Alicat P Series Pressure Gauge - Manual (Page 40)

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Sending a Simple Script File to HyperTerminal®
It is sometimes desirable to capture data for an extended period of time.
Standard streaming mode information is useful for short term events, however,
when capturing data for an extended period of time, the amount of data
and thus the file size can become too large very quickly. Without any special
programming skills, you can use HyperTerminal® and a text editing program
such as Microsoft® Word® to capture text at defined intervals.
1. Open your text editing program, MS Word for example.
2. Set the cap lock on so that you are typing in capital letters.
3. Beginning at the top of the page, type A<Enter> repeatedly. If you’re using
MS Word, you can tell how many lines you have by the line count at the bottom
of the screen. The number of lines will correspond to the total number of times
the flow device will be polled, and thus the total number of lines of data it will
produce.
For example: A
A
A
A
A
A
will get a total of six lines of data from the flow meter, but you can
enter as many as you like.
The time between each line will be set in HyperTerminal.
4. When you have as many lines as you wish, go to the File menu and select
save. In the save dialog box, enter a path and file name as desired and in the
“Save as Type” box, select the plain text (.txt) option. It is important that it be
saved as a generic text file for HyperTerminal to work with it.
5. Click Save.
6. A file conversion box will appear. In the “End Lines With” drop down box,
select CR Only. Everything else can be left as default.
7. Click O.K.
8. You have now created a “script” file to send to HyperTerminal. Close the file
and exit the text editing program.
9. Open HyperTerminal and establish communication with your flow device as
outlined in the manual.
10. Set the flow device to Polling Mode as described in the manual. Each time
you type A<Enter>, the meter should return one line of data to the screen.
11. Go to the File menu in HyperTerminal and select “Properties”.
12. Select the “Settings” tab.