Thermo Scientific TVA-1000B Instruction Manual - Geotech ...

Display Menus MI 611-185 – June 1996
TEI TVA-1000B Software Link
NOTE: If you are using a mulitpoint calibration curve, you cannot download your
data to the PC via the TEI TVA-1000 software. Use the text transfer mode to download
to an ASCII file.
1. Connect the cable between the PC serial port and the RS-232 port of the
TVA-1000B (marked HOST).
2. Enter the PC LINK menu and change the link type (1 = Change type) to Foxboro.
If the link type is already set to Foxboro, proceed to the next step.
3. From the PC LINK menu, choose 2 = Establish link. The following display will
appear:
PC LINK STATUS
Waiting for PC
Request ...
Exit=Cancel
For more information about the TVA-1000A Datalogging software, refer to MI 611-187, PC
Software.
F.E.M.S. Software Link
Receive
Before the TVA-1000B can be used in FE logging mode, a previously configured route file
must be created in F.E.M.S. and downloaded to the instrument’s memory. Use the following
instructions to download a route to the TVA-1000B from F.E.M.S.:
1. Connect the cable between the PC serial port and the RS-232 port of the
TVA-1000B (marked HOST).
2. Enter the PC LINK menu and change the link type (1 = Change type) to F.E.M.S.
If the link type is already set to F.E.M.S., proceed to the next step.
3. Before attempting to download, be sure that F.E.M.S. is configured to operate
with the TVA-1000B:
File/Preferences Window: Datalogger set to “Foxboro TVA-1000B”
Monitor Run/Communications Window: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
If these parameters are already properly set, proceed to the next step.
4. Follow the F.E.M.S. instruction manual to create a monitoring route for downloading
to the TVA-1000B.
5. When F.E.M.S. instructs you to set the datalogger so that it is ready to accept data,
choose 3=Receive from the PC LINK menu. A warning will appear informing you
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