Features:

  • Multi-use temperature data logger,high accuracy sensor,up to 32,000 recording points
  • A wide measuring range:-22℉~158℉;accuracy:±0.9℉
  • Built-in USB connector, no cable required to download and manage data
  • Up to 6 months battery life, replaceable battery, low power consumption
  • Powerful LCD Indication, more intuition display on key information
Got working under Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Had some problems with Windows 10, had to install up to date USB-UART driver from silabs.com. Got working under Linux with Python package: "pip install elitech-datareader". Put yourself in the dialout group so you don't have to sudo all the time. Now that I have it all working, the landlord seems to have turned up the heat.

Really great tool for checking thermometers and temperature trends

This has been excellent for both determining the calibration of our home thermostats (which turn out to be as much as 2-3 deg. F off in some cases) and tracking temperatures in areas that experience extremes (e.g. our back sun porch). One minor concern: Once you turn off the recording, you can only reset it to start again by connecting it to a computer. Great price, too. Documentation is a little dicey (some sounds like it was translated, maybe from Chinese.) Didn't use the software it came with; downloaded the current version from their US website.

Easy to use

Data logger is exactly as promised. Easy to use, software and documentation was provided on a mini-CD with the logger. The software (v2.0) is adequate and the export function to Excel works fine. I've used the logger with both my desktop and my laptop without issue. I've been recording the ambient temperature at my computer desk, and the results have been interesting. We don't use airconditioning, so the temps at my desk are pretty reflective out the outside temperatures. Over the last six weeks the temps have ranged from a low of 60 to a high of 87 (F) and the daily variances are plain to see in the graph the software plots. I have it set to record a sample every 10 minutes, with a data set to date of 6685 samples out of an available 32000. My intended use is to measure temperatures at our mountain cabin, and I figure that with a sample interval of 15 minutes I should be able to manage well over a six month span. Which is probably about all the battery should last anyway.

Can actually save you money.

This little device will give you much data. When exported to a spreadsheet where you can amplify that data into a wealth of information about the temperature of the area you are measuring over a period of time. I like that you can adjust the sample points (using your computer). For me, my best use was with my refrigerators and freezers. Make sure you keep them as cold as recommended without overdoing it and donating your hard earned money to the utilities company.

Nifty little unit! Highly recommended.

This little data logger is pretty cool! It is really basic but does a great job. I used it first day to check my fridge, set it up, put in in there, pulled it out the next day and bam, there is the data! A lot of reviews say the software is poor, I disagree, the software is very basic (dowloaded from their website) but it works really reliably. It allows you to very easily export to Excel which was my goal anyway, from there you can slice and dice the data and graph as you please. I guess I would rather have the basic, reliable, software than something complex, after all it's a temperature logger, it's just a bunch of data anyway. Also in regards to support, I did contact them with a question, obviously China based, and they were extremely helpfula nd quick via email. Highly recommended!

Company worked with me to get the driver to work

Worked with company but because of language differences we were unable to get the device to work. Returned it. 10 days later.... Company contacted me after posting this review and offered to send me a model RC-5+ (vice RC-5). This model does not require a device driver and works flawlessly so far. Just download the app and plug it in. I suggest if you have a Mac that you purchase the RC 5+ model. I really appreciated the spirit of the company in reacting to the review. 20 days later... Success. Worked with the company through several versions of the driver. They are in China and I in the U.S., yet we communicated and got the job done. Highly recommend the company! I would still suggest the RC 5+ model as it does not use a driver.

Works great

It worked well and was very easy to set up. I wanted to monitor the temperature in my garage over the winter. First I compared to response to other thermometers and it matched well. Then I left it in the garage for a few months. After plugging it into my PC a nice plot of temperature over time was displayed automatically and could easily be correlated to outside temperature. And all at a great price.

Great product and the current online Mac driver works perfectly with Mac OS 10.12 Sierra!

Have used this since Oct 2016 to document problems with an RV refrigerator. So far we have convinced two different RV service centers to purchase and use this device also, for the same purpose. We only have Mac OS computers in our house, and when we recently upgraded to OS 10.12 (Sierra) we began having kernel panics (crashes) every time we plugged in the USB logger. So I began corresponding with Elitech sales (sales@elithechus.com) and they were able to work with their tech group in China to produce a Mac OS driver that works with OS Sierra. This logger now works perfectly with the latest Mac OS. Great product--if you have any concerns about your fridge or freezer temps (possible public health hazard) buy this and use it--you can document temps every 15 minutes over several days (we have done this for a week). Highly recommended and very customer friendly!

This worked very well for me!

I am an IT guy. I was convinced that my Server Room was too hot. I was having problems convincing management that money needs to be spent on HVAC to cool that room. I purchased this out of my own pocket to make my point. I set it to record and moved it to different spots around the room to log temperatures. I would leave it in each location for about 10 days and make a notation on when and where each move of the device occurred. I was able to gather enough valuable data to make a case for improvement. For the price this is a great little gadget.

Nice temp logger. link to required software useful!

Very nice Item that works well. As some have mentioned, it is not easy to find the software that needs to be installed on the computer, in my case a macbook pro, but thankfully others pointed me in the right direction so I will do the Same: [...] . You need to install two items: the data logger software and the import software, both of which are bundled in the downloaded package but must be installed individually. Took me awhile to realize this and I was frustrated that the data was not getting imported-smooth sailing once I corrected my error.

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