Hobo MX100 - Setting a Password; Reading Out the Logger; Logger Events; Mounting the Logger

 HOBOMX100TempLoggerManual
1‐800‐LOGGERS 4 www.onsetcomp.com
buttonpush.SeeMountingtheLoggerfordetailsonmounting
andseeReadingOuttheLoggerfordetailsondownloading.
Iftheloggerwasconfiguredwithalarmsettings,analarmwill
tripwhenthetemperaturereadingisoutsidetherange
specifiedintheloggerconfiguration.Whenanalarmtrips,the
loggeralarmLEDblinksevery4seconds(unlessShowLEDis
disabled),analarmiconappearsintheapp,andanAlarmOut
ofRangeeventislogged.Evenifthetemperaturereading
returnstoanormalrange,thealarmindicatorwillnotclearin
theappandthealarmLEDwillcontinuetoblink.
SettingaPassword
Youcancreateanencryptedpasswordfortheloggerthatwill
berequiredifanotherphoneortabletattemptstoconnectto
it.Thisisrecom mendedtoensurethatadeployedloggerisnot
mistakenlystoppedorpurposelyalteredbyothers.This
passwordusesaproprietaryencryptionalgorithmthatchanges
witheveryconnection.
Tosetapassword:
1. TaptheDevicesicon(inHOBOmobile,tap Loggersatthe
topofthescreen).Taptheloggerintheapptoconnectto
it.
2. TapLoggerPasswordinHOBOmobileortap andthen
inHOBOconnect.
3. Typeapasswordandthen
tapSaveorSet.
Onlythephoneortabletusedtosetthepasswordcanthen
connecttotheloggerwithoutenteringapassword;allother
mobiledeviceswillberequiredtoenterthepassword.For
example,ifyousetthepasswordfortheloggerwithyourtablet
andthentrytoconnecttothedevicelaterwithyourphone,
youwillberequiredtoenterthepasswordonthephonebut
notwithyourtablet.Similarly,ifothersattempttoconnectto
theloggerwithdifferentdevices,thentheywouldalsobe
requiredtoenterthepassword.Toresetapassword,pressthe
buttonontheloggerfor10secondsorconnecttothelogger
andthentapSetLoggerPasskeyandselectResettoFactory
DefaultinHOBOmobileortap ,then ,andtapResetin
HOBOconnect.
ReadingOuttheLogger
Todownloaddatafromthelogger:
1. TaptheDevicesicon(inHOBOmobile,tapLoggersatthe
topofthescreen).Iftheloggerwasconfiguredwith
BluetoothAlwaysOndisabled,pressthebuttononthe
loggertowakeitup.Whenworkingwithmultipleloggers,
youcanalsopressthe
buttonontheloggertobringittothe
topofthelist.
2. Taptheloggerintheapptoconnecttoit.
3. TapReadoutinHOBOmobileortapinHOBOconnect.
4. InHOBOmobile:TaptheDataFilesiconandthentapthe
mini‐graphtoviewa
largerversionofthegraphorshare
thefile.
InHOBOconnect:TaptheHOBOFilesiconandselectthe
filetoviewit.Tapandthentoexportand share the
data.
DatacanalsobeuploadedautomaticallytoHOBOlink,Onset’s
web‐basedsoftware.Fordetails,seetheappuser’sguide
and
seetheHOBOlinkhelpfordetailsonworkingwithdata in
HOBOlink.Note:MX100loggersarenotsupportedbythe
HOBOMXGateway.ContactOnsetTechnicalSupportfor
questionsonMX100loggercompatibilitywiththegateway.
LoggerEvents
Theloggerrecordsthefollowingeventstotracklogger
operationandstatus.Youcanvieweventsinexportedfilesor
ploteventsintheapp.
 ToploteventsinHOBOmobile,tapamini‐graphandthen
tap .Selecttheeventsyouwanttoplotandthentap
again.
 ToploteventsinHOBOconnect,taptheHOBOFilesicon
andselectafiletoopen.Tapandthentap .Select
theeventsyouwanttoplotandtapOK.
EventName Definition
HostConnect Theloggerwasconnectedtoamobile
device.
Started Theloggerstartedlogging.
Stopped Theloggerstoppedlogging.
AlarmOutof
Range/InRange
Analarmhasoccurredbecausethereading
wasoutsidethealarmlimitsorbackwithin
range.Note:Althoughthereadingmay
returntoanormalrange,thealarm
indicatorwillnotclearintheappandthe
alarmLEDwillcontinuetoblinkuntilyou
reconfigure
thelogger.
SafeShutdown Thebatteryleveldroppedbelowasafe
operatingvoltageandperformedasafe
shutdown.
MountingtheLogger
Youcanmounttheloggerbyusingtapeorthemountingloop.
 Onthebackofthelogger,removethebackingonthe
tapethatisadheredtothetopandbottomofthelogger
andthenmountitonaflatsurface.
 Usethemountinglooptotie
theloggertoanother
object.
Theloggercanbeplacedinindoorlocationsthatexperience
condensation.Althoughtheloggercanwithstandincidental
splashingwithwater,donotdeployitinapermanentlywet
location.
ProtectingtheLogger
Note:Staticelectricitymaycausetheloggertostoplogging.
Theloggerhasbeentestedto8KV,butavoidelectrostatic
dischargebygroundingyourselftoprotectthelogger.Formore
information,searchfor“staticdischarge”on
www.onsetcomp.com.