“Data logging has been around in schools for many years. Most data-loggers have functioned in similar forms, with connections via a serial port to a computer and onto a sensor or two. The new Edulogger claims to be the ‘simplest, fastest and most advanced system available’, so was it?”

“The computing centre of the suite of sensors is very flexible; any from a tablet, mobile phone or PC can be used as the computational core. The software is either a browser interface or on a PC can be a dedicated piece of software, which is similar in layout. The tablet software is very easy to use. Using a WiFi transmitter, the data can be streamed as part of its own network or integrated into an existing WiFi router. Using its own internal WiFi system is very easy; allow your tablet or computer to access the access point, open a browser and point it to the wifi201.com site and you are off. Once I had found out how to access the WiFi transmitter, the manual was redundant!”

The software

“Starting the software with the WiFi bridge in place opens up the welcome screen, which leads onto a screen with the modules installed on the left hand side and data being graphically displayed on the left. By clicking on the sensor icon, the software allows a customisable menu with access to recording times, number of points to be recorded per unit of time and triggers. This is a very impressive line up on a tablet computer.” 

In conclusion….

“Overall I would certainly invest in this apparatus myself. The logging speed is indeed impressive as is the general layout of the logging screen and the clever use of a browser type interface.”