Datex-Ohmeda S-5 Collect User manual

Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Collect

User's Reference Manual

All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Document No. 8005016

March, 2003

Datex-Ohmeda Division, Instrumentarium Corporation

P.O. Box 900 FIN-00031 Datex-Ohmeda

Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]

www.datex-ohmeda.com

© Instrumentarium Corp. All rights reserved.

Intended purpose (Indications for use)

The Datex-OhmedaTM S/5 Collect is intended to be used as a research tool for collecting
data from specified Datex-Ohmeda products. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Collect does not
affect the intended use of these other products.

Responsibility of the manufacturer

Datex-Ohmeda Division, Instrumentarium Corporation shall in no event be liable for any
direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages caused by this product.

Trademarks

Datex®, Ohmeda®, and other trademarks S/5, AS/3, and CS/3 are property of
Instrumentarium Corp. or its subsidiaries.
property of their respective owners.

All other product and company names are

Table of contents

Table of contents

1 Introduction 1–1

Overview .........................................................................................................................1–1

About this manual............................................................................................................1–2

Typeface conventions .................................................................................................1–2

Hardware and software requirements................................................................................1–3

PC and interfacing ......................................................................................................1–3

Compatible Datex-Ohmeda devices ............................................................................1–3

2 Safety precautions 2–1

Notes on usage................................................................................................................2–1

3 Installation and startup 3–1

Installing S/5 Collect.......................................................................................................3–1

Startup and registration ...................................................................................................3–4

Loading PHY files .............................................................................................................3–7

Exiting the S/5 Collect .....................................................................................................3–7

4 Using S/5 Collect online 4–1

Starting the online mode..................................................................................................4–1

Online main window ...................................................................................................4–3

Command buttons......................................................................................................4–4

Resizing the main window...........................................................................................4–4

Online waveforms ............................................................................................................4–5

Selecting the displayed waveforms..............................................................................4–6

Changing the waveform sampling interval....................................................................4–6

Changing the period of waveform display.....................................................................4–8

Online trends...................................................................................................................4–9

Selecting the displayed trends ................................................................................. 4–10

Auto-selection of displayed trends ........................................................................... 4–10

Checking the latest numerical parameter value......................................................... 4–10

Changing the trend sampling interval........................................................................ 4–11

Changing the trend scale ......................................................................................... 4–11

Clearing the trends .................................................................................................. 4–12

Freezing the online trends and waveforms...................................................................... 4–12

Displaying alarms ......................................................................................................... 4–12

Displaying events.......................................................................................................... 4–13

Saving data in .drc files................................................................................................. 4–13

Saving data in ASCII files............................................................................................... 4–14

Entering and modifying notes ........................................................................................ 4–15

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Taking snapshots...........................................................................................................4–17

Graphical presentation of trend and waveform snapshot data ....................................4–17

Working with graphical snapshots.............................................................................4–21

Numeric presentation of trend and waveform snapshot data......................................4–23

Exporting snapshot data to ASCII and Excel ...............................................................4–25

Using plug-ins ...............................................................................................................4–27

Printing the current window ............................................................................................4–28

Exiting the online mode..................................................................................................4–28

5 Using the S/5 Collect offline 5–1

Starting the offline mode..................................................................................................5–1

Offline main window...................................................................................................5–3

Times displayed in the offline mode ............................................................................5–4

Replaying the data in offline mode ...................................................................................5–5

Offline waveforms............................................................................................................5–6

Selecting the displayed waveforms .............................................................................5–7

Changing the waveform sampling interval....................................................................5–7

Changing the period of waveform display.....................................................................5–7

Clearing the waveforms ..............................................................................................5–7

Offline trends...................................................................................................................5–8

Selecting the displayed trends....................................................................................5–9

Checking the latest numerical parameter value............................................................5–9

Clearing the trends.....................................................................................................5–9

Auto-selection of displayed trends..............................................................................5–9

Changing the trend sampling interval ........................................................................5–10

Changing the trend scale ..........................................................................................5–10

Showing data as XY graphs.............................................................................................5–11

Moving to a specific time in the offline graphs .................................................................5–14

Stopping an action at a desired time ..............................................................................5–16

Searching for markers....................................................................................................5–17

Loading PHY files...........................................................................................................5–17

Saving data in PHY files..................................................................................................5–20

Saving data in .drc files..................................................................................................5–20

Saving data in ASCII files ...............................................................................................5–21

Saving selected data in an ASCII file..........................................................................5–21

Saving all data in an ASCII file...................................................................................5–22

Viewing ASCII files .........................................................................................................5–22

Opening a new .drc file...................................................................................................5–22

Printing .........................................................................................................................5–22

Taking snapshots...........................................................................................................5–22

Notes............................................................................................................................5–23

Using plug-ins ...............................................................................................................5–23

Exiting the offline mode..................................................................................................5–23

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6 Help and troubleshooting 6–1

Getting help.....................................................................................................................6–1

Getting context-sensitive help.....................................................................................6–1

Displaying the manual................................................................................................6–1

Showing registration information.................................................................................6–2

Displaying Datex-Ohmeda web site.............................................................................6–2

Showing program information .....................................................................................6–2

Error situations ................................................................................................................6–2

RS232 Communication buffer indicator bar.................................................................6–2

Error messages ..........................................................................................................6–3

Unexpected errors ......................................................................................................6–3

7 Editing the database configuration 7–1

Parameters......................................................................................................................7–2

Waveforms ......................................................................................................................7–2

Time format for ASCII files ................................................................................................7–3

Defining the digit field color behavior................................................................................7–3

APPENDIX A: Using LabVIEW palettes A–1

Plot Legend palette..........................................................................................................A–1

Scale legend palette........................................................................................................A–3

Graph palette ..................................................................................................................A–5

Cursor legend palette.......................................................................................................A–6

APPENDIX B: File formats B-1

Configuration files............................................................................................................ B-1

Params.txt.................................................................................................................. B-1

Waves.txt ................................................................................................................... B-6

ASCII output files ............................................................................................................. B-7

Alarms.asc................................................................................................................. B-7

Waves.asc ............................................................................................................... B-11

Trends.asc ............................................................................................................... B-12

APPENDIX C: Plug-ins C-1

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Introduction

Overview

Introduction

The Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Collect (later on also S/5 Collect) is a 32-bit LabVIEW
application designed for collecting measurement data from various Datex-

Ohmeda monitoring products to a PC for analysis, for example, in Microsoft
Excel.

S/5 Collect features:
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Collects trend, waveform and alarm data directly from a monitor through
a PC serial interface cable, or from a monitor in the network through the
Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Central, and visualizes data online and offline for
research studies.

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Allows data collection from minutes to days.

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Both online and offline data can be saved for analysis in external
applications, such as Excel.

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In online mode, the collected data can be saved in
Record Interface format) for further analysis in offline mode.

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Saving in ASCII format available in both modes.

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In offline mode, allows converting physiological data files archived by
the Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Central into .

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You can make notes and add markers during the data collection for easy
analysis.

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Saves all configured settings, making it easy to manipulate the cases
belonging to a research study.

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Expandable with user-designed plug-ins for LabVIEW, C++ or as DLL.
For general LabVIEW interface guidelines, see appropriate LabVIEW
manuals at www.ni.com.

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S/5 Collect runs under Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later,
Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

Please read the section "Safety precautions" before using the product.

drc format, and back.

.drc files (Datex

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About this manual

This manual provides instructions for installing, registering and using the Datex­Ohmeda S/5 Collect.

The manual can be found in .
directory

Typeface conventions

To help you find and interpret information easily, the manual uses consistent
text formats for certain text types:

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pdf format on the product CD-ROM in the

\Documents. This directory also contains a readme.txt file.

Command buttons are written in the following way:

Keyboard key names are written in the following way:
Menu commands and names of dialog box parts (text boxes, list boxes,

checkboxes) are written in bold italic typeface: Location.
Menu access is described from top to bottom. For example, the selection

of the menu command Waves in the Snapshot menu would be shown as
Snapshot - Waves.

