Onset MX1101 User Manual

HOBOmobile™ User’s Guide

Onset Computer Corporation

470 MacArthur Blvd.

Bourne, MA 02532

www.onsetcomp.com

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 3450

Pocasset, MA 02559-3450

Phone: 1-800-LOGGERS (1-800-564-4377) or 508-759-9500

Fax: [phone]

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Technical Support Hours: 8AM to 8PM ET, Monday through Friday

Customer Service Hours: 8AM to 5PM ET, Monday through Friday

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Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started ................................................................................................................... 3

Chapter 2 Working with Loggers ......................................................................................................... 5

Viewing Loggers within Range ........................................................................................................... 5

Checking Logger Information ............................................................................................................. 6

Connecting to a Logger ...................................................................................................................... 6

Configuring a Logger .......................................................................................................................... 8

Checking Logger Status .................................................................................................................... 14

Chapter 3 Working with Data Files .................................................................................................... 15

Reading Out the Logger and Finding Data Files ............................................................................... 15

Viewing Data in Graphs .................................................................................................................... 16

Viewing Logged Data and Sharing Files ............................................................................................ 17

Viewing Data File Details .................................................................................................................. 17

Deleting Data Files ........................................................................................................................... 18

Chapter 4 Settings, Support, and FAQs .............................................................................................. 19

Changing Settings ............................................................................................................................. 19

Support ............................................................................................................................................ 19

Frequently Asked Questions ............................................................................................................ 19

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Chapter 1
Getting Started

HOBOmobile is software for the iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPad® and designed for Bluetooth Smart-enabled HOBO
MX series loggers. For specifications and detailed information about your logger, refer to the logger manual at
www.onsetcomp.com/HOBOmobile or from the About screen within HOBOmobile.

To get started with HOBOmobile:

1. Go to the App store and download HOBOmobile to your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

2. Install the batteries in the logger. Open the battery door on the back of the logger and insert two AAA
batteries, observing polarity. Reinsert the battery door and snap it back into place.

3. Open HOBOmobile. Enable Bluetooth® in your device settings if prompted.

4. In HOBOmobile, tap
shown below. If the logger does not appear, make sure it is within range of your phone or tablet.

5. Tap the row in the Recently Seen/In Range list to connect to the logger.

Tap the row with
the logger to
connect to it

6. Once connected, tap Configure to set up and start the logger.

Tap Configure

7. Make your selections and then tap Start in the upper right corner of the Configure screen. The logger will
begin logging based on the settings you selected (see Chapter 2 for details on settings).

. The logger should appear in the list of Recently Seen/In Range devices as

Tap Start after you
select the logger
configuration
settings

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8. To offload data from the logger to your phone or tablet, connect to it as described in steps 4 and 5 then
tap Readout.

Tap Readout

The data from the logger is saved to your phone or tablet. Tap

and then tap a mini-graph to view

a larger version of the graph or to share the file.

All the features within HOBOmobile are accessed through the four icons at the bottom of the screen.

Tap this icon: Do to this:

View loggers within range of your phone or tablet. Connect to a logger to configure it, check the
status, read out data, and more. See Chapter 2 for details.

View logger readouts in a graph and share the data files with others. See Chapter 3 for details.

Change the app settings, including the unit type and time zone. See Chapter 4 for details.

Get help with the app and view contact information if you have additional questions. See Chapter 4
for details.

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Chapter 2
Working with Loggers

Tap the HOBOs icon to view a list of the loggers currently in communication range of your phone or
tablet as well as any other loggers that had been in range within the last day. You can also search for a
specific logger, find loggers within groups, or connect to any logger within range to configure it, read
out data, check the status, and more.

Viewing Loggers within Range

HOBOmobile uses Bluetooth Smart to communicate with all loggers within broadcast range of your phone or tablet
(refer to the logger manual for range specifications). These loggers are displayed in the Recently Seen/In Range list.
Loggers that were previously within range of your phone or tablet within the last day, but are currently out of
range are shown in the Others Seen in Last Day list. Swipe the screen up and down to view all loggers in both lists;
pull the screen down to refresh the lists. You can also use the search tool to find a specific logger. Tap the Search
field, select a search category, and then type the label, serial number (SN), or group name for the logger. Note: If
“Show Only My Devices” is enabled in Settings, then only those loggers that your phone or tablet has connected to
will be displayed in this list. Disable this setting if you want to show all loggers within range of your phone or
tablet.

Tap Edit to delete a
logger or group (see
next page for details)

View the list of
loggers within
range of your
phone or tablet

View the list of
loggers that
were in range
within the past
day, but are
currently out of
range

View loggers
categorized into
groups; tap a
group name to
view the loggers
within that group
(see next page for
details)

Tap the Search field
to find a logger by its
label, serial number,
or group name

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Loggers are also categorized into groups to help you identify them. The default groups are:

• Favorites. Loggers that you have tagged as favorite (see Configuring a Logger in this chapter for details on

adding a logger to the Favorites group).

