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Instruction Manual

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CyberComm 6000

Data Acquisition Software

For CyberScan 6000 Series Meters

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Preface

This manual serves to explain the use of the CyberComm 6000 Data Acquisition Software. The manual functions in two ways, firstly as a step by step guide to help

the user work with software application. Secondly, it serves as a handy reference guide. It assumes that the user is familiar with setting up, calibrating & measuring with CyberScan 6000 series meter.

The information presented in this manual is subject to change without notice as improvements are made, and does not represent a commitment on part of Eutech Instruments.

Eutech Instruments cannot accept any responsibility for damage or malfunction of the unit due to improper use of the instrument.

Eutech Instruments Pte Ltd.

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started ......................................................................................................1

1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Installing PC Communication Software.................................................................................. 2

1.3 Connecting to CyberScan 6000 Series Meter........................................................................ 6

1.3.1 RS232 Serial Port Connection....................................................................................... 6

1.3.2 Prepare the Meter for Communication .......................................................................... 6

1.4 Launching CyberComm ......................................................................................................... 8

1.5 Getting Familiar with CyberComm ....................................................................................... 11

1.5.1 Overview...................................................................................................................... 11

1.5.2 Menu bar...................................................................................................................... 11

1.5.3 Control tabs ................................................................................................................. 11

1.5.4 Workspace................................................................................................................... 12

1.6 Synchronizing Data ..............................................................................................................13

1.6.1 Data Import.................................................................................................................. 13

1.6.2 Data Export.................................................................................................................. 15

1.7 System Settings ................................................................................................................... 16

1.7.1 Time Stamp ................................................................................................................. 16

1.7.2 COM Port Configuration .............................................................................................. 16

2. Projects ................................................................................................................19

2.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 19

2.2 Adding a New Project........................................................................................................... 20

2.3 Loading a Project ................................................................................................................. 21

2.4 Editing a Project ................................................................................................................... 21

2.5 Deleting a Project ................................................................................................................. 21

3. Standardization ...................................................................................................23

3.1 About Standardization.......................................................................................................... 23

3.2 Select existing standardization data of the meter for measurement.................................... 24

3.3 Select existing standardization data of CyberComm for measurement............................... 26

3.4 New Standardization using an existing electrode ................................................................ 28

3.5 Add a new electrode to the project....................................................................................... 32

3.6 Remove an existing electrode from the project.................................................................... 33

3.7 Clear standardization from an electrode .............................................................................. 33

3.8 Compare Electrode Characteristics ..................................................................................... 34

3.9 Temperature Standardization............................................................................................... 36

4. Measurements .....................................................................................................37

4.1 About Measurement ............................................................................................................. 37

4.2 Measure Tab ........................................................................................................................ 37

4.2.1 Selecting a Single Channel ......................................................................................... 37

4.2.2 Selecting Multiple Channels ........................................................................................ 39

4.2.3 Refresh Temperature Reading.................................................................................... 41

4.2.4 Log measurement data................................................................................................ 41

4.2.5 Taking a Snap Shot of Graph ...................................................................................... 43

5. Reports.................................................................................................................44

5.1 About Reports ...................................................................................................................... 44

5.2 Graphic Sheet ...................................................................................................................... 45

5.3 View Graph........................................................................................................................... 47

5.4 Stored Data .......................................................................................................................... 49

5.5 Excel Sheet .......................................................................................................................... 50

5.6 Standardization (STD) Report.............................................................................................. 51

6. Administrative Functions ...................................................................................57

6.1 Audit Log .............................................................................................................................. 58

6.1.1 View audit log file......................................................................................................... 58

6.1.2 Backup audit log file .................................................................................................... 59

6.1.3 Delete audit log file ...................................................................................................... 59

6.2 Unlocking Users ................................................................................................................... 60

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1. Getting Started

1.1 Overview

The Eutech Instruments’ CyberComm 6000 Data Acquisition software is a Windows® based add-on application to CyberScan 6000 series meters. It enables you to extend the use of CyberScan meter by seamlessly integrating the meter to a personal computer and provides collaboration features for multi-user environment.

