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PC INTERF
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9. PC INTERFACE
9.1. HANNA PC SOFTWARE
The
HI92000
PC application supports communications between the meter and PC. The PC compatible
software is available for download at
http://software.hannainst.com
. Select the product code and click
Download Now
. After download is complete, use the
setup.exe
file to install the software.
Data can be exported to the most popular spreadsheet programs for further analysis.
To connect your instrument to a PC, use an USB cable connector. Make sure that your instrument is
switched off and plug one connector to the instrument USB socket and the other to the serial or USB
port of your PC.
9.2. TERMINAL PROGRAMS
If you are not using
HI92000
it is also possible to remotely control the instrument with any terminal
program. Use an USB cable to connect the instrument to a PC, start the terminal program and set the
communication options as
8, N, 1, no flow control.
Command Types
To send a command to the instrument follow the next scheme:
<command prefix> <command> <CR>
where:
<command prefix> is the 16 ASCII character
<command> is the command code.
Note:
Either small or capital letters can be used.
Simple Commands
KF1
equivalent to pressing
functional key 1
KF2
equivalent to pressing
functional key 2
KF3
equivalent to pressing
functional key 3
RNG
equivalent to pressing
RANGE
key
MOD
equivalent to pressing
MODE
key
CAL
equivalent to pressing
CAL
key
UPC
equivalent to pressing the
UP
arrow key
DWC
equivalent to pressing the
DOWN
arrow key
RCL
equivalent to pressing
RCL
key
SET
equivalent to pressing
SETUP
key
CLR
equivalent to pressing
CLR
key
OFF
equivalent to pressing
OFF
key