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User Manual

Gná Graphic Supporting Software

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Mercury & Gná program

installation

Mercury & Gná is an online user software for the Star-Oddi telemetry system.

Mercury & Gná can run under Windows 2000 or newer. The following chapters will

take you step-by-step through the program installation, hardware connections and use

of the Mercury & Gná Program.

The installation of Mercury & Gná requires access to a PC computer with a standard

RS-232C serial interface or USB.

The users of Mercury & Gná will receive free updates of the software. Updates of

Mercury & Gná will be available for free download at:

http://www.star-oddi.com/Downloads/

The Star-Oddi telemetry logger is supported by the Mercury software and the

Communication Box, which works as an interface between the logger and the

computer. The logger is ready for recording after the user has set the start time and

sampling interval in the Mercury software. The recorded data is transmitted to Gná

where the results can be analyzed in graphic and tabular form. In Gná the user has the

option to print out reports with information such as energy consumption of the RF

boxes.

This chapter describes how to install and uninstall the Mercury & Gná software on

your PC computer. Please note that each software needs to be installed and

uninstalled separately.

2.1

Install

To download Mercury & Gná visit www.star-oddi.com/downloads. To install the

program, follow the automatic InstallShield Wizard.

Follow the instructions on the screen. You will be prompted for a directory name for

your Mercury & Gná program.

Type in your product key. Please keep the product key in a safe location as you may

need it for future use. The product key works for multiple computers on the same

network.

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Page 1: ... Telemetry heart rate temperature logger and Mercury Gná Online user Software Skeidaras 12 210 Gardabaer Iceland Tel 354 533 6060 star oddi star oddi com www star oddi com Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 3: ...OM Connection 13 4 4 Connection Wizard 14 5 PAN 15 5 1 Setup running 15 5 2 Configuration of the Communication Port 17 6 RF box and antenna 19 6 1 Starting running 19 7 Working with groups and programming the logger 22 7 1 Creating a group 22 7 2 Connecting and programming the logger 23 7 3 Send group to Gná 29 7 4 Downloading data in Mercury 33 8 On line monitoring 36 8 1 Buttons 36 8 2 Using the...

Page 4: ...required by the researcher The DST microRF HRT is implanted in the animal Prior to implantation the loggers will need to be programmed using the communication box and the accompanying application software Mercury where the user defines groups measurement start time and transmission frequency The heart rate is derived from a leadless single channel ECG in which the electrodes are part of the housin...

Page 5: ...and all other measurements will be stored in memory If you miss a transmission for any reason the logger will not resend the data but will store the data in memory which can be retrieved at the end of the research The PAN is connected to the computer using a serial cable and a USB converter How far the PAN can be placed away from the RF box varies greatly on the configuration of the lab but in mos...

Page 6: ...nd the computer The logger is ready for recording after the user has set the start time and sampling interval in the Mercury software The recorded data is transmitted to Gná where the results can be analyzed in graphic and tabular form In Gná the user has the option to print out reports with information such as energy consumption of the RF boxes This chapter describes how to install and uninstall ...

Page 7: ...Rights Reserved Page 7 2 2 Uninstall To uninstall the program do the following 1 Click on the Start button in Windows 2 Go to Settings and Control Panel 3 Choose Add Remove Programs 4 Choose Mercury Gná Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 8: ...automatically each time you start Mercury If you change your mind you can always change the settings under Settings Options Startup 3 1 Select Recorder Type Mercury is compatible with other Star Oddi instruments A recorder type must be selected before connecting to the recorder The default setting in the software is set to DST micro as a recorder type Change the recorder type to your type of DST b...

Page 9: ...the PC clock settings 3 2 Configuration of the Communication Port If you are using the USB serial converter you will need to download and install the driver from www star oddi com downloads The easiest way is to use the Connection Wizard When opening the software the following window appears Figure 3 3 Connection Wizard Connect the USB cable and the selected port will appear in the wizard pop up w...

Page 10: ... box appears 2 Select a serial port for communications 3 Choose the OK button Figure 3 4 Communication Port Configuration After you plug in the USB cable you will see a new communication port in your device manager called Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port Make sure that the port is enabled and select the appropriate port in Mercury Figure 3 5 USB Communication Port in Device Manager Distributed by ...

Page 11: ... Windows XP you can do it following way Control panel system hardware device manager Under Ports you can view all available ports Make sure that the port you are intending to use is enabled right click on the appropriate port and select properties Under Device usage it should state use this device enable Figure 3 6 Enable Communication Port Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 ...

