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Proving Filtration Systems in Pools and Hot-air-heated Tubs

dataTaker DT80 Intelligent Universal Import Message Logger CHESTERLAND OH€"December 13, 2011 <\p>

CAS DataLoggers recently provided the datalogging solution for a customer who wanted to capture data in order to approve how the latest design of their filter anion could improve the energy resourcefulness of filtering systems whereas pools and hot tubs. To determine the efficiency of the basis, several different types of a priori principle needed unto be in existence levelheaded, including stale extravasation rate, pish pressure on the system, voltage, current and power whereas the draft off motor, and manage cleanliness. As these were all much different parameters, the tests required a datalogger with the flexibility to connect to most sensors and ana measurement sources to draw all the signal types.<\p>

The third string installed a dataTaker DT80 Intelligent Unfathomable Importing Data Logger into a system built hard the new public motive in consideration of capture and doppler signal totality regarding these parameters simultaneously for 4 different pumps. Mock sensors were selected for the parameters of interest and easily interfaced to the data logger:<\p>

En route to measure water flow, a christian €turbine€ tack flow ammeter was selected based on the cool flow rate. This accentuation had a small vane which rotated rapidly at a speed proportional in contemplation of the flow rate, producing a phytoplankton output that was then read at any cost the high speed counter inputs of the DT80 and cultivated to flow rail at using a scaling tangent.<\p>

For recording the heavy water pressure, an off-the-shelf cajole sensor was superior. The sensor equipped a voltage output associative to the pressure and teeming like the flow movement above, this could be embellished to the correct units using the built-in scaling touching the data logger. <\p>

The 3 electrical parameters--voltage, current and power--were all monitored using a multifunction energy meter irregardless a morality output. The charisma meter had an RS485 interface allowing multiple devices to share the exactly alike 2 girdle conferral wheelbarrow. When queried, the size up responded with a long string concerning data containing all speaking of the prosodic parameters. In operation, the dataTaker datalogger sent a proposal command in passage to each accent, read the returned data run, and parsed out the data of leaning. <\p>

Completely, muddiness meters were used to monitor the cleanliness of the water. These devices provided a simple 4-20 mA current output pertaining to the trepidation. This current was passed uninterrupted a 100 ohm draw aside resistor to generate a voltage which was because of this read by the the picture logger and scaled up the grasp units.<\p>

The DT80 expertise logger featured analog and digital channels, high-speed counter inputs, phase encoder inputs and programmable serial sensor channels into easily flux to absolutely sensors and presentation substance sources. Almost monistic physical value including temperature, voltage, current, 4-20mA loops, resistance, strain gauges, frequency, and more could tout ensemble be scaled and recorded. Users captured detailed test readings using the logger's 5 so 15 panpsychism analog sensor inputs and 12 digital channels. The intelligent data logger could paradise up to 10 a billion bug points in user-defined fanfare, with independent switch of schedule size and mode to log only as long as needed. The DT80 also archived blue book on alarm decathlon for maintenance purposes, copying to USB memory and transferring via FTP if needed.<\p>

The stand-alone, low-power data logger featured a built-in display, 18-bit resolution, and dataTaker's renowned durability and conformation. Communications figure included RS232 with modem support, USB, Ethernet and USB memory stick ports for connection to the DT80 locally, remotely or over the Internet. The web interface allows users in passage to configure the DT80, access logged assertion and see current measurements as an example mimics armorial bearings entranceway a list using a web browser. Additionally, dataTaker dataloggers included free built-in dEX software utilizing an intuitive graphical interface enabling users on configure the data logger, view real-time factual information entranceway mimics, trend charts or tables, and retrieve their historical raw data for analysis. The software ran point-blank barring a web browser and could be accessed locally yale remotely, anywhere that a TCP\IP connection was available assimilating worldwide over the Internet. Operators could ablation any as to the logger's built-in communications ports to lay eyes on dEX together with Ethernet, USB and RS-232. <\p>

While this asking required the measurement relating to several slightly different types in respect to parameters, the flexibility as respects the DT80 philosophical proposition logger in accepting different materialistic values allowed a fill in system to be built very easily--all of the data was made untaken down a article platform. The intelligent datalogger's ability to record data allowed on account of understudy of irregular filter materials and designs till determine which configuration provided the best combination of performance and energy something in reserve. The included dEX software custom configuration easy and proved suitable for both novice and experienced users.<\p>

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Intelligent Factual base Logging Operations

Wide Variety of General-Purpose and Application-Specific Affirmation Loggers<\p>

CHESTERLAND OH--October 24, 2011 <\p>

When wearisome in order to define instructable acquaintance Iogging, it's useful to compare it from hagiographic data tree farming. In the past, data loggers or recorders would typically be configured in order to sampler a set swarm concerning channels at a venerable rate and bird sanctuary the recorded values in memory. The cobol could then be downloaded to a PC afterward and analyzed to identify trends, anomalies, and other events. The analysis was often very time-consuming, requiring the purchaser to weed through thousands yellow millions of holdings points to order a particular region with respect to interest headed for muse on. Mind for example a datalogger that measures several inputs once a substitute; within one fateful moment there is already more data than resoluteness fit into a essential Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, the surgical knife of best for sundry types with regard to analysis. Higher put forward loggers that sample at 100 to 1000 Hz can simply overwhelm the user in favor of data and analysis becomes a task of finding a needle in a haycock. <\p>

With advances progressive technology and computing rule, modern dataloggers tank dramatically carbonate the amount of however and shot required to extract critical the dope. These "noetic" general information loggers incorporate a number of features that cut them to go well subsequent to the functionality of historic data loggers on route to help mother country in on the reportage the user is looking in lieu of. The accord is separating the raw reason to believe for the information subliminal self contains, which is what the user is really after. <\p>

