Connect Field Gauge or Process Meter to FieldLab Desktop app with Bluetooth

Connect Field Gauge or Process Meter to FieldLab Desktop app with Bluetooth

Idea
Connect one or more Gauges to the FieldLab Desktop app to:
  1. Monitor and log pressure and temperature readings on your computer.
  2. Manage settings on your Gauge.

Info
The instructions in this article are for FieldLab Desktop versions 2.0 and later.
Info
If you have the FieldLab Desktop App installed on your computer, update to the latest version from within the app. If not, the software is free and can be downloaded here.

Things you will need:

  1. A Field Gauge LC20 or Process Meter LC30 with Bluetooth. How to tell if your gauge has Bluetooth.
  2. Make sure the included Bluetooth antenna is installed on the back of the Gauge.
  3. A Windows PC with built-in Bluetooth, or a USB Bluetooth adapter.
  4. FieldLab Desktop software is installed on your Windows PC. 

Instructions

1. Open the FieldLab Desktop app on your computer.

2. Power on the gauge. 

3. On the Gauges screen in FieldLab Desktop, select the Connect button when your gauge appears in the "Nearby Gauges" section.




Once connected, you can:
  1. Log readings from this Gauge to the FieldLab Desktop app.
  2. Use the gauge to run custom tests in FieldLab Desktop.
  3. Adjust Gauge settings.
  4. Calibrate the Gauge.
  5. Register the Gauge.