Hart Scientific 
9935
LogWare II Real-Time Data Acquisition Software User’s Guide
9935____ugeng0000
051001
Fluke Corporation, Hart Scientific Division (Hart) warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for a period as stated in our current product catalog from the date of shipment. This warranty extends only to the original purchaser and shall not apply to any product which, in Hart’s sole opinion, has been subject to misuse, alteration, abuse or abnormal conditions of operation or handling.
Software is warranted to operate in accordance with its programmed instructions on appropriate Hart products. It is not warranted to be error free.
Hart’s obligation under this warranty is limited to repair or replacement of a product which is returned to Hart within the warranty period and is determined, upon examination by Hart, to be defective. If Hart determines that the defect or malfunction has been caused by misuse, alteration, abuse or abnormal conditions or operation or handling, Hart will repair the product and bill the purchaser for the reasonable cost of repair.
To exercise this warranty, the purchaser must forward the product after calling or writing Hart for authorization. Hart assumes NO risk for in-transit damage.
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Table of Contents
1Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1What is LogWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2License agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.4Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4.1 Communications requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.4.2 Computer hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1.4.3 Computer software requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.4.4 Firmware requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.5Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.6Running LogWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.6.1 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.7Using LogWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.7.1 LogWare main display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.8 |
LogWare options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 |
2 Real-time logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.1.1 |
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.1.2 |
Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.1.3 |
Save as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.2Datalog menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.2.1 |
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.2.2 |
Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.2.3 |
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.2.4 |
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.2.5 |
Mute all alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2.3Log session settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.3.1 Thermometer tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2.3.2 Log Session tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2.3.3 Channels tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2.3.4 Delayed Start Date/Time dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2.3.5 Alarm Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2.3.6 Statistics Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.4Real-time log session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.4.1 Channels grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2.4.2 Statistics list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.4.3 Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.4.4 Current Alarm Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 2.4.5 Output file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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2.4.6 Alarm log file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 2.4.7 Trace color dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 2.4.8 File Viewer window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2.4.9 Statistics dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.5Previous log session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
2.5.1 |
Channels . . . . . |
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2.5.2 |
Statistics list . . . . . |
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2.5.3 |
Graph . . . . . . . . |
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2.5.4 |
Graph zooming . . . |
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3 Downloading logged data |
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3.1Download menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3.1.1 |
Download logged data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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3.1.2 |
Log status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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3.2Select Model dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.3Download options dialogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
3.3.1 1523 Handheld download options dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 3.3.2 1524 Handheld download options dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 3.3.3 1529 Chub-E4 download options dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 3.3.4 1560 Black Stack download options dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 3.3.5 1575A Super-Thermometer download options dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 3.3.6 1590 Super-Thermometer II download options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
3.4 |
Log status dialogs . . |
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3.4.1 |
1523 |
Handheld log status dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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3.4.2 |
1524 |
Handheld log status dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
61 |
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3.4.3 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 log status dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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3.4.4 |
1560 |
Black Stack log status dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
4.1 |
Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.1.1 |
Synchronize date/time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.1.2 |
Logging labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.1.3 |
Thermometer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.2Select Model dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
4.3 |
Logging labels dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 |
4.3.1 1523 Handheld logging label dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 4.3.2 1524 Handheld logging labels dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 4.3.3 1529 Chub-E4 logging labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
4.4Thermometer settings dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.4.1 1523/1524 Handheld Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
4.4.1.1 |
Sampling tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.1.2 |
Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.1.3 |
Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.1.4 |
Misc tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.1.5 |
1523/1524 PRT/thermistor channel settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.1.5.1 |
Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.1.5.2 |
Misc tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
80 |
4.4.1.6 1523/1524 thermocouple channel settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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4.4.1.6.1 |
Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
82 |
4.4.1.6.2 |
Misc tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
84 |
4.4.2 1529 Chub-E4 settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
4.4.2.1 Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 4.4.2.2 Sampling tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 4.4.2.3 Measurement tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 4.4.2.4 Channels Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 4.4.2.5 Misc tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 4.4.2.6 1529 Chub-E4 PRT/thermistor channel settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
4.4.2.6.1 |
Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.2.6.2 |
Calibration tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.2.7 1529 Chub-E4 thermocouple channel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
4.4.2.7.1 |
Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.2.7.2 |
Calibration tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3 1560 Black Stack settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
4.4.3.1 |
Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3.2 |
Sampling tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3.3 |
Measurement tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
100 |
4.4.3.4 |
Modules tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
101 |
4.4.3.5 |
2560 SPRT Module Settings Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3.5.1 General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 4.4.3.5.2 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 4.4.3.5.3 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
4.4.3.6 2561 HPRT Module Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
4.4.3.6.1 General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 4.4.3.6.2 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 4.4.3.6.3 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
4.4.3.7 2562 PRTS Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
4.4.3.7.1 General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 4.4.3.7.2 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 4.4.3.7.3 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
