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4.4.1 Flashing frequency of the Q.station 101 ....... 21 4.4.2 Module flashing frequency ............21 LCD screen................23 Q.station 101 connection ........25 Connect Q.station to Ethernet network with server .....25 Connect Q.station to an Ethernet interface ......25 Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Table of Contents Establishing a connection ............. 26 Note on the connection of modules ........27 5.4.1 Activating the terminating resistances ......... 27 5.4.2 Connecting modules to Q.station 101........28 Synchronization of several systems ........29 5.5.1 Connection of a radio receiver for time signals....32 5.5.2 Connection of a GPS receiver ..........
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Recording of a single event (repeated) .........88 7.4.3 Angular synchronous measurement ........92 Access to data in the Q.station ......95 Access through SMB/CIFS ............95 Remote control by VNC ............99 International Sales and Service ......103 Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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In this case contact your customer consultant or Gantner Instruments GmbH. Personnel The installation, operation and maintenance of the modules or devices must only be carried out by competent persons.
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Introduction Introduction Dear Customer, Thank you purchasing a product in the Q.series from Gantner Instruments GmbH. We are sure that you have obtained an excel- lent product which will enable you to make fast and reliable mea- surements with low measurement uncertainties.
Q.station. You will find this manual also as a PDF file on our home page www.gantner-instruments.com and on the Gantner CD enclosed with your Q.station 101 or which you can order free of charge from Gantner Instruments GmbH. About this manual This manual describes the installation, operation and configura- tion of the Q.station using the test.commander program.
You can connect up to 16 measurement modules to each of the four serial interfaces (UARTs) of the Q.station Test Controller (Fig. 3-1, page 16). This means that 8 channels can be acquired at 100 kHz sample rate per UART. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Introduction UART data throughput at 24 MBaud Sample rate 10 kHz 128 channels 8 channels Sample rate 100 kHz 512 real variables (10 kHz) Ethernet data throughput (transmission rate with block transfer) 32 real variables (100 kHz) Read 253 values and write 253 values at EtherCAT data throughput (transmission rate) 10 kHz, cycle time ≥...
Terminal arrangement on the Q.station 101 (top). IMPORTANT When accessing the Q.station 101 by FTP, USB1 is displayed as USB0 and USB2 as USB1. Ethernet TCP/IP Digital Input Digital Output Power Fig. 4-2 Terminal arrangement on the Q.station 101 (bottom). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Operation and displays → Terminal assignment CAN bus CAN bus pin assignment Meaning CAN 1 CAN1 High CAN 1 CAN1 Low CAN 2 Not yet available CAN 2 Not yet available Fig. 4-3 Terminal assignment of the plug-in terminal for the CAN bus of the Q.station 101 Test Controller.
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Q.station 101 Test Controller using the test.commander (Section 6.3, page 53). The terminals for the power supply are provided doubled so that you can in each case use just one or both terminals. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Operation and displays → Interfaces, SD card Use the doubled terminals, for example, to link the supply voltage from here to the connected modules. An unregulated direct voltage between 10 and 30 volts is needed for the power supply. The Q.station 101 needs approx. 12 W of available power.
LED of the affected connector strip or the blue LED lights or all LEDs flash in a certain order. In the following illustra- tions a short dash corresponds to short flash and a long dash to a long flash. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Operation and displays → LED flashing frequency 4.4.2.1 SOS, configuration error blue LED red LED 1 red LED 2 Fig. 4-7 Flashing sequence w ith an incorrect module or when there are no settings in the base. Cause: The configuration saved in the base does not match that in the module.
3. Is wiring of the interface connections correct? Then restart the system (by switching off, waiting one minute and then switching on again). If these measures do not remedy the error, then contact your customer consultant or Gantner Instruments GmbH directly. 4.4.2.5...
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Operation and displays → LCD screen Fig. 4-11 Q.station 101 start screen. In the factory setting there are five different tiles: • Controller with information on the type, serial number and firmware version. Tap on the tile to show further data, e.g. the active channels and their measurements.
