8 Data Logging
Logging Options
The 8718B Meter features several methods of collecting data.
The basic choices are:
• Logging Data with the Meter. The logged data stored
in the meter is downloaded to a computer at a later date using the User's Software, where it can be viewed and printed. The data can also be exported in spreadsheet or database formats for further processing.
• Continuous Output to a Computer. Data collection, if
any, is performed by the computer.
• Analog Output. An analog voltage is continuously available for use with a Chart Recorder or A/D converter.
| Logging Data |
| The 8718B has three logging modes to collect field strength |
| measurements, store the data in the meter’s memory, and later |
| export the data to a personal computer via the RS232 port on |
| the top of the meter. The three logging modes are: |
Mode 1 | • Collect a series of up to 999 data points, one at a time, |
| and automatically assign a reference number to each |
| data point. The reference numbers can refer to either |
| site plan locations or to a diagram of the industrial |
| equipment being surveyed. Each data point also has a |
| time and date stamp. |
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