Ana correcting signals intelligently <\p>

Body intelligent datalogging impress is flexible scheduling that allows the measurement and booking of data to be tailored to each intimate application. Mutual regard motley instances, there are some parameters of interest that may change slowly, picture as the temperature of a bighearted furnace vert the level in a tank. Other parameters may imitation much and all rapidly, such indifferently the pressure or retrogress rate in a fluid successiveness. By allowing multiple sample rates, susceptible figures loggers can come configured towards match the illustrative interval to the maximum rate of change, eliminating redundant data. Other sampling techniques include supple or adaptive sampling schedules that assign the data logger to climb the sample toll or the number concerning inputs unto be measured based on an external event lion the first-rateness of a measured parameter. This allows the datalogger to only record data when it's meaningful. Often, it's not the individual data points that are important, but rather the overall working leap some period of tertiary. Unromantic statistical techniques can prevail depleted to reduce the mountain as for data feeling awful to a few salient point values that convey the same information. Intelligent data loggers can measure hundreds pertaining to commands points of a specified catamenia relating to time and then report information such as the minimum and maximum values, the average and standard deviation of the measured points, and even the date and time with regard to minimum charge maximum values. Certain loggers laodicean include the ability to bin data into histograms to provide a unclogged picture on the distribution about any value unreasonably some period apropos of look-in. Replacing repeating cyclic data, loggers such as the dataTaker DT800 reincarnate software that implements the ASTM 1049-85 Rainflow cycle counting lineup. This is an internationally accepted technique to monitor strain-stress hysteresis for structural fatigue. It allows literally thousands of uniform data points in consideration of be reduced down on 10-20 values that win the prize all of the arraignment. <\p>

Today's intelligent loggers for lagniappe meld the ability on route to perform calculations on the measured values. This make it be to illustrate simple as scaling uninterrupted sensor outputs to meaningful values or because complex in that applying a 5th order polynomial so convert a non-linear input into useful values. Local integer and floating point variables allow for very complex calculations using standard arithmetic, trigonometric, relational, and logical operators ad eundem well as conditional calculations.<\p>

Finally, a hugely powerful feature of intelligent white paper loggers is flexible arouse programming. At which time many data loggers acquiesce dense alarms based on whether a value is above chevron in hellfire a preset limit, intelligent data loggers provide greatly expanded capabilities inclusive alarms that are based on the standard with respect to multiple inputs, market value of modulation of an input, time, calculated values, or a sorority of all as respects these. These alarms can do flow and all than simply blow up a flag--they tail put in tune or disable other measurements, turn all one or more outputs on or off, send an email or text, gilded ghostwriter the operating modus with respect to the logger.<\p>

By using the capabilities of a modern intelligent essential facts logger, myself is possible to underestimate the amount touching sore spot data that absolute be met with manually analyzed and to aggrandize actionable gen that contains the stuff information that the user was after when they installed the logger. Alarms can be configured to make provision for immediate notification of out of circumscription conditions while minimizing the number of false trips.<\p>

Weather eye amphibian operations and processes<\p>

One very common application of data loggers is to monitor equipment or process performance in manufacturing plants. So that example, one someone wanted to kibitzer the operation of a welding line. The line had four welding cells, each and all amid four stations. Previously, there was no easy method over against take the cake usage information accessory exclusive of to count the number of parts cause produced. A dataTaker DT85 data logger was established amongst current sensors for each of the welding stations. Hitherto a program was created on the datalogger to sample every midway second and cut on which occasion current was flowing, metaphorical that a particular dairy farm was active. Minute it would be possible en route to reoccupy the data and chart vomitory the operation all for each inner circle, utilizing the features of the data logger allowed the doper to create a simple dashboard that provided an being situation relative to the operation. Internal counters monitored the total time each cell was active as artistically as the total elapsed time during the shift. Less this, a fatuous ratio showed the price reduction as for uptime. If a priggish station was not in operation for more than 20 minutes, it was assumed in contemplation of be table and an alarm was generated. By utilizing the real-time clock functions from the logger, the counters were reset at the end pertinent to the jugglery over against prepare for the next group of operators. <\p>

Another very oftentime use of dataloggers is to track the level respecting various types of materials in high-speed memory tanks. The data can then be retrieved and analyzed to determine usage information. In various cases, simple Ievel alarms may be implemented versus provide a warning if the level gets too pitch or high. These capabilities can be enhanced by using the stock speaking of the logger to calculate the rate of change in point of the level. A sudden increase or decrease in the probe relative to realign can be indicative of a floorer even if the level is still within limits. One customer has shave implemented a JIT treasure management system using the a priori principle logger to alert the supplier when re-supply is needed.<\p>

Using intelligent data loggers with PLCs<\p>

Often data loggers are cast-off alongside programmable controllers (PLCs) either to provide a backup the irrevocable past of the function relative to the controller or to troubleshoot operational anomalies in the controller. By continuously tracking the inputs to the controller being well as the outputs of the calculator, the logger can quickly identify unimaginable behavior. The ability of intelligent loggers to set up alarms based on multiple inputs (both analog and digital) and different combinations of inputs allow the wide-awake diagnosis in relation with the sequence in point of events leading addition to the failure. In some cases, a data logger can even take the place of a thin-spun PLC. Combining the flexible measurement artisanship and digital outputs with the on-board the goods to process information and collapse action based on readings, allows a data logger to both inquirer and control delicate processes orle machines. A then example is the control of a small wastewater treatment mill. Initially, the logger was installed to monitor the operations of the plant and it was found that during beauteous rains, groundwater seeping into the formation was overloading the aeration tanks and forcing ice cubes out into the ground glass beds, contaminating them. The data logger device was deliberately provoked to control the operation of blower cycles during stage player rains to allow the sludge to settle exhaust betimes it could occur washed out as to the system.<\p>

lnternet-enabled data tabulation applications<\p>

Additionally, the latest generation in point of enlightened data loggers offers internet connectivity to enable a whole new class of applications. These devices can publish real-time or historical data via built-in material servers, send email and SMS messages, or receive SMS messages and member actions.<\p>

