User`s Manual
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1. dl dl Bi E Ri p E Managing acquisitions The Supervisor may access a list of all the acquisitions that have been started and downloaded to the PC by clicking on the Acq button in the main window A table will appear displaying the DLHT Code the unit description the date and time when the mission was Started the date and time when the mission was Stopped and the contents of the additional information fields The Supervisor may delete an entry from the Configuring the templates Temp As has been explained in the section Using the templates the Supervisor may set a number of default parameters related to specific conditions products or product categories in a template such that the users may set all the necessary parameters with a single click The parameters are assigned to a template that is named appropriately e g Product A such that the user may select this template from the list and automatically upload the default setting for this mission Click on the Temp button in the main window to bring up the corresponding window TecnoSof t s r l DLHT 33 35 The list of templates will appear displaying selected information related to each template to add or edit a template click on the appropriate buttons at the bottom of the window Adding a template Click on the New button to open the window entitled Acquisition Template in the description field you must assign a2. After having installed the DLHT software you will be presented with the Smartkey Driver Installation window Select the tab sheet named USB and click on Install The windows below are for the Italian version Smartkey Driver Installation Parallela USE G55 In questo pannello possible irctalare dieser per la Smyk USA Installa o aggicenas la USE Der idre per la Smatkey USB Forza la nimonone del dirai della Smartt ey USB Ln rebool della macchina pempre nchessio Une questo comando solo pei recuperane un iristallscsone enaa Sistus Venire Once the installation is complete a message will inform you that the drivers have been installed correctly click on OK to proceed Now insert the hardware protection key into a USB slot on the PC the Windows operating system will present the Found New Hardware wizard In the first screen select Install the software automatically and click Next In the next window click Next again After some time the following window should appear Click on Finish The Smartkey Hardware Installation window should be similar to the one below Smartkey Driver Installation Parallela USB G55 AP in quesio pannello possibile inelallare il drer per la Smartt ey USE Installa o deer pes la D ctrca idre per la Smatke
3. DLHT User s Manual Date 06 07 2009 Device and data management software for DLHT Temperature and Humidity data loggers Software version 1 1 2 0 2 35 DLHT TecnoSott s r l Tecnosoft s r l Via delle Regioni 34 20090 Segrate Milano phone 39 02 26922888 fax 39 02 26922875 e mail info tecnosoft net web www tecnosoft net TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 3 35 INDEX LICENSE AGREEMENT 2 elisa 5 INTRODUCTION mee RERO 6 INTERPRETING THIS MANUAL eds esu teet ducc Du Adel Ee NI Lee cia COME 6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS a a eli ilaele 7 ASTE TRITT TIT 7 SOFA RE Gc 7 MAIN OPERATIONS 600033520020 Aiace aa 8 STARTING UP THE SOFTWARE dace eise tis a ciare 8 THE WINDOW RETE 8 OTT T T Tm 9 PTS INR TT T TE E 9 EXITING THE PROGRAM ilari iaia E DOM PI OMIM IE 9 CHECK THE STATUS OF A UNIT lio iero ia 10 SYNCHRONIZING THE CLOCK CRT NT mE ES 10 UNIT CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS ssi 11 ERASING MEMORY adatte nale 1 PA DDITIONAL INFORMATION licia balla 11 STARTING A NEW MISSIQN iiiiiioiicduiosiossdet 520202005 A Lila 12 MISSION PARAMETERS exa coda ve Den a 13 ME hei 13 NP CONTE IPC Ic 13 PRS eT Alina 13 A RN ERU OTO 13 NOH 2D 055 145 TRU T TRE TES 14 MV alu xL UN IL M EE 14 CURRENTE MAE IONS TAS ll
4. Italian or English The change will take place the next time the program is launched Timeout This is time in minutes that set the length of the period of inactivity that must elapse before the user is automatically logged out of the system When this occurs the user must re enter the password to gain access to the program Custom Fields You may assign a name to each of these 4 fields that will be displayed when launching a new mission see the Mission Parameters Information section for details The user will then fill in the information reserved for each of these fields when launching a mission The Database Tabsheet Database source Here you must select the reference database for the program The DLHT database is created during installation and is pre selected by default If for whatever reason you would like to use a different database select it from the list and connect to it using the button to the right of this list Login The username and password of the reference database for the program must be inserted here If the values are incorrect you will not be able to access the database The values present by default are those for the default database DLHT Maintenance In this section you may create or recreate the database archives that you select from those present by clicking on the Create button The program automatically creates the archives during installation however if they get damaged you may recreate them from here T
5. are programmed to start a new mission This delay is independent of the acquisition mode and has been included so that the unit may be transported to the site to be monitored without taking readings before it arrives The delay is expressed in minutes TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 35 35 Company ISO 9001 2000 certified for firmware and software development
6. displayed below Description Temperature exceeded the maximum threshold Temperature returned below the maximum threshold Temperature exceeded the minimum threshold Temperature returned above the minimum threshold Humidity exceeded the maximum threshold Humidity returned below the maximum threshold Humidity exceeded the minimum threshold e lt gt Humidity returned above the minimum threshold Communication menu When a DLHT is connected to the PC and communicating with the software a nearly blank menu will be displayed and the keyboard will be turned off Replacing the batteries DLHT works using two 1 5V AA batieries If the batteries need to be replaced the unit will signal this by means of the LED marked B The lid of the battery compartment is located at the back of the device Open the lid by applying slight pressure on the tip of the lid identified by the arrow symbol and slide the lid in the direction pointed to by the same arrow symbol Remove the batteries and replace them with a fresh set Replace the lid and slide it until it clicks in place Resetting the device The device reset button is located at the back of the unit and may be accessed by removing the battery compartment lid At one end of the battery compartment you will find a small opening underneath which you should be able to see the reset button Using a slim object Such as a paper c
