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Product Specifications Data communication option OXSAS can be fitted with ARLcom, a powerful and dependable transmission option that can transmit analysis results via network to applications running on other computers such as process computers, to database servers, to LIMS, etc. It can also send them to office computers enabling to treat them with word processor, spreadsheet or database applications such as the Microsoft ® Office or OpenOffice ® program suite. Legacy transmission mechanisms over serial lines is available too, whether you need to communicate to computers, to serial printers or to serial ASCII terminals. Flexible and secure communication solutions OXSAS can transmit results on-line to up to 16 destinations with for each one a different media, mechanism and format. The available solutions are: LAN Network TCP/IP: transmission solutions to computer applications via LAN Local Area Network using the TCP/IP protocol File Storage: transmission solutions to files located on local or network disks IP Printer: transmission of results to printers directly connected to a LAN network Compac: transmission solutions over RS 232 serial lines to computers using the Thermo Scientific Compac protocol Video/Printer: transmission solutions over RS 232 serial lines to printers or visual display terminals using formatted telegrams ARLcom is a versatile optional package of Thermo Scientific OXSAS software to transmit manually or automatically analysis results using a variety of procedures, protocols and formats to best meet your needs. It can transmit analysis results online to up to 16 destinations via LAN network links or legacy RS-232 serial lines. Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific elemental analysis OXSAS is the most modern analytical software for Thermo Scientific optical emission and wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometers Defining links for result transmission is that powerful ARLcom: Package of result transmission solutions Option of OXSAS Software for Thermo Scientific OES and XRF spectrometers

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Data communication option OXSAS can be fitted with ARLcom, apowerful and dependable transmissionoption that can transmit analysis results vianetwork to applications running on othercomputers such as process computers, todatabase servers, to LIMS, etc. It can alsosend them to office computers enabling totreat them with word processor,spreadsheet or database applications suchas the Microsoft® Office or OpenOffice®

program suite. Legacy transmissionmechanisms over serial lines is availabletoo, whether you need to communicate tocomputers, to serial printers or to serialASCII terminals.

Flexible and securecommunication solutionsOXSAS can transmit results on-line to up to16 destinations with for each one adifferent media, mechanism and format. Theavailable solutions are:• LAN Network TCP/IP: transmission solutions

to computer applications via LAN LocalArea Network using the TCP/IP protocol

• File Storage: transmission solutions tofiles located on local or network disks

• IP Printer: transmission of results to printersdirectly connected to a LAN network

• Compac: transmission solutions over RS232 serial lines to computers using theThermo Scientific Compac protocol

• Video/Printer: transmission solutions overRS 232 serial lines to printers or visualdisplay terminals using formatted telegrams

ARLcom is a versatile optionalpackage of Thermo ScientificOXSAS software to transmitmanually or automaticallyanalysis results using a variety ofprocedures, protocols and formatsto best meet your needs.

It can transmit analysis resultsonline to up to 16 destinations viaLAN network links or legacy RS-232 serial lines.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific

e l e m e n t a l a n a l y s i s

OXSAS is the most modernanalytical software for ThermoScientific optical emission andwavelength dispersive X-rayfluorescence spectrometers

Defining links for result transmission is that powerful

ARLcom: Package of resulttransmission solutionsOption of OXSAS Software for ThermoScientific OES and XRF spectrometers

• Alternate Destination facilityautomatically re-routes results to analternative link if the main one can notbe reached

The high flexibility built in ARLcomsuits the operation in real communicationenvironment conditions. For instance,bufferisation or alternate destination isactivated when the link is not available orhas problems, when the receivingapplication is not listening, etc.

Flexible transmission

Varied result transmissionproceduresResults can be transmitted fullyautomatically after analysis completionAlternatively, the user can control everytransmission: the software proposes a listof destinations that can be amended onlineif necessary.

The lists of destinations can be set upfor each category of your samples. You canalso build automatic choices for thetransmission destinations based on userdefinable criteria and using analysisinformation such as : sample identification,analysis parameter names, determinedconcentrations, flags, result statuses.

Results can also be transmitted uponrequest, for instance, results that are notregularly transmitted.

Stored results can also be transmitted;this allows among others the manualretransmission of results.

Generally, just the averageconcentration result would be transmitted,but individual measurements can be senttoo. Besides the analyses of unknownsamples, the measurements of control,setting-up, type standard and calibrationsamples can also be transmitted.

Transmission details, like the elementlist, order, precision, unit, etc. can be selectedper analytical method, or can be defined forall methods in the transmission format.

