Saving Data to Other Media
Saving Data to Other Media
LASAIR II Operator’s Manual
LASAIR II Operator’s Manual
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Saving Data to Other Media
Saving Data to Other Media
The LASAIR II saves 3,000
The LASAIR II saves 3,000 sample data records internally. Once the record file
sample data records internally. Once the record file
is full, a new record will displace the oldest record
is full, a new record will displace the oldest record in the file. A LASAIR II set
in the file. A LASAIR II set
to sample once a minute will fill the record
to sample once a minute will fill the record file in about 48 hours.
file in about 48 hours.
If you want to save the
If you want to save the sample data, monitor the status of your LASAIR II’s data
sample data, monitor the status of your LASAIR II’s data
file and copy the sample data
file and copy the sample data
before
before
the data file is completely
the data file is completely full. Remember,
full. Remember,
once the data file is full, you
once the data file is full, you
will
will
lose the oldest data when new sample data is
lose the oldest data when new sample data is
collected.
collected.
Monitoring the Sample Data File
Monitoring the Sample Data File
To monitor the status of the sample data file from the LASAIR II:
To monitor the status of the sample data file from the LASAIR II:
1
1
Press the Information Icon softkey to open the Information Screen.
Press the Information Icon softkey to open the Information Screen.
2
2
Observe the condition of the Data: “thermometer indicator”. The
Observe the condition of the Data: “thermometer indicator”. The indicator will
indicator will
display the number of records stored and a
display the number of records stored and as a relative degree to which the
s a relative degree to which the
thermometer is filled. The white space in the bar
thermometer is filled. The white space in the bar is a relative indication of the
is a relative indication of the
amount of space remaining in the
amount of space remaining in the data file.
data file.
Saving the Sample Data File
Saving the Sample Data File
Y
You may want to
ou may want to copy the sample da
copy the sample data to another file so it can
ta to another file so it can be saved for long-
be saved for long-
term retention or for data analysis. This can be
term retention or for data analysis. This can be done by any of
done by any of the following
the following
methods:
methods:
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Data can be downloaded in CSV format by ac
Data can be downloaded in CSV format by accessing the LASAIR II from a
cessing the LASAIR II from a
web browser/Ethernet connection and using the LASAIR
web browser/Ethernet connection and using the LASAIR II data save
II data save
featu
feature. See Chapt
re. See Chapter
er 7 and Appendi
7 and Appendix E.
x E.
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Data can be saved c
Data can be saved continuously by connecting your LASAIR II to
ontinuously by connecting your LASAIR II to a facility
a facility
management system such as Facility Net or Pharmaceutical Net and
management system such as Facility Net or Pharmaceutical Net and
collecting your samples while so connected. When using such
collecting your samples while so connected. When using such a system, the
a system, the
data is saved continuously on a PC, and the
data is saved continuously on a PC, and the local data storage can be ignored.
local data storage can be ignored.
See Appendix B and C.
See Appendix B and C.
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Data can be saved from a
Data can be saved from a mobile LASAIR II by periodically connecting to
mobile LASAIR II by periodically connecting to
Facility Net to download the LASAIR II’s sample data. See “Preparing
Facility Net to download the LASAIR II’s sample data. See “Preparing
LASAIR II for
LASAIR II for use in Remote Mode” on page
use in Remote Mode” on page 7-7. Also see Appendix C.
7-7. Also see Appendix C.
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Data can be downloaded in CSV format by means of the USB port. See
Data can be downloaded in CSV format by means of the USB port. See
Appendix J.
Appendix J.
