Metrohm VESUV - Manual (Page 40)

Vesuv 3.0 5. Datalogger
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How to start work with the Datalogger
If you cannot see any device windows on the Datalogger
work bench (e.g. you don't have any configured and enabled
device) then proceed as follows:
Step by step procedure
1. Open a (new) configuration: Menu item "File, Configura-
tion, Open".
2. Enter a name for the configuration or select a name.
3. Define the instrument: Menu item "Device, Device man-
ager", see page 36.
4. Set the connected devices correctly, see pages 8ff.
5. Carry out a test run.
Test run
1. Transmit a report from your instrument to Vesuv.
2. Does Vesuv receive data from your instrument? If it is re-
ceiving data then the device window shows the status
with .
If no data are received:
. check whether your device transmits reports;
. check whether the RS parameters on your device have
the same setting as in Vesuv;
. check whether the cables have been plugged in cor-
rectly.
3. Are the received data OK? You can view the data with
.
If the data are garbled:
. send the report again;
. check whether the RS parameters have been set cor-
rectly, including the handshake.
4. Open the database and check whether all the data which
you require are present.
Is a curve displayed? If not, transmit the measuring point
list of the device.
Are the raw reports stored? If you want to store raw re-
ports then select those reports which you want to save,
see page 48.
5. If you do not want to store the record created above in
your database then delete it: Mark the data set and press
.