Campbell Scientific PST3/PST8 Pump and Slug Test System - Manual (Page 10)

SECTION 2. SOFTWARE
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diskette 1 in floppy drive A: and enter the
following:
install
Follow the directions provided on the screen as
the installation proceeds. Remember to install
the programs into subdirectory "PST." Remove
and insert subsequent diskettes as requested.
The first time you run PCPST after installing it
on your hard drive, you may need to set the
communications port (default is COM1). The
option for changing your communications port is
in the utility menu.
2.2.4 QUICK START-UP PROCEDURE
Change to the drive and subdirectory where you
installed PCPST and start the program.
Continuing the previous installation example,
enter the following:
c:
cd\pst
pst3 (or PST8, if you have the
8 channel PST system)
When you choose the appropriate options in
PCPST, you can monitor well tests and retrieve
test data from the PST into your computer.
Data will be stored in a subdirectory on your
disk named DATA. You can see a list of your
data files by entering the following command at
the DOS prompt from the PST subdirectory:
dir data
2.2.5 PCPST OPERATIONS
PCPST is a menu-driven program for the
Campbell Scientific PST3/PST8 system.
Computer tasks and some PST operations are
reduced to one or two keystrokes, with the most
common operations provided on the main
menu, and less common ones on the utilities
submenu. The following describes PCPST start
up and the details of each menu option.
Start PCPST by going to the subdirectory
containing the program and then entering "PST"
at the DOS prompt.
PCPST first tries to communicate with the PST
over the computer's serial communications port.
This may take a few seconds. The purpose of
this communication is to identify whether a
model PST3 or PST8 is being used. Model
information is needed for monitoring wells in
real time, checking the PST battery voltage, and
for some data conversion steps. If PCPST
cannot communicate with a PST, it will prompt
you to enter a "3" or an "8".
To avoid the delay associated with this
communication, start PCPST by entering
"PST3" or "PST8" at the DOS prompt.
If you change to another PST model after
starting PCPST, exit and restart PCPST with
the other PST attached, or with the correct
command, PST3 or PST8.
2.2.6 MAIN MENU OPTIONS
A. Monitor well(s) in real time
PCPST uses PC208/GraphTerm (or TERM) to
display current well levels. As indicated by
PCPST, well levels are updated only when the
SCAN or RECORDING switches on the PST
are in the ON position. PCPST displays three
input locations for a PST3, and eight for a
PST8.
You may change to a graphical monitoring
mode by typing "G" while monitoring well levels.
See the PC208/GraphTerm manual for more
details on GraphTerm operation.
B. Collect WELL.DAT data from PST and
convert to .RPT/.PRN files
1. PCPST collects raw data from the PST into
a file named WELL.DAT, placing it in the
DATA subdirectory. PC208/TELCOM is
used for the data transfer.
2. PCPST checks WELL.DAT to make sure it
contains valid PST data. If the data looks
good, PCPST segregates it into separate
test data files, based on the start and stop
"headers" that the PST automatically places
in its data.
3. PCPST calls SPLIT to convert the data to
.RPT files suitable for printing or
incorporating into a test report, and into
.PRN files suitable for importing into
spreadsheet programs. Files are placed in
the DATA subdirectory and are named as
follows:
TSTxxWLy.DAT Where xx is a
sequential test number
in the order the test
data is found in
WELL.DAT, and y is