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1. 29 E tinker 2 EEE 01 xf File Help Getoureoy ean Site you haven t already done so please Serial Port attach your Sing to an available serial part i v and identify the part using the combo box to w e Go the left From the Sing main menu select Baud Hate Communications Sing Aware Hast Then Click tao SrA 7 PAS 7 She 7 PS Ready Version 1 0 4 Minimum Sing version required 1 60 3 Select the Com port from drop down list Data Link Pro2 will prompt you to save the setting from the last download but be sure it is set to the correct port number 4 Select the Baud Rate from the drop down list This must match the baud rate selected on the Sin2 meter 5 From the Sin2 meter s main menu select Communications Sin2 Aware Host Waiting for connection is displayed on the meter s screen 6 From the Data Link Pro2 Communications page click Go oeveral messages and progress indicators will appear on both the Sin2 screen and Data Link Pro2 s communications page The process is complete when Data Link Pro2 displays the Finished message Allow several seconds for the meter to complete its processing at which time it will display the message Transfer Complete Uploading Surveys Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents When you choose to upload the current survey from a connected Sin2 meter Data Link Pro2 will retrieve from the meter the readings for the currently loaded survey by survey name To retrieve2. IMC MILLER c USER MANUAL Table of Contents Section Topic Page Welcome to Data Link Pro2 3 Quick Start 4 Shortcut Keys 5 Data Link Pro2 Main Window Create a New Sin2 Surve Adding a Site to an Existing Survey 8 View Prompts Editing Sites 10 Adding a Prompt toa Site Editinga Prompt 12 Editing a Prompt s Configuration 13 0 ENTE 15 16 Creating and Editing Site Templates Reading Templates Reading Options Reading Options Close Interval Survey 23 CIS Graph oo Graph Editing CIS Prit Uploading Survevs Index O Welcome to Data Link Pro2 Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents Data Link Pro2 is M C MILLER CO INC MCM desktop application software for accessing the new Sin2 handheld meter From Data Link Pro 2 you may access and configure all the features and options available on the Sin2 download and retrieve survey readings modify surveys and export readings to other software applications User s of MCM s Data Link Pro for the SinCorder will find many of the same features available in Data Link Pro2 Many of the features of Data Link Pro2 will be new such as the ability to configure the meter settings for individual prompts from the desktop and Data Link Pro 2 s ability to store surveys so that creati
3. Single Reading Template 2 13 Site 2 5 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 Survey 2 5 6 7 29 31 T Template 5 Test Point 2 5 11 14 U Uploading Surveys 2 30 V View Prompts 9 11 12 View Test Points 2 5 9 Z zoom buttons 25 33
4. Main Window Note On the Descriptions tab you may select a description from one of the drop down lists or enter a new description which will be available in the drop down list for any new sites you might create or edit Note When editing an existing site you may change the site template but should be aware that any existing prior or current readings for that site s prompts will be lost Edit Survey Site Rectifier 100 0 JB x Site Name Template Options Descriptions Directions Descriptor Rectifier model KY 480 Mile Flo 100 Stators DO Latitude I Longitude B75 0 Altitude 342 Depth F500 Apa Kentucky West 000 10 Adding a Prompt to a Site Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents You may add a new prompt to an existing site from the View Prompts window This allows you to create a site with an existing template and then add a reading to one particular site without affecting all other sites which use that template To add a test point to an existing site From the View Prompts window select New from the Prompts menu The New Prompt editor window appears Select a reading template from the drop down list Optionally edit the prompt text which will be shown on the meter screen for this reading The prompt text will default to the name of the reading template chosen but it can be any text you like 5 Optionally select a Hookup Help to be displayed on the Sin2 meter as an a
5. a Sin2 meter Shortcut Keys Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents The following is a listing of the shortcut keys available to you in Data Link Pro2 From the Main window Shortcut Keys Action Performed Ctrl V View Prompts for the selected site Shift Ins Create New Survey Alt Backspace Select a survey from the current data file Shift Del Delete the current survey Ctrl Ins Add a site to the currently loaded survey Ctrl E Edit the selected site Ctrl Del Delete the currently selected site from the survey Ctrl S Edit Site Templates Ctrl R Edit Reading Templates Ctrl N New Data file Ctrl O Open Data file Ctrl F Save Data file Ctrl X Exit Data Link Pro2 From the View Prompts window Shortcut Keys Action performed Ctrl Ins Add Prompt to Site Ctrl E Edit Prompt Cirl Del Delete Prompt From the Edit Site Templates window Shortcut Keys Action performed Ctrl Ins Add Prompt Cirl Del Delete Prompt Shift Ins New Site Template Alt Backspace Look up Site Template Shift Del Delete Site Template F11 F12 scroll to previous next Template From the Edit Reading Templates window Shortcut Keys Action performed Ctrl Ins New Reading Template Alt Backspace Lookup Reading Template Ctri Del Delete Reading Template F11 F12 Scroll to previous next Template Data Link Pro2 Main Window Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents The main window in Data Link Pro2 lists the sites of the current Survey and offers
