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1. occcoonccccccccocnncocnnoconnnnnnnss 54 CAINS iris 55 14 1 Creating a New Graph ooocccccccncccconnccconononononocononcnnnnononanonocanonenannnnnnnnos 55 14 2 Manipulating a Graph cccoocnccccncccnnononcnconnncnnnnononnnnnnnonnnnonnnnnnononnnnnncnannss 61 14 3 Saving Graphs as Favourites c oooncnccocnncococnnccnonnconncnnonocononnnononnnnnnnnanos 62 14 4 Graph COMMENUS occcccccnccccnccccnccocnccnnnncncnnnonnnonnnnonannnnannnnnnnonannnnannnennnns 62 WWW mea com au Page 4 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 5 Locating Data Valles sissies aniseed ail lidad didas 63 14 6 Additional Graph OptiONS occcocccccoccncccnnconcncconncnonncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnonanoss 64 14 Colour BANGS enaa a a labia 64 14 8 Graph PEDINDO o a 65 14 9 Saving the Graph Image to File c ooocccccoccncccccncococnnononcncnnanononnnos 66 19 Tables iii di 68 15 1 Openid a Table ios 68 T52 The Table VEWeisastarcadi da 68 153 Arranging Data in a Table sssaaa a 68 15 4 Showing Summaries on the Table oooccccoonccccccncocnconococononononnnnnoos 69 15 5 Adding Comments to a Table occcconcnnccccnncccconccncnnnnnncnncnnnononanenonanons 70 15 6 Saving Tables as Favourites oocccoconccccononococonccnnnnnonononocanononanononanons 70 15 7 Additional Table Display OptiONS occccocccccccncoccncconnconcnonocnncnnnnnnnonos 71 15 8 Copying Data to the Windows Clipboard oooccccoccncccccnnccc
2. Size to Dimension Width Height Luality If saving in JPEG format reducing the quality will result in files that take up less memory Quality 50 Ez www mea com au Page 80 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Aternatively right clicking anywhere on the Wind Rose will display some options and you can then left click on Save Wind Rose Image to bring up the save options dialog box Through the saving options you are able to modify the size and if saving with JPEG format the quality Size to Scale The default scale and dimension values are those of the Wind Rose as it is currently displayed If you desire a smaller image you can reduce the scale percent There is an imposed minimum scale to ensure the saved image is still comprehensible Size to Dimension Size to Dimension is an alternative to Size to Scale Specify a width and height in pixels which is also possible The height and width can be set independently of each other If you wish the keep the ratio you should use the scale option instead Save Click the Save button to bring up the save file browser Save Graph Image To File Pickuine Documents My Documents a My Computer File name Save as type Windows Meta File vrnf Portable Network Graphics pre www mea com au Page 81 User Manual for Magpie 3 There are four file formats available which can be changed by the Save as type dropdown menu Image qua
3. o Communications Fort 4 Baud Rate 9600 lg Logging i 4 Events Remote Details SDI 12 Dial Type a a ES d Phone Number 1173 4RR 789 Tone O Puke gt Modem Setup AIEU XDZ E Configuration Communications Port 1 Baud Rate 19200 ZA liser thearies Logger Communications FTP Detalle Unload using FTP Insert global FTP settings Server address User name Password Click to modify password Press F2 to Rebuild F1 for www mea com au Page 38 User Manual for Magpie 3 9 3 1 Direct Connection Port Settings If your computer is connected to the Logger by a serial cable Click on the Direct via cable button and the options for a direct connection will display the remote options will be greyed out Set the Communications Port to the one you identified following the methods outlined in section 9 2 2 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Direct Connection The Baud Rate setting should be left at the default value normally 9600 unless otherwise specified in the measurement system documentation Click on the Finish button to save the changes 9 3 2 Modem Telemetry Port Settings lf your computer is remotely connected to the Logger using a modem Click on the Remote via modem button and the options for a telemetry connection will display the direct options will be greyed out In the Phone Number field type in the telephone number for the se
4. For existing Magpie 1 users a conversion wizard is provided to allow a seamless transfer of Magpie 1 Schemes to the Magpie 3 format There are a number of reasons why Magpie 1 Schemes need conversion A1 1 Reasons for Conversion New format Magpie 3 Scheme files are written in a different file format This format is called XML Extensible Mark up Language The choice of XML allows for additional Scheme information to be added easily to the Scheme file New location The default installation folder for Magpie 3 is in the standard Windows C Program Files folder rather than directly drive C It is therefore no longer appropriate to have Magpie Schemes under the default Magpie 1 Scheme folder of C Magpie Magpie 3 takes responsibility for copying the Magpie 1 Scheme to the default Magpie 3 Schemes folder which is C Program Files Magpie 3 Schemes A1 2 The Scheme Conversion Wizard Whenever the user attempts to open a Magpie 1 Scheme with Magpie 3 the Scheme conversion wizard will automatically be displayed to guide the user through the Magpie Scheme Conversion Wizard conversion process Scheme Conversion Wizard This wizard helps you to convert an existing Magpie 1 scheme for use with Magpie 3 software All existing data and user preferences vill be copied into the new Magpie 3 scheme 4 backup of the Magpie 1 scheme will be performed by the conversion e From the menu select on i s File gt Open Scheme and nav
5. To revert to date editing click on the calendar button immediately to the right of the time editor www mea com au Page 52 User Manual for Magpie 3 13 2 3 Length From Reference The Length From Reference method allows the user to specify a fixed time reference and then request Magpie 3 to display an amount of data either side of that reference When the Length From Reference method is selected reference and length editors will be displayed Method db Length From Reference el Reference First Record Length All of data w Reference Editing The reference can be selected by clicking the down arrow immediately to the right of the Reference label This will produce a popup menu from which one of the following three reference options can be selected e Last Record The end of the data the most recent value in the Table This view is very useful for looking at data which is time sensitive For example with soil moisture data you may be interested in the last seven days worth of readings e First Record The start of the data the first recorded value in the Table e Date A specific date This will produce a date and time editor identical to that shown when selecting a date range This allows data to be displayed from either side of a user specified date and time Length Editing The length editor controls how much data will be displayed from the reference e Ifthe Reference is the First Record only data forwards
6. dir speed and spd and will present only those instruments for selection if found If you have labelled your wind instruments differently you can uncheck Once everything has been selected the new Wind Rose will be automatically generated Note Depending on the settings of your Magpie Scheme you may see some source data options that are not valid wind speed or direction fields If you attempt to create a Wind Rose from these fields Magpie 3 will alert you that you have selected invalid data 16 1 2 Changing the Wind Rose Title e Click on the current Wind Rose title by default this will be the Scheme or Project name depending on which is open e Enter the new title in the popup and press OK 16 1 3 Bin Ranges Underneath the Source Data panel is the Bin Ranges panel You can use this panel to change what range of values each part of the petal will include When changing these values ensure that each field is greater than or equal to the field preceding it Magpie 3 will warn you if you have f Bin Ranges vind Speed m s entered an invalid range e g 3 2 m s does not make The default values can be restored at any time by pressing the Defaults button 2 60 5 150 8 40 Note Setting two or more of these fields to the same value will result in certain bars of the petal being excluded 16 1 4 Changing the Bin Colours The Wind Rose is drawn using the same colours as set for regular Graphs e Click on Op
7. 17 1 Standard Real Time Information The Standard RTI screen shows current values for each instrument connected to the system along with the Logger status When connected to the Data Logger the values on the RTI screen will be updated at the scan rate of the Logger Real Time Logger Information Scheme Mame Logger State Logger Time Channel Inputs Air Temp Humidity SoilTemp GSR Rain Wndspd WendDir Leafw et TelPwr Battery Evap DewPoint Daylight Frost DegDay RainTat BaseBatt Stni TF1 Humidity TelP wr Faint ot Stil Meas Sthzhleas Stnahleas AirT emp www me a com au NURI Logging Scan rate 3 00 19 03 2009 11 10 03 4M SoilT emp Battery BaseBatt Stal Tran Stn Tran Stra ran e GSR e Evap Stn1TP1 Stn2GBH1 Stn3GBL1 Seles Logger Information Channel Inputs StniTP3 0 0 Wol StniTP4 40 3 Vol StniBatt 1 Stn i Meas Stn Tran Stn2 BH1 Stn2qBHe Stn2aBHs Sin2GBH4 Stn2Batt Stn2Meas Stn2 Tran Stns 1 SIMSGBLE SEMSGBL3 StnsGBL4 StnsBatt StnsMeas Stns ran Rain DewPoint JIC e Str2GBH2 v Sn3GBL2 Wind pd WrdDir Channel Selection Page 83 User Manual for Magpie 3 To display the RTI select Logger gt Real Time Information gt Standard al If the system is accessed by telemetry then a manual dial up connection must be made before RTI screens will begin updating To make a manual dial up connection select Logger
8. User Manual for Magpie 3 5 Magpie 3 Schemes The Magpie Scheme is a description of a data logging system It defines the sensors in detail how these sensors are to be logged what type of Data Logger they are fitted to and how to communicate with the Logger This description is held in a Scheme file Magpie 3 requires a Scheme in order to interact with the data logging system Whenever changes are made to the Scheme the Logger must be re programmed see section 6 7 3 Load the Scheme All new MEA logging systems will be supplied with a specific scheme 5 1 One Scheme per Logging System The Scheme controls the format that data collected from the system will take The Scheme also keeps track of how much data needs to be collected from the Logger when next unloaded As a result there can only be one Magpie Scheme per data logging system It is important to ensure that the correct Scheme is used 5 2 How to Find Magpie 3 Files on the Computer The default installation folder for Magpie 3 is C Program Files Magpie 3 The location of the Schemes and Projects folders will differ according to your Operating System The path will be auto set when Magpie is installed but can be altered if required The default paths for different operating systems are Windows XP and 2000 C Documents and Settings All Users Documents MEA Magpie Schemes Note In Explorer Documents will be displayed as Shared Documents Windows Vista and Windows 7
9. Version 2 0 User Manual for Magpie 3 Notices Copyright Copyright Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd 2011 All rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or in part by any means without the written consent of Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd Design Changes Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd reserves the right to change the designs and specifications of its products at any time and without prior notice Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd 41 Vine Street MAGILL SA 5072 Telephone 08 8332 9044 Fax 08 8332 9577 Email mea mea com au Web www mea com au Warranty MEA offers a 12 month return to factory warranty on all new logging systems and hardware The warranty applies to hardware software and system defects only The warranty does not cover acts of misuse by the user or third parties including misuse arising from failure to install or operate a system or its components in accordance with relevant system documentation or failure to seek advice from MEA regarding correct installation or operation of a system or its components Support If you have questions or problems that cannot be resolved using the information in this manual contact MEA technical support using the details above If phoning ask for the Operations Manager and explain the issue The Operations Manager will assign a Technician to help resolve the issue Quoting your MEA Job Refere
10. can be selected e Ifthe Reference is the Last Record only data backwards can be selected e fthe Reference is a Date data can be selected as either backwards or forwards from the reference 13 3 Applying the Selection Whenever changes are made to Navigator settings they must be applied before Magpie 3 will respond and update data displays This is done by pressing the Apply button on the far right of the Navigator bar Aini The Navigator can be set to apply changes automatically whenever any of the settings change In order to automatically apply Navigator changes make sure the Auto box is checked Auto www mea com au Page 53 User Manual for Magpie 3 Note On slower computers or when navigating through large databases the automatic apply function may cause the application to run very slowly and in these cases it is best to turn it off then apply the changes when all ranges are set 13 4 Saving Navigator Settings as Favourites Magpie 3 also offers the ability to save Navigator settings as Favourites Navigator Favourites appear in the method selection list providing quick and easy access to a previously recorded period of interest Saving a Favourite captures the current Navigator details regardless of what method is currently being used 13 4 1 Creating a Navigator Favourite e Click on the Navigator Favourites button immediately to the right of the amp Method dropdown menu e Andialog will appear that wi
11. e Anew blank Graph will be displayed gt Magpie 3 Damo Automatic Weather Station MYSCHEME scm Graph jee ple Mew Logger Table Graph WindRose Favourites Options Window Help Om 8 Ove aan B22 Br Y Method gi Length From Reference h Referee sfozfzo11 ES Length alluf data MYSCHEME 13 05 2011 Faes MATTE O ave Airtemp lave Humidity Llave GSR Llave DewPoint lave DeltaT Clin wndspd Clave wnd Spd ClMax wn dSpd Clare WndDir Total Rain LJave Dattery Daily data Min AirTernp Ave AirTemp Max ArTemp LJ Min Humidity Ave Humidity Max Hurnidity Llave GER Max GSR Limin WndSpd l ve wWndspd L Max WndSpd _ RainTot F chillDay Daylight DegDay leTo Frost e If you have a Project open a tab will appear for every Scheme in the Project The bracketed number represents how many of the Graph traces come from each respective Scheme www mea com au Page 55 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 1 1 Adding Channels to the Graph At the bottom of the Graph the Channel Selection Grid will be displayed This gives a list of all the instruments that can be included on the Graph ss iio 15 minute data ave GSR Clave Dewpoint ERR O min WndSpd Clave WndSpd Max WndSpd Jave WndDir Total Ran lave Battery Daily data Min AirTemp Clave AirTemp Dimax AirTemp min Humidity lave Humidity L max Humidity Ave GSR Imax CSR min wndspd ave wndspd Max WndSpd RainTot JchillDay ODaylight DegD
12. generate new channels An example of this is shown in the diagram below Input Channel Virtual Channel ene alculated Instrument 1 channel current loop alculated rolling ale eter average ot Instr t 1 current loop qc ee F Aman P a alculated rolling alculated value average Peas of I gt fron otup taste acia from coup ate table Instrument 3 current Peas of This example demonstrates how e Instrument 1 An analogue channel fitted with a current loop device can have the engineering result calculated by the Logger e Instrument 2 The engineering result can then be passed to another instrument responsible for making a rolling average of the current loop average This is useful for filtering out any unwanted fluctuations in the input e Instrument 3 The rolling average value can then be passed to another instrument that uses the input channel value as an index into a lookup Table of values a rating Table or other relationship to create the final value of interest www mea com au Page 109 User Manual for Magpie 3 Instruments that have virtual channels can be used in logging and events just like instruments that derive from real channels 21 1 1 Identifying an Instrument that uses a Virtual Channel It is not immediately obvious in the Scheme editor that an instrument uses a virtual channel instead of a real channel However there are two key indicators of a virtual channel instrument Channel Selection A virtual
13. gt Device www mea com au Page 36 User Manual for Magpie 3 Manager gt Ports COM amp LPT e Expand the list of ports The USB to serial adaptor should be installed as Prolific USB to serial Bridge COMx where x is the port number Windows Vista and 7 e Follow the path Start Control Panel Device Manager gt Ports COM 4 LPT e Expand the list of ports The USB to serial adaptor should be installed as Prolific USB to serial Bridge COMx where x is the port number These methods can also be used to identify which COM port is in use if you have more than one 9 pin serial port on your computer 9 2 Remote Connection Systems that are configured for dial up telemetry require that a connection to the remote site must be established before attempting communications with the Logger Once a dial up connection is made all subsequent communications continue as though the Logger was directly connected to the computer 9 2 4 1 Automatic Remote Connection The Load and Unload process will automatically make the dial up connection w to the remote system if a connection does not already exist At the end of the function they will also automatically hang up the dial up connection 9 2 4 2 Manual Remote Connection In some cases you may prefer to make the connection manually prior to executing the unload or load sequences A manual connection will stay open until you close it e To make a manual dial up connection
14. www mea com au Page 97 User Manual for Magpie 3 20 4 3 1 Add Instruments Instruments are added from the Instrument Library by pressing the Add button Initially pressing the Add button will display a list of all instruments in the Instrument Library Subsequent presses of the Add button will add the selected instrument to the Scheme 20 4 3 2 Search for an Instrument in the Library A search facility has been added to make it easier to find instruments in the library To search type some characters from the model number name or category of the required sensor in the search box and click on the Search button Alternatively click on the Model Description or Category column headers to sort the list according to the selected column and then scroll down the list until the required sensor is located Once the sensor is found click on it with the mouse to highlight it and then click on the Add button to add the selected instrument to the Scheme Alternatively just double click the instrument in the library Scheme Fditor M SCHFMF Scheme Pages Inctriimante a ET Operation 3 3 General User Settings a y Communications Search El ET Configuration Description Ja Data Logger E oa Relative Humidity Sensor netrumente APARA H Ha Humsdity Amadeo Ey bcn HMP 4T jelative Humidity Humedity Events HMF 4A Hpro Relative Humidity Humidity D1 12 HMPA5A T Air Temperature Temperature a ly Advanced HMP454 T pro Air Temper
15. ME hd label jolie File Action View Help es 5 86 task Scheduler Local pea en ete i iPS ELE Actions Ed Task Scheduler Library Task Scheg ocal a AL omputer pon You can use Task Scheduler to create at E Create Basic Task lb A and manage common tasks that your Cresta Vonks computer will carry out automatically at e ida the times you specify To begin click a command in the Action menu Ca Display All Running Tasks P Tache are ctared in faldare in the Tack Pe IA oe figuration iasi View i Status of tasks that ha Lest 24 hours O Refresh Summary 4 total 3 running 1 succeeded 0 stop E Hep Task Name Run Result E HotStart last run succeeded at FA SvstemSanindsSerace inimnnmnal Last refreshed at 29 04 2011 1 27 44 PM Refresh www mea com au Page 132 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Give the task a name e g Unload Weather Station and press Next Create Rasic Task Wirard Oo Create a Basic Task j Use this wizard te quickhy schedule a common task For more advanced options or settings Trigger such as multiple task actions or trigger use the Create Task command in the Actions pane Action Finish Mame hiy Automation Script Description Automates unload amp export of data fror MEA lagging system e Select how frequently you want the task to run press Next www mea com au wwe a a Create Rasic Task Wizard lask Ingger Cre
16. This software for PC is used with our Bug range of loggers Data from Bugs is downloaded to it from an MEA Retriever Data can be viewed as Graphs and Tables and exported to other programs Users can enter their own irrigation and rainfall data to assist in irrigation management The software comes bundled free with the MEA Retriever when purchased Users can download the latest version free from our web site A4 9 MEA TPReader MEA2240 The TP Reader is an inexpensive handheld reader used to take spot measurements from ThetaProbes as moisture content The Reader does not store data www mea com au Page 150 User Manual for Magpie 3 A4 10 HH2 Reader The HH2 Reader is used with the ThetaProbe Profile Probe and the WET Probe Up to 2100 readings depending on the sensor and configuration can be stored in the HH2 memory for downloading to a PC The HH2 can also be used to calibrate the ThetaProbe A4 11 SML MEA s SML range of Soil Moisture Loggers are built around the EnviroPro EP100C series of sub surface probes which provide soil moisture salinity and temperature measurements at multiple depths An SML consists of an EnviroPro probe connected to an enclosure containing a data logger and a power supply An SML is an affordable reliable solution to continuous soil moisture profiling Data can be downloaded from an SML by direct serial cable connection to a computer via dial up connection or can be au
17. list 15 5 Adding Comments to a Table Comments can be added to individual data points in a Table allowing the user to correlate a particular event of interest with the selected data To add a comment to a table use one of the following methods e Highlight a cell then from the menu bar select Table gt Comments and select Add Comment from the list Note that the list also provides options for editing or deleting existing comments e Highlight a cell and right click select Comments then select Add Comment from the list ogger Project Graph WindRose Favourites Options Y fT de da Y View Channels e Mies Summaries ENE E a LE ength From Rete Summarise Time Comments Add Comment 6 00 00 AM El Export Table 6 10 00 AM 6 20 00 AM AMS SCM I 25 2 6 30 00 4M NARRUNG SCM 25 1 6 40 00 4M Tintin 5CM Ria 25 1 6 50 00 AM MORI scm 25 1 00 00 AM 15 4 56 249 When a comment has been added to a Table an indicator will appear in the top right hand corner of the data holding the comment 20 EFA Minumum F H 19 7 28 2 20 1 20 4 Moving the mouse over this indicator will cause the comment text to be shown 15 6 Saving Tables as Favourites Favourites are provided as a mechanism for saving all Table settings column positions summary information etc such that the Table can be easily recalled at a later time The Scheme can support an unlimited number of Favourites allowin
18. such as averages totals minima and maxima These statistics can be triggered to reset by the user This is useful for maintaining records between sites visits etc e To reset variables select Logger gt Advanced gt User Reset Variables If viewing data on a RTI screen the statistics affected will reset themselves within 2 or 3 scans www mea com au Page 91 User Manual for Magpie 3 20 Scheme Creation When a complete logging system is purchased from MEA it will be supplied with a Scheme that best supports the sensors and features of the system Both Scheme and system are rigorously tested prior to shipping Sometimes it is desirable for the user to make changes to the scheme operation such as changing logging intervals or changing the time when the system dial in modem is available It is recommended that users seek advice from MEA before making large changes to the Scheme supplied with the system as improper changes will adversely affect its operation Refer to the system specific documentation which was provided with the hardware this will explain the more common Scheme attributes that the user may desire to change The following sections describe the creation of new Schemes 20 1 Preparation Before beginning to build a Scheme it is worthwhile to have an understanding of the instruments and type of data Logger being used Mapping out all instruments their output types and the corresponding Logger input channels before bui
19. 1 Unload Files Explained When Magpie 3 retrieves data from the Data Logger a dump unload file is created This dump file contains the unprocessed binary data exactly as it was stored in the data Logger s memory Scheme information is then used in conjunction with this binary data in order to create the scaled numbers that are stored in the Scheme database s 12 1 1 Dump File Storage e Dump files are stored in a DumpFiles folder inside each Scheme folder e MyScheme a a ml x Fie Frit View Favorites Tonle Help Es 2 gt PP search E Folders FEZ F Address 5 C Documents and Settings All UsersDouments MEA Magpie Schemes My Scheme Marne Date Modified File and Folder Tasks y me Dumpriles Dum p Files 11 04 2011 4 07 PM E BUFFERS RTI folder 11 04 2011 3 57 PM M SCHEMEO DEF 4 03 2011 3 49 PM Ed MYSCHEMEO xml XML Document 1104 2011 2 43 PM MYSCHEME1 DEF DEF File 4 03 2011 3 49 PM E MYSCHEME 1 xml RML Document 11 04 2011 2 43 PM DunyFiks E MYSCHEME ERR EFF File 11 04 2011 3 57 PM Folder Ed myscheme KBD KED File 11 04 2011 3 57 PM Date Modified Today 11 April ES MYSCHEME LDR LDR File 1104 2011 3 57 PM 2011 1 07 PM E miyscheme LO lext Document 11JU4f2011 3 54 EM Ed M SCHEME LST LST File 8 03 2011 7 51 AM Ree MAP File 11 04 2011 3 57 PM A MyScheme SCM Magpie Scheme 11 04 2011 3 57 PM E myocheme set SEI Hle 110472011 2 43 PM E MyScheme SRO SRO File 11 04 2011 3 57 PM Ed MyScheme SRC SRE File 11
