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MDS Software

The Monitor and Display Station (MDS) is a 16-bit Windows application that allows on-site field engineers and technicians to capture the profiler's 6-minute data stream and write the data to disk files. The MDS provides graphical or text displays, enabling technicians to evaluate profiler data and status over time. The MDS is particularly useful viewing spectral data, aiding technicians in fine tuning the receiver's Sencitivity Time Control (STC) circuitry.

System Requirements

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, or 2K
  • Serial Communications Port
  • 4 MB hard disk space (for program executable and DLLs)
  • 1 MB hard disk space (per 24 hours of profiler data [240 periods])
  • 256 Color Display or greater (640 x 480 resolution Minimum)
  • Null-Modem RS-232 Serial Interface Cable


Download MDS Program Zip File
Download MDS Program Files
Program Title:
Version:
Release Date:
File Size:
Notes:
Monitor Display Station
3.2  
2000
1.2 MB
Self-Extracting WINZIP file,
Microsoft Windows Required to unzip.

Download MDS Users Guide
Download/View MDS Users Guide
Document Title:
Version:
Release Date:
File Size:
Notes:
MDS Users Guide
3.2  (Adobe Acrobat PDF Format)
2000
461 KB
Draft Version, not all displays are documented.


Zip File Contents

MDS.EXE   The MDS software executable program.
DLL Files   Borland Standard Dynamic link Libraries. BC450RTL.DLL, BIDS45.DLL, and OWL252.DLL
SE Files   Significant Events files containing the names of each of the status indicators the MDS can decode from the 6-mintue landline message. SE_NAMES.404 used for 404 MHz systems, SE_NAMEs.449 used for 449 MHz systems.
COLORS.CFG   Configuration file to store MDS custom screen and printer colors.

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