The USB Temperature Logger from Summit
Accucold™ is designed to record refrigerator or
freezer temperatures to any USB flash drive for
display and analysis on a PC. Using NIST
traceable probes, the Temperature Logger
measures and saves the temperature reading in
15-minute intervals. When ready to see the
results, just plug the flash drive into your PC or
Mac and transfer the data to Microsoft Excel,
where you can graph, chart or print the data in
whatever format you require. A reusable 64Mb
flash drive with 6 months of storage capacity is
included with the Summit Accucold™ Tempera-
ture Logger.
Quickstart
Initial Setup – Setting the time:
1. Insert the supplied flash drive into your computer.
2. Go to My Computer and locate the drive labeled Accucold.
3. Launch the Accucold program.
4. Select Open Drive to tell the program the location of the Accucold drive.
5. Select the Accucold drive from the drive list.
6. Once the drive is selected, click on the Set Time button to save the date and time settings to the
Accucold flash drive.
7. You will be instructed to insert the flash drive into the Temperature Logger and hold the white button
down for 10 seconds.
8. When the LED flashes a second time (after 10 seconds has elapsed), the time will be set.
9. The Logger will automatically begin recording temperature every 15 minutes.
Using the Temperature Logger
Viewing the log files:
1. Stop recording by holding the white button down for 1 second. The LED will flicker and then remain
on steady to indicate recording has stopped.
Important: To prevent loss of data, do not remove drive without following this procedure.
2. It is now safe to remove the flash drive.
3. Insert the flash drive into your computer and navigate to the drive labeled Accucold.
4. Open the file labeled #.csv (i.e., 0.csv or other) in Excel or other CSV-compatible spreadsheet
program.
Charting the data in Excel:
Simply select all three columns (Date, Time, Temperature) and use the Charting Wizard to create
the graph of your choice.
Maintenance
Clearing the flash drive:
The flash drive supplied with the Temperature Logger has enough memory to save 6 months of
data. When the flash drive is full, the light on the Logger will be on steady rather than blinking. To
clear the drive, remove it. (If the light on the Logger is blinking, remember to hold the white button
Instruction Sheet
USB TEMPERATURE LOGGER
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