GXL

User Manual
Contents
Introduction 1
About this manual...................................................................................................................... 1
Intended use of GXL ................................................................................................... 1
How this manual is organized ..................................................................................... 2
Manual conventions..................................................................................................... 2

Installation 3
Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 3
Installation ................................................................................................................................. 4
Maintenance & Uninstall ........................................................................................................... 5
Directory overview .................................................................................................................... 6

Monitor logging 7
Start a logging............................................................................................................................ 7
Start from the Logging Menu ...................................................................................... 7
Start Automatically.................................................................................................... 10
More than one auto-start setup .................................................................................. 10
Menus ...................................................................................................................................... 11
File menu................................................................................................................... 11
Remarks menu........................................................................................................... 11
Windows menu.......................................................................................................... 11
Options menu ............................................................................................................ 13
Documents menu....................................................................................................... 13
Help menu ................................................................................................................. 14
Overview window.................................................................................................................... 15

Readback 16
Using Readback ....................................................................................................................... 16

View log setup 17

Checking a setup...................................................................................................................... 17

Glossary of Terms 18

Index 19

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Introduction

About this manual

Intended use of GXL

The GXL system is a software for monitoring dialysis machines manufactured
by Gambro Renal Products. It consists of a PC-based software running on the
Windows 32-bit platforms, i.e. Win95/98/ME/NT/2000 and Windows XP. The
system shall be used as a service tool for technicians. Gambro Renal Products
will also use the system internally.

The scope and intended use of GXL is as follows:

• Real-time presentation of process information from HD/PD
machines.
• Storage of the process information to disk.
• Readback/presentation of stored process information.
• Print outs of the above-mentioned information.
The alarm information possibilities of the system are used only as a means of
trouble-shooting for the technicians and not in any situation as a replacement for
the internal/external alarm information generated by the machines.

The GXL supports logging of the following models:

Models:
AK 200 S
AK 200 ULTRA S
AK 200
AK 200 ULTRA
AK 100
AK 100 ULTRA
AK 95 S
AK 95
AK 90
Serena

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 How this manual is organized
This manual covers how to install, uninstall and run the GXL software.
A programmer’s manual and a help file are also available.

Manual conventions
Some special text formats are used in this manual:

Text Meaning
ALL CAPITALS File name and directories.
Italic Extract from files.

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Installation

Requirements
To run GXL the following software and hardware are required:
Software
• Microsoft operating system Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows
ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Hardware
• PC using a Pentium-class processor, 75MHz or higher
• Minimum of 32 Mbytes of internal memory
• Minimum of 20 Mbytes free disk space, plus space for logging data
• SVGA color screen or better
• Mouse

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Installation
To install GXL, follow these instructions:
• Check that all the requirements in the “Requirements” section are
fulfilled.
• Start Windows.
• Insert the GXL software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
• If the installation does not start automatically, select Run… from
the Windows Start menu.
• Type X:\SETUP.EXE, where the letter X represents the drive letter
of the CD-ROM drive. Click the OK button.
• The InstallShield Wizard starts and will guide you through the
installation. Follow the instructions on the screen.
When the InstallShield Wizard is completed you should have a shortcut on your
desktop. Double click on it to run GXL. There is also a shortcut in the Start
menu under Programs > Gambro Service Tools > GXL.
Note! To save space on the hard disk, only select the monitors and the program
versions you are currently using.

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Maintenance & Uninstall
If you did not install all options when you installed GXL or if you want to
uninstall it follow these instructions:
• From the Start menu select Settings > Control Panel and
Add/Remove Programs.
• Select Gambro eXternal Logging in the list and press the
Change/Remove button.
• The InstallShield Wizard starts. Follow the instructions on the
screen.

Figure 1.The InstallShield Wizard maintenance window

• Select Modify and click the Next button to change the current
setup of GXL.
• Select Repair and click the Next button to reinstall GXL according
to your previous setup.
• Select Remove and click the Next button to uninstall GXL
completely.

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Directory overview

Root directory
During the installation of the GXL software a root directory of the software is
defined. All the program files of the software are placed in this directory. It is
possible to change the root directory during the installation.
The default root directory of the GXL software is
C:\ <program dir> \GAMBRO SERVICE TOOLS\GXL
where <program dir> is the program directory of the system, i.e. PROGRAM
FILES or PROGRAM.

Sub directories
Each dialysis machine has a sub-directory, placed in the root directory. The
dialysis machine directory has one sub-directory for each program version. The
program version directory has a log-file directory, default name LOGFILES and
two directories containing set-files for the supported screen resolutions. The
screen resolutions supported are 1024x768 and 800x600.

