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UNI readme file
Version: 2.4.3.6 =========================== CONTENT INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 1. Minimal system requirements TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Installation problems 2. Software update 3. Problems with the software start 4. Problems with operating the software 5. 64-bit operation system support APPENDIX 1. Full software changes log ======================================== INSTALLATION 1. Minimal system requirements * Operation system: Windows 7/Vista/XP SP2 32/64 bits * .Net Framework 4.0 * PC: see system requirements for corresponding operating system * Free HDD space: 100 Mb * 2 serial ports (1 to connect instrument and other for the balances) TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Installation problems For the correct installation the administrator rights must be used in the operation system. It is strongly recommended to exit all running application during installation and follow the instructions of the installation wizard. Please, read the displayed messages carefully! If the setup-file was downloaded from the Eltra web-site (http://www.eltra.org) or received by e-mail it must be checked for viruses or switch on virus monitor (if installed)! Should the "file corrupted" or "installer error" appears, try to download the file once again. If the problem appears, which can not be solved, please, contact ELTRA technical support (http://www.eltra.org/contact.shtml). 2. Software update New software version can be downloaded from the ELTRA web-site (http://www.eltra.org/software.php). The installed Uni software should be uninstalled prior to the installation of the new version. The installation over the previous version is not recommended. When uninstalling the Uni-software, the profiles (results database and configuration) are not deleted automatically (unless "Delete profile" check-box is marked). Therefore, after installing the new version into the same destination folder, the operation of the software can be performed without any further adjustments. 3. Problems with software start Should the problems with the software start appear, please, assure, that the configuration of the PC meets the minimal system requirements (see above). Install additional components (Microsoft .Net Framework, Service Pack for Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft MDAC v. 2.6 or higher) if necessary. You can found .Net Framework redistributables and MDAC 2.8 on the software CD, supplied with the analyser. The links for download can be found on the ELTRA web-site (http://www.eltra.org/software.php). If the problem appears, which can not be solved, please, contact ELTRA technical support (http://www.eltra.org/contact.shtml). *NOTE: the software has help-function, please use it for additional information. 4. Problems with software operation Should the software error appear, please, make sure that the reason of the error is software itself. Print technical report and send it by fax with detailed description of the problem to ELTRA: +49 (0)2137 12513. Screenshots can considerably ease the work to locate and solve the problem. 5. 64-bit operation system support Software is capable to run on 64-bit Windows. One additional component is required. Please, install Microsoft Access Database Engine (http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13255) for 64-bit operation system. APPENDIX 1. Full software changes log 2.4.3.6 (28.11.2011) * Czech localization updated. * Multi-point calibration: bugfix for units. * CS902: baseline averages are calculated after furnace is closed. * Moisture: double-click entering is fixed for new devices. * LIMS export: AREAX fixed (was exporting area of not prepeared peak). * Czech translation: updated. * CHS502: added. * 64 bit OS support added. * Status window: status reworked - error, set and multiply statuses display added. * Added baseline check and warning for all new IR cell devices. 