Alicat Flow Vision MX User Manual

Flow Vision

™

I MX

Gas Blending Station

Alicat Scienti c, Inc.

7641 N Business Park Drive

Tucson, Arizona 85743

USA

AlicatScienti c.com

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Alicat Scientic, Inc

7641 N Business Park Drive

Tucson, Arizona 85743

USA

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Table of Contents
Welcome to Flow Vision™ MX 4
System Requirements 4

Overview 5

Creating a Blend 6

Guided Setup 6
Manual Setup 7

Blending Gases 8
Adjusting Concentrations 8
Changing Flow Rates 9
Saving a Blend 10
Loading a Blend 10

Changing Flow Units 10
Changing Decimal Places 10
Using the Terminal 11

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Welcome to Flow Vision™ Gas Blending Station

Flow Vision™ MX is a graphical software package that aides in the process of

mixing gases. Currently, up to six Alicat Scientic, Inc.™ mass ow controllers
are supported.

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows®
Vista, Windows® 7

Software: Microsoft®.NET Framework 3.5

Hard Disk: Up to 10 MB of available space may be required for

installation. Data logs may require additional space.

Hardware: Available COM port, at least one Alicat Scientic, Inc.™ mass
ow controller

Display: Minimum of 860 x 860

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