Connecting The Model 3945 To Your Computer; Starting Dataview - AEMC PowerPad 3945 User Manual

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6.5 Connecting the Model 3945 to your Computer

The Model 3945 is supplied with an optically isolated serial interface cable

required for connecting the instrument to the computer. This cable (Cat. #2140.18)

is equipped with a 9-pin connector on one end, and an optical connector on the

other end.

To connect the Model 3945 to your computer:

1. Connect the optical connector end of the cable to the serial port on the

side panel of the Model 3945 PowerPad™.

2. Connect the 9-pin connector end of the cable, to an available serial port

on your computer.

You are now ready to use the DataView

Once the serial connection between the computer and the Model 3945 has been

completed, start the DataView

To start DataView

1. Double-click on the DataView

Start menu and Programs selection from the pop-up menu that appears.

2. Select DataView

After the program is loaded and the Title Screen appears, a Quick Start dialog box

will open as shown in Figure 6-1 on the next page.

TIP:

Right-Clicking on any ﬁ eld in a dialog box will

open a Help ﬁ le with detailed descriptions and

instructions for that speciﬁ c function.

Power Quality Analyzer Model 3945

program.

and click on DataView

Program with the PowerPad™.

icon on your desktop, or select it using the

Pro in the menu that opens.

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