Contec C-LOGGER Owner's manual

Data Logger Software

User’s Guide

Introduction

Thank you for your interest in our C-LOGGER. Before using this software, be sure to

read the following “Software License Agreement” and “Precautions.” Also, for the

correct usage of this software, do not fail to read the contents of the instruction

manual.

◼ Software License Agreement

Use of this software is permitted only to those who agree to the following terms and

conditions. Moreover, you shall understand that you agree to be bound by the

following terms and conditions at the time you start to use this software.

1. License

CONTEC CO., LTD. (hereinafter called CONTEC) grants to you the non-exclusive

license to use this software free of charge provided you agree to the provisions

specified in the terms and conditions on this Software License Agreement.

2. Scope of License

You may make a minimum number of copies of this software solely for backup

or achievable purposes. Other than for cases where the terms and conditions

on this Software License Agreement apply, the entire software or a part of the

software shall not be used, reproduced, revised, adapted, processed or changed,

nor may it be leased or transferred to a third party.

3. Copyright

The copyright of this software as well as of manuals, etc. shall belong to

CONTEC and no rights shall occur to you other than the right to use of this

software granted by the terms and conditions on this Software License

Agreement.

4. Term of the agreement

This Software License Agreement shall come into effect at the time you start to

use this software.

5. Warranty

CONTEC shall not undertake, and you hereby expressly waive, any

representations or warrantees, including the non-defectiveness of the software.

6. Exemption

CONTEC shall not be responsible in any way for any loss of expected profit in

relation to this software, for loss occurring from special circumstances,

(including cases where CONTEC predicted or could predict the occurrence of

damage), as well as for direct or indirect damage to the user by demand for

compensation from a third party, irrespective of the reasons.

7. Termination

In case you violate any of the terms and conditions on this Software License

Agreement, this agreement shall be immediately terminated and you shall scrap

the software as well as any copies.

8. Miscellaneous

In case you carry this software outside of Japan, the export control rules of

Japan shall be strictly observed. Irrespective of the country in which the

software is to be used, this agreement shall be governed, in all respects, by and

under the laws of Japan.

◼ Precautions

• Reprinting of a part or the entire contents of this manual without permission is

prohibited.

• The contents of this manual may be revised in the future without any advance

notice.

• Efforts have been exerted to make the contents of this manual as complete as

possible but in case you find any irregularities or have any questions on this

manual, please contact the sales agent where you bought this or our

“ Technical Support Center”.

• MS, Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, MS-DOS are the registered trademarks

or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation of the United States, registered in

the respective countries. Also, the company names and product names used

in this manual are generally trademarks or registered trademarks.

 
 
Contents 
1 Introduction ............................................................................ 6 
1-1 Summary ..................................................................................... 6 
1-2 Features ....................................................................................... 6 
1-3 Inquiry ......................................................................................... 8 
2 Software Installation ................................................................ 9 
2-1 Installation for Device Driver ........................................................... 9 
2-2 Execution for Diagnosis Program .................................................... 11 
2-3 Installation for Application ............................................................. 13 
2-4 Un-installation for Application ........................................................ 14 
3 Basic Operation ..................................................................... 15 
3-1 Starting C-LOGGER ....................................................................... 15 
3-2 Acquiring Data ............................................................................. 16 
3-3 Observing Data ............................................................................ 22 
3-4 Saving Data ................................................................................. 25 
3-5 Sending Data to Excel ................................................................... 26 
4 Screen configuration .............................................................. 29 
4-1 Whole screen ............................................................................... 29 
4-2 Menu Bar ..................................................................................... 30 
4-3 Tool Bar....................................................................................... 32 
4-4 Status Bar ................................................................................... 33 
4-5 File Viewer ................................................................................... 34 
4-6 Property Viewer ............................................................................ 35 
4-7 YT Window .................................................................................. 38 
4-8 Final input data Viewer .................................................................. 41 
5 Usage ................................................................................... 42 
5-1 Selecting Device ........................................................................... 42 
5-2 Setting Acquisition Conditions ........................................................ 43 
5-3 Starting and Stopping Acquisition ................................................... 63 
5-4 Observing Data ............................................................................ 64 
5-5 Saving and Loading Data ............................................................... 69 
5-6 Printing ....................................................................................... 75 
5-7 Save Image ................................................................................. 78 
5-8 Options and Customization ............................................................ 79 
6 Specification ......................................................................... 83 

6-1 C-LOGGER Specification ................................................................ 83

6-2 Device Specification ...................................................................... 85

7 Appendix .............................................................................. 98

7-1 Q&A ............................................................................................ 98

7-2 Message List .............................................................................. 102

7-3 Reference .................................................................................. 104

7-4 The history of version-up ............................................................. 106

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1. Introduction

1 Introduction

1-1 Summary

C-LOGGER is an application for performing data acquisition easily by using

CONTEC Analog Input devices. It does not need complicated programming at all.

