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SOFTWARE
Two programs are provided with the
Digimet 3000, one a Windows program
and the other a DOS program. The
Windows program called BigTree
Digidata.exe is for uploading, displaying
and printing data from the Digimet 3000.
The DOS program, BigTree Upload.exe is
for uploading data from the Digimet 3000
to a computer, ONLY. It is provided as a
secondary method for uploading data from
the Digimet.
Computer Requirements
1- in order to upload data from the Digimet
to the computer an unused COM port is
needed on the computer. All cables
provided with the Digimet and Digimet
Printer would require a 9-pin male com
port at the computer. As long as there is
an unused com port, adapters can be
found to ultimately connect to the needed
9-pin connectors of the Digimet cables.
(USB to serial 9-pin connectors can also
be used)
To Upload data from the Digimet to a
computer:
1. Collect and Store data in the Digimet.
2. Connect the Digimet and the computer
with the 6’ computer cable. One end
connects to the Digimet serial port. The
other end connects to the computer’s 9-pin
serial port (com port).
3. Use either the DOS program
Upload.exe or the WINDOWS program
Digidata.exe.
DOS program Upload.exe
The Upload.exe program is a DOS
program used to upload data from the
Digimet to the computer. The Upload.exe
program is supplied on the computer disk
which accompanies the Digimet. It can be
loaded to your hard drive by entering at
the prompt
>COPY A:\UPLOAD.EXE C:\
To run the program, either in DOS or a
Dos window in WINDOWS, simply get into
the proper directory and type in UPLOAD.
Follow the commands on the screen. The
default file name for your file to be
uploaded is upload.dat, but you can name
your files what ever you want. Other
sections in this manual will explain what
commands are used in the Digimet to
upload data to the computer; Print/Upload,
Upload/Print all data, Upload Graphic
Data, Print Graph and Print Limping data.
When you are ready to upload data to the
computer, run upload.exe. The screen will
indicate that it is waiting for data. Note: If,
before you initiate the Digimet to send
data, you see a few characters on the
computer screen, start the procedure
over. Then press the appropriate keys on
the Digimet. When the Digimet has
completed the upload, press the Enter key
on the Computer to close the file. Your
upload.dat file or what ever you have
named it will be ready to be viewed,
printed etc. To determine when uploading
is complete see section When is
Uploading complete.
When using upload.exe, the default name
is upload.dat but you can change this to
anything you would like. Now, if you are
saving a number of files then you would
change the upload part to something else
or you would continually save over your
existing file. You could name them
graph1.dat or dairy.dat. You do not need
to keep the .dat ending, either.
WINDOWS program DigiData.exe
The WINDOWS program is on the disk
provided with your Digimet and can be
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