Martel Electronics BetaLOG-TI User Manual

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BetaLOG TI
Revision 1.00
October 22, 2010
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction 3
2. Description 3
3. Probe Operation 3
3.1 Data Logging Disabled 3
3.2 Data Logging Enabled 3
4. BetaLOG TI Microsoft Wind ows Application 5
4.1 Installation and Registration 6
4.2 Menus 6
4.2.1 File Menu 6
4.2.2 Probe Menu 6
4.2.3 Options Menu 7
4.2.4 Help Menu 7
4.3 Main Display 8
4.4 Log Upload Display 10
4.5 Display Options 11
4.6 Export Options 12
5. Excel Templates 14
5.1 Single Run Graph for Interval End Data Upload 14
5.2 Single Run Graph for All Data Upload 15
6. Warranty 15
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1. Introduction The BetaLOG TI application is used to configure data logging parameters

in the BetaProbe TI and TI+ temperature probes, and to retrieve logged data from the probe for storage and analysis on a personal computer.

2. Description The probe can log multiple sets of data, each of which is identified by a

sequential run number. Data logging runs are started and stopped using items on the probe’s SETUP menu sequence. Logg i ng param eter s c an be changed from one data logging run to the next, and data logging runs may be as short as a single sample or as long as the maximum storage capacity of the probe.
The probe has a capacity of 10752 data records for storing run identification data and log sample data. Each new data logging run requires 1 record for run identification overhead, and one record is required to log each sample.
The interval time setting determines the frequency of sample calculation and storage. Six discrete interval times are available, ranging from 1 to 60 seconds. The following four values are calculated and saved at the end of each interval based on all of the temperature measurements made during that interval:
Last value in the interval
Minimum value over the interval
Maximum value over the interval
Average of all values over the interval
The data logging function is disabled by default in all new probes. The BetaLOG TI application is used to enable and disable the data log function in a probe.

3. Probe Operation

3.1 Data Logging Disabled Until data logging functionality is enabled using the BetaLOG TI

application, the probe operates as described in the user manual received with the probe.

3.2 Data Logging Enabled Once data logging functionality is enabled, a new item is inserted at the

start of the SETUP menu tree to direct the user to a completely separate branch which contains all data logging functions. This new menu item shows ‘LOG’ in the main display and ‘DATA’ in the secondary display. Press the SETUP key to proceed to the existing configuration functions, or press the ENTER key to proceed to the new data logging branch. The data logging configuration menu sequence (new branch) is as follows:
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1) Start or stop data logging
Main display: LOG
Secondary display: FULL if the log memory is full, OFF if not
presently logging data, or ON if presently logging data.
Press the SETUP key to step to the next menu item.
If FULL, the ENTER key is ignored.
If not FULL, press the ENTER key to change to data edit
mode:
- Press the ▼ or ▲ key to toggle between OFF and START if not presently logging data, or to toggle between ON and STOP if presently logging data.
- When START is displayed, press the ENTER key to start data logging and exit data edit mode.
- When STOP is displayed, press the ENTER key to stop data logging and exi t data edit mo de.
- When OFF or ON is displayed, press the ENTER key to exit data edit mode without changing the data logging operation.
Press the MAX/MIN key to exit the SETUP menus and return to the main display.
2) Display number of free log records or percent empty
Main display: number of free records or percent free
Secondary display: RECS or PCNT
Press the ENTER key to toggle between the number of free
log records and percent free.
Press the SETUP key to step to the next menu item.
Press the MAX/MIN key to exit the SETUP menus and return
to the main display.
3) Select logging interval
Main display: interval choice presently selected, one of 1, 2, 5, 10, 30 or 60 seconds.
Secondary display: SEC
If presently logging data, the ENTER key is ignored.
If not presently logging data, press the ENTER key to
change to data edit m o de:
- Press the ▼ key to decrease the interval selection, cycling to 60 after 1.
- Press the ▲ key to increase the interval selection, cycling to 1 after 60.
- Press the ENTER key to exit data edit mode.
Press the SETUP key to step to the next menu item.
Press the MAX/MIN key to exit the SETUP menus and return
to the main display.
4) Send logged data to the RS232 port
Main display: SEnd
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Secondary display: DATA
If presently logging data, the ENTER key is ignored.
If not presently logging data, press the ENTER key to
change to data edit mode:
- Press the ▼ or ▲ key to toggle the secondary display between CNFRM and CANCL.
- Press the ENTER key when CANCL is displayed to exit data edit mode without sending the data.
- Press the ENTER key when CNFRM is displayed to exit data edit mode and send the data. While the data is being sent, BUSY is shown in the secondary display.
Press the SETUP key to step to the next menu item.
Press the MAX/MIN key to exit the SETUP menus and return
to the main display.
5) Erase logged data
Main display: ErASE
Secondary display: DATA
If presently logging data, the ENTER key is ignored.
If not presently logging data, press the ENTER key to
change to data edit mode:
- Press the ▼ or ▲ key to toggle the secondary display between CNFRM and CANCL.
- Press the ENTER key when CANCL is displayed to exit data edit mode without erasing the data.
- Press the ENTER key when CNFRM is displayed to erase the data and exit data edit mode.
P re ss t he SETUP key or the MAX/MIN key to exit the SETUP menus and return to the main display.
While not logging data, the probe operates as described in the user manual received with the probe.
When a log run is started, the text LOG, the text RUN, and the run number are cycled on the secondary display at a rate of once per second. This provides visual feedback that data logging is active and the run nu m ber for later reference.

