Diablo BTU Calculator and Reporting Software

Version 3.0

A simple, easy-to-use, yet flexible BTU calculating and chromatography reporting software solution.

Overview of Features

The Diablo BTU Calculator is a simple, easy-to-use, yet flexible BTU Calculating and Reporting Software solution for the Agilent Technologies EZChrom Elite and Cerity Chromatography data systems.

Although the software was originally designed to perform standard BTU/energy calculations, it also includes capabilities that are of interest to general chromatography users including flexible export of results to text files, alarming, and historical trend plotting of results.

Here are a few of the key features of the software (you should view the Release Notes for the most current list of enhancements and fixes to the software, and the Reference Manual for more detailed information):

GPA 2172 Standard Calculations

Calculates Dry/Saturated/Wet Gross Heating Value, Real Relative Density, Gas Compressibility factor, and GPM from un-normalized component mole% values using GPA 2172-96 and ASTM D3588-98 (2003) standard calculations.
The component list is completely customizable. Components can be added to or deleted from the component list, and the physical constants used in the calcualtions (Heating Value, Molar Mass Ratio, Summation Factor, and GPM Factor) can be updated by the user as needed. Standard component physical property tables are provided for the GPA 2145-03 and GPA 2145-09 Standards, and the GPSA Engineering Data Book (12th Edition, 2004).
The component list can be configured so that mole% results from other analyzers (e.g. water analyzer, H2S by Draeger Tube, etc.) can be entered manually for specified components and included in the calculations.

Reporting and Exporting

Results can be exported to a text file for transfer to Laboratory Information Management Systems or other databases. The format of the text file can be easily and flexibly customized to almost any format using the BTU Calculator’s Export Templates.
You can specify up to ten custom sample information fields to include in the printed report and data file.
The BTU calculations can be disabled if you want to use the software only for general reporting, monitoring, and exporting of EZChrom or Cerity analysis results.

Automated Processing of Results from Chromatographic Data Systems

Allows completely automated post- run processing of data from the Agilent Technologies Cerity data system. The software supports both the A.04.05 and A.04.07 versions of Cerity
Allows completely automated post- run processing of data from the Agilent Technologies EZChrom Elite and EZChrom SI data systems.
The software can be configured to print a report and/or save the results to an export text file automatically after processing the results from Cerity or EZChrom.

Parameter Monitoring, Alarms, and Historical Trend Plotting

You can set up both component and calculated results as monitored parameters that are displayed in a separate monitoring window. You can set both high and low alarm limits for those monitored parameters. See Parameter Monitoring and Alarms for more information on this capability.
You can plot the historical value of any of the monitored parameters. The trend plot can be printed, copied to the Windows clipboard, and the historical data can be exported to a comma-delimited text file. See Parameter History Trend Plots for more information on this capability.

System Requirements

The software is designed for operation under the Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional operating systems. Automated processing of results requires the Agilent Technologies Cerity data system (Version 4.0.5 or Version 4.0.7), or the Agilent Technologies EZChrom Elite or EZChrom SI data systems.

File Download

Important Note on Version 3.0: This is a free upgrade for existing customers running licensed versions of the BTU Calculator software. However, customers running version 1.0 will have to request a new activation code for the software. Please contact Diablo Analytical for more information.

File	Version	Size	Description
Installer for Diablo BTU Calculator 3.0
Diablo BTU Calculator 3.0 Installer	3.0.23 (10-17-2008)	7.6 Mb	Installs a fully-functional 30-day evaluation copy of the Diablo BTU Calculator, or updates a registered-users copy to the latest version.
Documentation for Diablo BTU Calculator 3.0
Diablo BTU 3.0 Users Manual		811 kb	The Diablo BTU Calculator User's manual in Adobe PDF format.
Diablo BTU 2.0 Release Notes	3.0.23		The release notes for the latest version of the software.
GPA 2145-09 Migration Guide			A migration guide to assist you in updating your existing configurations with the new GPA Standard 2145-09 physical properties.
Diablo Software License Guide			A guide that describes the licensing and activation process for this software
example.btu			Example Diablo BTU Calculator data file (comma-delimited text file)
BTUReport.pdf			Example Diablo BTU Calculator Report in Adobe PDF format.
Order Form			Order form for the Diablo BTU Calculator software (Acrobat 5 or later required).

Pricing

A single computer license is $995 plus any applicable sales tax. Contact us directly for multi-computer licensing prices or if you would like to investigate having Diablo develop customized versions of the application.

Licensing

This software is distributed as a fully functional 30-day trial application. The trial version has all of the features of the registered version, but you will be reminded that you are running the trial version with a "nag" screen each time you start the application. At the end of the 30-day evaluation period the application will no longer start unless you purchase a license or request a trial extension from Diablo Analytical. After purchasing a license, you will be provided with an unlock code that converts the trial copy of the software to a fully-licensed copy. See the Diablo Software License Guide for more information.