User guide

Page 34 100 Series
Communications – (memory option only)
Model 100 “memory” Gages can communicate with other devices such as PC’s,
serial printers and data collectors via either the built-in infra-red port or the
RS232 connector using the supplied serial cable.
Printing
Stored measurements (from one “application” at a time) can be sent formatted to
an infra-red or serial printer and can be captured on a computer using a COM
program such as Windows HyperTerminal or MacTerminal. Measurements are
not erased from memory after being downloaded. See page 23 for full details. A
sample printout can be found in Appendix B.
PosiSoft
PosiSoft ™ for Windows is supplied at no additional charge with all Gages with
the memory option. It runs on PC-type computers running Windows95, 98, NT
or higher version and having a COM port.
PosiSoft provides the user with a tool for
monitoring and analyzing a coating thickness
process. When Gage readings are downloaded
to PosiSoft, the results may be saved to
separate files for analysis. PosiSoft quickly
generates Histograms, Control Charts and a
Statistical Summary.
Full operating instructions can be accessed by first installing the software,
starting the program and then selecting the Help qq PosiSoft Help menu
option.
Downloading Measurements As They Are Taken
After each measurement cycle a thickness measurement is derived and the result
is simultaneously displayed on the LCD and transmitted from the RS232 serial
port at 9600 baud, 8 bits, nonparity, 1 stop bit. Output is in the following form
(example):
{STX}2,Polymer,•••••••2.5,Polymer,•••••••1.2,concrete,mils{CR}{LF} where:
STX = ASCII code 02 = ^B concrete = substrate category
2 = number of coats (layers) mils = units
Polymer = coating category CR = ASCII code 13 = ^M
• = space LF = ASCII code 10 = ^J
2.5 =thickness measurement for layer1