Xylem PDA User Manual

Global Water

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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

Int’l: [phone], Fax: [phone]

E-mail : [e-mail]

01-412
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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