Xylem PDA User Manual

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PDA Software Manual

For the Windows CE and Mobile Operating Systems

Global Water

Instrumentation, Inc.

151 Graham Road

P.O. Box 9010

College Station, TX 77842-9010

T: 800-876-1172

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E-mail : [e-mail]

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Publication Number 39320712

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Congratulations on your purchase of a Global Water GL500 or WL16 Data
Logger. This manual describes how to program the logger and access
stored data using a PDA (Personal Dat a Assistant) with Windows CE or
Mobile operating systems. Should you require assistance, consult your
Global Logger manual, PDA manual, or call our customer support staff at
[phone]

Table of Contents

I. System Requirements ▫ ▫ ▫ 3
II. USB Host vs. Peripheral Ports ▫ ▫ 3
III. Connecting with a Serial Port ▫ ▫ 4
IV. Connecting with a USB Host Port ▫ ▫ 4
V. Software Installation ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 5
VI. Connecting to the Data Logger ▫ ▫ 6
VII. Main Screen ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 7
VIII. Main Screen Functions ▫ ▫ ▫ 8
IX. Get History ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 9
X. Setup Menu ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 10
XI. Battery Life ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 13

Copyright  Global Water I nstrumentation, Inc. 2012

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I. System Requirements:

PDA (Personal Data Assistant) with:

1) Windows CE or Mobile operating system. The Palm OS operating system
is not supported by this software pack age.

2) RS-232 serial adaptor cable or USB host port and USB type B cable.

Note: While many PDA’s have USB ports, most are used to sync up to a
computer only and will not act as a “Host” to other periph eral devices.

II. USB Host vs. Peripheral Ports:

The USB interface requires a “Host” and a “Peripheral” device. All desktop and
laptop computers with a USB port will act as a host to external peripheral devices.
Typical peripherals include printers , digital cameras, scanners and the Global W ater
WL16U and GL500 data loggers. Two peripheral dev ic es c annot communicate with
each other.

Most of the modern PDA’s on the market today have a USB per ipher al por t or
adaptor cable with a USB connector. With very few exceptions, this USB port is for
connecting to a host computer only, allowing f or the transfer of data between the
two. These PDA’s are peripheral devices and so, can’t c ommunic ate with other
peripherals, including the G lobal Water family of data loggers.

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III. Connecting with a Serial P ort:

PDA communication with the Global Wat er f am ily of data loggers is generally done
using a serial port due the greater popularity and larger number of PDA’s with this
capability. This is done with the GL500 and WL16S loggers and r equir es a serial
adaptor cable, which converts the s pec ial c onnec tor on the PDA to a standard DB-9
serial port. In the case of the WL16S, the special adapt or c able pr ov ided with the
logger is also needed. Some recommendations ar e:

For the Dell Axim X50, X50V, X51, X51V, X30, X3i and X3, us e m odel number
C-X50V-1F-P adaptor cable available from G lobal Water or SERIALIO.COM.

For the Hewlett Packard iPAQ rz1715, hx2110, hx2410, hx2750, rx3115, rx3415,
rx3715 and hx4705 series of PDA’s; use m odel number I S C-21-1700 adaptor cable
available from Global Water or GOM A DIC.COM.

While the PDA software will run on any device using the W indow s CE or Mobile
operating systems, the serial adaptor cable is also a requirement. It has been found
that some of the cables on the market do not support the D TR (Data Terminal
Ready) pin, which is required to communicate with the data logger. The cables
recommended above are known by Global W ater to have this signal wired in. Before
buying cables for other types of PDA’s, cons ult the manufacturer.

IV. Connectin g with a USB Ho st Port:

Global Water recommends using a serial port to communicate between PDA’s
and the WL16S and GL500 data loggers, however; communication with the GL500

or WL16U using a USB port is possible, provided t hat the PDA’s USB port functions
in the host mode. Some recommendations for PDA’s w ith USB host ports are:

Acer n30: Requires no special cable.
Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox 720: Requires no s pec ial c able.
ASUS Mypal A730W: Requires a special adaptor cable.