4.4.3.8 2563 STHR Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3.8.1 General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 4.4.3.8.2 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 4.4.3.8.3 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
4.4.3.9 2564 THRS Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3.9.1 General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 4.4.3.9.2 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 4.4.3.9.3 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
4.4.3.10 |
2565 PTC Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3.10.1 |
Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
120 |
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4.4.3.10.2 |
Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
121 |
4.4.3.11 |
2566 TCS Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.3.11.1 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 4.4.3.11.2 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
4.4.3.11.2.1 Inputs 1 to 6 tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 4.4.3.11.2.2 Inputs 7 to 12 tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
4.4.3.12 2567 RTD Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
4.4.3.12.1 General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 4.4.3.12.2 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 4.4.3.12.3 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
4.4.3.13 2568 RTDS Module Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
4.4.3.13.1 General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 4.4.3.13.2 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 4.4.3.13.3 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
4.4.3.14 1560 Black Stack PRT/Thermistor Channel Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
4.4.3.14.1 Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
4.4.3.15 1560 Black Stack Thermocouple Channel Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
4.4.3.15.1 Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
4.4.4 1575A Super-Thermometer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
4.4.4.1 Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 4.4.4.2 Sampling tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 4.4.4.3 Measurement tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 4.4.4.4 Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 4.4.4.5 Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 4.4.4.6 1575A Super Thermometer/2575 Mighty Mux Channel Settings . . . . . . . . . . 146
4.4.4.6.1 Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
4.4.5 |
1590 Super-Thermometer II Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4.4.5.1 Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 4.4.5.2 Sampling tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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4.4.5.3 |
Measurement tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
153 |
4.4.5.4 |
Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
154 |
4.4.5.5 |
Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
156 |
4.4.5.6 |
1590 Super-Thermometer II/2590 ‘Mighty Mux II’ Channel Settings dialog . . . . |
157 |
4.4.5.6.1 Probe tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
4.4.6 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . 159
4.4.6.1 Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 4.4.6.2 Display tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 4.4.6.3 4.4.6.3 Timing tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 4.4.6.4 Scanning tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 4.4.6.5 Channel Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 4.4.6.6 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Probe Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . 166 4.4.6.7 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Channel Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . 168 4.4.6.8 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Rs Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
5 Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
5.1File menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
5.1.1 New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
5.1.2 Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
5.1.3 Save as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
5.1.4 Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
5.1.4.1 Readings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
5.1.4.2 Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
5.1.5 Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
5.2 |
Datalog menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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5.2.1 |
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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5.2.2 |
Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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5.2.3 |
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
176 |
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5.2.4 |
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
176 |
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5.2.5 |
Mute all alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
176 |
5.3Download menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
5.3.1 Download logged data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 5.3.2 Log status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
5.4View menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
5.4.1 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 5.4.2 Status bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 5.4.3 Alarm settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 5.4.4 Show trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 5.4.5 Alarm log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 5.4.6 Readings history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 5.4.7 Open previously logged data file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 5.4.8 MRU list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
5.5Graph menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
5.5.1 |
Graph settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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5.5.1.1 Titles tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 5.5.1.2 Axis tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 5.5.1.3 Fonts tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 5.5.1.4 Trends tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 5.5.1.5 Background tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 5.5.1.6 Legend tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
5.5.2 Restore default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 5.5.3 Trace color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 5.5.4 Zoom in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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5.5.5 Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 5.5.6 Print graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
5.6Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
5.6.1 Synchronize date/time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 5.6.2 Logging labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 5.6.3 Thermometer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 5.6.4 Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
5.6.4.1 |
General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
194 |
5.6.4.2 |
Folders tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
197 |
5.6.4.3 |
Tools tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
198 |
5.6.4.4 |
Admin. Passcode tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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5.7Window menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
5.7.1 Cascade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 5.7.2 Tile horizontal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 5.7.3 Tile vertical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 5.7.4 Arrange icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 5.7.5 Window list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
5.8Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
5.8.1 LogWare help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 5.8.2 Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 5.8.3 About LogWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
6How to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
6.1Setting up and starting a real-time log session . . . . . . . . . . . 205
6.2Starting a real-time log session unattended (delayed start) . . . . 205
6.3Stopping a real-time log session automatically . . . . . . . . . . 206
6.4Opening a configuration file automatically on start-up . . . . . . 207
6.5Changing thermometer and probe settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
6.6Importing logged data into a spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
6.7Synchronizing the thermometer readout’s clock to the computer . 214
6.8Protecting calibration parameters and probe conversion settings . 215
6.9Setting up an administrator passcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
6.10Viewing remaining memory for logging data . . . . . . . . . . . 218
6.11Downloading logged data from the memory of a thermometer readout 218
6.12Saving probe coefficients to a configuration file. . . . . . . . . . 219
6.13Using an IR dongle with LogWare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
6.14Changing logging label names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
6.15Unlocking a demo version of LogWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
6.16Setting up LogWare to read multiple scales . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
7 Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
7.1Configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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7.1.1 Log session configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 7.1.2 Alarm configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 7.1.3 Conversion configuration files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