4. BetaLOG TI Microsoft Windows Application This application prov i des th e following features:

set up the data logging configuration in a probe
upload logged data from the probe, including export of run
data to text, CSV, and Excel format files
clear logged data from the probe
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The application requires Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2), Vista, or 7. Exporting data to Excel files requires Microsoft Excel version 2002 or later.

4.1 Installation and Registration Installation, registration, and activation must all be performed by a logon

user account that has Administrator priviledges. Insert the distribution CD into the drive on your computer. The install
should start automatically. If it does not, navigate to the drive containing the CD and run the program “setup.exe”. Follow the prompts on the screen to install the application.
BetaLOG TI must be registered and activated within seven days of installation. Full operation is available for seven days, but is then restricted until activation is completed. A registration screen is displayed at startup until activation is completed. Click Cancel to proceed directly to the application. Fill in the requested information and click REGISTER to save it to a text file on disk. Email this file to Martel as an attachment, or print and fax it, per the contact information on the support screen. When Martel returns the activation key, enter it at the bottom of the registration screen and click ACTIVATE to complete the process.
BetaLOG TI must be registered and activated separately on eac h computer on which it is installed.

4.2 Menus The control buttons on the Main Display are intended to be the primary

method used to operate the application. The menu items duplic a te the functions of these buttons for those users who are more comfortable with menu style operation.

4.2.1 File Menu

The File Menu contains the application exi t func ti on: Exit Exit the Data Log Utility.

4.2.2 Probe Menu

The Probe Menu contains the functions required to interact with the probe: Connect Connect to the probe and retrieve the probe
description and data logging setup. The communications port to which the probe is connected must be selected on the Main Display before usi ng this item. See the Connecting to a Probe description in the Main Display section 4.3.
Disconnect Disconnect from the probe. See the Disconnecting
from a Probe description in the Main Display section
4.3.
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Upload Data Upload all data logging runs from the probe and show
Clear Data Erase all data logging runs from the probe. See the
Send Setup Send the setup data to the probe. See the Sending
Retrieve Setup Retrieve the setup data from the probe. See the

4.2.3 Options Menu

The Options Menu contains func ti o ns for specifying the default display and export options. These functions are described in detail in sections 4.5 and
4.6 below.

4.2.4 Help Menu

them on the Log Upload Display described in section
4.4. The data may be exported from that display. See the Uploading Log ged D ata description in the Main Display section 4.3.
Clearing Logged Data description in the Main Display section 4.3.
Setup Configuration description in the Main Display section 4.3.
Retrieving Setup Configuration description in the Main Display section 4.3.
The Help Menu contains the functions required to obtain help and support information:
Help Display online help Support Display customer support information. Registration Register BetaLOG TI and display registration
information
About Display application description and version
information.
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4.3 Main Display

