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PSI System Controls and Diagnostics
9 Getting Started with the PSI Diagnostic host software
Before installing the D100 in its final location, and if it is the first time you have used a D100,
we recommend that you familiarize yourself with its operation on the bench. You can check the
unit powers up correctly, establish communications, and operate peripheral devices such as HV
supplies. The Pyramid Technical Consultants, Inc. PSI Diagnostic host software, provided with
your D100, provides a simple means of doing this.
9.1 Installing the PSI Diagnostic Program
The PSI Diagnostic is a stand-alone program which allows you to read, graph and log data from
the D100, and set all the important acquisition control parameters. For some applications it may
be adequate for all of your data acquisition needs.
The D100 is supplied with software programs and drivers on a USB memory stick. We
recommend that you copy the files into a directory on your host PC. Check the Pyramid
Technical Consultants, Inc. web site at
www.ptcusa.com
for the latest versions.
The program runs under the Microsoft Windows operating system with the 2.0 .NET framework.
This has to be installed before the PSI Diagnostic. Most new PCs have .NET 2.0 already
installed. The installer will warn if it is not already installed, and direct you to Microsoft web
site where it can be downloaded at no charge.
Install the PSI Diagnostic by running the PTCDiagnosticSetup.msi installer, and following the
screen prompts. Once the program has installed, you can run the Diagnostic at once.
9.2 Running the PSI Diagnostic Program
1) Inspect the unit carefully to ensure there is no evidence of shipping damage. If there appears
to be damage, or you are in doubt, contact your supplier before proceeding.
2) Connect +24 V DC power but no other connections. The power LED should illuminate when
the power is applied, and the other three LEDs should flash.
4) Set the address rotary switch to position "1" (address 1).
5) Run the PTCDiagnostic host program on a Windows PC.
6) Connect a fiber optic loop adaptor (A100, A200, A300 or A500) to the PC. Connect to the
loop adaptor to the D100 via fiber-optic cable. There is no need to connect to a detector at this
stage.
Note that it is possible to connect a D100 via a simple RS-232 to fiber-optic through converter
such as the Group 3 Model FTR. However this means that the fiber-optic loop and thus D100
have to work at 115k bps rather than the normal 10M bps. To allow this, you would need to
open the D100 case and fit a link to JPR2 option position 1. We do not recommend this
configuration for general use, due to the much reduced data rate.
7) Start the PSI Diagnostic. It will search the available communication channels on the PC and
present a search list. If you are using an A300 or A500 the list does not already include its IP
address, enter this into the edit box followed by :100 for the network port (for example
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