Hanna Instruments HI 98186 - Manual (Page 54)

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PC INTERFACE PC INTERFACE PC INTERFACE PC INTERFACE PC INTERFACE
Data transmission from the instrument to the PC can be done with the HI 92000
Windows
® compatible software (optional). HI 92000 also offers graphing and
on-line help feature.
Data can be exported to the most popular spreadsheet programs for further analysis.
To connect your instrument to a PC, use an USB cable connector. Make sure
that your instrument is switched off and plug one connector to the instrument
USB socket and the other to the serial or USB port of your PC.
Note: • If you are not using Hanna Instruments HI 92000 software,
please see the following instructions.
SENDING COMMANDS FROM PC
It is also possible to remotely control the instrument with any terminal program.
Use an USB cable to connect the instrument to a PC, start the terminal program
and set the communication options as follows: 8, N, 1, no flow control.
COMMAND TYPES
To send a command to the instrument follow the next scheme:
<command prefix> <command > <CR>
where: <command prefix> is a selectable 16 ASCII character.
<command> is the command code.
Note: Either small or capital letters can be used.
SIMPLE COMMANDS
KF1
Is equivalent to pressing functional key 1
KF2 Is equivalent to pressing functional key 2
KF3 Is equivalent to pressing functional key 3
RNG Is equivalent to pressing RANGE
MOD Is equivalent to pressing MODE
CAL Is equivalent to pressing CAL
UPC Is equivalent to pressing the UP arrow key
DWC Is equivalent to pressing the DOWN arrow key
RCL Is equivalent to pressing RCL
SET Is equivalent to pressing SETUP
GLP Is equivalent to pressing GLP
OFF Is equivalent to pressing OFF