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1. 200000 1min E 12 57 10 12 57 20 12 57 30 12 57 40 12 57 50 12 58 00 um Pause SensorTrace Logger allows the user to make comments with a timestamp which will be displayed on both the Live Data graph and Logger graphs This enables the user to get a better overview of the course of an experiment Pressing ADD will add the comment can be entered along with a timestamp from the time the ADD button is pushed The timestamp can be updated by entering the time manually Thus this feature allows the user to either 1 press the ADD button just when observing an unforeseen event and then write the appropriate text later or 18 2 write the text first wait for expected event and enter the time when the event occurs The events will be listed in the table to the right and an indication will be displayed in the graph in the Live Data window During logging an experiment you can also press the COMMENTS button and get the below comments dialog box Comment Use current timel Enter date 0 Logger comment In addition to the user generated comments the program will time stamp and show events for instance calibrations All comments and events are stored in the internal database file 19 CALIBRATION TAB Calibrations are performed in the CALIBRATION TAB The individual sensor tabs at the top show whether the sensors are calibrated or not Uncalibrated XK Sensor 1 Calibrated Oz Se2. Comment ADC216S N 4279 O2 v pmol l ADC216 S N 4279 m mg l Multimeter S N 5016 m H2S umol I Multimeter S N 5016 Hz nmol l 0 NO mmHg pH a u pmol l un v OQ Sensor 1 2 O Sensor 2 O Sensor 3 O Sensor 4 un N 2 e Multimeter S N 5016 O Sensor 5 Multimeter S N 5016 Multimeter S N 5016 un O Sensor 6 O Sensor 7 I un un Multimeter S N 5016 Temperature umol l O Sensor 8 NO Sensor Mark the checkboxes for the channel sensors you want to view and record signals from Type Choose sensor type from the drop down menu ifthe default value is not appropriate Unit Select an appropriate concentration unit for the sensor 16 signal when calibrated Range V Select the voltage range for the A D converter Select the smallest range possible to get the most out ofthe resolution of the A D converter matching the expected signal range of the sensors It is recommended not to select an unnecessary high range as this may cause a loss in resolution However the range should not be chosen so small that the signal gets beyond the selected range This will cause the A D converter to get saturated Name Write a name describing your sensor optional Comment Write a comment about your sensor optional Motors available in Logger part of the full SensorTrace Suite The number of connected motors detected by the program are sho
3. mV O Sensor 3 0 45 mV Sensor 7 3 66 mV O Sensor 8 2 68 mV E Calibrated Show last 1min J Clear Zoom Pause 13 16 00 13 16 10 13 16 20 13 16 30 13 16 40 13 16 50 In the right side area sensor selection and if available motor controls are found All components will be described in detail on the following pages SETTINGS TAB After clicking the CREATE button in the experiment setup dialog box the first tab to appear in the upper area is the SETTTINGS TAB This tab will display the detected hardware and sensors In the Sensors table various parameters for the sensor s can be chosen The software will automatically start searching for connected instruments e g Unisense Microsensor MultiMeter Field Microsensor Multimeter or motor controllers If no instruments are recognized it is possible to manually repeat the scan In the settings window the registered sensor channels are found at the top For each sensor channel there are several setting options From left to right the user can adjust the following information 3 The Settings tab Status of the sensor channel sensor type sensor measuring unit shown with all output range and sensor name Furthermore it is possible to add a menus down for an short comment for each sensor overview File Tools Windows Help Start Experiment Scan instruments and configure them Instrument J Use Y Channel Y Unit Y SensorName Y
