Flowlink 5.1 Software Instruction Manual - Isco

Isco Flowlink 5.1 ® Software
Menu Commands
Notes:
• You can control the default connection settings from
Utilities>Options menu command. After opening the
Options window, enter your default settings on the 4100/
4200/6700, 2100, Field Wizard, and Pulse Doppler tabs.
• You can quick connect by:
• clicking the Quick Connect toolbar button
• selecting File>Quick Connect from the menu
• pressing F11 on the keyboard
• highlighting a site in the workspace and selecting the
Item>Connect menu command.
File RTD Transfer File>RTD Transfer from the Flowlink menu or the button on
the toolbar retrieves data stored in an Isco 581 Rapid Transfer
Device (RTD).
This option starts the transfer of data from an RTD to the
Flowlink database. Once started, Flowlink opens the Connect
window and locates the first site stored in the RTD. Flowlink
then reads the instrument information and matches it to a site in
the database. If the site name is not found, a new site is created
in the workspace. If the site name is found, but the instrument
ID does not match, Flowlink will generate a new name for the
site and add it to the workspace.
Next, Flowlink retrieves the site data stored in the RTD. The
window displays a progress bar to monitor the activity. The data
retrieval will continue for each of the instrument’s partitions.
Flowlink repeats the site matching and data retrieval process for
each instrument stored in the RTD.
File Import Data
Flowlink provides import functions for your data. The import file
function allows you to load data from other sources such as non-
Isco instruments, or other information that exists in spreadsheet
form. Select File>Import to import data in several formats.
Flowlink can import files created with WinADFM (software
formerly used with Pulse Doppler instruments). These include
station files (*.stn), which contain site information, and their
corresponding data files (*.nnn where nnn is a number from 0-9).
Both file types must be imported before the data can be viewed.
Flowlink can also import 2100 data dump files (*.ddp) and data
files in comma-delimited format, also known as commaseparated
values (*.csv).
How to Import a Formatted CSV File:
1. From the Flowlink menu, select File>Import.
2. Type the path and file name, or browse for the file by
clicking the Select… button.
3. Click Import. Flowlink begins to import the file.
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