data acquisition system (das) software user...

8August2015 Rev.1.5

DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (DAS)

Software User Manual CO2Meter.com

DASSoftwareUserManual PAGE2 of26

Description

DAS;CO2Meter'sownin‐housedeveloped,dataacquisitionsoftware.DAScanbeusedtoconfigureandcalibratesensors,collectdata,viewdatainreal‐time,andmanagestoredlogsonsensorswithonboardstorage.

Welcome

ThankyoufordownloadingourDASsoftwareandforpurchasingourdatalogger.Ourdataacquisitionsoftwareisdesignedtofacilitateyourdatagatheringprocessandtohelpyouanalyzeandmanageyourdata.Thissoftwareisfreeanditupdatesautomaticallywhenyoulaunchtheprogram.

Pleasereadthemanualcarefullytogetfamiliarizedwithhowthissoftwareoperatessoyoucantakefulladvantageofthisusefultool.

VisitourwebsiteCO2Meter.comregularlytocheckforupdates.Youcanalsousethe“Checkforupdates”functionundertheHelpmenu.

***IMPORTANT***Followthisformattoensurepropersetup:1. StartbydownloadingtheDASSoftwaretoyourcomputer2. PowerthemeterusingBatteriesortheincludedInternationalPowerSupply

NOTE:theUSBcablewillnotsupplytheproperpower3. TurnthemeterON4. ForLCDdisplayonly,afterconnectingtheUSBfromthemetertothecomputer,visuallyconfirm

themeterhasreset.(Thescreenwillchangeincolorfromgreytoblue,thenbacktogrey)


TableofContents

PROGRAMFEATURES.........................................................................................................................................................................................4

LISTOFCOMPATIBLEPRODUCTS..................................................................................................................................................................4

MINIMUMSYSTEMREQUIREMENTS..............................................................................................................................................................4

INSTALLATION.....................................................................................................................................................................................................4

INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5

DASINTERFACE....................................................................................................................................................................................................6

TOOLBAR..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7

CONNECTINGMETERS........................................................................................................................................................................................7

RENAMINGTHEMETER.....................................................................................................................................................................................8

CONFIGURINGTHEMETER...............................................................................................................................................................................8

CONFIGURATION(“CONFIG”)TAB...................................................................................................................................................................................................9 ADVANCEDOPTIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 CONFIGUREINTERNALSENSOR.....................................................................................................................................................................................................10 CHECKFORUPDATES......................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 DATALOGGINGTAB........................................................................................................................................................................................................................11

COLLECTINGDATA...........................................................................................................................................................................................15

COLLECTREAL‐TIME.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................15

PLOTTINGDATA...............................................................................................................................................................................................16

DISPLAYGRAPH...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................16 CUSTOMIZEGRAPH..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................17

ADDITIONALFEATURESANDFUNCTIONS...............................................................................................................................................20

SAVINGDATA....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 OPENINGDATALOGS......................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 EXPORTINGDATA............................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 SAVINGTHEGRAPH.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 PRINTINGOPTIONS..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 DOWNLOADINGLOGS......................................................................................................................................................................................................................22 LOGREADINGSANDSTATISTICS...................................................................................................................................................................................................25

TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..........................................................................................................................................................................26

CONTACTUS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................26


ProgramFeatures

Auto‐detectionofMeters‐NomanualdriverinstallationsorCOMportselectionrequired.SimplyplugyourmeterintothecomputerandwaitfortheDASsoftwaretoautomaticallyrecognizethemeter.

ReportandExportFeatures‐PrintcustomizablereportsformattedusingstandardHTMLorexportdatainindustry‐standardcomma‐separatedvalues(.csv)forimportingintoMicrosoftExcelorotherstatisticalanalysispackages.

AutomaticUpdates‐TheDASsoftwarewillautomaticallybeupdatedtothelatestsoftwarewhenlaunched.Continuouslyreceivenewfeatures!

Real‐timeDataCollection‐Collectdatawithgraphicaldisplayinreal‐timefromattachedmetersinadditiontobeingabletodownloadlogsfrommetersthatsupportnon‐tethereddatacollection.

