Introduction

bluConsole Training

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Blulog solution and congratulations on your choice. Let’s start breaking down this instructions guide’s main sections into pieces.

Inside “Getting Started” you will learn how to access bluConsole, measurements, alerts and how to use user interface.

Inside “Managing” you will learn how to manage organizations, zones, users, loggers, hubs, notifications, maintenance and more.

Enjoy! In case you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us!

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Overview

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bluConsole

In this part we’ll dive into explaining what is bluConsole and how to access it.

What is bluConsole?

bluConsole is a complex web application that allows the user to access loggers and alerts details. It also comes with management capabilities for users, organizations, hubs, loggers, zones, maintenance modes and notifications.

How to access it?

In order to log in to Bluconsole, go to the link below:

www.bluconsole.com

Insert your username (which will most probably be your e-mail) and password and click the “Login” button.

Once you are logged in you should get redirected to the “Measurements” page.

In case your login and password do not work, please click the „Forgot Password” link to request password. If this method does not work, please contact our support.
If you would like to log out, click on the “Logout” link that is on the right top. After that you will be redirected to the login page again.

User Interface

In this part you'll learn about various elements of the user interface to make you feel like at home!

Left menu is splitted into 2 categories: “General” and “Management”.

Inside “General” you will find more of the monitoring functionalities of bluConsole, which is viewing the alerts and measurements.

Inside “Management” you will find more of the administrative functionalities, like managing users, organizations, hubs, loggers and so on.

If you would like to shrink the left menu, just click on the “hamburger menu with an arrow” icon that is located at the top right of the menu.
In order to expand the menu again, click the “hamburger” icon.

Table

Most of the pages in Bluconsole present information using tables. They come with handy features, like sorting, searching, showing/hiding columns, etc. that will be described in this section.

Underneath, you will find a quick overview what you can find inside a table. In this example a measurements table was used.

In order to navigate data in a table, it is best to use the navigation that is positioned at the top and at the bottom. You will be able to move to a specific page of a table by using the arrow buttons or number buttons.
You can also specify how many rows would you like to display on a single page using the drop-down menu.
In order to see on which page you are currently on, just look on the navigation position section that is located at the top right.

Filtering

In order to search by specific words or signs within a column, just click on the search field that is under the column name. Now type your phrase and wait a few seconds. There is no need to press the “Enter” key.
If there are no records to be found for a searched phrase, you will see a message “No data available“.
In order to clear the search filtering, just make the search field empty again.
You can combine multiple search filters at once. Just type your search queries in multiple fields.
In order to sort column rows alphabetically, click on the “2 arrows” icon near the column name.

After first click, the column will sort out from A to Z. After second click, the column will sort out from Z to A.
If you would like to clear out the sorting, visit another page in the app and come back to this page again.

Action buttons

Action buttons are placed inside or outside a table at the top left/right. Each one of them can perform a specific function. Some of them require to select rows first and some do not.

Functionalities of some action buttons that are placed within a table will be explained later on. Other action buttons will be described further down the line.

Selecting

In order to select specific rows, just click on the checkboxes. To deselect the rows, just uncheck the checkboxes.
You can also select items that are not on the current page you are viewing. You will not lose your selection after navigating to different pages.
In order to select/deselect all rows within a specific page, just click on the check field that is above the table. In order to deselect all the rows, click the check field again.
In order to select/deselect all rows from the table, click the arrow that is in near the check field and select “Select everything” or “Deselect everything”. It will select/deselect all the rows from all the pages.
In order to only show selected rows, click the “Show selected” button. In order to show all the rows, select the “Deselect everything” from the menu as previously elaborated.

Other

In order to show or hide columns, first click the “Columns” button that is positioned on the top right of the table. A window will pop up with a list of checkboxes. Now you can select which columns would you like to show and which to hide.

There is no need to submit the changes. After checking or unchecking a specific column it will update the table in real time.
In order to exit from the columns window, just click at the button or outside the window.
If you do not see all the columns, you should be able to see a horizontal scroll that is at the bottom of the table. You can use it to move left and right in case the table width is bigger than your current web browser window.
In order to refresh data, just click the “Refresh” button located at the top right of the table. Wait until the progress bar at the top finishes. You can also use your web browser’s reload button to refresh data.

RF Measurements

In this part you'll learn about the pages that show your RF logger's data! You'll dive into table view, graph view with map, downloading report and more!

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Overview

In order to access RF measurements for your loggers, click the “Measurements” link on the left menu.

