Heath Consultants Hi Flow Sampler User Manual

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Hi Flow

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Sampler

Operation

Instruction 0055-9017

c. Click the Connect using drop-down menu and choose the COM port to which

the Hi Flow

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is connected. Then click OK to display the COM Properties

dialog box for that COM port.

d. Set Port Settings to:

- Bits per second:

115200

- Data bits:

- Parity:

None

- Stop bits:

- Flow control:

None

Then click OK to display HyperTerminal’s main window.

e. Click File > Save. This creates a file with an .ht extension using the name that

was entered in Step b.

3. After HyperTerminal is running: click Transfer > Capture Text > Start to accept the

default drive\directory\filename to which all received data will be stored as an ASCII

text file.

Note:

The captured text file will be stored on the hard drive in the folder shown in the

File dialog box. If desired, click Browse to select a different drive, directory and filename.

The next time data is captured, it will be stored under the same location and filename.

Tip:

Changing the filename extension to “CSV” (comma separated variable) will allow

the file to be directly opened in the spreadsheet program. For example, double clicking

the filename CAPTURE.CSV in Windows Explorer will automatically start Microsoft Excel

and load the file.

4. From the High Flow Sampler’s Expanded Main Screen, start the download process

by selecting Menu > Access Records > Send Records.

Observe that the Hi Flow



LCD displays the message “Sending record x of y @

115.2kbps,” where “x” is the current record being sent and “y” is the number of

records in memory. Also observe that HyperTerminal displays the data as its being

received.

5. After all data has been transmitted, stop HyperTerminal from capturing data by

clicking Transfer > Capture Text > Stop.

6. The saved data can now be viewed in a spreadsheet for analysis as described in