6. a given nature such as a Pipe to Soil reading will require the same meter settings so it is natural to use a template which may be specified whenever that type of reading is encountered in a survey Then when creating a site for a survey you specify the readings to be taken by the Reading Templates The prompt for the reading defaults to the name of the template Consider now that you have many sites in many surveys that use the same Pipe to Soil reading template Let s say you wish to change the minimum acceptable reading for all those Pipe to Soil readings To do so you need only edit the one reading template to change the parameter in question Then all readings which use that template will reflect that change This is just one of the many conveniences afforded you by the use of templates For help on creating a new reading template or editing an existing one see Creating amp Editing Reading Templates 17 Creating and Editing Reading Templates Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To create or edit a Reading Template 1 From the main Data Link Pro2 window select Edit Reading Templates from the Template menu 2 To create a new template select New from the Template menu To edit an existing template select Open from the Template and choose the template you wish to edit from the selection window 3 Give the Reading Template an appropriate name The name you give the template will be the default prompt text for any r
7. and edit Site Surveys devices and readings Individual reading configurations are stored in templates so that a given prompt need only refer to the proper template to get its setting information such as preset meter range whether or not to set a flag for readings that are out of a certain range etc If there are many readings in a survey with the exact same configuration they would all use the one template avoiding the duplication of data and saving large amounts of memory on the meter Test sites also use templates which determine the number of prompts and the reading configuration of each Sites with the same number and configuration of prompts may use the same template avoiding the duplication of data on the meter When adding sites to surveys and prompts to sites you may gain extra convenience from Data Link Pro2 by using existing templates to create the 14 sites prompts for you You may then edit the site orompts to change those parameters which do not match the template Data Link Pro2 will then create a template specifically for that site Note It is necessary to create at least one reading template before any site templates can be created In addition it is necessary to create at least one site template before a Site can be created Therefore the first steps to be taken when you first start Data Link Pro2 is to create your Reading Templates and Site Templates For more information about templates see Site Templates or
8. several options for working with Data Link Pro2 as well as the current survey loaded in memory Data Link Pro 2 Sin Data sn ki F ni xj File Survey Site Template Help BBS S FERRE koe gt SieNane SSS 246 8Rectie D skifer 246 800 13031 4 2 900 102 B00 2734 Main Line Black Valve Block vale 273 4 2 3400 14435451 42 5l 102 700 From the Main window you can o D Create a new survey B select a survey from the current data file A View the prompts for the selected site OU Add a new site to the current survey T2 Edit the selected site e e Delete the selected site ar Upload a Survey from a connected Sin2 meter oy Download a Survey to a connected Sin2 meter e Delete the currently loaded survey e View Print a legacy style Site Survey report gt The GoTo button will take you to the CIS page to work with Close Interval Surveys This button appears on all pages in Data Link Pro2 except the Download page and will take you back to the previous page If you are a first time user you have two options to get started e Select Edit Reading Templates from the Templates menu to begin creating templates for your prompts e Choose 5 Create from the Survey menu to begin creating a new site survey e Select Close Interval Surveys from the File menu to download a Close Interval Survey from a Sin2 meter Create a New S
