Brookfield DV2T - V. PG FLASH SOFTWARE; PG Flash Software Features and Requirements

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V. PG FLASH SOFTWARE
ViscosityTestprogramsfortheDV2TcanbecreatedonacomputerthroughtheuseofPGFlash
software.PGFlashisprovidedwithallDV2TViscometersonaCDthatcontainsseveraldifferent
Brookeldutilitysoftwareprograms.PGFlashisdesignedtooperateontheWindowsplatform
XPorhigher.
PGFlashsoftwareprovidesallViscosityTestcontrolsthatareavailableontheDV2T.Additionally,
multiplestepViscosityTestprogramscanbecreatedforuseonDV2T.Teststhatarecreatedand
savedonthecomputercanbeloadedontoaUSBFlashDriveandthenloadedintotheDV2T
throughtheLoadTestfunction .
PGFlashoffers:
• ConvenientViscosityTestcreationthroughaPCinterface
• StorageofViscosityTestsonaPCorUSBFlashDrive
• CreationofsinglestepViscosityTests
• CreationofmultiplestepViscosityTests
WindowsRequirementsforPGFlash:
• Windows™ 2000 or above
• 500MHzprocessor
• 256MBRAM
• USB Port
• 1280x768 resolution display
ThePGFlashinterfaceisshowninFigureV-1.Thisscreenisdividedintofourareas:Instrument
Bar,GeneralParameters,TestParameters,andtheProgramGrid.
Instrument
Bar
Program
Grid
General
Parameters
Test
Parameters
Figure V-1
TheInstrument BarincludesthesettingforDV2TorDV3T.PGFlashcanbeusedtocreate
programsforboththeDV2TandDV3T.TheDV3Thasadditionalcontrolparameterswhichare
notavailableonDV2T.PGFlashshouldbesettoDV2TwhencreatingViscosityTestprogramsfor
theDV2T.TheInstrumentBaralsoincludestheLoadTestkeyandResetKey.LoadTestallows
theusertoloadteststhathavepreviouslybeensavedtothePCoraFlashmemorystick.Reset
AllclearsalldatawithinthePGFlashinterfaceincluding:GeneralParameters,TestParameters,
andtheProgramGrid.
TheGeneral ParameterssectionincludesallViscosityTestprogramcontrolsthatwillapplyto
everystepoftheprogram.