In-Situ Win-Situ 2000 Operators Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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IN THIS SECTION . . .
• Overview of Win-Situ
• Installing Win-Situ
OVERVIEW OF WIN-SITU
Win-Situ ™ 2000 is easy-to-use software that connects your computer to
In-Situ’s MiniTROLL.
Win-Situ 2000 also supports communication with In-Situ’s TROLL 4000,
Multi-Parameter TROLL 8000, and HERMIT 3000 devices.
Use Win-Situ 2000 to
• Set up a direct connection between a PC and one or more devices
• Set up a modem or radio connection to one or more devices
• Convert pressure measurements to depth or level readings
• Check the device’s clock, pressure range, memory, and battery
• Set up custom data collection schedules (“tests”)
• Take immediate “manual” readings
• Extract data from a device
• View, graph, and print test data files; transfer to Microsoft
® Excel ®
• Calibrate the device to monitor water quality parameters (when
available)
• Upgrade device firmware (when available)
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Win-Situ requires (at a minimum) a computer with a 486 processor,
running Microsoft
® Windows ® 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0,
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INTRODUCTION