The AEMC® PowerPad® III series measure RMS, many different types of power and power quality, and disturbances on electric distribution networks. Recorded measurement trend data is stored in the instrument’s removable 2GB SD card. Until recently, the only way to transfer this data to a computer has been to connect the instrument via the USB cable supplied with the product, and then download the data using DataView® with the PowerPad® III Control Panel. This process can take around 20 hours to complete for very large amounts of data. The Read SD Card feature in the PowerPad® III Control Panel now streamlines this process. This Application Note describes the basic steps required to use this feature.
