Logtag Usric-8 User manual

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USRIC USB Temperature Data Logger Quick Start Guide

This quick start guide covers preparation, use and

maintenance for the following models:

USRIC-4, USRIC-8 and USRIC-16

The LogTag® USRIC family consists of 3 fully congurable, single-use USB

temperature data loggers.

All models can be downloaded to LogTag Analyzer or uploaded to LogTag

Online, a cloud storage and sharing platform, and the data viewed from

anywhere in the world where you have access to a PC with internet access.

The USRIC-8 and USRIC-16 models can also create PDF temperature

reports without the need to install proprietary software or hardware at the

destination.

1. EQUIPMENT SETUP

Before you can use your LogTag® data logger, it needs to be congured

with several parameters. For this, you need a PC running Windows and the

free companion software LogTag®Analyzer from our website.

Browse to the software page at https://logtag-recorders.com/support/

and navigate to the Downloads page. Once downloaded, install LogTag®

Analyzer, then start the program. (For detailed software download and install

instructions, please refer to the LogTag® Analyzer User Guide).

2. LOGGER CONFIGURATION

Remove the protective cap and plug the LogTag® logger into a USB port

on your PC. Start the software and click LogTag - Congure, or press F3.

Following dialogue will be shown:

1. Add a description for the logger or the goods it accompanies

2. Select Date/Time start, or Push button start (with pre-start logging).

3. Specify how long you wish to record for (with optional start delay).

4. Choose the time duration between each reading.

5. Specify the upper and lower temperature alarms.

6. Optionally, specify a password for next congure or download.

Complete any other entries as required for your trip. You can also set the

parameters for your PDF le, and specify if the logger can be manually

stopped.

When you have entered all parameters, click Congure.

You can remove the logger from the USB port when you see the success

message.

LogTag® models dier in specications. For more information on setting the

advanced conguration options of your model please refer to the description

in the LogTag® Analyzer User Guide or in the Product User Guide for your

specic model.

You are now ready to start and deploy the logger.

3. START / INSPECT

Depending on your selection during conguration, the logger may start

recording by itself at a specic time, or require a manual start.

We recommend enabling pre-start logging, so data is not lost if the user

forgets to press the button. This way, temperatures will be recorded even

before the trip is started.

A start delay can be useful, if you need the logger to acclimatize before the

recording of data begins.

While recording, the green LED blinks every 4 seconds if none of the

congured alarm conditions have been met. As soon as one of the alarms is

triggered, the red alert LED blinks every 4 seconds.

After the LogTag® USRIC started logging, pressing the Mark button will

insert an inspection mark in the data recordings, which is displayed when

viewing the data in the software or on-line.

4. DOWNLOAD / RESULTS

At the end of the trip, several options exist for viewing the recorded data.

Viewing the on-board PDF

USRIC-8 and USRIC-16 models generate a PDF le as soon as they are

plugged into a PC. Refer to the products’ user guides for information about

what the PDF contains and how to access it. The les created by the

USRIC loggers are not automatically copied to a permanent storage

volume on your computer. If you wish to retain the les you need to

manually copy them to a location such as your Documents folder.

Viewing the data with LogTag® Analyzer

The same software used for conguring the logger can also be used to

view recorded data. With the software running, click LogTag - Download

or press F4. You can now inspect the data as a chart, data list or report. At

the same time, a le with the data is saved to the Documents - My LogTag

Data folder on your PC, which you can share with other users.

Viewing the data with LogTag Xpress

Instead of using LogTag Analyzer, you can use LogTag Xpress to view the

data. More information is available from https://logtag-recorders.com/

support/

View the Data with LogTag Online

Continue to read on the next page to see how you can

upload the logger’s data to LogTag Online so you can

Date/Time start

If you congured the logger

for a Date/Time start, simply

wait until this time has

passed. The logger will start

recording automatically.

Push-Button Start

To start the logger, press

and hold the Start/Mark

button until the red and

green LEDs start ashing,

then release.

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USRIC USB Temperature Data Logger Quick Start Guide

view and share your data. LIGHT PATTERNS

The following table shows how your LogTag USRIC indicates its operational status via the red and green LEDs.

Signal Sequence Occurrence

Wake-up signal 4 alternate ashes of green/red LED’s • This is displayed after the conguration was successfully applied to the logger

• It is also shown when a logger is woken from hibernation.

Start-up signal 16 alternate ashes of green/red LED’s • This is displayed when the logger starts its recording cycle.

Mark signal 5 simultaneous ashes of green/red

LED’s

• Displayed when pressing START/MARK button while recording to indicate an

inspection mark in the software.

• Displayed directly after the start-up signal following a push button start where

a recording delay has been congured. In this instance the start-up signal is

repeated when the actual recording begins.

Logging active, no

alert present

Single ash of green LED every 4

seconds

• Indicates the logger is recording.

• This is not displayed when pre-start is active and the main logging cycle has not

yet started. It is also not displayed when the green LED has been turned o in the

conguration screen.

Logging nished, no

alert present

Single ash of green LED every 8

seconds

• Indicates the logger has nished recording.

• This is not displayed when the green LED has been turned o in the conguration

screen.

Logging active, alert

is present

Single ash of red LED every 4

seconds

• Displayed when the logger has been detected an alarm condition and the Alert

LED has been activated.

• If the Alert LED has not been activated during conguration, the green LED will

ash every 4 or 8 seconds as above.

Logging nished,

alert is present

Single ash of red LED every 8

seconds

• Indicates the logger has nished recording, and an alarm was triggered during the

trip.

Initiate Stop 14 simultaneous ashes of green/red

LED’s, followed by rapid ashing

• This LED sequence appears when the stop sequence is initiated and requires that

the STOP button is enabled during conguration of the logger.

• For the recorder to stop, the button must be released during the rapid ashing.

Communication The green LED ashes once a second • Shown when plugged into USB. The logger is available for communication with

LogTag software. Contents of the mass storage device are not accessible.

PDF generation The green LED is permanently on • Shown when plugged into USB. The logger is processing the recorded data and

will present a PDF shortly, available through its on-board mass storage device.

Mass Storage Device The green LED ashes twice a second • Shown when plugged into USB. The logger is available for communication with

LogTag software. The mass storage device and its contents are also accessible.

Ready for re-ash The red LED is on permanently • The USRIC is ready to receive new rmware.

5. LOGTAG®ONLINE

LogTag®Xpress and LogTag®Online are perfect companions for uploading

data from USRIC loggers, and viewing them in a web browser. LogTag

Xpress runs in the background and detects if loggers are plugged into a

USB port.

You can set up LogTag® Xpress (and also LogTag® Analyzer) so any les

downloaded from a USRIC USB logger are automatically uploaded to

LogTag®Online.

Customers can then simply type the logger’s serial number into the Logger Transit Data on the LogTag® Online welcome page, and will be able to view the data without the need to create an account

6. CALIbRATION

All LogTag® products can be calibrated and adjusted, using dedicated utility software, which is made available to calibration laboratories on request. If you regularly calibrate LogTag®data loggers, and think you qualify, please

contact support@logtagrecorders.com.

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