Microedge data loggers are used in a wide range of industrial, laboratory, environmental, research, and monitoring applications.
Our PRECISE-LOG, SITE-LOG, and iLOG product families support measurements including temperature, humidity, voltage, current, thermocouple, thermistor, RTD, strain, pressure, pulse, state, event, and other sensor signals.
Depending on the application, data can be recorded locally for later retrieval, monitored in real time through SiteView, accessed remotely through SiteView-Web or Pluto, or integrated with third-party systems using RESTful Web API or Modbus TCP.
1. Temperature and Environmental Monitoring
Microedge data loggers can be used for long-term and unattended monitoring of temperature and environmental conditions.
Typical applications include:
- Cold-chain and refrigerated shipment monitoring
- Food and pharmaceutical storage
- Warehouse temperature monitoring
- HVAC monitoring
- Environmental chambers
- Weather stations
- Greenhouses
- Agricultural environments
- Soil and air temperature monitoring
- Relative humidity monitoring
- Laboratory environmental monitoring
Typical Measurements
- Thermocouple
- Thermistor
- RTD
- Relative humidity
- Temperature
Suitable Product Families
2. Industrial Process Monitoring
Data loggers can be used to monitor process signals and equipment conditions for operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance verification.
Typical applications include:
- 4–20 mA transmitter monitoring
- 0–10 V and other voltage signal monitoring
- Pressure transmitter monitoring
- Flow measurement
- Tank level monitoring
- Equipment operating-condition monitoring
- Process troubleshooting
- Warranty-condition verification
- Production testing
- Equipment commissioning
Typical Measurements
- Voltage
- Current
- Pressure
- Flow
- Level
- Temperature
- Equipment state
Suitable Product Families
3. Energy and Electrical Monitoring
Microedge data loggers can record electrical signals and equipment operating conditions for energy management, testing, and troubleshooting.
Typical applications include:
- Load-profile recording
- Energy-consumption monitoring
- Battery testing
- DC voltage monitoring
- Power-supply testing
- 4–20 mA process-loop monitoring
- Equipment on/off state recording
- Relay monitoring
Typical Measurements
- DC voltage
- DC current
- Pulse
- State
- Event
Suitable Product Families
4. Pulse, State and Event Monitoring
Digital signals, pulse outputs, relay contacts, switches, and equipment-status signals can be monitored and recorded for operational analysis.
Typical applications include:
- Water meter pulse counting
- Gas meter monitoring
- Power meter pulse counting
- Flow meter monitoring
- Rain gauge recording
- Road traffic counting
- Equipment cycle counting
- Pump status monitoring
- Relay status monitoring
- Dry-contact monitoring
- Switch-closure recording
- Equipment event logging
Typical Measurements
- Pulse
- State
- Event
- TTL signals
- Dry contacts
- Relay outputs
Suitable Product
5. Structural, Load and Mechanical Testing
Microedge data loggers can be used with bridge-based sensors and other transducers for structural and mechanical measurement.
Typical applications include:
- Strain measurement
- Load-cell monitoring
- Force measurement
- Pressure sensor logging
- Torque measurement
- Structural testing
- Material testing
- Deformation monitoring
- Product validation
- Mechanical research
Typical Measurements
- Strain gauge
- Wheatstone bridge
- Load
- Force
- Pressure
- Voltage
Suitable Product Family
- iLOG
- SITE-LOG voltage/current loggers where compatible with the sensor output
6. Water, Hydrology and Agriculture
Data loggers are widely used for unattended environmental and agricultural measurement.
Typical applications include:
- Water level monitoring
- Water depth monitoring
- Water flow measurement
- Water quality monitoring
- Soil moisture monitoring
- Irrigation monitoring
- Greenhouse monitoring
- Weather stations
- Agricultural research
- Offshore and remote environmental monitoring
Typical Measurements
- Level
- Flow
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Soil moisture
- Conductivity
- pH
- Pulse
- Voltage / current sensor outputs
7. Transportation and Vehicle Testing
Microedge data loggers can be used in transportation, vehicle, and distribution applications where measurements need to be recorded over time.
Typical applications include:
- Vehicle temperature testing
- Electrical-system monitoring
- Battery testing
- Equipment temperature monitoring
- Road traffic counting
- Shipment environmental monitoring
- Cold-chain transportation
- Packaging and distribution testing
8. Laboratory, Research and Education
Microedge data loggers are also suitable for research, product development, laboratory testing, and educational applications.
Typical applications include:
- Laboratory experiments
- Product validation
- Sensor testing
- Long-term research studies
- Environmental research
- Wildlife research
- Engineering education
- Science laboratory instruction
- Equipment characterization
- Custom measurement systems
Remote Monitoring and System Integration
Depending on the logger and system architecture, Microedge data can be:
- Recorded locally for later retrieval
- Viewed in real time using SiteView
- Accessed remotely through SiteView-Web
- Monitored through Pluto
- Integrated into custom applications using SiteView SDK
- Accessed through RESTful Web API using Smart-Hub
- Integrated with PLC, HMI, or SCADA systems using Modbus TCP
WiFi-enabled PRECISE-LOG models can connect directly to the network, while supported USB-based SITE-LOG and iLOG models can use Smart-Hub for network access.
Choosing a Data Logger
| Measurement Requirement | Typical Logger Type | | Thermocouple temperature | PRECISE-LOG PL-T/PL-TW, SITE-LOG LPTM-1, iLOG iTC | | Thermistor temperature | PRECISE-LOG PL-H/PL-HW, SITE-LOG LPTH-1, iLOG iTH | | RTD temperature | SITE-LOG LRTD | | DC voltage | PRECISE-LOG PL-V/PL-VW, SITE-LOG LPVB/LPMB, iLOG iVDC | | 4–20 mA / current | PRECISE-LOG PL-C/PL-CW, SITE-LOG LPCB/LPMB, iLOG iCDC | | Pulse / state / event | SITE-LOG LPSE-1 | | Strain / bridge / load cell | iLOG iBG | | WiFi / direct network access | PRECISE-LOG WiFi models | | Multiple USB loggers over Ethernet | Smart-Hub + SITE-LOG/iLOG |
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Not sure which data logger is right for your application? Contact Microedge Instruments with your sensor type, output signal, number of channels, sampling interval, and communication requirements.
