This interface comes in two peices. The collector constantly monitors the SC1000 and writes values 1 time per minute per monitored parameter. These values are written to an XML file. These files will need to be placed somewhere so that the Interface portion of the software can read them. The Interface will read the XML files for their data values, summerize them based on a statistic and then write them to the Hach WIMS database. The Collector and the Interface can be on the same computer or on seperate computers. As long as the XML files can be read by the interface, it doesnt matter which computer you use.

Unlike some other collectors, this collector can not read historical data. This means that all data read is read from a live source. If this collector is brought offline for a time and brought back up, any data while the system was down will be lost.

Starting up the Collector:

To start you collector up go to Start -> All Programs -> Hach Company -> Hach WIMS ->

Finding the Collector Once it's Running:

Once the collector is started, you will see an icon in your Icon Tray in the bottom left hand side of your task bar. You can double click this icon to display the User Interface for the collector.

Using the Collector:

The first thing you will need to do is setup your collector's configuration.

1. Press the Configure Button on the top lefthand side of the Collector
   
   
   
2. You will see the Proxy Settings Screen.  For additional Information on this window, read Collector Proxy Settings article. From here you have two Options. If the Collector and Interface are on the same computer, you can tell your collector to use settings setup in the interface for this collector's configuration by selecting "Read Configuration from Interface". For additional Information, read Collector Proxy Settings article. Whether the collector and interface are on the same machine or on seperate machines, you can always choose to use "Use Standalone Configuration".
    
   
3. You can click on Configure Collector here (if you chose "Use Standalone Configuration") or you will have to configure the collector in the interface. Please review the Common Collector Settings article for information on general settings. Please review the SC1000 Setup Collector Configuration article for information on Setting up this collector to read values from the SC1000. It is important to understand that you must configure this interface to read specific registers from the SC1000 before it will read anything from the device.
   
4. Once Configuration is complete you can start your collector.