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Table of Contents

Preface

About this User's Guide ....................................................................................................................... 5

What you will learn from this user's guide ......................................................................................................... 5

Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 1

About DAQLog ...................................................................................................................................... 6

System requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 6

Hardware requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 6

Chapter 2

Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................... 7

Install DAQLog .................................................................................................................................................. 7

Install your DAQLog device .............................................................................................................................. 7

Connect signals to your OM-LGR-5320 Series device ...................................................................................... 7

Insert the SD card ............................................................................................................................................... 7

Run DAQLog ..................................................................................................................................................... 7

Chapter 3

About the DAQLog user interface ....................................................................................................... 8

DAQLog menu bar ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

DAQLog Toolbar .............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Chapter 4

Working with Devices ......................................................................................................................... 10

Viewing logger device information .................................................................................................................. 10

Synchronizing a device’s onboard clock .......................................................................................................... 10

Modifying a device’s configuration settings..................................................................................................... 11

Removing a device from the DAQLog configuration ...................................................................................... 11

Chapter 5

Working with SD Drives ...................................................................................................................... 12

Adding an SD drive .......................................................................................................................................... 12

Removing an SD drive ..................................................................................................................................... 13

Chapter 6

Working with Settings Files a n d F o lder Locations ......................................................................... 14

Adding a settings folder location ...................................................................................................................... 14

Removing a settings folder location ................................................................................................................. 15

Creating a settings file ...................................................................................................................................... 15

Configuring the logging session.......................................................................................................................................15

Configuring analog input parameters ...............................................................................................................................17

Configuring counter input parameters..............................................................................................................................18

Configuring digital input parameters ...............................................................................................................................21

Configuring startup, timing, and duration parameters ......................................................................................................21

Configuring event log parameters ....................................................................................................................................24

Modifying a settings file ................................................................................................................................... 25

Modifying settings stored on an SD card .........................................................................................................................25

Modifying settings stored in a settings location ...............................................................................................................26

Modifying Log Setup parameters.....................................................................................................................................26

Modifying Channels parameters ......................................................................................................................................27

Modifying Acquisition parameters ..................................................................................................................................27

Modifying Events parameters ..........................................................................................................................................28

Saving your settings changes ...........................................................................................................................................28

Deploying a settings file to an OM-LGR-5320 Series device .......................................................................... 28

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Deploying a settings file over a USB connection .............................................................................................................28

Deploying a settings file to an SD card in a card reader ..................................................................................................29

Locating a settings file ...................................................................................................................................... 30

Deleting settings files ....................................................................................................................................... 30

Chapter 7

Working with Data Folder Locations, Data Files, and Converted Data Files ................................ 31

Adding a data folder location ........................................................................................................................... 31

Removing a data folder location ....................................................................................................................... 32

Creating a data file ............................................................................................................................................ 32

Converting data files ......................................................................................................................................... 33

Setting converted data file storage parameters .................................................................................................................33

Converting a data file .......................................................................................................................................................35

Viewing data and event files ............................................................................................................................. 36

Deleting data files ............................................................................................................................................. 36

Chapter 8

DAQLog Walkthrough: Logging Data with an OM-LGR-5320 Series Device ................................ 37

Create a new logger settings file ....................................................................................................................... 37

Deploy the settings file ..................................................................................................................................... 39

Log data ............................................................................................................................................................ 40

Convert the data file ......................................................................................................................................... 40

View the converted data file ............................................................................................................................. 40

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Preface

About this User's Guide

What you will learn from this user's guide

This user's guide explains how to install and use the DAQLog so that you get the most out of its USB data
acquisition features.

This user's guide also refers you to related documents available on our web site, and to technical support
resources.

Conventions in this user's guide

For more information on …

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reading.

Caution! Shaded caution statements present information to help you avoid injuring yourself and others,

damaging your hardware, or losing your data.

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to registers, bit settings, etc.

bold text Bold text is used for the names of objects on the screen, such as buttons, text boxes, and check boxes. For

example:

1. Insert the disk or CD and click the OK button.

italic text Italic text is used for the names of manuals and help topic titles, and to emphasize a word or phrase. For

example:

■ The software installation procedure is explained in the DAQLog Software User’s Guide.

■ Never touch the exposed pins or circuit connections on the board.

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Chapter 1

About DAQLog

DAQLog is a configuration and data logging application developed for use with Omega Engineering’s OM-LGR­5320 Series of data acquisition and logging devices.

With DAQLog software and an OM-LGR-5320 Series device, you can perform the following operations:

 Create logger settings files for acquiring and logging analog, digital, and counter data from OM-LGR-5320

Series devices. Settings files can include analog and digital triggers, event logging, counter debounce filters,
and pacer output.

 Store logger settings files in dedicated folders for deployment, modification, and reuse.
 Deploy logger settings directly to logger devices over a USB connection, or remotely through Secure Digital

(SD) and Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) cards.

 Retrieve binary data and event files stored on SD/SDHC cards and convert them to comma-separated values

(.csv) files.

 Easily navigate to stored settings, data, .csv, and event files.

