Senter Optical Power Meter Management Software

User Manual

V 1.0

Shandong Senter Electronic Co., Ltd.

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About this software

This software is used to the data reading, function setup and test
file analysis as well as management of ST800K-U optical power
meter.

This Management software user manual mainly explains the

content as follows:

1. Installation of Senter Optical Power Meter management software.

2. Menu description of Senter Optical Power Meter management software.

3. Toolbar description of Senter Optical Power Meter management software.

4. Read and check history data through Senter Optical Power Meter
management software.

5. Delete history data through Senter Optical Power Meter management

software.

6. Set up the clock of the optical power meter through Senter Optical Power
Meter management software.

7. Add notes on reading data and open the stored documents through Senter
Optical Power Meter management software.

8. Export the data as ".xsl" and ".csv" format to easily manage test results
through Senter Optical Power Meter management software.

9. Print the data through Senter Optical Power Meter management software.

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The main interface of management software is as the following shows:

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Contents

Ⅰ. INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................................... 1
Ⅱ. MENU DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................ 1
III. TOOLBAR DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................... 3
IV. OPERATING PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................... 4

1. Launch software ..............................................4

2. Link .........................................................4
3. Read history data .............................................5
4.Delete single item .............................................6
5. Delete All ....................................................6
6. Set clock.....................................................6
7. Save data ....................................................7
8. Open files....................................................7
9. Export files ...................................................7
10. Print........................................................8
Ⅴ. COMMON FAULTS AND SOLUTIONS...................................................................................... 8

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Ⅰ. Installation

Double-click the installation icon Senter Optical Power Meter

management software V1.0 setup.exe to install the software. After successful
installation, there will be a shortcut icon on the desktop. The user manual is
mainly used to describe "Senter Optical Power Meter management software
V1.0.exe".
It is better if you can close your Anti-virus software in your computer when you
install the software and driver.

Ⅱ. Menu description

The structure of management software menu system and respective functions

are as followings:

Menu:

1. File---------------------------- Relevant menus about files

Open-----------------------Open the stored documents
Save------------------------Save the documents
Export----------------------Export the test data to excel or csv files
Print-------------------------Print data
Exit--------------------------Exit the management software
2. Read---------------------------Read the parameters on meters
History data----------------Check Bit map of signal path in graphics mode
3. Set------------------------------Set up parameters of meter through this software
Set clock--------------------Set up the clock of the meter
4. Help----------------------------Relevant menus about help
Help-------------------------Show the on-line content for help
About------------------------About this software
The pictures are as following shows:

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III. Toolbar description

The toolbar of management software is as the following shows:

From left to right, the functions are:

History data: Read the historical testing results in the power meter

Delete single item: Delete the selected history testing data

Delete all: Delete all the history testing data

Set clock: Calibrate the clock in the power meter

Save: Store the upload data into local computer in convenience to analyze
and manage them

Export: Export the uploaded data to ".xls" or ".cvs" format

Print: Print the test data.

Exit: Exit system

Link: Click this button to link the power meter, which is the premise of other
operations

Link Status: Show the current connecting state; turning green means it has
already been connected with the power meter; turning red means it fails to be
connect, the original state is yellow.

Descriptions about connecting state:

The original state:

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The successfully connecting state:

The failure of connection:

IV. Operating procedures

1. Launch software

After installation, Click Start->Program->"Senter Optical Power Meter

management software v1.0.exe" from your computer. Or click shortcut icon on
your computer desktop to start the software.

Notice: When you start the software first time, it will install ST800K-U optical
power meter driver program automatically. Please don’t interrupt the
installation. After installation of driver program, you need to restart the
software to use.

2. Link

Before using each function of this software, you should first connect the
ST800K-U optical power meter with the computer by the USB; then click the

button on the toolbar “ ” after the previous physical connection to

connect the software with the meter. when the “Link Status” on the toolbar

turning from to , it means the optical power meter is

connected successfully and you can carry out other operations. If it appears

, it means the connection is unsuccessful. Please check the physical

connection or whether the drive of the power meter is installed. You can go on

to try after your above confirmation until the state is .

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Notice: The connecting state is when the software starts; the state

of successful connection is ; the failed connecting state is .

Attention: You can do the operations, such as reading and set up, only when
the equipment is connected successfully.

3. Read history data

ST800K-U Optical Power Meter can store 1000 groups of history testing
records; you can upload the testing records to computer to show and store
them through management software in convenience to do data analysis and
management. The operation is as follows:
Connect meter to PC, and then click” File->read history data”, or choose the

button “history data ” in the toolbar, the system will read the data
automatically, as follows:

After finishing reading the history data, you can click the in the toolbar
to store the data. Double-click column "No." and "Description" to edit or add
notes. You can input max 10 digits, data or five Chinese characters in "No."

