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- Page 2 Videx, Inc. PulseStar is a trademark of Videx, Inc. Videx is a registered trademark of Videx, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Copyright © 2000 by Videx, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ..................Overview ........ Installation and Operation of PulseStar System ..............PulseStar Base Station ..................iButton ..............Software Installation PulseStar PC Software Windows ............. Transfer ............Configure ............iButton Menus ............... File ............... Edit ............Settings .............. Help .............. -
Page 4: Overview
Overview Thank you for purchasing PulseStar and PulseStar Communications software. PulseStar is from a family of portable data collectors with a common ancestry of superiority. Each reader is manufactured with a metal case. While each product in this lineage of data collectors has its own functionality, they all are known for their metal housing that protects the internal electronics. - Page 5 Overview Full System Contents PulseStar reader PulseStar Base Station (includes power transformer) PulseStar Communications Software CD iButtons Serial cable (9-pin or 25-pin) PC System Requirements Requires Windows® 95 or later, or Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 or later 32MB of RAM (64MB recommended)
- Page 6 5400 iButton IDs (with time and date stamp) to be stored in memory before it is necessary to transfer the data to the computer. When the PulseStar memory is full, it will not indicate successful reads and will instead rapidly flash its LED. Memory is nonvolatile; the battery may be removed but the memory contents are retained.
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Page 7: Installation And Operation Of Pulsestar System
Installation and Operation of PulseStar System PulseStar is ready for use the minute you receive it. To read an iButton, lightly press the PulseStar read head to an iButton. PulseStar will indicate a successful iButton read by emitting a silent “pulse.”... - Page 8 The PulseStar Base Station provides communication between the PulseStar and the computer. The base station has three LEDs: Transmit, Receive, and Power (Figure 3). The Transmit LED will illuminate when the PulseStar is sending information to the computer. The Receive LED will illuminate when the computer is sending information to the PulseStar.
- Page 9 Connecting the Base Station to a Computer The following steps describe how to connect a PulseStar Base Station to the computer’s serial port. You will need a computer, PulseStar Base Station, and a Videx serial port cable (TWC-001 (DB25) or TWC-008 (DB9)).
- Page 10 Using Multiple PulseStar Base Stations Figure 6 - Base Stations in Series Up to 10 Videx Base Stations, holding 20 PulseStars, can be connected in series to a single serial port; this allows the user to transfer data from multiple data collectors in a single transfer process.
- Page 11 If you should inadvertently remove a PulseStar while it is in the process of transferring data, the software displays a message that it was unable to communicate with the unit and then continues to try to transfer the data from all of the other PulseStars.
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Page 12: Ibutton
1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, and 1994. In addition to the iButton ID number, the data stored in the iButton’s memory can be trans- ferred from the iButton to the PulseStar. This option is OFF by default and must be enabled with PulseStar Communications software. -
Page 13: Software Installation
If the PulseStar Autoplay window (Figure 7) appears when you insert the PulseStar CD into your CD drive, you can use it to install and explore the contents of the CD. If the default settings on your Windows system prevent the Autoplay window from appearing, you can simply follow the instructions in this document to install and explore the contents of this CD. - Page 14 PulseStars in the Configuration tab. If there is any data it will transfer it, clear the data from the PulseStar, set the PulseStar’s clock, and display the data in the Transfer tab. It will also add any iButtons to the list in the iButtons tab that are not already there.
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Page 15: Pulsestar Pc Software
Figure 8 - Transfer Tab Transfer Tab This tab shows data transferred from the PulseStar. In this window you may sort or filter the data, then export or print it. Click on column headers to sort. (Note: Cannot sort on iButton data.) Data can be filtered by “Factory ID,” “Name or Serial Number,”... - Page 16 PulseStar PC Software - Tab Windows Date and Time - Date and time of iButton read iButton Name or ID - iButton ID read iButton Data - Data retrieved from iButton. To read this data, first highlight the iButton data field by single clicking on it.
