The 2 requirements needed to use the Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-210 USB communication software:
- The Surftest communication software
- Mini USB cable available commercially
How to Download and Install the Surftest SJ-210 USB communication software ?
- The Software is available to download for free via the following link https://www.mitutoyo.eu/download_file/view/9012/4418.
- Downloading the software will open a zip file that contains all the required content for installing the software
- Extract this folder to your desired location.
- Once you open the file, click on the Surftest SJ-Communication tool which opens the installer.
- Install the software.
- After the completion of the installation of the software, open the back panel of the surftest and connect the mini USB cable
- Before one can use the software, ensure that all the necessary drivers installed.
- To install the drivers, open the device manager and turn on the surftest \ to see the SJ-210 icon.
- Right click on SJ-210 and select: update driver software, browse my computer, and then select the location where the software was extracted on your system. Please ensure that you click the select subfolders option.
- Click on next and install the driver software.
- Open the newly installed SJ-210 communication software by going to the surftest communication tool folder and selecting the SJ-communication tool icon.
In this software, the user can manage the settings of the SJ-210 and generate inspection reports. For example, one can click on measuring conditions and change the settings such as lamdaC, number of samples, speed, and so on.
The user can also choose the parameters that are required for their reports. By clicking on the comment, one can input data like the name of the job and the operator thereby making it easy for them to identify which sample has been checked for roughness and by whom.
To take a printout for each reading automatically, the user can select auto print. Choosing the BAC-ADC graph layout options prints the graphs and one can choose the size of the paper on which print is required.
For those who prefer to go paperless, they can simply export the data and the data will be exported to an excel sheet.
To view a more comprehensive method on how to use and install the Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-210 USB Communication Software please see the following video: