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Agilent Technologies ADM series User Manual

Agilent Technologies ADM series User Manual

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Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection
User Guide
Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection
User Guide
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection User Guide Introduction View and Download a Digital COC Red Cargo Online Access Install the Red Cargo Agent and USB Driver Connecting your Flow Meter to Red Cargo Stream the Flow Data Upgrade the Firmware Agilent Technologies...
  • Page 2: Introduction

    For more information about your ADM Flow Meter, please refer to the Agilent G6691A ADM Flow Meter Operating Instructions. If you need system assistance, or if you have suggestions, contact the Agilent Technologies, Inc. Support at redcargo.support@agilent.com System requirements Agilent recommends using the latest available version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser to access the Red Cargo web platform.
  • Page 3: View And Download A Digital Coc

    User Guide View and Download a Digital COC Each Agilent ADM Flow Meter comes equipped with a removable cartridge. These cartridges each come with a Certificate of Calibration (COC), which is generated when the cartridge is manufactured. This certificate gives details about the instruments that were used to calibrate the cartridge, and provides a verification table showing the flow readings obtained in the factory compared to Agilent’s flow standard.
  • Page 4 Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection Figure 2 Access product features page Figure 3 Access product features page Click Download. User Guide...
  • Page 5: Red Cargo Online Access

    User Guide Red Cargo Online Access Register or update your Red Cargo account Register a Red Cargo account to access more features related to the instrument, such as performing a firmware upgrade. Once a Red Cargo account is registered, the username or email address may be updated as needed.
  • Page 6 Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection Sign into to your Red Cargo Account From your web browser, go to https://redcargo.azurewebsites.net. Click Start Connect (see Figure Enter your Username and Password. Click Sign In. Figure 5 Red Cargo sign in window User Guide...
  • Page 7: Install The Red Cargo Agent And Usb Driver

    User Guide Install the Red Cargo Agent and USB Driver To use your ADM flow meter with the online features provided by Red Cargo, you will need to download and install the Red Cargo Agent and the USB Driver. The USB Driver allows your PC to connect to the flow meter and the Red Cargo Agent allows the driver to communicate with the web based interface.
  • Page 8 Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection From the Welcome page, Click Next to proceed with the installation. To terminate the installation at any time throughout the installation, click Cancel. Figure 6 Welcome page In the Custom Setup page, select USB Driver, and click Next (see Figure Figure 7...
  • Page 9 User Guide Click Install (see Figure Figure 8 Ready to Install the Program page A command prompt window will appear, and the USB driver will be installed (see Figure 9). The command prompt window will close once the installation of the USB driver is complete. Figure 9 Command prompt window User Guide...
  • Page 10 Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection Once the installation is complete, click Finish (see Figure 10). Figure 10 InstallShield Wizard complete page Refresh the browser after you have installed the Red Cargo Agent. User Guide...
  • Page 11: Connecting Your Flow Meter To Red Cargo

    User Guide Connecting your Flow Meter to Red Cargo The Red Cargo Web Interface allows the instrument’s firmware to be updated. Add an instrument to Red Cargo Connect the flow meter using the USB cable. USB port Figure 11 ADM flow meter USB port Power on the flow meter.
  • Page 12 Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection Click Add Instrument in the instruments column (see Figure 12). The add instrument window will appear on the left side of the page (see Figure 13 on page 13.) Figure 12 Add Instrument button You can give your flow meter a nickname by entering a name into the Display Name field (see Figure 13...
  • Page 13 User Guide Figure 13 Add Instrument window User Guide...
  • Page 14 Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection View an instrument’s status The status panel appears in the Red Cargo web client when a flow meter is connected. The panel displays the following attributes (see Figure 14): • Instrument Status • COM Port •...
  • Page 15 User Guide Figure 15 Edit Instrument button Fill out the fields in the Edit Instrument dialog, and click Save Instrument (see Figure 16 on page 16). Delete an instrument Once an instrument is deleted, all data associated with it cannot be C A U T I O N recovered.
  • Page 16 Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection Figure 16 Edit Instrument window User Guide...
  • Page 17: Stream The Flow Data

    User Guide Stream the Flow Data The USB driver installed in “Install the Red Cargo Agent and USB Driver” on page 7 can be used to stream real-time flow measurements to a terminal emulation program of your choosing. Red Cargo does not support data acquisition at this time.
  • Page 18: Upgrade The Firmware

    Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection Upgrade the Firmware View the instrument status. See “View an instrument’s status” on page 14. If a newer firmware version is available, an upgrade button is displayed. Hover your mouse over this button to see which version will be installed. Click Upgrade (see Figure 18 on page 18).
  • Page 19 User Guide The firmware upgrade process may take several minutes. Closing the browser or the firmware upgrade window will interrupt the upgrade process (see Figure 20). Figure 20 Firmware Upgrade in progress When the message shown in Figure 21 appears, reboot the flow meter by pressing the Power button for 30 seconds.
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  • Page 22 Should Agilent and the user have a separate written agreement with warranty terms covering the material in this document that conflict with these terms, the warranty terms in the separate agreement shall control. © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2017 Printed in USA First edition, May 2017 *G6691-90006*...