Manage CAT100s

    The Manage CAT100s menu is used to search for CAT-100 units via Ethernet or USB (see example in Figure 53). Once units are found, this option allows the PC to connect to a selected CAT-100, download data from it, and perform additional operations.

    NOTE about USB connections: If you experience difficulty connecting the CAT-100 to the computer using USB, refer to the CAT-100 USB Driver section on page 1

     

    Figure 53 - Finding and selecting CAT-100s for management options

    NOTE: Once CAT-100 View connects to a CAT-100 via USB or Ethernet, that CAT-100 can be connected to using the Saved CAT100s drop-down menu in the CAT-100 View main screen.

     

    The following options are available:

     

    Download New Tests. When this button is clicked, CAT-100 View downloads all new test values from the CAT-100 unit. New test values are those that have not been downloaded previously.

     

    Download Options. This option (Figure 54) provides several parameters for downloading test results from the CAT-100 unit.

     

    Figure 54 - Download Options

     

    The first parameter is Next Test Number To Download. This specifies the test number at which CAT-100 View starts downloading test results. Any number less than that test number will not be downloaded. If the number specified for the Next Test Number does not exist, nothing will be downloaded.

     

    The second parameter is Current Download Group. This allows you to assign a group number to the test data that will be downloaded when Download New Tests is clicked. In the main screen, the Test ID will display a value based on the following formula when a Group Number has been assigned to downloaded results: (Group Number * 10000) + Test Number.

     

    The third parameter is Download Range Tests (Figure 55). This option allows you to set a range of tests that CAT-100 View will download from the CAT-100 unit. The test number in the “Start” field must exist in order for any values to be downloaded in this range.

     

    Figure 55 - Download Range Tests
    "Input Range" option

     

    View Furnaces (Figure 56). Selecting this option will display the list of Furnace Names that can be applied to a test result when the test result is being saved on the CAT-100. The Edit Furnace Names option allows you to change a selected Furnace Name. There is a maximum of 16 furnace names, each with a maximum of 32 characters in the name.

     

    Figure 56 - View Furnaces option
    View Operators (Figure 71). Similar to the View Furnaces option, this option, when selected, displays the list of Operator Names that can be applied to a test result when the test result is being saved on the CAT-100. The Edit Operator Names option allows you to change a selected Operator Name. There is a maximum of 16 operator names, each with a maximum of 32 characters in the name.

    Figure71 - View Operators option