part of an MEA supplied measurement system A detailed guide to installing the software is included in section 4 Installing Magpie 1 Install the data logging system If you are installing a new logging system complete the hardware installation following the directions in the system documentation 2 Install Magpie software Install Magpie 3 from the supplied MEA USB drive 3 Install the Scheme Install the logging scheme for the system from the MEA USB drive the Scheme will automatically install immediately after Magpie 3 if the check box is checked 4 Connect the computer to the system The communications setup you use will depend on whether your computer is directly connected to the Logger or will be dialling the Logger using a modem e Direct Connection If connecting a computer directly to the data logger plug the Logger into a communications port on the computer using the supplied serial cables It is recommended that you connect directly to the Logger if the system is a new installation e Modem Connection If connecting to the data logger via a modem ensure your computer s modem is plugged into a telephone line and that th
86. gue counter and sense inputs Additionally the Logger provides SDI 12 and HSIO serial data buses These are referred to as Real channels Magpie 3 can make additional channels very easily These are not real physical channels on the Logger but software generated virtual channels Magpie 3 uses virtual channels to expand Logger capabilities allowing for a large number of additional channels to be added by exploiting both SDI 12 and HSIO buses Magpie 3 also uses virtual channels to store the results of instrument calculations Further the results of real and or virtual channels can be fed into other instruments to generate new channels An example of this is shown in the diagram below Input Channel Virtual Channel Analogue alculated Instrument 1 channel current loop a a SESE alculated rolling amp Ea EE average ot S Instrument 2 current loop a as i alculated rolling alculated value ia average of gt from lookup table Instrument 3 current loop This example demonstrates how e Instrument 1 An analogue channel fitted with a current loop device can have the engineering result calculated by the Logger e Instrument 2 The engineering result can then be passed to another instrument responsible for making a rolling average of the current loop average This is useful for filtering out any unwanted fluctuations in the input e Instrument 3 The rolling average value can then be passed to another instrument that uses the i
87. he data collected from the last download is displayed to the right of the method selection v amp gt Data unloaded From 7 04 2011 to 8 04 2011 Method MA ae www mea com au Page 50 User Manual for Magpie 3 Date Range The Date Range method allows explicit start and end date time selections to be specified for all windows This is useful when calendar dates need to be chosen for a selection or when there is a particular time frame of interest When the Date Range method is selected start and end date editors will appear to the right of the method selection 12 28 07 PM 12 28 07 PM eG Method M IEE eet h Start Clock or calendar Date Editing The date can be edited directly by simply clicking on the date siy field with the left mouse button and typing the required date TECIE in the field The values can also be modified by using the er E EE cursor up down keys to provide a scrolling effect 2 EJ 5 10 11 12 Alternatively click on the down arrow to make a date selection a ee from the calendar 30 31 Time Editing By default date selections begin from 12 00 am and end at 11 59 pm In some cases it is desirable to navigate to times within this range To adjust the time click on the clock button next stat I End ag to the date and the time editor will be shown Click onto the time editor with the left mouse button and modify the time as required This can be done by entering a t
88. heme Location page allows the user to select one of three possible locations for the creation of the Magpie 3 Scheme 1 The default Magpie 3 Schemes folder 2 The existing Magpie 1 folder 3 Another location The Somewhere else option allows you to place the Scheme in an entirely different folder from either the old Magpie 1 Scheme folder or the new Magpie 3 default Schemes folder Once the destination folder has been selected the next page of the wizard will indicate where the Magpie 3 Scheme will be written and where backed up Magpie 1 Scheme files will be stored The conversion process will always make a backup copy of the Magpie 1 Scheme folder and this folder will always be written directly beneath the new Magpie 3 Scheme folder Pressing Next will complete the Scheme conversion process The wizard will make all necessary folders copy all required files to the folders and ultimately make the new www mea com au Page 145 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 3 Scheme files All settings in the Magpie 1 Scheme will be retained along with all existing data Favourites and navigator settings e Once the Scheme has been successfully converted press Finished The Scheme will then be opened ready for use by Magpie 3 You can start using the Scheme immediately This includes viewing historical data collected with Magpie 1 as well as communicating with the data logging system and unloading new data Scheme Compatibility Issues Logger
89. ie 3 Magpie and the Data Logger What is a Data Logger The Logger is a piece of customised electronics much like a personal computer Whilst a PC is tailored to running programs which let you perform tasks such as word processing or web browsing the hardware inside the Logger is tailored to reading a large variety of sensors to measure parameters such as temperature rainfall wind or moisture content Inside the Data Logger Keyboard Memary and Display to hold sensor readies Logger Electronics Inputa Outputs from sensors to control relays analogue telephones ett counter SL1 12 Sensors can be connected using standard input channel types i e voltage and counter channels or more sophisticated channels such as SDI 12 HSIO or RS232 The core of the data logger is the processor unit the section of electronics that manages everything which happens inside the Logger The keypad and display where fitted provide a means of interacting with the Logger in the field for example to view sensor input values without the need for a computer The outputs may be used to interface the Logger to other systems for example to turn on a telephone to enable the system to send out an SMS message or to start a pump when a level sensor reaches a certain threshold The memory stores the Logger program any temporary values being used in processing the sensor readings and finally the logged sensor readings www mea com au Page 1
90. ime or by clicking the up down arrows to increment or decrement the value Time is displayed in 12 hour time am pm regardless of the time format chosen for display in Table view see section 15 7 1 Date and Time Formatting for more information To revert to date editing click on the calendar button immediately to the right of the time editor www mea com au Page 51 User Manual for Magpie 3 Length From Reference The Length From Reference method allows the user to specify a fixed time reference and then request Magpie 3 to display an amount of data either side of that reference When the Length From Reference method is selected reference and length editors will be displayed Method ah Length From Reference dah Reference First Record Length 4ll of data wt E Reference Reference Editing The reference can be selected by clicking the down arrow immediately to the right of the Reference label This will produce a popup menu from which one of the following three reference options can be selected e Last Record The end of the data the most recent value in the Table This view is very useful for looking at data which is time sensitive For example with soil moisture data you may be interested in the last seven days worth of readings e First Record The start of the data the first recorded value in the Table e Date A specific date This will produce a date and time editor identical to that shown when select
91. in the Scheme editor when the validation error is enabled This allows the user to specify some action or offer additional information when this condition occurs www mea com au Page 91 User Manual for Magpie 3 Miscellaneous Features Log File Magpie 3 maintains a log file for all Schemes The log file contains a list of transactions that are time and date stamped These transactions form a history of usage of the Scheme Most errors that occur in the software are recorded in the log file To display the log file e Select View Log File from the menu bar Advanced Logger Commands The Logger menu provides a number of Advanced commands To access these commands e From the menu bar select Logger Advanced and select a command from the list Initialise Logger Initialising a Logger is the process of waking a Logger which has gone to sleep The Logger Log File DER Ai HYSCHEME1 Database sorted Scheme Build and Assemble Fri Apr 15 15 07 23 2011 Assembler errors detected Scheme Build and Assemble Fri Apr 15 15 12 37 2011 N rr rs can be in sleep mode for a number of reasons from low battery internal error or battery replacement It is also possible to turn the Logger OFF put it into sleep mode via the CONFIG menu on the Logger s keypad This can be done to conserve battery life during transit e To initialise the Logger select Logger Advanced Initialise The computer will toggle the RTS lin
92. ing Real time information 89 Tables 77 Wind Roses 84 Projects 120 Creating 121 Favourites 127 Graphs 127 Mode 127 Opening 125 Project Manager 122 Tables 127 Unloading 126 Wind roses 128 R Real Time Information 85 Buffers 87 Favourites 87 Logger 88 Other 89 Printing 89 Standard 85 Udating 89 Remote connection to logger 35 S Scaling Instruments 104 Scan rate See Logger Scan rate Scheme Converting Magpie 1 schemes 144 Creating 94 Creation 94 www mea com au Data logger program 148 Editing 97 100 Assembly errors 111 Communications 100 Configuration data table 117 Events 118 Instrument parameters 114 Instruments 101 Interfaces 115 Logger scan rate 100 Logging details 106 Program settings 116 Virtual vs Real channels 112 Load indicator 111 Loading 40 111 Multiple databases 49 Opening 21 Sample scheme 21 Scheme folder 19 User settings 27 SDI 12 Logger test mode 92 Sensor inputs Change displayed name 28 Viewing 25 Software installation 15 Manual 18 Updates 142 Support 2 T Tables 67 Additional display options 71 Arrange data in 68 Comments 70 Page 153 User Manual for Magpie 3 Copy data to clipboard 74 W Create 25 Date and time formats 72 Export 25 75 Favourites 71 Opening 25 67 Printing 77 Projects 127 Summarise 25 69 View 25 Telemetry Edit windows 27 Warranty information 2 Wind Roses 78 Bin ranges 80 Creating 79 Display control panel 81 Export data 84 Fav
