Guide to WindChime v1.3

This post is a guide to the features in WindChime v1.3.0

Home

When you launch WindChime you will see the home screen which shows a title and version number. There is nothing much to do here, conveniently the nav bar  on the left will be open for you to select a more useful screen. If the nav bar is not open, press the hamburger icon in the top left corner.

Connection

Before you can use WindChime you will need to connect to a Spectrophotometer. WindChime can connect over TCP/IP or Serial Port. If you are connecting to Breezy (a simulator) enter the IP address shown in Breezy's connection screen, eg 192.168.0.5:11000

For USB serial connectrion ,try /dev/ttyUSB0 or /dev/ttyUSB1
For direct serial connection, try /dev/ttyO0 or /dev/ttyO1 depending on which UART you are connected


Status

Shows the status of the WindChime service and details about the connected Spectrophotometer

Logs

The WindChime service will log all communications to the Spectrophotometer. A new log file will be created each day. Select the log file on the left, WindChime will load the last 30 or so lines of the log file, as log files can be huge and display the text on the right.

Logs are sorted by latest date first, so the current log will be the first in the list.

Insert a USB stick and press COPY to copy the selected log file to the USB. Press DELETE to delete the selected log file. Press the menu button and select DELETE ALL to delete all log files.


Settings

The WindChime service will start automatically on boot up, check the boxes here to automatically connect and find home on start up, otherwise you will have to do it manually.

Update

This screen allows you to conveniently update the WindChime app and service

Copy the latest version of WindChime to a USB stick and name the file windchime.apk, plug in the USB stick and press Update and then follow the on screen instructions.


Wavelength

This screen allows you to set the wavelength of the instrument. If the spectrophotometer has not been initialized, you will need to press the FIND HOME button first.


Lamp Output

This program will scan from 198nm to 1000nm and take a ADC reading at each wavelength and plot it in the chart. Press the menu button for options to copy the data to a USB stick, or send a screen shot to the USB stick.

This screen is useful for checking the accuracy of a unit with a Xenon lamp fitted, as the peaks in a Xenon lamp will be at well defined positions*. Pinch zoom the chart to zoom into a peak to see if it is at the expected wavelength.

*The lamp manufacturer may provide you with the necessary data, if the lamp is the same one as used in the UV Diode Array, you will have this data already.

Continuous Readout

This program will repeatedly take a light ADC reading every 500ms, its similar to a kinetics run.
The chart plots ADC value against time and will roll after 120 readings have been taken.

This screen is useful when adjusting the optics to maximize brightness.



Sipper Pump

If a Sipper Pump accessory is fitted use this screen to test out the motor.


Peltier

If a Peltier accessory is fitted use this screen to set the temperature (20 to 50°C). The current temperature will be updated every 500ms.

Turret

If a turret / Eight cell accessory has been fitted use this screen to select its position. Note if the accessory has not been initialized, press FIND VANE first.


MicroVolume

If a MicroVolume accessory has been fitted use this screen to set up and move the position of MicroVolume.