NanoPhotometer P-Class PVC Installation and User Manual
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1. Page 14 34 NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual Bt etarth Device Selection Ki 3 The instrument should appear in the list showing the model e name and the last 6 characters of the Bluethooth adapter Retai devine rag be e Deponie recede li ha cange pand hen code Select the SPECTRO device and click Next For mairc n mahing awron hra derari wie is ha cared dees EHT N D a ETHEAJSET KTUD Wat Lt Bluetooth Security Setup 4 At the next screen you will be prompted to initiate pairing Bluetooth Pairing Procedure between the PC and the device If you intend to use the ee ee instrument with only 1 PC it is recommended that you pair the two devices The PIN code will be the serial number of the rn pragma gree ar aire ra instrument shown on the label on the back or bottom of the DEE instrument F the remote device does not require a PIN code or if you want to Note pair with the device later click Skip Pairing The Bluetooth device requires pairing to operate If the skip initiate Pairing pairing button is pressed the PC forces you to enter the PIN SE code in a different window PIN Code e 2 Bluetooth Service Selection 5 Check the service you want to use Spectro Another Select the services you are interested in N window should appear If not press Configure The following services are available through the selected Bluetooth Device Select the se2. e Define a port exclusion list to soeed up the instrument search accessible from the tools menu e Synchronise instrument date and time to the PC date and time accessible from the tools menu e Hide the main display accessible from the iar file menu Alternatively click on in the caption bar e Exit the application accessible from the file menu e Display version information by clicking W I 3 4 Notify icon If the main display has been closed then clicking on the notify icon will re display the main window Right clicking on the notify icon produces a menu which allows access to the main display printer set up version information or allows application exit 3 5 Setup Printer PVC stands for Print Via Computer This application facilitates the printing of report data received from an attached instrument on any printer accessible from the PC To do this automatically requires that a default printer be set up for the application Note that the application will request that this information be entered when starting up if settings denote that this information has not yet been entered To change or view the current setting click on the application menu item file setup and printer DVC Application Sy Printer Activity Ho connection g This will display the printer setup dialogue PVC Printer Selected Cancel Current HP Lasenlet 5 Default HP Lasenet 5 Version 1 2 Page 18 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotome
3. Once the drivers have been successfully installed on the PC the next step in the USB connection installation process is to create the port the instrument will use when it is plugged into the PC The virtual communications port consists of two components 1 USB to serial converter 2 USB serial port enumeration On some systems this part of the USB installation process will happen automatically when an instrument is connected to a USB port If this does not occur the installation will proceed using the operating systems found new hardware wizard as described below USB to Serial Converter i Found New Hardware E USB lt gt Serial GE 3 45pm GC ck Be Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB lt gt Senal ff your hardware came with an installation CD ap or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do teen reet E rat aer Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Next gt Cancel Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for e FTDI FT8U2XX Device Click Finish to close the wizard Version 1 2 1 Connect an instrument to the USB port of the computer and switch it on The computer will detect that new hardware has been foun
4. NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual Version 1 2 IMSLEN telephone 49 89 72637180 fax 49 89 726371854 email info implen de www implen de Cid NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 SUMMARY OF FEATURES secondi a 3 2 INSTALEA TION srisissoteten cece cnecetnnsssurtedsaeneonsecanrtedeguewensemnetnce testes saahcededeamaenesesnaneedecmscaateceantesucnteendeamerteseoscanvecmewenss 3 S WR e UN NET CC 3 2 2 NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installatton EEN 5 22l PI COIG ae ee eo ee ee Oe ne mrt ne ent OE 5 2 2 2 Invoking the USB serial converter and USB Serial port enumerator sssnansaanennnnnnnnnenneeeennenee 8 2 2 3 USB instrument connechons sssscaerkr nanea N EEEE AESTATE TS 10 2 3 Bluetooth instrument connections sssssssnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn 11 zee SNE AOA UO EE 11 2 3 2 Adding a Bluetooth device using the control panel Bluetooth devices ees 12 2 3 3 Adding a Bluetooth device using My Bluetooth place cccccecccseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeesenaeees 14 2B AZO BOR COM mC EE 16 24 RUM TIME OPGFalOl privileg s geess ege eege 17 3 PRINT VA COMPUTE R asssicaae tices cosas a a 17 3 1 Starting up the NanoPhotometer P Class software s sesesssssesessssesesesesesesseseseverseseeseeseneverenseenens 17 3 2 Output Option Printer settings NanoPhotometer B Class EEN 17 29 VAST
5. P Class Software Installation and User Manual PVC Instrument configuration Implen MW anoPhotometer Not connected x Data directories Directory LAV Data Directory EMF Data Directory EMF Graph Date Directory Excel Data C Dokumente und Einstellungen All Users Directory PV Data Directory ATF Data Directory TS Data Excel export templates Excel Template Excel Use Template Report related properties Report Description Report Tithe Root File Name When report received Display Report Print Report Save Report Save Report Graph To EMF File Save Report To CSW File Save Aeport To EMF File Save Aeport To Excel File Save Aeport To ATF_File Save Aeport To _TS _ File Save Report To Excel File Save report in AL format The options dialogue for an instrument has two main parts The top panel shows connection status information and underneath is displayed the option properties Version 1 2 Page 20 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 3 7 Instrument connection status This status panel repeats the instrument product model name and serial number to facilitate identification It also displays whether connection has been made to the instrument and which COM port is being used to make the connection The information includes e Method used for connection either GH for USB or for Bluetooth e Whether this port has been set up as the printer
6. and then click Search Again Add Bluetooth Device Wieard 3 5 Once the search has completed all discovered devices are Zeie the Hiueteath devicn thet you mant bo adel shown in a list New devices are identified as such VK Spectrophotometer instruments provide the model name followed by the last 6 characters of the Bluetooth module wel Drcit ani number If the soectrophotometer was not found check the 7 module fit and retry by clicking on Search Again Once Dn e eg LRU Ceperre Saddle H H d H ba tc tie ae found select the new device and click on Next La Taia hey z he veces Pai joes ved LA rka dae Do tr gt gt Erei on Pob the idii maaro bai Ganka sath the doce ered dren dei Search cum Seet Aas j L igw Cas Add Bluetooth Device Wizard 6 The next screen allows us to set up the security pairing for Do you need a passkey to add your device the instrument connection Choose Use the passkey found in the documentation and type in the instrument serial To answer this question refer to the Bluetooth section of the documentation that came with number you can view this on the instrument utilities about your device If the documentation specifies a passkey use that one dialogue box Alternatively it should be on a label attached to the back or bottom of the instrument Choose a passkey for me Use the passkey found in the documentation 426637 Let me choose my own passkey 7 Th
7. cells 5 8 6 Excel export using TSV file This is a similar approach to the CSV file format but here we use tab as a separator Here we can invoke the excel import wizard and better control the import process This approach overcomes the problems associated with the use of comma for the decimal point representation in numbers Version 1 2 Page 34 34
8. Ce ES APYE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 28 11 29 05 APYE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 28 11 29 25 APYE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 29 14 37 37 AJPYC WAVE SCAN 2007 07 05 12 33 39 PVC WAYE SC4N 2007 07 05 12 34 16 Open PVC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 12 13 APYE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 12 18 APYE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 12 23 JC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 12 41 PVC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 12 47 PVC WAYE SC4N 2007 06 27 16 13 45 APC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 14 01 DC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 47 51 APMC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 28 11 07 17 Cancel Select the file of interest and click on open This will return to the viewer application with the report displayed E PVC Report viewer i F Load file II CH Mext page Complete Wavescan Product Nanorhotometer Version flee 1 55 seral Humber 1180 Date 21 July 200 Time 10 04 14 Instrument Calibration Pass 31 July 200 08 17 39 start Wavelength End Wavelength Mode Fathlenqth sample 1 Peak Detection Minimum Height Minimum Width Feaks Sorted By Version 1 2 e460 ppm 900 nm Absorbance 10 mm 0 01 A D pm Wavelength DU 1 is 1 I i 0 1 a o gt dab Save as AS Export i Print 31 07 2007 10 04 14 EJ Page 26 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual PYC Report viewer Load file Si Zei First page EN Previous page ay Next page Complete S ia SAVE AS tj Ex
