Pc interface – Hanna Instruments HI 98170 User Manual
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PC INTERFACE
Data transmission from the instrument to the PC can be done with the HI 92000
Windows
®
compatible software (optional). HI 92000 also offers graphing and
on-line help feature.
Data can be exported to the most popular spreadsheet programs for further analysis.
To connect your instrument to a PC, use the optional Hanna HI 920011 (5 to
9 pin) cable connector. Make sure that your instrument is switched off and
plug one connector to the instrument RS232C socket and the other to the
serial port of your PC.
Notes: • Other cables than HI 920011 may use a different configuration. In this
case, communication between instrument and PC may not be possible.
• If you are not using Hanna Instruments HI 92000 software,
please see the following instructions.
SENDING COMMANDS FROM PC
It is also possible to remotely control the instrument with any terminal program.
Use HI 920011 cable to connect the instrument to a PC, start the terminal
program and set the communication options as follows: 8, N, 1, no flow control.
COMMAND TYPES
To send a command to the instrument follow the next scheme:
> where: Note: Either small or capital letters can be used. SIMPLE COMMANDS RNG Is equivalent to pressing RANGE MOD Is equivalent to pressing MODE CAL Is equivalent to pressing CAL CFM Is equivalent to pressing CFM UPC Is equivalent to pressing the UP arrow key DWC Is equivalent to pressing the DOWN arrow key LOG Is equivalent to pressing LOG RCL Is equivalent to pressing RCL SET Is equivalent to pressing SETUP CLR Is equivalent to pressing CLR OFF Is equivalent to pressing OFF AED Is equivalent to pressing AutoEnd
between 0 and 47 (default 16).