Measurement Computing USB-525 User manual

Quick Start
USB-525
Logger Assistant

Getting started with the USB-525
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Getting started with the USB-525
This quick start explains to configure and log data
with a USB-500 Series temperature/humidity data
logger using the USB-525 Logger Assistant for the
first time.
Minimum and recommended system
requirements
Computer with Pentium® II-class processor,
450 MHz (Pentium III class processor, 650 MHz
or higher recommended)
Windows® 7 (32- and 64-bit versions ), Windows
Vista®, Windows XP (SP2)
Power on the USB-525
To power on the USB-525, press and hold the button
on the front of the device until the display turns on.
The USB-525 battery comes approximately 25%
charged so you can try the device straight out of the
box. The USB-525 powers down and cancels any
operation after five minutes of inactivity. Touch the
screen before five minutes elapses to keep the device
powered on.

Example: Configuring a data logger
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Example: Configuring a data logger
For a simple example of configuring a USB-500
Series data logger using the USB-525, complete the
following steps:
1. With the USB-525 powered on, insert a
compatible USB-500 Series data logger into the
USB port on the top of the USB-525.
2. Press Set-Up Logger.
3. Press Full Set-Up.
4. Press Next to retain the current logger name.
5. Press Next to retain the current temperature units.
6. Press the arrow icons to set the SAMPLE
FREQUENCY to 10 Secs, and then press Next.
7. On each temperature alarm screen, press the arrow
icons to set each alarm to OFF,and then press
Next.
8. Press Immediate Start, and then remove the logger
from the USB-525 and let it log data for two
minutes.

Example: Configuring a data logger
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Download and view logger data
To download logger data and view the data
graphically on the USB-525, complete the following
steps:
1. Insert the logger into the USB port on the top of
the USB-525.
2. Press Stop Logger & Download.
3. Press NEXT to stop the logger.
4. Press View Data.
The following example shows temperature and
humidity data logged by a USB-502 data logger.
Press Summary to display a screen showing a plot
lines legend, high and low data points, and the
number of alarm occurrences.

For more information
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For more information
For more information about using the USB-525 to
configure and view data from USB-500 Series data
loggers, refer to the following documents:
USB-525 Logger Assistant section of the USB-500
Data Logger Application Help.
USB-500 Series data sheet at
www.mccdaq.com/pdfs/specs/USB-
500-Series_data.pdf
USB-500 Series Getting Started at
http://www.mccdaq.com/pdfs/manual
s/usb-500-qs-ref.pdf
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for reaching Tech Support.
Fax: [phone] to the attention of Tech
Support
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local Measurement Computing distributor for
support. Refer to www.mccdaq.com/International to
locate the distributor near you.

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