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Bluefin Logger
User Guide
Bluefin Logger
User Guide
(Bluefin 1.0TH)
Senonics LLC
March 2015
DataLoggerStore
1.877.766.5412
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Revision 1.0.2
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  • Page 1 Bluefin Logger User Guide Bluefin Logger User Guide (Bluefin 1.0TH) Senonics LLC March 2015 DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 1 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Disconnecting from the logger ......................36 USB and iPhone App Connection/Disconnection Behaviour ................37 Mounting Guidelines ..........................37 Battery Charging ..........................37 Technical Support ..........................38 DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 2 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 3: Document Overview

    Bluefin logger  how to charge the battery within your Bluefin logger  contact information should you have further technical questions DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 3 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 4: Product Overview

    User Guide Product Overview The Bluefin logger is a portable wireless logger from Senonics. The Bluefin logger can be connected either via a USB cable to a Windows PC application or wireless using Bluetooth to your iPhone, iPad or iPadMini.
  • Page 5 Senonics logger products are of high quality having been developed by world class engineering teams situated in the United States and Denmark. Our engineers are very proud of the Senonics logger range which is marked by their special design philosophy of ensuring both a feature rich product but simple for the end user.
  • Page 6: Technical Specifications

     Wireless connection range 12 meters  Logging space 40,000 samples Figure 3: Temperature and Humidity Accuracy DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 6 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 7: Buttons And Led Indicators

    When connected to USB cable this LED is continuously when the logger is still charging and green when fully charged. Figure 5: Bluefin LED indicators DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 7 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 8: Packaging List

    Bluefin Logger User Guide Packaging List Your Senonics Bluefin logger comes standard with the following items.  One Bluefin Logger unit Figure 6: Bluefin Logger Unit  One USB cable – type A to micro-USB type B Figure 7: USB Cable DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412...
  • Page 9: Usb Operation

    The Bluefin logger can be configured, data downloaded and further analysed by connection to a PC or Mac using a USB cable and the Senonics PC Application. The process for this is described in this section. The logger can similarly be configured by the iPhone application as described in section 7.
  • Page 10: Front Page

    User Guide 6.3. Front Page When the Senonics PC application is started the welcome screen appears and gives a brief introduction to the Senonics loggers and what they can be used for.  Click on the Configuration Wizard Button to start configuration of the logger.
  • Page 11: Main Page

    Icons are provided for opening in Excel and for generating PDF reports. Finally a home icon provides a link back to the front page. DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 11 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 12: Configuration Of A Bluefin Logger (Start On Disconnection)

    DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 12 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 13 If the logger becomes full then all LEDs will stop flashing. DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 13 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 14: Saving A Configuration File

    Configuration and logged data is stored in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. Figure 12: Saving a Configuration to File DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 14 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 15: Loading A Configuration From File

    Remember to press the configuration button if you want the configuration data held in the GUI to be written to your Bluefin logger. DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 15 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 16: Retrieving Logged Data

    To write data and configuration to file, press the save icon. Data and configuration is then stored in Comma Separated Value (CSV) format which can be edited by third party software such as Microsoft Excel or read back into the Senonics PC application at a later point. Figure 14: Saving Logged Data to File DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412...
  • Page 17: Viewing Logged Data From File

    Simply press the open icon and then select the file which you would like to view. Figure 15: Retrieving Logged Data from File DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 17 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 18 Bluefin Logger User Guide Figure 16: Retrieving Logged Data from File (complete) DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 18 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 19: Configuration Of A Bluefin Logger (Start At Specified Time)

    This is a perfect way to have multiple loggers start logging at exactly the same time. Figure 17: Configuration Step (Start at Specified Time) DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 19 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 20: Configuration Of A Bluefin Logger (Start Using Button Press)

    6 seconds. You can also stop it using a button press – and all lights will stop flashing. Figure 18: Configuration Step (Start using Button Press) DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 20 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 21: Configuration Of A Bluefin Logger (Real Time Logging)

