Log Monitor & Export - Tutorials

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For Windows 2000 - Windows 10 (2019) (incl. Server, x86 and x64). Latest version: 5.8.7 build 420. April 21, 2021.

Note. Our data loggers use one engine and identical plug-ins. All tutorials and demos are recorded for Advanced Serial Data Logger, but can be useful for other our data loggers users too!

Video Tutorials

Installing And First Steps. How to install the logger and create a base configuration.
Logging To File. How to create a log file for incoming data. Various data logging modes.
Installing Plugins. How to download and install a plugin for your task.
Data Parsing. How to parse data and extract the necessary values. How to view and control parser variables.
Exporting Data To Excel. How to export data to an Excel file (simple method).
Exporting Data To Database. How to export data to an ODBC database (simple and universal method).
Generating And Handling Events. How to control incoming data and generate simple alerts.

Tutorials

Examples and tutorials for parsers

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

Parse data from a barcode scanner and write to a log file with a date/time stamp Tags: data at fixed positions, without data packet signatures. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
Process data from a barcode scanner Tags: data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
Parse data with the help of regular expressions Tags: complex data format, regular expressions, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Receive and parse data from the aircraft engine monitor Tags: usage example, custom data parser
Process data from the lab equipment Tags: simple data format, regular expressions. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Process data from the HMI scale indicator Tags: text data, regular expressions. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Receive and parse data from the Garmin Geko301 GPS receiver Tags: simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with both signatures. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Parse data from the filling machine Tags: simple data format, delimited data, comma separator, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Parse and process data from a PBX Tags: simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Log and parse data from an intellectual pressure measuring device Tags: send requests to a device, simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Serial data acquisition in the Checkweigher Management Information System Tags: complex data format, regular expressions, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Serial port data aggregation. Combine data from two different COM ports Tags: simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, Aggregator, ODBC Database
Weight data logger. Parse weight data from scales Tags: simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
Send data to a port from a file Tags: send data requests using a schedule. Plugins: File request
Examples of device-specific data parsers

Examples and tutorials for data filter plug-ins

Redirect COM port data to another COM port after transformation Tags: filter plugins, log files. Plugins: Expressions, Data redirecting
Detect data timeout using our data loggers and sending alert emails Tags: filter and events plugins, event notification. Plugins: Data timeout, Events notification
Replace alarm line printers. Custom events for alarms and notifications Tags: generate custom events. Plugins: Events generator, Events notification, Data timeout

Examples and tutorials for data export plug-ins

RS232 to Excel. Four methods to send data from RS232 to Excel Plugins: Various
Write data to a CSV text file Plugins: Local database, DDE Server
Write data to an XLS file without Microsoft Excel installed Plugins: Local database
Send data to Excel through the DDE interface Plugins: DDE Server
Export data and update charts in Excel in real-time Plugins: Direct Excel Connection
Export real-time data and draw charts in OpenOffice or LibreOffice Calc Plugins: Direct OpenOffice/LibreOffice Connection
Write data to an XLS file without Excel Tags: variant #2. Plugins: Local database
Write data to an XLS file without Excel Tags: advanced export, text format, many options. Plugins: Excel Export Pro
Export data to Microsoft SQL Server 2015 Tags: through the ODBC interface. Plugins: ODBC Database
Export data to the MySQL database Tags: direct database connection, flexible SQL statements. Plugins: SQL Database Professional, Aggregator, ODBC database
Write data to Microsoft Access Tags: through the ODBC interface, importing table structure. Plugins: ODBC Database
How to display serial port's incoming data on a dashboard Tags: OPC Scada Viewer: gauges, indicators, charts, etc.. Plugins: OPC Server

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Log monitor Log monitoring RS232 pinout and signals Cables and signals Data monitor cables