Prostat PGA-710B User manual

Getting Started Operations Guide
PGA-710B
AUTOANALYSIS SYSTEM

PROSTAT® PGAͳ710B AUTOANALYSIS SYSTEM
SecƟon Topic Page
A. System Requirements 4
B. Installing the Autoanalysis Applicaon Soware and Drivers 5
C. Connecng the PGA-710B Autoanalysis System to your computer 6
D. Adjust or Confirm the “zero” reference for the PGA-710B System 8
E. Assembling your Autoanalysis System to the Field Meter and Charge Plate Monitor 8
F. Capture and Analyze Data 9
G. Generang a Detailed Report 11
Table of Contents
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A. System Requirements
The following hardware and soware is required to run the Autoanalysis Applicaon Soware.
• Microso® Windows® Win7 32-bit, Win7 64-bit, Win8 32-bit, Win8 64-bit, Win10, Server 2003,
Server 2008 or Server 2012.
• 90 MHz Intel Penum-class processor, or an AMD Opteron, AMD Athlon64 or AMD Athlon XP
Processor
• 32 MB of RAM, 96 MB Recommended
• 110 MB of hard disk space required, 40 MB addional hard disk space required for installaon
(150 MB total)
• 800 x 600 or higher-resoluon display with 256 colors
• Microso® Data Access Components 2.6
• Microso® DirectX 9b
• Instrument input limits to ± 2 volts.
Note: Providing greater than ± 2 volts to the PGA-710B Autoanalyzer will void the warranty. For appropri-
ate adapters or cables, please contact Prostat Corporaon or your Prostat Authorized Reseller.

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B. Installing the Autoanalysis ApplicaƟon SoŌware
NOTE: DO NO connect your PGA-710B Device to your computer or laptop unƟl installaƟon is complete.
NOTE
.NET Framework 4 is required to run the Autoanalysis Applicaon Soware.
If .NET Framework 4 is not currently installed, the Autoanalysis Applicaon Soware
Installaon wizard will prompt you to install from the disk.
Installing the SoŌware
1. Insert the USB Flash Drive into a USB Port of
your computer or laptop.
2. Select Open folder from the dialog box
and double-click filename “SETUP.html” to
download the soware.
3. Once downloaded, extract the files to your
Desktop and double-click filename “Install.
cmd” in the extracted folder.
4. When prompted, enter the Product Key
found on your USB Flash Drive.
NOTE: Mulple instances of installaon will oc-
cur.
Registering the Autoanalysis SoŌware
To get addional support, register your copy of
the Autoanalysis Applicaon Soware.
If you haven’t registered your copy during the
installaon, do the following:
Choose Help > About Prostat Autoanalysis Sys-
tem… and click on the Register buon to be taken
to the electronic registraon form.
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C. ConnecƟng the PGA-710B Autoanalysis System to your computer
Before you start using or connect the PGA-710B, make sure to charge its baery for at least 8 to 14 hours
using the supplied AC/DC converter. Esmated operang baery life is approximately 8 to 10 hours of
connuous operaon without connecon to USB port, or supplied baery charger. The unit charges when
connected to the computer via USB.
The PGA-710B Autoanalyzer connects to an Electrostac Field meter via its analog output lead and to a
computer using a USB cable.
ConnecƟng the USB Cable
Windows will complete installaon of the driv-
ers for your PGA-710B:
1. Connect one end of the supplied USB cable
to the PGA-710B Device USB port.
2. Connect the opposite end of the USB cable
to your computer’s USB port.
CommunicaƟng with the computer
1. Slide the PGA-710B Main Power Switch ON.
2. Press and hold the System On/Sleep buon
briefly.
3. The green “Unit On” LED flashes slowly.
4. The “Connect and Record” LED will flash in-
dicang the PGA-710B and the computer are
communicang with each other.
5. If the drivers have not been installed, you may
need to manually install them. You can install
them from the Drivers folder on the Flash
Drive.
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At this point, the “Save and Erase” LED will be ON indicang the PGA-710B Autoanalyzer’s baery is re-
ceiving a charging voltage from the computer’s USB.
NOTE: This charge is not sufficient to completely charge the baery during normal op-
eraons. See the Operaons Manual for more details.
D. Adjust or Confirm the “zero” reference for the PGA-710B System
ConnecƟng the Analog Input
1. Insert the supplied reference shunt into the
analog input of the PGA-710B.
2. Launch the soware. On the Start Screen,
select “Start a New Session” and click OK.
CommunicaƟng with the computer
1. Click Start from the Data Recording Control
(green arrow) or press F5 on your keyboard.
The preview cursor will begin to move across the
chart screen.
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E. Assembling your Autoanalysis System to the Field Meter and Charge Plate Monitor
Confirm “Zero” & “Time/Date”
1. Insert shorng shunt into input receptacle.
2. From the Edit Menu, click on Device Con-
trol. Do the following:
a. Click Set Zero
b. Click Set Device Time
c. Click Done
3. Confirm unit at Zero Reference:
a. Click Preview
b. Click Voltage Auto Balance (F11)
c. Shows PGA-710B Zero Reference
ConnecƟng the Field Meter
1. Assemble your professional Prostat PFM-711A
Field Meter and the CPM-720A Charge Plate
Monitor. Aach the Field Meter to a tested
earth ground.
2. Connect the PFM-711A to the PGA-710B using
the provided analog cable.
3. For body voltage measurement, connect a
sensing lead to the Charge Plate and the other
end to a Hand Held Metal Wand.
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APPLICATION
The PGA-710B records and converts analog input from a field meter instrument to digital
data, then transmits that data to your computer via USB, or stores it for future use.
Anything your field meter measures will be transmied via the analog cable to the PGA-
710B, then to the computer where the dynamic measurements are displayed on the
screen.
F. Capture and Analyze Data
Preview & Record Data
1. With the subject temporarily grounded, turn
on and zero your field meter.
2. Remove the subject from ground, press
Green arrow Preview (F5) to confirm signal
being transmied. Press Red ball Record
(F6) when ready to record data.
3. Once test is completed, press Black box Stop
(F8) to stop recording.
Trimming the Data
1. Assume the following data was recorded
while sing on a chair and then standing .
2. To analyze the data, select Edit > Trimming.
This opens the EdiƟng Control Panel. Use
Trim LeŌand Trim Right to eliminate data not
to be included in the analysis.
NOTE: For details on how to test and analyze Footwear/Flooring combinaon, refer to
the provided “How To Test” manual.
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Voltage GeneraƟon
1. Trimmed porons of the chart are eliminat-
ed from the analysis
2. Esmate the number of peaks in test, enter
it in Step Cycle window and click Analyze.
Add Minimum or Maximum Data Peaks
1. Click the Adjust buon. This allows addion
or removal of minimum or maximum peaks
from the analysis.
2. To add a Minimum peak, click Add Min and
drag to a low peak on the chart then le-click
your mouse. To add a Maximum, repeat the
process aer clicking Add Max.
3. Click Release to automacally calculate the
Standard DeviaƟon and Average for the Mini-
mum and Maximum data sets. Displayed are
3 lines for the Minimum and Maximum data.
The center line is the Average of the data. The
upper line is the Average + 3x Std Dev. of the
data, and the lower line represents the data’s
Average – 3x Std Dev.
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G. GeneraƟng a Detailed Report
TIP:
There should be an equal number of alternang minimum and maximum peaks.
±3 Sigma in Step 12 must be completed before generang a report (Step 13).
GeneraƟng a Report
1. To generate a report, you can either click
the Report View icon or click Document >
Report View.
2. Select which report you wish to view from
the Report Selecon window. (e.g. Voltage
Analysis (Abs))
3. To print the report, simply click the printer
icon. You can also export reports into a .doc,
.r, .xls or .pdf files.
Entering InformaƟon on Report
1. You can provide detailed informaon con-
cerning the test and report using the Session
Wizard and Remarks features.
2. Select File > Session Wizard to enter the
informaon.
3. Session Wizard entries appear in Reports
4. Adding Remarks to report:
a. Click Document drop down menu
b. Select Remarks
c. Enter Remarks and click OK
Remarks are automacally entered and the report
is updated.
Step 13 Step 14

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