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2. minutes 0 Pormal in eect The Connections Per Day box indicates the number of connections the logger will make per day based on the current Connection Interval and use of Night Mode not including alarms seconds Actoal usage to date 25 gt OF F plan q l Estimated usage wath this configuration 38 of f plan Hion to the date the cat format format for viewing in a program other than HOBOware Pro Device Configuration See Sample Text Data File in the HOBOlink WebHelp the Device Task Bar 1 800 LOGGERS T Launch Configuration Toaccess the Readout Configuration panel click Readout Configuration on 76 Liteon a e Readout Configuration The Communication Plan banners provide information on your communications data usage See the HOBO nk Communications Plan topic for more information www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Latest Conditions Panel You access the Latest Conditions panel from the Device page This panel shows the current readings for all attached sensors as well as the Relay State and Battery State To re order the sensors grasp the sensor name and drag up or down This order will also be reflected in graphs and My Summary View Latest Conditions lt I gt Relay State Deactivated Open Temperature 33 08 F RH 932 Wind Speed 0 0 mph Dew Point 31 33 F Solar Radia
3. Email userfbonsetcomp com Add Action 1 Enter the address es to which email s will be sent when an alarm condition is triggered Separate multiple addresses by a comma 2 Check Send on clear also if you want to send an email when the alarm condition clears Text Message If you configure this option a text message will be sent when an alarm condition is triggered Please contact your mobile service provider to confirm your text message address ex 6175551234 aimyserviceprovider com ooo 234imyserviceprovider cam 1 Contact your mobile service provider to confirm your text message address 2 Enter your text message address Example 6175551234 myserviceprovider com 3 Check Send on clear also if you want to send an email when the alarm condition clears Activate Relay Deactivate Relay See An Overview of the U30 Relay Contact Pulse Relay If you have an alarm configured with an Action of Pulse Relay the relay will close briefly to activate a piece of external equipment and then open again For example you could use this to take a water sample when a water level reaches a certain amount To use Pulse Relay the Deactivated State must be set to Open Copying a Sensor Alarm Once you have created a sensor alarm for a device you can copy that alarm to any other device that has a sensor of the same type installed If you have more than one device registered in your HOBOlink account the Copy option will
4. Where do I find my device Serial Number and Device Key The Serial Number and Device Key are found inside the door of your U30 enclosure Please keep track of these values since you will need them to register your device in your HOBOlink account How do configure Analog Sensor Ports on the U30 Station Analog Sensor Ports are configured using HOBOware Channels configured in HOBOware will appear in HOBOlink How do toggle my relay or set the default state of the relay Setting the state of default state of the relay in real time must be done in HOBOware through the USB interface HOBOlink will show you the state and default state and will also allow you to set up alarm conditions that will trip the relay HOBOlink does not allow real time control of the relay launched my logger in HOBOware and then it was re launched by HOBOlink Why did this happen HOBOlink is designed to be the primary controller of the U30 Station If you have launched your logger in HOBOware with different settings such as logging interval sampling interval launch description wrapping state than you specified in HOBOlink then HOBOlink will re launch the U30 Station to ensure it is configured to match the settings in the HOBOlink account Why don t the labels added to my Battery and Dew Point Sensor show up in HOBOware Since Battery and Dew Point are what are referred to as derived channels they do not have a presence in the header of the dtf f
5. 10 digits The default is O NOTE Some manufacturers give their offsets in raw units so you must convert the value to scaled units multiply by multiplier using the following formula b offset in scaled units m slope offset in raw units Resultant Series Name max 30 characters For example Energy Used If you will be exporting csv files to Microsoft Excel then do not use quotation marks in the series name Scaling Example Counts to Liters In this example you are converting counts to liters to measure water usage during peak hours Calculating Multiplier Given a ratio of 1 count 5 liters multiplier 5 1 5 Configuring Scaling 1 Next to Scaling click Add 2 Enter the Scaled Units liters the Multiplier 5 and the Resultant Series Name Total Water Usage 3 Click OK 5 Counts 0 Label add Scaling cP aD Scaled Units Multiplier Offset units i Ct kwaio Resultant Series Name Scaled Series Cancel Ok Required fields Graph Totals disable Serial Number 1222949 1 Product Code S UCA The series name is now Total Water Usage and the scaling entry indicates liters Total Water Usage 0 liters Label add Scaling Total Water Usage liters edit remove Serial Number 1137891 1 Product Code SUCA You can optionally add a label to further identify the series Next to Label click Add and enter the label name in this example peak hours 1 800 LOGGERS 20 www onsetcomp
6. NOTE If you are deleting a Sensor Alarm that is set to control the U30 Relay the relay will remain in whatever state it is in when you deleted the alarm You can change the relay state using HOBOware Pro Viewing the Alarm Log Description The Alarm Log includes all alarms that you have sent to the log Sending Alarms to the Alarm Log To have an alarm saved to the Alarm Log you must send it to the log Check the box next to the alarm in the Tripped Alarms pane and then click the Send to Log button After you send an alarm to the log it no longer appears in the Tripped Alarms pane 1 800 LOGGERS 34 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide lt Alarms for U30 lt amp gt Trippe TN Reason Cleared then tripped again on room 1 temp S N 903005 1 Nc F Cleared then tripped again on room 1 temp S N 903005 1 Nc Tripped on S N 903005 1 Notes N A Temperature 72 653 F Sendtg Log_ Accessing Alarm Logs To view Alarm Logs click the View Log link in the Alarm Window ES 4 Alarms for U30 E Tripped Alarms O Reason Received m Cleared then inpped again on room 1 temp S N 903005 1 Notes NIA Today at 14 52 Temperature null F EST D Tripped on SIN 903005 1 Notes NIA Temperature 72 653 F ee EST The Alarm Log window appears showing all alarms that you have sent to the log lt gt Tripped Alarms Log for U30 O Reason AReceived D Cleared then tripped again on
7. Pulse Relay If you have an alarm configured with an Action of Pulse Relay the relay will close briefly to activate a piece of external equipment and then open For example you would use this to take a water sample when water level reaches a certain amount To use Pulse Relay the Deactivated State must be set to Open The default duration is 1 second Pulse Relay Default Deactivated State Open Alarm Trips Relay Closes After 1 second default the Alarm Action Pulse Relay Equipment Starts may opens Sgan Power Rating The relay on the HOBO U30 Station is rated for a maximum of 30 V 1 Amp If you need to switch higher power devices you will need to use an appropriate external relay that is controlled by the U30 Configuration Deactivated State The Deactivated State is the normal state of the relay when no alarm has been tripped to activate the relay You change the Deactivated State using HOBOware 1 800 LOGGERS 36 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Alarm Action For the HOBO U30 NRC you use HOBOware to configure an alarm to trigger the relay For the HOBO U30 RC you use HOBOlink to configure an alarm to trigger the relay Configuring Relay Alarms for the U30 RC This procedure details the steps to configure an alarm to open or close the relay contact Before You Begin e Make sure the default deactivated state is configured as required for your application and verify proper operation See An Overview of the
8. room 1 temp S N 903005 1 November 06 2007 Notes N A Temperature 72 610 F 14 56 EST z El Cleared then tripped again on room 1 temp S N 903005 1 November 06 2007 Notes N A Temperature null F 14 52 EST z CI Tripped on S N 903005 1 Notes N A Temperature 72 653 F November 06 2007 An Overview of the U30 Relay Contact Upon an alarm condition the relay contact on the HOBO U30 can be opened closed or pulsed to control the operation of an external device such as an irrigation system or fountain To Stop a Device If you have external equipment that you normally want running you would set the Deactivated State of the relay to be Closed You would set an alarm that if tripped would change the relay to the Active State open and the equipment would stop 1 800 LOGGERS 35 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Equipment Normally On Default Deactivated State Closed Alarm Trips Relay Opens set in HOBOware Pro Equipment Stops See Relay Example Stop Device To Start a Device If you have external equipment that you normally want off you would set the Deactivated State of the relay to be Open You would set an alarm that if tripped would change the relay to the Active State Closed and the equipment would start running Equipment Normally Off Default Deactivated State Open Alarm Trips Relay Closes set in HOBOware Pro l Equipment Starts See Relay Example Start Device
9. 00 54 00 54 16 7008 19 50 06 Data Graphs www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide NOTES e The data shown in the Past Month graph is limited by the maximum data file size of 512k which may be less than a month in some cases The amount of days included in a data file depends on your logging interval and the number of sensors e For Rain Gauge sensors daily graphs show a series containing hourly rainfall totals while weekly and monthly graphs show daily totals Pulse Totalization Graphs for Rain Gauge sensors and sensors that are connected to a Pulse Input Adapter will also include a dashed line for filtered totals Example Rain 04 05 2009 1253500 05 05 2009 12 55 00 EDT 04 08 04 11 04 14 04 17 04 20 04 23 04 26 04 29 05 02 05705 E L 3 Raih in Past Month 5 54 in T 141 Rain dr Example Energy kWh 04 28 2009 11 37 00 04 29 2009 11 31 00 EDT 13 00 1900 01 00 07 00 energy in Fast Day 1314 53 kWh i 1007 energy kWh ail S i ri il j TE To hide filtered totals click disable next to Graph Totals in the Device Status Panel The graphs will reflect the enable disable change at the next device connection Rain Rain per minute 0 00 in Label Rain per minute edit remove Scaling add Graph Totals disable Serial Number 666736 1 Product Code S RGA Viewing Alarms From the Alarms page you can e View Configured Alarms e View
10. 001 vendor Onset Computer Corporation serial Number 1756303 memorySize 512 firrnwareVersion 0 953 firrnnwareVersionRaw 0 deploymeniMumber 48 Series Info D name Voltage type value yo unliMame Y Ww OMClassName OMeasurementH21 OMPartNumber 91 U3D0CVIA XX T OMUnitindex 0 OMChannelType 4 OMValuePattern 40 000 440 000 lagger 1 name Current type value unit Name m OMClassName OMeasuramenth 1 OMPartNumber 91 U30 CVIA Xx OMUnitindex O OMChannelType 4 OMValuePattern 0 000 0 000 lagger 1 name Temp type value unitName C OMClassName OMTemp12bit_HWS OmMPartNumber S TMB XXX Xx OMUnitindeax OMChannelType 1 OM WalvePattern 0 00 40 00 logger 1 name Batt type value unitName V ONClassName OMVoltage_PipeBattery OMPartNumber U30 BATTERY OMUnitindex 0 OmMChannelType 5 OMValuePattermn 0 00 480 00 logger 1 1 800 LOGGERS The Data Format section includes detailed information about the way a 1 text file is formatted dateTimeDelimiter dataDelimiter decimalSeparator These entries identify between double quotes the character used to separate date and time the character used to separate data values from one another ad the character that is used as a decimal dateFormat timeFormat These entries describe the way dates and times are formatted within the file These formats are determined by the preference settings In HOBOware Pro and t
11. 193 0 000 20 91 4 48 3 11 30 07 15 32 09 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 47 4 1130 07 15 32 10 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 47 5 11 30 07 15 32 11 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 6 11 30 07 15 32 12 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 7 11 30 07 15 32 13 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 8 11 30 07 15 32 14 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 9 11 30 07 15 32 15 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 10 11 30 07 15 32 16 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 48 11 11 30 07 15 32 17 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 48 data continued in actual file The Data Format section Includes detalled information about the way a text file is formatted The Logger Info section contains information about the logger that has data in this file The Series Info section lists each column in the file excluding the first column 2 and date time column There is one subsection for each series Series are listed in the same order as their columns within the data a Data is separated from the file header by a row of hyphens Y Time Eastem Daylight Time Voltage W Curent m Temp C Batt Y See Data Section of Data File for more details 53 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Data Format Section of Data File Data Format dateTimeDedimitar decimalSeparator dataDelimiter dateFormat Midiyy timeFormat HH mm ssa gmtOffsat 5 daylightSavings false Sami imi e jul ee mam ji J Logger Into a 1 launchDescription Sample Text File model U30
12. 7 1 Product Code 3 UCA Required fields Example 2 Configuration WattNode Transducer Model WNB 3D 240 P with 100 Amp CT Logging Interval 15 minute 900 seconds 1 800 LOGGERS 22 www onsetcomp com Values samples per hour 3600 900 4 pulses per kWh from WattNode Scale Factors for Power table 400 offset 0 Equation 4 400 0 01 Enter 0 01 into the Multiplier field in the Scaling Configuration pane Counts 0 Label add Scaling D P Scaled Units Multiplier Offset kw o Xvalue p Resultant Series Name Powed Cancel Ok Required fields Graph Totals disable Serial Number 1222949 1 Product Code S UCA WattNode Scale Factors for Power HOBOlink User s Guide NOTE To find the value for other manufacturers refer to the documentation that came with the sensor Related Topic Calculating Power in kilowatts po Pulses per kilowatt hour CT Size Model 3Y 208 3D 240 Model 3D 480 amps Pas p es aa 15 20 30 50 1 800 LOGGERS 23 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Calculating Energy in Kilowatt Hours To calculate energy in kilowatt hours enter the Kilowatt hours per Pulse into the multiplier field in the Scaling Configuration pane Enter O for the Offset If you are using a WattNode sensor refer to WattNode Sensor Scale Factors for Energy and find the Kilowatt hours per pulse value for your CT Size and WattNode model If you are usi
13. Banners Data Limit Warning If you have used most of your data allocation for the period you will be notified by email and a warning will appear at the top of the Device Page as shown below You should adjust your Connection Interval and Logging Interval settings immediately to avoid suspension of service Ba Dala Settings Support AN This device is nearing its monthly data allotment Latest Conditions ig Past Day Past Week 0016 20 Relay State Deactivated Open This condition will also be indicated by the Communications Plan Banners 1 800 LOGGERS 9 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Data Limit Exceeded If a device exceeds its data allocation for the month you will receive an email notification alarms will be disabled and the device will not connect to HOBOlink until the first day of the next month The status will change to indicate the monthly byte usage has been exceeded and a message will also appear at the top of the Device page as shown below A The monthly data allotment for this device has been exceeded Latest Conditions iy 20 Relay State Deactivated Open PastDay Past Week Past Voltage 0 189 V 10 23 2 Current 0 000 mA 16 00 00 19 00 00 22 Battery 4 32 V 018 2 e N This condition will also be indicated by the Communications Plan Banners A Summary of HOBOlink Tasks The diagram below shows the major tasks you perform with HOBOlink Altach sensors to the
14. FTP server e Password Type the password to access the FTP server 1 800 LOGGERS 63 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide e Compress FTP d files Select this option if you want to compress the file before delivering it to the FTP server e Use passive mode Select this option if the FTP server runs in passive mode necessary if the server is running behind a firewall Click the Test FTP Connection to make sure HOBOlink can connect to the FTP server using the settings entered Data Destination A FTP FTP server fp testcom SFTP not supported FIP port a4 Remote folder exports Username jernith Password Compress FTP d files Use passive mode Test FTP Connection Email Emall address jsmithgigmai com Compress email file attachments Cancel Save 11 Select the Email checkbox if you want the exported data file to be sent to an email address Change the default email address listed if necessary Select the Compress email file attachments checkbox if you want the export file size to be as small as possible 12 Click Save when done The new scheduled delivery will be displayed in the list as shown below Delivery of the exported file will begin automatically using the settings you specified Hover the mouse over the checkmark icon to view the status of the delivery Scheduled Deliveries Daily Export Delete New Working with Scheduled Deliveries Use the Schedule Deliveries list on the Data Delivery page
15. New Export Settings Note that only ongoing exports those configured to occur over the past x number of days hours or minutes will display in this list If you have set up an export to occur before or after a specific date or between two dates then the export will not display in this list Devices l Data eu Support a Account Info Units Public Access Export Data elivery Scheduled Deliveries New Schedule Y Delete Active General Settings Name Daily Export Deliver Every 2 z Weeks M Deliver only new data overrides time in saved settings Y Email on delivery failure Select Data To Export only includes over the past saved export settings Visit the Custom Data page to add edit saved export settings A Name Timeframe Format y O Device 1 Data over the past 7 days Text csv 10 Under Data Destination select the FTP checkbox if you want the exported data file to be delivered to an FTP address Enter the following information for the FTP server where you want exported files to be delivered e FTP server Type the name of the FTP server e g ftp companyname com Note that secure FTP SFTP is not supported e FTP port Type the port number used for the FTP server or leave the field blank if the server uses the default port e Remote folder Type the name of the folder on the FTP server where you want the exported files to be delivered e Username Type the username for the account used to access the
