Communications Between Personaldataram And Computer - Thermo Scientific personalDATARAM pDR-1000AN Instruction Manual

9.3 Communication Between personalDataRAM and Computer
To effect the communication between the personalDataRAM (via the pDR-COM
software installed in the computer as described in the preceding section) and the PC,
proceed as follows:
1. Connect the personalDataRAM to one of the computer's serial ports using the
pDR-DCC cable provided. This cable has a 9-pin female connector for the
computer port.
2. Key ON/OFF the personalDataRAM and then key NEXT repeatedly until
CONNECT TO PC is displayed on the personalDataRAM.
3. On the computer, double click on the pDR-COM icon. A four-tabbed notebook
display should appear. Click on the Com Port Select and select the port to which
the pDR-DCC cable has been connected.
4. From the four-tabbed notebook displayed on the computer screen select the tab
with the desired option. The options are:
• Main: This page allows the user to input the personalDataRAM serial number
(or any other desired label), and select the Serial Com Port.
• Logged data: This page allows the user to download, tabulate, print data, or
transfer to a CSV file the data stored in the personalDataRAM. This page also
serves to display real-time numerical data when the computer is connected to the
personalDataRAM in the Run Mode.
• Graph data: This page enables the downloading and graphing of stored data to
the computer screen and to a printer. In the Run Mode, this page displays the
real-time data in graphic format.
NOTE: Version 2.00 and greater does not possess graphing capability.
• Configure pDR: This screen allows the user to edit the operating/logging
parameters. Click on the item to be edited and select or type in the new value.
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