If the Test Controller does not receive an IP address from a server, then it adjusts to its static IP address after a few sec- onds. The factory setting of the static IP address is 192.168.1.28. Therefore, set your PC, for example, to 192.168.1.10. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Q.station 101 connection → Establishing a connection 2. You use one of the versions Q.station 101 D or Q.station 101 DT and change the address of the Q.station 101. Tap on the tile and and enter an IP address from the address range of your PC in the following screen.
Controller Online, etc. Note on the connection of modules 5.4.1 Activating the terminating resistances The terminating resistances must be activated on the last base of each interface line (and only there), because the end of the line Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Q.station 101 connection → Note on the connection of modules must be terminated with two resistors (termination). Otherwise reflections occur on the line and lead to disturbances, even to the loss of data transmission. IMPORTANT The terminating resistances may only be activated at the end points of the interface line.
Test Controllers; (refer also to Fig. 5-3 on page 31): 1. Use the time signal in the Q.station 101 Test Controllers based on the IRIG standard (Inter Range Instrumentation Group) to synchronize all other Test Controllers to one master controller. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Q.station 101 connection → Synchronization of several systems The master controller (the device which is not configured as a slave, refer to Section 6.1.1.3, Synchronization, page 44) uses its internal clock for the date/time stamp (gray path in Fig. 5- 3).
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(here you can also download a time server program) and at http://www.pool.ntp.org. The time accuracy is then only depen- dent on the change in the response times in your network. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Q.station 101 connection → Synchronization of several systems The fifth method receives the time signal from a EtherCAT mas- ter. Here, the time delay of the signal is fed back to the master (from firmware version 1.7.2) which then calculates a new time signal.
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The various messages which contain the relevant value, e.g. GGA, are listed in the explanation of the command. You have to re-enter the port here, because several receivers may be con- nected. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
We recommend that you close all open programs before the installation. Administrator rights are needed for the installation. Insert the Gantner CD into your CD drive. In the standard config- uration Windows opens the CD automatically and a start window appears.
The subnet mask determines which addresses can be reached from the PC: Only addresses whose figures are identical in the places which contain a 255 in the subnet mask can be reached. The IP addresses of the PC and Test Controller should normally Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Q.station 101 connection → Ethernet on the PC be located in the same Ethernet segment (only the last group of figures in the IP address is different), otherwise the subnet mask must be 255.255.0.0 so that the last two groups of figures may be different.
Version 4 and click on Properties (refer also to Fig. 5-7). Then proceed to the register card Alternative Configuration and specify an address for the PC, e.g. 192.168.100.5, and a subnet mask, e.g. 255.255.255.0 (Fig. 5-8). Fig. 5-7 LAN connection properties (Windows 7 and 8). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Q.station 101 connection → Ethernet on the PC Fig. 5-8 Specifying the IP address and subnet mask for an alterna- tive (temporary) configuration. 5.7.3 Allowing access to network devices (firewall) Generally, a firewall monitoring access of the PC to the network and vice versa is installed on the PC.
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Q.station 101 connection → Ethernet on the PC Fig. 5-9 Firewall message from Windows 7 when attempting to connect through Ethernet; here for the Setup Assistant. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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After changes to the configuration of modules or a Test Con- troller is displayed in the project tree. Select or File > Write Project (Update) in the test.commander to update the settings in the project (and in the Test Controller). The project file is automatically saved. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Basic configuration of your system → Q.station basic settings At many points in the software you can call the setting dialogs or settings via the context menu of an entry. You call the context menu with the right mouse key. You process a complete variable in the configuration dialog in that you click on the variable in the left column (contains the vari- able number Vx) to mark it.
Q.station. The cycle frequency can be set slower or equal to the highest sample rate. The maximum cycle frequency is 10 kHz; it determines the system load. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Basic configuration of your system → Q.station basic settings 6.1.1.2 Life signal Here you specify how the life-sign signal (Live signal) is to be pro- duced. You can output a static signal which only changes its sta- tus when an error occurs or you can use a dynamic signal which changes its status between high and low with a certain fre- quency.