20. 12 Recorder Sleep On Error Yes Protected Puts Logger Time 27 03 2009 3 56 36 PM Counter Channels Counter prescale Counter 1 prescale Counter 2 prescale Counter 3 prescale Analogue Channels hO 16567 mW hi 1625 m hz 1610 m h 1565 mW www mea com au Page 86 User Manual for Magpie 3 17 3 Other RTI Screens Many Schemes will have libraries added that provide the system with some additional functionality Some examples include controlling telemetry system power sending short messages alarms etc Many of these libraries will create additional RTI screens that can be opened from Logger gt Real Time Information Other for viewing This allows the function of the library and any associated hardware to be diagnosed by the user 17 4 Printing Real Time Data The details displayed in the RTI screen can be printed at any time To print real time data e Open the RTI screen of interest from the Logger or Favourites menu e From the menu select File Print 5 17 5 Real Time Data Takes Time To Update In general Real Time Information screens should update at the Logger scan rate however when an RTI screen is first opened it may take some time before valid Real Time Data appears on the screen Prior to this the values that appear on the screen may appear incorrect This is the result of default values being processed with reference to the instrument scaling values defined in the Sc
21. C Users Public Documents MEA Magpie Schemes Note In Explorer Documents will be displayed as Public Documents www mea com au Page 22 User Manual for Magpie 3 Each Scheme has a folder of its own The folder holds the collected data and any other support files used by the Scheme You can quickly and easily move a Scheme from one computer to another by copying or moving the complete folder contents Each computer must have an installed copy of Magpie 3 Consider a Scheme called MyScheme Ss Cumpriles automate MySche In Windows 7 the Scheme would be found in the folder E BUFFERS RTI 5 MYSCHEMEO DBF E MS CHEMEO xml C Users Public Documents MEA Magpie Schemes MyScheme ele MYSCHEME 1 xml Scheme files use a Magpie icon as demonstrated to the right If you ia have Windows set to display file extensions you will notice that the Elmvscheme Lor Scheme file has an extension of SCM Bee Ei My Scheme MAF Th My Scheme SCM Ei MyScheme set El MyScheme SRO E MyScheme SRC E TELEMP WR RTI Project files have an icon of a piece of paper with three small magpies on it These have the file extension of MPJ A You can double click on a Scheme or Project file and Magpie 3 will run and open that file If you already have Magpie 3 running you can click and drag the file into the main window to have Magpie 3 open that file 5 3 The Magpie Sample Scheme Magpie 3 installs with a sample Scheme that you can use to fam
22. Magpie 3 11 Unloading the Logger The process of transferring readings collected by the Data Logger to the computer is referred to as unloading the Logger This new data is then added to the end of the database in the Scheme on the computer An incremental unload can be performed at any time by simply selecting Logger gt Unload Logger from the menu bar Magpie 3 determines how much data has been ts logged since the last time the Logger was unloaded and only requests the newest data A full unload can be performed by selecting Logger Unload All Data from the menu bar The entire contents of the Logger memory will be retrieved The Unload Logger status box will be displayed showing the status of the unload Unloading can be safely cancelled at any Checking scheme Communications time by pressing the Cancel button The unload process has two stages e Data is retrieved from the Data Logger in a Raw form and stored in a dump file Dump files have a dmp extension and are stored in a DumpFiles folder inside the Scheme folder e Magpie 3 then processes these records into real sensor values in the Scheme database s 11 1 Unloading by Direct Cable Connection This simply requires that an appropriate cable is connected between the Computer and the Data Logger Select the unload icon to begin the unload vist 11 2 Unloading by Remote Connection If the Scheme is configured for a dial up connection and ther
23. Open Scheme Open an existing Magpie scheme The Magpie Helper to help you get started Many improvements to the Wind Rose module Open Project Open an existing Magpie project New automation commands New Scheme Create a new Magpie scheme Complete Windows 7 compatibility Various Graphical enhancements New Project Create a new Magpie project Bug fixes Magpie 3 Schemes are backwards compatible with Magpie 2 Magpie Help Open the Magpie Help SERE Drag and drop Schemes and Projects onto Magpie 3 to open them Recent Files meproject mpj smstest scm myscheme scm sm300 scm indones1 scm smstrial scm narrung scm myscheme scm www mea com au Page 13 User Manual for Magpie 3 3 Quick Start Guide The following instructions are aimed at the experienced computer user who has purchased Magpie 3 as part of an MEA supplied measurement system A detailed guide to installing the software is included in section 4 nstalling Magpie 1 Install the data logging system If you are installing a new logging system complete the hardware installation following the directions in the system documentation 2 Install Magpie software Install Magpie 3 using the Magpie 3 Installation CD provided 3 Install the Scheme Install the Scheme for the system from the Magpie 3 Installation CD the Scheme will automatically install immediately after Magpie 3 if the check box is checked 4 Connect the computer to the syste
24. Scheme folder or the new Magpie 3 default Schemes folder e Once the destination folder has been selected the next page of the wizard will indicate where the Magpie 3 Scheme will be written and where backed up Magpie 1 Scheme files will be stored e The conversion process will always make a backup copy of the Magpie 1 Scheme folder and this folder will always be written directly beneath the new Magpie 3 Scheme folder e Pressing Next will complete the Scheme conversion process The wizard will make all necessary folders copy all required files to the folders and ultimately www mea com au Page 142 User Manual for Magpie 3 make the new Magpie 3 Scheme files All settings in the Magpie 1 Scheme will be retained along with all existing data Favourites and navigator settings e Once the Scheme has been successfully converted press Finished The Scheme will then be opened ready for use by Magpie 3 You can start using the Scheme immediately This includes viewing historical data collected with Magpie 1 as well as communicating with the data logging system and unloading new data A1 3 Scheme Compatibility Issues A1 3 1 Logger Program The data Logger program generated by Magpie 1 2 and 3 is identical for the same Scheme configuration As a result it is not necessary to re program the Logger after converting a Magpie 1 Scheme to a Magpie 3 Scheme A1 3 2 Mixed Users This also means that multiple users accessing the same data loggin
25. Telem_Pwr_Output OUTO Logger output channel used to dive telemetry device OUTO OUT1 OUT2 OUT3 3 www mea com au Page 113 User Manual for Magpie 3 As with interfaces program settings are added automatically when an interface is added to the Scheme To alter a program setting any existing value should be removed and manually replaced with the required value In most cases the comments added with the setting will indicate what values are appropriate 21 4 Advanced gt Configuration The Logger has a non volatile configuration that can be modified by Magpie 3 in the Configuration page of the Scheme editor I Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages ET Operation General Logger confiqurabon settings are used to modify the intemal operation of the data logger It will be necessary to refer to the relevent User Settings configuration data table documentation for avaiable configuration settings a Communications Logger Configuration Entries ly Configuration Address Mask Value Comments CA Data ngger 65535 364 Instruments Ey Logging Parana SDI 12 la Advanced y Comrnunicaborns 2 Program E Configuration Analogue channel 0 configuration Ph Usar Libraries Polarity Dit 0 0 Linipolsr 1 Dipolsr Range Bits 4 5 D0 5000m 01 500m 10 5000 115004 Measurement Bit 6 O Single Ended 1 Differential Active Bit 7 O Channel ON 1 Channel OFF Analogue channel 1 configuration Communications protecte
26. be e mailed or posted to a web site www mea com au Page 66 User Manual for Magpie 3 e From the menu select Graph gt Save Graph Image Save Graph Image To File Save in Projects F Es Ej 1426x711 Nuri Stn SM jpg My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents My Computer File name Nur Sth SM jog w My Network Save as type JPEG Image File jpg w JPEG Image File pq Bitmap bmp Windows Meta File vent Portable Network Graphics e Select a destination to save the image to e The Graph image can be saved in the following formats JPG BMP WMF or PNG The options are displayed by activating the drop down menu to the right of the Save as Type field e Type the name in the Save Graph Image To File form and press Save www mea com au Page 67 User Manual for Magpie 3 15 Tables Numeric display of data collected by the measurement system is often important where more detailed analysis of the data is required and the real values need to be scrutinised A Scheme will have at least one Table available for viewing 15 1 Opening a Table e Goto the Table menu and select a Table from the bottom of the menu 5 Climate Data W Daily Data e Alternatively click the Table button on the toolbar and select a Table from the popup menu 15 2 The Table View Records in the database are displayed on the Table in chronological order from oldest to newest The date and time fields a
27. channel will be identified as such in Instrument Details Model HMP454 T 5 the Instrument Details page The user must cuota E E specify a unique channel name for a virtual mame Air Temp channel Units degt Type Signed Word Minimum 32707 Maximum JA77 Parameters The second distinction between instruments with real and virtual channels is the use of parameters All instruments with virtual channels have some instrument specific source code which processes the data from one or more input channels in order to generate the new virtual channel The Parameters default text indicates that there are no parameters attached to the instrument When other text is displayed in the form of an assignment eg InputChan h0 then this indicates a virtual channel Instrument Details Instrument Details Model ExtBat Model HMP454 T 4 Description External battery 3 Description Air Temperature 3 Mame Battery Mame AirTemp Units y Units degt Type Unsigned Byte Type Signed Word Minimum a Minimum 32707 Maximum 259 Maximum 32707 Scaling A gain B Scaling A gain B 4 0 4 0 B 0 11 E 0 1 Display Type real Display Type Real Mo Real Time Minimum 0 Minimum 0 Maximum 15 Maximum a0 Width PEE EJE width 2 a lt QQ OOO a E gq A Parameters Parameters 9 Parameters 3 Parameters InputChan ht 3 o a www mea com au Page 110 User Manual for Magpie 3 21 1 2 What are parameters Parameters are constant values entered by t
28. comments l la Advanced a Communicabonz Oca User Settings the Configuration Userdefined parameters used by the logger such as when to turn the GE User Librarics modem on and off Communications specify how Magpie should communicate with the logger Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help www mea com au Page 94 User Manual for Magpie 3 20 3 1 Operation The pages in the Operation category are 20 3 1 1 General This page allows a Scheme title and comments to be entered for the Scheme Comments is a memo entry field and is a good place to keep track of versions of the Scheme or who changed it and when Entries in the Comments field do not affect the operation of the system 20 3 1 2 User Settings User Settings are parameters that result from custom source code interfaces or sensor specific code that a user can change in order to alter the way that code runs in the data Logger These settings might be times when particular events are to occur messages or thresholds etc 20 3 1 3 Communications The communications page allows the user to modify the communications port baud rate telemetry and FTP settings Changes made here do not require the Logger to be re loaded 20 3 2 Configuration Configuration pages are all about the building of the Scheme A user with a basic understanding of Magpie 3 and the Unidata Logger can construct a Scheme within the Configuration pages The pages in this ca
29. different event types available with standard greater than less than and equal to types of comparisons Additionally there are event types that can test when two or more events are true allowing for complex conditions to be created to drive logging or outputs 21 5 2 Event Parameters The number of event parameters displayed under the event type is dependent on the type of event selected Typically there are only two parameters for simple tests However it is possible for a total of four parameters to be available for selected event types Parameters can be either values or references to other channels or events depending on the event type Note When the parameter is a value it is the binary value in the Logger and not the scaled equivalent in engineering units Therefore if the channel value in the Logger is 200 and the scaled equivalent is 20 as per the instrument definition then the parameter value to trigger the event should be 200 www mea com au Page 116 User Manual for Magpie 3 22 Projects 22 1 What is a Project Previous versions of Magpie software have only been able to open one Scheme at a time This has meant that data could not easily be directly compared between Schemes Magpie 3 supports a file type called a Project MPJ Projects allow you to group several Schemes together offering a range of functionality that is useful for people who own two or more data logging systems and associate
30. far as possible an equal amount of logging time for each Buffer With event based logging it is not possible to auto allocate memory between buffers and the capacity shown is as if the event will always be true The user will need to estimate how much memory to allocate to the event Buffer based on the likelihood of the event being true This could involve some degree of trial and error 20 4 4 3 Log Entries Click on the Log Entries button to show the log entries for the selected buffer I Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages e Operation General Selected Buffer Buffer 0 15 minute data Use this buffer laer Settings E Communicabons la Contguraton Logging Details Loy Enlies emis la Instruments Log Entries Instruments 46 AT em A instumert LogAction Ra Loosing a crane TE Ewante inet m ArT emp Average SD2 Para Add gt Humidiy Average Advanced sn m GSA Average Py Communications Remove cos m DewPoint Average Program P H Configuration nee Delta aaa Rain ag User Libraries DewPaoint rid Su Mirian DeltaT __ WndSpd Average RainTot WndSpd Maximum Batter ChillD cy Daylight il cos Average MenM be Wind Dis Average sm Average A AA AAA This buffer has apprommately 269 59 days of storage space before undoading is required Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help www mea com au Page 105 User Manual for Magpie 3 Th
31. in the computer needs to be on however The following examples describe setting up Windows Scheduled Tasks Setting up a scheduled task is a bit different depending on what version of Windows you are running Below is the Windows 2000 XP implementation followed by the Vista Windows 7 implementation www mea com au Page 129 User Manual for Magpie 3 23 3 1 Create the Scheduled Task in Windows XP Run the task scheduler Start Control Panel Scheduled Tasks Choose Add Scheduled Task from the Scheduled Tasks window Follow the wizard and select Magpie 3 from the list of programs available Give the task a name e g Unload Weather Station and select a frequency for the task from the list provided Press Next when done The wizard will ask for the specifics of the time and day to be completed Press Next when done Enter User information your login credentials Basic schedule is complete Check the Open advanced properties check box and select Finish Scheduled Task Wizard ou have successtully scheduled the following task T Magpie 3 Windows will perform this task At 12 00 PM every day starting 23 03 2009 id properties for this task when click Click Finish to add this task to your Windows schedule www mea com au Page 130 User Manual for Magpie 3 23 3 1 1 Edit Advanced Properties e To the Run line add the text C Program Files Magpie 3imagpie exe s C Program Fil
32. minimum channel input value and B represents the scaled result at the maximum channel input value Using the two endpoints the software will calculate the scaling for the line and be able to generate scaled values for any channel input e Formula is an RPN Reverse Polish Notation formula Reverse Polish Notation is a method of calculating complex non linear equations allowing the combination of values from one or more other sensors if required The standard formula library is FORMULA LIB User defined formula libraries can also be included with the Scheme Note The scaling is usually only applied to the number stored in the Logger memory during processing of unloaded data or during RTI display The number is not stored in the Logger memory as a scaled number If the user requires this channel to be stored in the Logger memory with scaling included then they should choose an instrument that generates a scaled result in the Logger Instruments that generate a scaled result in the Logger generally have an i suffix Display Type Controls how the processed value will be displayed Options are Real is a real number Real No Keyboard is a real number that is not displayed on the Logger display Real No Real Time is a real number not displayed in Real Time Information String is text result from a formula this will not be displayed on Logger display None means that the result of this instrument will never be displayed in RT
33. name is used as the title for the Scheme database Tables Log data This setting determines whether the data will be recorded on a simple time basis or whether it will be recorded based on an event defined in the Events page Log data options are e atthe log interval www mea com au Page 103 User Manual for Magpie 3 e when an event is true e atthe log interval or when an event is true The last option offers the ability to capture events of interest inside of a more normal logging regime Event to trigger logging When the buffer is set to log on an event a drop down box will allow the user to select the event that will be used to trigger logging Events are defined on the Events page Log data every This is the fundamental rate at which data is recorded by the Logger Data is recorded aligned with the hour i e 15 minute log interval is recorded at 10 00 10 15 10 30 10 45 etc Select the time and unit to set the interval i e 10 secs 10 mins 10 hours etc Logging can only occur at multiple intervals of the logger scan rate For example a 5 second scan rate means logging cannot occur more frequently than every five seconds see section 21 4 2 for more information When triggering logging from events the log interval controls the rate of data collection whilst the event is true Offset data by The interval offset allows data logged to be offset in time for the selected log interval For example a log inter
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35. than e To set the validation limits check the Less than and Greater than boxes and type your desired limits into the fields Magpie 3 will automatically use the units specified for the instrument 18 2 Viewing Validation Errors At the completion of importing new data into the Scheme databases the software will check to see if there are any new validation errors If so the user will receive a prompt from the software indicating that there are new validation errors allowing the user the choice to view these errors immediately To display the validation errors window choose View gt Validation Errors from the menu www mea com au Page 88 User Manual for Magpie 3 Validation Errors af Acknowledge YE Delete Source Type Started Comments NOURIN GSA greater than 1200 wm 2 4122008 9 00 00 AM check sensor NOURI GSA greater than 1200 w m 2 6122008 9 00 00 AM check sensor New validation errors appear in Red They will remain this colour until acknowledged or deleted 18 3 Acknowledging Errors To acknowledge a validation error but keep it in the list click on the Acknowledge button or simply double click the entry You can press ctrl Acknowledge a to select all entries so you can acknowledge them all at once 18 4 Deleting Errors To remove one or more selected validation errors entirely click on the Delete Delete button 18 5 Validation Error Details Source This is the Scheme database from which the
36. the right Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it Click Explore Double click install exe to run the installer www mea com au Page 19 User Manual for Magpie 3 4 3 Unlocking Magpie 3 After installation you must register your software to enable all of the software s functions A registration form will be displayed when Magpie 3 is started and the appropriate registration details need to be entered into this form Enter Magpie Registration Software registration is required The software senal number is on the CO case or software packaging Please enter an appropriate User Name and Company Name and then press the Request Unlock Code button to request an unlock code Altenatrvely contact MEA directly The software can be used without the unlock code however selected functions will be unavailable Serial Number All details must be entered exactly as provided by i O MES including correct case for the assigned unlock code to be accepted User Name Company Mame Unlock Code uai O Serial Number The serial number can be found on the Magpie 3 installation CD User Name and Company The User Name and Company details are used to tell us who will be the registered owner of the software The Company may be left blank if you are a private user however the User Name must contain the name of an individual to whom the software will be registered Unlock Code The Unlock Code is a
37. to specify more detailed conditions for logging Whereas normal time based logging occurs steadily at a fixed period event based logging allows the Logger to make a decision about whether or not to log a record Event based logging conserves memory when there is nothing of interest to record I Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages 1 Operation es ia Eveni Detak zi man Event ArT emp gt 350 Type Communicabons Fwent gt Min F went fy Lont t A a ARA Event 3 Mo Event e Maalina Event 4 No Event Parameter A Instruments Ewent 5 Mo Event Airlemp Logai a Event 6 Mo Event 3 E ail y aks Event 7 No Event arameter E 301 12 Ewart 8 Mo Event 350 la Advanced ay Communicatons Program lb Configuration A Llaxcr Libraric Dutput when event is true Set Event 1 TRUE Dutput when event is not fue set Event 1 FALSE Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help Some examples of events would be when a stream depth exceeds a threshold when a wind speed exceeds a threshold or when the temperature changes by a certain amount All events also allow some output process to be triggered when the event changes state from false to true and vice versa Since events are defined independently from logging it is possible to use events for the sake of triggering outputs if this is required www mea com au Page 115 User Manual for Magpie 3 21 5 1 Event Types There are a variety of
38. to use the default installation location recommended or Browse to choose an alternate location then select Next to continue Installing G E Current File Copying Borland Database Engine C Program Files Borland Common Files BOEDO R32 DLL curras aaa All Files Time Remaining O minutes 3 seconds ze Installation Wizarde Installation Success 1 Magpie components have been installed successfully www mea com au Page 18 User Manual for Magpie 3 4 2 If the Installer Does Not Start Automatically If the installer does not start automatically you may need to run the installer manually The steps to achieve this are slightly different depending on which version of Windows you are running Windows 2000 Double click on Wma from the Windows Desktop Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it Click Explore Double click install exe to run the installer Windows XP Click on from the Windows Taskbar Click on 34M Computer from the list on the right Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it Click Explore Double click install exe to run the installer Windows Vista Click on from the Windows Taskbar Click on Computer from the list on the right Right click your CD drive which has the Magpie 3 CD in it Click Explore Double click install exe to run the installer Windows 7 Click on from the Windows Taskbar Click on Computer from the list on
39. 0272071 34022011 34022011 34022011 30022001 240272071 34022011 34022011 34022011 3240222001 2402 2071 340242011 0E 2000 00 08 45 00 00 09 00 00 00 09 15 00 00 09 30 00 001 09 50 000 10 00 00 00 10 15 00 00 10 30 00 00 10 45 00 00 11 00 00 00 11 1500 00 ih a DAR MYSCHEME 3 02 2011 to 41032014 5 Fcb J Fcb 13 Fob 17 Fob 22 Fob 26 Fob 2011 E bin AirTemp degt Ave Airlemp degC Wax AirTemp degt 302 201 11 30 00 00 i a E 1 _ E a E E M E E E HE IE Table EJE Windows can be arranged manually by re sizing and moving them or they can be arranged automatically by using options in the Window menu e To arrange the open windows so that the titles of each can be seen cascading across the screen choose Window gt Cascade m e To perform a horizontal tiling of the open windows in the workspace choose Window gt Tile Horizontal T e To perform a vertical tiling of the open windows in the workspace choose Window gt Tile Vertical e To minimise all of the windows currently on view in the workspace allowing the windows to remain in the workspace but just not visible choose Window gt Minimize All e To close all of the windows in the workspace minimised or otherwise choose Window gt Close All www mea com au Page 34 User Manual for Magpie 3 9 Logger Communications Magpie 3 can communicate with the Data Logger in two ways e The Logger can be dir
