Section 7

DataReader File Utility Screen

The legacy DataReader device is still supported through DataLINE but no longer available for pur­chase.

7.1Introduction

This section describes the features available on the DataReader File Utility screen. DataLINE provides the user with an interface to download or erase raw files from the DataReader through the DataReader File utility. The utility provides the user with the capability to successfully download the raw files and convert the downloaded files into a DCX file format. The utility automatically saves the downloaded files to the PC after the download process suc­cessfully completes. The user can choose to erase all the files from the DataReader.

7.2Datareader file Utility

The following DataReader File Utility screen (Figure 7.1) is displayed when the user clicks on the DataReader Download button in the DataReader Group Box on the Launch Pad.

Figure 7.1  DataReader File Utility Screen

To Connect to the DataReader:

1.Connect the DataReader to the PC using the Upload Cable P/N 22-01743-00.

2.Turn the DataReader “ON”. Then, use the down arrow to scroll to “Transfer Data”.

3.Press the “Enter” button on the DataReader.

4.In the “DataReader File Utility” screen, click on the “Connect” button to connect to the DataReader. The sta­tus of the connection can be determined as follows:

If the connection to the DataReader is successful, the list of raw files available on the DataReader is displayed in the list box. For each file, the following information is displayed:

•File Index - Displays the order of files retrieved from the DataReader

•Controller Type (ML1, ML2, ML2i, ML2i-cs)

•Container ID at the time of interrogation

•Date of interrogation

•Size of the raw file in bytes

If the connection is not established with the DataReader, an error message will appear.

The DataReader Connected screen (Figure 7.2) is displayed upon successful connection with the DataReader.

Figure 7.2  DataReader Connected Screen

Select one or more files from the list box, and then click he “Download Files” button to start downloading.

Once downloading has started and the files are being downloaded from the DataReader into the working directory, a progress bar displays the progress of the file download.

The download of files from the DataReader can be canceled at any time. To cancel, click on the “Cancel” button.

F9 - Provides the user with a shortcut for manually triggering the refresh operation.

7.3File Download Results Summary Screen

The DataLINE application automatically converts the raw file from the DataReader to a DCX file after download. After the download and conversion completes successfully, the “DataReader File Results Summary” appears dis­playing the following items.

•# (File Index) - the order in which the files are retrieved from the DataReader.

•File Name - the name of the downloaded file.

•Download - the status of the download process as “Success” or “Failure” or “Not Attempted”.

•Conversion - the status of the conversion process as “Success” or “Failure” or “Not Attempted”.

For each file successfully downloaded and converted, the resulting DCX file name is displayed. For each file suc­cessfully downloaded, but not converted, the resulting raw file name is displayed.

The File Download Completed screen (Figure 7.3) is displayed when the download completes successfully.

Figure 7.3  File Download Completed Screen