16. New Export Settings Then follow these steps to set up a new scheduled delivery 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Data Delivery button 3 Click the New button under Scheduled Deliveries 4 Ensure that the Active checkbox is selected If the box is not selected then the data will not be delivered 5 Under General Settings type a name for the new delivery schedule in the Name field 6 Select how often you want the exported file to be delivered every x minutes hours days or weeks The interval you select can be up to twice as often as the timeframe saved in the export 1 800 LOGGERS 62 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide settings see Creating New Export Settings for setting the timeframe which should also be at least as long as the night mode readout schedule if applicable 7 Select the Deliver only new data checkbox if you want the file to contain only the latest data since the last delivered file This will override the timeframe selected in the saved export settings 8 Select the Email on delivery failure checkbox if you want to be notified when the exported file is unable to be delivered 9 Under Select Data to Export select the checkbox es next to the data you wish to export or click the checkbox in the column header row to quickly select all data listed If there are no options in this list make sure you have selected the device and sensor data to include in an export as described in Creating
17. The Device key of the logger located on a sticker inside the logger door 3 Click the Register button 4 Click on the device Nickname to open the Device page BS Data Settings Support Loggedinas onsel Help Logout Devices Once you register a A Serial amber LastComection oo a a device it will appear in 1158097 Tedayat 1023687 3 gt the Devices Window Communications Plan Overview If you are using a U30 with Remote Communication GSM WiFi Ethernet you must have a HOBOlink Communications Plan There are a number of plan options depending on your model and your connection needs Contact Onset Sales for details Plan Information Your plan information is displayed in the Communications section of the Device Information panel This includes e Plan number e Plan start and end date e For GSM only the monthly cellular usage which is the percentage of the communication plan used so far e GSM or Wi Fi Signal Strength Signal Strength is also indicated in the Latest Connections panel Device Information General Communications HAAA HAS ASA re ren ASAS SAWA Plan Number 001 Plan Start Date 06 01 2008 Plan End Date 06 01 2009 Signal Strength WI signal at last power up Plan Expiration If your plan is nearing expiration you will receive an email notification as well as a warning at the top of the Device Page as shown below A This device is nearing the expiration of its HOBOlink plan Cli
18. Tripped Alarms e View System Alarm Status e Send Tripped Alarms to the Alarm Log 1 800 LOGGERS 48 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide e Access the Alarm Log Alarm Page Tripped alarms appear here s 9 Alarms for U30 lt E gt Tripped Alarms O Reason Today at 14 54 Cleared then tipped again on room 1 temp S N 903005 1 Notes N A Temperature null F EST O Tripped on S N 903005 1 Notes N A Temperature 72 653 F La at14 441 View Log send to Log ty System Alarms Condition Status Viewing Enabled Battery Low y Measurement Sensor Label Condition Status iii Aemory Low gt gt Temperature roomttemp above 0 000 F Eh appear here Sensor Failure 13 RH lt g0m1RH above 50 000 pj Sa een Solar Radiation sokl Al rl Edit System Alarms Tripped Inactive Sensor Unavailable Changes Pendin Adda Sensor Alarm Alarm Color Indications Alarm Status Icons This applies to alarm icons in the Alarm Window only For alarm icon indications in the Devices window or Device window see the HOBOlink WebHelp S Red Alarm is Tripped 19 Green Alarm is Active an alarm has been defined but has not been tripped Yellow this device has alarm changes pending Grey Alarm is Inactive There is no sensor attached corresponding to this alarrn Reconnect the sensor or delete the alarm by clicking the delete
19. WC edit remove Serial Number 6 2 Product Code 91 US0 CVIA 1 800 LOGGERS 21 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Calculating Power in Kilowatts Power in kilowatts is calculated by multiplying the multiplier by the pulse count You need to calculate the multiplier and enter it in the Scaling Configuration pane Note See Scaling for the E50B2 Power amp Energy Meter for different scaling factors for that device To calculate the multiplier use the following equation 3600 Logging Interval in seconds pulses per kWh To determine Pulses per kilowatt hour if you are using a WattNode sensor refer to WattNode Scale Factors for Power For other manufacturers refer to the documentation that came with the sensor Enter the result in the Multiplier field in the Scaling Configuration pane Enter O for the Offset IMPORTANT If you change your device s Logging Interval you will need to recalculate the scale factor Example 1 Configuration WattNode Transducer Model WNB 3Y 208 P with 50 Amp CT Logging Interval 1 minute 60 seconds Values samples per hour 3600 60 60 pulses per kWh from WattNode Scale Factors for Power table 800 offset 0 Equation 60 800 0 075 Enter 0 075 into the Multiplier field in the Scaling Configuration pane Counts 0 Label acd Scaling Scaled Units Multi plier Offset O lora x value fg Resultant Series Name Power Cancel Ok Serial Number 122294
20. interval at less than or equal to the logging interval up to four minutes Rapid sampling faster than one minute will reduce the logger s battery life 1 800 LOGGERS 12 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide If you do not have any sensors that support measurement averaging uncheck the box to disable the sampling interval and avoid unnecessary strain on the logger s battery Changing this field after it has been configured will cause the device to be re launched the next time it connects to HOBOlink Enable Optional Features Wrap Around When Full You can allow the logger to wrap and continue logging after the memory has filled up The newly logged information will overwrite the oldest logged information Check this box if you want the logger to continue logging overwriting the older data instead of stopping when it is full Onset recommends that you enable wrapping for most applications Changing this field after it has been configured will cause the device to be re launched the next time it connects to HOBOlink Force Relaunch on Next Connection Check this box if you want to re launch the logger without changing any of the other settings on this pane For example you might need to re launch a logger that has filled up without wrap enabled and stopped or to begin logging with new changed sensors After the relaunch this feature will be disabled Full Readout upon Power Reset Check this box to have the logger do a full
21. is connecting but still not launching then select Force Relaunch on Next Connection and wait for the next connection launched the HOBO U30 Station in HOBOware but my settings are not being logged Launches attempted with HOBOware Pro will be overridden by the Launch Configuration set up in HOBOlink the next time a connection made If the HOBO U30 Station is communicating with HOBOlink then it most likely has been relaunched with the settings saved in HOBOlink There are no status indicators blinking The logger may not have been launched Changes made to the Launch Configuration haven t taken effect Any changes you make to the Launch Configuration will not take effect until the next time the HOBO U30 Station connects to the HOBOlink If your connection interval was set to 2 hours then changes won t take effect until the next connection on that 2 hour schedule Frequently Asked Questions Why don t my graphs update when switch from US to Metric SI In order to allow graphs to be viewed with no delay they are created at the time the device contacts HOBOlink Therefore graphs in the new units will be available after the next time the device connects Why don t my sensor labels show up immediately on the HOBOlink graphs 1 800 LOGGERS 88 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Since graphs are created at the time the device connects the new labels will not appear on the graphs until after the next time the device connects
22. lol oo e Product 5 5 Product Product Product Product Product Product ee er MIDOLI Product S RGB Rainfall Label none S WCA Wind Speed Direction Wind Speed Label none S WCA Wind Speed amp Direction Gust Speed Label none S WCA Wind Speed Direction Wind Direction Label none S THB Temperature Label none S THB RH Label none 5 THB Dew Point Label none S LWA Leaf Wetness SmartSensor Label none S SMC SMC Soil Moisture Smart Sensor VWater Content Label none S TMB 12 bit Temp Temperature Label none S TMB 12 bit Temp Temperature Label none 91 U30 CWIA Label none 91 U30 CVIA Label none S BPA Barometric Pressure Label none U30 BATTERY Battery Label none S L WA Leaf Wetness SmartSensor Label none o 3 MA Soil Moisture Water Content Label none S TMB 12 bit Tamp Temperature Label crazy temp sensor S CIA 12 BIT 4 20mA4 input Adapter Current Label none S CIA 12 BIT 4 20mA Input Adapter Current Label none S TMA 8 bit Temp Temperature Label 1st temp sensor S V14 12 bit Voltage Input Adapter Label none 5 TMB 12 bit Tempi Temperature Label none S 3MA Soil Moisture Water Content Label none 3 BPA Barometric Pressure Label none 6 The sensors will be listed in the order they appear in section 3 in the exported file To change this order use the arrow buttons or drag the sensor 1 800 LOGGERS 60 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guid
23. minutes Select over the past from the drop down list Type the number in the field and then select days hours or minutes This example export will generate a week s worth of data by entering 7 days You must choose this timeframe if you are planning on setting up a schedule to have the exported file delivered via email or FTP Important Make sure the selected timeframe accounts for the night mode schedule if applicable This timeframe should be at least as long the night mode interval For example if the normal readout schedule is every 2 hours and the night mode readout schedule is every 6 hours then the export timeframe should be at least 6 hours If you choose a shorter timeframe such as every 4 hours then some of your export files may not have any data if they are generated during night mode 1 800 LOGGERS 59 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide 1 Select a name format timezone and timeframe for your export Settings Name File Format Time Zone UTC Export All Data Device 1 Text cav over Une pasi give your export settings a name le g Ea 7 days Note A maximum of 6 months of data is available for export 5 In section 2 select the device and the sensors you want to include in the export Click the arrow to the left of the device checkbox to open the list of available sensors Select each sensor you want to include in the export The serial number product part number and name measure
24. notification method if the alarm is tripped Upon receiving any system alarm notification you should verify your device s state to see if any action is required Alarm Types Missed Connection This alarm indicates that your U30 missed a scheduled connection When you enable the Missed Connection alarm you set the amount of time elapsed after a missed connection to trigger the alarm Minimum 10 minutes Maximum 10 days Every 5 minutes HOBOlink checks to see if your device has surpassed its specified late time If it has the alarm is tripped and the notification action is initiated text email or both You will be notified when the device successfully connects if you have checked the Send on clear also box The Missed Connection alarm is reset when your device is launched or you edit the Missed Connection alarm settings on the system alarms page If your Missed Connection alarm is reset you will not receive a clear notification unless the device continues to be late and trips the Missed Connection alarm again 1 800 LOGGERS 27 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Battery Low This alarm indicates that the battery level has dropped below 4 05 volts Memory Low This alarm indicates that there is less than 12 5 memory remaining Sensor Failure This alarm indicates that a sensor has failed This alarm is automatically enabled when you enable a Sensor Alarm If any Device Alarm trips all other Device Alarms are automa
25. panes General Device Information Status Logger launched successfully Memory Wrapping Battery Level 100 Nickname GSM Serial Number SN 2252897 Model HOBO U30 Station GSM TCP Firmware Version 1 110 Status The Status of the device Normally this will indicate Logging unless the device has filled in which case it stops logging and this status is Stopped If the logger is stopped you need to relaunch it in order to acquire new data This information is updated every 2 minutes 1 800 LOGGERS 79 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Memory Shows the amount of memory used if it is not in Wrap mode If the logger is in Wrap Mode then there will be no memory bar and Wrapping will be displayed This information is updated every 2 minutes Battery Level The amount of power remaining in the battery connected to the device This information is updated every 2 minutes The battery gauge is scaled linearly between 3 9 and 4 3V Nickname The Nickname assigned to the device upon registration Serial Number The serial number of the device Model The model name of the device Firmware Version The version of the Firmware installed on the device A upgrade If there is a firmware upgrade available the upgrade icon and a link will appear next to the firmware version For details see Firmware Upgrades Communications Device Information 6 General Communications En ev Plan Start Date
26. readout in the case of a power rest This will take a significant amount of time Onset recommends that you do not enable this feature If you are concerned about losing important data you can configure a frequent Connection Interval Readout Configuration or if you lose power you can use HOBOware to manually retrieve data from the logger When finished click SAVE Changes will go into effect at the next launch Configuring Readout Settings The Readout Configuration panel allows you to configure the readout connection schedule for your logger Changing Readout Configuration will not force a relaunch of the device NOTE You can manually readout the U30 using HOBOware Connect the HOBO U30 to a computer running HOBOware From the main menu select Readout When the readout is complete disconnect the U30 from the computer While the U30 is connected to HOBOware it will not will connect to HOBOlink at the next scheduled Connection Interval Steps Access the Readout Configuration panel Go to the Devices window and click the Readout Configuration icon at the bottom of the page Enter a Connection Interval The Connection Interval is the rate at which the logger will contact HOBOlink and be read out At each interval the data file is updated on the HOBOlink website and the details are updated on the device info page The shortest possible interval is ten minutes or twice the Logging Interval whichever is greater 1 800 LOGGERS 13 www
27. settings and create URL s that you can share with others To allow public access to your data 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Public Access button 3 Select the My Summary checkbox to create a URL for the My Summary page which will automatically make each of your devices public If you do not want all devices public then select each individual device checkbox you wish to make public instead 4 Click Save The URLs will now be available on the Public Access page Click a URL to preview the public page Share this URL with anyone you wish to view the public page 1 800 LOGGERS 67 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Devices Data Support Account Info Units Public Access Export Data Delivery My Summary A device summary that is public provides a URL that anyone may visit Upon marking your device summary as public and saving your changes a URL will be provided Please note that by marking your device summary as public all of your devices will be marked as public also URL https webservice hobolink com 89 s 75e4bfc2951480e882e2b8633323573d By Device A device that is public provides a URL that anyone may visit Upon marking a device as public and saving your changes a URL will be provided Click on this URL to view the public page for the given device wifi URL https Avebservice hobolink com 89 p 745aa8ebff2d4aa6ab7 1c7b0497a6061 Web Publishing Weather Underground a wifi Station ID
28. to the Relay Contact Make sure any wire you use is routed through the cable access opening The diameter of the wire should be 4 0mm 0 159 inches if you are running it through a smart sensor opening or 6 4 mm 0 25 inches if running it though one of the larger cable openings which will require having the 10 sensor input option For details on configuring alarms to activate the relay see in the HOBOlink Help NOTE These relays are only for low power switching see specification for rating To switch higher power use an appropriately rated relay and use the U30 relay to switch the external relay on and off Relay Contacts External Device Relay Screw Terminal 1 800 LOGGERS 38 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Relay Example Start Device This example shows how you would configure the relay and alarms if you have an application where you have equipment you want turned on in response to an event For example if you wanted to activate an irrigation system on a cranberry bog or orchard if the temperature drops below a certain temperature to avoid frost damage Default Deactivated State Open set in HOBOware Pro Equipment Off This is the factory default setting Bey Pir imh Change default relay state Sian pi 1 Change Relay ami o Pulse Width for HOBOlink US0 RC HOBOware U3O NRC Wind Speed Sensor Alarm rere HOBOlink for U30 RC Actions Alarm Action HOBOwa re Pro
29. were using that last time you logged in to HOBOlink f pr Ea Devices a Nickname Serial Humber Last Connection Oe CS Relay Mane 1156305 Today at 0329 EDT a 25 Today a 0030 EDT Do El 204134 Today a tat EDT gt O 252900 today al 08 30 ED Lo O List View The List view presents a list of all devices registered to the user account plus key information about each device including the last connection time and current status My Summary View The My Summary view is a customizable page that allows you to show a snapshot of each device with sensor measurements See My Summary View for more information Device Page When you select a specific device you are taken to that device s page shown below NOTE To change the image that appears in the device icon above the Past Day tab go to Device Configuration and click Edit in the Image section Device F Status Lasi Conditions Panels j Latest Converters Latest Cala a 1 800 LOGGERS 5 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Creating a HOBOlink Account To create a HOBOlink account 1 Goto the HOBOlink website at www hobolink com 2 Click the Create an Account button 3 Enter the following information in the fields e Your first and last name e An email address for HOBOlink to send account information as necessary including the email message that you will need to activate your account e A username from 3 to 100 characters not case sensit
