Access data and event log files on the sd card – Hach-Lange POLYMETRON 9526 User Manual

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3. Select the time period from which logs are to be saved.

Option

Description

LAST DAY

All logs from the last full 24 hours, starting from 12:00 a.m., and any additional time
remaining on the current day.

LAST WEEK

All logs from the last full week (7 days) starting from 12:00 a.m., and any additional time
remaining on the current day.

LAST MONTH All logs from the last full month (30 days) starting from 12:00 a.m., and any additional time

remaining on the current day.

ALL

Save all logs in memory.

NEW

All logs that are new since the last time logs were saved to the SD card.

4. Push the enter key to confirm the choice, and push the enter key again to begin the file transfers.
5. Allow time for the files to transfer. The display will show TRANSFERRING FILES. PLEASE

WAIT... and the percentage of files transferred. If the transfer is successful, the display will show
"TRANSFER COMPLETE". If the transfer is not successful, the display will show "TRANSFER
FAILED".

6. Push the enter key to return to the SD CARD SETUP menu.

Access data and event log files on the SD card

A PC, a USB or other SD card reader device, Excel 2003 or higher (for XML files) or the DataCom
application (for binary flg files) are necessary to view the event and data logs stored on an SD card.
Data logs have the following structure: Device Name, Device Serial Number, Device Identification,
Data Log, Time Stamp.
Event logs have the following structure: Device Name, Device Serial Number, Device Identification,
Event Log, Time Stamp.
To view data or event log files stored on the SD card:

1. Attach the card reader device to the PC (if necessary) and install the SD card that contains the

files in the reader device.

2. In the SD card directory, open the HACH folder.
3. Select the Logs folder.
4. Select a device folder.

The event and data log files in the folder are shown.

5. To view XML data log files:

a. Make sure the HachDatalog.xsl style sheet exists in the device folder.
b. Open the Excel application.
c. Go to File, Open.
d. Select the data log file.
e. In the Import XML dialog box, select Open the file with the following style sheet applied

and select HachDatalog.xml.

f. Click OK to view the data.

6. To view binary data log (.flg) files:

a. Make sure the device driver (.flg.drv) file exists in the device folder.
b. Open DataCom.
c. In the File Viewer section, click Open.
d. Select the data log file.

The data log file is shown in the box and a comma separated values (csv) file with the same
file name is created. This csv file can be opened in Excel.

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