40. 04 2011 3 57 PM ES TELEMPWE ATI RTI File 11 04 2011 3 57 PM Niebails e The DumpFiles folder contains a list of chronologically named files prefixed with the Scheme name e f using a direct or dial up connection to perform unloads a new dump file is created for each unload e When unloading with a PDT a single file is created for each new day All subsequent unloads from the system are appended to the dump file for the rest of the day or until a system configuration change is made e These dump files are useful because they can be sent to other users who wish to process data into their own Magpie 3 databases with the same Scheme www mea com au Page 47 User Manual for Magpie 3 12 1 2 Individual Dump File Processing Magpie 3 allows the user to inspect the contents of the DumpFiles folder and select individual dump files for processing This will cause the selected data to be reprocessed using current Scheme information If using a PDT multiple unloads are written into each dump file and the user can also inspect the unload file directly and observe what data is available for processing e To process a dump file manually choose Logger Process Previous Unload from the main menu This will display a form that shows all available dump files in the DumpFiles folder Process Unload Files Select unload files from the following folder G MagpieJobs 1900 19504 40613920 Nu Dumpriles E Click to select files to pr
41. 09 Channel Selection Grid 57 Communications Logger communications 35 D Data Backing up 137 Navigation 27 51 Restore from backup 137 Database Multiple databases 50 Data loss 145 Direct connection to logger 35 www mea com au E Events Editing in scheme 115 Export Tables 73 Wind Rose data 82 F Favourites Graphs 62 Projects 122 Real Time screens 85 Tables 70 Wind Roses 80 FTP unloading 43 Cleanup 46 Packet Data Terminal 44 Set up in Scheme Editor 45 Troubleshooting 46 G Graphs 55 Autoscaling 58 Axes 57 Horizontal scaling 59 Inverting 59 Vertical scaling 58 Channel selection 56 Colour bands 64 Comments 62 Data zooming 61 Favourites 62 Locate data in table 63 Printing 27 65 Projects 123 Page 153 User Manual for Magpie 3 Saving images 27 66 Scaling Horizontal scaling 59 Linear or Logarithmic 60 Vertical scaling 58 View 27 Instrument parameters 102 110 Editing 111 Instruments Details 99 Library 98 L Log File View 90 Logger Advanced menu 90 Communications 35 Communications window 40 Direct connection 35 Remote connection 37 Set Comms port 38 USB to Serial adaptor 36 Loading 41 108 Memory 144 Program 145 Real time information 86 Scan rate 84 97 Status 42 84 Time 84 Unloading 26 30 43 Automation 125 Direct cable connection 43 www mea com au FTP 43 Remote connection 43 Logging Buffers 103 Events 104 Log entries 105 Logging details 103 Lo
42. 17 01 2009 to 17 03 2009 Feb 12 Feb 17 Feb 21 Feb 26 Feb 2 Mor SIN2GEM Pa D SIN2G0H APA m SINGHI kPa SINZGEHA KPA To add a colour band to a Graph e Create a Graph or open a Favourite and determine which axis to apply a band left or right Make a note also of the range to apply the band e g Soil tension 8 to 60 kPa e From the menu bar select Graph Colour Bands or click on the Edit Colour Bands button on the Options bar of the channel selection grid m www mea com au Page 64 User Manual for Magpie 3 Edit Colour Bands e When the Edit Colour Bands form is displayed set up the band as required The Bands list box displays any existing bands To create a new band ensure that the new band entry is highlighted Start The value from which the band begins e g 8 kPa End The value at which the band ends e g 60 kPa Axis The axis to which the band will be applied e g Left Colour Click on the entry and then select a suitable colour for the band Visible This box controls whether the band will be visible or not Pre defined bands can be toggled on or off depending on the view required at the time Transparency Controls the colour intensity of the band A low value e g 10 results in the highest colour intensity a high value e g 80 results in a lower intensity 14 8 Graph Printing Magpie 3 allows a Graph to be printed This is done by first showing a preview of the Graph allow
43. 8 Software installation 16 Manual 19 Updates 139 Support 2 Page 155 User Manual for Magpie 3 T W Tables 68 Warranty information 2 Additional display options 71 Wind Roses 76 Arrange data in 68 Bin ranges 78 Comments 70 Creating 77 Copy data to clipboard 73 Display control panel 80 Create 27 Export data 82 Date and time formats 71 Favourites 80 Export 27 73 Printing 82 Favourites 70 Projects 124 Opening 27 68 Save image 80 Printing 75 Projects 123 Summarise 27 69 View 27 Telemetry Edit windows 29 U Unload files Dump file storage 47 Extracting discrete unloads 49 Individual file processing 48 Processing 47 50 Viewing file information 49 Updating the software 139 USB to Serial Adaptor 36 V Validation errors 88 Setting limits 88 102 Viewing errors 88 www mea com au Page 156
44. A PrOGUCS auissiiancioaiita dee 148 A41 GDot EA 214 vomita rro cidcid o eaaa 148 A4 2 GDot Switch Box MEA2276 0oooccccccccconccccccccoooncnnnconoonnncnncnnnanncnnnnnnnnns 148 A4 3 MEA Retriever MEA2261 0ooooccccccccccocccnnccccooononnnccnoonononnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 148 WWW mea com au Page 7 User Manual for Magpie 3 A4 4 A4 5 A4 6 A4 7 A4 8 A4 9 A4 10 A4 11 A4 12 A4 13 A4 14 www mea com au GBUGAMEAZ2202 ondo 149 GTBUJ MEAZZOS tail caia 149 TBUdg MEAZZO nessa stereo oro a 149 ABU MEA2268 iS 150 MEA BUG SOW Al aussi 150 MEA TPReader MEA2Z240 isis 150 mi WR CGI RR o a 151 A nan EN EA anus satiate E A AEE 151 MEAR O od 151 Automatic Weather Station MEATOB oooooooniccnocccnnccccncconcnconanonononcnnnnos 152 Class A Evaporation Pan MEA132 oocccccoccncccccnnccoccnononcnnnnanononanonos 152 iia 153 Page 8 User Manual for Magpie 3 1 Introduction Magpie 3 is a Microsoft Windows compatible program used in all measurement systems designed and manufactured by MEA The software provides a flexible functional and easy to use tool for the collection and display of recorded information from MEA logging systems 1 1 Glossary A Framework For All Schemes MEA provides a set of libraries with Magpie 3 that allows you to further customise the behaviour of your system Advanced users can even maintain their own custom instrument libraries and direct Magpie 3 to search these libraries when buil
45. Favourite A A A lt gt Le Remove Favourite 4ubo Cpen Favourite Schemes Project MyProject mpj Wind Rose Table r www mea com au Page 122 User Manual for Magpie 3 22 6 2 Tables in Project Mode Similarly the Tables menu changes to accommodate access to all Tables from all Schemes lee Graph WindRose Favourites Options View channels BS Ah tik dsi First Rec Summarise Comments MyScheme SCM P BB 15 minute data ANGASTON SCM F tl Daily data Tintin SCM EA 22 6 3 Graphs in Project Mode The Channel Selection Grid will contain a tab for each Scheme in the Project The number in the brackets represents how many measurements are currently being plotted for each respective Scheme 5 Magpie 3 Demo Projact MyProject mpj MyScheme SCM Graph Selta a Eile wiew Logge Project Table Graph WindRose Fevouries Opticns window Hep TS Li S ewe RSM AE A gt Method dy Refererce First Record Length alofdata Apply uto Maz 50 MyProject mp Mas 100 2 Min D 25 01 2014 te 4 03 2014 Min 0 E Fek 1C Fech sn so ii nr mt yn TAL AID El ove Humidity Clave 535R ra el LJ ave Cela L mir wnidSpc l ve Wwnd amp 3d Ma wndspd Llave wndDir A Ave Batery Daily data min AirTsmp Olave AirTormp Ll bax AirTerra BRUNAN LJave Humidity Max Hurnidity lave GSR L Max GSR LiMn WndSpd As E ua Te WndSpd LJRamTot E Communica
46. For example if the data logging system is fitted with a modem and the modem power is being controlled by the data Logger the user can choose to turn the power to the modem off outside selected windows to save battery power These times are can be set in the User Settings section of the Scheme 6 7 1 Edit the Telemetry Windows Open the Scheme and then choose Logger gt Edit Scheme from the menu and Wi select User Settings from the Scheme Pages The following window will be displayed Sl Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages 3 a Operation E General Below is a list of scheme defined user parameters They can be safely modified without risk of damaging the scheme i uaa els Name Value Comments Y Communications T f fa Configuration _ Window1_Open 23 75 hrs g gt Data Logger Window l_Close 235 hrs Instruments Window2_Open hrs Ey nein y Window2_Close hrs gt SDI 12 Window3_Opcn hra ly Advanced Window3_Close hrs gt A _ Window4_Open hrs E Configuration Window4_Close hrs SA User Libraries Print Config Rebuild Finished Cancel Help He Assembly success Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild F1 for Help In the screen shown above you will see that four time windows are available each with an Open and Close time Open is the time at which the power will turn on Close is the time it will turn off again Modify the desired user setting as required and select Finish to complete Schem
47. I Graphs or Tables most commonly used when the instrument result needs to be calculated and fed into the formula for another instrument e Display Minimum This is used by the software to offer the default minimum value on the Graph axis when Graphing the data e Display Maximum This is used by the software to offer the default maximum value on the Graph axis when Graphing the data www mea com au Page 101 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Display Width This determines how the result of this instrument is displayed and stored in the database It is important that this is set correctly because the fields in the database are created on the basis of this selection If the result of the instrument exceeds the width specified then the software may have difficulty displaying the result eg means 3 digits before the decimal point and 2 digits after the decimal point The width setting can be selected from the drop down list or entered manually Parameters Parameters Many instruments that use virtual Parameters are used to control how this instrument operates in the data logger program Modify parameter values to alter the instrument function channels have a list of parameters which allow the user to control how that code behaves Click on the blue hyperlink to open the parameters form Comments Input channel Voltage input range rw Validation Limits Each instrument offers a high and low validation r
48. Start a program 6 Magpie 3 Tester Magpic exe fs En Program Files Pi Open the Properties dialog for this task when click Finish When you click Finish the new task will be created and added to your Windows schedule Page 135 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Your automation task will now be created and will appear somewhere in the scheduled task list uctive Tasks z Ache tasks are tasks that are currenthy enabled and Summary 17 total Task Name Meat Ruan Tien 5H 3044011 12 Consolidator HAM AN ML ScheduledDefracy 405401 1 00 Carla ages HotStart Last retreshed at 20 4 A011 1 48 44 PRA Refresh 23 4 Troubleshooting Automation If your automation process does not work try checking the following e Thoroughly check all spelling e Ensure Favourite names and file names are enclosed in quotes e Exported images data generally need a file extension to be specified www mea com au Page 136 User Manual for Magpie 3 24 Backing Up and Restoring Magpie Data Magpie 3 stores data in continuous database files that continue to grow over the lifetime of the Scheme The database files contain all of the data collected by the measurement system and if the files are lost there is no way in which the data can be recovered unless a backup strategy is implemented Ideally the frequency of backup should be shorter than the storage capacity of the logging system s
49. This library will drive a Logger output in order to power a telemetry device on or off at user specified intervals in the day This is intended as a power saving measure for systems that have a strict energy budget TELEMPWR LIB monitors the system battery and will shut down the telemetry device entirely in low battery conditions TELEMPWR LIB also monitors the state of the Logger RTS line and will not remove power from the telemetry device if there are active communications in progress Instrument Power Switching Library MEA2107 LIB This library will drive a Logger output in order to power sensors at a required interval This is intended to allow instruments with a high power consumption to be powered at intervals less frequent than the Logger scan rate MEA2107 LIB makes a clone of all native Logger channels and writes new results into these cloned channels only when valid readings are available Cloned channel values remain stable during periods when power is not applied to sensors Note Most interfaces will be added automatically when instruments are added to the Scheme 21 3 1 Program settings The Program Settings on the Program page are used to allow the function of attached interfaces to be changed by the user Program Settings Mame Value Comments A al Channels tore 10000 Channel storage address al Firmware 20 Firmware version of the logger Need_Log_Start YES Does the logger need a log start to start logging
50. able or Favourites menu Move the mouse cursor to the top left of the data to be selected Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the cursor to the bottom right of the data Click on the Copy to Clipboard icon at the bottom of the screen or alternatively m right click the mouse on the Table and select Copy from the popup menu MinAirTemp UeyC 20 01 207 1 23940 2001 1402201 240272071 4 02 2011 5 02 2011 6 02 2011 T mn Manda Run the destination application and paste the contents of the clipboard into that application 17 00 00 00 17 00 00 00 17 00 00 00 L 2 00 00 08 00 0010 00 09 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 Pee i er e 31 3 48 2 a Pa 375 30 9 33 3 Comment li 20 9 summarize F 23 3 20 2 F Export table ES Copy chc 15 9 Exporting Data from a Table A number of methods are provided by Magpie 3 to allow data to be exported to a third party program for further manipulation O O From the menu or toolbar open the Table from which data is to be exported Use the Navigator to select the date and time range to be exported From the menu select Table gt Export Table Export Table Tahle tn expat Weather Data Espot hle type Cuna separated vanalle C5 ka Export file name C Documents and Settings gerard Dezktopnun_10min_ 2009 1 C Sort exported table in reverse chronological order Note Export date and time formats are modified
51. agpie 3 DCNCMO Scania 5 1 One Scheme per Logging System cccooccccccccncccnconcnnncnnnnnoos 5 2 How to Find Magpie 3 Files on the Computer 0 5 3 The Magpie Sample SCNEME ccccccccecceceeceseeeeseeeeseeees 6 Basic Magpie FUNCtions ccccccseesseeeeeseeeeeneeeeeees 6 1 Opening a Scheme cccooocccccnconccoconccncnnconononononononanonononcnnnnnnanos 6 2 Unload the LOgger coocccoocccoccncoccccnncnconcnccnannonanncnnnnnnnons 6 3 Navigate to the Data of Interest ccooccccconccconncconnonono 6 4 View a Graph and Print ccoocccccccncccnncccnnconnnononinoncnononnnnnnos 6 5 View a Table Summarise and Export cccccccsseceeeeeeees 6 6 View Sensor Inputs ooccccccnccccnccocnncocnncncnncononononnnonnnnnnannnnons 6 7 Modify User Settings in a SCheMe occoonccccnncccccnccncnnncncnnnnnnos 6 8 Change the Displayed Sensor NaM8 oooccccocccccccccncccncnconannnos www mea com au Page 3 User Manual for Magpie 3 10 11 12 13 14 SECTION B MAGPIE IN DETAIL The Magpie DesSktOP cooccocccocncccoconoccncccocaronarenaronaronaronanrnaarnannnnns 33 TNE VV OES CC nio 34 Logger COMMUNICATIONS ccccseceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeesaneneneseeeseneeees 35 9 1 DIRECT Connect iia 35 9 2 Remote CONNECTION cccccocccccccnncocononocononononnnnonanonnnnanncononnnonnnnnnnnananonos 37 9 3 Setting the Communications Port in Magpie
52. and e Configuring a scheduling program such as Microsoft Windows Scheduled Tasks or any program capable of running a task at user defined intervals to run the script file 23 1 Creating the Script File There are a number of ways to create a new text file in Windows The easiest way is to use Notepad a simple text editor that comes with Windows To run Notepad WD Notepad e Click on the Start button in Windows e Click All Programs e Select Accessories e Click on Notepad Note Notepad is preferred because it only creates basic text files If other programs are used the resultant file must be saved as a txt file in order to work 23 2 Editing the Script File There are a range of commands that Magpie 3 can process from the script file Many of these commands follow a logical sequence i e one must be performed before another The script file can be almost endless and so may contain commands for several Schemes www mea com au Page 125 User Manual for Magpie 3 Below is an example script file F Automate MyScheme txt Notepad la File Ede Format Wew Help open myscheme at th Documents and Setitings 411 Users Documents MEA Magpie schemes Myscheme ayscheme scm unloa set navigator nawigator last lday open favourites and export tables and graphs Favourite table Daily weather Data f a i export C Documents and Settings All userswpocuments MEAMagpie automationTableshpai
53. ate a Basic Task When do you want the task te start Daily 0 Weekly Monthly One tone When the computer starts When 1 log on O When a speciic event is logged Page 133 User Manual for Magpie 3 Enter the start Date and Time of the task press Next Create Psic Task Wizard Daily Create a Raut Task Start 28 04 2011 ls 1 37 55 PH Trigger Regur every q days Acton Ensure Start a program is selected and press Next Create Psic Task Wizard Action Creale a Rasic Task Trigger What action do you want the task to perform Daily C srar program Finish B Sond ind O Display a mescage www mea com au Page 134 User Manual for Magpie 3 e For Program script enter the Magpie 3 executable path Use the Browse button to locate the Magpie exe file and the path will be added automatically Start a Program Create a Rasic Task Trigger Daily Acton Finish Program script ti Magpie J Tester agp Browse Add arguments optional Program Files Magpies My Automation Scopt ba Sort in Lopbonal e e For Add arguments type s script file see section 23 3 1 1 Edit Advanced Properties for more information Press Next Summary Creabe a Basic Task Trigger Daily Acton Start a Program www mea com au Marne Description Automates unload El export of data from MEA logging system Daly At lid FM every day Action
54. ature Temperature da Communications idi idi Jau X okee E Duplicate lrsuumerils Lisl lnsuumenl Delais ir Temp Model HMP4 54 T Humidity Gok Wndspd Mame AirTemp sin Units degC m gt Virtual Channel AT With oa Wir i coat Ca Lora ia Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help Nesoinhinn Sir Temperahire Add the required number of sensors more can be added easily at a later date To minimise the Instrument Library click on the white arrow in the right hand end of the library title bar or simply double click anywhere on the bar itself www mea com au Page 98 User Manual for Magpie 3 As instruments are added to the Scheme the Instruments List will display the name of each instrument added 20 4 3 3 Edit Instrument Details Once instruments have been added from the library the details of each instrument will most likely need to be changed to reflect specific instrument details i e Logger channel instrument name scaling etc The Instruments List displays a list of all instruments described in the Scheme When an instrument is selected in this list the details of the instrument are displayed in the Instrument Details panel on the right The following is a description of each of the Instrument Details settings Model Every instrument in the instrument library has a unique model name The model name cannot be modified in the Scheme editor All Logger source code required for the
55. avourite by selecting Favourites gt Save Graph 6 4 2 Printthe Graph or Save it to a File To print the Graph simply make sure that the Graph is the active window in the Magpie workspace and then choose File gt Print amp To save the Graph image to a file that can be e mailed or placed on an Internet web site choose Graph gt Save Graph Image Specify a name for the file to be created and choose Save 6 5 Viewa Table Summarise and Export 6 5 1 Create or Open a Table E Select a Table from the Table menu or from the toolbar T climate data E Daily data If you have previously saved a Favourite you can reopen it by selecting Favourites gt Table gt Table name Some Schemes will have multiple Tables available for display whereas others will have only one the number available is determined by the Scheme setup www mea com au Page 27 User Manual for Magpie 3 Click on channels in the Channel Selection Grid at the bottom of the window to add remove channels from the Table The order of the columns may be changed by clicking and dragging the column headers Note Date and Time columns are fixed and cannot be moved Summaries can be made to appear at the bottom of each column of data with the exception of date and time by clicking on the sensor column to highlight the heading then selecting Table gt Summarise and picking a summary action from the list If you wish to save this view of the tabular data
56. avourites to be deleted Remove Favourites The scheme that you are trying to remove MILLEWA2 scm is currently referenced by the Following project Fawourite s Milewa Daily Table Milewa Wind Rose Wind Rose Air Temp Comparison Graph These Favourites vil be deleted F you remove the scheme Are you sure you want to continue Note Removing a Scheme will cause any Tables Graphs etc that you have open to be closed once you apply the changes to the Project Set As Focussed When you have several Schemes open you can select one from the list and click the Set As Focussed button This causes any Scheme specific Magpie operations to be made on the selected Scheme For example if you were to open the Scheme Editor it will only display options for the Focussed Scheme gt Project Manager The Focussed Scheme can also be changed through the Project Unload All Schemes menu MEADOWS SCM Millewa scm e Open the menu and click on the Scheme you want to set as KUITPO SCM Focussed The current Focussed Scheme will have a tick v MILLEWA2 sem next to it MILY_80M SCM Rearranging Schemes The order in which the Schemes appear in the Project Manager reflects the order f that they will appear throughout Magpie 3 You can modify the order of Schemes in the Project Manager by selecting a Scheme and pressing the Up and Down buttons www mea com au Page 120 User Manual for Magpie 3 22 4 Opening a Project You can open an ex
57. ay CIFTo Frost Communications CT e To add a channel to the Graph place a tick in the check box preceding its name an unlimited number of channels may be displayed on the Graph e By default newly added channels are displayed against the left axis e The Graph time axis will take on the range displayed by the Navigator 14 1 2 Modifying the Style of Displayed Channels Clicking the right mouse button over any channel in the Channel Y Line Graph Selection Grid will display a popup menu with a variety of an additional graph options Area Graph Functions Data can be displayed on the Graph using four basic Graph o types Join All Points w Left Axis Line Right Axis Draws a simple line between consecutive data points _ Clear al Points Draws a simple line between consecutive data points and additionally draws a square point marker on each point Bar Draws a bar from 0 to each point Area Draws a simple line between consecutive points and fills the area below the line The default drawing style is the Line Graph www mea com au Page 56 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 1 3 Hiding the Channel Selection Grid Once the desired channels have been added to the Graph the Channel Selection Grid can be hidden to maximise the Graph area displayed This is done by clicking the White arrow on the caption bar of the channel selection grid Double clicking the mouse anywhere on the caption bar of the Channel Selectio
58. ck and hold the left mouse button down to begin the scaling action then move the mouse left or right as desired Note The Graph will not allow the time axis to expand past the current Navigator settings Therefore when the period displayed is at the limits of the Navigator settings the time axis will not respond to further mouse scaling actions The Navigator remains the prime tool for selecting the time and date range of data for display 14 1 8 Inverting the Vertical Axis Graphs are normally drawn with low values at the bottom and high values at the top For some types of sensors such as gypsum blocks it may be preferable to invert the scale so that low tensions high levels of moisture appear at the top of the Graph and high tensions low moisture levels at the bottom e From the menu select Graph gt Left Axis gt Invert Axis or Graph gt Right Axis gt Invert Axis to toggle the respective axis inversion on or off www mea com au Page 59 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 1 9 Selecting Linear or Logarithmic Scaling By default Graphs are plotted with a linear scale You can change to logarithmic scaling as follows e From the menu select Graph gt Left Axis gt Logarithmic Scale or Graph gt Right Axis gt Logarithmic Scale to toggle the respective axis logarithmic scaling on or Off 14 1 10 Setting the Axes Titles Titles can be added to the left and right vertical axes e From the menu select Graph gt Left Ax
59. d puts Counter channel 0 pre scale 0 16 b channel 1 255 8 bit channel Counter channel 1 pre scale 0 16 bi channel 1 255 8 bit channel Counter channel 2 pre scale 0 16 bi channel 1 255 8 bit channel Counter channel 3 pre scale 0 16 bt channel 1 255 8 bit channel 255 2 2 205 2 Analogue channel 2 configuration Analogue channel 3 configuration Analogue channel 4 configuration HEEE R Analogue channel 5 configuration Ju Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help 21 4 1 Existing Settings Whenever a Scheme is generated in Magpie 3 there will be some default configuration settings The existing settings in the configuration page are essential configuration settings Address Specifies the Loggers fixed internal address for the configuration setting Mask This determines which bits in the relevant configuration string are overwritten Value The applied value determines the configuration setting www mea com au Page 114 User Manual for Magpie 3 Users who want to modify the Configuration settings will require a Technical User Manual for the relevant Logger The Logger configuration is only modified when the Scheme is loaded into the Logger Note Making modifications to the Logger configuration without an understanding of the configuration setup of the Logger can render the Logger unusable 21 5 Configuration gt Events Event based logging allows the user
