Create a Data Replication File in iChart

Data replication duplicates all data as it is downloaded by iChart into a separate location on the computer.

Below are Couple of notes regarding how this feature works.

• Data is still stored in binary format in the <ProjectFileName>.data folder like normal regardless of this setting
• Data is appended to this file every time new data is interrogated from the logger
• This is a live process and it will not retroactively add data to the file which has already been downloaded
• If the user wants to begin a new file, either move the existing file to a new location or change the destination directory in iChart to a new location

The steps below show how to setup this feature.

1. With the project file open, click Edit | Preferences
   

   Figure 1: Go to Edit | Preferences

2. Click the Advanced tab
3. Check the Enable box under Data Replication
4. If headers (parameter in row 1, unit in row 2, and data in row 3 to n) are desired in the report, check the Include header box
5. Select either CSV or XML as the output format
6. Click the … and select the destination folder
   1. The file name is based on the logger’s name in the project file
7. Click OK

 

WARNING: LEAVING THE FILE OPEN CAN CAUSE ICHART TO CRASH WHEN IT ATTEMPTS TO WRITE TO THE ALREADY OPEN FILE