How to select communication ports and manually install device drivers.

Tinytag Explorer Version 4.7 and Above

From Tinytag Explorer version 4.7 onwards, the software has been set to detect data loggers automatically. If you do not have the latest version of the software we recommend that you upgrade free of charge.

If after upgrading you still cannot connect to your data logger, check the automatic com port detection is turned on by going to Options and Communication Options and ensuring the Use Fully Automatic Com Port Detection option has been selected.

If this does not work it is likely the device drivers for your USB cable or pad have not installed correctly. Instructions on how to install the drivers manually can be found below:

Manually installing drivers for USB cables and pads (Tinytag Explorer Version 4.7 or above)

Calibration certificates can be purchased along with the logger at the point of sale. Tinytags already in use can also be returned for a service calibration at any time, for a standard charge.

CALIBRATION: THE OPTIONS

Tinytag data loggers are guaranteed to meet the specification stated on their data sheets for a twelve month period from the point of purchase. If required, additional validation certificates traceable to national standards may be purchased when buying the loggers. These calibration certificates can be provided at the time of purchase. Tinytags already in use can also be returned for a service calibration at any time, for a standard charge.

CALIBRATION CERTIFICATES

The calibration certificate provides verification that the data logger has been checked and has been found to be reading within the specification quoted on the unit's data sheet. Data loggers are compared to a reference meter that has been calibrated in a approved laboratory. The certificate lists the value recorded by the reference meter (the point at which the data logger was tested), the value recorded by the data logger and the error between the two readings (the certificate will also show readings before and after any adjustment made to the unit where appropriate). In addition to the reading information, calibration certificates also list the test method and the details of the equipment used to provide traceability back to national standards.

Calibration certificates do not have a period of validity, they are simply a statement of what the unit was reading when it was tested.

Advice on expected battery life.

USB CONNECTION DATA LOGGERS

The battery life of most types of USB connection data loggers; Talk 2, Ultra 2, Plus 2, Aquatic 2 and Splash 2, is typically two to three years (the exception being View 2 data loggers, which because of their display have an expected battery life of 15 to 18 months).

RADIO DATA LOGGERS

Tinytag Plus and Ultra Radio data loggers have a typical 12 month battery life and can be mains powered if required.

LAN DATA LOGGERS

Tinytag Plus LAN data loggers are Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices and are supplied with the injector that powers them. If power to the logger is disrupted, it has back-up batteries that will keep the unit recording for up to a year.

ENERGY DATA LOGGERS

If monitoring mains voltage, the logger will be powered from the mains, but will switch over to back-up batteries if the power supply fails. If running solely from batteries, when recording current only*, the logger will record for up to 60days.

*The logger can still be run from the mains when recording current only, if required.

The Re-Educator software, that is used to change the properties of Tinytag Plus Re-Ed data loggers, requires a 32-bit operating system to run. This can be a 32-bit version of Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or Windows 10.

Users of the 64-bit version of Windows 7 can also run Re-Educator when Windows is run in XP Mode (further information on XP Mode can be found on Microsoft's website: Windows XP Mode)

It is also possible to run Re-Educator on a virtual machine running a 32-bit version of Windows.

Most data loggers have one or more LEDs that indicate the status of the logger.

USB Connection Data Loggers

On most data loggers that connect to a computer using a USB cable or pad, a green LED is used to show the logger is recording and a red LED is used to indicate an active alarm.

In most cases, the flash patterns indicate the following:

• Single green flash every eight seconds >> Waiting to record (logger set for a delay or trigger start)
• Single green flash every four seconds >> Logger recording
• Single red flash every four seconds >> Alarm active

On data loggers that only have a single red LED (Tinytag Aquatic 2 and Splash 2 data loggers) the LED indicates both when a logger is recording and when alarms are active:

• Single red flash every eight seconds >> Waiting to record (logger set for a delay or trigger start)
• Single red flash every four seconds >> Logger recording
• Double red flash every four seconds >> Alarm active

In all cases, a flashing red LED is not a low battery warning (Tinytag Explorer will give low battery warnings for most data logger models - Talk 2, Ultra 2, Plus 2, View 2, Aquatic 2 and Splash 2).

CO2 Data Loggers

CO2 data loggers have a single LED that can flash either green or red:

• The flash patterns for the logger are as described above for loggers with individual green and red LEDs.
• Additionally, one alarm channel has been set to flash red when mains power to the logger has been disconnected (when this happens, the sensor will no longer be powered so the logger will record 0ppm).

Tinytag Radio Products

Radio products have a single LED that can flash either green or red:

• A flashing green LED indicates that a logger is working correctly.
• A flashing red LED indicates that either an alarm is active, the device is out of communication with the Connect Gateway or a low battery.

Tinytag Plus LAN Products (Including Ethernet Radio Receiver)

Tinytag Plus LAN data loggers and the Ethernet Radio Receiver have two LEDs; one that flashes red or green, the other that flashes yellow or blue:

• The red/green LED flash pattern is the same as for radio data loggers as described above.
• The yellow/blue LED will show yellow when there is power but no LAN communications, and flicker blue when there are LAN communications.

For further information on LED flash patterns, please see individual product data sheets.