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Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL) software as of the time of this Software Guide publication. Documented Software and its settings are subject to change with no substantial effect on its functionality. Polimaster reserves the right to change Software in such a way not mentioning it in Software Guides.
CONFIGURATION OF “MYSQL SERVER” SOFTWARE ........23 “PERSONAL DOSE TRACKER (MYSQL)” SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ..29 CONNECTING/DISCONNECTING OF THE INSTRUMENT AND PC ........33 CONNECTING/DISCONNECTING OF THE PM1610 ..........33 PM1610 DRIVER INSTALLATION ................34 CONNECTING/DISCONNECTING OTHER SUPPORTED INSTRUMENT SERIES AND PC ......................43 SOFTWARE START ........................44...
SOFTWARE OVERVIEW “Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL)” software (further – Software), developed by Polimaster company, enables serial connection from 1 to 100 X-Ray and Gamma Radiation Personal Dosimeters: PM1603/04, PM1610, PM1621, PM1208М, РМ1300, РМ1605, РМ1904А, РМ1703MO-1BT. Software enables information transfer to a personal computer for generating, analyzing and processing the corresponding databases in a control center or an expertise center.
Special and application software required for proper Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL) operation: Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 or higher. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS USB cable to communicate with PM1610, РМ1605, РМ1300 and РМ1904А instruments; IR adapter to communicate with PM1603/04, PM1208, PM1621, РМ1703MO-1BT instruments;...
If you are using instrument series PM1603/04, PM1208, PM1621, and/or РМ1703MO-1BT skip this step. If you are using PM1610 instrument with RFID function, connect RFID reader (optional) to PC, then connect the Instrument to it. Follow the driver installation procedure, outlined below.
When all the required steps are done, press Next button. Press Back button if going back to the previous step is required. Installation process can be aborted any time by pressing Cancel button. By default the software is installed into Program Files\Polimaster folder of the system disk.
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When installation is over, start the software. Press Start button and then click Programs > Polimaster > Personal Dose Tracker > Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL). Attention! If you are working with PM1610, PM1605 or PM1904A instruments, install drivers prior to the first software start (see Driver Installation chapter).
When instrument is in the USB mode, its light indicator blinks; During USB mode the instrument switches either to the PC power mode (PM1610B) or to the built-in battery charging mode (PM1610). PM1610 to a PC hardware disconnection Unplug cable from the instrument’s mini USB port;...
To do this in the system disk folder C :\Program Files\Polimaster\Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL)\Drivers select the folder containing the necessary drivers. DRIVERS FOR RM1605 AND PM1610 Drivers for these instruments are installed similarly. For Microsoft Windows XP. At initial PC-instrument connection software detects new hardware and informs user by...
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Driver folder for РМ1610 instruments is created upon installation of Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL) software only. Its pathname is as follows: С :\Program Files\Polimaster\Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL)\Drivers\PM1610. Press Finish to complete driver installation. РМ1904А DRIVER INSTALLATION For Microsoft Windows 7...
Installer creates all the necessary Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL) shortcut icons in the PC desktop and in the Main Windows Menu. Program start from the Main Windows Menu: Start > Programs > Polimaster > Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL) > Personal Dose Tracker (MySQL).
Instruments, and Users & Groups in the fashion, similar to Windows Explorer. The instruments are sorted in the system by type or series number. Current software version supports communication with PM1603/04, PM1208, PM1610, РМ1605, РМ1300, РМ1904А, PM1621, РМ1703MO-1BT instruments. РМ1603 and PМ1604 series instruments differ in DER measurement range only, thus, being almost identical.
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PC when the instrument is being assigned to the user; Turn Off Instrument (available for PM1610 only) – flag this check-box to enable automatic turn off of the instrument when history was cleared and instrument was detached from the user.
Note! Before start working with the instrument, make sure that: For PM1610, РМ1605, PM1300, PM 1904А series instruments 1. Instrument is connected to PC by USB cable (see relevant chapters); 2. Driver for the instrument application type is installed (see...
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If search results in error, check whether the instrument is properly connected to PC. For PM1610, PM1605, PM1300 and PM1904A Instruments disconnect the cable for the USB port, reconnect it again and repeat several times if required so that instrument’s LCD displays “USB”.
In the system components field – select required instrument type. In this example we deal with PM1610. PM1610 Instruments card opens in the right area correspondingly. Open Current State tab and look through the list for serial number of the instrument that will be detached.
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It is done due to the limited size of the instrument internal memory. This function is disabled by default; Turn Off Instrument (available for PM1610 only) – flag this check-box to enable automatic turn off of the instrument when history was cleared and instrument was detached from the user.
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If search results in error, press OK button and check whether the instrument is properly connected to PC: For the Instruments PM1610, РМ1605, PM1300 and РМ1904А type disconnect the cable from the instrument’s USB port, reconnect it again and repeat several times if required so that instrument’s LCD displays “USB”;...
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(instrument’s LCD displays USB message). If so, user can work with PM1610 as usual (assign it to another user, e.g.). But when mini USB-USB cable is unplugged, instrument switches off automatically, even if it is already assigned to a different user and for this user the Switch Off Instrument option is deactivated (check-box is unflagged).
. Current software version uses the communication protocol to work with following instruments: PM1603/04, PM1621, РМ1208М, PM1610, РМ1605, PM1300, РМ1904А, РМ1703MO- 1BT only. Select required instrument type in the drop-down list and press Find Instrument button to start searching of the currently connected instrument.
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Blocking - field used by Administrator or Operator to block for a common user his/her ability to work with the following functions on the instrument (for PM1610 only): I and II Dose (DE) and Dose Rate (DER) thresholds changing;...
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If search results in error, check whether the instrument is properly connected to PC. For PM1610, РМ1605, PM1300 and РМ1904А disconnect the cable for the instrument’s USB port, reconnect it again and repeat several times if required so that instrument’s LCD displays “USB”.
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If search results in error, check whether the instrument is properly connected to PC. For PM1610, PM1605, PM1300 and PM1904A Instruments disconnect the cable for the USB port, reconnect it again and repeat several times if required so that instrument’s LCD displays “USB”.
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