Field Logger

Data Acquisition Systems from Novus Automation

Friday, October 19, 2012
by Beckie Bordenaro

Here is a basic overview of a few of the popular data acquisition systems(DAS or DAQ) we offer from Novus Automation.

Let's start with my trusted resource Wikipedia's definition for data acquisition:

Data acquisition is the process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting the resulting samples into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer. Data acquisition systems (abbreviated with the acronym DAS or DAQ) typically convert analog waveforms into digital values for processing.

Novus Automation SuperView Mobile

A SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system designed for customers that want to do monitoring, control and supervision of equipment and devices using Smartphones and Tabloids with ANDROID. This is a user-friendly interface for beginning and advanced users!

Novus Automation FieldLogger

Field Logger is a powerful, yet cost effective, data logger that handles analog, digital and other types of variable with high resolution and speed. It is easy to configure and operate yet it is a high performance and high connectivity product!

Learn more about our Novus Automation data acquisition systems now! Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for the complete line.

Novus Automation FieldLogger For Data Logging

Thursday, October 4, 2012
by Beckie Bordenaro

What is the Novus Automation FieldLogger?

A cost-effective data logger handling analog, digital and other types of variables with high resolution and speed.

Better yet, it offers high performance and connectivity while being easy to configure and operate.

Interested in hearing more about this innovative data logging solution?

The Novus FieldLogger has 8 configurable analog inputs that can read thermocouples, Pt100, Pt1000, voltage and current signals. It also features 2 relay outputs and 8 digital ports that are individually configurable as inputs or outputs.

Up to 128 mathematical channels can be used to perform operations on the measured values and up to 32 alarm events can be detected. This allows for output activations, emails and SNMP traps sending.

There is even an exclusive color HMI that can be attached or remotely installed for local indicator or configuration!

If you are looking for a data logging solution, this is it. Learn more now.

Field Logger by Novus

Tuesday, September 18, 2012
by Caryl Clement

FieldLogger is a versatile, powerful and yet cost effective data logger.

The FieldLogger from Novus Automation handles analog (mV, TC, Volts, etc) as well as digital input signals. Powerful mathematical functions and high resolution and speed make it the ideal data logging solution. It features high performance along with high connectivity and easy of configuration and operation.

Local inputs include 8 software configurable analog inputs for thermocouples, Pt100, Pt1000, voltage and current signals. Two relay outputs and 8 digital ports are included. Digital ports are individually configurable as inputs or outputs. Up to 64 channels of remote inputs are available. Networking capability provides total system capacity of over 2000 channels.

Up to 128 mathematical channels can be used to perform operations on the measured values. Up to 32 alarm events can be detected, allowing output activations, e-mails and SNMP traps for e-mail notification. Networking greatly expands available alarm and calculation capability.

The RS485 interface can operate as a Modbus RTU master or slave. As a master, it can read and log up to 64 remote channels. It’s 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface allows access through a browser (HTTP), FTP (client and server), e-mails (sending SMTP, SNMP) and Modbus TCP.

The unit has one USB interface to be connected to a computer (for configuration, monitoring and data download) and another USB port for plug-in flash driver for data retrieval. The 512k logging basic memory is used to store data and it can be greatly expanded to over 13 GB with an SD card.

An exclusive color HMI (human-machine interface) can be attached locally or remotely installed for indication or configuration. Our FREE user friendly configuration and monitoring software can be accessed by Ethernet, USB or RS485 and also provides on-line monitoring, data logging, plus downloading and exporting to spread sheets.

Are you still using chart recorders? The Novus Automation FieldLogger is an ideal replacement - data logging and so much more! No pens to replace or paper to refill. Marshall Wolf Automation can help with all of your data collection needs! Call us today at 800-325-9653!

FieldLogger Questions & Answers

Tuesday, August 28, 2012
by Scott Welch

Here is a question and answer email that went on between myself and a recent customer regarding our Novus Automation FieldLogger:

I found your product (FieldLogger 8812 Series) very promising for a pressure measure that we have to save every 10msec.

Since we have to track some pipeline hydraulics we need to save two pressure measurement points that are some miles apart. For that tracking we should be able to save the pressure and the timestamp as well. So the questions:

1. Sampling at 100Hz, how long the 13GB SD would last? –using just one analog input. You can do the math considering 4 bytes per channel per log. So: 4 bytes x 100 Hz = 400 bytes/sec. 13000000000 / 400 = 32500000 seconds = 541666 minutes = 9027 hours = 376 days.

2. Can your data logger get the time from an external GPS equipment?, if not, is there any way of synch two data loggers that are some miles apart? Not directly! What you could do , if your GPS has any digital output, is to connect this output to a FieldLogger digital input and log this input as well. If you set this output to activate every 30 minutes (example) you can synchronize FieldLogger time when analyzing the data after download (you would see the exact time – 10 ms tolerance – when the GPS output was activated and would be able to compare it to the logged time-stamp).

Regarding the data storage:

1. I assume analog value is saved as floating point (4 bytes). Is that correct? Yes!

2. What’s the timestamp format? It is proprietary format. We use 8 bytes for that.

3. Do you save the timestamp for every sample or just save it periodically? –in your estimation of the memory usage you don’t make references to the timestamp It depends on the logging rate. For logging intervals under 30 seconds we save it every now and then. For intervals above it, we save it for every log.

4. Regarding the long term storage (13GB), does the software provide continuous saving or because of the open/closing files some gaps in the data could be expected? It is supposed to be continuous, regarding any problem with the SD card.

