Installation and Operation Guide
LP
‘Data View Software
for the
BioLogic LP
Catalog Number
System
731-8365
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installation and Operation of
LP
System
Note: Due to the ease of use of the LP Data View software, a conventional hard copy instruction manual is not included.
This Installation and Operation guide will enable you to install LP Data View on your computer and to become familiar
with its operation. See the on-line HELP function of LP Data View for additional information about features of this
program.
LP
Computer Requirements.
PC with one available serial port and with Windows 95 or Windows NT version
Section I installation
1.
Ensure that both the BioLogic LP system and the computer are turned off.
2.
Connect the serial cable (supplied with the software) from the
COM 1, COM
2 or
COM
3 on the computer. You may need to use the supplied port adapter.
Data View software for the
4.0
operating systems.
COMM
port on the rear of the Biologic LP System to either
BioLogic
Note that 25 feet is the maximum
3.
Turn on the computer and install the LP Data View software as follows.
i.
For both Windows 95 and NT users, insert diskette number
ii.
Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and follow the screen prompts to install
.
View.
4.
Turn on the BioLogic LP System and then launch the LP Data View application from the computer.
5.
Data View uses
If another
6.
7.
8.
found by selecting the on-screen
COM
Click on
You should now see the main
Congratulations! You are now ready to record your data.
Sections 2, and 3 will provide a brief explanation of how to use Data View. A, more comprehensive explanation can be
COM
port is used, you will see a dialog box reading:
Setup.
Another dialog box will ask you to select the correct
serial’cable
2 as the default port.
Chromatogram
HELP
length supported by the
function.
1.
Run screen with the
.
BioLogic LP
COM
port. Make your selection and click
Receive
indicator light green.
system and LP Data View at this time.
LP
Data
OK.
Section 2. Using Data View as an electronic chart recorder
To Monitor
1.
Click on
LP
System. You may scale the axes at any time. To stop recording, click on
2.
To clear the screen, click on
Recording Method Steps
1.
If
you
i.
ii.
Pre-Run
Record.
wish to view and print the Method before it is run, use the following procedure.
Close any Run you are viewing and use the
screen.
Click on
the Record
Column Equilibration Steps
LP Data View will act just like a chart recorder and record UV and conductivity data from the
Stop.
Clear.
Clear
button or
button.
Chart Recorder
tab to obtain a blank chart recorder
BioLogic
iii.
Go
to the
BioLogic LP
iv.
Select
List of Methods.
V.
Press the
vi.
Press the
vii.
The Method may now be viewed in Data View by clicking the Method button. Click the Print button
Program
Export
System
and press the
Program
hardkey.
Select your Method of interest and open it using the
hardkey again (the key light will remain on).
softkey to send the Method to Data View.
Open
softkey.
print dialog box where you can choose to print just the Method.
2.
After a Method has been run, the
application where it may be viewed by clicking on the
BioLogic LP
System automatically sends the list of Method steps to the LP Data View
Method
button.
To Monitor a Run
1.
If necessary, click the
2.
When a Method is started from the
and conductivity data as well as event marks such as fraction collection events.
Clear
button or the
Chart Recorder
BioLogic LP
tab to obtain a blank chart recorder screen.
System, LP Data View will start automatically and will record all W
Start, Hold, Continue,
and
Pause events
are automatically recorded.
To Save a Run
1.
At the end of a Run, click on the
2.
LP
Data View will automatically ask if you wish to save a Run if you try to clear the chart recorder screen or exit the
application without a prior Save.
Save
button. You will be asked to name the Run. Runs are saved as
Data Files.
to
access
To Add Notes to a Run
1.
Click on the
Notes
button.
To View The Method After The Run is Finished
1.
Click on the
To Print The Run
1.
Open the Run of interest and
Method
button.
Chromatogram,
re-scale
Method and Notes
axes as desired. Click on the
Print
button. A dialog box will ask you to select what
Run parameters are printed.
Exporting Data to a Spreadsheet Program
1.
Open the run of interest and
2.
From the
File
menu select
re-scale
the time axis as required.
Export Data.
A dialog box will ask you to select what run parameters should be exported as a
text file. This text tile may then be opened in a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft@ Excel.
Section 3 Using Data View with the Data Logging function
1.LP Data View includes a Data Logging feature which can be turned on and off using the Log On/Log Off buttons. The
advantage of using this feature is that, in the event of a power failure during a Run, the temporary hidden file is not
deleted and the Run data may be recovered.
2.
With Log
temporary hidden tile. Data is stored even if the LP Data View application is not active as a chart recorder.
