Masterlink Software - Thermomax Refrigeration
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1. Seb b n wen Zal nan n 19 Grapnic DISPIAY crcssd cscrs serete n lane na deynen en Eri EE RPEN 19 3 0 Finding the Electronic Serail Number for each Panelmount Unit 20 4 0 Communications 4 1 Gonmecting A DEVICE 3c l sewalan e eyane N H kan y bek e be 21 4 2 Importing Data LkhL Kh hK h k kk kk kk kk kk kk KK KK kK ka 21 42 1 Import One Day a ck by e nina DILANE e po 2 2ala 21 4 2 2 Ilmport Seven Days JKK K K llkk kk kk kK KKA 22 4 2 2 IIMDOI All DAYS so u ayan n yaren nena non DUH tasnn an dan 22 424 Seleti NO DAVS daere eaan N ab kab n pen weds 22 4 2 5 Communication Status kK hbhll kk kU 22 Zo NWIOMMOF MOOG ic sul sy Kya bin n Aran dul ele Aa 1a n b k v d 23 4 3 1 Monitor Mode Display as ccccececceceee scene es 23 4 3 2 Monitor Mode Temperature Values 23 4 3 3 Monitor Mode Temperature Channel Labels 23 4 3 4 Monitor Mode Communication Status 23 4 4 Remote COMMUNICATIONS cccceccceceseeeeeeseeeeeaeeeeeeees 24 4 4 1 Setting Up The Network cccccececeeeeeeeeeeeees 24 4 4 2 Selecting Unit For Download 25 AAs LOT 2 ONN y 5 565e n esen ve we 001008080000000 00000 n Ya dudadan 27 4 4 4 Changing Channel Labels U 28 5 0 Graphics Bell The Calendar Bar eirinen ka kn e ANN Eek aa r 30 5 2 Displaying Information KK A GKAK K KK SStl2. Room 1 Figure 5 6 below shows the status for each channel Graphics Preferences EJ Channel Display Label f pla On Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Figure 5 6 Edit Channel Dialogue General This option shown in Figure 5 7 allows the user to enable and disable the vertical and horizontal axes The user can also give the graph a title of their own choice by typing this in the text box labeled Title 33 5 3 3 Graphics Graphics Preferences EJ General Channels Colours Grid Enable Horizontal Enable Vertical Graph Title Enable Title SMOUATTAROU Figure 5 7 General Set up Dialogue Colour Set up Channel 1 Default Channel 3 Channel 4 Window Background Avis Figure 5 8 Colour Set up dialogue lf the user selects colour the dialogue similar to that shown in Figure 5 8 will be displayed This dialogue enables the user to change the colours for various items of the graphical display To change a colour the user should select the desired item by double clicking with the left mouse button The user may default the colours by pressing the Default All button 34 Appendix 1 Read before installing on Windows NT and Windows 2000 INSTALLING MASTERLINK UNDER Windows NT and Windows 2000 When Masterlink is installed under Windows NT and Windows 2000 the user installing the software needs to have administrator privileges as a driver needs to be i
3. SM QUATTRO 3 days File gt Print Compressed Preview This option allows the user to view how the compressed print will print prior to actually printing it File Print Set up This option invokes the standard Windows print set up dialogues For help on setting up a printer please refer to either the Windows help system or the Windows user manual File Most Recent File List The most recent file list will contain the last 4 files to be opened by the user It provides a quick and convenient method of reopening a file Simply click left on the desired filename and the file will be reopened If no files have previously been opened then this list will be empty File gt Exit This option enables the user to Exit MasterLink If any files have been changed and not saved then the user will be prompted to save them before the program is terminated The View Menu Figure 2 4 illustrates the options available from the View menu Toolbar Status Bar Calendar Bar Hode Zoom Display Channel Temperature Figure 2 4 The View Menu View gt Toolbar This option enables the user to either hide or display the toolbar lf this option is marked with a v then the toolbar is displayed The state of the option is toggled each time this option is selected Getting Started 10 View Status Bar This option enables the user to either hide or display the Status Bar lf this option is
4. Channel 4 Figure 4 13 Default Channel Labels Global Dialog Box To edit the label numbered 1 click on it with the left mouse button and click on Edit The following dialogue box will appear The Global settings will be active for all e g SM Quattro s All SM Quattro s will have the same channel labels If you require different labels for different SM Quattro s then follow the procedure for Configure Network Channel Labels illustrated on the following page Communications 28 Edit Channel Label Channel Number Figure 4 14 Edit channel Label Dialog Box To change the label click with the left mouse button in the text box labelled label and input the name of your choice Repeat this for all channels if necessary and once complete click on OK Pressing will change the labels back to Channel 1 Channel 2 etc To assign labels to a particular unit from the Comms menu select Configure Network The following dialogue box will appear Configure Network Device Device Name Seral Humber Hex D 131F Figure 4 15 Configure Network Device Dialog Box Glick on and the following dialogue box will appear Default Channel Labels DC 19 1F Channel Information Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 E dit Default Figure 4 16 Default Channel Labels Dialog Box _ Labels can be changed following the same method as before Communications 29 5 0 5
