NexSens developed an automatic generated report format that allows iChart data to be sent directly to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), a part of the National Weather Service (NWS). Contact NexSens to learn how a system can be included. Data is automatically sent via File Transfer […]
iChart provides several alerts and alarms that can be setup and used with iSIC data loggers. iChart Alarm: Used to notify if parameters exceed pre-defined parameter limits. When data is received from the data logger, iChart sends an alarm. Control Outputs: Used to control devices via 5V DIO (Digital Input/Output) or 12V switches. An iSIC […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