Quantityofdatapointsthatcanhandlecomfortably,dependingoncomputercapacity.

ListofCompatibleProducts

DataLoggers SamplingData‐loggers SampleDraws DevelopmentKit Probes Transmitters iSenseNEMAMeters

MinimumSystemRequirements WindowsXPSP3orhigher,Windows7andWindows8 OnIntelbasedMacs,thesoftwarecanberunonaWindows7orWindows8Virtualmachine

usingVMWareFusion. Microsoft.NetFramework4.5SP1 Pentium4(ornewer)operatingat2.4Ghzorhigher 1GBofRandomAccessMemory(RAM) Harddiskspacewithatleast20MBfree(200+MBrecommendedforlogsandapplicationfiles)

InstallationThissectiondescribestheproceduresinvolvedintheinstallationoftheDASsoftwareonacomputerrunningMicrosoftWindowsXPwithServicePack3orlater.InstallationonWindows7,Windows8orMacsisverysimilar.


Instructions1. Gotothewebsitehttp://www.co2meter.com/pages/downloads,scrolldowntoDAS:Data

AcquisitionSoftware,andclickonthe“InstallDASSoftware”linktoinstalltheprogram.2. Whenprompted,clickonthe“Run”buttonasshownontheimagebelow(InternetExplorer9).

Pleasenotethatifyouclickonthe“Save”button,theoperatingsystemmightnotpromptyoutoinstalltheprogram.

3. Followtheon‐screeninstructionsandpromptstocompletetheinstallationprocess.

Note:WestronglyrecommendlettingDASinstalldriversforyourmeterautomatically.

Readthroughtheseinstructionsinitsentiretybeforeusingthesoftware.Inaddition,readthroughyourspecificmeter’susermanualbeforeuse.Foraquickstartvideotutorial,visithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTDPTmquwUQ


DASInterfaceTheDASinterfaceisuserfriendlyandmakesthewholeexperienceverystraightforward.Theimagebelowshowsadescriptionoftheuserinterfaceingeneralterms.TheSensorManagementTraylistsallthesensorscurrentlyconnectedtothecomputer.TheLogReadings&Statisticssectionprovideslivedataandfeedbackfromthesensor.

TheToolbarprovidestoolstohaveeasyaccesstoactionsandcommands.TheMainWorkspaceprovidesgraphicallydisplaysitinrealtime.TheMetersInformationsectiondisplaysthedescription,serialnumberanddetails.TheControlPanelisusedtoprogram,calibrate,downloadandcollectreal‐timefromthemeter.

MainWorkspace

SensorManagement Tray

CurrentMeter

StatusBar

MeterInformation

LogReadings&Statistics

Toolbar

ControlPanel


ToolbarTheeasy‐to‐uselargeiconstoolbarcontainsfeaturesthatarecommonamongotherWindows‐basedprogramssuchasSave,Open,MoveandZoomBox.OthereasilyaccessedfeaturesincludeExporttoCSV(forMicrosoftExcel)andotherZoomandScalefeaturesasshownbelow.

Save Open Export(csv)

AutoScale

ZoomOut

ZoomIn

Cursor Move ZoomBox

Save:TosavethechangesandcurrentdataontheMainWorkspaceOpen:AccesstotheDASlogsfiled/saveddataExport:TransfertheGraphDatatoaspreadsheetonExcelAutoScale:CompresstheviewofthegraphicZoomIn/Out:AllowsyoutoincreaseordecreasethesizeofthegraphCursor:TonavigateandselectspecificvaluesinthegraphMove:MovetheentiregraphZoomBox:allowyoutoenhanceaspecificareathatyouchoose

ConnectingMetersThefirsttimethemeterisconnectedtoyourcomputer,theoperatingsystemwillinstallthenecessaryUSBdriversasshowninFigure1.ThisprocesscouldtakeafewminuteswhileWindowsinstallthenecessarydrivers.

Figure1:USBDriverInstallation.

***IMPORTANT***

Followthisformattoensurepropersetup:

1. StartbydownloadingtheDASSoftwaretoyourcomputer2. PowerthemeterusingBatteriesortheincludedInternationalPowerSupply

NOTE:theUSBcablewillnotsupplytheproperpower3. TurnthemeterON4. ForLCDdisplayonly,afterconnectingtheUSBfromthemetertothecomputer,visuallyconfirm

themeterhasreset.(Thescreenwillchangeincolorfromgreytoblue,thenbacktogrey)


ConnectingMeters(continued)Onceallthedriversareinstalledproperlyandthesoftwareislaunched,DASautomaticallydetectsanyofthesupportedCO2Meter.comproductsanddisplaysthemintheSensorManagementTrayasshowninFigure2.Ifthisprocessdoesn’tlaunchautomaticallywhenyouconnectthemetertoyourcomputer,pleasecontactusforsupport.

Whenthemeterhasbeendetected,youcanstartcollectingreal‐timedataordownloadingsavedlogsbyselectingthemeterintheSensorManagementTray,andclickingtheappropriatebutton.Formetersthatdonothaveonboardstorage,theManageandDownloadLogsfeaturewillnotbeavailable.Formoreinformationonmanaginglogs,seetheDownloadingLogssectioninthemanual.

RenamingtheMeterUpondetection,DASwillaskyoutogivethemeteranameoranaliasasshowninFigure3.Thisisusefulwhenyouhavemorethanonemeter,suchasmultipledataloggers,andneedtodistinguishbetweenthem.NOTE:thiswillbetheonlyopportunitythatyou’llhavetochangethealias.

Figure2:Metercontrolpanel

Figure3:NewSensorFound

ConfiguringtheMeterThemeter(s)willbeshownintheConnectedMeters‐SensorManagementTray.Selectthesensortobeconfigured,andthenclickontheCONFIGURESENSORbuttononthebottomrightsectionofthewindow.Selectthedesiredtabtoconfigurethemeterasneeded.


Configuration(“Config”)TabOnthistab,youwillbeabletoconfigurethemeter’sgeneralfunctions.TypicaloptionsincludeLEDDisplayThresholds,OptionalBuzzer,andBatterySaverModeasshowninFigure4.NOTE:Theseoptionsmayvarydependingonthemetertype.

Figure4:MeterConfigurationoptions.

o LEDDisplayThresholdsThemeterallowsforcustomizationoftheLCD(LiquidCrystalDisplay)back‐litdisplayprovidingavisualindicationofthecurrentCO2conditions.Thedisplaywillchangecolordependingontheactuallevelreadingsbysettingthe“Green”,“Yellow”,and“Red”ranges.IntheexampleshownonFigure4,the“Green”LEDcolorwillbedisplayediftheCO2levelreadingsarebelow10%ofthemeter’smeasuringrange,the“Yellow”LEDcolorwillbedisplayediftheCO2levelreadingsarebetween10%and20%ofthemeter’smeasuringrange,andthe“Red”LEDcolorwillbedisplayediftheCO2levelreadingsareabove20%ofthemeter’smeasuringrange(uptothemaximummeter’smeasuringrange).NOTE:Ifthemeterreadsinppm,ignorethe%symbolsandjustaddthespecificvaluesinppm.

o OptionalBuzzerSomeofmeterswillincludeanalarmbuzzer.Thissectionallowsyoutocustomizethebuzzer’scharacteristics.TheThresholdisbasicallytheCO2levelatwhichthebuzzerwillsoundduetoanalarm.TheMutePeriodsetstheamountoftimethebuzzerwillbeinsilentmodeafterthe“Mute”buttononthemeterhavebeendepressed.NOTE:Ifthemeterreadsinppm,ignorethe%symbolsandjustaddthespecificvaluesinppm.

o BatterySaverModeSelectingthischeckboxwillputthemeterinBatterySaverMode.Thiswillassistinsavingasignificantamountofpower.Thismodewillactuallydisablethemeter’spumpregardlessofthe


PumpModeoptionselected.ThismodewillalsodimtheLCDdisplaywhennobuttonsarepressedfor1minuteormore.

