14
Memory Free
Gives the number of free data points for a
maximum of 50000 (224 x 240).
Exit
Pressing EXIT returns the instrument back to
the
MAIN MENU
and onto the next item which
is
Set RS232.
Download Data To Windows 95
Micronics suggest when downloading to a P.C.
that
Handshaking
> None
is selected (See
page 15 -
SET UP RS232
) when setting up the
RS232 for maximum data transfer speed.
Check there is data to download by selecting
view text in the
DATA LOGGER
menu.
Connect the RS232 cable between the
Portaflow 300 and COM1 or COM2 on your
PC.
When in Windows 95 select,
Start >Programs
>Accessories >Hyper Terminal,
then select
the
Hypertrm
icon.
The heading
Connection Description
will
appear after
Hypertrm
has been selected.
Enter the name of your choice. Select OK
when complete.
The heading
Phone Number
will appear.
Select
Connect using:
then
Direct to Com 2.
When this has been selected the heading
Com
2 Properties
will appear, select OK.
SET UP RS232 yy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss
Handshaking(flow control/Protocol)
none
Baud rate(Bits per second)
19200
Data bits
8
Stop bits
1
Parity
NONE
New line
CR
Printer test
Exit
The Portaflow 300 can now be configured to
the PC. Select
Setup RS232
on the
MAIN
MENU
and press ENTER. Change the settings
on the computer to match those on the
Portaflow 300 then exit the menu.
Downloading data to a spreadsheet in
WINDOWS 95
Before downloading data onto a spreadsheet
and
Download range to RS232
is selected on
the Portaflow 300, the data has to be stored to
a file. Data cannot be entered onto a
spreadsheet after
Download to RS232
has
been selected.
