Alicat Flow Vision SC - Manual (Page 21)

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Polling a Device
To poll a device choose the “Polling > Start Polling > All” option from the main
menu. Alternately, you can press Ctrl + P on your keyboard. The device will
begin polling at the rate selected in the “Properties” window. All process that
display/use device data (device windows, data logs, charts, etc.) will start
updating. To stop polling, choose the “Polling > Stop Polling > All” option from
the main menu or press Ctrl + Alt + P on your keyboard.
Removing a Device
To remove a device, select the desired device in the “Devices” tab by clicking
it once. After selecting the device click the “Remove” option in the menu.
After selecting “Yes” at the prompt the instrument will be removed from Flow
Vision™ SC.
Removing A Device That Is Used In a Data Log/Chart Will Cause
That Data Log/Chart To Stop Working.
Setting Software Alarms
The “Modify” button will activate a window from which you may review
information about the device, set software alarms and/or modify any of the
measured parameters.
To create a software alarm, use your mouse to check the “Enabled” box on
the “Low Alarm” and/or “High Alarm” checkbox. Once enabled you will be able
to enter a number in the “Value:” box. This value should reflect the point at
which you would like the alarm to initiate. You will see that there is a tab for
each measured parameter in the “Modify” window. An alarm can be set for
any available measured parameter by entering those values into the properly
corresponding section.