VW MiniLogger, 2018/8/24
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Introduction
The MiniLogger System
The VW MiniLogger is a compact datalogger designed to moni-
tor a single VW sensor, such as a piezometer, crackmeter, strain
gauge, or displacement sensor.
Logger Manager, available as a free download at
https://durhamgeo.com/resources/download-pages/software/
,
is used to program the MiniLogger and also to retrieve the
readings that the MiniLogger has recorded.
A wireless option can be added to the MiniLogger. The
MiniLogger can then be set up and programmed remotely by a
PC connected to a base-station radio.
Chapters in this Manual
Installing the Manager Program
tells how to install the Logger
Manager software on your PC.
Connecting to the MiniLogger
tells how to connect your PC to
the MiniLogger with a serial cable.
Setting Up
tells how to set reading intervals and other functions
of the MiniLogger.
Data Logging
tells how to connect a sensor to the logger and
start data logging.
Retrieving Data
tells how to retrieve data from the logger and
save it on your PC.
About Radio MiniLoggers
provides a brief overview of the wire-
less system.
Installing Base Station Software
tells how to install drivers for
wireless communications.
Connecting to Radio MiniLoggers
tells how to establish a radio
link between your PC and the Radio MiniLogger.
Base Stations
discusses the setting and options used in setting
up Remote Stations.
Auto-Retrieval
details how to obtain information from the log-
ger without having to manually retrieve the data in the program.
