Data Collection On The Pc - RESTEK ProFLOW 6000 Notice D'utilisation

7.0 Data collection on the PC

WARNING: ONLY connect USB cable to USB port while unit is OFF.
The ProFLOW 6000 flowmeter provides you with a data stream of real-time flow values via the USB port (Figure
1, p. 3). In order to use this feature, you must first install the appropriate FTDI Virtual Com Port (VCP) Driver
available at:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
The VCP driver will cause the ProFLOW 6000 flowmeter to appear as a standard RS-232 port. This will work on
any operating system for which there is an FTDI VCP driver. After installing the driver, connecting the device,
and determining which port it creates, you can access the data stream through any programmatic means, or
by using any serial terminal software.
For Windows systems:
To determine which port the ProFLOW 6000 flowmeter is using, go to the Control Panel and open System. Go
to the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button. Expand the Ports (COM & LPT) entry. Make sure the
VCP driver is installed and then connect a powered ProFLOW 6000 flowmeter to the USB port. You will see the
new COM port appear. Open your serial terminal.
è See Section 8.2: USB Activation
Figure 8: Screen capture of data collection.
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