OpenLogger is a high-resolution data logger designed to provide quality measurements without the limits of traditional data logging or data acquisition solutions.
You can take advantage of eight analog channels, two power supplies, a function generator, eight digital I/O, and a wireless connection to deploy a data logging system compatible with a wide range of sensors.
Data can be streamed to the user interface, WaveForms Live, or logged to an SD card providing the ability to save large amounts of data and check the status of systems in real-time.
This guide walks through getting the OpenLogger set up to start logging data, from installing all required software to calibrating the device and updating its firmware.
At the end of this guide, the Digilent Agent and Waveforms Live will be running and configured to work with an OpenLogger connected to the local computer.
This whole process will take approximately 10 minutes.
1. Set Up the Digilent Agent
The Digilent Agent is a service that runs in the system tray on Windows, Mac, and Linux and enables WaveForms Live to communicate with Digilent hardware.
The Digilent Agent makes it easy to update the OpenLogger's firmware, configure its WiFi, and calibrate its instruments.
Download and install the Digilent Agent using the installers found on the Digilent Agent's Resource Center.
2. Launch WaveForms Live and Connect the OpenLogger
WaveForms Live provides a browser-based instrumentation environment for managing devices and acquiring data. More information about WaveForms Live and how it interacts with the OpenLogger can be found on their Resource Centers (WaveForms Live, OpenLogger).
1. Launch the Digilent Agent. The Digilent Agent must be running to allow Waveforms Live to communicate with the OpenLogger.
2. Connect the OpenLogger to the computer via a micro-USB cable.
3. Launch WaveForms Live by navigating to waveformslive.com on a web browser. Alternatively, right-click the Digilent Agent in the system tray and click Launch WaveForms Live - this will navigate to waveformslive.com in the default web browser if internet access is available, or a locally hosted version of WaveForms Live otherwise.
4. In WaveForms Live, at the top of the screen, click the ADD A DEVICE button.
5. Choose the AGENT option to connect WaveForms Live to the OpenLogger.
6. Click the 'plus' 
button to add a new device via the Digilent Agent.
7. Choose the suggested OpenLogger device that appears in the drop-down box.
3. Update the OpenLogger's Firmware
Upon establishing a connection to the OpenLogger for the first time, WaveForms Live will check the device's firmware to see if it needs to be updated. The firmware must be updated from the factory default before the OpenLogger can be used.
1. Click Update Firmware and follow the instructions to update the firmware on the OpenLogger.
2. Review the Current Firmware Version on the device and the Latest Firmware Version available.
3. Select the latest Available Firmware Version.
4. At the bottom right corner of the screen, click Update to load the new firmware onto the device. The firmware update will take about 10 seconds to complete.
5. With the update complete, click Done.
4. Calibrate the OpenLogger
Before being used for the first time, a new OpenLogger must first be calibrated.
This process determines constants used to accurately calculate analog voltages for data points being logged, and stores these constants in non-volatile memory.
Note: After the first-time calibration, described in this guide, a device can be recalibrated, if desired, through its Configuration Menu, found through the Device Manager in WaveForms Live.
1. When the device is connected to WaveForms Live for the first time, a prompt to calibrate the OpenLogger will appear. Click OK.
2. Connect the provided 2×18 fly wires to the OpenLogger with the nub side facing towards the center of the OpenLogger.
3. Connect the red wire on pin 6 (DC OUTPUT 1) to the solid orange wire on pin 35 (Analog Input 1).
4. In WaveForms Live, click the Begin button to begin calibrating Analog Input 1.
5. Wait for the calibration initialization to complete.
6. Connect the solid blue pin 33 (Analog Input 2 to the same red wire previously used and click the Next button.
7. After calibrating Analog Input 2, continue through the remaining 6 analog inputs (the pink, green, gray, purple, yellow, and brown wires) until calibration is complete. Once all analog inputs have been calibrated, click the DONE button.
8. A final calibration complete screen will appear. Click the DONE button - see the image to the right.
9. Click the DONE button at the bottom of the page to back out to the configuration screen.
10. In the device configuration screen, click the back arrow at the top left of the page to return to the device selection screen.
Next Steps
Read the entire step by step guide on the Digilent's Blog and take a look at some of the other guides, tutorials, and projects available on the OpenLogger's Resource Center.
