
Operation Manual HORIBA APDA-371
Particulate Monitor
Date:
April, 2010
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Channel,
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
Sensor ID,
255,
255,
255,
255,
255,
255,
Channel ID,
255,
255,
255,
255,
255,
255,
Name,
XXXXX,
XXXXX,
XXXXX,
XXXXX,
XXXXX,
XXXXX,
Units,
XXX,
XXX,
XXX,
XXX,
XXX,
XXX,
Prec,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
FS Volts,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
Mult,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
1.000,
Offset,
0.000,
0.000,
0.000,
0.000,
0.000,
0.000,
Vect/Scalar,
S,
S,
S,
S,
S,
S,
Inv Slope,
N,
N,
N,
N,
N,
N,
File 4 system configuration file example
File 5:
Display Date / Time
This file will show the date, time and serial number of the APDA-371.
File 6:
CSV Type Report
This command will give you three Comma-Separated-Value options which you can select by sending the appropriate
number below. Each of the data files are the same as above, except the values in each column are separated by
commas (,). This allows the text file to be opened directly by Microsoft Excel
®
or other spreadsheets. This is the
recommended data retrieval method. Be sure to capture text when downloading large files if using HyperTerminal. The
CSV reports are also often used when APDA data is downloaded by an external digital datalogger. Following is a list of
the files available in CSV format:
2 – Display All Data
(All data)
3 – Display New Data
(Data since last download)
4 – Display Last Data
(Previous hour’s data only)
5 – Display All Flow Stats
(All flow stats)
6 – Display New Flow Stats
(Stats since last download)
7 – Display All 5 Min Flow
(5 minute averages of all flow stats)
8 – Display New 5-Min Flow
(5 min averages of flow stats since last download)
Example of a CSV Report of the "LAST DATA" record:
The following example shows a CSV download of the last data record from the APDA-371. This file download does not
reset the data pointer.
1.
A series of three carriage returns is sent to the APDA through the serial port.
2.
After the third carriage return, the APDA responds with a single asterisk (*) indicating that communication is
established. If the APDA is moving the tape, it will respond with "BUSY". If the APDA is not in one of the
OPERATION menus, it will not respond at all.
3.
A single character "6" is sent to the APDA requesting the file 6 menu (CSV).
4.
The APDA responds with the CSV menu options as shown below, ending with ">". The system requesting the
files can ignore the menu response.
5.
A single character "4" is sent to the APDA, requesting file 4 "Display Last Data".
6.
The APDA responds with the Station ID number (in this case 5), then the header info, then the data record.
The data includes date/time stamp, concentration for the last hour (CONC), Flow volume for last hour (Qtot), then all six
individual met sensor channels. The labels for these channels will vary, but will always appear in the data array
regardless if used or not. In this example the six channels start with "WS" and end with "AT". At the end of the array are
twelve error bits, each representing a different possible error. "0" indicates no error of that type, and "1" indicates an
error. In this example, the "M" and "T" bits are high, indicating that the unit is taken out of operation, and that the tape
has run out.