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This parameter is only needed when the modules are not directly connected to this interface, but instead connected to a modem, for example. Then enter the time here which is to be awaited additionally due to the slow connection. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Basic configuration of your system → Q.station basic settings 6.1.2.2 CAN bus interface You can both read and send data over this interface. The maxi- mum possible speed depends on the overall length of the cable which is connected to the relevant interface. Cable length in meters Maximum baud rate 1000...
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The stated static IP address is only effective when no DHCP server is being used. The IP address used in the setting Use DHCP server: Yes can be found under General remarks; refer to Section 6.1.3.8, page 51. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Note down the passwords and keep them in a safe place. If you have forgotten a password, note down the serial number of your Test Controller and contact us: office@gantner-instruments.com You then receive a release code which resets all three passwords. Client settings Here you define an FTP server with which the Q.station can con-...
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You can also use a network drive as the target memory for a log- ger, if you do not want to record on a storage medium on the Q.station 101 (SD card or USB). You provide the required details via this dialog (Fig. 6-6). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Basic configuration of your system → Q.station basic settings Fig. 6-6 Specifying network drives. Name Here, enter the name which is to be used later in the logger for this target memory. User name Here, enter the user name for which the target memory, i.e. the directory, is released.
With the Q.station 101 you can set up to four sample rates and data stores. On the data logger you define which data are saved, how often and where. The settings are written in a chapter of Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Basic configuration of your system → System variable their own; refer to Chapter 7, Recording w ith the data logger, page 67. System variable Below the basic settings for the Q.station there are also two entries for defining variables. IMPORTANT The variable Timestamp created in the default setting (DC sys- tem time, i.e.
You can leave all other settings on the default setting, because here only the high or low level is evaluated. 2. Frequency You can choose between a simple frequency measurement (Frequency, Standard) and Frequency, 2-Wire. The latter Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Basic configuration of your system → Specifying digital inputs/outputs enables you to detect the direction of rotation through the sign of the frequency (rotational speed) using two digital inputs. The setting cannot be currently configured interactively. If required, please contact our Support. 3.
. However, you do not necessarily have to assign all these outputs as only those outputs assigned with Status set are con- trolled. The setting cannot be currently configured interactively. If required, please contact our Support. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Basic configuration of your system → Virtual variable IMPORTANT Using the context menu of the Test Controller and Assign Read/ Write Access Sources, define which outputs are to be made available, e.g. for the field bus or the Test Controller (Pac Kernel column).
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The syntax of the selected function is explained in the lower sec- tion of the window. If required, zoom on this section to be able to read the text easier. Close the dialog with OK. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Basic configuration of your system → Virtual variable Fig. 6-12 Defining a computation (formula). Defining CAN signals In the context menu for virtual variables select Add Variable > CAN_INPUT or CAN_OUTPUT. After a double click on the vari- able, you can change the name and enter the CAN parameters (Fig.
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“pack” them into a virtual variable. To do this, create the variable type LOGGER_INTERNAL using the context menu for the Virtual Variables. Fig. 6-14 Configuration dialog for an internal logger variable Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Basic configuration of your system → Virtual variable Select the logger which computes the variable and state the vari- able. All available (defined) variables are shown in the list (Fig. 6- 14). Specify the data format, how the value is to be transferred and note which output is provided for this (with EtherCAT or Modbus/TCP you have to use at least two bytes).
Click on or use File > Read Online Values from Control- ler to be able to view the values of your variables. If you have defined appropriate variables, you can also set initial values in this dialog. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Basic configuration of your system → Online tools Fig. 6-17 Dialog for displaying the variable values. In the dialog click on Online to display the values in a graph over time. 6.5.3 Reading module information Click on or use File > Read Online Slaves Info from Controller to be able to display information such as the address or serial number of your system.