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6. on or off as illustrated on the following page This dialogue box will only appear for units with software version 2 X or LCT 2 Network This function works irrespectively of the Network Mode being enabled For more information regarding Write Protect Password see section 2 2 4 Getting Started 13 Device Configuration Controller Setup Language English 7 Keypad Locked High Alarm Low Alarm High Alar Low Alarm High Alarm Low Alarm Limit Lirnit Temp Temp Delay Delay DateTime OF Labels Channel 1 ON 20 2 2 2 25 Test Channel 2 ON 30 4 2 2 25 Cancel Channel 3 ON 30 3 Z 2 25 Channel 4 ON Figure 2 7 Device Configuration Comms gt Configure Network This dialogue allows the user to enter the names and electronic serial numbers of the devices that are being networked NOTE This option is only available if the Network Mode is enabled see section Options Preferences Comms The Network Mode is only to be used in conjunction with a Thermomax Network of up to 32 units This network may consist of LGT 2 Network Version Panelmount Units Version 2 X Any Thermomax Unit Version 1 X with Netlink Hardware plugged into the serial socket LCT 2 STANDARD or THERMOMAX UNIT VERSION 1 X LCT 2 NETWORK PANELMOUNT UNIT VERSION 2 X NETWORK TERMINATOR A7256 8W SHIELDED BLACK gt CABLE ASSEMBLY NETWORK CONNECTING CABLE NETLINK 2m NETWORK HARDWARE TERMI
7. print the current date on any pages printed Options gt Preferences gt Modem Allows user to enter a phone number for remote communication via a modem This option should be selected by users who wish to connect their PC to the unit via a modem link See section 4 4 Options gt Preferences gt Password The password function allows the user to read modify parameters in Thermomax units which have this facility The Write Protect Password must be entered whenever a Thermomax unit Version 2 X is selected for parameter editing Please remember this password however if it is forgotten please contact Thermomax for details on how to retrieve it Options gt Preferences gt Colours Allows the user to pick their own default colour scheme and save it Any new data that is downloaded will be in the newly selected colours Options gt Language This option allows the user to choose between English German French or Dutch The Window Menu Figure 2 13 illustrates the available options on the Window Menu Window Cascade Tile Arrange Icons 1 SHQuattro dtl Single Band Temperature Graph Figure 2 13 The Window Menu Window Cascade This option enables the user to cascade multiple graphic windows This is a standard Windows option please refer to the Windows User Manual for further information Getting Started 17 Window J Tile This option enables the user t
8. user with a quick and simple method of viewing data from particular days or months The operation of the calendar bar is detailed in Section 4 0 Status Bar The status bar is displayed along the bottom edge of the main window It will provide various status messages to the user i e Caps Lock or NUM lock being on Display Title The display title provides the user with a short summary of the current display window For example in Figure 2 1 the display title reads MasterLink SMQUATTRO DTL Single Band Temperature Display SMQUATTRO DTL is the name under which the data has been stored and Single Band Temperature Display is the current display mode For more information please refer to Section 5 0 Graphic Display This window displays the actual data It may be customized and changed in various ways Please refer to Section 4 0 for further details Getting Started 19 3 0 s s s s FINDING THE ELECTRONIC SERIAL NUMBER FOR EACH UNIT STANDARD AND PANELMOUNT In order to download data from the unit using the Masterlink Software you must know the Electronic Serial Number of that unit For each unit the diagnostic screen can be found in the following way Note The user should start from the main screen and follow the steps below SM UNO Press the key twice The electronic serial number will be displayed at the top of this screen SM UNO VER 2 X ID XX XX XX SM QUATTRO Press the key
9. 1 5 2 5 2 1 Graphics GRAPHICS The Calendar Bar Figure 5 1 The Calendar Bar The Calendar Bar is located on the right side of the main display and is illustrated in Figure 5 1 This enables the user to easily navigate through the data for the currently selected record To jump to a particular day or month the user should left click with the mouse on the desired button Note MasterLink will disable buttons which have no associated data Displaying Information The data may be displayed in 4 different formats These formats are detailed in the following sections Graph Mode Figure 5 2 illustrates an example of the Graph Mode 30 5 2 2 Graphics E Single Band Temperature Graph SMQUATTRO Unit 00 15 03 00 06 00 09 00 12 00 15 00 18 00 MARES i SMOQUATTRO Start Day of 250 ate 010400 Time 00 00 DC 18 1F Door Open O Mins anne F 5 C Channel 2 15 550 16 5 C Channel 4 6 5 C Figure 5 2 Temperature Graph The graphic mode enables the user to view all temperature channels for one day on the same axis The user may view the temperature in either Centigrade or Fahrenheit The channel labels are displayed in the same colour as their corresponding channel beside the y axis If alarm door open or defrost information is available then it will be displayed in bands above or below the main graph and labeled accordingly lf there is a total door open time for the associated graph then this wi
