Teledyne Marine Instruments 5499 User Manual

SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION MANUAL APIcom Instrument Control Software Version 3.9.2 Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc. 9480 Carroll Pa

APIcom Instruction Manual Introduction 05499 Rev. A 1-4 executables sent to you from anybody outside of API are safe to run. If in doubt, run a

2. CONFIGURATION This section explains how to configure APIcom to connect to an instrument. 2.1. Main Application Window The following figure shows t

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Step Action Comment 2. Click on to create a new site 3. Specify the site’s properties. 4. Click to

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Figure 2-2: Connection Dialog 2.3. Physical Instrument Settings This section briefly explains how to con

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration In addition, most of API’s instruments have a password protection capability in which the instrument will o

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Tab Property Description General (continued) Save network configuration automatically on exit If checked,

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration M100AM200AM200AAPICOMM200AAPICOMM200AM100AAPICOMM100AAPICOMM100AM300APICOMM300ModemRemote Site ARemote Site

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Most of the instrument properties are optional and are included for maximum compatibility with all of API’

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Property Description iDAS configuration Permits off-line editing of the instrument’s iDAS configuration.

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Code Activated Switch Tab The following figure shows the instrument properties screen Code Activated Switch

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA) End-User License Agreement For APIcom Graphical Interface Software This End-User License Agreement ("EULA"

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Handshaking Tab The following figure shows the instrument properties screen Handshaking tab. Table 2-6 iden

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Table 2-7: Instrument Properties, Security Tab Property Description Use this password to logon to an instr

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Table 2-8: Site Properties Property Description Name A user-defined name for the site. The name appears i

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration 2.5.4. Windows (TAPI) Modem Connections If a site’s Connection Type property is set to Windows Modem, then

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Table 2-10: Non-Windows Modem Connection Properties Property Description Comm. Port The COM port on the c

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Figure 2-16: Modem Properties Dialog The default properties should work for most standard modems. If prope

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration Property Description OK response The string that the modem sends to APIcom to indicate successful executio

APIcom Instruction Manual Configuration name and a .CFG extension in any location on disk or a local area network. This enables to create different

3. BASIC OPERATION 3.1. Connecting to an Instrument To connect to an instrument and display its Front Panel Window, click on , type Ctrl-C on the c

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APIcom Instruction Manual Basic Operation 3.5. Using APIcom with the TMS9000 APIcom can be used with terminus-equipped TMS9000 systems that are co

4. iDAS CONFIGURATION AND DATA ACCESS A major feature of APIcom is its ability to modify the built-in iDAS configuration and access the iDAS data in

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Figure 4-1: iDAS Configuration and Downloaded Data Dialog This dialog box displays

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Button Description Loads the iDAS configuration from a text file stored on the comput

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access In Figure 4-1, the channels have been expanded to show all the parameters. The dialog

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access 3000-12000 records. E-series instruments will have 1 MB of data storage capacity and t

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Tab Property Description Enable Channel If checked, the channel will store records

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Tab Property Description Append downloaded data to file If checked, APIcom will appe

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Figure 4-4: iDAS Parameter Context Menu – Adding or Modifying a Parameter To edit an

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access 4.6. Sending the iDAS Configuration to the Instrument To send the iDAS configuration

4.12.2. Selecting Channels for Automatic Download ...4-15 4.12.3.

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Figure 4-8: Select Records Dialog The following table describes the properties shown

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Property Description All Downloads all the records stored in the instrument for the s

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Figure 4-10: Downloaded iDAS Data Note the number of records that were downloaded fro

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access Figure 4-11: Graphing Multiple iDAS Parameters With Different Scales In the example

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access 4.9.1. Changing the Precision of iDAS Data When Viewing or Saving Downloaded data are

APIcom Instruction Manual iDAS Configuration and Data Access 4.12. Downloading iDAS Data Automatically APIcom can be configured to download iDAS d

5. M700 CALIBRATOR SEQUENCES APIcom includes support for modifying the sequence configuration in M700 calibrators. APIcom can only modify the sequenc

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences Property Description Sends the sequence configuration in APIcom to the instrument. This will c

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences 5.4. Modifying a Sequence Configuration APIcom can only modify the sequence configuration in M

Figure 4-7: Unsuccessful iDAS Send Dialog ...

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences Figure 5-3: Sequence Properties Dialog The following table describes the properties shown abo

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences 5.4.2. Sequence Names When editing a sequence’s properties and clicking , APIcom checks that t

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences Step Type Description GPT Generates a GPT consisting of NO and O3. GPT PRESET Generates a GP

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences 5.4.7. Generate Step Editing a Generate step will bring up the following dialog box. The proper

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences Table 5-5: GPT and GPT Preset Step Properties Property Description O3 Conc. The numeric conce

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences The following table describes the property shown above. Table 5-7: Duration Step Properties Pr

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences Figure 5-15: Set CC Output Step Properties Dialog The following table describes the property s

APIcom Instruction Manual M700 Calibrator Sequences Figure 5-17: Sequence Send Configuration Confirmation Dialog If the send operation is successf

6. ADVANCED FEATURES 6.1. Instrument Information Dialog Whenever APIcom connects to an instrument it interrogates the instrument to determine the type

APIcom Instruction Manual Advanced Features Field Description Has AMX Yes = has AMX operating system. No = has older operating system. Has DAS Ye

APIcom Instruction Manual Advanced Features Field Description Has XON/XOFF Flow Control Yes = Instrument has bi-directional XON/XOFF flow control.

APIcom Instruction Manual Advanced Features Beware that the log files can get very large. For example, if automatic display updating at 5-second in

APPENDIX A. FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY A.1. Remote (RS-232) Configuration of iDAS Whereas the basic functionality (remote control of the front panel fun

APIcom Instruction Manual Advanced Features A.2. Number of Samples in Concentration Average Another new feature of APIcom is to store the number

APIcom Instruction Manual Advanced Features 05499 Rev. A A-3 Instrument Firmware Revision Date M400A-AMX C.7 11-July-01 M400E-AMX All

1. INTRODUCTION This manual describes APIcom, a graphical interface that permits users to connect to the standard suite of ambient and stack-gas API i

APIcom Instruction Manual Introduction 05499 Rev. A 1-2  Supports the new iDAS SDEV sampling mode.  Lengthy data downloads from the iDAS ca

APIcom Instruction Manual Introduction 05499 Rev. A 1-3 Names of items such as files and setup variables are indicated using italicized capital