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1. MA 02532 Mailing PO Box 3450 Pocasset MA 02559 3450 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM EST Tel 1 800 LOGGERS 1 800 564 4377 Tel 508 759 9500 F ax 508 759 9100 E mail loggerhel p onsetcomp com www onsetcomp com D 1031 F MAN DTA128B Optic Shuttle Users Manual About the Optic Shuttle The Optic Shuttle is designed to transfer data from the optic StowAway loggers Optic StowAway Temp and StowAway TidbiT loggers in the field to your host computer PC or Mac Be sure to synchronize the shuttle s clock before going on location The Optic Shuttle has an internal clock that is adjusted by your host computer each time it is read out Before using the Optic Shuttle for the first time be sure to offload it as your computer to set it to your local time The Optic Shuttle is waterproof to 30 ft 15 psi Memory capacity The Optic Shuttle has a capacity of 128K This corresponds to sixteen full 8K optic StowAway loggers or four full 32K optic StowAway loggers The Optic Shuttle stores and offloads no more data than necessary so a partially filled logger takes less storage space than a full logger Any combination of full or partially full loggers with any combi AA capacities can be offloaded until the 128K storage capacity of the Optic Shuttle is filled Transfering data from the Optic StowAways to the Optic Shuttle To readout a logger in the field using the Optic Shuttle connect the Optic Shuttle to the logger using2. The blinking LEDs Blinking orange Offload and relaunch underway Wait for red or green before disconnecting Blinking green Offload and relaunch successful disconnect the logger Blinking red Offload and or relaunch unsuccessful clean dirt on end of logger and Optic Shuttle and try again to offload and relaunch Both red and green Optic Shuttle is full you will need to offload the Optic Shuttle before you can offload another logger Testing the battery and unfilled memory in the field The Optic Shuttle s battery and the size of the unfilled memory can be tested in the field by pressing and releasing the start button on the Optic Shuttle when it is not connected to a logger or an Optic Base Station The logger will start blinking its orange LED Now press and hold the button down After a few more orange blinks the Optic Shuttle will blink its green LED once for each 8K of unfilled memory capacity If there is less than one 8K block of memory remaining then the Optic Shuttle will blink the orange LED weakly once If the battery is low it will blink the red LED once it will not indicate the amount of unused memory if the battery capacity is low 1996 2002 Onset Computer Corporation Trademarks Onset HOBO StowAway TidbiT Optic Shuttle Optic Base Station Optic Coupler TidbiT Coupler and BoxCar are trademarks of Onset Computer Corpora tion Onset Computer Corporation 470 MacArthur Blvd Bourne
3. e Optic Shuttle is full At the start of an offload the Optic Shuttle determines if there is enough memory for it to hold the data stored in the attached optic StowAway logger If there is not enough memory it blinks the red and green LEDs simultaneously The attached optic StowAway logger will remain stopped No data or memory will be affected but the logger will not be logging data Offload the Optic Shuttle to your host computer and then use the Optic Shuttle to offload and relaunch the logger Transfeming Optic Shuttle data to the host computer To transfer data from the Optic Shuttle to the host computer connect the Optic Base Station to the Optic Shuttle using the appropriate coupler Connect the Optic Base Station to the host computer using the cable provided in the Starter Kit Start the logger software by selecting Shuttle Readout under the Logger menu item and begin the transfer of data by pressing the start button on the Optic Shuttle when prompted to do so by the logger software Recommended software BoxCar 3 6 or any version of BoxCar Pro or Bet Ne Optic computer corporation Coupler Transfer rate The Optic Shuttle communicates to the host computer at 9600 baud Offloading a full Optic Shuttle will take approximately three minutes The Optic Shuttle can be offloaded as many times as desired without affecting the stored data The data in the Optic Shuttle remains intact until it has been read ou
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5. the appropriate coupler The end of the coupler with the magnet in it houses the logger the logger will not communicate unless it detects the magnet To connect the StowAway TidbiT to the TidbiT Coupler slide the bail of the StowAway TidbiT over the post on the TidbiT Coupler so the StowAway TidbiT faces into the coupler Press and release the pushbutton on the Optic Shuttle to start the offload and relaunch process The Optic Shuttle will blink its orange LED as it offloads data If the offload and relaunch are unsuccessful the Optic Shuttle will blink its red LED until you press the button again After the transfer is completed When the offload has been completed the green LED on the Optic Shuttle will blink every half second until the optic StowAway logger is removed or for one hour which ever comes first To maximize the operating life of the Optic Shuttle remove the logger when the offload has been completed Battery check Each time an Optic Shuttle is read out the logger software checks the Optic Shuttle s internal battery warning you when the battery s charge Is low If the battery is low the Optic Shuttle should be returned to place of purchase for battery replacement before it is used again In normal use an Optic Shuttle should run for approximately six years before the battery will need replacement The Optic Shuttle in detail Logger relaunch After an offload the Optic Shuttle relaunches
6. the attached optic StowAway logger IMMEDIATELY The optic StowAway logger retains the same duration interval alarm limits wrap state and sampling state as was designated in the original launch param eters The delayed start and triggered start options are disabled when the Optic Shuttle relaunches your optic StowAway logger Transfering data After connecting the logger to the Optic Shuttle press the start button on the Optic Shuttle The orange LED will blink rapidly for about three seconds as it initiates contact with the logger The orange LED will also blink while the logger is being offloaded and relaunched by the Optic Shuttle The time it takes to offload a full logger is 1 5 minutes for an 8K logger and 6 minutes for a 32K logger The Optic Shuttle offloads only that data needed to document the loggers most recent deployment minimizing the demands on the Optic Shuttle s memory In case ofan enor If a communication error occurs during data transfer and or relaunch the Optic Shuttle will discard the data it has offloaded from the current logger and blink its red LED until the start button is pressed or for one hour which ever comes first After the start button has been pressed to stop the red LED from blinking it can be pressed again to make another attempt at offloading the data If it still fails try cleaning the facing ends of the Optic Shuttle and logger the logger and shuttle communicate using infrared light When th
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