AGROSTA®14Usb V6 DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT The AGROSTA®14Usb is a high precision penetrometer designed for Firmness testing of apples, pears, mangos, bananas and other crispy foodstuff or Fruits and Vegetables Congratulations for having acquired this Agrosta®14Usb ! Your box contains : - The device itself composed by the Usb box, and the sensor (Pre-equipped with a tip of 11) The tip of 11 : Diameter 11.11 mm (7/16”) – Surface 0.97 cm2 used on Apples A tip of 8 diameter 7.94 mm (5/16”) – Surface 0.49 cm2 used on peaches, peers, kiwis, melon flesh.. The software to be installed (On a USB Stick) The manual A certificate of conformity The optional tips or systems if ordered AGROSTA Overseas 13 Rue du Bastringue – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE [email protected] - www.agrosta.org – Tel +33 06

AGROSTA®14Usb V6 DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT The AGROSTA®14USB has been completely designed and assembled in France. The electronic board (Made in USA) has been manufactured through a highly robotized process. The AGROSTA®14USB is not waterproof ! It is a precision instrument, avoid falls and shocks The AGROSTA®14USB is guaranteed 2 years from the date of shipment - Minimal Kg measurement : 100 Grams Maximal Kg measurement : 13500 Grams Resolution : +/- 1 gram Insert USB stick in your computer Double click on “AGROSTA_Drivers_Setup.exe” Follow setup instructions 2/ CONNECT INSTRUMENT WITH USB...

AGROSTA®14Usb V6 DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT Double click on “INSTALL.EXE” Follow Setup procedure AGROSTA Overseas 13 Rue du Bastringue – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE [email protected] - www.agrosta.org – Tel +33 06 89 49

AGROSTA®14Usb V6 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, and click on OK If you don’t know to which COM does your machine correspond, disconnect the machine, and click on Refresh – The COM that did disappear corresponds to your machine – Then reconnect and refresh again Usually, the last COM port corresponds to your machine 6/ TRY MEASUREMENTS BY PRESSING WITH YOUR FINGER FIRMLY ON THE TIP AGROSTA Overseas 13 Rue du Bastringue – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE [email protected]...

AGROSTA®14Usb V6 DIGITAL FIRMNESS INSTRUMENT 7/ START A NEW BATCH, ENTER BATCH DETAILS 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...