User manual:
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AirflowTest-Master Reader
Management software for AirflowTest-Master wind
speed and airflow meter
Table of contents
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Part I Installation
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................................................................................................................................... 21 Basic installation procedure
......................................................................................................................................................... 2Start install menu from DVD
......................................................................................................................................................... 2Start the driver and software installation
......................................................................................................................................................... 3Connect the instrument to the PC
......................................................................................................................................................... 3Start the application and select the desired COM port
................................................................................................................................... 32 Installation Driver CP211x USB-Adapter
......................................................................................................................................................... 3Installation with Driver Installer
......................................................................................................................................................... 3Update from older driver
......................................................................................................................................................... 4Plug in the USB-adapter
......................................................................................................................................................... 4Install from Windows hardware dialog
......................................................................................................................................................... 5Check COM port after successful installation
................................................................................................................................... 63 Installation of application software (SetupXXX.exe)
Part II First run
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................................................................................................................................... 81 Registration procedure
......................................................................................................................................................... 8Enter name and valid E-Mail adress
......................................................................................................................................................... 9Receive a registration E-Mail from Laserliner server
Part III
Basic application concepts
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................................................................................................................................... 101 Overview
................................................................................................................................... 102 Connecting the instrument
................................................................................................................................... 113 Data views
......................................................................................................................................................... 11Life view
......................................................................................................................................................... 12Table view
.................................................................................................................................................. 12Navigator
......................................................................................................................................................... 13Chart view
................................................................................................................................... 134 Load and save files
......................................................................................................................................................... 13File manipulation
......................................................................................................................................................... 14Export document
................................................................................................................................... 155 Filter data
......................................................................................................................................................... 15Open and edit a data filter
................................................................................................................................... 166 Print table and chart reports
......................................................................................................................................................... 16Overview
......................................................................................................................................................... 17Report options
Index 19
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Basic installation procedure
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1 Installation
1.1 Basic installation procedure
The installation DVD contains all necessary files for installation:
·
Special drivers setup (if necessary)
·
Application setup
·
Software manual
1.1.1 Start install menu from DVD
1.) Insert setup DVD and start the "Install.exe" file with Windows explorer
1.1.2 Start the driver and software installation
2.) Install the hardware drivers for USB devices
BEFORE
you plug the connector to the
PC
3.) Install the application software
4.) Open the software user manual and study the instructions carefully and/or printout
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1.1.3 Connect the instrument to the PC
Version with direct RS232-cable
:
Version with Laserliner USB-adapter cable (082.071):
1.1.4 Start the application and select the desired COM port
6.) After correct driver installation and connected and powered instrument,
the new COM port should appear in the COM ports list.
1.2 Installation Driver CP211x USB-Adapter
Only the Laserliner USB-adapter 082.071 needs a driver installation.
After starting the driver installation, the driver setup dialog is shown.
1.2.1 Installation with Driver Installer
2a.) Press "
Install
" button to proceed with the driver installation process
1.2.2 Update from older driver
If you received the following message you have to uninstall the old driver version first.
Please follow the instructions of the uninstall procedure in the control panel.
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Installation Driver CP211x USB-Adapter
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1.2.3 Plug in the USB-adapter
2b.) Plug in the USB-Adapter and power on the instrument.
1.2.4 Install from Windows hardware dialog
On some PC you need to proceed the hardware installation dialog after plug in the USB
Adapter.
2d.) Select the path of the driver (on DVD \Driver subfolder), and proceed.
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Installation Driver CP211x USB-Adapter
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2e.) Confirm and proceed the request for security.
1.2.5 Check COM port after successful installation
2f.) After install the new COM port must be available in the System\Hardware dialog.
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Installation of application software (SetupXXX.exe)
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1.3 Installation of application software (SetupXXX.exe)
The SetupXXX.exe file includes all necessary application files, also a copy of the
driver files and the manual.
Read the license agreement.
Short product information
Program installation folder
Program components
Check if a desktop icon is desired
Installation summary report
Installing the selected components ...
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Installation of application software (SetupXXX.exe)
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Launch the driver and application before exit
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2 First run
After successful installation, the application configures at first run.
You can start the program either from the Start-menu of the OS, or from the desktop-icon is you
selected to create one on the user desktop.
2.1 Registration procedure
After first run the registration dialog appears.
The registration can be edited with user data and a key can be requested to receive
important notifications on the application or updates.
If you don't want to register you can skip this dialog by pressing the "Continue" button.
! The registration dialog needs a valid internet connection, if this is not available you can also
send the registration data with the Install Code (top left) by standard mail.
2.1.1 Enter name and valid E-Mail adress
Enter a valid E-Mail adress to receive the registration key.
Then press "Request key", to send the registration data to our server.
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Registration procedure
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This dialog notes that the registration was successful.
.
2.1.2 Receive a registration E-Mail from Laserliner server
Copy and paste the "Registration key" into the Registration dialog, then press Register.
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Overview
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3 Basic application concepts
3.1 Overview
1.) Select the desired COM port and connect to a plugged instrument, record key to store.
2.) Select between the different views "
Life view
", "
Table view
", "
Chart view
"
3.) The "
Life view
" displays the actual status and values of the instrument
(if instrument is connected and sending data)
4.) Additional parameter for data transfer
5.) Indicator of connected and sending instrument
6.)
File management
for recorded data
7.)
Print management
for the recorded data
3.2 Connecting the instrument
The SoundTest-Master has an unidirectional dataflow.
That means the software cannot control the dataflow from the instrument, but the user has to
enable sending lifedata at the instrument (SENDING mode) before recording data.
Seach
- Try to auto-search all ports and listen for incoming life data.
The instrument must be connected and in SENDING mode.
