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WARNING: ONLY connect USB cable to USB port
while unit is OFF.
The ProFLOW 6000 provides you with a data stream of real time
flow values via the USB port (Figure 1, p. 3). In order to use this fea-
ture, you must first install the appropriate FTDI Virtual Com Port
(VCP) Driver available at:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
The VCP driver will cause the ProFLOW to appear as a standard
RS-232 port. This will work on any operating system for which
there is an FTDI VCP driver. After installing the driver, connecting
the device, and determining which port it creates, you can access the
data stream through any programmatical means, or by using any
serial terminal software.
For Windows systems:
To determine which port the ProFLOW is using, go to the Control
Panel and open System. Go to the Hardware tab and click the Device
Manager button. Expand the Ports (COM & LPT) entry. Make sure
the VCP driver is installed, then connect a powered ProFLOW 6000
to the USB port. You will see the new COM port appear. Open your
serial terminal.
➜
See Section 8.3: USB Activation (p.10).
Figure 8
Screen capture of data collection.
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7.0 Data collection on the PC
WARNING: ONLY connect USB cable to USB port
while unit is OFF.
The ProFLOW 6000 provides you with a data stream of real time
flow values via the USB port (Figure 1, p. 3). In order to use this fea-
ture, you must first install the appropriate FTDI Virtual Com Port
(VCP) Driver available at:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
The VCP driver will cause the ProFLOW to appear as a standard
RS-232 port. This will work on any operating system for which
there is an FTDI VCP driver. After installing the driver, connecting
the device, and determining which port it creates, you can access the
data stream through any programmatical means, or by using any
serial terminal software.
For Windows systems:
To determine which port the ProFLOW is using, go to the Control
Panel and open System. Go to the Hardware tab and click the Device
Manager button. Expand the Ports (COM & LPT) entry. Make sure
the VCP driver is installed, then connect a powered ProFLOW 6000
to the USB port. You will see the new COM port appear. Open your
serial terminal.
➜
See Section 8.3: USB Activation (p.10).
Figure 8
Screen capture of data collection.