Hobo MX100 - Logger Components and Operation; Downloading the App and Connecting to a Logger

 HOBOMX100TempLoggerManual
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LoggerComponentsandOperation
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MountingLoop:Usethiswhendeployingtheloggerbytyingit
toanobject.
AlarmLED:ThisLEDblinksredevery4secondswhenanalarm
istripped(unlessShowLEDisdisabledasdescribedin
ConfiguringtheLogger).BoththisLEDandthestatusLEDwill
blinkoncewhen
youpressthestartbuttontowakeupthe
loggerbeforeconfiguringit.IfyoublinktheloggerLEDwiththe
app,bothLEDswillbeilluminatedfor4seconds.
StatusLED:ThisLEDblinksgreenevery4secondswhenthe
loggerislogging(unlessShowLEDisdisabledasdescribedin
ConfiguringtheLogger).Iftheloggeriswaitingtostartlogging
becauseitwasconfiguredtostart“OnButtonPush”orwitha
delayedstart,itwillblinkgreenevery8seconds.
StartButton:Pressthisbuttonfor1secondtowakeupthe
logger;boththealarmand
statusLEDswillblink.Oncethe
loggerisawake,pressthisbuttonfor1secondtomoveittothe
topoftheloggerslistintheapp.Pressthisbuttonfor4seconds
tostartorstoptheloggerwhenitisconfiguredtostartorstop
“OnButtonPush”(seeConfiguringtheLogger).BothLEDswill
blinkfourtimeswhenyoupressthebuttontostartorstop
logging.Pressthisbuttonfor10secondstoresetapassword.
DownloadingtheAppand
ConnectingtoaLogger
Installtheapptoconnecttoandworkwiththelogger.
1. IfyouareusinganiPhone®oriPad®:Download
HOBOmobilefromtheAppStore®.
IfyouareusinganAndroidphoneortablet:Download
HOBOconnectfromGooglePlay™.
2. OpentheappandenableBluetoothinthedevicesettings
if
prompted.
3. Pressthebuttonontheloggertowakeitup.
4. TaptheDevicesiconintheapp.(InHOBOmobile,tap
Loggersatthetopofthescreen.)Taptheloggerintheapp
toconnecttoit.Iftheloggerdoesnotappear
Ifthelogger
doesnotappearorifitishavingtrouble
connecting,followthesetips.
 Makesuretheloggeris“awake”bypressingthestart
button.ThealarmandstatusLEDswillblinkoncewhen
theloggerwakesup.Youcanalsopressthebuttona
secondtimetobringitto
thetopofthelistintheappif
youareworkingwithmultipleloggers.
 Makesuretheloggeriswithinrangeofyourmobile
device.Therangeforsuccessfulwirelesscommunication
isapproximately30.5m(100ft)withfullline‐of‐sight.
 Ifyourdevicecanconnecttotheloggerintermittentlyor
losesitsconnection,moveclosertothelogger,within
sightifpossible.
 Iftheloggerappearsintheapp,butyoucannotconnect
toit,closetheappandpowercyclethemobiledevice.
ThisforcesthepreviousBluetoothconnectiontoclose.
Oncethelogger
isconnected,youcanselectoneofthe
followingactions:
 ConfigureinHOBOmobileorinHOBOconnect.
Selectloggersettingsandloadthemontotheloggerto
startlogging.SeeConfiguringtheLogger.
 ReadoutinHOBOmobileorinHOBOconnect.
Downloadloggerdata.SeeReadingOuttheLogger.
 FullStatusDetailsinHOBOmobileorin
HOBOconnect.Checkinformationaboutthelogger.In
HOBOconnect,accesssomeoftheactionsdescribedin
thissection.
 StartLogginginHOBOmobileorandthenin
HOBOconnect.Selectthisoptiontobeginlogging(ifthe
loggerisconfiguredtostart“OnButtonPush”as
describedinConfiguringtheLogger).
 StopLogginginHOBOmobileorandthenin
HOBOconnect.Stoptheloggerfromrecordingdata.This
overridesanyotherStopLoggingsettingsthatmaybe
configured.
 PageLoggerLEDinHOBOmobileorandthenin
HOBOconnect.Pressandholdthisoptiontoilluminate

thealarmandstatusLEDsfor4seconds.
 LoggerPasswordinHOBOmobileorandthenin
HOBOconnect.Selectthistocreateapasswordforthe
loggerthatwillberequiredifanothermobiledevice
attemptstoconnecttoit.Toresetapassword,connect
tothelogger,tapSetLoggerPasskey,andselectResetto
FactoryDefaultinHOBOmobileortapandtapReset
inHOBOconnect.Youcanalsopressthebuttononthe
loggerfor10secondstoresetthepassword.
 UpdateFirmwarein HOBOmobileorandthenin
HOBOconnect.Whennewloggerfirmwareisavailable,
thisaction
appearsinthelist.Selectitandfollowthe
instructionsonthescreen.Aloggerreadoutwillbe
completedautomaticallyatthebeginningofthe
firmwareupdateprocess.Iftheconnectionislost
betweentheloggerandthemobiledeviceduringthe
firmwareupdate,aFirmwareUpdatePendingStatus
displays
fortheloggerintheDeviceslist.Connecttothe 
loggerandupdatethefirmwareagain(orselectRestore
LoggerifavailableinHOBOmobile).
AlarmLED
StatusLED
Mounting
Loop
StartButton