Records interval readings from 1 to 10,000 seconds; displays minimum/maximum readings; and utilizes an alarm mode that permits the user to be notified visually, audibly, and by e-mail when an alarm is triggered. Networking server/client capability allows the captured data to be monitored on a remote workstation. Program automatically installs in less than 2 minutes. Absolutely no user programming, no user keystrokes, and no user entries are required. Simply connect the cable to the instrument and to a USB port (or serial port) and data is captured.