10. D THERMOMAX MASTERLINK SOFTWARE Installation amp User Manual ENGLISH 1 0 Installation CONTENTS 1 1 Minimum Configuration cc cece cece eee ee eens eeeeeeeeeeees 1 1 2 Using the Install Program sy yA sike ku deb norni keke i aw 1 1 3 Creating Floppy Disks from the Thermomax GCD 6 20 Ce ls la DD DD r ME EH HH HHHHHBHBH HEEEPEPBEPRDBDMDITJITJRN 7 A TOODA simecutsnctecteiacd E 7 MNA RR dD e e _ eee_rmmmbmm 7 Zey PREFE MENU ky yan beno a Ke Sir ked n Ad ay 7 Bil P ODN sa 8 PIC P CoE aena n na E AA r n e a 8 Bil dn g SS YY T 8 Fil SS SAVE AS sneinen a SA TE al div aN aran W Bad 9 File PE EXOT svsseyn n ball ea ta ni 9 Pile Pe PUNT arenie iie 9 File Print Preview sansanonin 9 Rille Pin Range sessen 9 File gt Print Range Preview U U 9 File Print Compressed K K XKllll E E 10 File Print Compressed Prev Kx ii EE iu 10 Fil P Prnt Oe UD renererien erritar 10 File gt Most Recent File List 10 Dt 2 E gg r 10 2 2 2 dne VIEW MENU soroen aa Za kekan yana kn y 10 VIEW P TOOIDAE sy ye i yel Wall kab 10 VIEW Status Baf ys su cci nayak l kn anar 11 View Calendar Bar ow u eLzEzE 11 VIEW P ModE elalo neyen KA bel benae kanen xe an ke yeli yo d ka 11 Vew P ZOOM sas n c na kar da dan inal n kk n 11 VIEW P Di
11. Dialog Box Once the unit and it s corresponding serial number etc has been entered the user must also enter the telephone number of the location of the unit from which the data is to be downloaded as shown in the dialogue box below Configure Network Device Device Mame Seral Number Hes 131F Phone Number 0442597270471 Figure 4 9 Configure Network Device Dialog To enter the telephone number click with the left mouse button in the text box labelled Phone Number and then click Close The user is now ready to download the data from the unit or set the unit s parameters and this is carried out as illustrated in section 4 2 Once the user has clicked on the following progress box appears on the screen initialising the modem Communications 26 4 4 3 Importing Data Importing Data Initializing Modern xm Figure 4 10 Import Status Dialog Box lf the initialisation process has not been possible a warning message will appear on the screen Check that the correct information has been entered and try again If the initialisation process has been successful the modem will then dial the entered telephone number The modem connected to the PC will communicate with the modem connected to the Thermomax unit for approximately 15 seconds andthen the line will go silent The following progress boxes will appear on the screen informing the user that the data is being transferred Once th
12. Insert installation CD into the CD ROM The Masterlink Software installation program will auto run from the CD ROM and the following dialogue box will appear on the screen asking the user to select the language in which to install the Masterlink Software Language Selection 3 4 Please werty your language English German French Figure 1 1 Installation Language Selection Click on the FM icon with the left button of the mouse to install in English The following dialogue box Figure 1 2 will appear c Thermomax Masterlink CD ROM 5 6 eZ Installation Install Masterlink Software Install the Masterlink application The Masterlink application gives you the capability to download data from any of the Therrmnornax 0 ataloggers Controllers View Product Information Wiew product information on all the Thernomas Dataloggers and Controllers Also contains contact and company information Exit Leave the application Figure 1 2 Commence Installation Click the icon to begin the installation process The following dialogue box Figure 1 3 will appear to help the user with the installation of the Masterlink Software Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please Wait 14 Figure 1 3 After a short delay the user will be presented with the dialogue shown in Figure 1 4 Welcome to the Masterlink Setup program
13. NATOR A7256 MASTERLINK SOFTWARE 5m CABLE ASSEMBLY DISK MASTERLINK EXTENSION KIT Figure 2 8 Network Configuration Getting Started 14 Select Device Select a Network Slot SM QUATTRO JER e Cancel Figure 2 9 Configure Network To enter this information click with the left mouse button on the number you wish the unit to be in the network and then click on Edit The following dialogue box will appear Configure Network Device Device Name Seral Humber Hex DC191F Figure 2 10 Configure Network Device To enter the information click with the left mouse button in the text boxes labeled Device Name and Serial Number The Serial Number must be read from each Thermomax unit and entered into this box It is a six digit Electronic Serial Number To find this Electronic Serial Number for each Panelmount unit read section 3 0 of this manual Clicking the TEST button will determine if the unit serial number is correct Comms gt Import Data This option enables the user to import information from a Thermomax datalogger unit using the supplied RS232 lead For more information on this option please refer to Section 4 0 Getting Started 15 Comms gt Monitor Mode This option enables the user to view the current temperature at 15 second intervals For more information on this option please refer to Section 3 3 2 2 4 The Options Menu Figure 2 11 illustrate
