Teledyne 5499 - page 65

APIcom Instruction Manual Advanced Features

05499 Rev. A A-3

Instrument Firmware Revision Date

M400A-AMX C.7 11-July-01

M400E-AMX All

M450-AMX

(has no iDAS!) n/a

M700-AMX

(scripts only) n/a

Contents

Main SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION MANUAL APIcom Instrument Control Software Version 3.9.2 Teledyne Advanced Pollution Instrumentation, Inc. 9480 Carroll Park Drive San Diego, CA 92121 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA) TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Features 1.2. Features new with this version 1.3. Supported Instruments 1.4. System Requirements 1.5. Typographic Conventions Used in this Manual 1.6. Installing APIcom Page 2. CONFIGURATION 2.1. Main Application Window 2.2. Quick Start (Direct Cable Connection) Page 2.3. Physical Instrument Settings 2.4. Global Options 2.5. The APIcom Network: Instruments and Sites. Cable, Modem and Ethernet Connections 2.5.1. Configuring APIcom Instruments 2.5.1.1. To open the Instrument Properties dialog box 2.5.1.2. Instrument Properties Tabs Page Page Page 2.5.2. Configuring Sites 2.5.2.1. To modify Site settings 2.5.3. Direct Cable Connections 2.5.4. Windows (TAPI) Modem Connections 2.5.5. Non-Windows Modem Connections 2.5.6. Modems Page 2.5.7. Ethernet Connections 2.6. Configuration Storage 2.6.1. Global Options 2.6.2. APIcom Network Configuration: 2.6.3. APIcom Network Configuration File Types 2.6.4. Saving Network Configuration Files Page 3. BASIC OPERATION 3.1. Connecting to an Instrument 3.2. Front Panel Buttons 3.3. Disconnecting From an Instrument 3.4. Exiting APIcom 3.5. Using APIcom with the TMS9000 4. iDAS CONFIGURATION AND DATA ACCESS 4.1. Supported Instruments 4.2. iDAS Configuration and Downloaded Data Dialog Page 4.3. Downloading the iDAS Configuration 4.4. Saving the iDAS Configuration 4.5. Modifying the iDAS Configuration 4.5.1. Adding or Modifying a Channel Page Page 4.5.2. iDAS Channel Names 4.5.3. Duplicating a Channel 4.5.4. Deleting a Channel 4.5.5. Adding or Modifying a Parameter 4.5.6. Duplicating a Parameter 4.5.7. Deleting a Parameter 4.6. Sending the iDAS Configuration to the Instrument 4.7. Downloading iDAS Data Page Page 4.7.1. iDAS Record Sets 4.8. Graphing iDAS Data 4.9. Viewing iDAS Data 4.9.1. Changing the Precision of iDAS Data When Viewing or Saving 4.10. Saving iDAS Data 4.10.1. iDAS Data File Names 4.10.2. Saving iDAS Data To An Existing File 4.11. Discarding iDAS Data 4.12. Downloading iDAS Data Automatically 4.12.1. Configuring Channels for Automatic Download 4.12.2. Selecting Channels for Automatic Download 4.12.3. Activating Automatic Download Mode 4.12.4. File Names For Automatic Download Page 5. M700 CALIBRATOR SEQUENCES 5.1. Sequence Configuration Dialog 5.2. Downloading a Sequence Configuration 5.3. Saving a Sequence Configuration 5.4. Modifying a Sequence Configuration 5.4.1. Adding or Modifying a Sequence Page 5.4.2. Sequence Names 5.4.3. Duplicating a Sequence 5.4.4. Moving a Sequence 5.4.5. Deleting a Sequence 5.4.6. Adding Steps to a Sequence Page 5.4.7. Generate Step 5.4.8. GPT and GPT Preset Steps 5.4.9. Manual Steps 5.4.10. Duration Steps 5.4.11. Execute Sequence Steps 5.4.12. Select Output Steps 5.4.13. Select Output Steps 5.4.14. Duplicating a Step 5.4.15. Moving a Step 5.5. Sending the Sequence Configuration to the Instrument Page Page 6. ADVANCED FEATURES 6.1. Instrument Information Dialog Page 6.2. Communication Logging Page APPENDIX A. FIRMWARE COMPATIBILITY A.1. Remote (RS-232) Configuration of iDAS A.2. Number of Samples in Concentration Average