3.3.4 Transferring Logs to a PC
Once device variable data has been logged, this data can be transferred to your PC for further
analysis. To transfer logs to a PC and view them, follow these steps:
1.
Install the Smar Conduit software onto your PC with the Palm Desktop software.
The Conduit software is included on the Product CD and can also be downloaded from
www.smarresearch.com.
2.
Execute a Hotsync between your Palm and your PC.
3.
The newly created data files will be located in the <palm folder>\<user name>\Datalogger di-
rectory of the PC. The naming convention for these log files are d
MMDDXXXXXX
.txt where:
MM
is the devices manufacturer code in hexadecimal format (for example, 3e for Smar)
DD
is the devices type code in hexadecimal format (for example, 01 for the LD301)
XXXXXX
is the devices serial number in hexadecimal format.
4.
Open the text file in your preferred text editor.
3.4 Epigraph
The Epigraph application allows for the graphical trending of up to 4 variables simultaneously from
any HART device. Graphs can be customized and saved for offline viewing. For instructions on how
to use the various functions of Epigraph, see the following sections.
3.4.1 Starting Epigraph
To start Epigraph, follow the steps below:
1.
Select the Epigraph icon from the Palm application menu. This will open the application and
bring you to the polling screen.
2.
The polling screen is common to all HPC Suite applications. Simply select the address, ad-
dress range or tag of the device's) you wish to poll for and select “Poll” (see section 3.2.2 for
additional details regarding polling).
3.
After execution of the Poll, the list of devices found on the bus will be displayed.
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