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iLM8 User Manual
recorded log file. The radio button’s setting is global across all tabs. To play back a log file,
select the FILE PLAYBACK radio button, then the more button next to the file name box.
Browse to the log file desired and press OK. Playback controls (Rewind, Pause, Play, etc.) will
then control the file playback. Once the playback has been started and paused, clicking on the
time display will allow entry of a time value and cause the playback to instantly move to that
position in the file. Certain program functions are disabled when playing back a log file, and
logging of the current loudness data does not stop when an older log file is played back. To
switch back to live mode, click on the LIVE DISPLAY radio button.
Note: If any data logging options are disabled, that data will not be viewable during file
playback.
4. Combined Measure History: The last 40 seconds of the short combined average is displayed
on the graph. A heavy horizontal line shows where the target value on the iLM8 is set.
Combined average and infinite average are shown in numerical form as well, with the colors
changing to show the level of loudness. The scale on the side shows the range of the graph, as
well as the current loudness unit. The short averaging time may also be set, as well as
performing a pause/resume or reset of the infinite average value in both the application and on
iLM8.
5. Per Channel Short Term Average: Shows the short average of each channel on the graph. A
heavy vertical line shows where the target value on the iLM8 is set. Each channel’s reading is
also shown in numerical form to the right of the graph, with the graph lines and the numerical
value changing color to show the level of loudness.
6. Status Bar: Three status boxes show more data that is collected from the unit. The left box will
display unit fault status. Clicking on the box will display the history of faults captured by the
Remote Dashboard software. The center box shows Mix Monitor status of the selected tab.
Clicking on the box will display the Mix Monitor history for that tab. The right box displays the
Remote Dashboard communication status. Clicking on this box, while connected to an iLM8
unit, will display additional information about that unit.
Log Files
The Remote Dashboard software’s main objective is to log your program audio loudness and have
those measurements available for compliance verification. A new log file is created each hour and runs
from x:00:00 to x:59:59. A new file will be created immediately if any data log options are changed.
By default, measurement data log files are saved in the “logfiles” folder under the main Remote
Dashboard application installation folder. A full day of logging each available data field once per second
will consume approximately 27MB of storage space. Storage of files onto flash drives or other solid
state storage devices is not recommended due to very frequent data writes the application makes and
the “write endurance” of these devices.
Logs are saved in Tab delimited format and can be imported into any database application that
supports the importation of external data. Log files may also be imported into Microsoft Excel or
Microsoft Access. The first line of each log file contains a column header that labels what data is
contained within that column.
