Working with Data Files

After data has been collected from the datalogger, you need a way to analyze that data. LoggerNet provides two tools to do this.

View Pro is a file viewer that provides a way to look at the collected data. It will open data files (*.DAT) saved in a variety of formats including files from mixed-array and table-based dataloggers. It can also be used to view data from a LoggerNet database table created with LNDB. View can also open other CSI file types (*.DLD, *.CSI, *.PTI, *.FSL, *.LOG, *.CR2, *.CR5, *.CR1, *.CR1X, *.CR3, *.CR300, *.CR6, *.CR8, *.CR9). Once a data file or database table is opened, data values can be graphed in several different formats including Line Graphs, Histograms, XY Plots, FFTs, and Rainflow Histograms.

Split is a tool that is used to post-process collected data from either mixed-array or table-based dataloggers. Split can create reports by filtering data based on time or conditions. It can generate statistics, perform calculations, reformat files, check for data quality (limit testing), and generate tables with report and column headings. It can also handle the time synchronization necessary to merge up to eight data files. Split is discussed in Split. 

Data stored on a compact flash, microSD, or PCMCIA card must be converted prior to analyzing it on your computer. CardConvert is a utility used to retrieve binary data from a compact flash or PCMCIA card, convert it to an ASCII or binary file, and save it to disk.