Using Echolog 80
Starting Echolog 80
Start Echolog 80 from the Windows Start menu or desktop shortcut.
Notes:
- If one or more default settings are invalid, the Settings dialog box will automatically be displayed and you will have to change the incorrect setting before you can use Echolog 80.
- You may need to configure folder sharing when Echolog runs on a device that is separate from a ship's network.
Echolog 80 main window
The Echolog 80 main window provides details on logging operations.
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Setting |
Description |
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Running time |
The elapsed time since Echolog 80 was started. |
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Bytes read |
The number of bytes of data that have been read. |
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Bytes written |
The number of bytes of data that have been written. This will be blank unless compression is enabled. |
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Disk free (MB) |
The amount of remaining disk space on the hard disk to which the compressed files are being written. This will be blank unless compression is enabled. |
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Files read |
A count of the files that have been read. This increments with each .raw and .out or .bot file that is read. |
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Logging throughput |
The settings in this section indicate that rate at which data is being read (kB per second):
The % compression that is being achieved is also displayed when data compression has been enabled on the Settings dialog box. |
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Displays the data Echosim 80 is simulating. |
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The Alert button is displayed when Echolog has detected a specified period of inactivity. Click Alert to view the details of the detected inactivity on the logging application Network Information dialog box. |
Settings dialog box
The Settings dialog box is used to enter the settings that control the operation of Echolog 80.
To display the Settings dialog box:
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Right click on the title bar of the Echolog 80 main window.
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On the Shortcut menu, click Settings.
The Settings dialog box contains the following options.
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Setting |
Description |
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EK80 survey folder |
The folder location that Echolog 80 will read EK80 .raw files from. This should typically be the folder into which the EK80 software will write the data files. This defaults to C:\Echoview Software\EK80 raw data\. |
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Folder check interval (ms) |
The frequency with which Echolog 80 will check the EK80 survey folder for new data. This defaults to 250 ms. |
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Live viewing broadcast interval (secs) |
The frequency with which Echolog 80 will send available new data to Echoview for live-viewing. This defaults to 10 seconds. |
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Warn when hard disk has less than (MB) |
If there is less than the specified number of MB of free space on the drive to which files are being logged, a warning message will be displayed but the logging operation will continue. If the free space drops to zero, an error message will be displayed and the logging operation will stop; it will restart automatically as soon as disk space becomes available. |
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Warn when hard disk has less than (mins) |
Echolog 80 continually estimates the number of minutes before the hard disk will be full (at current logging rates). If this estimate drops below the specified number of minutes, a warning message box will be displayed. This estimate can be viewed at any time from the Network Information dialog box. |
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Equipment name |
Identifies the machine on which Echolog 80 is running. This defaults to the local computer name and need only be changed if more than one instance of Echolog 80 is running simultaneously on the same PC. |
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Select Enable to monitor inactivity. You can specify Maximum inactive interval (minutes). Select Alert to allow an Echolog 80 inactivity message to appear in front of active windows. |
Network Information dialog box
The Network Information dialog box displays useful information when setting up Echolog. The local IP address and Ethernet address may provide useful clues if data are not being logged. The IP address is set in TCP/IP properties in the Windows Control Panel/Network applet. Some systems may require that an Ethernet adapter is installed before you can set an IP address.