Welcome to the Help Pages of the Incubation Remote Control Program.
It's recommended that you step through the categories on the left frame in
order to get information about using the program. These steps will guide you
through the overview of the graphical user interface, describes how to set up
new devices and will end up with the export functions and settings.
If you have a specific problem you should take a look at the FAQ.
Software-Installation
Requirements:
- IBM-compatible PC with at least 500MHz and 64MB RAM
- Microsoft Windows 98, NT4.0, 2000 or XP with latest service packs
- Microsoft .NET-Framework Runtime Installation
This program is based on the .NET-Framework from Microsoft. Please download
the latest version for your operating system from the microsoft update webpage
windowsupdate.microsoft.com
or install the version from this CD. Please ask your system administrator for
help, if necessary.
Installation:
Double click on the "Setup.exe" program located in your Incubation
Remote Control package folder and follow the instructions on your screen. If
you want to remove the program, you can use the Windows "Control Panel
/ Software" feature.
General information
Features of the IRC program
- Record all vital parameters (temperature and CO2-concentration)
of your incubation experiments
- Record all available setpoint values and status displays of the incubation
devices (e.g. ventilation, CO2 regulation, overheat events)
- Change setpoint values (incubation conditions) via the computer
- Plot all vital parameters into a diagram with free selection of drawn
values, color and time scale
- Different system configurations/setups can be saved
- Script programming for all controllable device setpoints for
an user independent dynamical change of incubation conditions during the
experiment (e.g. increase specimen temperature 60min. after the start of
the experiment up to 40°C and decrease it back to 37°C after 120min.)
- Add notes to your recordings for experiment identification
- Save all recorded data for later evaluation
- Print out diagram, script and project notes for your records
- Export diagram as bitmap for further processing
- Export device data to a csv-file for external processing with other
programs
- Simultaneous control of many different incubation devices
- No interference with other software (e.g. imaging software)