Page 12: ...correct position for seeking connection Connect the serial cable between the serial port of the computer and the Communication Box Plug the power supply connection to a power socket The voltage from the power supply should be set to 9V although there is no damage to use up to 20V Before inserting the power plug into the box it is important to note that the polarity should be The polarity is usuall...

Page 13: ...t damp then please wipe it dry before inserting it into the box The spherical end of the recorder faces down and flat end faces up When the green light is on communication can be established with the software If the recorder fails to connect please refer to the Troubleshooter 4 3 COM Connection Figure 4 2 Communication Definition Choose Settings Communication Serial Ports to display available port...

Page 14: ...re 4 3 Com Port Wizard Choose Wizards Com Box Connection to enter the Com Port wizard see figure 4 3 The wizard goes through available ports and activates them one at a time and asks the user to confirm that the communication box displays a yellow light Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 15: ...verter It receives signals from the RF box via MiWi and can handle up to 64 RF boxes At all times the PAN needs to be connected to power via the accompanied AC adapter 5 1 Setup running Before connecting the PAN open the Gná software The following window appears Figure 5 1 Gná Interface The red box in the lower left corner means that there is no connection PAN Auto means that the Com port was auto...

Page 16: ...ower socket How far the PAN can be placed away from the RF box varies greatly on the configuration of the lab but in most cases it will transmit about 20 30 meters The PAN has two lights red and green Blinking green light PAN checks if it is able to connect to the PC Green light on PAN connected to PC Gná software Blinking red light PAN looks for available channels Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd ...

Page 17: ...he COM Port command in the PAN menu The COM Port dialog box appears 5 Select a serial port for communications 6 Choose the OK button Figure 5 3 Communication Port Configuration The user can then either utilize the PAN Scan feature or select the right COM port from the menu Please make sure no other COM devices are connected Once the PAN is connected the box in the lower left corner will turn green...

Page 18: ...y cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or r...

Page 19: ...age using Velcro Figure 6 1 RF box and antenna The RF box can work on battery power alone the box is charged using the power supply that comes with the box 6 1 Starting running Connect the antenna to the RF box and switch the box on The green light will stay on for 5 seconds after the box has been switched on Once the RF box has been connected it will appear on the RF box table on the left side of...

Page 20: ...t blinking The RF Box is charging Red light blinks eight times RF box is checking all the channels Red light blinks once Battery is running low Red light blinks three times Transmission failed Green light on The RF box is connected The light will stay on for 5 seconds after the box has been switched on Green light blinks once RF box receives a signal from the logger and forwards it to the PAN Dist...

Page 21: ...ful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the ...

Page 22: ...nalysis Before implanting the DST microRF HRT logger the user must create a group for the logger sequences set a new measurement sequence and start the logger 7 1 Creating a group Select Group New Group to create a new group see figure 7 1 Figure 7 1 Group menu Please note that it is also possible to create a new group by clicking the New Group button in the group view pane The following window ap...

Page 23: ...possible to open the directory by clicking the Open Group button in the group view pane Once a group has been selected the group view pane appears Figure 7 3 Group view 7 2 Connecting and programming the logger Connect the Communication Box as described in chapter 4 Insert the DST into the box the selected com port will turn green in the Connection Wizard window Figure 7 4 Connection Wizard Distri...

Page 24: ...g the wizard choose the Recorder menu and the Connect command The window in figure 7 5 appears Figure 7 5 Connecting and Retrieving Once the connection has been established a window appears with information on the Figure 7 6 Connecting to the Recorder Press OK The Recorder is now on line as indicated at the bottom of the Mercury window Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 25: ... the software does not recognize the firmware the user will be asked to update Mercury as there might be a new functionality in the firmware which Mercury does not support Set new measurement parameters Select Program and start recorder in the wizard or choose the Edit menu and the New Measurement Sequence Definition command The following window appears Figure 7 8 Set New Measurement Sequence Dist...

Page 26: ...r it is of great value to estimate how much memory you could possibly have left during your trial period to record as many of these raw data measurements as possible The heart rate HR is an ECG derived measurement where a burst recording of approx 4 6 beats is done and the HR is calculated from the R R interval of the ECG waveform The HR sampling frequency is estimated from the average HR of the a...

