Additel/LogII Data Logging

Software

User Manual

Additel Corporation

2013-3
 Contents

Chapter One: Overview............................................................................................................................ 3

1. Introduction ..............................................................................................................................3
2. System Requirements ...............................................................................................................3
3. Software Installation ................................................................................................................3
Chapter Two: Functions .......................................................................................................................... 5
1. Automatic Scanning ..................................................................................................................6
2. Action Scope of Buttons ..........................................................................................................6
3. Settings .....................................................................................................................................7
4. Logging ......................................................................................................................................9
5. Clear ..........................................................................................................................................9
6. Unit ...........................................................................................................................................9
7. View ....................................................................................................................................... 11
8. Data Manager ........................................................................................................................ 11

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Chapter One: Overview
1. Introduction

Additel/LogII is specially designed to collect real-time data of pressure units under test
(UUT). It is a necessary software in pressure data logging.

The features of Additel/LogII:

 It can automatically scan pressure gauges connected to the computer.

 Graphical interface can display the real-time pressure value and draw the curve for
UUTS.
 Supports multiple instruments under test at the same time.
 To store pressure value according to the defined time.
 Supports data exporting in 3 formats.
 Multilingual user interface.

2. System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

CPU： Intel Pentium III (At least)

Memory：1GB (At least)
Hard Disk free space：2GB (At least)
Hardware must has serial port

Software Requirements

Operating System：
Windows XP/Windows 2003/Windows Vista/Windows7/Windows8

3. Software Installation

First, Open the file Setup.exe to start the installation.

Second, Install driver will detect whether the following components are installed in system
or not. If not, they will be installed automatically; otherwise it will be skipped.

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 Windows Installer 3.1
 Windows Imaging Component
 Microsoft .NET Framework 4

Third, The Wizard interface will appear as shown in below picture. Users can finish the
installation by following this Wizard.

Figure 1-1

When the installation is finished, the following icon will be shown on the desktop. As below
picture 1-2.

Figure 1-2

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Chapter Two: Functions
Start the software by double-clicking above icon, the main interface will be shown as below.

Figure 2-1

The main interface consists of 5 parts:

No. Name Description

1 Toolbar It includes all the functions.

The list will display all the connected UUTs. It shows the
2 UUTs’ list UUTs’ information, real-time pressure value, real-time curve
and main function buttons.

Real-time pressure This area will display the real-time pressure, max pressure,
3
display area min pressure and average value of selected UUT.
Pressure value
4 This area shows the whole curve of selected UUT.
curve display area
This area shows information like prompt message and
5 Status bar
software version.

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1. Automatic Scanning

Once it starts, the software will automatically scan the connected UUTS without manual
operation. And the relevant UUT information frame will be displayed in the UUTs’ list area
(#2).

The real-time pressure value and curve of selected UUT will be displayed separately in
area #3 and #4 too.

If the software cannot detect the connected UUT, please check the following items.

 Please check whether the serial drive or USB to RS232 drive are installed correctly.

 Please make sure the cable is connected tightly with interface.

 If users use USB to RS232 cable to connect with PC, please re-plug the USB port into
PC to make sure the cable could work properly.

 Please check whether the UUT is turned on.

 Please check whether the Baud rate of UUT matches the software.

 Please make sure there is no other software of PC occupied the serial port used by
UUT.

2. Action Scope of Buttons

The functions of “Log”, “Setting”, “Clear”, “Unit” and “Export” are same with the five
buttons on the each frame of UUTs. And they are one to one correlate. As shown in picture
2-2.

The difference is the buttons on the toolbar could control all the connected UUTs,
however the buttons on each frame could only control the relevant one.

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 Figure 2-2

3. Settings

Click the button on toolbar, the Settings interface appears as below.

Figure 2-3

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General
 Logging Interval
It means the interval time between 2 stored data.
 Logging Duration
Means the total time of the whole logging process will last. The default value will never
stop the logging process, users can decide when to stop it according to requirements.
Please set time before logging.
 Communication
The default value of baud rate of serial port is 9600. No need to change it in general.
Format
 Chart Style
To set the display mode of the Chart.
 Date Format
To set the display mode of the Date.

Click the button on UUT frame to enter the below window. There is another tab
(Gauge Profile) in the Settings.

Figure 2-4

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Gauge Profile

 Scale
Reading multiplying factor (range: 0.900 to 1.100). Standard value should be 1.000.
If display is 1.500, when we key-in the reading multiplying factor to 1.1. The display
will change to read 1.650 (1.500 x 1.100)
Reading offset value. If we offset the reading of 0.123, then all the reading will be minus
0.123 even you off the power and on again. It is different from the zeroing.
 Resolution
Selection of Resolution. It is able to select the decimal point at which position. In the
down list, you can select 5 or 6.

4. Logging

Softwae will display the real-time pressure value and the real-time chart. However it has
not stored these data yet, users need to click the “start all” under the “log” menu or to click

the button on each frame of UUTs to start storing.

When users want to stop storing data, they can click the “Stop All” under “Log” menu or

buttons on each frame of UUTs.

5. Clear

Users can delete the stored data by clicking button on toolbar or on each
frame of UUTs. When the deleting operation is finished, it will re-start another logging task
automatically.

6. Unit

Users can define engineering unit by clicking button on toolbar. There is a field
for users to define engineering unit by themselves. The Reference Unit can be kPa or PSI.

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 Figure 2-5

Users can change the pressure unit by clicking button on each frame of UUTs. If you
want to change the current pressure unit , please select the Custom Mode. And in the Custom
Mode you can finde the pressure unit which is defined by yourself. The Automatic Mode is
checked in system by default.

Figure 2-6

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7. View

There are 3 different kinds of view for the interface, Details, List and Classical. The
default is Details, as shown in below picture 2-1. Users can switch among them as per
requirements by clicking the buttons in the “view” menu.

Figure 2-7

8. Data Manager

Click button on the toolbar or buttons on each frame of UUTs to enter

into the data managing window. This window includes the following functions.

 Search
Users can search the stored data by setting time or inputting S/N of UUTs.
 Browse
Users can view the details information of selected data by clicking the “Open” on
toolbar or double-click it.
 Export
The recorded data can be exported out as 3 formats, Excel workbook, XML Sheet and
CSV Text File.
 Delete records
 Backup, recover or compress database.

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Figure 2-8

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