Key features of CyberComm:

 User friendly interface to extend the CyberScan features  Easy synchronization of data between CyberScan & CyberComm  Unlimited number of data logging (depending on hard disk capacity)  Project base working environment lets users to organize their meter related

activities

 Share standardization information among users and projects  Provides extensive audit track of CyberComm/CyberScan user activities

(accessible only for administrator)

 Keep records of electrode configuration and buffer configuration  Provides graphical comparison of pH electrode properties  User configurable reports  Export data to Microsoft® Excel  Report printing

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1.2 Installing PC Communication Software

To install the PC Communication software:

1. Insert the PC Communication software installation CD into the CDROM drive of your PC. The installation wizard should automatically start a shown in Figure 1 & Figure 2 :.

Figure 1 : Preparing to install

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Figure 2 : Second screen of installation

2. In the second screen (Figure 2), click Next to continue.

3. You may optionally enter your name & your organization’s name in the next screen (Figure 3). Click Next to continue.

Figure 3 : Customer information

4. By default, the program will be installed into ‘C:/Program Files/ PC Communication/Cybercomm6000_620’ folder. Click Next to install the program in

this folder. Optionally, click Change to install into a different folder. (Figure 4)

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Figure 4 : Destination folder

5. In the next screen, click Install to begin the installation. (Figure 5)

Figure 5 : Ready to begin installation

6. Once the installation successfully is completed, the following screen is shown. (Figure 6). Click Finish to exit the wizard.

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Figure 6 : Installation completed

7. The following two icons are available in your Desktop after the installation.

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1.3 Connecting to CyberScan 6000 Series Meter

The Cybercomm 6000 Data Acquisition software is able to communicate with any CyberScan 6000 series meter (PH6000 / PC6000 / PH6500 / CON6000 / DO6000 / PC6500 / PCD6500) via RS232 serial port connection.

1.3.1 RS232 Serial Port Connection

1. Connect RS232 serial communication cable to RS232 port of the back panel of CyberScan 6000 series meter.

2. Connect the other end of the cable to serial communication (COM) port of your PC. If you use a serial communication port other than COM1, you need to specify it in CyberComm configuration settings. Refer ‘COM Port Configuration’ in page

16.

1.3.2 Prepare the Meter for Communication

1. Make sure the required pH, DO, Conductivity probes are connected to the back panel of the CyberScan 6000 series meter. (Refer the instruction manual of the meter for more details)

2. Power on the meter. The CyberScan application starts automatically.

3. Tap Logoff button to exit form CyberScan application.

Note: The meter cannot be connected to the CyberComm software when the CyberScan application is running. You need to exit the CyberScan application before you can start communicating with CyberComm.

4. Start ADCServer. Double-tap on ‘ADCServer’ icon available in the Desktop of the meter. The ADC Server application window appears. (Figure 7)

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Figure 7 : ADC Server application window

Notes:

• The ADC Server is the communication interface between the meter and the CyberComm 6000 software. Therefore, you need to run ADC Server before you can start communicating with the CyberComm

6000.

• Do not close the ADC Server while the meter is communicating with CyberComm software.

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1.4 Launching CyberComm

1. Make sure the ADC Server is running in the meter.

2. Double-click on CyberComm 6000 icon on the Desktop of your PC. The CyberComm splash screen appears for few seconds and then the application starts.

3. In the meter, the ADC Server recognizes the CyberComm connection and starts sending user information, hardware calibration & user database. The communication status information is shown in ADC Server window. (Figure 8)

Figure 8 : ADC Server sending information

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5. CyberComm establishes connection with the meter and synchronizes basic information (user information, hardware calibration & user databases) with the meter. (Figure 9)

Figure 9 : CyberComm synchronizes with meter

6. Once the synchronization is completed, the User Login screen appears. (Figure

10) CyberComm accepts all user IDs & passwords configured in the meter. The user IDs available in the meter are listed in the User ID drop-down box. You can proceed with the ‘Default’ user or select a specific user ID and enter password. Click Login button to proceed

Figure 10 : User Login

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Note: If a user enters an invalid password for a particular user ID for three consecutive attempts, CyberComm will ‘Lock’ the user profile and the user will no longer be able to login to the system using that particular user ID. This is a security feature. Only the ‘Admin’ user is able to unlock such locked users. Refer ‘Unlocking Users’ in page 56.

