Agrosta® 100 USB
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AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT The Agrosta®100USB is a durometer that measures without destroying the hardness of fruits, vegetables, And of different farm-products, agro-industrial products and foodstuffs Mark and patent registered. Designed and manufactured by AGROSTA Congratulations for having acquired an AGROSTA®100 USB! Your box contains: - The device itself composed by the Usb box with pug, and a the sensor The software to be installed (to be downloaded at https://www.agrosta.org/100USB.zip) The sensor according to your requirements The manual Optional Tips and barcode scanner if ordered A set of tip protections 13 Rue du Bastringue 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 6894943

AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT The AGROSTA®100 USB has been completely designed and assembled in France. The main electronic board (Made in USA) has been manufactured through a highly robotized process. The AGROSTA®100 USB is not waterproof ! It is a precision instrument, avoid falls and shocks The AGROSTA®100 USB is guaranteed 2 years from the date of shipment - Minimal % measurement : 5% Maximal % measurement : 100% when completely pressed (Shore A standard = 8.06 N for 100%) Resolution : +/- 1% Precision 24 Bits (10 million steps on the 100%) peaches (35% to 95%), apricots...

AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT 1/ INSTALL DRIVER Download the software at : https://www.agrosta.org/100USB.zip Unzip the file, you obtain a folder 100USB, open it: Double click on “Driver” – Follow setup procedure 2/ CONNECT INSTRUMENT WITH USB CABLE TO COMPUTER 3/ WAIT A FEW SECONDS TILL IT IS RECOGNIZED 4/ INSTALL SOFTWARE FROM FOLDER Double click on “AGROSTA 100” Follow Setup procedure 13 Rue du Bastringue 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33

AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT 5/ THE SOFTWARE STARTS IMMEDIATELY On the left side of the screen appears a list of COM ports Select the one corresponding to your machine Usually, the last COM port corresponds to your machine Take the sensor in hand, and maintain it in work position (the position you will use for taking measurements) – The tip shall be free of any pressure (The sensor takes its origin) Click 2 times on “RECORD WORK POSITION” – The button changes and becomes green 13 Rue du Bastringue 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 6

AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT 6/ TRY MEASUREMENTS BY PRESSING WITH YOUR FINGER FIRMLY ON THE TIP 7/ START A NEW BATCH, ENTER BATCH DETAILS 13 Rue du Bastringue 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 689494340

AGROSTA®100 USB DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT - The following buttons are available in the software : o ADD THE DATE, which adds the date inside the chart o REMOVE SELECTED COLUMN, which removes the column (Statistics already displayed : Average and Standard deviation are not adjusted, but future statistics : Future columns to be displayed will include this modification) o ERASE DATA deletes all data inside the chart o EXCEL EXPORT WITH FREE NAME choice : You can export data to Excel and name the file o EXPORT BATCH STATISTICS TO QR CODE : The QR code includes the date, the average and the...