9. Factor 1 Background On Factor 33 Units ng l Sample Lid Factor A230 A260 A280 A320 A260 A260 A260 4230 Concentration Units Reference 50 0 000 A 0 000 A 0 000 A 0 000 A 0 ng pl 1 50 0 092 A 0 210 A 0 153 A 0 002 A 1 371 2 306 342 ng ul 2 50 0 089 A 0 206 A 0 150 A 0 001 A 1 39 2 361 342 ng ul 3 50 0 086 A 0 208 A 0 151 A 0 001 A 1 38 2 45 342 ng l 4 50 0 095 A 0 212 A 0 154 A 0 002 A 1 375 2 25 346 ng ul Version 1 2 Page 24 34 qe NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual Excel report file File name e g PVC OLIGO_NANOVOLUME APP 2010 09 01 14 09 08 xIls E Eeer F 1 Oligo sf 0170972010 14 38 51 Ed Ea Implen NanoPhotometer 3015 4 01092010 14 38 51 Product NanoPhotometer 8 Version HEGER 9 Serial Number 3015 10 Date 1September 2010 1 Time 14 38 51 12 13 Instrument Calibration Pass 14_ 1September 2010 14 04 10 15 Lid Factor 50 Dilution Factor 1 0 Background On 18 Factor 33 0 13 Units pain il ke Concentration 327 ngipl Lid Factor 50 1 365 2 397 Sample Concentration 347 pain Lid Factor 50 A230 A260 A A e el oo 4260 4280 4260 4230 3ra 2 398 gt vi Chart 3 Z Chart data 3 Chart 2 Chart data2 Chart 1 Chart data 1 Results E DI nm Ki T th D So p th Ed S T th D So p th EN Zi im th Ed Zi p Zi mS i a a 4 PVC VIEWER This is a separate applica
10. Panel S Name H Control Panel a accessibility Options SC Add Hardware GB Switch to Category view 1 Add or Remove Programs 4 Administrative Tools Za Automatic Updates See Also D Windows Update R Broadcom Control Suite 2 Date and Time S i Help and Support a Display MM Folder Options E Fonts T Game Controllers Hinter Extreme Graphics ry Internet Options Java Plug in akeyboard H mail Mouse e Network Connections I NYIDIA nview Desktop Manager Bee Phone and Modem Options La Portable Media Devices 23 Power Options Printers and Faxes PN program Updates QuickTime wt Regional and Language Options Bluetooth Devices Devices Options COM Paits Hardware 545360 EE Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Comments Adjust your comput Installs and trouble Install or remove pr Configure administr Set up Windows to Configure and man Broadcom Advance Set the date time Change the appear Customize the displ Add change and Add remove and c Control the graphic Configure your Inte Java Plug in Control Customize your key Microsoft Outlook P Customize your mo Connects to other c Configure your NYI Configure your tele View the portable m Configure energy s Shows installed prin InstallShield Update Configures Quick
11. and time diverge then confusion can arise because the internal report date and time could be markedly different to the filename timestamp For this reason it is often convenient to synchronise the instrument date and time with the PC setting This can be easily done in PVC by clicking on the Tools Synchronise time menu Version 1 2 Page 32 34 NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual P YC Application Product name Achrvity E Implen HanoaPhoatometer No connection Ports to Exclude From search Connected Advanced connection settings Synchronise time This will temporarily stop the collation of report data and so is best done before starting a PVC session and updates all connected instruments with the PC date and time It will then automatically conduct a new search for instruments and restart the report data collection mode 5 7 8 Source instrument The report data always contains source instrument identification including product name and product serial name but this would require opening and viewing the data To facilitate easy identification of data files associated with a particular instrument in the same directory PVC provides the following features on the instrument options Ey page e 6Allthe data directories can be set to have a common directory root that identifies the instrument e The filename prefix can be changed to identify a particular instrument 5 7 9 User If it is required to
12. install software for USB Serial Port Again select Install this software automatically and click next 5 Once the wizard has completed click the finish button 6 The USB serial port should now appear under ports in the Windows device manager T Further instruments may now be connected This will probably cause a notification window to appear indicating that the connection has been detected but should not invoke any installation process Note that the port list should refresh after a short period to show the new ports added Page 9 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 2 2 3 USB instrument connections Connecting and disconnecting e You can remove the USB cable from either the instrument or the PC when it is switched on without damaging the hardware but it is recommended that any software using the link is de activated or shut down first Failure to do so can sometimes lead to a COM port being locked out from an application where it has not been properly closed down by another PVC incorporates a STOP command for this purpose e Next time the instrument is connected using the USB cable a message window may appear but the USB drivers should not require re installation e If the PC has a speaker then an audible notification may be heard when the USB cable is inserted or removed from the PC e When more instruments are connected to the PC using USB connections it will not be necessary
13. method sessions 5 7 4 Filename date and time The PC date and time is used as a timestamp element in the formation of all filenames used to save or export report data to The timestamp is of the report completion event being detected 5 7 5 Report data timestamp When the start of the report is received by PVC the PC date and time is used to fill in a report started timestamp This is distinct from the completion timestamp used in filenames The instrument application normally provides its own report start timestamp and where this information is received it is used to override the setting created by PVC A timestamp derived from the instrument will reflect the instrument date and time setting Note that by default the report data timestamp is shown in the right header position on displayed printed and exported reports but can be overridden by report header settings defined by the application An instrument application defines the layout of its own printed report but will normally include the report timestamp within the application report summary details preceding the result tables 5 7 6 Test result timestamp For applications in which each run generates a new test result that is stored in the same report then each result is time stamped The format of this timestamp is under instrument application control but will reflect the date and time on the instrument 5 7 7 Synchronising PC and instrument time If the instrument date and time and PC date
14. to go through the Add New Hardware wizard again but message window and audible notifications may appear to indicate that the connection has been detected e The COM port used by an instrument will change if the USB cable is inserted in a different USB socket If required use the Windows device manager to determine which COM port is used when the USB cable is inserted see below Serial port allocation The USB driver serial port enumerator will allocate the next free COM port to the USB connection used Once allocated this USB connection will always be associated with the same serial port If you use a different USB connection this will be associated with a different Serial port The installation of a USB hub would normally reserve a range of COM ports but inserting the hub into another USB connection can cause a new range of com ports to be reserved This can lead to unexpected allocation of serial ports System Properties Kl To view allocated serial ports access the Windows Device System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Manager as follows ce Manage 1 Select the Windows control panel and double click on The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the the system Item EE 2 Access the hardware tab and click on the device Device Manager manger Notes e Some allocated COM ports may not appear in thi