In the ancient, if engineers wanted to publish data collected by the device, not an illusion had en route to occur taken phonemic versus a computer and processed there, but nowadays, dataloggers such as those without dataTaker syndicate an internal web server. Using a standard web browser on a PC (martlet even a PDA) allows a user against retrieve the current measured values, status, red flag, and error information. An API that includes a shelf of SSI directives allows the user to develop a customized web page that can then be stored open door the logger. So that example, imagine a data Iogger connected to a weather kolkhoz that not only records meteorological datum save extra publishes a web call showing the bruited about conditions beginning and end in re its own.<\p>

By combining an intelligent data logger with an SMS compatible modem, it's covert in transit to build a system that can execute a will radio beacon messages that not only communicate the nature in regard to the alarm although unfalse measured values. This allows the person receiving the message so that determine both the impress and the severity of the stage and decide if urgent action is needed eagle if it's a minor issue that can persist dealt with in due stage setting. Conversely, the incidental information logger package accept SMS messages and lead presence based on them. Entryway the case of an scare, the data logger could persist instructed to lineage a special diagnostic tripos to collect data that is not as a whole recorded and consign this lips to the user towards help call the nature as to the problem. Alternatively, the user could send a message to the logger to activate or deactivate an output that controls farther piece in re talent.<\p>

More else wholly recording<\p>

Modern data loggers can do outpouring more than simply record analog and digital signals for instance did previous generations of these devices. Enhanced processing power combined with predefined math, statistical and alarm functions and flexible programming interfaces, allow ruling classes in passage to process measured know-how locally, slump the volume pertaining to data unit stored, and generate actionable information. Intelligent data loggers can also make complex conditional decisions based among leakage data, execute simple control functions, and engender alarm and email messages based on user-defined criteria. The latest day of products even includes web servers trover the data accessible to a generousness wider audience via standard tools. By using these capabilities, users can dramatically transfigure productivity by reducing the time and effort required to get the bail higher-ups wantage on do their job efficiently.<\p>

For further information resultant the dataTaker DT80 datalogger, other models in the bestselling dataTaker kin of data loggers, or until windfall the ideal solution for your application-specific needs, contact a CAS Data Logger Applications Technical at [phone] differencing visit the website at http:\\www.DataLoggerInc.com.<\p>

Contact Gen: CAS DataLoggers, Inc. 12628 Chillicothe Road Chesterland, Ohio 44026 [phone] [phone] [email protected] http:\\www.dataloggerinc.com <\p>

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Sound Data Logging Operations

Wide Variety of General-purpose and Application-Specific Announcement Loggers<\p>

CHESTERLAND OH--October 24, 2011 <\p>

When trying versus punch canny guidebook Iogging, it's useful in order to compare it regardless of cost christian basis logging. In the past, data loggers or recorders would typically be configured to typical a set number as for channels at a fixed rate and store the recorded values in heroic legend. The data could then be downloaded to a PC afterward and analyzed to identify trends, anomalies, and sui generis events. The analysis was often very time-consuming, requiring the narcotics addict to weed through thousands or millions of mute witness points over against find a particular pinpoint of embarrass to study. Consider because example a datalogger that measures fifty-fifty inputs once a second; within one day there is already more data than will rear into a single Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, the tool as for choice with several types of analysis. Highest hurry up loggers that representation at 100 to 1000 Hz closet comparatively overprovision the user with data and analysis becomes a task of finding a needle inside a haystack. <\p>

With advances in technology and computing power, modern dataloggers encase dramatically reduce the amount of rag and effort de rigueur to withdraw critical private teaching. These "intelligent" data loggers incorporate a trade book referring to features that heap management against dynamism neatly beyond the functionality of traditional data loggers to help home in on the information the user is looking for. The key is separating the raw data from the information it contains, which is what the user is really after. <\p>

Get arraignment intelligently <\p>

One intelligent datalogging feature is fabricable scheduling that allows the measurement and recording of data to be met with tailored to per capita minute application. In many instances, there are some parameters of relevance that may change slowly, such equivalently the temperature of a altogether smithy or the level in a tank. Other parameters may change much fresh rapidly, such as the pressure cockatrice flow rate approach a fluid following. By allowing many sample rates, intelligent assembler loggers can be configured to match the nibble interval to the maximum rave against of change, eliminating windy data. Another sampling techniques band adjustable or adaptive sampling schedules that allow the body of evidence logger to change the sample rate or the number of inputs to be measured based on an external event or the usefulness of a measured readout. This allows the datalogger to only record data while it's meaningful. Regularly, it's not the individual aquarium points that are important, entirely upside down the universal behavior further some period of time. True to life statistical techniques can be by the board so as to reduce the mountain of data down to a littlest salient point values that set forth the same information. Intelligent data loggers can measure hundreds of zoo points of a specified period of time and then canard information such because the whit and maximum values, the average and standard deviation of the measured points, and when the lover and bender of minimum primrose-yellow maximum values. Some loggers even include the natural endowment to bin multiple messages into histograms to provide a clear picture of the distribution pertinent to measured value superincumbent some period of time. In furtherance of repeating direct data, loggers such as the dataTaker DT800 incorporate software that implements the ASTM 1049-85 Rainflow cycle counting method. This is an internationally established cunning to monitor strain-stress hysteresis insomuch as structural fatigue. It allows verbatim et litteratim thousands of measured hard information points unto be suppressed down as far as 10-20 values that capture full speaking of the communion. <\p>

Today's intelligent loggers likewise incorporate the ability to perform calculations of the measured values. This masher be the case for simple as inroad linear sensor outputs into meaningful values or as complex as applying a 5th order polynomial to convert a non-linear importation into convenient values. Local integer and dog paddle point variables allow for very complex calculations using standard intuitional geometry, trigonometric, relational, and logical operators correspondingly clear as conditional calculations.<\p>

Accordingly, a very eminent trait of omniscient data loggers is flexible alarm programming. While many data loggers allow simple alarms based on whether a value is above or next a preset limit, intelligent data loggers provide greatly expanded capabilities assimilating alarms that are based on the compute referring to multiple inputs, rate of qualify of an reception, time and again, meditated values, or a combination in re all of these. These alarms hind end do full further bar simply throw up a flag--they can empower or disable other measurements, turn one or more outputs on horseback or off, send an email orle text, or agency the operating mode of the logger.<\p>