4. no calibration has been performed see CALIBRATION TAB section below and the checkbox is checked no signals will be plotted Chart legend At the top of the chart there is a sensor legend showing the graph colour for the associated sensors and their current signal concentration value Datapoints The datapoints in the Live Data window can be cleared by pressing CLEAR This will NOT affect the stored data 26 LOGGER TAB The LOGGER TAB is where data collection is performed File Tools Windows Help Settings Calibration 721571777422 Comment Sampling interval s 100 O Sensor 1 O Sensor 2 O Sensor 3 Current Experiment O Sensor 7 O Sensor 8 Calibrated Show last 5 min v Clear Zoom Pause O Sensor 1 152 61 02 Sensor 2 3510 60 mV E O Sensor 3 0 42 mV Sensor 8 2 51 mV Calibrated Show last lmin 2000 00 Clear Zoom L _ _ A T t 12 56 50 12 57 00 12 57 10 12 57 20 12 57 30 12 57 40 Pause SAMPLING INTERVAL The sampling interval denotes how often the program will make a data point for the log file and in the graph A single data point consists of an average of measurements sampled with a high speed background frequency in the sampling interval preceeding the data poin
5. several different standards and make multi point calibration to verify linearity 6 calibration point is not valid e g due to typing errors a single point can be cleared by selecting it with the mouse and pressing DELETE POINT All calibration points can be removed by pressing CLEAR ALL POINTS 21 7 When you are satisfied with your calibration press APPLY CALIBRATION A linear regression will be performed based on the calibration and this regression will form the basis for converting signals to calibrated values Values are displayed in the table 8 Repeat 2 7 for other sensors The calibration table below the calibration graph shows the calibrations for the chosen sensor Each calibration will appear here with information on calibration number time of calibration linear regression data slope intercept and as well as additional user comments that can be entered directly into the table For information on calibration of a specific sensors consult the sensor manuals RECALIBRATION PROCEDURE Sensors can be recalibrated at any time during an experiment The new calibration applies from the time of calibration onward To recalibrate the sensor 1 Press CLEAR ALL POINTS 2 Follow step 1 6 in the Calibration procedure All calibration data are stored in the SensorTrace Suite database RETRIEVING A CALIBRATION Pressing RETRIEVE CALIBRATION will retrieve the calibration of the sensor made the last time
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7. cco 31 TROUBLE SHOOTING Problem Possible cause 1 Possible cause 2 Solution Problem Possible cause 1 Solution Possible cause 2 32 Solution Instruments not found You have not connected your digital sensor instrument or A D converter An A D converter with different bit resolution has just been connected Open the configuration utility InstaCal InstaCal will clear any old A D converters not connected to your system and search for connected A D converters Noisy measurements Physical vibrations from other appliances on the table are causing movements of the sensor resulting in instability of experimental set up and disturbances in the measurements Remove all unrelated appliances from surfaces in contact with the experimental set up and ensure completely stable conditions for the sample Electric noise in the system Check that the system is properly grounded Connect the Ground connection on your sensor instrument to a ground source a waterpipe or similar Sometimes it can also help to ground the meter directly to your measuring set up with a wire going from the Ground connection of the sensor instrument to the liquid you are measuring in 33 34 35 UNISENSE UNISENSE DENMARK www unisense com info unisense com
8. e experiment Researcher Name Unisense demo Experiment Description Logger demo experiment Master Experiment 1 Master Experiment Create new Master experiment b Load Experiment A dialog box appears were you can choose the experiment that you would like to open Press LOAD when the experiment is selected This mode is for working with old data settings and parameters cannot be changed and new measurements cannot be started 5 Press CREATE 14 SENSORTRACE LOGGER INTERFACE The SensorTrace Logger interface is divided into two main areas The upper area is divided into tabs which allow the user to access different functions of the program The lower area the Live Data shows the sensor signals and event marks continuously to provide the user with an overview of the entire experiment The Live Data is shown in all tabs of the program 8 SensorTrace Log File Tools Windows Help Settings Calibration Sampling int l mpina interval 0 MN FJ Sensor 2 3057 03 5 3 0 43 5 7 3 49 22 8 2 72 Bii Sara 1 2 Sensor 2 3 Sensor 7 A N L1 A Sensor 8 Current Experiment 7 Calibrated Show last 1 gt Zoom Pause 13 14 00 13 14 10 13 14 20 13 14 30 13 14 40 13 14 50 Sensor 1 405 63 mV Sensor 2 3921 90
