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Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 The Fruit Texture Analyzer has been designed by end 2020, updated in 2022 It comes with the best technology for measuring the firmness / softness, size and weight of quite any kind of fruit or vegetable – It is a statistic instrument for measuring the crispiness of Apples, pears, potatoes, mangos, apricots, papaya, cucumber, peaches, kiwi, and the firmness of oranges, lemon, pomelo, cherry, strawberry… and many other fruits and vegetables Many thanks for having acquired an Agrosta instrument Your package contains : - The instrument itself - 2 Tips : 8 and 11 (mounted on instrument), other tips on demand - A USB Stick with the software for windows - A USB cable - A power supply - A certificate of conformity - A manual 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 689

Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 The FTA is provided with 2 tips : A tip of 11 and a tip of 8 + specific tips according to your requirements - The tip of 11 is recommended for : APPLE, PEAR, PEACH, KIWI, PAPAYA The tip of 8 is recommended for : MANGO, CUCUMBER, APRICOT, POTATO Other tips on demand (ORANGE, CHERRY, STRAWBERRY, MELON, AVOCADO..) Main characteristics of the machine : - Using Stepper Motor Nema 23 Stepstick (Motor Electronics) from Asia Main electronic processor based on dual core ESP32 Electronic shield for pressure testing made in Hong Kong (Based on HX 711 24...

Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 1) Machine Setup First, assemble the scale pan as shown on picture hereafter : 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 6894943

Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 Don’t connect your machine Insert USB stick in your computer Double click on “Agrosta_Driver” – Follow setup procedure 2/ Connect Usb cable between instrument and your computer 3/ Wait a few seconds till it is recognized (Driver linked to device) 4/ Install Software from USB Stick (Doble click on INSTALL) 5/ The software starts after setup 6/ Connect power plug 7/ Select the COM corresponding to your machine in the list on the right (Usually, the last one) 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk...

Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 - The software comes with a light version of an OPENSOURCE EXCEL – So you don’t need to have Excel on your computer, The software will generate Excel files, and you will have the opportunity to open and modify those files inside Agrosta Software (Only .xlsx files) Once your machine is connected (Procedure described before), you can either open an existing Excel file in order to add your measurements inside this file, or start with a new file Inside the EXCEL module, click on the cell where you want the measurements to be added for the coming...

Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 - Try to place a fruit on the lab scale, the weight will be instantly displayed in the Excel chart You can now place your first fruit on the table, fill the initial size and adjust the parameters of speed and stroke after contact (Or click on one of the 2 buttons with preset parameters: Penetrometer or deflection) Now, you can click on “LAUNCH CYCLE”, the machine starts, and the values are displayed Measure your fruits one after each other (Weight, then firmness and size) : 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org -...

Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 13 RUE DU BASTRINGUE – 76440 SERQUEUX - FRANCE lak@agrosta.org - www.agro-technology.co.uk – Tel +33 6894943

Agrosta® Fruit Texture Analyzer Version 2022 - You can start a new serie of fruits if you want by clicking on another cell inside Excel module, and then clicking again on “START NEW SERIE” You can modify your file, record it, add comments, insert columns or lines as you do in Excel: You can make calculations with functions like AVERAGE() or SUM() like you do in any Excel file – Find all functions in the tab “Expression” Take care to limit your sheet to columns from A to Z, don’t use columns starting from AA after Z You can change the tip by pressing first on the spring with your fingers,...