ATAGO instruments manufacture a range of pocket-sized, handheld refractometers that employ the principle of refractometry to measure such parameters as Brix, urine Specific Gravity, coffee concentration, hydrogen peroxide, propylene glycol, blood serum, and honey moisture, to name a few.
The Atago Pocket Handheld Refractometer series of meters feature NFC (near field communication) technology. If used with a compatible Android device, up to 100 points of data history can be sent from the refractometer to your phone instantly and wirelessly.
This video demonstrates how straightforward and efficient are Atago pocket meters to operate. Taking measurements and collecting data are effortless tasks.
Video 1 Watch the Instrument Choice Scientists obtain data history from an IC-PAL-1 using NFC here.
How to use the Data Transmission Function on Atago Pocket Refractometers – Andriod Devices
Before Use:
- Before data history readout, set the date and time on the device. To enter the time and date setup mode, press and hold the ‘START’ and ‘ZERO’ buttons on the device for at least two seconds.
- In the date and time setting, you can set the year (last two digits), month, date, time and minute. To set each of these parameters, press the ‘ZERO’ button until the desired number is displayed. Once displayed, press the ‘START’ button to confirm and move onto the next parameter.
- Once you have selected the year, month, day, hour, and minute, press ‘START’ one last time ‘END” will display on the screen, then the device will automatically return to measurement mode.
Data Transmission
- After selecting the time and date, launch an NFC reader on your android device. Some may have an application already built-in, but for this video, we downloaded a free app called ‘NFC tools.’ There are many similar applications on the market.
- With the NFC reader app open (the Brix meter can be on or off), hold the android device over the refractometer, do not move it for 1 second or more. The data history should automatically transfer across to the android device.
- If a few seconds pass and your data has not transferred, try to move the phone up and down or side-to-side making small movements.
- The data is now transferred across to your android device. Once on the device, the data can be saved, shared, and stored. The IC-PAL-1 can store up to 100 measurement results with time stamps.
CONCLUSION
The NFC data transmission function is a handy tool for transmitting the data you collect from your Atago pocket meter to your phone quickly and wirelessly. Within seconds you can view, store, graph, and share data relating to the date, time, parameter measurement and temperature.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
- Watch a video of the IC-PAL-1 measuring fruit Brix here.
- See the Atago IC-PAL-1 featured in the video here.
- Read the article 'What is a Brix Refractometer, and how do they work?'