7. CyberComm goes to measurement mode in ‘Untitled’ project for the selected user. (Figure 11). You are ready to work with the meter. You can proceed with measurement using the meter.

Current user, project &

communication

information

Figure 11 : Measurement mode

Measurement mode

Note: All the activities you do with CyberComm are bound to your user ID and project name.

You may perform any of the following activities:

 Create a new project (See page 19)  Import setup data from the meter (See page 13)  Import standardization (calibration) data from the meter (See page 13)  Import logged data from the meter (See page 13)

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1.5 Getting Familiar with CyberComm

1.5.1 Overview

The user interface of CyberComm 6000 has the following main sections.

 Menu bar  Control tabs  Workspace

Menu bar

Control tabs

Figure 12 : Menu bar, Control tabs & Workspace

1.5.2 Menu bar

Menu bar has menus and sub-menus to perform common tasks

1.5.3 Control tabs

Control tabs consist of three tabs:

Project: Project related activities are carried out in this tab. Read more about projects (page 19)

Measure: Meter related activities are carried out in this tab. You can select multiple channels and measuring parameters form the left-pane. The rightpane (workspace) displays 6 tabs (Measure, Standardization, Setup, Display

Workspace

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Criteria, Storage Criteria and Print Criteria) for the selected channel (or channels) and a parameters. The functions and features available in your CyberScan 6000 series meter are accessible from the measure tab.

Report: This tab provide access to various reports, graphs, view stored data & printing reports

1.5.4 Workspace

Workspace is the main display and working area of the CyberComm. What is displayed in workspace depends on the selections in the control tab.

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1.6 Synchronizing Data

CyberComm 6000 allows you to synchronize data between the PC & the CyberScan 6000 series meter. This involves import (from meter to CyberComm) & export (from CyberComm to meter)

1.6.1 Data Import

The following data can be transferred from the meter to CyberComm.

 User information & hardware calibration (Automatically synchronized each

time the meter is connected to CyberComm)

 Setup data  Standardization data  Logged data

User information & hardware calibration data are synchronized automatically each time the meter is connected to CyberComm. However, setup, standardization & logged data of the meter have to be synchronized with user intervention as described below.

To import Device Data:

1. Click on Project button to switch to Project tab.

2. In the menu bar, click Sync Data and then click on any of the following sub menus :

 Import Setup Data  Import STD Data, or  Import Logged Data

3. Sync Device Data dialog appears (Figure 13). Click Start Synchronization. The progress bar shows the status of data synchronization.

Figure 13 : Synchronizing device data

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4. When the synchronization (import) is completed, system creates a new project named ‘DeviceJob’ and attaches the imported device data to that project. (Figure

14). If there is ‘DeviceJob’ already available in the project list, then the imported data is automatically copied to it.

Figure 14 : DeviceJob

5. Repeat step 2 & 3 selecting rest of the two sub menus to import all the device data.

Note: The imported standardization data is available for other projects you may create for the same CyberScan meter. Other users who use the same CyberScan meter can access the standardization data you imported from the meter. Thus, users do not need to calibrate the meter for each project they create.

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1.6.2 Data Export

The following data can be transferred from CyberComm to the meter.

 Setup data  Standardization data

When you export setup and standardization data, only the data of the current project is transferred to the meter.

To export data:

1. Click on Project button to switch to Project tab.

2. In the menu bar, click Sync Data and then click on any of the following sub menus :

 Export Setup Data, or  Export STD Data

3. Sync Device Data dialog appears (Figure 15). Click Start Synchronization. The progress bar shows the status of data synchronization.

Figure 15 : Synchronizing CyberComm data

4. When the data export is competed, the dialog box closes automatically and the selected data (setup or standardization) of the current project copied to the meter, replacing previously stored data of the meter (if any).

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