I like your approach for data synch keeping track of a sort of GPS-based heartbeat. Do you have any experience doing such integration?, could you recommend a provider for that solution?

I had suggested it a couple of times before, but I don’t know if it was actually done.

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for the complete line of Novus Automation products. In-house technical support is available.

Are You Still Using Chart Recorders?

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
by Beckie Bordenaro

If you are still using chart recorders you should definitely take a look at the Novus Automation FieldLogger!

Data logging and so much more... you'll be amazed at what this unit can do. Keep in mind you also get rid of the replacement pens and paper.

Marshall Wolf Automation is your industrial automation distributor for a wide range of data acquisition products, we have in-house engineers available to help you find the best solution for your application.

Learn more about the Novus Automation FieldLogger now!

Novus Automation FieldLogger

Thursday, August 2, 2012
by Beckie Bordenaro

Are you looking for a cost effective yet powerful data logger? The Novus Automation FieldLogger offers you just that!

Handles analog as well as digital input signals
Powerful mathematical functions and high resolution and speed
Easy to configure and operate
Up to 128 mathematical channels can be used on measured values
Up to 32 alarm events
One USB interface connected to a computer and one USB port for plug-in flash driver for data retrieval
512K logging basic memory can be expanded to over 16GB with an SD card

Interested in hearing more about the Novus Automation FieldLogger? We have experts in-house that can help you determine how this product is your data logging solution!

Learn more here!

Need To Collect and Analyze Alarm Data via Email or Text Notification?

Thursday, June 21, 2012
by Beckie Bordenaro

We have often seen customers that have end users wanting to collect and analyze data received by alarm notification via email or text but are unable to offer a cost-effective, easy to implement solution.

Here comes the FieldLogger data logger from Novus Automation!

The FieldLogger data logger gives you an off-the-shelf, easy to operate system that can be used in a wide range of applications.

Other advantages customers have pointed out at a number of recent trade shows:

'It costs us at least $5000 to deliver a system that does what FieldLogger can do for $1425!"
"This is the solution we need to offer our customer connectivity; digital recording/logging, Ethernet, email alarm notification and more."
"We've had a problem getting data out in a format that customers can easily work with, the FTP server function of FieldLogger and the data export tools solve that for us."
"We haven't had the technical or monetary resources to offer a system that allows our end user to collect analyze data received!"

Marshall Wolf Automation is your industrial automation distributor for the complete line of Novus Automation that includes data acquisition systems, data loggers and much more.

Do You Need A Versatile, Powerful and Cost Effective Data Logger?

Friday, June 15, 2012
by Beckie Bordenaro

The Novus FieldLogger fits the bill!

The Novus FieldLogger handles analog (mV, TC, Volts, etc.) as well as digital input signals. Powerful mathematical functions and high resolution and speed make it the ideal data logging solution!

FieldLogger features high performance along with high connectivity with easy configuration and operation.

Local inputs on the Novus FieldLogger include 8 software configurable analog inputs for thermocouples, Pt100, Pt1000, voltage and current signals.

Two relay outputs and 8 digital ports are included. Digital ports are individually configurable as inputs or outputs.

There is so much more to feature on this data logger! Be sure to click here to learn about this innovate product!

Friday, June 15, 2012
by Caryl Clement

The FieldLogger from Novus Automation handles analog (mV, TC, Volts, etc) as well as digital input signals. Powerful mathematical functions and high resolution and speed make it the ideal data logging solution.

It features high performance along with high connectivity and easy of configuration and operation.

FieldLogger’s local inputs include 8 software configurable analog inputs for thermocouples, Pt100, Pt1000, voltage and current signals. Two relay outputs and 8 digital ports are included. Digital ports are individually configurable as inputs or outputs. Up to 64 channels of remote inputs are available. Networking capability provides total system capacity of over 2000 channels.

Up to 128 mathematical channels can be used to perform operations on the measured values. Up to 32 alarm events can be detected, allowing output activations, e-mails and SNMP traps for e-mail notification. Networking greatly expands available alarm and calculation capability.

The RS485 interface can operate as a Modbus RTU master or slave. As a master, it can read and log up to 64 remote channels. It’s 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface allows access through a browser (HTTP), FTP (client and server), e-mails (sending SMTP, SNMP) and Modbus TCP.

FieldLogger has one USB interface to be connected to a computer (for configuration, monitoring and data download) and another USB port for plug-in flash driver for data retrieval. The 512k logging basic memory is used to store data and it can be greatly expanded to over 13 GB with an SD card.

An exclusive color HMI (human-machine interface) can be attached locally or remotely installed for indication or configuration. Our FREE user friendly configuration and monitoring software can be accessed by Ethernet, USB or RS485 and also provides on-line monitoring, data logging, plus downloading and exporting to spread sheets.

Call Marshall Wolf Automation today for all of your data acquisition systems needs! 800-325-9653.

Looking For A Powerful Yet Cost Effective Data Logger?

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
by Beckie Bordenaro

We have it!

Novus Automation offers the FieldLogger which handles analog as well as digital input signals.

Powerful mathematical functions and high resolution and speed make it the ideal data logging solution.

High performance and connectivity
Easy configuration and operation
8 software configurable analog inputs
Two relay outputs and 8 digital ports are included
Digital ports are individually configurable as inputs or outputs
Up to 64 channels of remote inputs are available

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized Novus Automation distributor with engineers on staff to help you see how the FieldLogger can help you with your data logging requirements.