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

MI 611-185 – June 1996
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Text Data Formats
Messages to be uploaded and downloaded must be written in straight ASCII text and must
contain blank spaces between text, not tabs.
For more information on Text Data Formats, see Appendix A.
Downloading Data from the PC to the TVA-1000B (Manual)
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 Text-
Manual. If the link type is already set to Text, proceed to the next step.
3. From the PC LINK menu, choose 3 = Receive.
4. The TVA-1000B will warn you that new data will automatically erase old data.
Once you have acknowledged this warning, the following screen will appear:
PC LINK STATUS
Waiting for PC
to send data ...
Exit=Cancel
5. Following the instructions from your PC software package, command the PC to
send the appropriate file.
6. When the text transfer is complete, the TVA-1000B display will read “PC data
transfer successfully completed.”
NOTE: For more information about sending data with your communications software,
consult your software users manual.
Uploading Data from the TVA-1000B to the PC (Manual)
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 Text-
Manual. If the link type is already set to Text, proceed to the next step.
3. Prepare your PC communications software so that it is ready to receive data. For
more information, consult your PC communications software users manual.
4. From the PC LINK menu, choose 2 = Send.
5. The TVA-1000B will ask you what data you wish to send (Route, Configuration,
Log data, or Calibration). Select the data that you wish to transmit.
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