CEMB USA N500 - Manual (Page 68)

9 - 6 CEMB PoInTer Program
Reading measurements saved on the N500 instrument
CEMB PoInTer software allows you to import measurements saved in the N500
instrument directly to the PC using the connection cable provided for this purpose.
To perform this operation, connect the instrument to the PC’s serial port, then press to
start communication.
Messages and information related to the communication status will be displayed in a
dedicated pop-up window.
The N500 - PC connection takes a few seconds to become successfully established, after
which the user will be informed that they can start transferring data.
This may be done from the N500 instrument as described in 8.4 – Sending archive to PC;
a specific message will be displayed on both the N500 instrument and the PC to confirm
that the operation has been concluded.
The data is saved on the PC in a temporary directory, where it is held until loaded into the
CEMB PoInTer program archives (see following paragraph).
Caution:
The contents of this temporary directory will be deleted when the program is
closed or a new reading is taken from the N500 instrument. We therefore
recommend that data should always be loaded into the PoInTer software archives
as soon as it has been imported from the N500 instrument.
Caution:
If the PC has more than one RS232 port, or a USB/RS232 converter is used, the
number of the COM port used for the connection must be set correctly before
starting data transfer: this information can be obtained from the Device Manager
window in the Windows control panel.
At this point, all that remains is to select it from those listed in the Setup menu Æ
COM N500 Port. If a USB/RS232 converter is used, it must be connected to the
PC before the CEMB PoInTer program is launched.
Note
The user can interrupt data transfer at any time by pressing then closing
communication with the instrument by pressing .
In which case, the N500 instrument will advise that the operation could not be
successfully completed.