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Why would I need viewLinc?
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viewLinc is essential if you need to stay connected with your data loggers so you can monitor them continuously. For example, the data loggers may be monitoring a critical medicinal products storage area in a Hospital or Lab where instant notification of possible problems is a requirement. Also, a calibration lab needs to have environmental conditions prominently displayed at all times because performing a calibration in out-of-spec conditions will result in invalid calibrations.
viewinc helps users combine the best features of a centralized monitoring and recording system with the reliability and flexibility of a localized recording system.
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Does my computer need to be on a network for viewLinc to work?
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No. viewLinc can work on a single computer just as well as it can work across a network.
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Can I use viewLinc to remotely download my data loggers?
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Yes. Veriteq viewLinc includes a TransferScheduler module which allows you to set up automatic downloads of linformation from any data loggers connected on the network.
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How is viewLinc different than Veriteq's standard Spectrum Software?
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Key differences are summarized in the following table:
| Feature |
viewLinc Software |
Spectrum Software |
| Provides automatic updating of data logger readings from a PC desktop |
Yes |
Requires manual refresh |
| Can be used to simultaneously monitor multiple data loggers |
Yes |
One data logger at a time |
| Alarm notification if a data logger's readings exceed preset thresholds |
Yes |
No |
| Can connect to data loggers over a network |
Yes |
No |
| Can download logger data |
Yes |
Yes |
| Can be used to set up data loggers |
No |
Yes |
| Can be used to graph and analyze data logger information |
No |
Yes |
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Does viewLinc affect how the data loggers collect data?
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No. viewLinc has no effect on how the data loggers measure and record data. Data logger operation continues normally while viewLinc monitors the readings and regularly backs up data. This, of course, is one of the big advantages of the viewLinc system: not only is the data backed up regularly on the network but, if there is a failure in the network connection, the data loggers can always be relied upon to produce a backup copy of your critical data.
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I have placed a number of data loggers throughout my facility. How can I tell them apart?
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Each data logger is identified in viewLinc by its unique serial number and a user-editable "Logger Description".
The serial number is an unalterable eight-character identifier embedded in the logger's non-volatile memory. This number matches the serial number label that is affixed on the back of every Veriteq data logger and is the same number that shows up in all files, graphs and printouts generated using that unit.
The Logger Description is a 16-character description that users enter themselves to provide more information about the application, function or location of the data logger.
Other identifying items viewLinc uses to help identify data loggers are the PC name that the data logger is attached to as well as the COM port used to attach each data logger to the PC.
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What data logger models does the viewLinc system work with?
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Any Veriteq Spectrum model 1000, 1700, 2000 or 4000-series data loggers. The system also works with Veriteq VL-series 1000 and 2000 data loggers.
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How can I connect data loggers to my network so they can be monitored by viewLinc?
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Data loggers can be connected to a network either through a existing computer that is already connected or they can be connected without a computer through a product called a device server (or ethernet to serial adapter). Refer to Ethernet Connectivity: Data logging across a network for more information.
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