# DataLogger Example for Linux

## About
The **DataLogger** example shows how to acquire data from a supported MCC device, display the data on 
a strip chart, and log the data to a CSV file. 
This example can be run from a terminal window, or accessed with an IDE such as **CodeBlocks**. 

## Dependencies
- **GTK+** cross-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
- **GtkDatabox** widget used to display two-dimensional data.

 
 > Project files are supplied for **CodeBlocks**. 
## Install uldaq
		follow the instructions on https://github.com/mccdaq/uldaq

## Install the Dependencies
Install **GTK+**: 
  ```sh
    sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev
  ```
Install **GTKDatabox**:
  ```sh
    cd ~
    git clone https://github.com/erikd/gtkdatabox.git
    cd gtkdatabox
    ./autogen.sh
    ./configure
    sudo make install
  ```

> You may need to run ldconfig after installing the dependencies.
  ```sh
    sudo ldconfig
  ```
  
## Running the example from CodeBlocks
To install **CodeBlocks**, run the following in a terminal:
  ```sh
    sudo apt-get install codeblocks
  ```
Click `Build`, then `Run` to run the example.

## Support/Feedback
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## More Information
- GTK+: https://www.gtk.org/ 
- GTKDataBox: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkdatabox/
- CodeBlocks: http://www.codeblocks.org/
- Geany: https://www.geany.org/