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a.
measured automatic
, data are displayed in the
Meas-
urement (F3)
tab in the specified measurement interval.
b.
Open the
Measurement (F3)
tab and click
Start polling measurements
. With this option
measurements are triggered in the fastest possible sequence and the results are dis-
played instantly. This measurement mode can be stopped by clicking
Stop polling
, or it is
finished automatically after 30 minutes.
9.7
How to collect data
Measurement data are automatically stored on the MRL-7 in the defined
nal flash memory and/or a mounted MicorSD card. Alternatively, data can be transmitted regularly to
a remote data server (see Section
) or stored manually on a USB flash drive (see Section
Collecting data with Commander
Data of a MRL-7 can also be collected with the Commander software by performing the following steps:
1.
Establish a direct or remote connection with the MRL-7 using the Commander (see Section
details). Use an existing Commander-connection or -station if available.
2.
If no station has been defined for your data logger, create one as described in Section
3.
Open the
Data (F4)
tab and select your station.
4.
Click
Transfer data manually
. In the pop-up window the available data are displayed by the
timestamps on the left and right, which correspond to the oldest and most recent data records.
Move the slider to the time from which data need to be collected and press
OK
. Depending on the
number of records to be downloaded this may take a few seconds or several minutes.
The downloaded data are stored as csv-files in the default installation path of the Commander
software, generally
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Sommer\Data
, or in a subfolder as specified in the
station (
Archive subfolder
in
Station settings
).
Hint
If a station has been defined, data since the last transfer can be downloaded.
5.
After download is complete, the data are displayed in the graph of the Data (F4) tab. See Section
for some features of the graph-tool.
9.8
How to view collected data
Collected data are stored in the SommerXF format, a semicolon-delimited csv-file, which can be viewed
with any text editor or spreadsheet tool.
Viewing data with Commander
Data collected from any MRL data logger can be viewed by opening the
Data (F4)
tab and clicking
Open
data file
to select the file you want to view. The data are now loaded and displayed in the graph.
Several actions can be used to navigate within the graph:
-
Select a data window by pressing the right mouse button and spanning a rectangular box.
-
Select a certain time range by moving the mouse over the time axis with the right mouse button
pressed.
-
Select a certain value range by moving the mouse over the value axis with the right mouse
button pressed.
-
View all data by pressing the right mouse button within the graph pane.