7. files will be restored The files relative to the database will not be modified This is particularly useful if since performing the particular backup the Supervisor has made changes to the general database such as adding new users etc The Reset Procedure The reset process is used to delete unwanted acquisition files from the acquisition directory as well as from the program database file You will be prompted to select a time period between two dates within which the files will be selected and then deleted The files are permanently deleted and therefore this function would typically be carried out after performing a system backup Click on the Reset button from the main Archive window a window labelled Date will appear In this window you must specify the range dates starting From a specific date To the end date All the files whose date falls within that range will be deleted A warning message will ask you whether you want to delete the files click on confirm to proceed or on cancel to exit without deleting files TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 21 35 Data Logger Manual Connecting a device DLHT connects to the PC via a USB cable and therefore you must have at least one free USB port The cable supplied with the software has two different connectors on its extremities The larger connector plugs into the USB port of your PC whilst the smaller connector must be plugged into the matching female connector found at t
8. not described each time These particular buttons for aesthetic reasons are not accompanied by a text description Below is a list of these buttons beside which you will find the text used to identify them in this manual Name and a short description of the function they carry out Description Pulsante Nome Descrizione Applies any modification carried out in the current window confirms operations Confirm used as OK Cancel Ignore the changes made to this window cancel current operations Exit Closes the program Update the items displayed in the current window from the unit currently Refresh connected New Creates a new entry in the list of the current window Edit Modifies the selected element in the list of the current window Delete Deletes the selected element in the list of the current window TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 7 35 System requirements Hardware Description Minimum Recommended Microprocessor Celeron 300 Pentium 11 400 Memory 64 MB 128 MB Video Settings 800x600 a 256 colors 1024x768 16 million colors 2 free USB ports Software Description Supported Operating System Windows 98 2000 XP 8 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Main operations Starting up the software Once the computer has booted double click on the DLHT icon on the desktop to run the program alternatively select DLHT from the start menu by clic
9. un zoom in the graph and use the left and right arrows to scroll it when it is zoomed in Press OK while a graph is displayed and a menu comes up select the first two lines and press OK to input the start first line and end second line time of the displayed graph Change the values as you wish and after finished press OK pressing ESC will not change the values Press ESC from the menu and the graph will be zoomed accordingly to your changes The other next four lines in the menu are used to set the maximum and minimum values of temperature and humidity for the zoom option for example you can set 30 C as maximum temperature and then press OK and ESC and the graph will be zoomed so that the maximum value of temperature displayed is 30 C The last two options Auto Zoom and Default are used to set an automatic zoom for the graph best fitting the display and to restore original values all graph displayed t 3 Hs 4 TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 23 39 Managing the alarms If any alarm condition arose throughout the mission you may view these by accessing the alarm page Access the menu page by pressing the OK key and select Browse alarms using the directional keys then press OK The alarm view will display the symbol representing the type of alarm on the left and the date time at which the alarm occurred on the right To switch between date and time use the left and right directional keys The key to the alarm symbols is
10. Company Department Reference and Notes as you deem necessary JDLHT Tempesature and Humidity 8 Click on confirm to complete access to the program that is done by means of the following window named Login The drop down list in the field named User you may select the user name for a particular user whereas in the Password field the corresponding password should be entered Since this is the first time the program is being accessed there is only one user available the Supervisor Select this entry and input the password that you have just selected for this user click on confirm or press enter to gain access to the supervisor section Click on Exit to close the program The main window The main window for the user Supervisor provides access to all the management functions of the software the database the users and so on The Info and Exit buttons have the same functions as those present for a standard user refer to the section Online Help About and Exiting the program TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 27 35 Configuring the software program Click on the Setup button to open the Configuration window which provides access to five different tabbed sheets General Database Security Path and Report The General Tabsheet Degree Mode This section enables you to select whether you want data to be displayed in Fahrenheit or Degrees Celsius Language You may choose the language used within the program by choosing from
11. MT as selected by the supervisor the second displays the user that is currently active and the third will display the serial number of the device currently connected to the PC if any The following chapters of this manual will describe all the functions that a user with full access rights may use therefore not all the features described may be accessible by all users TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 9 35 On line Help To open the online help click on the Info button and from there double click the DLHT image The various pages are linked to each other and you may navigate the help in a manner similar to navigating a web site About lt Info The Info button when clicked will bring up a window that displays the software version and the release date as well as the code of the hardware protection key connected to the PC To close this window click on the Tecnosoft icon on the left hand side Exiting the program Exit To exit the software click on the Exit button The program will not be closed but the user will be disconnected and the access window will appear again such that any other user may login To close the program in a definitive manner use the exit button on the access window 10 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Check the status of a unit The status and configuration parameters of a connected DLHT unit may be queried at any time Ensure that the unit has been correctly connected to the PC using the USB cable see the section Co