9. elp 5 Settings Data Logger Comment X O Sensor 1 5 Temperature sensor Constant user defined v 20 C 5 O Fiber type 430 um brown v Humidity 100 Calibrate High 23 Hereafter press START EXPERIMENT to continue to the calibration of the MicroOptode sensors The MicroOptodes have three options for temperature compensation of the oxygen signal 1 Use a temperature sensor connected to a Unisense Microsensor Multimeter 2 Use a temperature sensor connected to a MicroOptode Meter 3 Type in a fixed user defined temperature Calibrate the MicroOptode by inserting the MicroOptode sensor and temperature sensor into oxygen saturated solution 100 O as described in the MicroOptode manual When a stable signal is obtained click the CALIBRATE HicH button Insert the MicroOptode in an anoxic solution 0 O and click the CALIBRATE Low button when the signal is stable File Tools Windows Settings Data Logger Comment X Sensor 1 Temperature sensor Constant user defined v 20 2 t Sensors Current Experimen Fiber type Humidity Discard Calibration As with all other sensors the green check mark indicates that the MicroOptode is now calibrated If you need to make a new calibration or made a mistake press DISCARD CALIBRATION Proceed to the LOGGER TAB and start logging the MicroOptode response 24 THE LIVE DATA GRAPH The Live Data graph is permanently visible in the
10. en observing an unforeseen event and then write the appropriate text later or 2 write the text first wait for an expected event and then update the time The events will be shown in the table to the right and an indication will be displayed inthe graph in the Live Data graph The comment will be added to the table on the COMMENTS TAB 29 OUTPUT FILE Alllogged data and text entered and stored in your SensorTrace Logger program are logged to an internal SensorTrace Suite database However all data including raw data are accessible through data export in an Microsoft Excel compatible output file format CSV to facilitate processing and graphic representation of the data All you need is to make sure that you have a program that can view or import CSV files e g Microsoft Excel files Click the EXPORT button to save data ser ooo Te e Y ile Tools Windows 800 00 MotorX Motor Y Actual Depth um 0 erm New Depthlum o Move by step ym Calibrated 850 00 Show last 15 59 00 16 00 00 16 01 00 16 02 00 16 03 00 0 Sensor 2 647 35 mV Calibrated Show last 800 00 Smin Clear Zoom Pause 30 In the below figure an example data file has been loaded into Microsoft Excel E OQGer cs Microsoft Exce Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View NitroPro8 Team x Calibri u SE General E Conditional Formatting 2 Insert Xe A d da E T
11. lower part of the SensorTrace Logger interface It allows the user to view sensor signals continuously By default uncalibrated raw sensor signals are shown but if the Calibrated check box is checked calibrated values are plotted for calibrated sensors The Live Data holds data up to the last 24 hours You can change the height of the window by dragging its upper border n SensorTrace Logger Unisense experiment p Tools Windows Help E Settings Calibration POZITE Comment sampling interval 3 meting interval 9 Sensor 1 405 69 FJ Sensor 2 3057 03 22 Sensor 3 0 43 mv 220 5 329 02 8 2 72 2 x N O Sensor 2 4 O2 Sensor 3 O Sensor 7 Sensor 8 0 00 1000 00 1500 00 2000 00 Calibrated 2500 00 Show last I L lmin v vw 13 15 00 13 15 10 13 15 20 13 15 30 13 15 40 13 15 50 Zoom 222 V Pause O Sensor 1 405 65 mV O2 Sensor 2 3611 51 Sensor 3 0 41 mV Sensor 7 3 44 mV Sensor 8 2 71 mV Calibrated poro Show last lmin v 2000 00 13 15 40 13 15 50 13 16 00 13 16 10 13 16 20 13 16 30 Zoom E Pause Comments calibrations points and other events generated by the user or the program can be seen as colored marks in the Live Data
