Hi All,

Just want to say that I'm a newbie using the DT85, but we're very pleased with the performance. I have two immediate questions.

1) on page 26 of the DT85 manual it describes the format of the CSV format of the logged data, and it appears by default that the date is included as part of the timestamp. My logged data only contains the time, no date. How do I correct that?

2)What facility is there for entering such items as device serial number, operator name, project number, etc.... into the logged data? Is there a step I'm missing?

Thanks in advance,

Frank

Hi Frank,

If you open that csv file using notepad you will notice that the date is not missing.
However when you try to open it using excel, the format cell need to be configured to show the date (use dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm:ss)

If you want each data to be stamped then

Device serial number:
You may use 13SV or

Device serial number, Operator name, project number, etc:
You may use string channel (e.g.: 1$)
declare 1$="Test_Project" before schedule
insert 1$ after schedule but before your measuring channel

The above step will cause an additional string data in front of your measurement data.

Best regards,
Rudy Gunawan

Good morning Frank,

To elaborate on Rudy's reply.
1/ Excel displaying data
The Time and date is recorded in ISO format but Excel doesn't support ISO formats.

Tip: Make sure you change the cell format before you save the spread sheet. If you don't then Excel will wipe the Time / date in the file

2/ Operator inputs.
The best way to have user inputs is to use an HMI. Most have touch screen inputs that you can the program the DT80 to read and store the information.

Cheers
Roger