Instructions

UM-0085-B09 DT80 Range User Manual Page 125
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For Series 2 or later loggers, you have the choice of running either dEX or the classic interface. The first screen you will
see after browsing to the DT80's IP address is the Logger Home screen, as shown below.
Figure 22: dEX home page
The Logger home page provides four options, which are organised into two tabs. With the High speed connection tab
selected, you can:
• click Configure the logger to launch the dEX configuration builder. This allows you to configure the DT80 using
a graphical interface, rather than the logger's command language.
• click Monitor the logger to launch the dEX web interface, which allows you to monitor the current state of the
DT80, unload data and use the command interface.
• click Customise dEX to launch an application which allows you to customise or restrict parts of the web
interface. See Customising the Web Interface (P160).
Note: The Configure the logger and Customise dEX options might not be visible if they have been hidden or deleted by an
administrator.
To launch the classic web interface, select the Low speed connection tab, then click Launch web interface.Once the
desired interface (dEX or classic) starts up, you may wish to bookmark its home page so that in the future you can go
straight to it, bypassing the Logger home screen.
When configuring the logger, it is often convenient to have the dEX configuration builder running in one browser tab, and
the dEX web interface running in another. You can then easily switch between them without having to return to the
Logger Home page.
Starting dEX
The dEX Configuration Builder and the dEX web interface are Adobe Flash applications. When you select either of these
options on the Logger home screen, the following sequence of events takes place:
1. A check is made to see if the browser contains the required Adobe Flash plug-in. This plug-in is a software
component produced by Adobe Systems Inc. which allows the web browser to run Flash applications such as
the DT80 web interface. The plug-in is also sometimes referred to as the "Flash Player". The Flash Player only
needs to be installed once, so it is likely that your computer will already have it installed.
2. If the Flash Player is not already installed, or it is older than Version 10.0, then the browser will automatically
attempt to download the required plug-in from the Internet and install it. The exact sequence of events will vary
from browser to browser. You may receive various security alerts during this process which you will need to
approve in order for the installation to complete. You may also require administrative rights for your computer;
check with your IT department.
3. The selected dEX application will now be automatically downloaded from the logger onto your computer. The
size of this file is approximately 1-2Mbyte, so this will take a few seconds over an Ethernet connection and
considerably longer over a modem link. During this time a progress bar will be displayed.
4. The Flash Player will then launch the dEX application and the configuration builder or web interface main
screen will appear in the web browser.
Note1: If your computer does not have the Flash Player installed, and does not have an Internet connection, then you will need toobtain
and install the Flash Player manually. Using a computer which does have Internet access you can download the Flash Player package
from
www.adobe.com, transfer the installation file onto your computer and then launch it to install Flash Player.