Bronkhorst FlowPlot - Manual (Page 12)

BRONKHORST ®
2.6 I
NSTRUMENT
S
ETTINGS
2.6.1 General description
This window allows the user to read and change
several settings of digital meters and controllers.
Changing these parameters will need special
knowledge about the instruments and the behavior
of the instruments. This document may not be
enough to optimize an instrument. Bronkhorst High-
Tech B.V. offers special trainings for field users for
this. Please ask your local representative about this.
From the moment the window appears, it will take a
few seconds to read all the actual parameter values
and update the screen. After that, changing a setting
will immediately send the change to the instrument
and the effect of the change can be viewed in the
plot window.
At Channel & control mode the Instrument Settings
window can be connected to the desired
instrument. Also the needed control mode can be
selected. See 2.6.3 ‘Channel & control mode’ for
more details.
Close will close this window and leave the settings
as shown.
Request will force a read out of the settings from
the instrument.
Restore factory settings will get back all settings for
the instrument from the moment a backup of these
settings has been made. Normally this will be at the
final test in the factory before the instrument will be transported. This option is very useful for those who made things
worse instead of better and can be seen as a fast way out. Pressing Yes will restore all instrument settings to settings
from the moment of last backup. Pressing No will result in no further action.
2.6.2 Saving and loading sensor and controller settings
The Save as button will allow the user to save the controller settings to a controller settings file (.fpc). A browse
window is opened to select the file or to type in a new filename.
Load will allow the user to load a controller settings file (.fpc). After the file has been loaded, the settings will be
shown on screen in which the user may decide to accept the new settings and send them to the instrument by
pressing Accept, or decide to keep the original instrument settings by pressing Decline. In the latter case, the loaded
settings will be ignored and no instrument settings are changed. The Instrument Settings window will show the actual
instrument settings after one of the options is chosen.
2.6.3 Channel & control mode
This field contains the DDE server, the channel, the serial number and the control mode and is needed to connect the
screen to an actual instrument. Select the desired instrument by the correct DDE server and channel number. If the
channel number of the instrument is unknown, the configuration window of FlowDDE (FLOW-BUS >> Configuration or
pressing F5 on the keyboard) gives an overview of all connected instruments. Each instrument will be identified by a
unique serial number, which is also displayed in the Instrument Settings window for the actual instrument. The control
Mode can be used to force the controller of the instrument to respond in the selected mode. The most important
control modes are given in the table below.
Control mode Description
Page 12 FlowPlot 9.17.030