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Figure 48: Thermal printer
The portable thermal micro printer must be connected to one of the
VC4000 RS232 serial ports. The RS232 port must be set up for
printing using Setup. See “VC4000 Setup/RS232 ports” on page 76
for more details.
From the menu select “Print Run” or “Print All Runs”. Type a number
using the keypad or press
ENTER / YES
to select the last run.
From the menu select “SD Card Options”.
Copy All Runs
Copy all runs stored in the VC4000 memory to the
SD Card
Copy A Run
Only store one run to the SD Card
Erase SD Card Erase all data and format the SD Card
When only copying one run type the run number using the numeric
keypad or press
ENTER / YES
to select the last run.
If runs are already on the SD Card, copying a file with the same run
number will
overwrite
the run on the SD Card.
Copy All Runs
Store to SD Flash drive
Print Runs
Copy A Run
Erase SD Card
PC Interface
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10. PC INTERFACE
This section explains the interface between the
VC4000 and a computer.
The VC4000 has three ways to connect to computer to transfer the
data to our "
Profile
©
"software.
RS232 port
o
One of three RS232 ports
o
19.2Kbps baud rate
o
Can use wireless modem (7 mile range)
USB port
o
USB 1.1 compatible
o
12Mbps baud rate
o
Requires Vericom drivers for Windows
Bluetooth
o
Wireless
connection
o
57.6Kbps baud rate
o
350 Meter range
o
Requires
initialization
o
Requires connection setup to computer
The VC4000DAQ is designed for use with the PC compatible
software "
Profile
©
". With Profile, Time, Longitudinal G, Lateral G,
Vertical G, Speed, Distance, Horsepower, RPM, Torque, Gear ratio
and many additional sensors plus OBDII parameters can be
analyzed and compared. Profile is a powerful program utilizing
graphs and data tables to analyze every sample of data with the
VC4000. Once a connection to the computer is established and the
VC4000 is turned on, no additional key presses on the VC4000 are
required. Profile controls communications. See Profile Software
Manual for software description and USB driver installation.
Only Profile can be used to transfer the data from the VC4000.
Once the data is imported into Profile, it can be exported to ASCII
and opened by Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet program or other
software that reads ASCII data.
Note: Plug in USB cable or RS232 cable before turning VC4000
power on.