When you install the LogTag Analyser software, a folder called LogTag Data is created in your Documents folder. This is the default location for saving reports.
You do not need the logger to be connected to the computer for this process.
Open LogTag Analyzer and choose the Options button from the top ribbon.
In the Options panel, choose File and Folder from the left menu.
You will see the current Save folder displayed, and next to it, a button with three dots.
Clicking this button will allow you to browse to and select a new file save location.
The most common reason for changing the save location is to save files to a server, or other backed-up location.
If files are only saved to a local computer, then if anything happens to that machine, the files will be lost.
In 2024, we heard the story of a Sydney medical centre who had this happen to them.
They were saving their LogTag data to their computer. That computer crashed and they lost all their saved data.
Along came Public Health and told them, “Well, you can’t prove that your vaccines were stored safely, so now you have to revaccinate everyone for the past year.” That ended up being more than 1000 patients that the clinic had to contact, book in, and revaccinate.
Latency, when it comes to temperature logging, refers to the delay between a change in temperature and when that change is detected and recorded by the logger. This delay can be due to the sensor’s design, the materials it’s placed in, or the logging interval. While it might sound like a disadvantage, latency can actually serve a useful purpose in certain environments—particularly where short-term temperature spikes are common but not harmful.
For example, in a busy commercial fridge, the temperature may briefly rise every time the door is opened. A logger with high latency won’t immediately react to these short fluctuations, helping to avoid unnecessary alarms or false data indicating a problem when there isn’t one. In these cases, a slight delay in response acts like a filter, focusing attention on real issues—such as prolonged exposure to unsafe temperatures—while ignoring the everyday ups and downs that don’t affect product quality or safety.
Depending on the type of logger you have, connecting your logger to your PC means either:
First Generation LogTags use a separate Reader (sometimes called a dock) for configuration and for downloading recorded data.
The Second Generation loggers only require a USB port or cable. Apart from saving the cost of the Reader, this makes them much better suited for shipping, because the recipient doesn’t need a LogTag Reader to download a report about the shipment’s journey.