7.2Data files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
7.2.1 |
Output file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
229 |
7.2.2 |
Download file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
231 |
7.2.3 |
Alarm Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
231 |
8Download process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
8.11523/1524 Handheld and 1529 Chub-E4 download process . . . 233
8.21560 Black Stack download process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
8.31575A Super-Thermometer download process . . . . . . . . . . 235
8.41590 Super-Thermometer II download process . . . . . . . . . . 236
9Conversion settings dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
9.1ITS-90 Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
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9.1.1 |
Low Range tab . . . . . |
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9.1.2 |
High Range tab . . . . |
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9.2 |
IPTS-68 settings dialog |
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9.3Callendar-Van Dusen Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
9.4PT100 Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
9.5High-Temperature PRT Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
9.6Polynomial Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
9.7 |
W(T90) Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 |
9.8Thermistor Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
9.8.1 Thermistor T(R) Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 9.8.2 Thermistor R(T) Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
9.9 |
Thermocouple Polynomial Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 |
9.10Thermocouple Table Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
9.11Thermocouple Type Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
9.12 Thermocouple Type Polynomial Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . 254
10 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
10.1 Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
10.2Troubleshooting common problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
10.3 Communication error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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Figures and Tables
Figure 1 |
9935 LogWare II Main Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 2 |
File Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
10 |
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Figure 3 |
Datalog Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
10 |
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Figure 4 |
Graph Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 5 |
Tools Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 6 |
Help Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 7 |
File Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 8 |
Datalog Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 9 |
Log Session Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
17 |
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Figure 10 |
Log Session Settings - Thermometer tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
19 |
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Figure 11 |
Log Session Settings - Log Session tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
22 |
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Figure 12 |
Log Session Settings - Channels Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
24 |
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Figure 13 |
Delayed Start Date/Time Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
26 |
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Figure 14 |
Alarm Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
27 |
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Figure 15 |
Statistics Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
30 |
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Figure 16 |
Real-time log session window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
31 |
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Figure 17 |
Channels popup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 18 |
Graph popup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
36 |
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Figure 19 |
Current Alarm Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 20 |
Trace color dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
38 |
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Figure 21 |
File Viewer window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 22 |
Statistics dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
40 |
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Figure 23 |
Previous Log Session window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 24 |
Channels popup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
43 |
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Figure 25 |
Graph popup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
44 |
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Figure 26 |
Graph zooming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 27 |
Download menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
47 |
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Figure 28 |
Select Model dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
48 |
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Figure 29 |
1523 |
Download Options dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
50 |
Figure 30 |
1524 |
Download Options dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
52 |
Figure 31 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Download Options dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
54 |
Figure 32 |
1560 |
Black Stack Download Options dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
55 |
Figure 33 |
1575A ‘Super Thermometer’ Download Options dialog . . . . . . . . |
57 |
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Figure 34 |
1590 |
Super-Thermometer II Download Options dialog . . . . . . . . . |
59 |
Figure 35 |
1523 |
Log Status dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
60 |
Figure 36 |
1524 |
Log Status dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
61 |
Figure 37 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Log Status dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
62 |
Figure 38 |
1560 |
Black Stack Log Status dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
63 |
Figure 39 |
Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
65 |
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Figure 40 |
Select Model dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
67 |
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Figure 41 |
1523 |
Logging Label dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
69 |
Figure 42 |
1524 |
Logging Labels dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
70 |
Figure 43 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Logging Labels dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
71 |
Figure 44 |
1523/1524 Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 45 |
1523/1524 Settings – Sampling tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
74 |
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Figure 46 |
1523/1524 Settings – Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 47 |
1523/1524 Settings – Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 48 |
1523/1524 Settings – Misc tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
77 |
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Figure 49 |
1523/1524 PRT/Thermistor Channel Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 50 |
1523/1524 PRT/Thermistor Channel Settings – Probe tab. . . . . . . . |
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Figure 51 |
1523/1524 PRT/Thermistor Channel Settings – Misc tab . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 52 |
1523/1524 Thermocouple Channel Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 53 |
1523/1524 Thermocouple Channel Settings – Probe tab . . . . . . . . |
82 |
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Figure 54 |
1523/1524 Thermocouple Channel Settings – Misc tab . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 55 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
85 |
Figure 56 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Settings - Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
86 |
Figure 57 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Settings - Sampling tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
87 |
Figure 58 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Settings - Measurement Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
88 |
Figure 59 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Settings - Misc tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
89 |
Figure 60 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Settings - Channels tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
89 |
Figure 61 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 PRT/thermistor channel settings dialog . . . . . . . . . |
90 |
Figure 62 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 PRT/thermistor channel settings - Probe tab. . . . . . . |
91 |
Figure 63 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 PRT/thermistor channel settings - Calibration tab . . . . |
93 |
Figure 64 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 Thermocouple channel settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . |
94 |
Figure 65 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 thermocouple channel settings - Probe tab . . . . . . . |
95 |
Figure 66 |
1529 |
Chub-E4 thermocouple channel settings - Probe tab . . . . . . . |
96 |
Figure 67 |
1560 |
Black Stack Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