The top portion of the display contains controls to connect to a probe, disconnect from a probe, upload logged data, clear logged data, and exit the application. Once connected to a probe, it shows the model, serial number, and firmware version of the probe. The number of data logging records presently used and free is also display ed if data logging is enabled in the probe.
The lower portion of the display contains controls to configure data logging parameters in a probe, send the configuration to a probe, and retrieve the present configuration from a probe.
Connecting to a Probe
Select the communications port to which the probe is connected and click the Connect button. The drop down box lists those ports which are available on the computer and are not presently in use.
The probe description, present capacity, and present setup are retrieved from the probe and displayed in the appropriate fields. The button description and function change to Disconnect. A connection must be established before any other actions may be performed. To change to another probe, first disconnect from the present probe and reconnect.
Disconnecting from a Probe
Click the Disconnect button. The button description and function change to Connect and all displayed data is cleared.
Uploading Logged Data
Click the Upload button and choose the data values to be uploaded for each sample point. The choice is to upload interval end values only (faster), or to upload interval end, minimum, maximum, and average values. The logged data for all runs is uploaded and
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shown on the Log Upload Display described in section 4.4. A progress display shows percent complete and an estimate of the time remaining in the upload. Data logging must be set to Enabled, otherwise this functio n i s not av ai l able.
Clearing Logged Data
Click the Clear button. After confirmation of the action, all logged data is cleared from the probe and all data on the display is refreshed. Data logging mus t be set to Enabled, otherwise this function is not available.
Sending Setup Configuration
After making the desired selections, click the Send button. The configuration is sent to the probe and all data on the display is refreshed. Data logging must be set to Enabled to change anything more than the Data Logging mode.
Retrieving Setup Configuration
Click the Retrieve button. The probe description, present capacity, and present setup are retrieved from the probe and displayed in the appropriate fields.
Setup Configuration Fields Data Logging
Disabled Disable data logging in the probe. All data
Enabled Enable data logging in the probe. All data
Interval
One of the following sampling intervals:
1, 2, 5, 10, 30, or 60 seconds
logging functions are removed from the probe's SETUP menu sequence.
logging functions are available in the probe's SETUP menu sequence.
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4.4 Log Upload Display

The top portion of the display lists the individual data logging runs found in the uploaded data. To display a run's data in the lower portion of the display, highlight it by clicking on it.
Use the Display Mode box to select the subset of run data displayed: All Data, Selected Data, or Readings Only. When the Display Mode is set to Selected Data, click the Change Selection button to modify the display options. This is described further under Display Options in section 4.5.
The probe has no calendar hardware so the uploaded data samples are initially tagged by elapsed day and time from run start. Also the runs are described simply by numeric position within the uploaded data. To enter a more descriptive label and a true calendar base date and time for a run, highlight the run and click the Set Date/Label button. The base date and time are added to the elapsed day and time for each sample to provide a true calendar date and time for each sample.
To export an individual run, highlight the run and click the Save Run button. The Export Options screen is shown to allow the options to be customized for exporting this run. Next, a standard Save As screen is
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shown for selecting the file name and the folder where the file is to be placed. Click the Cancel button of either screen to skip the export. The Export Options screen is described further under Export Options in section
4.6. To export all runs, click the Save All button. The Export Options screen is
shown to allow the options to be customized for exporting these runs; the same options are used for all runs. For each run, a standard Save As screen is shown for selecting the file name and the folder where the file is to be placed. Click the Cancel button of the Save As screen for an individual run to skip the export of that run. Click the Cancel button of the Export Options screen to skip the export of all runs. The Export Options screen is described further under Export Options in section 4.6.
Export to an Excel file requires Excel 2002 or later to be installed on your computer.
The default location for files is the folder “Martel BetaLOG TI” in “My Documents”.

4.5 Display Options

This screen is used to modify the default selections for the run description fields shown on the Log Upload Display when the display mode is set to Selected Data. When data is initially uploaded the selections are set to these default values. After the initial data display, the selections may be temporarily changed for the duration of the data display. Place a checkmark next to each field that is to be shown on the display when the display mode is set to Selected Data. Logged temperature readings are always displayed.
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4.6 Export Options

