New Mini Data Logger.

Users can track the temperature of perishable products with this slim-profile data logger from Cooper Instrument Corporation. The unit can be enclosed with the items to be monitored, or it can be attached. It comes with a holder and a stainless steel chain. The Mini Data Logger is a rugged, self-sufficient system that, once set up to user specifications, measures temperature and records the results in a protective memory. During initial setup, the user can select high and low temperature limits. If the temperature leaves the user-programmable range, the Mini Data Logger records when this has happened, for how long the temperature stayed outside the allowed range, and if the temperature was too high or too low. Once the data have been transferred serially to a computer via the Data Logger Reader, which plugs into the serial port of a PC, the operator can view the data in one of two ways--by graph or by table. All recording is done at user-defined time increments. The Mini Data Logger stores up to 2,000 reading s. After reaching the maximum reading, it can start overwriting the previously recorded data or it can stop, depending on how the user has programmed the unit. Splash resistant, with a broad operating temperature range of -40 to 185[degrees]F (-40 to 85[degrees]C), the Mini Data Logger is an ideal tool for monitoring the temperature of objects such as perishable foods or containers of temperature-sensitive chemicals. The bright yellow tag attached to the Mini Data Logger makes locating the unit easy. Each unit also has a smooth surface to which an identification label or bar code can be affixed.