5
5. As an alternate, you may select
Find Port
, to have T
RAK
P
RO
search the available COM ports, looking for an attached Q-T
RAK.
6. Select
OK
to accept the setup or
Cancel
to discard the changes.
Note
: Some computers do
not
communicate reliably at baud rates
above 9600.
Setting the Real-Time Clock
The Q-T
RAK
has an internal real-time clock that keeps track of the time
of day (the format is HH:MM where HH is the hour in 24-hour format
and the MM is minutes) and the date. It is very important for the
Q-T
RAK
to have the time and date correctly set; otherwise, date and time
stamping of recorded data and calibrations will not be correct.
There are two ways to set the time and date. The first is to use the
supplied T
RAK
P
RO
Data Analysis Software.
Programming the Date/Time Using TrakPro
To program the Q-T
RAK
date and time:
1. Make sure the Q-T
RAK
is connected to the computer and turned on.
2.
Select
Parameters
, then
Clock
from the
Instrument Setup
menu.
T
RAK
P
RO
retrieves the current date and time settings from Q-T
RAK
and displays them in the following dialog:
3. The system date and time (from the computer) may be transferred
to the Q-T
RAK
using the “arrows” keys. Alternately, the date and
time may be manually entered into the dialog box.
4. Select
Send
to reprogram the Q-T
RAK
.