Sub-directories of the root directory:

..\GXL\ <monitor>
..\GXL\ <monitor> \ <program version>
..\GXL\ <monitor> \ <program version > \1024x768
..\GXL\ <monitor> \ <program version > \800x600
..\GXL\ <monitor> \ <program version > \LOGFILES

Example:
Sub-directories of an AK 95 program version 7_00.
..\GXL\AK95
..\GXL\AK95\P7_00
..\GXL\AK95\P7_00\1024x768
..\GXL\AK95\P7_00\800x600
..\GXL\AK95\P7_00\LOGFILES

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Monitor logging

Start a logging
A logging session can be started in two different ways, either automatically or
from the Logging Menu.

Start from the Logging Menu

Double-click the Gambro eXternal Logging icon on the desktop or from the
Start menu select Programs > Gambro Service Tools > GXL and click GXL.

Figure 2. GXL icon

When the program has started the Logging Menu appear.

Figure 3. Logging Menu

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 Monitor
Select the monitor you want to log.

Program Version
Select the program version of the selected monitor. If the wrong program version
is selected a warning is given when the logging is started.
Note! There is no warning in AK 95.

Logging Mode
The Logging Mode can be “Monitor Logging”, “Readback”, “View log setup”.
The default is “Monitor Logging”.
To log the monitor select “Monitor Logging”.
To playback a previous logging session, saved on the disk drive, select
“Readback”. For more information about this function, see section “Readback”.
To view a log setup, without logging any data from the monitor, select “View
log setup”. For more information about this function, see section “View log
setup”.

Save Log
To save the logging session to a log-file on the disk drive, check the Save Log
checkbox. This option is selected as default. The default filename suggested is
"log". The filename can be changed in the File Name textbox. When the logging
is started the current date and time is appended to the filename, e.g. on the
format filename_MMDDhhmm.log. The default directory of the log-file is the
LOGFILES directory of the selected monitor and program version. For more
information about directories, see the “Directory overview” section.

Logging Type
Select the type of logging you want to use. The logging type specifies which part
of the monitor you want to log, for example “Blood monitor” or “Fluid monitor”.
Each logging type has a number of logging screens showing the information in
different ways, for example in graphs.

Documents
In the Documents pull down menu you can open all the documents related to the
logging, such as error code lists and service logging lists. The same pull down
menu is available in the logging window.

Com Port
Select the COM port, which the monitor is connected to.

Baud Rate
Select the baud rate to use when communicating with the monitor.

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 Modem Connection
To use remote logging via a modem connection check the Modem Connection
checkbox in the Logging Menu. The following window appears.

Figure 4. Modem window

Select the COM port, which the modem is connected to and type the phone
number of the remote location in the Modem Phone Number textbox. Click the
OK button when finished.

Com. Test
To test the communication with the monitor, click the Com. Test button.

Start
To start a logging session, click the Start button.

Exit
To exit the program, click the Exit button.

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 Start Automatically
It is also possible to start the logging system without using the Logging Menu.
This can be useful when the same logging is used frequently. Logging selections
are read from a Windows INI-file and the logging starts immediately.
Example: To automatically (without using the Logging Menu) log the fluid
monitor of an AK 95 program version P7_00, proceed like this:
1. Locate the GXL.INI file in the main logging directory (default:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\GAMBRO SERVICE TOOLS\GXL). Double click on
the file, to open the editor.
2. In the GXL.INI file in the [Files & Dirs] section, add the autoStartMonitor,
autoStartProgVer and autoStartFile items as follows.
3. Open the PROGRAMS.INI file in the GXL main directory. Go to the section
for program AK95: [AK95]. Find P7_00 item.
Part of PROGRAMS.INI file:
[AK95]
P6_00=ak95\\p6_00
P7_00=ak95\\p7_00
[P7_00]
Blood monitor=bm95.set
Disinfection=dis95.set
Fluid monitor=fm95.set
Functional check=fch95.set
Operators panel=panel95.set
Transducer parameters=cof95.set
UF cell=uf95.set
The autoStartFile is found in the [P7_00] section in the ”Fluid monitor” item,
FM95.SET.
The GXL.INI will look like this after the changes (part of):
[Files & Dirs]
autoStartMonitor = AK95
autoStartProgVer = P7_00
autoStartFile = fm95.set
Start GXL.

More than one auto-start setup

You can change the INI-files to make an auto start of GXL, see section "Start
Automatically".
If you use a few logging setups frequently, it can be handy to have one icon for
each setup in the program manager.
To create a new setup, make a copy of the GXL.INI file and give it a new name.
Make the necessary changes to the new file, see section Start Automatically.
Add an icon to the Gambro Service Tools group. Add path and name to
GXL.EXE. As command line parameter add the new INI-file name.

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Menus
The following menus are available in the logging window during a logging
session.
The hot key abbreviation, to the right in the menus, can be used for keyboard
input.

File menu
This section contains a detailed description of the File menu, as shown in Figure
5.

Figure 5. File menu

Notes
Opens an empty notepad, used for making notes during the logging session.
Print
Prints the actual screen on the selected printer.
Exit
Exits the logging session. Alt-F4, double click upper left corner or pressing the
X button also exits the logging session.