• Ungrouped. Loggers that have been in range of your phone or tablet within the past day, but have not been

added to a custom group. See Configuring a Logger for details on creating a group and adding a logger to a
group.

• All. All loggers that have been within range of your phone or tablet either today or within the past day.

Swipe to the bottom of the HOBOs screen to view the list of groups and then tap a group name to see which
loggers are included in that group. Data files that are read out from the logger are also categorized within the same
groups (see Chapter 3 for more details).

Tap Edit in the upper right corner to remove a row from any of the lists within the HOBOs screen. Select the row(s)
you wish to remove from the view and then tap Delete at the bottom of the screen. This does not permanently
delete the logger or group; it only temporarily removes the logger or group from the list. If the logger remains in
range after deleting it from view or it returns within range at a future point, it will be added to the list again. Use
the Show Only My Devices option in Settings to hide loggers that you are not connecting to with your mobile
device.

Checking Logger Information

The following key information about each logger is shown in the HOBOs screen. To check full status details for a
logger such as how much memory has been used or the settings used to configure the logger, you must connect to
it as described in the next section. Note: Current sensor readings are displayed in the HOBOs screen even if the
logger is not logging.

Label for logger; the logger serial
number is displayed if a label has not
been set up

A password has been set
for the logger (or not set if
unlocked icon is dis

Current logger status

Custom group the
logger belongs to, if
any (default group
names are not listed)

ed)

One or more alarms
have tripped

Logger battery indicator

Current sensor readings; these
are updated every minute and
may not match what is displayed
on the logger as the logger LCD
refreshes every 15 seconds

The logger is part of the favorites group

Strength of the logger’s Bluetooth
signal being received by the phone or
tablet; the more blue bars there are,
the stronger the signal

Logger serial number

Logger model number

Additional information; tap
to view more details about
logger, including map
coordinates if available

Connecting to a Logger

A logger must be within range of the phone or tablet to connect to it (refer to the logger manual for range
specifications). Tips for connecting to the logger:

• Make sure Bluetooth is enabled for your device.

• Check the signal strength icon as shown in the previous section to see if the logger is within range of the

phone or tablet and move closer if necessary. Only one or two blue bars indicates the Bluetooth signal is

weak while

indicates that a signal is no longer found (all details for that logger will also be gray). Note:

You can pull down the Recently Seen/In Range list to refresh the loggers shown in the HOBOs screen. This
will move any grayed devices to the Others Seen in Last Day list and help you identify which loggers are
within range.

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To connect to a logger:

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1. Tap

.

2. Find the logger you want the device to connect to in the Recently Seen/In Range list or in the groups listed
at the bottom of the HOBOs screen. You can also search for a specific logger with the Search field.

3. Tap the row in the Recently Seen/In Range list, in the Search Results on the HOBOs screen, or within a
group to connect to a specific logger.

Once connected, additional details about the logger are displayed at the top of the Connected screen, including its
logging status and memory used (if applicable). Note: The logging status shown in this screen can show more detail
than the status displayed in the Recently Seen/In Range list. While both screens can show a status of configured,
logging, stopped, stopped due to a power reset, or awaiting a delayed or button start, the logging status in the
Connected screen can also indicate whether the logger memory has wrapped, is awaiting a button restart, or is
full.

Check the logging
status and other
current information

Choose any of
these actions
while connected

Check the memory
used in the logger (if
applicable)

You can perform the following actions while the logger is connected to your phone or tablet.

Icon Action Description

Configure Tap Configure to set up the logger and start logging. See the next section Configuring a

Readout Tap Readout to offload logged data from the logger to your phone or tablet. Once the

Full Status
Details

Start Logging
or Restart
Logging

Stop Logging Tap Stop Logging to force the logger to stop recording data. This will override any stop

Logger for details.

readout is complete, tap Data Files at the bottom of the screen to view the graph and share
the data (see Chapter 3 for details).

Tap Full Status Details to view the configuration settings currently selected for the logger,
including the logging interval, any alarm settings, and logging mode. See Checking Logger
Status later in this chapter for details.

These options will appear depending on the Start and Stop Logging settings selected as
described in the next section. If the logger was configured to start logging On Button Push,
then you can either tap Start Logging or press and hold the Start/Stop button on the logger
for 3 seconds. Start Logging may also be disabled when the logger is awaiting a start at a
specific date and time or interval or if the logger was stopped.

Restart Logging may appear if the logger was configured to stop logging On Button Push and
to “Allow Button Restart.” Tap Restart Logging or press and hold the Start/Stop button on
the logger for 3 seconds to resume logging.

logging settings that may have been configured for the logger.

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