A sensor can be removed from an iChart project file if the system setup has changed or needs to be redone. Note: The device will be reprogrammed in these steps and all data will be lost. Please download all data before proceeding. 1. Open iChart with the current project. 2. Select Project | Setup Device Wizard. […]
A sensor can be added to an iChart project file if the system setup has changed or needs to be redone. Note: The device will be reprogrammed in these steps and all data will be lost. Please download all data before proceeding. 1. Open iChart with the current project. 2. Select Project | Setup Device Wizard. […]
It may be necessary to perform a code update while in the boot loader if the normal code update is failing. 1. Open iChart. 2. Connect the data logger to the computer. 3. Select Advanced | Terminal from the menu. 4. Select Direct connect as the Connection type. Select the PC COM Port to which the data logger is […]
The current measured mV value can be read at any time from the mV-RS485 Adapter using iChart’s interface. 1. Ensure the mV-RS485 Adapter is connected to the SDL and the SDL is powered. 2. Open iChart. Select Open Without Project if prompted. 3. Select Advanced | mV-RS485 Adapter | Setup… from the menu bar. 4. Select the correct PC COM Port and Connection type from the drop down lists. 5. Click Connect. […]
To connect an analog sensor to the iSIC that does not exist in the iChart’s sensor library, please follow the steps beleow: 1) In iChart, go to the Sensor step and select Generic from the drop down menu. Select Generic mV in the menu below. Click Add. 2) On the “Analog Sensor Property”, enter the full scale. Please note […]
This guide is designed to help resolve common problems associated with failed communication between an SDI-12 sensor and iChart software. Problems can arise as a result of improper physical connections, incorrect sensor addresses, physical damage to cables or connectors, and bad SDI-12 circuits on either the sensor or NexSens data logger. To troubleshoot this problem, […]
To add battery voltage, 1) Upload all your data before adding battery voltage. This procedure will erase all data in your data logger. 2) Select “Project | Setup Device Wizard” Menu 3) Click the “Next” button 3 times to get to the “Sensor” screen. 4) Click the iSIC that you want to log battery voltage. 5) […]
When setting up and troubleshooting a system, it may be necessary to manually enable or disable the logger’s switch power. 1. In iChart, open the diagnostic window by clicking on View | Diagnostic Window. 2. Connect to the data logger. See the appropriate iSIC Data Logger or SDL500 category for instruction on connecting directly to the […]
If there is something slowing down communication between the cellular data logger and iChart (poor signal, slow network, large amounts of data transfer) the timeout can be adjusted accordingly. 1. Open iChart without a project. 2. Press Ctrl+Alt+T. 3. In the dialog that appears select NexSens DN Sensors for the Device. 4. Select 3100-iSIC (Cellular modem) for […]
iChart has the ability to be configured to send an alert or alarm as a text message to a cell phone. For this service to work, email service must first be configured in iChart. For more information on email configuration, see Setting Up Email Service in iChart. 1. Open iChart with a current project. 2. […]