93. ing a date range This allows data to be displayed from either side of a user specified date and time Length Editing The length editor controls how much data will be displayed from the reference e Ifthe Reference is the First Record only data forwards can be selected e Ifthe Reference is the Last Record only data backwards can be selected e Ifthe Reference is a Date data can be selected as either backwards or forwards from the reference Applying the Selection Whenever changes are made to Navigator settings they must be applied before Magpie 3 will resoond and update data displays This is done by pressing the Apply button on the far right of the Navigator bar ani The Navigator can be set to apply changes automatically whenever any of the settings change In order to automatically apply Navigator changes make sure the Auto box is checked Auto www mea com au Page 52 User Manual for Magpie 3 Note On slower computers or when navigating through large databases the automatic apply function may cause the application to run very slowly and in these cases it is best to turn it off then apply the changes when all ranges are set Saving Navigator Settings as Favourites Magpie 3 also offers the ability to save Navigator settings as Favourites Navigator Favourites appear in the method selection list providing quick and easy access to a previously recorded period of interest Saving a Favourite captures the current Navigato
94. ional e ForAdd arguments type s script file see section 23 3 1 1 Edit Advanced Properties for more information Press Next Create a Basit Task Trigger Name 2 i ee Description Automates unload amp export of data from MEA logging system tion Start a Program en TT Daily At 1 37 PM every day Action Start a program G iMagpie 3 Tester Magpie exe 5 CAPragram Files Open the Properties dialog for this task when I click Finish When you click Finish the new task will be created and added to your Windows schedule ETATS www mea com au Page 139 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Your automation task will now be created and will appear somewhere in the scheduled task list Active Tasks Active tasks are tasks that are cunrenthy enabled and Suman LF total Task Mame Met Run Tin SR IWUN 1E Consolidater M2011 i tation Scrip Scheduled Defra 4 05 2011 1 00 CrawiStartPages Hetita E 7 in t Last refreshed at 20 04 2011 1 27 44 PM Refresh Troubleshooting Automation If your automation process does not work try checking the following e Thoroughly check all spelling e Ensure Favourite names and file names are enclosed in quotes e Exported images data generally need a file extension to be specified www mea com au Page 140 User Manual for Magpie 3 Backing Up and Restoring Magpie Data Magpie 3 stores data in continuo
95. l depend on which file extension is used here It must be CSV HTML or XML After the final quotation mark enter a space then type the required file type as above When the script file is complete save it to a meaningful location such as the Magpie 3 or Scheme folder Note The name of the script file is not important Also there may be more than one script file for different types of Magpie automation processes www mea com au Page 133 User Manual for Magpie 3 Scheduling the Process Set up a task scheduler to run the automation process at the desired times This allows automation to run even if no users are logged in the computer needs to be on however The following examples describe setting up Windows Scheduled Tasks Setting up a scheduled task is a bit different depending on what version of Windows you are running Below is the Windows 2000 XP implementation followed by the Vista Windows 7 implementation Create the Scheduled Task in Windows XP Run the task scheduler Start Control Panel Scheduled Tasks Choose Add Scheduled Task from the Scheduled Tasks window Follow the wizard and select Magpie 3 from the list of programs available Give the task a name e g Unload Weather Station and select a frequency for the task from the list provided Press Next when done The wizard will ask for the specifics of the time and day to be completed Press Next when done Enter User information your login c
96. l for Magpie 3 Adding Comments to a Table Comments can be added to individual data points in a Table allowing the user to correlate a particular event of interest with the selected data To add a comment to a table use one of the following methods e Highlight a cell then from the menu bar select Table Comments and select Add Comment from the list Note that the list also provides options for editing or deleting existing comments e Highlight a cell and right click select Comments then select Add Comment from the list ogger Project EMS Graph WindRose Favourites Options W View Channels i be E View Summaries ence Last Record l a fl be a ength From Rete a Summarise d O mme Comments 6 00 00 AM Export Table odd Comment 6 10 00 AM 6 20 00 AM AMS SCM j 352 6 30 00 AM NARRUNG SCM gt 25 1 6 40 00 AM Tintin 5CM hig 25 1 6 50 00 AM MURI scm 25 1 7 00 00 AM jad 5g 24 9 When a comment has been added to a Table an indicator will appear in the top right hand corner of the data holding the comment 20 2fo Minumum RH 19 7 28 2 20 1 20 4 Moving the mouse over this indicator will cause the comment text to be shown www mea com au Page 70 User Manual for Magpie 3 Saving Tables as Favourites Favourites are provided as a mechanism for saving all Table settings column positions summary information etc such that the Table can be easily recalled at a later time
97. l ngger Configuration F nities E i Configuration Addess Mask Wolue Conmwerile Fa Dala Lume z B55 Instruments leg I nagging 10 Z Lommuricatons protected puts i Events 14 255 Counter channel 0 pre scale 0 10 be channel 1 255 0 bit channel SDI I2 1A PAR Counter channel 1 pre arale M 1R hit channel 1 255 A hit channel B Advanced al Commanicabort Logger Configuration 255 Counter channel 2 pre scale 0 16 bit channel 1 255 8 bit channel P Pruga aug Cume chiar 3 poe scale 0 16 bal chanel 1 205 8 bil charme 5 Lonhiguraban 255 Analogue channel 0 configuration 8 leer ihraties Polarity Bit 0 O Unipolar 1 Bipolar Range Bits 4 5 00 5000mi 01 5000 1050r 11 Sn iM casurement Be amp O Single Ended 1 Diffcrential Actve Dit 7 0 Channel ON 1 Channed OFT Anaiaque channel 1 coniiquration 20 Analogue channel 2 configuration zi 0 4Auidugue chanel 3 curidigu Aar m 22 0 Analogue channel 4 configuration 23 i Analooue channel 5 confiaouration Liye equines nelar ny Press F2 u Rebuild F1 fu Help Existing Settings Whenever a Scheme is generated in Magpie 3 there will be some default configuration settings The existing settings in the configuration page are essential configuration settings Address Specifies the Loggers fixed internal address for the configuration setting Mask This determines which bits in the relevant configuration string are overwritten
98. lsoec to D 9 Female cables will be supplied as appropriate www mea com au Page 33 User Manual for Magpie 3 Supplied USB to Serial Adaptor Computers are increasingly being supplied without a 9 pin serial communications port with USB ports taking their place This is especially true for notebook computers Communicating with a data logger directly via a serial cable using a computer with no 9 pin serial ports requires a USB to serial adaptor The adaptor plugs in to a USB port on the computer and makes a serial port available These adaptors can be purchased from MEA MEA2303 Installing a USB to Serial Adaptor If you have a USB to serial adaptor that has been supplied by MEA follow the steps below to install it e Place your Magpie Software CD in the disk drive on your computer e Navigate to the disk drive using My Computer e Highlight the drive right click and select Explore e Open the USB Serial Drivers folder to find the file PL2303_Prolific_Driverlnstaller_ v1210 exe e Double left click PL2303 Prolific_Driverlnstaller_vi210 exe to start the driver installation e When the installation is complete plug your adaptor into a spare USB port e Windows should automatically install the driver for the adaptor and assign a communications COM port to it e When the installation process is complete check which COM port the Adaptor has been installed on by following the steps described in section 9 2 2 Identifying Which
99. lternatively click on the Unzoom button on the Options bar of the channel selection grid Saving Graphs as Favourites Favourites are provided as a mechanism for saving all Graph settings channels vertical axis ranges styles colour bands titles etc such that the Graph can be easily recalled at a later time The Scheme can support an unlimited number of Favourites allowing for quick and easy access to the most desirable view of the data e From the menu select Favourites Save Graph e An input box titled Save Graph as Favourite will appear Type the name of the Favourite and choose OK Save Graph As Favourite Type Favourite name The Graph will now be available in the list of Graph Favourites under the Favourites menu Graph Comments It is possible to select any part of a trace on a Graph and add a comment to it Any comments that have been added to a Graph will also appear on the corresponding Table view To addacommentto the Graph do the following e Move the mouse pointer over the top of ees ee the desired point on the trace comment E Colour bands e Click the right mouse button E Unzoorn Left Axis j e A menu will appear Right Axis i Save Graph Image BR www mea com au Page 61 e Select Comment gt Add Comment User Manual for Magpie 3 Note f the mouse pointer is not directly over the line on the Graph then the menu option will not be available Consider zooming in on the tra
100. lumns The range of data displayed in a Table is defined by the Navigator settings www mea com au Page 67 User Manual for Magpie 3 Arranging Data ina Table Tables allow the user to decide what channels should appear and in what order This is done in one of two ways Select channels in the Channel Selection Grid The Channel Selection Grid is displayed at the bottom of the table The Channel Selection Grid is a list of all available instruments that can be viewed on the Table By default all channels will appear when the Table is first opened e To remove a channel from the Table simply uncheck the box next to its name e Toinclude a channel in the Table check the box next to its name S Magpic3 Demo Project MyPraject mpj MyScheme SCM Table 15 minute dala MyScheme SCM Ee R E Eile wiew Locger Broject able Graph wWndRose Fevourites Opticns window Hep o e y SEM S Mw ef A Hi gt Method fh Refererce First Record Ave ArT emp Ave GSR Length All of data w ve DewPoirt Ave Teta Min WrdSpd Apply Auto Ave 4umiditl ave WrdSpd Max Date Time 25 01 2011 250172011 25017 2011 250172011 25670172011 wall 2m ATI 204 2011 02 45 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 15 00 00 10 30 00 00 10 15 00 000 11 00 00 00 17 750 fin 47 2000 0n degC 23 alts z209 end 292 24 ana ana E 43 7 48 7 45 1 445 Channel selection grid hamal 413 253 N7 cecl 3r 4 4J 43 deol
101. maneacesdiuiaimaeateeitue 71 Additional Table Display OptiOnS sscsivcesccsteesiescosxsvexcatonnestosansaneendvswortemnadectacoensencanseronrarerneatensanens 71 Copying Data to the Windows Clipboard sssesssesssesssessseesseesseesseesseeosseoseeoseeoseeoseeesseesseesseesseesss 74 Exporting Data froma Table sausinimo aina rE Aara Eaa 75 Additional export OptiOnS ssesseessesseessesssessesseesscesecsseeneesseossessesssesseesecoseeneesseossesseossessseseeoseeseessee 76 Printmng CU chTD 1 AU has css ccc acasescontsconssntcotssosacseccadeanensaars a Ea SOT 77 MWC ROS GS paicavecanicecacscascvancoucsoucavecsvscacvanvaccedaavacasiccvasantcanicaeiasvasasiessrcensesne 7 O Creating a New Wind ROSE a sscvscissassucesrasrdensiaresvevonsxanstvesruvessnuvea aisgusnasdievacstnunsvessiemiueasssvedusasusiiins 79 Saving Wind ROSES AS FAVOUPITSS vcicsssecwcssssesaunesevinssivrsiestencariarpinianteosiebaividisdversatbibasivedmenviadieuwls 82 Savinga Wina Rose IMagE sissioni ia ER AEE 82 Exporting Wind Rose Data se sssessssssesseesscsseessesseesseossessesseesseeseesscoseesseossessesseesseeseessceneesseossessess 84 Printing a Wind TRO Scie acsseszs cectvnssasdiecevayacoeeaceansetesbvasyegte ss tansuestd ai a aaa ar ENSA raa E SNA ST 84 Real Time InfOrmatiOn cccccccccscccccccscccccccccsccccccccccccccccccccccsccccssccccceses OD Standard Real Time InformatiOn eseseesssssssssseesssseesssseesssecessseeessseeossseressseeossseeossseesssseess