File names, file paths and commands are written in the following way:

comm.exe.

Messages displayed on the screen are written inside single quotes:
‘Learning’.

When referring to different sections in this manual or to other manuals,
section names and manual names are enclosed in double quotes:
See section “Introduction."
Please refer to “Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Critical Care Monitor User’s
Reference Manual: Introduction."

Cancel.

Esc.

CAUTION

WARNING

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Cautions are displayed in the following way:

Use only specified Datex-Ohmeda interface cables.

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Warnings are displayed in the following way:

When you connect other equipment to the monitor, always make
sure that the whole combination complies with the international
safety standard IEC 60601-1-1 for medical electrical systems
and with the requirements of local authorities.

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Hardware and software requirements

PC and interfacing

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IBM compatible 486 or Pentium PC with a minimum of 48 MB of
memory.

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At least 20 MB free disk space.

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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or later, Windows 95/98, Windows
2000 or Windows XP.

Use Windows NT or Windows 2000 when using network communication
to S/5 Centrals.

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Screen settings: default small font size.

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For serial communication PC serial interface cable, order code 881167.

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For network communication, a normal network cable or a cross-over
cable (depending on how the Collect PC will be connected to the
network).

Introduction

Compatible Datex-Ohmeda devices

The S/5 Collect is compatible with the following Datex-Ohmeda devices:
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AS/3, CS/3 and S/5 monitors

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Light monitor

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Cardiocap 5

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In case the Collect PC will be connected to the network, Central software
S-CNET02, version 2.2 or higher, is required.

NOTE: AS/3 and Light monitor software released before 1998 are not able to
send more than one waveform at a time.

NOTE: AS/3 software released before 1995 does not work with S/5 Collect.

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Safety precautions

Safety precautions

WARNING

CAUTION

CAUTION

When you connect other equipment to the monitor, always make
sure that the whole combination complies with the international
safety standard IEC 60601-1-1 for medical electrical systems
and with the requirements of local authorities.

Connecting the power supply cord of the PC to the wall socket
may cause the leakage current in the system to exceed the limit
specified for medical equipment. The PC shall be supplied from
an additional transformer providing at least basic isolation
(isolating or separating transformer).

The RS232 cable connects the PC to the monitor, and therefore indirectly to the
patient.

If you are not sure whether the safety of the system is as required, please
contact your local technical service personnel.

Use only specified Datex-Ohmeda interface cables.

Prevent accidental disconnection of all cables connected to the S/5
Collect PC.

Notes on usage

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We recommend you use the PC with battery power.

COM1 is used as a default port in the application settings for serial
communication. We recommend you use this port.

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Installation and startup

The S/5 Collect is shipped on a CD-ROM. The installation program copies all the
files that make up the application package in a directory of your choice.

NOTE: If you have ordered software license L-COLLECT 4, the CD-ROM contains
four program licenses. You can get up to 4 four passwords, and use the
application on 4 PCs.

Installing S/5 Collect

NOTE: Before installing, close other Windows programs.

1.

Insert the S/5 Collect CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Installation and startup

2.

Select Start - Run and locate the

setup.exe. Click Next to continue.

Figure 3-1 Welcome to installation window

setup.exe on the CD-ROM. Run the

If you have version 4.0 already installed on your PC, the setup will first
uninstall the program from its current directory after which the setup
program must be started again to reinstall the S/5 Collect program.

NOTE: If you have version 3.0 installed on your PC, this does not apply.
Version 3.0 can still be used on the same PC if run from another
subdirectory.

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Figure 3-2 Uninstall window

3.

If necessary, change the directory using

Browse. Click Next to continue.

Figure 3-3 Setup window

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Figure 3-4 Changing the directory

4.

The installation starts. If there are applications open, you get the
following prompt. Close the application and select

Installation and startup

Retry to continue.

Figure 3-5 Files in use window

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5.