Result structuresOXSAS includes two types of transmissionformats:• Communication Formats, designed for

transferring result data to onlinecomputer applications or databases

• Remote Display Formats. Thanks to theirtext formatting capability, they allow thedisplay of results for direct humanreading such as on passive terminals, onprinters, etc,

A built-in tool enables to modifiy orcreate your own formats.

Secure transmission

Message Transmission SpoolingIn case of unsuccessful transmission, thesoftware temporarily stores the resultmessage and automatically retries thetransmission periodically. The retries delayand duration can be adapted for eachdestination.

The transmission spooling screendisplays the results that failed to betransmitted with the name of theirdestination. The user can cancel thetransmission retries per result, destinationor for all results.

Alternate DestinationThis function allows results to be sent toalternative destinations in case oftransmission failure.

The Alternate Destination facility isideal for result transmission to computershaving backup hardware for non-stopoperation. If the main computer breaksdown, the transmission fails and the systemautomatically re-routes the transmission tothe backup system through AlternateDestination.

The main destination is always usedfirst; so the transmission is back to normal assoon as the main computer is running again.

Technical NotesAlternate Destinationcan only be used foronline communicationmechanisms such asthe LAN networkTCP/IP, IP Printers orserial Compacdestinations, as thesecommunicationmechanisms allow todetect thetransmission failures.When used for FileStorage destinations,it detects only whenthe destination folderis unreachable (e.g. ifit does not exist, or ifthe drive isdisconnected).

As alternative destination, you canselect any of the destinations defined inyour system provided they are of type: LANnetwork TCP/IP, File Storage, IP Printers orserial Compac.

LAN Network TCP/IPThe TCP/IP mechanism of ARLcom allowsanalysis results to be sent to computers usinga LAN network access. The transmission ismade in real time, task-to-task, from theanalysis software to another application.

The TCP/IP solution offers a securetransmission: it allows immediatenotification in the remote computer when atransmitted result is received. It alsoadvises the operator if the result fails to betransmitted. In this event the result isspooled (stored temporarily), until thecommunication is restored. The result willthen be re-transmitted automatically.

TCP/IP is a non-proprietarycommunication protocol used within most oftoday's networking applications, such as theInternet. The TCP/IP protocol is included inWindows® 32 bits operating systems. Itmanages all the communication details.Just the node address of the receivingcomputer and a socket number for thecommunication have to be defined. A simplesoftware program will be required on thedestination computer to receive themessage and extract the analytical result.

Socket connection implementation A schematic of the required program stagesis shown in the diagram below.

Technical notes

• The destination computer requires theTCP/IP protocol installed and running

• The result reception program on thedestination computer is not supplied by us

• Network hardware is not provided by us

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File storage on LAN Network orlocal disksThe File Storage mechanism of ARLcom allowswriting analysis results to files either on thelocal disk or to network connected drives.

File Storage is an ideal mechanism oftransmission to computers where animmediate response to process the resultreceived is not required. The transfer issimple as the other application reads theresult from a file without the need of areception program.

File Storage is also the perfect solutionto send analysis results to a spreadsheet orto a database application like theMicrosoft® Excel, Access or OpenOffice®.

Flexible file definitionThe name and path of the file can bespecified per destination. You can set upOXSAS to either append results topreviously sent ones in an existing file, or tooverwrite the existing file, or to create anew file for each transmission. In this case,the file name has an incrementing numericpart, with a configurable number of digits.

Technical notes

• The networks supported are any networkable to emulate a valid DOS path or anactive directory for accessing a networkdrive, or a shared folder. Typical exampleare the Microsoft Networks availablewith Windows® 32 bits Operating System

• Modification access right must begranted to the folder containing thedestination file

• NFT (Network File Transfer), FTP (FileTransfer Protocol) and NFS (Network FileSystem) are not supported.

IP PrintersThis is the solution to achieve a directtransmission of results to a printer directlyconnected to a LAN network. Such printersare fitted with a direct network connectionand includes their own Print Queue system.To set up their connection in OXSAS, theysimply need an IP address and a socketnumber. They shall accept direct formattedASCII messages, since this printingmechanism does not use the Windows driver.

One of the key advantage of IP printersis that they are platform independent, i.e.they can be implemented in non-Microsoftnetworks and allow the remote printing ofresults, even automatically. It can be usedas the modern solution in replacement tothe Remote printers over legacy serial lines.

Serial CompacCompac is the solution to send analyticalresults to computers via RS-232 serial lines.