102. me mode Some of the basic differences are explained here Favourites in Project Mode Any Favourite saved in Project mode is considered a Project Favourite This means that it belongs to the Project itself and not to any of the individual Schemes Schemes maintain ownership over their pre existing Favourites To accommodate this the Favourites menu changes slightly when a Project is open Favourites Save Favourite Save Favourite 45 Rename Favourite Remove Favourite 4uto Open Favourite Schemes Options Window Help Length 4 of data Project MyProject mpj Graph Tables in Project Mode Wind Rose F Table F Similarly the Tables menu changes to accommodate access to all Tables from all Schemes www mea com au ieee Graph wind Rose Favourites Options Tarai Z First Rec View Channels View Summaries Summarise Comments HB Export Table MyScheme SCM PAIR 15 minute data ANGASTON SCM F H Daily data Tintin SCM Page 127 User Manual for Magpie 3 Graphs in Project Mode The Channel Selection Grid will contain a tab for each Scheme in the Project The number in the brackets represents how many measurements are currently being plotted for each respective Scheme gt Magpie 3 Damo Projact MyPraject mpj MyScheme SCM Graph ak ja Eile wiew Locger Eojeck Dable Graph WndRose Fevouries Opticns window Hep CSa Dee BAM ee By wr RA Method
103. me must be entered by the user e Channel Type This tells the Scheme editor what type of channel is being used The channel may be treated as a voltage or current or simply as an un scaled Logger memory value Different models of Logger will have different channel types available for selection The channel type is an integral part of the scaling for the instrument and must be selected correctly e Channel Minimum Maximum The channel range indicates the expected input range for the chosen channel type The user can modify this to specify a different input range which is then carried through to the scaling of the instrument For example if a voltage instrument is being used in the Scheme and the default channel input range is 0 to 2550 mV but the instrument of choice has a specified voltage output range of 100 to 500 mV then the channel range can be modified to reflect this range Then when the scaling for the instrument is specified the user can enter the relationship directly without needing to consider the Logger channel input range Note When formula scaling see below is used Magpie 3 processes the raw binary value from the Logger memory and not the scaled version from the channel type range settings This is a limitation and not by design www mea com au Page 103 User Manual for Magpie 3 Scaling The channel scaling type describes how the values from the data logger are scaled in order to display instrument values in
104. me sample logged data that can be used to view Tables Graphs and Wind Roses The sample Scheme can be freely modified without the risk of causing problems with your Schemes Note Some functionality of the sample Scheme is disabled such as loading and unloading the data Logger It is still possible to run the Scheme Editor to view the Scheme construction The Magpie 3 demonstration Scheme is called Sample In Windows 7 it is found in the folder C Users Public Documents MEA Magpie Schemes Sample To open the sample Scheme e Start Magpie 3 e From the menu select File Open Scheme e Locate the Sample Scheme in the Schemes folder and open it Basic Magpie Functions This chapter gives examples of the most commonly used functions of Magpie 3 Some of the steps listed here will have icons to the right of them which represent speed buttons that can be pressed as an alternative way to perform the same function Note These examples describe what could be considered as standard sequences of Magpie 3 functions In many cases the functions in each example can be executed in any order or specific functions can be excluded if not required Opening a Scheme A Scheme needs to be opened before most functions in the software can be used Note Opening a different Magpie Scheme will automatically close the currently open Scheme or Project Using the Scheme Open Dialogue e Choose File gt Open Scheme from the menu t www mea com au Page
105. ments and the rate at which they are logged Logging is defined in terms of Buffers and the Logger can offer up to eight Buffers for different logging schedules or sensor groupings Events The Events page allows the user to describe conditions that the Logger can identify as an event of interest The Logger can take action as a result of the event in the form of either triggering the logging of data or initiating some Logger output control function SDI 12 Magpie 3 has extensive support for SDI 12 and provides an SDI 12 page for the mapping of sensor addresses data values conversion types etc www mea com au Page 98 User Manual for Magpie 3 Advanced The Advanced pages are for users who have a complete understanding of the Unidata Logger and Magpie Scheme building Uninformed alteration of settings in these pages can result in improper measurement system function or total failure Communications Advanced communications include the scripts for dialling hanging up loading and unloading Scripts can be customised Program The Program page contains references to allow source code libraries operating in this Scheme It also includes parameters that an advanced user can use to modify the operation of these libraries Configuration The Configuration page allows the Logger non volatile configuration to be edited This is commonly referred to as the Logger CDT Configuration Data Table User Libraries Magpie 3 enables users to cr
106. mes MyScheme SCM Demo Automatic Weather Station ANGASTON SCM Angaston Automatic Weather Station Tintin SCM Coorong District Council Aw Add Scheme Set As Focussed Summary There are 3 schemes open Focussed scheme is Mys cheme SCM www mea com au Page 122 User Manual for Magpie 3 Project Manager Options Title Here you can enter a title that will show up in the Magpie 3 application title whenever this Project is open Comments Comments such as when a Scheme was added or removed can go here Save Scheme file addresses relative to Project file The Project remembers where its Schemes are by saving their file paths If you intend to move the Project and or Scheme files you can check or uncheck this option as required e To move the Project file but not the Schemes uncheck this option so it uses absolute pathing e To move the Project and Scheme files together check the option This can be changed at any time Add Scheme Click the Add Scheme button to add a Scheme to Project You will be prompted with a dialog box to help locate the Scheme Adding Schemes to a Project does not affect the individual Schemes themselves That is no changes are made to the Schemes that would prevent them from being used normally outside of the Project they re added to In fact the same Scheme can be added to as many different Projects as you like It does not affect other users who may be accessing the system using their
107. nd you can then left click on Save Wind Rose Image to bring up the save options dialog box Through the saving options you are able to modify the size and if saving with JPEG format the quality www mea com au Page 82 User Manual for Magpie 3 Size to Scale The default scale and dimension values are those of the Wind Rose as it is currently displayed If you desire a smaller image you can reduce the scale percent There is an imposed minimum scale to ensure the saved image is still comprehensible Size to Dimension Size to Dimension is an alternative to Size to Scale Specify a width and height in pixels which is also possible The height and width can be set independently of each other If you wish the keep the ratio you should use the scale option instead Save Click the Save button to bring up the save file browser Save Graph Image To File Save int OO Swan My Documents My Computer File name My Network Save as type Bitmap bmp Windows Meta File wmf Portable Network Graphics There are four file formats available which can be changed by the Save as type dropdown menu Image quality Quality is only relevant if you are saving the image with JPEG format The default value is set to 50 This produces files of approximately a quarter of the file size as 100 quality ones without any visible image degradation www mea com au Page 83 User Manual for Magpie 3 Exporting Wind Rose
108. nel Selection Grid can be hidden to maximise the Graph area displayed This is done by clicking the White arrow on the caption bar of the channel selection grid Double clicking the mouse anywhere on the caption bar of the Channel Selection Grid will also show hide the grid Alternatively from the menu select Graph Show Hide Channel Selection Grid Setting the Graph Title The Graph title is displayed at the top of a Graph By default any new Graph will use the Scheme name as its title this can be changed at any time From the menu select Graph gt Title or simply use the mouse to click the title on the Graph A popup will be displayed allowing a new title to be entered Note The title is lost if the Graph is closed without saving it as a Favourite Selecting the Left or Right Axis Magpie 3 allows you to display readings referenced to two vertical axes one which displays on the left of the Graph and one on the right This allows you to show readings from sensors which have different measurement units e g mm and Watts or widely different scales For example if Temperature and Solar Radiation were to be plotted together Temperature could be sent to the left axis and Solar Radiation would be sent to the Right e To change the axis a channel is plotted against click the right mouse button over the channel in the Channel Selection Grid and select Left Axis or Right Axis from the menu w Line Graph Points Graph Bar Graph Area
109. nput channel value as an index into a lookup Table of values a rating Table or other relationship to create the final value of interest www mea com au Page 112 User Manual for Magpie 3 Instruments that have virtual channels can be used in logging and events just like instruments that derive from real channels Identifying an Instrument that uses a Virtual Channel It is not immediately obvious in the Scheme editor that an instrument uses a virtual channel instead of a real channel However there are two key indicators of a virtual channel instrument Channel Selection Instrument Details A virtual channel will be identified as such in the Model HMP454 T a Instrument Details page The user must specify peccinten eRe a unique channel name for a virtual channel ane AirTemp Units degc Type Signed Word Minimum 32767 Maximum Jerr Parameters The second distinction between instruments with real and virtual channels is the use of parameters All instruments with virtual channels have some instrument specific source code which processes the data from one or more input channels in order to generate the new virtual channel The Parameters default text indicates that there are no parameters attached to the instrument When other text is displayed in the form of an assignment eg InputChan h0 then this indicates a virtual channel Instrument Details Instrument Details Model ExtBat Al Model HMP454 T 4 Description External bat
