Editing Daily Maintenance Protocol

Hamilton (Venus)
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Hi,

I want to edit the Daily Maintenance HSL protocol so that we do not have to click through the prompts and just allow them to timeout after a few seconds. Is there anything I should be worried about or consider regarding editing this protocol?

Thanks!

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@partyparrot I remember asking the Hamilton programmer to do this for us, and was sternly informed this was a bad idea, we shouldn’t do it … Since I have to change gloves everytime I use computer mouse/keyboard, I really wish it was a walk away method. Currently, we have to stand there throughout this step in order to click through prompts, even though we give the same response every time. If you do change it, and it works ok, i’d love to know!

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We’ve got 9 Hamiltons and spend a bit of time walking back and forth between them all to hit enter. This is a great idea!

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@cdm @colin.cox I’ve edited it via the HSL editor and it works!

The only thing is that it is suggested to power cycle after running daily maintenance, so that part is still manual. @NickHealy_Hamilton Is this step actually needed? Is there a way to programmatically restart the instrument?

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Power cycling after running maintenance is only required for VANTAGE platforms being run by VoV (any version prior to VENUS 6). This is not required for STAR.

Thanks.

-Nick

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If you’re able… Sharing is caring

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This is a smart idea, and you have to change the timeout setting for MessageBox from infinite to timeout seconds in maintenance hsl.

MessageBox(StringTable::Load(IDS::dlgCannotRunWithSimulator),
                 StringTable::Load(IDS::dlgWarningTitle), hslOKOnly | hslExclamation, hslInfinite);

but maintenance hsl file is readonly, that you can modify it with hsl editor. The possible way is saving that file to another name, deleting that file with stp file, and then saving it back.

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or just go to file properties and untick read only…

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The readonly of hsl file was set in .stp file, so you can not change it with file properties.

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Sure you can…

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I did exactly this!

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Hey Nick,

Is there a way to programmatically power cycle the instrument?
Have light automation in the home, some via smart plugs, and wondering if something like that could be utilized to remotely/programmatically turn on/off the instrument?

Thanks!

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There is no way to do this through VENUS. Unfortunately, there is no guidance I can provide for alternative options.

If powercycling after running daily maintenance is an issue, I would consider upgrading software to VENUS 6.2. This comes with an updated VANTAGE daily maintenance routine which does not require powercycling after running, and also includes an additional channel alignment check, in addition to the existing pressure leak and cLLD checks.

Thanks.

-Nick

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Long ago I added the email library to email you on failures of daily maintenance