12. nsor 1 w Sensor 5 O 115 E s 1 D 105 10 r T T T 5 15 35 55 75 95 Known Unit umol l Known Unit 100 000 gt 11510046179 Add Point 11 27 mV Clear All Points Apply Calibration Retrieve Calibration Cal Y Imported Y Cal Points Y Time Y Slope Y Intercept Y Y Comment y Choose the sensor tab that you would like to calibrate The sensor name type and calibration unit is shown for each sensor The mV signal in the middle is the current raw sensor signal for the chosen sensor The sensor signal can also be followed continuously in the Live Data graph at the bottom of the tab 20 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE 1 Prepare the calibration samples 2 Choose the sensor you want to calibate 3 Changethe concentration in the concentration box according to the actual calibration solution For oxygen an automated procedure to calculate the atmospheric saturation as a function of temperature and salinity can be invoked by pressing the button named CALCULATE Conc The below dialog box will be shown Get O value CALCULATE OXYGEN AT AIR SATURATION Temperature C 20 00 Salinity o 0 00 Concentration 283 pmol l 4 After entering the correct concentration add the calibration point by pressing ADD POINT Several points can be added for each concentration 5 Change to another calibration standard and repeat points 3 4 It is possible to use
13. ocumentation and support is available at our website www unisense com WARRANTY AND LIABILITY Unisense SensorTrace Suite software is checked and validated on the operating systems as given in the specification running English language settings It comes with lifetime updates Software must be installed under administrator rights Customer must ensure PC is fully updated and no conflicting third party software is installed Unisense do not warrant compliance with any other operating systems language settings or third party software For instrumentation and sensors please refer to our warranty conditions as given in the document General Terms of Sale and Delivery of Unisense A S found on www unisense com LICENSE AGREEMENT The following terms shall apply to the software provided by Unisense A S Unisense in connection with the simultaneous sale to you Customer of a Unisense SensorTrace Suite Software All rights title and interest in the software belong to Unisense Unisense grants to the Customer a royalty free non exclusive and non transferable license to use the software solely in connection with the Unisense Product purchased from Unisense simultaneously with the purchase of the software The Customer undertakes not to copy modify reverse engineer disassemble or de compile all or any part of the software or rent lease distribute or sell the software The Customer shall however be entitled to make one copy of the s
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15. pute shall be the Danish courts provided however that Unisense shall be entitled to instigate legal proceedings against the Customer before the courts with jurisdiction over the matter located in a country where the Customer has a place of business or is incorporated or organized OVERVIEW SensorTrace Logger is the basic data acquisition program from the Unisense program SensorTrace Suite It offers timeseries datalogging and calibration features SensorTrace Logger is compatible with all digital Unisense instruments It supports up to 16 channels with an adjustable logging frequency of up to 50 samples per second depending on the Unisense amplifier connected The program automatically saves all data in an SQL database and all data can be exported in csv formatted files for subsequent data analysis The SensorTrace Logger is a free part of SensorTrace Suite which can be downloaded from our webpage System requirements e 2 GHz PC e Windows Vista Windows 7 32 bit 64 e Min 200 MB free hard disk space USB port s Min 4 GB RAM e Min screen resolution 1280 x 800 e Microsoft Excel or a program that can view exported files CSV files Unisense amplifier OXY Meter MicroOptode Meter Microsensor Multimeter Field Microsensor Multimeter or Microsensor Monometer or A D converter 12 bit or 16 bit integrated Other programs available in the full SensorTrace Suite SensorTrace Profiling For motor control ac
16. t License key GETTING STARTED Set the PC power management to ALWAYS IMPORTANT ON And make sure that your PC does Please make not enter sleep mode or stand by during sure that your PC measurements as this will interrupt the does not enter connection to the instruments and it will be sleep mode or stand by during necessary to restart the program measurements as Connect all instruments in your set up to the computer this will interrupt the connection to the instruments Start SensorTrace Suite it is placed in the Bu and it will program group Unisense The following ind necessary to restart main program window appears 5 the program SensorTrace Suit SensorTrace Suite Load Experiment Knowledge Base m 4 Choose either to make a new Logger experiment or load an old experiment a New Experiment When a new experiment is selected the user is asked to create a new experiment from the dialog box that appears Create the new experiment by naming experiment and 13 researcher identities followed by optional brief experimental description Finally select an exsisting master experiment or create a new master experiment then press the CREATE button to create the new experiment The master experiment allows the user to group several sub experiments e g on the same sample or sample station New Experiment Settings Experiment Name Unisens
