Tutorials - Advanced Serial Data Logger
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 & Log Barcode Scanner Data with Timestamps To File 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 plugins
- 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.
- Extract and Modify Lab Instrument Data for Excel Export Tags: regular expressions, data modification, direct excel connection. Plugins: ASCII Data Query and Parser, Expressions, Direct Excel Connection.
Examples and tutorials for data export plugins
- 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: advanced export, text format, many options. Plugins: Excel Export Pro.
- Export Weight Data to Excel Scales without Excel Tags: variant #2. Plugins: Local database.
- Export data to Microsoft SQL Server 2015-2022 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.
- Export data to the SQL database using a stored procedure Tags: direct database connection, SQL stored procedures. Plugins: SQL Database Professional.
- 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.
- OPC server for intelligent length meter Plugins: OPC Server, OPC UA Server, ASCII Data Query and Parser.
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