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Step 2: Register the HOBO U30 Station
. Each individual HOBO U30
Station must be registered with HOBOlink.com before you can launch or
configure it further. To register the HOBO U30 Station:
1.
Go to HOBOlink.com and log in to your account.
2.
Click the Register a Device link and follow the instructions on the
screen. You will need to give the device a nickname. If you will be
setting up more than one device, it is helpful to select a meaningful
name so that you can easily identify it from the list of other devices
in HOBOlink.com. You will also need to enter both the serial
number (SN) and Device Key as part of this process. You can find
both numbers on the label inside the door of the HOBO U30
Station.
Step 3: Configure the device.
The device name should be added to the list
on the Devices tab. Click the device you just registered, which will take you
to the Data Files tab. Click the Device Configuration icon at the bottom of
the tab. Change the time zone if necessary.
Step 4: Set up a test launch.
Click Launch Configuration in
HOBOlink.com. Enter a launch description (which will also be used as the
filename for the data readouts) and select a logging interval. It is
recommended that you choose a fast logging interval (for example, 1 minute)
so that enough data is recorded for your test. You can change this interval
once the test is complete. For more details on launching, see page 26.
Step 5: Set up the readout schedule.
Click Readout Configuration and
enter a connection interval, which is how frequently you want the HOBO
U30 Station to send data to HOBOlink.com. For more details on reading out,
see page 27.
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Important: The connection interval that you select is not only the schedule
upon which newly recorded data will be transmitted back to
HOBOlink.com, it is also the amount of time you will have to
wait before any changes you make to launching or reading out
take effect. Select a fast connection interval for this test, such as
10 minutes or you may have to wait a long time for the next
readout. For example, if you type in a connection interval of 10
minutes, you will have to wait 10 minutes for the next
connection. If, however, you set up the connection interval for 1
hour, then you will have to wait an hour until the next
connection before any changes you make take effect. It is better
to set up a fast interval while you make sure everything is
working and then go back and set the connection interval that
you would like to use in your deployment.
Step 6: Plug in one or more Smart Sensors.
You may choose any number
of Smart Sensors to test the communication with HOBOlink.com.
Insert the Smart Sensor cables through the cable access opening in bottom of
HOBO U30 Station and plug them into the Smart Sensor port.
Figure 1: One Smart Sensor plugged into a Smart Sensor port
Plug in Smart
Sensors here
