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                     OTVIEW
                   Version 3.1

                        Merritt Island Technlogies
                      253 Merritt Square, Suite 616
                         Merritt Island, FL 32952

                           Voice: [phone]
                          BBS/FAX: [phone]


      CONTENTS

1    Disclaimer
2    Overview
3    Hardware Requirements
4    Installation and Configuration
5    Connecting the ONE TOUCH II to Your Computer
6    Navigating the OTVIEW Menus
7    Main Menu
7.1  View/Change ONE TOUCH Settings
7.2  Download ONE TOUCH Data
7.3  Read Stored ONE TOUCH Data
7.4  Clear ONE TOUCH Memory
7.5  Update Patient Name
7.6  Exit Program
8    Display ONE TOUCH Data Menu
8.1  Display ONE TOUCH Data
8.2  Print ONE TOUCH Data
8.3  Plot ONE TOUCH Data
8.4  Save ONE TOUCH Data to Disk
8.5  Append ONE TOUCH Data
8.6  Return to Main Menu
9    Troubleshooting
10   Copyright Information
11   Sample Output


1     DISCLAIMER

OTVIEW is a tool to allow access to the various capabilities and data
normally made available to the ONE TOUCH II Blood Glucose Meter user
by the Manufacturer. Among these is the capability to change the
meter operating parameters, retrieve stored blood glucose readings,
and to completely purge the internal memory. OTVIEW will allow you to
take control of these same functions available to all OT II users,
but through the convenience of a computer and keyboard interface. As
with any tool of this type, It is NOT to be used as a Diagnostic
tool, nor be used as an indicator of any need to modify a treatment
regimen.  ONLY you and your Doctor should ever modify your medication
dosages and schedules.


2    OVERVIEW

OTVIEW is a small and simple yet powerful tool designed to let you
control the operation of and retrieve data from the ONE TOUCH II
blood glucose meter manufactured by LifeScan, Inc.  It will allow you
to display and modify any of the meter's operating parameters, clear
the internal memory, and to download, annotate, print, plot, and
store readings from the meter.  Details on how to perform each of
these functions is described in the following text.  This program has
evolved from over two years of development and testing, and we have
included many features and improvements suggested by a variety of
people who used this program daily over a long period of time.  We
are indebted to everyone who has made inputs to help make OTVIEW a
better program, and feel we have produced an extremely useful, high
quality product that will greatly enhance both the use of the ONE
TOUCH II meter, and the recording and analysis of blood glucose
levels.

As always, we welcome any questions, comments, suggestions, and
complaints from anyone who uses this program on a regular basis and
has ideas on how to make it better.  Tom McKeever and Mike Peacock
can be reached at the SPACECON BBS (1:374/22, 94:4070/1, or
150:401/8) at [phone] at any time.  Phone messages may be left
at our voice mailbox at [phone], and E-Mail may be sent to
[e-mail].

This program was created using Turbo C by Borland, and makes
extensive use of the C Extended Libraries (CXL) (c) by Mike Smedley.

Please note that due to significant changes in the file formats
beginning with version 3.0, this edition of OTVIEW cannot be used
with data files created under OTVIEW versions 2.x or earlier.


3    HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

OTVIEW is meant to run on an IBM PC or fully compatible clone running
DOS 2.1 or later, and a having little over 200 K of available memory.
It is for reasons of memory and disk space conservation that OTVIEW
was written for DOS. A Windows version can be made available, but
uses up to 10 times the hard drive space and considerably more
memory.  Windows is therefore not required, although OTVIEW will run
under it.. OTVIEW is small enough to run from a floppy diskette, on a
laptop computer, or can be installed on your hard drive. OTVIEW fully
supports Microsoft Mouse compatible pointing devices, and if one is
detected during startup, it may be used to navigate the various menus
and displays.  If you wish to use the data graphing function, then an
EGA or VGA type graphics adapter with appropriate monitor is
required.

Access to a spare serial (COM) port is also necessary, however a
dedicated port is not necessary since it will only be needed for
brief periods when you are actually displaying or modifying operating
parameters or downloading data.  Most modern computers have at least
two serial ports, one of which is usually connected to a mouse, and
the other to a modem.  Many users we have talked to simply unplug
their modem temporarily to connect the ONE TOUCH meter.  If this
becomes inconvenient, serial A-B switch boxes are available from most
computer supply stores (or from us) so you won't have to connect and
disconnect cables.  A special cable, (Available from free of charge
from Johnson and Johnson at 1-800-227-8862) is needed to connect the
ONE TOUCH II to your Computer's Serial (COM) port. This cable has
been available at no charge to registered ONE TOUCH II users, and is
terminated with a 25 pin male connector.  If your computer requires a
female and/or a 9 pin connectors, adapters and gender changers are
also available at most computer supply stores, or may be purchased
from us at the same time you order your registered version of OTVIEW.


4    INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION

OTVIEW may be run from either a floppy diskette, or a hard disk drive
by simply copying the files to the appropriate subdirectory.  Note
that the only file required to use OTVIEW is the executable file
itself, no other driver or configuration files are needed.  OTVIEW
may be run from any subdirectory in your DOS 'PATH' string, however
it is necessary to set your default directory to wherever you wish
data files to be saved to or loaded from prior to starting the
program (this version does not allow directory paths to be specified
for data file names).  The simplest approach is to make a separate
subdirectory to contain all program, documentation, and data files.

The only parameter that needs to be configured for OTVIEW is the
patient name.  Start the program, and at the main menu select 'Update
Patient name'.  Enter the name of the person who the readings are
taken from, and press 'Enter' to save.  The use of this parameter is
more fully described below.


5    CONNECTION OF ONE TOUCH II TO YOUR COMPUTER

Setting up OTVIEW with your ONE TOUCH II is quite easy.

    1. Connect the Serial cable to an available serial port on your
       computer.  (Your Computer and the ONE TOUCH II should both
           be off.)
    2  Plug in the other end to the receptacle on the ONE TOUCH II Meter.
    3. Turn on your Computer and log to the directory where OTVIEW
       resides. (e.g. cd\OT3)
    4. Type OTVIEW and hit the ENTER key.
    5. Read the Opening Screen and hit ENTER to continue, or Escape
       to exit.
    6. If you wish to display/modify your ONE TOUCH operating parameters
       or download stored readings, turn on the ONE TOUCH II and verify
       that it is flashing 'INSERT STRIP'


6    NAVIGATING THE OTVIEW MENUS

Moving around within the OTVIEW menus can be done by any of three
methods.  The program fully supports most mouse type pointing
devices.  On menus and submenus where a list of options is displayed,
move the mouse to highlight the entry desired.  The left mouse button
simulates the 'Enter' key to select the highlighted option, and the
right button simulates the 'Escape' key used to abort an operation
and return to the previous menu level.  Each of the menu entries has
a letter (usually the first) capitalized and highlighted.  A specific
option can be selected and activated by simply pressing the same key
on the keyboard.  Also, entries may be selected by using the keyboard
cursor keys, and selected by pressing 'Enter' or aborting the
operation by pressing 'Escape'.  A blinking cursor is displayed when
keyboard input is expected from the user, for example in specifying
patient names or file names, or entering comments in the data display
screen.


7    THE 'MAIN' MENU

    The Main Menu gives you the following choices:

             "View/change ONE TOUCH settings"
            "Download ONE TOUCH data"
            "Read stored ONE TOUCH data"
            "Clear ONE TOUCH memory"
            "Update patient name"
            "eXit program"

    (Note that the "hot-Keys" are capitalized and highlighted)

Selecting either the 'View', 'Download', or 'Clear' options requires
communications with the ONE TOUCH and will bring up a submenu asking
for the COM port number to which the device is connected.  The menu
will display an entry for all serial ports detected by the program,
and will give an error if it sees that none are present.  Turn on the
ONE TOUCH and verify that it is flashing 'INSERT STRIP'.  Within
about twenty seconds the program should display a message showing
that communications has been established and the current baud rate.
If this does not work or an error message is displayed, then refer to
the later section on 'Troubleshooting'.