110. ntation for details www mea com au Page 89 User Manual for Magpie 3 Validation Errors Each instrument fitted to the Scheme can have a series of validation limits associated with it When data from the instrument is imported into the Scheme databases Magpie 3 will test the values against the validation limits assigned to the instrument If the data does not satisfy the requirements of these limits then a validation error is raised This function is useful for keeping track of critical parameters such as the system battery voltage Setting Validation Limits To set validation limits for an instrument or to see if limits have already been applied do the following e Open the Scheme Editor ql e Go Configuration gt Instruments and select the instrument you want e Goto the bottom of the Instrument Details section and select Limits in the field adjacent to Validation Limits The following dialog will be displayed Limit checks are applied to logged data after it has been unloaded from the data C Greater than e To set the validation limits check the Less than and Greater than boxes and type your desired limits into the fields Magpie 3 will automatically use the units specified for the instrument Viewing Validation Errors At the completion of importing new data into the Scheme databases the software will check to see if there are any new validation errors If so the user will receive a prompt from the software indicatin
111. nual contact MEA technical support using the details above If phoning ask for the Operations Manager and explain the issue The Operations Manager will assign a Technician to help resolve the issue Quoting your MEA Job Reference Number will enable us to quickly locate your details Phone support is generally available Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm Central ie South Australian Standard or Summer Time Support for warranty or once off issues which can be quickly resolved is generally free Support for ongoing or more complex issues will be charged for Site visits can be arranged but will incur charges for labour travel time and where applicable accommodation and meals MEA Technicians can only offer support for issues relating directly to the operation of Magpie software or MEA logging systems or hardware For general computer issues please consult a computer technician www mea com au Page 2 User Manual for Magpie 3 Contents Introd ctiO ID vis scciscsicacecccssencnsewicccctaesencecnvssccchuccacdenuseacenseusexdsscvecusesuesoccenssessess RES 5 A cect pcs sane EAA EE A E EEA E EA AE E neneetotaacs eqnteeceeie teat 8 SEIS E E cece E E E E E E E das 9 Compatibilty M OEE Ia CIO MN ssnearsneieveseotisdtnsererierersd urenceedesmnviansterststter deteraredingiouatatoandeeriioetenien 9 Minimum Computer SO SCI CATIONS sscisssastassessissessrivieterevbcseaisinstandioinininainidandentatenteseiesnamiaesssans 9 SECTION A MAGPIE BASICS
112. o other users who wish to process data into their own Magpie 3 databases with the same Scheme www mea com au Page 46 User Manual for Magpie 3 Individual Dump File Processing Magpie 3 allows the user to inspect the contents of the DumpFiles folder and select individual dump files for processing This will cause the selected data to be reprocessed using current Scheme information If using a PDT multiple unloads are written into each dump file and the user can also inspect the unload file directly and observe what data is available for processing e To process a dump file manually choose Logger Process Previous Unload from the main menu This will display a form that shows all available dump files in the DumpFiles folder Process Unload Files Select unload files from the following folder G MagpieJobs 1900 1950 Job1 9204 urnkDurpFiles fey Click to select files to process File Name Details W NUAIOS0312 0000 0MP Last modified 12 03 2009 4 05 10 PM Size 3 49 kb JNURIOSO311 0000 0MP Last modified 12 03 2009 12 05 04 4M Size 4 90 kb JNURIOSO310 0000 0MP Last modified 11 03 2009 12 05 08 AM Size 5 61 kb JNURIOS0309 0000 0MP Last modified 10 03 2009 12 05 04 AM Size 5 43 kb NURIOS0308 0000 0MP Last modified 9 03 2009 12 05 08 4M Size 5 77 kb NURIOS0307 0000 0MP Last modified 8 03 2009 12 05 06 AM Size 5 74 kb NURIOS0306 0000 0MP Last modified 7 03 2009 12 05 04 AM Size 5 24 kb JNURIOS0
113. o the Logger to distinguish one Logger from the next Title Type in a descriptive title to help you identify this Scheme at a later time Destination Magpie 3 will display a default location for you within the Magpie Schemes folder for the Scheme To choose an alternative location click on the Browse button amp or simply type a preferred path to the Scheme Click the Create button to create the Scheme www mea com au Page 96 User Manual for Magpie 3 The Scheme Editor Magpie 3 will create the new Scheme and open the Scheme Editor to allow the Scheme definition to be completed Scheme information is accessed by selecting items from Scheme Pages The Scheme Pages are split into three categories l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages ERE W Operation Ei General User Settings Communications Cperation settings are basic settings that are generally sate gj Configuration to modify without affecting the logging process itself da Dala Luygei Instruments Ry noona General Cvents SDl 12 Modify the scheme tite ond comments a i Advanced i Commanicaborne Progam User Sattings m Configuration Userdefined parameters used by the logger such as when to turn the GA User Libraries mudder un and ull Communications Specify how Magpie should communicate with the logger Lugg regu es nelah iy Press F2 lu Rebuild Fd iu Help Operation The pages in the Operation category are General This page allo
114. oard provides a simple standard mechanism for transferring data between applications To copy data using the clipboard e Open the required Table from the Table or Favourites menu e Move the mouse cursor to the top left of the data to be selected e Press and hold down the left mouse button e Drag the cursor to the bottom right of the data e Click on the Copy to Clipboard icon at the bottom of the screen or alternatively m right click the mouse on the Table and select Copy from the popup menu 3702 2011 0s 00 00 00 20 3 a sepmi nann 733 S0201 0 00 00 00 20 2 F Export table 6 02 2011 0 00 00 00 125 BE copy cede Te ated a oo eM i 17h a e Run the destination application and paste the contents of the clipboard into that application www mea com au Page 74 User Manual for Magpie 3 Exporting Data from a Table A number of methods are provided by Magpie 3 to allow data to be exported to a third party program for further manipulation e From the menu or toolbar open the Table from which data is to be exported e Use the Navigator to select the date and time range to be exported e From the menu select Table gt Export Table Export lable Table to export Export file bape Comma separated yanable CS ka Export file name C MDucanernils and Selling yer Desk top rT Onin 2005 Sort exported table in reverse chronological order Hote Fypntdate arid hme foomats are mrarihed inthe
115. on transferable licence to use this copy of the Magpie Software program Software according to the following terme and conditions The title copyright intellectual and commercial nghts of the Software shall remain the property of MEA The Software iz protected by the copyright laws of Australa and international copyright treaties Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the content accessed through the Software are the property of the applicable content owners and may be protected by applicable copyright or other law This Licence gives you no rights to such content i do not accept the terme of this licence agreement ize Installation Wizarnd e Read the agreement check accept and select Next to continue www mea com au Page 16 User Manual for Magpie 3 E Magpie 3 Destination Location Setup will install Magpie 3 in the following folder To install into a different folder click Browse and select another folder ou can choose not to install Magpie 3 by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C Program Files Magpie 3 Browse ize Installation Wizand e Select Next to use the default installation location recommended or Browse to choose an alternate location then select Next to continue Installing Copying Borland Database Engine C Program Files Borland Common Files BDESIDDR 32 0LL TTT TTT All Files Time Remaining minutes 3 seconds
116. onnection the selecting the unload icon will automatically establish a dial up connection before i proceeding with the unload Unloading by FTP If your logging system is fitted with an MEA2213 Packet Data Terminal then data is periodically uploaded to an FTP File Transfer Protocol server on the Internet See section 11 3 1 Packet Data Terminal PDT When Magpie 3 is told to perform an unload it checks the files on the FTP server instead of communicating with the Logger and downloads any new data for processing www mea com au Page 42 User Manual for Magpie 3 FTP unloading is useful in the following circumstances e Frequent remote unloading of a logging system is desired and repeated dialling in would be expensive e Anumber of people to download require direct access to the system data Packet Data Terminal MEA2213 FTP unloading requires a Packet Data Terminal PDT to be configured with the FTP account details and an unload schedule and installed This device is responsible for retrieving the data from the Logger and uploading it to a predetermined FTP server where it can later be retrieved using Magpie 3 For enquiries regarding Packet Data Terminals please contact MEA using the details printed inside the cover of this manual www mea com au Page 43 User Manual for Magpie 3 Setting Up FTP Unloading This section assumes that you already have a Packet Data Terminal and an FTP account where the dump
117. options will be greyed out In the Phone Number field type in the telephone number for the service to which the Logger is connected if MEA has supplied your modem this number will usually be filled in for you The Modem Setup field holds any configuration information which must be written to the modem It is usually entered by MEA when the system is configured Do not change this unless instructed to do so by MEA staff For all cellular phone connections and most landline services the Dial Type will be Tone The Pulse setting may be required in areas with very old telecommunications infrastructure Set the Communications Port to the one you identified following the methods outlined in section 9 2 1 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Remote Connection The Baud Rate setting will vary depending on the type of telemetry used in the system This will normally be set by MEA during system configuration Click on the Finish button to complete the Scheme changes www mea com au Page 38 User Manual for Magpie 3 The Communications Window The communications window provides a simple means of monitoring communications between the Logger and computer whether directly connected or via telemetry E 1 5 1 Communications Window 581A GO 000008 8002 007F 8001 0081 9808000040037 BO3B031045E12 00000027 00007F OOBBASAI9C9S8999653 001 QOGOROOOOSB1AGOBOO ROR ROOOS 449 4ES S494E 0000000 OO09DE gg OOG027 38 FO3B 0090000000000 FOGG
