Connecting the PAT to your PC
Before going any further, make sure your PAT tester is connected to your computer using the supplied cable (only use the cable that came with your PAT tester). If you want to see more information on what cables you need to connect your PAT tester or if you are using a USB to Serial converter tp connect to your PC click here. Cable Connections From Pat Tester To PC
Setting what to use the Notes field on the PAT tester
Before downloading, ensure you have selected from the drop down box on the Pat Settings screen what you want to assign the Notes field on the Kewtech. Using the Notes Fields On Your PAT with SimplyPats
Downloading the Kewtech KT77 To USB Pen Drive
Turn on your computer and PAT tester. Ensure you have the USB Memory Stick Supplied with your PAT tester plugged in.
NOTE! We recommend that you use the USB Pen Drive supplied by Kewtech.
Other USB Memory drives are not guaranteed to be compatible.Use the arrow keys to select DOWNLOAD RESULTS
Use the right arrow key to change the destination to USB FLASH DRIVE
Now Press OK and you will get the Download Data screen.
From this screen you can choose which test data to download. If you wish to download ALL test data stored in your PAT tester to SimplyPats, make sure that the headings APPLIANCE, SITE, LOCATION, USER, and TEST STATUS all have a * character next to them, next check that the date shown in the DATE FROM heading is the same date that the tests were started, and the DATE TO heading, shows todays date.
Now scroll down to START SEARCH and press OKRemove the USB Memory stick and insert it into your PC. From the Pat Settings screen, select the Kewtech KT77 and click on the Open Button.
On the following screen you will see that we have refered to "Import Kewtech KT77 .TXT File" The file extension for the file that you are importing in fact has a file extension of .SSS
From the File Open dialogue, navigate to your USB Memory Stick to select your data file saved from the Kewtech KT77 PAT Tester, (In the example below 120111A.SSS) and click on the Open Button.
After downloading has finished, you should see your test data displayed in SimplyPats.
Raw Data Backup
SimplyPats automatically creates a back up of the raw data downloaded from your PAT tester and places it in the RawData folder within the main SimplyPats folder. This location of this folder is usually C:\Program Files\SimplyPats 6\RawData\
KEWPAT Pro (Kewtech) Version
The KEWPAT Pro (Kewtech) Version of SimplyPats, only supports download from the Kewtech KT74, KT75, KT77 and Robin SmartPat 5000 5500, with manual entry of Asset and Test Data also supported.
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(This Topic Last updated 23/09/2011)