Guralp Systems Shout - Manual

User’s manual for Shout
January 15, 2003
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1 Overview
Shout provides a way to configure test and even record sample data from connected Guralp equipment
using a variety of PalmOS platforms. Many Palm Pilots can run for many days on a single set of AAA
batteries thus they can be used where getting a power source for a laptop would be impractical. Shout
supports downloading predefined configurations to attached equipment so that many instruments may
be configured to exactly the same parameters. Shout can record blocks from the attached instruments
and store them in the Palm Pilot for later analysis on a PC or workstation.
2 Getting started
2.1 Prerequisites
2.1.1 Compatibility
Shout has been tested on PalmOS 3.0 3.0.1 3.1 3.1.1 3.5 3.5.1 and 4.0. To communicate with Guralp
equipment you require a Palm Pilot with a serial port. Some PalmOS devices have only USB slave
ports, devices which have serial ports include the following Palm models: III, IIIe, IIIe SE, IIIx, IIIxe,
IIIc, V, Vx, Vx LE, VII, VIIx, m100, m105, m125, m130, m500 m505, m515, and i705. The Visor Treo
has a serial port, and serial port adapters are available for other Visor models but they may require
external power.
2.1.2 Cables
To use Shout you will need the correct sort of cable.
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Most people have a Hotsync cable or cradle. To use
this with the standard data cable that connects Guralp
equipment to a PC you will need a null modem adapter.
The adapter should have two 9 pin male D connectors
and be wired as follows. (As the adapter is symmetrical
the two ends are interchangeable, so it doesn’t matter
which end is connected to the palm pilot)
2.2 Memory
Shout uses approximately 45kB of space on your Palm Pilot, when running it uses another 15kB on
the local heap and 20kB of database space. When recording Shout has a 32 byte overhead per block
stored.
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