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 />
Menu Commands<br />
Notes:<br />
• You can control the default connection settings from<br />
Utilities>Options menu command. After opening the<br />
Options window, enter your default settings on the 4100/<br />
4200/6700, 2100, Field Wizard, and Pulse Doppler tabs.<br />
• You can quick connect by:<br />
• clicking the Quick Connect toolbar button<br />
• selecting File>Quick Connect from the menu<br />
• pressing F11 on the keyboard<br />
• highlighting a site in the workspace and selecting the<br />
Item>Connect menu command.<br />
File RTD Transfer File>RTD Transfer from the <strong>Flowlink</strong> menu or the button on<br />
the toolbar retrieves data stored in an <strong>Isco</strong> 581 Rapid Transfer<br />
Device (RTD).<br />
This option starts the transfer of data from an RTD to the<br />
<strong>Flowlink</strong> database. Once started, <strong>Flowlink</strong> opens the Connect<br />
window and locates the first site stored in the RTD. <strong>Flowlink</strong><br />
then reads the instrument information and matches it to a site in<br />
the database. If the site name is not found, a new site is created<br />
in the workspace. If the site name is found, but the instrument<br />
ID does not match, <strong>Flowlink</strong> will generate a new name for the<br />
site and add it to the workspace.<br />
Next, <strong>Flowlink</strong> retrieves the site data stored in the RTD. The<br />
window displays a progress bar to monitor the activity. The data<br />
retrieval will continue for each of the instrument’s partitions.<br />
<strong>Flowlink</strong> repeats the site matching and data retrieval process for<br />
each instrument stored in the RTD.<br />
File Import Data<br />
<strong>Flowlink</strong> provides import functions for your data. The import file<br />
function allows you to load data from other sources such as non-<br />
<strong>Isco</strong> instruments, or other information that exists in spreadsheet<br />
form. Select File>Import to import data in several formats.<br />
<strong>Flowlink</strong> can import files created with WinADFM (software<br />
formerly used with Pulse Doppler instruments). These include<br />
station files (*.stn), which contain site information, and their<br />
corresponding data files (*.nnn where nnn is a number from 0-9).<br />
Both file types must be imported before the data can be viewed.<br />
<strong>Flowlink</strong> can also import 2100 data dump files (*.ddp) and data<br />
files in comma-delimited format, also known as commaseparated<br />
values (*.csv).<br />
How to Import a Formatted CSV File:<br />
1. From the <strong>Flowlink</strong> menu, select File>Import.<br />
2. Type the path and file name, or browse for the file by<br />
clicking the Select… button.<br />
3. Click Import. <strong>Flowlink</strong> begins to import the file.<br />
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