Manual DataHog2
with GPRS connection
How to connect to a Skye DataHog2 where a
GPRS is used.
1.
Locate the RS232 port on the DataHog2, remove the RS232 cable that connects the DataHog2 to
the GPRS unit.
2.
Remove the battery cover from the DataHog2 and insert 6 type C (PP3) batteries in the
DataHog2, ensuring you get the correct orientation. Press the ‘PSU Reset’ button, you should
hear a faint ‘click’.
3.
Connect the Skye Datalead and USB Serial Converter (Figure 1) to the RS232 port of the
DataHog2 and the USB port on your PC (Figure 3).
4.
Open the Skye Instruments software on your PC (SkyeLynxComms is recommended and used in
this guide – it is available to download from our website), ensuring the box at the top of the
screen are set to the defaults (Figure 2). Check you have the correct COM port by checking your
device manager (figure 4).
5.
Click the ‘Connect’ button followed by the “wake up device / return to main menu” button and
proceed to connect to the device, following the on screen instructions to complete your desired
task.
6.
Before reconnecting to the GPRS, please ensure you have returned the DataHog2 to ‘Logging
Mode’ by disconnecting from the COM port. The DataHog2 should begin beeping at 10 second
intervals.
7.
Once you have heard the device beep 2 or 3 times, disconnect the RS232 cable from the RS232
socket. The DataHog2 will stop beeping but is still working.
8.
Now you can remove the batteries from the device and replace the battery cover.
9.
Reconnect the cable from the GPRS unit into the RS232 socket on the DataHog2.
10.
Unscrew the cover to the GRPS unit and locate the green connector (Figure 5).
11.
After a few seconds has passed, reconnect this connector to restore power to the unit. You
should now hear the unit beep and see the LED’s flash and it commences its start-up sequence.
12.
After this sequence has completed, the first (top) green light should flash every 10 seconds,
indicating that a wake up string has been found.
13.
Replace the cover to the GPRS unit and check the online server to see if you data has uploaded
successfully. The data will take a few minutes to make it onto the server, not including the
log time programmed on the hog. If it is set to log data every 30 minutes, this length of time will
need to pass before data is sent to the server.
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