1-2 Features

⚫ Sampling and Displaying Data with High-speed

By optimizing the logic of data transfer, the acquisition can be performed at

the maximum extent of sampling rate which hardware has.

Moreover, by using CONTEC unique technology for drawing graph, the

movement will not be aggravated even if there is a lot of data to display.

⚫ Supporting Many CONTEC Analog Input Devices

C-LOGGER supports many CONTEC analog input boards, such as F series

(multi-function type), EV series (mass on-board memory type), L series (low

price type), and so on. It supports USB type as well as various board types, so

you can use C-LOGGER for a wide range of applications.

Available functions depend on the devices being used. Please refer 6-

2 [Device Specification] for details.

⚫ Supporting Plural Windows

More than one YT Window for observing acquired data can be opened at the

same time and those sizes can also be changed freely. Moreover, the settings

of channel to display can be specified for windows one by one. Thereby, it can

be used as user’s fancies.

⚫ Sending to Excel with High-speed

Caution

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During data acquisition, the data can be sent to Excel dynamically.

⚫ Supporting 2 Data Forms

The acquired data can be saved in2 forms, Binary and CSV. As Binary form,

the size of file is small and it can be saved and read with high-speed. As CSV

form, it is text form so it can be read with application, such as an editor and

Excel.

⚫ Setting Acquisition Conditions Easily with Wizard

The settings for data acquisition conditions is performed by using the wizard.

By dialogue interface, the settings for acquisition conditions can be performed

easily. Moreover, the acquisition conditions which have been specified can be

saved to a file. By loading this file, the acquisition can be performed

immediately in the same conditions.

⚫ Operating Intuitively with File Viewer and Property Viewer

The acquired data or the data loaded from file is shown as tree-view in File

Viewer. C-LOGGER can load plural files and manage them in File Viewer. The

information of files and acquired data is shown in Property Viewer.

⚫ Saving to File Automatically for Long-time and Mass-data Acquisition

By using the function that automatically saves data to a file during data

acquisition, long-time and large-capacity data acquisition can be performed.

⚫ Displaying Graph in 2 Screens: Whole and Zoom

In YT Window, the graph can be displayed in 2 screens: Whole Screen and

Zoom Screen. All of the acquired data are displayed in Whole Screen, and a

part of data is displayed in Zoom Screen for being confirmed in detail. The

scope that determines the position of Zoom Screen is shown in Whole Screen.

By these 2 screens, high-level operability is provided.

⚫ Abundant Function for Customization

It is possible to customize the YT Window in detail that is for observing data

mainly.

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1-3 Inquiry

Please inquire of the CONTEC technical support center about the matter which is

not described in this manual or unusual operation. Moreover, because the contents

of question are hard to grasp as being oral, please inquire it in Web form. We will

contact you back. When it is thought that operation is unusual, please write down

the version of driver and the hardware environment of PC or other using devices in

detail.

Inquiry Form

Please fill in E-Mail or Web form with the following contents.

• Company

• Department

• Name

• Telephone

• E-Mail Address*

• OS*

• Device*

• Device Serial Number

• API-AIO(WDM) Version*

• C-LOGGER Version

• Question Summary

• Question Description

Items with * mark are unnecessary when the diagnosis report is attached with E-

Mail.

Please refer to [2-2Execution for Diagnosis Program] for how to make a diagnosis

report.

The version of C-LOGGER is shown by menu [Help]–[About C-LOGGER...].

Inquiry Contact to

HP：https://www.contec.com/support/technical-support/

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2. Software Installation

2 Software Installation

2-1 Installation for Device Driver

It is necessary to install device driver for analog input devices before using C-

LOGGER. If device driver has been already installed and enabled, please proceed

to [3 Basic operation].

When the version of the device driver installed is earlier, an error message may be

displayed by C-LOGGER. In this case, please update the device driver to the latest

version.

◼ Download Device Driver

The latest device driver can be obtained from the URL below.

https://www.contec.com/download/list/driver-software/apipac/

1. Please download [development Environment (full set)] of API-AIO(WDM).

The version displayed is the latest.