118. orting so that data can be exported in the most desirable format for use by third party applications The time and date selection formats are the same as for Table display as shown in Additional Table display options see section 16 7 Additionally it is possible to select whether titles are exported with the data Note f summaries are displayed in the Table then these summaries will be appended to the exported data www mea com au Page 76 User Manual for Magpie 3 Printing Table Data Table printing is very similar to Table exporting except that the results are sent to a printed page Care needs to be used when printing Tables with large numbers of records as this will result in an excess number of pages being printed To Print a Table e Open the Table of interest from the Table or Favourites menu e From the menu select File gt Print Magpie Settings ly Standard F E Anpication MET E i ee Graphing M Tables _ Label Fosibons Magne o S Tile Not printed i i Espot ay Alvar J wee UC i Pathe Time Not printed Column spacing i A Password Row spacing Not printed Left margin Lapok Borders Hight margin Top mangin Eit to page Never w Bottom magn Centered Additional Printing Options There are a range of additional options that can be used to control the printed Table result These additional settings can be accessed from Options Magpie
119. oseall of the windows in the workspace minimised or otherwise choose Window Close All www mea com au Page 32 User Manual for Magpie 3 Logger Communications Magpie 3 can communicate with the data logger in two ways e The Logger can be directly connected to the computer with a serial cable e The Logger can be remotely connected using a modem if your logging system has telemetry devices Direct Connection Direct connection is where the computer communicates with the Logger via a serial communications port COM port and a serial communications cable When using a Direct Cable connection there is no special connection procedure for Magpie 3 to begin communicating with the data logger Once the physical connection has been made as soon as any of the Logger communications functions are chosen eg Load Unload display RTI the software will automatically open the communications port and begin talking to the data logger The communications port will remain open until the Scheme is closed Supplied Serial Communications Cables Serial communications cables will be supplied with your logging system In most cases an AT Modem communications cable will be supplied This will have a D 25 Male connector on one end suitable for plugging into the communications port of the data logger and a D 9 Female connector on the other end to plug into the serial port on your computer In other cases D 9 Male to D 9 Female or 4 Pin Mi
120. ourites 82 Printing 84 Projects 128 Save image 82 U Unload files Dump file storage 46 Extracting discrete unloads 48 Individual file processing 47 Processing 46 49 Viewing file information 48 Updating the software 142 USB to Serial Adaptor 34 V Validation errors 90 Setting limits 90 105 Viewing errors 90 www mea com au Page 154
121. ours will be automatically applied to all Wind Roses when you click OK Note Click the Monochrome Graph checkbox to have Magpie 3 use an alternating black and white sequence for the bin colours Time Limitations Values used to generate the Wind Rose can be filtered such that data is only displayed for a specific time range for each day For example perhaps you are only interested in what gt TE the wind is doing between 9 00AM and 12 00PM Apply www mea com au Page 80 User Manual for Magpie 3 To use this click the Use Time Limitations checkbox in the options panel to the left and select your desired range Note As the time is restricted for each day it is not possible to specify time ranges through midnight e g 11 00PM 1 00AM Limiting Data by Date The Wind Rose module uses the Magpie Navigator bar to restrict source data by date or reference Additional Options There are a couple of extra options that can be independently toggled on or off as desired Include source data information This will add information to the bottom left corner of the Wind Rose that states the Scheme Table s and Additional Ostione measurements that the Wind Rose was generated from Include source data information C Skinny Wind Rose Skinny Wind Rose When checked all of the Wind Rose petals will have half their default width This option is intended for use with small Wind Roses where the normal widths would cause the
122. own copy of the scheme Note fyou attempt to add a Magpie 1 Scheme you will be prompted to convert it to the current Scheme format before you can add it to a Magpie 3 Project Magpie 2 Schemes do not require conversion www mea com au Page 123 User Manual for Magpie 3 Remove Scheme If you select a Scheme from the list and click the Remove Scheme button you can remove a Scheme reference from the Project The original Scheme is not deleted If there are any Project Favourites that use data from this Scheme you will be warned that removing this Scheme will also cause those Favourites to be deleted Remove Favourites The scheme that you are trying to remove MILLEW 42 scm is currently referenced by the Following project Favourites Milewa Daily Table Misawa Wind Rose Wind Rose Air Temp Comparison Graph These Favourites vall be deleted F you remove the scheme Are you sure you wank to continue JC Note Removing a Scheme will cause any Tables Graphs etc that you have open to be closed once you apply the changes to the Project Set As Focussed When you have several Schemes open you can select one from the list and click the Set As Focussed button This causes any Scheme specific Magpie operations to be made on the selected Scheme For example if you were to open the Scheme Editor it will only display options for the Focussed Scheme Project 4 Project Manager The Focussed Scheme can also be changed
123. ows Operating Systems Windows 2000 XP Vista and Windows 7 It will not run on Windows 95 98 or earlier Installation Instructions Magpie 3 is distributed on a USB drive In most cases all of the required software will be supplied on this USB drive e Plug the MEA USB drive into a USB port on your computer and navigate to it e Locate the file install exe and double left click on it to run it An installation program will start automatically This will display a list of Magpie components to be installed sd Magpie Software Installer The following Magpie components will be installed Press Install to continue Magpie 3 W Magpie Schemes Installation e It is possible to uncheck components that you do not wish to install although it is generally desirable to install everything e Press the Install button to continue with the installation Hint If the installer does not run or will not run some components navigate to the Installers folder on the USB drive open the sub folders and double click the Magpie exe or Schemes exe files to run the installers individually www mea com au Page 15 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 3 Installation Welcome to the Magpie 3 setup program This will install Magpie 3 on your computer e Press Next to continue 32 Magpie 3 End User Licence Agreement Software Licence Agreement Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Lid MEA grants the end user a non exclusive n
124. parameter value to trigger the event should be 200 www mea com au Page 119 User Manual for Magpie 3 Projects What is a Project Previous versions of Magpie software have only been able to open one Scheme at a time This has meant that data could not easily be directly compared between Schemes Magpie 3 supports a file type called a Project MPJ Projects allow you to group several Schemes together offering a range of functionality that is useful for people who own two or more data logging systems and associated Schemes Why use a Project There is certain functionality that is only available by using Projects e Ability to create Graphs with series data from several Schemes e Quickly open any Table from any Scheme within the Project e Open Tables from different Schemes next to each other to compare data e Unload all Schemes with the click of a button e Direct access to every Favourite from every Scheme in the Project e Benefit from the improved efficiency of Project automation www mea com au Page 120 User Manual for Magpie 3 Creating a Project To begin taking advantage of the features offered by Projects you first need to create a Project file e From the menu bar select File gt New Project or select the New Magpie File p button from the toolbar New Magpie File Select file type e After selecting the New Magpie File button the New Magpie File screen will display Select New Project O New Scheme Ne
125. pd Mar WodSpd Clave Woetor Tatal Rain Clave Battery Daily data LJMin Airtemp l ve AirTemp Max Airtemp LJMin Humidity l ve Humidity Max Humidity Clave GSR Cmax GSR Clmin wadspd lave wedspd Cmar wretspd Raintat LJ chillbay LI Daylight L DegDay LlETo LI Frost e To adda channel to the Graph place a tick in the check box preceding its name an unlimited number of channels may be displayed on the Graph e By default newly added channels are displayed against the left axis e The Graph time axis will take on the range displayed by the Navigator Modifying the Style of Displayed Channels Clicking the right mouse button over any channel in the Channel y Line Graph Selection Grid will display a popup menu with a variety of additional aT graph options Area Graph Functions g Data can be displayed on the Graph using four basic Graph types Bring To Front Join All Points Line oo Left Axis Right Axis Draws a simple line between consecutive data points Points Draws a simple line between consecutive data points and additionally draws a square point marker on each point Bar Draws a bar from 0 to each point Area Draws a simple line between consecutive points and fills the area below the line The default drawing style is the Line Graph www mea com au Page 55 User Manual for Magpie 3 Hiding the Channel Selection Grid Once the desired channels have been added to the Graph the Chan
126. petals to overlap Displaying the Control Panel In the top left corner of the Wind Rose is a button with a blue arrow pointing left Clicking on this will cause all of the options to disappear leaving more space for the Wind Rose to take up This is handy if you have a small Wind Rose window When the panel is hidden the button will change to an arrow pointing right which can be clicked to bring back the control panel www mea com au Page 81 User Manual for Magpie 3 Saving Wind Roses as Favourites e Set the Wind Rose up as you desire and then click on the Favourites menu Favourites Save Wind Rose Seen eset st e Select Save Wind Rose Rename Wind Rose Remove Wind Rose e A Save Wind Rose as Favourite form will appear You Schemes will be prompted to enter a name for this Project aws mpj wind Rose 4 Favourite Favou rite a nd th at s it To open a saved Favourite e From the menu bar select Favourites gt Wind Rose and then select the name you gave the Favourite Saving a Wind Rose Image To save an image e From the menu bar select the Wind Rose menu and select Save Wind Rose Image gt Save Wind Rose Image Sele Size Size to Scale Size to Dimension Width Height Quality If saving in JPEG format reducing the quality will result in files that take up less memory Quality so gk e Aternatively right clicking anywhere on the Wind Rose will display some options a