AdvancedOptionsThisoptionallowsadvancedusersorCO2Metertechnicianstoaccesstheinternalsensor(s)inyourmeterandmodifyitscharacteristics,functionsandfirmware.WESTRONGLYRECOMMENDNOTMAKINGANYCHANGESTOTHESESETTINGSTOPREVENTVOIDINGTHEMETER’SWARRANTY.Ifyouneedtoaccesstheinternalsensorsettings,pleasecontactustodiscussyouroptionsandprovideyouwithaservicepassword.

ConfigureInternalSensorThisbuttonallowsaccesstoOutputs,ABC/Frac/CalibrationandSensorInformation.Proceedcarefullywhenchanginganyparametersthatwillaffectthefunctionalityofthesensor.Forexample,theMODBUSaddressshouldalwaysbe100.Forfurtherdetailandexplanation,consulttheUserManualofthemeter.

CheckforUpdatesToCHECKFORUPDATESusedeitherthebuttonasshowninFigure4orthedropdownintheHelpsectionasshowninFigure5.ThiswillcheckyourcurrentversionofDASsoftwaretoconfirmthelatestupdatedversionofthesoftware.Ifupdatesarefound,youwillbepromptedtoinstalltheseupdates.WESTRONGLYRECOMMENDKEEPINGYOURSOFTWAREUP‐TO‐DATETOASSUREYOUHAVETHELATESTDRIVERSFORTHEMETER(S).Ifupdatesarenotfound,noactionisrequired.

Figure5:CheckforDASUpdates.


DataLoggingTabTheDATALOGGINGTABallowsforconfiguringthemeter’sloggingcharacteristicsandoptions.Figure6showsthetypicaloptionsthatyoucanconfiguretocustomizethemeterforyourspecificneeds:

o LogInterval–Thisfieldwillcontroltheperiodoftimebetweendatasamplesinseconds.

o PumpPWM–Pulse‐WidthModulation(PWM)isameantodefinethepowerdeliverytothepumpandaudiblealarm.THISFIELDSHOULDBECHANGEDBYEXPERIENCEDUSERSONLYTOAVOIDPUMPORALARMMALFUNCTION.NOTE:1=Strongersuction0.450L/min(pump)and80dB(alarm)

o PumpPeriod–Thisfieldwillcontroltheamountoftimethepumpwillbeactivebeforesampling.

o WaitPeriod–Thisfieldwillcontroltheamountoftimethemeterwillwaitbeforetakingasample,aftercompletingapumpperiod.

o IntegrationPeriod–Thisfieldwillcontroltheamountoftimethemeterwillwaitbeforedisplayingtheactualreading.

o PumpMode–Thisfieldletsyouselectbetweendifferentoperationalpresetsofthepump.Figure6showsthedifferentoptionsavailable.

- Disabled:pumpdoesn’trunatall.- DataloggingCoupled,RunduringSample:pumprunswhilesampleisbeingtakenonly.- DataloggingCouples,RunbeforeSample:pumprunsbeforemetertakesasampleandthen

stopswhilesampleisbeingtaken.- Continuouslyon:pumprunsallthetime.

Figure6:Dataloggingoption,Alarm&PumpModeoptions.


OxygenCalibrationTab(Ifapplicable–refertoUserManualforcompletedetails) ZeroCalibrate–usethisoptionifthemeterneedstoberecalibratedtozero.Makesuretouse

acalibrationgasbottle/cylinder(100%nitrogenorargon)withtheappropriatedemandregulator.

SpanCalibrate–usethisoptionforperiodiccalibrationtoensuremeasurementaccuracyforyearstocome.

Figure7:OxygenCalibrationoptions.

CO2CalibrationTab(Ifapplicable–refertoUserManualforcompletedetails)Usethisoptiontocalibratethecarbondioxide(CO2)sensorinthemeter.Thecalibrationwindowmaydifferdependingonthesensorandmeter.Figures8through12displaythedifferentwaysandoptionstocalibrateavarietyofmeters.SelectthedesiredcalibrationpercentageandclickontheCALIBRATEbutton.

Figure8:GSSsensorCalibrationoption.