Many other after-market devices can be f ound for adding US B hos t functionality to
the more common PDA’s on the market but at the tim e this manual was written,
Global Water has not tried them and cannot m ake any rec om m endations.

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V. Software Installat ion:

The CDROM that comes with the Global Water family of data loggers includes the
PDA software in the “WinCE PDA Software” f older . This folded contains several
versions of the software, specific to the type of microprocessor used in the PDA .
These programs are also available form the globalw. c om w ebs ite. The Dell Axim
X50 uses the ARM processor and will be used in this exam ple. To find out which
processor your PDA uses, consult t he manual. The specific processor is contained
in the file name; ARM, ARMV4, MIPS, etc.

This procedure assumes that the PDA is connec ted
to the host computer using ActiveSync or a similar
program for transferring data to and from the PDA.

From the CDROM, enter the “WinCE PDA Software”
folder and copy the file for the processor us ed in
your PDA to the clipboard by highlighting it and typing
ctrl-c or clicking the right mouse button and selecting Copy .

Open ActiveSync and select Explore. N av igate to the
“Temp” folder, open it, and paste the software file into it.
Once the folder is opened, you can paste the file t o it by
typing ctrl-v or clicking the right mouse but ton and
selecting Paste.

With the PDA turned on, select Start. Touch File
Explorer and navigate to the Temp folder. Touch the
file name for the PDA software. The software will
install automatically.

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VI. Connectin g to the Data Lo gger:

Connect the PDA to the data logger using the appropriate interface cable. Turn the
PDA on and select “Start” from the upper right c or ner of the screen. From the drop­down menu, touch “Global Logger II” or find the Global Logger II software in the
“Programs” folder.

Unlike the Global Logger II desktop and lapt op software, the PDA software will not
automatically remember the last connection settings. Serial connection is generally
done through COM1, while USB host connection is us ually through COM0 (USB
hosts only). The recommended baud rate is 115200 and unles s y ou hav e pr oblems
communicating with the logger, use this setting. Select the appropriate COM por t
and baud rate settings and touch “Connect”.

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VII. Main Screen:

This software is a full-featured package which operates in the same way as the
Global Logger II software for desktop and laptop computers. For a more detailed
description of these software features, consult the manual provided with the data
logger.

The left half of the display shows all
of the logger’s basic configuration
information. From the top down, the
screen shows the programmed logger
name, the connection status, t he time
and date of the logger’s internal clock,
sampling interval, sensor warm-up
time, the number of recordings in
memory, the logger state (currently
logging or alarm times activated),
the Alarm 1 start time, and the Alarm
2 stop time.

Below the alarm times is the “Sample
Continuously” box. Touching this box
puts the logger into a real-time sample
mode at once per second. Touch
again to stop.

At the bottom is the current count in
the two pulse channel accumulators.
Pulse channels apply to the GL500
logger only.

The bar graph to the right displays the st atus of a single analog channel. Due to the
small screen size, only one channel is shown at a time. Changing the displayed
channel is done by touching the channel number just below the bar graph. The
channel number of the bar graph currently in the display is shown just above the top
of the bar, in this case, channel 8. At the bottom of the scr een ar e two commands,
“Disconnect” will disconnect from the logger, while “Action” access other func tions.

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VIII. M ain Screen Functions:

At the bottom of the main screen is the
Action menu. This menu accesses all
of the functions of the software.

Sample Continuously acts the same
as clicking the box on the main screen.

Get Sample takes a single reading.
Get History Data retrieves the dat a

stored in memory.
Clear History erases the memory.
Synchronize Time resets the loggers

time clock to that of the PDA.
Setup enters the calibration and

configuration menu.
Reset Pulse Accumulators resets the

Pulse counters to zero.
Get Firmware Version retrieves the Global Logger revision number from the logger.
Close disconnects the logger and exits the logger software.
Disconnect releases the connection between the PDA and the logger, while leaving

the software running. This is useful if anot her logger is to be accessed. Selecting
Close will automatically disconnect the software from the logger.