7.1    VIEW/CHANGE ONE TOUCH SETTINGS

When communications have been established, the screen showing current
values for the changeable operating parameters will be presented.
Any of these parameters can be changed by either selecting the
capitalized/highlighted letter and hitting Enter, or selecting it
with the mouse. A list of available selections will then be
displayed. Scroll to the setting you wish to change to with the arrow
keys or the mouse, or, in the case of numerical values such as time
or dates, to the number to be entered/replaced. Hit Enter when
satisfied.  When a new value has been chosen, the meter will be
updated immediately and the new selected value should then be
displayed on the screen.  A brief description of each of these
parameters and available options is described below:

WARNING: BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU DO HERE.. THESE SETTINGS CAN BE SET
TO GIVE  YOU TOTALLY INACCURATE READINGS AND DATA DUMPS.. USE WITH
CAUTION !


Strip Code : This parameter is a number between 1 and 16 and should
be set according to the  value shown on the box of test strips that
you are using.

Language : The ONE TOUCH II is capable of displaying prompts and
messages in seven  languages.  In order to keep the size and
complexity of OTVIEW reasonable, the program communicates with the
device only in English.  If you are using any other language, the
program will display it as the active value, but will switch the
meter to English when bringing up this screen.  If a value other than
English is selected, it will be displayed on the menu, but the ONE
TOUCH II prompts will not change to  the desired language until this
screen is exited.  Similarly, when a memory dump is requested, OTVIEW
will change the meter to English before downloading the data, then
change it back to the selected language when complete.

Units: Used to select the units of measure, either milligrams per
deciliter (MG/DL), or millimoles per liter (MMOL/L).

Beep: Select 'BEEP' if you wish the meter to beep after each function
or when a new message is displayed, or 'NOBEEP' it you want it to be
silent.

Punctuation: If you have selected MMOL/L as your units, then this
option may be used to specify whether a decimal point or a comma is
to appear in the value for each reading.

Date Format: Tells the meter if you want dates displayed as
month/day/year (M/D/Y), or as day/month/year (D/M/Y).

Time Format: Tells the meter if you want time displayed in 12 hour
AM/PM type format (AM/PM),  or as 24 hour format (24:00).

Date: The current date from the meter will be displayed according to
the currently  selected date format.  You may also select and modify
the month, day, or year.

Time: The time from the meter's clock will be continually read and
displayed on the  screen per the currently selected time format.  You
may set the time in the meter  by selecting either hours, minutes, or
seconds.

Day: The day of the week as calculated from the date in the meter is
shown.  This value  may not be modified, and hopefully matches what
the day really is !


Baud: Used to select the speed with which the meter will talk to your
computer.  The available options are 9600, 2400, 1200, and 300 bits
per second.  Most modern computers will support communications at the
highest rate, so you should normally use the 9600 value.  If you
start having time-out or checksum errors while using OTVIEW, you
might try using a lower speed and see if it helps, although this will
slow down the operation of the program.  For example, downloading 250
readings from the meter takes only about 15 seconds at 9600 baud, but
would require 1 minute at 2400, 2 minutes at 1200, and 8 minutes at
300 baud !  Note also that although the baud rate will be updated as
soon as a new value is selected, the communications rate will not
change immediately.  It will be necessary to exit the program, turn
the meter off and back on again, and then restart OTVIEW to allow it
to sync up with the meter at the new speed.

Mode: This value is used to tell the meter how to communicate with
the computer that is connected to it on the data port.  The available
options are 'RS-232', 'DTAMGR', 'DATA A', and 'DATA B'.  When using
OTVIEW on your personal computer, this value should always be set to
'RS-232', Selecting any other value will cause the ONE TOUCH II to
stop talking to your computer, and you will not be able to use OTVIEW
until the meter has been configured back to 'RS-232'.  If this should
accidentally happen, refer to the section on Troubleshooting to see
how this may be done.


