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RSS FeedsOften, when acquiring data for later analysis, an event occurs that directly impacts the information being collected. In this post, we’ll show you how to insert “event markers” in a file. Event markers allowing you to mark the instant (date/time) at which a particular event occurred. Enabling the Digital Channel To insert event marks, you’ll Read More
DATAQ Instruments Application Notes and News
Help Us Troubleshoot by Creating a dashboard.log File
The majority of the time, technicians and engineers at DATAQ Instruments can resolve any communication issue that you may have with your contemporary DATAQ data logger (i.e. DI-1100, DI-2108, DI-4×08, etc.), in short order. Sometime, however, more advanced troubleshooting techniques are required. Creating a dashboard.log file, and forwarding that file to our support staff, provides Read More
How to Acquire Pressure Data Using a 4-20mA Pressure Transmitter
As mentioned in an earlier post, acquiring pressure data is a common and important data acquisition application. Whether you’re dealing with air, fuel or water, pressure data can be an invaluable decision-making resource. In this application note, we’ll demonstrate the ease with which you can acquire pressure data using a 0-100 psig 4-20 mA pressure Read More
WinDaq/XL and Graphics Acceleration Crashing WinDaq
It has come to our attention that a graphics setting in Microsoft Excel can cause our WinDaq data acquisition software to crash (freeze), and significantly slow down your PC when running the WinDaq/XL real-time bridging software. Fortunately, there’s a simple solution that involves disabling graphics acceleration. We’ll show you how! Disabling Hardware Graphics Acceleration in Read More
Enable/Disable Universal (UTC) Time in Stand-Alone Mode
This blog post applies to data loggers using firmware version 1.39 or later. The option to unselect ‘Display UTC time’ is not available for loggers using firmware version 1.38 or earlier. To update your firmware to version 1.39 or later, follow the instructions at: https://www.dataq.com/blog/data-acquisition/universal-starter-kit-firmware-update-software/ While Universal (UTC) time is a helpful tool when it Read More
Retrieve and Share Stand Alone Configuration Files
Whether you simply want to transfer stand-alone settings from one data logger to another, or you’re troubleshooting a recording issue, it’s sometimes helpful to be able to retrieve your stand-alone setup configuration. In this application note, I’ll show you how to do just that. In addition, we’ll take that stand-alone configuration, and transfer the setup Read More
Reset the WinDaq Header to Clear Up ‘Illegal Header Value’ Errors
From time to time, when opening a data file in the WinDaq Waveform Browser, you may see a pop-up message indicating that that there is an illegal header value, some number of bytes from the start of the file. Often times, this is the result of a faulty configuration parameter (scaling, memory configuration, etc.). To Read More