15. vd Changing USB ports will change the associated serial port used by the connection Ensure that this port has not been excluded from the instrument search see Improving Instrument search speed 5 3 Bluetooth connection checks To use Bluetooth connections check the following vd To use the Bluetooth connection method you must already have or have previously installed a Bluetooth radio device on your PC If the Bluetooth connection is achieved using a USB dongle ensure it is fitted and enabled The port associated with a Bluetooth connection will be visible to PVC as soon as the dongle is inserted and enabled This does not necessarily mean that an instrument exists on the end of the connection Ensure that instruments which you intend to connect using this method are fitted with a Bluetooth module Power and start up the instrument An instrument connected to a power supply will be able to establish a Bluetooth connection on the PC but without starting up the instrument PVC will find the port unresponsive Check the instrument is configured for Bluetooth in the Output Options Printer settings Note that connection to the instrument does not guarantee that printer data will be output Ensure that the port used for the connection has not been excluded from the instrument search see Improving Instrument search speed Ensure the instrument is in range of the PC Bluetooth radio The range is usually 10 metres or 100 metres but is influenced by physical st
16. would be able to read let alone modify the registry settings Please ensure that PVC is installed on the computer on which the operator will work 3 PRINT VIA COMPUTER 3 1 Starting up the NanoPhotometer P Class software Any of the following methods can be used to start PVC e Double click the PVC desktop icon e Select the PVC item in the start all programs PVC menu e Using windows explorer explore the program files PVC folder and double click on PVC EXE A small icon will appear in the tray area of the Windows tool bar A Searching x Looking For units on ports FYC Installa Various popup messages will indicate the progression of the start up process The start up process recovers application settings and searches for attached instruments on Bluetooth and USB serial ports Once start up is complete the main display will be shown 3 2 Output Option Printer settings NanoPhotometer P Class Please change the Output Option settings in your NanoPhotometer P Class to the connection you would like to use For P 300 press 5 Utilities 3 Printer Printer Computer USB Built in Printer Bluetooth or SD RAM Card For P330 P360 press 5 Utilities 3 Output Options Output Option Computer USB Bluethooth SD RAM Card or None 3 3 Main display The main display lists all instruments known by the application irrespective of whether a connection is currently active As new instruments are attached so the list of Kn
17. 589 TEC SI COI E 34 584 Excoldiect CKO sssi enar ean e Eeo areae re a eenn ienei Earnie eini 34 5 8 5 Excel export USING CSV file 34 5 8 6 Excel export USING TSV file 0 0 cceecccccesececcesececceeseeeceeueeecseuseecseuseeessaueeessauseeessaueeessaneeessageeees 34 Version 1 2 Page 2 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual IMPORTANT There is no CD delivered with the NanoPhotometer P Class PVC Software package The installation file is available on our homepage in the download area The access code for the PVC software you can find at the inside of the Implen binder or on the backside of the instrument 1 SUMMARY OF FEATURES e The NanoPhotometer P Class PVC Print Via Computer software is an application running under Windows XP 32 bit and Windows 7 32 or 64 bit that enables one or more spectrophotometers to transfer data into a PC environment From there the user has a selection of choices the data can be both printed and saved in a variety of formats e The NanoPhotometer P Class software is capable of connecting with several instruments simultaneously limited only by hardware and the speed of the host system e The NanoPhotometer P Class software can operate via USB Bluetooth or USB Bluetooth simultaneously e The NanoPhotometer P Class software can store data either to a common directory or be configured to save to independent directories according to file format and o
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19. F Rich text format an editable text format for use in Word and other word processor software packages TSV Tab separated variables A data format suitable for transfer to a variety of data handling systems Version 1 2 Page 22 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 3 8 4 1 Displaying report data To enable the viewing of incoming reports from an instrument set the instrument option display report to complete or graph only An example report display is shown below PVC Report Viewer PVC DSDNA_NANOVOLUME APP 7010 06 09 12 07 04 F Load File e Si H o JO Next page Complete e m d Save DS 23 Export a Print dsDNA 09 06 2010 10 10 34 Product NanoPhotometer ersion EK seral Mumber 300 Date H June 2010 Time 10 10 34 Instrument Calibration Pass 4 June 2010 10 04 07 Lid Factor Al Dilution Factor 1 000 Background On Factor AU O nits Lic Sample Reference ee e 0 Ve 0 We 0 Me 0 Te sample 1 Concentration n SH Uoiml Lid Factor e 0 i 0 Do 0 Ze 0 Se II Change to LidFactor 10 H A BIAZI A BIA aU sample 2 Concentration Lid Factor oo ee eae U ge sf Za D Zo D Ze The first three buttons Ki first page full previous page and Wl next page allow the user to browse through the displayed pages of received data Note that page here refers to displayed pages not printed pages changing the size of the displayed window may change
20. Ti Customize settings Welcome to the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Before proceeding refer to the Bluetooth section of the device documentation Then set up your device so that your computer can find it Turn it on Make it discoverable visible Give it a name optional Press the button on the bottom of the device keyboards and mice only A Add only Bluetooth devices that you trust Version 1 2 1 From the Windows control panel double click on Bluetooth devices This will show the currently defined and allowed list of Bluetooth devices known to the PC To add a new Bluetooth connection to an instrument start the wizard by clicking on Add The opening page of the add device wizard Ensure that the instrument is fitted with the Bluetooth module and the instrument is powered and switched on Please note that the instrument Bluetooth module needs to be configured after installation This configuration is automatic but requires that the instrument is power cycled after installation Check mark the check box and click on Next Page 12 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual Bid Bluctooth Device Mizard l 4 The wizard searches for all discoverable devices Select the Bluetooth device that you want to add g i If you don t see the device that you want to add make sure that it is turned on Follow the setup instructions that came with the device
21. an installer with administrator privileges The installation process will automatically check your computer for the availability of the environment For automatic installation your computer has to have an Internet connection If no Internet connection is available please install Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 manually by launching dotnetfx exe The file can be downloaded from the Implen webpage e To connect to instruments via USB PVC uses USB to serial port drivers These drivers must be loaded into the Windows system directory This process requires an installer with administrator privileges e To install the NanoPhotometer P Class software the installer should be logged into Windows with full administration rights If you have insufficient privileges installation may fail To check whether you have sufficient rights check the following screen If in doubt consult your PC administrator Version 1 2 Page 3 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual Start gt Control Panel gt User Accounts User Accounts ed heii Users Advanced Use the list below to grant or deny users access to your computer and to change passwords and other settings Users for this computer salen nei Must be User Name Domain i Administrator d Administrator z Ss Bi Administrator CND4290W93 ASPNET CND4290W93 CND4290W93 END AE CND4290W93 Password for Fred e C F T
22. and the printed report is completed This approach makes subsequent data manipulation easier for the user as all results are in a single table It also uses less paper A side effect of this approach means that it may not be until all measurements have been taken that it is discovered that the connection to the PC was not correctly made or the instrument set up properly For this reason it is recommended that before starting a measurement session that the connection to PVC is first proven This can be done using an application such as wave scan to verify that connections and option settings are correctly set up Notes for P330 P360 If None is enabled the data transfer key 2 is disabled please enable either Computer USB Bluetooth or SD Memory Card then only the last test performed will be added to the print report All further measurements will be transferred automatically Different instrument applications work in different ways with respect to what constitutes a complete report In general an application that creates many result values during a single run or involves a complex multistage method will probably produce a complete report per run of the method By contrast an application method that once set up provides a simple test result per run will probably only add each run result to a single method report result table For example When a wave scan is carried out a new print report is generated with each run For single wavelength applica
