YSI Level Scout - Manual (Page 9)

2.2.3 POWER AND BATTERY CONNECTIONS
The Level Scout is designed to operate for long periods of time via internal battery power or optionally with external power sources.
The Level Scout is shipped with new industrial alkaline batteries installed that will power the transducer for over three years of
normal operation.
The cable assembly includes a convenient power connection jack that can be used to provide external power to the Level Scout. It is
shipped with a mating connector that has a standard 9V DC battery connection which should be used for data extraction only. To
use external power to conserve the internal batteries, attach a suitable long life battery to the provided connector or install a power
supply in its place. Ensure any external power sources comply with the power supply requirements listed in the specifications section
of this manual.
Warning
The Level Scout is designed to reset its internal microprocessor should it detect a short across the
external power leads. To prevent unintended resets of the Level Scout, ensure that the external power
leads are not allowed to short to each other or a common conductor (such as a metal surface). Similar
resets of the Level Scout can occur if an external power source is used that sources a near 0.0 VDC
potential. This can occur if an external battery is used that lacks proper output voltage such as when it
has been fully discharged. If the external battery is fully discharged and attached, it will cause all internal
logging to stop.
2 . 3 L E V E L S C O U T S O F T W A R E
Included with the Level Scout are three (3) separate software programs, all provided free of charge. All three programs allow the user
to communicate to and configure the Level Scout, setup logging tests, view live data, setup alarms and broadcasts, and download data
from the Level Scout.
„ Data Scout Advanced can be used on a PC or laptop running Windows® 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP. In addition to
the tasks listed about, Data Scout Advanced allows the user to merge data from two separate files. This can be
useful when utilizing a BaroScout to compensate absolute transducers for barometric pressure. Data Scout
Advanced will also allow the user to display data in graphical format and change the reporting units of previously
logged tests. Data Scout Advanced is described in this manual. A more detailed Data Scout Advanced manual is
located on the CD that was shipped with the Level Scout.
„ Data Scout can be used on a PC or laptop running Windows® 98SE, 2000 or XP with version 1.1 of .NET™CLR
installed (Common Language Runtime, installed with the installation of Data Scout). Data Scout is a simpler
version of Data Scout Advanced. For instructions on how to use Data Scout, please refer to the Data Scout manual
located on the CD that was shipped with the Level Scout.
„ Data Scout Mobile can be used with a handheld PC running Windows® Mobile 2003/2005, at least 1 CF card slot
(required for CF serial port adapter), and a CF RS-232 port adapter with 9-pin, D-shell connector. Handheld
devices confirmed to run Data Scout Mobile include HP IPAQ® 4700, IPAQ 2795, and Trimble Recon®. The
operation of Data Scout Mobile is identical to Data Scout. For instruction on how to use Data Scout Mobile,
please refer to the Data Scout manual located on the CD that was shipped with the Level Scout.
2.3.1 LOADING DATA SCOUT ADVANCED ONTO A PC
A copy of Data Scout Advanced can be found on the CD that was shipped with the Level Scout. The following instructions outline
the Data Scout Advanced installation process.
„ Insert the information and support CD in the computer.
„ Navigate to the CD drive.
„ Double click on the DSAdvIns.exe file. This will load the Windows® SETUP program, which guides the user
through the remainder of the installation process.
„ After installation, Data Scout Advanced can be executed via the Windows® Start menu by selecting Start |
Programs | Data Scout Advanced | DSAdv.
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