Industrial Scientific DSX-L, Startup Manual

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Introduction
Chapter
2
2.1. Overview
DSX-L provides the capabilities for fleet management and the scheduling and automatic
performance of testing, calibration, and battery charging for the following Industrial Scientific
instruments:
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Tango™ TX1 Single-Gas Monitor
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Ventis™ Pro4 Multi-Gas Monitor
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Ventis™ Pro5 Multi-Gas Monitor
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SafeCore™ Module
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Ventis™ MX4 Multi-Gas Monitor
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Ventis™ LS Multi-Gas Monitor
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MX6 iBrid™ Multi-Gas Monitor
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GasBadge® Pro
DSX-L and its software are installed to function as a system where data reside on a
company’s internal computer network (or PC). The remainder of this guide refers to this
type of installation.
2.2. Features
Features of the docking station system include the following.
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Ability to operate from a server or stand-alone PC.
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Ability to handle up to 100 Instrument Docking Stations (IDS) with one docking station.
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One fresh air input and two or five gas inputs.
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Built-in Smart charger on each IDS for rechargeable instruments.
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Simplified feedback on the IDS via 3 LEDs (red, yellow, and green), and an audible
alarm.
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A graphical user interface tool (DSSAC) that allows an administrator to view operations
on each IDS from a network computer.
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Ability to schedule calibrations, bump tests, diagnostic tests and datalog data downloads
globally for all IDSs, or on an instrument-specific basis.
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Multilingual user interface (English, French, Spanish, or German) on the IDS display as
well as in the DSSAC application.
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Storage of instrument data in a central database.
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Option to use the Industrial Scientific supplied run-time database or the customer’s own
existing Microsoft
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SQL Server.
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Option to implement Industrial Scientific Corporation’s iNet solution, gas detection as a
service.
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Optional iGas configuration for automatic configuration of gas cylinders on an IDS.