{"id":1525,"date":"2015-06-22T05:04:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T12:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2015-06-28T06:34:11","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T13:34:11","slug":"9103-picoammeter-actuel-beta-data-cursor-and-auto-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/9103-picoammeter-actuel-beta-data-cursor-and-auto-save\/","title":{"rendered":"9103 Actuel Beta: Data Cursor and Auto-save"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UPDATE: A new <a title=\"Actuel for the 9103 Picoammeter: Downloads\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/products\/picoammeter\/downloads.html\" target=\"_blank\">Actuel Beta<\/a>\u00a0featuring a data cursor and auto-save is now available.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Actuel, RBD&#8217;s Windows application for controlling the 9103 USB Picoammeter, has currently been updated with some great new features. While the official release is a few weeks away, the beta release contains some new features in addition to the previously previewed <a title=\"micro-window display\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/9103-picoammeter-actuel-micro-window\/\" target=\"_blank\">micro-window display<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Auto-Save while recording:<\/h2>\n<p>In response to customer requests, we&#8217;ve added a feature to automatically save data while recording. The auto-save feature comes in handy when leaving the 9103 unattended for long periods. While rare, brownouts, etc., can cause a temporary communication failure between the 9103 and PC, and USB failures can sometimes lock-up or crash a system. Auto-save ensures that data is stored to a text file every 5 minutes, and again when recording is stopped (for completeness).<\/p>\n<p>Auto-save always works automatically when multiple 9103 picoammeters are synced together. Simply select the option for all instances of Actuel, then select the file name (and keep the Data window open for each instance you want to record\/save from). The data from each 9103 will be appended to the file sequentially, separated by the device identifier.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/9103-picoammeter-actuel-beta-data-cursor-and-auto-save\/actuel-auto-save\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-auto-save.png?fit=269%2C235&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"269,235\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"actuel-auto-save\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;9103 Actuel Auto-save Feature&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-auto-save.png?fit=269%2C235&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"lazy size-full wp-image-1528\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif?resize=269%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-auto-save.png\" alt=\"9103 Actuel Auto-save Feature\" width=\"269\" height=\"235\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/9103-picoammeter-actuel-beta-data-cursor-and-auto-save\/actuel-auto-save\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-auto-save.png?fit=269%2C235&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"269,235\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"actuel-auto-save\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;9103 Actuel Auto-save Feature&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-auto-save.png?fit=269%2C235&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1528\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-auto-save.png?resize=269%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"9103 Actuel Auto-save Feature\" width=\"269\" height=\"235\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>Data Cursor:<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes it&#8217;s handy to see the exact data at a particular point in time during or after data acquisition. While high sampling rates make it difficult to mouse-over every data point in large data sets, the data cursor can help track current vs. time more easily without the need to export data as text. By simply hovering over the graph, a vertical line appears, while current and time is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the graph window.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/9103-picoammeter-actuel-beta-data-cursor-and-auto-save\/actuel-data-cursor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?fit=882%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"882,508\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"actuel-data-cursor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?fit=584%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"lazy alignnone size-full wp-image-1529\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/jquery-image-lazy-loading\/images\/grey.gif?resize=584%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png\" alt=\"actuel-data-cursor\" width=\"584\" height=\"336\" \/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1529\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/9103-picoammeter-actuel-beta-data-cursor-and-auto-save\/actuel-data-cursor\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?fit=882%2C508&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"882,508\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"actuel-data-cursor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?fit=584%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1529\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?resize=584%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"actuel-data-cursor\" width=\"584\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?w=882&amp;ssl=1 882w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/actuel-data-cursor.png?resize=500%2C287&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As always, Actuel is free for all owners of a 9103 Picoammeter. Meanwhile, you can download the most recent version of Actuel here:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Actuel for the 9103 Picoammeter: Downloads\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/products\/picoammeter\/downloads.html\">Download Actuel for the 9103 USB Picoammeter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"9103 USB Picoammeter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/products\/picoammeter.html\" target=\"_blank\">More\u00a0Information\u00a0on the 9103 USB Picoammeter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: A new Actuel Beta\u00a0featuring a data cursor and auto-save is now available. Actuel, RBD&#8217;s Windows application for controlling the 9103 USB Picoammeter, has currently been updated with some great new features. While the official release is a few weeks &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/9103-picoammeter-actuel-beta-data-cursor-and-auto-save\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[159],"tags":[116,89,7,190],"class_list":["post-1525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9103-usb-picoammeter","tag-116","tag-actuel","tag-picoammeter","tag-usb-picoammeter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2DEXo-oB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1525"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1538,"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1525\/revisions\/1538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}