2.4.3.5 (09.09.2011) * Config: removed "Minimum analyse time", use "Minimum integration time" instead. * Furnace power window: removed minimum/maximum time, use configuration window to set those. * Profile: creating new profile will init channel colors, changing them in one place will affect in the others. * CS2001: added. * Fractional results (CW801, CW802, CS501, CS502) will respect selected units. * New IR factor per channel. * Create new profile: will use default.layout. * Config/Profile options will show internal name to the power user. * CS502: changed to S-type thermocouple. * H502: pump should be controlled properly now with respect to all statuses (no pressure, no switch and timeout). * H502: bugfix for comporator check (was finishing analysis too early). * CS502: bugfix for instruments with only 1 element. * CS902: removed heater status check at start of analysis. * Analyse window: disabled default F4 behaviour in sample ID combobox, fixed tab order. * Profile: monitor system introduced. Will be used to monitor and automatically react (fix) critical system events. Required power user to switch on each monitor if neccessary. * Monitor: generator added. * New com: added "uni1.1", "uni1.2" support. * Graphs: graph code optimised, will not steal focus from other controls on mouse hover, instead required click to start accepting mousewheel (for zooming). Recognizable visually by border style: dash - no mousewheel, solid - mousewheel will works. * Heater: added PreheatSpeed setting to allow slow preheating cold furnace (<100 deg). * Device state window: IR power pin reassigned. * Loader window: will remember column width. * Print preview window: page switching bug fixed. * FTDI driver 2.08.17 added on installation CD (Components\FTDI). 2.4.3.4 (02.05.2011) * Bugfix: if during analysis communication are lost it was not possible to stop analysis unless communications will appears again. * Config: removed "Lims input", "Flow time" in seconds, "Id separator" changed to "Id format", all times accept hh:mm and hh:mm:ss input and display format, "Catalyst furnace" changed to "Catalyst furnace time". * Profile: "Application save" allow to customize applications saving. * LIMS export: bugfixes and optimizations (added syntax check and a lot more options to export). * LIMS import: bugfixes and optimizations (added syntax check and IDCANCEL parameter). * Balance: error will be shown as "ERR" in the text input (removed annoying error window). * CS502, CW801, CW802, H502: added. * CS501,CW801,CW802: for fractional analysis setting "compensate drift" is always ignored (to avoid wrong results calculation). * CW801: alternative gas offset calibration added. * CHS500, CHS501: H units added (H and H2O). * CW800, CW801, CW802: C/CO2 units added. * CHS500: added control of furnace disabling hardware, during operation Uni will let furnace to heat up, upon disconnection furnace is disabled. * Create new profile window: bugfixes in layout for all cultures. * Calibration and Blank value windows: power user clear will set modified to current date. * Open Office Excel export: will use first sheet by index, not by name "Sheet1", which was not working in non-english office. * Units: H element support H2O units for entering in the Calibration window, Blank, etc. * Negative temperature (switched off power control board) will be displayed as "-". * Blower control for xxxx2 instruments added. * Results window: when changing columns visibility width will be kept for visible columns. 2.4.3.3 (06.12.2010) * Com: recovery tweak. * Communication test window: errors counter provided. * TCP: another win7/net4 bugfix (client mode). * CS900: furnace off will turn off oxygen flow. * CS900: furnace off will trigger if loader is not responding for 5 min (loader problem when no operator is nearby). * Installer: added WIC (Windows Imaging Component) to components folder on installation cd. 2.4.3.1 (19.11.2010) * Flow time: entered in seconds now (valid for CS800, CS801, CS2000). * TCP: win7/net4 bugfixes (for server mode). * Autec: bugfixes (related to new communications). 2.4.3.0 (15.11.2010) * Com: major remake of old interop wrapper under new net framework (may be a solution for Win7 issues). * Balances: independent from communication mode of device. * Autec: independent from communication mode of device. * Com: fixed digital output bug (small chance of unexpected opening of induction furnace). * Com: optimized code, removed old chunks of code used to communicate with balances connected to board. * H501: delay before opening carrier output and flow check added to analyse routine. * Installer will detect Windows 7 and Vista (to change default installation path). * Com: added automatic recovery on packet loss. * Major optimization for all devices: switching application in the middle of analysis shouldn't cause any problem. * Induction furnace: added option to disable furnace opening at the end of analysis. 2.4.2.14 (10.11.2010) * Digital outputs: bugfixes (disallow throttling of mc data unless they are new). 