97 |
Figure 68 |
1560 |
Black Stack settings - Filtering tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
98 |
Figure 69 |
1560 |
Black Stack Settings – Sampling tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
99 |
Figure 70 |
1560 |
Black Stack settings - Measurement tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
100 |
Figure 71 |
1560 |
Black Stack settings - Modules tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
101 |
Figure 72 |
2560 |
SPRT Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
102 |
Figure 73 |
2560 |
SPRT Module Settings - General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
103 |
Figure 74 |
2560 |
SPRT Module Settings - Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
103 |
Figure 75 |
2560 |
SPRT Module Settings - Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
104 |
Figure 76 |
2561 |
HPRT Module Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
105 |
Figure 77 |
2561 |
HPRT Module Settings - General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
106 |
Figure 78 |
2561 |
HPRT Module Settings - Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
106 |
Figure 79 |
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Figure 88 |
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Figure 89 |
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THRS Module Settings - General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 90 |
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Figure 91 |
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Figure 92 |
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Figure 93 |
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RTD Module Settings - General tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 102 |
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RTD Module Settings - Channels tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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RTD Module Settings - Calibration tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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RTDS Module Settings - General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 106 |
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Figure 107 |
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Figure 109 |
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Black Stack PRT/Thermistor Channel Settings - Probe tab . . . |
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Figure 110 |
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Black Stack Thermocouple Channel Settings dialog . . . . . . . |
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Figure 111 |
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Figure 112 |
1575A Super-Thermometer Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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1575A Super-Thermometer Settings - Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 114 |
1575A Super-Thermometer Settings - Sampling tab . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 115 |
1575A Super-Thermometer Settings - Measurement tab . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 116 |
1575A Super-Thermometer Settings - Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 117 |
1575A Super-Thermometer Settings - Calibration tab . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 118 |
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Figure 120 |
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Figure 121 |
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Super-Thermometer II Settings - Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 122 |
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Super-Thermometer II Settings - Sampling tab. . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 123 |
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Super-Thermometer II Settings - Measurement tab . . . . . . . |
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Figure 124 |
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Super-Thermometer II Settings - Channels tab . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 125 |
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Figure 126 |
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Figure 127 1590 Super-Thermometer II/2590 ‘Mighty Mux II’ Channel |
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Figure 128 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer settings . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 129 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Filtering tab . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 130 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Display tab . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 131 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Timing tab . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 132 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Scanning tab . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 133 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Channel setup tab . . . . . . |
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Figure 134 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Probe settings dialog . . . . |
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Figure 135 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Channel settings . . . . . . . |
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Figure 136 1594A/1595A Hart Super-Thermometer Rs1 settings . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 137 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 138 Datalog menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 140 View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 141 Graph Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 143 Graph Settings - Axis tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 145 Graph Settings - Trends tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 146 Graph Settings - Background tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 148 Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 149 LogWare Options Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 150 LogWare Options - General tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 151 LogWare Options - Folders tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 152 LogWare Options - Tools tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 153 LogWare Options - Admin. Passcode tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 154 Enter Passcode dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Change Passcode dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Window menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 158 About LogWare dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 160 Excel XP data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 161 Excel XP Text Import Wizard – Step 2 of 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 162 Excel XP Chart Wizard – Step 1 of 4 – Chart Type . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 163 Excel XP graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 164 IR dongle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 165 Unlock Code dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 166 Output file example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 167 Download file example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 168 Alarm log file example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 169 Downloaded Files dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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ITS-90 Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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ITS-90 Settings – Low Range tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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ITS-90 Settings – High Range tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 173 |
IPTS-68 Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 174 |
Callendar-Van Dusen Settings dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Figure 175 |
PT100 Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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High-Temp PRT Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Polynomial Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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W(T90) Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Thermistor T(R) Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Thermistor R(T) Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Thermocouple Polynomial Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Thermocouple Table Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Thermocouple Polynomial Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Thermocouple Type Polynomial Settings dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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What is LogWare
1 Introduction
1.1What is LogWare
The 9935 LogWare II Software (LogWare) is a real-time data acquisition, storage and analysis program designed specifically for use with the following Hart Scientific’s multi-channel digital thermometer readouts:
•1523 and 1524 Handheld Thermometer readouts
•1529, 1529-R, 1529-T Chub-E4 Thermometer readouts
•1560 Black Stack Thermometer readout
♦2560 SPRT Module
♦2561 HTPRT Module
♦2562 PRTS Module
♦2563 STHR Module
♦2564 THRS Module
♦2565 PTC Module
♦2566 TCS Module
♦2567 RTD Module
♦2568 RTDS Module
♦3560 Communication Module
•1575 Super Thermometer readout (real-time logging only!)
♦2575 Mighty Mux Multiplexer
•1575A Super Thermometer readout
♦2575 Mighty Mux Multiplexer
•1590 Super Thermometer II readout
♦Up to five 2590 Mighty Mux II Multiplexers
•1594A/1595A Super-Thermometer Readout
♦Up to 2 Model 2590 Mighty Mux II Multiplexers LogWare also provides utilities for:
•Downloading data that has been logged to the thermometer readout’s logs or memory.