7.2    DOWNLOAD ONE TOUCH DATA

Once Communications has been established with the ONE TOUCH II, you
may download the data currently stored in the meter's memory.  The
program will display the number of readings received from  the meter
as they are transmitted.  At this time the data is only stored in
your PC's system memory and  has not yet been written to disk. The
"Display ONE TOUCH data" menu will now be presented to you.  This
menu will be discussed below.


7.3    READ STORED ONE TOUCH DATA

Selecting this option will display the names of previously-stored ONE
TOUCH II data files  residing in the current directory. OTVIEW files
can be identified by the 'DAT' extension in the  DOS file name.
Highlight the one of interest with the arrow keys or mouse, and
select it with  either the left mouse button or the Enter key. If the
file selected is not a valid OTVIEW data file,  then an error message
will be displayed.  After selection, the "Display ONE TOUCH data"
screen  will then be presented.  This menu will be discussed below.


7.4    CLEAR ONE TOUCH MEMORY

As previously cautioned, this command will clear the ONE TOUCH II
on-board memory.  It is only used when data readings have been saved
to a disk file and you wish to start a "fresh" sequence of readings
in the meter.  This is done to prevent duplicate readings from being
stored in a concatenated (sequentially added) data file.  It may take
as long as 10 to 20 seconds for this operation to complete.  BE
CAREFUL WITH THIS COMMAND. DATA IS IRRETRIEVABLE !


7.5    UPDATE PATIENT NAME

The data file saved to disk can be customized with the patient's name
and/or other Identification.  Use This command and entry field to
enter the designated patient's name or ID.  This entry will be
written back into the OTVIEW program file, so it is only necessary to
enter this information once.


7.6    EXIT PROGRAM

Terminates the program's execution and returns you to DOS.


8    THE 'DISPLAY ONE TOUCH DATA' MENU

    This menu gives you the following choices:

            Display ONE TOUCH data
            Print ONE TOUCH data
            Plot ONE TOUCH data
            Save ONE TOUCH data to disk
            Return to main menu


8.1    DISPLAY ONE TOUCH DATA

This selection will present you with a very detailed summary of the
ONE TOUCH II data downloaded from the meter or read from the disk
file. The display is titled with the name of the currently-loaded
data file, and shows a header containing the date and time from the
meter of when the most recent download was performed, as well as the
name or ID of the patient. In addition, the ONE TOUCH II Units
setting, Minimum and Maximum Check Values, and Serial number are
displayed as read directly from the meter. Minimum, Maximum and
Average blood glucose values are calculated and displayed at the top
of the screen.

The rest of the display contains a line for each individual data
entry read from the meter.  Readings are sorted by date and time,
with the most recent entries first and the oldest last.  Each entry
includes the day, date, and time the reading was taken, the actual
blood glucose value in the appropriate units, and the event number
you may have entered for the reading (or zero for default).  If a
sample was taken that was measured as off scale high, the program
will substitute a value of 600 MG/DL (or 33.3 MMOL/L) for that entry.
Also displayed is a 'FLAGS' field for each line.  If an entry is
marked as a check or control reading by the meter, then a 'CHK' or
'CON' flag will appear in this field, respectively.  For each entry,
the ONE TOUCH II contains error checking information to ensure that
the data contained in its memory has not been corrupted in some way.
If the meter has declared a reading as invalid, or an error was
detected by OTVIEW when it was downloaded from the meter, then an
'INV' indicator will appear in the flags field.  Entries marked as
check, control, or invalid are not included in minimum, maximum, or
average value calculations.

To the right of the screen is an area where you can record notes and
comments for each entry.  Examples of how this feature may be used
can be seen in the example included in this document and in the
sample file OTSAMPLE included with the program.  As with the other
menus, either the mouse or the cursor keys may be used to scroll
through the data.  The screen may be scrolled up and down by
positioning the mouse cursor in the header or in the bottom line
respectively and pressing the left button, or you may use the up and
down cursor keys to scroll one line at a time, or page up/page down
to scroll one screen at a time.  The 'Home' key will put you on the
first reading in the file, and 'End' will bounce you to the last
entry.  A pair of blinking brackets will be displayed around the
reading on the row where the cursor is currently positioned in order
to help you line up your comments with the appropriate entry.