System requirements

You can install this DAQLog software package on a computer running one of these operating systems:

 Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
 Windows VISTA (32- and 64-bits*)
 Windows 7(32- and 64-bits*)

* Application is 32-bits, but software does include 64-bit drivers for accessing the device.

Hardware requirements

 Minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600
 Computer with Pentium® 4 processor and 256 MB of RAM
 A Microsoft-compatible mouse
 An Omega Engineering OM-LGR-5320 Series device

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Getting Started

This chapter explains how to:

 install the DAQLog software
 install and prepare your OM-LGR-5320 Series device to log data using DAQLog
 where to insert your SD card
 how to run DAQLog

Install DAQLog

Install DAQLog software before you install your device(s).

1. Insert the DAQLog CD in your CD drive and wait for the installation program to start.

If the installation program does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to browse to the root of the CD,
and double-click on

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

Install your DAQLog device

Install.exe.

Chapter 2

If you are installing the device on your computer, refer to the OM-LGR-5320 Series device’s user’s guide for
installation instructions.

Connect signals to your OM-LGR-5320 Series device

Once your device is powered, connect your OM-LGR-5320 Series device to the sources and grounds of the analog,
counter, and digital data you want to acquire and log.

Refer to the screw terminal pinout tables in your OM-LGR-5320 Series device’s user’s guide.

Insert the SD card

If your device is installed remotely from your computer, you need an SD card reader to transfer configuration and
data files between the device and your computer.

Otherwise, you can use your OM-LGR-5320 Series device as an SD card reader over a USB connection.

For the logging exercise presented later in this guide, please remove any other SD, SDHC, or flash drives installed
in your computer.

Run DAQLog

Now that you installed the DAQLog software, and connected your DAQLog device to its data source(s), you can
start logging data using DAQLog.

Run DAQLog by selecting

Programs Omega DAQLog DAQLog from the Start menu.

The main DAQLog window opens. This window is explained in more detail in the next chapter.

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Chapter 3

About the DAQLog user interface

When you first run DAQLog with an OM-LGR-5320 Series device connected to your computer, the main DAQLog
window lists the areas shown below.

Figure 1. External DAQLog main window

Menu bar
Toolbar

Locations pane (divided into Logger Devices, SD Drives (when an SD card is connected), Logger Settings
Folders, and Data Folders sections).

Available Items pane

Displays information on the selected device, SD drive, folder, or file. When you select a configuration settings files in the
Available Items pane, a Log Setup, Channels, Acquisition, and Events tabs. These tab s appear when a settings file is
selected pane

DAQLog menu bar

The File menu contains options that:

 Save a logger settings file
 Deploy a logger settings file to an SD card or connected device
 Locate the file selected in the
 Convert a binary data file of logged data to a comma-separated format

Help menu contains options to open the DAQLog help file and to open an About DAQLog dialog that displays

The
software version information.

Available Items pane

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DAQLog Software User's Guide About the DAQLog user interface

See “Removing a data folder location” on page 32.

DAQLog Toolbar

The toolbar contains options for working with connected OM-LGR-5320 Series devices, SD drives, settings files
(.set) and folders, data files (.dat) and folders, and converted data files (.csv).

New
Settings
File

Delete

Add SD
Drive

Add
Settings
Folder

Add Data
Folder

Remove
Location

Save

Launches a series of dialogs used to create a new configuration that is saved to the
selected destination (device, memory card, or settings folder). This file contains the
data acquisition parameters.

For more information, see “Creating a settings file” on page 15

.

Deletes the selected file in the Available Items pane.
 See “Deleting settings files” on page 30

.

 See “Deleting data files” on page 36.

Opens a dialog used to add an SD drive to DAQLog.

See

“Adding an SD drive” on page 12.

Opens a dialog used to add folders for storing settings files.

See “Adding a settings folder location” on page 14.

Opens a dialog used to add folders for storing converted data files or folders containing
binary data files.

See “Adding a data folder location” on page 31 for more information.

Removes the selected settings folder, data folder, or SD drive from DAQLog Locations
without affecting the folder itself.

 See “Removing a device from the DAQLog configuration” on page 11


See “Removing an SD drive” on page 13.



See “Removing a settings folder location” on page 15.



Saves the configuration settings made to the selected location.

See “Modifying a settings file” on page 25.

Convert
Data File

Converts the selected .dat file(s) to .csv files and stores them in the folder specified by

Output Location.

See “Converting data files” on page 33.

Deploy
Settings
File

Refresh
Location

Locate File
on Drive

Copies a settings file to a connected logger device, or, if no device is connected, to the
SD drive specified in the SD Drives pane.

See “Deploying a settings file to an OM-LGR-5320 Series device" on page 28.

Updates the contents of a data folder after the contents of the folder have changed
(files are added to or removed from the DAQLog directory).

Opens Windows Explorer to the directory path of a selected folder or file.

 See “Locating a settings file” on page 30

.

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Chapter 4

Working with Devices

DAQLog automatically detects all OM-LGR-5320 devices that are installed and connected to your computer’s USB
port.

Devices are detected when you first run DAQLog, and also if you install a device while DAQLog is running.

Devices are listed in the

Logger Devices area of the Locations pane.

