This is the Collector's interactive screen when running as a NT Service.
When the Collector is installed as a NT Service this is the screen that you will interact with. When the Collector is installed as a Windows Tray Application you will be presented with a different screen.
When running in NT Service interactive mode, you can set the various collector configuration settings, view and control the Service status as well as import historical data (if supported by your collector).
Allows you monitor the Service activity
Allows you start and stop the Collector Service as well as view the Service's current status.
Allows you to configure the collector's settings.
Displays help for the current window.
Brings up general information about the Collector.
Closes the application. If the Collector Service was running it will continue to run.
Stops the Collector from running as an NT Service and restarts the Collector as a Windows Tray Application.
If your Collector supports this feature you can enter a date range to import data from.
Outputs the tags that you are importing into an OPSDATAXML file. This file is needed by the Hach WIMS Client Interface Source Tag Browser.
The Collector Messages & Notification area - the white background area displays scrolling text regarding the collector's activity. All manner of data is logged here, including data collection status, errors, warnings and other general information regarding the collector's current activity.
Depending on the Verbosity level set, you may or may not see all information.
If there is a directory called "Log" in the Collector directory, the Collector will also log to a text file of the form:
<mm_dd_yyyy__hh_mm_ss_collector_name_Collector.log>
E.g., if the current date is 2/26/2009 and the current time is 3:02:13 PM, the file will be called:
02_26_2009__15_02_13_collector_name_Collector.log.
The status bar, at the bottom of the screen, displays the status of the NT Service.