9. shortcut lt Ctrl V gt This will bring up the Prompts Window for the selected site In this window you may browse all the information available about the Prompts including Prompts for Rectifier 100 0 i a nj xi Prompt Template 994 1300 HO DATA b 20 2001 3 52 45 AM 2 T ND DATA HO DATA b 20 2001 3 55 13 AM e Current and prior readings and date the last readings were taken e Heading configuration parameters e Hookup Help for technicians which is also viewable on the Sin2 meter From this window you have the following options Add Prompts to the selected site Edit Prompts to the selected site Edit the Reading Template for a given prompt Delete Prompts from the selected site Editing Sites Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents Data Link Pro2 and the Sin2 meter have many conveniences not available on other devices Providing directions to sites details about a site such as altitude latitude and longitude pipe depth etc Of course these details vary from site to site and so are not included as part of the site template and thus are only editable on a site by site basis To edit the particulars of a site 1 From the main window click on the site you wish to edit and select Edit from the Site menu 2 The Site Editing window appears 3 Make the appropriate changes 4 Click OK Note Site order may be changed by simply dragging the site to the desired location in the list of sites in the
10. the program will not print the graph When changing the Feet Per Page setting the Number of Pages setting will change to reflect the actual number of pages which will be printed Anomaly Reports By clicking either Above Level or Below Level in the Anomalies radio group you can generate a CIS Anomaly report Edit the Anomaly level to set the reading level above or below which an anomaly will be reported Each line of the report represents a range of locations within which all readings are anomalous and gives the location within that range of the greatest anomaly 28 To send the report to the printer right click and select Print Survey Report T Data Link Pro 2 5inZData snz File Help B s meum Anomaly Report for Close Interval Survey xwz Readings Above 0 8500 Anomaly with Range 24 20 0 5410 0 of 290 00 feet has worst value of 1 357 V at 4 02 6 Anomaly with Range 5415 0 5457 5 of 42 50 feet has worst value of 0 993 V at 5 20 0 Anomaly with Range 5472 5 6400 0 of 27 50 feet has worst value of 1 023 V at 6 00 0 Download Survey from Sin2 Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents Follow these steps to download the current survey to a connected Sin2 meter 1 Make sure the Sin2 meter is connected to the PC 2 Select Download Survey to Sin2 from the Survey menu or click on the Download to Sin2 button You will be shown Data Link Pro2 s communications page see image on the next page
11. Reading Templates Site Templates Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents A Site Template consists of aname and a list of Reading Templates For each reading template in the list the Sin2 meter will present the technician with a prompt for which to take a reading when surveying a site which uses that site template Only those aspects of a survey of the device the required readings are added to the site template A Site Template is meant to correspond to a particular type of device so that whenever that type of device Is to be surveyed it is identified by that device s site template and all the required readings for that type of device will be included in the survey Thus adding a Site to a survey with a given Site template automatically adds the readings required by that template Particulars for a specific device such as directions milepost and such are not part of the template and may be edited separate from the template For help on creating Site Templates see Creating Site and Editing Site Templates 15 Creating and Editing Site Templates Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents When you create a new site template several things should be kept in mind The template is meant to be used wherever a particular type of device must be surveyed Therefore you should make the template as general as possible For instance if all the rectifiers in your inventory require two readings then you would make a Rectifier temp
12. Template Template Volts Meter Settings Adjustments Flags Options Hookup Help Results outside the Acceptable Range will generate a flag in the enclosing Summary Folders Maximum Acceptable Value Minimum Acceptable Value fi 1 000 Maximum Percentage difference from the previous reading 10 000 Minimum Acceptable This is the minimum acceptable value for the reading Maximum Acceptable This is the maximum acceptable value for the reading Note For normally negative readings the maximum is the maximum negative value and the minimum is the minimum negative value Data Link Pro2 will check the values entered and notify you if any ambiguity exists As an example for a normally negative reading 1 volt is less than 1 volt because 1 is more negative than 1 Example See the next page 20 Logging Notation With normal logging notation along the scale values progressing in a more positive direction are greater Greater in this Direction Ht t 0 Greater in this Direction When Normally Negative With normally negative logging notation along the scale values progressing in a more negative direction are greater Setting Minimum and Maximum Acceptable values are based on the logging notation in effect i e with normally negative logging 0 85 for Min and 1 2 for Max would be an invalid range however 0 85 for Max and 1 2 for Min would be a valid range Maximum Percent Difference Percent
