Managing Your Tapaculo Lite Data

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If the user has created a project and registered the device, or if there is a project that has already been created, more efficient monitoring can be performed by setting the channel option. In addition, you can experience efficient data management with a file storage function that can record and share data and a report output function in a certain form.

1. Display sensor data (dashboard)

When you start the program, you will see an initial screen consisting of Projects and Recent Projects. When you create a project or select one of the projects that have already been created, a dashboard consisting of widgets displaying the data values ​​of each channel is activated.

A dashboard is a screen that displays measured data. Up to 128 widgets (channel values) can be displayed simultaneously on one dashboard screen. The project name is on the left side of the dashboard.

Device names are listed under the project name on the left, and the connection status is indicated by an icon. If you click the device name, the dashboard of the device is activated. The dashboard consists of the upper part displaying the device name and MAC address or serial number, and the main part consisting of widgets and graphs that display data values.
The widget has the MAC address and channel at the top, and the data is represented by digital numbers. The set data unit is displayed under the data (if not set, it will not appear). In the graph, information such as the current value, time information, number of sample expressions, and measurement period is displayed at the top, and the measured values ​​are provided as a time series graph connected by lines in the text.

* The searched device list is expressed in two formats: MAC address and serial number. When the RN2x is connected, the MAC address is displayed, and when the UAxx is directly connected to the local PC USB port, the serial number is expressed as the device name.

2. Changing the dashboard screen

The dashboard screen is available in full screen and extended mode. The full screen is a method in which the dashboard is expressed in full by using all the area of ​​the given screen. Expanded mode is a way to display widgets filling the entire area of ​​a given dashboard.

2-1. full screen mode

Choose Window > Full Screen. The dashboard will use the full screen of the given screen.

2-2. extended mode

At the top of the project screen, select Window > Expansion Mode.

Dashboard extended mode is a way to use the full screen of the dashboard. The widget is changed to the maximum size inside the dashboard.

3. Set device and channel options

If you press the [Option] button located at the top right of the graph, you can change the device and channel settings.

The default device name is the MAC address or serial number. For UA products directly connected to the local PC USB port, the serial number is displayed, and the serial number can be found on the label on the side of the product. The device name can be changed to a name that is easy to manage by the customer.
You can also set the name, unit, alarm range and usage of each channel. In Alarm range, input the usage range (normal range) of each channel.

If the monitoring data is out of the normal range, the background of the data value of the corresponding channel is displayed in red, and the PC beeps (if the beep sound is enabled).

The Ethernet device (RN171) works the same.

4. Record sensor data

Raw data can be saved to a file via history. Data files facilitate data sharing and analysis. Record-related functions are placed at the bottom of the screen, and are composed of the REC button, storage time, and storage capacity.

In the project that is measuring data, press the REC button located at the bottom left of the screen to start recording the sensor value, and the time information when the recording started is displayed next to the REC button in yellow text. When recording starts, a .DAT file is created in the same folder as the project file to record the data.

The REC button changes to a STOP button when sensor data recording starts, and a red button is displayed at the bottom right of the recording notification function. Also, once recording starts, some uses of the menu are restricted and you cannot exit Tapaculo Lite.

The status bar at the bottom shows the path where the project is saved and the frequency of sensor data measurement.

5. Manage recorded sensor data

5-1. View recorded sensor data

If you select Record > Data Viewer at the top of the project screen, a separate viewing window appears. In the window that opens, select the relevant channel (up to 4 channels) from the list on the left and click the MAKE CHART button.
Even when data is currently being recorded in real time, it is possible to inquire past data values.

After entering the start time and end time you want to search for in START DATE and END DATE, respectively, execute the MAKE CHART button. Historical data is viewed in the form of charts and data tables.
Press the magnifying glass button at the bottom to zoom the data axis so you can check the data values ​​in detail/shortcut.

You can open multiple Data Viewer windows at the same time. You can also open 2 or 3 windows in Project> New Data Viewer to compare them together.

5-2. Saving recorded sensor data to a file

Data imported with MAKE CHART can be saved as a file.
If you click the EXPORT DATA button located on the upper right of the Tapaculo Chart on the above MARK CHART execution result screen, the imported sensor data is downloaded in CSV (Excel) file format.

6. Print the report

Tapaculo Lite supports daily reports.

If you select Record > Report > Daily Report at the top of the project screen, a window for outputting a daily report is opened. Select the channel and date (expressed in 24 hours) for which you want to print the report and press the MAKE REPORT button to generate the report.

The daily report screen consists of basic information in the upper part, a graph in the middle part, and a table in the lower part. The table contains the minimum/maximum/average values ​​of each channel according to the time zone. The graph can be compared against the fluctuating channel values ​​over a 24-hour period. Users can enter the 'Name' and 'Author' of the report.

When you click the EXPORT REPORT button, you can print the created report to a printer or save it as a PDF or image (PNG) file.