What is Data Logger?
It is an electronic device that records and stores data from sensors at regular intervals.
Overview
A data logger constantly monitors physical changes in its environment and stores this information along with timestamps. These devices are often used to track data such as temperature, humidity or movement. This collected data is then analyzed to understand how the system works.
How it works
You place the device where you want to monitor it, and it writes data to its internal memory or to a computer. You can then open these records and examine what happened in the past.
Where it is used
It is used to monitor machine health in factories, track experiment results in laboratories, or measure energy consumption in smart home systems.
Commonly confused with
It can be confused with a database, but this device is rather physical hardware at the stage of collecting raw data.
Frequently asked questions
How does a data logger store data?
It usually saves to an internal memory card or directly to the database of a computer to which it is connected.
Is every sensor a data logger?
No, the sensor just detects the data; Data logger is a higher unit that associates this data with time and records it.
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