13. a Link Pro2 will add the prompts to this site according the template chosen If you re unsure of which configuration the new site matches select a template and you will be shown the set of prompts and their key settings You may browse any number of templates in this manner You may wish to select the template which most closely resembles the site you are adding and then make the changes that are particular to this site later To learn more see About Templates e On the other pages of this dialog you can enter descriptions for the site directions to the site and other useful information for this site All of this information will appear on the Sin2 meter in some fashion as an aid to the Technician performing the survey Note This option will not be available until at least one site template has been created lolx Site Name Rectifier 100 9 esie Options Descriptions Directions IF this Site matches an existing template Le same Humber and type of test pointe by selecting that template the corresponding prompts and reading configurations will be created for vou X tarsi View Prompts Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To view and edit the prompts for a Site select the site in the main Data Link Pro2 window and do one of the following select View Prompts from the Site menu Double click on the Site you wish to edit Right click and choose View Prompts from the options menu or Use the keyboard
14. a survey from the Sin2 meter 1 Make sure the Sin2 meter is connected to the PC 30 2 Select Upload Survey from Sin2 from the Survey menu or click on the Upload from Sin2 button You will be shown the Data Link Pro2 communications page Data Link Pro 2 Sin Data sn2 loj xi File Help SENU Survey SNe If you haven t already done so please Sarial Patt attach your Sing to an available serial part and identify the port using the combo boxto Z uo the lett From the Sin2 main menu select Baud Hate Communicatians Sinz Aware Host Then A010 Click Go DHT RES 7 sR J CIS Ready Version 1 0 4 Minimum Sing version required 1 60 3 Select the Com port from drop down list Data Link Pro2 will prompt you to save the setting from the last download but be sure it is set to the correct port number 4 From the Sin2 meters main menu select Communications Sin2 Aware Host Waiting for connection is displayed on the meter s screen 5 From the Data Link Pro2 Communications page click Go 6 Several messages and progress indicators will appear on both the Sin2 screen and Data Link Pro2 s communications page The process is complete when Data Link Pro2 displays the Finished message Allow several seconds for the meter to complete its processing at which time it will display the message Transfer Complete You will be returned to the Scripted Survey page of Data Link Pro2 from which you can view the surve
15. age by which the present reading is allowed to differ from the prior reading Options Other options which will affect the way Data Link Pro2 and the Sin2 meter will react upon encountering this reading Edit Reading Configuration Template Template Meter Settings Adjustments Flags Options Select options to affect behavior of the Sing meter This value should be flagged when not within an acceptable range This value is normally a negative number Display this value in Milliwalts frnilliamps etc p Display this reading using Magnitude and Direction This reading is required by the DOT 21 Value Should be Flagged The values entered on the Flags page should apply to this reading Entering a value in the flags page will automatically check this box By unchecking this option the Sin2 will not flag out of bounds readings Value is Normally Negative This affects the way the flag minimum and maximum values are interpreted and affects the way readings are displayed Positive voltages currents will be displayed with a negative sign negative values will display as positive Display in Millivolts The value displayed is mV Display Using Magnitude and Direction The value is displayed without sign and an arrow indicates flow or direction of reading Pointing to the right indicates normal reading Required by DOT This reading is required by DOT rules If unchecked flags will have no affect in Data Link P
16. dLine pak i B Labels zie Delete Title For help on any item in the graph editor click the icon in the upper right corner and then click on the item for which you need help Important Note Never change the type of graph to anything other than line graph If you do the settings file will fail to load properly Should this occur you will have to delete the corresponding TEE file and all of your edited settings will be lost CIS Print Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To print all or part of a graph click the print button B The CIS print dialog allows you to print the entire graph or to customize the range of graph to be printed 2 xj Options gt Anomalies C Print Current Above Level C Below Level f Print All Pages C Mane C Print Custom tennis iS 0 85 Fage Setup 4 Start Station End Station H Dnm 600 0000 Feet Per Page Number of Pages gt Detail Margins 22 Screen 5 p 5 E 5 zd Ea i E Low SU High 5 Page Setup To print only the currently visible portion of the graph select Print Current from the Options radio group To manually enter the location range to print select Print Custom When this option is selected the Page Setup edit controls will be enabled so you can enter your custom settings Should any of the settings in Page setup be invalid such as the start or end station