Viewing logger device inform a t ion

When you select a logger device and select Device Info in the Available Items location, the following information
about the device appears in the DAQLog window:

 OM-LGR-5320 Series device type
 serial number
 firmware version
 FPGA version

Synchronizing a device’s onboard clock

The Onboard Clock field lists the current time set on the device's internal clock.

To synchronize the clock of an OM-LGR-5320 Series device with your computer’s clock, click

Sync.

The onboard clock does not change for daylight savings time. It keeps real time relative to the time synchronized.

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Modifying a device’s c onfi guration settings

To modify the settings currently loaded on an OM-LGR-5320 Series device:

1. Make sure the device is connected to a USB port on your computer.

1. Click on the device in the

2. Click on the Log Settings file in the

Logger Devices location.

Available Items pane.

Change the settings loaded on the OM-LGR-5320 Series device from the Log Setup, Channels, Acquisition, and

Events tabs.

See “Modifying Log Setup parameters” on page 26 to learn how to modify settings using these tabs.

Removing a device from the DAQLog configuration

You can remove a device from the DAQLog configuration and the Logger Devices area in order to simplify the
number of deployment targets.

To remove a device from the DAQLog configuration, select it in the

Location icon from the DAQLog toolbar.

Right-mouse click method

You can also remove a device by right-clicking on it in the Logger Devices area and selecting Remove from the
popup menu.

The device is removed from the Logger Devices area.

Logger Devices area and click the Remove

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Working with SD Drives

You can store and deploy OM-LGR-5320 Series device settings files to SD cards installed on your computer or in
the device’s SD card slot. OM-LGR-5320 Series devices also log data and events to files on an SD inserted in the
device.

When you run DAQLog, you may need to manually add and remove SD cards from the DAQLog configuration.

Adding an SD drive

To manually add an SD drive to the SD Drives pane on the main DAQLog window:

Add a volume name to your removable media

To differentiate between multiple SD cards and other removable media, use Windows Explorer to add a volume
name to each removable drive.

1. Click the Add SD Drive icon from the DAQLog toolbar.

Right-mouse click method

You can also add an SD drive by right-clicking anywhere in the Locations pane and selecting the Add…»SD Drive
option.

2. On the SD Drives pane, click on the SD card, and then click the Refresh Location toolbar icon.

The

SD Drive Selection dialog opens.

3. Click Continue».

The No New Storage Devices dialog opens if no SD card is detected. Connect an SD drive to the computer,

OK, and click Continue» again.

click
If an SD card is detected in a card reader or in a connected OM-LGR-5320 Series device, another SD Drive

Selection dialog lists the available SD cards

4. Select the drive letter of the SD drive you want to add, and click

The SD drive is added to the SD Drives pane as a drive letter and volume name.

Once you add an SD drive to DAQLog, you can perform the following operations:

OK.

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Removing an SD drive

You may want to remove an SD drive from the DAQLog configuration for the following reasons:

 You do not plan to use the SD drive for data logging
 The SD drive is no longer installed on your computer
 You accidentally added removable media that is not an SD card

To remove an SD drive from the DAQLog configuration, select it in the

Location icon from the DAQLog toolbar.

SD Drives area, and click the Remove

Right-mouse click method

You can also remove an SD drive by right-clicking on it in SD Drives pane and selecting Remove from the popup
menu.

The SD drive is removed from the SD Drives area.

To add an SD drive back to the

SD Drives pane, refer to “Adding an SD drive” on page 12.

Disconnected SD drives that have not been removed

If you disconnect an SD card from the computer without using the Remove Location icon or menu option, the SD
drive location is grayed out on the DAQLog window until you connect the SD drive again.

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Chapter 6

Working with Settings Files and Folder Locations

You can configure an OM-LGR-5320 Series device using settings (.set) files created with DAQLog.

A settings file contains parameter settings that determine:

 the type of data the device logs (analog, digital, counter, event)
 the source(s) of data (channels, ports), along with how those sources are configured (single-ended, differential)
 how much data to log, and when a logging operation starts and stops (triggers, sampling rate, number of

samples)

 the management of data files (folder structure, file naming conventions, and so on)

Settings files can be stored and deployed from your computer or from an SD card. You can create locations whose
main purpose is to store these types of files.

Adding a settings folder location

To add a new or existing folder location to store settings files (.set), do the following:

1. Click the

Right-mouse click method

You can also add a settings folder location by right-clicking anywhere in the Locations pane and selecting the

Add…»Settings Folder option.

A Browse for Folder dialog opens.

2. To use an existing folder, navigate to the folder and select it.

To create a new folder, click

The new folder is created on your computer in the specified location.

The folder appears in the
settings files, those files are listed under

Once you create a logger settings folder location, you can:

 Create a settings file to store in that folder (see “Creating a settings file” on page 15)
 Remove the folder from the DAQLog configuration (see “Removing a settings folder location

Add Settings Folder icon from the DAQLog toolbar.

Make New Folder, enter a name for the folder, and click OK.

Logger Settings Folders area of the Locations pane. If you add a folder that contains

Available Items.

” on page 15).

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