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column; you can input max 20 digits, data or ten Chinese characters in
"Description" column.

Notice: Do not do other operations during the upload of history data

until the completion of the upload.

4.Delete single item

Delete the single history testing data. The operation is as follows:

Connect the meter to PC and download the history testing data to
computer. Click the item need to be deleted in the management software, and

then click “read delete item”, or click the “ DelSelected” button to

delete the single history testing data.

5. Delete All

Delete all the history testing data. The operation is as follows:

Connect meter with PC and download the history testing data to

computer.Click “read Delete All” or click the DeleteAll” button to

delete all the history testing data.

6. Set clock

Using the management software can calibrate clock of the optical power
meter, steps are as follows:

Click” File set clock”, or choose the button “set clock ”, the system
will show a dialog box for setting clock, as follows:

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Clicking the button “OK” will change the clock of power meter; clicking the
button “Cancel” will close the dialog box.

7. Save data

Data read by the software can be stored into local computer in order to
analyze and manage them later. The steps are as follows:
After reading data, click the “File” in the menu ”Save” or click the button

in the menu. Save file dialog will pop up, and then choose the root and
name the file; click “OK” to save file.

8. Open files

Open the data files stored in the local computer and show them in the
software by using this software. The steps are as follows:

Click the “File in the menu open", the program shows the open file dialog
box. Then choose the file; click the “OK”, you can open the file.

9. Export files

Export the data files as ".xls or .cvs" format into your local computer by using
this software. The steps are as follows:

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After reading or opening the files, click "File Export " or click the
button. Then the program shows the export file dialog box. Then choose the
file; click the “Save” to export the files.

10. Print

To print the read data by using this software. The steps are as follows:

After reading or opening the files, click "File Export " or click the
button to finish data print function.

Ⅴ. Common faults and solutions

Faults Reason and analysis Solutions

1. Please check the physical
1. Physical connection is not
connection between the computer and
Clicking the good
the optical power meter.
Connecting 2. The power meter dose not
2. Check whether the power meter has
equipment, but install device driver.
device driver (check whether it has
failed. 3. The power meter is not
CP210x USB to UART Bridge
startup.
Controller in the manager-port of

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hardware equipments in the computer

operational system),if it has not, please
install it, please find the “Files for drive”
in the installation list of this
management software, and double-
click the
CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe.
3. 3. Check whether the power meter is
startup.
Restart the optical power meter ,then
During the usage in click the button ,“equipment connection
the successfully The standby time of power “ in the toolbar of this management
connecting state, no meter is due, and then the software ,if the connecting state is
data upload or meter is power off green ,which means the connection is
setting automatically. successful ;if red ,unsuccessful; please
-up is unsuccessful redo the above operational steps and
check the physical connection .
After the disconnection
between the equipment and
After the normal software, the computer serial
To exit the software and starts again,
disconnection, port is in a connecting state,
starts the meter, trying to reconnect
reconnection always but you can not find the
again.
failed equipments, so the
connection is unsuccessful.
However, this is very rare.

Connecting equipments
The connection of equipments is the first step to use management software; it
is also the premise of other operations.

Clicking the right button beside the toolbar named” connection of equipments”
can carry out the operation of connection, but you must make sure the
followed three points before clicking this button:

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1. Whether the meter has been connected well with the USB port of computer.
2. Whether the device driver of the meter has been installed(for the first time
to use this management software and install the device driver, check whether
the power meter has device driver, please check whether it has CP210x USB
to UART Bridge Controller in the manager-port of hardware equipments in the
computer operational system, if it has not, please install it ,please find the
“Files for drive” in the installation list of this management software, and
double-click the CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe in it.
3. Whether you turn on the meter.

If the above steps have been finished, please click the button “Link” in the
toolbar to connect the software with the meter, when the “Link Status” in the
toolbar turn green, it means connection is successful, and user can do other
operation. Red means the connection is failed. Please check physical
connection or the drive installation till it turn green.

Explanation: the connecting state is yellow after the software starts, this state
will become green when the equipments connect with the software
successfully, or the state will become red if the connection is unsuccessful.
Notice: the operations such as read, setting up, only can be done in the
conditions of successful connection.

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Shandng Senter Electronic Co., Ltd.

Add: No.98, Wanjie Road, New&Hi-tech Area, Zibo City,
Shandong Province, China 255086
Tel: 86-533-3589257
Fax: 86-533-3587522/3589257
Email: [email protected]
Http: www.senter.cn

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