Table of Contents INTRODUCTION....................3 GETTING STARTED..................4 MEMORY STRUCTURE..................7 CALIBRATION....................9 TROUBLESHOOTING..................10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS..............11 APPENDIX.......................12 Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
Thank you for purchasing a data logger XV 100 USB (thumb drive standard alone DC voltage data logger). XV 100 is a single channel stand alone voltage data logger storing up to 37435 measures on its internal memory, it is implemented as generic USB disks and is designed to operate under any computer operating system capable of reading standard USB flash drives (pen drives).
Notepad on Windows, Gedit on Ubuntu, and Ted on Android 4.0; Users of Intel based Macs should install a “Virtual Machine” running Windows or Ubuntu images to use the data logger. • The file CONTROL.TXT on a new XV 100 will appear as below: GEOSIGNAL USB DATA LOGGER SN:00000001 MEMORY: code?
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• CLOSE and reopen the file CONTROL.TXT: Now, if the code was correct, it will read: “Memory: 00000” indicating that the memory is blank and the device ready. Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
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• Calibration and measurement units can be changed by editing CONTROL.TXT. For example on XV 100 it is possible to adjust the gain of the data logger. • If the logger is out of calibration (In this example the data logger is indicating +4.950V at the reference voltage of 5.0V ) this 1% error can be adjusted by editing and saving the...
When a restart occours the data logger detaches and reattaches itself to the USB. the device will update its local instance of the file CONTROL.TXT and you need to close and reopen the file to see the changes and to edit the file again. Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
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The dashed lines indicates that the logger was stopped and later restarted. When a restart occurs some sectors of the disk are used to store the restart information and dashes are printed in the data file to show that. Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
CLOCK: +012 to add up to 127 seconds or to detract -128. XV 100 will show and can be programmed with the following: VINPUT: 00.000O+010Vr compensate zero by adding 10 millivolt x range to measures. VINPUT: 00.000V+001Vr set Range (7 ranges available) 001->0-1V VINPUT: 00.000V+002Vr set Range 0-2V...
Scan rate was not programmed or mistake in setting the starting date and time. Always check twice for the correct start time before saving CONTROL.TXT. • Out of Memory: Erase memory Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
1 sec rate is not available when 0-1V range is selected Software Not required Operating Temp. ºC -40 + 85 °C Dimensions 72 x 33 x 7 mm (maximum) Protection Grade IP40 Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
GND can be used as return of power for external sensors but any connections between AGND and GND will drain battery power when the data logger is supposed to be at rest (between scans). Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
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Order Code Order codes XV100: 4101 Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
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Memory Structure ............................7 Order Code ..............................13 Programming ..............................5 Quick Calibration............................6 Range, Voltage...............................6 Read inputs in real time ..........................6 Replacing battery............................6 Reset ................................6 Safety Precautions ............................3 Technical specifications ..........................11 Troubleshooting ............................10 Geosignal XV 100 USB Data Logger Copyright 2013 all rights reserved. www.geosignal.com.au...
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