6
After the automatic sensor detection PROBE
DETECT… has been completed, the
3B NET
log
™ equipment is ready to conduct
measurements.
8.6 Setting the sampling rate
•
Press the
Rate
↑
button (the options list for
SAMPLE RATE will appear).
•
Select the desired sampling rate with the
Rate
↑
or
Store
↓
button.
•
Press the
Date/Time
↵
button (the settings
STORE ANALOGUE INPUT 1, STORE
ANALOGUE INPUT 2 and STORE BI-
NARY INPUTS will appear in succession).
•
Select YES or NO for each setting with the
Rate
↑
or
Store
↓
button and confirm with
the
Date/Time
↵
button (the subsequent
setting will appear after each confirmation).
8.7 Data logger
In data logger mode, the 3B NET
log
™ equip-
ment records the data with a pre-selected
sampling rate and saves it internally. After
completing a measurement, the data can be
transferred onto a computer for evaluation.
Calling up data logger mode:
•
Press the
Store
↓
button (STORE will ap-
pear with
→
START
or
↑
CLEAR
→
START displayed).
Starting data logger:
When the display shows
→
START
:
•
Start recording data with the
Date/Time
↵
button (“BUSY
→
STOP” will appear in the
display and the measurement begins).
Stopping the data logger:
When the display shows
→
STOP:
•
Stop recording data by pressing the
Date/Time
↵
button (
↑
CLEAR
→
START
will appear in the display).
Clearing data logger:
When the display shows
↑
CLEAR:
•
Press the
Rate
↑
button (MEM.CLEAR?
→
YES will appear in the display).
•
Confirm by pressing the
Date/Time
↵
but-
ton.
Exiting data logger mode:
When the display shows
↑
CLEAR
→
START:
•
Press the Channel
←
button.
9. 3B NETdata transfer software
Data stored in the 3B NET
log™
memory can
be retrieved and saved as text files with the
help of the 3B NET
data
software. In addition,
the software also provides the capability to set
modes of measurement and measurement
parameters.
Note:
Only one interface 3B NETlog™
may be connected to the computer
when using the software 3B NETdata.
9.1 Installation of the driver
Before installing the 3B NET
lab
™ software it is
necessary to install a USB driver. Proceed as
described in 7.1.
9.2 Software installation
•
Run the installation program "start.exe" as
administrator and follow the instructions on
the screen.
9.3 Control elements
The control interface consists of three dialogs
that can be brought to the front by clicking the
relevant tab. The “Read Data” tab is used for
transferring measurement data from the
3B NET
log
™
memory, the “Device Set-up” tab
is used for setting the measurement parame-
ters and mode of measurement for the
3B NET
log
™ device and the “Update firmware”
tab is for updating the firmware of
3B NET
log
™, see description in chapter 10.
Read Data
•
Read:
reads all data available in the mem-
ory of the device and presents an overview
of the measurements in a list.
•
Abort:
aborts the reading operation.
•
Status:
displays the current status.
•
Time elapsed:
shows the time that has
elapsed since the beginning of the read
operation.
•
Time remaining:
shows the approximate
time remaining for the read operation.
•
Options:
the following settings can be
made here:
•
Decimal separator:
sets the decimal
separator which is used in exported files.
•
Date/Time format:
specifies the time and
date format which is used in exported
measurement files.
•
List (left):
shows the acquired data.
•
List (right):
additional selection of columns
which can be added to the exported files.
