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Recover sensor data

Step 1. Connect the backpack sensor to your computer

  • Plug the backpack sensor in the 4-pin connector and then connect the 4-pin connector USB cable to your computer.

Step 2. Access SD card

  • Open the connected devices on your computer and access the device with the same name as the backpack sensor.

Step 3. Select the file for recovery

  • Select the raw data files which have the .txt file extension and copy them to your computer.

Example raw Backpack data file: D150914153118.txt

  • Each time the sensor is started, a new file is created.
  • "D15" is the sensor name.
  • "0914" is the month and day, Sep 14.
  • "153118" indicates that the sensor was turned on at 15:31:18 where 15 is the hour, 31 is the minute and 18 are the seconds.
  • The real-time clock keeps the date and time accurate to 10 seconds / week.