127. pie File button the New Magpie o New Magpie File fx File screen will display Select New Scheme a Select file type New Scheme New Project The New Scheme Wizard will be displayed www mea com au Page 94 User Manual for Magpie 3 New Scheme Wizard Select a Logger and Model This wizard helps you create a new Magpie scheme Select a logger and model from the list below Loggers TET w Hodek 6004 Starlogger w A choice of Logger type and model must be made at this stage e Select the Logger type At the time of this revision of the Manual Magpie 3 only supports Unidata Loggers This may change in the future e Select the model of Logger from the Models list The model cannot be changed once the Scheme is created e Click on the Next button to continue New Scheme Wizard Scheme Name and Description Enter the scheme name tithe and destination for the new scheme below Nare The file name for this scheme 8 character limit Title An Example Magpie Scheme Optional Enter an informative tithe for this scheme Destination C PROGRAM FILES Magpie S SchemessMyS cheme B Where the scheme will be created E aT The second page requests the Scheme name title and destination www mea com au Page 95 User Manual for Magpie 3 Name Type in a short form name that you will use to identify this Scheme maximum of 8 characters This is the name that will be loaded int
128. r details regardless of what method is currently being used Creating a Navigator Favourite e Click on the Navigator Favourites button immediately to the right of the ih Method dropdown menu e An dialog will appear that will allow the name of the Favourite to be specified Save Navigator Settings Enter 4 name to save the current Navigator settings My period of interest e Click the OK button to save the Favourite e The Navigator method will now display the newly created Favourite gt Method co My period of interest w Eh Ole O Saving Changes to a Navigator Favourite Whenever a Navigator Favourite is being used and changes are subsequently made to the Navigator settings the Save button will be enabled allowing the changes to be saved against that Favourite if the user requires Renaming Deleting a Favourite Whenever Favourite Navigator settings are being applied the Black arrow to the right of the Favourite button will be displayed Clicking this button will produce a popup menu from which the Favourite can be renamed or deleted as required Rename Favourite Delete Favourite www mea com au Page 53 User Manual for Magpie 3 Graphs Magpie Graphs provide a simple flexible method of viewing data Graphs are capable of accepting small amounts of data eg two data points to large amounts of data eg years of data from multiple instruments A wide range of settings are available to customis
129. r left and right to move O 50 of the range the full viewing range b gt Active if the cursor is over the right Drag the cursor left and right to modify 25 of the range the end time e Click and hold the left mouse button down to begin the scaling action then move the mouse left or right as desired Note The Graph will not allow the time axis to expand past the current Navigator settings Therefore when the period displayed is at the limits of the Navigator settings the time axis will not respond to further mouse scaling actions The Navigator remains the prime tool for selecting the time and date range of data for display Inverting the Vertical Axis Graphs are normally drawn with low values at the bottom and high values at the top For some types of sensors such as gypsum blocks it may be preferable to invert the scale so that low tensions high levels of moisture appear at the top of the Graph and high tensions low moisture levels at the bottom e From the menu select Graph gt Left Axis gt Invert Axis or Graph gt Right Axis gt Invert Axis to toggle the respective axis inversion on or off www mea com au Page 58 User Manual for Magpie 3 Selecting Linear or Logarithmic Scaling By default Graphs are plotted with a linear scale You can change to logarithmic scaling as follows e From the menu select Graph gt Left Axis Logarithmic Scale or Graph gt Right Axis gt Logarithmic Scale to toggle the
130. rameters as they are specific to the scaling and processing of sensor values Finish editing Select Finish when done The name changes will be applied automatically Some windows will update immediately with the new names while others will need to be closed and then re opened before the changes can be seen www mea com au Page 29 User Manual for Magpie 3 The Magpie Desktop The picture below shows a sample Magpie desktop once a Scheme is loaded Magpie 3 Demo Project MyProject mpj My cheme SCM 4 E fo ed Oe S Dew e SSM AE Me we Aint Method alls Length From Refefince v dh Heference FirstMecord Length Alofdata Anpi C Auto ar Aela wit aasa bar toobar Scheme Logger toolbar toolbar The major components of the desktop are Logger Toolbar Provides shortcuts to the most common Logger functions Menu Bar Provides access to the various program menus Navigator Used to control how much data appears on the screen Project Toolbar Provides shortcuts to Project functions Only appears when a Project file is open Scheme Toolbar Provides shortcuts to Scheme functions such as Graphing and tabling Workspace Displays windows of Scheme data and other information www mea com au Page 30 User Manual for Magpie SECTION B MAGPIE IN DETAIL User Manual for Magpie 3 The Workspace The Magpie workspace is empty when a Scheme is first opened When a Table Graph or other display is
131. rded at 10 00 10 15 10 30 10 45 etc Select the time and unit to set the interval i e 10 secs 10 mins 10 hours etc Logging can only occur at multiple intervals of the logger scan rate For example a 5 second scan rate means logging cannot occur more frequently than every five seconds see section 21 4 2 for more information When triggering logging from events the log interval controls the rate of data collection whilst the event is true Offset data by The interval offset allows data logged to be offset in time for the selected log interval For example a log interval of four hours with an interval offset of 30 mins will log data at times of 4 30 8 30 12 30 etc Another example where this can be used is in daily data where the log interval is one day and the interval offset is 9 hours This will log data every 24 hours at 9am Sub interval Use the sub interval to constrain the time over which average minimum maximum total data is collected over the log interval For example a log interval of one hour with a sub interval of 10 mins will only process average Minimum maximum total information over the last 10 mins of each hour When buffer is full When the buffer memory is full the Logger can either stop logging Linear buffer or begin logging over the oldest data Circular buffer If the buffer is set to stop when full then the Logger will need to be reloaded with the Scheme to allow the buffer to begin loggin
132. redentials Basic schedule is complete Check the Open advanced properties check box and select Finish Scheduled Task Wizard You have successtully scheduled the following task T Magpie 3 Windows will perto this task At1T2 00 PM every dap starting 23 03 2009 She eM properties for this task when click Click Finish to add this task to your Windows schedule www mea com au Page 134 User Manual for Magpie 3 Edit Advanced Properties e Tothe Run line add the text C Program Files Magpie 3 magpie exe s C Program Files Magpie 3 MyScheme txt Schedule Settings Security E CAWINDOWSAT asks Magpie 3 job Rur C Program Files Magpie 34magpie ese vs C Progra Start in C Program Files Magpie 3 Comments C Run only if logged on Enabled scheduled task runs at specified time C Program Files Magpie 3 Magpie exe The full path to the Magpie 3 program Is The switch to tell Magpie 3 that the file being passed is an automation script file and not a Scheme The switch must be separated by a space from both the Magpie and script file paths C Program Files Magpie 3 MyScheme txt The full path to the script file In this example the script file is stored in C Program Files Magpie 3 and is called MyScheme txt Note The script file may have any name and may be in any other folder other than C Program Files Magpie 3 e Choose OK when done e There sho
133. respective axis logarithmic scaling on or off Setting the Axes Titles Titles can be added to the left and right vertical axes e From the menu select Graph Left Axis gt Title to set the left hand axis title e Similarly from the menu select Graph Right Axis Title to set the right hand axis title www mea com au Page 59 User Manual for Magpie 3 Manipulating a Graph Graph manipulation allows the user to move the data around rather than just viewing a Static display The user can click and drag using the options described below to quickly identify and inspect regions of interest in the Graph Data Zooming Magpie 3 includes a zoom function which allows the user to quickly home in on an area of interest To zoom in e Move the mouse cursor over the start of the data range of interest the top left corner of the area e Press and hold down the left mouse button e Move the mouse cursor to the end of the data range of interest the bottom right corner of the area e Release the mouse button e The Graph will now zoom to that selection www mea com au Page 60 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Itis possible to continue zooming or drilling down to individual samples in the data set To zoom out e Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the screen press down the left mouse button and drag up and to the left When the mouse button is released the Graph will be returned to its original un zoomed state e A
134. rs will result Generally only changes to logging information will show this indicator If there is data in the Logger that is still important cancel the Scheme changes go back and Cancel unload the Logger then implement the Scheme changes If this is not possible then consider saving the Scheme to a new name leaving the old Scheme intact whilst the required changes are made to the new Scheme Finish Editing Adding instruments defining log entries and setting the communications details is enough to produce a normal Scheme Press the Finish button to complete the Scheme The Scheme editor will execute a Build and Assemble to create a new Logger program Note Not all changes in the Scheme editor will trigger a program rebuild For example changes in the Communications sections do not trigger a rebuild and do not require the Logger to be re programmed before unloading can occur www mea com au Page 110 User Manual for Magpie 3 Scheme Assembly Errors If the Scheme building process fails then the Scheme editor will raise a prompt In some cases the prompt will offer the option to ignore the error and close the Scheme Editor This allows the Scheme changes to be saved even though the Scheme is in error Scheme Assembly Errors ole The scheme azsembh haz failed Detail of the errors are shown below These emos must be comected before the scheme can be loaded into the data logger Bese Ler messages Cur scheme HYSCHEME
135. s 53 Grap DE asr E a a A Creating a New Gra Uhr tc este sao co ste est ens ces kber na paa 54 Manip lating a Grap Msssssnssinsneniiissni nenir inion 60 Saving Graphs as PAVOUNITCS jcsvadeccsiniectnnnininnieineivacnuanvantumnatiusincannunand 61 Graph COMMENTS sasen aini NEREA EAE E EENS nS ERATIS AEEA EE EESE ETE 61 Locating Vata VANES sarnane na A S R E 62 www mea com au Page 4 User Manual for Magpie 3 Additional Graph O OE OING sicga tex suvactsagsnsetusneessanssvartucesstaddecapnisbassnancesesbupiannies tt eperivenitasainiencstaitc 63 Cour Ean eee ne ee Cee eye eer ee eee mere era 63 Eaa E A E A NTA E E NENE A E A ATIA 65 Saving the Graph Image to Fil s sseessesseessesssessesssesseessesseesecoseessesseossesseesscoseesseosersseoseossesseesseese 66 WINGS caswsavessnesnseuensiessessveausvanceadeonseicssansueessaaunvouGoanyeatesssvbesdersveetsesuveencerseeese O OF SMM ENCY VD Fe Taraa S 67 The TS VIEW morearen A A ORAA EAE E 67 Arranging Data in a Table s ssesseessesseessesssessesseesseeseessceseesseossesseoseesseeseeoseeneeoseossesseossesseeseeoseeseesse 68 Showing Summaries on the Table se ssesseessossessesssesseessceseeseeoseessessesssesseesscoseenecoseesseoseossesseesseese 69 Adding Comments to a Table sciszsssssssnsesszcscnotonslvscsscusdonssbeuedeascosdsvesonsetuesassdedsencsnastnddeevsdnehinreosevniaiss 70 Saving Tables as AVOUT COS cccesscatesasasasatansartactacaciici sees tacanguscetninctacaneisonsacasaastintar
