Lighthouse solair 3100, Operating Manual

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Lighthouse S3100/S5100/Boulder Counter Operating Manual
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MANUAL Counting Mode
In Manual counting mode, the sample time is based on when the
counter is instructed to stop counting. At this point, a data record is
recorded and the sample time is the interval between the command to
start counting and the command to stop counting.
7 Start Pump
9 Start Manual Count
10 Stop Manual Count; writes a data record, uses the time interval as
the sample time
The "hold" time is effectively the time between a STOP and a START
command.
After the last desired sample is taken, send the following to stop the
pump:
8 Stop Pump
AUTOMATIC Counting Mode
In Automatic counting mode, the instrument uses the configured
sample time, hold time, and initial sample delay to record samples.
The instrument will continue running samples until it receives a stop
command. When the stop command is given, since the device will not
have completed a full sample cycle, the most current data will not
record to the buffer.
After setting all the instrument parameters, run these commands:
11 Start Instrument; to start recording
12 Stop Instrument; to stop recording