Caution

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2. Execute the downloaded file to extract to a suitable place.

3. Run Setup.exe in the extracted folder.

Run <Extracted folder>¥INF¥WDM¥Aio_ForWin10¥Setup.exe.

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2. Software Installation

2-2 Execution for Diagnosis Program

By Diagnosis program, you can confirm whether the device is installed correctly.

1. Open "Device Manager" from the Start menu.

2. Open the device tree, select the hardware you want to check, right-click it,

and select [Properties].

Device Manager

3. Click the [Diagnosis] button.

Property page

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4. The diagnostic program allows you to easily check analog input signals.

diagnostic program: After device setting

5. Click [Diagnosis...] button to make a diagnosis report.

Diagnosis report is necessary for inquiry on unusual operation.

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2-3 Installation for Application

The C-LOGGER in API-PAC(W32)media maybe is an earlier release. It is a

possibility that functional additions and bug fixes are made in the latest version, so

please install the latest version of C-LOGGER as possible. The latest version of C-

LOGGER can be downloaded from the following URL.

https://www.contec.com/products-services/daq-control/pc-helper/daq-software/c-

logger/support/

1. Execute CLoggerInstaller.exe.

C-Logger setup screen

Please complete installation following directions of setup wizard.

Caution

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2-4 Un-installation for Application

Uninstall C-LOGGER from [Add/Remove Programs] of the Control Panel. Delete

[CONTEC Data Logger] from Currently installed programs.

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3. Basic Operation

3 Basic Operation

This chapter explains the basic operation of C-LOGGER along with the procedure of

data acquisition. Please refer to Chapter 4 (Screen configuration) and Chapter 5

(Usage) for more detailed description of C-LOGGER.

3-1 Starting C-LOGGER

Select [Start Menu]-[Programs]-[CONTEC Data Logger]-[C-LOGGER]. Or double-

click on shortcut icon on desktop.

Shortcut Icon of C-LOGGER

Starting Screen of C-LOGGER

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3. Basic Operation

3-2 Acquiring Data

◼ Select Device

First select device to use for data acquisition. Select [Device]-[Select] from Menu

bar, and the following Select Device dialogue is shown. Please select the device to

use for data acquisition from combo box on left-top of window.

Select Device Dialogue

In Select Device dialogue, the signal on each channel of device can be monitored

simply. In combo box on left of window, Input Channel, Input Type and Input

Range can be modified.

The device to be used is determined while OK button is clicked.

◼ Specify Data acquisition Conditions

Then, specify conditions of data acquisition. The data acquisition conditions include

conditions on device such as number of channels and conversion speed, and the

conditions on software such as whether send data to Excel.

All of the settings of acquisition conditions are performed with a dialogue interface

that named Logging Wizard. Select [Device]-[Wizard] from menu bar to start

Logging Wizard.

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Logging Wizard: Start Screen

Although the acquisition conditions can also be loaded from a file, here we do not

use it and go to the next.

Channel Setup screen is shown as follows. In this page, perform Input Type and

Sampling Channels Setup. As the default value of wizard, SingleEnded and

Channel0 are specified. Add Channel1 by clicking Add button on the right of

window. Now, 2 channels, Channel0 and Channel1, will be acquired.

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Logging Wizard: Channel Setup Screen

Click Next, Sampling Setup screen is shown. Perform settings of Sampling Times

and Sampling Clock Period. Modify Sampling Times to 10000 against from the

default value 1000. The default value of Sampling Clock Period is 1 msec, so an

acquisition of 10 seconds will be performed.

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Logging Wizard: Sampling Setting Screen

Although there are other conditions settings in wizard, use all the remaining

condition unchanged. Click Finish button to exit Logging Wizard.

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◼ Confirm Settings of Window

When Logging Wizard is exited, window of C-LOGGER is changed as follows.

C-LOGGER Screen: After Logging Wizard Settings

The file specified in Logging Wizard or acquisition file loaded from hard disk is

shown in tree-view of File Viewer--window on left-top. The contents of settings in

wizard above are added in File Viewer named [NewFile1].A sub-tree of channels is

shown under the file-tree. [Channel 0] and [Channel 1] specified in wizard are

shown.

The relating information of file and channel is shown in Property Viewer--window

on left-bottom. The contents shown in Property Viewer will be changed with the

item selected in File Viewer.

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