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 HOBOware User’s Guide Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................ 7 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Documentation Map ...................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction to HOBOware Pro ..................................................................................................... 9 New HOBOware Features .......................................................................................................... 11 Advanced HOBOware Pro Features ........................................................................................... 12 Introduction to HOBOware Lite ................................................................................................... 14 Overview of the HOBOware Interface ......................................................................................... 15 Overview of a Plot ....................................................................................................................... 16 The Details Pane ........................................................................................................................ 18 The Points Table ......................................................................................................................... 20 The Plot Setup Window .............................................................................................................. 22 Installing HOBOware .................................................................................................................. 23 HOBOware Setup Assistant (HOBOware Pro Only) ................................................................... 25 Activating HOBOware ................................................................................................................. 26 Using a Trial Version of HOBOware ........................................................................................... 27 Working with HOBO Data Loggers ............................................................................................. 28 Basic Setup Procedure ............................................................................................................... 29 Connecting Devices .................................................................................................................... 31 Connecting a USB Device .......................................................................................................... 32 Connecting a Base Station or Coupler ........................................................................................ 33 Connecting a Serial Device (HOBOware Pro Only) .................................................................... 34 Connecting Multiple Devices....................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 2: Launching ............................................................................................... 36 Launch Procedure ...................................................................................................................... 36 Multiple Logging Intervals ........................................................................................................... 38 Fast Logging Intervals................................................................................................................. 39 Launch Time-Saving Options (HOBOware Pro Only) ................................................................. 40 The Launch Window for Station Loggers .................................................................................... 42 Launch Parameters for Station Loggers ..................................................................................... 44 Channels to Log Guidelines for Station Loggers......................................................................... 47 The Launch Window for U-Series Loggers ................................................................................. 48 Launch Options for U-Series Loggers ......................................................................................... 49 Channels to Log Guidelines for Series Loggers.......................................................................... 51 "Read Header Failed" Error ........................................................................................................ 53 Repeating an Action on Multiple U-Series Devices ..................................................................... 54 Linear Scaling ............................................................................................................................. 55 Data Assistants Window ............................................................................................................. 57 Configuring Alarms ..................................................................................................................... 58 The Alarms Window for the HOBO Temperature/Alarm Logger ................................................. 59 Configuring Alarms for the HOBO Temperature/Alarm Data ...................................................... 61 Checking Device Status .............................................................................................................. 62 The Status Window ..................................................................................................................... 63 Chapter 3: Using HOBOware to Plot & Analyze Data .................................. 67 Reading Out Data from a Logger ................................................................................................ 67 Readout Time-Saving Options .................................................................................................... 69 Setting up a Plot ......................................................................................................................... 71 Data Types in Plots ..................................................................................................................... 72 Opening Files .............................................................................................................................. 73 Opening Files from Unsupported Loggers .................................................................................. 75 Using the Toolbar and the Plot Menu ......................................................................................... 77 Setting Series and Plot Properties .............................................................................................. 80 Setting Properties for all Plots..................................................................................................... 82 Setting Axis Properties................................................................................................................ 85 ‐ 3 ‐