12. a 21 11 2006 14 58 08 2158 5346 JSMITH DLHT Unit 21 11 2006 14 58 38 24 02 54 75 JSMITH DLHT Und The main part of the window displays the acquired data for both temperature sensors that were connected to the DLHT in question along with the time stamp for each acquisition the user who launched the mission and so on Further down we find User Information that relate to the hardware key connected to the computer that was used to launch the mission The button labelled Export will bring up a window where you may select the path where a copy of the data may be saved in slk format which may then be imported using Microsoft Excel where you may personalize the data Printing Reports From the graph window you may print a report of the data acquired The printout will reflect the current zoom settings and the report will also include certain DLHT mission parameters Click on the Print button to open a window where you may select the printer to be used and the print options number of copies etc Click on otart to start printing If the Supervisor has enabled print preview a window will open up before printing where a sample of how the final printed document will look is displayed In this preview window you may zoom into the page move between pages save the preview in one of two formats ll for List amp Labels and EMF that may be viewed with most graphic progra
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14. art of the mission and within which one may set the parameters as desired Information This section is dedicated to those parameters that enable identification of the particular mission as they refer to the use of the DLHT and the mission itself The name assigned to the fields in this section are set by the Supervisor and will be the same for all missions There are 4 fields in all and if the Supervisor has not assigned names to these fields they will be labeled nfo 1 2 3 and 4 In these fields you may enter information that you deem necessary to facilitate identification of the mission at a later date Alarms Six fields are dedicated to device alarms maximum Max minimum Min and Hysteresis for both temperature and humidity You must enter the threshold values both min and max for both parameters in these fields that determine when the visual and audible alarms on the DLHT will set in The value of hysteresis enables you to keep the unit under control by preventing it from repeatedly generating alarms if the temperature measured oscillates between the min and max values As an example consider setting 30 C as the maximum temperature threshold and 2 C as the hysteresis when the temperature measured exceeds 30 the alarms will go off and they will remain on until the temperature measured reaches 28 30 29 Once the temperature goes below 28 the alarms will not go off again until the temperature reaches 30 again By means
15. ds that have been set for both sensors If a value for hysteresis has been set the line will also display a smudged area equivalent to the hysteresis selected e Hint if you double click on any point of the two graph lines the data at that point along with the date and time for that acquisition will be displayed in a caption box If this option is enabled or disabled the caption will appear or disappear accordingly e Show Point if this option is enabled the points at which readings where effectively acquired will be displayed on the graph lines DLHT Unit tp T T __ _ T T _ _ _ _mmmqiu e m _m_ Fm6__er Lo O Oo iiS m s You may zoom into a particular area of the graph by clicking with the left button of the mouse on your desired starting point the top left corner of the area you want to zoom into and keeping the button pressed drag the mouse until you enclose the desired area in a box When you release the left button the graph will zoom into that area To revert to the original graph right click with the mouse and select the Zoom Out menu item You may also zoom into the graph using another two methods the first is done by selecting a range using the mouse in a manner similar to that described above however creating the box only on the y axis on t
16. e or both options present at the bottom of the window Delete Data after download the data will be erased from the unit s memory once the download is complete and Stop Unit after Download in this case you will be notified when the mission has stopped To start the download click on the Confirm button When all the available data has been downloaded a message will appear indicating the operation has been completed successfully If it is the first time that data is being downloaded from this DLHT or if certain parameters such as the Description have been modified for this unit one of the following two messages may appear before the confirmation message just described Added DLHT to database or DLHT updated in database 16 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Stopping a mission Oso To stop a mission currently in progress connect to the unit using the software and click on the Stop button A message will confirm that the data logger has been stopped Displaying the data in a graph To view the downloaded data in graphical format click on the Data button in the main window to bring up another set of available options Click on the button labelled Graph at the top left a window entitled Filter will appear where you may select a number of filters in order to identify the mission you want to view Each section of this window refers to a particular type of filter To activate a filter you
17. e set however by setting more parameters it becomes much easier to retrace and analyze acquisitions The Supervisor may therefore create a standard configuration for each product or product type that needs to be monitored for example a food processing firm may create templates for cheese or meat that may be reloaded instantly by the technician programming the DLHT If your Supervisor has created and saved one or more templates you may load them by simply clicking on the Template button a window entitled Select Template will appear A list will display all the templates that the supervisor has created to assign the parameters in this template to the mission you are about to start select the desired template name from the list and click on the Confirm button The template parameters will be loaded and will appear in the start mission window Before clicking on confirm after selecting a template from the list you may enable the option Set as default for this DLHT In this case in the Start DLHT Mission window the name of this template will appear on a button to the left of the bottom bar By clicking this button the parameters will be automatically loaded into the corresponding fields without having to select the template from the list TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 13 35 Select Template Mission Parameters As mentioned beforehand the start mission window is divided into sections each of which refers to a particular p
18. he left for temperature or on the right for humidity The graph will be resized such that the graph now uses the new y axis scale to generate the graph For example you could select on the left hand side temperature a box that encloses temperatures from 20 to 30 C the graph will resize such that the graph will zoom to include only temperatures in this range The graph for humidity will not be affected The last method for zooming is to click with the right hand button of the mouse in the graph area and selecting the option Set Scale from the menu a window labeled Graph Scale will appear where you may select the range to be displayed for each sensor and the start and stop date and time to be used as the x axis scale 18 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l 54 0425 796508789 44 0425796508789 21 11 2006 14 56 38 su Viewing data as a table The downloaded data may also be viewed in tabular form click on the Data button in the main window after which choose the Table button located at the top right The Filter window will appear again which is identical to that explained above for the graph option After clicking on confirm a window entitled Acquisition Table will appear quisition Table Time Temp Descsplion EA Ta 21 11 2006 14 57 08 2187 5336 JSMITH DLHT Und 2111 2006 14 57 38 2158 5333 0 JSMITH DLHT Un
