D
Do not panic! Although some sections of this manual may at first sight appear involved and
complex, you quite probably may never need to read them. Your D datalogger is
supplied set up with all scaling factors configured for the sensors it is supplied with. After
connecting the power supply, the DataHog should start working. If in doubt, check the section
of the manual you think appropriate, and if trouble persists phone or email Skye or your
sales Agent. We will do our best to help. A quick phone call or email may save you hours of
pondering. Good Luck!
!!! Don't forget
A D needs power to operate. It cannot work with a flat battery or without being
connected to a 12v supply.
If your D seems unresponsive, it quite possibly just has a flat battery - so
first check
the state of the 12 volt battery – see Appendix 2
D logger is a DataHog2 with additional electronics for extra storage of the data
on a removable multi-media card. D will still store data in its internal memory at the
same time, but will also store data on the Multi-Media (SDHC) card. There is no need to
offload the data from the internal memory storage, as a copy will have been made on the
SDHCHC card. If for any reason the SDHCHC card has become corrupted, then please refer
to Section 3.2.5 for instructions on how to offload the data from the internal storage module.
A datalead and SkyeLynx Comms, PC software will also have been supplied. These will only
be required if you wish to change any of the DataHog configurations, such as sample and
log times. Please refer to Section 3 for instructions on how to accomplish this task.
The logger has been set up at Skye with as much information as possible for immediate
operation. Where supplied with Skye sensors the appropriate scaling factors, zero offsets,
gains etc have already been entered, as shown on the Hardware Configuration Certificate
which is supplied with your system. The default logging interval is 30 minutes, but this can be
changed by connecting the logger to an Android mobile phone or Tablet with the FTDI UART
app installed, or to a laptop/PC running Windows.
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