User Guide

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• HOBOnode Manager and support for wireless HOBO data
nodes
• Launch and readout time-saving options
• Additional data assistants (Barometric Compensation,
Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, Grains Per Pound, Growing
Degree Days, and kWh)
• Importing of text data
• Bulk Export Tool
• Pie charts for UX90 series loggers
• Additional plot preferences (font type, style, and color, and
series and value axis rules)
• Subset statistics tool for graphing a subset of data
• Series cropping on plots
• 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
To upgrade from HOBOware to HOBOware Pro, call 1-800-564-4377
and ask for Onset Customer Service.
Note: HOBOware supports the following languages: English, Chinese,
French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. The HOBOware
user interface can display all of these languages as configured by your
computer (see the HOBOware Help for details). HOBOware
documentation is available in English only.
6 Getting Started: Using HOBOware with HOBO Data Loggers
Installing HOBOware
You can download and install HOBOware from the Onset website.
HOBOware Pro is available from the Onset website or a software CD
and requires a license key, which is located in the email confirmation
or online receipt you received when purchasing the software or on the
back of the CD case.
To upgrade from HOBOware to HOBOware Pro, call 1-800-564-4377
and ask for Onset Customer Service.
Installing HOBOware or HOBOware Pro from the Onset
Website
To download HOBOware from the Onset website, go to the following
URL and follow the instructions for downloading and installing
HOBOware:
http://www.onsetcomp.com/products/software
Installing HOBOware Pro from the Installation CD
Windows
You must be an administrator to install HOBOware (you do not need
to be an administrator to run HOBOware once it is installed).
1. Insert the CD into the appropriate drive. The installation program
should start automatically. If it does not, navigate to the CD drive
in My Computer or Windows Explorer and double-click
HOBOware_Setup.exe to launch the HOBOware installer.
Note: HOBOware for Windows requires the Java™ Runtime
Environment. If the correct Java Runtime Environment version is
not already installed on your computer, the HOBOware Setup
program will ask if you want to install it now. Click Yes and follow