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(0 - 100%). Stor States how many files have been saved since starting the logger. Mails States how many mails have been sent since starting the logger. States how many files have been sent since starting the logger. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
ICP 100 or test.commander. Here, the program licenses apply to all versions of a program. If required, download the latest versions from our web site: www.gantner- instruments.com. You will find the programs under Software > Download.
3. Search for the Test Controller or the modules: Perform Scan. 4. If the modules are connected via a Test Controller, in the next window mark the Test Controller to which the modules to be updated are connected and click on OK. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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EtherCAT is not relevant here. You can, for example, use two data loggers and then “fill” one with the original sample rate and the other with a reduced data rate (= logging rate) (refer to Log- ging rate, page 76). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Recording with the data logger → Setting the sample rates (and data buffers) Fig. 7-1 Setting the sample rates Number Enter the required number of sample rates if you want to use more than one sample rate (up to 4 are possible). ➡...
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– Reset on reference gap, i.e. pulses must also occur on the Reset input simultaneously with the synchronization pulses. If the pulse on the reset input is missing, the counter is reset. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Recording with the data logger → Assign sample rates to the channels – Reset on falling edge of the reference signal, i.e. when the level on the Reset input goes low, the counter is reset. – Reset on rising edge of the reference signal, i.e. when the level on the Reset input goes high, the counter is reset.
A maximum of 20 log- gers is possible. A click on deletes the relevant logger with all the settings (for safety you are queried again before deletion). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Recording with the data logger → Logger settings Fig. 7-3 Logger settings (example of a continuous logger). 7.3.1 General settings for loggers 1 to 20 Data source Here you select which sample rate (which data buffer) is to be used for this data logger. You choose how many values are actu- ally stored via Logging rate;...
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Recording with the data logger → Logger settings Place- Meaning Example holder Month name August Thu Aug Date and time 13:55:02 2014 The first two places of the year figure Day with two figures Date in short form 02/23/14 Day with two places (space character as prefix) Date (long form) 2014-02-23...
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You have the same functions available as with the virtual vari- ables; refer also to Section 6.4, Virtual variable, page 56. Double click on the new channel to define the settings (Fig. 7-5). Fig. 7-5 Dialog for the functions Maximum and Reset. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Recording with the data logger → Logger settings If you have created a blank formula, click in the field to the right of Formula to call the input dialog. For the Max function illus- trated in Fig. 7-5 you can either define that a variable or a digital input controls the reset (the variable ResetMinMax in the illus- tration) or that the value is reset after being stored at the logging rate (On logging interval:).
Size of a single file. If no further space is available here, the next data medium in the list is used. If all available data media are full, Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Recording with the data logger → Logger settings the oldest two files in all data media are sought. They are then deleted and the relevant data medium is used further. The oldest files of this data medium are always deleted and over- written with new data (one file more is always deleted than written new in order to maintain a reserve).
(same sample rate). The channel must therefore be listed in the section Available variables. Storing the channel is not neces- sary, i.e. you do not need to activate the channel there. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Recording with the data logger → Logger settings The difference between Event-based and Triggered is that with Triggered both start and stop occur via a trigger event, whereas with Event-based only the start is initiated by an event (trig- gered) and a stop trigger does not exist: The quantity of data specified under Event length is always recorded.
FTP server(s); refer to Client settings in Section 6.1.3.3, page 48. The data are sent when the Size of a single file is reached. Here, you select the FTP server. Fig. 7-6 Send data to an FTP server Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Recording with the data logger → Logger settings Using the variable SendFTPVirtualBufferFile, you can also trig- ger the sending of a file to an FTP server. In this case you can leave the entry blank. 7.3.6 Send e-mail In order to be able to send e-mails you must define the possible selections for the fields Address, Subject and Content;...
#1 (StandardSampleRate) is higher than the logging rate, data reduction occurs. A logging rate higher than the sample rate is not permissible. Each file contains 3000 values per channel (300 seconds at 10 Hz, Fig. 7-8, page 84). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Recording with the data logger → Examples Fig. 7-8 Example of a continuous recording. The data are written to the SD card and must therefore be moved from time to time from there to a different medium, e.g. via the network.
