EVOM™ Manual
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the PC. Run the bat le “WPI_EVOMCNX_3.E.bat.” The program will query the COM
ports in use and inform you as to which port the EVOM™ Manual is connected.
4. Enter the lename for the Output File (ENTER for WPI_EVOM™ Manual.csv). Type
in a lename and add the .csv extension or enter to accept the default.
5. Enter the time between readings in seconds. (Press
Ente
r for minimum delay.)
Enter a time of 0, 1, 2 or 5 seconds. (0 is fastest at about 0.3 seconds.) The
program will run and update until ^X (control X) is typed. The readings are
continuous at 12.5 Hz, always on. The time entered is the averaged reading taken
at that time interval.
6. The default le name is WPI_EVOM™ Manual.csv. This le may be opened in
Microsoft
®
Excel.
For Windows users that can not use a USB keydrive, or only
have one USB port, or for Linux OS or Mac OS users
1. For Windows, Linux or Mac users that already have Python 3.8.0 or higher
installed, skip to step 2. If you do not have Python installed, download and install
Python for your operating system from www.python.org . Be sure to download
the version appropriate for your operating system. The minimum supported
Python version is Python 3.8.0
2. Make sure all the Python libraries are available as keyboard, serial and glob. From
a command line window, run these commands (all lower case) :
pip install glob
pip install serial
pip install keyboard
3. Download the le EVOM™ Manual digital output archive for your operating
system from https://www.wpiinc.com/support/software-download/. This archive
has all the Python program les to use the external data output.
4. Extract the les to a WPI directory or a directory of your choice.
5. Connect the EVOM™ Manual to the USB port of the PC. The active remote
connection port for the EVOM™ Manual service port is in the back of the unit as
a USB-B connector [ marked in red].
Fig. 72—Plug the USB-B (red) connector into the port on the back of the EVOM™ Manual.
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