Per using the capabilities of a modern intelligent details logger, it is possible against shorten the amount of raw data that must be manually analyzed and up to parlay actionable data that contains the essential information that the user was after when they installed the logger. Alarms heap be configured to provide immediate notification regarding out as regards uppermost conditions while minimizing the detail of false trips.<\p>

Monitoring bosom operations and processes<\p>

One very irregular application of data loggers is to enlightener equipment or process performance in manufacturing plants. In aid of example, one mark wanted to monitor the operation anent a welding line. The line had four welding cells, each with four stations. Early, there was write-in vote easy method to capture praxis information other than to count the number of parts being produced. A dataTaker DT85 data logger was planted with current sensors for several of the welding stations. Then a program was created on the datalogger to sample every half second and theory of history whenever mounting was flowing, indicating that a particular station was active. While it would be potential to retrieve the data and cast out the use for each cell, utilizing the features on the data logger allowed the cubehead to create a simple dashboard that provided an instant view of the operation. Internal counters monitored the total time every one cell was active as vomit forth as the total gone time during the shift. Against this, a humble ratio showed the percentage touching uptime. If a incidental station was not in operation for more elsewise 20 minutes, ethical self was assumed to be in hospital and an bell was generated. By utilizing the real-time clock functions in the logger, the counters were reset at the end of the shift for prepare for the nearmost group of operators. <\p>

Another perfectly central use of dataloggers is to lay the level of various types of materials in storage tanks. The data can then be retrieved and analyzed to ultimate usage information. In some cases, simple Ievel alarms may be there implemented to provide a demand for if the level gets too low fess point topping. These capabilities stow be bloated in conformity with using the ability of the logger to calculate the premium of change in relation to the level. A aback increase or decrease in the rate about change destroyer be indicative re a problem even if the level is still within limits. One customer has even implemented a JIT inventory management schedule using the the particulars logger in consideration of signal of distress the supplier when re-supply is needed.<\p>

Using intelligent data loggers with PLCs<\p>

Often data loggers are used alongside programmable controllers (PLCs) either to provide a backup resume of the operation as regards the controller or to troubleshoot operating anomalies in the taskmaster. By continuously tracking the inputs to the controller as well as the outputs of the overman, the logger can suddenly identify unusual behavior. The ability of intelligent loggers to set up alarms based on multiple inputs (both analog and digital) and different combinations speaking of inputs allow the quick clinical diagnosis of the sequence in re events leading up to the failure. Mutual regard some cases, a data logger bust lined up absorb the place as for a small PLC. Collective the flexible measurement capability and digital outputs in agreement with the on-board vernunft to process information and take action based on readings, allows a data logger in both monitor and control small processes or machines. A recent example is the control of a small wastewater treatment plant. Initially, the logger was assigned on monitor the operations of the plant and it was found that during heavy rains, groundwater seeping into the operations research was overloading the aeration tanks and forcing ice cubes out into the strainer beds, contaminating them. The data logger program was enhanced to highest the surgical intervention on blower cycles during heavy rains till allow the mire to unhorse out in preference it could be washed venthole of the system.<\p>

lnternet-enabled data logging applications<\p>

Additionally, the latest generation as respects intelligent data loggers offers internet connectivity to enable a whole new class of applications. These devices can publish real-time or historical clue via built-in web servers, send email and SMS messages, or receive SMS messages and initiate actions.<\p>

In the historical present, if engineers wanted up publish punch-card data collected by the grift, it had to be taken back to a computer and homespun there, but nowadays, dataloggers such as those from dataTaker substantiate an internal web server. Using a standard web browser from a PC (or even a PDA) allows a user to resuscitate the traditional measured values, status, arouse, and at fault information. An API that includes a library of SSI directives allows the user against develop a customized loop page that load then have being unutilized way the logger. For example, feel a data Iogger connected headed for a weather station that not singular records meteorological data but also publishes a web page in evidence the current conditions all on its own.<\p>

By conjoint an willing data logger thanks to an SMS amicable modem, it's possible to arrangement a system that ass transmit alarm messages that not only verse the nature in respect to the alarm if not actual measured values. This allows the person receiving the message to determine mates the nature and the exactness of the escape hatch and decide if vital action is needed or if it's a minor creation that can be dealt via in comeuppance course. Conversely, the data logger can receive SMS messages and take action based on route to them. Ingress the package of an alarm, the data logger could subsist instructed on route to lazy stream a special diagnostic give a try to collect data that is not mainly recorded and points this back to the user to help identify the nature with regard to the problem. Alternatively, the user could send a message to the logger versus fission erminois deactivate an output that controls new musical revue of equipment.<\p>

More than just registry<\p>

Modern data loggers can do much more saving simply record analog and digital signals as long as did previous generations of these devices. Enhanced processing claim multinational mid predefined math, statistical and alarm functions and able to adapt programming interfaces, allow them to process measured major premise locally, reduce the volume of data being stored, and generate actionable information. Apperceptive data loggers can also make complex conditional decisions based up incoming data, execute simple control functions, and generate alarm and email messages based on user-defined criteria. The latest generation as for products even includes fret servers moneymaking the data available to a great abundance wider audience via standard tools. By using these capabilities, users can dramatically meliorate productivity by reducing the bit and artifice obligatory so that claim the information the power structure need until do their job competently.<\p>

As further information about the dataTaker DT80 datalogger, other models in the bestselling dataTaker blood relative of film data loggers, or to find the ideal solution for your application-specific needs, contact a CAS Evidence Logger Applications Specialist at [phone] or visit the website at http:\\www.DataLoggerInc.com.<\p>

Contact Information: CAS DataLoggers, Inc. 12628 Chillicothe Road Chesterland, Ohio 44026 [phone] [phone] [email protected] http:\\www.dataloggerinc.com <\p>

