Flowlink 5.1 Software Instruction Manual - Isco
Flowlink 5.1 Software Instruction Manual - Isco
Flowlink 5.1 Software Instruction Manual - Isco
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<strong>Isco</strong> <strong>Flowlink</strong> <strong>5.1</strong> ® <strong>Software</strong><br />
How Do I... ?<br />
Create a site<br />
There are many reasons for adding a site to the workspace. The<br />
most common need is to place a new instrument in the field.<br />
Adding a new instrument to the <strong>Flowlink</strong> database is simple. The<br />
Direct Connect method is described below.<br />
1. Connect your PC to the instrument. Use an interrogator<br />
cable to connect to 4100/4200/6700 instruments; use the<br />
Communications Cable to connect to a Pulse Doppler or<br />
2100 instrument, or Field Wizard.<br />
2. Click the Quick Connect button on the toolbar, or<br />
press F11.<br />
3. Select “Direct” as the connection type.<br />
4. Select the Com port from the pull down list. This will<br />
correspond to the serial port to which you attached the<br />
interrogator or communications cable. For more<br />
information on Com ports, refer to your computer’s<br />
manual. If you choose the “Default” Com port, <strong>Flowlink</strong><br />
will use the port selected on the Utilities>Options<br />
window.<br />
5. Click the large button for the type of instrument to which<br />
you are connecting.<br />
a. For Pulse Doppler instruments, another window will<br />
appear for entering the site and device name, and to<br />
select the flow meter type.<br />
<strong>Flowlink</strong> starts to communicate with the instrument, then adds<br />
the site to the workspace. The site name is usually a factory<br />
default name, such as “4250 Flow Meter.” If an existing site in<br />
the workspace already uses the name, <strong>Flowlink</strong> modifies it. All<br />
sites in the workspace must have a unique name.<br />
If this new instrument replaces an instrument at an existing<br />
site, you can merge the sites (see page 41). Merging the sites will<br />
allow you to use the data collected by the original instrument as<br />
if it had been collected by the new one.<br />
Other ways to add sites to the workspace include:<br />
• Converting data from earlier versions of <strong>Flowlink</strong>.<br />
• Importing adds a “site” to the workspace, but it only<br />
holds the attached data sets. The data sets are available<br />
for editing and graphing. However, imported sites do not<br />
include instrument settings; they cannot be opened in a<br />
Site window.<br />
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