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Drinking Water Monitoring Systems Operations Manual
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PC6000
format will transfer the data so that it will be compatible with the EcoWatch for Windows
(supplied with your sonde) software package. YSI recommends data transfer in this format since it is
significantly more rapid than other transfer options. If this data is required in Comma & Quote
Delimited and/or ASCII formats, the user can quickly generate data in these formats using the Export
function in EcoWatch for Windows.
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Comma & Quote Delimited
format is commonly used to generate files that can be imported into
spreadsheet software in your PC, where you can perform custom data analysis. A comma is still the
delimiter, but the radix is corrected to a period. In most cases you should set the Page Length to 0
before using this type of upload format. See the Windows Help section in EcoWatch for information
on setting the page length.
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ASCII Text
is another alternative to transferring data directly to your computer into spreadsheet or
other PC-based software.
Prior to upload, a “Time window” display appears to allow you the option to select portions of the logged
data to upload. You may select
1-Proceed
to upload all data logged from the dates and times shown.
Select
1-Proceed.
Choose the appropriate file transfer protocol. A status box will appear in the lower right
quadrant of the screen. Verification of a successful transfer is indicated when all of the requested data are
transferred.
Press
0
or
Esc
to return to the File menu.
When you select the
3–Quick Upload
option, the same operation as
2-Upload
is performed, except that
only the most recent flash disk file is uploaded and it is uploaded in its entirety. You still must choose the
transfer format from the three options provided.
Select
4-View File
to examine the data in any file currently stored in sonde flash disk memory. You will
first view the same screen as viewed in the Directory menu. From this menu choose the file of interest,
then, using the Time window menu, choose the dates and/or times of interest. If you choose dates or times
that are not within the designated start and stop times, no data will be displayed.
--------------Time window--------------
1-Proceed
2-Start date=07/17/96
3-Start time=12:00:00
4-Stop date=07/31/96
5-Stop time=12:00:00
Select option (0 for previous menu):
---------------File type---------------
1-PC6000
2-Comma & ' ' Delimited
3-ASCII Text
Select option (0 for previous menu):