Remarks menu
This section contains a detailed description of the Remarks menu, as shown in
Figure 6.

Figure 6. Remarks menu

Optional
The remarks menu is used for adding a comment into the log-file. The maximum
number of characters is 50.
The remark is shown in a text window, with time a stamp.

Windows menu
This section contains a detailed description of the Windows menu, as shown in
Figure 7.
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 Figure 7. Windows menu

Information
Shows the status window, the window that is shown when initializing and
terminating GXL.
Prog. ver.
Shows the dialysis machine program version. In the details window you can get
more information about program version and control block status.
Next
Move to the next logging window.
Previous
Move to the previous logging window.

The following windows, except the Overview window, are specified in the
logging setup, and are different for each setup. The Overview window shows all
logged data as numeric with the dialysis machine variable name.

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 Options menu
This section contains a detailed description of the Options menu, as shown in
Figure 8.

Figure 8. Options menu

Axes
When selecting Axes, the Graph Settings window appears, as shown in Figure 9.

Figure 9. Graph Settings window

In the Graph Settings window, the scaling of the axes can be changed. Both the
time and the value axes can be changed. Put -1 in Grid Divisions to make
automatic scaling.
Changes to the time axis can be set to affect only the selected window, or all
windows, by selecting ”Change active graph” or ”Change all x-axes”.
The Graph Settings window can also be opened by clicking the left mouse button
in a graph.

Documents menu
This section contains a detailed description of the Documents menu, as shown in
Figure 10.

Figure 10. Documents menu

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 The Documents menu contains all documents related to the logging, such as
error code lists and service logging lists. The same menu is available in the
Logging Menu.

Help menu
This section contains a detailed description of the Help menu, as shown in
Figure 11.

Figure 11. Help menu

Contents
Opens the help document.
About
Shows the copyright information and program version of the GXL software.

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Overview window
An overview is created automatically when the logging is started. All variables
in the logging setup are listed in numeric indicators. Logical variables are shown
as 0 (false) and 255 (true).
The name to the left is a local logging variable name. The name to the right is the
variable name in the dialysis machine.
To open the overview window, press Shift+F1 or select “Overview” from the
Windows menu.

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Readback

Using Readback

Readback is used to view data from a saved logging session. See section “Save
Log” on how to save logging data.
Select monitor, program version and logging type, see section “Logging Type”.
In the Logging menu select ”Readback” in Logging Mode drop down list, see
section “Logging Mode”. A file selection window is opened. Select the file you
want to view.
Click the Start button. The logging will be initiated in the same manner as a
normal logging.
A readback window is placed on top of the logging window.

Figure 12. Readback window

• The slide on top of the window is a mirror of logging time. By

moving the handle forward and backward, different part of the
logging can be viewed.
• The numeric window to the left shows the next data block to be
showed.
• The numeric window in the middle is the speed of the logging.
Value 1.0 gives real time, and 2.0 give double speed and so on.
• The switch is used to turn on and off the logging.
In the numeric windows a number can be keyed in, or use the increment -
decrement arrows.
To move the readback window, hold down the left mouse button on the window
header and drag the window to the desired position.

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View log setup

Checking a setup
View log setup is used for checking a log setup, without reading any data from
the dialysis machine, i.e. it gives a possibility to view the log setup without
having any dialysis machine connected to GXL.
In the Logging Menu select “View log setup”.
Select monitor, program version and logging type, see section Start from the
Logging Menu.
Click the Start button.

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Glossary of Terms

GXL
Gambro eXternal Logging

Numeric window
A small window, which can show numeric or alphanumeric data. Can be used as
an indicator, or as an input device. It can have increment and decrement arrows.

Readback
A way to re-play saved logging data.

Slide
A bar graph with a handle. It is both an indicator and an input device.

TRACO
Transition controller. Software packages used for controlling logic events in the
dialysis machines.

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Maintenance 5
modem connection 9

Index N
Next 12, 16
notepad 11
Notes 11
numeric 12

O
Optional 11
Options menu 12
A OverView 12

About 14
P
Alt-F4 11
Automatically 15 Previous 12
Axes 13 Print 11
Prog. ver. 12
C Program Version 12

Contents 14
R

D remarks 11
remote logging 9
Directory overview 6 Requirements 3
Documents 13 Root directory 6

E S
error code lists 8, 13 saved logging session 16
Exit 11 scaling 13
service logging lists 8
G SETUP.EXE 4
Shift+F1 15
Graph Settings 13 Slide 16
Grid Divisions 13 Start a logging 7
Sub-directories 6
H
Help 14 U
Uninstall 5
I
icon 7 V,W
Information 8, 12 variable name 12, 15
Installation 4

L
LOGFILES 6, 8
logging menu 16
Logging mode 16
Logging Type 16
Logical variables 15

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