User Manual

HOBO U14 Data Logger User Manual
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Insomeapplications(suchasarefrigerator,freezer,cleanroom)itmaybemoreconvenienttopermanentlymountan
externalsensoratthesite.Besuretoplacetheremotesensorinalocationthatisrepresentativeofthetarget
measurementlocationandallowsfreeflowofair(bewareofany
draftscausedbyvents,doors,etc).
Ifyoupermanentlymountthesensorandlaterhavetodisconnectitfromtheloggerforreadout,selectDelayedLaunch
whenyourelaunchtheloggertoallowtimetoreconnectthesensorbeforetheactuallaunchtime.
13. ReadouttheHOBOU14as
describedinthenextsection.Whenthememoryisfull,oranytimeyouwanttoviewthe
data,readouttheHOBOU14usingHOBOware.
ReadingOuttheHOBOU14
NOTE:IfyouareusingtheU‐Shuttletoreadoutthelogger,seetheU‐ShuttleUserManualforspecificinstructions.
TooffloaddatafromtheHOBOU14:
1. Optional:Disconnecttheloggerfromtheexternalsensor,RemoteAlarmorAutomaticDialer.
2. Transporttheloggertothelocation
ofthecomputer.
3. Connecttheloggertothecomputer.
4. OpenHOBOwaresoftwareonthecomputer.
5. Optional:Ifyouhavemorethanoneloggerconnectedtothecomputer,connecttotheHOBOU14byselectingDevice>
SelectandthenselecttheHOBOU14fromtheSelectDevicewindow.
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6. Fromthemainmenu,clicktheReadouticon(orselectDevice>Readoutfromthemainmenu).
7. Iftheloggeriscurrentlylogging,youcanchoosetocontinueloggingwhileoffloadingorstoplogging.Thereadoutwill
begin.ThestatusbarintheReadoutLoggerwindowwillindicate
thepercentagecomplete.
8. Whenprompted,enteranameforthefileandclickSave.ThePlotSetupDialogappears.
9. ClickPlottoviewthegraphofthedata.SeetheHOBOwareUserManualorOn‐lineHelpformoredetailsongraphing,
timeselectioninplots,andexportingdata
files.
10. Toredeploythelogger,re‐launchitwithadelayedstartallowingenoughtimetoreturntheloggertothesite,reconnect
externaldevicesifany(ExternalSensors,RemoteAlarm,AutomaticDialer).
TheLCDScreen
Afterinstallingthebatteries,theLCDwilldisplayallsegmentsforfiveseconds.Thereafter,theLCDwilldisplaytemperatureand
%RHinformation.ThevaluesontheLCDscreenrefreshevery30seconds.ThefollowingisanoverviewoftheLCDscreen
elements.Formoredetailsonindividualelements,seeLCD
Indicatorsformoredetails.
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