The 2012 ASHS Annual Conference

Dataloggers allow for automated measurement of a wide range of environmental conditions and are most commonly used for relatively simple tasks. However, most dataloggers can do much more than just conduct simple measurement: they can perform calculations using the measured parameters, run simple models, and perhaps most important they can be used to control and manipulate experimental conditions.  The latter makes dataloggers extremely valuable research tools since they can be used to achieve a level of control that would be hard to accomplish without automation. This session will focus on the basics of datalogger programming and on the use of dataloggers to control external equipment based on measured parameters.