23. d 2 A wizard will then be displayed that will install software for USB lt gt serial On the screen select install the software automatically and click next 3 Once the wizard has completed click the finish button Page 8 34 qi NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual USB Serial Port Enumeration Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB Serial Port H your hardware came with an installation CD 46 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for F USB Serial Port Click Finish to close the wizard Se Keyboards 3 Mice and other pointing devices B Modems E Monitors GC i B i Network adapters 28 PCMCIA adapters CO I Ports COM amp LPT F Bluetooth Communications Port COME R T Bluetooth Communications Port COM y Communications Port COM1 E SCSI and RAID controllers ER Sound video and game controllers System devices E Universal Serial Bus controllers Version 1 2 4 Another wizard will then start that will
24. e composition see Report data filenames 3 8 4 When report received save data This section defines the actions taken once a complete data report is received from the instrument To change an item click on an item and use the drop down list or double click on the item to traverse through the set of options Display report This selects whether the report is displayed when the report is received Two display options are available either complete or graph only The report can be printed exported or saved from the displayed view Print report Sends the report to the PVC application defined default printer Save report Saves the file in a native PVC format This can be viewed at a later time using the PVC viewer application and then printed or saved from there in a variety of formats Save report graph to EMF format This saves the graph output as an EMF file EMF Extended metafile This is an editable graphics format Save report to XXX format This saves the report in a variety of formats for future use These are defined below CSV Comma separated variables A data format suitable for transfer to a variety of data handling systems EMF Extended metafile This is an editable graphics format XLS Excel spreadsheet format Data can be saved in a report and or table file The file will be created after leaving the method or changing parameter settings Note that to use this facility the Excel application must be present on the PC RT
25. e wizard will then attempt to connect and discover the services provided by the Bluetooth device The instrument Lee provides a serial port SPECTRO service and the wizard will i automatically allocate a pair of COM ports to this device Don t use a passkey Add Bluetooth Device Wizard 8 This screen illustrates a typical add new device wizard Completing the Add Bluetooth completion screen for a spectrophotometer instrument It SSES shows the serial ports allocated for the Bluetooth Se A connection Click on Finish to return to the Bluetooth These are the COM serial ports assigned to your device devices dialo gu e Outgoing COM port COM41 Incoming COM port COM42 To close this wizard click Finish Version 1 2 Page 13 34 Qi NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual Maantooth Rieele es Derce Omoni COM Pots Housel A mie dee ice ES DAPA DAPOEI Dar i Spera keier ag geeiert a Devices Options COM Fotz Hardware Thit compte is ating thes DOr aeiia ports fled baii To daemi whe pou red a COM Gout deed the documen ihal Garret Walk jeu Bhasi di Dechen Pi seres noone Gppdtr HOI Oulgorg Spe nir SESA4LCF Specteg Iroon Somer JRA ACF Lsn mie abet Ekuetoab COM peste 2 3 3 Adding a Bluetooth device using My Bluetooth places 9 10 The list of known devices now includes the new instrument Add further instruments to the list of Bluetooth de
26. ect the first port that is not in use COM10 in the example shown Click OK to make the change and return to the properties window Click on OK to return to the device manager port list You may have to close and re open the device manager to show the result of your change Page 16 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 2 4 Runtime operator privileges The run time operator should have privileges to read and modify the PVC key and its sub keys stored within the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE PC registry Note that an administrator or standard user should have these privileges by default but a restricted user probably will not PVC uses the PVC key to hold application settings and instrument information The PVC key and sub keys are created for the first time when the software is run A new sub key is created for each new instrument found attached When options for an existing instrument are changed then sub keys associated with the instrument key are modified to reflect the changes Without modify rights it is likely that the user will encounter registry access denied errors PVC was not designed to be run remotely from a networked computer Using PVC in this way would require the operator to read and modify registry values on the remote computer where the software was installed In this scenario it is unlikely that anyone other than an administrator with full registry modification rights in the local domain
27. ed such as inappropriate instrument settings vd Check that the port used for connection is not in the port exclusion list see Improving Instrument search speed 5 5 Improving Instrument search speed PVC searches USB and Bluetooth ports for attached instruments This is done under the following conditions e Start up of the PVC application e Invoking the Za find facility e After updating the port exclusion list e After synchronising date and time In order to establish whether an instrument is present PVC requests information from the instrument and waits for a response The duration of the instrument discovery process is depending on the kind of connection USB or Bluetooth and the amount of ports searched To improve search speed PVC allows the creation of a port exclusion list To access the port exclusion list select ports to exclude from search on the tools menu P YC Application Serial Product name number Activity Options Connected Ports to Exclude from search Advanced connection settings synchronise time Ports excluded This shows the current exclusion list in this example empty To add ports to the exclusion list click on add Version 1 2 Page 29 34 IMPLEN Select then add COMS COM42 Version 1 2 NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual A new dialogue is shown that contains all the ports that will be used in the instrument search Select
28. ely the report can be exported and the information augmented in your own report generator programmer Version 1 2 Page 33 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 5 8 Exporting PVC is capable of exporting the print report data in a variety of different file formats In most cases the generated report contains a single result page which contains a header all report information and a footer but note that some instrument applications might specify more than one result page Here each page would have its own header and footer Note that some report export formats may be inappropriate For instance an EMF graph only format would not be very useful where the application report did not generate any graph result In such cases a diagnostic message is included in the report to indicate that there is no data to show 5 8 1 Unicode PVC uses Unicode characters This allows PVC to generate report data that uses a mixture of Western European characters and characters found in other languages This is necessary because some instrument settings can create application reports that contain a mixture of Western and other characters for instance setting Japanese language on an instrument Please be aware that some old applications or old versions of applications may not be Unicode aware and might attempt to map the Unicode characters to ANSI when loading a file This is usually not a problem with files containing only West
29. erability interface in order to transfer print data into Excel file format The interface supplied is compatible with Excel version 2003 and 2007 This overcomes many of the problems experienced in trying to import file data into Excel that can result when the data contains different numeric decimal point representation or use of special characters To use this facility requires that the Excel application be accessible from the PVC application Direct Excel export is not possible unless Excel is found The direct export allows PVC to create result worksheets that maintain the majority of the original report colour and font attributes It also creates separate result sheets and chart sheets that plot the result data automatically Note that the data is created as a read only file This is done on purpose so that a customer cannot mistakenly alter the contents 5 8 5 Excel export using CSV file PVC CSV export does not require Excel to be present on the PC These files are text only but they do contain the tabulated graph data Excel is able to recognise CSV files and can load these files automatically The customer can select the graph data and then create their own charts Please note that the automatic Excel import may assume the use of ANSI characters and confuse some characters during loading It may also attempt to split up numbers where instrument settings use comma instead of point for the decimal point representation resulting in numbers split over two