19. he bottom of the DLHT Once a device is connected the PC will recognize the device and automatically load the necessary drivers at which point the device is ready to communicate with the software Switching on the device When the batteries are inserted into a DLHT the unit will go on and will remain on Even if the display is off the device is in actual fact still running in a low power mode The display automatically turns off once the unit has not been used that is no key has been pressed for one minute If DLHT is connected to the PC and is communicating with the software the display will remain on When the display is off you may turn it back on by simply pressing on any of the buttons on the device How to view the current temperature readings DLHT has two basic operating modes standby and acquisition mode When in standby the device reads the sensors and shows the values on the display but does not save the readings In the acquisition mode the device stores the readings in memory according to how it was configured When the display is off pressing any of the direction keys will force the device to make an immediate measurement and display the results The display that shows the current readings also indicates the status of the unit that is whether it is in standby or in acquisition mode If the unit is acquiring the display will switch between three messages below the readings by pressing left or right either Time followed by
20. he data saved to date will not be lost but will not be visible in the program The Rebuild Acq button may be used to re insert acquisitions into the database if these have been damaged or if they have been deleted inadvertently by the Supervisor See section Managing Acquisitions below Directory This field is used to specify the location of the reference database 28 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l The Security Tabsheet e Dongle Code This is the code of the USB hardware key necessary to launch the program e Password and Confirm password these fields may be used to change the supervisor password the new password must be input in both fields after which click on the Change button to apply the change e Start and Stop These fields are used to set a time frame during which the software may be used The Supervisor sets this time frame to prevent the software being used before or after specific dates If for example a DLHT device is programmed at a date outside this time frame possibly because the user has changed the date on the PC the software will notify this anomaly e Code AUX and code BASE These are specific codes that are used to generate specific checksums in the database These may be changed from the default values in order to be able to distinguish between databases on different PC s or different installations The path Tabsheet Acquisition This holds the path to which the acquisition data will be sa
21. ial number the firmware version the date and time held by the device and the calibration expiry date Before explaining in detail each section of the window the use of the templates will be described Start DLHT Mission j LLL Rm Info 1 inte 2 Into A Indo Hyibseii Sua 01 01 2000 000000 Show Diplag mu v ShowHumidy Fahrenheit cmd hw Emable Tabie Memor S Sood Check 5 LED 1 LED 2 Burnet Meri E Max CH Max E Min Rh Max Ph Mane Sth Mose 3 Hin SRhMn l 58 Sticky Stopped POLAR RADIO 0 20 STU TES 17 25 Shp eros Using the Templates Temp The templates may be created and configured only by the Supervisor who is therefore responsible for selecting the standard configuration parameters that will be used for particular missions The templates have been designed in order to simplify the process for starting missions and programming the data loggers Using templates we avoid having to input the same parameters over and over since in practice most of these will be identical for each successive mission In fact when starting a new mission a number of configuration parameters must be set amongst which the acquisition interval the start delay if necessary alarm thresholds and so on Not all the parameters need to b
22. ing one the particular device must be connected to the PC DLHT Code Em Dae Template Mir DUHT Wh LI Changing the description of a DLHT Unit When adding a new DLHT to the list you will be automatically prompted to assign a description to the unit after which this is added to the list If on the other hand you wish to change the description of a unit that already exists in your list you must first delete the unit from the list and then add it as a new device changing the description when prompted to When adding a new unit you will also be asked whether you would like to assign a default template to it DLHT Description Le Registrazioni delle operazioni The software program automatically saves a log file of the main operations effected by each user such that a track record is kept for future reference Only the Supervisor may access this log by means of the Log button in the main window The Log window will appear which holds a list displaying the description of the operation carried out the name of the user that effected it and the time and date at which this was done The operations that are logged are 32 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Login and logout of users synchronization of date and time started mission stopped mission downloaded data erased memory saved data and deleted files In this window the Supervisor may delete an entry from the list if required H E
23. iz E T T iii eil 27 IRE DATABASE NABSHEE T T T EU TEE 2 Ee PR lella 28 MI S Y MRNA TR 28 IRE ROR ERRORI 29 MANAGING THE U SERS RE RTT ea 29 MANAGING THE HARDWARE KEYS ail 30 MANAGING THE DLAT unisci 31 LE REGISTRAZIONI DELLE OPERAZIONIS silicati 31 MANAGING ACQUISITION S suina 32 CONFIGURING THE TEMPLATES rai EOT 32 33 TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 5 35 License agreement Read this license agreement thoroughly before using the Software Using and copying this Software is subject to the acceptance of this agreement If you choose to refuse the following conditions please return this Software to the point of purchase for complete refund This agreement involves Tecnosoft srl Redecesio di Segrate Milano Italy henceforth called Tecnosoft and the User be it a physical or juridical person for the following software products henceforth called Software DLHT Software and any software product accompanying it Tecnosoft grants the user a non exclusive right to use a copy of the software on a single computer provided that the user accepts the following conditions 1 User license The Software is property of Tecnosoft and cannot be copied nor sold without the prior written authorization of Tecnosoft The Software is protected by Italian and European Laws and by International Treaties concerning intellectual properties 2 Additional licenses The purchase of additional licenses conve
