Abaxis Data Manager Installation Step-By-Step · Abaxis Data Manager Setup Configure Abaxis Data Manager Enter your clinic information and path to custom icon file to be used on reports

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Abaxis Data Manager Installation Instructions

The Abaxis Data Manager (ADM) is a 32 bit Windows® application that saves Blood

Chemistry Analyzer and VetScan HM5 Analyzer results as files on a 32 bit or 64 bit

Windows® PC.

Using the Abaxis Data Manager you will:

Save Abaxis Blood Chemistry Analyzer results as files on a Windows® PC.

Save VetScan HM5 Analyzer results as files on a Windows® PC.Save Piccolo

Classic, Piccolo xpress, VetScan and VetScan VS2 results in PDF format.

Save VetScan HM5 / HM5c results in PDF format.

Save Blood Chemistry Analyzer and VetScan HM5 Analyzer results as a

Combined Report in PDF format.

Automatically print PDF reports and text files.

Send results from the Blood Chemistry Analyzer and / or VetScan HM5 Analyzer

directly to Abaxis Data Manager and PMS applications at the same time.

Upload results from Blood Chemistry Analyzer and VetScan HM5 Analyzer for

remote diagnostics.

Automatically establish a connection with up to eight (8) Abaxis Analyzers

simultaneously.

This installation guide describes the essential tasks needed to install and configure the

Abaxis Data Manager. You will have successfully completed the Abaxis Data Manager

installation when you can transmit data from the Abaxis Analyzer and VetScan

HM5Analyzer and view analyzer result files stored on the local PC.

Required Materials

Abaxis Blood Chemistry Analyzer.

Abaxis VetScan HM5 or HM5c.

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Piccolo xpress and VetScan VS2 require software version 2.1.33 or greater.

VetScan HM5 require software version 1.40 or greater. VetScan HM5c require

software version 2.0 or greater.

Windows 7 SP1 (x86 or x64) or 8.1 (x86 or x64) or 10 (x86 or x64) PC, Professional

or higher with 2GB or more of RAM, high speed Internet connection and

administrator privileges.

USB Type A Male / Type B Male Cable for Piccolo xpress and VetScan VS2

Analyzers.

USB Type A Male / Type B Male Cable for VetScan HM5 Analyzers.

Serial Cable - Male / Female for Piccolo Classic and VetScan Classic Analyzers.

USB and serial cables are available from Abaxis Technical Support 1-800-822-2947.

The screen shots in these instructions are from a typical Windows 7 SP1, 8.1 and 10

installations. Dialog boxes shown may vary slightly in Windows servers with different

level of security settings.

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Abaxis Data Manager Installation

Windows 7 OS:

Install Abaxis Data Manager

Open Internet Explorer.

Navigate to:

https://supportsoftware.abaxis.com/ad

m2

Select the link Abaxis Data Manager

Download to download the software

File Download – Security Warning

Not all users will be prompted with this

dialog box.

Save AbaxisDataManager_v2.X.X.exe

Run As Administrator by right click

on the AbaxisDataManager_v2.X.X.exe

from the saved location

The installation files start extracting to

the same folder

https://supportsoftware.abaxis.com/adm


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Accept

MicroSoft .NET Framework EULA

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Accept

SQL Server Express LocalDB EULA

Accept

Abaxis End User License Agreement

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Install Components

Abaxis Data Manager Database setup

Abaxis Data Manager Database

Installer

Installing Abaxis Data Manager PDF

Printer


dialog box.

Installation is complete when the Abaxis

Data Manager starts.

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Windows 8.1 OS:



Navigate to:


2



File Download


Run As Administrator by right click on

the AbaxisDataManager_v2.X.X.exe from

the saved location

The installation files start extracting to the

same folder



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Accept

MicroSoft .NET Framework EULA

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Accept


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Accept


Install Components

Window might prompt for reboot after

.NET Framework installation

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Abaxis Data Manager Database Setup

Hit any key to continue


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dialog box.



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Windows 10 OS:



Navigate to:

https://supportsoftware.abaxis.com/ad

m2



File Download


Run As Administrator by right click on

the AbaxisDataManager_v2.X.X.exe

from the saved location

The installation files start extracting to the

same folder

Accept




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Accept


Install Components

Installing SQL Server Express LocalDB


dialog box.