Above the table, there is a tab menu where you can select RF (Radio Frequency) loggers or NFC loggers. Make sure the “RF loggers” tab is selected to follow these instructions.

Legend:

“Export XLS” button – allows you to export an XLSX (Microsoft Excel) file that represents the rows you have currently selected on a table.

Recording – presents the type of a recording. Here are the available statuses:

Latest indicates the latest recording.
Archive indicates the recording prior to the latest.

Status – presents the current status of the logger. Here are the available statuses:

A “green on” icon indicates that the logger is connected to bluConsole.

A “green gear” icon indicates that the logger is connected to bluConsole and is in the maintenance mode.

A “grey off” icon indicates that the logger is not connected to bluConsole.

A “grey gear” icon indicates that the logger is not connected to bluConsole and is in the maintenance mode.

Temperature – presents the last measured temperature.

Humidity – presents the last measured humidity level in “%”.

Small numbers near the measurements – signifies the set minimum and maximum threshold for various measurements (like temperature or humidity). Here is how it is displayed:

The top number signifies the maximum threshold and the bottom number signifies the minimum threshold for a specific type of measurement. The measurement on the left will turn blue (when it is below the threshold) and red (when it is above the threshold).

Luminosity – presents whether light has been detected in the given measuring interval (it is available for loggers that come with a light sensor). Here are the available statuses:

A “crescent moon” icon indicates that the luminosity is low.

A “sun” icon indicates that the luminosity is high.

Liquid – presents the last measured liquid level as “Dry”, “Humid”, or “Wet”.

GPS position – presents the last measured, estimated GPS location of the logger.

Voltage – presents the last measured voltage level in “V”.

Current – presents the last measured current level in “A”.

Counter – presents number of consecutive frames.

Measurement date & time – presents date and time of the last measurement.

Hops no – indicates the total number of repeaters the signal goes through. It can be useful to check if added repeaters are used to pass the signal. If you have added repeaters and the hops no is still 0, please check the position of your repeaters to make sure they catch the signal.

Battery – presents the level of battery. Here is how it is displayed:

100% level

80% level

60% level

40% level

20% level

0% level

NOTE: icons above show approximate levels, in order to see more precise values, just look at the number next to the icon.

Radio – presents the level of radio signal strength. Here is how it is displayed:

100% level

80% level

60% level

40% level

20% level

0% level

NOTE: icons above show approximate levels.

Current hub – presents the most recent hub with which the logger has been connected. The hub does not have to be the one assigned to the logger, as it connects with the closest hub.

Graph & map

In order to access graph and/or map, click on the “graph” icon. A new page should appear in your web browser.

On this new page, you will be able to see the graph(s) that shows the changes of specific measurement(s) throughout time and map with estimated locations of the hubs if there is any data.
In order to see individual measurement information on the chart, simply mouse over the chart. You will see a little window showing date, time and a measurement number.

Here you can also check the measurement interval – just take a look at the time of the following measurements.
At the top you will be able to filter the date and time period of your graph.

For a quick filtering, first click the drop-down menu located at the top left. You can show today’s graph by selecting “Today”, graph from the last 7 days by selecting “Last 7d” and so on.
You can also move quickly between days, weeks and months by clicking the “<” and “>” arrow buttons. For example, if you have selected a monthly graph, “<” and “>” buttons will move the period in a monthly manner. If you have selected a weekly graph, the arrows will move the period in a weekly manner and so on.

You can also select a specific date and time for you range. Just click the “calendar” icon and a new window should pop up. Now select your date, time and click the “OK” button. You can also type the date and time directly inside the field. You can select a specific date and time for “from” and “to” ranges.
In order to zoom in the graph, just drag anywhere on the graph using your left mouse button. You will see a rectangle being created which will be your cropping space. Let go of the left mouse button in order to zoom in.

In order to reset the graph size to its original size, just click the “Reset zoom” button that is positioned at the top right.

Report

In order to download a report, click on the “graph” icon. A new page should appear in your web browser.

On this new page, you will be able to see the graph and a “Download” button at the top right. Click the button and you will be able to see a popup with options what type of report would you like to export. Select the appropriate option and click the “Download” button. The downloading should happen in a moment.

There are 3 ways to export your report:

PDF – contains summary information, 4 main temperature breaches and a graph.
Extended PDF – contains what is inside the above PDF, plus the measurements history. Also the graph is on the full page.
XLSX – contains all the details included in the extended PDF, with more information in the measurements history, but without the graph. XLSX is a file format that can be opened in Microsoft Excel.

The report will be generated based on the selected date and time period.

PDF report

XLSX report