17. e edit box For more information regarding Anomaly Reports see CIS Printing 2 Use the GoTo button to return to the CIS data page Mouse Options The following are the available mouse operations for the CIS Graph e Left Drag a rectangle on the graph to zoom in to that portion of the graph e Hight Drag to pan the Graph left right up or down With the pointer on a point on the graph you can alter the readings as follows e Shift left click to change the reading upward e Control left click to change the reading downward and Control right click to delete the reading Important These operations will change the actual CIS data Use with caution Graph Editing Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To edit graph properties click on the button to bring up the Graph Editing dialog Virtually every aspect of the graph is customizable from this dialog As an example to change the name of a series select it and click Title To edit other properties for that series click on the series tab to get another tab sheet from which you can edit colors style of graph line etc Edited settings are saved for each reading type Single On Off and Min Max of CIS Therefore all Close Interval Surveys with the same reading type will have the same graph settings see image on the next page 26 Editing tcCIs EN xl gernes General Axis Titles Legend Panel Paging Walls 3D lx vB Re
18. eadings which use this template 4 Set the options for this reading template For help on the various options see Sin2 Reading Options 5 Click the Close button to exit or repeat Step 2 to create a new template When making changes to an existing template Data Link Pro2 checks to see if the template is in use by any Site Templates Should this be the case DataLink Pro2 will ask you if you wish to make a new unique reading template or to have the changes affect those site templates which are using this reading template and subsequently any sites using those site templates Reading Options Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents Follow these guidelines when setting up readings for the Sin2 meter Reading Style The Sin2 offers five reading styles Edit Reading Configuration ki xj Template Reading Style Single v Meter Range 400m M Curent Type DC v Use Ultra high Impedance 18 e Single Only one voltage amperage reading will be taken e On Off The meter takes two voltage amperage readings corresponding to when the charge is applied On and unapplied Off e Min Max The meter will record the minimum and maximum voltages amperages encountered e Coupon The same as On Off but readings are manually triggered and used in conjunction with an external coupon device e Atmospherics No reading will be taken but the technician will be prompted to select from a menu the general condition of t
19. er screen as an aid to the technician e Change the Reading Template used by the prompt Editing Prompt Amps E ip Prompt Template Prompt Sinise Select an existing reading configuration from the selection bos below to give this reading pre dehned settings Amps x Configuration Settings Heading Ste Single di Meter Range dm Max Pot Change 10 Multiplier 20 Add to Heading Required Reading High Impedance 12 Editing a Prompt s Configuration Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents From the View Prompts window you may edit the reading template of a particular Prompt Data Link Pro2 gives you the option to have the changes affect only the current Prompt or all Prompts using the template When you choose to have the changes affect only the one Prompt the template will not be available to use on any other Prompt If you have several Prompts that will require the same configuration it is advisable to create a new reading template first To edit the reading configuration of an existing Prompt 1 From the View Prompts window select the Prompt you wish to edit 2 Select Edit Reading Template from the Template menu 3 Make the appropriate changes to the template 4 Choose OK when you are finished If the template you have edited is in use by other sites Data Link Pro2 gives you the option to make a template which is unique to this reading or have the changes affect all readings w
20. eters are already set and you may elect to keep them by only entering a name for the template When you are finished either press lt Ctrl Ins gt or select Template New to create another template When you are finished creating templates press Close or select Template Exit to return to the Main Window Create Site Templates select Template Edit Site Templates Type a name for the site template Select reading templates to include in this site template When you are done press lt Shift Ins gt to create another template When you are finished creating site templates press Close or select Template Exit to return to the Main Window a Create a Survey by selecting Survey Create and giving the survey a name Create Sites for the current Survey Select Site Add from the menu Enter a name for the site Select a site template from the drop down list Enter particulars for this site such as description and directions etc Press OK to return to the Main Window ps pers To add another site repeat the previous steps To edit a site s prompts 1 Select Site View Prompts 2 Click on the prompt you wish to edit and select Prompt Edit 3 Here you may change to Prompt Text change the Reading Template used for the prompt and add Hookup Help for the technician who will be taking the readings 4 When you have finished making changes click OK to return to the View Prompts window You are now ready to download the Survey to