Figure9:K30SensorCalibrationoption.

Figure10:K33ELGCalibrationoption.


Figure11:K33ICBCalibrationoption.

Figure12:Win‐SenSensorCalibrationoptions.


CollectingDataOncetheDASsoftwarehasbeeninstalledandthemeterisconnectedtothecomputer,youcangatherdatainavarietyofways.Dependingonthetypeofmeter,datacanbecollectedinrealtime,datalogscanbedownloadedfromthemeter’smemory(ifequipped),andsavedtothecomputer,anddatacanbereviewedonthemeter’sLCDdisplay(ifequipped).

NOTE:Refertoyourmeter’sUserManualforlogginginstructions.

CollectReal‐timeOnceyouhaveopenedtheDASsoftwareandconnectedthemetertothecomputer,youcanstartcollectingdatainrealtime.SimplyclickontheCOLLECTREALTIMEbuttononthecontrolpaneloftheDASsoftwareinterface.Selectthemeasurementrequired,enteratitleforthedataplot,setthetimeintervalasdesiredtographthevalues(seeNOTEbelow),andclickontheSELECTFILEANDSTARTbuttonfoundinthebottomrightcornerofthewindow,asshownonFigure13.NOTE:TheloggingintervalofthemeterisdifferentthantheloggingintervalinDAS.Topreventrepeatreadings/informationonthegraph,synchronizethemeter’sloggingintervalswiththeDASloggingintervals.

Savetheworkingfileinthedesiredlocationusingameaningfulfilename.WerecommendusingthedefaultfilenamestructureSN‐##‐##‐##‐‐MM‐DD‐YYYY‐HH‐MM‐SS‐AM/PM(meterserialnumber,followedbythemonth,day,year,hour,minute,second,andAM/PM,respectively)asshownonFigure14.Realtimecapturewillbegin.PresstheSTOPbuttonwhencompleteasshownonFigure15.

Figure13:StartReal‐timePlotTitle.


Figure14:SelectFileandStart

Figure15:StartReal‐timeCaptureStatus

PlottingDataOurDASsoftwarealsoallowsyoutoplotthedatabeingcollected(real‐time)oralreadysavedintoaconvenient,user‐friendlyandeasily‐customizablegraph.

DisplayGraphThegraphdisplayedonthelowersectionofthemainworkspaceoftheDASsoftwareasshowninFigure16displaysthereal‐timedatapointsinasuitablescale.Thisgraphcandisplaydatapointsforoneormoremeasuredgasessimultaneously,indifferentcolorseries,withindependentscalesontheleft‐handsideofthegraph.Thisgraphcanbecustomizedasdesiredasdetailedinthefollowingsection.


Figure16:ExampleofTypicalCO2/O2graph

CustomizeGraphAsmentionedintheprevioussection,thegraphcanbecustomizedtofityourpreferences.Thecustomizableaspectsincludetheseriesproperties,theaxisproperties,andthedatapointsproperties.

CustomizingSeriesPropertiesTomodifytheseriesproperties,doubleclickonthelegendofthedesiredseriesasshowninFigure17.

Figure17:Legend

TheseriespropertieswindowwillpopupasshownonFigureallowingyoutomodifythefollowingproperties:

o Seriesname:simplytypethenameyouwanttoassigntotheselectedseries.o Seriescolor:selectthedesiredcolorforthedatapointsfromthedropdownmenu.o Seriessymbol:selectthedesiredsymbolforthedatapointsalongwiththesymbolsizefrom

thedropdownmenus.o Connectionline:selectthestyleandthesize(width)oftheconnectionlinefromthelasttwo

dropdownmenusfoundatthebottomofthewindow.o Visibility:maketheseriesvisiblebycheckingtheVISIBILITYCHECKBOXonthebottomright

cornerofthewindow.


