Downloading And Using Data; Downloading Logged Data To A Pc; Using Saved Measurement Data - Fluke 345 User Manual

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Downloading and Using Data

Downloading Logged Data to a PC

You can transfer data stored in the instrument to a PC.
Do not download data while the instrument is still logging; wait until
logging is finished before downloading.
The window that opens on the PC desktop depends upon the mode the
instrument was in when the information was recorded.

Using Saved Measurement Data

Open a saved data set using Power Log with the following steps.
1. First, start Power Log if it is not already running.
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3. Select a file to use and click Open.
The window that opens defaults to the mode last used, or the mode the instrument was in
when the data was recorded and saved.
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1. Connect the instrument to the serial or USB port of the PC.
Note that the menu buttons now available include those for printing and
exporting, Views, and Tools. The Options menu allows filtering the data using
the checkboxes for any available variables (in this example, only Average and
Events appear with check marks in the selection box). The menu options in the
following screen shot become available only after downloading data.
2. Select from the menu File | Download:
3. The data transfer can take seconds or minutes, depending on the baud rate and
the amount of data, and the progress bar (shown here in gray, fills in with blue
before displaying.
Once the downloaded is complete, a timeplot of the data appears.
4. You are prompted for a file name to assign to your downloaded data for most
instruments. The 434 and 435 require that you select Save Data.
After the welcome screen and reminders have displayed, the menu offers limited
options.
Select File | Open, and navigate to the DataFiles folder in the Fluke > Power Log
folder. Or, if your data files are at another location on the PC, browse to the location.
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