License; Installing The Cds; Step 1 - Preparing The Workstation - VetScan i-STAT 1 Operator's Manual

CDS
Central Data Station
The Central Data Station (CDS) software is the VetScan i-STAT 1 analyzer's
primary data management application. It supports the analyzer via a combina-
tion of serial and/or network communications.
Data downloaded from the analyzer can be viewed in separate Data Viewers for
Results, QC Codes, Simulator, Unsent Records, and Control Results. Addi-
tional features are mentioned in this section.
This section contains the following:
■ "License" on page CDS-1
■ "Installing the CDS" on page CDS-1
■ "Customizing the Central Data Station" on page CDS-4
■ "Customizing the Interface Program" on page CDS-8
■ "Overview of the Central Data Station Program" on page CDS-9
1.

License

By accepting and using this software, the user/licensee agrees to the following:
■ The user/licensee will not make copies of the software programs or
any of the program software files generated by the programs, the
manual, or other documentation, except for archive copies made as
part of user/licensee's regular back-up procedures.
■ The user/licensee will protect the programs from unauthorized use,
illegal reproduction (including reproducing any of the software files
generated by the programs), or illicit distribution.
■ The user/licensee will not change or reverse-engineer the programs
or any of their software files by debugging, decompiling, disassem-
bling, reprogramming, rewriting the programs' macros, revising the
programs' forms, or any other means.
2.

Installing the CDS

Step 1 — Preparing the Workstation
The PC using the CDS Software must meet the specifications given below. In
addition, the PC (and printer if applicable) must be installed following manu-
facturer's directions.
Supported Operating Systems
The i-STAT Central Data Station supports the following operating systems:
■ Microsoft Windows XP Professional – Service Pack 2
(Recommended)
■ Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional – Service Pack 4
■ Microsoft Windows 2000 Server – Service Pack 4
Central Data Station
CDS-1