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18.2
Transferring and evaluating a series of measurements on the PC
To evaluate, document or process the measurements, the data must first be transferred to a PC or
laptop using a USB stick. As already mentioned, the measurement data saved in an XML file on the
USB stick, which can be readed and processed using MSExcel™ or OpenOfficeCalc. Right-click
the desired file, then select ”
Open with
” ->
MSExcel
or
OpenOff
ic
eCalc
.
Important! Transfer only possible with MSExcel-version 2002 and upwards.
The illustration below shows a set of measurements in MSExcel™:
Figure 18-2 Evaluating DataLogger results in Excel
18.3
Deleting a series of measurements from the instrument
If a USB stick has been inserted into the instrument, choose
MODE
->
DataLogger
->
Directory to
access
a list of files already saved on the stick. The free memory capacity of the USB stick can
also be read in percent. For example the file shown above needs 18 kByte on the USB stick. With a
capacity of 512 MByte, approx. 29,000 of these series of measurements can be saved.
A file can be deleted by moving the cursor with the
↑/↓
arrow keys onto the file you wish to delete
and selecting
ENTER
. The instrument first issues a warning message. This allows series of
measurements that are no longer needed to be removed, which gives a clearer overview for later
evaluations.