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15. Sting fATHO Figure 4 5 Modem Preferences Dialog Box Click on the box situated beside Modem Connected to enable this option This dialogue box enables the user to edit the strings for the modem that is connected However editing is not necessary and if the strings are altered accidently click on the button Default strings and the strings will be changed back to their original state Once the modem is enabled click on the Comms tab and the following dialogue box will appear on the screen Communications 24 Preferences Comms General Modem Password Colours Network Settings Serial Port Settings Com Port COM 1 M Figure 4 6 Comms Preferences Dialog Box From this dialogue the user must enable the network mode by clicking on the box beside Enable Network Mode This will enable the user to set up the correct comms port that the modem is connected to Internal Modem gt Comm 3 or Comm 4 External Modem Comm 1 or Comm 2 depending which comm port the mouse is connected to 4 4 2 Selecting Unit for Download To select the unit that you wish to download data from select Configure Network from the Comms menu Configure Unit Configure Network Import Data Monitor Mode Figure 4 7 The Comms Menu The following dialogue box will appear This information is in section 2 2 3 Communications 25 Select Device Select a Network Slot Figure 4 8 Select Device
16. This program will install Masterlink on your computer Ibis strongly recommended that you esit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programe you have running Click Nest to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and Intemational treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and Will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel Figure 1 4 Welcome dialogue 8 This dialogue warns the user to close all windows programs before running the set up program If the user does have programs running and wishes to close them before installing the If not click to Masterlink Software click b continue 9 The user will then be prompted to enter the username and company to that the software is licensed This information must be entered otherwise the installation program will not proceed Figure 1 5 shows the dialogue into which this user information must be entered Registration Please register your product now Hame John Smith Company Thermmomas Limited Figure 1 5 User Registration Installation 3 10 Once has been pressed the user will be asked to confirm that the information entered was correct This is illustrated in Figure 1 6 Registration Confirmation Tou have provid
17. bels Communication Status Figure 4 3 Monitor Mode Dialogue Monitor Mode Display as The user may select whether to display the temperature values in Centigrade or Fahrenheit by clicking with the left mouse button on the desired choice The default value is Centigrade Monitor Mode Temperature Values These are the actual values downloaded from the connected device Any channels which are unavailable on the connected device will read Monitor Mode Temperature Channel Labels The temperature channel labels will change according to the connected device Monitor Mode Communication Status The communications status indicates the status of the communications during Monitor Mode When a set of values have been downloaded the blue bar will go back to zero and start growing Once it reaches its full size another set of values will be downloaded this will be approximately 15 seconds Communications 23 4 4 REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS 4 4 1 Setting up the Network From the Options menu select Preferences Options Labels Graphics Preferences Language Figure 4 4 Options Menu The following dialogue box will appear on the screen Click on the Modem tab to display it on the screen as shown below Preferences Comme General Modem Password Colours Modern Settings Default Strings lnitialisation String JATEOFILEMTYTSO 0e60 Dial String JATDT Hangup
18. ded a status window will display the progress Communication Status As the information is being imported a status dialogue will be displayed on the screen Figure 4 2 illustrates a typical example of this dialogue Importing Data Importing Data Transferring Data o o ooo Figure 4 2 Communications Status Dialogue As the data is downloaded the percentage bar will move nearer 100 The importing of data is completed when the percentage bar reaches 100 The text above the percentage bar indicates the status for example this text message will start off with Initialising Communications then move to Transferring Header and then to Transferring Data lf MasterLink is unable to communicate with the connected device it will time out after a period of 30 seconds and display a COMMUNICATIONS DOWNLOAD FAILED message Communications 22 4 3 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 Monitor Mode Monitor mode is a method of importing the current temperature channels every 15 seconds To enter monitor mode select the Comms J Monitor Mode option This will cause the monitor mode dialogue to appear as illustrated in Figure 4 3 Monitor Mode Monitor Mode Data Display as Device lupe Centigrade Temperatures Channel 1 Fahrenheit Options Channel 2 Temperature Channel 3 Values Channel 4 26 50 T Temperature Door Status Door Closed Compressor Not Present Wating Channel La
