Launch Configuration (U30 Stations)

For Launch Configuration, you can enter a launch description, set logging and sampling intervals, and select other settings for U30 stations only. Any changes you make in this page will result in the device being relaunched the next time it connects to HOBOlink. Launch Configuration is only available for U30 stations. (Note: See Module/Sensor Configuration for setting logging and sampling intervals for RX3000 and RX2100 stations.)

To change the launch settings for your device:

  1. Click Devices and then RX Devices, and find the station you want to configure. Click the arrow next to the icon and select Launch Configuration.
  2. In the Launch Description field, type a name for the launch. The launch description is used as the file name for data readouts.
  3. Select a logging interval, which is the rate at which the device will record sensor data. The minimum logging interval is 1 minute and the maximum is 18 hours. The logging interval must be no more than half the connection interval, which is set in Readout Configuration. Keep in mind that the faster the logging interval, the more quickly memory fills and battery power is consumed. If your device has a communications plan associated with it, you will also see the percentage of the plan used so far for the month as well as the estimated total usage for the month based on the logging interval settings. You may need to adjust the logging interval to fit within your communications plan. For more details, see Managing a Communications Plan.
  4. If one or more of the sensors connected to the device support measurement averaging, then you can set a sampling interval for those sensors. Select the Enable checkbox and set the sampling interval, which must be less than or equal to the logging interval (up to four minutes). A sampling interval rate faster than 1 minute will reduce the device's battery life.

When a sampling interval is configured, the station will take multiple measurements within a given logging interval and then average them together to create a single logged data point. This is only an option if the smart sensor supports measurement averaging. Smart sensors that support measurement averaging are temperature (S-TMB-M0xx), PAR (S-LIA-M003), solar radiation (S-LIB-M003), barometric pressure (S-BPA-CM10 and S-BPB-CM50), 4-20mA input (S-CIA-CM14), 12-bit voltage input (S-VIA-CM14), and FlexSmart TRMS module (S-FS-TRMSA-D). Disable the sampling interval if none of your smart sensors support measurement averaging to avoid unnecessary drain on the battery power.

  1. Select the "Force relaunch on next connection" checkbox only if you have not changed any other settings in Launch Configuration and you wish to relaunch the device. You may need to force a relaunch if the device has stopped logging because the memory is full (if "wrap when memory is filled" was disabled in General Configuration) or if you need to add or remove sensors.
  2. Select the "Full readout upon power reset" if you want all data to be offloaded after turning off the device power. This will take a significant amount of time and is not recommended. If you are concerned about losing important data, you can configure a frequent Connection Interval in Readout Configuration, or if you lose power, you can manually read out data from the device via a direct USB connection and HOBOware.
  3. Click Save (or click Next to move to the next configuration page). Any changes made will take effect the next time the device connects to HOBOlink. Changes to the Launch Description, Logging Interval, or Sampling Interval will cause the device to be relaunched, as will enabling the "Force relaunch on next connection" checkbox.
  • Although you can launch the U30 station with HOBOware, it is strongly recommended that launching be done exclusively through HOBOlink. HOBOlink launch settings take precedence over HOBOware settings. Therefore, any settings on the Launch Configuration page in HOBOlink will override the settings in Launch Logger window in HOBOware. For example, if you launch the device in HOBOware with a 30-second logging interval and you set the logging interval to 1 minute in HOBOlink, the device will be relaunched with the 1-minute interval the next time it connects to HOBOlink.
  • The delayed launch feature in HOBOware in which you select logging to begin on a specific date/time is not supported with HOBOlink. The device will begin logging at the next scheduled launch time as configured in HOBOlink with the first sample logged at the next even logging interval.