The cursor key can be positioned anywhere on the screen for entering
notes by pressing the left mouse button or the cursor keys.  When
entering comments from the keyboard, the left cursor, right cursor,
insert, delete, backspace, and enter keys function just like a normal
text editor.  Note that the 'Notes' field is the only portion of the
data file that the program will allow the user to modify directly.
In order to ensure accuracy and integrity of the data, OTVIEW will
not make or allow any changes to any other fields in the readings.

Please keep in mind that when viewing or making notes on data that
has just been downloaded from the meter (identified by the title
'Display Download Data' at the top of the screen), the entries are
still in the computer memory and has NOT been saved to a disk file
yet.  To do this, you must select 'Save ONE TOUCH Data to Disk' (see
below).  If you attempt to exit the program without first saving the
data to disk, the program will display a warning asking if you first
wish to do this before you exit.  If you decide to terminate OTVIEW
anyway, the data (and notes you have made) will be lost and must be
downloaded again.

Note: Some of the newer version of the ONE TOUCH II meter now
calculate and display the average value for blood glucose reading.
This number may be different than that calculated by OTVIEW in that
the meter maintains an incremental average (that is, each new reading
is averaged in with the previous value to form a new average) whereas
OTVIEW computes a new value from scratch based on each individual
reading.  The program also does not include readings that are marked
as check, control, or invalid.  So although the actual numbers may be
different, the average value calculated by OTVIEW is considered to be
more accurate than the one given by the meter.


8.2    PRINT ONE TOUCH DATA

This selection will print out all the information shown in the above
display to the default printer, including the file name, patient
name, and any annotations made in the entries. There can be up to 250
readings, so allow sufficient paper for the print-out!  (This feature
has been disabled in the demonstration version OTDEMO).


8.3    PLOT ONE TOUCH DATA

This selection will display a sub-menu that will allow you to enter
the starting and ending dates for the ONE TOUCH II data currently in
memory that you wish to plot.  These default to the dates of the
earliest and latest readings, and follow whatever date format is used
in the entries (M/D/Y or D/M/Y).  The second sub-menu will show how
many readings were found within the specified date interval (or an
error message if none were found), and will also allow you to set the
high and low limit for the vertical axis of the plot.  These will
default to the highest and lowest values found within the date
interval, and will be in whatever units were specified in the file.
As stated above, values flagged as check, control, or invalid are not
considered valid entries for plotting. After entering these limits,
the plot will be displayed on the screen until any key or mouse
button is pressed. The patient's name, data file name, and units will
be displayed at the top of the screen. Exiting from the plot will
return you to the value limit and date range submenus sequentially.

If you have an IBM compatible graphics printer connected to your PC,
a hard copy of the plot may be printed by using the DOS utility
GRAPHICS.COM.  Simply load the GRAPHICS.COM program before starting
OTVIEW, and when the plot is displayed on the screen, press the
'Print Screen' key.  Refer to your DOS reference manual for more
information on GRAPHICS.COM.

After much experimentation, it was determined that a minimum screen
resolution of 640x348 is necessary to display a graph that is
legible.  This means that the plot function cannot be used if you
have one of the older Color Graphic Adapter (CGA) cards since their
maximum resolution is 640x200.  The OTVIEW plot function has been
successfully tested on VGA, EGA, MCGA, Hercules, AT&T, and IBM 8514
type graphic adapters with an appropriate monitor.  If a suitable
adapter is not detected, or it cannot be switched to a video mode of
acceptable resolution, then this function will display an error
message.

One thing to keep in mind as you are analyzing these graphs is that
the horizontal axis is normalized with respect to the relative time
the readings were taken, not an absolute time scale.  In other words,
the individual readings are plotted in an even, linear spacing, and
the date scale on the horizontal axis is labeled according to the
time of the corresponding data values, and not the other way around.
If you take the same number of readings every day on a consistent
basis (more or less), then this should not present a problem.
However, if there are wide gaps in time between groups of readings,
or they are 'bunched up' in one or more ranges of dates, then the
graph may not necessarily display an accurate portrayal of your blood
glucose level throughout a continuous, linear time frame.

