iChart Project Monitor

    The Project Monitor allows for immediate notification of system failures via email. To use it, make sure an SMTP email server is setup by clicking Edit | Preferences. To access the Project Monitor, click Project | Project Monitor in a current iChart project file. The System Monitor window will appear.     Select the Status […]

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    iChart Menu Commands

    File Menu New Project – Creates an iChart database. iChart will display a menu – the Setup Device Wizard – to help setup the first database. Open Project – Launches an existing database. The iChart Project File window will appear so that the existing database can be selected and opened. Close – Closes an open […]

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    Manual and Automatic Data Interrogation in iChart

    Manually Interrogating Data Data is acquired in iChart by issuing a request to the data logger(s) in the iChart project file. This request for data is referred to as an Interrogation. Sensor data may be downloaded manually by clicking the Interrogate button or users can configure an automatic Interrogation Schedule. By default, a one-hour automatic […]

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    Moving an iChart Database

    Moving an iChart Database It may become necessary to copy an iChart database to a different computer. To begin, open the current iChart project. Select File | Backup. The Backup iChart Project window will appear.   Click “…” to select a destination folder for the backup database. This could be a network drive, USB drive […]

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    iChart ODBC Connection Setup

    It is possible for iChart to save data to an external database, such as Access, MySQL and SQL, using a standard called ODBC. 1. Open the project in iChart (.icr file) that will have the database connection. 2. Click Project | ODBC | Setup Database. 3. Click Yes on the dialog box that appears. The ODBC Setup window […]

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    Setup iChart Automatic Reports

    iChart can be setup to automatically generate reports and place them in a user-specified folder. Refer to the iChart Data Reports article for more information on more options available in the Report Tool. 1. In a current iChart project file, click View | Report Tools. The Report Tools panel will appear. 2. Click on the […]

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    Set Sync Schedule for iSIC Real Time Clock to PC Clock

    The Sync RTC Schedule is the interval in iChart that will automatically sync the iSIC clock with the PC clock. As with any embedded device, the iSIC clock can drift as much as two minutes per month. Especially where power scheduling is implemented, making sure the iSIC time and the PC time are the same is important. Set […]

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    Changing iChart Project File Configuration & Setup

    After a project has been setup, there are two ways to change the configuration and setup: the Setup Device Wizard or the Navigation Panel. Setup Device Wizard To add new project information, select Project | Setup Device Wizard from the iChart menu. This will open the Setup Device Wizard where new project information (e.g., new sites or sensors) can […]

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    Setting Up Email Service in iChart

    It is possible to send automatically generated email reports, alarms and alerts through iChart software. 1. Open iChart to begin. Go to Edit | Preferences. 2. The System Setup window should appear. Click Email/FTP.     3. Select the SMTP option.   4. Enter the sender’s information as it would appear in an email. In […]

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    Adding Devices to an Existing iChart Project File

    1. To add a device to an existing project file, click Project | Setup Device Wizard. The Setup Device Wizard will appear.   2. Click Next. 3. In step 1 of the Setup Device Wizard, a new site may be added by entering a site name and clicking Add. If devices are being added to […]

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