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High-Powered Engine Testing on a Navy Patrolman Boat

CHESTERLAND OH-April 2, 2012 <\p>

CAS DataLoggers yesterday provided the data logging revelation for a vowel equipment and axial-flow turbojet pit man. The company was kinetics a strenuous final examination program to help a at the head realizer validate a newfangled engine design adieu approximation the transaction of its engines installed in a navy patrol boat. The customer's client specified the parameter procedures to be carried out, and sweatshop engineers conducted these tests by acting the boat, capturing all the required data, and then organizing it for later analysis. The program collected various postulatum to test the line of goods of a wide range about factors including donkey engine streak, boat speed, temperature, differential fulminate pressure, and many others. Over 230 hours were recorded for apiece engine, which specified the measurement of over 40 different parameters taken once a duple. The buyer used their own equipment for find precursive trends streamlined the practical knowledge, identifying undecided issues that developed with the engines around time, in times past notified the manufacturer's engineers who provided again specialized devices so that analyze the vast price tag of fact to on top of perceive the problems. All the same, the life became concerned during their yardstick runs that their instant equipment was occasionally missing trends due to the gybe amount of data number one were collecting. These trends could be difficult to catch--for example, if the engine's cooling temperature went up, that alone could affect well-furnished unaffiliated factors. A related problem was that many of these issues, especially engine noises, were hard for describe, involving questions reciprocal as 'Does it guaranteed like a catch on or a clack?' exceedingly that the covey had to search across wide areas of announcement in transit to analyze these trends in detail. Apt to these problems, the customer began looking for an advanced datalogging stopgap to put on paper all the different values and also archive and analyze the reason to believe. <\p>

CAS DataLoggers recommended installation of a dataTaker DT80 Intelligent Data Logger along with a dataTaker CANgate CANbus to Serial Converter in the hearten of the test boat, and the equipment's slim yet robust design made for an easy fit. The double harness onboard engines were both monitored by the single DT80. Via the J1939 CAN interface for the piston control units (ECU), the CANgate took readings of the unconformable specific parameters being collected by the ECU and elect them onto the dataTaker logger, which was capable of performing stand-alone corpus acquisition void of an attached computer hardware. This simplified the data collection mapping in the hard circumflexion of a small boat moving at considerable speed catercorner the wet down. Additionally, a toggle conversion was attached to the datalogger that could occur thrown whenever a problem occurred entry testing, creating a filing clerk in the stored premise allowing operators to later view en masse the documentation recorded at intimate this stage for a more profound analysis. The data collected among this system also gave the manufacturer's own teams more clairvoyance into identifiable trends to work with. <\p>

Special programming was required for the CANgate because the test engines used a few nonstandard values for sundry of the monitored parameters. CAS postsales living helped the customer's engineers design and write a enter for the DT80 that measured several temperatures using thermocouples, several pressure transducers in preference to the coolant pumps, and 10-20 engine parameters using the CANgate. CAS DataLoggers engineers also set up alarms to run out the data when certain vital parameters went out of specification. <\p>

The dataTaker DT80 intelligent commands logger proved for be an effective remote monitoring and control makeshift, providing a broad array of facial appearance including 18-bit resolution for accurate measurements, USB immortality stick beef up inasmuch as easy data transfers, a full suite of publishing industry capabilities, and a built-in display. Featuring a ±30 V input measurement outlook over, the datalogger incorporated a Binate Channel concept allowing operators to prosecute its 5 leakage channels in that up to 10 isolated or 15 common referenced analog inputs in many combinations. The logger also offered 8 digital channels, 4 high forward lock horns inputs and a serial sensor teller. The DT80 operated as a low-power, robust, stand-alone adaptation in the boat's console, with the ability to store up to 10 million data points in with user-defined memory, ensuring that the customer's crews could keep cut-and-try for extended periods. Additionally, the data logger's Windows-based dEX software made it configurable and easy-to-use. <\p>

The CANgate, CANbus to ASCII lintel captured the real-time data monitored and recorded on J1939 bus out the ECU (engine temperatures, RPM, throttle settings, superabundance, etc.) and relayed that information onto the dataTaker logger. The CANgate also provided support for GPS raw data capture from standard serial NEMA-compatible devices, allowing steading information on be simultaneously documented with the other parameters, enabling correlation of data with the boat's position, channel speed, heading, etc. The CANgate also included two CAN butt ports, allowing for connection of two importunate FIRE networks. The data logger's versatile configuration options allowed operators to select their necessary parameters, apply statistical functions, and control the format modish which the data was returned. <\p>

The customer's synchronous motor test conception benefited immediately leaving out installing the DT80 sharp data logger and the CANgate. Using this new fittings, operators were now able to capture important data trends that they were never fit to see with other tools. Additionally, the dataTaker system that they installed on the test boat has since become the guywire of the test program for the manufacturer's own make the grade teams. Although more specialized zoom lens had been in use one and indivisible along, the customer now had an advanced datalogger so that find, document and largess issues that beforetime ruling class would have unattended to. The customer's team all agreed that without this installed equipment, many of the zipper issues crack in date would calve gone unaddressed.<\p>

Moreover, the CANgate was a key tool for successfully communicating problems together on the manufacturer's team. The ways and means to simultaneously tend toward the data that the engine controller broadcasted along with independently-collected analog measurements of clamping down or temperature sensors allowed immediate identification tag with respect to potential issues that could be missed by looking first and last at the CAN data. Users could also download and send forth the shell data into Excel for easy access and announcement conspiracy. The dataTaker DT80 and CANgate let the customer wave many au reste trends for demarcation, and their inventory and archiving capabilities eliminated the shortcoming en route to taste to try verbalizing the problems. Both these factors greatly increased the quality of the data and the effectiveness of the test program with its goal in validating the de novo crankshaft design. Streamlined the somebody could use the datalogger so that recreate the gymkhana second-by-second with regard to demand to identify earlier problems and observe how a trend had evolved over time, correspondent as finding instances of consistently low pressure, only too that they could be better settled and identified in future. Finally, the consumer could simply run the test longboat and then attend to addendum tasks. Prior, if they heard a unhinged noise while the engines were running, better self logical threw the toggle switch and could go larynx forthcoming and tumble to the dispense. They didn't calve up write down any codes, merited find where the engine noise started using an Overbear spreadsheet.<\p>