19. e or Fahrenheit 31 5 2 3 Single Day Alarm View Figure 5 4 illustrates an example of the Single Day Alarm View EH Single Day Alarm Table O EJ OMQUATTRO DC 19 1F 30700 Day 1 of 250 SMQUATTRO Unit Channel 1 Alarms Channel 2 Alarms Channel 3 Alarms Channel 4 Al Figure 5 4 Single Day Alarm Table This view displays a table of the current day s alarms and the time at which they occurred 5 2 4 Total Alarm Activity View Figure 5 5 illustrates an example of the Total Alarm Activity View E Alarm Activity Table oMGUATTRO OC 19 1F oMAUATTRO Unit Alarm Activity Date 1i14 a8 11598 TABS WA Mae Tess 11998 120g 1721198 2296 Figure 5 5 Total Alarm Activity View This view displays the dates on which one or more alarms occurred Graphics 32 5 3 5 3 1 5 3 2 Graphics Graphics Set up The user may configure almost every aspect of the graphical display The set up information is saved with each record therefore each record may be configured differently To set up the graphics select Options Graphics Channel Display This option enables the user to select which channels should be displayed and which should be hidden Only channels for which there is data may be enabled and selectable To do this double click the left mouse button on the display you wish to enable or disable The user can also change the Channel Label to customize the software for their installation e g
20. e data is transferred the modem will automatically hang up Also if the user is viewing monitor mode the modem will hang up if is pressed LCT 2 ONLY C0422 When configuring the network of the LCT 2 over the modem the following dialogue box will appear Device Configuration Low High Low High Low High shall A Alam Alarm Alarm Alam Alam Alarm HASE nane Limit Lirit Temp Temp Delay Delay Ott 30 30 Ott 30 3 Channel Figure 4 11 Device Configuration Dialog Box Communications 27 lf this dialogue box has been open on the screen for 10 minutes without any activity from the user the following dialogue box will appear Warming WARNING The modem is still connected Do you wish to disconnect Figure 4 12 Warning Dialog Box To stay on line click __No__ To terminate the connection click lf the user does not answer this dialogue box the connection will be terminated after another 2 minutes 4 4 4 CHANGING CHANNEL LABELS lt is now possible to change the labels of channels using the newer versions of Masterlink Software and for this information to be saved This is possible due to the label being assigned directly to the unique serial number of the unit To change the name of a global label from the Options menu select labels and the following dialogue box will appear Default Channel Labels Global Channel Information Device SMOUATTRO gt Channel 1 Channel 2 _Defaut_ Channel 3
21. ed the following registration information Mame John Smith Company Thermmomas Limited ls this registration information corect 11 Ifall the details are correct press amend the details press __No__ Choose Destination Location Setup will install Masterlink in the following directory To install to this directory click Nert To install to a different directory click Browse and select another directory You can choose not to install Masterlink by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Directory CAMlink32 Cancel Figure 1 7 Choose Destination Location 12 The default directory is C Mlink32 To change this directory click on and replace it with the desired location If the specified directory does not exist the installation program will attempt to create it 13 Once the directory has been specified press Selecting will abort the installation and cause the installation program to be terminated Installation 4 14 The following dialogue box Figure 1 8 will appear displaying the progress of the files being decompressed to the selected directory Decompressing Masterlink files ta Ci vllink3z ms crt cill Figure 1 8 Decompressing of Files Progress 15 Ifthe installation was successful then a program group called Thermomax MasterLink will have been created Within this group there should be an icon called MasterLink as shown in Figure 1 9 To start the MasterLink sof
22. icking the In option automatically zooms in on the graph This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Clicking the Out option automatically zooms out from the graph This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Clicking the One Day option automatically displays one day s data on the screen This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Clicking the Normalise option automatically eliminates any blank area on the screen by zooming in so that the area that contains the graph is displayed This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Getting Started 11 NOTE The VIEW gt MODE and VIEW gt ZOOM may only be used when a graphical view is selected i e not a table view View gt Display This option enables the user to select the way in which the data is displayed See Section 4 0 for more information Graph This option will use the single set of axis and display all the channels overlaid This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Single Day Alarms This option will list the times at which an alarm occurred for a specified day This option may also be selected from the toolbar using the icon Total Alarm Activity This option will list the days on which alarms occurred This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Single Day Temperature This option will list in table format the actual da