•Setting logging labels in the thermometer readout (for thermometer readouts that support this feature).
•Synchronizing thermometer readout’s clock to the computer’s clock.
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•Viewing and editing many thermometer readout, module and probe settings including probe coefficients.
This manual is intended to document the use and features of LogWare. To ensure correct results, verify that the thermometer readout is properly configured before collecting data. Refer to the individual thermometer readout’s User’s Guide for specifics pertaining to the instrument. Follow all warnings and cautions documented in the readout’s User’s Guide.
1.2License agreement
For information and details regarding the software End User License Agreement (EULA), refer to the online help file's License Agreement topic.
1.3Features
LogWare provides an easy-to-use Windows® interface to acquire, store and analyze data from Hart Scientific’s multi-channel digital thermometer readouts. LogWare also provides a method to download readings that are stored in the logs or memory of thermometer readouts. After being acquired or downloaded, the readings are written to a file that can be opened by LogWare, a spreadsheet or other analysis software.
LogWare’s data logging features include:
•Quick and easy configuration
•Ability to save and open configuration files
•Selectable sample interval from 1 second to 60 hours (depending on thermometer readout)
•Selectable scan sequence interval from 1 minute to 60 hours
•Selectable delayed start date/time for off-hours logging
•Selectable end log options (to stop session after specified time or number of readings)
•Acquires readings to ASCII text files which can be opened, graphed and printed
•Graphs readings as they are being acquired
•Ability to acquire data in multiple scales simultaneously
•Maintains statistical data for all channels
•Selectable high and low alarm settings with user defined events
♦Can be configured to play .WAV file or launch an application (such as pager software) when an alarm trips
•User-customizable graph settings including titles, legend, grid lines and statistical and trend lines
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LogWare‘s data analysis features include:
•Can open both real-time log files and downloaded files
•Spreadsheet-style grid to view all acquired readings
•Graph zooming capability
•User-customizable graph settings including titles, legend, grid lines and statistical and trend lines
•Printing graph and acquired readings
•Can have multiple windows open simultaneously
•Can superimpose up to 10 sets of data on the same graph
LogWare also provides utilities that allow access to the following digital thermometer readout features (as applicable):
•Downloading data stored in the thermometer readout’s logs and/or memory
•Viewing log status and clearing log data
•Synchronizing thermometer readout's date/time with computer’s clock
•Changing thermometer readout-specific parameters (filtering, sampling, measurement, calibration constants, etc.)
•Changing probe-specific parameters (serial numbers, conversion type and coefficients, calibration dates, cold junction settings, etc.)
New Features in Version 1.3
Version 1.3 has added support for Models 1594A and 1595A Super-Thermom- eter readouts. Features supported by these new thermometer readouts include:
•Real-Time logging
•Thermometer settings
•Synchronize Date/Time
Version 1.2
Version 1.2 has added support for Models 1523 and 1524 Handheld Thermometer readouts. Also, previously logged data files containing more than one data set (up to a maximum of 10 data sets) can now be opened.
Version 1.1
A list of features and enhancements in Version 1.1 follows
•Simultaneous Logging of All Channels in Real Time - A feature has been added to allow readings to be taken on all enabled channels of a real-time log session simultaneously (as fast as possible).
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•Download Logged Data from Serial Port on 3560 Communication Module - A feature has been added to allow logged readings to be downloaded to the serial port on the Model 3560 Communication Module on a Model 1560 Black Stack thermometer readout.
•Write All Real-Time Data to a Single File - A new feature has been added to allow data from all channels of a real-time log session to be written to the same output file. In these output files, a new column has been added for the channel number.
Note: Although LogWare is still able to open these files, it does not separate the data for each channel. All readings are plotted on the graph as if all data was from a single channel.
•Branding/Logo change - The logos and graphics displayed in LogWare have been updated.
Also, various features have been added to the software to aid in troubleshooting issues related to real-time log sessions and downloading logged data.
1.4Requirements
LogWare is designed to work with Hart Scientific’s multi-channel digital thermometer readouts. Refer to Section 1.1, What is LogWare, for a complete list of supported thermometer readouts.
1.4.1Communications requirements
The thermometer readout being used with LogWare must be connected to an RS-232 serial port (COM port) on a computer using a “null modem” cable. For more information on this type of cable, refer to the thermometer readout’s User's Guide. The baud rate of the thermometer readout must be set to match the baud rate selected in LogWare. LogWare supports a wide choice of baud rate settings, depending on the thermometer readout being used.
Selected features of LogWare can also utilize an IR dongle with thermometer readouts that have an IR port for wireless communications.
1.4.2Computer hardware requirements
The following minimum computer configuration is required to use LogWare:
•IBM Compatible 486 PC or better with 8MB RAM (Pentium® class processor with 16MB RAM or more recommended)
•VGA monitor or better
•CD-ROM drive for installation
•1 - RS-232 serial (COM) port
•Optional - IR dongle
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•Minimum of about 25MB of disk space for installation (additional space is required as data is acquired or downloaded)
1.4.3Computer software requirements
Note: To use LogWare, Windows login accounts must be granted full access to the folder to which the software is installed and all subfolders. If the folder has read-only access, errors will occur when LogWare attempts to access its configuration files.