30. ern European characters but can lead to incorrect mapping of characters or the insertion of extra characters Please note that we cannot support third party software 5 8 2 Installed fonts When Windows is installed on a PC then the fonts installed by default are chosen based on the international locale specified This means that a PC set up to use the Western European character set by default is unlikely to have Japanese character sets loaded Under such circumstances applications may not be able to map certain Unicode character values to character representations and questions marks may be shown Note that this is unlikely to be seen because if you need to work with a language like the simplified Japanese supported by some instruments then you will probably have already installed the appropriate fonts on your PC 5 8 3 Excel export Excel can be configured to try and auto format some fields in accordance with locale conditions This can lead to issues when dates and times and numbers are imported into cells which do not apparently conform Some of the information Supplied by an instrument as part of the report data can contain such information and the format of such text embedded in a report is under the control of instrument programming and instrument user settings For this reason it is sometimes necessary to import into cells using a text format rather than a date or numeric format 5 8 4 Excel direct export PVC uses the Microsoft Office Interop
31. g is appropriate for your working practice With auto print ON a report will be generated by the running application automatically With auto print OFF the operator must invoke data printing by clicking on the appropriate option key Auto print can be switched on or off as a default system setting within the Utilities Printer screen but note the auto print setting can be overridden in individual application methods vd P 330 P360 The print option is always enabled when choosing Computer USB Bluetooth or SD Memory Card Auto print is disabled if choosing None in the Output Options 5 2 USB connection checks To use USB connections check the following vd To use the USB connection method you must have previously installed the FTDI USB to serial port drivers on the PC vd Check that the USB cable is plugged in at both ends and the instrument powered The serial port associated with the USB connection will not be apparent to PVC until you have plugged in the cable If you unplug the cable the associated serial port will disappear from the port list vd Power and start up the instrument An instrument connected to a power supply will be able to establish a USB connection on the PC but without starting up the instrument PVC will find the port unresponsive vd Check the instrument is configured for Computer USB in the Output Options Printer settings Note that connection to the instrument does not guarantee that printer data will be output
32. his computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law 6 The next screen displays a license agreement for the Licenses Aareomoi software Please read and accept by selecting on I Agree and then clicking on Next Please take a moment to read the license agreement now If you accept the terms below click I Agree then Next Otherwise click Cancel Software Licence Agreement 1 DEFINITION This Software Licence Agreement the Agreement will govern your use of the software productis contained in this software package the Software Me all ta ee ee ee See sees ll e se dl eee ee e liens De ell e d ees Iia mrena Do Not Saree Agree Cancel lt Back ve Version 1 2 Page 5 34 Select Installation Folder PVC The installer will install DV to the following folder To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Programme P C Browse Disk Cost Install FYC for yourself or for anyone who uses this computer e Everyone C Just me iis PVC 8 Confirm Installation The installer is ready to install PM on your computer Click Nest to start the installation Installing PVC PY is being installed P
33. ial port enumerations Normally a driver will allocate the next available and unused port but occasionally port allocation conflict can occur This would normally only happen if a user has by mistake allocated a port to a port already in use If this problem occurs you can re assign the port allocation as follows USB Serial Port COM4 Properties General Port Settings Driver Details Bits per second Data bits ee we Parity None Stop bits owe How control None eil Advanced Restore Defaults Advanced Settings for COM12 COM Port Number COM4 OK COM in use A Ee USB Transfer Sizes COMS in use COMS fn use __ Cancel Select lower settingyCOM10 hce problems at low baud rates Select higher settings for faster performance Defaults Ses Action View Window Help x HH fa p ze Sai Ports COM amp LPT y Bluetooth Communications Port COM6 NW Bluetooth Communications Port COM8 Computer Management 4 Bluetooth Communications Port COM9 Y Communications Port COM1 ECP Printer Port LPT 1 USB Serial Port COM10 ASB Serial Port COM4 Processors 0 EI Sound video and game controllers i Version 1 2 From the windows device manager see above double click on the port you want to re assign This displays the properties window for the port Access the Port Settings tab and then click on the Advanced button Using the drop down port name list sel
34. identify the person using an instrument or carrying out a method then this can be done within the report or the identification can form a part of the filename or location To associate a data file with a person for this session go to the options Ey page for the instrument and change one or more of the following e The data directory root can be changed to identify a person e The filename prefix can be changed to be the person s name For example a classroom with instruments assigned to different students could be set up with prefixes denoting the students names enabling a lecturer to distinguish student results To add user identification into the report itself go to the options Es page for the instrument and add one or more of the following e Report title e Report description 5 7 10 Application method name The report data always contains source application identification The application name is normally reflected in any report filename created see Report data filenames If required this information can be augmented by e Changing the filename prefix e Adding a report title for the session e Adding a report description for the session 5 7 11 Adding test information It is sometimes useful to add test information to a report that helps describe the purpose of the test or test conditions This can be done directly to the report by e Adding a report title for the session e Adding a report description for the session Alternativ
35. ies 3 Printer Printer Bluetooth For P330 P360 press 5 Utilities 3 Output Options Output Option Bluetooth The Bluetooth connection module will be pre installed to the NanoPhotometer P Class by Implen If the Bluetooth device was ordered separately please follow the instruction provided with the package For each instrument that is to be connected using Bluetooth it is necessary to add the instrument to the list of known Bluetooth devices on the PC For security reasons Bluetooth devices use a pass key pairing system when establishing a connection The connection process can be simplified by setting up the pairing information on the PC as part of the device information and arranging for devices to automatically pair and connect when discovered Spectrophotometer instruments used with PVC use the instrument serial number as the pass key or PIN You will be required to provide this information during the configuration of the Bluetooth device Do not be tempted to bypass the pairing definition as this only complicates the process of opening a port associated with an instrument Once an instrument is successfully installed as a Bluetooth device it will be associated with a serial port that will be visible in the Windows device manager Device Manager ig 5 EN File Action View Help He amp B i Network adapters Y Ports COM amp LPT ay Communications Pork COMI of ECP Printer Port LPT1 Ei Standard Serial over Bluet
36. ing driver FIDI CDM Driver Installation process completed Press enter AR Siae 11 Finally return from installation prompt screen by clicking on Next This will return to an installation progress screen 12 PVC read me notes will then be displayed The text file contains summary information on how to install and connect instruments to the software It also provides answers to frequently asked questions Please read the text and click Next P C Information PVC Read me This file is copied to your installation directory and can be referred to later if required If you expenence any difficulties installing or using this product then please refer to the user manual or read the information supplied below HE this fails to resolve your problems please contact your supplier to obtain technical support Modification Historv k Cancel i 13 Installation complete screen Click on Close The PVC Installation Complete installation is completed Please restart your computer For creating personal settings in the PVC software please refer to chapter 3 on page 17 of this manual PVC has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the NET Framework Version 1 2 Page 7 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 2 2 2 Invoking the USB serial converter and USB Serial port enumerator
37. lease wait USB to Serial port driver installation 10 Install USB drivers Cancel Version 1 2 NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual This screen allows the installer to choose a destination directory for the installation files It also provides the installer with the option to install the software for just the installer or for everyone using the PC It is recommended that the software be installed for everyone so that the desktop icons and start program PVC menu items are visible to all The installer now has all the information it needs to proceed with the installation Click on Next to continue Progress bar shown during installation The USB driver installation prompt screen USB drivers are required if units are connected using USB cables To initiate the installation of the FTDI USB drivers click on the Install USB drivers button Once driver installation is complete clear the USB driver installed confirmation screen by using the enter key When first connecting an instrument using a USB connection you may be prompted to provide further information see invoking the USB serial converter and USB serial port enumerator Page 6 34 IMPLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 7 C DOKUME 1T ANDREA 1 LOKALE 1 Temp ckz_04W 7 DPInst_Monx86 exe 34 bit O8 detected C2 DOKUME 1 ANDREA 1 LOKALE 1 Temp ckz_64W7 DPI nstx86 exe Install
38. o change the password for Fred dick Reset Password LG Various operating systems and PC hardware may cause the set up procedure to differ from that described here This process is given as guidance only it may need adaptation for other Bluetooth systems To prevent loss of data it is important to ensure that the instrument is connected before any tests are undertaken Also make sure that connections are stable and not lost during measurements and data transmissions Always ensure that the system has enough time to save transferred sample data especially when working with Bluetooth accessory The speed on Bluetooth transmission depends on signal strength of the Bluetooth connection Documents are not closed until the user exits the application changes in the parameter settings or switches the instrument off This is because PVC tabulates the data under headings and does not display any results until all measurements have been made to conserve paper ALWAYS UNPLUG PC CONNECTION BEFORE CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTIONG ANY ACCESSORY Version 1 2 Page 4 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 2 2 NanoPhotometer P Class software installation The installation file for the PVC Software for the NanoPhotometer P Class can be downloaded from the download area of our homepage www implen com The NanoPhotometer P Class software should be installed onto the PC on which you intend to connect instruments and r
39. om the Menu key is invoked The method is closed or parameter settings are changed PVC works with complete print data reports and not with individual tests Once a complete print report has been received it is able to carry out the actions configured in the instrument options of displaying saving and exporting the complete report Notes for P 300 If auto print is disabled and the print key is being used then only the last test performed will be added to the print report Different instrument applications work in different ways with respect to what constitutes a complete report In general an application that creates many result values during a single run or involves a complex multistage method will probably produce a complete report per run of the method By contrast an application method that once set up provides a simple test result per run will probably only add each run result to a single method report result table For example When a wave scan is carried out a new print report is generated with each run For single wavelength application settings information forms the first part of the report followed by a result table Each run produces one new result that is appended to this table but the report is not deemed complete until all test results have been taken This is implied by the user leaving the application Thus for single wavelength only when the user exits the application does the application know that all results have been taken
40. ooth link COMS3 a Standard Serial over Bluetooth link COMS9 a Standard Serial over Bluetooth link COM41 a Standard Serial over Bluetooth link eal af USB Serial Port COM ft VScom COM Port COMS ft VScom COM Port COM g s Processors The Bluetooth hardware fitted to your PC may have come with its own software interface for creating Bluetooth device serial service connections The following examples are typical of a Bluetooth device set up but the exact format of the set up wizard or access to it may be different on your computer Various Bluetooth adaptors will provide associated software often specific to that vendor It has been our experience that not all of these work successfully with all Bluetooth devices providing serial port services such as the spectrophotometer Bluetooth accessory we provide Best results have been found by using the generic Microsoft drivers which Windows includes We recommend to use the Bluetooth dongle included in the delivery If the device is not compatible with these drivers it may not work well with this accessory Please note that we cannot support third party software Version 1 2 Page 11 34 IMPLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 2 3 2 Adding a Bluetooth device using the control panel Bluetooth devices amp Control Panel File Edit view Favorites Tools Help yp E gt Ka B s Search Key Folders Ez Address gt Control
41. own instruments will grow Instruments are identified by product name and serial number The traffic indicator activity text and font colour are used to describe instrument status and provide visual clues as to Current activity red is not connected golden yellow is connected but waiting for data whilst green is used when data is being received printed saved or exported P C Application E File Product name Pa Find ke K Tools S le ait f Version 1 2 Page 17 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual From the main display you can e Observe instrument activity of connected instruments e Start a new search for connected instruments click eh find e Stop PVC running and disconnect from all instruments click stop Windows does not always handle disconnection of USB serial ports well so if a unit is disconnected and then re connected the data link can be lost without PVC being aware of the problem This could lead to loss of data so it is recommended that stop be used before attempting re cabling of USB leads STOP e Use the S option button to set up display save print and export options for an instrument in the list Remove an instrument in the list that is no longer used on this PC Select the instrument and use the delete key You can not remove an instrument that is currently connected e Set up the default printer for the application accessible from the ie file menu item
42. port aj Print Wavescan 31 0 7200 7 10 04 14 sae ce S20 Se eee EE SE Ee ee L GE EE ral E i e OESE DE Hy sap EEE EE AO KE DE e E EE P CR 1 2 Ra SAR E eR reed a E E E WE gba MEER D ES es EE BE abe ees Ses ee aad i B Wiee P E ee ee ine ne oe E sw pana ES EE SEENEN SC GE FE a ze en zm pm pn pm mm er eee UE a BS gg a E eT 900 Wavelength rant Note that you can view an existing PVC data file directly by using the windows explorer and double clicking on the PVC data file extension PVC This should start up the viewer application and automatically load and display the report The displayed format graph and complete and facilities to save print and export are identical to that explained in section Displaying report data Version 1 2 Page 27 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 5 USING PVC Note To prevent loss of result data it is important to ensure that instrument settings are correct and that instrument connection has been established before any tests are undertaken 5 1 Instrument checks Y Ensure the instrument you are using is set up for use with PVC vd Power up the instrument before PVC searches for instruments vd Check that the instrument is configured to talk to PVC On the instrument go to utilities Output Options Printer and select the appropriate connection method Bluetooth or USB v P300 Ensure that the Auto Print settin
43. port on the instrument configured Note that connection can be made to an instrument using a USB cable but the instrument could be set to use an internal printer Alternatively a Bluetooth connection could be assumed but the instrument set to use USB e Whether the instrument was set to auto print when connection was established An instrument not set to auto print will only produce print report data when the instrument print key is pressed PVC Instrument configuration Implen M anoPhotometer 1180 COM4 Ga Configured Auto print OFF El Data directories Directon CSV Data C Programme4PY Cidata el m rib ire Lea D d A E WA WAR RR Where the instrument is not connected then a cross is shown and a Remove button is displayed PYC Instrument configuration Implen N anoPhotormneter 1180 Not connected X EI Data directores Dire chon CSW Data C Programme4PY Cidata al To remove an instrument from the list of Known instruments that PVC maintains click on remove This will remove all knowledge of the instrument from PVC and return you to the main display 3 8 Instrument options There are three main property sections the first defines the folders where different types of data will be stored the second allows additional information to be added to each report received and the third selects what action to take when a report is received Note that the settings for one instrument are independent to any other instrument se
44. ports to exclude by using the mouse Note only ports seen by the PC that are Bluetooth or USB will be displayed in this list Note that multiple selection is possible using the CTRL or SHIFT key in combination with the mouse selection click Once happy with the highlighted selection click Add to add the selected ports to the exclusion list and return to the exclusion list dialogue Finally click on to return to the main display and automatically start a new instrument search Alternatively to add more ports to the list click on add again To remove ports in the exclusion list highlight the ports first and then click on the x symbol Once satisfied with the displayed exclusion list return to the main display by clicking on E Notes A port in the exclusion list will not be searched and no connection will be made using it An instrument attached to a port that is in the exclusion list will not be seen by PVC A connection currently in force with an instrument that has its port added to the exclusion list will have its connection dropped Page 30 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 5 6 Receiving instrument print report data Instrument print data is only sent to PVC when e Computer USB Bluetooth or SD Memory Card is enabled in the Output Options Printer settings on the instrument and a test has been performed e Atest has been performed and the instrument print accessed fr
45. r instrument e The NanoPhotometer P Class software can save data in graphics format text format or as an Excel format file note Excel must be installed on the PC to allow this format e The NanoPhotometer P Class software can print to any printer connected to the PC including network printers e The NanoPhotometer P Class software can be configured to automatically save amp print data 2 INSTALLATION PLEASE DO NOT CONNECT AN INSTRUMENT TO THE PC UNTIL THE NANOPHOTOMETER P CLASS SOFTWARE AND FTDI DRIVERS ARE INSTALLED 2 1 Requirements Before starting the installation process ensure the following requirements are met PC must be running Windows XP 32 bit or Windows 7 32 or 64 bit e If the instrument is connected by Bluetooth the instrument must be fitted with a Bluetooth module and the PC must Support Bluetooth either on board or via a USB Bluetooth adaptor We recommend to use the delivered Bluetooth dongle e If the instrument is to be connected by USB the PC must be fitted with a universal serial bus controller and USB connectors e If it is intended to directly export to Microsoft Excel then please note that we currently Support Excel 2003 and 2007 e The NanoPhotometer P Class software application requires at least Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 environment The NanoPhotometer P Class software installation may require the installation of the NET framework on your PC This can only be done by
46. ructures A dropped Bluetooth connection may not re establish itself automatically If you suspect that a connection has been interrupted it would be prudent to get PVC to conduct a new instrument search N NO NON e SS Version 1 2 Page 28 34 Qi NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 5 4 PVC checks Use these checks to ensure the instrument has connected and is configured vd Check that the instrument it is intended to work with is in the list of Known instruments If it is not shown perform the USB or Bluetooth connection checks as appropriate and click ai Find to search again vd Check the instrument is shown as connected If it is not shown as connected perform the USB or Bluetooth connection checks as appropriate and Click eh Find to search again vd Check the anion for the connected instrument are set up appropriately for you working practice The report will only be displayed if enabled to do so Saving in PVC format will only occur if the save action is enabled Printing will only occur if the action to print is enabled and a default printer has been set up Export in a particular format will only occur if the appropriate setting has been enabled Excel export will only happen if Excel is present on the PC and the action has been enabled vd Inthe options Er dialogue check the connection status panel for diagnostic information if available This can diagnose possible causes why data is not being receiv
47. rvice that you want to access on the selected device Spectro Establish a virtual serial port connection with a remote Bluetooth device The connection can then be used by any Configure application that supports the COM port number assigned S i Piuetoatb Tee tes 6 Select the COM port you want to use You can add more Saa Bluetooth COM ports if required see later and click OK T When you click OK on this window you should go back to the previous window Click Finish Your PC may now be busy for a few minutes as it re configures itself Version 1 2 Page 15 34 A Nu Alei Pires De De Ges Beem rremer pe ep E 3 amp pma h e i Ajde ue Bias Haon Gagtontk Triks Tihei uotis e vers k Shoe ae as ere Caen ree Basan CA W W Paak a eed Pau ve L n Sate Eee ULker Maries at beng 2 3 4 Com port conflicts NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual Go back to my Bluetooth places You should now see an icon for each spectrophotometer which has been setup Double clicking on one of these icons will open the connection Here the lower icon shows that the instrument is connected to COM8 Note Make sure the program you are using is also configured to use the same COM port e g PVC Some programs may be capable of opening to COM port automatically making the last step above unnecessary USB and Bluetooth driver software create ser
48. s list if they are currently not active or re connected For instance a USB connection nox will only be shown if an instrument is Action View Window Help e x currently connected de f A mg e To determine which COM port each Ports COM A LPT instrument is assigned to watch the device F Bluetooth Communications Port COM6 manager update as you insert each USB F Bluetooth Communications Port COM8 cable 4 aS ge coms e The USB port of an instrument will be active LOMMUNICaDONS For Il TP ECP Printer Port LPT1 d Une power is connected even if the aF USB Serial Port COM 10 4 instrument is turned off REUSE Serial Port COM4 A Processors Sound video and game controllers Version 1 2 Page 10 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 2 3 Bluetooth instrument connections 2 3 1 Introduction e The Bluetooth cannot be installed with the instrument thermal printer option simultaneously Once installed data can be sent to a PC either by Bluetooth or USB but these options cannot be used simultaneously e The host PC will also need a Bluetooth radio device Please use the Bluetooth adapter included in the delivery Make sure the Bluetooth hardware has been installed on the PC in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions e Please change the Output Option Printer setting of your NanoPhotometer P Class to Bluetooth For P 300 press 5 Utilit
49. ssociating received data with methods and people 5 7 1 Introduction Each instrument known to PVC has its own set of options accessible via the options symbol This means we can customise filenames data locations and add information to reports on an individual basis Stored report data is also associated with a date and time associated with the report generation timestamps 5 7 2 Report data filenames The filenames used for storage and export of report data are composed using the following elements lt Root Prefix gt lt Application name gt lt Date gt lt Time gt lt File extension gt Where lt Root Prefix gt is defined on the options bi page for the instrument lt Application name gt is the instrument application name supplied by the instrument in the report data for example WAVE SCAN lt Date gt is the PC date when the report is completed The date element is arranged in the order YEAR MONTH DAY and thus allows the windows explorer to sort in ascending or descending date order lt Time gt is the PC time when the report is completed The time element is arranged in the order HOUR MINUTE SECOND and thus allows the windows explorer to soft files in ascending or descending time order lt File extension gt reflects the format of the data stored Example PVC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 01 11 20 10 pvc 5 7 3 Report timestamps All reports have timestamps associated with them Timestamps enable the tie up of reports with particular
50. ter P Class Software Installation and User Manual The current printer is that presently being used by PVC whilst the default is that printer set up as the Windows default printer PVC Printer Selected HF Lagernlet 5 wi Microsott Office Document Image writer HP Lasenet 5 hp color Laserlet 35004 Current Acrobat POP Writer Default HF Lasenlet 5 To modify the application setting click on the drop down list to display all printers set up on the PC Select the printer you want Finally click on OK to save the change 3 6 Instrument configuration To complete the configuration select Find instruments and a pop up window asks for the access code which is unique for each instrument Access code incorrect or missing E Please enter the corect acces code for Implen ManoPhotometer 1180 Enter the access code which you will find at the inside of the NanoPhotometer P Class binder or the device backside please contact the Implen support team support implen de if the access code is missing PYC Application EJ gt File Serial Froduct name Acchivity Options number ith Find EH Implen NanoPhotometer o Tools Once PVC has connected to an instrument identification and options for the instrument are stored in PVC application settings To view current settings for an instrument select the instrument in the list and click on the options Kr icon Version 1 2 Page 19 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer
51. the number of displayed pages Alternatively the keyboard page up and page down keys will also be found effective as will the mouse wheel if available Version 1 2 Page 23 34 NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual E PVC Report Viewer 3001 DSDNA_LABELGUARD APP 7010 02 09 09 48 10 EF Load file S 273 Export Gemeng 09 02 2010 08 4 7 53 Wavelength nm The complete graph selection determines whether the full report or just the graphs are shown The ial save as button allows the file to be saved as a native PVC file with a user defined name into a chosen location Note that the file name chosen here is completely free format but the file extension is fixed as PVC The export button allows the user to save the report in any of the formats already discussed in instrument options Note that the export file name chosen here is completely free format but the file extension is fixed Note that Excel export is only possible on a PC on which the Excel application has been installed The print button prints the report to a printer selectable from the list of printers known to the PC 3 8 4 2 Displaying Excel report and or table data Excel table file File name e g PVC OLIGO_NANOVOLUME APP 2010 09 01 14 09 08xX xIs Product NanoPhotometer Version 7122 V2 2 3 Serial Number 3015 Date 01 Sep 10 Time 14 08 31 Instrument Calibration Pass 01 09 2010 14 04 Lid Factor 50 Dilution
52. tion settings information forms the first part of the report followed by a result table Each run produces one new result that is appended to this table but the report is not deemed complete until all test results have been taken This is implied by the user leaving the application Thus for single wavelength only when the user exits the application does the application know that all results have been taken and the printed report is completed This approach makes subsequent data handling easier for the user as all results are in a single table It also uses less paper A side effect of this approach means that it may not be until all measurements have been taken that it is discovered that the connection to the PC was not correctly made or the instrument set up properly For this reason it is recommended that before starting a measurement session that the connection to PVC is first proven This can be done using an application such as wave scan to verify that connections and option settings are correctly set up If the instrument has been correctly set up to transfer data and all connection and PVC checks have been performed and a report has still not been displayed transferred or exported then it may simply be because the instrument application being used needs to be exited first On the instrument use the application exit escape or back key Version 1 2 Page 31 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 5 7 A
53. tion that is able to load PVC format files and display them Once displayed the report data can be printed saved or exported To start up the PVC viewer application Double click the PVC viewer desktop icon Select the PVC viewer item in the start all programs PVC menu Using windows explorer explore the program files PVC folder and double click on PVC viewer EXE E PVC Report viewer LL Load Pie gi To view an existing report data file click on E load file This will display an explorer window allowing selection of a PVC format data file Version 1 2 Page 25 34 Look in Mu Recent Documents G Mu Documents A Mu Computer Mu Network NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual gt data i AJPYC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 10 01 pye lp WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 10 13 pyc PVC WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 10 24 pyc WAPT WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 10 32 pyc APYE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 10 46 pyvc LAS PYC WAVE SCON 2007 06 27 16 10 52 pvc APYE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 10 59 pve lw WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 11 06 pyc APUC WAYE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 11 15 pye PVC WAYE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 11 22 pyc LAAPE WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 11 29 pvc WAPT WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 11 35 pye lw WAVE SCAN 2007 06 27 16 11 42 pvc oSJPVIC WAVE 5CAM 2007 06 27 16 12 00 pyc DC WAWE SCANM 2007 06 27 16 12 07 pyc BK File name Files of type PAC file Oo
54. ttings and so it is possible for a user to maintain division between data from different instruments and customise reports for a particular session 3 8 1 Data directories store data These default to a data folder located below the PVC installation location but each can be set to any folder accessible by the computer The path can be entered manually in the right hand column or the edit button at the end of the field can be used to navigate to or create a new data folder If the option to store the data is disabled the field is shown blank and cannot be changed Version 1 2 Page 21 34 IMSLEN NanoPhotometer P Class Software Installation and User Manual 3 8 2 Excel export templates The Excel export process normally creates Excel data files using the default Excel work book template The use template flag allows the selection of a user customised template The selected template field is blank and cannot be changed unless the use field is enabled 3 8 3 Report related properties These fields can be edited directly by typing in the property value area Report description This allows a descriptive text containing up to 255 characters to be added to the top of each received data report By default this is left blank Report title This adds a title to the top of each received data report By default this is left blank Root file name This adds a user defined prefix to the stored data file name s By default this is PVC For file nam
55. un the software The installation process carries out the following e Installs Microsoft NEI Framework and Windows installer unless already installed on the PC e Installs the NanoPhotometer P Class PVC software e Installs USB drivers for the instrument 2 2 1 Procedure 1 Please change in your NanoPhotometer P Class the Output Option Printer setting to Computer USB For P 300 press 5 Utilities 3 Printer Printer Computer USB For P330 P360 press 5 Utilities 3 Output Options Output Option Computer USB 2 Please download the NanoPhotometer P Class software from the Implen webpage http www implen de nanophotometer downloads php 3 For installation please click on the SETUP EXE file 4 Initial checks determine whether the Microsoft NET framework and Microsoft installer software is already installed on your PC If it is not a copy of this software will be installed from the installation file If this occurs then you must accept the Licence agreement to continue and please note that a re start of the computer will be required Please be patient the process could take some time The installation will continue once re start has been performed 5 Once satisfied that all pre checks have passed the installer Wislcame to the PVC Setup Wizard PVC presents the PVC installation welcome screen Click on Next The installer will guide you through the steps required to install FYC on your computer WARNING T
56. vices in the same way Note that the serial port associated with the instrument can be viewed on the COM Ports tab The ports used by PVC for communication with the instrument will be marked with SPECTRO You can also use the Windows control panel device manager port list to determine port usage Note the other port allocated to this service is not actually used in this scenario This example of installing a Bluetooth device uses the my Bluetooth places sometimes visible in My Computer My Bluetooth Places File Edit View Bluetooth Favori A DAC T Bi n r SE Address E My Bluetooth Places Bluetooth Tasks Rivetooth Setup Wizard my View My Bluetooth services A View devices in range CA View or modify configuration Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Welcome to the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Before proceeding refer to the Bluetooth section of the device documentation Then set up your device so that your computer can find it Tum it on Make it discoverable visible Give it a name optional Press the button on the bottom of the device keyboards and mice only _ My device is set up and ready to be found Add only Bluetooth devices that you trust Version 1 2 1 Go to My Bluetooth places under my computer and start the Bluethooth setup wizard Make sure the instrument is powered up Tick the box to indicate that it is discoverable and click Next
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