If you plan to print out and maintain a record or archive of the
plots for different time periods, then one tip we have found useful
is to use the same date range (i.e. 2 weeks, one month, etc.) and
value limits for each plot.  This makes it much more easy to compare
separate plots with one another, and allows you to lay graphs out
side by side and see a pictorial representation of your blood glucose
level over a long period of time.


8.4    SAVE ONE TOUCH DATA TO DISK

This selection will allow you to save the current data (including
annotations) to disk file. A default name of 'OTmmddyy' (or
'OTddmmyy' depending on the date format selected) is already entered
for you, but you can use any legal eight character DOS file name that
you wish.  As stated above, all ONE TOUCH II data files use a file
extension of '.DAT', and they are stored in whatever the current
default directory was when you started OTVIEW.  If a file by that
name already exists, then a warning message is displayed and you are
prompted to either overwrite the existing disk file, or chose another
name.  Error messages will also be displayed for any other disk error
detected during the save (Drive Not Ready, Drive Write Protected, Not
Enough Room, etc.).

One advantage of OTVIEW is that the data is stored as a standard text
file in exactly the same format in which you see it printed or
displayed on the screen, rather than in some binary or non-printable
form such as a data base file or word processor file.  This means
that the OTVIEW data file can be copied or uploaded to any other
computer at a doctor's office or hospital, or even fed into a FAX
modem for transmission to your medical facility.  Everything that
your doctor needs to examine your blood glucose level performance is
included in this file: Patient name, dates and times, overall
statistics, and individual readings.  Data files may also be brought
up under a standard word processor for review and editing.  In
addition, a separate utility is also under development which will
convert OTVIEW data files into comma delimited format (CDL) files, so
that this information may be imported directly into many commercial
spreadsheet and data base applications, allowing for more elaborate
graphing, plotting, and statistical analysis to be performed.  This
utility will be distributed in the near future to registered OTVIEW
users at no charge.

Also note that the save function is not available in the
demonstration version OTDEMO.


8.5    APPEND DATA TO DISK FILE

Once you have downloaded a set of readings from the ONE TOUCH II, the
Append option will be displayed in order to allow you to add the new
readings into an already existing data file.  Just select which disk
file you wish to append the data to, and if it is a valid OTVIEW data
file, the program will insert the new data into it and tell you how
many new readings have been added.  You may then review the data and
add notes, or print or plot the information, but as stated above, the
updated entries are not automatically saved to disk.  You must do
this yourself when you are finished, and if you attempt to exit the
program without first saving it, OTVIEW will display a prompt
reminding you to do this before terminating the program.

As previously mentioned, entries in the data files are stored with
the most recent reading first and the oldest ones last.  When you
tell OTVIEW to append to add new readings to a data file, the program
reads the date and time of the most recent entry in the file, and
then scans the downloaded values to determine if any of them are
newer than this.  If no new entries are detected, an error message
will be displayed, otherwise OTVIEW will show you the number of new
entries added to the beginning of the file.  Values downloaded from
the meter with a date and time tag older than the most recent entry
in the file will not be saved, in order that an accurate ordering of
entries by date and time can be preserved.  For this to be possible,
it is necessary that the meter settings for blood glucose units, date
format, and time format must match those of the data file to which
the new readings will be appended.  If not, an error message stating
that configuration parameters do not match those in the data file
will be displayed.

New readings may be added to a data file until it reaches a maximum
size of 250 entries.  If the file is already this full, then a disk
file full error message will be shown.  In addition, if there is not
enough room in the data file to store all the newly downloaded
readings, then a message will be displayed asking if you would like
for OTVIEW to save only the oldest of the newly downloaded readings
up to the maximum disk file size of 250, or if you want to abort the
operation and create a new disk file.  From actual experience, it has
been determined that this limit of 250 entries does not really
present that much of a problem.  Data files much larger than this
begin to become awkward when trying to review and analyze the
readings, and inconvenient to print or plot.  A typical scenario is
to have one data file per month, and add the new readings to it every
five to seven days.  At this rate, data files can handle over eight
readings per day, which should be more than sufficient !

When an append operation is performed, the summary information in the
file header will also be updated.  The date, time, serial number, and
minimum and maximum check strip values will be modified to reflect
the most recent values of these parameters received from the meter.
The patient name will also be updated if it has been changed since
the file was originally created or last appended.  In addition, new
values for minimum, maximum, and average values will be calculated
based on all readings now in the file.

If the append operation has successfully added all new readings to
the disk file, then the user will be asked if he wants to clear the
meters memory upon exiting the program.  It is your decision whether
or not to maintain old readings in the meter after they have been
saved to a disk file.  However, previous experience has shown that it
is much easier and more convenient to review, manipulate, and
communicate information obtained from the meter when it is saved as
text in a disk file rather than being kept in the meter, where you
must manually scroll through every value for each reading one at a
time.  The data is also much more secure since backup copies of the
data files can easily be made.  It should not be necessary to remind
you to always keep backup of all your data files, preferably on
floppy disks !


8.6    RETURN TO MAIN MENU

When you are finished with these functions, this selection will
return you to the main OTVIEW menu.  If you have downloaded data from
the meter and have not yet saved or appended it to a disk file, the
program will ask you whether or not you want to save the data before
exiting this screen.


9    TROUBLESHOOTING

OTVIEW is designed to be a simple, easy to use tool that should take
very little time in order to become acquainted with how it operates.
The prompts and messages are self explanatory, and when used per the
directions and guidelines as outlined in this document, you should
have little or no trouble in running the program.  The only area
which may appear to be a bit tricky is getting the meter to talk
correctly to your computer.  We have included here a few tips we have
picked up in our experiences with developing this software, and they
should help you to resolve any problems which you might encounter.

When using this program with your ONE TOUCH II meter on a daily
basis, it is not uncommon to receive an occasional Time-out or
Checksum error.  This is particularly true when sending a number of
different commands to the meter such as when you are configuring
multiple operating parameters, and is also commonly seen when
clearing the meter's memory.  Whenever you have different computers
executing different software at different speeds and trying to talk
to each other in a spontaneous manner, communications problems are
almost certain to be seen.  Normally this does not mean that there is
any problem with either the meter or your computer.  Commands sent to
the meter which result in errors are automatically retried several
times by OTVIEW before an error message is displayed.  If a Checksum
or Time-out error message is presented, just make sure that the meter
is still on and flashing "INSERT STRIP", and press enter to retry the
operation.  The ONE TOUCH II meter has a built in timer, so if it is
turned on and not used (or if no communications through the data port
are detected), it will automatically turn itself off after about one
minute.

If your are unable to establish communications with the meter at all,
there may be several possible reasons.  Make sure that the connectors
on each end are inserted tight, and the 25 pin connector on the
computer end should be screwed down into its socket.  Make sure you
are plugged into the correct serial port, not a parallel port by
mistake, and that this matches the port number that you are selecting
on the OTVIEW menu.  If you still have problems, then try a different
serial port, or better yet a port on a different computer, if you
have access to one.  To verify that there is no trouble with the
OTVIEW program itself, try communicating with the meter using a
standard terminal program, such as Procomm.  Configure it for the
correct serial port and baud rate, 8 bits, no parity, and flow
control off.  When you turn the meter on, a line should be displayed
showing the current values for the operating parameters, and then
continuous 'INSERT' 'STRIP' messages will be received.  If you type
in the command 'DMP', the readings from the meter's memory should be
displayed on the screen.

In the event that there is still no data seen from the meter, the
reason might be that it is configured to use a data communications
mode other than RS-232.  To check for this and to set this parameter
to RS-232 if it is not already, follow these steps:

    1.    Turn the meter off.
    2.    Press and hold the 'M' (memory) button on the rear of
        the meter.
    3.    Turn the meter on.
    4.     Release the 'M' button. The value of the BEEP/NOBEEP
        parameter should now be
        seen on the display.
    5.    Press the 'M' button seven times to display the value
        of the Data Management Mode.
    6.    If this does not show 'RS-232', press the 'C' (code)
        button until 'RS-232' is displayed.
    7.    Turn the meter off.
    8.     Start OTVIEW and attempt to establish communications
        with the meter.