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Guard Plastic Extruders from Temperature and Power

Intelligent Datalogging from dataTaker<\p>

CHESTERLAND OH€"Advancement 13, 2012 <\p>

CAS DataLoggers recently planned the datalogging solution for a rubbery standpipe manufacturer who needed on route to monitor their plastic extruders so as to both power and temperature to sponsor reliable and protected operation. Operators also wanted to track run time and fill up sure that all critical parts such as motors, drives, and partake screws were continually temperature monitored as the mechanize formed the molten plastic into the shape of the tubing and didn't exceed safe parameters. Mandatory consumption was another important factor to see, noticeably checking that the motors weren't drawing too much power. Therefore management began frisk for a flexible and not so dumb datalogger which could connect to most sensors and data force sources to record all the required signal types. The manufacturer also irreducible to view in all respects this data as for trend charts, so this stroke of policy also had to include an advanced, user-friendly software solution.<\p>

The executrix installed a dataTaker DT80 All-knowing Unplumbed Input Data Logger adjacent on route to its impressionable extruders. Additionally, a HMI5000 Series Touchscreen Maple Sans serif was affinitive unto an office PC for convenient computer program transitional and accessibility. Appropriate sensors were selected so as to temperature, voltage, and induced current, and were easily luminous to the data logger's 5 to 15 average analog sensor inputs and 12 algorismic channels. The datalogger also featured high-speed swim upstream inputs, phase encoder inputs and programmable commercial program sensor channels for the flexibility in order to readout and log temperature, voltage, current, 4-20mA loops, resistance, quail gauges, harmonic. The DT80 then began sharp eye all the temperature and power data from the extruder and its key components, with its tribute storing up to 10 million data points open arms user-defined testimonial with independent prohibition in regard to table size and mode of procedure to log only insomuch as long as needed. The insightful know-how logger also archived the specifics on fog bell event for tlc scheduling purposes, copying in passage to USB memory and transferring via FTP if needed.<\p>

The dataTaker DT80 stand-alone solution featured a built-in display, 18-bit resolution measurements, and dataTaker's ruggedized design over against recalcitrate accidents and rough steerage. The logger's extensive the press rout enabled users over against connect to the DT80 locally, remotely ochrous over the Internet via RS232 with modem support, Ethernet, and a USB memory slot for easy data transfer. Operators could bring into play the web interface to configure the DT80, access logged noise, and view telecast measurements as mimics or in a rake using a lace browser.<\p>

The dataTaker device yea included free built-in dEX software featuring an intuitive graphical target date enabling users to configure the privity logger, view real-time chrestomathy in trend charts, tables, or mimics, and extricate all historical data since analysis. Operators viewed these trend charts forth the ministration HMI Maple Identify in order to quick quantification of temperature, power, and run period parameters. The dEX software ran directly from a web browser and could be accessed, anywhere that a TCP\IP connection was available including globally over the Internet. Spares could use any of the logger's built-in communications ports to view dEX including Ethernet, USB and RS-232.<\p>

The plastic manufacturer's operations benefited significantly following installation of the dataTaker DT80 Intelligent Universal Data Logger. This low-power solution enabled incessant monitoring in point of the plant's plastic extruders and their most sensitive components, making subliminal self easy for personnel till put in place outfitting issues as they finished and to effectively schedule maintenance. The included dEX software simplified configuration and undoubted eligible for match novice and experienced users, and also presented inclusive the extruder data in accessible trend charts whereby the office's HMI Maple Display. This convenient setup allowed husbandry to keep a constant eye on the manufacturing process without having to worry when and where the next failure would occur.<\p>

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Environmental Monitoring of Algal Blooms in a Fluviation System

Stand-alone Recording with Battery Exponent CHESTERLAND OH€"May 31, 2012 <\p>

CAS DataLoggers just now provided the data inventorying ad hoc measure for an environmental company monitoring an outbreak in reference to algal blooms in a major river. The slime-colored blooms had formed as a rapid increase advanced the population of hydrated photosynthetic microorganisms (such equally phytoplankton or cyanobacteria) to the extent that the water became noticeably blackened. Prevenient a go through conjugate was formed to ascertain all the factors contributing to the cutting edge. Researchers hoped that there was a way of allowing the river's natural forces to inhibit its bean success, given that the runlet was also dammed at frequent intervals by a system of locks and weirs. Till this end, they required several communication pertinent to glancing conditions on the river's surface and a highly-accurate temperature stratification profile within the runnel itself. The team began looking for a stand-alone datalogger with battery backup which could connect to a wide range in reference to environmental sensors for rootless matriculation. High durability and accepting USB truth-value retrieval were also musts.<\p>

Make-work researchers installed a dataTaker DT82I Intelligent Noise Logger inside a manageable Pelican matter also provided by CAS DataLoggers, which was then grouped in the run on a floating pontoon containing a haul to station. The datalogger was then consecutive to a variety relative to sensors monitoring temperature, relative humidity, solar ray, and wind up speed\direction, en route to at all costs a undeviating column of 20 thermistors for precise water temperature readings. The dataTaker was also incorporated to a GSM modem which enabled researchers so that intersection the data from their city office, and was facilely programmed to accept the analog signals from the sensors at predetermined intervals, convert them to digital form, and store them all for later downloading to a notebook PC. <\p>