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Page 17: Configure
PulseStar PC Software - Tab Windows Figure 10 - Configure Tab Configure Tab This tab shows the list of PulseStars in your system, the name or serial number assigned to them, and the last date and time of communications. New PulseStars are automatically added to the list when they are encountered by the communica- tions software. - Page 18 Delete button - Remove PulseStar from list. Advanced button - Brings up the list of settings to program into the PulseStar the next time it is encountered. When a PulseStar is new, it is configured to the four settings shown in Figure 11.
- Page 19 PulseStar PC Software - Tab Windows Attempt to read data from iButtons – The PulseStar can read and record data from iButtons written in the Dallas default data structure. Since this function adds to the overall iButton reading time, it is turned off by default but may be enabled by toggling this control.
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Page 20: Ibutton
PulseStar PC Software - Tab Windows Status of communications with Blue Dot reader Figure 14 - iButton Tab iButton Tab This tab displays a list of iButtons in your system. To assign a name or descrip- tion to an iButton, simply type in a name. The Transfer grid will automatically update with the new name. -
Page 21: File
Reader cable is physically attached. PulseStar Settings - Clear PulseStar data after transfer (Default) Set PulseStar clock after transfer - Update each PulseStar after download is complete. (Default) Warn if battery voltage drops below threshold - Allows user to set low battery voltage threshold. - Page 22 PulseStar PC Software - Drop-Down Menus Raw Scan File Output to Videx raw data file in addition to writing to the database - This option allows the software to create a Videx raw data file in addition to the database file (.mdb) that is created automatically.
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Page 23: Help
PulseStar PC Software - Drop-Down Menus Help Menu About - Version of PulseStar Software Figure 18 - About PulseStar Communications Page 20... -
Page 24: Battery Replacement
PulseStar Battery Replacement The PulseStar is shipped with a 3V lithium battery. The life of this battery in sleep (storage) mode is up to 1 year or up to 40,000 reads when using default settings. Exact battery life depends upon actual use. - Page 25 The following chart provides an estimate of the days of battery life for PulseStar; it assumes that the PulseStar will be used 9 hours in a day, then downloaded and put into sleep mode. The PulseStar pulse duration is set at 1000 milliseconds (1 second) when it is shipped from the factory.
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Page 26: Flashing Led
PulseStar Flashing LED A light-emitting diode in the read head of the PulseStar is a status indicator. The following light patterns indicate the corresponding status: PulseStar battery level is above the low threshold, and it 1 flash every is checking every flash for a communications signal 2.3 seconds... -
Page 27: Developers Information
"An invalid command was sent to the PulseStar." 1008 "No data is available." 1009 "A time-out occurred." 1010 "A bad bit value was specified for the PulseStar configuration bit variable." 1011 "No data is available." 1012 "Attempt to synchronize with the PulseStar failed." 1013 "One or more parameters contained an illegal value."... -
Page 28: Troubleshooting
If the status bar at the bottom of the PulseStar window displays “Unable to Open Comx,” then the serial port may be in use by another program or device. To free up the serial port for use by the PulseStar, disable that program or device. -
Page 29: Specifications
Storage Temperature: -40° to 149°F (-40° to 60°C) Operating Temperature: 32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C) Humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing PulseStar Downloader Specifications Dimensions: 4.0” x 4.1” x 1.8” (102 x 105 x 46 mm) Weight: 8.2 ounces (232.5 g) -
Page 30: Configuration Options
Turn off ability to wake up by On - Off (default On) shorting contact: Refer to “Data Communications DLL Specification for PulseStar” document for information regarding additional settings. Technical documents can be located on the PulseStar Communications CD. Page 27... - Page 31 Copyright © 2000 by Videx, Inc. Part# MN-TPS-02 GCO# 1254 ATR Systems, Inc. 2049 Stout Drive, A-1 Warminster, PA 18974 USA [tel] 215.443.8720 [fax] 215.443.8709 [email] support@atrsys.com [web] www.atrsys.com...
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