23. ll be displayed beside the title of the graph Temperature Table View Figure 5 3 illustrates an example of the Temperature Table View S Temperature Table SMQUATTRIO DC 1 1F 310300 Day 1 of 250 SMQUATTRIO Unit Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 14 5 145 150 10 5 110 100 80 110 4 11 4 14 4 120 145 10 5 14 0 11415 95 140 14 0 5 11 5 10 5 12 0 110 10 0 12 0 100 11 0 10 5 9 5 46 155 O 12 0 13 5 120 10 0 11 0 96 130 16 5 14 0 O 494 4 14 5 120 100 12 5 g5 120 150 10 5 12 5 O 13 5 4 10 0 114 0 10 0 11 0 11 0 11 5 11 5 10 5 11 5 O 14 0 4 15 5 95 120 155 g5 145 120 10 0 14 5 4 10 5 O 13 0 114 5 145 10 0 13 0 11 5 105 494 11 0 O 13 5 O 11 0 140 10 5 11 0 11 0 130 980 120 12 0 g 10 0 11 0 10 0 4 0 145 100 11 0 11 5 2 5 O 13 5 5 15 0 11 0 495 14 0 11 0 100 90 14 0 15 5 12 5 5 10 0 145 95 10 5 120 95 140 12 5 11 5 94 a 15 5 14 0 13 0 10 0 15 0 14 0 12 0 12 5 13 5 10 0 12 0 10 0 12 0 10 0 8 5 10 5 11 5 l O 120 O 15 0 13 5 10 0 12 0 12 0 12 6 11 5 14 i 145 5 145 10 0 145 19 0 10 0 49 4 l 10 0 13 5 0 94 11 0 125 90 12 5 135 5 145 13 5 5 12 0 O 9 5 140 945 12 0 12 0 11 5 5 145 11 0 5 13 5 10 0 11 0 11 5 12 5 10 5 9 9 0 15 0 12 5 10 0 96 13 0 11 5 14 0 5 13 0 11 0 4 O 11 5 g 145 125 i25 110 9 120 13 5 0 140 Figure 5 3 Temperature Table This view displays the actual temperature data for the current day in table format The temperature can be view in either Centigrad
24. marked with a v then the Status Bar is displayed The state of this option is toggled each time the option is selected View gt Calendar Bar This option enables the user to either hide or display the Calendar Bar If this option is marked with a Y then the Calendar Bar is displayed The state of this option is toggled each time the option is selected View gt Mode Clicking on the Zoom option allows the user to zoom in on a selected area of the graph Position the magnifying glass at a corner of the area you wish to magnify Drag diagonally until the area is enclosed in the box then release the mouse button This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Clicking on the Scroll option allows the user to see portions of the graph outside the current viewing area An auto panning feature scrolls the drawing window automatically whenever you click outside the viewing area This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Clicking on the Cursor option allows the user to move the cursor to any area on the graph using the left mouse button Once an area has been selected the temperature for each channel is displayed at the bottom right corner of the graph for that particular time This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon When the cursor mode has been selected the user may use the t gt keys on the keyboard to move the cursor View gt Zoom Cl
25. nstalled to allow Masterlink to communicate with certain products If the user does not have administrator privileges the installation software will be unable to complete the installation correctly Appendix 35
26. o tile multiple graphic windows This is a standard Windows option please refer to the Windows User Manual for further information Window gt Arrange Icons This option enables the user to arrange the icons within the main display window This is a standard Windows option please refer to the Windows User Manual for further information Window gt Window List This option displays a list of all open data windows The currently active window is illustrated with a ll The user may change the active window by using the mouse to click left upon the desired window This is a standard Windows option please refer to the Windows User Manual for further information 2 2 6 The Help Menu Figure 2 14 illustrates the available options in the Help menu Help Figure 2 14 The Help Menu Help gt About Thermo This option displays further information about MasterLink Figure 2 15 illustrates a typical About Box The about box will contain the software version number and the license information entered during the installation process About Thermo E4 Copyright Thermeman 2000 System Information Masterlink Version 3 31 Windows 95 Version 4 10 Memon 195592 Kb This product is licenced to John Sraith Thermomas Limited Figure 2 15 The About Box This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Getting Started 18 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 Calendar Bar The Galendar Bar provides the
