
4. Preparation Sensors
The temperature sensor operates on two common 1.5Volt AAA batteries. You can insert
the batteries in the battery compartment at the front side of the sensor. Open the
compartment by sliding the lid downwards. Insert the batteries (pay attention to the
polarity, see picture) and close the compartment again.
If everything operates as it should, the new sensor appears in the sensor list under the name
of “sensor <id>”. <id> represents the identification number of the sensor. Next to the name,
date and time of the latest measurement appears on the screen, together with the
temperature measured. You can change the name of the sensor by selecting this item with a
right mouse click. In the pop-up menu which is then displayed, you choose “details” of the
sensor.
On average the sensor broadcasts a new measurement every 45 (+/-15) seconds.
The maximum distance between sensor and USB Station strongly depends on the location
of both components as well as the surroundings. Please take into consideration that if you
place the sensor in direct sunlight, the measured temperature can strongly deviate from the
real temperature. That is why it is better to place the sensor in the shadow.
5. Software use
The temperature details are received and stored as long as Windows is operating. Therefore
it is not necessary to start the Temperature Logger program to collect new data.
This program has the following functions:
-Graphical display of the measured temperatures of each sensor
-Maintenance of the settings per sensor
-Export of data in many formats
For further details we refer to the helpfile.