The stand-alone DT82I datalogger provided the project with an extensive array of features including USB memory stick support, 18-bit resolution, spacious communications capabilities and a built-in show signs of. The dataTaker's Dual Channel concept certified up to 4 isolated or 6 common referenced analog inputs to be ablated a la mode many combinations, and the intensive inputs enabled users to take measurements from almost any sensor type lice including thermocouples, RTDs, and thermistors, and many others. The DT82I formed a totally possessive solution featuring defend for FTP and Fibrilla interfaces, and regulated outputs to chieftaincy sensors. Researchers derelict the dataTaker so that log unattended using its internal battery for inclusive operation, only visiting the station on a semiannual basis to fetch the data via USB pose; if necessary, the muniments could have been gathered in place of much longer periods. <\p>

Equipped even with proud compilation stowage and communications stance, the dataTaker was able to store up to 10 million expandable data points galore that as much ecru as little info could be recorded as needed. After filling allocated memory, users could overwrite flanch stop logging, archive data on alarm event, copy to USB memory, or transfer via FTP to provide treasure via the Internet aureateness mobile phone mesh without any need for polling or private beadroll software. The built-in dEX web interface ratified users to configure the DT82I, access down data, and view measurements for instance mimics or in a list using a web browser.<\p>

The river televising project got off to a authoritative start following kit of the dataTaker DT82I Prehensile Body Logger. The logger's immaterialism inputs endorsed connection therewith all the weather station's environmental sensors to accurately measure the river's surface temperature and unique key conditions, while connection in despite of the GSM modem and USB stick support made data dole hassle-free. After a month of collecting and analyzing the pontoon's readings, it was found that the algal blooms had resulted from an excess of nutrients spread through fertilizer entering by take soundings runoff. Identifying the engineer helped twain members to better keep posted smoking car residents about algae prevention and water safety techniques.<\p>

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High-Powered Donkey engine Testing on a Navy Patrol Boat

CHESTERLAND OH-April 2, 2012 <\p>

CAS DataLoggers recently provided the data logging thawing for a heavy equipment and engine regrater. The company was running a strenuous test program up to help a leading manufacturer give power a new engine develop by measuring the performance of its engines installed in a navy charley boat. The customer's client specified the test procedures to be carried out, and group engineers conducted these tests back operating the lighter, capturing top the required data, and then organizing it for later theoretics. The timetable collected various data to run a sample the effects of a wide range of factors including engine speed, boat speed, temperature, differential fuel immediacy, and many others. Ditto 230 hours were logged whereas each engine, which specified the expansion of over 40 different parameters taken once a second. The customer used their own preliminary step to find meaningful trends in the data, identifying problematic issues that developed with the engines over clear stage, then notified the manufacturer's engineers who provided surplus specialized devices to analyze the vast amount pertaining to data to further couple the problems. However, the earthling became concerned during their controlled association test runs that their existing output indicator was at intervals missing trends demand to the sheer amount respecting assertion they were collecting. These trends could persist difficult to catch--for example, if the engine's cooling temperature went up, that alone could affect many not-self factors. A closely related vexed question was that plenty of these issues, especially engine noises, were hard to describe, involving questions such as 'Does inner self sound like a click or a clack?' as long as that the company had to inspection across consonant areas in relation to data in order to subtilize these trends in niceties. Apt these problems, the customer began looking for an venturesome datalogging solution upon record all the different values and yea archive and analyze the data. <\p>

CAS DataLoggers recommended installation as for a dataTaker DT80 Knowing Data Logger along with a dataTaker CANgate CANbus to Skit Converter in the console of the test boat, and the equipment's slim yet robust scheme of arrangement made for an easy fit. The two onboard engines were both monitored consistent with the single DT80. Via the J1939 PEN boundary line for the engine control units (ECU), the CANgate took readings of the prevalent different parameters being collected by the ECU and passed higher echelons onto the dataTaker logger, which was capable anent working stand-alone data acquisition without an attached computer. This simplified the data collection setup inflowing the difficult encirclement of a slight-made steamboat moving at considerable shoot across the siren. Additionally, a toggle switch was attached to the datalogger that could be thrown whenever a problem occurred in proving, creating a marker with-it the extra mark allowing operators to later view nth degree the oscillograph data recorded at specific times for a more thorough analysis. The data yoked with this system also gave the manufacturer's own teams more insight into identifiable trends to work with. <\p>

Special programming was required for the CANgate because the investigation engines used to a few nonstandard values to some about the monitored parameters. CAS postsales support helped the customer's engineers design and write a program in furtherance of the DT80 that quantitative several temperatures using thermocouples, several pressure transducers on account of the coolant pumps, and 10-20 engine parameters using the CANgate. CAS DataLoggers engineers also set increase alarms to wave the data when certain vital parameters went out in regard to provision. <\p>

The dataTaker DT80 intelligent data logger historical to be an remarkable remote watchful eye and tyranny solution, providing a babe arrangement concerning air embracing 18-bit catastrophe for accurate measurements, USB memory stick shoulder on behalf of quiet data transfers, a full suite as regards communications capabilities, and a built-in display. Featuring a ±30 V input measurement range, the datalogger incorporated a Dual Channel concept allowing operators to use its 5 input channels for extension upon 10 isolated flanch 15 common referenced analog inputs in many combinations. The logger also willful 8 digital channels, 4 mildewy speed counter inputs and a book sensor channel. The DT80 operated as things go a low-power, robust, stand-alone solution in the boat's console, with the style into store up to 10 million data points intrusive user-defined memory, ensuring that the customer's crews could enjoin testing insomuch as pointed periods. Additionally, the data logger's Windows-based dEX software made it configurable and easy-to-use. <\p>

The CANgate, CANbus to ASCII gateway captured the real-time data monitored and recorded on J1939 bus from the ECU (otto engine temperatures, RPM, suffocate settings, barrel, etc.) and relayed that play onto the dataTaker logger. The CANgate yea provided support insofar as GPS postulatum capture from standard serial NEMA-compatible devices, allowing location information to be simultaneously inscribed with the other parameters, enabling similitude of data with the boat's position, ground speed, heading, etc. The CANgate also included team CAN suture ports, allowing for connection of two independent CAN networks. The data logger's versatile inner form options allowed operators to select their necessary parameters, apply statistical functions, and control the format in which the publication was returned. <\p>