USB1. With this option all the specified data media are used like a single large ring buffer. To prevent the loss of data you have to read out the data via the network before overwriting. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Recording with the data logger → Examples Fig. 7-9 Continuous recording on several data media. 7.4.1.3 Storage on last connected data medium, storage with or without data reduction Continuous recording of all data is to take place. The values acquired with sample rate #1 (StandardSampleRate was chosen as the name) are to be written to a log file with a logging rate of 10 Hz (ten values per second) over 300 seconds in each case.
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(RUN) on the Q.station 101 flashes rapidly until the write process starts on the new medium. With larger storage media detection may take longer, so it is essential to wait until the LED starts to flash rapidly. When the blue LED flashes slowly again (this may Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Recording with the data logger → Examples take longer than a minute), you can and must remove the first storage medium. Remove the data medium only when the flash- ing has stopped as otherwise the files may be damaged. The changeover from one storage medium to the next takes place when you connect a new medium.
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30 seconds before this event. Measurement should continue overall until the variable Start&Stop_Cond. is again less than 0.5 plus a run-on period of one minute. The other recording parameters are as given in the previous example. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Recording with the data logger → Examples Fig. 7-12 Example of a triggered recording w ith start and stop trig- ger. With the settings from Fig. 7-12, page 90 the values to be stored are initially written to an intermediate buffer which is 30 seconds in size, i.e.
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Recording takes place in each case at 1000 Hz for 40 seconds. Thereafter the pre-trigger buffer is filled again and the event awaited. Once the specified 50 events have been recorded, the file is closed and a new one started. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
Recording with the data logger → Examples Fig. 7-13 Event-based measurement. The data are written to the network drive which you have speci- fied in the basic settings using Host interface > Network drive. In this respect refer to Chapter 6, Basic configuration of your system, page 41, and Section 6.1.3.4, page 49.
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DI3. The maximum rotational speed is below 20,000 rpm, i.e. at least three milliseconds must pass before the next pulse can come. The settings for the logger take place as in the other examples. Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Enter the IP address of the Q.station on your PC in the search box (Fig. 8-1) and press Return. Fig. 8-1 Entering the IP address. The Q.station then appears with the IP address in the list of net- work drives or PCs (Fig. 8-2 on page 96). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Access to data in the Q.station → Access through SMB/CIFS Fig. 8-2 Q.station as network drive. You must enter the user name and password to be able to access the data. To do this, open the entry (the Data directory is shown) and double click on this directory (Fig.
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You can now access the drive just like any other network drive and copy or move files, etc. Alternatively you can also select the menu Extras -> Connect network drive in any Explorer window (Fig. 8-6). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Access to data in the Q.station → Access through SMB/CIFS Fig. 8-6 Linking the Q.station as Drive Q. Then, you obtain, as in the first case, the login dialog (Fig. 8-4), in which you have to enter the user name data) and password (data).
Then install the program (refer to Fig. 8-8 for an example). Fig. 8-8 Installing TightVNC. You only need the TightVNC Viewer to be able to remotely oper- ate the Q.station display. For this use the installation type Custom (Fig. 8-9). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Access to data in the Q.station → Remote control by VNC Fig. 8-9 Custom installation. You then have the possibility of installing the TightVNC Viewer (Fig. 8-10). Fig. 8-10 Installing the viewer. Follow the further instructions of the installation program. After installation start the program and enter the IP address of the Q.station (Fig.
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In the next dialog enter the password master (Fig. 8-12). Fig. 8-12 Entering the password. Then the display on the screen is shown in a window and you can operate the Q.station by clicking onto the fields as with tapping onto the display (Fig. 8-13). Q.series Gantner Instruments GmbH...
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Access to data in the Q.station → Remote control by VNC Fig. 8-13 Display of the Q.station in TightVNC. Of course, you can also use other VNC viewers. Enter the login data used above at the appropriate points. Vers. No. 1.1 Released: 7/11/2014...
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