21. h to remove a CIS from a Sin2 meter you must do so on the meter Once you have a CIS in Data Link Pro 2 you may I Viewa graph of the readings by clicking on the Graph button e Edit the readings in the grid e Export the CIS to an Excel or Text file by clicking on the Export button oee image on the next page 25 Data Link Pro 2 Sin Data snz File Close Interval Help Bt ES Location Reading Remake Parameter Setting 0 00 Mame MHz Pipeline Main Line Heading Type Single Curent Location B 00 Distance per Reading 2 5 Director Increasing Weather Impedance 75 M hm On Milliseconds 1500 Off Millseconds 500 Feet per Flag 100 Auto Pacing Yee Location Type Station Number Last Reading 4 7 2002 8 58 22 4M CIS Graphs Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents Data Link Pro2 includes state of the graphing capabilities with complete control of how you graphs look zoom factor redline inclusion and anomaly reporting Data Link Pro Z Sin Data snz ini xi File Close Interval Help re GS QO 4 I Paints Int v Redline at 85 Iv Anomalies 0 85 gt Voltage V 1200 1450 2 00 2 50 3 Dn 34 50 4 00 4450 S 00 545 6 00 24 CIS Graph Toolbar S The print button will bring up the CIS print dialog See CIS Printing for more information The edit button will bring up the CIS graph editing dialog See CIS Graph Editing for more information
22. he device The menu presented will consist of the values entered into the Reading Values tab If no values are entered a default list of values will be used Meter Range The Sin2 will preset itself to the range below which the voltage amperage is anticipated to be Should the actual reading exceed the specified range the technician is free the change the meter range at the site Current Type The type of current applied to the device for which the reading is to be taken Ultra High Impedance Uses a 400 Megaohm impedance for serious AC rejection Adjustments The Sin2 will automatically apply these values to the given reading Edit Reading Configuration Template Template Meter Settings Adjustments Flags Options Shunt x Electrode r Before displaying the reading take the raw reading and Multiply by 1 and then Add E Tes Raw value becomes EL Close Shunt Identifies the shunt used in a current reading Electrode Identifies the electrode used in a current reading Multiplier Value by which the raw reading is to be multiplied to obtain the calculated value 19 Addend Value to add to the raw reading to obtain the calculated value Raw Value Used for verification purposes only Enter a value to see the calculated result based on the multiplier and addend entered Flags The reading will be checked for flagging against these values Edit Reading Configuration E X
23. hich use this same template Edit Reading Configuration 4 x Fine to Easing Heading Style Single j Meter Range anom Current Type BC Y W Lise Ultra high Impedance X Cancel 13 Deleting a Prompt Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To delete a Prompt 1 From the View Prompts window select the test point you would like to delete 2 Select Delete from the Prompt menu 3 You will be prompted to confirm your choice Choose Yes to delete the test point from the current site choose No to abort the procedure and discard the changes Note Deleting a prompt from a site requires a change to the sites template If the site template for this site is in use by other sites you will be asked if you wish to create a template unique to this site or if you would like to make the changes affect all sites which use this template If you choose to have Data Link Pro2 create a site template that is unique to this site the new template will not be available for use with other sites If the change you are making will affect some of the other sites using this template you should consider making the appropriate site template first and then changing the site templates for those sites which require the change About Templates Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents Data Link Pro2 and the Sin2 meter make extensive use of templates to save space on the meter and to make it easier and more efficient to create
