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5.3 Connecting External Devices
5.3.1 Personal Computer (PC)
A PC may be connected to the Minilab with the supplied serial cable
for downloading and managing test data. This is done by connecting
the serial cable to the COM port at the Minilab rear (Figure 8.2, Item
5).
Several programs are available for data collection. One such program
is the terminal program, Hyper Terminal (integrated in Windows
operating system).
To start this program, give the test a name, e.g. Minilab, and
select the COM port on the PC to which the Minilab serial
cable is connected.
Set the following parameters in the configuration:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Protocol: None
After the connection to the PC is established, data from the Minilab
can be recorded. It is recommended that the data be stored as a text
file to permit further processing with Microsoft Excel or similar data
management programs.
If using Excel for data management, the following settings are
recommended in the text wizard.
1. Select “Delimited.”
2. Select “Space” as the delimiter.
3. Indicate whether a column will be imported.
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