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Incubation and Incubator Operation
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Select ‘View Incubation Data’
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The dialogue screen will list the incubation
cycles available for view listed by date/time,
incubation protocol and number
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Choose the required cycle to view and press ‘OK’
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The app will plot incubator temperature on
the top graph and power consumption on the
lower graph over the entire incubator cycle
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Drag the progress icon to the right to
see the trend throughout the cycle
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Click ‘Fit to Window’ to see the entire
incubation cycle on the device window at once
NOTE: only one incubation data file can be
viewed; before opening additional cycles
close the currently open view.
6.6.4 Upload Audio Instructions
The unique audible instructions included in the
incubator, support new and experienced users
alike in providing simple support for key steps
in microbiological analysis.
Audible prompts are included in English,
French, Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin).
New prompts in local languages and dialects can
be uploaded using the Pota Pal app and Audacity
software functionality. The Android app also has
the ability to record prompts.
To create correct format audio files for upload,
download the freeware Audacity software
(www.audacity.sourceforge.net) to your
internet-enabled device.
The predefined format of acceptable audio files is:
File extension should be *.wav
Bit rate is 16bps
Sample rate frequency set to 8kHz
Max file size per clip is 640KB
Max length per clip is 40 seconds
Once audio files have been created for the
individual prompts in the desired language/
dialect, save them to a memorable location.
To upload instructions via the Pota Pal app:
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Connect the incubator via the USB cable
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Open the Pota Pal app
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Select ‘Upload Audio Instructions’
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Select the Prompt Card required for
the audible instructions (see section
6.3.4 and existing prompt cards)
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Select the address from Intro
(0) to 6 for the audible prompt
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Select the file to upload to the specified location
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Select ‘Upload’ and the progress
bar will show the upload action
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Once updated, the selection of ‘Custom’
will appear in the Voice Instructions menu
and can be played in the usual way
6.6.5 Download Incubation Data
Water quality reports can be enhanced with
downloaded data from the incubator detailing
temperature profile and power consumption.
To download data in a Comma Separated
Values (CSV) format:
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Connect the incubator via the USB cable
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Open the Pota Pal app
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Select ‘Download Incubation Data’
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Choose ‘All Data’ to download all available
data or ‘Selected Data’
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Select the folder to store the downloaded data
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For ‘Selected Data’ only, a list of available
data sets will be shown
Multiple data sets can be selected
using the shift or ctrl key
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Once all required data sets have
been selected press ‘Download’
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‘Download progress’ will be
shown on the dialogue box
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Upon completion the ‘Download
Finished’ message will appear
Downloaded CSV files can be opened with
any spreadsheet or word processing package
as a table of data for further manipulation.
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