10   COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

This program is being made available on an 'as is' basis, and carries
no warranties express or implied.  The authors shall in no way be
held liable for any damages resulting from the use of this program or
the media on which it is distributed, including, without limitation,
misrepresentation of data, loss of information, damage to equipment,
or any other incidental or consequential damages.

Neither the authors, nor Merritt Island Technologies, Incorporated,
nor the SPACECON BBS are affiliated with LifeScan, Inc., or Johnson
and Johnson, Inc.. One Touch II (r) is a registered trademark of
LifeScan, Inc.  MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.  OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corp.
OTVIEW, OT_VIEW, and OTDEMO are proprietary names for exclusive use by
Merritt Island Technologies, Inc. of Merritt Island, Florida, USA.


11    SAMPLE OUTPUT

This is the format of the output from OTVIEW taken from a set of
actual blood glucose readings.  The data file OTSAMPLE included with
this program also shows what the screen and data file formats look
like.


  DATE:  8/30/93   TIME: 11:56:00 PM   NAME: Jane Doe
  UNITS: MG/DL     CHK MIN:  73     CHK MAX:  98     SER NO: CHS0196AA
           MIN VAL:  31     MAX VAL:  405    AVG VAL:  126

DAY    DATE       TIME      VALUE  EVENT   FLAGS          NOTES
---    ----       ----      -----  -----  -------  --------------------
TUE   4/20/93   9:23:00 PM    81     0    CHK
TUE   4/20/93   9:22:00 PM    31     0
TUE   4/20/93   9:21:00 PM    81     0    CON
SUN   4/18/93   1:20:00 PM    59     0
SUN   4/18/93   9:36:00 AM   172     0
SAT   4/17/93   8:51:00 PM   211     0             Ate Dessert
SAT   4/17/93   3:24:00 PM    46     0
SAT   4/17/93  12:50:00 PM   222     0
SAT   4/17/93   8:58:00 AM    53     0             Fasting
SAT   4/17/93   1:41:00 AM   101     0
SAT   4/17/93   1:13:00 AM    31     0    CHK
FRI   4/16/93  10:05:00 PM   202     0
FRI   4/16/93   9:00:00 PM   405     0             Infusion set bad
FRI   4/16/93   1:12:00 PM    65     0
FRI   4/16/93  11:07:00 AM    56     0
FRI   4/16/93   6:44:00 AM    60     0             Still feel bad
THU   4/15/93   9:18:00 PM   194     0
THU   4/15/93   2:56:00 PM    53     0
THU   4/15/93  10:27:00 AM    55     0    CON
THU   4/15/93   6:38:00 AM    92     0
WED   4/14/93   8:33:00 PM   143     0
WED   4/14/93   3:15:00 PM    51     0
WED   4/14/93   1:50:00 PM    58     0             After Lunch
WED   4/14/93  11:25:00 AM   228     0
WED   4/14/93   6:49:00 AM    49     0             Before Breakfast
TUE   4/13/93   9:25:00 PM   209     0
TUE   4/13/93   4:28:00 PM    70     0
TUE   4/13/93   1:31:00 PM   114     0
TUE   4/13/93  10:47:00 AM    58     0             After Exercise
TUE   4/13/93   8:24:00 AM    60     0
TUE   4/13/93   6:54:00 AM   147     0
MON   4/12/93   8:17:00 PM   176     0
MON   4/12/93   3:04:00 PM   104     0
MON   4/12/93  10:58:00 AM    45     0
MON   4/12/93   6:23:00 AM   258     0             stressed out at work
SUN   4/11/93   8:20:00 PM    90     0
SUN   4/11/93   5:09:00 PM    23     0
SUN   4/11/93   1:59:00 PM    78     0
SUN   4/11/93  12:52:00 PM    44     0
SUN   4/11/93   9:45:00 AM   108     0             skipped breakfast
SAT   4/10/93   7:27:00 PM   125     0
                        - END OF SAMPLE EXTRACT -

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