It uses the Thermo Scientific Compaccommunication protocol describedhereinafter. The messages are transmittedin ASCII and simple tasks are required onthe receiving computer to support theprotocol and extract the analytical result.

Compac offers a secure transmission: itallows immediate notification in the remotecomputer when a transmitted result isreceived. It also advises the operator if theresult fails to be transmitted. In this event theresult is spooled (stored temporarily), until thecommunication is restored. The result willthen be re-transmitted automatically.

Compac protocolThis protocol is used to establishcommunication with a host computer and todetect any errors, as described below.

-1- Normal sequence

Analytical Computer System Host ComputerENQTransmission request---------> ACK

<------------------Request acceptedDATA MESSAGEData sent------------------------> ACK

<-------------------Message received

-2- Sequence with time-out andtransmission error

Analytical Computer SystemHost ComputerENQTransmission request --------> No response

(Time-out)ENQ2nd attempt to transmit -----> ACK

<------------------Request acceptedDATA MESSAGEData sent------------------------> ?

Data message is nottransmitted correctly

NAK<---------- Negative acknowledge

ENQ3rd attempt to transmit ------> ACK

<------------------Request acceptedDATA MESSAGEData sent------------------------> ACK

<-------------------Message received

Frame structureThe structure of the data message is asfollows (the characters marked with an ‘*’can be user defined):

<STX>* BCT DATA CKS <ETX>* BCC

Range of Byte countand Checksum

Range of Block CheckCharacter (BCC)

• STX is always the first character of adata message and ETX is the lastcharacter

• BCT (Byte count, 4 bytes): Total ofbytes between the range as shownabove: including the start of text controlcharacter, 4 bytes used for byte countcalculation and the bytes composingmessage. To emulate old compacprotocols, it is possible to configure theBCT to use only 3 bytes

• DATA: The data message containing theanalytical result

• CKS (Checksum, 3 bytes): Sum (modulo256) of the values of each byte betweenthe range as shown above: including thestart of text control character, 4 bytesused for byte count calculation, and thebytes composing the message;

• The checksum and byte countcalculations exclude the checksumcharacters and ETX

• Block Check Character (BCC) orLongitudinal Parity Character (LPC):This item is optional and is the sum ofthe respective rank bits of all charactersof the message including the start of textand the end of text control characters andcalculated as even parity (XOR function)

The following table lists the ASCIIcodes and the meaning of the differentcontrol characters used in the Compacprotocol. Note that these are the defaultcharacters and they can be changed.

Name Character Dec. Hex

ENQ CTRL/E 5 05ACK CTRL/F 6 06NAK CTRL/U 21 15STX CTRL/B 2 02ETX CTRL/C 3 03

Serial Video/PrintersThis solution is for the transmission ofresults to ASCII printers or ASCII visualdisplay terminals. This simple mechanismallows the remote printing or display ofresults to legacy terminals connected to theOXSAS computer using RS-232 serial lines.

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Utilities

Monitoring of the peripheral linksand of the transmission performanceMonitoring the connections of OXSAS withthe peripheral devices such as thedestination computers and the printersmakes their set up and troubleshooting veryeasy. Each peripheral link has its own screenwhere all exchanged messages are shown.

These monitoring windows allow tocheck the transmission of results: they show.the successful, failed transmissions anderrors with additional description if available.

Furthermore, the transmission events canbe logged in log files and displayed in eventmonitoring windows. Distinct colors show thesuccessful transmissions, the failures, therepetitions and low level information from theprotocol layers. This greatly speeds up testingand fine tuning the communications.

ARLcom general technical notes

• Overall number of result destinations:maximum 16

• Cables, connectors and adaptation unitssupply and installation are not included.

ARLcom technical notes fornetwork linksThe customer is responsible for the supplyand installation of the protocol layer for theThermo Scientific instrument computer (justlike for any other PC of his network).However, the protocol layer is usually partof Windows® 32 bits software, or of anyother compatible software.

ARLcom technical notes for serial linksThe total number of supported resultdestinations that uses a RS-232 serial linkis limited to eight (this relates to theCompac and the Video/Printer transmissionsolutions).

The result reception task on the hostcomputer is not supplied by Thermo FisherScientific.

When necessary, extra communicationlines are provided by mounting a MUXinterface (2, 4 or 8 serial lines) in thecomputer.