The LogWare Software requires one of the following operating systems:
•Windows® 95/98/ME
•Windows® NT with Service Pack 4 or later installed
•Windows® 2000
•Windows® XP
•Windows® Vista
1.4.4Firmware requirements
The thermometer readouts supported by LogWare must have a certain firmware version installed to use the Thermometer Settings option in the Tools menu and the Download Logged Data option in the Download menu. Prior versions of firmware do not fully support these features. Real-time logging can be performed with any firmware version. The required firmware versions are indicated below:
•Model 1523 and 1524 – Requires firmware version 1.0 or later
•Model 1529, 1529-R and 1529-T Chub-E4 – Requires firmware version 1.35 or later
•Model 1560 Black Stack – Requires firmware version 1.31 or later
•Model 1575 Super-Thermometer – NOT SUPPORTED BY TOOLS
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•Model 1575A Super-Thermometer – Requires firmware version 5.03n or 5.03o or later
•Model 1590 Super-Thermometer II – Requires firmware version 2.03n or 2.03o or later
•Model 1594A, 1595A – Requires firmware version 1.0 or later
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1.5Installation
Note: Before installing LogWare, be sure to read the License Agreement and Warranty.
A backup should always be made of your hard disk drive and registry before installing any software, and all running applications should be closed.
Note: To successfully install LogWare, you must be logged into Windows as an Administrator.
Installing LogWare
1.Insert the LogWare CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The Setup program should run automatically.
2.Follow the on-screen instructions to install LogWare.
3.When prompted, enter the product serial number. The serial number is provided on a sticker typically located on the CD pouch on the inside back cover of the LogWare User's Guide.
4.After all files have been installed, a program group is created with icons for the software, the Help file, the README.TXT file, and an icon to uninstall the software. The installation process is complete.
5.The README.TXT file can be displayed by checking the appropriate check box before the setup program finishes. Read this file for important information that was not available when the User Guide was printed.
Uninstalling LogWare
To uninstall the software, use the Windows® Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel. Follow the instructions given. The program files that were installed to your system are removed. Any files that were created or saved by users will not be removed from the system. These files, along with the folders that these files are in, must be manually deleted using Windows® Explorer to remove them from your system.
1.6Running LogWare
The following sections describe how to get LogWare up and running quickly.
1.6.1Getting started
The following information is intended to provide a brief overview on how to get LogWare up and running quickly.
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Running LogWare
To use this software:
1.Click the Start button, then locate and click the icon created by the setup process.
2.The software will start with the Log Session Settings dialog displayed. If the Log Session Settings dialog is not displayed when the software starts, select the Setup option in the Datalog menu to display the Log Session Settings dialog.
Note: In order to make the Log Session Settings dialog appear automatically every time LogWare starts, check the “Show Log Session Settings dialog on start-up” check box on the General tab of the Options dialog. The Options dialog can be displayed by selecting the Options option in the Tools menu. Please refer to Section 5.6.4, Options, for more details.
3.To start a log session, fill in the information on the Log Session Settings dialog. The following information must be entered before a log session can start:
Thermometer:
•Select the model of the thermometer readout to use, enter the serial number and select the session temperature scale from the available choices. The reading resolution may also be selected.
•Select the COM port that the thermometer readout is connected to and choose the baud rate to use.
•Power up the thermometer readout and make sure it is connected to the selected COM port and set to the selected baud rate. Click the Test Communication button to make sure LogWare can communicate with the thermometer readout.
Log session:
•Select the interval between readings.
•Optional - Enable and select the interval between scan sequences.
•To set a delayed start date/time, click the Delayed Start button and choose the appropriate date and time for the log session to start. Otherwise, the log session will begin when the Start button is clicked.
•Choose the appropriate end log session option and set the other end log settings as required.
Channels:
•Query the channels from the thermometer readout by clicking the Query Channels button.
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•Enable or disable each channel as needed by selecting each channel in the Channels list and checking or unchecking the Acquire data from this channel box.
•Optional - To customize the statistical data for each channel, click the Statistics Settings button.
•Optional - To configure alarms for each channel, click the Alarm Settings button.
•Enter the channel name, output filename, and select the trace color for each channel.
These settings can be saved to a configuration file by clicking the Save As button. To open the current configuration file every time the software runs, click the Set as Default button.
After entering this information, click the Start button to start the real-time log session.
1.7Using LogWare
The following sections describe some of the main features of LogWare.
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Using LogWare
1.7.1LogWare main display
The main display consists of the menus, toolbar, a workspace area and a status bar.
Figure 1 9935 LogWare II Main Display
The menus allow access to the various features of the software. A general description of the options in each menu is given below. These menus are described in more detail in Section 5, Menus:
•File - Open and save configuration files, print options and exit the software.
•Datalog - Setup, Start, Stop and Close real-time log sessions.