2.4.2.13 (09.11.2010) * Czech translation updated. * Debug information added (to track sources of errors). * CHS501 added. * Communication test window: redesigned. * Added communication protocol support for Uni2.0 board. * CS200: compensate drift setting is added. * Error logs will have uni version included as a part of filename. * Added Open Office support for export. * Compensate drift setting is common for all devices. * All xxx01 devices (with new protocol) will properly detect wrong protocol version. * CS902 added. * CS900: loader added "furnace off" option (to switch off furnace at the end of loader batch). * H501: bugfixes. 2.4.2.5 (22.08.2010) * Report: added AreaX for all devices (before was printable for CS800/801). 2.4.2.4 (12.08.2010) * H500/H501: when pressure dissappears gas saving will remaing (to avoid clap-trap bug). * CS2000: added integration delay to induction furnace. 2.4.2.3 (04.08.2010) * Heater: automatic selection of S/N thermocouple (based on the device type). * ONH2000: new TC cell mode added. * bugfix: waiting slope zero fixed and upper limit treshold to turn power off. 2.4.2.2 (02.08.2010) * Heater window: graph menu added. * Profile: new setting to disable displaying of IR cell temperature/power. * Heater: thermocouple type is now detected dinamically. * Heater: polynominal thermocouple temperature calculation for S and N types. 2.4.2.1 (28.07.2010) * H501 added. * Rewamped Heater window (added pwm regulation and graphs). 2.4.2.0 (27.07.2010) * Bugfix: Loader numbering. * Bugfix: Heater setpoints NULL problem and not restored properly at application switch. * Added more device parameters (to calibrate IR temperature). 2.4.1.7 (21.07.2010) * SO4 units added for Sulphur channel (all instruments). * Bugfix: device state window was using wrong indexes to display TP voltages for a new communication protocol. * Some device parameters now are application based (pump/valve values). 2.4.1.6 (28.06.2010) * LIMS export: FILE support added. * Profile: new setting - linearization with blank, include blank into account when calculating linearization factor. 2.4.1.5 (11.06.2010) * CS800: added integration delay. * Bugfix: minor error with baseline adjustment at the analyse start, should slightly improve accuracy or results. 2.4.1.4 (10.06.2010) * Improved application system (cached, ultra-fast switching, ability to autosave current application). * Profile settings are available for access in Config window (some of them will required restart of Uni). * Loader window: added sample order position. * CS501: updated. 2.4.1.3 (28.04.2010) * Updated installer will detect and install newest version of .Net Framework 4.0. * Device state: display average flow l/h. * Autec communication: separate class for CS800. 2.4.1.2 (22.04.2010) * SC500/SC800: when units are C/CO2 setting of ppm factor, digits ppm and digit percent are used to format result (ignored for surface units). 2.4.1.1 (15.04.2010) * Simplified operator rights: will recall last saved and selected by power user layout. 2.4.1.0 (30.03.2010) * UniCom protocol 3.0 support (2.0 will be forbidden); 2.4.0.14 (05.03.2010) * CS501: TIC operation (posibility for analysis without furnace power control). 2.4.0.13 (22.02.2010) * Gas dosing: furnace powerless. * Gas dosing: provided additional delay during operation for all instruments (to avoid conflicts). * Removed delay for EEPROM check for new communications (causing lost of communications). * LIMS: LIMSdg is added. * Autec communication: implemented again restart command (14) (see. Docs\autec.txt). * CHS500: sensitive channel fixed (was always channel 2 independent from channel configuration). 2.4.0.10 (02.02.2010) * Unhandled exception handler (every error should be logged now). * Peak maximum setting valid range minimum value changed to 7V. * CS801: Autec communications bugfixes. 2.4.0.9 (13.01.2010) * Device state window added IR power/temperature block. * CS501: catalyst furnace support added. 2.4.0.8 (08.01.2010) * Device state window fixes for CS801. * Bugfix: EEPROM check for CS501 and CS801 will work properly. 2.4.0.7 (07.01.2010) * CS801 added. * Autec communication shared now (can be available to other devices as well). 2.4.0.6 (17.12.2009) * Heater: thermocouple calibration added. 2.4.0.5 (01.12.2009) * Heater: gas control inverted. * Heater: cooling down fixed (to have power 0). 2.4.0.4 (27.11.2009) * Heater: added alternative gas control. 