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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The software program that is responsible for controlling the NICOMP Submicron Particle Sizer, and
also the NICOMP Computing Autocorrelator, is named CW388. The version # can be identified
when the program CW380 is run; it is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the "default"
display screen, which is the Main Menu. The software diskette that is included with the NICOMP
380 will contain four software files:
CW388.EXE: the largest of the four files. It is the executable program which controls the
Instrument and initiates the running of the software.
CW388.CFG: contains the "configuration" of the 380 system. The configuration includes the
identification of the serial port for communication with the 380 instrument and the parallel port for
printing, as well as specification of available options, such as the flow pump for Autodilution, use
of an external laser and the multi-angle accessory. In some cases the CW380 CD Rom will be
missing the CW380.CFG file. This is not a mistake. Rather, after running and exiting the CW380
program, a CW380.CFG file will automatically be generated and stored in the disk drive and sub
directory which are specified in the Auto Print/Save Menu (Particle Sizing Window).
CW388.TBL: includes all of the information contained in the Auto Print/Save Menu and the
Control Menu (also accessed from the Particle Sizing Window). The former menu includes such
parameters as Data Storage Directory, Data File Name, Printout ID, Run Time, etc. The [F3]
Menu includes the following parameters, taken collectively, to define the conditions of data
collection,printout and storage:
„ Autoset Channel Width
„ Sample Temperature
„ Liquid Viscosity
„ Liquid Index of Refraction
In some cases a new CW388 software diskette that is sent will be missing the CW380.TBL file.
This is not a mistake. In the absence of this file, a default set of parameters will be used to define
The parameters in the two menus that are accessed by pressing the [F2] and [F3] Menu keys.
After the CW388 program is run and exited, a new CW388.TBL file will automatically be
generated and stored in the disk drive and sub-directory where the main CW388.EXE program is
located.
Generally it is recommended that the CW388 software files be copied to, and run from, the hard
disk drive. The software on the diskette can then be saved as a backup copy, to be reloaded in the
event of accidental erasure of a file or crash of the hard drive.
Nicomp 380 Manual
PSS-380Nicomp-030806
06/06
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