24. king on Start Programs or All programs if you use Windows XP TECNOSOFT DLHT DLHT Soon after the user access window will appear select your login name from the list in the User field and enter your password in the Password field Click on the confirm button to proceed or on the exit button to close the program Login If it is the first time that a particular user is accessing the program this user must use the password assigned to him by the supervisor After this a new window will appear where the user may change the password to a unique password of his her choice The new password must be typed twice User First Login The Main Window The main window will then appear entitled Dual Temperature Data Logger that is divided into sections The middle part holds the 4 buttons that carry out the main functions DLHT Data Info and Exit The first button is used to access on the device or devices that are connected to the PC the second is used to process data that has been downloaded from the devices and saved on the PC The other two buttons are used to display information about the software and to exit the program Depending upon the access rights for a particular user clicking on DLHT or on Data will provide access to some of the software functions Data Logger Humidity amp Temperature The bottom part of the window holds three panels the first is used to display the system date and time either local time or G
25. lip press the reset button The unit will be reset the display will display some information and remain in that state accompanied by a small beep every 5 seconds until you complete the reset procedure by pressing the left and right keys concurrently until the display changes to the normal view in which it displays temperature The reset procedure does not 24 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l delete data from memory however it automatically stops any operation in progress and sets the unit in the standby state Displaying the unit s serial number The screenshot that appears after a reset displays the unit s serial number as well as the firmware version TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 25 35 Supervisors Manual DLHT software is a multi user program The users are assigned access codes and granted access rights by the Supervisor who is basically a user with full access to the standard program functions as well as having access to a number of added program features and settings The software must be installed by the Supervisor since a number of program configuration settings may only be carried out by this user and also because the supervisor is the only user that is able to create new users The Hardware protection key In order to use DLHT you must first install the USB hardware protection key that has been supplied with the software To do this please follow carefully the instructions below Do not insert the key into the PC USB port just yet
26. ms and of course send the file to the printer TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 19 35 The system archive The Archive function that may be accessed from the Data menu by clicking on the Archive button presents the user with a number of functions in order to act upon the database and storage of data in system files The program automatically saves information gathered by the software acquisitions settings templates etc in the system database as well as in separate files There are three Archive functions available namely Backup Restore and Reset The Backup Procedure The backup procedure is an automatic process by which the program will create a compressed file that contains a backup of all the files found in the Database path specified by the Supervisor and all the files with extension dat found in the Acquisition path as specified by the Supervisor Click on the Backup button to open the backup window This window presents the user with a few backup options Destination by default the path displayed is that set by the Supervisor This path may be changed if required in order to save files in a different location Remove Acquisition Files this option if selected will delete the actual acquisition files that have been backed up from the default folder after the backup has been successfully completed Acquisitions after date this option is used to specify a range of files to be backup up starting from the date specified in
27. must select it by clicking on name after this you may act upon the fields inside that section The more filters you enable the more precise will the data shown match the data you want to display Also the more information you have included when starting the mission the more options the filters will provide The filters you may use are Unit you may select the unit from which you have downloaded data based upon the Code as well as their Description TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 17735 e User you may select a user from the list that have started a mission on a DLHT device from which data has been downloaded Date Here you may specify a range based on date and time that will appear in the graph by specifying the start date and time From and the end date and time To e Info permits you to view data according to the information that has been inserted in the appropriate fields by the person that started the missions The lists will only hold values that have been used at least once for a mission that has been downloaded Set up the filters as required click on confirm to proceed and view the graph A window entitled Graph will appear that holds the graphical representation of the readings in the middle part the temperature scale on the left that for humidity on the right and on the horizontal axis you will find the points for date and time The bottom bar holds three possible options e Show Alarm This function displays the threshol
28. name to the template Most of the remaining fields are identical to those described in the section Using the templates except for the section Acquisition where we set certain acquisition parameters TITO MEUSE T e Mode The drop down list presents 4 options Immediately is used to start the mission as soon as the data logger is programmed Given Date is used to specify a specific day and time at which the logger will start acquiring for example if we insert 10 as the day the mission will start on the next 10th day of the month that occurs from the time the device is programmed If we set 16 as the hour the device will start logging the next time the DLHT clock reaches 16 and so on for minutes and seconds If a field is left blank the parameter is ignored The Given Weekday option is used to start the mission as soon as the day specified in the drop down list labelled Weekday starts Choose Manually to set the device such that the mission starts when a button is pressed on the unit e Rate Here specify the default acquisition rate in Hours Minutes and Seconds e Day Hour Minute and Second These fields are used to hold the corresponding values that will be used if the option Given Date was chosen as the acquisition mode e Weekday select the weekday at which missions will start if the acquisition mode has been set to Given Weekday 34 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Delay The delay is applied from the moment the devices
