Transfer Data To A Computer - BCID Bio-Science CI-203 Operation Manual

Transfer Data to a Computer

To view the collected data on a computer, the user can use the supplied USB cable and connect the
instrument to the USB host (computer). Alternatively, the user can remove the SDcard and view
files/data on the SDcard on another computer. Lastly, the user can wireless transfer files if it was
equipped with Wireless SD memory card (see below for further instructions). The 'Dump' command is
used to close the last file accessed before transfer. To do this, select 'Open' from the File Menu screen
and press the RIGHT arrow key. This will take the user to the View Files menu, and the last accessed
file will be highlighted. Press RIGHT arrow again and that file will be closed and ready for transfer.
Once the instrument data source is connected to the computer, it is strongly recommended that the
user copy and resave the files and images to the hard drive of the computer. The computer
application used to view the files can also be used to resave them. It is recommended that the user
does not work from the original file on the SDcard after the measurement has been made, because if
any changes are made to the original file, it can break the alignment of the file causing error and
possible data loss.
In order to keep the file system in sync, perform any editing or further calculations on the copied file
saved to the computer hard drive. Do not edit the file directly on the instrument.
Figure 6. SDcard and USB cable connection for CI-203
Do not connect the USB cable to the instrument and the computer while performing measurements. If
the user tries to operate the instrument through the computer, the files are subject to becoming out of
sync, breaking alignment and causing errors in the files. This can also lead to problems with saving
data.
If an error occurs in a specific data file, it can be deleted and created again. Go to the File Menu on the
instrument; clear the file where the error has occurred. If the file has been transferred to the
computer, delete it on the computer also. Once the corrupted files have been deleted, create the file
again (if it has been properly deleted, the same file name can be used) and re-take the measurement.
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CI-203 Instruction Manual rev. 8/9/2016
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