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CHAPTER 1: QUICK START
1.1 The Quickest Start Possible
Your miniPAR Logger has arrived completely ready to go. It is set to measure and record PAR,
temperature, time, battery voltage, and XYZ acceleration, once every 10 minutes and write one file
of measurements daily. Open the miniPAR Logger and move the Logger Control Switch to the
“Record” position. In this condition, the miniPAR Logger will record measurements for a year before
the internal batteries are expended. You must re-close the miniPAR Logger prior to deploying it. Be
sure to make sure the o-ring seal is free of debris before installing the outer case.
At the end of the deployment period, open the miniPAR Logger and connect it to a HOST computer
via the USB connection. The miniPAR Logger will appear as a ‘thumb drive’. Your temperature, XYZ
acceleration, and PAR measurements, together with a time stamp indicating the time the
measurements were made, are recorded in text files in the folder having the serial number of your
miniPAR Logger. These files can be copied onto any Windows or Mac HOST computer.
This Manual, and other software programs, are also recorded on the miniPAR Logger.
•
MINI
PARC
ONTROL
P
ROGRAM
:
Allows you to see the state of the miniPAR Logger as well as
set the recording interval.
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MINI
PAR
P
LOT
P
ROGRAM
:
Allows you to see the plots of the recorded measurements.
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MINI
PAR
C
ONCATENATE
P
ROGRAM
:
Gathers all the daily files into one CSV (comma-
separated values) CAT.txt file.
Your miniPAR Logger will return to recording measurements after you disconnect the USB
connection. If you wish to stop recording, then move the Logger Control Switch to the “Halt” position.
You may move the Logger Control Switch at any time.
Follow these steps to start the deployment, logging PAR, T, and XYZ acceleration once every
10 minutes:
1. Open the miniPAR Logger by unscrewing the white pressure housing from the black end
cap. It opens like a flashlight. Remove the white pressure housing completely. Inside you will
see the circuit pictured below:
