Appendix C: Programming With Panaview; Introduction; Wiring The Rs232 Interface - GE Panametrics GF868 Programming Manual

Introduction

Wiring the RS232
Interface
Programming with PanaView
The PanaView™ graphical user interface offers interactive
communications between Windows-based PCs and GE Panametrics
instruments compatible with the company's IDM protocol, such as
the GF868 ultrasonic gas flowmeter. PanaView is compatible with
32-bit Windows operating systems such as Windows 98SE, NT 4.0
(with Service Pack 6), 2000, XP and ME. With PanaView, you can:
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load and save site file data
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create and save graph and log files
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display text output and graphs of live measurement data
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create custom templates for displaying text, graph and log data
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interface with multiple GE Panametrics instruments.
This document focuses on particular applications suitable for the
GF868. For general PanaView applications such as creating graph
and log files, displaying live measurement data, and creating custom
templates, please refer to the general PanaView User's Manual
(910-211).
All IDM-protocol instruments utilize an RS232 interface to
communicate with a PC. For details on wiring your RS232 interface,
please refer to the Installation chapter of your instrument's User's
Manual, and to the document EIA-RS Serial Communications
(916-054).
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