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Before  sending  commands and receiving information  from  a  specific module,  it is  necessary  to  select the 
instrument  you want to interrogate. Please note that only ONE instrument can be selected at a time; if the 
same  command  is  to  be sent  to  all thermometers,  then,  it  is  necessary  to repeat  the  command  for  each 
individual module. 
 
You can use “Copy and Paste” Windows commands (such as the following shortcuts: ctl-c and ctl-v) to copy 
selected content of the console content to other Windows programs, such as Notepad, etc. 
8.4.1  Console help menu 
The following is the menu as displayed by the instrument when sending the “h” command. This help menu 
can be used as a reminder of all available commands, for this specific instruments. 
 
 
 
 
For a complete description of all commands, refer to Section 6.3 above. 
8.5  FOB100-SOFT functions 
This  section  explains  in  details  each  one  of  the  functions  provided  by  the  menus  of  the  FOB100-SOFT 
software package. This Section only gives a brief overview of the commands that are possible; for operational 
details, please refer to the above Sections. 
8.5.1  The File menu 
The File menu provides the user with basic functions to handle Configuration files. 
8.5.1.1  Find Instruments (Refresh) 
This is equivalent to the “Refresh” button, found on the main window. 
8.5.1.2  Disconnect Instruments 
This will release all COM ports, select this menu item. FOB100-SOFT becomes idle, and to bring it to life 
again requires you to click the “Refresh” button (or to select the Find Instruments (Refresh)” menu item