Figure18:ExampleofSeriesProperties‐CO2

Figure19:ExampleofSeriesProperties‐O2

CustomizingAxisPropertiesTheaxispropertiesrefertothegasconcentrationlevelscales,whichcanbespecifiedmanuallyorleftinitsdefaultstateof“AutoScaleMeters”.Inordertocustomizetheseproperties,doubleclickonthescalesand/orlegendorthedatapointsandselectthedesiredformatandoptionsfromthepopupwindowasshowninFigures20,21and22,below.Thiswillallowmodificationtothefollowingproperties:

o Axisname:simplytypethenameyouwanttoassigntotheselectedaxis.

o Scale:selectbetween“AutoScaleMeters”or“ManuallySet”. Theautoscaleoptionwilldynamicallyupdatethescaletothevaryingrangeofgas

concentrationleveldatainordertofitallthedatapointsduringrealtimedatacollection.

Ifyouselecttosetthescalemanually,thescalewillbefixedtotherangeselectedandwillnotupdateautomatically.Whenselectingtomanuallysetthescale,thefollowingaspectsoftheaxiscanbeset:

LowerEndpoint–minimumvaluelimit UpperEndpoint–maximumvaluelimit MajorInterval–scalemajormeter MinorInterval–scaleminormeter

o Axislocation:selectbetweenleftorrightaxislocations.Thisoptionwillplacetheselectedaxis

ontheleftorrightsideofthegraphasshownonFigure20.


Figure20:LeftAxisLocation

Figure21:ExampleofAxisProperties–CO2

Figure22:ExampleofAxisProperties–O2


AdditionalFeaturesandFunctionsTheDASsoftwareallowsyoutotakecontrolofthedatacollected,makingiteasytoutilizethisdatawithitsintegratedgraphicalinterfaceoranyothersoftwareofyourpreference.Youcansave,open,export,graphandprintthedata,amongotherfeaturesthatwillallowthedatatobeanalyzedinavarietyofways.

SavingDataDatawillbesavedautomaticallywhencollectingreal‐time.ChangesmadetothefilecanbesavedbyclickingonthefloppydiskiconontheToolbar.Ifprompted,(dependingonmeter&application),selectthedesiredlocationandfilename(werecommendusingmeaningfulfilenames)andclick“Save”.Makesureyouusethefileextension“.das”attheendofthefilenametoformatthelogproperlyandtoensurethefilecanbeatalaterdateutilizingtheDASsoftware.

OpeningDataLogsThedatalogssavedinyourmeter’sonboardstorage(ifequipped)oraftercollectingdatainrealtimewiththeDASsoftware,canbeopenedforfurtheranalysisorforexporting.Toopenadatalog,goto“File”onthemainmenuandselectVIEW/OPENDATA.LogscanalsobeopenedbyclickingontheOpenFoldericonontheToolbar.

ExportingDataOnceyouhavecollectedthenecessarydata,itcanbeexportedtoaspreadsheetincomma‐separatedvalues(.csv)format.Thedatacanbeopenedandmanagedinanymajorspreadsheetsoftwarethataccepts.csvfiles.Toexportthedatatoaspreadsheet,goto“File”onthemainmenuandselect“ExportDatatoSpreadsheet”.Selectalocation(Desktopisrecommendedforeasyaccess)andameaningfulfilenameandclick“Save”onthebottomrightcornerofthe“SaveAs”window.DatacanalsobeexportedbyclickingontheEXPORTDATAiconontheToolbarNOTE:datacollectedcanbeexportedinrealtimeorsavedasalogfrompreviousmeasurements.TheonlydatathatcanbeexportedisthefilethatisshownontheMainWorkspaceinDAS.Accessthedataneeded,displayit,thenexport.

SavingtheGraphAfteryouhaveopenedthedatalogsrequired,theycanbeanalyzedviathegraphandsavedasanimagefile(.jpg)forfuturereference,streamliningtheprocessofincorporatingittoanyelectronicdocumentsuchasareportcreatedinaword‐processingprogram.Tosavethegraph,goto“File”onthemainmenuandselect“SaveGraphasImage”asshowninFigure23.SelectasuitableimagesizeasshownonFigure24andclickonthe“Save”buttononthebottomrightcornerofthewindow.Selectthedesiredfilelocationandfilenameandsave.


Figure23:SaveGraph.

Figure24:SaveGraph.