•Download - Download logged readings and view log status.
•View - View alarm log, reading history and open previously logged data files.
•Graph - Change graph settings, zoom in and out, and print the current graph.
•Tools - Synchronize thermometer readout date/time, access logging labels, configure thermometer readout and probe settings, change LogWare options.
•Window - Rearrange and switch between open windows.
•Help - Display help topics and About dialog.
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The toolbar allows quick access to the most common menu functions. The toolbar is divided into sections that correspond to related functions. Toolbar sections may be rearranged as desired by clicking on the vertical bar on the left side of the section and dragging it to the desired location.
The following toolbars are available:
File Toolbar
Figure 2 File Toolbar
New - Create a new real-time log session configuration
Open - Open a real-time log session configuration file
Save As - Save the current real-time log session configuration to a configuration file
Datalog Toolbar
Figure 3 Datalog Toolbar
Setup - Display the Log Session Settings dialog to configure a real-time log session
Start - Start a real-time log session
Stop - Stop a real-time log session
Close - Close the real-time log session window
Mute All Alarms - Mute/unmute all audible real-time log session alarms
Graph Toolbar
Figure 4 Graph Toolbar
Graph Settings - Change graph settings, add trend lines, alarm lines, titles, captions, etc.
Zoom In - Zoom in to view a section of the graph
Restore (Zoom Out) - Restore the graph to its original zoom setting
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LogWare options
Tools Toolbar
Figure 5 Tools Toolbar
Synchronize Date/Time - Synchronize thermometer readout’s date/time with computer
Logging Labels - View/change logging labels
Thermometer Settings - View/change thermometer readout settings
Help Toolbar
Figure 6
Help Toolbar
Help - Open the LogWare Help file
Status Bar
The status bar indicates the function that the software is currently performing as well as the current system date and time.
Note: The date and time displayed are based on the computer’s clock settings and can be modified through the Windows® Control Panel.
1.8LogWare options
LogWare has many features and settings that can be customized by the user to allow LogWare to operate in certain ways. Many of these settings can also be protected by an administrator passcode to prevent unauthorized persons from changing these settings. For more information on these options, please refer to Section 5.6.4, Options.
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The main purpose of LogWare is to perform real-time data acquisition from Hart Scientific multi-channel digital thermometer readouts. This section describes in detail how to configure, start and stop a real-time log session. This section also describes the features available during a real-time log session.
2.1File menu
The File menu contains some options for creating a new real-time log session and for opening and saving real-time log session configuration files.
Figure 7 File Menu
2.1.1New
The New menu option can be used to clear the current real-time log session settings and display the Log Session Settings dialog.
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When selecting the New option, a prompt is displayed to confirm that the current real-time log session settings (if any) will be reset. To abort resetting the current real-time log session settings, click the No button. Otherwise, click the Yes button to reset the current log session settings. The Log Session Settings dialog will be displayed. Please refer to Section 2, Real-Time Logging, for more information on configuring a real-time log session.
2.1.2Open
The Open option allows a real-time log session configuration file to be opened. If the same basic configuration is frequently used to perform real-time logging, saving the log session settings to a configuration file can greatly reduce the time it takes to configure and start a real-time log session.
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Note: When opening a configuration file, LogWare attempts to communicate with the thermometer readout to verify that the settings saved in the configuration file are compatible with the current thermometer readout configuration. Therefore, it is necessary to have the thermometer readout connected and powered on in order to successfully open a configuration file.
When selecting the Open option, the Windows® Open dialog is displayed. The \Config folder should be selected by default (or the folder that is specified for configuration files on the LogWare Options dialog). Real-time log session configuration files should have a .rls extension. To cancel opening a configuration file, click the Cancel button. Otherwise, select the configuration file to open and click the Open button. For more details about the real-time log session configuration file, refer to Section 7.1.1, Log Session Configuration File. Real-time log session configuration files can also be opened by clicking the Open button on the Log Session Settings dialog.
LogWare then reads the log session settings from the configuration file and verifies that the configuration of the currently connected thermometer readout is compatible with the log session settings. If there are any conflicts, or if LogWare is unable to communicate with the thermometer readout, appropriate messages are displayed.
Once the configuration file has been read in, the Log Session Settings dialog is displayed. If LogWare was unable to communicate with the thermometer readout or any other error occurred, the log session settings may be incomplete.
2.1.3Save as
The Save As option allows the current real-time log session settings to be saved to a configuration file. If the same basic configuration is frequently used to perform real-time logging, saving the log session settings to a configuration file can greatly reduce the time it takes to configure and start a real-time log session. Before attempting to save a real-time log session configuration, use the Log Session Settings dialog to configure the log session.
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When selecting the Save As option, the Windows® Save As dialog is displayed. The \Config folder should be selected by default (or the folder that is specified for configuration files on the LogWare Options dialog). Real-time log session configuration files are saved with a .rls extension. To cancel saving a configuration file, click the Cancel button. Otherwise, enter the filename for the configuration file and click the Save button. For more details about the real-time log session configuration file, refer to Section 7.1.1, Log Session Configuration File. Real-time log session configuration files can also be saved by clicking the Save As button on the Log Session Settings dialog.
