ADS Environmental Services Model 3600 530002 A2 - Manual (Page 101)

Monitor Installation and Activation 5-27
Monitor Activation
After the monitor is installed, QuadraScan software must be installed on the central
computer, and the monitor must be activated. Once activated, the monitor can begin
collecting flow data.
Software Installation Before the QS3600 flow monitor can be activated,
QuadraScan software must be installed on the central computer. More than one
computer can act as the monitor’s central computer at different times. The term
central computer refers to any computer that is linked to the monitor in order to
z activate the monitor (i.e. download BASIC programs, configuration
information, and parameters to the monitor),
z collect and store data from the monitor, and
z perform interactive diagnostics on the monitor.
The central computer will typically be an IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer
located at the central office. However, the central computer can also be the portable
PC used by a field crew to service or activate a monitor or to collect data.
QuadraScan version 5.01 or higher software should be installed on the central
computer at any time prior to activating the monitor. Personnel at the central office
can load the software while field personnel install the hardware at the manhole. Once
the software is installed, the site configuration information and parameters must be
entered. The QuadraScan User's Guide contains instructions for software installation
and entering site information.
During monitor activation, the site configuration information and parameters are
downloaded from the central computer to the monitor. This enables the central
computer, QuadraScan software, and the QS3600 flow monitor to properly gather
data and to compile meaningful site reports.
Activation The purpose of activating the monitor is to download the BASIC files
and other information from the central computer to the monitor. The monitor needs
these files and information before it can begin taking flow measurements. Activating
the monitor also serves to test the link between the central computer and the monitor.
z To check telemetry to the central computer, do not call the central computer
from the monitor. Rather, call the monitor from any telephone to verify that
the monitor modem responds. Also, verify that the monitor telephone number
is entered correctly in the central computer.
z Activate the QS3600 flow monitor by following the instructions in the
QuadraScan User's Guide. For real time SCADA applications, refer to the
Using ADS Flow Monitors for Real Time Applications, ADS document
number 530006.