The serial ports can have the followingparameters:• 7 or 8 data bits with 1 or 2 stop bits• Parity odd, even or none• Baud rate from 1200 to 115200 Baud• Flow control: XON/XOFF, Hardware or

none

Result structuresOXSAS includes two types of transmissionformats:• Communication Formats are designed for

transferring result data to computers or tofiles

• Remote Display Formats: their textformatting capabilities allow displayingresults in a format compatible for directhuman reading such as on passiveterminals, on printers, etc,

OXSAS is supplied with several defaultformats of each type, described hereinafter.However a built-in tool enables to createyour own formats.

Computer communication formatsThese formats features a layout with ASCIIdata separated by a delimiter. They areideal for communication to computerapplications running online and todatabases. They are also convenient fortransmitting results to other applicationssuch as spreadsheets or database programs(e.g. Microsoft® Excel, Access or OpenOffice®).The different formats differ from each othermainly through their content.

Concentration DetailedThis standard format features a verycomprehensive content, mainly:• Analysis Type• Analysis Task, Method, Type Standard,

Grade• 5 Sample Identification Fields. More can

be added if desired• Element name, concentration, flag and unit• Run information (run number, run in

average, etc.) allowing the remotedestinations to distinct the runmeasurement data when transmittedindividually.

The date and time of the analysis arecoded accorded to ISO8601 norm which isassumed to be adopted worldwide forcomputer program, web pages, electronicmailing, in administrations and business, etc.

Refer to the table below for a fulldescription of this format.

Concentration ShortThis standard format contains only the mostrelevant result data,:• Short sample identification (signature)• Element name and concentration

The date and time of the analysis arecoded accorded to ISO8601 norm

Concentration WinOE/XRFIt provides the necessary compatibility withthe previous versions of formats referred toas Concentration R and Concentration Sused on the former Thermo Scientificsoftware WinOE and WinXRF.

It is well comprehensive and includesall the run information necessary for thetransmission of individual measurements.

For more details on this format, see ourseparate product specifications on WinOE(PS41213) or WinXRF (PS41123).

Easy setup and debugging thanks to powerful monitoring windows (one per device) andresult spooler control screen

Field . Field Format Concentration Concentration Description, examples, etc.No Name Detailed Short

F1. Analysis type4 Alphanumeric � In the Concentration Detailed format, the analysis type is (description) sent in full text (description), e.g. "Normal Analysis Unknown %".

See the list of possible analysis type description below4

F2. Date and Time YYYY-MM- � � Date and time of analysis coded as per ISO9601 norm DDThh:mm:ss (with leading zero when necessary)

F3. Task Alphanumeric �

F4. Analytical Method Alphanumeric �

F5. Type Standard Alphanumeric � Empty if it is not defined in the analysis result

F7. Grade Alphanumeric � Empty if it is not defined in the analysis result

F7. Runs Done Numeric � Total number of runs done during the analysis.

F8. Runs in Average Numeric � Real number of runs that were used to calculate the average.

F9. Run Number Numeric � Is 0 (zero) for the case the average is transmitted

F10. Run Type5 Alphanumeric � Type of the run contained in the message (description text)

F11. Signature Alphanumeric � Short Sample identity. By default it is the concatenation of the first three sample identity fields separated by an hyphen

F12.1 SID Value1 Alphanumeric � Sample identity field 1

F12.2 SID Value2 Alphanumeric � Sample identity field 2

F12.3 SID Value3 Alphanumeric � Sample identity field 3

F12.4 SID Value4 Alphanumeric � Sample identity field 4

F12.5 SID Value5 Alphanumeric � Sample identity field 5

F13. Number of elements Numeric � � Element Name (F14), Unit (F15), Flags (F16) and Value (F17) are repeated by the number of times given by the number of elements (F13). For the Short format, only the Element Name and Value are repeated

F14. Element Name Alphanumeric � � The element list and their order of transmission is the one defined in the Task (global validity) or in the Analytical Method if a list per method is preferred (configurable by setup)

F15. Element Unit Alphanumeric � The element unit is the one defined in the element format used in the Task or in the Method, according to whether the first or the second is used (configurable by setup)

F16. Element Flags6 Alphanumeric � The possible flags are listed below. An element can be marked by several flags simultaneously, in that case all set flags are sent

F17. Element Value Alphanumeric � � The element precision is defined per setup. Possible precision formats are: fix number of decimals, fix number of significant digits, proportional number of decimals according to the actual concentration Negative values are preceded by a minus sign.