30. you can also calculate other types of data outputs To do this download the csv datafile and follow the instructions in the Microsoft Excel file located here http www onsetcomp com files manual_pdfs Derived Channels zip That file uses the following calculations for each additional type of data output Bata ouput a caution where h is hours Logging Interval 3600 1 800 LOGGERS 25 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Chapter 4 Configuring Alarms You can set two types of alarms in HOBOlink system alarms and sensor alarms From the Alarms page you can e Access Sensor Alarm Configuration e Access System Alarm Configuration e View System Alarm Status e View Tripped alarms e View Alarm Log Tripped alarms appear here E Tripped Alarms O Reason Received O System alam Missed Connector Tipped on S N 1156325 Device is late by 11 minutes 58 seconds Today at 1215 EST O System alem Missed Conector Cleared on S N 1156325 Device has connected again Today at 11 57 EST O System alam Missed Conector Tipped on S N 1156325 Device is late by 14 minutes 44 seconds Today at 11 40 EST View Lig Enabled Y System Alarms be Sensor Alanns System Alarms Condition Status Viewing al a appear here Missed Connection B Measurement Sensor Label Condition Status Battery Liaw i Temper ture above 69 0 F a ki Low Displaying 1 1 of 1 Add a Sensor Alarm Sensor Failure Configured Sensor A
31. 06 01 2008 Plan End Date 06 01 2009 Signal Strength x Wi Fi signal at last power up Plan Number Indicates the type of Communications Plan you have Plan Start Date The start date of your HOBOlink Plan for access to your device s Plan End date The end date of your HOBOlink Plan for access to your device s Monthly Cell Usage GSM Plans Only The percentage of your allocated data you have used for the current month See Communications Plan Overview for more information 1 800 LOGGERS 80 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide If you hover the cursor over the Monthly Cell Use bar pop up text will indicate if your current configuration is within your monthly data allocation or if you will exceed your monthly data allotment by what percent The Alarm Page From the Alarm page you can e Add Sensor Alarms e Edit System Alarms e View Tripped Alarms e View Alarm Logs Note on U30 GSM If you have a Communications Plan for the U30 GSM note that alarms can have a significant impact on the communications data usage The amount of allocated data you have with your service plan should be considered when you configure alarms See Communications Plan Overview for more information Alarm Page Tripped alarms appear here E Tripped Alarms O Reason Received O stem alarm Missed Condecbon Tipped on SN 113635 Dade is late by 11 minutes 36 seconds logde at 1213 EST O System alm Missed Connection Cle
32. 1 v above v for oqued data points Loyang 1 Select a sensor from the drop down list This list is populated with all the sensors connected to the device Condition Sensor value range 0 000 to 20 000 latest value 0 1 Voltage SiN 2 11 e E 2 4 O00000 K e Current Eat 2 2 Temperature S N 903005 1 room 1 temp RH S M 903005 2 room 1 RH 2 Select the threshold for the alarm to trip Above The alarm will trip if the actual value exceeds the value configured Below The alarm will trip if the actual value falls below the value configured Outside range The alarm will trip if the actual value falls outside the range configured Sensor value range 0 000 to 20 000 7 latest value 0 195 YI Voltage S N 2 1 v above x KAKA ctions below outside range Use a comma to separate multiple addresses above 3 Select the value to define the threshold If you selected an outside range for the threshold two values boxes will appear 4 Enter the number of samples you want to be used to determine if an alarm is tripped Condition Sensor value range 0 000 to 20 000 latest value 0 198 WI Voltage SN 2 1 a 10000 Y for 5 logged data points Logging every 1 min 5 Proceed to Configuring Alarm Actions 1 800 LOGGERS 31 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Configuring Sensor Alarm Actions By configuring an Alarm Action you can define what actions are taken by
33. 16711 636 Device B Gust Speed SWSA 1122817 2 0 0 mph Ej Temperature S TMB 1228001 1 69 42 F Widget SS Wind Speed SWSA 11228171 0 0 mph te Temperature S TMA 1208468 1 69 6 F Wetness S LWA 112783841 00 E Voltage SAIA 1214384 1 0 001 T PAR S LIA 11470484 1 UE E Sealed Current S ClA 11750981 1252 Scaled 2 0 Temperature 5 TMB 11507281 69 69 F Temperature 0 005 C hy Deco i og Today af 09 11 EDT ba Ce ce 2 og Teday a 09 10 EDT Pasi Day Past Wed Pasi Monih Pasi Day Past Wed Pasi Month a Bi hier 17 MEM Pijn Padel Grin iii sor a Mi ktk e ti Pee KU don G h aie bis Teak he Tg iu l rap Widget i a ow temperature 14M 115072571 Su Scaled Curent KAA 11 5001 Scaled 2 TSS Sum 117 5058 1 Temperature 7 Ej Device Label Temperature E Measurement e Wid gat AA Drie ST 1150725 1 foo gt STA 12054571 E Dice 2 THE 127001 1 E eiei G THA PTOTGT E ea B THA 12044641 1 800 LOGGERS 41 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Going to the My Summary page To switch to My Summary click My Summary on the Devices page List My Summary The first time you click on My Summary you are taken to the Edit page where you can add and customize widgets Thereafter anytime you click My Summary you will go directly to the main My Summary page When you log in to HOBOlink you will be taken to the last view you were in List view or My Summary If you leave HOBOlink and log back i
34. Action O Device 1 Data over the past 7 days Text csv UTC Edit Copy Delete Export Data Note A maximum of 6 months of data is available for export Exports that do not use a timeframe of over the past are not available for scheduled delivery Create New Settings Schedule Delivery Working with Existing Export Settings You can edit copy or delete any existing export settings available on the Data gt Custom Data page You can also export data immediately using any available export settings To access saved export settings 1 Click the Data tab 2 Click the Custom Data button 3 Any saved export settings are listed Click the arrow to the left of the export settings name to see the devices included in this export Click the arrow to the left of a device to see which sensors are included in the export 1 800 LOGGERS 61 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Devices Settings Support Data Files Custom Data Saved Export Settings Name Timeframe Format Time Zone Action Device 1 Data over the past 7 days Text csv UTC Edit Copy Delete Export Data Devices Sensors Device SN 2252899 Nickname Lisa wifi Sensor SN 1161585 2 Product S THB RH Label none Sensor SN 2247694 1 Product S BPA Barometric Pressure Label none Sensor SN 1227998 1 Product S TMB 12 bit Temp Temperature Label none Sensor SN 1110481 1 Product S RGB Rainfall Label none Note A maximum of 6 months of data is avai
35. Byte Total banner will appear in these panels if you are in danger of exceeding or have exceeded the byte allocation for your current plan This banner displays the date on which the byte allocation will reach 100 percent if you keep the current settings It is recommended that you adjust the logging and or connection interval if you are in danger of exceeding the byte limit on your plan Readout Configuration z Connections Connection Interval 32 0 hours 30 minutes 0 seconds Per Day Vi Night mode from 11 PM EDTto 08 AM EDT a ae tee Night mode will begin and end within 1 to 59 minutes of the hour selected 95 Yo of pla n This Month 5 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds dd Estimated usage with this configuration IF Ji 0 Y Save data as text file 103 Ye of plan Save your data to the text file csv format in addition to the data file dtf format This Month Exceed Data Allotment On Cancel Save 10 29 2011 Data usage estimation assumes no tripped alarms or logger launches GSM Communications Plan Notifications This topic describes the notifications you may receive related to your Communications Plan data usage Data Limit Caution If your current Connection Interval and Logging Interval settings put you in danger of exceeding your data limit you will be notified by email If you receive this warning you should adjust the settings to ensure that you do not exceed your limit This condition will also be indicated by the Communications Plan
36. Changes lo the time zone will nol be reflected in the graphs until afler the next connection with HOB Olink www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Configuring Launch Settings Overview Because this system is designed to allow continuous logging and transmission of data once you launch the U30 Station it will always use the schedule you have selected for logging Any changes you make to the launch configuration will take effect the next time the U30 Station connects to HOBOlink You should minimize changes to the Launch Configuration as each change causes a re launch which uses Communications Data and creates a new data file Important Although you can launch the U30 Station with HOBOware Pro it is strongly recommended that launching be done exclusively through HOBOlink Any launch parameters that you have set up with HOBOlink will override the launch parameters set in HOBOware Pro NOTE The Delayed Launch feature in HOBOware is not supported with HOBOlink The device will launch at the next scheduled launch time as configured in HOBOlink NOTE The data shown in the Past Month graph is limited by the maximum data file size of 512k which may be less than one month in some cases The amount of days included in a data file depends on your logging interval and the number of sensors Steps 1 Access the Launch Configuration panel Go to the Device page and click the Launch Configuration icon at the bottom of the page 2 Enter Lau
37. Contact on the U30 Station is open gt Relay Closed The Relay Contact on the U30 Station is closed Alarms Status Click on the icon to go to the Alarms page ee Red This device has tripped alarm s E Green This device has active alarm s CP vellow this device has alarm changes bending 1 800 LOGGERS 72 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide po Grey All alarm s for this device are inactive or this device has no alarm s configured The Device Page The Device page shows information for the selected device From here you can view information and data plots for the device From the Device Task Bar at the bottom of the page you can configure the device the launch settings and the readout settings and access the Alarm page The Conditions that appear here depend on the sensors you have connected Day Pasi Week Past Month E change Latest Connections 12 14 2404 ui eee 1504050 431 trama far a ar ph EEE Gi on e 16 09 ANTS WA AA car v I I a Latest Data Device infomation General Commur cations Device Task Bar assigned appes For more details see Viewing Device Status The Device Task Bar The Device Task Bar is located at the bottom of the Device Configuration page Device Configuration In the Device Configuration panel you can assign a nickname to a device and set the time zone Launch Configuration The Launch Configuration panel allows y
38. Files viewed in HOBOware are still Event recorded at 2 14 AM EST converted to the original GMT offset of your computer 4 00 and so will be ahead one hour from actual time File open ad in E lime GMT 04 oo Rain Temp z ii HOBOware 1 11 05 07 03 16 27 AM 0 000 28 789 HOEOink 2 Mos AM 0 000 28 789 3 11 05 07 03 18 27 AM 0 000 28 789 NOTE Graphs viewed in HOBOlink will show correct current time Adjusting Time Shown in Data File NOTE If you re launch the logger the Offset from GMT will be adjusted to actual time and subsequent data files will show the actual time until there is another time zone change Event Event Type Units Converted time Mo events qe e Time GMT 05 00 Rain Temp F Offset From GMT 13 0 hours 0 GMT TE 1 11 05 07 02 16 27 AM Y 0 000 28 789 E le 2 Tosj07D2 17727 AM 0 000 28 789 b Data Assistants 3 11 05 07 02 18 27 AM 0 000 28 789 Conversion Chart for US Time Zones cotorest cstor mor MSTOrPOT Comrome a s s 7 Te 1 800 LOGGERS 56 www onsetcomp com GMT UTC Conversion Reference US Time Zones Time Zone ED Offset 4 World Time Zones Zone CDT or EST CST or MDT 5 HOBOlink User s Guide PST GMT 12 GMT 11 GMT 10 GMT 9 GMT 8 GMT 7 GMT 6 GMT 5 GMT 4 GMT 3 GMT 2 GMT 1 G GMT 1 GMT 2 GMT 3 GMT 4 GMT 5 GMT 6 GMT 7 GMT 8 GMT 9 GMT 10 GMT 11 GM
39. HOBOlink User s Guide Onset Computer Corporation 470 MacArthur Blvd Bourne MA 02532 www onsetcomp com Mailing Address P O Box 3450 Pocasset MA 02559 3450 Phone 1 800 LOGGERS 1 800 564 4377 or 508 759 9500 Fax 508 759 9100 Email loggerhelp onsetcomp com Technical Support Hours 8AM to 8PM ET Monday through Friday Customer Service Hours 8AM to 5PM ET Monday through Friday 2010 2013 Onset Computer Corporation All rights reserved Onset HOBO HOBOlink HOBOware BoxCar and FlexSmart are trademarks or registered trademarks of Onset Computer Corporation for its data logger products and configuration interface software Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies 11969 0 MAN HL WH HOBOlink User s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction to HOBOlink scscsccscsccscsccccsceccscnccscscescececcecscescecescccscescecececcuseccscecesoeces 4 An Overview or the HOBOlNkUSer Inter atencion adan AA AAA A ee 5 Creatine a HOBO NA KA AA AA AAA 6 Registering a DEVICE A A A A AAA A A AGA 6 COMMUNICATIONS Plan OVET ViIe W a inaa e eE NN a E aida 7 GSI Communications Plan Banner narrar 8 GSM Communicanons Plan NOTICIOSO A AAA 9 ASUMMarr OF HOBO TASKS ra AS ANA AA AAA AO 10 Chapter 2 Basic Con Ua AI 11 COMMUTE Dec tido ida 11 CONTEUT NE LAUACO SEUS IA A A AA AAA AAA E ae 12 Cont
40. HOBOlink pages and their relation to each other To see the pages organized according to task see A Summary of HOBOlink Tasks Create Account Page Log in Page Log in te NOBORAA Devices Page My Summary commen il M patan CS wa oeny oni baa 7 sonorense o _ un ii a A Y Devices Page List View ai PERERA mo Device Page Data Page Settings Page Support Page PA y CT cant Cta mm sme aa Saaana rye EEN e ma ae A E _ MTI e A tom ee en Ma PRO te at Device Configuration Panel Alarms Page ee ee AAA a o B al x ee Pee AS PU yon ae Launch Configuration Panel aaa SS eee Edit System Alarms Page LAR byviem Alarma tee nee ee aaam ee mer et Ao ee oe treme Wa Add Sensor Alarms Page Daumi AA anp AA E E gt 1 800 LOGGERS 83 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Chapter 8 Maintenance 8 Troubleshooting Refer to these topics for help with maintaining and troubleshooting issues with the U30 Station or HOBOlink e Firmware Upgrades e U30 Troubleshooting e Launch Configuration Troubleshooting e FAQs Changing Your Account Information To change the first name last name or email address associated with your HOBOlink account 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Account Info button 3 Make changes in the First Name Last Name and Email Address fields as desired 4 Click Save Note The username is the nam
41. HOBOlink when an Alarm Condition is triggered The Actions section of the Add Alarm Sensor page is shown below System Alarm Actions Use a comma to separate multiple addresses 1 2 Add Action Default Sensor Alarm Action The default Action is to send an email to the address associated with your account You can change this action but there must be at least one action configured for each sensor alarm To edit the default action simply change the email address or select a new Action from the drop down list and enter values if required See a description of Action Options below Adding Sensor Alarm Actions To add additional actions 1 Click Add Action A new Action section will appear System Alarm Actions Use a comma to scan multiple addresses Email jluser onsetcomp com user onsetcomp com Use a comma to separate multiple addresses Email Wluserzonsetcomp com Add Action 2 Select the desired Option from the drop down list and enter values if required The Action options are described below e Email e Text Message e Activate Relay e Deactivate Relay e Pulse Relay at any given time only one sensor can be set to Pulse Relay Email If you configure this option an email will be sent to all configured addresses when an alarm condition is triggered 1 800 LOGGERS 32 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide System Alarm Actions Use a comma to separate multiple addresses
42. KMAPLYMO11 Password ee URL http Awww wunderground com weatherstation WXDailyHistory asp ID KMAPLYMO11 Share your data If you d like to share your data with other HOBOlink users via the Onset website please take a moment to fill out our online HOBO U30 Project submission form Save If you have linked your U30 to Weather Underground you can also create a URL for your Weather Underground page To do this 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Public Access button 3 Select the device s under Web Publishing Weather Underground If you have not already linked your U30 to Weather Underground see Publishing your Data to Weather Underground 4 Click Save Click the URL to preview the public page Share the URL with anyone you wish to view the public page Sharing Your Data on the Onset Website If you d like to share your data with other HOBOlink users on the Onset website fill out the form located at http www onsetcomp com share See live data feeds here http www onsetcomp com live_systems Publishing Your Data to Weather Underground This feature allows you to publish your U30 Station data to Weather Underground wunderground com 1 If you do not have an account with Weather Underground go to the following link and create an account http www wunderground com wxstation signup html 2 To register your weather station click the Local Weather tab and seelct Weather Stations 3 Click the Register my P
43. Relay State Acih Clay Do Rely State Artyated Closed E Energy ODKAR TE Temperature 5 TMA 1205462 1 69 17 Ej Temperature S THA TISTET Aje 62 6 F E Gual Speed 43A MITE 0 eer O Termgersture pTM 1230001 0j0 69 35 F T RHI5 THA TIFTETEL 25 2 LD Wind Speed 5458 TEE TUE 000 moh Voltage 5 V1A 12183841 00 001 Y El Temperature 8 TMA 1305468110 70 5 F E Weinert BLA 11378281 13 O Seated Current E Cl 117598 1 1757 ai D Wedtage EMA 1214383414 0001 Y E PAR SUA 1147048 ue E Temperatura 0005C Water Content 3 6MC 121434 1 0 1537 mie Co Teeperature TMB 11507281 6935 E ot 05 pm lemara E Devica Labal Tamparadura F dl Dee ST 1150730 Hfi F TIA 1 IDA E nes Te KAA Bo Ls Dears 1 800 LOGGERS 43 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Moving a Widget To move a widget grab it by the handle located in the top right corner Click here to drag the widget When you drag a widget it will be sized as it will appear when it is displayed on the My Summary page Hidden sensors will not be displayed Adding a Device Widget to the My Summary Page This topic covers adding a device widget to your My Summary page To add a device widget 1 From the Devices page click on My Summary Data List My Summary 2 Click Edit List My Summary Edit NOTE The first time you click on My Summary you are automatically taken to the Edit page All your registered devices appear in the banner at the