24. id to the technician If none of the existing Hookup Helps pertain to this prompt you may add a new Hookup Help by selecting New from the Hookup Help menu 6 Click OK to add the test point to the list in the View Prompts window If the site template for this site is in use by other sites you will be asked if you wish to create a template unique to this site or if you would like to make the changes add the new prompt to all sites which use this template ppp Note When addinglediting prompts the available reading templates in the drop down list include only those templates which are not in use by the current site Data Link Pro2 does not allow duplicate readings for a given site New Prompt for Rectifier 100 0 E I joj xj Prompt Template Hookup Help Prompt Above Ground Configuration Hookup Help Select an existing reading configuration tram the selection box below to give this reading pre defined settings Atmospherics bi Contiguration Settings reading Style Atmospherics Meter Range i filler fod to Heading 0 AC Rejection Moral B Make these changes affect all sites which use this site s template T d X Cancel 11 Editing a Prompt Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents From the View Prompts window select Edit from the Prompts menu to e Change the prompt text which will be displayed to the technician e Add or change a Hookup Help that will be displayed on the Sin2 met
25. in2 Survey Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To create a new Survey for the Sin2 meter 1 From the Surveys menu select Create 2 Enter a name for the new survey in the Survey Name Dialog After the new survey has been created sites may be added by choosing Add Site from the options menu provided that you have created at least one site template Load Survey Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To work with a survey you must first load it into memory Follow these steps to load an existing Data Link Pro2 survey 1 Select Load from the Survey menu or right click with the mouse and select Load Survey 2 The Select Survey Dialog box presents the list of surveys stored in the Data Link Pro2 data file 3 Choose the survey you wish to load by double clicking its name or select it with the mouse and click OK The previous survey will be saved and the sites for the selected survey will be displayed Adding a Site to an Existing Survey Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents New sites may be added to the current survey at any time Follow these steps to add a new site to the current survey 1 From the Site menu select Add Site 2 Inthe Add Survey Site Dialog enter the appropriate information e Enter a name for the new Site The name entered will appear on the oin2 meter screen in the list of sites for the current survey e Select the appropriate Site Template from the drop down selection Dat
26. is best that you give a name that you will recognize later when you are creating new sites From the drop down selection add reading templates to the list of readings for this Site Template As you reading templates Data Link Pro2 displays the key settings for the reading so that you can be sure it is the reading you wish to add Keep in mind that the order in which you select reading templates is the order in which the Prompts will be presented to the technician who performs the survey If you make a mistake and wish to delete a reading template from the list select it from the list right click the mouse and choose Delete Test Point from the options menu When you have finished either click Close to return to the Main Window or select New from the Template menu to create another template 16 Once you have created at least one site template you are ready to create sites for your surveys Edit Site Templates OH joj x Template Template Marne Selecta Reading Template from the list below to add it to the het of prompts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jl Prompts Pipe to Soil On Dff 5 7v Fipe ta Casing Single 400r Fipe ta Soll 2 Min Maxz 5 7v Atmosphence Atmosphernces dV Reading Templates Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents A Reading Template consists of a list of parameters which will be applied to the meter for a given type of reading or prompt at a site Generally speaking most test points of
27. late which includes only those two readings After you set up a survey which includes some of these rectifiers but one of them requires an additional reading Data Link Pro2 allows you to edit the prompts for that site to add a reading for that site only All the other rectifiers using the Rectifier template will not be affected by this change unless you tell Data Link Pro2 to make the change to all devices using that template There is no limit on the number of templates you can create in Data Link Pro2 If your surveys require more than one type of a certain reading Pipe to Soil for instance you can make templates for each with their respective settings and call them Pipe to Soil 1 and Pipe to Soil 2 While Data Link Pro2 does not restrict the number of templates you can create keep in mind that they must all be stored on the Sin2 meter where there are memory constraints to consider By using the two pointers above judiciously you will be able to make maximum use of Data Link Pro2 s flexibility and the Sin2 s efficiency To create a new Site Template or edit an existing one follow these steps Choose Edit Site Templates from the Site menu To create a new template select New from the Template menu To edit an existing template select Open from the Template menu and choose the template you wish to edit from the selection window Type a meaningful name for the template Data Link Pro2 provides a default name for you but it
