Transport Data Loggers
Transport data loggers are designed to record various parameters. The transport data loggers are available in many different editions, amongst which also the waterproof transport data loggers-editions are. Most of the transport data loggers are delivered with an additional analysis software. That software is compatible with all current Microsoft operating systems. The latest software versions can be found on our website on "Service". The transport data loggers are easy to setup and to operate. It is often very important to use transport data loggers during certain transports, in order to e.g. exactly follow up on external influences on the products during freight transportation or sea transport. Thus any kind of sabotage of these goods after deliverance can be excluded. The content of the deliverance might be anything, whether it is flat screens or art of higher value, since every device has an individual reaction to the surrounding conditions, such as temperature, humidity or even wetness. The transport data loggers are easy to fixate, so that they are often installed e.g. behind doors, at shelves or on walls. In the past few years it increasingly occurred that entrepreneurs detected a loop whole and began filling their storages with goods that they declared as defaulted, when in fact it was faultless. Such small transport data loggers are due to their broad installation range often hard to detect, and even, if they were somehow detected, it is often too late for potential defrauders to act. The transport data loggers record any alternation of the parameters very quickly and store it immediately. Recorded temperatures can for example offer information on faulty regulations of cooling during grocery transports. Even if such sabotage acts might not be completely demolished by that, the transport data loggers still are of preventive value. Thus for example one of our transport data loggers turns on an alarm against saboteurs. Some transport data loggers, such as the PCE-HT 71 offer you the possibility to perform measurements over a longer period of time (e.g. a year). The PCE-HT110 (temperature transport data logger e.g. for the food industry) as well as the Logger U13-006 (captures and stores four temperature inputs at the same time) are very popular transport data loggers. In our assortment you will also find further devices with integrated transport data loggers. Even  transport data loggers for stationary installation, so called display systems, are available. If you don't find the transport data loggers you are looking for, please contact us and we will help you find the best solution to suit your needs by calling our offices on: UK customers +44(0) 23 809 870 30 / US customers (561) 320-9162 and our technical staff will advise you regarding our products.

Here you can see Transport Data Loggers from these companies:

The following links provide technical specifications for our Transport Data Loggers:

- Transport data loggers PCE-HT 71  
  (Temperature / humidity / dew point, internal sensor, compact design, data storage: 32000 values)

- Transport data loggers - Microlite
  (Temperature data logger with internal storage for 8000 or 16000 values, HACCP)

- Transport data loggers PCE-MSR145  
  (Temperature / humidity / bar. pressure / acceleration / light, 2,000,000 values, + waterproof)

- Transport data loggers PCE-VD 3
  (Data logger for G-force by 3-axis, vibration data logger with frequency analysis, measuring range ±18 g)

- Transport data loggers Pico TC-08
  ( with 8 channels, -270 ... +1820 °C, for all common thermal elements)

- Transport data loggers PCE-MSR165  
  (Acceleration, data storage: 2,000,000 values, waterproof, long-lasting lithium-polymer battery)

- Transport data loggers Spy-Series
  (radio data logger for long term measurement of various parameters, 20,000 values) 

Some editions are disposable transport data loggers, which means they are applied e.g. during sea transports and transportation by air for generating protocols, in contrary to others that are made to measure and monitor the industrial production or in areas of agriculture. Thus there are transport data loggers applied that are, depending on their field of operation, re-calibratable. 

In addition to a the large selection of various transport data loggers for almost any application, in the following there are listed a few information and examples:

Transport data loggers are able to capture various signals (e.g. temperature, humidity, voltage) over a certain period of time. A data collector consists of a programmable processor, a data storage, interfaces and one or several input channels to connect various sensors to it. The transport data loggers are mostly operating on batteries. Through measuring sensors the measuring data can be captured as well. Through an analogue-to-digital converter that information can be converted to storable data und thus saved on the transport data logger. That data is also preserved if the batteries die or the batteries are taken out. The captured data can be read out via the serial interface or via USB and be evaluated by using the relevant software for it. Via one of these interfaces the transport data logger can be also configured for its application (e.g. start and finish of measurement, measuring intervals etc.) 

Whenever a long-term measurement of one of the measuring parameters is required, without needing personnel to monitor it, transport data loggers are applied. Thus the loggers are especially applied for monitoring transports (e.g. transportation by HGV), to analyze errors in systems (e.g. fluctuating voltages or in a storage facility).

The transport data logger are to connect via a data cable to the computer, then the devices are configured via a software (measuring interval, time of start, stopping time, ...). Afterwards the transport data logger is to disconnect from the computer and to install at the wished measuring location. In case the data loggers is not equipped with an automated time of start, the transport data logger must be started manually. Now the transport data logger starts the measuring process and automatically saves the measured data. As soon as the given time interval is completed or the internal data storage is maxed-out, the transport data loggers switches itself off and the measuring process ends. The transport data logger can now be removed from the measuring location again and connected to a computer, in order to read-out and evaluate the recorded data. 

Please consider that the various sensors of the transport data logger might perish by time. Thus especially transport data loggers with humidity detectors might be effected by that. The measuring accuracy might be effected negatively, if the sensor is older. Some of the transport data loggers, such as e.g. the ones of the Hobo series are calibrated for a certain application time (approx. 2 years). Almost every other edition of the transport data loggers allows a recalibration by using optional humidity standards any times. Furthermore the devices with a transport data logger are also calibratable according to DIN ISO 9000 and by that they can be applied for years. Please consider always whilst using a transport data logger with several input channels, that the information on the maximum storage capacity relates to the case of only one input channel . In case you should use a transport data logger with four input channels, the maximum storage capacity is divided by four (example: Maximum capacity: 32000 byte, by using four input channels it equals 8000 byte per channel).

Further information on that topic:

Transport data loggers in areas of research: university of Essen