Measurement Computing USB-5100 Series - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
About this Help Document ................................................................................................................... 6
What you will learn from this help document .................................................................................................... 6
Conventions in this user's guide ......................................................................................................................... 6
Where to find more information ......................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1
Introducing USB-5100 Series ............................................................................................................... 7
Getting Started .................................................................................................................................................... 7
Installing USB-5100 Series Software ................................................................................................................. 7
Installing USB-5100 Series Software ............................................................................................................................... 7
Checking for Software Updates ........................................................................................................................................ 7
A Tour of the USB-5100 Series Software Interface ........................................................................................... 8
The Points Table ............................................................................................................................................................... 8
The Details Pane ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
The Plot ............................................................................................................................................................................10
Chapter 2
Working with USB-5100 Series Data Loggers .................................................................................. 11
Connecting Devices .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Connecting a USB logger ................................................................................................................................................11
Disconnecting a Device ...................................................................................................................................................11
Connecting Multiple Devices ...........................................................................................................................................11
Launching Devices ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Launch Logger Dialog Box .............................................................................................................................. 12
Launch Options for USB-5100 Series Data Loggers ........................................................................................ 13
Logger Information ..........................................................................................................................................................13
Sensors .............................................................................................................................................................................13
Deployment......................................................................................................................................................................14
Options.............................................................................................................................................................................15
Using Launch Utilities ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Configuring a Filter Series at Launch ..............................................................................................................................15
Configuring a Data Assistant (Scaling) ............................................................................................................................16
Configure Alarms ............................................................................................................................................................18
Statistics: Maximum, Minimum, Average, and Standard Deviation ................................................................ 20
Filtered Series vs. Statistics Logging ................................................................................................................ 21
Burst Logging ................................................................................................................................................... 22
Checking the Device Status .............................................................................................................................. 24
The Status Dialog Box ...................................................................................................................................... 25
Device Identification ........................................................................................................................................................25
Device Details ..................................................................................................................................................................25
Current Readings .............................................................................................................................................................25
Stopping a Device ............................................................................................................................................. 26
Chapter 3
Reading Out, Plotting, and Analyzing Data ...................................................................................... 27
Reading Out Data ............................................................................................................................................. 27
Plotting Data ..................................................................................................................................................... 28
Opening Files .................................................................................................................................................... 30
Working with Plots ........................................................................................................................................... 30
Actions .............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Menus ............................................................................................................................................................... 31
Using the Arrow Tool ....................................................................................................................................... 32
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