PortaSens II
Gas Detector
C16 Leak Detector
O & M Manual
Rev. G, 11/07
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After you have adjusted your configuration to the desired settings, click the “Download”
tab next to the configure tab. The display in Figure 7 will appear.
FIGURE 7 - DOWNLOAD TAB IN DATALOG SOFTWARE
This tab is provided to initiate the transfer of data from the C16 to your computer. The
RS-232 cable must be connected from your computer serial port to the C16 data port in order to
transfer data. The C16 must be running. In the lower right corner of this tab is a communication
link status block. If the computer is communicating properly, the block will be green and indicate
“Link OK”. If proper communication is not established, the block will be red and indicate “Link
Trouble”. Link trouble can be caused by either selection of the wrong Com port in the Configure
Tab, improperly connecting the RS-232 cable, not turning on the C16, or a faulty cable assembly.
Contact ATI for assistance if this problem persists.
When you are ready to transfer data from the C16 to your computer, click the “Get Data”
button. Bar graphs on the computer display will show the progress of the download and of the file
saving operations. When complete, the file names assigned to each logging period and the save
location will be displayed in the lower half of the DataLog window. If files were defined as comma
delimited, a file extension of .CVS will be added to the file name. If files are stored as space or
tab delimited, an extension of .TXT is used.
Display and Graph of Data
The DataLog program supplied with the C16 is designed only to transfer data and put it in
a form that can be handled by standard spreadsheet programs. It is up to the user to import the
data into whatever spreadsheet is to be used, and to generate reports and graphs using the tools
supplied in the spreadsheet program. Programs such as Lotus 123 and Excel are very powerful
and can provide data summaries in many different formats.
