Users of the AEMC Power and Energy Logger PEL Models 102 and 103 can now work with their
instruments from an Android device.
The Power & Energy Logger app, distributed through the Google Play Store, provides a
quick, convenient, and mobile option for working with a PEL.
Through a simple, easy-to-learn interface, the app provides a substantial subset of the
features and functionality offered in AEMC’s DataView data analysis software, without requiring
a PC.
And it allows you to easily connect to PEL instruments placed in hard-to-access locations.
Android is a platform for “touch screen” mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones.
Introduced in 2007, Android has grown to become the most popular mobile operating system in
the world, with an estimated one billion devices (and counting) sold globally.
The Power & Energy Logger app enables users to connect to the PEL via Bluetooth.
And if the PEL is connected to a LAN network, you can also communicate with the instrument
over Wi-Fi.
Once connected, you can view data currently being measured by the instrument in real-time.
This includes the type of distribution system, or electrical setup, currently being measured,
and (for AC systems) the phasor diagram appropriate for this setup.
Real-time data is organized in tables of related measurements for quick navigation and reference,
and updated continuously from the instrument.
These data tables, which can require several pages to display, depend on the current distribution
system.
Different data appears for different distribution systems; the example displayed here shows
the first page of real-time data for a 3-phase 4-wire system.
The app also enables you to schedule and stop a recording session on the PEL.
You can set parameters to schedule a recording session and specify what data will be recorded.
This can be a recording that starts immediately, or at a future date and time.
You can also choose which data to record.
Recorded data is stored on the PEL instrument, where it can subsequently be downloaded to
a PC and analyzed in detail using DataView.
In addition, you can use the app view and/or set configuration variables on the PEL instrument.
The app enables you to review the current configuration settings on your PEL, and change
these settings as required.
You can change the type of distribution system being measured, voltage ratios, nominal frequency,
current sensors options, communication-related settings, and other information related to
the instrument and its operation.
The app helps make PEL instruments more readily accessible, especially while you are on the
road.
You can use your Android device to check on any PEL instrument connected to a network,
however remote, from any location with Wi-Fi coverage.
You can take a quick snapshot of the real-time data and mail it to others for further analysis.
And you can work with instruments installed in environments where it may be otherwise
difficult or dangerous to gain access.
The PEL app makes communicating with these instruments easy, convenient, and safe; via
the world’s most popular mobile device platform.
The Power & Energy Logger app can be downloaded free from the Google Play Store, and is available
in multiple languages.
AEMC also provides complete online Help for the app, which can be viewed independently
by visiting the URL shown on the screen.
Consult this Help system for a complete description of the PEL app and all its capabilities.
And be sure to check our YouTube channel for additional videos about the PEL Model 100
series of instruments, and other AEMC products.