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Data Logging
The optional USB Data Logger module allows a large amount of data from your scale to be recorded into a USB Flash Drive.
The Flash Drive maybe removed from the scale and inserted into a standard USB port on a PC. The data is collected on a
.CSV file (comma-separated values), which can be opened using any spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel®.
Data Logger is activated by default. To activate/deactivate it, press
Menu -> Option Setups -> Data Logging.
On the
horizontal menu displayed in the Data Logging setup screen, select ACTV to activate/deactivate Data Logging.
Basic Operation
There are two modes of operation for using the USB Data Logger:
Triggered
– The weight entry is written to the USB when the user presses a button
Continuous
– The weight entry is written to the USB at regular time intervals selected by the user.
To switch modes of operation, on the Data Logging setup screen select TYPE on the horizontal menu to switch between
triggered and continuous type logging.
In Triggered Mode, press the TWO (2) key each time to log the current weight and time on the USB drive. This will be noted
by a “Recording Entry” message on the status message area of the screen each time the TWO key is pressed.
In Continuous Mode, press the TWO key to begin the data logging sequence. A “Data Logging On” message will be
displayed in th
e status area, followed by the “Recording Entry” message after the time interval has passed. After that,
“Recording Entry” message will appear on regular time intervals specified by the user. The time interval can be set in the
Data Logging setup screen. Select the TIME option on the horizontal menu to enter the time interval in seconds.
Note about Multiple Platforms
For Multiple platform, when the scale is in the Multiple Platform screen (where all the platforms are viewed at the same time
with a TOTAL), the TWO key is already occupied for switching between platforms. Instead, press the SHIFT key (ON/OFF)
and then the ENTER
key in succession. Please make sure to see the “Shft” notification on the top left corner of the screen
before pressing the ENTER key. The ENTER key may have to be held a half-a-
second longer to register the “Recording
Entry” notification.
The SHIFT+ENTER key-sequence will have the same effect as the TWO key described above in the Basic Operation
section.
USB Flash Drive Use
Your Data Logging scale comes with a 1 Gigabyte (1 GB) USB flash drive that can hold more than 4 million readings! For
those scales equipped with Data Loggers, the scale will always test the Data Logger system and check for a USB flash drive
at power up. If a USB Flas
h drive is plugged in, the scale will show the message “USB Stick found…” and if the USB flash is
not plugged in, then the message will simply say, “USB Stick not found…”. At times, the scale may show “USB Stick not
found…” even when a USB flash drive is plugged in. In this case, simply recycle the power and it should initialized the Data
Logger system correctly.
If the USB flash drive has never been used with the scale, the scale software will create the file DATA.CSV automatically.
This is the file the scale uses to store the weight entries. When recording new data on a card that already contains the file,
the scale will look for the file and append the new weight entries to the end. This file can then be opened using Microsoft
Excel® or a text editor.
It is okay to remove the USB drive while the scale is on. But if the user wants to plug in the USB drive back again, the user
has to:
Shut off the scale,
Plug in the USB drive,
Wait for 5 seconds
Turn on the scale.
The USB drive cannot be plugged in while the scale is on since the USB Data Logging system initialization routine happens
only at power up. But there is no harm if the USB drive is plugged in while the scale is on and an attempt is made to write
data into it. In this case, the status message wi
ll display “Recording Entry”, followed by “Can’t Open File…” This means that
the file DATA.CSV cannot be opened at this time.