136. s a range of information including how much data to retrieve on the next unload what are the current Navigator settings Favourites databases attached to the Scheme etc Demo SRO Intermediate file created during Scheme building Demo0 XML Contains an XML description of all fields in the buffer 0 data base All comments added to the data are stored in this file Demo1 XML As for Demo0 XML but for the buffer 1 database Buffers rti Allows the user to view buffer information in real time www mea com au Page 149 User Manual for Magpie 3 Folders Backup folder When converting a Magpie 1 Scheme to Magpie 3 this directory holds a copy of the original Magpie 1 Scheme DumpFiles folder Contains all the unload files www mea com au Page 150 User Manual for Magpie 3 Index A Automation 129 Commands 130 Scheduling 134 Script files 129 Troubleshooting 140 Backup data 140 Buffers Definition 8 Real time information 87 C Channels Real 112 Virtual 112 Channel Selection Grid 56 Communications Logger communications 33 D Data Backing up 140 Navigation 23 50 Restore from backup 140 Database Multiple databases 49 Data loss 148 Direct connection to logger 33 www mea com au E Events Editing in scheme 118 Export Tables 75 Wind Rose data 84 E Favourites Graphs 61 Projects 127 Real Time screens 87 Tables 71 Wind Roses 82 FTP unloading 42 Cleanup 45 Packet Data Terminal 43 Set up in S
137. s connector has been removed from the Input Signals port on the Logger it will stop logging and the state will be Stopped In order to return to a Logging state the Logger must be re loaded with a Scheme Scan Rate The Logger scan rate is the primary sampling rate for all sensors and should reflect the scan rate setting in the Scheme Logger Time When viewing the Standard RTI it is worth checking that the time and date in the Logger are correct The Logger takes its time and date from the computer which was used to load the Scheme into it The time does not automatically change to accommodate Daylight Savings Most users leave their Logger on local Standard Time throughout the year If required the time and date can be changed without re loading the whole Scheme by selecting Logger Advanced gt Set Logger Time Channel Inputs Channel inputs can be selected for viewing on the real time screen by using the Channel Selection Grid This is useful when there are a large number of instruments in the system www mea com au Page 86 User Manual for Magpie 3 Saving Standard RTI Screens as Favourites After selecting a set of channels to display on the RTI screen it is possible to save the selection as a Favourite for easy recall at a later date This allows the user to create a range of RTI screens for the display of specific sets of channels An example could be a weather Station with both climate and soil moisture sensors It is
138. seeessssee 85 Other Real Time Information sssssssssssesssseesssseesssseesssseessseessseceesseeessseeeosuscossserenssersssserossseessssressseeess 87 OMERE TOON E E A E E 89 Printing Real Time Data sssssicesawsscsnssoanani a 89 Real Time Data Takes Time To Update s sssessessessesssesseessesseesscoseesseossessesseessceseesseeseesseossessess 89 www mea com au Page 5 User Manual for Magpie 3 Validation Errors sesesessesesessesesocsesesesscsesecsesesesscscsosscsesesossesessssesessssesess OU Setting Validation Limits sessssesssosseeseesseesecsseessessesssesseesseoseesseoseesseoseossesseesscoseesseonersseoseossesseesseess 90 Viewing Validation SY ON S sssini ireira s renarna E E N 90 Acknowledging En Ol Sreser inatesi varaia aarerae ameneminn aetna aa ENE aaa aat 91 Deleting Wald 0 gear ee enn etme err na E E i 91 Validati n Error Details isansa ere tte erent eer ser ieee erie teers reste net ters ree anina in kin Onai Kakainin 91 Miscellaneous OCIS a oioecacacccccccccdcecucecicacecccscccscccdcavaceci caacesisecacecteeciccce 92 Eea FN A A AT A E A AA ANAA E I AANER I E A A E 92 Advanced Logger COoMMandS ssessesssesssessesseesseesecsserseesseossesseoseesseeseeoseeneesseossesseossesseeseeoseeseessee 92 Scheme CreatiOn scsescsccsesccscoesecococcesocoesosocoesococoesecococsosocoesesocsesessssesss J4 PEDA O E A EE E A E EE E AR 94 Creating CIV I VN sesasi pi a vioiarelag ile vesancasaestonanteaeneciaantiea
139. sensor from the last scan of the log interval e otal records the sum of all measurements taken over the log interval When choosing to sum a sensor value specify the number of bytes to totalise This choice requires an understanding of the size of the channel and the expected range of values If unsure use 4 bytes e Standard Deviation records the statistical standard deviation of all measurements taken over the log interval Removing Log Entries By clicking on an entry in the Log Entries list the Remove button will be enabled Esmove and it will be possible to remove the log entry from the Scheme Note Before making any changes to the log entry list make sure that any wanted data is unloaded from the Logger first because changing the number or type of log entries will mean that the user will no longer be able to unload a Logger running the old Scheme program Cannot Unload Indicator Cannot unload logger On the Scheme editor status bar there is an indicator to inform the user that Scheme changes will prevent a Logger running the previous version of the Scheme from being unloaded This does not mean that there is anything wrong with the Scheme it simply www mea com au Page 109 User Manual for Magpie 3 means that the list of log entries no longer matches the program that is running in the data Logger As a result when Magpie 3 attempts to unload data from the Logger and reconcile this data with the Scheme information erro
140. ssssssessssecsssssscsesscsssecsssscssscssseessseencess 127 PRUTOMIAUIOM sessssvscccrssuverssneescacesecsessssesavcsntesdsssevecveessienvessestassesviessvesnvessnsees 129 Creating the Script File ee ssesssesseessesseessessesssessesssesseessceseesecoseesseoseossesseesscoseeseeoscosseoseossesseesseoserseess 129 FINN TNE SCM INU I sosoran niaan E ESS SSES 130 Scheduling the PROCESS inpsariesciesisesenansauiciees nupncnnvesenaeannnnceonasnmenueauernmiiatoneninins 134 Troubleshooting AUTOMATION ccssssssesesscscesssesesssscsesescseseseceesesesesessssesescscaeseseeseseseseacssseseees 140 Backing Up and Restoring Magpie Data cccccsssscccsssssscccsssssccees 141 Backing Up Magpie Schemes se sssessesssesseesserseessesseesseossessesseenscesecssconcesseossessesssesseessesseeseesseossesss 141 Uninstalling Magpie 3 ssseccsssccocssecocssscecsssceosssecosssecosssscesssseeossseeosssse 141 Updating MagpPiC srssrsssssssssressessiesnseosiesrosss nessi sesbanissrspsrssra A SECTION C APPENDICES Magpie 1 Scheme Conversion ssssccsssscocssccocsssceccosecosssecosssecosssseessssseo 144 Reasons POMC OVI ISIN sssesessissicssssrrsriennsreisusnsanaseaiaisnakaninh ueniens veski ee reccec sessed steno 144 The Scheme Conversion Wizard ssseessesesssesecossseossesccsssccosssceosseecssescoossscesssecosseecosssecssssecessseosss 144 Scheme Compatibility ISSUES eee nen eee ne enone ere ee nee eet ene ee 146 Magpie and the Data LOgge
141. t ccccsssssccsssssccccsssscccccssssccccsscssccsssces 147 What is a Data Logger siccsisesssssvicsacuinecstvissatsinseduonessaasusvanineseisiasvavansncteonsnstabansabeseatbcvenicsssedinvnshacsentas 147 Data Logoer MEMOTY sissen a EE EAr aa 148 Pala LOGO el ETOO kinnon A E E E 148 Contents of the Scheme Folder ccccccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssees 149 PIO e E AA AAE AEN A A A TA A 149 FON E N TE E E I E E AAE A A E A 150 MAEN iiccacccievnscevecauccuscsvveansaueevaveacauconnccuesaneesuvensavesevesuacontevecacoastevsaveoousencem 1D www mea com au Page 7 User Manual for Magpie 3 Introduction Magpie 3 is a Microsoft Windows compatible program used in all measurement systems designed and manufactured by MEA The software provides a flexible functional and easy to use tool for the collection and display of recorded information from MEA logging systems Glossary A Framework For All Schemes MEA provides a set of libraries with Magpie 3 that allows you to further customise the behaviour of your system Advanced users can even maintain their own custom instrument libraries and direct Magpie 3 to search these libraries when building Schemes Buffer Grouped memory location in a data logger Able to hold a number of log variables for instruments logged at a common rate Data Storage Magpie 3 stores data in a continuous database using the dBase IV format When unloading Magpie 3 retrieves only the data ad
142. tery 3 Description Air Temperature 3 Mame Battery Mame 4SirTemp Units iy Units degt Type Unsigned Byte Type Signed Word Minimum 0 Minimum 32707 Maximum 259 Maximum 32707 Scaling A gain B Scaling A gain B Oo oO B 0 11 B 0 1 Display Type real Display Type Real Mo Real Time Minimum 0 Minimum 0 Maximum 15 Maximum 50 Width gE SE m aa TO www mea com au Width TEA eC u Parameters InputChan h a a eS Page 113 User Manual for Magpie 3 What are parameters Parameters are constant values entered by the user that control how source code attached to an instrument will function In most cases parameters are used to tell Magpie 3 how to create and maintain a virtual channel Editing the Parameters of a Virtual Instrument When an instrument has parameters indicated click the blue underlined text to display the parameters editor Parameters Parameters are used to control how this instrument operates in the data logger program Modify parameter values to alter the instrument function Comments Input channel Voltage input range mi Name The source code reference used by Magpie 3 when building a program Value Modified by the user as required If the Name is InputChan then the value can be selected from a drop down list of channels available from the Scheme Otherwise the Value must be typed by the user Comment Is added from the sensor library It will indicate what the setting m
143. through the Project Unload All Schemes menu MEADOWS SCM Mileewa scm e Open the menu and click on the Scheme you want to set as KUITPO SCM Focussed The current Focussed Scheme will have a tick next MILLEWA2 scm to it MILY_80M 5CM Rearranging Schemes The order in which the Schemes appear in the Project Manager reflects the order that they will appear throughout Magpie 3 You can modify the order of Schemes in the Project Manager by selecting a Scheme and pressing the Up and Down buttons www mea com au Page 124 User Manual for Magpie 3 Opening a Project You can open an existing Project by selecting File Open Project If you have previously opened the Project you can e Select the file from the bottom of the File menu e Open the file using Open Last File from the Magpie Helper Scheme File Not Found If Magpie 3 cannot find any of the Scheme files when it attempts to open a Project you will see the following message Scheme File Not Found f Magpie could not find a scheme File that is used in this project AMGASTON SCM Would you like to locate the file yoursel Note Clicking No will remove the scheme reference IF in doubt click Cancel You have several options provided by the buttons Yes An Open Scheme dialog will appear and you can use it to locate the Scheme file Once found all Project references will be updated to the new location No Instead of updating any references the Scheme
