Using TEDS Sensors in Your Channel Specification

Configure your project channels with a transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS).

Introduced in FlexLogger 2020 R3

This feature is available only as part of a complete FlexLogger license. Refer to FlexLogger Editions for more information.

  1. Click Scan project for TEDS in the toolbar. FlexLogger scans all channels in the project for any connected TEDS sensors.
    The following table lists the possible results of the Scan project for TEDS action.
    Table 18. TEDS Sensor States and Corresponding Results in FlexLogger
    Sensor State Result in FlexLogger
    TEDS sensor compatible with the channel is connected Channel is configured using data read from the TEDS scan. The TEDS sensor properties overwrite previously configured channels. Channel details are prefixed with "TEDS".
    No TEDS sensor is connected No changes occur. Channels retain their previous configuration.
    TEDS sensor is connected, but a device or FlexLogger does not support a sensor class read from TEDS Error appears on the channels. Resolve errors to run test.
    TEDS sensor is connected, but the device does not support a sensor property read from TEDS Error appears on the channels. Resolve errors to run test.
    TEDS sensor is connected, but data off the EEPROM is corrupted Error appears on the channels. Replace the TEDS sensor.
  2. Hover over the channel and click Scan for TEDS. FlexLogger scans all the channels you selected for connected TEDS sensors.
    Note You can also multi-select channels and scan selected channels for TEDS in the channel configuration dialog.
  3. Compare channel configuration properties against the TEDS data, if necessary.
    1. Hover over the channel row to see Configure and click the gear to open the channel configuration dialog.
      In the channel configuration dialog, channels you have already scanned for TEDS with connected TEDS sensors display "TEDS" after the channel name. To see the timestamp of the last scan, hover over Scan for TEDS.
    2. In the channel configuration dialog, click Edit on the Sensor Properties field to view the contents of the sensor EEPROM from the last scan.
    Note Pasting a TEDS sensor channel configuration into a new channel does not automatically populate Sensor Properties with EEPROM contents. To ensure that the EEPROM contents are imported into the new channel, click the Scan for TEDS button.