Description of the standard OXSAS Computer Communication FormatsA � in the table below indicates that this field is included in the corresponding standard format

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Additional explanation notes on thestandard OXSAS ComputerCommunication Formats

1. The ASCII comma "," character (054) isused as a separator between the items inthe message text. This character isreplaced by an ASCII underscore "_"wherever it appears in the text

2. Unless specified in the format tableabove, fields are not truncated and are ofvariable length. They are transmitted asstored in the database. Note that thefields are limited to 255 characters in thedatabase. Unused fields or fields whosecontent is empty are sent as an emptycharacter followed by the field delimiter(by default it is the comma). They appearthus as two successive commas

3. Numerical fields have no leading nortrailing characters

4. The Analysis type describes the type ofresult being transmitted. Possible typesare (code and its description):

NA Normal Analysis Unknown %NI Unknown IntensitySI Standardization InitializeSU Standardization UpdateNX Normal Analysis with XRD phaseAX Automation Production with XRD phaseTI Type Standard InitializeTU Type Standard UpdateCA Calibration StandardCT Control SampleAP Automation Production SampleAD Automation Standardization UpdateAT Automation Type Standard UpdateAC Automation Control SampleQA Quantas Analysis Unknown %5. “Run type” indicates the type of analytical

run/result that the message contains:"" (empty field). Indicates an average value

for an analysis not declared as "Badsample". Only if run number =0

B indicates an analysis declared as "Badsample". Only if run number = 0

"" (empty field). This run is included inaverage. Only if the run is not an average

x this run is not included in average. Only ifthe run is not an average

? this run is a bad run. Only if the run is notan average

B this is a bad analysis. Only if run number= 0 (Only for automation/SMS)

A Indicates an aborted analysis. Only if runnumber = 0

6. Element flags field may contain one ormore of the following characters:Flags qualifying individual runs only:

* Element not reproducible whenreproducibility checking is being used

} Above the Pseudo-element validity range{ Below the Pseudo-element validity range^ Channel overflowv Channel underflow@Spark-DAT overflow~ Spark-DAT calculation error_ Calculation unsuccessful (no final value)n Not selected in line choice selection

(OES only)Flags qualifying individual runs and theaverage:! Below the Limit of Detection (LOD or DL)) Above the Calibration Range or the

Validity Range of the Internal Standard( Below the Calibration Range or the

Validity Range of the Internal Standard? Pseudo-element calculation erroro Has no ValueFlags qualifying the average only:> Above the grade top limit - positive

values only. Also used when the result isabove the outer top limit in the case theresult is checked against two sets oflimits (inner and outer)

< Below the grade bottom limit - positivevalues only. Also used when the result isbelow the outer bottom limit in the casethe result is checked against two sets oflimits (inner and outer)

/ Above the grade inner high limit -positive values only. Used in case theresult is checked against two sets oflimits (inner and outer)

\ Below the grade inner low limit - positivevalues only. Used in case the result ischecked against two sets of limits (inner andouter). specification - positive values only

] Above the upper Control Limit (UCL)

[ Below the lower Control Limit (LCL).D Excessive drift (standardization mode)# Failed SPC test.SPC:xxxx = SPC test result with code.(as per table below)

The xxxx number is the summation ofthe following test values (numbers given inhexadecimal):1 Ignored (no tests applied)2 Run of N above the mean4 Run of N below the mean8 Run of N increasing10 Run of N decreasing20 More than 90% in the middle 1/340 Less than 40% in the middle 1/380 Point outside UCL100 Point outside LCL200 Point outside USL400 Point outside LSL800 N (14) points alternating1000 N (2) out of M (3 ) points outside 2

sigma2000 N (4) out of M (5 ) points outside 1

sigma4000 More than N (8) points outside 1

sigma8000 Less than N (15) points within 1

sigma10000 Homogeneity test

Example using the ConcentrationDetailed FormatNormal Analysis Unknown %, 2008-09-26T16:33:47,My Task,My Method,,,1,1,1,,12345,Caster A,1,Stainless Steel,99MP99999, 12,Si,%,,1.0636,S,%,,0.0208,P,%,!<,0.0001,Mn,%,,0.1193,Cr,%,<,15.9346,Mo,%,,0.9305,V,%,,0.0716,Cu,ppm,(,1.4,Ti,%,,0.0100,Sn,%,,0.1707,Ni,%,,0.2546,C,%,,0.9912,

Same example using ConcentrationShort Format2008-09-26T16:33:47,12345-Caster A 1,Si,1.0636,S,0.0208 ,P,0.0001 ,Mn,0.1193,Cr,15.9346,Mo,0.9305,V,0.0716,Cu,Ti,0.0100,Sn,0.1707,Ni,0.2546,C,0.9912,

