testo 0554 0830 User guide

Software

Comsoft 3

Instruction manual

Licence Agreement

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Once you or another authorised person opens the sealed CD-ROM packaging, the conditions of this contract are recognised. If you do not agree with the conditions, return the unopened software package with all accompanying items, including all written documentation and boxes, to the point from which you purchased the software and your money will be returned in full.

Concession

This licence authorises you to use a copy of the Testo software, acquired with this licence, on a single computer on condition that the software is only used on one computer at any one time. If you have acquired multiple licences for the software you can have so many copies in use as you have licences. The software is deemed as being “in use” on a computer if it is loaded in a cache i.e. RAM or if it is saved in a permanent memory e.g. on the hard disk of this computer, with the exception of a copy installed in a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to other computers which is then deemed as not being “in use”. If the number of persons using the software exceeds the number of licences acquired you are then required to provide suitable mechanisms or procedures to ensure that the number of persons using the software simultaneously does not exceed the number of licences.

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Limited warranty

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Contents

Preparation ..........................................................................
Defined use..............................................................	4
Installation ...............................................................	5
1st session – Brief instructions.......................................	7
Mouse functions ......................................................	7
Toolbars and palettes...............................................	8
Toolbars ................................................................	11
Toolbars, our recommendation .............................	12
Menu layout: Main menu ........................................	13
Menu layout: Context menus..................................	15
Online help.............................................................	19
Example 1 ........................................................................	20
Demo file without instrument .................................	20
Example 2 ........................................................................	29
Testo 400 and humidity probes
Logging measurement sequence...........................	29
Testo 400 and humidity probes
Analysing measurement series..............................	31
testo 400 and humidity probes
Exporting saved data ............................................	32
Example 3 ........................................................................	33
testo 400 and humidity probes
Displaying readings................................................	33
Example 4 ........................................................................	35
testo 175/177: Reading out and exporting
sections..................................................................	35
Error messages ...............................................................	36
Details/Background.........................................................	38
Display ranges .......................................................	38
Main menu item: “File” ...........................................	40
Main menu item: “Instrument” ................................	44
Main menu item: “Edit” ...........................................	47
Main menu item: “View”..........................................	49
Main menu item: “Insert” ........................................	52
Main menu item: “Format”......................................	54
Main menu item: “Tools”.........................................	55
Main menu item: “Window”.....................................	57
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Preparation

Defined use

The Comsoft 3 software is used to save, read and analyse separate measurement values and measurement series. The main task of this program is the graphic display of readings.

Readings are taken using Testo´s measuring instruments and are transmitted via serial interface to your PC.

Data is read using Comsoft 3 software, which activates the interfaces and makes all functions available.

There are suitable instrument drivers available for installing each Testo instrument/system. They are especially adapted to the range of instrument hardware and their operation.

Measured readings are logged with date and time. Values are constantly updated during ONLINE measurements.

Preparation

Installation

Minimum system requirements

•PC with operating system

-Microsoft Windows 95 or better (if compatible)

-Microsoft Windows NT 4, Service pack 4, or better (if compatible).

-Windows 2000 or better (if compatible).

•CD-Rom drive

•Pentium 100 MHz

•32 MB RAM

•15 MB hard disk drive space free

•Free serial interface (COM) or corresponding adapter.

Installation

1.Place CD-ROM in drive

2.The installation menu will start up after a short time. If it fails to start, click twice on “Setup.EXE” on the CD-ROM.

3.You are asked to enter the licence number (see sticker on CD-ROM).

Restart may be necessary if it is the first installation. Note: If the number input is not accepted it may be due to the following:

-Is the shift button activated?

-Is “Num” in the separate digit pad activated?

-Was l entered instead of 1?

-Was o entered instead of 0?

4.Once confirmed, the installation continues and you are asked to enter your name and company name.

5.The rest of the procedure is then menu-driven. Please observe the notes and explanations beside the buttons.

Note: If “ protected” is activated, the “Range of functions” register is not visible to the user and will not be available later.

Preparation

Installation

General information on using and installing software

The software surface (appearance, operation philosophy ) is defined in accordance with the Microsoft® Office Standard. Symbols and menu items are selected analog to this standard. Therefore, if you are already working with Office programs (Word®, Excel®, PowerPoint® ...), you will very quickly become familiar with the surface.

1st session – Brief instructions

Mouse functions

Certain menu functions can be activated directly via the mouse, making the software easy to use.

Some menu functions need only to be clicked on once with the mouse while others need to be clicked twice.