    PC instead of using the remote logging. Figure 19: Configuration Step (Real Time Logging) DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 21 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 22: Opening Excel

    6.13. Opening Excel When the Senonics GUI has data, it is possible to press the Excel button to show the data in Microsoft Excel. During this process the user needs to select if your version of Excel is expecting and "."...
  • Page 23: Writing Pdf Reports

    6.14. Writing PDF reports When the Senonics GUI has data, a simple one-page PDF report can be written to summarize the data in the logger by way of statistics and as a graph. The PDF can be written either in US Letter page size of A4 page size.
  • Page 24 Bluefin Logger User Guide Figure 23: A typical Senonics PDF report DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 24 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 25: Iphone Operation

    The logger can similarly be configured by a Windows PC as described in section 7.1. Installation of the iPhone Application The Senonics iPhone Application is a free iPhone app found on Apple's App Store. Search for Senonics Application. Find it and download the application. Figure 20: Senonics iPhone App on Apple’s App Store DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412...
  • Page 26: Searching For Bluefin Loggers

    The Senonics iPhone application requires that the Bluetooth is enabled for the mobile device. If the application is started and this is not the case then it will first ask to enable this. Once the Senonics Application is started then there is an option of scanning for all Bluefin loggers.
  • Page 27 Bluefin Logger User Guide Figure 22: Senonics iPhone App – Connecting to a device Upon successful connection the logger’s Bluetooth Connected LED turns blue. On the application the connected icon turns green. Also the application starts showing in real time the temperature and humidity from the logger.
  • Page 28: Configuring The Logger

    User Guide 7.4. Configuring the logger To configure a logger one needs to go to the Configure screen. Figure 24: Senonics iPhone App – Configuration Screen Next fill out all desired settings including:  the name of the logger ...
  • Page 29 Bluefin Logger User Guide Figure 25: Senonics iPhone App – Configuration in Progress DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 29 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 30: Downloading Data

    After connecting to a logger that has collected data then to download the data, select Download Logger from the Connected screen. The application then moves to the Data screen and all data appears as a list of all sample points collected. Figure 26: Senonics iPhone App – Downloading Data DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 ©...
  • Page 31: Viewing Data Graphed

    Once data is read into the application it is possible to view the data graphically from the Graph screen. Zooming is controlled by finger movement (Apple’s usual pinch out to zoom in and pinch in to zoom out). Figure 27: Senonics iPhone App – Graphing Data DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412...
  • Page 32: Saving Data To The Iphone

    Save to File. You will then be prompted for the file name. This saves data to the phone in case there is no Wifi or Cellular connection. Figure 28: Senonics iPhone App – Saving Data to the iPhone DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412...
  • Page 33: Opening Data From The Iphone

    Opening data from the iPhone You can read data back from the iPhone to the application. Select the option to the top of the application and then select Open from File. Figure 29: Senonics iPhone App – Retrieving Data from the iPhone DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 ©...
  • Page 34 Bluefin Logger User Guide To delete from the file list swipe left on the desired file. Figure 30: Senonics iPhone App – Deleting a stored file DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 © Revision 1.0.2 Senonics LLC Page 34 of 38 www. Shop for Data Logging products online at:...
  • Page 35: Emailing Data Files

    Send to e-mail. Please note that in order for the application to use the emailing function your iPhone or iPad will need to be setup with at least one email account. Figure 31: Senonics iPhone App – Emailing Data DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 ©...
  • Page 36: 7.10. Disconnecting From The Logger

    To disconnect from the logger either select Disconnect on the Connected screen or just close the application. The Blue LED will turn off indicating the logger disconnected state. Having the application sent to the background is also sufficient to close connection to the logger. Figure 32: Senonics iPhone App – Disconnection DataLoggerStore 1.877.766.5412 ©...
  • Page 37: Usb And Iphone App Connection/Disconnection Behaviour

    Mounting Guidelines There is no particular limitation with regard to transporting your Senonics Bluefin logger. The logger may be fastened to a transportation container or loosely packed.

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