2.4.0.3 (21.11.2009) * Bugfix: CS501 heater doesn't set for ramping during analysis. * Heater: added K-type of thermocouple to be used. 2.4.0.2 (20.11.2009) * Bugfixes and minor clean up of code. * Heater: added slope (to display and control). * CS501: added pump control, pressure sensing, blower pwm and furnace control during cooling down. 2.4.0.1 (18.11.2009) * Recompiled under .Net Framework 4.0. * Supports Windows 7. * CS800 - Autec communications - removed restart command (14) as not usable (see. Docs\autec.txt). * Removed obsolete (not supported) languages: turkish (tr), romanian (ro) and korean (ko). * Heater setpoints editor added (mainly to support import/export). * Redesigned heater control. * Clean up of code. 2.2.7.0 (18.10.2009) * LIMS import added (form and setting). * LIMS import: TCP support added (configurable tcp listener for id receiving). * LIMS export added. * LIMS export: TCP support added. 2.2.6.9 (08.10.2009) * ONH2000: application loading errors will be ignored. * CS501: removed C1. * CS501: added fraction result columns for 4 channels (up to 5 factions each). * Heater window added for devices with new communication protocol (CS501). * Extended Communication test window to support new communication protocol. * Device state window support new communication protocol. 2.2.6.6 (31.08.2009) * Helios - inverted diverting valve control. 2.2.6.5 (28.08.2009) * Helios - software control of diverting valve. * Flow check - use device specified normal flow values. 2.2.6.4 (25.08.2009) * CS501: C1 field added. * XML serialization for database implemented. 2.2.6.3 (20.08.2009) * Format of sample weight. 2.2.6.2 (18.08.2009) * Autec communication - restart command added. 2.2.6.1 (21.07.2009) * CS501 added. 2.2.5a2 (1.06.2009) * Loader window: if no there is no loader for current furnace then loader queue is a single step queue. * Added custom type for generated report what can store settings. * Preview logo setting is changed, it can be path to logo image or "eltra" to use default or empty for no logo. * New folder Uni\Docs will contains some additional information about Uni. 2.2.5a1 (11.06.2009) * ON/OH/ONH: bugfixes for TC channel with new IR cell. 2.2.5 (19.05.2009) * Bugfixes for Excel export. * LIMS export contains graphics. * Minimum sample weight. * Autec communication status byte extended. * New IR cell mode. * Helios - diverting valve. * Helios - H channel. * Helios - integration delay. * Helios - baseline start/end adjustable. * CS800 - gas calibration. * Loader - furnace open bugfix. * H500 - peaks are inverted now. 2.2.4 (14.11.2008) * Helios, baseline at the end. * Analyse control window, blank window and calibration window are supporting entering comma as a desimal point. * Modified value for blank and calibration window. * Added power user menu items to profile manager window: Browser profile folder and Refresh. * Included installation of service pack for .Net framework 2.0. * CW800 IR cell range increased. * CW800 new IR cell enabled. * Added "substract below" to fractions. * Base line stability check fix. * Autec protocol modifications. * Finnish update. * Polish update. * Loader sorting bugfix. 2.2.2 (12.04.2008) * Baseline bugfix. 2.2.1 (09.04.2008) * Loader window start analysis change. * Added external chamber for ONH2000. * Added a new IR cell. * CS2000 moisture. 2.1.7 (06.03.2008) * Fix for calibration factors in report. * Helios S results fix. 2.1.6 (26.02.2008) * Data base errors logging added. * CW800 LIMS export fixed. * Swedish help. 2.1.5 (16.01.2008) * Layout lock. * Loader import. 2.1.4 (28.11.2007) * Multiple weight stacks. 2.1.3 (xx.xx.2007) * CS900 (Helios) gas saving. * H500 gas saving. * SC800 introduced. * CS800 areas in report. * CS800 Postwaiting maximum 600. 2.0.15 (08.10.2007) * Vista fixes. * SC500 units and modes. * CS500 moisture field. * Improved .Net Framework detection. * Fix for limited accounts. * CHS500 added more channel configurations. * CS900 moisture field. * Device state window corrections. * SC500 bugfix for units in Fractions window. * .Net Framework 2.0 installation automated. 1.3.5 (22.08.2006) * CS900 added loader cover function F11. * CS900 - furnace opening optimised. 1.3.4 (07.08.2006) * H500, SC500 - gaz cabliration weight is adjustable by BlankWeight setting. * DigitPpm [1-4]. * Hide FastJump. * Added LIMSegypt converer. * Added LIMScorus converter. * CS900 improvement. * Czech translation updated. * Japanese translation updated. * Chinese translation updated. * SC500 gas calibration. * Default settings for balance are changed for Eltra84. * Excel 2003 and Word 2003 support. * Window size correction. * ON/OH/ONH. Retriggering fix. * CS2000 added prepurging/postwaiting. * Balance fix. * Induction furnace opening adjusted. 