LNDB/U Upgrade to Current Version
Designed for Data Network Administrators
Push data from LoggerNet data cache to relational databases
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Overview

Current Version: 2.0

LNDB/U is an upgrade to the latest version of our LoggerNet DB (LNDB) software. You must have an earlier version of LNDB to qualify for the upgrade. 

LoggerNet DB (LNDB) is ideally suited for transitioning data from LoggerNet’s data cache to a relational database of your choice. Publishing user-selected LoggerNet collected data to these relational databases enables data administrators to share their data with a large customer base across various platforms and methods. Those platforms could include custom websites (including those developed with RTMC and CSIWEBS), custom data reporting systems, data warehousing, and customer software (web and desktop) applications. This application is for data network administrators that want to push their valuable LoggerNet data into relational databases and have that data published in real time (as often as the data is collected).

The low-cost LNDB software is simple to set up and administer and gives you the flexibility you need for your organization. Most users can have the software installed and LoggerNet data uploading to their relational database in less than 20 minutes' time (assuming the database and LoggerNet are set up and proper credentials are issued to the data manager). After setup, LNDB runs as a service on Windows and continues to reliably push LoggerNet data to the relational database, allowing you to focus your time and energy on other projects.

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Benefits and Features

  • Upgrade from older version to current version for a discounted price

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Detailed Description

LNDB/U allows users who have an earlier version of LNDB to upgrade to the latest version of LNDB.

Specifications

Current Version 2.0
Operating System Windows 11 or 10 and Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, or 2019. (Users using Windows Server with security policies other than the default policies will need to work with their IT administrations to resolve any security issues.)

Compatibility

Note: The following shows notable compatibility information. It is not a comprehensive list of all compatible or incompatible products.

Data Loggers

Product Compatible Note
21X (retired)
CR10 (retired)
CR1000 (retired)
CR1000X
CR10X (retired)
CR200X (retired)
CR206X (retired)
CR211X (retired)
CR216X (retired)
CR23X (retired)
CR295X (retired)
CR300
CR3000 (retired)
CR310
CR350
CR500 (retired)
CR5000 (retired)
CR510 (retired)
CR6
CR800 (retired)
CR850 (retired)
CR9000 (retired)
CR9000X (retired)

Software

Product Compatible Note
CSIWEBS
CSIWEBSL
CSIWEBSL/U
CSIWEBS/U
LoggerNet
LoggerNet Admin
LoggerNet Admin Upgrade
LoggerNet/U
RTMCPRO
RTMCPRO/U

Additional Compatibility Information

Supported Databases

LNDB has been tested and shown to work with the following databases:

  • Microsoft® SQL Server® (Express, Standard, and Enterprise) 2005–2019
  • Microsoft® SQL Server® Compact 3.5 SP2
  • MySQL 5.0–8.0 (with an appropriate 32-bit ODBC database driver; for example, MySQL 5.0 or 5.1 with MySQL 3.51.27 or 5.1.6 ODBC database driver, note that earlier versions of 5.x ODBC database drivers have known issues; MySQL 5.6 with MySQL 5.3 ODBC database driver)
  • Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1.01) and 18c (18.1.0)
  • PostgreSQL 9.4 through 12

Note: LNDB may work with other versions of SQL Server Express, SQL Server Compact, or MySQL.

Computer Requirements

LNDB runs on Windows 11 or 10 and Windows Server 2012 R2*, 2016*, or 2019*.

*Users using Windows Server with security policies other than the default policies will need to work with their IT administrations to resolve any security issues.

Frequently Asked Questions

Number of FAQs related to LNDB/U: 25

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  1. Is there a stored copy of LNDB “Significant Events”?

    Check C:\Campbellsci\LNDB\logs.

  2. Is there any way to save the RTMC Alarm Log to LNDB from within the LoggerNet environment?

    The easiest way to get the data into LNDB is to store the information in the LoggerNet data cache (or, for the information to be in a format that looks like a data logger data file to LNDB so that it can be imported).

  3. How can the Windows Authentication that LNDB uses be changed from a host name (computer name) to a user name?

    The LNDB service runs under a local system account by default, which may be why it uses the computer name. Go to Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Services and set it to run under a user name.

  4. What happens when data logger table definitions change in LNDB?

    LNDB currently requires that all data logger table columns have a corresponding database table column. There are currently three options when table definitions change:

    1. Stop Storing Data (The user can manually alter/archive the database table.)
    2. Archive Database Table
    3. Modify Database Table (New columns are added, and old columns are orphaned. If the database column data type is not what is expected, an archive occurs.)
  5. Can LNDB be connected to the database software FileMaker?

    No. For information about creating live connections to Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL data sources with FileMaker Pro’s External SQL Data Source feature, visit the FileMaker website.

  6. Is there a version of LNDB for Linux?

    Currently, LNDB cannot run under Linux unless it is run under a virtual machine that emulates Windows. However, LNDB has the ability to work with these different database engines:

    • SQL Server Compact
    • SQL Server
    • MySQL (uses the MySQL ODBC driver)
    • Oracle
    • PostgreSQL

    There is nothing to prevent a user from continuing to run LNDB on the same Windows host on LoggerNet and posting the data to MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL running under Linux. Configure LNDB (running on Windows) to point to the MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL server running on Linux.

  7. Is there a way to establish connections between LNDB and two different database hosts at the same time?

    Not at the same time. Currently, a user would have to manually switch back and forth between the database hosts periodically using the File menu Select Database... option to keep them both updated.

  8. Can LNDB be used to select a specific date range to create a separate data file?

    One method is to use Custom Collect to specify a range of data and then store the data to a different file. Alternatively, if LNDB is set up to store data in a database, a range of data can be pulled out and stored in a separate data file. These two methods, however, are manual ones.

  9. Is there any way to change the LoggerNet Server that LNDB uses without using LNDB Manager?

    No. It can only be changed using the Login to LoggerNet Server dialog box. The Login to LoggerNet Server dialog box opens automatically after LNDB is installed. It can also be opened at any time from the File | Select LoggerNet Server menu item or by double-clicking the LN Connection Status Label on the Status Bar.

  10. How does LNDB handle duplicate records?

    LNDB uses two fields as primary keys: the record number and time stamp. If the record number and time stamp are both duplicated, the record is discarded. If only the record number or only the time stamp is duplicated, LNDB should import the record. 

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