YSI Data Scout - Manual (Page 15)

Figure 3.17
3.3 TABLE TAB
The Table tab continually records data that are being viewed in the live screen (Figure 3.18). This tab allows the user to monitor level,
temperature, and battery voltage in real-time on a data table in time-stamped data lines. The newest data is displayed at the top of the
screen and constantly pushes older data off the bottom of the screen. Use the scroll bar on the right side of the screen to view older data
that is no longer visable.
Time-stamped ‘Event Lines’ may occasionally appear in the table for two reasons:
ƒ When a transducer is changed via the Transducer > Select function. The table displays a line that begins with “XdcrChange”.
ƒ When any overlay page or tab is displayed that obscures the ‘Live’ or ‘Table’ tabs, live recording ends. The table will mark this
break in data collection display another event line when live data acquisition resumes (Figure 3.19).
In Data Scout Mobile, which has very limited data main memory resource, this logging function could consume all memory if you
leave it running unattended for long periods of time. Select the Test or Parameter tab to suspend such memory usage – or use Stop or
Exit to conserve battery power as well.
Figure 3.18 Figure 3.19
3.3.1 SAVE DATA TABLE
Clicking the Save button along the bottom of the Table tab opens a standard Windows ‘Save As…” window. Data Scout automatically
generates a file name beginning with the Level Scout’s model number and serial number followed by _LIVE_ followed by the date and
time. This allows for quick live saves without overwriting existing files. After clicking OK, the file is automatically saved as a .csv text
file that can be processed by most standard spreadsheet programs like Microsoft® Excel™. The ‘Save’ function saves all data collected
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