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20. Appendix G EcoWatch
EcoWatch™ for Windows™ must be used as the PC software interface to
the YSI 556 MPS. EcoWatch is a powerful tool that can also be used with
YSI 6-series sondes. Many features of the software will only be utilized by
advanced users or are not relevant to the 556 MPS at all. This section is
designed in tutorial format to familiarize you with the commonly used
features of EcoWatch so that it will be possible to:
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Upload data from a 556 MPS to a PC
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Assemble plots and reports of your data
•
Zoom in on certain segments of the plots of your data to
facilitate analysis
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Show statistical data for your studies
•
Export data in spreadsheet-compatible formats
•
Print plots and reports
The advanced features of EcoWatch can be explored by downloading a 6-
series manual from the YSI Web Site (www.ysi.com), purchasing a hard
copy of the manual through YSI Customer Service (Item # 069300), or
utilizing the on-line help feature of the software.
20.1 Installing EcoWatch for Windows
EcoWatch for Windows is available at no cost via a download from the YSI
Web Site –
www.ysi.com
20.2 EcoWatch Tutorial
This EcoWatch tutorial is designed to teach you the commonly used
operations associated with the software when used with your 556 MPS.
After you have uploaded a file, Refer to Section 8.4 Upload to PC , you will
see two files in the C:\ECOWWIN\DATA directory; the file you transferred
and a file supplied by YSI designated SAMPLE.DAT. This SAMPLE.DAT
file is referred to in the remainder of this tutorial section. After following the
instructions below for the analysis of SAMPLE.DAT, you apply the same
analysis to the data file which was uploaded from your 556 MPS to assure
that you are familiar with the basic features and capabilities of EcoWatch
for Windows.
To start the analysis of the SAMPLE.DAT file, note that a shortened menu