Log Monitor & Export - Tutorials

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For Windows 2000 - Windows 10 (2016) (incl. Server, x86 and x64). Latest version: 5.7.6 build 1024. October 24, 2018.

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 control incoming data and generate simple alerts.

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

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