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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Data Logging Software
- From: "Adrian Wells" <adrian-wells@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 19:02:25 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <003401c2149f$8e352b80$6632fea9@adrianmc>
By the way these units (Philip Harris DL128plus at least) output their data
as plain text (this one can do so in several selectable formats) You can
very easily communicate with them using a terminal app if your not keen on
paying for the (windows) software at £150 (I believe)!
Check the manual for default/changing the serial port settings - Xon/Xoff
9600,N,8,1 is a good starting point.
If your not too keen on copy/pasting/editing data for frequent use, then
it's also quite easy to capture the data into your own app, manipulate it
and save it as a text file that can be imported directly into a spreadsheet
for graphing purposes without further editing, making it child/teacher
friendly. (the header, which you don't want to display, describes the
following data layout, units etc.)
The unit appears to scale it's data and so even very lengthy logging of all
four channels will fit into a 32K buffer - I've not had any reports of
overflow.
Adrian
> I'm currently in the initial stages of putting forward a proposal to our
> science department to move to Linux (using LTSP to use lower spec client
> machines). However the only stumbling block I have is with the data
logging
> software they use, Insight v3.
>
> Are there any decent datalogging packages out there (there's bound to be)
> that anybody is using. I think the equipment they are using is from
Phillip
> Harris and plugs in through a standard serial port.
>
> Also when we're using LTSP will the local machine COM ports still be
> accessible even though the software is running elsewhere? (Forgive my
> ignorance if this is a stupid question!)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
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as plain text (this one can do so in several selectable formats) You can
very easily communicate with them using a terminal app if your not keen on
paying for the (windows) software at £150 (I believe)!
Check the manual for default/changing the serial port settings - Xon/Xoff
9600,N,8,1 is a good starting point.
If your not too keen on copy/pasting/editing data for frequent use, then
it's also quite easy to capture the data into your own app, manipulate it
and save it as a text file that can be imported directly into a spreadsheet
for graphing purposes without further editing, making it child/teacher
friendly. (the header, which you don't want to display, describes the
following data layout, units etc.)
The unit appears to scale it's data and so even very lengthy logging of all
four channels will fit into a 32K buffer - I've not had any reports of
overflow.
Adrian
> I'm currently in the initial stages of putting forward a proposal to our
> science department to move to Linux (using LTSP to use lower spec client
> machines). However the only stumbling block I have is with the data
logging
> software they use, Insight v3.
>
> Are there any decent datalogging packages out there (there's bound to be)
> that anybody is using. I think the equipment they are using is from
Phillip
> Harris and plugs in through a standard serial port.
>
> Also when we're using LTSP will the local machine COM ports still be
> accessible even though the software is running elsewhere? (Forgive my
> ignorance if this is a stupid question!)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
>
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Grange Comprehensive School.
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