Hey Erin, let's get
started collecting data.

Follow these steps to save your data so we can uploading to ArcGIS as easily as possible. To stop data collection, press the Stop Collecting button above the data. Once the data collection is stopped, you can click Download the Data to start the file downloads. Three separate .csv files should download (corresponding with the three types of data). After the files download, it's a good idea to open them to double check everything worked as expected.

Troubleshooting

Why does the data look weird online?
JavaScript is annoying so I'm not printing line breaks. The data in the .csv files should be in columns and rows as expected. If this isn't the case, reach out to Jillian because somethings wrong.

Why don't I see any output?
If you've clicked Start Collecting and don't see any output, wait 5 minutes. The data does not start outputting right away. If after 5 minutes there's still no output on the page, reach out to Jillian because somethings wrong.

Only one data file downloaded. I thought there were supposed to be three? That's correct! There should be three files. If you're only seeing one, it's probably because your browser thinks the website is spamming you. Chrome has an alert asking if you want to allow multiple downloads. If you're not using Chrome, I don't know - you're on your own to figure it out.

Can I test the nodes before beginning official data collection?
Absolutely! Because the data is saved locally, all you have to do is reload the website to remove all previous data. So, feel free to run a test session for 10 or 15 minutes then download the data. Hit command + r anytime you want to restart. You cannot recover previous data if you reload the page.

Is it possible to save the data manually?
So like technically yes but it's a lot of work. If you really really want to, here's how you can manually save the data:

1. Open a new document in the Sublime Text Editor. If you don't have Sublime on your computer, you can download it here. It's a free software so if you see the "Upgrade" pop up, just ignore it.
2. Highlight all the data in the "Distraction Button Data" column. Make sure only this data is highlighted, and not the Light or Sensor data.
3. Paste the data into the *new* Sublime document. If each row is not on it's own line, you're going to need to manually divide them. Have fun.
4. Save the document as a .csv file. To set the file type, rename the document and add .csv to the end (you can't manually select the file type in Sublime and instead have to type it).
5. Repeat this process with the Light data an Sensor data, saving them each to a new document.
6. You should now be able to open the .csv files in Excel and each piece of data will be in its own cell.

All of the data is being saved locally. This means that if you close the window for any reason (you close the tab, quit the browser, your computer crashes, etc) all the data you've collected will be lost. To help mitigate this, all the data collected should be converted into csv files at the end of each session. We will put all our files together at a later date before uploading all the information to ArcGIS.

Both Wio Nodes should be plugged in to your computer before you begin data collection. Give them 10 or 15 seconds after you plug them in to connect to the API and start transmitting before you try to collect data.

If for some reason the Wio Nodes aren't collecting data, an alert will (hopefully) pop up in your browser. The sound & light sensors collect data every five minutes, so you will not see data begin populating right away but it should add a line as 5 minutes go by. The button data should populate as soon as you press the button.

If you want to test the system before beginning official data collection, just go through the same setup and start instructions. As soon as you're ready to begin official data collection, reload your browser (command + r) and start again. None of the old data will be kept.