PLW Recorder

PLW Recorder

When you start PicoLog using the Recorder icon, the computer displays the monitor window, which looks like this:

At the top is a menu bar containing the File, Settings, View and Help menus. Below the menu bar are two sets of controls, the Recorder controls and the Window controls.

Recorder controls

New file. Specify a new file to record to.

Re-record. Rewind the current file so that it can be re-recorded.

Start recording.

Pause/resume.

Stop recording.

Help. Access the help information for the recorder window (this page).

Window controls

The second group of buttons, on the right, is used to open other windows:

View Notes. Open a Notes window.

View Graph. Open a PLW Graph window.

View spreadsheet. Open a Spreadsheet window.

Range indicators

The lower pane of the window contains a line of information for each selected measurement. At the beginning of each line is an indicator lamp that signals the current status of the readings taken by PicoLog:

The measurement value is within range

The measurement value is currently out of range, but has not been out of range long enough to trigger an alarm

The measurement value is in an alarm state. To cancel the alarm, use the mouse to click on the lamp

The measurement value is in an alarm state, but the alarm has been cancelled

Next to each lamp is the name of the measurement and its current value. If you click on a measurement name, the computer will display the details of the measurement.