Ion Science Cub - Manual (Page 23)

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CubPC software
When you place a Cub in a CubDoc docking station, logged data is automatically copied to the connected
PC. Use this page to control what else happens automatically when you place a Cub in a docking station,
and to specify history and calibration settings.
Actions On Dock
6.
If when a Cub is placed in a calibration docking station and logged data is to be automatically written
to a .CSV file on the connected PC, tick the firs
t checkbox. Use the ‘Browse’ button to specify the
folder to which .csv files are to be written.
Note that this is in addition to the automatic copying of logged data to the PC mentioned above.
Such data may be viewed using CubPC, but it is encoded and may not be edited. Data transferred to
CSV files may be freely edited, using Microsoft Excel for example.
2. If logged data is to be deleted from a Cub, click the second checkbox. If the first checkbox is also
checked, this will happen after it is written to a .csv file.
3. If the time and date on the Cub is to be automatically synchronised with that on the PC to which the
docking station is connected, tick the third checkbox.
4. If firmware on a Cub is to be automatically upgraded when placed in a docking station (if a newer
version is available), click the fourth checkbox.
Note that this will result in any logged data on the Cub being automatically deleted.
5. If the Cub is to be automatically bump tested when placed in a docking station, click the fifth
checkbox. See page 35 for details of how to perform a bump test.
If the bump test detects that the readings are outside the set minimum or maximum sensitivity limits
(see Configuring a Cub), and the second checkbox in this step is checked (the one next to this
symbol: ), the instrument is automatically recalibrated.
7.
If all data is to be deleted from a Cub when it is placed in a docking station, click the sixth checkbox.
Note that all data on a Cub is automatically downloaded and stored on the connected PC when it is
docked.
History
If logged data more than a certain number of days old is to be deleted from the PC, tick the checkbox in the
‘History’ section of the page and enter the number of days in the field next to it.
Calibration
In the Calibration section, enter for zero gas and span gas the number of seconds that zero and span gas is
to be sent to a connected Cub when it is being calibrated.
It is recommended that a bump test be performed after changing these settings.
The Dock Page
Click this button to open the Dock page: .
Use this page to view details of the connected docks and perform purges and firmware updates on docks.
The page lists all connected docking stations.
The Dock field displays the serial number of each dock.
The Status field indicates whether or not a Cub is attached to a dock, as explained above (see Starting
CubPC).