Advanced Serial Data Logger - Tutorials

For Windows 2000 - Windows 8 (2012) (incl. Server, x86 and x64). Latest version: 4.0.7 build 613. .

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Tutorials


Examples and tutorials for parsers

Parsers are most important part of the program. If you will not configure it, then you can't use data export modules.

Examples and tutorials for data filter plug-ins

Examples and tutorials for data export plug-ins

To export data to the necessary format, please, click on the corresponding link below:

Examples

For execute examples it is necessary to download test application who will emulate data transfer. The given program can transfer data strings as with usage of the cable connecting two serial ports, and to transfer the data directly in the program.

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Direct Excel Connection

This example shows how to export data to Microsoft Excel through OLE (direct access method), therefore Microsoft Excel should be installed on your PC. This example writes data to rows and columns and shows how to configure ASCII data parser module.

Setup includes: Windows registry files with parser's and data publication module configuration.

Installation:

  1. Close Advanced Serial Data Logger, if it's started;
  2. Download all necessary files (serial device emulator, plugin's setup file, example Zip-archive file);
  3. Install "Direct Excel Connection" data publication plugin;
  4. Install Serial device emulator;
  5. Next unpack all files from Zip-archive in any folder on your disc and remember location;
  6. Double click in the Windows Explorer on direct-excel-connection.reg, which you have unpacked from archive. After that you'll see the following message: 'Information in direct-excel-connection.reg has been successfully imported into the registry';
  7. Double click in the Windows Explorer on serial-device-emulator.reg, which you have unpacked from archive. After that you'll see the following message: 'Information in serial-device-emulator.reg has been successfully imported into the registry';
  8. Run Serial device emulator;
  9. Run Advanced Serial Data Logger;
  10. The example configuration uses COM1 as a default serial port. If this port exists in your system simply go to the step 14, otherwise read next step;
  11. Select Options->Manage configurations and select a configuration with "Unknown" name. Then click the "Change port configuration" menu item and select any existing port name from a ports list;
  12. Click the "OK" button;
  13. Please, set a corresponding serial port in Serial device emulator;
  14. Click the "Start" button in Serial device emulator.

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ODBC database

This example shows how to export data to Microsoft Access through ODBC connection, therefore ODBC driver should be installed on your PC. Typically this driver is being installed with Microsoft Office installation.

Setup includes: Microsoft Access sample database, Windows registry files with parser's and data publication module configuration.

Installation:

  1. Close Advanced Serial Data Logger, if it's started;
  2. Download all necessary files (serial device emulator, plugin's setup file, example Zip-archive file);
  3. Install "Direct Excel Connection" data publication plugin;
  4. Install Serial device emulator;
  5. Next unpack all files from Zip-archive to the "C:\Examples" folder;
  6. Double click in the Windows Explorer on odbc-alias.reg, which you have unpacked from archive. After that you'll see the following message: 'Information in odbc-alias.reg has been successfully imported into the registry';
  7. Double click in the Windows Explorer on odbc-database.reg, which you have unpacked from archive. After that you'll see the following message: 'Information in odbc-database.reg has been successfully imported into the registry';
  8. Double click in the Windows Explorer on serial-device-emulator.reg, which you have unpacked from archive. After that you'll see the following message: 'Information in serial-device-emulator.reg has been successfully imported into the registry';
  9. Run Serial device emulator;
  10. Run Advanced Serial Data Logger;
  11. The example configuration uses COM1 as a default serial port. If this port exists in your system simply go to the step 15, otherwise read next step;
  12. Select Options->Manage configurations and select a configuration with "Unknown" name. Then click the "Change port configuration" menu item and select any existing port name from a ports list;
  13. Click the "OK" button;
  14. Please, set a corresponding serial port in Serial device emulator;
  15. Click the "Start" button in Serial device emulator.

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