Ocean Optics NeoFox, Installation And Operation Manual

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3: Using NeoFox with NeoFox Viewer Software
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Saving Data
You can save your NeoFox data in either a .fxy file, which can be opened in a NeoFox Viewer window or
in a .csv file, which is compatible with Microsoft Excel. NeoFox saves data to a disk file until you request
it to stop or the application is shut down.
Procedures for saving both types of files are described below. See Data Logging for more information on
saving a .csv file.
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Procedure
To save the measurement data in a .fxy file,
1. Select File | Save . A window appears displaying a file name with the date and the time the file
was last saved.
2. Select the desired location to save the file.
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Procedure
To save the measurement data in a .csv file,
1. Click the Start/Stop Data Logging… button from the main screen. The Data Logging Control
Panel screen appears.
2. Click the Start Logging button.
3. Select the desired location to save the file.
4. Specify the logging interval.
5. Choose the data columns to export, either Standard or Extended (wide range of data). Standard
(recommended setting) includes the following:
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Time stamp (to tenth of a second)
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Pressure
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Temperature
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Tau