User manual

43Starting the software
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When you start the software, the program always searches for a connected logger.
The following procedure is used:
The program checks whether a logger is on the port that was last configured
(entry in the file .ini)
If the logger is not detected, an error message and a prompt appear. The
latter asks you to connect a logger, to search for other ports on which the logger
could be configured or to use the software in offline mode.
After the selection of another port or a successful search, the port is checked
again.
If the logger is detected, its status is read out and displayed in the online
view.
The settings of the port available for use are saved in the file .ini for the next
program startup.
When the program is launched for the first time, the USB port usually used for
communication by the device is not yet known and the program prompts you to
configure the USB port (see "Configuring the logger port" ).
Once the connection is perfectly established, the current status of the connected
logger appears on the left side in the online view.
In offline mode (if no logger is connected or the online view has been disabled), only
the graph area in which archived files can be loaded and displayed is available. A
return to the online view is done via the menu bar "View->Online status" or via the
"Online" button in the toolbar when the logger is connected.
4.2 Programming the logger
The setup window for programming the logger is opened via the menu item "Logger-
> Setup" or the shortcut key "Prog" in the toolbar. First, the operational readiness of
the logger is checked and all the logger parameters required for programming are
retrieved.
It takes a few seconds before all the data are uploaded and the setup window
appears.
The parameters currently set in the logger are first displayed in the setup window.
Many parameters can no longer be changed during the recording process, but they
are only editable in standby mode. The appropriate entry positions are greyed out
during the recording process and they are not usable.