29. nd viewed on the unit s display Display Off The display will automatically switch off after one minute if not selected the display will be always on Select this option to conserve battery charge 14 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Fahrenheit displays temperature in Fahrenheit rather than degrees Celsius Circular Memory if this option is selected once memory has been filled up the DLHT will keep acquiring data and will start overwriting the oldest data it has collected if this option is not selected once the device has filled up the memory it will automatically stop acquiring 5 Second Check The readings will always be read every 5 seconds but will be saved to memory only according to the acquisition rate This function permits the alarms to be kept up to date even if the acquisition interval is very large LED 1 LED 2 and Buzzer In these three sections we have those options that configure the alarms DLHT is equipped with three LED indicators and an acoustic alarm buzzer One LED is reserved as a battery low indicator whereas LED 1 and 2 may be configured via software Similarly the acoustic alarm Buzzer may be configured using this window Each section holds the options for each indicator you may also select more than one option for the same alarm for example LED 1 may be used to signal that the temperature has exceeded the threshold on both temperature and Humidity The options are e Max The temperature is cur
30. nnecting the device page 27 and click on DLHT in the main window A window entitled DLHT Connection will appear the program will search for units that are currently connected to the PC and will display them in a list in the middle of the form The devices in the list may be identified by means of their serial number and their description this last option may be modified by the Supervisor whereas the serial number cannot be changed If new units are connected to the PC whilst this window is being displayed click on the Refresh button to force the program to search for new units Select the unit you which to query and click on the confirm button The following window holds a button labelled Status at the top left click on this button to open the DLHT window that will display all the configuration parameters for the unit you selected This window is automatically updated every 5 seconds however you may generate a manual refresh by clicking on the refresh button TE n le Far es I deuce Denet Synchronizing the clock The device time and the PC time may be synchronized by clicking on the button next to the Date and Time entry The Date and Time section displays the date and time on the device if this section is red it means that TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 1139 the clocks are not synchronized To resynchronize the clocks make sure that the date and time your are set correctly before clicking on the butt
31. of the hysteresis we avoid an annoying situation where the alarms go on and off repeatedly in a short time for example if the ambient temperature oscillates about the 30 mark for example it exceeds 30 then drops for a few seconds to 29 5 then exceeds 30 again and then drops again to 29 5 and so on then the alarms will go on and off every few seconds Acquisition Here we set those parameters that directly affect data collection We set the start delay Start by selecting the date and time at which the acquisition will start local or GMT as set by the supervisor you may check the actual logger time by looking at the information bar at the bottom of the form just above the buttons We must also set the acquisition interval which is the rate at which data is collected by the data logger We can set this from a minimum of 5 seconds to a maximum of 91 hours 1 minute and 20 seconds If you select the Manual Start option the DLHT will start acquiring after you press the left and right buttons concurrently Options In this section we set certain options pertaining to how the DLHT will function The options are enabled by clicking on them and are e Show Temperature The readings from sensor 1 are shown on the unit s display Show Humidity The readings from sensor 2 are shown on the unit s display Enable Table The table of readings may be accessed and viewed on the unit s display Enable Graph A graph of readings may be accessed a
32. on Unit configuration parameters These are displayed in the Mission section of the window and are the parameters of the unit that is currently active The parameters are Field Description Status Indicates whether the device is in standby or if it is acquiring also displays mission start date in this case Rate Acquisition Interval expressed in hours H minutes M and seconds S Description brief description of the current unit may be set only by the Supervisor Field 1 2 3 4 The names for these fields may only be set by the supervisor and the fields may be used to add mission information before this is started Erasing Memory The Memory section holds a column that fills up with a green bar according to the amount of memory that is currently occupied To erase the memory and all the data it contains click on the button holding an Eraser icon on the right of this column the program will ask for a confirmation of this task and will inform you that the data will be lost Confirm or Cancel accordingly Question All Data Will Be Erased Continue Additional Information The last section Status displays some useful information first of all the current readings for temperature and humidity are shown The next two items may be checked or not according to the device status If the device had the circular memory function enabled and some of the older data has been o
33. r l Introduction DLHT is a temperature and humidity monitoring system consisting of a datalogger and a software package that configures and manages the devices A USB cable connects the units to the PC on which the software is running DLHT satisfies a number of applications amongst which monitoring temperature and humidity in controlled environments checking refrigerators and monitoring temperature and humidity sensitive products The device is compact and is powered internally by two 1 5V pencil batteries making the system versatile and easily to relocate Up to half a million readings may be stored on the device which may then be downloaded to a PC for reporting and storage The software package is used to program the units and view and print the acquired data in graphical and tabular format The table of readings may also be exported to a file that can then be read by Excel SLK Each datalogger is supplied with a unique serial number upon request the datalogger may also be supplied with a calibration certificate that is valid for one year in order to guarantee the validity of the readings taken Note DLHT software must be installed and run for the first time by a Supervisor who will then assign user names and passwords and grant access rights to each user of the system Interpreting this manual Throughout this manual you will be instructed to click on certain buttons in the software whose position on the window in question is
34. rently above the maximum threshold C Min The temperature is currently below the minimum threshold RH The humidity reading is above the maximum threshold RH Min The humidity reading is below the minimum threshold Sticky The alarm will remain active even after the temperature or humidity has returned within the thresholds Memory This section displays the percentage of memory that is currently filled with data the green part of the column which data may be cleared by clicking on the button that displays an eraser close to this column Current Mission Status The current status of the unit is displayed here which indicates whether the unit is in standby or is acquiring the start date will also be displayed in this case TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 15 35 Download Readings Once you receive a data logger that has completed its acquisition mission you may view and process the data in a number of ways There are three fundamental steps that may be carried out in order to view the data download the data stop the mission this is optional and view the data in a graph or as a table In order to carry out the first two functions the DLHT must be correctly connected to the PC after which you may click on the DLHT button in the main window and connect to the desired device Downloading Data Click on the Download button to start downloading data A window labeled Download will appear and before proceeding you may enable on
