The recommended configuration is:
To install it is necessary to be logged as administrator and to switch off the "user account control" of Windows.
Please execute the installation file and follow the instructions.
The program is installed as an application (not a service) with automatic startup for all the users.
For unmanned operation please activate the automatic login of one of the administrators: to do it you can run "control userpasswords2" and disable the box about entering the user name and password. Then modify the BIOS power up control to automatically switch on the PC at power supply connection.
For unmanned alarm sending by e-mail please add your mail program to the startup. In the mail program please set a working account and disable safety features that limit sending from other applications.
For remote management, please activate and configure Windows "Remote Desktop". As alternative you can install UltraVNC. You will need assistance from your network manager to configure the router.
Please execute the uninstaller and follow the instruction. The link to the uninstaller is created during the installation.
Select it to close the open option file.
Select it to save the open option file.
Select it to save the open option file, choosing between the new ".miid" format and the old ".mii" format compatible with version 3.
Select it to print the current window. This operation generally is not useful.
Select it to preview the printing of the current window.
Select it to configure the current printer.
Select it to change the program language. The new language will be the default for the name of the parameters of the new instruments. The existing instruments will not be affected.
Select it and introduce the password to login as "user". The user can do everything except modifying the parameters of the instruments: this is to prevent unwanted mistakes and faults. An eventual "guest", not logged as user, can see everything but can not modify anything and can not stop the application. The user is supposed to be the local person in charge of plant management.
Select it and introduce the password to login as "supervisor". The supervisor can do everything including programming the instruments. The supervisor is supposed to be a trained person able to install and repair the plant.
Select it to change the user password.
Select it to change the supervisor password.
Toggle on/off the periodic reception. When reception is off there is no registration and no alarm sending.
Toggle on/off the serial line troubleshooting.
Select it to open the form to modify the global parameters.
Select it to poll periodically the first central unit to transmit (broadcast) the low pressure. Modifying this and following parameters can affect proper plant working.
Select the broadcast period in seconds.
Set the network address of the central unit.
Select it to poll periodically the second central unit to transmit (broadcast) the low pressure. Modifying this and following parameters can affect proper plant working.
Select the broadcast period in seconds.
Set the network address of the central unit.
Select it to poll periodically the third central unit to transmit (broadcast) the low pressure. Modifying this and following parameters can affect proper plant working.
Select the broadcast period in seconds.
Set the network address of the central unit.
Select it to enable a blackout alarm when there is no link to any instrume on the network. Instead of sending an alarm for each instrument on the network, a single blackout alarm is generated.
Select the timeout in seconds after loosing the link with all the instruments and before sending the alarm.
Select the font used in the options window.
Select the font used in the status window.
Select the font used in the status window.
Select the number of rows of the programming form.
Select the font used in the plot window.
Select the number format of the plot window using the syntax of "printf" in the "C" language.
Select the date format for the plot window.
Select the date rotation angle for the plot window.
Toggle the date alignment to right hand side.
Toggle the spacing algorithm of the plot y-axis. When the option is off, the maximum and minimum of the y-axis are set to the data span limits.
Select the line thickness of the plot window.
Toggle in all the application the format used for the time intervals, between seconds and "days hours:minutes:seconds".
Edit the batch file invoked by this application in case of alarm. The alarm sending is delegated to this batch file.
Invoke the batch file sending a fictitious alarm for test purpose. The standard behavior of the batch file is to queue one or more alarm message into the default e-mail program of Windows.
Select it to modify an instrument option, then pick the instrument from the list.
"Pick also a sub instrument" is the option to select a sub instrument from the sub network of the main instrument.
The instrument network address. This is read only and it is not possible to change it.
The instrument name that should remind the usage, e.g. "fruit room A".
Please set it when the instrument is on and connected to the network. When unset the instrument is not listed in the status window.
Set to the network address of another instrument to keep in sync the basic options. Set to 0 otherwise.
Set to the network address of another instrument to keep in sync the advanced options. Set to 0 otherwise.
Set to the network address of another instrument to keep in sync the sub network. Set to 0 otherwise.
This is the column of the "readings". Values at the left hand side are referred to the instrument reading management. The actual room temperature, the door closure switch position and the light on-off value are examples of readings. The readings contain the inputs, the outputs and the status of the instrument. They are stored in the instrument RAM.
This is the column of the "settings". Values at the right hand side are referred to the instrument setting management. The temperature set point and the compressor start delay are examples of settings. The settings contain all the instrument parameters that can be configured. They are stored in the instrument EEPROM and they are not lost in case of power fault.
Set to receive periodically readings and settings from the instrument.
Set to receive immediately at the application startup.
The time interval in seconds between receptions.
The date and time of next reception.
Set to register periodically readings and settings from the instrument.
Set to register immediately at the application startup.
The time interval in seconds between registrations.
The date and time of next registration.
Set to open and refresh periodically a plot window with the instrument readings. The window will be open at the next application start. The time span is fixed to 24 hours, to have a different time span it is necessary to open manually a plot window.
The time interval in seconds between plot refresh.
The date and time of next plot refresh.
Set to print periodically a plot with the instrument readings, using the default printer or the one set in Print Setup.
The time interval in days between plot printing.
The date and time of next plot printing.
The time interval in seconds before considering the connection lost.
Set to send the alarm in case of lost link.
Push this button to save your choices.
Push this button to discard your choices.
Push this button to set default values.
Push this button to open a window with advanced options.
Push this button to save your choices.
Then push OK again in the mother window.
Push this button to discard your choices.
Push this button to set default values.
Push this button to refresh the values.
It contains the actual value of the instrument parameters or "***" if no value has been yet received.
This block of columns contains the options for the correspondent window.
This sub block contains the default choices.
This sub block contains the configured options.
This block of columns contains the options for the correspondent window.
This sub block contains the default choices.
This sub block contains the configured options.
This block of columns contains the options for the correspondent window.
This sub block contains the default choices.
This sub block contains the configured options.
Select it to add an instrument to the network. Pick a free network address from the list.
Select it to remove an instrument. Pick the instrument from the list.
Select it to program the parameters of a single instrument. Pick the instrument from the list.
Push this button to receive the readings from the instrument.
Push this button to receive the settings from the instrument.
Push this button to send the settings to the instrument. That is the method to program the instrument.
Push this button to save the settings onto the hard disk.
Push this button to load the settings from the hard disk. If you want to program the instrument you must send the settings.
Select a command for the instrument
Export the settings to Excel
Import the settings from Excel
Push this button to program the first instrument of the network.
Push this button to program the previous instrument of the network.
Push this button to program the next instrument of the network.
Push this button to program the last instrument of the network.
Select it to open an option window.
Select it to open a status window.
Select it to open a plot window for a single instrument. Pick the instrument from the list.
Date and time of plot beginning.
Date and time of plot ending.
Set it to refresh periodically the plot. The update interval is set in the edit form.
Select it to export to Excel the registration of a single instrument. Pick the instrument from the list.
Date and time of plot beginning.
Date and time of plot ending.
Select it to overlap all the open windows.
Select it to divide the screen among all the open windows.
Opens the user manual of all the known instruments. The command invokes a batch file that opens Internet Explorer. At present that help does not work with different browsers.
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