44. Start Import at Row x Enter the first row of the Data section to remove the Header information from the file For more detail see Data Format and Data Section txt Data File General Format k a p2 cu o LT 1 800 LOGGERS Data Format dateTimeDelimiter decimalSeparator dataDelimiter dateFormat Midiyy timeFormat HH mm ss a gmiOtiset 5 daylightSavings false Logger Info i launchDescription Sample Text File modal U30 001 vendor Onset Computer Corporation serialNumber 1156303 memorySize 512 finmwareVersion 0 953 finnwareVersionRaw 0 deploymentNumber 48 Series Info name Voltage type value unitName y OMClassName OMeasurementH21 OMPar Number 91 U30 CW14 XX OMUnitindex 0 OMChannelType 4 OMValuePattem H 0 000 4 440 000 logger 1 name Current type value unitName m OMClassName OMeasurementH21 OMPartNumber 91 U30 CWIA XX OMUnitindex 0 OMChannelType 4 OMValuePattem 0 000 0 000 logger 1 name Temp type value unttName GC OMClassName OMTemp12bi1 HWS OMPartNumber S TMB XxXXX OMUnitindex 0 OMChannel Type 1 OMValuePattem 0 000 4 0 007 logger 1 name Bati type value unttName W OMClassName OMVcltage PipeBattery OMParNumber U30 BATTERY OMUnitIndex O OMChannealType 5 OMValuePattem ARO 00 F 0 007 logger 1 1 11 30 07 15 32 07 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 48 2 11 30 07 15 32 08 PM 0
45. T 12 1 800 LOGGERS Eniwetok Samoa Hawaii Alaska PST Pacific US MST Mountain US CST Central US EST Eastern US Atlantic Canada Brazil Buenos Aries Mid Atlantic Cape Verdes Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Berlin Rome Israel Cairo Moscow Kuwait Abu Dhabi Muscat Islamabad Karachi Almaty Dhaka Bangkok Jakarta Hong Kong Beijing Tokyo Osaka Sydney Melbourne Guam Magadan Soloman Is 57 Fiji Wellington Auckland www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Wrapped Data in Data Files The following diagram illustrates how data will appear in data files when the Wrap Around When Full feature is enabled in the Launch Configuration Panel Also see Configuring Launch Settings Wrapping Data Files Each time the logger connects to HOBOlink HOBOlink appends the new data to the current data file When the logger is full and begins to wrap data HOBOlink creates a new data file File appended Data File 1 File appended Logger starts wrapping Oldest data is overwriten MOBOlink HOBO ink starts a Readout new Data File Fil ded std de Data File 2 File appended Data Overlap TIME Readouts O Frat Data Fite areas Logger Wraps _ lt GE ee Fiezcreatea L A new data file will contain os mostly data that was also Sam in the previous data file Interim Data Files plus the new data in the me The overlap in interim files allows you most recent r
46. U30 Relay Contact e Make sure the sensor is connected to the U30 Station Closing a Normally Open Relay 1 Configure a sensor alarm for the desired sensor with required settings 2 Inthe Actions section select Activate Relay Close Actions Deactivate Relay Open pe Pulse Rela 3 Test that an alarm activates the relay Force the sensor into an alarm condition for example place a temperature sensor in an ice bath and verify that eE mail and or Text Messages are received for alarm eRelay closes or opens as expected e Relay State is properly reported in HOBOlink after the U30 has connected to HOBOlink Opening a Normally Closed Relay If you have an application where you want the relay opened if an alarm trips for example to stop an irrigation system when rainfall is detected 1 Using HOBOware Pro change the default deactivated state to Closed From the Device menu select Control Relay gt Set default deactivated state gt Closed 2 Using HOBOlink configure a sensor alarm with an Action of Activate Relay Open To have the relay deactivated as soon as the alarm is cleared check the Deactivate Relay Close on clear box 1 800 LOGGERS 37 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Viewing the Relay State You can view the current relay state in HOBOlink in the Latest Conditions pane of the Device window Latest Conditions lt 5 Relay State Deactivated Open Connecting Equipment
47. appear in the Sensor Alarm page Steps To copy a senor alarm to another device 1 Check the Copy box for the alarm s you want to copy 2 Inthe Copy selected alarm s to device drop down list select the device you wish to copy the alarms to 3 Click the Copy button The sensor alarm is now configured for the selected device 1 800 LOGGERS 33 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide ba Sensor Alarms Viewing All Y Copy Measurement Sensor Label Condition Status gt Pressure below 29 5592 inHg gt Temperature below 71 000 F RSE C eres Displaying 1 2 of 2 Copy selected sensor alarm s to device Erich s CGM Pipeline S N 1146211 v pr Erich s CGM Pipeline SIN 1146211 Add a Sensor Alarm Erich s Serial nhnnnn S N 1113646 Error If you attempt to copy a sensor alarm to a device that does not have a matching sensor you will see the following error message A An error occurred during Sensor Alarm copy No matching sensor found on target device Edit System Alarms Add a Sensor Alarm lt 2 Alarms for Remote U30 1 I Deleting a Sensor Alarm To delete a Sensor Alarm 1 Click the icon to the right of the alarm entry in the Sensor Alarms page b Sensor Alarms Viewing al y Measurement Sensor Label Condition Status Voltage above 10 000 fs Click ol You will be prompted to make sure you want to delete the alarm 2 Click OK to delete the alarm or Cancel to keep alarm
48. ared on S N 1156325 Device has connected again Today at 11 57 EST O System alarm Missed Connection Tipped on SIN 1156325 Device is late by 14 minutes 44 seconds Today at 11 40 EST Wie Log Enabled t System Alarms b Sensor Alarms System Alarms Condition Staus Mindi z appear here Missed Connection H Measurement Sensor Label Condition Status Battery Low de Temperature above 69 0 a Memory Low Lisplaang 1 1011 Configured Sensor Alarms appear here Sensor Failure Edit Stem Alarma Alarm Status Icons gt Red Alarm is Tripped indicates an alarm condition has been tripped Green Alarm is Active indicates that an alarm has been defined and is not currently tripped yellow Pending this device has alarm changes pending aera po Grey Alarm is Inactive there is no sensor attached corresponding to this alarm Reconnect the sensor and relaunch the device or delete the alarm by clicking the delete icon 6 to the right of the Status icon 1 800 LOGGERS 81 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide The Data Page From the Data page you have access to the data files created each time the logger connects to HOBOlink Click the Data Files button to see a list of all files and to select individual files for download You can also view any custom data files that you have created through export settings Click the Custom Data button to view and manage the files generated through export Devices S
49. ation panel logged measurement This feature is not available on all loggers The Sampling Interval must be less than or equal to The Launch Description is used the Logging Interval as the file name for data readouts Wrap Around When Full If this box is checked the logger will continue logging after the memory is full Existing data will be overwritten however all data that has been read off the logger will be Launch Description saved to a data file November 26th lf wrapping is not enabled the logger will stop when the memory is full and you must manually read out the data and restart the logger Logging Interval 0 hours 1 Sampling Interval AE Force Relaunch on Next Connection If this Onset recommends hours i box is checked the logger will relaunch the next that you do not Wrap Around When Full time it connects to HOBOlink even if there have enable the Full Readout feature not been any other changes to the launch Force Relaunch on Next Connection settings O Full Readout upon Power Reset See the HOBOlink For example you might need to relaunch a logger that has filled up without wrap enabled and stopped or to begin logging with E new changed sensors WebHelp for more information and alternatives Readout Configuration Got After the relaunch this feature will be disabled To access the Launch Configuration NOTE Any change
50. bleshooting These are some common problems you may encounter with the HOBO U30 Station There are no status indicators blinking e The indicators are very faint under direct sunlight If no indicators appear to be blinking shield the logger from the light and check the indicators again 1 800 LOGGERS 86 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide e Check the status in HOBOlink Make sure the battery power is not too low There needs to be at least 3 5 volts for logging to continue and 3 9 volts for GSM communication e fyou have not enabled Wrapping the memory may be full Read out the logger and relaunch e The logger may not have been launched Changes made to the Launch Configuration or Readout Configuration haven t taken effect Any changes you make to the Launch Configuration or Readout Configurations will not take effect until the next time the HOBO U30 Station connects to the HOBOlink If your connection interval was set to 2 hours then changes won t take effect until the next connection on that 2 hour schedule Too many calls are being made to HOBOlink e Select a slower connection interval in Readout Configuration e Consider enabling Night Mode which allows you to set up a second slower connection interval Too much battery power is being used e Make sure the solar panel is installed properly and functioning That should provide enough power to recharge the battery during the day e Use the AC adapter to recharge
51. ck Download as Zip A zip file is created in the default location determined by your browser settings If you are prompted with an Open dialog you can choose to open the zip file or save it Opening Data Files When you download data files the Opening dialog appears e If you are opening a dtf file and you select Open with the data file will automatically open in HOBOware Pro Box Car Pro if installed e If you are opening a csv file and you select Open with the data file will automatically open in Microsoft Excel or similar program e If you click Save to Disk the file will be saved to the default location controlled by your browser e If you are opening a zip file the files will be extracted and saved in the default location controlled by your browser Opening Experiment_O dtf You have chosen to open E Experiment_0 dtf which is a Onset DTF Datafile From https ww hobolink coms What should Firefox do with this File Open with OnsetDTFFile default s O Save to Disk Sample Text Data File The following is a sample of a data file downloaded in text format that you can view in MicroSoft Excel or another program The Header is formatted using YAML Yet Another Markup Language See YAML ORG The Data section is in comma delimited format 1 800 LOGGERS 52 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide TIP When you open the file in MicroSoft Excel the Text Import Wizard gives you the option to
52. ck here to renew Latest Conditions Dale s Pipeline lt 2 gt Relay State Deactivated Closed Past Day Past Week Past Month 1 800 LOGGERS 7 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Changing Plans Prior to Expiration If you change your existing plan prior to its expiration follow these steps NOTE Changing plans prior to expiration will result in an additional fee 1 Unregister the Device 2 Cycle power on the device to force it to connect to HOBOlink Allow the device to make one full connection to HOBOlink 3 Re register the Device The device is now registered to your account with the new Communications Plan Note that the minimum values for your plan are automatically applied for the Launch Configuration and Readout Configuration GSM Communications Plan Banners 1 800 LOGGERS 8 If you have a GSM Communication Plan the Launch Configuration Panel and the Readout Configuration Panel include banners to help you track your data usage There are two banners on both panels One banner displays the percentage of the plan used to date The other banner displays the estimated or projected usage with the current configuration As you change the logging interval in the Launch Configuration panel or the connection interval in the Readout Configuration panel the estimated usage will automatically update so you can determine whether your communication plan can support the revised settings Note The estimated usage assu
53. com HOBOlink User s Guide Total Water Usage peak hours 0 liters Label peak hours edit remove Scaling Total Water Usage liters edit remove Serial Number 1157091 1 Product Code 5 UCA Scaling Example Current mA to Inches of Water Column in WC In this example you are converting mA to inches of Water Column in WC to measure air duct pressure Calculating Multiplier and Offset Assuming the following values raw1 4 mA raw2 20 mA scaled1 0 in WC scaled2 10 in WC Then the multiplier is m 10 0 0 0 20 4 625 And the offset is b 0 625 4 2 5 Configuring Scaling 1 Next to Scaling click Add 2 Enter the Scaled Units in WC the Multiplier 625 and the Resultant Series Name Pressure 3 Click OK fs Current 0 000 mA Label add Scaling cP a Scaled Units Multiplier Offset nwe 625 x value han Resultant Series Hame Pre Cancel Ok Required fields Serial Number 2241278 2 Product Code 91 U30 CWIA The series name is now Pressure and the scaling entry indicates in WC Pressure 2 5000 in WC Label add Scaling Pressure in WC edit remove Serial Number 6 2 Product Code 91 US0 CVIA You can optionally add a label to further identify the series Next to Label click Add and enter the label name in this example air duct bldg 3 Pressure air duct bldg 3 2 5000 in WC Label air duct bldg 3 edit remove Scaling Pressure in
54. configure the relay contact and alarms if you have an application where you have equipment that is normally on For example if you have a fountain that normally runs continuously but you want it to turn off if the wind speed exceeds 20 MPH Default Deactivated State Closed set in HOBOware Pro Equipment Runs o e da Pa a Change default relay state ome tien ele ao Change Relay oo Pulse Width for Do Al nr Pulse Relay alarm only Wind Speed Sensor Alarm HOBOlink US0 RC HOBOware US0 NRC Actions HOBOlink for U30 RC Alarm Action HOBOware Pro for USO NRC Lise a comma to separate muti p v Activate relay L Range gt 20 MPH Action Activate Relay Open Activate relay Deactivate relay Pulse relay Alarm Trips Relay Opens Equipment Stops Alarm Clears Relay Closes Re opening the Relay with a Second Alarm Equipment Runs If you do not want the relay to deactivate as soon as the alarm is cleared you can setup another alarm to deactivate the relay 04 For example rather than have the irrigation system turn off as soon as the temperature climbs back above 35 degrees you do not want the system turned off until the temperature climbs back above 38 To have the relay deactivated closed as degress soon as the alarm is cleared check the I Deactivate Relay Close on clear box Create a second temperature sensor alarm wi
55. ctions Panel You access the Latest Connections panel from the Device page This panel shows all of the connection attempts between the device and HOBOlink and when the next connection is scheduled For Remote Communication models the Signal Strength is shown in the banner a PRD 1m re Ter A Latest Connections amp Today at 11 26 EDT Today at 11 21 EDT Today at 11 16 EDT Today at 11 11 EDT Today at 11 06 EDT Full Log Full Log Click on the Full Log button to view the complete log of connection attempts You can filter the results to show all connection attempts connections only or errors only You should review this log occasionally to confirm that the logger is connecting as often as you expect See Viewing Connections Log 1 800 LOGGERS 78 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Latest Data Panel You access the Latest Data panel from the Device page This panel shows you the latest data files that have been readout of the logger An orange dot next to the file name indicates the file has not been downloaded Click on the file to download See Downloading Data Files for more information 31156303 Ovemight Test_1 b4 31156303 Overnight Test 1 dtf 1156303 Overnight Test_0 bxt 21156303 Ovemight Test _0 dtf All Data Device Information Panel You access the Device Information panel from the Device page Use the tabs to access the General Information or Communications Information
56. d on these examples 1 234 56 1 234 56 1 234 56 or 1 234 56 Negative Format Select how negative numbers will be formatted in the exported file based on these examples 123 123 or 123 Separate date and time into two columns Select this option if you want the date and time to be in two columns instead of combined into one in the exported file Include line number column Select this option if you want the exported file to contain a separate column to the left of the data that lists a line number for each data point Include sensor label in column header Select this option to add any sensor labels as created in the Latest Conditions pane of the Device page to the sensor column header in the exported file Include export settings in header Select this option if you want to include the export name and timeframe as defined in the Data gt Custom Data page in the exported file 65 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide 4 Click Save when done Devices Data Support Account Info Units Public Access Export Data Delivery File Format Settings Default File Type ETT y Column Separator Comma ignored for HOBOware CSV files Date Format MDY vy Date Sample 01 16 13 17 30 13 Date Separator Slash y Time Format 24 Hour w Default Time Zone UTC gt Positive Format 1 234 56 ignored for HOBOware CSV files Negative Format 123 ignored for HOBOwa
57. data on the Device page which shows the most recent sensor data that was last uploaded to HOBOlink in the Latest Conditions panel It also shows graphs of data from the past day week or month You can also view latest conditions and graphs on the My Summary page if configured Data Files All data uploaded to HOBOlink is saved in HOBOware compatible files dtf and optional text files csv You can download these files from HOBOlink as needed from the Device page or the Data gt Data Files page and open them in HOBOware or another software program for further analysis These data files include all sensor data for the entire deployment For more information on these files see Downloading Data files Custom Data You can also export custom data in which you select the devices sensors and timeframe that you want to include in the file Exported files can be created as needed or generated automatically for delivery via FTP or email on a schedule you specify For more information on these files see Exporting Custom Data Downloading Data Files At each readout interval the logger uploads the new data it has received from the sensors After the first readout HOBOlink creates a data file At each subsequent readout the new data is added to the data file until that file reaches 512 KB then a new data file is created You can download the dtf data file to open in HOBOware Pro or the csv to open in another program The data file name consi