PrintingOptionsTheDASsoftwareallowsprintingcollectedorsaveddata.Choosebetweenprintingthedataseriesonly,thegraphonly,orboth(EntireView),asshowninFigure25.Toprintyourdata,goto“File”onthemainmenuandselect“Print”andthenyourdesiredoption.Selectthedesiredprintingmeter,adjustthepreferencesasrequired,andprint.

NOTE:DASwillneedtoberestartedafterprintingeachview.

Figure25:Printingoptions

DownloadingLogsYoucaneasilydownloadallsaveddatalogsfromyourmeterorsensorifitisequippedwithonboardstoragebyconnectingyourmetertoacomputerthathastheDASsoftwarealreadyinstalledandrunning.Formoreinformationonconnectingyourmetertothecomputer,seetheConnectingMeterssectioninthismanual.

Inordertodownloadsaveddatalogs,clickontheMANAGEANDDOWNLOADLOGSbuttononthebottomrightsectionoftheSensorManagementTray.TheDASsoftwarewillstartdownloadingallthelogssavedontheonboardmemoryofthemeterasshowninFigure26.Thesoftwarewillallowyoutochoosesingleormultiplelogs,asdesired,fromalltheavailabledatasets.


Afterthedownloadprocessiscomplete,youwillbegiventheoptiontoDOWNLOADSELECTEDandCLEARorDOWNLOADSELECTEDWITHOUTCLEARINGfromthemeter’sonboardmemoryasshowninFigure27.Allthelogsdownloadedwillbesavedinthedefaultfolderinthelocaldisk(typicallyC:\Users\User.Name\Documents\DASLogsforWindows7)andwillbeavailableimmediatelyforanalysis,printorexport.

Afteryoudownloadthedesiredlogs,proceedtoopenoneormorelogs,asdesired,followingtheproceduredescribedintheOpeningDataLogssectioninthismanual.NOTE:Ifyouopenmultiplelogs,theprogramwillcreateoneworkingtabforeachopenedlogabovethegraphsectionthatwillallowyoutoindependentlymanageandevaluateyourdataasshowninFigure28.

Figure26:DownloadingLogs.


Figure27:LogManager.

Figure28:MultipleWorkingTabs.


LogReadingsandStatisticsThisReport,asshowninFigure29,providesdetailsoftheloggeddataincluding:

Startandenddates Loggingintervals Min/MaxvalueofCO2(orgasbeingsensed) Sensorinformation

o Serial#o Nameofmeter(givenatthetimeofmeterdetection–see“RenamingtheMeter”section

inthismanualfordetails

Figure29:DataLogInformationandStatistics.


TroubleshootingGuideSymptom/Issue PossibleCause/ResolutionMeter/Sensorisnotrecognizedbycomputer

Yourmeterbatterypackorbatteriesmightbedepleted.ConnectthemetertotheUSBportofthecomputerandallow1‐2hoursofchargingbeforereestablishingcommunication.

Can’tfindanylogsfromthemeterontheDASafterdatalogging

Themetermighthavebeendisconnectedwhiledownloadinglogstothecomputer.Connectthemetertothecomputerandstartdownloadingthelogsagain.

TheDASsoftwaredoesn’tstart

Yoursoftwaremightbeoutofdate.Updateyoursoftwarebyeithervisitingourdownloadwebpageathttp://www.co2meter.com/pages/downloadsorbyselecting“CheckforUpdates”undertheHelpmenu.ConfirmtheComputermeetstheminimumrequirementsasdetailedinthismanual.

CollectReal‐timefeaturedoesn’twork

Theremightbeaconnectionproblem.

ManageandDownloadLogsfeaturedoesn’twork

Yourmeterbatteriesmightbedepletedortheremaybeaconnectionproblem.

Meter/SensorisnotworkingproperlywithDAS

Yourmeter’sdrivermightneedtobeupdatedorreinstalled.Updatethedriversbyselectingthe“InstallDrivers”optionundertheHelpmenu.

ContactUsWeareheretohelp!Forinformationortechnicalsupport,pleasecontactus.

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