60. d without a 9 pin serial communications port with USB ports taking their place This is especially true for notebook computers Communicating with a Data Logger directly via a serial cable using a computer with no 9 pin serial ports requires a USB to serial adaptor The adaptor plugs in to a USB port on the computer and makes a serial port available These adaptors can be purchased from MEA MEA2303 9 1 3 Installing a USB to Serial Adaptor lf you have a USB to serial adaptor that has been supplied by MEA follow the steps below to install it e Place your Magpie Software CD in the disk drive on your computer e Navigate to the disk drive using My Computer e Highlight the drive right click and select Explore e Open the USB Serial Drivers folder to find the file PL2303 Prolific Driverlnstaller_v1210 exe e Double left click PL2303 Prolific Driverlnstaller v1210 exe to start the driver installation e When the installation is complete plug your adaptor into a spare USB port e Windows should automatically install the driver for the adaptor and assign a communications COM port to it e When the installation process is complete check which COM port the Adaptor has been installed on by following the steps described in section 9 2 2 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Direct connection 9 1 4 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Direct Connection Windows XP e Follow the path Start Control Panel System gt Hardware
61. d Schemes 22 2 Why use a Project There is certain functionality that is only available by using Projects Ability to create Graphs with series data from several Schemes Quickly open any Table from any Scheme within the Project Open Tables from different Schemes next to each other to compare data Unload all Schemes with the click of a button Direct access to every Favourite from every Scheme in the Project Benefit from the improved efficiency of Project automation 22 3 Creating a Project To begin taking advantage of the features offered by Projects you first need to create a Project file From the menu bar select File gt New Project or select the New Magpie File p button from the toolbar New Magpie File Select file type After selecting the New Magpie File button the New Magpie File screen will display Select New Project ee 8 New Project The Project Wizard will open Enter a file name for your Project If you wish to save the file somewhere specific click the amp button to choose a location www mea com au Page 117 User Manual for Magpie 3 gt New Project Wizard Create a new Magpie Project A project is a collection of schemes Having schemes in a project allows for their logged data to be easily compared to each other Enter the project name title and destination for the new project below Name MyProject The file name for this project Title Example Project For Marual O
62. d date time selections to be specified for all windows This is useful when calendar dates need to be chosen for a selection or when there is a particular time frame of interest When the Date Range method is selected start and end date editors will appear to the right of the method selection Start 12 26 07 PM 12 28 07 PM Method ED End ED Clock or calendar Date Editing The date can be edited directly by simply clicking on siw the date field with the left mouse button and typing the required date in the field The values can also be modified by using the cursor up down keys to provide a scrolling March 2009 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2 El 5 effect 9 10 11 12 23 24 25 26 Alternatively click on the down arrow to make a date 30 31 selection from the calendar Time Editing By default date selections begin from 12 00 am and end at 11 59 pm In some cases it is desirable to navigate to times within this range To adjust the time click on the clock button star End ag next to the date and the time editor will be shown Click onto the time editor with the left mouse button and modify the time as required This can be done by entering a time or by clicking the up down arrows to increment or decrement the value Time is displayed in 12 hour time am pm regardless of the time format chosen for display in Table view see section 15 7 7 Date and Time Formatting for more information
63. dded to a Graph the scaling is determined by the Display Type Minimum and Maximum values specified in the scheme instrument definition This scale can be modified at any time without using the Scheme Editor by using a number of methods 14 1 6 1 Using Axis Editors At the top of the Graph above the left and right axes there is a pair of edit max so boxes with push pin buttons alongside them Min is the minimum value min o currently set for the axis and Max is the maximum value currently set for the axis The state of the push pin indicates whether automatic or manual scaling is selected Automatic scaling When automatic scaling is selected the axis range will be scaled to fit to the fx maximum or minimum series value attached to that vertical axis The values appearing in the edit boxes for the maximum and minimum will reflect these automatically generated values Manual scaling When manual scaling is selected the axis range can be scaled by typing maximum and minimum values into the edit boxes Typing values into these boxes is enough to change from automatic scaling mode to manual scaling mode Press the tab key to move quickly from one setting to the next 14 1 6 2 Dragging the vertical axis with the mouse The vertical axis scaling can also be changed by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor over a vertical axis e Move the mouse cursor over the left or right vertical axis e The cursor will change to one of the
64. ding Schemes Buffer Grouped memory location in a Data Logger Able to hold a number of log variables for instruments logged at a common rate Data Storage Magpie 3 stores data in a continuous database using the dBase IV format When unloading Magpie 3 retrieves only the data added since the last unload topping up the database as it goes so unloads can be performed as often or as infrequently as required Any part of this complete record of data can be selected and viewed as a Table or Graph Dial up Telemetry For logging systems which incorporate an industrial modem Magpie 3 provides a manual dial hang up facility which allows you call a site unload the data and even check the current sensor readings Calls can also be automated using the Windows Scheduler Graphical Data Display Magpie 3 creates new Graphs with just the click of a button Magpie 3 offers a variety of ways to customise Graphs to help you to generate a Graph view most appropriate for the application These customised Graphs can be saved as Favourites for fast recall at a later date Multi User Access Magpie 3 supports multi user access to the Scheme and Scheme data so information can be shared over a network www mea com au Page 9 User Manual for Magpie 3 Scheme Building Magpie 3 also offers the power to generate a wide range of Logger programs from simple to extremely complex allowing for a high level of system customisation when requi
65. e Internet unload Scheme In Project mode this will only unload the Scheme specified You can use either the full Scheme path or just the Scheme file name e g unload C Program Files Magpie 3 Schemes SomeScheme scm or e g unload SomeScheme scm www mea com au Page 126 User Manual for Magpie 3 unload all In Project mode this will attempt to sequentially unload all Schemes that are part of the Project navigator period This sets the navigator to define the period of interest A limited number of options are available for the period option as indicated below e g navigator last 1 week Period can be e new data e last 10 5 3 2 1 years e g last 2 years e last 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 months e g last 1 month e last 8 2 1 weeks e g last 3 weeks e last 6 5 4 3 2 1 days e last 12 6 5 4 3 2 1 hours e last 30 15 10 5 4 2 1 minutes Favourite type name Open an existing Favourite of the specified type with a given name Type can be either Graph Windrose or Table If you have a Project open this command will only open Project Favourites e g Favourite graph Air Temperature e g Favourite windrose Wind Today e g Favourite table Daily Data Favourite type name from Scheme This command allows you to open Favourites from the Schemes that are part of a Project The format is the same as the previo
66. e Teta degC el pE 0 1 a 4 q 4 5 11 176 E aok Apply Auto ave WhrdS pd ma IES 01 017 DS O2e O24 i na Mari n nl lwa Humdiy Ave GSA JA vs DewPoirt e Ave DeltaT e kintwadspd lave YndSpd elhas nd pe Total Rain v ave Batten oraminicatians CE Note When a channel is added to a Table it is automatically added to the rightmost column not to its original position 15 3 2 Arrange Columns in a Table e Columns can be rearranged by clicking and dragging the column headings 15 4 Showing Summaries on the Table Summary information can be added to the bottom of all columns of the Table Statistical summaries available are No Summary Minimum Average Maximum and Sum Length All of data ae AA Min Hiimadito es Mar Humidity E Ave Humic 4 El 17 5 a cee 126 7 This allows for simple statistical analysis to be done on the data on view in the Table Only one statistic can be displayed at a time for each column To add a summary to the bottom of a column use one of the following methods Summarise Mo Summary Comments j e Highlight a cell in a table then from the menu bar w35 i 3 MARRUM SCM select Table gt Summarise and choose an option from the list NURT scm gt www mea com au Page 69 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Highlight a cell and right click select Summarise and choose an option from the
67. e editing Note Telemetry window times are written in 24 hour time eg 2 00 AM would be 2 9 00 AM would be 9 1 00 PM would be 13 etc www mea com au Page 29 User Manual for Magpie 3 6 7 2 Unload the Logger The program which is running inside the Logger must now be updated in order for the change in Telemetry On Off times to take effect Before re loading the Logger program it is important to unload the data stored in the Logger because the load process will clear the Logger memory Select Logger Unload Data ua Note f the data stored in the Logger is unimportant or there is no data in the Logger then proceed to the next step 6 7 3 Load the Program The modified Scheme is loaded into the Logger by choosing Logger gt Load Program from the menu After the modified program has been loaded successfully the new User Settings will be used If using a dial up connection remember to terminate the call 5 www mea com au Page 30 User Manual for Magpie 3 6 8 Change the Displayed Sensor Name The sensor name appears in the display of Graphs Tables and Real Time display Schemes supplied by MEA may come with generic sensor names Sometimes it is desirable to change the displayed sensor name for example to provide information on the deployment of the sensor such as depth The following procedure describes how to change the name of an existing sensor in the Scheme Open the Scheme then the Scheme Editor and sel
68. e instruments available for logging will appear in the Instruments list on the left and the Log Entries for the Scheme will be displayed on the right Add Log Entries Click the Add button to add the selected instrument to the list Add gt Log Action Once the new log entry has been added click on the Log Action for the new log entry and choose the method the Logger should use to log this instrument Log Action Average wt Standard Deviation Raw Value Total 1 byte Total 2 bytes 3b Available logging methods are Average records the average value of measurements taken over the log interval Minimum records the minimum value of measurements taken over the log interval Maximum records the maximum value of measurements taken over the log interval Raw Value records the instantaneous value from the sensor from the last scan of the log interval Total records the sum of all measurements taken over the log interval When choosing to sum a sensor value specify the number of bytes to totalise This choice requires an understanding of the size of the channel and the expected range of values If unsure use 4 bytes Standard Deviation records the statistical standard deviation of all measurements taken over the log interval Removing Log Entries By clicking on an entry in the Log Entries list the Remove button will be Esmove enabled and it will be possible to remove the log entry from the Scheme Note Before
69. e is no active connection the selecting the unload icon will automatically establish a dial up connection t before proceeding with the unload 11 3 Unloading by FTP If your logging system is fitted with an MEA2213 Packet Data Terminal then data is periodically uploaded to an FTP File Transfer Protocol server on the Internet See section 11 3 1 Packet Data Terminal PDT When Magpie 3 is told to perform an unload it checks the files on the FTP server www mea com au Page 43 User Manual for Magpie 3 instead of Communicating with the Logger and downloads any new data for processing FTP unloading is useful in the following circumstances e Frequent remote unloading of a logging system is desired and repeated dialling in would be expensive e A number of people to download require direct access to the system data 11 3 1 Packet Data Terminal MEA2213 FTP unloading requires a Packet Data Terminal PDT to be configured with the FTP account details and an unload schedule and installed This device is responsible for retrieving the data from the Logger and uploading it to a predetermined FTP server where it can later be retrieved using Magpie 3 For enquiries regarding Packet Data Terminals please contact MEA using the details printed inside the cover of this manual www mea com au Page 44 User Manual for Magpie 3 11 3 2 Setting Up FTP Unloading This section assumes that you already have a Packet Data Te
70. ea com au Page 71 User Manual for Magpie 3 Specifier MESENE a Displays the day as a number without a leading zero 0 3 dd Displays the day as a number with a leading zero 07 31 ddd Displays the day as an abbreviation Sun Sa yyyy Displays the year as a four digit number 0000 9999 15 7 1 2 Time Formatting Export file times can assume the standard Windows time format this is set in the Windows Control Panel Magpie 3 also allows the user to specify an alternative time format Click on the drop down list and select a preferred format or enter your own Specifier DIRTI EVE nm Displays the minute without a leading zero 0 59 nn Displays the minute with a leading zero 00 59 Displays the seconds with milliseconds with a leading zero 00 59 t Displays the time using the format given by the ShortTimeFormat global variable Displays the time using the format given by the LonglimeFormat global variable Uses the 12 hour clock for the preceding h or hh specifier and displays am for any hour before noon and pm for any hour after noon The am pm specifier can use lower upper or mixed case and the result is displayed accordingly www mea com au Page 72 User Manual for Magpie 3 15 8 Copying Data to the Windows Clipboard The Windows Clipboard provides a simple standard mechanism for transferring data between applications To copy data using the clipboard Open the required Table from the T
71. each instrument that is to defer to the alternate definition If an instrument requires a parameter setting which is different to the global setting then the parameter can be specified in the Parameter Editor for that instrument The local parameter setting will be used in preference to the global setting for that instrument www mea com au Page 111 User Manual for Magpie 3 21 2 Advanced gt Program I Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages eT Operation D ae Program details explicily control how the scheme is built by the scheme editor Values may be changed in this section to modify the ser The Communications la Lonhiguration Mairi Suna File LOGMAIN SNC o Data Logger Instruments Interfaces E Logging Sounce Library Comments y Evente WUAH SHL sDI 12 Advanced LIME LIAY LIB Da Communications EVAPTAB SRC ir ku Configuration TELEMPWR LIB Control the power of telemetry devices that need to be periodically turned off to conserve battery power p ag User Libraries e Program Settings Mame Value Comments 3 Telem_ Pur_Low Batten ShutDown WES Shut the telemeby device down duning low battery events VES NO Telem _Pwr_Battew_ Channel hir Channel used for batter measurement m Te lem_Pwr Setup Modem NO Send the default modem configuration every time the modem it powered up YES HO Tolom_ Pwr Sctup Modem Via Scenacl MO Allow a short to scnec 1 to bigger a manual modem ac
72. ecseueessseeeessaees 90 Scheme Crea Ninco 92 20E o A A EA 92 20 2 Creanga SCNEMEC was ida 92 20 3 The scheme EGON pc cease tenors raid 94 204 Editing A Scheme sinusitis cutee tsSarinald Slecnciuwinubbeawbudedbaatouauysitunteboguas tell 97 20 5 FIMISIHEGIMIAG rat ca 107 20 6 Scheme Assembly ErrorS ccccccsseccceececceseecceneecseeecseeeeesseeseeseas 107 20 7 Load the Scheme into the Logger ccccssscccceeeecceeeeeceeeeecseeeeesees 108 Advanced Scheme EdItiNg occoonccocccncccononocnnonaronanenanonannns 109 21 1 Virtual vs Real Channels cccccssecccsesecceeseecceeeeseeeessaeeecseneessees 109 ZN 2 FOV AN COG gt Froga untada lunas podi estada 112 2A AMOR ACCS a o ito 112 21 4 Advanced gt Configuration ccccccccccsseecceeeeeceeeeecseusesseeseeseueeessaes 114 Z 1 0 Coniguraton gt EVN ai acia 115 PrOJOC Sii an 117 22145 Whatisa Project iii 117 22 2 WHY Usea Project ii di ii 117 2237 Creanga Pro echa id bs 117 WWW mea com au Page 6 User Manual for Magpie 3 23 24 25 26 A1 A2 A3 Ad 22 4 Opening a Project oocccconnnccconococononococonononnnnonnnnnonanononannncnnnnnnnnananonas 121 22 5 Unloading in Projects ccoooccconnccoccnconcnnoncnconcnconcnnonononnnnonnnnnnnannnnnnnnnoos 122 22 6 Project Mode Differences to Scheme Mode ccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 122 PRUE ORT ACO Nidia 125 23 1 Creating the SCHIP Fila
73. ect Instruments from the Scheme Pages You will see the following screen ou SI Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages ET Operation General Library User Settings Communications Stell Configuration O mew fl add 7 Delete Ey Duplicate lt A Data Logger Instruments Eg Logging E 2 Eee id Description Instumentds Lisl lnsuumenl Del als AirTemp Model HMP45A T SR E a es Wind Spd Mame AirTemp ee sin Units degC Si Communications Bee i 2 Program oy Virtual Channel AT Eal Configuration Rain Type Signed Word Ah llzer ihraries Deiat inet Pirin q fof DeltaT Maimun 32767 RainTot battery ChillDay D Daylight B 0 1 LegLay z a Display Type real Frost Rlinimurn 0 Scaling A gain E Telur A en Jas Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help 6 8 1 Locate the Instrument to Change From the Instruments List find the instrument that is to be changed In the Instrument Details click on the Name entry and enter the new name Repeat this for all instruments as required Do not change other parameters as they are specific to the scaling and processing of sensor values 6 8 2 Finish editing Select Finish when done The name changes will be applied automatically Some windows will update immediately with the new names while others will need to be closed and then re opened before the changes can be seen www mea com au Page 31 MAGPIE IN DETAIL User Manual for Mag
74. ect remembers where its Schemes are by saving their file paths If you intend to move the Project and or Scheme files you can check or uncheck this option as required e To move the Project file but not the Schemes uncheck this option so it uses absolute pathing e To move the Project and Scheme files together check the option This can be changed at any time Add Scheme Click the Add Scheme button to add a Scheme to Project You will be prompted with a dialog box to help locate the Scheme Adding Schemes to a Project does not affect the individual Schemes themselves That is no changes are made to the Schemes that would prevent them from being used normally outside of the Project they re added to In fact the same Scheme can be added to as many different Projects as you like It does not affect other users who may be accessing the system using their own copy of the scheme Note f you attempt to add a Magpie 1 Scheme you will be prompted to convert it to the current Scheme format before you can add it to a Magpie 3 Project Magpie 2 Schemes do not require conversion Remove Scheme If you select a Scheme from the list and click the Remove Scheme button you can remove a Scheme reference from the Project The original Scheme is not deleted www mea com au Page 119 User Manual for Magpie 3 If there are any Project Favourites that use data from this Scheme you will be warned that removing this Scheme will also cause those F
75. ected input range for the chosen channel type The user can modify this to specify a different input range which is then carried through to the scaling of the instrument For example if a voltage instrument is being used in the Scheme and the default channel input range is O to 2550 mV but the instrument of choice has a specified voltage output range of 100 to 500 mV then the channel range can be modified to reflect this range Then when the scaling for the instrument is specified the user can enter the relationship directly without needing to consider the Logger channel input range Note When formula scaling see below is used Magpie 3 processes the raw binary value from the Logger memory and not the scaled version from the channel type range settings This is a limitation and not by design Scaling The channel scaling type describes how the values from the Data Logger are scaled in order to display instrument values in engineering units There are two linear fits A gain B or A to B or a Formula option that allows more complex processing via a reverse polish notation calculator e Again B is a linear scaling option A is the offset and B is the gain e g f x Bx A If A 10 and B 0 1 and the channel measurement is 20 then the scaled result will be 20 0 1 10 12 eo A to B isa linear scaling option www mea com au Page 100 User Manual for Magpie 3 A represents the scaled result at the
76. ectly connected to the computer with a serial cable e The Logger can be remotely connected using a modem if your logging system has telemetry devices 9 1 Direct Connection Direct connection is where the computer communicates with the Logger via a serial communications port COM port and a serial communications cable INPUT lt Pp Y COMPUTER a When using a Direct Cable connection there is no special connection procedure for Magpie 3 to begin communicating with the Data Logger Once the physical connection has been made as soon as any of the Logger communications functions are chosen eg Load Unload display RTI the software will automatically open the communications port and begin talking to the Data Logger The communications port will remain open until the Scheme is closed 9 1 1 Supplied Serial Communications Cables Serial communications cables will be supplied with your logging system In most cases an AT Modem communications cable will be supplied This will have a D 25 Male connector on one end suitable for plugging into the communications port of the Data Logger and a D 9 Female connector on the other end to plug into the serial port on your computer In other cases D 9 Male to D 9 Female or 4 Pin Milspec to D 9 Female cables will be supplied as appropriate www mea com au Page 35 User Manual for Magpie 3 9 1 2 Supplied USB to Serial Adaptor Computers are increasingly being supplie
77. enu bar select Logger Load Program e Magpie 3 will display the following message Logger Load Question Loading the scheme into the logger will cause any newly recorded data to be lost IF you wish bo retrieve the data unload the logger before continuing Continue loading the scheme into the logger If there is data in the Logger that has not been unloaded then choose No and unload the data If you have made changes to the Scheme you will have to unload the Logger with the old Scheme Otherwise choose Yes and continue loading the Logger with the Scheme www mea com au Page 41 User Manual for Magpie 3 If the load sequence fails check the communications settings cabling Logger etc and try again Note f the Logger is not loaded successfully it will not record any data from the system 10 2 Check the Logger Status Once the Logger has been loaded it is important to confirm its correct operation x This can be done by opening the Scheme RTI Once the RTI screen is open check e The Scheme Name is correct e Date and time is correct taken from the loading PC e The Logger State is Logging Note that the state first goes to Primed and then will go to Logging This can take as little as 10 to 15 seconds or may take longer if the system switches sensor power e Once the state has changed to Logging observe the displayed sensor outputs against expected values www mea com au Page 42 User Manual for
78. error was generated More than one database in the Scheme could be a source of the same validation error Type This is the type of validation error and includes the channel name and a description of the condition that was tested Started Ended The software will identify when the condition first occurred and when it finished These dates and time are displayed with the error Comments This is the user defined comment attached to the instrument in the Scheme editor when the validation error is enabled This allows the user to specify some action or offer additional information when this condition occurs www mea com au Page 89 User Manual for Magpie 3 19 Miscellaneous Features 19 1 Log File Magpie 3 maintains a log file for all Schemes The log file contains a list of transactions that are time and date stamped These transactions form a history of usage of the Scheme Most errors that occur in the software are recorded in the log file To display the log file e Select View Log File from the menu bar 19 2 Advanced Logger Commands The Logger menu provides a number of Advanced commands To access these commands e From the menu bar select Logger gt Advanced and select a command from the list Initialise Logger Log File MYSCHEME1 Database sorted Scheme Build and Assemble Fri Apr 15 15 07 23 2011 Assembler errors detected Scheme Build and Assemble Fri Apr 15 15 12 37 2011 Ho errors Ini