1.3.3 (24.01.2006) * The fractions calculation procedure is corrected. * CTRL disables command line parameters. * The units (%/ppm) selection is changed for all windows. * Fractions printout is added. * Ppm-factor setting is corrected. * Device state is added to the technical report. * Graphs improvement. * CW800. "CO2" units are dispalyed correctly. * Profile backup and results cleanup are added. * F9 - results printout. * Simplified operator rights. * CW800. The gas saving mode control is corrected. * LIMSxtac is added. * ON900/OH900/ONH2000 - "long" analyses are allowed. * Fractions export to Excel. * Power settings are added to the "Fractions" window. * French, japanese and hungarian languages are added. * H500. Gas calibration. * Autoloader. "Endless loading" mistake is corrected. * CS800. Post purging is corrected. * CS800/2000 - furnace cooling time. 1.3.2 (13.10.2005) * Gas saving mode error in CW800 analyser was corrected. * New type of the analyser is added - CS900. * CW800. "Carbon" is replaced by "CO2". * CW800. "Ignition loss" value is added. * Saving/restoring the application is carried out faster. * Application change procedure is simplified. * Command line parameter /AutoLoadLastProfile is added. * Furnace close sequence error is corrected for ON/OH/ONH. * Communication for Autec company for CS800. * German help-file is updated. 1.3.1 (07.09.2005) * Corrected bug what appears during selecting LIMS converter with file open dialog. * LIMS converters sorting. * Readme files are added into installation. * For CS800 purging control is added into analyse control window. 1.3.0 (09.08.2005) * The English (default) help file is updated. * "KERN balance" setting is removed from configuration. * The balance must be connected to serial interface of the PC (PC must have at least 2 serial ports - 1 for analyser, 1 for balance). 1.2.8 (22.07.2005) * LIMS export error is corrected for the analysers with channels number less then 4. 1.2.7 (21.07.2005) * Flow control error is corrected in ONH2000 analyser. * Post-waiting error is corrected in ONH200 analyser. * Furnace control error is corrected for ON900/OH900/ONH2000 analysers without TC-cell. * "Sensitive channel" setting is added for CW800 (H2O channel) and CHS500 (H channel). * "Peak maximum" setting is added. * Warning message will be displayed during installation if the operation system is not Windows XP SP2. * Polish help-file added. * Russian help-file is updated. 1.2b5 (05.05.2005) * Measuring units loading error is corrected (CO2 and SO3). * Error when opening/closing the furnace during communication with balance is corrected for the CSxxx analysers. * Pressure check error is corrected for CW800 (pump will be stopped if there is no pressure). * Channels identification error is corrected in CHS500. * Error message will be displayed if the error appears when adding the entry into the database. * "Results" window in power user mode shows the results in choosen measuring units. * Automatic LIMS export feature is added (LIMS auto setting). * Technical report contains encrypted user passwords (ELTRA can recover the passwords if they were lost). * The series of analyses can be stopped by F8 key when working with autoloader. * Report creation is simplified ("Auto-fill" check-box in the "Report" window). * ID history is added in the "Analysis control" window. * "Sample drop" setting is added for ON/OH/ONH analysers. * "Post-waiting" setting is added for ON/OH/ONH analysers. * Comparator level is specified in absolute units (mV) from now on. * LIMStest (included to distribution disk) is a default LIMS converter. * Analysis peak starts from zero for all analysers. * The feature, when analysis results are not calculated for analysis which ends at max analysis time, is deleted. * The existing points are taking into account when carrying out the multipoint calibration (duplicates are overwritten). 1.2b4 (09.02.2005) * Flow rate (l/h) calculation error is corrected in "Device status" window. * Distribution disk contains Microsoft MDAC from now on. * CHS500 device is added. 1.2b3 (04.02.2005) * The content of the "Profiles" folder is copied automatically during installation. * "Negative results" setting is added. * Furnace switching on procedure is corrected for ONH/ON/OH analysers. 1.2b2 (02.02.2005) * Flow rate (l/h) calculation error is corrected in "Device status" window for ONH/ON/OH analysers. * EPROMs reprogramming features added (when loading profile). * Linearity calculation procedure is changed (standard deviation instead of simple deviation is used). * Negative results are allowed. 