Bvs Chameleon Cw User Manual - Berkeley Varitronics Systems Fox Manual

BVS Chameleon User Manual
Introduction
The Chameleon application software is the universal data conversion and filtering tool for BVS Receivers.
The Chameleon was designed to greatly simplify the transfer of receiver data to many popular post-pro-
cessing applications such as MapInfo and MSI Planet. In addition to the ability of this application to convert
data into custom formats, different filtering capabilities are available to facilitate the extraction of useful
data needed for network analysis.
The following sections of this document outline the various features of the Chameleon software.
Installation
Installation of Chameleon is straightforward. Insert the CD provided with the product purchased into the
computer. Wait a few seconds for the auto-run program on the CD to boot up. Choose Chameleon CW from
the list of applications to install. This will load the installation program. Next, follow the steps outlined
by this application. After the installation has been completed, an icon will be placed in the chosen folder
(default is "BVS").
Running the Application
After starting the application, the main screen will appear. There are four steps to conversion which are
outlined in the following sections.
Main Menu
The main menu contains options to save and retrieve configurations. The "Save Configuration" option
under the APPLICATION menu will save information stored in all fields on all notebook pages. This allows
the user to save custom configurations for use on a number of different files. Any saved configuration can
be restored using the "Open Configuration" option in the APPLICATION menu. The configuration files are
stored in ASCII form. DO NOT modify these configurations manually! Any manual change to the configura-
tion files may result in the loss of configuration information.
Step 1 – Select Input / Output
Choose the data file that is to be converted. Chameleon will automatically determine which product created
the file. Chameleon will display the product type next to the filename. A default output filename will be
chosen with the .OUT extension. This may be modified to suit the users needs.
Step 2 – Choose Formatting Options
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