Displaying Data On A Computer Terminal; Preparing For Panaview Programming - GE DigitalFlow XGS868i Programming Manual

Chapter 2. Displaying Data

2.3 Displaying Data on a Computer Terminal

The flow rate data collected by the XGS868i may be displayed in various formats on a remote computer terminal via
the meter's RS232 serial port. This requires the use of the optional PanaView software. Refer to the instructions below
to display data via PanaView.

2.3.1 Preparing for PanaView Programming

Before you attempt to communicate with the XGS868i, be sure you have linked your PC to the XGS868i via an RS232
interface. For details on wiring the interface, refer to Wiring the Serial Port in the Startup Guide, and to the document
EIA-RS Serial Communications (916-054). You must also install PanaView, as discussed in the PanaView User's
Manual (910-211), and in Appendix C, Programming the XGS868i via PanaView™.
1. Power up the XGS868i and wait until it has initialized.
2. Launch PanaView and wait until it initializes the XGS868i and displays the basic PanaView window.
3. As described in Appendix C, open the Meter Browser window and highlight the meter to be used.
At this time, any of PanaView's comprehensive data handling capabilities may be used. These include:
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collecting and displaying live data in text format
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collecting and displaying live data in graphical format
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collecting and logging live data
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displaying a log file in text format
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displaying a log file in graphical format
To access PanaView's data handling options, pull down the Output menu, as shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2: The Output Menu
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