SediMeter.exe Software ver. 2.0

for SediMeter™ and LogDator™ instruments

• Instrument setup and data download using USB and RS-485
• Real-time monitoring of up to 255 instruments using RS-485
• Reads data stored by the instrument on memory cards (MMC/SD)
• Interactive analysis of elevation from SediMeter data
• Frequency analysis of optional pressure and light sensors
• Web server allows real-time monitoring from the internet
• Wizards for recalibrating SediMeters (password-protected option)

Version 1 of the software can be downloaded for free (it does not work with new instruments).

One software for logging and real-time monitoring

The software allows the setup, download, inspection, analysis, and export of measurement data and illustrations for reports.

It also supports real-time monitoring of up to 255 SediMeters on a single cable.

The data analysis window seen below has many options for displaying data. Graphs ready for use in presentations can be prepared in it. Tabulated text files can be exported for further processing.

Custom versions of the software can be made for specific meansurement or monitoring projects. Contact us to discuss your requirements.

Specifications | Features (pdf) | Introduction for Users (pdf 9 MB) | See in Shop

The SediMeter data plot window is used for both real-time monitoring and post-processing of data from the logger or from memory cards. The top graph is a backscatter intensity plot, while the middle graph plots the turbidity isoline along with turbidity in the water, and data from other sensors such astemperature, pressure, and light.

Burst sampling data from (optional) analog sensors such as pressure and light are displayed in the bottom two graphs in the time and frequency domain. The average value is also shown in the Data Plot window, along with standard deviation and period of one of the sensors (e.g., the pressure).

From data to report

When your graph looks the way you want it, with the right colours, scales, etc., it can be copied and pasted into a report or a graphic editing software. The graph below is the Data Plot window, scaled to show light and pressure data. The parameters were measured at 1.5 Hz with 84 samples per burst. The standard deviation of the pressure can be used to estimate the wave height.

Comment: Hurricane Paloma passed Cuba in the latter half of the monitoring interval, thus explaining the larger waves. Furthermore, when the water level was lowest the waves were also lowest, indicating that they were breaking offshore of the SediMeter. The instrument was placed at the outer end of a tidal inlet. The SediMeter stood firm in spite of near breaking waves, and strong tidal currents. Average depth ca 2 m (the pressure sensor was ca 60 cm above the sea floor). You can display depth in meters instead of pressure in pascal by changing the conversion coefficients.