Versions 1.00 - 1.44.8.0
Connect one or more Ralston gauges to FieldLab Desktop App with Bluetooth
What you will need: One or more Bluetooth-enabled Ralston Gauge. How to tell if your Field Gauge has Bluetooth. The FieldLab Desktop app installed on your Windows computer. Version 1.40.4 or later. Update FieldLab Desktop to the Latest Version. 1. ...
Update FieldLab Desktop to the Latest Version
What happens if I don't update FieldLab Desktop to version 1.38.0? As of Friday May 5, 2023: Without this update proper functionality of the application and your devices cannot be maintained. Without the 1.38.0 update to FieldLab Desktop will be ...
Add a Custom Unit to a Test
1. Update or download & install the latest version of the FieldLab Desktop app on your Windows computer to Version 1.40.4 or later. Update FieldLab Desktop to the Latest Version. 2. Navigate to Tests Modes in FieldLab Desktop 3. Select an existing ...
Create a Custom Pressure Unit with a User-Defined Curve Fit
Things you will need: The FieldLab Desktop app on your Windows computer. Version 1.40.4 or later. Update FieldLab Desktop to the Latest Version. A Ralston FieldLab Digital Pressure Calibrator, Field Gauge, or Process Meter In the FieldLab Desktop ...
Timeout error while updating firmware on LC10, LC20, LC30 or FieldLab using the FieldLab Desktop App
Windows 11 and newer installations do not come with one of the libraries needed to update firmware on the Ralston products. Later versions of FieldLab Desktop will bundle this in with the software installation but prior versions will require the ...
Can't connect more than one Ralston device to FieldLab Desktop
FieldLab Desktop software is designed and tested to allow you to connect multiple Ralston devices both wirelessly and via USB; including FieldLabs, Field Gauges, and Process Meters. On rare occasions Windows will assign the same COM port to two ...
Export Application Log
The application log records events in the FieldLab Desktop application. You can export the application log and share it with Ralston Customer Support in the event that there are issues with your software. This article shows you how. 1 Select ...
Reset the FieldLab Desktop App to Default Settings
Learn how to reset all settings in FieldLab Desktop to the defaults, and remove all Test Modes and Data Sets from their respective libraries. 1 Select Preferences from the FieldLab Desktop menu 2 Select Reset All Settings 3 Confirm that you'd like to ...
Install USB Driver
If you're having trouble getting your FieldLab connected to the PC with the provided USB cord, you may need to reinstall the Windows driver for the device. Installing drivers requires you to be a Windows administrator. 1 Open FieldLab Desktop on your ...
Delete Data Sets from FieldLab Desktop
You can delete data sets from the FieldLab Pressure, and once they're imported, from the FieldLab Desktop application. 1 Select the Data Sets 2 Select the Delete Icon. 3 Confirm that you'd like to Delete the Data Set
Export and Share Data Sets from FieldLab Desktop
Export Data Sets from FieldLab Desktop to PDF or CSV file formats. 1 Select the Data Sets button to go the the data sets section. 2 Select the Data Set(s) you wish to export. NOTE: Use Shift-Select to select multiple Data Sets. 3 Select the Export ...
View Data Sets in FieldLab Desktop App
View and manage Data Sets. To view Data Sets in FieldLab Desktop, you must first import them from a FieldLab or log data in FieldLab Desktop. Click on Data Sets to view all Data Sets.
Import a Test Mode
FieldLab users can share Test Modes with other team members. The person who created a Test Mode can export it and send it as an email attachment or put it in a shared location for other team members to access and Import into their FieldLab Desktop ...
Share Test Modes
Once you create a new Test Mode, or customize an existing one, you can share it with other people to use by exporting it. Once exported, other users can import it into their Test Mode Library. Instructions for importing are here: Import a Test Mode. ...
Edit an existing Test
Any existing Test can be revised with FieldLab Desktop. 1 Select the Test Modes Button. 2 Select the Test Mode you wish to edit from the list in the left column. 3 Select the Edit Button. 4 Make the necessary revisions to the Test Mode. 5 Save your ...
View and Edit Custom Tests you've created in FieldLab Desktop
View the contents of the Test Modes Library with FieldLab Desktop. View all available Test Modes You can browse all the Test Modes that have been created, regardless of whether they're added to any devices, in the Test Modes Library with FieldLab ...
Create a Snapshot Logging test
Create a Snapshot Logging Test in FieldLab Desktop that you can sync & run on a Ralston FieldLab, or use a FieldLab or Field Gauge connected to your PC and log the data directly to FieldLab Desktop. Things you will need to create the test. A PC ...
Run a Snapshot Logging (Single-Point Logging) Test on your computer
View and log live single-point pressure readings on your computer, enter any additional metadata your test requires via your keyboard, and save everything to one dataset. These instructions cover how to run a Snapshot Logging Test on your computer ...
Create a new Hydrostatic Test in FieldLab Desktop
Create a custom hydrostatic test in FieldLab Desktop to run on a FieldLab. Overview This article will show you how to create a Hydrostatic Test in FieldLab Desktop. Once you create it, you can use a FieldLab and one or more Field Gauges/Process ...
Create a new Data Logging Test
Create a test to run on a FieldLab Pressure Calibrator that logs data according to your customized settings including Units, Logging Interval, and Session Duration. You can also create custom power management settings that apply only when your custom ...
Speed up your Benchtop Calibration tests by using keyboard shortcuts
Make your benchtop calibration tests go even faster by using keyboard shortcuts to log each point and advance to the next point. Press the Space Bar to log a point Press the Return Key on your keyboard to advance to the next point
Run a Calibration Test from your computer
Calibration Tests can be run right from your computer with Benchtop Calibration. Minimum Requirements: A Ralston FieldLab pressure device with provided USB cable to use as your reference. A Windows computer with FieldLab Desktop software installed ...
Create a new Calibration Test
Create custom Calibration Tests to test the accuracy of any analog or digital pressure device. Once created, you can run the custom test on your computer or on a FieldLab Pressure Calibrator. 1 Go to the Test Modes Library in FieldLab Desktop. 2 ...
Calibration Test Screen Overview
Introduction to the Calibration Test screen in FieldLab Desktop. Create and edit the custom Calibration Test you need. Test Mode Name - Name your Test Mode. PSI - Engineering Units Menu - Select the engineering units you want to measure pressure in. ...
Log pressure and temperature on your computer with one or more Ralston gauges
Log pressure, temperature, and view live graphing from multiple Ralston Gauges on your computer using the FieldLab Desktop software app. Save all readings to one data set. This article applies to the following devices: Field Gauge LC10, all models ...
Calibrate the temperature sensor on a Field Gauge
Do-it-yourself instructions for calibrating a Field Gauge with free FieldLab Desktop software. At the end of this process, FieldLab Desktop will compare the readings from your Reference device and Field Gauge (Zero, Mid Point, and Full Span), and if ...
Create Custom Pressure Units for a Ralston Gauge
This article applies to: Field Gauge. All models equipped with a pressure sensor. FieldLab. All models. What you will need: A PC running Windows. FieldLab Desktop software version 1.24 or later installed on your PC. Download the latest version for ...
Run a Calibration Test on another device from your computer with a Ralston Gauge
Use a Ralston Gauges as a reference to calibrate other devices. Calibration Tests can be run right from your computer with Benchtop Calibration. This article applies to Ralston Field Gauge and FieldLab, all models with a pressure port. Minimum ...
Create Custom Pressure Units
Learn how to create custom pressure units on the FieldLab Desktop software and add them to your Ralston devices. 1. From the "FieldLab Desktop" menu, select "Preferences" 2. Select "Custom Units" 3. In the Custom Units dialog box, choose "New" for a ...
Log pressure and/or temperature data to your computer with FieldLab Desktop
This article applies to the following products: Field Gauge LC10, all models Field Gauge LC20, all models Process Meter LC30, all models FieldLab Digital Pressure Calibrator, all models. Things you will need: A PC running Windows. FieldLab Desktop ...
Install FieldLab Desktop on your computer
Computer Requirements: Any PC running Windows 10 or greater. Download FieldLab Desktop. Go to www.ralstonfieldlab.com/desktop and download the latest version. If you don't already have an account, you can create one. Once downloaded, open the ...