Download logger

Downloading Logger Data is the process transferring the recorded measurements inside the logger to the computer and saving them in either database or a file that SiteView can recognize – SiteView file (.svf).

If the logger is in normal sampling mode (sampling interval >= 5 seconds), the downloading process does not interrupt the logging operation. If the logger is in fast sampling mode (sampling interval is less than 5 seconds) logger will stop logging data from the time SiteView communicates with the logger.

SiteView can choose to download whole available data or only the interesting section for the specific period of time.

Choose How you save the download and Time Span

If you are already in logger status page, click Download button, Download Logger dialog window will appear:

You can either choose to download the data to the system database or download the data to a single file (.svf).

If you have chosen Append Data To System Database, you can not change the Start Time because system will figure out the right start time based on the current dataset in the database.

If you have chosen Download Data To SiteView File, the dialog will change to:

Each time when Download Logger dialog appears a default filename is created based on the properties you can change:

You may specify a different file name by clicking Browse to select a file name.

Once you have selected the filename to save and specified the start and end time, click OK button to start the downloading process. After the download the plot and the tabular data will appear.

How default filename created

The above SVF Filename Format specifies the properties regarding download.

Default Download Folder specifies the default folder to save all SiteView files.

Download File Prefix specifies a string added in front of the filename.

Download File Format specifies how to build the filename. The available selections are:

Prefix + Serial Number + Date + Time

Serial Number + Date + Time

Serial Number

Date + Time

Prefix + Serial Number

Prefix + Date + Time

For example, if you selected: Prefix + Serial Number + Date + Time, the logger serial number is 0101FF-065282, and the prefix string is “LAB01-”, the system will generate the default file name looks like:

LAB01SN0101FF-065282-2010-09-02-07-07-11.svf