Finish to complete the installation. You are prompted to restart

Click
your computer. You can click

restarting.

No to continue to continue without

Figure 3-6 Successful installation

The S/5 Collect entry is added in the Start menu. The installation
program automatically installs also the LabVIEW runtime engine.

You can also access this manual in .
through the Start menu.

Startup and registration

1.

Select Start - Programs - S5 Collect - S5 Collect. The startup window is
displayed.

pdf format and the readme file

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Installation and startup

Figure 3-7 Startup window

NOTE: In the startup window, you can define the path for storing the trend
and wave configuration files. This enables the use of several
configurations for several research projects on one PC. Each new
configuration starts with the default configuration files.

Also the paths for the latest saved ASCII file (.

.drc) are shown.

2.

Interface file (

Register button is displayed in the startup window if you have not

The

asc) and Datex Record

yet registered the application.
In online mode, to be able to save data in ASCII format, you need to send
a registration and get a password. In offline mode, unregistered
applications can save only 4 lines of trend data or 10 seconds of
waveform data to ASCII files. In both modes, saving snapshots as .

jpeg and .png files is not supported if you are not registered.

.

Go to registering by clicking

Register.

If you already have registered, continue to step 6.

bmp,

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Figure 3-8 Register dialog box

3.

Get a password by sending an email or fax including the displayed PC ID
and all the other information requested in the Register dialog box.

NOTE: You can use the S/5 Collect 4 on up to four PCs. To do this,
register each PC separately by sending the information requested in the
Register dialog for each PC. The password is connected to the PC ID, and
cannot be used on another PC. You can first register one PC, and at a
later date (but within a period of 3 years) register the other PCs.

NOTE: Do not delete or change names of subdirectories in the
installation directory of S/5 Collect. If the S/5 Collect directory and its
subdirectories are, for some reason, deleted from the hard disk, the
software must be registered again.

4.

After receiving a password, enter it in the Password box. If the password
is correct, the window will disappear automatically.

NOTE: If you do not have a password, you may evaluate the application,
but every now and then a reminder to register will be displayed.

5.

The license window is displayed. Select the I agree with all terms
checkbox and click

Continue.

NOTE: If you do not select the I agree with all terms checkbox, the
application will not accept your registration.

6.

From the startup window, select

Online or Offline.

When the program is started, the settings in the configuration file

Collect.ini

are read. This file is always saved when the program exits.

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Loading PHY files

You can access data that has been stored by the S/5 Central, and data on a
PCMCIA card that has been used in the M-MEM module. For further information
see "Loading PHY files" on page 5–17.

Exiting the S/5 Collect

In the main window, select File - Exit (Ctrl+Q). The S/5 Collect startup window is
displayed. Click

Installation and startup

Exit to exit the program.

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Using S/5 Collect online

Starting the online mode

1.

Connect the S/5 Collect PC to the monitor through serial communication
port or to the network through Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Central.

If you use serial communication, do as follows:

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Connect the serial cable between the monitor and the PC. The
monitor should not be on while connecting the serial cable to the
monitor.

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In the startup window, select Serial port and the name of the port
(COM1 - COM6). COM1 is used as a default.

NOTE: Make sure that the serial cable is properly connected. If it is not
properly connected, or a wrong COM port is selected the message
'Communication Timeout' will be displayed.

If you connect to a monitor through a Central, do as follows:

Using S/5 Collect online

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If the Central is connected to the TCP/IP network, connect the
Collect PC to the TCP/IP network with a normal network cable.
If the Central is not connected to the TCP/IP network, connect the
Collect PC to the TCP/IP network board of the Central with a
cross-over cable.

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Specify the IP Address (192.168.1.56) and the Subnet Mask
(255.255.255.0) of the Collect PC:

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In Windows NT environment, right-click the Network
Neighborhood icon, select Properties, go to the Protocols
tab and click the
Address and the Subnet Mask.