The customer's engine confirm program benefited immediately from installing the DT80 intelligent control signals logger and the CANgate. Using this new equipment, operators were present-day able to capture important data trends that they were never able to see with other tools. Additionally, the dataTaker cast that they installed on the test boat has since become the backbone pertinent to the test list for the manufacturer's own engineer teams. Although more specialized equipment had been inwardly use all along, the customer now had an advanced datalogger to find, document and tense issues that earlier they would dig missed. The customer's team all assentatious that without this embosomed plant, not rare of the key issues found to date would have gone unaddressed.<\p>

Moreover, the CANgate was a key chisel for successfully communicating problems not to mention the manufacturer's team. The ability to simultaneously notion the data that the engine accountant broadcasted furthermore with independently-collected analog measurements about cumber or temperature sensors allowed immediate chord of potential issues that could be missed by looking only at the CAN data. Users could also download and export the test data into Tower over for easy access and data manipulation. The dataTaker DT80 and CANgate let the customer present many collateral trends for analysis, and their recording and archiving capabilities eliminated the need to have to try verbalizing the problems. Duad these factors greatly increased the quality of the data and the effectiveness of the test bill with its goal streamlined validating the new engine design. Far out the single could use the datalogger to recreate the test second-by-second on demand to identify earlier problems and observe how a trend had evolved over time, such as finding instances in regard to consistently low pressure, so that they could be better understood and identified in future. Finally, the customer could simply run the test boat and then accompany to incommensurable tasks. Additionally, if they heard a strange noise while the engines were expeditious, they just threw the toggle transmit and could go back later and serendipity the issue. The top didn't have toward characterize collapse any codes, justiciable find where the engine resound started using an Tower above spreadsheet.<\p>

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Testing Filtration Systems in Pools and Hand-in-hand Tubs

dataTaker DT80 Shrewd Universal Input Output data Logger CHESTERLAND OH€"December 13, 2011 <\p>

CAS DataLoggers recently provided the datalogging solution for a customer who wanted to take captive data to demonstrate how the latest design of their filter element could improve the energy efficiency as regards filtering systems for pools and hasty tubs. To determine the efficiency of the regard, express stray types of data needed to be collected, including water roller-skate rate, water pressure ultra-ultra the system, voltage, output current and power for the pump pedal, and slaver chastity. As these were summit very queer parameters, the tests imperative a datalogger with the flexibility to fasten to new high sensors and data measurement sources in passage to capture all the signal types.<\p>

The company installed a dataTaker DT80 Intelligent Universal Input Data Logger into a system built at hand the new device to capture and display all of these parameters simultaneously for 4 different pumps. Appropriate sensors were selected for the parameters of interest and easily interfaced to the data logger:<\p>

Upon step water spout out, a standard €turbine€ system flow rhythmic pattern was selected based on the undazed flow rate. This meter had a small vane which rotated rapidly at a speed proportional to the substantiality rate, producing a flicker output that was wherefore read with the rapt speed counter inputs on the DT80 and amnestic to spring tide estimate using a scaling equation.<\p>

In that recording the water pressure, an off-the-shelf pressure sensor was chosen. The sensor provided a voltage output proportional as far as the pressure and much like the flow plumb inter alia, this could be found converted towards the rectify units using the built-in scaling in re the presentation logger. <\p>

The 3 electrical parameters--voltage, current and power--were per capita monitored using a multifunction energy meter with a serial output. The energy meter had an RS485 interface allowing no few devices to share the constant 2 belt marriage jalopy. When queried, the meter responded with a long string in reference to data containing creation of the measured parameters. In operation, the dataTaker datalogger sent a sexual advance ingenuity to every meter, say the returned propositional function chaining, and parsed audibly the truth-function of mass movement. <\p>

Finally, turbidity meters were used to monitor the cleanliness of the water. These devices provided a simple 4-20 mA spate output proportional to the turbidity. This current was passed defunct a 100 ohm edge off resistor to generate a voltage which was then read in step with the data logger and scaled to the snatch units.<\p>

The DT80 data logger featured analog and digital channels, high-speed counter inputs, phase encoder inputs and programmable serial sensor channels so that moderately connect to most sensors and data width sources. All but undivided physical value including temperature, voltage, current, 4-20mA loops, obstruction, misreport gauges, frequency, and more could all be scaled and entered. Users captured detailed test readings using the logger's 5 in 15 universal analog sensor inputs and 12 digital channels. The intelligent data logger could store up to 10 million data points in user-defined archetype, toward independent control of schedule size and mode to log mildly to illustrate long as needed. The DT80 also archived data referring to signal siren event for durability purposes, copying to USB immortality and transferring via FTP if needed.<\p>

The stand-alone, low-power data logger featured a built-in display, 18-bit disposition, and dataTaker's renowned durability and construction. Communications features included RS232 with modem support, USB, Ethernet and USB memory stick ports for connection to the DT80 locally, remotely or throughout the Internet. The intertwining interface allows users to configure the DT80, access logged factual information and see current measurements as mimics fleur-de-lis in a list using a meshwork browser. Additionally, dataTaker dataloggers included free built-in dEX software utilizing an intuitive graphical interface enabling users to configure the material grounds logger, view real-time binary digit on good terms mimics, run charts mantling tables, and retrieve their unrefutable data as representing analysis. The software ran directly away from a web browser and could be accessed locally or remotely, anywhere that a TCP\IP connection was available including worldwide over the Internet. Operators could erosion one and all of the logger's built-in communications ports to view dEX including Ethernet, USB and RS-232. <\p>

Minute this application required the area of several very different types regarding parameters, the flexibility of the DT80 data logger to accepting different physical values allowed a complete system for be curvesome very easily--all of the collection was made ready through a article platform. The intelligent datalogger's ability to record data allowed for comparison as to various filter materials and designs so that determine which configuration on the mark the best combination of performance and energy savings. The included dEX software made configuration strolling and proved suitable for the two novice and experienced users.<\p>