Campbell Scientific PC400 Datalogger Support Software - Manual (Page 101)

Section 6. View
After data has been collected from the datalogger, you need a way to analyze that data.
View is a file viewer that provides a way to look at the collected data. It will open data
files (*.DAT) saved in a variety of formats including files from mixed-array and table-
based dataloggers. View can also open other CSI file types (*.DLD, *.CSI, *.PTI, *.FSL,
*.LOG, *.CR2, *.CR5, *.CR1, *.CR3, *.CR8, *.CR9). Once a data file is opened, an
unlimited number of data values can be graphed on a line graph.
6.1 Overview
The View button on the PC400 toolbar brings up View. This program
can be used to open data files (*.DAT) or other CSI file types (*.DLD, *.C
*.FSL, *.LOG, *.CR1, *.CR3, etc.). View can easily handle files up to 2
Gigabytes in size. SI,
Once a data file is opened, data can be printed or graphed on a Line Graph.
(Note that graphing is only available for *.DAT files. Other file types are
viewable only as text.)
Since View is primarily a file viewing utility, a file cannot be edited or saved
using this program.
View can also be run as a stand-alone program by using Windows Explorer
and double-clicking on the View.exe file in the C:\Program
Files\CampbellSci\View folder. A desktop shortcut can be created by right-
clicking on this file in Windows Explorer and choosing Create Shortcut.
View is closed by selecting File | Exit from the menu or pressing the red X in
the upper right-hand corner.
6.2 The Toolbar
Many of View’s features can be accessed from the toolbar. The main View
toolbar includes the following icons:
Open. Brings up a dialog box from which you can choose a data
file to open.
Copy. Copies selected text to the clipboard. Text is selected by
dragging the mouse pointer across the desired selection. Multiple
columns in a data file can be selected by dragging the mouse
pointer across the column headings.
Cascade. This menu option is used for array-based data files where
the entire data file and each individual array are opened in separate
windows. It rearranges all open, non-minimized data file windows
so that the title bar of each window is visible. Windows cascade
down and to the right starting from the upper left corner.
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