Receiving Files From A Computer - Olympus 38DL PLUS User Manual

DMTA-10004-01EN, Rev. D, November 2016
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Receiving Files from a Computer

The same type of datalogger information, which you can send to a computer, can also
be received or downloaded from a computer into the instrument. There are two
benefits:
• At the next survey date, months, or years later, retrieve to the gage previously
saved thickness survey data stored in a computer file with ID numbers. You can
use this retrieved data for the following purposes:
— To guide you through the measurement sequence using the ID numbers.
— To compare current values, at the measurement site, with previously
measured thickness values.
— To manually or automatically verify that the current measurement setup is
identical to the previously used setup.
• Create ID number sequences in a computer, and then download them to the
instrument. This externally created sequence can guide you through the
prescribed measurement location path. The ID sequence created in the computer
must have setup information. The setup can be the gage default setups or any
other desired sequence of setups.
The data downloaded to the 38DL PLUS must be in the same precise format in
which data is transmitted. Olympus recommends using the GageView interface
program to handle all functions of interfacing, storing, and creating 38DL PLUS
data. Please contact Olympus for information on additional software data
management programs.
To receive a data file from a computer
1. When using GageView or another program to send the file from the computer
using the USB port, set the USB communication parameters and connect the
38DL PLUS to the computer (see "Setting Up USB Communication" on page 244).
2. When using a program to send the file from the computer using the RS-232 port,
set the RS-232 communication parameters and connect the 38DL PLUS to the
computer (see "Setting Up RS-232 Serial Communication" on page 245).
3. Turn on the 38DL PLUS and ensure that the measurement screen is active.
4. On the computer, begin sending formatted data.
The 38DL PLUS displays a RECEIVING DATA screen while the data is sent, and
then returns to the measurement screen.
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