Abaxis Data Manager Database Setup


dialog box.


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dialog box.

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Abaxis Data Manager Setup

Configure Abaxis Data Manager Enter your clinic

information and path to

custom icon file to be used

on reports if preferred.

Select output formats.

Specify a Save Folder

Path. The Save Folder Path

is the location where result

files will be stored.

Specify how often the

Abaxis Data Manager

should check for Updates.

Save

Continue to either

Piccolo xpress and

VetScan VS2

Configuration. Or

Piccolo Classic and

VetScan Classic

Configuration.

or

VetScan HM5 and HM5c

Configuration.

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Piccolo xpress and VetScan VS2 Configuration

Configure Analyzer

Verify the Analyzer is not running

a rotor analysis.

Connect the USB Cable to the

Analyzer.

Connect the USB Cable to the PC.

Turn ON the Analyzer, if it is not

already on.

Home > Hand

More Options

Analyzer

ASCII or XML

or

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Home

Establish Connection with Analyzer

Abaxis Data Manager > Refresh.

Ensure no analyzers are running an

analysis or transmitting data. >

OK.

Locate your Blood Chemistry

Analyzer in Analyzers list.

Transmit Results

Home > Folder

Last Disc/Rotor

Print

Select Xmit

Results

Locate Save Folder Path in the

Abaxis Data Manager Settings.

Windows Explorer (Windows

Key + E) > Navigate to the Save

Folder Path.

Open a file created by the Abaxis

Data Manager.

Success: If there are Blood Chemistry Analyzer

files created by the Abaxis Data Manager in the

Save Folder Path directory you have successfully

completed the installation.

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Piccolo Classic and VetScan Classic Configuration

Configure Analyzer


a rotor analysis.

Connect the Serial Cable to the

Analyzer.

Connect the Serial Cable to the

PC.


already on.

Configure Piccolo Classic - VetScan Classic customers skip this section.

Press Menu four (4) times >

Analyzer setup menu is displayed

on the screen. Enter.

Press Menu two (2) times > set

data format is displayed on the

screen. Enter.

Right Arrow until ASCII Text

Dump is displayed on the screen.

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Enter

Press Exit two (2) times.


Abaxis Data Manager > Refresh

OK.

Locate your Blood Chemistry

Analyzer in Analyzers list.

Transmit Results

Recall

Press Enter two (2) times.

1 (1 - Single Result Card)

Enter

2 (2 - Transmit Patient)

Press Enter two (2) times.

Press Exit five (5) times.

Open drawer to run a disc is

displayed on the screen.





Folder Path.

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Data Manager.

Success: If there are Blood Chemistry Analyzer

files created by the Abaxis Data Manager in the

Save Folder Path directory you have successfully

completed the installation.

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VetScan HM5 and HM5c Configuration

Configure Analyzer


an analysis.

Connect the USB Cable to the

Analyzer.

Connect the USB Cable to the PC.


already on.

Configure VetScan HM5 to

transmit results to PC:

Click Utilities key

Select 5. Settings > 2.

Customize > 1. General

Settings Set PCLink to USB /

Enabled

Set Serial Protocol Version

to 3.1

Set VSx Link to Offline

Click on Accept

Click Database key

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Configure VetScan HM5c to

transmit results to PC:

Touch Settings

Touch Measurement

Touch Settings

Set PC Link to Enabled

Set Auto Send to Enabled

Set VSx Link to Disabled

Set PC Link Baud Rate to

9600

Touch Database

(Refer to your VetScan HM5c

User Manual PDF for any details)


Abaxis Data Manager > Refresh.

Ensure no analyzers are running an

analysis or transmitting data. >

OK.

Locate your VetScan HM5 in

Analyzers list.

Transmit Results

Transmit Results from VetScan

HM5:

Click on Database key

Select the result to

Transmit by using

arrow keys

Click OK key

Click on Menu->4

Manage selected

records->1 Send

selected records

Transmit Results from VetScan

HM5c:

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Touch Database key

Touch the result to

Transmit

Touch Manage

Touch Send

Touch PC

(Refer to your VetScan HM5c

User Manual PDF for any details)





Folder Path.


Data Manager.

Success: If there are VetScan HM5 files created by

the Abaxis Data Manager in the Save Folder Path

directory you have successfully completed the

installation.

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