This screen is used to modify the default selections for the file type and run description fields to be exported from the Log Upload Display. When data is initially uploaded the selections are set to these default values. After the initial data display, the selections may be temporarily changed for each export operation, and remain changed for the duration of the data display. Logged temperature readings are always exported.
The selections are as foll ows: File Type
TXT File A formatted text fil e that may be printed directly
or opened in a text editor. The run description fields are placed on separate lines at the beginning of the file, followed by a line for each logged data sample.
CSV File An Excel Comma Separated Variable file
where each data item on a line is enclosed in quotation marks and all items are separated by commas. The run description fiel ds are placed on separate lines at the beginning of the file, followed by a line for each logged data sample.
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New Excel File A new Excel spreadsheet (xls) file. The
Excel Template An Excel spreadsheet (xls) file based on a
Multiple runs in
Single File When the upload contains multiple data Separate Files When the upload contains multiple data
locations of the run descr i pti on fields and logged data samples within the spreadsheet are specified in the Excel Cell column below. This option requires Excel 2002 or later to be installed on your computer.
predefined Excel template (xlt) file. The locations of the run descr i pti on fields and logged data samples within the spreadsheet are specified in the Excel Cell column below. These locations must be coordinated with the fixed data in the template. This option requires Excel 2002 or later to be installed on y our computer.
logging runs, export all runs to a single file. logging runs, export each individual run to a
separate file.
Excel Template
When the file type is set to Excel Template, the template to be used is selected here. Click on the Browse button and navig at e to the desired template file. See section 5 for more information on Excel templates.
Include Field
Place a checkmark next to each field that is to be exported. Logged temperature readings are always exported.
Insert Description
An optional field description may be included for each field being exported. Place a checkmark on each field description that is to be included.
Excel Cell
Enter the cell location where the data is to be placed. Cell columns may range from A to YZ. Cell rows may range from 1 to 99999. The data fields are placed as follows:
Run description fields
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If the field description is included, the field description is placed in the specified cell and the field v alue is placed in the next cell to the right. If the field description is not included, the field value is placed in the specified cell. The Probe Description field has 3 values (model, serial, and version), with the second
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and third placed in the immediately adjacent cells to the right of the first.
Readings
Readings are listed one per row starting at the specified cell row. There are four field values for each single value sample: the date, the time, the interval end temperature reading, and the temperature unit. The second, third, and fourth values are placed in the immediately adjacent cells to the right of the first. There are seven field values for each multiple value sample: the date, the time, the interval end temperature reading, the minimum temperature, the maximum temperature, the average temperature, and the temperature unit. The sec ond , third, etc. values are placed in the immediately adjacent cells to the right of the first. If the field description is included, the field description is placed in the specified cell column and the field values are placed in the next cell columns to the right. If the field description is not included, the field values are placed in the specified cell columns.

5. Excel Templates An Excel template contains predefin ed text, titles, graphs, and calculations

which are merged with uploaded temperature data to form a more complete spreadshe et pres ent at ion. A template may be reused many times, thus avoiding unnecessary work reformatting raw data. Templates are created with Excel in the same manner as normal spreadsheets and they support all Excel features. They are stored with the special “.xlt” suffix to differentiate them from normal spreadsheets, and to avoid overwriting them when saving merged data.
The field options and Excel cell locations specified on the Export options screen must be coordinated with the predefined data in the template to ensure a correct merging of the data.
The sample templates provided with BetaLOG TI are described below. They are provided in a separate folder on the distribution media and must be manually copied to your hard driv e.

5.1 Single Run Graph for Interval End Data Upload This template provides custom titles and a graph of the merged data for a

single run. It lists and graphs the interval end values for all sample points. It assumes that a base date is entered for the run. The graph vertical axis is scaled to the range of the uploaded temperature values and the horizontal axis is scaled to the number of samples uploaded.
The template file name is:
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BetaLOG-TI-template-single-run-one-value-graph.xlt
Field
Description
Cell
Run # or Label
Yes
No
B3
Probe Description
Yes
No
B5
Interval Time
Yes
No
B9
Unit
Yes
No
B7
Readings
Yes
No
B24
Field
Description
Cell
Run # or Label
Yes
No
B3
Probe Description
Yes
No
B5
Interval Time
Yes
No
B9
Unit
Yes
No
B7
Readings
Yes
No
B24
The Export options that must be set for this template are as follows:
Field Include

5.2 Single Run Graph for All Data Upload This template provides custom titles and a graph of the merged data for a

single run. It lists the interval end, minimum, maximum, and average values for all sample points. It graphs the interval end values for all sample points. It assumes that a base date is entered for the run. The graph vertical axis is scaled to the range of the uploaded temperature values and the horizontal axis is scaled to the number of samples uploaded.
The template file name is: BetaLOG-TI-template-single-run-four-values-graph.xlt
Insert
Excel
The Export options that must be set for this template are as follows:
Field Include

6. Warranty The media on which you receive this software is warranted not to fail, due

to defects in materials or workmanship, for a period of 90 days from date of shipment. Martel Electronics Corporation will, at its option, repair or replace the media upon notice of such failure. Martel Electronics Corporation does not warrant that the operation of the software shall be
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uninterrupted or error free. In no event shall Martel Electronics Corporation be liable for any damages arising out of, or related to, the use of the software.
Martel Electronics Corporation has carefully reviewed all documentation related to the software for technical accuracy. In the event that technical or typographical errors exist, Martel Electronics Corporation reserves the right to make changes to subsequent revisions of the documentation without prior notice to holders of the current revision. In no event shall Martel Electronics Corporation be liable for any damages arising out of, or related to, the use of the documentation, or the information contained in it.
The foregoing warranties are in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
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