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In Windows 2000 environment, select Start - Settings-

Network and Dial-up Connections and double-click the
Local Area Connection icon. Then click the

button, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the

Properties button to specify the IP

Properties button to specify the IP Address and the

Subnet Mask.

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For each additional Collect PC in the system, add 1 to the last
number of the IP address, so the second PC will be

192.168.1.57, the third 192.168.1.58 and the
fourth192.168.1.59. The total amount of the S/5 Collect PCs
connected in the system may not exceed 4.

Properties

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After specifying the IP Address and the Subnet Mask, restart the
Collect PC if prompted.

Verify that the Collect PC is connected to the Central by pinging
the Central from the DOS prompt by entering command

Ping

and the Computer Name of the Central.
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In Windows NT environment, select Start - Programs -
Command Prompt to access the DOS prompt.

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In Windows 2000 environment, select Start - Programs -
Accessories - Command Prompt to access the DOS
prompt.

In the Collect startup window, select Network Server and enter
the Computer Name of the Central to connect to. If you have more
than one Central in your system, separate the Computer Names
with a space or a semicolon (;).

2.

Online in the startup window. After a while, the Monitor selection

Click
dialog is displayed. Select the monitor.

Figure 4-1 Monitor selection dialog

3.

The program displays the main window and starts reading the data from
the selected monitor.

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Online main window

Using S/5 Collect online

Figure 4-2 Online main window parts

(1) Tab pages for selecting of trends and waves
(2) Command buttons
(3) Message area
(4) Available free disk space
(5) Path and name of the latest .
(6) Data rate in kB.
(7) A communication buffer indicator is displayed for serial communication.

See "RS232 Communication buffer indicator bar," page 6–2.

(8) Current time. The time is updated every second.

If you are using a network connection, the monitor id is displayed (from
the network plug connected to the monitor, if available).

(9) Use the graph palette to scroll the display area of the graph and to zoom

in and out of sections of the graph. The graph palette is available only
when graphs are frozen. See "Appendix A: Graph palette" for details.

drc or ASCII file saved

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Command buttons

Freeze stops updating the waveform and trend graphs.

DCR saves all alarm, trend and waveform data shown to a Datex Record

Interface format file (
details, see "Saving data in .drc files" on page 4–13.

ASCII saves alarm, trend and waveform data to separate ASCII files. The button

is available only if DRC saving has been activated. For details, see "Saving data

in ASCII files" on page 4–14.

Stop stops the current recording to a file.

Resizing the main window

You can resize the main window by selecting Window - Resize (Ctrl+S). This
may be useful when you use, for example, Office applications on the same PC
while collecting data.

.drc) starting from the moment you press this button. For

Figure 4-3 Resized main window

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Online waveforms

In the main window, select the Waves page.

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Figure 4-4 Online Waves page

(1) Waveforms available for selection
(2) A maximum of 4 waveform boxes
(3) The waveform selected to be displayed in the first waveform box. The unit

used is displayed under the selection box.

(4) Use the graph palette to scroll the display area of the graph and to zoom

in and out of sections of the graph. The graph palette is available only

when graphs are frozen. See "Appendix A: Graph palette" for details.
(5) Waveform end time
(6) Red waveform cursor. The waveform at the waveform cursor is 3 seconds

delayed from the actual waveform shown on the monitor screen.
(7) Scroll bar and scroll box. By moving the scroll box you can move to the

desired part of the waveform.
(8) Waveform start time

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Selecting the displayed waveforms

The waveform selection list on the left (Waveforms) defines the waveforms that
are available for viewing in the boxes. The list contains all the waves the
maximum monitor configuration can measure.

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To select only one wave, click the wave in the list, and to select more
waves, hold down

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To deselect waves in the list, hold down

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After selecting the wave(s), click the arrow button next to the waveform
selection box and select the wave you wish to see in the waveform box.

NOTE: When using the 12-lead ECG module, only ECG1, ECG2 and ECG3
are available.

Shift and click the desired waves.

Shift and click the wave.

Changing the waveform sampling interval

Click Freq and select the frequency. The sampling frequency in the online mode
can be selected from 300 to 1 Hz.

