This document provides instructions for using an Onset HOBO UX90-006 Light and Occupancy Logger. It describes the logger's components, specifications, how to launch it to start collecting data, configure the logger settings, check its status, download the collected data, view the data graphs and export the data to CSV format. The logger monitors room occupancy and light levels and can be used to analyze occupancy patterns and energy usage.

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The City University of New York
New York City College Of Technology
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written by Felix Rodriguez
Light & Occupancy Logger - UX90-006
April 14, 2015

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Light & Occupancy Logger - UX90-006
Definition:
This HOBO: UX90-006 Light and Occupancy
Logger monitors room occupancy and indoor light
changes.
Applications:
Monitor occupancy patterns
Determine Energy Usage
Determine Potential Energy savings.
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Understand what the symbols and
buttons represent on the Light & Oc-
cupancy Logger.
Left click on the Fig. 1 to get a larger
image with a description of what each
symbol means and its function.
Step 1:
Always refer back to the Manual
when necessary just left click with
you mouse.
Left click with your mouse on the
Specification Button to see the
battery life of the logger, it’s range,
and operating temperature.
This would give you an idea under
which conditions this logger can
be used.
Step 2:
Connect the Logger to the PC using the USB
cable to get it ready to Launch.
Open the Software HOBOware Pro by clicking on
the icon with a Circle and a H on your desktop.
Step 4:
Fig. 1 - Loggers Components
Fig. 2 - LCD Symbols
Fig. 3 - Connecting to PC
Left click on the RED number button
to read a description of the symbols
that appear on the LCD of the logger.
Step 3:
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Manual: UX90-006 Light & Occupancy Logger
Specs: UX90-006 Specifications

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How to Launch the logger to collect data.
Step 4:
Once Logger is connected confirm on the right
hand bottom corner that it says 1 device connected.
Under the Device drop-down menu select Launch to get the configuration page where you
can configure the logger to start logging data.
Left click on the video button to
see a video on how to launch the
logger, then you can try it on your
own.
Video: How to Launch a Data Logger

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Follow the Steps below to configure your logger, also see the
notes that explain what certain areas are for.
Note: Every Logger has a different configuration page due to
it’s different sensor capabilities.
Launching the Logger
Step 4:

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Configuration Page for the:
UX90-006 - Light on/off Occupancy
Launching the Logger
Step 4:

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Check the Status of the Logger:
Once the Logger has been Launched
Click on status to check and confirm that the logger has started and is
recording data.
Device Status
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See the Device Status page and look at important
information such as.
Is the logger logging ?
How much battery is left?
Device Status
Step 5:

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Logger is tipically mounted with a sticky on the
wall, left click on Fig. 4 to see a larger image
on the horizontal and vertical detection area
for placement of logger.
Note: This logger can detect a human occupy-
ing the space up to 12 meters away.
See instructions on how
to use the light pipe
Step 6:
Logger Placement
Fig. 4 - Detection Area
Cross Section

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Follow the steps below to Read-out the data
from the logger. This will allow you to down-
load all the data collected in the logger.
Step 7:
Read-out the data Logger
Left click on the video button to see a video on how to
Read-out the logger, then you can try it on your own.
Video: How to Read out a Data Logger

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The Graph information below shows you the graph that is cre-
ated using the Hoboware software, however you can further ma-
nipulate this data by exporting it as a CSV file to use in Excel.
Step 8:
Hoboware Pro
Software Graph

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Follow the steps below to export your data as a
CSV file and use in Excel, allowing you to further
manipulate the data.
Step 9:
Export to a CSV file

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Light on/off Logger - (UX90-002)
Additional Information;
Learn how to use HOBOware Software more in
depth by left clicking on the buttons to the left.
Introduction to HOBOware Pro Software part 1
Introduction to HOBOware Pro Software part 2
Introduction to HOBOware Pro Software part 3
Additional References
Introduction to HOBOware Pro Software Part 1
Introduction to HOBOware Pro Software Part 2
Introduction to HOBOware Pro Software Part 3
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