Section 4. Using an SDI-12-to-USB translator
Logging data to your computer
You can record measurements directly to your computer. This may be practical if
you have a computer that is dedicated to logging data. However, a personal com-
puter may not be ideal because it may shutdown and not restart if power is dis-
rupted, it may spontaneously restart after updates, or it may enter sleep mode. These
are just a few things to consider if you are using a personal computer as a data log-
ging device. Nevertheless, it may work for you, and if you deem these risks to be
acceptable, proceed:
1
In Tera Term, click File > Log.
2
Select a directory where the file will be written.
3
Click Log to start.
Tera Term will write data to the file until you stop it or until something disrupts the
process.
The logging options in Tera Term are somewhat limited compared with those avail-
able in dedicated data loggers. But, if your goal is to record the data, this will get it
done for a short time period.
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