The Q8 is a 6 channel high resolution datalogger. It is low power and configurable for a wide range of applications and sensors. It is housed in a machined aluminum enclosure and is nearly waterproof.  It has an external accessible data store of 32GB.  It has built-in sensor controls, scheduled mass recentering, and calibration functions. The Q8 is programmed with a via a webpage interface through either ethernet or wifi.

This page provides instructions for downloading Balers using the EzBaler program and reviewing the State of Health (SOH) data using PQL. EzBaler is the best option for downloading data from multiple Balers at one time. Known problems are: it will sometimes fail to connect to a Baler (just try again) and it will hang up if it encounters corrupted data.  These instructions are written specifically for use with a PASSCAL MacBook field computer, but in general apply to other platforms as well.

The data downloading is in two parts.  The first part is downloading the SOH data which contains the low sample rate seismic data and systems data to be used for doing field Quality Assurance (QA) for the station.  The second part is downloading all of the seismic data for archiving.

 Emlid Reach RS2/2+/3 receivers enable georeferencing for a wide range of geoscience and geophysics applications. Survey points can be used to generate topographic data sets, to determine the position of other surveys (e.g., seismic nodal arrays, seismic refraction profiles, ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity), or to record data collection points (e.g., sample locations).

A datalogger (also know as data acquisition system or DAS) is piece of electronic equipment which converts an input into a digital time series representation. Immense care should be taken when setting up and programming a datalogger. It is highly recommended that only experienced users program their own dataloggers and all others should consult a EPIC staff member for assistance.

While specific procedures and programming details will vary between the various types of dataloggers, there are several things that hold true when working with any datalogger.

The datalogger should be: