Monitor Language Growth with Data Logging

When data logging is on, the device collects language usage data for a person, which you can either upload to the Realize Language website for analysis or save to a file to analyze manually. Data logging helps you track the progress a user is making with language development. This process allows you to monitor, measure, and maximize the person's use of the device.

Note: If you plan to use the Realize Language website to analyze data, you’ll first need to subscribe and set up an account. For customers outside of the U.S., please contact your local distributor for information about setting up an account.

Realize Language Website

Realize Language is a subscription-based online service that organizes and analyzes information and presents the results in easy-to-understand graphic formats that provides valuable insights into each person's language development. Using this service from your computer, you can:

Track the person’s progress and communication development over time
Compare different aspects of communication automatically
Create a detailed summary of performance
Share information with others
Quickly create reports that anyone can understand

To learn more or subscribe, go to the Realize Language website: realizelanguage.com/info/

To view or download the Realize Language Starter’s Guide, go to realizelanguage.com/info/support

For Customer Support:

If you have a problem with the Realize Language website, go to support@realizelanguage.com

If you have a problem with your device, contact us at 800.262.1984 / service@prc-saltillo.com.

Clear Your Realize Language Account Credentials

If you want to clear your Realize Language account credentials, select the Forget Account button in the Realize Language login window. For example: You are a clinician and you want to disconnect from your Realize Language account before loaning a device to a client. By doing this, your Realize account email address is not visible, and your account will not accumulate data collected for the client.

Note: The Forget Account button will be active only after you enter your credentials in the Realize Language email and password fields.

When you select the Forget Account button:

You will be prompted to confirm that you really want to clear your Realize Language credentials.
If you confirm, your stored Realize Language credentials will be cleared, Enable Auto-Upload will be disabled, and the login window will close.

Turn Data Logging On or Off

Important: This section only applies to non-dedicated (unlocked) devices.

From the Data Logging menu, select Data Logging. A green checkmark will appear to indicate that the feature is turned on.

To turn data logging off, select Data Logging to remove the green checkmark.

When data logging is turned on, the data logging icon appears in the Speech Display Bar and data will be collected.

Important: If you plan to use the Realize Language website to analyze data, set up a person before you start collecting data.

Upload Data to the Realize Language Website for Analysis

After data logging is turned on, the device will start collecting usage data. When you’re ready to collect the usage data, you can upload it to the Realize Language website for analysis. You can initiate uploads manually any time or choose to allow data to upload automatically every 24 hours.

Data logging and data uploading (collection) operate independently. If you turn off data logging, data collected since the last upload can still be uploaded manually or automatically as long as a network connection is available. If you disable data uploading, you can still collect data for analyzing manually.

Configure Data Uploading

Note: You must be connected to Wi-Fi to upload data.

Select Realize Language from the Data Logging menu. The first time you select Realize Language, the following message will appear:
Access to personal communication requires authorization. Please enter your privacy password.
Select OK. A keyboard will open, prompting you to enter your privacy password.
Enter your privacy password and select OK. Another keyboard will open, prompting you to enter your Realize Language account email address and Realize Language account password.
Enter your Realize Language account email address and select Next. The highlight moves to the Realize Language Password field.
Enter your Realize Language account password and select OK.
The device will be connected to the Realize Language website, and the Account/Upload screen will be displayed. The screen will display your Realize Language account email address; the currently selected person (the person with whom collected data will be associated) or a warning icon if no person is selected; the Auto Upload checkbox; and the Upload Now button with the date and time of the last data upload.
At this point you can select a person, set up automatic data uploads, or initiate uploads yourself.

Select a Person

A warning icon following “Person” indicates that no person is selected. If you collect data before selecting a person, that data will be associated with a “default user”. The best practice is to select a person from the start.

From the Account/Upload screen, select Person. The Person list will be displayed.
Select the person with whom you want to associate data. The following message will appear:
“Logged data exists that is not associated with a person. Do you want it associated with [person’s name]?”
Select Yes. The name you select will appear under “Person”, and a checkmark will replace the warning icon.
Tip: At any time, you can select Person to open the Person list and select a different person.
Important: If you select No, you won’t have another chance to associate the current data with a person. The only option would be to save the data to a file to view on the device or a computer.

Set Up Automatic Data Uploads

From the Account/Upload screen, select Auto Upload to insert a checkmark. Data collected since the last upload will upload immediately, and data will continue to upload automatically every 24 hours.

To set a specific upload time, deselect Auto Upload and then select it again at the time of day you want data uploaded. For example, if you want data to upload automatically at 5:00 each day, select Auto Upload at 5:00 on any given day. From that point, data will be uploaded at 5:00 each day.

Note: When you want to analyze data before the automatic upload time, you can select Upload Now at any time.

This option requires a consistent Wi-Fi connection. There may be days that you won’t see logged information. To see what happened, go to Menu > Application Settings > Data Logging > Realize Language > Previous Uploads. This screen shows the status of each upload attempt. A checkmark indicates a successful upload to the Realize Language website; a red X indicates an attempt that failed.

Note: If you want to initiate all data uploads yourself, leave this option unselected and use Upload Now each time you want to upload data.

Initiate an Immediate Data Upload

Any time you want to upload data immediately, select Upload Now. Data collected since your last upload will be uploaded immediately. The Button Label will change to “Uploading” while the upload is in progress. When the upload is complete, “Upload Completed” will appear near the bottom of the screen.

Note: You can use Upload Now even if Auto Upload is selected.

Save Data to a File to Analyze Manually

Save usage data to a file when you want to analyze it manually instead of uploading it to the Realize Language website for analysis.

To save data to a file:

From the Data Logging menu, select Save Data to File. The following prompt will appear:
“Access to personal communication requires authorization. Please enter your privacy password.”
Select OK. The keyboard will be displayed with the cursor in the Password field.
Enter your privacy password and select OK.
The Save to File screen shows the current person under “Person”. To create a file for a different person, select a different person from the dropdown menu.
Select an option: Since last save on, From / to, or All.
Select Save to File. The following message will appear: “Data logging collects personal communication. Do you want to save personal communication?”
Select Yes. The Android explorer will open and let you choose where you want to save the file.
You can then view the file on your device or computer.

To view the file on your device:

If you have an app that can read text files, navigate to the file on your device. The path to the file varies by type of device.

To view the file on your computer:

Connect a USB cable between your device and the computer.
Note: If a message prompts you to allow access, you must select Allow to proceed.
Give the device a moment to connect to the computer. The device screen will display “Transfer Mode”, and the computer will display a window with several options.
Select Open device to view files.
Locate the file by navigating to the location in which you saved the file. The filename will begin with the person’s name, followed by the date and time.
View the file by opening it in a program installed on the computer.

Clear Usage Data

Select Clear Log from the Data Logging menu. The Person to Clear window will be displayed.
Select the person whose usage data you want to clear.
Note: A green dot will appear to the right of the person who is selected currently. You can choose that person, a different person, or All People.
When you select a person, the following confirmation prompt will appear: “Clear log for [person’s name]?”
Select Yes.

Change or Remove the Privacy Password

By default, each time you save data to a file, you enter a password. Entering a password helps ensure privacy—only you will be able to view the data. You can change this privacy password as often as you want, or you can eliminate the need for a privacy password.

To change the privacy password:

Note: This procedure changes your data logging password only. It does not change your Realize Language account password.

Select Change Privacy Password from the Data Logging menu.
Enter your old privacy password and select Next.
Enter your new privacy password in the New Password field and select Next.
Enter your new privacy password again in the Confirm Password field and select Next.
Select Save.

To remove the privacy password:

If you prefer not to enter a password each time you save data to a file, use this procedure. Keep in mind, however, that you will also lose the privacy protection a password provides.

Select Change Privacy Password from the Data Logging menu.
Enter your old privacy password and select Next.
Leave the New Password field blank and select Next.
Leave the Confirm Password field blank and select Next.
Select Save.

Forgotten or Lost Privacy Password

When you forget or lose your Data Logging Privacy Password, follow these steps.

Important: This process will remove any currently logged data to ensure the device user’s privacy.

Update the software to latest version: Help > Check for Updates.
Perform a User Backup to a USB flash drive: Menu > Application Settings > System > User Backup/Restore > User Backup
Reset your data to its initial state: Menu > Application Settings > System > User Backup/Restore > Reset Data
Perform a User Restore from the flash drive Menu > Application Settings > System > User Backup/Restore > User Restore
If needed, set up a new password within Realize Language: Menu > Application Settings > Data Logging > Set Privacy Password

Save Usage Data to a USB Flash Drive

The device came with a USB flash drive that connects to the device and a computer. The drive rotates in its holder for easy access to the connectors.

¹ The USB 3.0 connector plugs into a computer.

² The Micro-USB connector or USB-C connector plugs into the device.

Note: This procedure applies to dedicated and non-dedicated devices.

Connect the USB drive to the USB port on the device.
Note: If the device’s file manager opens, use the device’s Back arrow to close it.
Go to Menu > Application Settings > Data Logging > Save Data to File. The Save to File screen shows the current person under “Person”.
To create a file for a different person, select a different person from the dropdown menu.
Select an option: Since last save on, From / to, or All.
Select Save to File. Select the USB drive in the left pane of the window that opens.
If you want, select the folder icon in the top banner and create a folder to store the file.
Select Select. “File Saved” will appear briefly near the bottom of the screen.

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