Advanced formatting capabilitiesof the Computer CommunicationformatsThe standard OXSAS Concentration Detailedformat is already well comprehensive.However, if your receiving computersrequest more capabilities OXSAS cantransmit other information, or you canformat the result message differently in avery flexible way

Additional Available FieldsIn addition to the information that theConcentration Detailed format can alreadytransmit, below is a list of the main othervaluable fields that OXSAS can transmit:• Additional Sample Identity Fields, if your

sample ID structure includes more than 5fields

• Sample Signature• Batch name: name if the transmitted

analysis was performed using a batch• Grade limits per element against which

the result was compared. If two gradelimits set are used, both inner and outerlimits can be sent

• Element channel name• Element Standard Deviation (SD) and

Relative Standard Deviation (RSD), sentsimilarly to the individual runs

• Element Raw intensity, Element CorrectedIntensity

• Modification reason, in case the resultwas modified by the user

• Transmission sequence number

Additional formatting flexibilityYou can modify the standard OXSAScomputer communication format. You canalso create additional formats. Thiscapability is useful if each of yourdestination computers or files request adistinct format. OXSAS provides for thefollowing main formatting capabilities:• As described above, you can extend your

message with additional fields. But youcan also remove practically any field in thestandard telegrams to tailor your messageas close as possible to your needs

• You can freely arrange the order of thefields with the exception to the elementsfields (name, unit, flags, value) that must beplaced at the end of the result messages

• Date and time format is configurable • The element list, their order of

transmission and their precision is theone defined in the Task (global validity)used for the analysis or in the AnalyticalMethod if an element list per method ispreferred. You can also define your owntransmission format for the elements, i.e.the elements to transmit, their order andtheir precision

• OXSAS provides also for proportionalprecision formats: the number ofdecimals is a function of the actual resultconcentration, This function isconfigurable as well, i.e. the number andthe limits of the concentration ranges andfor each range the number of decimal andthe unit. As a result of the abovedescribed capability, you can define atransmission format that uses aproportional element precision, howeverdifferent from the display format

• Usually the element name, unit, flags andvalue are sent grouped per element andrepeated for each element. You can alsodefine to sent all element names grouped,then the unit of all elements, then the flagsand finally the value of all elements

• Fields length can also be fixed. Althoughthis solution is less and less usedbecause of its inherent rigid structure,OXSAS can emulate such format that arestill required by some process computers.If this option is selected, the field contentis truncated if it is longer than the fieldlength defined in the format. If thecontent is shorter, it is filled with trailingspace to match the defined field length

• You can use another fields delimiter thanthe comma. e.g. a semi-colon, a space ora carriage return (cr)

• If your receiving computer requires it, youcan define fields with a fix text content(e.g. for emulating a telegram header)

• You can also define an automatic formatchoice function. While in most case, theformat is fix per destination, you can alsoselect a different format depending on aninformation contained in the analysis

This ultimate function is an example ofthe very sophisticated formatting flexibilityof the OXSAS transmission functions thatenables to cope with very complexrequirements.

Very comprehensive tool to edit existing formats, copy them or create your own formats.

Remote display formatsThey are formatted texts designed for easydisplay of results on printers or visualdisplay terminals.

Several layouts are available bydefault. They can also be used as templatesallowing you to create your own formats.• Standard: with detailed sample and

analysis information for displayingconcentration results individually, with orwithout Standard Deviation and RelativeStandard Deviation

• Grouped: for displaying results grouped(aligned one under the other). Therefore,only a summary of the sample andanalysis information are display to allowmore space for the elements. This formatfits particularly a charge progressinvestigation

• Intensities: to display intensities ofanalysis with SD and RSD

• Setting-Up Samples: this format includesthe current value of the Setting-Upsample analysis, their last and theirnominal values

Advanced formatting capabilitiesLike for the computer communicationformat, OXSAS provides for additionalformatting functions for the remote displayformats. In summary, they are• possibility to modify existing formats,

copy them or create new ones• ability to add or remove fields and to

reorganize their order• Date and time format is configurable• The element list, their order of display

and their precision is the one defined inthe Task (global validity) or in theAnalytical Method. You can also defineyour own element format. Proportionalformats are supported too

• The element name, unit, flags and valueare displayed grouped per element andrepeated for each element. You can alsodefine to display all element namesgrouped, then the unit of all elements,then the flags and finally the value of allelements

• Field length is configurable for a betterreading (alignment of fields)

• You can define an automatic formatchoice

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