ViscoSite VL800 Viscometer
Operating Manual
ViscoSite VL800 Viscometer
Galvanic Applied Sciences, Inc.
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (978) 848--2701
Operating Manual Rev: 2.0E
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With an active communications session between the PC and the
ViscoSite transmitter, a user logged into the software at the
Factory
access level sees the Toolbar shown below in Figure 5.9.
Figure 5.9: Toolbar (Factory Level)
The
Factory
level user may view and edit the parameters and
configurations in the
•
Display Setup,
•
Output Config,
•
Option Setup,
•
Calibration,
•
Engineering
menus via selection of the buttons in the toolbar shown in Figure 5.9.
See Section 5.2.2 for a brief discussion of the functionality of each
selection on the toolbar. Menus and submenus are discussed in detail
below starting with Section 5.6.
Engineering is outlined in 11.
5.5 Connecting to the Transmitter via the ViscoSite
Software
Once the ViscoSite transmitter is physically connected to either a local PC (via
USB) or a remote PC (via the network-configured
transmitter’s Ethernet
connection to the LAN), it is possible to establish a communications session
between a PC running the ViscoSite software and a ViscoSite transmitter.
Establishing a Communications Session with a
ViscoSite Transmitter via the ViscoSite Software
Follow the directions below to establish a
local
or
remote
communications session, as applicable, between the ViscoSite
Software and a Windows PC.
5.5.1.1 Virtual COM Port Setup for Local Connection
via USB
Please see Section 3.11.2 for instructions on how to create
a virtual COM port on your local PC. This is
required
to
establish the
local
USB connection.
5.5.1.2 Establishing a Communications Session
(Connection) to a ViscoSite Transmitter via
the ViscoSite Software
•
Launch the ViscoSite Software.
