Agilent Technologies ADM series, User Manual

Page 1: ...ogies Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection User Guide Introduction 2 View and Download a Digital COC 3 Red Cargo Online Access 5 Install the Red Cargo Agent and USB Driver 7 Connecting your Flow Meter to Red Cargo 11 Stream the Flow Data 17 Upgrade the Firmware 18 ...

Page 2: ...e or if you have suggestions contact the Agilent Technologies Inc Support at redcargo support agilent com System requirements Agilent recommends using the latest available version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser to access the Red Cargo web platform Windows 7 8 8 1 or 10 32 bit of 64 bit is required for the Red Cargo software to communicate with the flow meter instruments through USB connectivit...

Page 3: ...oad your cartridge s COC you must know the serial number and product key of your instrument s cartridge To view your cartridge s serial number and product key 1 Turn on your ADM flow meter 2 Press the mode button until the Info screen is visible 3 Press the select button to view the serial number and product key as shown in Figure 1 To download the COC 1 Use your web browser to open the Access pro...

Page 4: ...4 User Guide Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection 4 Click Download Figure 2 Access product features page Figure 3 Access product features page ...

Page 5: ... https redcargo azurewebsites net 2 Click ADM Flowmeter Customer 3 Enter the model number G6692A serial number and product key of your cartridge and click Validate see Figure 2 on page 4 4 Enter the user s first name last name and email address 5 Click Register see Figure 3 on page 4 When the account is approved an email will be sent to the email address you provided with your account password If ...

Page 6: ...er PC Connection Sign into to your Red Cargo Account 1 From your web browser go to https redcargo azurewebsites net 2 Click Start Connect see Figure 5 3 Enter your Username and Password 4 Click Sign In Figure 5 Red Cargo sign in window ...

Page 7: ... install the Red Cargo Agent and USB Driver 1 Sign into your Red Cargo account See Sign into to your Red Cargo Account on page 6 If you have not installed the Red Cargo Agent and Driver previously or if either is out of date you will be prompted to download the agent Refer to Red Cargo Agent and Driver Setup Installation for more information 2 If you are not prompted to download the agent it may b...

Page 8: ... Welcome page Click Next to proceed with the installation To terminate the installation at any time throughout the installation click Cancel 5 In the Custom Setup page select USB Driver and click Next see Figure 7 Figure 6 Welcome page Figure 7 Custom Setup page ...

Page 9: ... 8 A command prompt window will appear and the USB driver will be installed see Figure 9 The command prompt window will close once the installation of the USB driver is complete Figure 8 Ready to Install the Program page Figure 9 Command prompt window ...

Page 10: ...e Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection 7 Once the installation is complete click Finish see Figure 10 8 Refresh the browser after you have installed the Red Cargo Agent Figure 10 InstallShield Wizard complete page ...

Page 11: ...nterface allows the instrument s firmware to be updated Add an instrument to Red Cargo 1 Connect the flow meter using the USB cable 2 Power on the flow meter 3 Sign into your Red Cargo account See Sign into to your Red Cargo Account on page 6 Figure 11 ADM flow meter USB port USB port ...

Page 12: ...eft side of the page see Figure 13 on page 13 5 You can give your flow meter a nickname by entering a name into the Display Name field see Figure 13 on page 13 This is useful if you have more than one flow meter 6 Click Online 7 Select the Flowmeter Virtual COM Port option from the Com Port drop down menu 8 Click Add Instrument Figure 12 Add Instrument button ...

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Page 14: ...ributes see Figure 14 Instrument Status COM Port Model Serial Number Firmware Version Edit an instrument s settings To change an instrument s COM Port and Display Name 1 Select the instrument to be edited from the list in the instruments column 2 Hover over the selected instrument in the instrument column and click on the cogwheel icon see Figure 15 on page 15 Figure 14 ADM flow meter status panel...

Page 15: ...g and click Save Instrument see Figure 16 on page 16 Delete an instrument In the Edit Instrument panel click on the recycle bin icon see Figure 16 on page 16 Figure 15 Edit Instrument button CAUTION Once an instrument is deleted all data associated with it cannot be recovered ...

Page 16: ...16 User Guide Agilent ADM Flow Meter PC Connection Figure 16 Edit Instrument window ...

Page 17: ...is time To begin streaming 1 Install and setup your preferred terminal emulation software such as PuTTY or HyperTerminal Connect to the same virtual com port used by the flow meter 2 Connect the flow meter using the USB cable 3 Power on the flow meter 4 Run your preferred terminal emulation software 5 Begin operating your flow meter The flow rate data will automatically stream and matches the mode...

Page 18: ...ent s status on page 14 If a newer firmware version is available an upgrade button is displayed Hover your mouse over this button to see which version will be installed 2 Click Upgrade see Figure 18 on page 18 3 Click Start Firmware Upgrade see Figure 19 Figure 18 Firmware Upgrade button Figure 19 Firmware upgrade window ...

Page 19: ...grade window will interrupt the upgrade process see Figure 20 4 When the message shown in Figure 21 appears reboot the flow meter by pressing the Power button for 30 seconds 5 Close the message by selecting Stay Offline or Reconnect to Red Cargo Figure 20 Firmware Upgrade in progress Figure 21 Reboot instrument prompt ...

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