Changing Meter Settings using ECOView

You may change configuration settings in ECOView according to your application.To change settings, the meter must be powered, but NOT actively sampling or in sleep mode.

If the meter is collecting data: Select Stop Data to put the instrument in a communications-ready mode.

If the meter is in sleep mode: Supply power to meter; wait until it "wakes" and begins its data collection cycle. Click Stop Data to put the instrument in a communications-ready mode.

Click in the white input area in the Change Settings To column, and input the desired value. Click the associated  button to the left. The new value will appear under the Current Ram Settings column and be stored in the meter’s RAM (temporary) memory. The yellow Setup Not Stored warning will remain until you select Store to Flash.


Factory default: 1 Hz.
(Single-channel meters: +/-55  •  Dual-channel meters: +/-28  •  Three-channel meters +/-12)
The number of data measurements taken that combine into each reported sample. Selectable from 1 to 65535. This setting determines the rate of output. The higher the number, the lower the sampling rate, which is displayed on the main window in the upper left corner and in the Meter Setup tab.

Factory default: 0.

This is the number of samples (a row of data) coming from the instrument. Selectable 0 to 65535. Selecting “0” will result in continuous operation.

Factory default: 0.

The number of "groups" of samples the instrument will collect between low power (“sleep”) states. It is configurable from 0 to 65535. Selecting “0” will cause the meter to “cycle” continuously. Not applicable for RT meters.

Factory defaults: 000005 all ECOs except BB3 and BB9: 000010

The time interval between reported measurements in HHMMSS, with no colons. Set interval for a minimum of 5 seconds. DO NOT set to less. Not applicable for RT meters.

Factory default: Logging ON.

Select ECO meters can log up to 1 mb of data (between 50,000 and 65,000 samples, depending on the model). Not applicable for RT meters.

CAUTION!
If you set the number of samples to a low number (less than 5), the meter will sample the specified number of times, then may go into a sleep state depending on the settings. You will be unable to communicate with the meter. This is common for moored operations, where the meter may be set up to take a few samples every several hours. Between samples, the meter will be in a low power “sleep” state, during which time communication is disabled.

To “wake” the meter and re-establish communication:
Go to the Raw Data tab and turn off power to the instrument for a minute.
Select Stop Data several times at approximately 2 times per second while applying power.

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When the settings menu at left appears at the bottom of the Raw Data tab, communication has been re-established. Make any desired changes at the Setup tab.

Not applicable for RT meters.

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