The following options are available depending on where you are in the program:

Click left on
menu item:	Opens sub-menu or
	carries out function
Click left on
symbol button:	Carries out function
Click left on
name in archive:	Selects
Click twice, left:	Selects and opens/activates
Click right:	Opens (if available)
	Context menu

1st session - Brief instructions

Toolbars and palettes

File category

Open file

Save active document

Page view

Print view

Set up new location

Set up new folder

Transmit to instrument

Delete element

Undo last action

Copy in clipboard

Insert contents in clipboard

Set up formula

Connect protocols

Use help

Use situation-related help function

1st session - Brief instructions

Toolbars and palettes

Instrument category

Device control

Control measurement

Start online measurement

Stop online measurement

Read out memory

View category

View as diagram

View as table

View as digit box

View as histogram

View as form

View as analog instrument

View as parametric graph

Set layout

Search in archive

1st session - Brief instructions

Toolbars and palettes

Left mouse button selects

Left mouse button shows status information

Left mouse enlarges

Left mouse button shows crosshair

Left mouse button marks area to be included in mean calculation

Left mouse button shows compensating curve

Left mouse shows difference

Select font

Change background colour in diagram. Also edits pattern/style

Insert text

Remove text from a view

Full screen

1st session – Brief instructions

Toolbars

You can activate commands, which are often used, directly by using the icons in the toolbars.

You can easily move the required toolbar to another position using the mouse. It will appear horizontal, vertical or as a separate window (palette) depending on the position.

You can determine the function of the toolbars in the “Tools/Customize…” menu.

You can put together new toolbars on the register available and define

·whether the toolbar should be displayed or not

·whether large or small buttons are to be used

·which icons are to appear in the toolbar

·which special functions are to be in the menus

To change the toolbars, open the “Commands” register and move the corresponding icon to the required location in the toolbar. Click at the bottom of the symbol for more information. To delete icons, simply remove from the toolbar.

Separation marks can be placed between the icons. Simply move an icon to the side of the toolbar to remove or insert the marks.

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1st session – Brief instructions

Toolbars, our recommendation

You can put together your own tools list as required. The following are some suggestions:

Easy logger operation

The functions suggested here are used regularly to program and read out data loggers and should, therefore, be placed in the toolbar for direct access.

Main emphasis: Data management

Regular reworking and updating of the archive tree is necessary in this case. The tools specified here are particularly suitable for this purpose.

Main emphasis on printed documentation

Read out instrument and print as table or diagram - the range of functions should be reduced accordingly if no longer in use.

1st session – Brief instructions

Menu layout: Main menu

Going from left to right, the main menu contains the following:

File

All of the functions, which are needed to open, close, save, delete and print. New folders and locations are created. The names of files and folders can be changed and their properties can be displayed.

The files, which were last used, are available in a list, which can be opened.

The program can be exited in this menu.

Note

Send

Click on “Send” to send measurements results by email.

Instrument

Connection to the measuring instruments is controlled from this menu. New measuring instruments can be connected and configured.

Note Autodetect

A connection to the connected measuring instrument is set up automatically.

Edit

Measured data can be copied, inserted, pasted or deleted using these commands (also self-defined mathematical functions). Commands can be undone.

1st session – Brief instructions

Menu layout: Main menu

View

Included are functions required for graphical display or screen layout. Toolbars, status bars, archive or palettes can be made to appear or disappear, as required. You can choose which channels of the attached instrument are to be shown and a protocol header can be defined.

Insert

Text can be added to diagrams. The measured data can be further offset using a mathematical function.

Format

The font can be set here. This font is then used for protocols and to label diagrams.

The appearance of the diagrams and tables can be improved optically using specific patterns/styles.

Tools

Settings:

Here you have the option of assigning units and axes.

Customize:

It is also possible to define the range of functions included in the toolbar.

Window

If you have several files at the same time in the RAM memory, you have several ways available to display them.

1st session – Brief instructions

Menu layout: Context menus

This is a special range of commands, selected especially for a certain area. These menus, which can be selected using the right mouse button, can be opened depending on where the mouse is placed.

Context: Instrument

New locations can be quickly set up in the instrument, the current instrument can be registered and deregistered or all of the settings in the instrument can also be undertaken via “Device control” in the PC.

Context: Folders in archive

Click right mouse button on folder and then you can edit the tree structure:

Set up, delete, rename folder/locations etc.

Context: Folders in instrument

The locations saved in the instrument can be edited.

1st session – Brief instructions

Menu layout: Context menus

Context: Location

-Edit contents.

-Change/delete location name

-Edit information on location.

Additional parameters or useful information (if supplied by instrument), particularly on location, can be entered via “Properties”. These are also available on site, once they are transmitted to the instrument.

Context: Work area

In the work area context e.g. table, the data which is shown or is to be printed can be defined. Channels can be made to appear or disappear via Edit. Additional information for printing can be formulated via “Header”.

1st session – Brief instructions

Menu layout: Context menus

Context: Name of table

The context for the header in the table enables access to the title and information box, which can be edited in location. “Measuring protocol” includes additional data on the protocol itself.

Context menu in diagrams and other presentation elements:

“Edit Line” leads to the settings menu for presenting the data and editing curves.

Note: This menu can be reached directly by clicking twice on the curve.

1st session – Brief instructions

Menu layout: Context menus

Short menu in digit box

Type of view, pattern/style and content can be selected.

1st session – Brief instructions

Online help

Online help is available for many functions. This online help is activated by pressing F1 (function button on the keypad) or by clicking on “?” in the menu bar.

Press Shift+F1 for direct help. The cursor arrow will then turn into a question mark with an arrow. You should click on the area about which you have a question. The online help for this topic will then be opened.

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