...the
art
of
distell
‐
ing...
Freshness
Meter
User
Manual
Page
21
The
purpose
of
the
real
time
facility
is
to
allow
the
user
to
see
sample
data
instantaneously,
as
the
readings
are
taken.
Each
time
that
an
average
reading
is
generated
by
the
meter,
it
downloads
the
sample
data
via
the
USB
communications
port.
There
is
no
specific
process
in
the
meter
to
download
data
in
real
time;
the
samples
are
automatically
sent
to
the
PC
as
they
are
taken.
Enabling
real
‐
time
data
download
Connect
the
meter
to
the
PC
and
start
the
DMS,
as
described
in
steps
1
and
2
of
above,
then
select
‘Real
‐
time
download’
from
the
Download
menu.
Data
will
now
appear
in
the
DMS
once
the
average
reading
has
been
recorded
in
the
meter.
Annotating
the
data
The
DMS
presents
the
data
in
a
grid
with
one
row
for
each
set
of
samples.
You
can
add
extra
columns
to
the
grid
using
the
‘Add
a
new
column’
option
of
the
Edit
menu,
and
use
that
column
to
add
notes
about
any
given
sample.
Extra
columns
can
also
be
deleted
using
the
‘Delete
column’
option
of
the
Edit
menu.
DMS
data
files
Like
most
applications,
the
DMS
can
save
data
to
a
file
on
disk
and
load
it
back
in
again.
Data
is
stored
in
a
proprietary
format
in
files
with
a
.FMD
extension.
The
Open
and
Save
options
under
the
File
menu
are
used
to
load
and
save
these
data
files.
Printing
data
The
DMS
can
a
report
of
the
data
for
audit
purposes.
The
option
is
under
the
File
menu.
Exporting
data
The
DMS
was
never
intended
to
be
an
analysis
tool.
Instead,
you
can
export
the
data
to
a
Comma
Separated
Value
file
(.CSV)
for
use
within
a
spreadsheet
or
database.
To
export
the
data,
select
Save
As...
under
the
File
menu,
then
select
‘CSV
files
(*.CSV)’
in
the
‘Save
as
type’
option.
Data
Management
software
Help
The
DMS
program
provides
an
On
‐
Line
Help
Facility.
This
can
be
accessed
at
any
time
when
using
the
software
program.
Advanced
topics
The
DMS
has
the
capability
to
create
custom
calibrations
and
to
upload
those
calibrations
to
the
meter.
These
are
areas
that
are
not
expected
to
be
of
interest
to
most
users,
so
they
are
not
documented
here.
You
can,
however,
read
more
about
them
in
our
Technical
Manual,
which
is
available
on
the
CD
‐
ROM
or
can
be
downloaded
from
the
Distell
website.
