Downloading Stored Data To A Personal Computer - Bacharach PGM-IR Operation And Maintenance

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2.16 Downloading Stored Data to a Personal Computer

Using the monitor's PC DUMP feature, the last 200 gas readings that were stored in memory can be downloaded
to a personal computer in ASCII text, comma-delimited format, which can then be imported into most spreadsheet
programs for analysis.
The following describes how to download data to a computer using Windows
communications program. If a different operating system and/or communications program is being used, then
consult the appropriate instruction manuals for those products.
1. Install serial data cable P/N 104-4027 (straight through, 6 foot, DB9 male to DB9 female) between the
computer's COM port and the analyzer's RS-232 connector. (For computers with a 25-pin COM port, use a
25-pin to 9-pin adapter or use a serial cable with appropriate connectors on each end.)
2. At the computer, start HyperTerminal by doing one of the following:
• If HyperTerminal has already been set up to communicate with the CO
Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, click HyperTerminal, and double-click the file
name or icon that has been associated with the monitor.
• If HyperTerminal has never been run in association with the monitor, then a new HyperTerminal
connection needs to be made as follows:
a) Click Start; click Run. In the Run box, type "hypertrm.exe" and click OK. The New Connection
dialog box should appear.
b) Type in a New Connection Name. Click OK to select the default icon (if desired, select a different
icon before clicking OK). The "Connect To" dialog box should appear.
c) Click on Connect from the drop-down menu and choose the COM port to which the analyzer is
connected. Then click OK to display the COM Properties dialog box for that COM port.
d) Set Port Settings to:
- Bits per second: ............. 19200
- Data bits: ............................... 8
- Parity: ............................. None
- Stop bits: ............................... 1
- Flow control: .................. None
Then click OK to display HyperTerminal's main window.
e) Click File; click Save. This creates a file with an .ht extension in the folder C:\Program
Files\Accessories\Hyper Terminal, using the name that was entered in Step b.
3. After HyperTerminal is running: click Transfer, click Capture Text, and then click Start to accept the default
drive\directory\filename to which all received data will be stored as an ASCII text file.
NOTE: By default, the captured text file will be stored on the hard drive at C:\Program
Files\Accessories\HyperTerminal\CAPTURE.TXT. If desired, click Browse to select a different
drive, directory and filename. The next time data is captured, it will be stored under the
same location and filename.
NOTE: Changing the filename extension to "CSV" (comma separated variable) will allow the
file to be directly opened in the spreadsheet program. For example, double clicking the
filename CAPTURE.CSV in Windows Explorer will automatically start Microsoft Excel and
load the file.
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