79. es 8 Check the operation Make sure the system is operating correctly by viewing Real Time Information from the data Logger e From the menu bar select Logger gt Real Time Information gt Standard e Inthe Real Time Information screen confirm that the Logger state is Logging and that all sensor inputs look normal Note t will take a number of Logger scans before the Logger state changes from Primed to Logging www mea com au Page 15 User Manual for Magpie 3 4 Installing Magpie 3 Magpie 3 operates with the following Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Windows 2000 XP Vista and Windows 7 It will not run on Windows 95 98 or earlier 4 1 Installation Instructions Magpie 3 is distributed on a CD ROM In most cases all of the required software will be supplied on this CD ROM e Load the Magpie 3 CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive e An installation program will start automatically This will display a list of Magpie components to be installed sd Magpie Software Installer The following Magpie components will be installed Press Install to continue Magpie 3 Magpie Schemes Installation e tis possible to uncheck components that you do not wish to install although it is generally desirable to install everything e Press the Install button to continue with the installation www mea com au Page 16 User Manual for Magpie 3 2 Magpie 3 Magpie 3 Installation Welcome to
80. es Magpie 3 MyScheme txt Task Schedule Settings Security 4 CAWINDOWSAT asks Magpie 3 job Rur C Program Files Magpie Ahmagpie exe 2 C Progra Start in C Program Files Magpie 3 Comments C Run only if logged on Enabled scheduled task runs at specified time C Program Files Magpie 3 Magpie exe The full path to the Magpie 3 program Is The switch to tell Magpie 3 that the file being passed is an automation script file and not a Scheme The switch must be separated by a space from both the Magpie and script file paths C Program Files Magpie 3 MyScheme txt The full path to the script file In this example the script file is stored in C Program Files Magpie 3 and is called MyScheme txt Note The script file may have any name and may be in any other folder other than C Program Files Magpie 3 www mea com au Page 131 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Choose OK when done e There should now be a new scheduled task in the Scheduled Tasks folder for running Magpie 3 software e Todo atrial run of the task click the right mouse button over the task and select Run from the popup menu 23 3 2 Create the Scheduled Task in Windows Vista and Windows 7 e Run the Task Scheduler 6 gt Control Panel gt Administrative Tools Task Scheduler e Choose Create Basic Task from the Actions panel on the right
81. following images Icon When It Displays What It Does aL Active if the cursor is over the top Drag the cursor up and down to 25 of the range increase and decrease the Max value Active if the cursor is over the Drag the cursor up and down to adjust middle 50 of the range the Min and Max values together IL Active if the cursor is over the Drag the cursor up and down to bottom 25 of the range increase and decrease the Min value www mea com au Page 58 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Click and hold the left mouse button down to begin the scaling action then move the moused up or down as desired 14 1 7 Changing the Horizontal Axis Scaling It is also possible to expand and contract the time axis of the Graph in a manner similar to the vertical axis scaling By clicking and dragging the mouse cursor over the time axis it is possible to dynamically modify the range of data that appears in the Graph e Move the mouse cursor over the time axis e When the cursor is over the values on the axis it will change to one of the following images Icon When It Displays What It Does 4 Active if the cursor is in the left 25 Drag the cursor left and right to modify of the range the start time O Active if the cursor is over the Drag the cursor left and right to move middle 50 of the range the full viewing range Active if the cursor is over the right Drag the cursor left and right to modify 25 of the range the end time e Cli
82. for recall at a later date then save the Table as a Favourite by selecting Favourites gt Save Table 6 5 2 Export the Table Once you have the presentation of the data looking the way you want it choose Table gt Export Table You can then choose the format in which you want the data to be saved CSV HTML or XML After choosing the format for the exported file enter the name you wish to give the file before pressing Export to create it 6 6 View Sensor Inputs 6 6 1 Look at Current Values Make a connection to the data logging system then select Logger Real Time Information Standard from the menu Ed 6 6 2 Customise the View Instruments can be added and removed from the display by clicking on the Channel Selection Grid at the bottom of the window If a particular selection of channels is to be recalled at a later date then save the Real Time Information screen as a Favourite by selecting Favourites Save Real Time Screen To view how much data has been collected by each log Buffer although with other Buffer specific information choose Logger gt Real Time Information Buffer Information To view the status of the Data Logger including configuration parameters and raw input channel values choose Logger gt Real Time Information Logger Information www mea com au Page 28 User Manual for Magpie 3 6 7 Modify User Settings in a Scheme Many Schemes provide a number of User Settings that are specific to the system
83. g for quick and easy access to the most desirable view of the data e From the menu select Favourites Save Table www mea com au Page 70 User Manual for Magpie 3 e An input box titled Save Table as Favourite will appear Type the name of the Favourite and choose OK The Table will now be on the list of Table Favourites in the Favourites menu 15 7 Additional Table Display Options Other options for Table display are available from Options gt Magpie Settings in the menu and clicking on the Tables page These settings apply to all Tables displayed e Magpie Settings E EL Standard de Application ha Graphing Ee Date and Time Formatting g Printing Export Date Format Windows default 2 Custom E T Advanced Paths Time Format Windows default Custom iL Password C Midnight is displayed as 24 00 00 when using 24 hour clock formatting Options C Show summaries 15 7 1 Date and Time Formatting These options allow the user to specify a preferred format for the display of time and date in Table display The user can use the default Windows time and date formatting or specify a different format using this form 15 7 1 1 Date Formatting Export file dates can assume the standard Windows date format this is set in the Windows Control Panel Magpie 3 also allows the user to specify an alternative date format Click on the drop down list and select a preferred format or enter your own www m
84. g interval 103 Scheme editor 103 M Magpie And the data logger 144 Backing up data 137 Desktop 33 Installing 16 Locating files 22 Unlocking 20 Minimum computer specifications 10 Registering 20 Schemes 22 The Magpie helper 13 Uninstalling 138 Workspace 34 MEA Products 148 N Navigator Applying selection 53 Favourites 54 Methods 51 Date range 52 Length from reference 53 New data only 51 Page 154 User Manual for Magpie 3 P Packet Data Terminal 44 Printing Real time information 87 Tables 75 Wind Roses 82 Projects 117 Creating 117 Favourites 122 Graphs 123 Mode 122 Opening 121 Project Manager 118 Tables 123 Unloading 122 Wind roses 124 R Real Time Information 83 Buffers 85 Favourites 85 Logger 86 Other 87 Printing 87 Standard 83 Udating 87 Remote connection to logger 37 S Scaling Instruments 100 Scan rate See Logger Scan rate Scheme Converting Magpie 1 schemes 141 Creating 92 www mea com au Creation 92 Data logger program 145 Editing 94 97 Assembly errors 107 Communications 97 Configuration data table 114 Events 115 Instrument parameters 111 Instruments 97 Interfaces 112 Logger scan rate 97 Logging details 103 Program settings 113 Virtual vs Real channels 109 Load indicator 108 Loading 41 108 Multiple databases 50 Opening 25 Sample scheme 23 Scheme folder 22 User settings 29 SDI 12 Logger test mode 91 Sensor inputs Change displayed name 31 Viewing 2
85. g several months or even years of data This ultimately depends on how many sensors are measured and how often the measurements are stored A2 2 2 Minimising the Risk of Data Loss The Data Logger stores readings in RAM random access memory The RAM is maintained by the Logger battery It is therefore critical to ensure that the Logger battery is regularly replaced so that the risk of data loss is minimised The Logger implements a low battery shutdown mechanism to protect the contents of the RAM in extreme low battery conditions The data held can be safely recovered provided battery levels have not fallen too far however no new readings will be recorded A2 3 Data Logger Program A computer runs programs at a number of different levels the Operating System eg Windows controls how information on the computer will be saved and how you will interact with the computer keyboard mouse display To perform a specific task an application is written for that purpose In the same way the Unidata Logger is a very flexible piece of equipment and operates at multiple levels The lowest level is transparent to the user and controls tasks such as keeping track of the time reading the keypad writing to the display reading inputs etc The most important level for users is the next level where the Logger is told how to operate The data Logger program is what controls this behaviour the type of sensors which are connected how often to read
86. g system where some users are still running Magpie 1 and some users are running Magpie 3 will not negatively effect each other again this is because the data Logger program remains the same A1 3 3 Backwards Compatibility Magpie 2 and Magpie 3 Schemes cannot be opened with Magpie 1 Magpie 2 and Magpie 3 Schemes are interchangeable A1 3 4 Instrument Labels Magpie 1 uses a short description and a long description for each instrument This is due to the need to label fields in the databases which have a restricted character limit Magpie 3 overcomes this problem and so now only one name is required to describe the instrument This name will be used uniformly in all displays of data in the software The name used from the Magpie 1 Scheme is the short name and this is applied to all views in Magpie 3 Consequently the Real Time Information screen may look very different from the screen presented in Magpie 1 To resolve this run the Scheme Editor and edit the names of the instruments to make them more meaningful and descriptive This can be done at any time without adverse effects on the Scheme www mea com au Page 143 User Manual for Magpie 3 A2 Magpie and the Data Logger A2 1 What is a Data Logger The Logger is a piece of customised electronics much like a personal computer Whilst a PC is tailored to running programs which let you perform tasks such as word processing or web browsing the hardware inside the Logger
87. gt Dial fs 17 1 1 Logger Information The Logger Information section shows Scheme Name This confirms the name of the Scheme currently loaded into the Data Logger and should be the same as the Scheme open in Magpie 3 Logger State When the Logger is operating normally the state will be Logging When the Logger has just been loaded with the Scheme the state will be Primed If the Input Signals connector has been removed from the Input Signals port on the Logger it will stop logging and the state will be Stopped In order to return to a Logging state the Logger must be re loaded with a Scheme Scan Rate The Logger scan rate is the primary sampling rate for all sensors and should reflect the scan rate setting in the Scheme Logger Time When viewing the Standard RTI it is worth checking that the time and date in the Logger are correct The Logger takes its time and date from the computer which was used to load the Scheme into it The time does not automatically change to accommodate Daylight Savings Most users leave their Logger on local Standard Time throughout the year If required the time and date can be changed without re loading the whole Scheme by selecting Logger Advanced gt Set Logger Time 17 1 2 Channel Inputs Channel inputs can be selected for viewing on the real time screen by using the Channel Selection Grid This is useful when there are a large number of instruments in the system www mea co
88. he first log taken by the Logger after it was last programmed Note f the Buffer is circular and the Logger has been logging for some time this will not necessarily be the earliest record available for unloading Last Log This is the time of the most recent log taken by the Buffer Log Interval This is the rate at which data is stored www mea com au Page 85 User Manual for Magpie 3 Log Size Indicates how many bytes are stored in the Buffer with each log Total Bytes Logged Indicates how many bytes have been logged by the Buffer since the Logger was last programmed Once again depending on how long the Logger has been logging this does not mean that this number log bytes is available for unloading 17 2 2 Logger Information The Logger RTI screen displays information such as the Serial Number Firmware version internal configuration details and the raw input values for the Counter and Analogue channels The screen displayed will depend on the Logger model used by the Scheme To display Logger information choose Logger gt Real Time Information gt Logger Information Real Time 6004D Model Logger Starlogger fol 5tarlogger Information Seriell s 6747 Firmware 23 16 23 Scan Rate 3 00 secs Errors 5 Low Batt 7 40 Y Flat Batt 6 60 vy Batt 0 31 Y Temp 0 0 degt Run Time 20 ms Maz Run Time 500 ms Configuration Contig E RS232 Timeout 4000 ms User Power Supply SDI 12 Enabled Wo 3SDI
89. he user that control how source code attached to an instrument will function In most cases parameters are used to tell Magpie 3 how to create and maintain a virtual channel 21 1 3 Editing the Parameters of a Virtual Instrument When an instrument has parameters indicated click the blue underlined text to display the parameters editor Parameters Parameters are used to control how this instrument operates in the data logger program Modify parameter values to alter the instrument function Comments Input channel Voltage input range my Name The source code reference used by Magpie 3 when building a program Value Modified by the user as required If the Name is InputChan then the value can be selected from a drop down list of channels available from the Scheme Otherwise the Value must be typed by the user Comment Is added from the sensor library It will indicate what the setting means or what logical options are available It can also be edited by the user to allow alternative comments if required eg to put in the serial number for an instrument with a unique calibration 21 1 4 Global Parameters If a parameter setting is common to a number of like instruments the parameter name and value can be added to the Operation gt User Settings or Advanced Program gt Program Settings section of the Scheme The user can thereby avoid entering the same value more than once The parameter name must be removed from
90. hed to the Scheme etc Intermediate file created during Scheme building Contains an XML description of all fields in the buffer O data base All comments added to the data are stored in this file As for Demo0 XML but for the buffer 1 database Allows the user to view buffer information in real time Page 146 User Manual for Magpie 3 A3 2 Folders Backup folder When converting a Magpie 1 Scheme to Magpie 3 this directory holds a copy of the original Magpie 1 Scheme DumpFiles folder Contains all the unload files www mea com au Page 147 User Manual for Magpie 3 A4 Other MEA Products A4 1 GDot MEA2194 The GDot is used with a single GBLite for displaying soil moisture tension measurements The GDot will run for several years on a pair of alkaline AA batteries It never needs adjustment or calibration and can be installed in minutes with the most unsophisticated equipment For more information please go to http www gdot com au A4 2 GDot Switch Box MEA2276 The GDot Switch Box is a switching device which allows users to read up to 4 gypsum blocks using 1 Gdot Blocks are selected using a simple rotary switch A4 3 MEA Retriever MEA2261 The MEA Retriever is used to store data from our Bug range of loggers lt can accept data from Bugs connected to gypsum blocks temperature sensors ThetaProbes and Aquaflex sensors Data is downloaded to MEA Bug software for analysis The Retriever ca
91. heme Once communications is established with the Data Logger the real time screen will be updated with correct information The rate of update of information will also depend on the speed of the logger to computer connection a direct cable connection will usually update each Logger scan whilst a dial up connection will result in less frequent updates Individual sensor values will update less frequently if those sensors are being powered and sampled less frequently See your individual system documentation for details www mea com au Page 87 User Manual for Magpie 3 18 Validation Errors Each instrument fitted to the Scheme can have a series of validation limits associated with it When data from the instrument is imported into the Scheme databases Magpie 3 will test the values against the validation limits assigned to the instrument If the data does not satisfy the requirements of these limits then a validation error is raised This function is useful for keeping track of critical parameters such as the system battery voltage 18 1 Setting Validation Limits To set validation limits for an instrument or to see if limits have already been applied do the following e Open the Scheme Editor Y e Go Configuration gt Instruments and select the instrument you want e Goto the bottom of the Instrument Details section and select Limits in the field adjacent to Validation Limits The following dialog will be displayed C Greater
92. ications Window 581400000006 0002007F9001 00891 Q 08800804 0037 0036631C04 E7200000027 00007 F00656A3A19C095999653 00 1000000005874 00000000000054494E5449 NE 00000007 0009DE 00002738 BOSE OSSD 0000000001 0000000000000 00000000000B000DABF OFFFFOAOOACOACACOAOAACACAACAOCAOOFFFFA00HAGANOADAACAOFFOSFY E H201A60073 r5814000000080002007F80010081 QUUUEUEES DOS BUS BLATLAETZ DUB UF UUBBASATILI eye YOS ZU 6060060065814 00000000000054494E54494 60000001 0069D 9980827368 OSB 0090 0000000001 00000000000000000000B000BB0DADF GFFFF GOG0 S000 000 00000000000 00000F FFF GG00600000000000FFO8F9 K HSB1A0O7S PSE TA 040040008 004 440 8001 00871 q000000040037003BC51C4E120000002700007F00BB43419C098999652001 0000000005814 00000000000054494E54494E 00000001 0009DF 00002738 00380090 0000000001 000000000000000000000000000040F 6L BFFFF G88 000 800 006 0000000000000 000F FFF S600600000000000FF ALFA K Com 5 Baud 9400 Open Dialling modern Communications unloading loading dialling etc a Communications button will be available in the sequence status box Click on the button to view communications between the Logger and the computer Cancel Alternatively when a sequence is not currently running the communications window can be shown by choosing Logger View Communications When there are no communications sequences running and there is no Real Time Information screen active regular Blue characters should ap
93. igate to the installed Magpie 1 folder 2 Let Magpie decide where best to write the new scheme want to choose where my converted Magpie scheme will go To continue click Met www mea com au Page 141 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Locate and open the Magpie 1 Scheme to be opened with Magpie 3 e Allow Magpie 3 to select the destination folder automatically or choose to specify the folder manually If the Magpie 1 Scheme is in the C Magpie folder then the destination folder will be the default Magpie 3 Schemes folder Otherwise the Scheme will be left where it is which is most appropriate for Magpie 1 Schemes that exist on network servers etc e f choosing your own location for the converted Scheme the following page of the wizard will be displayed Scheme Conversion Wizard New Scheme Location You are converting the Magpie 1 scheme C Program Files Magpie 345 chemet AW S_T MAWS SCH Select the location of the new Magpie 3 scheme C Program Files Magpie 3ASchemestA4WS_ TA The Magpie 3 schemes folder default Somewhere else To continue click Mext e The New Scheme Location page allows the user to select one of three possible locations for the creation of the Magpie 3 Scheme 1 The default Magpie 3 Schemes folder 2 The existing Magpie 1 folder 3 Another location The Somewhere else option allows you to place the Scheme in an entirely different folder from either the old Magpie 1
94. iliarise yourself with Magpie 3 It contains some sample logged data that can be used to view Tables Graphs and Wind Roses The sample Scheme can be freely modified without the risk of causing problems with your Schemes Note Some functionality of the sample Scheme is disabled such as loading and unloading the data Logger It is still possible to run the Scheme Editor to view the Scheme construction The Magpie 3 demonstration Scheme is called Sample In Windows 7 it is found in the folder C Users Public Documents MEA Magpie Schemes Sample www mea com au Page 23 User Manual for Magpie 3 To open the sample Scheme e Start Magpie 3 e From the menu select File gt Open Scheme e Locate the Sample Scheme in the Schemes folder and open it www mea com au Page 24 User Manual for Magpie 3 6 Basic Magpie Functions This chapter gives examples of the most commonly used functions of Magpie 3 Some of the steps listed here will have icons to the right of them which represent speed buttons that can be pressed as an alternative way to perform the same function Note These examples describe what could be considered as standard sequences of Magpie 3 functions In many cases the functions in each example can be executed in any order or specific functions can be excluded if not required 6 1 Opening a Scheme A Scheme needs to be opened before most functions in the software can be used Note Opening a different Magpie Scheme
95. individual systems Table Graph Win To unload all logging systems associated with a Project ah Project Manager Unload All Schemes e From the menu bar select Project gt Unload All Schemes ae w MyScheme SCM ANGAST ON SCM Tintin SCM To unload an individual system within a project ime Table Graph win a Project Manager e From the menu bar select Project and ensure the system you amp unload all schemes want to unload is selected by checking the scheme on the list My Scheme SCM ARNGASTON SCM Tintin SCM e Select Logger gt Unload Data 22 6 Project Mode Differences to Scheme Mode Magpie 3 behaves a bit differently depending on whether it has a Project or a Scheme file open Whenever a file is open we can say that Magpie 3 is running in Project mode or Scheme mode Some of the basic differences are explained here 22 6 1 Favourites in Project Mode Any Favourite saved in Project mode is considered a Project Favourite This means that it belongs to the Project itself and not to any of the individual Schemes Schemes maintain ownership over their pre existing Favourites To accommodate this the Favourites menu changes slightly when a Project is open ES Options Window Help ae Save Favourite l Save Favourite As L g l Length All of data w Rename
96. ing margin and detail settings to be modified prior to printing To print a Graph e Open the Graph of interest either a Favourite or a new Graph e From the menu select File gt Print www mea com au Page 65 User Manual for Magpie 3 e The Graph print preview form will be displayed Ez Graph Print aws mpj 1701 2009 to 17 03 2009 _ 20 0 q 0 0 T a 13 Feb 20 Feb 26 Feb 5 har E Sin20BH1 kPa Ser GBHE kPa E Sim2GBHE hPa E 9m2 GHA kPa Orientation Portrait 0 Landscape Print scaling ee e Click on the Portrait or Landscape buttons to change the orientation of the Graph on the page e Modify the Print scaling to generate a Graph with more or less detail This will depend on the final size of the image and print properties of the selected printer e Use the mouse to modify the margins on the top bottom left and right sides of the page to increase or decrease the size of the Graph on the paper e Click and drag the Graph image to a more desirable location on the page e Click on the Print button to print the Graph as it appears in the preview window Note Any changes to settings in the Graph preview form will be retained and used in subsequent print actions unless modified 14 9 Saving the Graph Image to File Saving a Graph image to a file is an excellent way of providing Scheme data to a third party not using Magpie 3 A file version of the Graph image is very portable and can
97. ings in the menu and selecting the Printing page www mea com au Page 75 User Manual for Magpie 3 16 Wind Roses A Wind Rose is a type of Graph that is used to represent wind speed versus wind direction Wind Roses also display what percentage of time the wind was blowing from each compass direction It has the advantage of being easier to interpret than a traditional bar Graph Wind Rose I aws mpj Birl 0 n 15 01 2009 to 42052009 Bins 6 9 miz Bing 9 12 mis Bind 12 15 mis Bing 15 18 mis Bing 18 21 mis Bind 21 24 mf F F z A i A E rr F ns E Ea ae 5 yea 7 A J Ce ee r E A a r r E Ea rE A y EDS i di aim ag y Eon i a r f r Bing 24 mis AN BETHET pie ees gt de S ete as AF j r r 7 t 7 3 r 1 oof roi E W ri 7 I F E i y 1 r I E a y m I J el r a 1 r a source data AVS SCM Weather Data Ave WindDir deg Weather Data Ave W ndspd m s A Wind Rose is drawn on a compass where each petal represents the percentage of time wind was blowing from each respective direction In the example above the wind was mostly blowing from South Southwest www mea com au Page 76 User Manual for Magpie 3 The values down the South axis are the percentages Notice how the centre of the compass is not zero This is deliberately done to prevent the middle of the Wind Rose becoming cluttered Instead the zero percentage radius is spaced out a little and is the circ
98. instrument is linked to the model name Description This is the description for this model of instrument The description usually contains information about the manufacturer and type of instrument Whilst it can be changed in the Scheme editor the description is not used anywhere else in Magpie 3 Name The name of the instrument is used in all views throughout Magpie 3 operation Changing the name will modify labels in Graphs Tables Real Time displays and reports Note that the name can also be used as an argument to formulae for other instruments and care must be taken when other instruments refer to this name The name must be unique Units The units are displayed along with the instrument name in all views that show data in the software www mea com au Page 99 User Manual for Magpie 3 Channel This is the Data Logger channel that the instrument is fitted to This can be a real Logger channel selected from the drop down list or a virtual Logger channel whose name must be entered by the user e Channel Type This tells the Scheme editor what type of channel is being used The channel may be treated as a voltage or current or simply as an un scaled Logger memory value Different models of Logger will have different channel types available for selection The channel type is an integral part of the scaling for the instrument and must be selected correctly e Channel Minimum Maximum The channel range indicates the exp