35. t is the creation of the various users that may access the software The part of the software accessible by the standard users is different to those presented when logging in as a supervisor for this reason the Supervisor may also wish to create a standard user for him or herself In this manner the supervisor will also be able to program and access the DLHT units create users click on the User button to open the corresponding window This window holds a list of the existing users Note that the supervisor is not considered a standard user and therefore if the list is empty it indicates that no users have been created yet A user name accompanied by the symbol indicates that this user has never logged in to the program yet The list will display for each user the login name Login the actual name of the user Name and the time frame within which the user may access the program To create a new user click on the New button a window labelled User will appear where you may set the details and assign the access rights that will be granted to the user 30 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l aci User has the following properties Login An identifier used to differentiate between users login name Password The default password for the login name specified above The Supervisor will inform the particular user of his or her login name and password The password may then be changed by the user when this person first accesses the sof
36. the current date and time settings Next along with the date and time at which the next acquisition will be taken or the description of the unit If the unit is in standby in the same area we may have two entries either Unit is Idle or the description of the device Again you may switch between the two using the left and right keys Adjusting the display contrast If required you may adjust the contrast of the display by pressing the ESC UP keys to increase the contrast or the ESC DOWN keys to decrease the contrast A bar will appear at the bottom of the display indicating the contrast level The bar moves from left to right with increasing contrast level Browsing the table of readings If an acquisition mission is in progress you may view all the readings taken up to this time by accessing the table of readings To do this press the OK button on the unit to bring up a menu then using the directional keys select the entry Browse table and press OK The table can be viewed in a number of ways and you may change between views in a cyclic manner using the right directional key The first view presented will depend upon the one that has been selected last One type of view displays the complete date day month year and the time pressing the right directional key we skip to the next view that displays the day the time and the value of temperature the next view displays 22 35 DLHT TecnoSof t s r l the day time and the humidity
37. the field to the left of this option up to the present date This may be useful if you backup files on a periodic basis for example on the 5 day of every month and therefore you need not backup the whole directory but only those files starting from the last backup date After selecting the options as required click on the Confirm button to start the backup process Alternatively click on the Cancel button to exit without executing the backup Once the backup is complete a confirmation window will be displayed The Restore Procedure The restore process is essentially the inverse process of the backup procedure Using the restore procedure the program will identify any compressed files in the backup directory and extract the original files and save them to their original location the acquisition files will be saved to the Acquisition path and the database files 20 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l will be restored to the Database directory Click on the Restore button from the Archive window to open the Restore window This window holds two entries Source this entry holds the path from which the compressed files will be sourced By default this is set to the path as specified by the Supervisor If you have made a backup to an alternate location you may open that backup file by changing the path in the source field to match that where the file is located Restore Only Acquisitions if this option is selected only the acquisition related
38. tware Name The actual name of the user to whom this login is assigned Start Stop This is the time frame within which the account is valid Outside this time fame the user will not be able to access the software This is particularly useful if temporary accounts need to be created The Supervisor may then extend the period at any moment in time as deemed necessary Authorized Tasks The items in this frame represent those tasks which the Supervisor wishes to assign to each user When a task is enabled by checking the box next to the task name the particular user is granted access to the particular function The tasks that may be granted or masked for each user are Set Date The user may synchronize the date and time of the devices to the PC see Synchronizing the clock Start DLHT The user may start a new acquisition mission see Starting a new Mission Stop DLHT The user may stop a mission that is in progress see Stopping a mission Read The user is allowed to download readings from a device See Downloading Data Browse Allows the user to view the data in graphical or tabular form Delete Allows the user to clear the memory on the data loggers See Erasing memory Archive Allows the user to act upon the saved files Click on Confirm to create the user Managing the hardware keys Key The Supervisor may also control a number of hardware keys apart from that used to launch the software The dongle codes of these ke
39. value the last view displays the temperature value and humidity At this point pressing the right directional key again will set the view back to the complete date and time and so on Press the ESC button to exit 19 07 05 17 44 40 18 17 44 10 29 43 6 17 44 45 18 17 44 15 igre 17 44 18 17 44 20 17 44 55 18 17 44 25 foros S 17 44 150776 19 45 18 18 17 44 20 20 18 1 46 15 18 17 44 25 19 4496 18 17 42 58 45 0 29 43 C 45 0 18 17 43 55 44 4 29 45 C 44 4 18 17 44 88 43 6 29 44 C 448 6 HH 18 17 44 05 43 3 UH 425 4290 43 3 Sl oF45 5 45 18 17 44 20 442 2 tagge 4512 18 17 44 26 444 4 28 44 44 4 Viewing the Data Graph It is possible to view the graph of all the temperature and humidity data recorded Simply press OK from the menu where the actual values are displayed and select View graph The temperature graph will be displayed Press ESC to switch between the humidity and the temperature graph Keep ESC pressed to exit from the graph menu 31 47 28 07 05 as 42 20 28 5755 as 62 21 You will see in the graph a vertical bar below the graph are displayed alternatively the date and time and the temperature and humidity values of the exact point where the bar is placed Use the left and right arrows to scroll left and right and reposition the bar Use the up and down arrows to zoom and