1.2b1 (28.01.2005) * Polish interface language is added. * Chinese interface language is added. 1.2 (25.01.2005) * Date/Time filter error for different Windows localisations is corrected. * The error, when the pump is working without carrier gas pressure is corrected for ONH/ON/OH analysers. * Induction furnace closing procedure is optimised. * Measuring units display error is corrected in "Status" window for CS2000 analysers. * Russian help-file is added. * German help-file is added. * Report export to Word is added. * "Drift check" feature is added. * "Fractional analysis" feature is added. * The flow rate in "Device status" window is changed to 15 l/h for ONH/ON/OH analysers. * Layouts lock feature is deleted. 1.1b9a (23.12.2004) * Furnace control in continuous power mode is corrected for ON900 analysers. * Warning message will be displayed during installation is Microsoft .Net Framework is not installed. * Italian interface language is added. * OH900 device is added. * ONH2000 device is added. * CW800 device is added. * "Status" window shows selected measuring units from now on. 1.1b9 (29.11.2004) * Splash screen display error, when installing from temporary folder, is corrected. * The recalculated results display error in "Results" window is corrected. The values are displayed in selected measuring units from now on. * The deficiency counters error, when working with loader, is corrected. * Czech help-file is added. * Czech interface language is added. * LIMS support is added. * SC500 device is added. * "Determination coefficient" is added in the "Multipoint calibration" window. * The current application is displayed in "Status" window from now on. * the deficiency counters are specified as number of analyses (not as percents) from now on. 1.1b8 (16.11.2004) * Carrier gas pressure check error is corrected for CS800 analysers. * Calibration factors are added to report. * Report printout settings (graph position, font etc.) are added. * Excel export is not dependent on the Microsoft Office version from now on. * "Integration delay" setting is available in "Furnace power" window from now on for ONH/ON/OH analysers. 1.1b6 (08.11.2004) * The columns width error, when displaying/hiding columns in "Results" window, is corrected. * New measuring units are added (CO2, SO3). * "Date" filter is "Date/Time" filter from now on. * "Loader" window is used as a saved weight stack, if working with profiles without autoloader. * Weights list is deleted. 1.1b5 (03.11.2004) * Max analysis time loading error, when it is less then 60 s., is corrected. * "No pressure" instead of "No flow" is displayed in "Status" window for CS analysers. * Help file is added. * Weights list is added. * ON900 device is added. * Chinese interface language is added. * Spanish interface language is added. * TOC will be calculated automatically if two results are selected in CS-500. * Acoustic signal is added for resistance furnace (CS-500, CS-2000). * Analog outputs in the "Base line" window during test are set to 0 only 1 time. 1.1b4 (13.10.2004) * Only 1 sulphur channel in CS-800 error is corrected. * Initial deviation calculation error in "Linearity" window is corrected. * The error, when applying the database filter at the end of analysis is corrected. * Library folder containing default layouts is added. * Progress bar window is displayed, when applying a database filter. 1.1b3 (11.10.2004) * "ID-separator" setting is added. * "Pre-purging" setting is added for CS800 analysers. * "Pump/valve voltage" display in "Device status" is added for CS analysers. * Technical report contains software version from now on. * Results data base edit feature is added (for debugging). * The analysis can be carried out even if "deficiency check failed" window appears. * The induction furnace will not be opened if "No pressure" error message appears. 1.1b2 (xx.xx.2004) * "Base calibration", "Calibration", "Blank value" and "Multipoint calibration" calculations are changed. All other factors are taken into account when making calculation in any of this windows. * The recalculated results display error in "Report" window is corrected. * German interface language is added. * Results data base filter is changed ("Today" filter is applied by default). 1.1b1 (xx.xx.2004) * The analysis results calculation function is omitted if analysis time exceeds 80 seconds. * Software access levels are added. * Passwords encryption is added. 1.0 (xx.xx.2004) * First version. |
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