Temperature Recorder
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Tutorial Quick Start
Recording real time data from PC.
1. Turn on the Temperature Recorder first, then
connect it to a PC RS-232 serial port with the
supplied cable.
2. Run the TestLink software.
3. If the connection is successful, the LCD simulation
will display the same value as the Temperature
Recorder. If the connection fails, "No Connection"
will be displayed on the LCD simulation window.
4. When the connection is successful, select Real Time
Data | Run from the main menu or click from
the tool bar. A dialog box will ask you to select the
record interval and how many record numbers to
record, and to then click the start button to start
recording.
5. When the number of recorded data records reaches
the amount you set, recording will stop, or click
to stop recording.
Saving recorded real time data to a file
1. Click the window whose data you want to save make
it the active window, then choose File | Save from
the main menu or click from the tool bar.
2. A save dialog box will appear. Choose the file name
and file type to save.
3. There are three types of file name you can choose.
They are 1) binary file(
*
.ghf), 2) text file(
*
.txt) and 3)
EXCEL format file(
*
.csv). The
*
.ghf file saves a much
smaller file than the other two file formats, but can
only be used in TestLink SE500. The text file can be
opened by TestLink SE500 and any other word
processor program such as Word, Notepad etc. The
EXCEL format file can be opened by TestLink
SE500 and Microsoft EXCEL.