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!

Demo

Title	Data logger - Overview
Duration	08:51
Size	5,08 MB
Title	Data logger - data parsing
Duration	06:48
Size	4,94 MB
Title	How to add a data notification (by way of example of Printer Monitor)
Duration	05:27
Size	3,14 MB
Requirements	Events notification plug-in

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.

• Parsing data from barcode scanner and writing to a log file with a date/time stamp Tags: data at fixed positions, without data packet signatures. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser
• Processing data from barcode scanner Tags: data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server, Local database,
• Parsing data with help of regular expressions Tags: complex data format, regular expressions, data filtering. Plugins: Local database, ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
• Receiving and parsing data from aircraft engine monitor Tags: usage example, custom data parser
• Processing data from the lab equipment Tags: simple data format, regular expressions. Plugins: Direct Excel Connection, ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
• Processing data from HMI scale indicator Tags: text data, regular expressions. Plugins: Excel Export Pro, ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
• Receiving and parsing data from Garmin Geko301 GPS receiver Tags: simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with both signatures. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, Local database, DDE Server
• Parsing data from the filling machine Tags: simple data format, delimited data, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server, Local database
• Parsing and processing data from PBX Tags: simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ODBC Database, ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
• Logging and parsing data from an intellectual pressure measuring device Tags: sending requests to a device, simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: Local database, ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
• Serial data acquisition in the Checkweigher Management Information System Tags: complex data format, regular expressions, data filtering. Plugins: Local database, ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
• Serial port data aggregation. Combine a data of 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, SQL Database Professional, DDE Server, Aggregator, ODBC Database
• Weight data logger. Parsing weight data from scales Tags: simple data format, data at fixed positions, data packets with the ending signature, data filtering. Plugins: ODBC Database, ASCII Data Query and Parser, DDE Server
• Send data to a port from a file Tags: data requests, sending data by a schedule. Plugins: File request
• ASTM protocol: reading data from laboratory equipment Tags: specialized data parser. Plugins: ASTM, SQL Database Professional
• VKT-7 by Teplocom. Automatic retrieval of current data or accumulated data. OPC server. Tags: special data parser, usage example. Plugins: Teplocom [VKT-7], ODBC Database, OPC server

Examples and tutorials for data filter plug-ins

• Redirecting COM port data to anoter COM port after transformation Tags: filter plugins, log files. Plugins: ASCII Data Parser, Expressions, Data redirecting
• Detecting data timeout using our data loggers and sending alert emails Tags: filter and events plugins, event notification. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, Data timeout, Events notification
• Replacing alarm line printers. Custom events for alarms and notifications. Tags: generating custom events. Plugins: Events generator, Events notification, ASCII Data Query and Parser, Data timeout

Examples and tutorials for data export plug-ins

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