99. inthe Options Settings www me a com au User Manual for Magpie 3 e When the Export Table form appears the name of the Table from which data will be exported is displayed There are also additional fields that can be modified to control the way the export file is generated Export File Type Magpie 3 can export the data in a number of standard formats CSV Comma Separated Variable This format is a standard format used in many programs Each field is separated by a comma HTML Hyper Text Mark up Language This is the standard format for web pages By choosing this format data can be easily posted to a web site XML Extensible Mark up Language This is a standard way of storing data that can later be accessed by web sites Export File Name Click on the browse button to select the name of a file to export data to Alternatively type an export file name For each Table Magpie 3 will remember the selected export format and export file name e Click on the Export button to begin the export process Note Tables with very large amounts of data may take some time to be exported Magpie 3 will indicate when the export process is complete 15 10 Additional export options Other options for exporting are available from Options gt Magpie Settings in the menu and clicking on the Export page These settings apply to all exported data The additional export options allow separate time and date formats to be set f
100. is gt Title to set the left hand axis title e Similarly from the menu select Graph gt Right Axis gt Title to set the right hand axis title www mea com au Page 60 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 2 Manipulating a Graph Graph manipulation allows the user to move the data around rather than just viewing a Static display The user can click and drag using the options described below to quickly identify and inspect regions of interest in the Graph 14 2 1 Data Zooming Magpie 3 includes a zoom function which allows the user to quickly home in on an area of interest To zoom in e Move the mouse cursor over the start of the data range of interest the top left corner of the area e Press and hold down the left mouse button e Move the mouse cursor to the end of the data range of interest the bottom right corner of the area e Release the mouse button e The Graph will now zoom to that selection www mea com au Page 61 User Manual for Magpie 3 e tis possible to continue zooming or drilling down to individual samples in the data set To zoom out e Place the mouse cursor anywhere on the screen press down the left mouse button and drag up and to the left When the mouse button is released the Graph will be returned to its original un zoomed state e Alternatively click on the Unzoom button on the Options bar of the channel w selection grid 14 3 Saving Graphs as Favourites Favourites are pro
101. is point on the line and choose OK e The comment will now be displayed Ave AT 45 3degc ANN Note The comment remains attached to this data point in the database and will appear in subsequent Graph views and Table views 14 5 Locating Data Values In the same way that comments can be added to the Graph at selected points it is also possible to instruct the software to find the value in the corresponding Table display To locate a point in the Table do the following e Move the mouse pointer over the top of the desired point on the trace e Click the right mouse button e Amenu will appear e Select Locate in Table Note f the mouse pointer is not directly over the line on the Graph then the menu option will not be available Consider zooming in on the trace in order to allow the point to be located in the Table www mea com au Page 63 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 6 Additional Graph Options 14 7 Colour Bands Colour bands are user defined regions of interest with particular colour attributes Bands apply only to the Graph on which they were created Colour bands are used to highlight particular value ranges for example to display alarm limits or to highlight full and refill points in a soil moisture monitoring system The transparency of the bands can be adjusted to suit individual preferences Multiple bands can be defined for a single Graph and bands can individually be visible or hidden as required aws mpj
102. is tailored to reading a large variety of sensors to measure parameters such as temperature rainfall wind or moisture content Inside the Data Logger Keyboard Memory and Display bo hold sensor readings Logger Electronics Inputs Outputs from sensors to control relays analogue telephones etc counter SDI 12 Sensors can be connected using standard input channel types i e voltage and counter channels or more sophisticated channels such as SDI 12 HSIO or RS232 The core of the Data Logger is the processor unit the section of electronics that manages everything which happens inside the Logger The keypad and display where fitted provide a means of interacting with the Logger in the field for example to view sensor input values without the need for a computer The outputs may be used to interface the Logger to other systems for example to turn on a telephone to enable the system to send out an SMS message or to start a pump when a level sensor reaches a certain threshold The memory stores the Logger program any temporary values being used in processing the sensor readings and finally the logged sensor readings www mea com au Page 144 User Manual for Magpie 3 A2 2 Data Logger Memory A2 2 1 Data Storage The data Logger implements a very efficient data storage mechanism so that even though data Logger memory capacities range from only 128kB to 1024kB model dependent the Logger may be able to lo
103. isting Project by selecting File Open Project If you have previously opened the Project you can e Select the file from the bottom of the File menu e Open the file using Open Last File from the Magpie Helper 22 4 1 Scheme File Not Found lf Magpie 3 cannot find any of the Scheme files when it attempts to open a Project you will see the following message Scheme File Not Found A Magpie could not find a scheme File that is used in this project AMGASTON SCM Would you like to locate the file yourself Note Clicking Wo will remove the scheme reference IF in doubt click Cancel You have several options provided by the buttons Yes An Open Scheme dialog will appear and you can use it to locate the Scheme file Once found all Project references will be updated to the new location No Instead of updating any references the Scheme will be completely removed from the Project You will be prompted to confirm the removal of any Project Favourites that rely on this Scheme Cancel Leave the reference to the missing Scheme in the Project Missing Schemes appear at the bottom of the list in the Project Manager and can only be removed If you leave the missing Scheme in the Project you will be prompted for a response again the next time you open the Project www mea com au Page 121 User Manual for Magpie 3 22 5 Unloading in Projects Logging systems associated with a Project can be unloaded all together or as
104. lders backed up from Schemes can be returned to the original location www mea com au Page 137 User Manual for Magpie 3 25 Uninstalling Magpie 3 The proper method to correctly uninstall Magpie 3 is Windows 2000 Click on Astrt Settings Control Panel Double click Add Remove Programs to run it Locate Magpie 3 in the list and click on it to select it Click the Change Remove button to run the uninstaller Follow the uninstall prompts Windows XP Click on Control Panel Double click Add or Remove Programs to run it Locate Magpie 3 in the list and click on it to select it Click the Change Remove button to run the uninstaller Follow the uninstall prompts Windows Vista and Windows 7 Click on O Control Panel Double click Programs and Features to run it Locate Magpie 3 in the list and click on it to select it Click the Uninstall Change button to run the uninstaller Follow the uninstall prompts www mea com au Page 138 User Manual for Magpie 3 26 Updating Magpie Magpie updates can be downloaded for free from the MEA web site http www mea com au downloads magpie The update process will update Magpie 3 with bug fixes and minor additions There will be no loss of data or system function as a result of performing an update Updates to the Magpie User Manual can also be found by following the above link www mea com au Page 139 User Manual for Magpie 3 A1 Magpie 1 Scheme Conversion
105. lding the Scheme will greatly reduce the likelihood of errors This also includes channels added using additional system hardware e g MEA Radio Data Type Sensor Output Channel Wind Speed Soil Moisture Theta Probe 1 Voltage Analogue 1 With this information in hand you can build the Scheme by following a number of simple steps 20 2 Creating a Scheme e Select File gt New Scheme or select the New Magpie File button on the f toolbar i f Mew Magpie File e After selecting the New Magpie File button the New Magpie File screen will display Select New Scheme ee New Scheme New Project www mea com au Page 92 User Manual for Magpie 3 The New Scheme Wizard will be displayed New Scheme Wizard Select a Logger and Model This wizard helps you create a new Magpie scheme Select a logger and model fram the list below Loggers WEEE Models 6004 Starlogger ka A choice of Logger type and model must be made at this stage e Select the Logger type At the time of this revision of the Manual Magpie 3 only supports Unidata Loggers This may change in the future e Select the model of Logger from the Models list The model cannot be changed once the Scheme is created e Click on the Next button to continue New Scheme Wizard Scheme Name and Description Enter the scheme name title and destination for the new scheme below Nane The file name for this scheme 8 character limit Ti
106. le from which all the petals start from Each petal is divided into a series of coloured bins which each bin representing a range of wind speeds 16 1 Creating a New Wind Rose To create a Wind Rose in Magpie 3 you must first open a Magpie Scheme that contains wind speed and direction information Once the Scheme is open select Wind Rose gt New Wind Rose from the main menu jp 16 1 1 Source Data There is no Wind Rose yet because Magpie 3 needs to know which fields to use This is done via the Source Data panel Magpie 3 will hint you through the necessary steps to create a new Wind Rose Scheme i i Source Data If you have a Project open you will first need to select the Scheme from the drop down menu If the menu is disabled SOE illic you can ignore this step Table di 15 minute data Y Wind direction Awe indir den w Table Select an appropriate Table from the drop down menu Vind speed MEA Wind direction and Wind speed 7 Direction and speed from same table Select the Wind direction and Wind speed fields as desired ale aes ae ae pak Direction and speed from same table If the wind direction and wind speed data is located in separate Tables you can uncheck the Direction and speed from same Table option to use different source Tables www mea com au Page 77 User Manual for Magpie 3 Attempt to filter instrument lists This function searches for instrument names containing wind wnd
107. led To check that it is working connect to the Internet and then select Logger gt Unload Data Magpie 3 will make an FTP connection and continue the unload process normally www mea com au Page 45 User Manual for Magpie 3 11 3 3 If the FTP Unload Fails There are several reasons why an FTP unload may be unsuccessful e Your computer is not connected to the Internet If no Internet connection is available Magpie 3 will be unable to connect to the FTP server e The FTP connection details are incorrect Double check that the address user name and password are correct Sometimes FTP user names will simply be the user name itself e g john and other times it will include the FTP address e g john somewhere com e FTP unloading has not been enabled Ensure the Unload using FIP box is checked 11 3 4 FTP Cleanup FTP servers usually have a data storage quota As the Packet Data Terminal is continually adding new data it is possible that all of the allocated FTP space will get filled up If this happens no new data can be written to the FTP server To prevent this from happening Magpie 3 offers the option to automatically delete old dump files e Select Options Unidata Options from the menu and choose the FTP Unloading page e Check the option to Enable automatic cleanup of files from the FTP server and set the number of days as desired www mea com au Page 46 User Manual for Magpie 3 12 Processing Unload Files 12
108. lity Quality is only relevant if you are saving the image with JPEG format The default value is set to 50 This produces files of approximately a quarter of the file size as 100 quality ones without any visible image degradation 16 4 Exporting Wind Rose Data The data used to draw the current Wind Rose can be exported to a comma separated variable file CSV This will tell you the exact percentage of measurements in each direction for each wind range Exported CSV files also include the appropriate date range time range and number of measurements used to produce the Graph To export the data e Select Export Wind Rose Data from the Wind Rose menu or right click on the Wind Rose and select Export Data as a CSV File 16 5 Printing a Wind Rose It is possible to print the current Wind Rose directly from Magpie 3 To print a Wind Rose e Select Print from the File menu Alternatively you may right click on the Wind Rose and select Print Wind Rose Options include whether to print portrait or landscape colour or black and white etc Note f you are printing in black and white it might be worth considering setting the Graph colours to monochrome as explained in the section 16 1 4 Changing the Bin Colours www mea com au Page 82 User Manual for Magpie 3 17 Real Time Information Real Time Information RTI screens allow you to see at what is currently happening in the measurement system without having to unload any data
109. ll allow the name of the Favourite to be specified Save Navigator Settings Enter 4 name to save the current Navigator settings My period of interest e Click the OK button to save the Favourite e The Navigator method will now display the newly created Favourite gt Method co My period of interest kai a 13 4 2 Saving Changes to a Navigator Favourite Whenever a Navigator Favourite is being used and changes are subsequently made to the Navigator settings the Save button will be enabled allowing the changes to be saved against that Favourite if the user requires 13 4 3 Renaming Deleting a Favourite Whenever Favourite Navigator settings are being applied the Black arrow to the right of the Favourite button will be displayed erame Favourite Clicking this button will produce a popup menu from which the See cali onan Favourite can be renamed or deleted as required www mea com au Page 54 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 Graphs Magpie Graphs provide a simple flexible method of viewing data Graphs are capable of accepting small amounts of data eg two data points to large amounts of data eg years of data from multiple instruments A wide range of settings are available to customise the look and feel of the Graph including colours styles and axis scaling Any Graph can be saved as a Favourite for easy recall at a later date 14 1 Creating a New Graph e From the menu select Graph gt New Graph La
110. lways occupy the two leftmost columns The range of data displayed in a Table is defined by the Navigator settings 15 3 Arranging Data in a Table Tables allow the user to decide what channels should appear and in what order This is done in one of two ways 15 3 1 Select channels in the Channel Selection Grid The Channel Selection Grid is displayed at the bottom of the table The Channel Selection Grid is a list of all available instruments that can be viewed on the Table By default all channels will appear when the Table is first opened e To remove a channel from the Table simply uncheck the box next to its name e To include a channel in the Table check the box next to its name www mea com au Page 68 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 3 Demo Project MyProject mpj MyScheme SCM Table E Elle wiew Logger Project Table Graph WndRose Favouries Opticos window Hep Hae BAM g Hato 3 bwe ArT emp ideg Date 25 01 2011 25012411 2501 2011 250172011 25701 2011 50122011 ABM AAI 204d 29011 Time 02 45 00 00 1 00 00 00 10 75 00 00 10 30 00 00 10 15 00 00 1 00 00 00 17 7471 fin 1730 AA na Ed 257 20 9 2 d 282 Ed ana ana Ase Jumidit el 43 7 48 7 45 1 445 Channel selection grid E Refererce First Record Ave ESA haim Zl 413 253 N7 15 minute dala MyScheme SCM ae Length All of data w Min WrdSpd mz Ove DewPoirt cecC a EN 4J 43 Av
111. lyweather csv navigator last 1 month favourite table Monthly weather Data export C Documents and settings 411 UsersipocumentsiMEA Magpte automatiormTablesiMonthlyweather csw navigator last 6 months Favourite graph air Temp f aes gt save graph c pocuments and settings 4117 Users Documents ME Magpderautomationmicraphs aT png 640 480 favourite graph relative Humidity f Ko ae save graph C Documents and settings 4117 Users Documents MEA Magpie AutomationGraphs RAH png 640 480 navigator last 1 week favourite windrose weekly wind save windrose C bocuments and Settings All Users bocuments MEA Magp Automat ion Graphs week lywind png 75 export windrose C 0ocuments and settings 11 users pocuments MEA mMagpie automationtables week lywind csv Note Any line in the script file with a semicolon in front of it is ignored and so can be used as a comment 23 2 1 General Automation Commands open file name Open the Scheme or Project indicated by the file name This needs to be fully path qualified drive path file name It is recommended you enclose the path in quotation marks e g open C Program Files Magpie 3 Projects MyProject mpj unload Perform an unload for the currently opened Scheme This uses the Scheme communications settings Telemetry Schemes will dial out automatically prior to unloading whereas FTP Schemes will download the data via th
112. m The communications setup you use will depend on whether your computer is directly connected to the Logger or will be dialling the Logger using a modem e Direct Connection If connecting a computer directly to the Data Logger plug the Logger into a communications port on the computer using the supplied serial cables Itis recommended that you connect directly to the Logger if the system is a new installation e Modem Connection If connecting to the Data Logger via a modem ensure your computer s modem is plugged into a telephone line and that the remote Data Logger is active and connected to its modem 9 Run Magpie 3 and open the Scheme Start Magpie 3 and open the newly installed Scheme e From the menu bar select File gt Open Scheme locate the Scheme for your system and open it 6 Confirm the communications details in the Scheme Confirm that the communications details in the Scheme match the data Logger connection e From the menu bar select Logger gt Edit Scheme e Select the Communications page in the Scheme editor www mea com au Page 14 User Manual for Magpie 3 e Check the details on this page communications port phone number baud rate match your setup and then choose Finish when done T Load the Scheme into the Logger Load the Scheme into the data Logger to start the measurement system e From the menu bar select Logger gt Load Program e A confirmation question will appear regarding the load Choose Y
113. m au Page 84 User Manual for Magpie 3 17 1 3 Saving Standard RTI Screens as Favourites After selecting a set of channels to display on the RTI screen it is possible to save the selection as a Favourite for easy recall at a later date This allows the user to create a range of RTI screens for the display of specific sets of channels An example could be a weather station with both climate and soil moisture sensors It is possible to make two different RTI screens one with only climate sensors and the other with only soil moisture sensors e From the menu select Favourites Save Real Time Screen e An input box titled Save Real Time As Favourite will appear Type the name of the Favourite and press OK e The real time screen will now be available in the list of Real Time Favourites under the Favourites menu 17 2 Other Real Time Information Along with Standard RTI Magpie 3 provides a number of other RTI screens to observe the status of the data Logger and the system 17 2 1 Buffers Information The Buffers RTI screen displays the status of each Log Buffer To display Buffers information select Logger gt Real Time Information gt Buffer Information For each log buffer there are a number of entries Status Circular or Linear When a circular Buffer reaches capacity it will begin overwriting the earliest data When a linear Buffer reaches capacity it will stop writing data to the Buffer First Log This is the time of t
114. making any changes to the log entry list make sure that any wanted data is unloaded from the Logger first because changing the number or type of log entries will mean that the user will no longer be able to unload a Logger running the old Scheme program www mea com au Page 106 User Manual for Magpie 3 Cannot Unload Indicator Carnal SHEED On the Scheme editor status bar there is an indicator to inform the user that Scheme changes will prevent a Logger running the previous version of the Scheme from being unloaded This does not mean that there is anything wrong with the Scheme it simply means that the list of log entries no longer matches the program that is running in the data Logger As a result when Magpie 3 attempts to unload data from the Logger and reconcile this data with the Scheme information errors will result Generally only changes to logging information will show this indicator If there is data in the Logger that is still important cancel the Scheme changes go back and unload the Logger then implement the Scheme changes If this is not possible then consider saving the Scheme to a new name leaving the old Scheme intact whilst the required changes are made to the new Scheme 20 5 Finish Editing Adding instruments defining log entries and setting the communications details is enough to produce a normal Scheme Press the Finish button to complete the Scheme The Scheme editor will Frs execute a Build and Asse
115. mble to create a new Logger program Note Not all changes in the Scheme editor will trigger a program rebuild For example changes in the Communications sections do not trigger a rebuild and do not require the Logger to be re programmed before unloading can occur 20 6 Scheme Assembly Errors If the Scheme building process fails then the Scheme editor will raise a prompt In some cases the prompt will offer the option to ignore the error and close the Scheme Editor This allows the Scheme changes to be saved even though the Scheme is in error Scheme Assembly Errors The scheme assembly has failed Detal of the emor are shown below These eru must be corrected before the scheme can be loaded into the data logger kssembler messages for scheme MYSCHEME l MISCHEME SEC1737 Can t use low resolution input channel for ProLogger battery voltage measurement Use Failed 3 Retum tothe Scheme Editor www mea com au Page 107 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 3 will not allow you to load the Logger with a Scheme that contains errors a broken Scheme If an attempt is made to do this Magpie 3 will prompt you to correct the Scheme and try again It is highly recommended that the user return to the Scheme editor and correct the problem If the problem cannot subsequently be resolved then cancelling the Scheme editing will restore the Scheme to its pre edited state Note n most cases assembly errors result from i
116. modified 31 01 2011 11 31 02 4M Size 0 37 kb C MyScheme110131 0855 DMP Last modified 31 01 2011 7 56 26 AM Size 10 85 kb Unload File Information MySchemel 10304 1648 DMP Interval Log Size Bytes In Unload Position In File Buffer O 15 02 2011 9 00 00 AM ato tend damnn pm 15 m 19 bytes 31597 byte A Right click the 15 02 2011 2 00 00 AM 4103 2011 9 00 00 AM 24h 30 bytes 540 unload of interest to extract the selection from the dump file www mea com au Page 49 User Manual for Magpie 3 12 2 Processing Unloaded Data When the software obtains the required data it will process these new records into the Scheme databases The progress bar indicates how many records are being written into the database 12 2 1 Multiple Databases in a Scheme Importing to 44 50 A Scheme will have a least one database Table but may have a number of Tables Multiple database tables are created e If data from the sensors in the system must be collected at different rates For example a weather station fitted with soil moisture sensors might record climate information every 15 minutes daily summary information every 24 hours and soil moisture data every 2 hours In this case the Scheme would be configured to have separate climate daily and soil moisture buffers grouped memory locations e There is a limit to the number of log actions that can be assigned
117. n Grid will also show hide the grid Alternatively from the menu select Graph gt Show Hide Channel Selection Grid 14 1 4 Setting the Graph Title The Graph title is displayed at the top of a Graph By default any new Graph will use the Scheme name as its title this can be changed at any time From the menu select Graph gt Title or simply use the mouse to click the title on the Graph A popup will be displayed allowing a new title to be entered Note The title is lost if the Graph is closed without saving it as a Favourite 14 1 5 Selecting the Left or Right Axis Magpie 3 allows you to display readings referenced to two vertical axes one which displays on the left of the Graph and one on the right This allows you to show readings from sensors which have different measurement units e g mm and Watts or widely different scales For example if Temperature and Solar Radiation were to be plotted together Temperature could be sent to the left axis and Solar Radiation would be sent to the Right e To change the axis a channel is plotted against click the right mouse button over the channel in the Channel Selection Grid and select Left Axis or Right Axis from the menu w Line Graph Points Graph Bar Graph Area Graph Functions Bring To Front Join All Points w Left Axis Right Axis Clear All www mea com au Page 57 User Manual for Magpie 3 14 1 6 Changing the Vertical Axis Scaling When channels are a
