Bio-Rad PowerPac™ Universal Power Supply User Manual
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Section 4
Operation with a Personal Computer and PDA
The PowerPac Universal is capable of transmitting methods to and from a PDA, and
transmitting run data to a personal computer (PC) or PDA through the IR port located on
the front of the power supply.
4.1 Operation with a Personal Computer
Communication between a PowerPac Universal power supply and a PC requires
that the PowerPac data transfer software (Catalog Number 164-5067, includes
PowerPac remote software also) be installed on a compatible PC. The PowerPac
data transfer software for the PC is compatible with computers that run the
Windows 2000™ or Windows XP™ operating system and that include an IrDA
port. The PowerPac data transfer software is used to transmit run data from the
PowerPac Universal or PDA, to a PC. PowerPac data transfer software
instructions are contained within the help file of the software itself and will not be
discussed here.
4.2 Operation with a PDA
Communication between a PowerPac Universal power supply and a PDA requires
that the PowerPac remote software (Catalog Number 164-5067, includes PC
software also) be installed on a compatible PDA. The PowerPac remote
software is compatible with any PDA that runs Palm OS version 4.0 or above. With
the PowerPac remote software the PDA can perform the following functions:
•
Transmit methods to and from the PowerPac Universal.
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Receive data from the PowerPac Universal
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Transmit data to a PC
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Create and store up to 20 methods
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Store up to 20 data files
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Provide unique data file identification
Instructions for the PowerPac remote software for PDA operation are given in
the following two sections.
4.2.1 Create, Edit and Transmit Methods
Step Procedure
Description
1.
Start the software
Start the PowerPac Remote software and
press Select/Edit Methods
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Select/Edit Methods...
Run Data