17. t up to 1000 ms In other words with a sampling interval of 10s the data points are logged every 10s as an average of samples over the last 1000 ms just before the next sampling point The background frequency is dependent on the Unisense amplifier type but typically preset to 1 to 10 kHz It is important to know the system you are measuring in order to choose the right sampling interval and not missing the fluctuations that you are expecting For a relatively active system 27 for example it is preferable to choose a short sampling interval For a long perhaps linear monitoring situation a longer sampling interval will save computer memory The sampling interval cannot be changed while logging If you need to change your sampling interval sampling must be interrupted PAUSE or STOP see below before the interval can be changed Resume logging by pressing START RECORDING DATA Before you start the recording choose the relevant sampling interval Then press START and the data will be logged in the PC memory and continously to the SensorTrace Suite database You stop the current logging by pressing STOP Record data Pause data Stop data acquisition 28 Comments Pressing COMMENTS will make a dialog box appear where a comment can be entered along with a timestamp from the time the button is pushed The timestamp can be updated to the current time This feature allows the user to either 1 press the button just wh
18. the program was running If you want to use the retrieved calibration remember to press APPLY CALIBRATION after retrieving a calibration Note When retrieving a calibration you are loading an older calibration made previously Make sure that the retrieved calibration matches your current sensor in terms of signal size and units and that the calibration temperature etc are still valid 22 When retrieving a calibration you will load the last calibration made the previous time the program was running Make sure that the retrieved calibration matches your current sensor in terms of signal size and units CALIBRATION OF OXYGEN MICROOPTODES This section describes calibration of Oxygen MicroOptodes using SensorTrace Logger Connect the MicroOptode Meter to the computer with the supplied USB cable and start SensorTrace Logger as previously described in this manual File Tools Windows Help Start Experiment Scan Scan instruments and configure them Instrument Y Use Y Channel Y Type Y Unit Y Range Y SensorName Y Comment y MicroOptode Meter m 1 O umol l 5 O Sensor 1 j MicroOptode Meter m 2 O umol l 5 O Sensor 1 j MicroOptode Meter m 3 Temperature C 5 Temperature Sensor 1 The MicroOptode Meter is automatically recognized and will appear as an instrument in the SETTING TAB Type in alternative names and add comments in the setting and comments field File Tools Windows H
19. tivity calculations and profiling in 1 2 or 3 dimensions we recommend this application SensorTrace Photo For photosynthetic experiments using the light dark switch technique we recommend this application SensorTrace Rate For microrespiration experiments to measure the metabolic rates including respiration rates of small aquatic animals bacteria or oxygen production of phytoplankton we recommend this application 11 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Make sure that you are installing having the full administration rights Start the installation program exe file from the CD Follow the instructions given by the installation program This will install the SensorTrace Suite program including a version of this manual in the program group Unisense Instrument drivers and a configuration utility for the A D converter will also be installed This is called Instacal and will be placed in a program group called Measurement Computing To activate the full SensorTrace Suite program and gain access to Logger Profiling Photo and Rate enter the License Key supplied with the installation CD To access the dialog box for entering the license key click on the ENTER LICENSE KEY button in the low right corner for the main SensorTrace Suite window Press ACTIVATE when the key is fully entered Contact SALES UNISENSE COM to purchase a license key Enter license key Register product Enter the license key to active the produc
