User manual:

SoundTest-Master Reader
Management software for SoundTest-Master
soundlevel meter

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Table of contents

Table of contents
.

Part I Installation

1 Basic installation
...................................................................................................................................
procedure
2
Start install.........................................................................................................................................................
menu from DVD
2
Start the driver
.........................................................................................................................................................
and software installation
2
Connect the
.........................................................................................................................................................
instrument to the PC
2
Start the application
.........................................................................................................................................................
and select the desired COM port
3

2 Installation...................................................................................................................................
Driver CP211x USB-Adapter
3
Installation.........................................................................................................................................................
with Driver Installer
3
Update from
.........................................................................................................................................................
older driver
3
Plug in the.........................................................................................................................................................
USB-adapter
3
Install from.........................................................................................................................................................
Windows hardware dialog
4
Check COM
.........................................................................................................................................................
port after successful installation
5

3 Installation...................................................................................................................................
of application software (SetupXXX.exe)
6

Part II First run

1 Registration
...................................................................................................................................
procedure
7
Enter name.........................................................................................................................................................
and valid E-Mail adress
7
Receive a registration
.........................................................................................................................................................
E-Mail from Laserliner server
8

Part III Basic application concepts

1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 9
2 Connecting
...................................................................................................................................
the instrument
9
3 Data views
................................................................................................................................... 10
Life view ......................................................................................................................................................... 10
Table view
......................................................................................................................................................... 11
Navigator.................................................................................................................................................. 11
Chart view
......................................................................................................................................................... 11

4 Load and...................................................................................................................................
save files
12
File manipulation
......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Export document
......................................................................................................................................................... 12

5 Filter data
................................................................................................................................... 13
Open and.........................................................................................................................................................
edit a data filter
13

6 Print table
...................................................................................................................................
and chart reports
14
Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Report options
......................................................................................................................................................... 15

Index

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Installation

1.1

Basic installation procedure

Basic installation procedure

The installation DVD contains all necessary files for installation:

Special drivers setup (if necessary)
Application setup
Software manual

1.1.1

Start install menu from DVD

1.) Insert setup DVD and start the "Install.exe" file with Windows explorer

1.1.2

Start the driver and software installation

2.) Install the hardware drivers for USB devices BEFORE you plug the connector to the PC
3.) Install the application software
4.) Open the software user manual and study the instructions carefully and/or printout

1.1.3

Connect the instrument to the PC

Version with direct RS232-cable:

Version with Laserliner USB-adapter cable (082.071):

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1.1.4

Basic installation procedure

Start the application and select the desired COM port

6.) After correct driver installation and connected and powered instrument,
the new COM port should appear in the COM ports list.

1.2

Installation Driver CP211x USB-Adapter

Only the Laserliner USB-adapter 082.071 needs a driver installation.
After starting the driver installation, the driver setup dialog is shown.

1.2.1

Installation with Driver Installer

2a.) Press "Install" button to proceed with the driver installation process

1.2.2

Update from older driver

If you received the following message you have to uninstall the old driver version first.
Please follow the instructions of the uninstall procedure in the control panel.

1.2.3

Plug in the USB-adapter

2b.) Plug in the USB-Adapter and power on the instrument.

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1.2.4

Installation Driver CP211x USB-Adapter

Install from Windows hardware dialog

On some PC you need to proceed the hardware installation dialog after plug in the USB
Adapter.

2d.) Select the path of the driver (on DVD \Driver subfolder), and proceed.

2e.) Confirm and proceed the request for security.

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1.2.5

Installation Driver CP211x USB-Adapter

Check COM port after successful installation

2f.) After install the new COM port must be available in the System\Hardware dialog.

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1.3

Installation of application software (SetupXXX.exe)

Installation of application software (SetupXXX.exe)

The SetupXXX.exe file includes all necessary application files, also a copy of the
driver files and the manual.

Read the license agreement.

Short product information

Program installation folder

Program components

Check if a desktop icon is desired

Installation summary report

Installing the selected components ...

Launch the driver and application before exit

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First run
After successful installation, the application configures at first run.
You can start the program either from the Start-menu of the OS, or from the desktop-icon is you
selected to create one on the user desktop.

2.1

Registration procedure
After first run the registration dialog appears.
The registration can be edited with user data and a key can be requested to receive
important notifications on the application or updates.
If you don't want to register you can skip this dialog by pressing the "Continue" button.

! The registration dialog needs a valid internet connection, if this is not available you can also
send the registration data with the Install Code (top left) by standard mail.

2.1.1

Enter name and valid E-Mail adress

Enter a valid E-Mail adress to receive the registration key.

Then press "Request key", to send the registration data to our server.

This dialog notes that the registration was successful.

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2.1.2

Registration procedure

Receive a registration E-Mail from Laserliner server

Copy and paste the "Registration key" into the Registration dialog, then press Register.

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Basic application concepts

3.1

Overview

Overview

1.) Select the desired COM port and connect to a plugged instrument
2.) Select between the different views "Life view 10 ", "Table view 11 ", "Chart view 11 "
3.) The "Life view 10 " displays the actual status and values of the instrument
(if instrument is connected and sending data)
4.) Additional parameter for data transfer
5.) Indicator of connected and sending instrument
6.) File management 12 for recorded data
7.) Print management 14 for the recorded data

3.2

Connecting the instrument

The SoundTest-Master has an unidirectional dataflow.
That means the software cannot control the dataflow from the instrument, but the user has to
enable sending lifedata at the instrument (SENDING mode) before recording data.