144. uld now be anew scheduled task in the Scheduled Tasks folder for running www mea com au Page 135 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 3 software e Todo atrial run of the task click the right mouse button over the task and select Run from the popup menu Create the Scheduled Task in Windows Vista and Windows 7 e Run the Task Scheduler B Control Panel Administrative Tools Task Scheduler e Choose Create Basic Task from the Actions panel on the right i oe ia LE Tack Scheduler CE Task Scheduler Local b DA Task Scheduler Library oy You can use Task Scheduler to create Caf and manage commen tasks that your computer wall carry out automatically at the times you specify To begin click a command in the Action menu Tal Display All Running Tasks 7 pa abreast in frdriaee intha T nebe ara cterad in feddare in the Taal AT Service Account Configuration Whew Status ot ce that ha fete Summary 4 total 3 running 1 succeeded 0 stop Help Task Nance Run Result HotStart last run succeeded at FF Suchen Genebcterview iiral Last refreshed at 20 04 2011 1 27 44 PM Refresh m www mea com au Page 136 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Give the task a name e g Unload Weather Station and press Next 6 Create a Basic Task Create a Basie Task Use this wizard to quickly schedule a common task For more advanced options or settings Trigger such as multiple task actions or triggers
145. up connections www mea com au Page 10 User Manual for Magpie 3 SECTION A MAGPIE BASICS User Manual for Magpie 3 Features of Magpie 3 Magpie 3 introduces several new features and improves upon some existing features from its predecessor Magpie 2 Several different Schemes can be combined to form a Magpie Project Create Graphs with series data from several Schemes Quickly open any Table from any Scheme within the Project Simultaneously open Tables from different Schemes next to each other Unload all Schemes with the click of a button Direct access to every Favourite from every Scheme in the Project Benefit from the improved efficiency of Project automation Edit any specific Scheme from within a Project Easily manage Projects with the new Project Manager Support for 128 COM ports Other features include The Magpie Helper to help you get started Many improvements to the Wind Rose module New automation commands Complete Windows 7 compatibility Various Graphical enhancements Bug fixes Magpie 3 Schemes are backwards compatible with Magpie 2 Drag and drop Schemes and Projects onto Magpie 3 to open them www mea com au Magpie Helper Select a task to begin using Magpie 3 Open Scheme Open an existing Magpie scheme Open Project Open an existing Magpie project New Scheme Create a new Magpie scheme New Project Create a new Magpie project Magpie Help Open the Ma
146. us database files that continue to grow over the lifetime of the Scheme The database files contain all of the data collected by the measurement system and if the files are lost there is no way in which the data can be recovered unless a backup strategy is implemented Ideally the frequency of backup should be shorter than the storage capacity of the logging system so that if a critical error occurs and data is lost the backup data can be restored and the remainder of the data can be collected from the measurement system If Magpie Schemes are stored on a network server then the network server will most likely have its own backup regime that will prevent a catastrophic loss of data in failure conditions Remember that if the measurement systems that were acquired to measure the data are worth thousands of dollars to purchase and maintain then the data collected from these systems is worth at least this much Therefore it is worth soending time and money to keep it safe Backing Up Magpie Schemes Backups should always be made to a removable storage device such as a CD ROM or flash drive or network drive Ideally backups should be stored at a separate site or location from the computer which holds the data What Files to Backup The easiest choice is to choose the entire Schemes folder This makes sure that current versions of Scheme files are stored along with the data It is not necessary to backup any other Magpie 3 files as these c
147. use the Create Task command in the Actions pane Action Finish My Automation Senpt Automates unload amp expert of data from MEA logging syster e Select how frequently you want the task to run press Next Create Basic Task Wizard m asis ees on Task Trigger Create a Basic Task When do you wart the tack to start Ca Action 7 Finish am Monthly Bre time O When the computer starts D When Ilog on When a specific event is logged www mea com au Page 137 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Enter the start Date and Time of the task press Next Create Basic Task Wizard n x B oai Create a Basic Task Start MWWL O7 L755 PM Tragger CONE i e T dy Aetion e Ensure Start a program is selected and press Next Create Basic Task Wizard l hres o Oooiii _______ eee o Action Crente a Basie Task Trigger What action do you want the task to perform Daily Start a progam O Send an erail Display a message www mea com au Page 138 User Manual for Magpie 3 e For Program script enter the Magpie 3 executable path Use the Browse button to locate the Magpie exe file and the path will be added automatically Create Basic Task Wiza wri S Start a Program Create a Basit Task Trigger Erogram seript Daily E ak G Magpre 3 Tester Magpie ewe i _Browsen E Add arguments optional ca aei a se we nme eb TA Finish Start in opt
148. values remain stable during periods when power is not applied to sensors Note Most interfaces will be added automatically when instruments are added to the Scheme Program settings The Program Settings on the Program page are used to allow the function of attached interfaces to be changed by the user 7 Program Settings Hame Value Comments A m Channel tore 10000 Channel storage address E m Firmware 20 Firmware version of the logger Need_Log_Start YES Does the logger need a log start to start logging Telem_Pwr_Output OUTO Logger output channel used to dive telemetry device OUTO OUTI OUT2 OUT 3 Sal As with interfaces program settings are added automatically when an interface is added to the Scheme To alter a program setting any existing value should be removed and manually replaced with the required value In most cases the comments added with the setting will indicate what values are appropriate www mea com au Page 116 User Manual for Magpie 3 Advanced gt Configuration The Logger has a non volatile configuration that can be modified by Magpie 3 in the Configuration page of the Scheme editor Scheme Editor M YSCHEME cheme Pages i Operation Gencral Logger Gontiguration settings are used to modiy the intemal operabon of the data logger It wall be necessary to reter to the relevent User Settings coniiguration data table documentation tor available configuration setings Cormunicabors
149. w Project e The Project Wizard will open Enter a file name for your Project If you wish to save the file somewhere specific click the amp button to choose a location gt New Project Wizard EE fol Create a new Magpie Project A project is a collection of schemes Having schemes in a project allows for their logged data to be easily compared to each other Enter the project name title and destination for the new project below Name MpProject The file name for this project Title Example Project For Manual Optional Enter an informative tithe for this project Destination C Documents and Settings All Users Documents MEA SM agpie E Where the project file will be saved e Press the Create button to continue www mea com au Page 121 User Manual for Magpie 3 The Project Manager When you create a new Project you will be presented with the Project Manager When a Project is open you can open the Project Manager by selecting Project gt Project Manager from the menu bar or selecting the Project Manager button from the toolbar The Project Manager is used to add remove and rearrange Schemes from the Project gt Project Manager Project Tithe Demo Project Comments Projects allow data from a number of different schemes to be displayed on the same graph Save scheme file addresses relative to project file Allow schemes to auto open Favourites when project i loaded Sche
150. will be completely removed from the Project You will be prompted to confirm the removal of any Project Favourites that rely on this Scheme Cancel Leave the reference to the missing Scheme in the Project Missing Schemes appear at the bottom of the list in the Project Manager and can only be removed If you leave the missing Scheme in the Project you will be prompted for a response again the next time you open the Project www mea com au Page 125 User Manual for Magpie 3 Unloading in Projects Logging systems associated with a Project can be unloaded all together or as individual systems To unload all logging systems associated with a Project e From the menu bar select Project Unload All Schemes To unload an individual system within a project e From the menu bar select Project and ensure the system you want to unload is selected by checking the scheme on the list e Select Logger Unload Data www mea com au Smee Table Graph win a Project Manager Unload All Schemes My Scheme SCM ANGGSTON SCM Tintin SCM aimee Table Graph win w Project Manager H Unload All Schemes My Scheme SCM ANGASTON SCM Tintin SCM Page 126 User Manual for Magpie 3 Project Mode Differences to Scheme Mode Magpie 3 behaves a bit differently depending on whether it has a Project or a Scheme file open Whenever a file is open we can say that Magpie 3 is running in Project mode or Sche
151. ws a Scheme title and comments to be entered for the Scheme Comments isa memo entry field and is a good place to keep track of versions of the Scheme or who changed it and when Entries in the Comments field do not affect the operation of the system User Settings User Settings are parameters that result from custom source code interfaces or sensor specific code that a user can change in order to alter the way that code runs in the data Logger These settings might be times when particular events are to occur messages or thresholds etc Communications The communications page allows the user to modify the communications port baud rate telemetry and FTP settings Changes made here do not require the Logger to be re loaded www mea com au Page 97 User Manual for Magpie 3 Configuration Configuration pages are all about the building of the Scheme A user with a basic understanding of Magpie 3 and the Unidata Logger can construct a Scheme within the Configuration pages The pages in this category are Data Logger The data Logger page gives details of the Logger model selected for this Scheme and allows the user to change the Scan rate Instruments The Instruments page is where all instruments are described in the Scheme Instruments can be sensors and other supporting hardware that can be added multiple times to the Scheme or virtual instruments Logging The Logging page allows the user to describe how to log selected instru

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