118. n store data from up to 100 sites for up to 20 days each www mea com au Page 148 User Manual for Magpie 3 A4 4 GBug MEA2262 The GBug can be connected to up to 4 gypsum blocks GBHeavies and or GBLites for continuous soil moisture monitoring It can store 20 days of readings Stored data is transferred to an MEA Retriever for download to MEA Bug software for analysis A4 5 GTBug MEA2263 The GTBug can be connected to up to 3 gypsum blocks A soil temperature sensor is factory fitted The GTBug can store 20 days of readings Stored data is transferred to an MEA Retriever for download to MEA Bug software for analysis A4 6 TBug MEA2266 The TBug is used with ThetaProbe soil moisture content sensors It can accept up to 4 sensors It can store 8 days of data at 15 minute increments and a further 20 days of data at 2 hour increments Stored data is transferred to an MEA Retriever for download to MEA Bug software for analysis www mea com au Page 149 User Manual for Magpie 3 A4 7 ABug MEA2268 The ABug is used with Aquaflex soil moisture content sensors It can accept 2 sensors It can store 8 days of data at 15 minute increments and a further 20 days of data at 2 hour increments and log both moisture content and soil temperature from each one Stored data is transferred to an MEA Retriever for download to MEABug software for analysis For more information please go to A4 8 MEA Bug Software
119. nce Number will enable us to quickly locate your details Phone support is generally available Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm Central ie South Australian Standard or Summer Time Support for warranty or once off issues which can be quickly resolved is generally free Support for ongoing or more complex issues will be charged for Site visits can be arranged but will incur charges for labour travel time and where applicable accommodation and meals MEA Technicians can only offer support for issues relating directly to the operation of Magpie software or MEA logging systems or hardware For general computer issues please consult a computer technician www mea com au Page 2 User Manual for Magpie 3 Contents Ms WVER OCC COI cr aaa Ti CIOS SAR conti aca once ta A meine E E 1 3 Compatibility Informati0N oooncnccoonnncnnonnconocnnonocononnnonoos 1 4 Minimum Computer Specifications occcoccccoccnconcnnnonos SECTION A MAGPIE BASICS Features of Magpie 3 ccccseecseseceeneseneeeneeeeeeeees Quick Start Guide ccccccsssesseeeecesneseeeeeesennnneeeees Installing Magpie S exci cnsvcinencesmetiecxetsanesnestreunedundasdetecans 4 1 Installation InstructiONS ooccconncconnnconcnnnncnnonanonnanononcnonanoos 4 2 Ifthe Installer Does Not Start Automatically 4 3 Unlocking Magpie 3 ccoonccoconconcccoconncconccconnccnanccnancnnannonanoss 5 M
120. ncorrect or missing parameter values associated with instruments or where calculation resulting from sensor scaling values cause an arithmetic overflow 20 7 Load the Scheme into the Logger Once the Scheme has been created without errors it needs to be loaded into the Logger Load Indicator The need to load the Logger is indicated by the text in the status Logger requires reloading bar of the Scheme editor which says Once the Logger is loaded this message will disappear Note Loading the Logger with the Scheme will erase all stored data Ensure that any wanted data is unloaded first www mea com au Page 108 User Manual for Magpie 3 21 Advanced Scheme Editing 21 1 Virtual vs Real Channels The Unidata Logger provides a modest number of physical input channels Depending on the model there will be some analogue counter and sense inputs Additionally the Logger provides SDI 12 and HSIO serial data buses These are referred to as Real channels Magpie 3 can make additional channels very easily These are not real physical channels on the Logger but software generated virtual channels Magpie 3 uses virtual channels to expand Logger capabilities allowing for a large number of additional channels to be added by exploiting both SDI 12 and HSIO buses Magpie 3 also uses virtual channels to store the results of instrument calculations Further the results of real and or virtual channels can be fed into other instruments to
121. o that if a critical error occurs and data is lost the backup data can be restored and the remainder of the data can be collected from the measurement system If Magpie Schemes are stored on a network server then the network server will most likely have its own backup regime that will prevent a catastrophic loss of data in failure conditions Remember that if the measurement systems that were acquired to measure the data are worth thousands of dollars to purchase and maintain then the data collected from these systems is worth at least this much Therefore it is worth spending time and money to keep it safe 24 1 Backing Up Magpie Schemes Backups should always be made to a removable storage device such as a CD ROM or flash drive or network drive Ideally backups should be stored at a separate site or location from the computer which holds the data 24 1 1 What Files to Backup The easiest choice is to choose the entire Schemes folder This makes sure that current versions of Scheme files are stored along with the data It is not necessary to backup any other Magpie 3 files as these can be easily obtained by re installing from the original Magpie 3 CD and then updating to the current version from the MEA web site An exception to this is where a customer has generated his her own user libraries for sensors and formulas 24 1 2 What Files to Restore If a loss of data or Scheme information occurs then one or more of the Scheme fo
122. ocess File Name Details W NUAIO90312 0000 0MP Last modified 12 03 2009 4 05 70 PM Size 3 49 kb PC JNURIOSO311 0000 0MP Last modified 12 03 2009 12 05 04 AM Size 4 90 kb PC NURIO90310 0000 DMP Last modified 11 03 2009 12 05 08 AM Size 5 61 kb NURIO390309 0000 DMmMP Last modified 10 03 2009 12 05 04 4M Size 5 43 kb NURIOS0308 0000 0MP Last modified 9 03 2009 12 05 08 4M Size 5 71 kb NURIO390307 0000 DMP Last modified 8 03 2009 12 05 06 4M Size 5 74 kb JNURIOS0306 0000 0MP Last modified 7 03 2009 12 05 04 AM Size 5 24 kb JNURIOS0305 0000 0MP Last modified 6 03 2009 12 05 10 AM Size 5 40 kb INURIOSO304 0000 DMP Last modified 5 0 91205 22 AM Si Note t is possible to redirect this form to look in other folders that may contain unload file information This is useful if dump files have been provided by a third party and exist somewhere else on the local computer network e Select the desired dump file and click Process Imported Data Question MYSCHEMEO The imported data contains records that are dated earlier than the latest record in the database Unloading has been performed out of sequence or the data logger time and date is incorrect Continue importing data into the database Ik is recommended that you select Yes to continue in order to prevent missing data e If you are satisfied that the Logger date and time are correct select Yes and the file will be processed If the unload period overlap
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124. ogging system Since these database Tables continue to grow in size as more data is unloaded from the Logger it is rare that the user wishes to view all available data in the database Instead the user needs a method of selecting only data within a range of interest i e last month last week last hour etc Magpie provides the Navigator for just this purpose The Navigator is a multi function control that appears in the toolbar area of the software and allows the user to pick from a number of methods for selecting a time and date range of data to display 13 1 How the Navigator is Used by Magpie 3 When changes are made to Navigator settings all windows open in the workspace are updated to reflect the changed time and date range selection Individual data windows may allow further data and time selections but this will always be within the bounds of the Navigator settings 13 2 Navigator Methods The Navigator offers three methods for the selection of data 13 2 1 New Data Only The New Data Only method causes all windows to show only data which was collected during the last download from the data Logger This option is useful when only the newest data is of interest such as when running experiments with regular and frequent unloads When the New Data Only method is selected the date time for the data www mea com au Page 51 User Manual for Magpie 3 13 2 2 Date Range The Date Range method allows explicit start and en
125. ogging system is fitted with telemetry then a dial up connection can be used Select Logger gt Dial kan 6 2 2 Unload the Newest Data from the Logger Once a connection either direct or via telemetry has been made select Logger gt Unload Data i 6 2 3 Disconnect from the Data Logger If a dial up connection was made to the system then it is a good idea to terminate the connection before performing other non Logger specific functions However if the user wishes a dial up connection can be maintained for the entire Magpie session with the active Scheme Select Logger Hangup E www mea com au Page 26 User Manual for Magpie 3 6 3 Navigate to the Data of Interest Use the Data Navigator on the tool bar to select the range of data of interest For the data just unloaded select New Data Only Method SE Y 5 Data unbaded from 7 04 2011 to 8 04 2011 6 4 View a Graph and Print 6 4 1 Create or Open a Graph Create a new Graph by selecting Graph gt New Graph ls If you have previously saved a Favourite you can reopen it by selecting Favourites gt Graph gt Graph name Note Several Graph windows can be open simultaneously in the workspace Click on channels in the Channel Selection Grid at the bottom of the Graph window to add remove traces from the Graph Modify the appearance of the Graph as required If you want to be able to recall the Graph at a later date then save the Graph as a F
126. ogram however most scans will execute in well under 50 milliseconds There are other processes that will keep the Logger awake for longer communications SDI 12 etc however these have a minimal effect on the Logger on time in most applications A typical scan rate for a StarLogger is 5 seconds and at this rate assuming the Logger is not powering sensors with a high current consumption the Loggers internal battery can last up to 2 years When the Logger is powering high current consumption sensors it is possible to change the scan rate on the Data Logger page of the Scheme editor For example doubling the scan rate say from 5 to 10 seconds halves the energy consumed and doubles battery lifetime Since Logger communications are linked to the scan rate a longer scan rate can lead to longer delays during communications Note Some Magpie 3 source code libraries use scans rather than seconds as parameters to control the function of the library Arbitrarily changing the Logger scan rate without giving consideration to the effects on any of these libraries can cause improper program function in the Logger 20 4 3 Configuration gt Instruments All devices added to the data Logger are described as Instruments An instrument can be a sensor some other peripheral device or even a software calculation Each instrument must be added to the Scheme and then configured to ensure that it is measured and displayed correctly
127. or Table exporting so that data can be exported in the most desirable format for use by third party applications The time and date selection formats are the same as for Table display as shown in Additional Table display options see section 16 7 Additionally it is possible to select whether titles are exported with the data www mea com au Page 74 User Manual for Magpie 3 Note f summaries are displayed in the Table then these summaries will be appended to the exported data 15 11 Printing Table Data Table printing is very similar to Table exporting except that the results are sent to a printed page Care needs to be used when printing Tables with large numbers of records as this will result in an excess number of pages being printed 15 11 1 To Print a Table e Open the Table of interest from the Table or Favourites menu e From the menu select File Print a Magpie Settings My Standard 8 Application ies Graphing a 1 Tables Label Positions Margins Printing aoe Taz noe p nica 8 een E Advonccd Paths Lime Not printed x Column spacing i Password pue ads Layout Right margen Bordes Mo borders w Eit to page Never w Centered Top margin Bottom margi 15 11 2 Additional Printing Options There are a range of additional options that can be used to control the printed Table result These additional settings can be accessed from Options gt Magpie Sett
128. ource data information Skinny Wind Rose Skinny Wind Rose When checked all of the Wind Rose petals will have half their default width This option is intended for use with small Wind Roses where the normal widths would cause the petals to overlap www mea com au Page 79 User Manual for Magpie 3 16 1 8 Displaying the Control Panel In the top left corner of the Wind Rose is a button with a blue arrow pointing left amp Clicking on this will cause all of the options to disappear leaving more space for the Wind Rose to take up This is handy if you have a small Wind Rose window When the panel is hidden the button will change to an arrow pointing right which can be clicked to bring back the control panel 16 2 Saving Wind Roses as Favourites e Set the Wind Rose up as you desire and then click on the Favourites menu Favourites Save Wind Rose Seve MN ROSES e Select Save Wind Rose Rename Wind Rose Remove Wind Rose e A Save Wind Rose as Favourite form will appear You Schemes I will be prompted to enter a name for this _ Project aws mpj Wind Rose AAA Favourite and that s it To open a saved Favourite e From the menu bar select Favourites Wind Rose and then select the name you gave the Favourite 16 3 Saving a Wind Rose Image To save an image e From the menu bar select the Wind Rose menu and select Save Wind Rose Image gt Save Wind Rose Image Size Size to Scale
129. pear in the left hand margin of the communications window These indicate that the software is using the correct communications port and correct baud rate and that the Logger is ready to accept commands from the software www mea com au Page 40 User Manual for Magpie 3 10 Starting a Logging System Whenever a data logging system is installed re installed or modified the Scheme must be loaded into the Data Logger This performs a number of key functions 1 It clears any unwanted data from the Logger memory Often it is desirable to log new data from the time of system re start 2 It enables the Logger to enter the Logging state If a system is decommissioned for a period of time and the Data Logger is removed or the Input Signals connector is disconnected the Logger will enter the Stopped state The Logger must be re loaded to enable it to commence logging again a It ensures that the program in the Logger is valid If the Scheme has been changed then it is important to ensure that the Logger is loaded with the most recent version of the Scheme 4 It sets the Logger time Loading a Scheme sets the time of the Logger The Logger takes its time from the computer which was used to load it The Logger time does not automatically update at the start or end of Daylight Savings 10 1 Loading the Scheme into the Logger e Make sure the Logger or Modem if connecting remotely is connected to the computer e From the m
130. pie 3 7 The Magpie Desktop The picture below shows a sample Magpie desktop once a Scheme is loaded gt Magpie 3 Demo Project MyProject mpj MyScheme SCM KI ERR E View Logger Project Table Graph WindPose Favourites Options Window Help wb Sm q al vy E frao T ars NA a pue fi nl dl bar toobar Scheme Logger toolbar toolbar Communications 1 The major components of the desktop are Logger Toolbar Provides shortcuts to the most common Logger functions Menu Bar Provides access to the various program menus Navigator Used to control how much data appears on the screen Project Toolbar Provides shortcuts to Project functions Only appears when a Project file is open Scheme Toolbar Provides shortcuts to Scheme functions such as Graphing and tabling Workspace Displays windows of Scheme data and other information www mea com au Page 33 User Manual for Magpie 3 8 The Workspace The Magpie workspace is empty when a Scheme is first opened When a Table Graph or other display is opened a new window for each will appear inside the workspace The number of windows which you can open in the Magpie workspace is unlimited The physical space on the Windows desktop will determine how many windows you can comfortably view at any one time EE DE a Magpie 3 Nemo Autom T ition MYSCHFMF sem able File View Logger Table Gr ouribes Options Window Help window 24
131. ptional Enter an informative tithe for this project Destination CA Documents and Settings 4all Users Documents MEA agpie Where the project file will be saved e Press the Create button to continue 22 3 1 The Project Manager When you create a new Project you will be presented with the Project Manager When a Project is open you can open the Project Manager by selecting Project Project Manager from the menu bar or selecting the Project Manager button from the toolbar The Project Manager is used to add remove and rearrange Schemes from the Project www mea com au gt Project Manager Project Title Demo Project Comments Projects allow data from a number of different schemes to be displayed on the same graph Save scheme file addresses relative to project file Allow schemes to auto open favourites when project i loaded Schemes MyScheme SCM Demo Automatic Weather Station ANGASTON SCM Angaston Automatic Weather Station Tintin SCl Coorong District Council As Add Scheme Set As Focussed Summary There are 3 schemes open Focussed scheme le MyS cheme SCM Page 118 User Manual for Magpie 3 22 3 2 Project Manager Options Title Here you can enter a title that will show up in the Magpie 3 application title wnenever this Project is open Comments Comments such as when a Scheme was added or removed can go here Save Scheme file addresses relative to Project file The Proj
132. r wind range per wind direction e g export windrose C winddata csv www mea com au Page 128 User Manual for Magpie 3 23 2 4 Table specific Commands Table table name Open the Table indicated by Table name Note that this is the name of the database file and not the title given to the database Generally the database name will be the Scheme name with the Buffer number appended e g Table SCHEMEO dbf for Buffer 0 or Table SCHEME1 dbf for Buffer 1 Table table name from Scheme In Project mode allows you to open a specific Table from a Scheme Scheme can be either the full file path of the Scheme or just the file name Note You must include the appropriate file extensions for this to work dbf and scm for the Tables and Schemes respectively export filename Exports the contents of the currently open Table to the name specified e g export C Tabledata csv Note The exported file format will depend on which file extension is used here lt must be CSV HTML or XML When the script file is complete save it to a meaningful location such as the Magpie 3 or Scheme folder Note The name of the script file is not important Also there may be more than one script file for different types of Magpie automation processes 23 3 Scheduling the Process Set up a task scheduler to run the automation process at the desired times This allows automation to run even if no users are logged
133. rect communications with the Data Logger the computer will require a serial port If the computer is not fitted with a serial port a USB to Serial adaptor and appropriate software drivers are required For remote communications with a logging system which has a modem the user s computer will need to be connected to a dial up modem with access to a landline telephone circuit The telephone line must be a standard landline POTS and not a PABX circuit In an office environment a Fax line is usually a standard line A DSL Broadband modem cannot be used to make dial up connections www mea com au Page 11 MAGPIE BASICS T A User Manual for Magpie 3 2 Features of Magpie 3 Magpie 3 introduces several new features and improves upon some existing features from its predecessor Magpie 2 Several different Schemes can be combined to form a Magpie Project Other features include Create Graphs with series data from several Schemes Quickly open any Table from any Scheme within the Project Simultaneously open Tables from different Schemes next to each other Unload all Schemes with the click of a button Direct access to every Favourite from every Scheme in the Project Benefit from the improved efficiency of Project automation Edit any specific Scheme from within a Project Easily manage Projects with the new Project Manager Support for 128 COM ports E Magpie Helper Select a task to begin using Magpie 3
134. red The Magpie Scheme Editor allows you to pick and choose the functionality you require Tabular Data Display Magpie s tabular data display is useful to track down specific times events or values Tables can be easily navigated to find the area of interest A subset of the data can be selected and exported for further processing in third party applications 1 2 Parts List The follow parts list shows all items other than this document that should be received in the Magpie 3 software consignment e Magpie 3 Installation CD e MEA2304 Logger to PC serial communications cable e MEA2303 USB to Serial RS 232 adaptor cable 1 3 Compatibility Information This manual is written to cover the features of Magpie 3 including Unidata Logger support Magpie 3 with Unidata Logger support is designed for use with systems which utilise the following Data Loggers e MEA 8007 Micrologger e Unidata 8010 Micrologger e Unidata Model 6004 A B C D Starlogger e Unidata Model 7001 Prologger e Unidata Model 6526 Starflow e Unidata Model 6536 EC Micrologger 1 4 Minimum Computer Specifications To run Magpie 3 a computer which meets or exceeds the following specifications is required e Operating System Windows 2000 or later e CPU Pentium 3 or better www mea com au Page 10 User Manual for Magpie 3 e RAM 64 MB or greater e Hard Disk 70 MB free space e Video Super VGA 800 x 600 resolution 256 colours e Misc CD Rom drive For di
135. rminal and an FTP account where the dump files will be stored e Open your Scheme select Logger gt Edit Scheme from the menu and select Y Communications from the Scheme Pages The relevant fields are listed under the FTP Details group l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pagez 1 Operation 2 General User Settings 2 Communications la Configuration Jo Data Logger Instruments Eg Logging Eseries SDI 12 ET Advanced a Comunication db Program Connection Method at Denote via modem Direct Details Remota Detalle Phone Humber 01434567839 Modem Setup ATED D2 Dial Type Tone Pulea Ea Configuration os User Libraries Server address User name Passwd Storage folder Baud Rate 13400 Insert global T settings Hp somwyhere con Su usemame somewhere com au Click to modify passwd superboldersubbholderl f schemetolder Test FTP settings This may take a few moments eE Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help Logger requires reloading e You need to check the Unload using FIP option to enable FTP unloading and enter the appropriate details for Server address User name Password and the Storage folder When you are satisfied that everything has been entered correctly press the Finish button to apply the changes Note You do not need to reload the Logger when making changes to communications settings FTP unloading overrides other connection options when enab
136. rvice to which the Logger is connected if MEA has supplied your modem this number will usually be filled in for you The Modem Setup field holds any configuration information which must be written to the modem It is usually entered by MEA when the system is configured Do not change this unless instructed to do so by MEA staff For all cellular phone connections and most landline services the Dial Type will be Tone The Pulse setting may be required in areas with very old telecommunications infrastructure Set the Communications Port to the one you identified following the methods outlined in section 9 2 1 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Remote Connection The Baud Rate setting will vary depending on the type of telemetry used in the system This will normally be set by MEA during system configuration Click on the Finish button to complete the Scheme changes www mea com au Page 39 User Manual for Magpie 3 9 4 The communications window provides a simple means of monitoring communications between the Logger and computer whether directly connected or via telemetry Though the data that appears in the communications window is not in any meaningful form for the user the alternating Red and Blue text being echoed in the communications window indicates that the Logger is communicating correctly with the software Whenever a communications sequence is being executed 1 The Communications Window Commun
137. s include the scripts for dialling hanging up loading and unloading Scripts can be customised 20 3 3 2 Program The Program page contains references to allow source code libraries operating in this Scheme It also includes parameters that an advanced user can use to modify the operation of these libraries 20 3 3 3 Configuration The Configuration page allows the Logger non volatile configuration to be edited This is commonly referred to as the Logger CDT Configuration Data Table 20 3 3 4 User Libraries Magpie 3 enables users to create their own user defined libraries that can be attached to other Schemes in order to offer the same customisations This way future Magpie 3 updates do not threaten the customisation work performed by the user www mea com au Page 96 User Manual for Magpie 3 20 4 Editing a Scheme 20 4 1 Operation gt Communications To communicate with the data Logger the communications settings in the Scheme must be set correctly Refer to section 9 Logger Communications for a detailed explanation of Scheme communications settings 20 4 2 Configuration gt Data Logger gt Scan rate The Unidata Logger is highly energy efficient because for the bulk of the time the Logger is asleep and doing no work The data Logger wakes up ata rate called the scan rate to make measurements run the Scheme program and then fall back to sleep The scan execution time will vary depending on the complexity of the Scheme pr