During network communication the maximum number of waves that can be
requested is 24.

During serial communication, the maximum frequency available depends on
which waveforms are being collected. For example, ECG has 300 Hz,
hemodynamic waveforms 100 Hz and gas and spirometry waveforms 25 Hz.

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If too many waves are selected, a prompt to reduce the amount of waveforms is
displayed. The limit is a total of 600 samples per second; for example

2 * 300 Hz or
1 * 300 Hz + 3 * 100 Hz or
6 * 100 Hz or
2 * 100 Hz + 6 * 25 Hz or
8 * 25 Hz.
If you are collecting data from a longer period of time to an ASCII file, select a

low frequency to reduce the file size.
NOTE: With certain monitor software versions, there may be a risk that the

waveform transfer is interrupted after selecting the 1 sec as the trend sampling
interval. In such case, you will also be prompted to select less waveforms.

Data file size

The table on page B-6 in "Appendix B" shows the frequency for each wave. The
value must be multiplied by 2 to get the number of bytes/second. The overhead
each second is 40 bytes. Trend data takes about 1500 bytes per request.

An example of asking parameters each hour for a total period of 2 days (all trend
parameters are saved in the .

drc file regardless of your selection):

(2 x 24) x 1500= 72 kB.
An example of collecting 2 waveforms per hour and trend data each 5 seconds:

3600 seconds 2 x InvBP waves + trend each 5 seconds =
3600 x 2 x (100 x 2 + 40) + 3600/5x1500 =

864 kB + 144 kB= 1008 kB
It is not possible to predict the exact file size of the ASCII files. The number of

characters in the values may make a big difference in the file size, for example, if
the invasive pressure is 3.00 mmHg or 120.00 mmHg there are 4 or 6
characters written in the file.

The online data collecting shows the file sizes while saving the data and the data
rate in kB/min. From these values, you can estimate the hard disk occupation
and when the saving can be made.

NOTE: The frequency selection does not affect the data transfer rate, which is
always the maximum. The data is stored in .

drc files for each wave at its

individual rate. The data is displayed and saved in ASCII files at the chosen
frequency.

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Changing the period of waveform display

Click Period and select 5 sec, 10 sec, 30 sec, 1 min., 5 min.
When you change the period of the waveform display, the start and end times

on the scroll bar at the bottom of the page change accordingly. By moving the
scroll box you can move to the desired part of the waveform.

The recommended value depends on the selected waveform. For example, if you
select 1 minute for ECG waveforms, the artifacts cannot be read from the
displayed waveforms. When you change the period, for example, to 10 seconds,
the waveform becomes much clearer.

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Online trends

In the main window, select the Trends page.

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Figure 4-5 Trends page in online mode

(1) Trends available for selection
(2) A maximum of 4 trend boxes
(3) The trend selected to be displayed in the first trend box. The latest

numerical parameter value and the unit are also displayed.
(4) Use the graph palette to scroll the display area of the graph and to zoom

in and out of sections of the graph. The graph palette is available only

when graphs are frozen. See "Appendix A: Graph palette" for details.
(5) Trend times
The online trend data is real-time. If the PC is very slow and a lot of waves are

being asked, trend data may also be buffered. This is indicated in the
communication buffer indicator in the upper right corner.

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Selecting the displayed trends

The Parameters selection list defines the parameters that are available for
viewing. The list contains all parameters that the maximum monitor
configuration can measure.

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To select only one parameter, click it.

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To select more parameters, hold down

•

To deselect parameters in the selection list, hold down
parameter that you wish to deselect.

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After selecting the parameters from the list, click the arrow button next to
the trend box and select the parameter you wish to see in the trend box.

Auto-selection of displayed trends

Clicking Auto Select will select and display all data with a positive value
greater than 1 times the resolution as defined by the divider for the parameters
in the configuration window.

Checking the latest numerical parameter value

The latest read numerical parameter value is shown to the right of the trend box
under the trend selection box in a digit field. The latest read values are also
displayed next to the parameters in the Parameters list.

