Monarch Instrument DC 2000 - Manual (Page 125)

Chapter 7 Get Data Software
Page 7-1
7.1 Overview
The Get Data Software is a 16 bit software package that runs under the Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98
and Wiindows NT Operating Systems and enables the user to export files to spreadsheets such as Excel
TM and
Quattro TM . The data produced by the recorder are in a proprietary format and must be read with our software.
7.2 Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT Installation
Place the supplied 3½” disk into your floppy drive. Use the Windows Program Manager to select the File/Run
menu item or in Windows 95/98 or Windows NT select Start/Run. Type in A:\SETUP or B:\SETUP depending on
which drive you inserted the floppy disk into. Press the OK button. This will run the setup program which will
automatically install your software. You will be asked to enter the destination drive and directory where you wish to
have the software installed. If you do not wish to accept the default, type in the destination you want and press
Enter or click the “OK” button. Follow the instructions.
To run the program click on the icon in the program manager or desktop, or use the Start button and select it from
the Programs list.
7.3 The Menu
The menu displays the primary selections available and each selection controls a specific portion of the program.
In this case there are only the Export, Exit, and Help menus.
The simplest method of accessing the menu is with the mouse. Simply position the mouse pointer on the menu
selection required and press the left mouse button. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard by pressing and
holding the ‘Alt’ key and then pressing the highlighted (underlined) letter of the top menu option. To make selections
from the sub menus, just type in the underlined letter of the desired selection. A third method is to press and
release the ‘Alt key. Now use the arrow keys to move around through the menus.
The menu items are as follows:
7.3.1 Export
To export, select the “File - Export” option. This feature creates a file that can be read by other programs such
as spreadsheets. Files are exported in comma separated variables format (CSV).
The first dialog box selects the disk filename(s) that has the source data to be exported. This file will be a *.DT*
that was created by the recorder. Next the export dialog box will appear (described below). The last dialog box
selects the name of the output file where the data is to be exported.
7.3.1.1 Exported File Format
The Export dialog box will be presented as shown in Figure 7-1. The Export dialog box allows the user to
select the start and end times, the format for the time and date, and optionally break up into smaller files
based on a time interval.
The data is stored in engineering units as setup on the recorder, i.e. degrees C, Volts, pressure, etc.
Temperature, for example, is exported in actual degrees.