Establishing Communication to the Instrument
1.
Connect the instrument to the PC with the supplied cable.
2.
Double-click the
Micro-Ohmmeter icon
in the DataView folder that was cre-
ated on the desktop during software installation to open the Control Panel.
3.
From the menu bar, select
Instrument
,
then click
Connect
to open the Con-
nection dialog box.
The instrument name should appear in the
Communication port
field. If not,
select it from the drop-down list. Ensure that the
Instrument model
field is set
to 6292, and the
Communication rate
is set to 57600. Then click
OK
.
Configuring the Instrument
Establish a connection to the instrument. Then from the menu bar, select
Instru
-
ment
,
then click
Configure
. The Configuration Panel dialog box will appear:
This dialog box allows you to configure options for each of the following settings:
• Object name
is the name of the test object. This name can be up to 20
characters in length.
• Test duration
determines how long the test will run. Selecting Unlimited will
run the test until you manually stop it by pressing the
STOP
button on the
instrument. Select Limited if you want the test to have a defined end point.
When you choose this option, the Duration field activates so you can enter
the number of seconds you want the test to run. The minimum is 5 seconds,
the maximum is 120 seconds.
• Operating mode
determines whether the test is run using BSG (both sides
grounded) or Normal mode.