Shift and click the parameters.

Shift and click a

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Changing the trend sampling interval

Click Interval and select 1 sec, 5 sec, 10 sec, 30 sec, 1 min, 5 min, 10 min,
30 min or 1 hour.

NOTE: 1 sec and 5 sec are not available during network connection.
When you want to see quick changes in the trends, select a short interval, for

example, 5 seconds. When you want to see the overall direction of the trends,
select a longer interval, for example, 1 minute. If you are collecting data from a
long period of time, for example several hours, and have selected a short
interval, the .

NOTE: With certain monitor software versions, there may be a risk that after
selecting the 1 sec trend interval, the waveform transfer is interrupted. In such
case, you will be prompted to select less waveforms.

drc file becomes quite large.

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Changing the trend scale

Click Scale and select the desired trend time scale from values 1 min, 5 min,
10 min, 20 min, 30 min, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours,
24 hours and Auto. The trend boxes start showing trends using the selected

scale. The start and end times under the trend panel change accordingly.
If you select Auto, the time scale is autoscaling all the time: the start time is the

start of the collection period, or the moment the graph was cleared last, and the
end time is the time of the last package received.

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Clearing the trends

Clicking the Clear button clears the displayed graphs and deletes the history of
each graph.

Freezing the online trends and waveforms

If you want to stop updating both the trends and the waveforms simultaneously,
press the

Freeze button. Press it again to continue updating the display.

Displaying alarms

Select File - Alarms (Ctrl+A) to display all parameter alarms from the monitor.
By default, the alarms are not displayed.

Figure 4-6 Alarms displayed in the online mode

NOTE: If this selection is off, the alarms are not saved in

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.drc and ASCII files.

Displaying events

Select File -Events (available only with network communication) to display all
events from the monitor.

Events include, for example, changes in demographic data, values entered in
the calculation view, setting changes of interfaced devices, or changes in record
keeping menus. By default, the events are not displayed.

Using S/5 Collect online

Figure 4-7 Events displayed in the online mode.

The event is preceded by an event code and its time of occurrence. The last 100
events are shown in the list.

All events will be automatically added to the notes belonging to the saved .
file after the online window has been closed.

Saving data in .drc files

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To start recording data in a .drc file, click the DRC button. All trend

parameters will be saved regardless of the selection. Only the selected

waveforms will be saved (at a maximum frequency).

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To include alarm data in the

alarms by selecting File - Alarms (

displayed nor saved.

drc

.drc file, remember to first display the

Ctrl+A). By default the alarms are not

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To include event data in the .
events by selecting File -Events (only available with network
communication).By default the events are not displayed nor saved.

•

When you have clicked the
data. You will be prompted for the filename. You can see the amount of
saved data under the

drc file, remember to first display the

DRC button, the application starts saving the

DRC button.

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Click the

Stop button when you have saved the desired amount of data.

Saving data in ASCII files

NOTE: This function is not available for unregistered users.
NOTE: The ASCII button is available only, if DRC saving has been started.

•

To start saving data in ASCII files, click
and waveforms will be saved.

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To save alarm data in an ASCII file, remember to have the File - Alarms

Ctrl+A) selection on. By default this is off.

(

•

You will be prompted for the name of the trends file, waves file and
alarms file separately. By default, file names

waves.asc and alarms.asc are used. The waveforms will be saved

at the chosen frequency.

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You can see the total size of all saved ASCII files under the

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When you have saved a desired amount of data, click the
again. The output file formats are shown in "Appendix B: File formats".

ASCII. Only the selected trends

trends.asc,

ASCII button.

ASCII button

NOTE: The decimal symbol saved in the ASCII file follows the Windows settings
(Start - Settings - Control Panel - Regional Settings). Programs like Microsoft
Excel also follow this setting. When transferring the ASCII files between different
computers, make sure that the decimal symbol has been set the same on all
computers.

NOTE: If you click

Stop, both DRC saving and ASCII saving are stopped.

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