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Can I connect a HDM97Pocket meter to a computer with Linux?
Yes, if the computer has a USB-Interface. The following lines have
been provided by Todd
Ballantyne (tballantyne@dekaresearch.com).
In the
spirit of open source here's an easy way to set it up and try it
from the command shell if you have other customers in the future
using linux.
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$insmod
usbserial.ko
$insmod ftdi_sio.ko vendor=0x0127 product=0x0002 |
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Run minicom -s and configure /dev/ttyUSB0 to 9600, 8N1 Exit
minicom using the Q option to not reset the serial port on exit
Use
echo to send commands and cat to look at the replies:
In one command window issue: . |
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$echo -e -n "HDMEIH\r\n" > /dev/ttyUSB0
$echo -e -n "VAL\r\n" > /dev/ttyUSB0 |
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In the
first window you will see the units and data come out when the
echo commands are issued.
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If
I order several HDM97Pocket meters and want to use the IBPView
software with all of them, can I do this with one IBPView license?
For
every meter a separate license is needed. Every meter needs to be
released for the use of the IBPView software. If you order a meter
including the IBPView we release the meter before shipment. If you
order the software later, you will receive a key to release the
meter for the use of the software.
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Can I charge the battery of my HDM97Pocket via a computer USB-Port?
Yes,
every time you connect the meter to a USB-Port the battery is
charged.
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What is the
Calibration Period of the IBP Dialysis Meters?
The
calibration period is one year. We recommend to double check the
conductivity once per month with a conductivity reference solution. If biological
material grows inside the cell it could interfere the accuracy of the
conductivity measurement.
We
know that competing companies do not recommend a monthly test of the
conductivity measurement. On the contrary they offer this as a feature
that their meters needs not to be tested during the calibration
period. From our more than 25 years of experience in developing and
selling dialysis meters we recommend this as a security measure.
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We have competing
meters which need every two years a new conductivity electrode, what's
about the IBP's conductivity electrodes?
The IBP's conductivity
electrodes have robust 4 pole electrode. Normally the electrode will
run for more than 10 years.
Recently we have calibrated an HDM80, 20 years old, first electrode.
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Why does IBP do not
deliver a second conductivity electrode with the meter as competitors
do? There
is no need to do this. The IBP's conductivity electrodes is robust
normally will run for more than 10 years.
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If I send my meter in for calibration, what must be included in my shipment?
As the conductivity
electrode is part of the calibration process and must be included with
the meter. If your meter has a flow probe it must also be shipped.
There is no need to ship the battery charger or other accessories.
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Why IBP Meters allow to select the
Temperature coefficient of the Dialysis Machine to be calibrated?
This is a topic
that is frequently misunderstood and often neglected in hemodialysis.
Click here to
read the background.
PDF (23 kByte)
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What are the
differences between IBP and competing dialysis meters?
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Click here to read the
differences. |
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