User Manual

Data Acquisition Software

Getting Started

change. If no serial port is available, you may have to disconnect a serial device (i.e. mouse or

printer), disable its software and re-boot the PC to make a serial port available.

Baud Rate - 9600. The Model 38XR uses a fixed output rate which cannot be changed.

Data Bits - 8

Start/Stop Bits - 1

Parity - None or Odd

Flow Control - None

1. Gateway 2000 and Compac Laptop Computers require the Parity setting to be Odd.

8. When selections are completed, Press <ENTER> or click on OK. The screen will return to the

38SW main screen and the reading in the digital readout box should match the 38XR display

reading. Additionally, the bargraph under the digit readout should be changing with any shift in the

readings.

If the reading on the 38XR and the PC do NOT match, stop here and correct the problem by

reviewing steps 1-7. A momentary mismatch (less than one second) is acceptable, but any other

mismatch or no reading indicates the serial communications path is not operating properly.

If the readings on the PC match the 38XR display, the serial communications is established and

you are ready to use any of the 38SW features and options.