VEMCO – ASCENT–AR / AR2 Manual
28 July
2018
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3.7
Logging mode
The default operating mode of the ASCENT-AR is to log sensor parameters, even while connected to VUE
software. The ASCENT-AR enters Logging Mode when any of the following events occur:
The battery is installed
A Logging study is started in the VUE software
Bluetooth
communication is closed while logging is paused
Bluetooth
communication can close when any of the following events occur:
The ASCENT-AR is not within
Bluetooth
range for 10 minutes
The Receiver tab in VUE software is closed by the user (red square with white “X”).
User commands from VUE have been inactive for 30 minutes (unless option is disabled; section
7.1.5)
VUE is closed
These events were chosen so that an ASCENT-AR would always be deployed in Logging Mode. The only
way the ASCENT-AR wouldn’t be in Logging Mode is if the memory was full or the battery was removed
(see section 5.1).
3.7.1
Start Logging
Setting up a study allows you to enter information in the ASCENT-AR that will aid you
in identifying its deployment location and even a description of the study, such as the
study’s title or other information. This information is stored in the ASCENT-AR and
offloaded with the data. It can be very useful when data is being organized in VUE.
Click
the red and blue “Start Recording” button found in the receiver
tab’s ribbon. This button is not available if communication between
release and VUE is not present.
STEP 1
Always backup
previously offloaded
data
before
initializing a new
study. Internal
memory is erased.
Review the PC clock time listed in the dialogue box that opens.
The release will be set to UTC time based on the current time of
the PC so the PC time and the UTC offset must be correct. If the
time or UTC offset are not correct, then click “Cancel” and make
the necessary corrections before returning to start the study. If the
time and UTC offset are correct, then click the “OK” button to
continue.
STEP 2
CAUTION:
It is vital that the PC clock
be correctly set to your local time,
including time zone,
before the
AR is initialized
.