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2.2Datalog menu
The Datalog menu is used to access the Log Session Settings dialog, to start, stop and close the real-time log session and to mute audible alarms.
Figure 8 Datalog Menu
2.2.1Setup
The Setup option displays the Log Session Settings dialog. This dialog is used to configure a real-time log session. If a log session has already been configured or a real-time log session configuration file has already been opened, this dialog displays the current log session settings.
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button on the toolbar corresponds to the Setup menu option. |
Please refer to Section 2.3, Log Session Settings Dialog, for more details on configuring a real-time log session.
2.2.2Start
The Start option starts a real-time log session. This option is disabled until a log session has been completely configured.
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button on the toolbar corresponds to the Start menu option. |
Please refer to Section 2, Real-Time Logging, for more details on a real-time log session.
2.2.3Stop
The Stop option stops the current real-time log session. This option is only enabled when a real-time log session is running. A log session may be stopped at any time by selecting this option.
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button on the toolbar corresponds to the Stop menu option. |
When selecting the Stop option, a message is displayed to confirm stopping the log session.
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2.2.4Close
The Close option closes the current real-time log session window. This option is only enabled once the real-time log session has stopped and the log session window is still open.
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2.2.5Mute all alarms
The Mute All Alarms option can be used to mute any audible alarms associated with the current real-time log session. When the alarms are muted, a check mark appears next to this option. Muting the alarms does not prevent alarm events from happening.
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2.3Log session settings dialog
The Log Session Settings dialog is used to configure the real-time log session settings. These settings include the thermometer readout to acquire data from, communications settings, log session sample interval and start and end options, and thermometer readout channel configuration. This dialog can be displayed
by selecting the Setup option in the Datalog menu or by clicking the
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button on the toolbar. This dialog is also displayed after opening a log session configuration file.
Figure 9 Log Session Settings dialog
Note: This dialog displays the current real-time log session settings. Clicking the Close button on this dialog does not cause these settings to be lost. To display this dialog again, select the Setup option in the Datalog menu.
This dialog has three tabs: Thermometer, Log Session and Channels. All of the information on each of these tabs must be configured before a real-time log session can be started. The following sections describe in detail each of the settings on these tabs.
Once the log session has been completely configured, the settings can be saved to a configuration file by clicking the Save As button. If these same settings may be used again at a later date, saving the settings to a configuration file greatly reduces the amount of time required to get a log session started.
When clicking the Save As button, the Windows® Save As dialog is displayed. The \Config folder should be selected by default (or the folder that is specified for configuration files on the LogWare Options dialog). Real-time log session configuration files are saved with a .rls extension. To cancel saving a configuration file, click the Cancel button. Otherwise, enter the filename for the configuration file and click the Save button. For more details about the real-time log session configuration file, refer to Section 7.1.1, Log Session Configuration File. Real-time log session configuration files can also be saved by selecting the Save As option in the File menu.
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A log session settings configuration file that has been saved previously can be opened by clicking the Open button.
Note: When opening a configuration file, LogWare attempts to communicate with the thermometer to verify that the settings saved in the configuration file are compatible with the current thermometer configuration.
Therefore, it is necessary to have the thermometer connected and powered on in order to successfully open a configuration file.
When clicking the Open button, the Windows® Open dialog is displayed. The \Config folder should be selected by default (or the folder that is specified for configuration files on the LogWare Options dialog). Real-time log session configuration files should have a .rls extension. To cancel opening a configuration file, click the Cancel button. Otherwise, select the configuration file to open and click the Open button. For more details about the real-time log session configuration file, refer to Section 7.1.1, Log Session Configuration File. Real-time log session configuration files can also be opened by selecting the Open option in the File menu.
LogWare then reads the log session settings from the configuration file and verifies that the configuration of the currently connected thermometer readout is compatible with the log session settings. If there are any conflicts, or if LogWare is unable to communicate with the thermometer readout, appropriate messages are displayed.
If LogWare was unable to communicate with the thermometer readout or any other error occurred, the log session settings may be incomplete.
LogWare has a feature which allows a log session configuration file to be defined as the default configuration file. The default configuration file is automatically loaded every time LogWare is started. To set the current configuration as the default configuration, select the Set as Default button. If the current configuration has not been saved yet, a prompt is displayed indicating that the configuration must be saved to a file before it can be set as the default. The next time LogWare is started, the default configuration file will be loaded.
Note: Real-time log session configuration files contain information about the current thermometer readout configuration. If the thermometer readout configuration changes, the configuration file needs to be updated also.
Once the log session settings are complete, click the Start button to start a log session. Please refer to Section 2.4, Real-Time Log Session, for more details on a real-time log session.
If the log session does not need to be started yet, click the Close button. The Log Session Settings dialog is closed but all settings are retained. To display the Log Session Settings dialog again, select the Setup option in the Datalog
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