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 />
Automate <strong>Flowlink</strong><br />
tasks<br />
You can use schedules to automate many of <strong>Flowlink</strong>’s<br />
operations. Schedules allow you to accomplish a variety of tasks<br />
without being present at the computer. <strong>Flowlink</strong> can<br />
automatically interrogate remote instruments, print graphs or<br />
tables, update documents in your word processing application,<br />
etc. Schedules let you control the workflow and save both time<br />
and money. For example, you can interrogate instruments at<br />
night or on weekends when rates are cheaper, or send print jobs<br />
to network printers when the demand is lower.<br />
Before setting up a schedule, create the items that <strong>Flowlink</strong> will<br />
be working from.<br />
• To schedule a site interrogation the site must be set up<br />
correctly in the workspace.<br />
• To print a graph the graph must be predefined and saved<br />
in the workspace.<br />
• To import a file, a CSV, IGD, or ADFM data or station file<br />
must be present in the location specified.<br />
To set up a schedule:<br />
1. Create a Schedule time. Click the New button.<br />
2. Select Schedule from the New list and click OK. <strong>Flowlink</strong><br />
opens the Schedule Time settings window.<br />
3. Enter the Start time and error handling settings and<br />
click OK. <strong>Flowlink</strong> adds the time to the Schedules folder<br />
in the workspace.<br />
4. Create a Schedule task. Click the New button.<br />
5. Select Schedule Task from the list and click OK. <strong>Flowlink</strong><br />
opens the Schedule Task settings window.<br />
6. Follow the yellow instructions that appear on the screen.<br />
7. Click OK. <strong>Flowlink</strong> adds the task to the schedule time in<br />
the workspace.<br />
Hint: You can add tasks to a schedule directly from the<br />
workspace. To interrogate a site or print a graph, click and drag<br />
the site or graph icon to a schedule time.<br />
<strong>Flowlink</strong> now has the information it needs to process the tasks,<br />
but your computer requires an application to monitor its clock<br />
and start this process at the schedule time. To run a schedule,<br />
your computer must be running WakeUp Monitor in the<br />
background. Look for an alarm clock icon in the status area of the<br />
windows task bar. If it is not present, start the WakeUp Monitor.<br />
To start the WakeUp Monitor, locate the Windows Start button.<br />
Click on the Start button and select Programs><strong>Flowlink</strong><br />
<strong>5.1</strong>>Wakeup Monitor. Teledyne <strong>Isco</strong> recommends that you place a<br />
shortcut to the WakeUp Monitor in your Windows Startup folder<br />
if you will be using schedules regularly.<br />
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