COM port
- The COM port can either be searched or manually selected
Connect
- Connect or disconnect the selected COM port.
If the instrument is not sending the Connect button will
be marked red and the IsConnected sysmbol is greyed out.
In this case the COM port might be connected, but no dataflow
from the instrument was initialized.
Record
- Enable / disable recording of incoming data to table and chart
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Connecting the instrument
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Process Auto-Search: (example)
Press Search
...
Start the search process ...
Search all available COM ports ...
If COM port with correct signature found
Instrument connected & data receiving
Incoming data is recorded to table & chart
If no COM port found or
no data received (no SENDING mode)
Process maunal connection: (example)
Select a COM port and press Connect
If instrument connected and data receiving
Incoming data is recorded to table & chart
COM port available but no data received
(no SENDING mode ?)
3.3 Data views
3.3.1 Life view
SENDING:
if actual life data is received from the instrument
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Data views
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Use the date selection to overwrite the timestamp of the recorded data with
the selected date.
3.3.2 Table view
Clear table:
Clears the complete data memory for table and chart.
Refresh:
Refreshes the display.
3.3.2.1 Navigator
The Navigator at the table bottom is used for data manipulation and filtering:
- Move data cursor to first data record
- Move data cursor to the previous page
- Move data cursor to the previous data record
- Move data cursor to the next data record
- Move data cursor to the next page
- Move data cursor to last data record
- Add a data record to the table manually
- Delete a data record from the table
- Edit the selected data record
- Confirm the edited changes
- Cancel the edited changes
- Apply a user filter to the table
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Data views
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3.3.3 Chart view
Moving average
- Adds an additional averaging trendline to the chart
(when set to 1 the average line is removed)
Autoscale
- Forces a redraw of the following scaling options
Range
- Scales over the full data range (including Min/Max levels)
Interval
- Scales over a defined time-range from the last value
Choose series
- Select which curves to be shown in the chart
3.4 Load and save files
3.4.1 File manipulation
- New (file):
Clear the actual document and prepare for a new data file
- Load (file):
Selects and loads an existing data file from local drive
- Save as (file)
Saves the actual document to the local drive
- Next (file)
Selects and loads the next file in the actual folder
- Previous (file)
Selects and loads the previous file in the actual folder
- Export to file
Exports
the actual document to CSV or XML format
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Load and save files
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3.4.2 Export document
Configuration of the export parameters.
Delimiter
- Defines the actual column delimiter character in the output CSV file
Quote
- Defines the actual column quote character in the output CSV file
Format
- Selectes the available export foirmats (CSV, XML, ...)
Column parameters:
Column
- Name of the underlying dataset columns
Field no
- The index of the underlying dataset columns
Size
- Size of the columns datatype
Export
- Choose which selection of columns should be exported
UseQuote
- Choose which selection of columns should be quoted
(In the header all columns are quoted)
Select filename with file extension and press the Export button to export the whole dataset:
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Filter data
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3.5 Filter data
3.5.1 Open and edit a data filter
In the table view the filter symbol [
] is used to open a custom filter.
Add new ...
- to add and edit a new filter condition
Open
- to open previously saved filter definitions
Save as
- to save the actual filter definition to the local drive
Apply; OK
- to apply the filter to the dataset and finish the dialog
A complex filter term can be constructed by adding group terms:
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Print table and chart reports
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3.6 Print table and chart reports
3.6.1 Overview
The print system activates the right report type according to the selected view.
The reports can be previewd and set up with the Print preview function.
For table view the table report is shown:
For the chart view the chart report is shown:
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Print table and chart reports
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3.6.2 Report options
Load/Save:
Active report can be stored and re-loaded from local harddrive
Print
Active report can be printed from the report print preview
Export to PDF
Active report can be exported as PDF file, with additional PDF options:
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Print table and chart reports
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Zoom options
To fit document to paper, to print and view on one or several pages.
Title option
Allows adding a report title
Footnote option
Allows adding report footnotes
Index
- A -
Application 6, 10
Apply filter 15
Autoscale 13
Auto-Search 10
- B -
Basic concepts 10
Basic procedures 2
- C -
Chart report 16, 17
Chart view 13
Check COM port 5
Column 14
Connect 3
Connect instrument 3
Connecting 10
Connector 3, 4
- D -
Dataset 15
Delete 12
Delimiter 14
Desktop icon 8
Document 13, 14, 15
Driver Installer 3
DVD 2
DVD contents 2
- E -
Edit 12
Export document 14
Export to PDF 17
- F -
Field no 14
File management 13
Filter 12, 15
First run 8
Footnote 17
Format 14
- H -
Hardware dialog 4
Hardware panel 5
- I -
Install menu 2
Installation 2, 3
Installation software 6
Installation USB 3, 4, 5
Internet connection 8
Interval scale 13
- L -
Life data 11
Life view 11
Load 13
Logo Test 4
- N -
Navigator 12
- O -
Old driver 3
- P -
Parameters 14
PDF export 17
Plug connector 4
Print management 16, 17
Print preview 16, 17
- Q -
Quote 14
- R -
Range scale 13
Recorded data 11
Register key 9
Registration mail 8, 9
Registration procedure 8, 9
Reports 16, 17
Request key 8
RS232 Adapter 3
- S -
Save 13
Search COM port 10
Select COM port 3
Send data 10
Sending life data 11
SENDING mode 10
Sending recorded data 11
Size 14
Start install menu 2
Start menu 8
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- T -
Table report 16, 17
Table view 12
Title 17
- U -
Uninstall driver 3
USB 3, 4, 5
USB Adapter 3
UseQuote 14
User data 8
- V -
Value scale 13
Views 11, 12, 13
- W -
Windows hardware dialog 4
Windows Logo Test 4
- Z -
Zoom 17
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