On
selected, all data sent from the
BioLogic LP
System is automatically stored to the computer hard drive in a
3.
Log Data may be saved as a discrete Log File using the
opened using
the
Save selected data
by clicking the
4.
If the Log File is not saved by the user, then the temporary hidden file is deleted whenever the LP Data View application
Open Log
as command under the
Open
button.
under the
File
menu. User-selected parts of a file may then be viewed,
File
menu. The selected data is then stored as a Data File and may be viewed
Save Log
command under the
File
menu. A
re-named
Log File may
and stored using
is exited. This prevents the hard drive of your computer from being filled with unnecessary data.
See the HELP feature for a more detailed description of Data Logging.
be
LP
Data View Version
1.0
for the
BioLogic LP
system
Every effort has been made to ensure that the LP Data View software is as trouble-free as
software application program, certain “bugs” are found after the
version
web site at www.bio-rad.com for information concerning software upgrades.
1.
International versions
Windows’
1.0
and ways to work around them. These bugs will be fixed in a future release of Lp
95
of
software
Bug
The LP Data View program does not
work correctly with international
versions of Windows where the comma
(,)
and the period
formatting numbers are reversed from
the US version of Window?.
(.)
characters used in
is released. This document lists he known
possibie,, However, m in any
bugs
in
Data
View. please monitor our
Work-around
Change the number formatting characters to match the US convention. This
is done by opening the “Regional
Settings” program within the Windows
95
“Control Panel”. Select the
“Number” Tab and change the
“Decimal symbol” to a period
change the “Digit grouping symbol” to
a comma
after making these changes. If this
does not work for any reason, you
must install the US version of
Windows@ 95.
(,I.
Restart your computer
(.)
and
2.
Manual mode fraction
collection
3.
Time Axis Window Text Box
The LP Data View program does not
automatically record data when
fraction collection is started in manual
mode of the
does not reset the fraction number
counter correctly in manual mode.
If an incorrect entry, for example a
blank entry or a decimal point, is made
in the Time Axis Window Text Box
and the user clicks on “Set” or presses
the “‘Enter” key, then the program will
crash display the message “Run time
error ‘
Any unsaved data will be lost, but if
Data Logging was ON the Log file can
be used to recover the data when the
program is started again. To prevent
this problem, always ensure that the
correct numerical entry is made
beforehand.
13’.
BioLogic LP
Type mismatch” and crash.
system and
Click the “record” button on the
bar of LP Data View to record data in
manual mode before starting fraction
collection and click on the “stop” but-
ton when fraction collection has been
stopped. To reset the fraction number
counter without running a method on
the
BioLogic LP
View
program again.
If this situation arises, then PAUSE the
run from the
Re-boot
save any log file which will contain the
pre-crash
“record”. Then resume the run from
the
and
the LP Data View program,
run data and click on
BioLogic LP
you must exit Data
then
BioLogic LP
Controller.
start
Controller.
tool-
the
4.
Saving a Log file as a Data file
5.
Setting axes
If a Log file is saved as a Data file
without entering a different name for
the tile, the original. Log file remains
but the Data file is not saved. Data
View also incorrectly presents a
warning about “replacing an existing
file”. When this problem occurs, no
data is lost.
If multiple entries are made in the Axes
Settings Text Boxes for different axes
before clicking on the “Set!’ button or
pressing the “Enter” key, you must
click on each “Set” button for all
entries to take effect. The “Enter” key
will only activate the “Set” button for
the axis Text Box which has the focus.
’ .
To prevent the problem, enter a different
name when saving a Log file as a Data
file.
Click’on
for each axis.
the ‘Set” button as appropriate
5
6.
Viewing multiple open
applications
7.
Scroll bars
8.
Viewing runs of less than one
minute duration
9.
Printing in Landscape format
activeiinactive
When data recording is started
automatically as the
System starts a run, Data View takes
the computer focus away from other
applications and does not return it even
if LP Data View is minimized.
While recording -data and using
Window mode for the Time Axis, the
scroll bar is not active.
LP
Data View does not use the scroll
bar correctly when using the Window
setting for the Time Axis when less
than 1 minute of data is present.
The program does not print in
Landscape mode in Windows NT.
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The user should click on the program
they were using previously or use
“‘Alt+Tab”
desired program.
The solution is to use the Full View
setting for the Time Axis to see all data
and then use the mouse again to “zoom
in” on a new region.
The Full View setting will show all
data and the mouse can be used to
rubberband the data if necessary.
No work-around for this release.
to send the focus back to the
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