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To launch and/or download data from the station, connect the
station to a computer via the data transmission cable. This cable
is included with the SpecWare software package. The data
cable connects to an available serial port on your personal
computer and the port with the computer icon (arrow below) on
the logger. If your computer does not have a serial port, you will
need a USB to Serial adapter cable, such as item 3661USB from
Spectrum Technologies.
The only time you must have the WatchDog connected to the
computer is during the launching and downloading of the data.
After the station has been launched, and/or downloaded,
disconnect the station and place it in the environment you wish to
monitor.
If the computer will not connect with the station, you may need to
change the battery or change the comm port settings (see the
SpecWare Software User’s Guide
).
Connecting to the
Computer