58. device and connect battery then wait at least 5 minutes before beginning HOBOlnk configuration 1 800 LOGGERS 10 www onsetcomp com Chapter 2 Basic Configuration Refer to these topics in this chapter for the basics about configuring your device with HOBOlink e Configuring a Device e Configuring Launch Settings e Configuring Readout Settings e Unregistering a Device e Labeling Sensors e Allowing Public Access to your Data Configuring a Device HOBOlink User s Guide Use the Device Configuration panel to assign a nickname to a device and to set the time zone Accessing the Device Configuration Panel To access the Device Configuration panel go to the Device page and click the Device Configuration icon at the bottom of the page Device Configuration Panel 1 800 LOGGERS To access the Device Configuration panel chek Device Configuration on the Task Bar at the bottom of ihe Device page la Nickname of up lo 30 characters that ibentias the device if you wili be setting up more than one device its helpful lo select a meaninglul name so that you can easily identify it from the ist of all your devices in HOBOlnk This will take effect as soon as you click Save 11 The appropriate Time Zone setting lor the device ensures thal ihe hime slamps lor your data are displayed property for your region if Daylight Saving Time is in effect for your ime zona he lime will be adjusted accordingly
59. e 3 Order your sensors organize the sensors in the order they should appear in the export 2252899 1110481 1 S RGB Rainfall Label none 2252899 1161585 1 S THB Temperature Label none 2252899 1227998 1 S TMB 12 bit Temp Temperature Label none 2252899 2247694 1 S BPA Barometric Pressure Label none Note You can either drag or use the buttons to change the order of the sensors Cancel Save Export Data 7 Click the Save button to save this export configuration To export the data immediately click the Export Data button A file will be generated that you can download and save to a directory of your choice Important The settings will not be saved if you only click the Export Data button and do not click the Save button 8 After saving the settings the new export settings will be listed on the Custom Data page There you can edit copy delete or export data as described in Working with Existing Export Settings If the new export settings use a timeframe of over the past you can click the Schedule Delivery button to set up a data delivery schedule that automatically creates and delivers exported files via email or FTP see Scheduling Exports for Data Delivery For details on changing the time and number format in exported files see Changing Export File Format Default FTP and Default Email Settings Devices Settings Support Data Files Custom Data Saved Export Settings Name Timeframe Format Time Zone
60. e Info panel of the Device Page Security HOBOlink provides users with password protected accounts and 108 bit encrypted connection so you can keep your data entirely private or make it accessible to others through the Public Access feature Alarms HOBOlink can automatically notify you via cell phone text message or email when conditions exceed user defined limits giving you peace of mind knowing that your system is functioning properly Supported Browsers HOBOlink supports the following browsers with cookies and JavaScript enabled e Internet Explorer 8 and higher e Firefox 15 or higher e Safari 5 and higher e Chrome 22 or higher What You Need To begin using HOBOlink you must have the following e A HOBO U30 Station with Remote Communication capabilities GSM Wi Fi Ethernet e Compatible Smart Sensors and or Analog Sensors e HOBOware Pro software and a USB cable for configuring sensors e Cellular service at the deployment location if you are using the HOBO U30 GSM 1 800 LOGGERS 4 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide An Overview of the HOBOlink User Interface The first time you log in to HOBOlink the Devices page opens with a list of all the devices you have registered to this user account To see details on a particular device click the device nickname To register a device click Register a Device at the bottom of the page The Devices page opens in either List or My Summary view depending on which view you
61. e on Scaled Units If you have configured scaling make sure you enter the alarm values in the scaled units If you configure scaling and have existing alarms you must modify the alarms to use the scaled units Steps To add a sensor alarm 1 From the Device page click Go To Alarms icon 2 Atthe bottom of the Alarms page click Add a Sensor Alarm gt Sensor Alarms Viewing A w Measurement Sensor Label Condition Status gt Temperature room 1 temp above 40 00 F lt gt RH room 1 RH below 60 0 QG gt Solar Radiation solar outside range 1 to 5 W m G Current above 5 000 mA G Voltage above 10 000 V G Add a Sensor Alarm Displaying 1 5 0f 5 The Add Sensor Alarm page appears Add Sensor Alarm for U30 Condition Sensor value range 0 000 to 20 000 Y latest value 0 198 V Voltage S N 2 1 v above wl JV for logged data points Logging every 1 min Actions Use a comma to separate multiple addresses Email u30Wonsetcomp coml Send on clear also Add Action Notes optional Ex Grove East Too Cold or Damp Basement 3 Configure Sensor Alarm Conditions 4 Configure Sensor Alarm Actions 5 Click Save 1 800 LOGGERS 30 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Configuring Sensor Alarm Conditions The Conditions section of the Add Sensor Alarm page is shown below Sensor of Samples Add Sensi Alarm for U30 Condition Woltage S N 2
62. e you established when you created your HOBOlink account and cannot be changed Devices Data Settings Support Account Info Units Public Access Export Data Delivery First Name Last Name Jane Smith Email Address jsmith gmail com Username jsmith Change Password To change your password 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Account Info button 3 Click the Change Password link 4 Type the old password then type the new password in twice Click Save 1 800 LOGGERS 84 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Devices Data Support Account Info Units Public Access Export L Data Delivery Change Password Username jsmith Password New Password Confirm New Password Changing the Default Units To switch the US and SI units in device data and graphs Click the Settings tab Click the Units button Select either US or SI P PR Click Save Note The graphs will not be updated with the unit change until the device s next connection Devices Data Support Account Info Units Public Access Export Data Delivery Default Unit System US Ka Device graphs will not reflect unit system changes until the device s next connection Firmware Upgrades You can install HOBO U30 firmware upgrades remotely via HOBOlink Performing a firmware upgrade will not cause the device to be launched The device will resume readouts on the connection following the up
63. eadout to view current snapshots of a previous timeframe week month etc With each subsequent readout SERRE the overlap with the previous data file diminishes until the file ILI Ti Final Data File 2 contains mostly data that was Logger Wraps _ _ _ _ _ _ not included in the previous file Data File 3 Created a slight overlap may remain Exporting Custom Data You can export sensor data from a device to a text or Microsoft Excel file for analysis in other programs Exported files can either be downloaded when needed or scheduled for automatic delivery via FTP or email To export data you must first specify the timeframe for the data all data from the last week or all data between specific dates for example and select which devices and sensors you want to include in the exported file Then you can choose whether to export the data immediately save the settings for a future export and set up a schedule for delivering the exported data For details on exporting custom data see e Creating New Export Settings e Working with Existing Export Settings e Scheduling Exports for Data Delivery 1 800 LOGGERS 58 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide e Changing Export File Format Default FTP and Default Email Settings Creating New Export Settings Before you can export data you must first define the timeframe device and sensors to be included in the exported file You can then export the data to a file im
64. en aon 73 EELS VICE Tas BN A ta vc ae hate od pcan a pte da n 73 The Device Ccontetiration Panel srta iria 74 The launch Contieuration Panel a A A AAA AA AO 75 The Readout Configuration Pe rss caia ti bid iii ets 76 Latest Conditions RAN AA AS A A KAY BAMITUI MALEWA TA YATUA 77 KINENA Panels aaa AAA 78 latest Data Panel ii O 79 Device latormation Panels na A 79 Te Alar Pate elias 81 TRE Data Ped SO ito coda 82 WEI race sacos ion cies ES oo A O A E E EEA TTE AA AA 82 USU AA Aaa 83 AMap o ROBO NA ui AI AAA AAA A 83 Chapter 8 Maintenance amp Troubleshooting cscsccscsscscsccccscsccccsccccscsccccsccccccsccccnseccscessccsseccscesees 84 Changing Your ASEMA aida 84 Chahiging the Default Sii AA AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA A A 85 Fiimw are UDS O SSA SAA AAN AAA 85 TOUS AE ia AAN AAA AAA AA AA AAA A 86 tauneh Contieuration Prot DIESMOOU NG ii dr 88 Frequently Asked QUCSUIONS urnas 88 1 800 LOGGERS 3 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction to HOBOlink HOBOlink is web based software that works with the HOBO Remote Monitoring System With HOBOlink you can e Access current and historical data provided in either text or HOBOware format e Setand view alarms and e Manage and control your devices Supported Devices HOBOlink works with the following devices e HOBO U30 GSM requires HOBOlink Communication Plan e HOBO U30 Wi Fi e HOBO U30 Ethernet The device type you are connected to is indicated in the Devic
65. ensor labels if 55 00 09 00 05 00 16 HOBOlink User s Guide www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Chapter 3 Scaling Data The Scaling feature allows you to scale your data to a different engineering unit This includes linear and pulse scaling which allows scaling for kWh kW or for any device data that is output in electronic pulses as well as analog inputs from the S CIA and S VIA analog input adapters and scaling for the E50B2 Power amp Energy Meter You configure scaling in the Latest Conditions pane on the Devices page fs Counts 0 Label add Scaling Ty aD gt Scaled Units Multiplier Offset units ts x value p o Resultant Series Name Scaled Series Cancel O E Required fields Graph Totals disable Serial Number 1222949 1 Product Code S UCA Graphs will be updated to reflect the new scaled data values the next time the device connects to HOBOlink and future data files will include scaled data IMPORTANT NOTE Scaled channels will only appear in text txt format not in the raw dtf files To have scaled units appear in the text file select Save data as text file in the Readout Configuration panel See Downloading in Text Format for more information When you configure alarms make sure you enter the values in the scaled units If you configure scaling and have existing alarms you must modify the alarms to use the scaled units If you unplug a scaled sensor then plug it back i
66. er s Guide Graph Widget A graph widget displays the graph for a sensor Click on Device Name to go lo the Device page Indicates last connection Click on tabs ng Device 1 eg Today at 09 11 EDT to change the t Past Day Pasi Week Past Month time frame 05 04 7009 LORD 05 05 2008 081 1 04 EDT 19600 3100 33006 01006 0300 0500 07 Du pl Ge s Temperature S TMB 1150725 1 F SH E 11507251 Click on arrows to scroll through other sensors on this device Hover over arrow to see the next sensor Measurement Widget A measurement widget displays sensors of a certain type for example Temperature or Voltage You can create a widget showing all of the sensors of a certain type in your system including sensors from multiples devices or sites Columns are sortable Any rows that have sensor alarms or are connected to a device in a warning state will be dispalyed below the bar chart Temperaura O Device Lobel Temperature F Padi at s i on Click on Device Name to E E ma e tatistics gt o 1 TMS 11507221 70097 sidebar go to the Device page Bons RTE Max Cire J 2260 Shi aay STM 1226001 1 De Mes Ti 204 Example The following diagram shows a measurement widget that includes temperature sensor readings from three different devices wet Pm i ha Draco i oP Today ot 00 51 EDT bl eros 2 Aa Today m OS EDT gl ooo 3 oof Today al 0650 EDT le Relay State Decre peti E
67. ersonal Weather Stations link under Upload Your Data to Weather Undergound Sign in if necessary 1 800 LOGGERS 68 www onsetcomp com 10 11 12 13 14 15 HOBOlink User s Guide Click the New Weather Station button Enter your information as required in the fields For information on setting up a weather station see the Weather Underground Wiki at http wikiwunderground com index php PWS_ Personal Weather Stations After you register the U30 with Weather Underground write down the Station ID IMPORTANT When registering a new station with Weather Underground there is a wait time up to 30 minutes before the Station ID Password can be validated by HOBOlink due to constraints on the Weather Underground system Wait at least 30 minutes before continuing to step 7 Return to HOBOlink and click the Settings tab Click the Public Access button Under Web Publishing Weather Underground check the box next to the device name Enter the Station ID you received from Weather Underground and your Weather Underground password Click Save A URL will appear that links to your Weather Underground Station History page If you have Public Access enabled for the device you can include this link on your Weather Underground page Return to your Weather Underground account and click the Manage my Personal Weather Stations link under Upload Your Data to Weather Underground Click the Edit button for the station Paste the HOBOli
68. et without deleting all entries Temperature Measurement Type 4 Click here to add O Show Sisata an entry E y5 E F Le Range 80 Sot hy O Dri O Label OVaue OAs Custom Device 1 E TMB 11507251 5 5 11507251 E q The new entry will appear here 6 Select a sensor from the drop down list To display an average of all the entries in the widget select Average of widget s sensors Temperatura Measurement Type Range 40 a Select a sensor from Sot by O Dai OLabel OVaue OAs ECusiom emo ad the drop d own list Denica 1 5 TMB 11507251 5 5 11507251 e THB 115072 ait F Dmace 2 5H 9125 11 l Dira 2 S TMA 12054601 SM VAI Circa 2 S THA 12054651 SM 12 Dace 2 S TME 1228001 1 S 1270 1 Deica 3 S THA 773767 1 5 98 779767 1 Device 3 5 THA 12054601 S N 1205468 1 Device 3 S TMO 12200061 S N 12280061 Moan ol wdgel s sensors 7 Repeat steps 3 through 7 for each sensor you want to add to the widget 8 Select a Sort by option Sort by Device Label Value Alarms Custom Device sorts all sensors alphabetically by device description nickname Within a device group sensors are sorted by sensor label 1 800 LOGGERS 46 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Label sorts alphabetically by user entered sensor label Value sorts by sensor reading for example highest temperature to lowest Alarms sorts by alarm status in the order Tripped Active Inactive seconda
69. ettings Support Data Files Custom Data Troubleshooting Data file contains errors If you are missing data for a particular sensor check that it was properly installed and configured Remove and reconnect the sensor and check the status in HOBOware Pro to verify that it can report accurate readings If you find that it is not communicating it may be damaged Contact your Onset Authorized Dealer or Onset Technical Support Data file cannot be opened In rare circumstances the data file may have become corrupted Contact your Onset Authorized Dealer or Onset Technical Support The Settings Page Click the Settings tab to access e Account info where you can change the name email address or password associated with your HOBOlink account e Units where you can switch between US and SI units e Public Access where you can create URLs for your devices to share with others e Export where you can set the preferences used with exporting datafiles e Data Delivery where you can set up automatic delivery of datafiles via email or FTP Data Delivery 1 800 LOGGERS 82 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide The Support Page From the Support page you can e Access the online Help and other documentation e Access FAQs e Access the Data Logger Resources Library e Send an e mail with feedback on HOBOlink e View Terms of Use e View Data Uploading Terms A Map of HOBOlink The diagram below shows all of the
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71. for U30 N RC Use a comma to separdls mutia addresse Activate relay v Activate relay Temperature Sensor Range lt 33 degrees Action Activate Relay Close Deactivate relay Pulse relay hana Pulse Relay o za alamo ca y Deactivate Relay Open i e ulse Relay EY Alarm Trips Relay Closes Equipment Starts o Alarm Clears Relay Opens Re opening the Relay with a Second Alarm Equipment Stops If you do not want the relay to deactivate as soon as the alarm is cleared you can setup another alarm to deactivate the alarm For example rather than have the irrigation system turn off as soon as the temperature climbs back above 35 degrees you do not want the system tumed off until the temperature climbs back above 38 degrees To have the relay deactivated closed as soon as the alarm is cleared check the Deactivate Create the second temperature sensor alarm with a range above 38 Relay Close on clear box Otherwise you can degrees and the action set to Deactivate Relay Open Make sure set a second alarm to deactivate the really the Deactivate Relay Open on clear box in the first Sensor Alarm is unchecked 1 800 LOGGERS 39 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Relay Contact Example Stop Device This example shows how you would
72. grade The upgrade may take several minutes but the byte usage will not be charged to your HOBOlink Communication account A upgrade If there is a firmware upgrade available the upgrade icon will appear next to the firmware version 1 800 LOGGERS 85 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Device Information General Communications Status Logging every 01 min Memory Wrapping Battery Level Eo 100 Nickname South Field Serial Number SN 2252897 Model HOBO U30 Station GSM Firmware Version 1 107 A upgrade Steps 1 Click upgrade to expand the pane Firmware Version 1 100 Show details Cl Upgrade to 1 107 on Next Connection Cancel Ok 2 To schedule the upgrade check the Upgrade to on Next Connection box and then click OK To see what changes are in this new version before you schedule the upgrade click Show details Firmware Version 1 100 o Fixed issue that prevented remote firmware Updates o Fixed several buffer overrun and data flash issues o Fixed issues with USB communications Upgrade to 1 10 on Next Connection Cancel Lk 3 When you click OK you will see the following message Click OK to confirm the upgrade or click Cancel to cancel it IMPORTANT Do not unplug the HOBO U30 while it is being upgraded Q Firmware update vell occur on the naxt connachoa Resdouts al then resume on the Folow no Connection Are you dune you want bo update the mea Cons Trou
73. he regional format settings of your operating system For example 07 31 06 would be represented as MMsdd yy Single digit values have leading zeros syntax HH 24 hour time q 15 00 00 hh 12 hour time e g 3 00 00 PM This time format should be followed with a to denote an AM PM indicator hh mm ss a ss seconds 55 milliseconds mm minutes MM months gmtOffset daylightSavings These entries indicate the offset in hours from GMT on the computer that launched the logger and whether the computer was in Daylight Saving Time when the logger was launched true or false 54 www onsetcomp com Data Section of Data File 1 800 LOGGERS Data HOBOlink User s Guide txt Data File Data Section Data is separated from the header by a row of hyphens 2 11 30 07 15 32 08 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 48 3 11 30 07 15 32 09 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 47 4 11 30 07 15 32 10 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 47 5 11 30407 15 32 11 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 6 11 30 07 15 32 12 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 7 11 30 07 15 32 13 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 8 11 30 07 15 32 14 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 9 11 30 07 15 32 15 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 46 10 11 30407 15 32 16 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 48 11 11 30 07 15 32 17 PM 0 193 0 000 20 91 4 48 data continued in actual file ee ee by Time Eastem Daylight Time lVoltage V Current mA Temp C Batt V Ly 1400007 45 10 07 PM 480 0 00 20 04 dde The fi
74. icon to the right of the Status icon Viewing the Connections Log Description This connections log shows all connection attempts between the device and HOBOlink You can filter the results to show scheduled connections only errors only or both 1 800 LOGGERS 49 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Accessing the Log You access the Connections Log by clicking on the Full Log button on the Latest Connections panel in the Device page Latest Connections Log 1 800 LOGGERS Latest Connections Erich s CGM Pipeline All Connections F All Connections lt A Viewing Expected ninute ago Today at Scheduled Connections nection 1 94 KB transferred Today at 11 32 EDT Scheduled Connection 1 94 KB transferred Today at 11 27 EDT Scheduled Connection 1 94 KB transferred Today at 11 22 EDT Scheduled Connection 1 94 KB transferred Today at 11 17 EDT Scheduled Connection 1 94 KB transferred Today at 11 12 EDT Scheduled Connection 1 94 KB transferred Today at 11 07 EDT Scheduled Connection 2 20 KB transferred Today at 11 02 EDT Alarm 1 79 KB transferred 50 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Chapter 6 Managing Data Sensor data is recorded at each logging interval as defined in the Launch Configuration panel The data is stored on the device and then uploaded to HOBOlink at each connection interval as defined in the Readout Configuration panel You can view the latest
75. igurine Redoute 13 Unregistering a DevViCE A AENA AAA EA AAA AAA AA AAA AAA AA 15 PAD CLIN Sensor banda dis 15 Chapter 3 Scaling aa 17 Calculatine Multiprer and O seba A iia 18 Scale CONS Ula con rate sii eee 19 Scaling Example Counts to Ltrs as AAA AN 20 Scaling Example Current mA to Inches of Water Column in WC oocccccnccccononoccnnnnnnnnonocnnonnnnononanonnnonnnonconnnnnnnnnrononnnnnnns 21 Calculating Powa 22 WatiNode scale Factors TOM WA FA KA EE A A 4 euunceds beniGenan unc E 23 Calcula tine ENere y MO WA QUES ka 24 WattNode Sensor Scale Factors Tor ENEE A A awica wai eans cas ieee eae enees 24 Scaling for the E50B2 Power Energy MAA 25 Chapter 4 Contigurine Alas ii 26 Sensorial MMS cds is s ic EA 26 SVS CCU ANS a AAA 27 Enabine System AL A ASA AAA A A 29 CONTSUPINE ASEMA AA ii A A A A A 30 CON UNE Sensor AA nA ais 31 Contigutine Senso Ala MACU Aaa 32 CODES ensor Ala Vida NAS SSA Ad AAN 33 Deleting a Senor Alar KAA AA AA A NS 34 WAS WIS TRA SM Ot A A NU 34 Al Overview ofthe U30 Relay CONCA A A DIA AAA da 35 Contiguring Relay Alarms for the USO RE iii 37 Connecting Equipment to the Relay Contact ccccccccsssecccceeessecccseecceceaeseeceesaeseceeseesecesseseucceeeeenseaeeeceesaeaeceesauaeeeeeesegeeeenes 38 Relay Exainple Start DEVICE A A A net ee a nies 39 Relay Contact Example StOp DEVICE calida 40 Chapter 5 Monitoring Your DeviceSs
76. ile Therefore there is no place to store those values for use in HOBOware You can still view the labels in HOBOlink Labels from all others channels will be displayed in HOBOware when opening the downloaded dtf file How do stop the U30 Station using HOBOlink You cannot stop your U30 Station from logging or connecting The U30 and HOBOlink are designed to run continuously without any user interaction When you connect the battery it starts connecting and starts logging data automatically To stop logging and or connecting data simply unplug the battery How do stop my logger from connecting to HOBOlink You cannot stop regular connections to HOBOlink There is no limit to how slowly the U30 Station will connect to HOBOlink How do stop logging Connect to the HOBO U30 Station to a USB cable and stop logging with HOBOware Pro Or unplug the battery You will likely need to select Force Relaunch on Next Connection under Launch Configuration in HOBOlink to resume logging again How do stop logging and stop remote communications Unplug the battery How did my system alarms become disabled When you enable any or all system alarms Battery Low Memory Low Sensor Failure as soon as one of these alarms trips all system alarms are disabled Upon receiving a system alarm notification you should verify your device s state to see if any action is required See Troubleshooting 1 800 LOGGERS 89 www onsetcomp com HOBO
77. iles from that device 1 Click the Devices tab to access the device list 2 Click List if the Devices tab is currently displaying My Summary PAL 3 Click the NA icon in the row for the device to be removed The device is no longer registered to your account and will no longer automatically connect to HOBOlink To force the device to connect to HOBOlink cycle the power The device can be registered to another account or re registered on the same account Labeling Sensors You should label your sensors to identify them in HOBOlink especially if you have more than once sensor of the same type Note Sensors are listed by default in ascending order by serial number Procedure Labeling Sensors You access the Sansor Label from the Latest Latest Conditions Conditions panel on the Device Window lt i gt Relay State Deactivated Open S Voltage 0 003 Y Label add b Click here to add label Sealing add Serial Number 6 1 Product Code 91 1 pe J0 C YA H Latest Conditions 20 Relay State Deactivated Open c Type label text here 3 Voltage 0003 Y A Label Cancel Ok Bequirad fields Scaling 200 Serial Number 6 1 Product Code 91 U30 014 1 800 LOGGERS 15 www onsetcomp com Label in Data Graph 1 800 LOGGERS Current ony Temp CF assigned appear here room 1 fem 1 i 4311 11 06 2007 15 06 11 4515 S
78. ings Support Logged in as cap Help COs Semen Devices Micknama Serial Humber Last Connection ra PEN Relay Paiva 1156308 Today at 04 39 EDT gt i ya day al 09 30 E D O 134 ode at 0831 E gt B 2352900 day et 09 30 E T ai From the Devices page you can e Register a device 1 800 LOGGERS 71 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide e Remove a device e Access the Device page for a registered device e View Alarm Status icons and access the Alarm page e View Last Connection e View Serial Number e View Communication Status e View Relay State Communication Status A WARNING STATE Hover over the warning icon for details A device can be in a warning state if any of the following is true e Device has missed its last connection by 10 or more minutes e A device has exceeded the limit of its Communications Plan e The device is in an error status as indicated by the status listed in the Device Information on the device page e The device s Communications Plan has expired More Details Hover over the warning icon for details A device can be in a details state if any of the following is true e Device is approaching the limit of the Communications Plan e Device is approaching the expiration of its Communications Plan e Device has not yet called in e The device s status is stopped OK Device is operating normally and within the normal calling schedule Relay Status lt Relay Open The Relay
79. ive Once you create a username you cannot change it The only way to create a new username is to delete the existing account and create new one e A password from 4 to 30 characters Passwords are case sensitive Enter it again to confirm that you typed it correctly 4 Read the Terms of Use and click agree 5 Click Create Account HOBOlink will send an email to the address you provided to activate your account 6 Open the email and click the activation link which will automatically log you into HOBOlink where you can register your device Registering a Device 1 After you log in to HOBOlink click the Register a Device link Devices A Nickname Serial Number Last Connection PESEE ERE Relay Alarms You haven t registered any devices yet To begin using HOBOlink you must first tel us about your devices To do so click the Register a Device link below You will need your logger handy to complete this process Register a Vevice The Register a Device page appears Settinas gt SD S tn 37 Coreen Register a Devic Nickname a The Serial Number SN and Device Key are located on a sticker inside the logger door Device Key 1 800 LOGGERS 6 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide 2 Complete the fields as described below Nickname A name to identify the logger up to 30 characters Serial Number The Serial number of the logger located on a sticker inside the logger door Device Key
80. lable for export Exports that do not use a timeframe of over the past are not available for scheduled delivery Create New Settings Schedule Delivery 4 Select an export Choose one of the following Actions e Edit Click Edit to change the settings name file type timeframe devices and sensors for this export You can also click Edit if you need to change the order of the sensors listed Make the changes and then click Save e Copy Click Copy to create another export that has the same settings as an existing one Select the copied export settings entry and click Edit as described in the previous step to make any changes This is a quick way to create a new export that is similar to an existing export e Delete Click Delete to permanently remove the export from the list e Export Data Click Export Data to immediately generate a file with data as defined by these settings You can download and save the file to a directory of your choice If the export uses a timeframe of over the past you can click the Schedule Delivery button to set up a data delivery schedule that automatically creates and delivers exported files via email or FTP Scheduling Exports for Data Delivery You can configure HOBOlink to automatically deliver exported data files to an email address or FTP site on a schedule that you specify First make sure you have selected the device and sensor data you want to include in the export as described in Creating
81. larms appear here E dij Site Alar Sensor Alarms You can set an alarm to trip when a reading is above or below a level you select or outside a normal operating range that you set for a specific number of readings When the alarm is tripped HOBOlink can e Send you an email e Send you a text message e Activate the relay e Deactivate the relay e Pulse the relay Note The default Relay Contact setting for the U30 Station is normally open You can only change this setting in HOBOware Pro See Configuring Relay Alarms 1 800 LOGGERS 26 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Click here to filter Tnpped Inactree Sensor Unavalable A Ping 4 Measurement SensorLabel Condition Status Temperature room 1 temp above 40 00 F Ej RH room 1 RH below 60 0 a Solar Radiation Solar outside range 1 to 5 Wim a Curent above 5 000 mA D Voltage above 10 000 V va Add a Sensor Alarm Displaying 1 5 of 5 Click on sensor alarm name to view edit alarm When the sensor reading is over the configured threshold the graph background will be red room 1 temp Temp CP System Alarms There are two types of System Alarms e Device Alarms allow you to monitor the state of the physical device e Communication Alarms alert you when your device is not communicating properly with HOBOlink In the Edit System Alarms page you can enable both Device and Communication alarms and set the
82. link User s Guide Once you have resolved any problems go to the Edit System Alarms page for your device and re enable any system alarms for which you would like to receive notifications Which Launch Configuration fields will cause my device to re launch if they are modified Changing the following fields in the Launch Configuration panel will cause your device to re launch the next time it connects to HOBOlink e Launch Description e Logging Interval e Sampling Interval e Wrap Around When Full checkbox Can set the order that my graphs are displayed You can change the order that graphs are displayed by moving the sensors in the Latest Conditions panel Why does Rainfall show as zero in Latest Conditions even thought it has been raining The Latest Conditions pane shows the rain that fell in the last logging interval only If the Logging Interval is 1 minute and there wasn t a rain gauge tip during that minute then the rain shows as zero How can set one alarm action when an alarm trips and a different action when the alarm clears If for example you wanted to send a message to turn on pumps when the temperature goes below 35 degrees F and another message turn off pumps when the temperature goes above 35 degrees F you should create two sensors alarms e one that triggers when the conditions go below 35 degrees F e one that triggers when the conditions go above 35 degrees F Each of these can be set up to send the a
83. m HOBOlink User s Guide b scaled1 m raw1 Example Assume you have a water level sensor that measures 0 10 feet output as 4 20mA to the HOBO U30 Station In this case raw1 4mA raw2 20 mA scaled1 0 feet scaled2 10 feet 1 Determine the Multiplier m scaled2 scaled1 raw2 raw1 m 10 0 20 4 m 0 625 2 Determine Offset b scaled1 m raw1 b 0 0 625 4 b 2 5 Scaling Configuration Pane Use the Scaling Configuration Pane to scale your data to a different engineering unit Counts 0 Label add Scaling my aD Scaled Units Multiplier Offset units 1 x value a Resultant Series Name Scaled Series Cancel Ok Required fields Graph Totals disable Serial Number 1222949 1 Product Code S UCA Field Definitions Required Field Scaled Units Enter text to indicate the units to be scaled to such as KWh max 20 characters Multiplier m in the equation y mx b Enter the numerical value used to scale the units max 10 digits If this value is not provided in the sensor specifications see Calculating Scaling Values 1 800 LOGGERS 19 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide NOTE See WattNode Sensor Scale Factors for Energy WattNode Sensor Scaling Factors for Power or Scaling for E50B2 Power Energy Meter for scaling factors for those devices Offset b in the equation y mx b Enter an offset if applicable in the scaled units max
84. mediately or set up a data delivery schedule in which exported files are created and delivered via email or FTP on a regular basis A maximum of six months of data is available for export In addition only exports that use a timeframe of over the past are available for scheduled delivery details are in the steps below To create new export settings 1 Click the Data tab 2 Click the Custom Data button 3 Click the Create New Settings button Devices Settings Support Logged in as Data Files Custom L Saved Export Settings Name Timeframe Format Time Zone Action You have no saved export settings Note 4 maximum of 6 months of data is available for export Exports that do not use a timeframe of over the past are not available for scheduled delivery Create New Settings Schedule Delivery 4 In section 1 type a name for the export and a file type Text Excel or HOBOware and a time zone Choose one of the following timeframes for exporting data e Between two date times Select between from the drop down list and then click the two blank fields to select the date time on each calendar e Before a specific date time Select before from the drop down list and then click the blank field to select the date time on the calendar e After a specific date time Select after from the drop down list and then click the blank filed to select the date time on the calendar e Over the past lt x gt days hours or
85. ment type and any custom labels are listed for each sensor to help you identify the ones you want to include To quickly select all sensors in the export click the checkbox next to the device name This will automatically select all the sensors for that device Note that this list shows all active sensors in black as well as all inactive sensors that were previously used with this device in gray You can select either active or inactive sensors or a combination of both to include in the export For this example only active sensors were selected 2 Devices select device sensors for export Kiah ee Va PE Hh a Device SN 2252895 1110481 1 1159656 1 Sensor SN Sensor SN sensor SN 1158656 2 11559656 3 Sensor SN Sensor SN Sensor SN 1161585 2 1161585 3 Sensor SN Sensor SN Sensor SN Sensor SN Sensor SN 2241270 1 sensor SN 2241270 2 Sensor SN 2247694 1 sensor SN 2252899 B Sensor SN 1127857 1 Sensor SH 17154490 1 Sensor SN 1157170 1 Sensor SN 1175091 1 Sensor SN 1175100 1 Sensor oh Sensor St Sensor St j Sensor SN 0 sensor ON 7620 158 f a 2oncore are colored oray te Inactive sensors are colored gray Nickname Lisa wifi 1161585 1 11848538 1 1201975 1 Sensor SN 1227998 1 1227999 1 Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product Product ree r Pro0uUcl a Pell