40. ved Click on the folder icon to edit this path e Export The path to which exported files will be saved Click on the folder icon to edit this path e Report The path to which reports will be saved Click on the folder icon to edit this path e Backup The path to which backups will be saved ICAPROGRA TTECNOS TADEHTSE sper TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 29 35 The Report Tabsheet This sheet holds 4 fields in which strings of text may be input by the Supervisor These strings will be included as the first four strings of each report that is printed The first field holds the main heading of the report whereas the other three are sub headings For example we could set the Company name as the main heading Head 1 the scope of the temperature monitoring process as the second and so on These four headings will be included in all the reports generated by the program You could see how the fields will end up in the final report printout by generating a print or using the print preview feature The print preview feature is enabled by means of the checkbox to the bottom right of this sheet This feature enables the users to preview the document before it is printed In the field labeled Number Of Copies input the default number of copies that will be generated for each report that is printed The user can change this before printing Managing the Users One of the more important operations that the Supervisor must carry ou
41. verwritten the check box Memory Overwritten will be enabled If the batteries on the unit are low the program will inform you by means of the check box denoted Battery Low becoming enabled if this is so it is recommended that you replace the batteries especially if you are about to launch an important mission The bottom section holds three panels that display the serial number of the connected unit the firmware version and the calibration date To close this window click on the Confirm button 12 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Start Starting a New Mission To program a Data Logger and start a new mission ensure that the unit is correctly connected to the PC refer to the section Connecting a device Click on the DLHT button in the main window and after connecting to the desired unit click on the Start button A window entitled Start DLHT Mission will appear that is split up into various sections The bottom bar holds the Confirm and Cancel buttons along with either one or two other buttons The button towards the centre Template provides access to a particular standard set of parameters that have been created and saved by the Supervisor The other leftmost button is displayed only if a particular default configuration has been assigned to the logger currently connected to the PC The information bar directly above the section that holds the buttons displays selected information about the DLHT that is currently connected to the PC the ser
42. y USB fFerrala rimozione del diver della Lin ebai della macchina Lise questo comando solo pei recuperans un risalire ensta Status h V errore n 1260 Aggiorna Now you may launch the DLHT program 26 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s r l Configuring the program for the first time When the program is launched for the very first time the First Login page will appear This page holds 4 fields as shown below The first field cannot be modified and displays the Dongle Code that is the code held by the USB hardware key The second field Activation Code is where you must type in the activation code that has been supplied with the software The activation code is uniquely tied to a specific dongle code In the next two fields denoted Password and Retype Password the supervisor should enter a secret password that will become the password for the user Supervisor to gain access to the program Click on Confirm to proceed and open the next window Key This window displays the Dongle Code and provides another 4 fields where specific information should be entered that will be programmed into the USB hardware dongle and stored in each DLHT that are programmed and on which missions are started by software holding this dongle The information is useful in order to retrace the units and the operations that have been carried out on them You should therefore complete the fields named
43. ys may be added to a list such that the program may recognize them By clicking on the button labeled Key in the main window a window holding a list of keys that have been configured appears At least one key is always present which is the key used to launch the software To add new keys click on the New button and insert the appropriate information in the following window First of all you must input the dongle code for that particular key that should be given to you by the owner of the TecnoSoft s r l DLHT 31 35 hardware key Since the dongle code is used to identify each mission that has been launched on a DLHT device if a particular unit has been programmed on a different PC and therefore with a different hardware key your software will recognize that that mission has been launched using a different key and will display some additional information related to the owner of the particular key The information displayed is the same information you input in the remaining fields of the Key window These are the Company field Department Reference and Notes Managing the DLHT units The Supervisor may manage the DLHT units that have been connected to the PC at least once and therefore they have been added automatically to the program database Click on the DLHT button in the main window window will appear displaying a list of all the devices known to the program To be able to add a new unit or modify the description of an exist
44. ys the right to use the Software on a corresponding number of computers at the same time 3 Exclusion of liabilities Except for what stated by applicable laws in no case can Tecnosoft be considered liable for damages or losses direct or indirect including but not limited to loss or missing income suspension of activities loss of information or any other monetary or economical damage deriving from proper or improper use of the Software even if Tecnosoft has been advised of the possibility of such damages In any case the responsibility of Tecnosoft for such damages will be limited to the price paid for the Software This clause is applied even if the User does not accept the Software 4 Use of Software results It is User s responsibility to check that results given by the Software are correct and appropriate In no case the Software should be used if such use can be threatening to the health or life of human beings This clause is applied even if the User does not accept the Software 5 Updates If the Software is an update of a previous version the license is transferred from the old version to the update Only the update can be used unless the update is destroyed 6 Separation of components The Software is licensed as a single product Components cannot be separated 7 Limitations The User cannot convert decode decompile or disassemble the Software except for what is explicitly requested by applicable laws 6 35 DLHT TecnoSoft s
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