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5.7.5. Data Download in the microAeth Manager
The microAeth Manager can be used to download data stored on the instrument via the USB port. Data can
be downloaded to the local database in the client application software using the USB cable provided by
AethLabs. Once the data stored on the microAeth is downloaded to the local microAeth Manager database
on the computer, the data can then be exported to .csv files. There are two locations in the microAeth
Manager to download data from a microAeth.
Option 1:
1) Plug in the USB cable to the USB port of the microAeth. Plug in the USB A plug of the cable into a
computer where the microAeth Manager is installed and where data will be downloaded.
2) Open microAeth Manager.
3) Turn on the microAeth.
4) The microAeth information will be loaded into the microAeth Manager instrument device pane.
5) If there is new data stored on the microAeth that has not been downloaded to the microAeth Manager
local database, then the text 'There are xxxx points of new data available to download' and a 'Download
now' button will appear below the instrument device pane title bar where the name and serial number of the
instrument are displayed.
6) To download data from the instrument to the microAeth Manager local database, click the 'Download
now' button.
7) A window will appear with the title 'Downloading data progress for MAxxx-xxxx' and the 'Current
Progress: xx%' progress bar.
8) When the download is complete, the progress bar will change to 'Data download is complete (xxxx
points)' and the 'Close' button can be clicked to return to the main application window.
Option 2:
1) Plug in the USB cable to the USB port of the microAeth. Plug in the USB A plug of the cable into a
computer where the microAeth Manager is installed and where data will be downloaded.
2) Open microAeth Manager.
3) Turn on the microAeth.
4) The microAeth information will be loaded into the microAeth Manager instrument device pane.
5) If there is new data stored on the microAeth that has not been downloaded to the microAeth Manager
local database, then the text 'There are xxxx points of new data available to download' and a 'Download
now' button will appear below the instrument device pane title bar where the name and serial number of the
instrument are displayed.
6) Click the 'Manage data' button to open the 'Manage data for MAxxx-xxxx' window.
7) At the top of this window is the 'Data on device' section to manage the data for this microAeth that is
stored on the instrument. At the bottom of this window is the 'Data sessions in application local database'
section where previously downloaded data sesions from the instrument that are stored in microAeth
Manager local database are displayed.
7) If there is new data stored on the microAeth that has not been downloaded to the microAeth Manager
local database, then in the 'Data on device' section at the top of the 'Manage data for MAxxx-xxxx'
window, the 'Download data from device (xxxx points)' button will appear.
8) To download data from the instrument to the microAeth Manager local database, click the 'Download
data from device (xxxx points)' button.
7) A window will appear with the title 'Downloading data progress for MAxxx-xxxx' and the 'Current
Progress: xx%' progress bar.
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8) When the download is complete, the progress bar will change to 'Data download is complete (xxxx
points)' and the 'Close' button can be clicked to return to the main application window.
5.7.6. Exporting Data from the microAeth Manager local database
Once the data stored on the microAeth is downloaded to the local microAeth Manager database on the
computer, the data can then be exported to .csv files.
1) Plug in the USB cable to the USB port of the microAeth. Plug in the USB A plug of the cable into a
computer where the microAeth Manager is installed and where data will be downloaded.
2) Open microAeth Manager.
3) Turn on the microAeth.
4) The microAeth information will be loaded into the microAeth Manager instrument device pane.
5) Click the 'Manage data' button to open the 'Manage data for MAxxx-xxxx' window. A new window will
open that shows all data files that were downloaded from the microAeth and are currently stored in the local
microAeth Manager database on the computer.
6) At the top of this window is the 'Data on device' section to manage the data for this microAeth that is
stored on the instrument. At the bottom of this window is the 'Data sessions in application local database'
section where previously downloaded data sesions from the instrument that are stored in microAeth
Manager local database are displayed.
7) Select the checkboxes of all data sessions to be export to .csv files.
8) The 'Split sessions into calendar days on export' toggle switch can be used to split exported data
sessions that span multiple calendar days into multiple files based on the calendar days of that session.
9) To export the selected data sessions, click the 'Export selected sessons' button at the bottom of the
window.
10) Data session files are exported to the to a folder named with the instrument serial number (MAxxx-xxxx)
in the directory shown at the bottom of the Manage data window below the 'Export selected sessions'
button and to the right of the text 'Data file export location:' The data file export directory is located in the
computer operating system user directory '/Documents/AethLabs_microAeth_Manager_Data'.
For more information about data file naming, see section 5.7.4. Data Sessions Management in the
microAeth Manager.
For more information about data file structures, see section 6.1. Data File Structure.
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