27. s shown below in Figure 2 1 Masterlink Single Band Temperature Graj r lo M e n U S Tris Options Window Help Toolbar 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 nepro x alan na anan UON Le SMQUATTRO Unit a Display onth f Month Title eee Be e G xb BE Q e ke blr A WA cek en Ke ee al el UE i LIN dip Ge ark e ek el et a el a eR Le kase cek Hel Da te P E S A E E E N TEESE n ees Calendar Bar Graphic Display tr tr a aaa 00 15 03 00 06 00 25 05 98 Device SMQUATTRO Start Day 1 of 824 Serial 00 47 51 oor Open 0 Mins Status Bar C Iiu Figure 2 1 Typical Main Display The main display consists of various components as illustrated in the previous diagram These components are detailed and explained in the following sub sections Toolbar The toolbar provides the user with shortcuts for accessing the more common menu options To select an item from the toolbar move the mouse to the desired option and click once with the left mouse button The meanings of the various toolbar symbols are detailed where relevant in the following sections Menus Each of the menu titles represent a drop down menu which offers the user further choices To reveal a drop down menu use the mouse to point at a menu and then click once with the left button After having selected a menu the list of sub menus will appear Any of these sub menus may be selected by left clicking with the mo
28. s the available items on the Options Menu Options Labels Graphics Preferences Language Figure 2 11 The Options Menu Options gt Graphics This option enables the user to change various aspects of the display For more information please refer to Section 5 0 Options gt Preferences gt Comms This option enables the user to specify the communications port to which the monitoring device is attached If the user tries to select a communication port which is already in use or does not exist then a warning message shall be displayed when the user tries to download or connect to their Thermomax unit From this dialogue the user is also given the option of enabling the Network Mode that allows up to 32 units to be networked using the Thermomax Netlink Hardware If the units being networked are LCT 2NWs or Thermomax Version 2 X panelmount units the Netlink Hardware is not required Preferences Comms General Modem Password Colours Network Settings Serial Port Settings Com Port COM 1 M Figure 2 12 Preferences Getting Started 16 2 2 5 Options gt Preferences gt General This option enables the user to start the application so that it occupies the entire screen on start up The user can also change the look of the Toolbar The state of the option is saved and invoked each time the application is started The Display Date on Printouts option when selected will
29. t is already in use or is not present then an error message will be displayed whenever the user tries to download or connect to their Thermomax unit Importing Data To import data the user should select the Comms Import Data option After having selected this option a dialogue as shown in Figure 4 1 will be displayed From this dialogue the user may then select the type of import required This first dialogue box will only appear for units with software version 2 X The second dialogue box will appear for units manufactured before this with software version 1 X Import Data E4 import Import Mode Import 1Da One Day O All Days Three Days O Select No Days All Days e Figure 4 1 Comms gt Import Import One Day This option will import the temperatures recorded today As the information is being downloaded a status window will display the progress Communications 21 4 2 2 4 2 3 4 2 4 4 2 5 Import Seven Days This option will import the last seven days worth of temperatures As the information is being downloaded a status window will display the progress Import All Days This option will import all the data stored in the connected device As the information is being downloaded a status window will display the progress Select No Days This option will import the number of days selected by the user as in Figure 4 1 the last 250 days data As the information is being downloa
30. ta points for each channel and each sample period This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon View Channel Using this option the user may choose to switch a channel on off from a single graph display To enable disable a channel simply select the number of the channel which is to be removed added Currently displayed channels are marked with a v The channel may also be selected from the Toolbar using any of the following icons 1 2 3 Or 4 View gt Temperature This option enables the user to display the data in either degrees Centigrade or Fahrenheit The data can be displayed in degrees centigrade by selecting this option from the menu This option may also be selected from the toolbar using the icon The data can also be displayed in degrees Fahrenheit by selecting this option from the menu This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Getting Started 12 2 2 3 The Comms Menu Figure 2 5 illustrates the options available on the Comms Menu Configure Unit Configure Network Import Data Monitor Hode Figure 2 5 The Comms Menu Comms gt Configure Unit Configure Unit Select Network Device 1 o SM QUATTRO Cancel Figure 2 6 Configure Unit The following dialogue allows the user to change the parameters of the unit directly from the PC i e date time high and low alarm information whether a channel is turned