For more information on these funct ions , consult the logger manual or the on-line
help files in the desktop software.

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IX. Get History:

Selecting “Get History Data” from the Action menu on the main
screen retrieves the stored data, oldes t recordings first. Clicking
Cancel at any time will stop the download process and display
only that data which has already been loaded int o m em or y .

Just as in the Global Logger II software, the downloaded data
can be viewed and stored to memory. Touch Pack to rem ov e
duplicate recordings, Save to st or e to a file and Back to return
to the main screen.

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X. Setup Menu:

General Setup:

Selecting Setup from the Action m enu in the main screen enters the Setup menu
where all the calibration and configurat ion information is stored. From this menu, the
data logger can be reprogrammed using information entered in manually or retrieved
from a stored file. Setup information can also be s tored to a file fore future
reference.

The setup section is divided into 4 parts,
General, Alarms, Analog Channels and
Digital Channels. The first screen has
the General setup information.

Name is the programmable logger name.
Warmup is the sensor warm-up time.
Sample determines the regular sampling

interval time.
Fast Sampling sets a fixed 10 times per

second sample interval.
Logarithmic mode sets a sampling interval

which starts fast and slows over time.
Log If mode only stores data which

exceeds the previous reading by a preset
amount.

Wrap records, when enabled, replaces the
oldest data with new data once the memor y is full.

Sample-on Demand, when enabled, allows the SMPL input (GL500 only) to cause a
reading to be stored in memory outside of the normal recording interval.

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Alarms Setup:

This screen allows the alarm start and stop times to be
set and enabled. Enable the
alarm timers by touching the box
next to them. When the start
alarm is enabled, the logger will
begin logging on the next
occurrence of that time. The
stop timer will halt the logger on
the next occurrence of the stop
time after the logger has been
started.

Use caution when us ing these
timers. Inadvertently enabling
them may cause data to be lost.

Analog Channels Setup:

The Analog Channel setup menu is where the
calibration and display inform ation is entered
for each of the analog input channels. As with
the bar graph display in the main screen, t he
screen is too small to display all the inform ation
at once so only a single channel is displayed at
a time. The blue box in the upper left corner of
the screen indicates which channel’s information
is shown. Switch from one channel to another by
touching the appropriate channel number in the
bar at the top of the screen.

Consult the data logger manual or online help
files in the desktop software for a detailed
description of the fields in this screen and how
to calibrate the analog channels.

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Digital Channels Setup:

The digital channels apply to the GL500
data logger only. This setup screen allows
the individual channels to have engineering
units assigned, displayed decimal places s et
and be enabled and scaled independently.

Consult the data logger manual or online help
files in the desktop software for a detailed
description of the fields in this screen and how
to calibrate the digital channels.

Action Toolbar:

At the bottom of the setup screen is a
toolbar with three options; Action, B ac k
and Program.

Action allows you to Save and Load
data files which contain all of the
configuration and calibration infor m ation.
It is strongly advised that this infor m ation
is saved both before and after
reprogramming the data logger. Saving
a setup file allows the ability to restore
previous settings.

Initialize to defaults restores the logger
to default factory settings. It is rec om mended that this function not be used and a
warning will occur before sett ings ar e c hanged. Using this function does not
reprogram the logger but rather, just c hanges the inf or mation in the setup screens.

Back returns to the main screen without reprogram ming new settings into the logger.
Program will reprogram the data logger with new settings. Changing the information

in the setup menus will not take aff ect without reprogramming the logger. For more
information on programming, consult the logger manual or online help files.

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XI. Battery Life:

PDA’s have a limited battery life; howev er , additional battery life can be achieved by
following a few guidelines.

• Buy optional battery packs with lar ger c apac ity

• Power down the PDA when not in use

• Dim the display

• Use a car charger when traveling

• Disconnect the Global Logger II soft war e after use

With some PDA’s, losing battery power can c ause program s and s tored data to be
lost. If this happens, applications such as the Global Logger PDA software must be
reinstalled and the retrieved data will be erased. Ensure that there is a sufficient
charge on your batteries to protect agains t the loss of critical data.

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