86. mes the device is not relaunched and there are no tripped alarms A tripped alarm uses approximately 7k of communications data depending on your configuration and number of sensors Factor in the number of alarms you expect to receive when determining your data usage and requirements Banners in the Launch Configuration panel Launch Configuration L hD Actual usage to date aunch Description 0 p vi Wrap Around When Full 26 of plan october 16 launch This Month Force Relaunch on Next Conn zena Logging Interval Estimated usage with this configuration 0 hours 15 mias O Sacos Full Readout upon Power Reset 34 of plan ji This Month Sampling Interval Data usage estimation assumes no tripped Enabled minutes seconds alarms or logger launches Cancel Save Banners in the Readout Configuration panel Readout Configuration Connections Connection Interval 17 1 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds Per Day 7 Night mode from 11 PM EDTto 08 AM EDT se ae eae Night mode will begin and end within 1 to 59 minutes of the hour selected 2 5 lo of pla n 5 hours 0 minutes 0 seconds ae Estimated usage with this configuration 36 of plan This Month Y Save data as text file Save your data to the text file csv format in addition to the data file dtf format Data usage estimation assumes no tripped Cancel Save alarms or logger launches www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Exceed Byte Total The Exceed
87. n you will be directed to whichever view you were last in My Summary or List view Public Access You can allow public access to your Summary View from the Settings page If you enable public access all devices are automatically marked as public When viewing a public My Summary a user can get to the public device page for a device by clicking on the device name in the title bar of the device widget NOTE When you mark a My Summary page as public all devices will be marked as public My Summary Widgets This topic describes the widgets that you can add to your My Summary page e Device Widget e Graph Widget e Measurement Widget Device Widget A device widget displays according to your selections when you create the widget the sensors connected to a device as well as other components such as Relay State and Battery State Click on Device Name to go to the Device page Indicates last connection ijg Device 1 2 Today at 09 00 EDT 20 Relay State Deactivated Open ii o Energy 0 000 kwh The alarm sh ae wal f Gust Speed 5 WSA 1122817 2 0 0 mph measurement will turn red if an z e A i j l Wind Speed S WSA 1122817 1 0 0 mph alarm is triggered with an arrow w apes a ee ee sad i Wetness S LWA 1127828 1 1 2 indicating if the alarm is a high alarm low alarm or out of range S PAR SIA 1147048 1 TUE Temperature S TMB 1150725 1 69 60 F 1 800 LOGGERS 42 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink Us
88. n you will lose your scaling configuration and must reenter it Steps 1 Goto the sensor you want to scale in the Latest Conditions panel Make sure the panel is expanded to show all fields see Latest Conditions Panel 2 Next to the Scaling field click add The Scaling Configuration pane appears 3 Enter the appropriate values in the fields HOBOlink will convert the raw values to scaled values using the following equation y m x b Where y scaled units 1 800 LOGGERS 17 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide m multiplier in scaled units x un scaled value b offset in scaled units NOTE HOBOlink requires you to enter a multiplier and offset If you are not provided with multiplier and offset by the sensor specifications you must calculate them using the raw output range and the corresponding measurement range See Calculating Scaling Values 4 Typeaname for the scaled series If you will be exporting csv files to Microsoft Excel then do not use quotation marks in the series name 5 Click ok to save and apply changes or click cancel to close the form without saving any changes Upon saving the measurement type in the display will change to the name you entered in the Resultant Series Name field followed by the Scaled Units The next time the device connects to HOBOlink the scaled units will appear in graphs labels and exported text files Calculating Multiplier and Offset NOTE Multiplier and Offse
89. nch Description Enter a description of up to 30 characters for the launch The Launch Description is used as the file name for data readouts Note that changing this field after it has been configured will cause the device to be re launched the next time it connects to HOBOlink 3 Enter Logging Interval Choose the rate at which you want the logger to record data The minimum logging interval is one minute and the maximum for most loggers is 18 hours The shorter the logging interval the more quickly the memory fills and battery power is consumed Changing this field after it has been configured will cause the device to be re launched the next time it connects to HOBOlink NOTE If you launch the logger in HOBOware with a shorter logging interval HOBOlink will re launch the logger with the interval you configured the next time it connects 4 Enter Sampling Interval Optional The sampling interval is optional and is valid only for sensors that support measurement averaging Refer to the sensor s user manual to determine whether your sensor supports measurement averaging The sampling interval allows you to take multiple measurements within the logging interval then average them together to create a single logged measurement The Sampling Interval must be less than or equal to the Logging Interval If you have at least one sensor that supports measurement averaging check the box to enable measurement averaging then set the sampling
90. nection charges enable the Night Mode feature This allows you to set up two readout schedules with more frequent connections during one period and less frequent connections during another a Check off the box to enable Night Mode b Select the Starting and Ending Time Night mode will begin sometime between 1 minute to 59 minutes after the hour that you select c Enter the Connection Rate for the Night Mode time period 4 Enable Save data as text file feature Optional Check this box to have data files saved in txt format as well as dtf format 5 When finished click Save Your changes will go into effect at the next readout Troubleshooting Changes made to the Readout Configuration haven t taken effect Any changes you make to the Readout Configurations will not take effect until the next time the HOBO U30 Station connects to the HOBOlink If your connection interval was set to 2 hours then changes won t take effect until the next connection on that 2 hour schedule Too many calls are being made to HOBOlink e Select a slower connection interval in Readout Configuration e Consider enabling Night Mode which allows you to set up a second slower connection interval 1 800 LOGGERS 14 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Unregistering a Device To unregister a device Before You Begin Download all the device s data files Once you have removed a device you will not be able to use HOBOlink to access the data f
91. ng another sensor refer to the documentation that came with the sensor See Scaling for the E50B2 Power amp Energy Meter for different scaling factors for that device WattNode Sensor Scale Factors for Energy To calculate energy in kilowatt hours find the Kilowatt hours per pulse for your CT Size and WattNode model and enter it in the multiplier field in the scaling configuration pane Enter O for the Offset NOTE To find the value for other manufacturers refer to the documentation that came with the sensor Related Topic Calculating Energy in Kilowatt Hours P Kilowatt hours per pulse CT Size Model 3Y 208 3D 240 Model 3D 480 a AE fo os os KA KA os AA 1 800 LOGGERS 24 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Scaling for the E50B2 Power amp Energy Meter If you are using the E50B2 Power Energy Meter T VER E50B2 you can apply scaling to the Counts channel The following table lists the names and values you should enter in the Scaling fields The default settings for the three native E50B2 data outputs are listed as well as all supported scaling values For Scaled Choose a Multiplier to For Resultant Series Name Units enter enter enter this this Reactive Energy 0 1 Ah ETT O Ahperpulse Wh 1 Wh per pulse Default Real Energy 10 Wh per pulse 100 Wh per pulse 1 Ah a 1Ahperpulse 10 Ah per 10Ahperpule In addition to the three native data outputs VARh Wh and Ah
92. nk URL into the Link URL field Add a title for the link in the Link Text field and click Submit Data from the U30 Station will begin appearing in Weather Underground within 5 minutes after the latest connection to HOBOlink Notes e If you see a message that the Weather Underground Station ID and Password are incorrect when attempting to enable Web Publishing in HOBOlink you may not have waited long enough after registering the U30 Station with Weather Underground Newly registered stations in Weather Underground will not be detected by HOBOlink for at least 30 minutes due to constraints on the Weather Underground system If you re certain you ve entered the Station ID and Password correctly wait at least 30 minutes and then try enabling Web Publishing again e When the U30 Station connects to HOBOlink data from HOBOlink is automatically pushed to Weather Underground This happens at every connection interval readout time There may be up to a 15 minute delay from the time the device calls in until the data appears in Weather Underground e HOBOlink pushes information from the device datafiles to the Weather Underground Tabular Data only HOBOlink does not control the Weather Underground Summaries or Stickers If you are using Summaries or Stickers be aware that there may be instances where the values do not match the HOBOlink data due to limitations in Weather Underground e Ifthe Weather Underground push service becomes temporarily
93. onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide NOTE If you are performing a pre deployment test set up you may want to configure a frequent Connection Interval so that you can verify proper operation without having to wait as long for updates For the U30 GSM this will be limited by the Fastest Connection Allowed by your Communication Plan To bypass your GSM Communication Plan restrictions for testing see below Once you confirm the readouts are occurring as they should you can change the Connection Interval to your desired ongoing schedule for deployment To bypass GSM Communication Plan restrictions for testing you can manually connect to HOBOlink for a test using HOBOware Connect the HOBO U30 to a computer running HOBOware From the main menu select Status and then click the Contact HOBOlink button After the test disconnect the U30 from the computer The U30 will connect to HOBOlink at the next scheduled Connection Interval NOTE If an alarm trips the connection schedule will be re started from that time unless the device is in Night Mode For example if you have been connecting every hour 1 00 2 00 3 00 and then an alarm trips at 3 15 the logger will connect again at 4 15 Keep in mind that frequent readouts will reduce battery life and increase the bandwidth needed by your device Changes to the connection interval take effect after the next connection 3 Enable Night Mode Optional To preserve battery power and minimize con
94. ou to configure how often data from sensors is downloaded to the device NOTE Any changes you make on this pane will cause the logger to relaunch at the next connection time Readout Configuration The Readout Configuration panel allows you to adjust the readout connection schedule for a logger Go to Alarms This icon will take you to the Alarm page where you can configure alarm settings and view alarm logs 1 800 LOGGERS 73 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide The Device Configuration Panel Use the Device Configuration panel to assign a nickname to a device set the time zone and upload an image for the device icon Accessing the Device Configuration Panel To access the Device Configuration panel go to the Device page and click the Device Configuration icon at the bottom of the page A Nickname of up to 30 characters that identifies the device Click Edit to change the Image that appears as If you will be setting up more than one device it is an icon for the device in the banner helpful to select a meaningful name so that you window thea aneare cae Brisa ane E ar select the desired image JPEG GIF or PNG files up to 1 MB and then click Save devices in HOBOlink This will take effect as soon as you click Save Nickname Image Bog We accept JPEG GIF or PNG files up to 1 MB images are used in a square proportion Time Zone USA amp Canada Eastem Time Device Configu
95. p com HOBOlink User s Guide Default FTP Settings FTP server ftp testcom SFTP not supported FTP port leave blank for default port Remote folder exports Username jsmith Password Compress FTP d files Use passive mode Test FTP Connection These FTP settings will automatically be available for exports on the Data Delivery page You can override these default settings on that page as needed Default Email Settings To change the default email settings used with exported files 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Exports button 3 Inthe Default Email Settings pane type the email address to be used for delivering exported files Note This email address is associated with exported files only To change the email address for your HOBOlink account click the Account Info button at the top of the Settings page 4 Select Compress email file attachments if you want to minimize the size of the exported file before emailing it 5 Click Save when done Default Email Settings Email address jsmith gmail com E Compress email file attachments These email settings will automatically be available for exports on the Data Delivery page You can override these default settings on that page as needed Allowing Public Access to your Data By default HOBOlink device pages are only viewable when logging into HOBOlink If you would like to make your device pages public you can change the Public Access
96. ppropriate text message Be sure not to check the box for sending a text message when the alarm condition clears Why are old entries missing from my connection and alarm log In order to keep our database to a reasonable size we remove connection log entries over 30 days old We also remove all but the last 750 alarm log entries which corresponds to 3 months of alarm logs Doing this allows us to keep HOBOlink more responsive Why is there a gap between subsequent datafiles If your logger fills in a time that is less than your configured readout interval some of the data will have been overwritten in the logger This can happen on loggers that have a full suite of sensors are logging at the fastest 1 minute logging intervals and have a readout interval of over 1 day To avoid this problem Onset recommends that you set your Connection Interval to a value of less than 1 day or increase your Logging Interval 1 800 LOGGERS 90 www onsetcomp com
97. ration The appropriate Time Zone setting for the device ensures that the time stamps for your data are displayed properly for your region To access the Device Configuration panel click Device Configuration on the Task Bar at the bottom of the Device page lf Daylight Saving Time is in effect for your time zone the time will be adjusted accordingly Changes to the time zone will not be reflected in the graphs until after the next connection with HOBOlink 1 800 LOGGERS 74 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide The Launch Configuration Panel The Launch Configuration panel allows you to adjust details of your logger s current deployment Any changes you make on this panel will cause the logger to re launch at the next connection time To access the Launch Configuration panel go to the Device page and click the Launch Configuration icon at the bottom of the page For more information see Configuring Launch Settings The Logging Interval is the rate at which the logger will record data The minimum logging interval is one minute and the maximum for most The Sampling Interval allows loggers is 18 hours The shorter the logging interval the more quickly the you to take multiple memory fills and battery power is consumed measurements within the logging interval then average The Logging Interval must be no more than half the Connection them together to create a single Interval configured next in the Readout Configur
98. re CSV files Separate date and time into two columns ignored for HOBOware CSV files Y Include line number column ignored for HOBOware CSV files Y Include sensor label in column header Y Include export settings in header ignored for HOBOware CSV files Default FTP Settings To change the default FTP settings used with exported files 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Exports button 3 Inthe Default FTP Settings pane enter the following information for the FTP server where you want exported files to be delivered e FTP server Type the name of the FTP server e g ftp companyname com Note that secure FTP SFTP is not supported e FTP port Type the port number used for the FTP server or leave the field blank if the server uses the default port e Remote folder Type the name of the folder on the FTP server where you want the exported files to be delivered e Username Type the username for the account used to access the FTP server e Password Type the password to access the FTP server e Compress FTP d files Select this option if you want to compress the file before delivering it to the FTP server e Use passive mode Select this option if the FTP server runs in passive mode necessary if the server is running behind a firewall 4 Click the Test FTP Connection button to make sure HOBOlink can connect to the FTP server using the settings entered 5 Click Save when done 1 800 LOGGERS 66 www onsetcom
99. rst row of data consists of the column headings Each column heading is enclosed in double quotation marks and separated by a comma The first column header is 2 the second column header is Time OS O au SS SS E O LS SI LS A Ty The remaining columns identify each series name and unit type if applicable in the format Series Name Unit enclosed in double quotation marks Each series has its own column The first column is the point number The date and time are separated by the dateTimeDelimiter character No zeros or spaces are used for fields that do not contain values Rows of data are separated with a paragraph return Thousands separators are not used Two thousand 2 000 is expressed as 2000 55 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Effect of Time Zone Change on Data File Before Time Zone Change The Offset from GMT is automatically set based on the time of your computer s operating system when the logger is first launched in this example Eastern Daylight Time or 4 GMT Times in Data Files viewed in HOBOware are converted to default GMT offset in this case 4 00 and show the correct time with a slight delay of a few minutes Event recorded at 10 17 AM EDT File opened in Time GMT 04 oo El Ral Temp 37 eee HOBOlimk HOBOware Ji Mojzzia 07 10 19 27 AM 0 000 72 826 YA MT Am 0 000 73 213 3 10 22 07 10 19 57 AM 0 000 23 040 After Time Zone Change Times in Data
