BOREAL LASER GasFinder2, Operation Manual

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Boreal Laser Inc. GasFinder2 Operation Manual — Data I/O July 17th 2017
The serial data from the GasFinder2 can be viewed using a
computer that has a serial port. Boreal Laser Inc. has developed
the
GasViewOP program to view and log the data. This program
is described fully in the GasViewOP manual.
Alternatively, any computer with a Hyperterminal program can
be used to download the data. HyperTerminal is a standard
accessory in Windows 9X and Windows NT & XP. Windows 7
requires a Hyperterminal emulator program to be downloaded.
HyperTerminal
Choose Program Files , Accessories ,
Communications, Hyperterminal.
Choose a name and an icon , and
click OK .
In the Connect to display, bypass the
phone connections and under Connect Using , scroll down to the port
being used. Click OK .
In the Port Settings display, change the bits per second (baud rate) to
the correct value, typically 9600. Also select 8 data bits, no parity, and
1 stop bit.
Flow control should be set to none . Click OK.
If the computer is correctly connected to the GasFinderMC, the data
should now be appearing on the screen.
To save the data to a fi le, on the Upper Toolbar click on Transfer and
Capture Text .
Designate a fi le in the Capture Text window, or use the Browse option
to choose one, and the data can be recorded to a fi le in a specifi c
location.
Clicking Start will activate the recording procedure and on the lower
toolbar the word Capture will be highlighted.
To stop recording the data, in the upper Tool Bar click on Transfer ,
Capture Text, and Stop .
Note that some versions of Windows may have a different path for accessing
HyperTerminal.
The fi le is in Unix format and has a L/F and C/R end of line character string, not C/R and L/F.
It can be loaded into Excel, but each line will be separated by a space. This can be removed
with a Data Sort routine or a Macro.
Downloading Data
GasViewOP