Seach
COM port
Connect

Record

- Try to auto-search all ports and listen for incoming life data.
The instrument must be connected and in SENDING mode.
- The COM port can either be searched or manually selected
- Connect or disconnect the selected COM port.
If the instrument is not sending the Connect button will
be marked red and the IsConnected sysmbol is greyed out.
In this case the COM port might be connected, but no dataflow
from the instrument was initialized.
- Enable / disable recording of incoming data to table and chart

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Connecting the instrument

10

Process Auto-Search: (example)

Press Search
Start the search process ...

...

Search all available COM ports ...

If COM port with correct signature found

Instrument connected & data receiving

Incoming data is recorded to table & chart

If no COM port found or

no data received (no SENDING mode)

Process maunal connection: (example)

Select a COM port and press Connect
If instrument connected and data receiving
Incoming data is recorded to table & chart
COM port available but no data received
(no SENDING mode ?)

3.3

Data views

3.3.1

Life view

SENDING:
MEMO:

if actual life data is received from the instrument

if recorded data is received from the instrument

Use the date selection to overwrite the timestamp of the recorded data with
the selected date.

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3.3.2

11

Table view

Clear table:
Refresh:

3.3.2.1

Data views

Clears the complete data memory for table and chart.

Refreshes the display.

Navigator
The Navigator at the table bottom is used for data manipulation and filtering:

- Move data cursor to first data record

- Move data cursor to the previous page
- Move data cursor to the previous data record
- Move data cursor to the next data record
- Move data cursor to the next page
- Move data cursor to last data record
- Add a data record to the table manually
- Delete a data record from the table
- Edit the selected data record
- Confirm the edited changes
- Cancel the edited changes
- Apply a user filter to the table

3.3.3

Chart view

Moving average - Adds an additional averaging trendline to the chart

(when set to 1 the average line is removed)
Autoscale
- Forces a redraw of the following scaling options
Range
- Scales over the full data range (including Min/Max levels)
Value
- Scales over the full data range (only the level curve)
Interval
- Scales over a defined time-ramnge from the last value

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3.4

Load and save files

3.4.1

File manipulation

- New (file):
- Load (file):
- Save as (file)
- Next (file)
- Previous (file)
- Export to file

3.4.2

Load and save files

12

Clear the actual document and prepare for a new data file
Selects and loads an existing data file from local drive
Saves the actual document to the local drive
Selects and loads the next file in the actual folder
Selects and loads the previous file in the actual folder
Exports 12 the actual document to CSV or XML format

Export document
Configuration of the export parameters.

Delimiter
Quote
Format

- Defines the actual column delimiter character in the output CSV file
- Defines the actual column quote character in the output CSV file
- Selectes the available export foirmats (CSV, XML, ...)

Column parameters:
Column
- Name of the underlying dataset columns
Field no
- The index of the underlying dataset columns
Size
- Size of the columns datatype
Export
- Choose which selection of columns should be exported
UseQuote
- Choose which selection of columns should be quoted
(In the header all columns are quoted)

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Load and save files

13

Select filename with file extension and press the Export button to export the whole dataset:

3.5

Filter data

3.5.1

Open and edit a data filter

In the table view the filter symbol [

Add new ...

Open
Save as
Apply; OK

] is used to open a custom filter.

- to add and edit a new filter condition

- to open previously saved filter definitions
- to save the actual filter definition to the local drive
- to apply the filter to the dataset and finish the dialog

A complex filter term can be constructed by adding group terms:

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3.6

Print table and chart reports

3.6.1

Overview

Print table and chart reports

14

The print system activates the right report type according to the selected view.
The reports can be previewd and set up with the Print preview function.
For table view the table report is shown:

For the chart view the chart report is shown:

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3.6.2

Print table and chart reports

15

Report options

Load/Save:
Active report can be stored and re-loaded from local harddrive
Print
Active report can be printed from the report print preview
Export to PDF Active report can be exported as PDF file, with additional PDF options:

Zoom options To fit document to paper, to print and view on one or several pages.
Title option
Allows adding a report title
Footnote option Allows adding report footnotes

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Index
-AApplication 6, 9
Apply filter 13
Autoscale 11
Auto-Search 9

Index

-IInstall menu 2
Installation 2, 3
Installation software 6
Installation USB 3, 4, 5
Internet connection 7
Interval scale 11

-L-

Basic concepts 9
Basic procedures 2

Life data 10
Life view 10
Load 12
Logo Test 4

-C-

-N-

Chart report 14, 15

Chart view 11
Check COM port 5
Column 12
Connect 3
Connect instrument 2
Connecting 9
Connector 2, 3

Navigator

-B-

-DDataset 13
Delete 11
Delimiter 12
Desktop icon 7
Document 12, 13
Driver Installer 3
DVD 2
DVD contents 2

-OOld driver

-PParameters 12
PDF export 15
Plug connector 3
Print management 14, 15
Print preview 14, 15

Quote

12

-R-

Edit 11
Export document 12
Export to PDF 15

-F-

Range scale 11
Recorded data 10
Register key 8
Registration mail 7, 8
Registration procedure
Reports 14, 15
Request key 7
RS232 Adapter 2

7, 8

-S12

-HHardware dialog
Hardware panel

11

-Q-

-E-

Field no 12
File management
Filter 11, 13
First run 7
Footnote 15
Format 12

16

4
5

Save 12
Search COM port 9
Select COM port 3
Send data 9
Sending life data 10
SENDING mode 9
Sending recorded data
Size 12
Start install menu 2
Start menu 7

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Index

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-TTable report 14, 15

Table view 11
Title 15

-UUninstall driver 3
USB 3, 4, 5
USB Adapter 2
UseQuote 12
User data 7

-VValue scale 11
Views 10, 11

-WWindows hardware dialog

Windows Logo Test 4

-ZZoom

15

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