28. m Use the save button to save the current view of the graph to a bitmap file or Windows metafile es The rescue button will redisplay the graph using default settings Edited settings are still saved to a file on disk Use this button as a quick means of temporarily resetting all changes regions of the graph EE The pan buttons are enabled whenever portions of the graph are not visible due to zooming Use these buttons to scroll left and right to view those portions of the graph which are currently off the screen Faint Checking the Points checkbox will display a marker for each point on the graph This is useful to pinpoint actual data points on the graph See altering graph points below dria Checking the Info checkbox will vertically display descriptions recorded for readings taken Should descriptions overrun each other or be too close together in the current view of the graph they will appear lower than the description they would overwrite Zoom in to spread these descriptions out and show them properly lined up with their respective readings W Redineat 85 To view a Redline or 85 Line on the graph enter the value at which the line should be displayed and check the Redline checkbox To change the value uncheck the checkbox enter the new value and check the checkbox again M Anomsies 225 The Anomalies check box enables Anomaly Report printing options in the CIS Print dialog Enter the default anomaly level in th
29. ng a given route survey need only be performed once When you start up Data Link Pro2 you are viewing the Site Survey page of the Main Window From here you may either work with Site Surveys or go to the Close Interval Surveys page to download a Close Interval Survey from the Sin2 meter When working with Site Surveys apart from the usual menu and toolbar methods almost all of the options available may be accessed by right clicking with the mouse to bring up the options menu Many of these options may be accessed directly from the keyboard using their respective shortcut keys as well To start setting up Data Link Pro2 for site surveys you should fist set up templates for the most common devices and readings For more information on these topics see About Templates Should you have additional questions or need assistance please contact M C Miller Co Inc at M C Miller Co Inc 3020 Aviation Blvd Vero Beach FL 32960 Tel 772 794 9448 Fax 772 794 9908 sales memiller com www memiller com Quick Start Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To get a feel for Data Link Pro2 s features follow these steps First select File Save to name the current file Data LinkPro2 will auto save the file every five minutes but only if it is named Create Reading Templates 1 From the main menu select File New 2 Select Template Edit Reading Templates 3 Enter the parameters for the reading template The default param
30. ro2 Hookup Help Enter reading specific hookup help to aid the technician in taking the reading Edit Reading Configuration Template Template MIS Meter Settings Adjustments Flags Options Hookup Help 22 Close Interval Surveys Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents To work with Close Interval Surveys select Close Interval Survey from the File menu or click the GoTo button Close Interval Surveys CIS are created in Data Link Pro 2 by either importing a previously exported CIS file or by uploading a survey created on a Sin2 meter To upload a CIS from a Sin2 meter 1 From the Close Interval menu select Upload CIS from Sin2 or click on the oO 2 The communications page appears 2 On the Sin2 meter select Communications Sin2 Aware Host The message Waiting for connection appears 3 In Data Link Pro2 click Go The download starts 4 f Data Link Pro2 detects more than one CIS on the meter a selection box appears from which you must select the CIS to upload If so make your selection and click OK When the upload is complete you will be taken to the CIS data grid which displays the settings and readings for the CIS To import a CIS data file 1 From the Close Interval menu select Import CIS or click on the Import button 2 Browse for the desired file from the dialog box and click Open Note Uploading a CIS from a Sin2 meter does not change any data on the meter If you wis
31. y for further processing 31 Index Click Here to Return to the Table of Contents Finished 30 31 Transfer Complete 30 31 Waiting for connection 30 31 lt Ctrl V gt 9 A About Templates 2 14 Alt Backspace 5 Anomalies 25 28 Anomaly Reports 25 28 B Baud Rate 30 C Checking the Info 25 Checking the Points 25 CIS Graph Toolbar 25 CIS Graphs 24 CIS Print 2 25 27 Close 2 23 Com port 30 31 Communications Sin2 Aware Host 30 31 Creating Site Templates 2 Ctrl Ins 5 Ctrl Del 5 Ctrl E 5 Ctrl F 5 Ctrl Ins 5 Ctrl N 5 Ctrl O 5 Ctrl R 5 Ctrl S 5 Ctrl V 5 Ctrl X 5 D Data Files 2 Download 2 29 E edit button 25 Edit Site Templates 5 Editing a Prompt 2 12 13 Editing Site Templates 2 Editing Sites 2 10 Existing Survey 8 F F11 5 F12 5 G Go 30 31 GoTo button 6 23 26 Graph Editing 2 25 26 H Hookup Help 9 11 12 L Load 2 7 Load Survey 7 M Main Window 2 6 32 Mouse Options 26 N New 2 5 7 11 O OK 7 10 11 P Page Setup 28 pan buttons 25 print button 25 27 Prompts Window 9 Q Quick Start 4 H Reading Options 2 18 Reading Style 18 Reading Template 9 12 Reading Templates 2 5 17 Redline 25 rescue button 25 S save button 25 Shift Del 5 Shift Ins 5 Shortcut Keys 2 5 Sin2 2 7 29
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