138. s that of previously processed data Magpie 3 will automatically removed duplicate entries from the database www mea com au Page 48 User Manual for Magpie 3 12 1 3 Viewing Unload File Information Dump files will contain at least one unload In systems which employ a PDT which unloads they system more than once per day a dump file will contain multiple unloads Selecting an unload file for processing will cause all unloads in the unload file to be processed There is a button directly to the right of the dump file listing that provides access to more information about the file This is useful for knowing what data is available inside the dump file for processing There will be one or a number of unloads for each Process Unload Files EJ Select unload files from the following folder c documents and settings all users documents mea magnie schemes yschemeD umpFiles E Click to select files to process Left click on this os button to view more E MyScheme110304 1648 0MP Last modified 4 03 2011 2 49 40 PM Size 31 46 kb a information about C MyScheme110215 0846 DMP Last modified 15 02 2011 7 47 20 4M Size 14 33 kb the dump file O MyScheme110207 1135 DMP Last modified 7 02 2011 10 35 54 4M Size 7 38 kb O MyScheme110203 1046 DMP Last modified 3 02 2011 9 46 54 AM Size 2 00 kb C MyScheme110202 0970 DMP Last modified 2 02 2011 8 10 44 AM Size 3 44 kb O MyScheme110131 1230 DMP Last
139. select Logger Dial Once the amp connection has been made the dial button will de disabled and the hangup button will be enabled e To terminate the dial up connection select Logger Hangup a Note Magpie 3 will automatically hang up the connection if you close the Scheme or exit Magpie www mea com au Page 37 User Manual for Magpie 3 9 2 1 Identifying Which COM Port to Use for Remote Connection Windows XP e Follow the path Start gt Control Panel gt System Phone and Modem Options e Click on the Modems tab Your modem should be listed along with the port it is attached to Windows Vista and 7 e Follow the path Start gt Control Panel gt Phone and Modem e Click on the Modems tab Your modem should be listed along with the port it is attached to 9 3 Setting the Communications Port in Magpie Having identified the communications port in use you need to configure your Scheme to use it e From the menu bar select Logger gt Edit Scheme wl e Select the Communications page in the Scheme Editor e Edit the communications details Communications port phone number baud rate as required Unless replacing a modem or SIM card the phone number and baud rate should not require changing l Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages la Operation General A User Settings Connection Mcthod gt Direct via cable B Remote via modem Communications F 5 ta Configuration Direct Details J Data er nm
140. suso 125 23 2 Editing tne Script File issisanicionda reido daa 125 23 3 Scheduling the Process ccccooocccccocncccconocononoconononocanonononnnnonanononananonos 129 23 4 Troubleshooting AutoMatiQN ccoonccconncconcnconcnconononnononnnnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnos 136 Backing Up and Restoring Magpie Data o cooccooccoccooonoo 137 24 1 Backing Up Magpie Schemes oocccooonccccccncccnconocncononncononnnonononcnnonanononos 137 Uninstalling Magpie 3 cccccscccsecsseseeeeeseeeeeeeceeeeeeseneseneees 138 Updating Magpie se vviisisccatsveassccnicesiesecctvedseoersctstenscacnsleesevenseadivens 139 SECTION C APPENDICES Magpie 1 Scheme Conversion ccccssceseeeseeeeeeeeeeseeneseeeees 141 AlAs Reasons TOF CONV El O coronaria 141 A1 2 The Scheme Conversion Wizard ccccccseeeeeceeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeneees 141 A1 3 Scheme Compatibility ISSUES oooocccconnccononccnnoncnnnnncncnnanonononos 143 Magpie and the Data LoggQer cooccoccconnoccconccnanocaconncnarenaronnnnns 144 A2 1 What is a Data Logger c oonnncccnnicocccnnoconnnoconnnconannnonanonononnnnnnanononanos 144 A2 2 Data Logger Memory cooocccooccccnccnconcncnncnconononnncnnnanonnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnrnnnnrnnnnnnss 145 A2 3 Data Logger PrograM oonccconnccconccconnconcnccnnncnnnncnnnncnnnnnnnnncnnancnnancnnnnnss 145 Contents of the Scheme Folder oocccccccococoncncncncnrncncnno nano 146 AS PU ias 146 A FOO e e o IA 147 Other ME
141. tegory are 20 3 2 1 Data Logger The data Logger page gives details of the Logger model selected for this Scheme and allows the user to change the Scan rate 20 3 2 2 Instruments The Instruments page is where all instruments are described in the Scheme Instruments can be sensors and other supporting hardware that can be added multiple times to the Scheme or virtual instruments 20 3 2 3 Logging The Logging page allows the user to describe how to log selected instruments and the rate at which they are logged Logging is defined in terms of Buffers and the Logger can offer up to eight Buffers for different logging schedules or sensor groupings www mea com au Page 95 User Manual for Magpie 3 20 3 2 4 Events The Events page allows the user to describe conditions that the Logger can identify as an event of interest The Logger can take action as a result of the event in the form of either triggering the logging of data or initiating some Logger output control function 20 3 2 5 SDI 12 Magpie 3 has extensive support for SDI 12 and provides an SDI 12 page for the mapping of sensor addresses data values conversion types etc 20 3 3 Advanced The Advanced pages are for users who have a complete understanding of the Unidata Logger and Magpie Scheme building Uninformed alteration of settings in these pages can result in improper measurement system function or total failure 20 3 3 1 Communications Advanced communication
142. the Magpie 3 setup program This will install Magpie 3 on your computer e Press Next to continue Ja Magpie 3 End User Licence Agreement Software Licence Agreement Measurement Engineering Australia Pty Ltd MEA grants the end user a non exclusive non transferable licence to use this copy of the Magpie Software program Sottyare according to the following terms and conditions The title copyright intellectual and commercial rights of the Software shall remain the property of MEA The Software is protected by the copyright laws of Australia and international copyright treaties Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the content accessed through the Software are the property of the applicable content owners and may be protected by applicable copyright or other law This Licence gives you no rights to such content he do not accept the terme of this licence agreement Back Next gt Cancel e Read the agreement check accept and select Next to continue ize Installation Wizarnd www mea com au Page 17 User Manual for Magpie 3 Destination Location Setup will install Magpie 3 in the following folder To install into a different folder click Browse and select another folder ou can choose not to install Magpie 3 by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C Program Files Magpie 3 Browse le Installation Wizard Cancel e Select Next
143. them what to do with the readings Magpie 3 is used to create these data Logger programs which are referred to as Schemes www mea com au Page 145 User Manual for Magpie 3 A3 Contents of the Scheme Folder The Scheme folder contains a number of files whose purposes are described below Generally to transport the Scheme from one location to another the entire Scheme folder should be transported A3 1 Files Assume a Scheme named DEMO The files in the DEMO Scheme folder would appear as follows Demo0 DBF Demo1 DBF Demo ERR Demo KBD Demo LST Demo LDR Demo LOG Demo SCM Demo SET Demo SRO Demo0 XML Demo1 XML Buffers rti www mea com au The database file for buffer O The database file for buffer 1 A record of any errors produced after editing the Scheme Keyboard file loaded into display model Loggers during the load sequence Assembler listing file not always generated Shows the source code with the corresponding binary Logger instructions Binary image file that constitutes the Logger program This is loaded into the Logger memory during a load sequence Log file contains a continuous record of all transaction that the software undertakes This is the Scheme file It holds a complete description of the logger program This file holds a range of information including how much data to retrieve on the next unload what are the current Navigator settings Favourites databases attac
144. tialising a Logger is the process of waking a Logger which has gone to sleep The Logger can be in sleep mode for a number of reasons from low battery internal error or battery replacement It is also possible to turn the Logger OFF put it into sleep mode via the CONFIG menu on the Logger s keypad This can be done to conserve battery life during transit e To initialise the Logger select Logger Advanced Initialise The computer will toggle the RTS line to the Logger in an attempt to wake it up It then sends an initialise command to force the Logger to come out of sleep mode This function will not cause any harm to the logging system or any data loss www mea com au Page 90 User Manual for Magpie 3 SDI 12 Test Mode The SDI 12 test mode is useful for allowing the user to communicate directly with SDI 12 connected sensors e To enter SDI 12 test mode select Logger gt Advanced gt SDI 12 Test Mode The Logger operates in this SDI 12 transparent mode until the user exits The Logger s clock will be suspended whilst in SDI 12 test mode no recording will occur until the user exits the test mode Set Logger Time The time and date can be changed without reloading the entire Scheme and so without deleting any data currently in the Logger memory e To set the Logger time select Logger gt Advanced gt Set Logger Time User Reset Variables A handful of instruments in the Magpie library will generate free running statistics
145. tions Magpie Settings e Select Graphing to show the Graph options page e The bin colours are derived from the first nine series www mea com au Page 78 User Manual for Magpie 3 e The new colours will be automatically applied to all Wind Roses when you click OK Note Click the Monochrome Graph checkbox to have Magpie 3 use an alternating black and white sequence for the bin colours 16 1 5 Time Limitations Values used to generate the Wind Rose can be filtered Time Limitations such that data is only displayed for a specific time Muse time Limitations range for each day For example perhaps you are only interested in what the wind is doing between 9 00AM From 12 00 00 an E and 12 00PM To 11 53 00 Pm 5 To use this click the Use Time Limitations checkbox in the options panel to the left and select your desired range Note As the time is restricted for each day it is not possible to specify time ranges through midnight e g 11 00PM 1 00AM 16 1 6 Limiting Data by Date The Wind Rose module uses the Magpie Navigator bar to restrict source data by date or reference 16 1 7 Additional Options There are a couple of extra options that can be independently toggled on or off as desired Include source data information This will add information to the bottom left corner of additional Options the Wind Rose that states the Scheme Table s and measurements that the Wind Rose was generated from Include s
146. tions C www mea com au Page 123 User Manual for Magpie 3 22 6 4 Wind Roses in Project Mode The Scheme drop down menu will be enabled allowing you to plot a Wind Rose from any Scheme in the Project In Scheme mode this dropdown menu is disabled gt Magpic 3 Demo Project MyProject mpj MyScheme SCM Wind Rose Ea File view Logger Project Table Grash ind Rose Fawourites Gptors Window Help ma amp re BAM AA Er YU i Meched adh Lenoth From Reference w EL Reference Fret Record Length 4ll oF deta ka Agony 7 ut cc Oe a Ln Soirc Data MyProject mpj Schame My3 creme SCM M5 cheme 5 Ch wind direction i y J pawns de ee e slash the arura IE Wind speed e Direction anc speed from same zable 7 Attemp to tite irstrumert lists 3 Conmuricetions CE www mea com au Page 124 User Manual for Magpie 3 23 Automation Some Magpie 3 functions such as unloading a Data Logger and the export of Graphs and Tables can be automated Automation is useful when e Call costs can be saved by dialling telemetered systems off peak e Semi real time data is required for updating third party applications Such as an automated web site e Magpie 3 is operated on a number of client computers across a network and the common Scheme data needs automatic updating Automation involves e Creating a script file using a text editor which defines what actions Magpie 3 should take
147. tle An Example Magpie Scheme Optional Enter an informative title for this scheme Destination C PROGRAM FILES Magpie 3ASchemez4Mp5cheme Where the scheme will be created cs oe The second page requests the Scheme name title and destination www mea com au Page 93 User Manual for Magpie 3 Name Type in a short form name that you will use to identify this Scheme maximum of 8 characters This is the name that will be loaded into the Logger to distinguish one Logger from the next Title Type in a descriptive title to help you identify this Scheme at a later time Destination Magpie 3 will display a default location for you within the Magpie Schemes folder for the Scheme To choose an alternative location click on the Browse button E or simply type a preferred path to the Scheme Click the Create button to create the Scheme 20 3 The Scheme Editor Magpie 3 will create the new Scheme and open the Scheme Editor to allow the scheme definition to be completed Scheme information is accessed by selecting items from Scheme Pages The Scheme Pages are split into three categories I Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages 2 la EEE 2 General User Settings Communications Operation settings are basic settings that are generally safe Contiguration to modity without attecting the logging process Itself A Mata ngger Instruments ls Logging General fe Events 5D1 12 Modify the scheme title and
148. to a buffer If this number is exceeded then additional buffers must be defined in the Scheme to accommodate further log actions Elle Bam AWS SCM Reference NARRUNG SCH P Tintin SCM d A separate database file dbf is created for each EmTe F EE weather Data Log Buffer To view the different databases in Table EE Daly Data view select Table or Table gt Scheme name scm in a Projects then select the desired Table In Graph view the different databases are available all the time The view can be customised by selecting different Channels corresponding to instrument inputs fo AWS I MARU 0 Tintin 0 RIO Weather Data Clare Saime lave oe Cetin wadspd Clave wetigd Max wetted Creta Rain Clare esa lave we Clave app tera Clave Derpont COIE TIO Aaw lira kaw INETI AiE 5 Daily Data Lihis AkTemg lave Arfemp Las AirTemp Libin Hamkiy Llave Hori Mao Hornsey Min teme lave tedtmp mas goatee Llave tsn iia cee Clin vend pd Cars vindspd isa wndspd ruinTot Cosqbar Drrost Dickey Lpayigt Crap www mea com au Page 50 User Manual for Magpie 3 13 Data Navigation dh Length From Reference Eb References 7 First Record Length Method All of data kg Method options Apply uto Apply navigator settings Navigator method Auto apply navigator settings Navigator Favourites The database Tables maintained by the Scheme contain all logged records retrieved from the l
149. tomatically delivered to a file server A4 12 MEA Radio The MEA Radio system can be used for continuous monitoring of gypsum blocks ThetaProbes Profile Probes and EnviroPro probes A Base station can support up to 32 Field stations Data storage can be handled by a Pocket Logger integral to the Base or the system can be integrated with an existing MEA Automatic Weather Station www mea com au www mea com au D 1 gt Page 151 User Manual for Magpie 3 A4 13 Automatic Weather Station MEA103 A fully featured range of high quality automatic logging weather stations for recording climate information Delivers data back to a personal computer where it is displayed using Magpie 3 software A4 14 Class A Evaporation Pan MEA1 aL The Class A Evaporation Pan has been a i ee standard measure of evaporation for many years MEA offers Class A Evaporation Pans __ 5 with data logging and automatic refill options either as a standalone system or as an add on for an Automatic Weather Station For more information on MEA s range of Soil Moisture Monitoring systems and Automatic Weather Stations please visit http www mea com au www mea com au Page 152 User Manual for Magpie 3 Index A Automation 125 Commands 126 Scheduling 129 Script files 125 Troubleshooting 136 B Backup data 137 Buffers Definition 9 Real time information 85 C Channels Real 109 Virtual 1
150. tup Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help 21 3 Interfaces The Scheme building process in Magpie 3 is all about grabbing libraries of Logger source code and inserting them into a bare skeleton in order to make an appropriate program for a given system Some of this code is attached directly to instruments and may be replicated a number of times for each instance of that instrument type Other code is added to the Scheme just once in order to effect some function in the system as a whole These are referred to as Interfaces and are managed on the Program page of the Scheme editor Interfaces Source Library Comments al REDIS SAC m WDA SAC m TIMEDAY LIB M TELEMPWA LIB Control the power of telemetry devices that need to be periodically turned off to conserve battery power ha Interfaces allow custom Logger source code to be written for specific applications The interfaces can then be attached to any Scheme which requires this customised functionality www mea com au Page 112 User Manual for Magpie 3 Magpie 3 provides a number of standard libraries that provide additional functionality to Schemes As long as the libraries added to the Scheme do not attempt to access Logger resources in a conflicting manner i e by driving the same Logger output all libraries can operate independently in the Logger Some examples of standard interfaces are Telemetry Power Control Library TELEMPWR LIB
151. ule that can be applied to data that is processed Wy i into the database This allows Messade the user to establish an automatic check of data unloaded from the H Grester than Logger see section 18 Validation Errors for more details www mea com au Page 102 User Manual for Magpie 3 20 4 4 Configuration gt Logging Magpie 3 can log data into as many as eight separate memory blocks in the data Logger memory These memory blocks are referred to as Buffers Each Buffer has its own program which dictates when to log instrument values and what instruments to log I Scheme Editor MYSCHEME Scheme Pages ET Operation a al D l a Selected Buffer Bulfer 0 15 minute data Use this buffer g Communications la Lontiguration Luyyiny Details Log Entries a Data Logger Instrumente am ceo E AASA Log data at the log interval w 2 SDI 12 a Advanced e Communications M Cga ls Bj E E Configuration ca pele ey minutes e When haffer tx full meenrite oldest data ener E afz AuoaAlocate This buffer has apprommately 269 59 days of storage space before undoading is required Logger requires reloading Press F2 to Rebuild Fl for Help 20 4 4 1 Choose a Buffer A logging Buffer is enabled by first selecting the required Buffer from the drop down list titled Selected Buffer and then by clicking the Use this buffer check box 20 4 4 2 Logging Details Buffer name The Buffer
152. unique code that is issued by MEA If you have not received an Unlock Code click on the Request Unlock Code button Magpie 3 will open a new email message with your default mail program that has all the necessary information to send to MEA copied to it automatically Simply send the message Note You will need to enter your Serial Number User Name and Company Name if applicable details before pressing this button www mea com au Page 20 User Manual for Magpie 3 4 3 1 Notes About Software Registration There can be only one User Name for each Magpie 3 serial number released When an Unlock Code is requested from MEA the serial number user and company details are stored in a registration database It is essential that all details are entered exactly as they are supplied by MEA otherwise the unlock code will not be accepted This includes capitals and spaces A green tick is displayed when the correct details and code are entered Magpie 3 licensing allows multiple copies of the software to be installed within an organisation or department on a limited basis without additional fees Until Magpie 3 is unlocked an UNREGISTERED message will appear in the top left of the Magpie main window and selected functionality in the software will be unavailable You will still be able to operate your logging system however you will be unable to make changes to the Scheme until the Unlock Code has been obtained from MEA www mea com au Page 21
153. us command except with the addition of from Scheme Scheme may be the full path to the Scheme or just the file name of that particular Scheme For example the following two commands are equivalent www mea com au Page 127 User Manual for Magpie 3 Favourite graph Air Temperature from C Schemes SomeScheme scm or Favourite graph Air Temperature from SomeScheme scm wait time Wait for a user defined period in seconds to expire print Sends the contents of the currently open window to the printer 23 2 2 Graph specific Commands save Graph filename width height Saves an image of the currently open Graph to file with the nominated width and height settings e g save graph C Graph2 jpg 640 480 23 2 3 Wind Rose specific Commands save Windrose filename scaling Saves an image of the currently open Wind Rose to file The scaling value is optional and represents the percentage of the original image size that the saved image should be This cannot be greater than 100 e g save windrose C windrose jpg e g save windrose C windrose2 bmp 75 Note The Wind Rose image is saved in the format specified by the target file extension It must be JPG PNG BMP or WMF export Windrose filename Exports the table of values relating to the currently open Wind Rose This allows you to see exact percentages of readings pe
154. val of four hours with an interval offset of 30 mins will log data at times of 4 30 8 30 12 30 etc Another example where this can be used is in daily data where the log interval is one day and the interval offset is 9 hours This will log data every 24 hours at 9am Sub interval Use the sub interval to constrain the time over which average minimum maximum total data is collected over the log interval For example a log interval of one hour with a sub interval of 10 mins will only process average minimum maximum total information over the last 10 mins of each hour When buffer is full When the buffer memory is full the Logger can either stop logging Linear buffer or begin logging over the oldest data Circular buffer If the buffer is set to stop when full then the Logger will need to be reloaded with the Scheme to allow the buffer to begin logging new data www mea com au Page 104 User Manual for Magpie 3 Buffer memory Each buffer must have a percentage of the total Logger memory allocated to it The amount of memory will be determined by the rate of data collection and the total number of log entries for the buffer The minimum memory increment is 1 An estimate of the capacity of the log buffer is shown in the bottom panel of the Logging Details page there must be at least one log entry for this estimate to show a non zero value Auto Allocate This button adjusts the Buffer memory percentages to achieve as
155. vided as a mechanism for saving all Graph settings channels vertical axis ranges styles colour bands titles etc such that the Graph can be easily recalled at a later time The Scheme can support an unlimited number of Favourites allowing for quick and easy access to the most desirable view of the data e From the menu select Favourites Save Graph e An input box titled Save Graph as Favourite will appear Type the name of the Favourite and choose OK Save Graph As Favourite Type Favourite name The Graph will now be available in the list of Graph Favourites under the Favourites menu 14 4 Graph Comments It is possible to select any part of a trace on a Graph and add a comment to it Any comments that have been added to a Graph will also appear on the corresponding Table view 2 Locate In Table Comment Fim Add Comment To add a comment to the Graph do the following E Colour bands 2 Unzoorn e Move the mouse pointer over the top of Left Axis gt the desired point on the trace Right Axis Save Graph Image VU a www mea com au Page 62 e Click the right mouse button User Manual for Magpie 3 e Amenu will appear e Select Comment gt Add Comment Note f the mouse pointer is not directly over the line on the Graph then the menu option will not be available Consider zooming in on the trace in order to allow the comment to be added to the correct point e Enter a comment for th
156. will automatically close the currently open Scheme or Project 6 1 1 Using the Scheme Open Dialogue e Choose File gt Open Scheme from the menu e The Open Scheme form will be displayed Open scheme Lookin TE 52107 5 sm300 1143 Algae 5M5Test My Recent COANGASTON Tintin Documents ve 5 Desktop My Documents en My Computer File name a Files of type My Network e Open the folder for the required Scheme and select the Scheme file displayed Press the Open button www mea com au Page 25 User Manual for Magpie 3 6 1 2 Selecting a Recently Used Scheme e Whenever a Scheme is opened the name of the Scheme is pushed on to the top of a list of most recently used Schemes at the bottom of the File menu Whenever a Scheme is selected from this list the current file is closed and the selected Scheme is opened 6 1 3 Automatically Opening the Scheme You Last Used It is also possible to have Magpie 3 automatically open the last Scheme used This can be very useful when using the same Scheme repeatedly e Choose Options gt Magpie Settings from the menu e Select the Application option e Check the Open last used Scheme on startup box Whenever a Scheme is open Magpie 3 will display the name of the Scheme in the title of the program 6 2 Unload the Logger 6 2 1 Connect to the Data Logger If using a direct cable connection ensure the Logger and computer are connected If the data l

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