Start by downloading the Dropbox Windows app from Dropbox.com, then install and run it. Use it to create a new free Dropbox account, or if you already have a Dropbox account, you can connect to it by signing in.

Go to Dropbox.com and request to download the application to your computer.  Then open the application to start the installation process.  You can use an existing account or create a new one.

For those creating a new Dropbox account for this iOS app, we recommend selecting the most basic free account for individual use:

If asked what the use will be, select “Not sure” or “Prefer not to answer” and continue

You will then be asked if to allow drobox to download the installation file.  Please select “Allow” and then open the downloaded file to begin installation

Once the download is complete, begin the installation of the Dropbox program.

When prompted, select “Make Files Local” and click the “Continue with Basic” button.

Download the Particle Insight app from the Apple store to your device and open it. Select “Link to Dropbox” in the app and log in using your Dropbox account credentials. A local data folder will be created on your PC that is synced to the folder on Dropbox. The default folder location will be under “C:Users\” and will end with “\Apps\Particle Insight Cloud”. Any file that is copied to the local folder will upload to Dropbox, and then will be available on your iOS device.

To connect this newly created directory to the Insight software, open the Insight software and open the default setting file you use and update the location of the “Local Dropbox folder.”

The folder can be searched by clicking the navigation button as shown below.  Once the correct directory is stored in this entry location, be sure to click “Save settings” to save this for all instrument analysis.

If you wish to have EVERY sample run saved to dropbox to open on the iOS app, select that option in the Settings tab and saving your settings:

Otherwise, you can save individual files as you open them by using the dropdown menu option. First open the desired analysis and then perform a manual upload:

You will receive a confirmation that the sample has been loaded to the Dropbox folder which will be synchronized with your iOS app. This will save the sample data file only.

To upload individual thumbnail pages for the selected analysis run, you will need to navigate to the desired thumbnail page and then using the dropdown menu, upload that particular thumbnail page.

The new uploaded sample files (*.smp) and thumbnail files (*.tif) will now appear in the local Dropbox folder and then will be synchronized with the iOS app.

The app comes with four demo samples already saved. You can begin working with them immediately; see “Using the iOS app” below.

Assuming you followed the instructions above, your Insight system can automatically or manually upload data to the Hydro/Particle Insight application.  Samples will be uploaded automatically at end of run time, if “Upload to Dropbox” is checked in the Completion Actions settings. Alternatively, you can upload a sample at any time using File > Upload to Dropbox.

On your iOS device, select “PI cloud” at the bottom of the sample list panel. All samples that have been uploaded to the Dropbox account will be listed and are available for downloading to the device.

Tap on a run series name to see the individual sample names in that series. Tap on a sample name, then select “Download”. The run results display will open for review. The run data is not yet saved to the device. To save the run, select “Save” at upper right of the screen.

 Select “Device” at the bottom of the sample list to list all samples that have been saved to the device. Tap a sample name to review the data. In Device mode, select “PI Cloud” to switch to the Cloud data.

Statistics and histogram data that was generated by the Hydro/Particle Insight instrument can all be viewed and analyzed interactively. You may select between Small Plots mode and Large Plots mode, in which the whole screen is used for a single graph, or you may select the Statistics listing.

In the Settings section, the user can select any of the up to 30 size and shape measures that the Hydro/Particle Insight analyzed for any particular sample. The user can also select the statistical weighting of the histogram: number, volume or surface area. The Cumulative line can be turned on or off, and if sieve-equivalent data is available, the user may view a simulated sieve-based histogram of their sample. Tap on the histogram to view the data with all the changes made in Settings. Shown here is the data from a sample run in the form of a Sieve Equivalent report, on a tablet device.

To review a more complete set of statistical data for any histogram, press the “Comprehensive Statistics” button in the Large Plot tab. One unique feature of the app is the ability to analyze subsections of the statistical histogram. For example, with your finger, select a subrange of the histogram you are viewing and automatically the Comprehensive Statistics and the cumulative line will reflect only the section you are selecting.
The System Data page shows all the sample documentation, User Comments, File information, System statistics, and Hardware settings saved during the analysis of the sample. Data saved also includes all data stored by the 21CFR Part 11 electronic signatures feature of the Particle Insight if it was turned on during the analysis. Scroll to view all the system data that was in effect for the selected run.

If thumbnail pages were saved to Dropbox, they may be downloaded and viewed in the app. Click on Images in the lower right corner. When a sample is saved to the device, there will be an option to save the thumbnail pages along with the sample data.