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Downloading
Metrel SigmaPAT MI3310
Connecting the PAT to your PC
The Metrel SigmaPAT has the option of connecting to your PC using USB or Serial.
We would recommend that you use a standard USB A to B cable, however using this method will mean that you will need to install the USB Drivers supplied on the Metrel CD included with your PAT tester. If you did not recieve a CD with your PAT Tester, please contact support.
This guide assumes that you are downloading data using USB.
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 SigmaPAT. Using the Notes Fields On Your PAT with SimplyPats
Downloading The Metrel SigmaPAT
Before attempting to download you will need to make sure that the PAT Tester is turned on and connected to the PC. If SimplyPats was running before you plugged the PAT tester into the PC, please restart SimplyPats.
From the Main Menu use the directional arrow keys to scroll down and highlight RECALL/DOWNLOAD/DELETE RESULTS
Press ENTER on the PAT Tester to continue to the SEARCH MEMORY screen.
On the SEARCH RESULTS screen you can select a date range as well as other information.
Make sure that the date range selected includes the test date of all the appliances that you want to download.
Unless you want to download a particular appliance, tests done by a particular user or by building or room, we would recommend that all fields contain an asterix symbol *
Once you have selected the information to be downloaded press F1 (FIND) to take you to the next screen.
The RECALL MEMORY screen will display all the tests found within the PAT testers memory using the parameters you set on the previous screen.
All the Appliance Id's are listed at the bottom of the screen, you can use the Up/Down keys to scroll through the list one by one or the PgUp/PgDown (F1 and F2) keys to scroll a page at a time.
If you wish to delete a single test, select the appliance id and press F3 (DELETE).
If you want to send all the tests press the SEND key.
The SEND RESULTS screen displays, what you are sending the information to; PC, Serial Printer or Barcode Printer, the download speed (baud rate) and data format are also shown.
The SEND FORMAT when downloading to SimplyPats should be set to METREL +
The Baud Rate may need to be set in SimplyPats on the PAT Settings screen, make sure that the Baud Rate on the PAT tester and SimplyPats are set to the same rate, please see below for instructions on changing the Baud Rate and COMM settings.
Choose SEND TO: PC
On The SimplyPats PAT Settings Screen
SimplyPats can automatically detect the baud rate and com port that this PAT tester is set to. To Start the Download process, click on the download button
and you should see a screen similar to that shown below as SimplyPats waits for the data from your PAT tester.
After downloading has finished, you should see your test data displayed in SimplyPats.
Overiding The Auto Detect Baud Rate and Com Port
If you experience problems downloading from this PAT tester, you may wish to manually configure the com port and baud rate.
1) Select the Com Port that your PAT tester is attached to using the drop down box at the top of the screen.
2) Tick the Override Auto Detect Baud Rate and Com Port box
3) Select the same Baud Rate from the drop down box that your PAT tester is set to.
To Start the Download process, click on the download button
After downloading has finished, you should see your test data displayed in SimplyPats.
Changing the Baud rate and COM Port on the PAT tester
You can change the baud rate by pressing F1 (BAUD). Press F1 (SAVE) to save and exit to the SEND REULTS screen.
You can also set the download method; USB or Serial by pressing F2 (COM). Press F1 (SAVE) to save and exit to the SEND RESULTS screen.
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\
Return To Download PAT Settings Screen
(This Topic Last updated 15/02/2012)
