Simple steps can be followed by the Clinic/Hospital to trouble shoot the problem of why analyzer data is not being received by VETport Uploader application running on your local machine and capturing and transferring lab reports to online VETport
Abaxis Machine Must Never be Switched Off
If Switched Off Please Switch On the Abaxis Machine First and than Reboot The PC it is connected to
There are 2 applications running for capturing lab reports via serial port. Please check that both are running - i.e SIO and Caravan
You can chek / Run the Applications
1) You can start the Utility by Double Clicking on Start VETport
2) Opening TrayIT you need to see if you Find Caravan Server Running
3) You need to check if Caravan Seever Autp Uploader is Working
OR
4) You can check it on the tray if you Find the Icon with Caravan Server is Working.
1. Right click on computer and select properties
2. select properties
3. Go to device manager
4. Check universal serial bus - here no serial ports are seen. Try connecting the equipment and check if the serial port is available.
1. For Abaxis Blood Analyzer it should show with the proper name as shown above.
2. For HM2/5 Machines it can show USB serial port Working as shown above.
If the Device driver is not properly installed it will show the Yellow mark
You need to Uninstall the Driver and Re Install the device driver for the same.
1. Type http://127.0.0.1:9005/ or http://localhost:9005/
2. Login - admin p/w: heska
Check whether serial port is configured and working:
1. After login, type 127.0.0.1/portman.html. Click on VETport link
2. Click on VETPORT link to configure and check the serial port configuration
3. If the port is properly initialized the date and time will show in yellow or green. Presently RED since the serial port is missing.
It is seen that even if the serial ports are configured for specific ports, the equipment can be replugged to some other ports or new equipments are added to new ports. In that case, please RESTART both Caravan and SIO applications. These applications will automatically recognize new serial ports and all you need to do is reconfigure the serial ports via 127.0.0.1:9005/portman.html