BoxCar® Pro 4.3 Software Starter Kit - BCP4.3-ON

The number of data loggers depends on the polling rate needed and the communications links to the data loggers. Serial data loggers and data loggers connected through an Ethernet network take longer to communicate, so the number of these data loggers that can be monitored at a given polling rate is less than with direct-connected USB data loggers. At a 1-minute polling rate, the software can typically monitor up to 16 USB or Serial data loggers with up to 15 sensors each. At a 4-minute polling rate, 64 data loggers can typically be monitored.

The Onset USB Serial Adapter will also work with BoxCar Pro version 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 but Onset recommends version 4.3 because that includes all the latest loggers and software enhancements, and the upgrade from version 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2 to version 4.3 is available as a free upgrade.

Check both the logging and the sampling interval to make sure they are greater than one-minute intervals. For example, with a sampling interval of one second, the HOBO Weather Station doesn't sleep and there is a constant drain to the batteries. Make sure that you have protected the board from condensation and insects.

The Optic and Tidbit data loggers must be inserted into the Base Station in order for the computer to detect them; it will not detect the Base Station alone. Check to make sure that the coupler is positioned properly and the magnet end is closest to the data logger, not the Base Station or the Optic Shuttle. It is important to keep the Optics and Tidbits free from obstructions such as dirt and algae. Do not use any chemicals to clean the data loggers. Clean the Optics with warm water and mild dish detergent.

The first and last event on your datafile is a stamp of the start and end time. For an accurate account of events, these two must be deducted from your totals.

When launching multi-channel data loggers you need to enable or disable the channels that you want to use. Additionally, you must select the appropriate sensor within the software. The external channel is set to voltage. If you launched your H8 data logger without choosing the correct external sensor, the following is an unreleased application that has been made available on the internet in its current, untested form at the request of customers who wish to convert the external measurement in their datafile.

Spikes in the data file may be caused by rapid pressure changes or thermal shock (quick temperature changes).

Following is a method of exporting the data that will fix this problem in addition to stripping the milliseconds and separating the date and time into two columns.

1. In BCP, select Export from File menu, select Custom from pop-up menu
2. Click 'Preferences' and:
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When I click on the setup icon or theBoxCar Icon I get the following error message. "16 bit Windows Subsystem - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application."

Installation of Windows XP Service Pack 2 or certain anti virus programs may delete the AUTOEXEC.NT file. This file is required in order to install or run the BoxCar Program.

Unfortunately you are unable to save the modified graph in BoxCar Pro 4.0 through 4.3. You can export the information to an Excel or ASCII text file that can then be opened in another program. You can also copy the modified graph to the Windows Clipboard by selecting Copy under the Edit menu. Once in MS Word you should be able to paste that picture and resize it in your document. If you are going to create a GIF or JPG file with the graph, you should also be able to paste the copied image into a program such as AdobeM^® Photoshop^®.

When BoxCar Pro 4.0 was developed, the code for maximum and minimum range in the graph axis was accidentally reversed. It is believed that the older Microsoft Common Controls DLLs had a redundancy check on range setting messages and would simply swap the max and min ranges. The newer versions of the

Error #0

1. Remove the battery from the data logger, wait 10 seconds, and retry.
2. Upgrade the software to the latest version.

Error # 7, 11 or 27

Either the data logger or the datafile has been corrupted. The data logger needs to be sent in for repair. Please contact the place where you purchased the data logger for a return authorization number. Charges may apply.

Error # 9

The COM port chosen to run BoxCar is the same as the modem COM port.

No. The BoxCar installation program updates critical components in folders other than the BoxCar Pro program folder. BoxCar needs these critical components not only to be installed, but if they already exist, to be replaced by specific versions to run properly. The installers need to run directly off of the provided CD-ROM.

The version of Boxcar Pro released on the CD version 4.0.7.0 has a problem with Unicode text. It will not function until upgraded. First you must install the BoxCar Pro from the CD, as it must be present for the upgrade patch to function. A free upgrade is available from this website.

The readout log was never designed for random multi-user access. The readout log lacks basic multi-access safeguards such as record locking and transactions. The readout log will inevitably become corrupted and the various BoxCar Pro clients accessing the log will most likely crash upon startup when they try to load a corrupted file.

To fix your Brother HL 1440 printing problem you can try this procedure:

1. Go to Start|Settings|Printers.
2. Select Brother printer, and right click 'Open Properties'
3. Click on Advanced tab
4. Select "Print Processor" button. Default is the shown "BrPrint." Select WinPrint instead, and leave at default of "RAW."
5. Click OK, at next screen, click APPLY, and click on OK to exit print properties.

Boxcar should now print properly, as will your other apps.

Some 16-Bit applications have problems in Windows 2000. Microsoft is aware of this problem and has included the fix in Service Pack 1.

OS X

Set the Startup Disk to boot the MacIntosh into OS 9 Classic Mode. To do this go to the Apple at and control Panel and StartUp disk and choose OS 9.2.2 Classic. Restart the computer.

OS 8 to 9.2.2

Install the BoxCar software.

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The notification log file, NotificationLog.txt, is stored in the folder where you installed the Real-Time Alarm Software, and it will be overwritten each time you start the monitor.

For Windows users, the Real-Time Alarm Software resides in the Plugins\Alarms folder which is under the HOBOware install directory (typically "C:\Program Files\Onset Computer Corporation\HOBOware\Plugins\Alarms").

For Mac users, the Real-Time Alarm Software resides in the Plugins/Alarms folder inside of HOBOware.app.

The following measurements and unit types are supported by Text Import. The measurement type is listed, along with the lower case representation of the text required for the Text Import feature to recognize that channel type. Available units are listed, where applicable. Measurement types not listed here are still supported, but without any units conversions. Measurement types listed below that either have only one unit type or support any unit type still register their measurement type in HOBOware so that the proper Data Assistants can be used:

• Temperature ('temp')
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On older versions of OS X v10.3 (Panther), you may experience non-standard behavior, such as clicking and dragging the mouse anywhere in a window causing that window to move around the screen.

HOBOware will allocate up to 384 MB of memory for itself (even though only 256 MB is required), if needed.

A data logger (or datalogger), commonly referred to as a 'HOBO', is an electronic instrument that records measurements (temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, on/off, open/closed, voltage, pressure and events) over time. Typically, data loggers are small, battery-powered devices that are equipped with a microprocessor, data storage and sensor. Most data loggers utilize turn-key data logger software on a personal computer to initiate the logger and view the collected data.