Section 5 - Pc Interface And Application; Operation - Omega FMA1001A series User Manual

The FMA1000 series comes with a Windows based user application. This
application can run on Windows XP, Vista, and 7. It allows you to perform the
following functions:
• Monitor and display the air velocity and temperature in real time,
including line graph of the two channels.
• Display the air velocity and temperature in different Engineering units
• Change the upper and lower values for the two channels from auto, to
manual , or logarithmic scale.
• Change the chart time base from 1 minute to 10 minutes, and one hour.
• Save the air velocity and temperature data to a file.
• Print the air velocity and temperature graphs to a printer.

Operation

• Install the user application.
• Connect the USB cable provided between the transmitter's 10 pin
connector and the PC.
• There is no need to power the transmitter separately. The USB port
provides the necessary power to run the transmitter.
• When the transmitter is connected to the PC for the first time, the PC
recognizes the unit and it looks for the USB drivers. The necessary
drivers are on the same CD.
The "Found new hardware wizard" program will open. Select Install the
software automatically option (Recommended) and follow the menus.
If Windows can not find the driver, then select "Install from the specific
location" option and select the program CD where the drivers are located.
You are now ready to run the application. When the application is run, it
establishes communication with the FMA1000 transmitter, and a "Go" button
will show up on the Main window. Clicking the "Go" button will start the data
logging session.
If the application can not establish communication, it will show an error
message box, and the "Find" button will flash. Please check for the following:
• The transmitter is connected to a USB port of the PC
• Go to Settings menu and check the COM port number. Make sure
you are using the right COM port on your PC. You can check the
connected COM port by opening the Device Manager (From the
system properties) and review all the COM ports.
• Click the "Find" button, and the program should be able to establish
communication. The "Find" button will change to "Go".
• Click the "Go" button, and the program will start to log data in real
time. The display update is every 250 msec.
Figure 6 shows the Main window after logging some data. The main window
shows the following:
• Display of line graph and digital values of air velocity and temperature
in real time.
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