Pats Plus Download Utility

SimplyPats Version 6.0.5 Update

The Update to SimplyPats Version 6.0.5 included all of the PAT Testers Currently supported through the use of the PATsPlus Utility. If you have no special requirements to continue using the PATsPlaus Utility, you may want to discontinue using the Utility and instead download directly into the main SimplyPats Software.

The Pats Plus Download utility is a program available upon request from RSR Systems Ltd. It is used to download the range of Seaward Pat Testers in PATs plus format. The program allows you to configure which Notes fields on your PAT tester are assigned to which fields within SimplyPats. This is usually used where customers have specific needs for capturing non standard data and or creating Microsoft Excel (tm) spreadsheets or CSV data files to integrate with a 3rd party database.

As of August 2009 the following PAT Testers are supported, ONLY in Pats Plus Download Format of the data.

Click on the correct tab of the PAT tester that you are using. You can now setup how you wish to assign the notes fields and assign them to corresponding fields within SimplyPats. Should you use one of the fields for a Retest Period in months, you can also use the "Replace Any Blank Retests with" drop down to replace any missing retest period values.

Com Port and Baud Rate

Set here the Com Port and Baud Rate for your PC. The Baud Rate must match what is set on your PAT tester. When you leave this program all your settings will be remembered.

To Download your tester, click on the Download Button on this utility, then start sending the data from your PAT tester.

Program Settings Tab

Path

The program settings TAB allows you to change to which folder you save your downloaded and converted SimplyPats or Excel files.

File Name Prefix

When you are prompted to save the file after download you will have a suggested filename given to you based on today's date, prefixed by whatever you type in the File Name Prefix box.

Excel Output Format

Using this drop down you can select various different formats in which your Excel files are saved. If neither of these formats give you exactly which fields you want in the order that you want then please contact us and we can provide a CSV/Excel specification which exactly meets your needs.

After Download Prompt To Save As

After you have downloaded you can choose to be prompted to save the data either as an Excel file or as a SimplyPats file. If you chose SimplyPats file, once the file has been saved you will be prompted if you wish to open SimplyPats with the file you have just converted.

USB to Serial Converter

If you are using a USB to Serial converter to download to your PC, you may need to tick this box to tell the utility you are using one and to modify the download settings.

Help

Displays this help page.

Quit

Closes the Pats Plus Download Utility.

 

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(This Topic Last updated 23/09/2011)