20. wa UNISENSE UNISENSE SENSORTRACE SUITE SENSORTRACE LOGGER USER MANUAL SENSORTRACE SUITE V2 1 USER MANUAL Copyright 2015 Unisense A S Version January 2015 SENSORTRACE LOGGER USER MANUAL UNISENSE A S TABLE OF CONTENTS CONGRATULATIONS WITH YOUR NEW PRODUCT 7 SUPPORT ORDERING AND CONTACT INFORMATION 7 WARKAING CAND LIABILI Yes ee ae 8 OVERVIEW ces Seen VEND UVP DERE 10 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE ocres aser bt dra wed pea ds 12 GETTING STARTE Denen babes sa dira 13 SENSORTRACE LOGGER INTERFACE iau cim aod 44044 36 ath ana 15 SELIINGS TAB aaa RIDE LIRISS 16 COMMENTS AB aaa re ee 18 20 CALIBRATION PROCEDURE 21 CALIBRATION OF OXYGEN MICROOPTODE93 rv did 23 THE LIVE DATA GRA Pasma saastan wi etd een cR won od aaa 25 LOGGER AG sa Ka ies se KS MN PESEE uS 27 RECORDING DATA 28 e USO He 30 CONGRATULATIONS WITH YOUR NEW PRODUCT SUPPORT ORDERING AND CONTACT INFORMATION If you wish to order additional products or if you encounter any problems and need scientific technical assistance please do not hesitate to contact our sales and support team We will respond to your inquiry within one working day E mail sales unisense com Unisense A S Tueager 1 DK 8200 Aarhus N Denmark Tel 45 8944 9500 Fax 45 8944 9549 Further d
21. window By holding the cursor over the mark the associated text is displayed next to the mark For further information on comments and events see also the section on the COMMENTS TAB X axis scale By default the time scale x axis is controlled the SHOW LAST 25 drop down list where a number of preset time intervals be chosen To have a look at a certain time span zoom in on this area by dragging a rectangle with the mouse from the upper left corner to the lower right corner of the area of interest The mouse wheel can also be used To un zoom rigth click and select ZOOM OUT or double click directly on the graph O Sensor 1 405 64 mV O Sensor 2 4405 00 mV Oz Sensor 3 0 40 mV O2 Sensor 7 3 62 mV O Sensor 8 2 68 mV _ Calibrated 0 00 Show last 2000 00 lmin v 400000 Z oom By clicking the PAUSE check box the auto updating is halted and zooming and scrollinng through the data is easier especially if you have selected a fast sampling interval Data is still logged and un checking the PAUSE will update the graph Y axis scale By default the y axis autoscales to accommodate the maximum and minimum signals that are shown in the Live Data The y axis scale can be modified by zooming like for the x axis Calibrated un calibrated The user can control whether the graphs show calibrated signals or raw signals for the sensors by checking the CALIBRATED checkbox for each graph If
22. wn at the bottom of the window If a 3 D motorized micro manipulator system is used motors Z X and Y should be recognized For al D stage only motor stage Z will be identified For each motor unit it is possible to adjust the settings for motor velocity and acceleration before the experiment is started If a manual micromanipulator is part ofthe experiment setup a manual motor can be included and the user will be prompted every time the sensor sould be moved between measurements After the sensor and motor settings have been checked and adjusted accordingly press the START EXPERIMENT button The software will subsequently make several tabs available The sensor and A D converter settings will be saved and two more tabs will appear Calibration and Logger Note that settings cannot be changed after starting 17 COMMENTS TAB The COMMENTS TAB allows the user to enter notes and comments regarding the measurements in the file Any text that you want to save with your data e g a general description of your experiment can be entered ee File Tools Windows Help Settings Calibration Data Logger 42111121 Sensors Time Y Type Y Comment y 06 05 2013 12 52 18 StartExperiment Logger demo experiment Current Experiment Use current time O Sensor 1 152 60 mV Sensor 2 3610 13 mV Sensor 3 0 46 mV Sensor 7 3 54 mV O Sensor 8 2 65 mV E Calibrated Show last
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