Static Solutions CT-8900 Combo Tester Instructions 1/15/2015
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Check the footplate wire. Insert the wire completely into the meter. Workers wearing leather shoes that are wet will produce low
readings.
How far can the computer/monitor be located away from the CT-8900?
Probably 50 feet with a normal RS-232 cable and up to 200 feet with special low capacitance cable and up to a mile with a RS-485
converter. However, the computer monitor should be visible to the employee to tell if there is a problem, inform the user regarding
certification dates, or desire to print out reports. If using a USB to serial converter for the card reader, make sure that the converter
is located close to the computer, since USB cables can only be a few meters long.
I am using an RS232 to USB converter, but do not see any information from the meter when the test button is pressed.
It sounds like your RS232/USB converter is not functioning.
1. Make sure no other program nor device nor resource is trying to access the comport.
2. Check the MS Device manager and make sure it says the port is functioning. (Start, Settings, Control panel, System, Hardware,
Device Manager)
3. Try setting it to a different com port.
4. Make sure it is a fully compliant +/-12V serial RS-232 converter. Many of the less expensive converters are only +5/-0 or +/-5
and will not work.
5. If you have a serial port on the computer, use that instead of the USB converter
6. Try a different computer
7. Check with the USB converter manufacturer’s technical support group.
8. Order the correct RS232/USB converter from your EsdTest distributor
9. Try a "loopback" test. If a loopback test connector has been included in the system, then plug it into the USB converter
connector. The loopback connector is a small DB9 connector with pin 2 connected to pin 3. The purpose of the loopback
connector is to send back whatever it receives. Thus with HyperTerminal connected, any keys that are typed on the keyboard
should be displayed in the HyperTerminal monitor window. If a loopback connector is not available then just use the Combo
meter RS232 cable by unfolding a paperclip and inserting it into pin 2 and 3 of one of the DB9S connectors (a magnifying glass
might be needed to read the pin numbers on the cable connector). Make sure the EsdTest program is closed.
Test the connection by clicking Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, HyperTerminal) and create a new
HyperTerminal session. Name it CommX where X is the number of the comport for the USB serial port. In HyperTerminal set the
“Connect Using” box to the comport number of the USB serial port. In the port settings window enter 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no
parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control. Click Connect or Call to initialize the connection. What ever you type will be transmitted to the
USB serial port, then loopedback and received by the USB serial port, and displayed on the HyperTerminal window.
If trying to use comports greater than com16, be sure to use the MsComm32.dll file dated 7/22/2008 on the installation CD.
The customer has all their employee details on an Excel spreadsheet. Can you download this information directly from
Excel, instead of inputting each record separately?
Yes. All the information is in the enclosed manual. Use one row for each employee, and make sure the columns follow our format,
then save the file in a .csv format which will create a text file with the fields separated by commas, then rename the files as names
.txt.
To set up the first time, just do the opposite with our present names.txt file. Copy the names.txt file to names .csv and open it with
Excel. This will show you what it looks like in Excel. You do need at least the three first columns (names and ID number) to make a
names.txt file, the EsdTest program will use default values for the rest of the columns if you do not supply them. See the section
above on “Exporting names from Excel”.
Currently if a user tests, fails, tests again and passes, the report will only show the pass. Is there any way to record the full
history of test results?
All test results are stored in the log.txt file. You can see it in the Entire log report, the Daily log report, or in the individual log report.
I would like to know if we can make the reports more user friendly like the Windows format not like the DOS format?
The monthly report is abbreviated so that all 31 days fit across one page. The other reports also fit across a page. Every report
generates two files: a .txt and a .csv file, so that you can import the report into your favorite word processor or spreadsheet program
and then reformat it any way you please.
Can you modify the system while it is performing tasks?
Typically the administrator will update the server names.txt file and then download it to the individual test stations. The individual test
station will read the new names.txt file just before someone tests. So the answer is yes.
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