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IT400 Remote Totalizer & Rate Indicator
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16. Datalogger
Displayed only if purchased as an option. The datalogger menu allows the setting
of various data outputs and when to capture. Every datalog event is preceded by
the date and time of the capture (See the Real Time Clock section). The number
at the top of the display indicates which data are enabled: A
(
indicates the
associated data is enabled, and a indicates disabled. Starting from the left side of the screen, the
data are in order in the following list:
– Warning. Enables any warnings to be included in the log.
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– K-Factor. Enables the K-Factor value to be included in the log. This will track the K-
Factor (and will change only during linearizer and temperature compensation use).
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– Temperature. Enables the temperature value to be included in the log.
– Grand Total. Enables the grand totalizer value to be included in the log.
– Rate. Enables the rate value to be included in the log.
– Total. Enables the totalizer value to be included in the log.
16.1 Setting Data to be Captured to the Datalogger
To set the data to be included in the log, press
Select
. A prompt to enable the warnings output is
presented. Press
Select
again to toggle between
# "
, and
"
# "
. When the selection is set,
press
Enter
to accept and move to the next data setting. Continue through all data settings as listed
above. When the last data setting is set, the menu automatically proceeds to the Datalogger
Activation and Output Settings.
16.2 Datalogger Activation and Output Settings
Setting the datalogger activation and output settings flows seamlessly from the previous menu listing.
The same procedure as in the data settings above is used to enable and disable these settings. The
list below describes the menu items in this section:
– Activate by
Reset
. Will activate a datalog event when the reset input is activated. The
logged event will actually occur just prior to the reset action. Therefore, the data that is
captured will be for the last total displayed. To get a datalog event that shows a total of zero,
activate the reset function a second time.
– Activate by Warning. Will activate a datalog event whenever there is a change in a
warning. An event will be triggered when the warning is indicated, as well as another event
when the warning changes (shows no warning or a secondary warning).
– Activate by
Grand
. Will activate a datalog event when the grand total is activated.
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– Activate by timer. Will activate a datalog event based on an internal timer. The period
of the timer is set by
!
(below). If this option is disabled, the Activation timer period is not
asked.
– Serial output in DB format. This is a toggle between the two output format types:
DB format Enabled
– Database format. This format will list the output data in a raw
“listing” form. Each data value is listed as a comma separated list. The time/date that will
be logged when this setting is enabled is based on GMT and will reflect the number of
seconds that have passed since Jan 1, 1970 at 0:00:00 (including leap years, but not leap
seconds, time zone, or DST). This is commonly referred to as “UNIX” time. This format is