100. ry sort by device description Custom allows you to drag the sensors into the order you choose 9 Enable Show Statistics if desired When Show Statistics is enabled the measurement widget includes a Statistics Sidebar on the right side The sidebar shows Minimum Maximum Standard Deviation and Mean calcualted for the snesors in the widget 10 Return to Step 1 to add more widgets or click Done at the top of the page to return to the My Summary page Viewing Device Status From the Device page you can view the following e Latest Conditions e Latest Connections e Latest Data e Device Information The Conditions that appear here depend on the sensors you have connected Latest Conditions 30 Relay State Deactivated Open y E Wetness 24 Battery 449 V l I Latest Connections Device Mr Status Panels l Latest Data l Device Information General Communications Status Logger launched successfully I Memory Wrapping l Battery Level C 160 Nickname GSM Serial Number SN 2252897 Model HOBO U20 Station GSM TCP Firmware Version 1 110 Device Task Bar 1 800 LOGGERS 47 Sensor labels if assigned appear here Done So PAZ qu i me Shee L a tg IPast Day Past Week Past Month Boume Desk Logger 3 M1 S008 155500 0 00 34 00 5 6 00 3 52 00 435 50 00 53 set se00 00 00 01 00 6 2068 20 01 00 WTO
101. s you make on this panel click Launch Configuration panel will cause the logger to re launch at the next connection time on the Device Task Bar 1 800 LOGGERS 75 www onsetcomp com The Readout Configuration Panel HOBOlink User s Guide The Readout Configuration panel allows you to configure the readout connection schedule for your logger Changing Readout Configuration will not force a relaunch of the device The HOBO U30 Station connects to HOBOlink at a regular interval that you select for example every 2 hours and reads out the most recent data recorded The data is saved in a file and displayed as graphs in HOBOlink You can also download data files and view them in HOBOware Pro for further data plotting and analysis To access the Readout Configuration panel go to the Devices window and click the Readout Configuration icon at the bottom of the page For more details see Configuring Readout Settings The Connection Interval is the rate at which the logger will contact HOBOlink and its data will be read out Night Mode allows you to set up two readout schedules with more frequent connections in one period and less frequent connections 0 Connection Interval hours 20 in anoth BT to eo ca preserve battery power and minimize connection charges 0 hours 30 CO Save data as text file Save your data to the text file bd Check here to have data saved in txt Readout Configuration minutes 0
102. status in HOBOware Pro to verify that it can report 1 800 LOGGERS 87 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide accurate readings If you find that it is not communicating it may be damaged Contact your Onset Authorized Dealer or Onset Technical Support Data file cannot be opened In rare circumstances the data file may have become corrupted Contact your Onset Authorized Dealer or Onset Technical Support Device is not found when connected to HOBOware Pro e Check USB cable connections e Check the computer s COM port USB settings launched the HOBO U30 Station in HOBOware but my settings are not being logged Launches attempted with HOBOware Pro will be overridden by the Launch Configuration set up in HOBOlink the next time a connection made If the HOBO U30 Station is communicating with HOBOlink then it most likely has been relaunched with the settings saved in HOBOlink set the Launch Configurations but the logger is not logging e If it is the first launch make sure you have entered a Readout Configuration e If it is not the first launch and the HOBO U30 Station is connecting but still not launching then select Force Relaunch on Next Connection and wait for the next connection Launch Configuration Troubleshooting set the Launch Configurations but the logger is not logging e If itis the first launch make sure you have entered a Readout Configuration e If itis not the first launch and the HOBO U30 Station
103. sts of the launch description that you configured followed by a sequence number The sequence number identifies the order in which the files were created HOBOlink creates a new data file each time the logger wraps or is re launched Notes e To download data files in txt format you first must check the Save data as text file box in the Readout Configuration panel to have data files saved in csv format See Sample Text Data File for the syntax of text files e For information on creating exported files see Exporting Custom Data Downloading a Single Data File 1 On the Data page click the Data Files button 2 Click the desired file name from the list An orange dot to the left of the file name indicates that the file has not been downloaded or it is new data since the last time it was downloaded Note You can change the files available from the list by changing the selections at the top of the page Showing lt all gt files from lt device name gt in the last lt time period gt 1 800 LOGGERS 51 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide 3 Select an open option Open with The default setting for a dtf file OnsetDTFFile will launch the data file in HOBOware Pro The default setting for a csv file is generally Microsoft Excel Save to Disk The file will be saved to the location determined by your browser settings Downloading Multiple Data Files 1 Check the box next to all of the files you want to download 2 Cli
104. t are sometimes referred to as slope and intercept If you are not provided with multiplier and offset by the sensor specifications you must calculate them using the sensor s specifications for raw output range raw values and the corresponding measurement range scaled values To calculate the multiplier and offset you will need 2 raw values and their corresponding scaled values raw1 gt scaled1 raw2 gt scaled2 NOTE Third party sensors e WattNode If you are using a WattNode kWh sensor see WattNode Sensor Scale Factors for Energy or WattNode Sensor Scaling Factors for Power e Veris Industries Veris Industries h8051 H8053 kWh transducers provide a choice of kWh per pulse rate selectable with dip switches located on the transducer CT Make sure the scaling factor you are putting into HOBOlink matches your choice If you are using the E50B2 Power amp Energy Meter there are different scaling factor you should use See Scaling for the E50B2 Power amp Energy Meter Multiplier To calculate the multiplier m use the following equation m scaled2 scaled1 raw2 raw1 NOTE If both raw1 and scaled1 are zero calculate the multiplier using the following equation m scaled2 raw2 In this case you do not need to enter an offset in the scaling configuration pane Offset Once you have determined the multiplier you can determine the offset b using the following equation 1 800 LOGGERS 18 www onsetcomp co
105. th a range above 38 I degrees and the action set to Deactivate Relay Open Make sure SINETWISS you can seta BERANA Aari t the Deactivate Relay Open on clear box in the first Sensor Alarm is deactivate the really See box to the right unchecked 1 800 LOGGERS 40 www onsetcomp com Chapter 5 Monitoring Your Devices Refer to the topics in this chapter for information on how to monitor U30 devices with HOBOlink e My Summary Page e My Summary Widgets e Adding a Device Widget to the My Summary Page e Adding a Measurement Widget to the My Summary Page e Viewing Device Status e Viewing Alarms e View Connections Log My Summary Page HOBOlink User s Guide The My Summary page allows you to create a customized page that displays key conditions for one or more devices at multiple locations You create a My Summary page by adding widgets that show selected devices conditions measurements and graphs The following illustration shows an example of a My Summary page The number of widgets displayed ona page depends on their size and position You may need to scroll to see some widgets Click here to switch to List view List My Summary Eir hg Device i y 2 Today al 09 11 EDT Click Edit to customize My Summary rg Deuce 2 2 Today af 0 10 EDT lt gt Relay State Deacirated Operi Energy 0 000 Kvn e Relay State Activated Closed 15 Temperature 5 TMA 12054
106. the battery The power has run out e Recharge the battery for 12 hours with AC adapter e lf the battery cannot be recharged you will need to replace the battery Contact your Onset Authorized Dealer or Onset Technical Support Important The logger uses very durable high capacity Flash memory With this memory data is retained even when the battery runs out of charge Do not relaunch the logger until the data has been recovered If the battery cannot be recharged and you are still unable to read out the HOBO U30 Station contact the vendor that sold it to you It may be possible to retrieve the logged data Only some of the installed sensors are logging e Check for a loose connection e If using the Smart Sensor Expander board make sure it is connected to the built in Smart Sensor board with the expander cable e Make sure you have not exceeded 100 meters 328 ft of network cable for all Smart Sensors e Make sure you have not exceeded 15 data channels Use HOBOware Pro to see a list of all installed sensors and Analog Sensor Ports in the Launch page The Smart Sensors are listed in ascending order by serial number If more than 15 data channels are connected the devices with the higher serial numbers will be ignored and their data will not be recorded Data file contains errors If you are missing data for a particular sensor check that it was properly installed and configured Remove and reconnect the sensor and check the
107. tically disabled After you resolve the problem you must re enable any Device Alarms that you wish to have enabled Clearing an Alarm When a Device Alarm trips you can either re enable it or leave it disabled and clear the tripped alarm manually To clear an alarm without re enabling it select the Clear box and then click Save The Clear box only appears when the alarm is in a tripped state If you re enable an alarm all tripped alarms are automatically cleared IMPORTANT When you re enable the Memory Low or Sensor Failure alarms the logger automatically re launches 1 800 LOGGERS 28 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Enabling System Alarms You can enable edit system alarms by clicking Edit System Alarms on the Alarms page Tipped Alarma O Armon Recetvead E Syste aam Mei Correcios Theped on DIA 1150105 Dari di late by Tl irae SS recorda Toda 1715 EST m j O Sea dem Wied Coreia Cleaned om SH 1150175 Draco Ban Donna ba quer Today ai 1147 EST To access the Alarm page O Denem ae Miel Cortos Ta A IA Cesare ry lato by ios ii Ta AA click Go to Alarms on the Ta Device Task Bar MiS ysiem Alarma Fe Gerson Alanis Condition ta Wai wi kijani Corra al Minnie einem Berea Late Cone Pinus Bery La Y or 000 Y m hiite Lavy a iaa Senor Fara EH Click here to enable System Alarms RT gt Edit System Alarms window si ena Communication BM Commicion Tings When d
108. tion 1 Vine Gust Speed 0 0 mph Wind Direction M 355 Wetness Leaf Wetness 94 Rain Rain per minute 0 00 in Wind Speed 00 mph Gust Speed 18 mph Battery 427 W 1 me ie Lege ae amp E E E TD ANN DII nn Expanded View Click on the arrow next to Relay State to see more information about each sensor Latest Conditions lt a Relay State Deactivated Open Temperature 33 08 F l add aling acc Serial Number 686731 1 Product Code S THS RH 932 Label acid E al Number 686731 2 Product Code S THE Wind Speed 0 0 mph Label add Sealing adc Serial Number 656 34 1 Product Code 5 WCA Rain Rain per minute 0 00 in Label Rain per minute edit remove Sealing add Graph Totals disable Serial Number 686736 1 Product Code 5 RGA El Alarm Icons in Latest Conditions Pane E Red Alarm is Tripped indicates an alarm condition has been tripped Click the icon to see all tripped alarms 5 Green Alarm is Active indicates that an alarm has been defined and is not currently tripped Click the icon to see all tripped alarms 1 800 LOGGERS 77 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide yellow Pending This device has alarm changes pending ai por Grey This sensor has no alarms Indicates that no alarm conditions have been defined for the sensor Click the icon to add an alarm condition Latest Conne
109. to manage existing scheduled deliveries e To make changes to a scheduled delivery select the delivery from the list enter the changes and click Save e To create a new delivery based on an existing delivery select the delivery from the list and click Save As Type in the new delivery name and then make any other changes and click Save e To delete a scheduled delivery select the delivery from the list and click Delete e To activate or deactivate a scheduled delivery select the delivery from the list and click the Active checkbox Click Save e If there is a problem with the delivery that export will be flagged in this Scheduled Deliveries list Click the delivery name and revise any settings as necessary 1 800 LOGGERS 64 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide e Ifthe delivered file has no data check the timeframe you selected in the Export Settings and make sure it is at least as long as the night mode readout schedule e If the delivered file is missing data it may be because the device connection interval is similar to the timeframe selected in the export saved settings Increase the export settings timeframe to avoid this Changing Export File Format Default FTP and Default Email Settings Exported data files are saved in the format specified in the Settings gt Export page This page also defines the default FTP and email addresses used for delivering exported files when Data Delivery is configured Follow these ins
110. top of the page 3 Click a device icon on the banner NOTE You can customize the device icons with your own images in the Device Configuration Panel Click on a device icon to add a Device Widget List My Summary Cone 1 800 LOGGERS 44 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide A device widget appears in the grid Click here to drag the widget Click here to show or D sa Onset hide hidden sensors gt ig Relay State Deactivated Open Temperature S TMA 1063400 1 71 1 F al Uncheck bor to hide a 5 Gust Speed S WSA 1122817 2 0 0 mph 2 sensor from the Display z F Wind Speed S WSA 1122817 1 0 0 mph Click here to create a Graph Widget for this sensor 4 Uncheck any sensors that you do not want to display on the My Summary page The sensors will disappear from the widget but you can see them in Edit mode only by clicking on the arrow at the top left corner To display a sensor on the My Summary page re check the box 5 Create graph widgets as desired by clicking on the graph icon next to each sensor 6 Return to step 3 to create other widgets or click Done to return the My Summary page List 2 Done Changing the Order of Measurements To change the order of the measurements in a device widget you must change the order in the Latest Conditions pane of the Device page by dragging the measurement to the desired location Adding a Measurement Widget to the My Summary Page This
111. topic describes how to add a measurement widget to the My Summary page 1 From the banner click on the Measurement widget icon Click here to add a Measurement Widget a SE yyy A Measurement widget appears on the page Widget Name Measurement Type Click here to drag Drop Down list the widgel Click here to show hide the A Configuration Pane 5 My Measurements i z Configuration Measurement Type Battery Pane Range 00 4 5 7 Show Statistics The range that will be Enable Disable displayed in the widget Show Statistics option 2 Customize the Widget Name for example Temperature 1 800 LOGGERS 45 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide 3 Select the desired measurement from the Measurement Type drop down list which includes only Measurement Types supported by the sensors you have connected to your devices ide Temperature Measurement Type Rater Select manii aa p Pare Ras ier bed he mea COR Fru LA if re aoe A mT i at j f Ihi gar dry frim ttir Fart Energy Grit Saeed PAR FH Scaled Ciureni Scaled Lumen Sidi Fidar 4 Set the range by typing values in the text boxes The default values are the minimum and maximum for the selected Measurement Type If you attempt to enter a value outside of the default range a warning will be displayed 5 Add an entry to the widget Note that once you add an entry you cannot change the Measurement Type of the widg
112. tructions to change the default file format FTP and email settings To change the settings involving the timeframe device and sensors included in an exported file see Working with Existing Export Settings File Format Settings To change the export file format settings 1 Click the Settings tab 2 Click the Exports button 3 Inthe File Format Settings pane change the following settings as desired Note You can preview changes made to the date and time format in the Date sample field 1 800 LOGGERS Default File Type Choose one of three ways for the exported data to be saved Text csv Excel xlsx or HOBOware CSV csv The HOBOware CSV file type will set up the exported file with the preferred settings for importing into HOBOware settings that are ignored when selecting HOBOware CSV are marked Column Separator Choose whether the data in the file should be separated by tabs commas or semi colons Date Format Choose how the date will be listed in the exported file Month Day Year Day Month Year or Year Month Day Date Separator Select the character that will separate the date in the exported file Slash or Dash Time Format Select how the time will be listed in the exported file in 24 hour format or 12 hour format Default Time Zone Select which time zone should be used for the exported file Positive Format Select how positive numbers will be formatted in the exported file base
113. unavailable data that was uploaded to HOBOlink while that service is unavailable will not appear in Weather Underground immediately Any data offloaded to HOBOlink while the connection to Weather Underground is unavailable will be pushed when the service comes back online 1 800 LOGGERS 69 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide e Do not use the same station ID for multiple U30 Stations because Weather Underground is only able to display one data record per logging sample time Instead register each of your U30 Stations in Weather Underground separately creating individual station IDs for use in HOBOlink 1 800 LOGGERS 70 www onsetcomp com HOBOlink User s Guide Chapter 7 A Tour of HOBOlink Refer to the topics in this chapter for details on the main pages and panels in HOBOlink The Devices Page e The Device Page e The Device Task Bar e The Device Configuration Panel e The Launch Configuration Panel e The Readout Configuration Panel e The Latest Conditions Panel e The Latest Connections Panel e The Latest Data Panel e The Device Information Panel e The Alarm Page e The Data Page e The Settings Page e The Support Page e A Map of HOBOlink The Devices Page The Devices page is shown below This is the main page you see when you first log in to HOBOlink The page will open in either List View shown below or My Summary depending on what page was open when you last opened HOBOlink la KUL B AA Data Sett

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