31. to specify a filename File gt Export This option enables the user to EXPORT data to a file which may then be imported to Microsoft Excel or Lotus 123 spreadsheet software File gt Print This option enables the user to make a hardcopy of the current graphical display using a printer This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon This option will invoke the standard Windows print utilities For help on configuration of printers please refer to the Windows help system or manuals File gt Print Preview Print preview enables the user to view how the data will print prior to actually printing it File Print Range This option is similar to the print command except that the user may specify a range of dates to be printed Each printed sheet will contain one day of data Once selected the user will be prompted to enter the range of days using the dialogue as shown in Figure 2 3 Print Range Start date End Date 17 ee 1398 to 24 e sen Figure 2 3 Print Range Dialogue File gt Print Range Preview Using this option the user may view how a range of dates will print prior to actually printing them Getting Started 9 2 2 2 File gt Print Compressed This option allows the user to make a hardcopy of a specific range of dates The Masterlink Software will compress the print to maximise the number of days which are printed on each page e g SMX 100 12 days
32. tware double click this Icon Figure 1 9 Masterlink Software Icon When Masterlink Software is run for the first time the user will be prompted for a password This password will be used to enable the users to set up the parameters of the unit Please remember this password however if it is forgotten please contact Thermomax for details on how to retrieve it Preferences Fa Comms General Modem Password Colours Write Protect Password Help Old Passward This password permits the user _ to read modify paramaters in Thermomas units which have New Password Avallale from December 2000 Confirm Mew Password System Date 23705701 Figure 1 10 Preferences Password Dialogue Installation 9 1 3 1 2 3 4 5 Installation Creating Floppy Disks from the Thermomax CD Insert the Thermomax CD into a PC with a CD ROM View the contents of the CD in Windows Explorer select the English directory and four sub directories named disk 1 disk 2 disk 3 and disk 4 will appear Copy the contents of each of these directories onto four separate floppy disks Begin installation by inserting disk 1 into the floppy drive run SETUP EXE and follow the instructions given on the screen 2 0 GETTING STARTED This section will provide a basic overview of the Masterlink Software It will cover the various aspects of the main display Main Display A typical screen capture of the software i
33. twice The electronic serial number will be displayed at the top of this screen SM QUATTRO VER 2 X ID XX XX XX SMX 100 Press the key twice to reveal the diagnostic screen The electronic serial number will be displayed at the top of this screen SMX 2 X CAL 31 JAN 02 XX XX XX SM DUE Press the key twice The electronic serial number will be displayed at the top of this screen SM DUE VER 2 X ID XX XX XX LCT 2 Press and hold the e key until the following message is displayed DEUTSCH GY Franc Md or S TO CONTINUE Press the key again Press and hold the key until the following message is displayed LCT 2 XX XX XX VERSION 1 X The digit denoted by XX XX XX in all above represents the electronic serial number of each unit Finding Electronic Serial Number 20 4 0 4 1 4 2 4 2 1 Days available for import COMMUNICATIONS This section will detail how to retrieve information from the connected monitoring device Connecting A Device A monitoring device may be connected to each spare communications port of the PC All connections should be made using the cables supplied with the devices MasterLink supports the standard communication ports COM1 to COM4 To use a particular communication port the user should connect the device to the required port and then select the port from within MasterLink using the Options gt Communications menu If the selected communications por
34. use The File Menu Figure 2 2 shows the options available from the file menu Getting Started 7 Open Ctrl 0 Close Save Save As Export Print Print Preview Print Range Print Range Preview Print Compressed Print Compressed Preview Print Setup 1 SMQuattro dtl 2 SMHQUA dtl 3 Temperature dtl Exit Figure 2 2 The FILE Menu File gt Open The Open menu enables the user to open a data file which has been previously downloaded from a device and saved to the hard disk of the computer This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon By default only files with a DTL extension will be displayed File Close This option will close the current graphic window MasterLink will prompt the user to save any information which has changed since the last save If the user chooses to ignore this prompt then data or set up changes may be lost File gt Save The Save option enables the user to write data to the hard disk of the computer This option may also be selected from the Toolbar using the icon Having saved downloaded data the user may retrieve it using the Open command By default files will be saved with a DTL extension lf the data was previously saved MasterLink will update the file otherwise the user will be prompted to enter a filename Getting Started 8 File Save As This option is the same as Save except the user will always be prompted
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