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PYROLOG SOFTWARE
System Requirements.
The Pyrolog software is designed to run under
Microsoft Windows.
Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT.
The recommended minimum computer specifica-
tion is:
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Intel 486 processor
•
VGA display with 640 x 480 resolution
•
25 pin parallel port (usually located at the
rear of the PC and marked "LPT1".)
Connecting the Pyropen R to a PC
i)
Turn off your PC and the Pyropen
ii) Connect the standard 25-pin connector of
the PC interface cable into the LPT port on
your PC
iii) Connect the other end of the PC interface
cable into the PC interface connector located
on the underside of the Pyropen
NOTE Do not disconnect the interface cable before
closing down the Pyrolog program
Installation
i)
Insert the PC interface software disk
(Pyrolog) into your disk drive
ii) Click on the Windows [Start] button and then
click [Run]
iii) Type in a:\setup.exe and click on [OK]
iv) Follow the on-screen instructions.
Pyrolog is installed into the following location:
C:\Program Files\Pyropen\
It can be accessed by entering: [Start]
[Pyropen]
[Pyrolog]
You are recommended not to change the default
folder name: [Pyropen]
v)
Click [Finish]
This will create a directory Pyropen and install the
Pyrolog program in this directory.
Software Features
The Pyrolog software has been designed to be sim-
ple to use, and to require a minimal amount of con-
figuration. Pyrolog reads temperature data from
the Pyropen approximately every 500msec, and dis-
plays it in digital and analogue form. If required,
temperatures can be sampled at periodic intervals,
and the data saved to a storefile for examination at
a later date.
Running the Software.
Selection of Parallel Port.
The first thing to do is to select which parallel port
is to be used. This is done by selecting [LPT1] or
[LPT2] as shown in Fig. 1 below. The default [LPT1]
will be suitable for most cases.
Fig 1 Selection of Parallel Port and Temperature Units
Selection of Temperature Units
Temperature may be displayed and recorded in units
of °C or °F. To change the unit select the appropri-
ate button as shown on figure 1 above.
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[Program]
Selection of Target Emissivity.
To set an Emissivity value for the Pyropen, use the
main program menu to select:
[File]
[Emissivity Data]
You will then see a table of materials, and their asso-
ciated emissivities. Either select a value from the list
(as shown in Fig.2) or enter a value of your own.
Fig 2 Selection of Emissivity
Selection of Data Storefile.
If no storefile name is specified, data will not be
recorded.
To select a storefile, use the main program menu to
select: [File]
A standard Windows file dialogue box will then
appear, enabling you to specify your storefile.
Fig 3 Selection of Storefile
Be careful when selecting an existing storefile
because any data contained therein will be over-
written.
The data is saved in tab-delimited format and can be
viewed directly using either a spread sheet or word
processor. Each time a temperature is recorded, the
following data is saved to the storefile.
Date and Time of Recording
Object Temperature
The output is shown in Fig.4.
Fig 4 Storefile Output
If required, a new storefile may be selected at any
time.
Selection of Sampling Interval and Temperature
Range.
The temperature sampling period, and the tempera-
ture range are both selected from the main program
menu as shown in figures 5 and 6.
Selection of the correct temperature range is impor-
tant since it affects both axes of the trend graph,
and the scale of the analogue gauge.
[Select storefile]
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