Page 27: ...settings as the first recorder This saves time in the programming process The multi mode can be deactivated by clicking Cancel when connecting to the recorder see figure 7 10 Figure 7 10 Multi Start Mode The three buttons Use Template Use Sequence and Previous are not commonly used but can be handy when wanting to use a previously programmed sequence After the settings have been selected press the...

Page 28: ...en starting the new sequence the following window appears Figure 7 13 Add Sequence to Group Set an alias for the sequence and enter a description Click OK and the sequence will be added to the group previously created see figure 7 14 If a group is open when starting up a logger the new measurement sequence will be automatically registered in the group If no group is open the sequence will not be r...

Page 29: ...e online measurements after the loggers have been set up for measuring the user needs to start up the Gná software and send the group from Mercury to Gná Select Group Send Group To Send to Gná in Mercury to transfer a group to Gná It is also possible to transfer a group by clicking the Send Group to button in the group view pane Figure 7 15 Send Group Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ c...

Page 30: ...y Figure 7 16 Group sent to Gná In the green box on the left side of the interface the user can see how many loggers are online The number in the red box represents how many loggers have not transmitted data to Gná recently see figure 7 17 Figure 7 17 Online loggers Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 31: ...tar Oddi 2015 All Rights Reserved Page 31 To open a graph right click on the group and select Display see figure 7 18 Figure 7 18 Display graph The group graph appears Figure 7 19 Graph Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 32: ...oggers recording time and temperature values see figure 7 20 Figure 7 20 Table To open a specific logger graph double click on the logger you want to view in the table Figure 7 21 logger graph Please see chapter 8 for more information on how to monitor the online measurements in Gná Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 33: ...ing window appears Figure 7 22 Retrieve recorder data Click Yes if you wish to retrieve the data click No if you would like to retrieve it later If you want the software to automatically retrieve data upon connection check the Remember this setting option Select Retrieve Recorder Data in the wizard If you are not using the wizard choose the Recorder menu and the Retrieve Data command The window in...

Page 34: ...h if desired The data is retrieved in a non destructive manner This means that you can repeatedly read the data without erasing it from the memory Each time data is retrieved a new file will automatically be created The name of the data file consists of the measurement sequence number and the serial number of the recorder The recorder cannot be loaded with new settings if it contains data that has...

Page 35: ...e recorder in on line mode in the Select Recorder Disconnect to go into off line mode View Data If data is retrieved from the recorder a new file will automatically be created and opened in graphical and tabular form To open existing data files on the computer choose the File menu Select Recorder command and then the Select Measurement command When a data file has been opened a new window appears ...

Page 36: ...s chapter describes the options available in Gná for viewing the data 8 1 Buttons When the chart is opened buttons related to the chart are displayed Figure 8 1 logger graph Print Chart Click the Print Chart button and the following window will appear Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 37: ...he left button as the lines are dragged Move When the cursor is located on the chart a hand becomes visible By clicking on the graph and holding down the left button of the mouse the graph can be moved around the page to a desired position Details The size of horizontal and vertical gridlines as well as the texts on the X and Y axis can be re scaled by using the scroll bar The number of gridlines ...

Page 38: ...t Adjust Axis This button adjusts the axis in order to display all data within the zoomed timeline Active Series List This button can be useful when working with a multi sensor recorder in order to select which parameters to display in the chart For example when working with a chart displaying temperature recordings the user can hide the temperature line in the graph Click the button and the follo...

Page 39: ...e mouse and using the cursor to create a box to the right around the desired area to zoom in on The user can also zoom both in and out by using the mouse wheel Scroll the Chart The chart can be scrolled upward downwards and to the sides by holding down the right button of the mouse and moving the cursor in the desired direction Go back to initial View To go back to the initial view of the chart si...

Page 40: ... Temperature Select View Temperature to define whether degrees Celsius Fahrenheit or Kelvin are used as a unit for temperature measurements The measurements can also be viewed as Raw Measurements see figure 8 5 Figure 8 5 Temperature units Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 41: ...Open the Wizard menu and select Launch Mercury Telemetry Wizard The Mercury software opens The wizard goes through all the necessary procedures for starting the DST microRF HRT logger see figure 9 1 Figure 9 1 RF Wizard 9 2 Help menu Choose Help and the following window appears Figure 9 2 Help menu Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

Page 42: ...ddi 2015 All Rights Reserved Page 42 Manual Select Manual to open the SO Telemetry user manual micro RF to open the DST microRF T user manual and nano RF to open the DST nanoRF T user manual Distributed by MicroDAQ com Ltd www MicroDAQ com 603 746 5524 ...

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