■■■■ Software Manual ■■■■
Software for indicating Tongue pressure
measurement data

Table of contents
1.

Purpose・・・ 1

2.

Operating Environment

・・・ 12-1. PC main unit

・・・ 12-2. This software

・・・ 1

2-3. PC telecommunication cable・・・ 1Installing this software and the USB driver・・・ 2

3-1. Installer

・・・ 2

3-2. How to install・・・ 2

3-2-1.

Installing with the Windows version

・・・ 2

3-2-2.

Installing with the Mac version

・・・ 4

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Setting the connection and telecommunication environment for the device and the PC

・・・ 7

4-1. Hardware setting for USB connection and protocol setting for PC telecommunication

・・・ 7

How to start・・・ 8

5-1. Connecting the USB cable・・・ 8

5-2. Powering on the device and starting this software

・・・ 8

5-3. Telecommunication protocol settings (Windows version only)

・・・ 8

How to use

・・・ 106-1. Each display icon

・・・ 106-2. File menu and setting menu

・・・ 156-3. Display of the tongue pressure measurement data

・・・ 16

6-4. Saving the tongue pressure measurement data to a file・・・ 17

How to uninstall this software and USB driver・・・ 187-1. How to uninstall・・・ 18Conclusion

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1. Purpose
Software for indicating Tongue pressure measurement data (hereafter this software) acquires the tongue
pressure measurement data transmitted from the JMS Tongue Pressure Measurement Device anddisplays it as a digital value, waveform graph, and pressure level.
The tongue pressure measurement data can be saved and printed so the data can be checked again
after measurement.
As for how to use the JMS Tongue Pressure Measurement Device, please carefully read the instruction
for use of the JMS Tongue Pressure Measurement Device and use it properly.

2. Operating Environment2-1. PC main unit
Windows version
PC

Microsoft®Windows7 Service Pack 1 or later

InterfaceUSB-equipped *1

Memory2 GB or more recommended

Hard disk

2.6GB or more free space (during installation)*Approximately 2.5GB of free space is required to install .NET
Framework. However, if you have it already installed, then you
only need about 100MB of free space.

Display

Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels or higher

Mac version
PC

Mac OS X 10.11(El Capitan) or later

InterfaceUSB-equipped *1

Memory2 GB or more recommended

Hard disk

13 MB or more free space (during installation)

Display

Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels or higher

2-2. This software
Windows version
OS

Mac version
OS

Microsoft®Windows7 Service Pack 1
Microsoft®Windows8/8.1
Microsoft®Windows10
Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
Mac OS X 10.12 (Sierra)
Mac OS X 10.13 (High Sierra)
Mac OS X 10.14 (Mojave)
Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina)

2-3. PC telecommunication cable
USB cable

USB2. 0/1.1 cable *2(USB(A) Male-USB (mini-B) male

*1: The operating environment of the PC, etc. must be prepared by the user.
*2: Based on USB1.1 but USB3.0 interface is not supported.

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3. Installing this software and USB driverThis section describes how to install the software on your PC and the USB driver that will allow your PC
to recognize that the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter is connected to your PC.

3-1. Installer
The installer includes the following and is installed automatically when needed:
Windows version
This software
Driver
Library:::

Environment:

TonguePressureMeasurementData.exe
CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7.exe
PdfSharp.Xps.dll
PdfSharp-WPF.dll
dotNet462Full.exe

Mac version
This software
Driver::TonguePressureMeasurementData.app
CP210xVCPInstaller.pkg

3-2. How to install
3-2-1. Installing with the Windows version
3-2-1-1. Clicking the icon in Figure 1 starts the installer for this software.

TonguePressureMeasurementData.exe

Figure 1 Installer icon for this software
A warning may be displayed due to the filtering function of “Windows SmartScreen” underWindows8 or 10. In this case, you could run the software by clicking “More info” then “Run anyway”.
Also, please confirm the program name and select “Yes” if “User Account Control” is displayed.

3-2-1-2. When the installer starts up, the setup window for this software is displayed. Select the installation
folder and click the "Install" button (Figure 2). Then, the installations of .NET Framework, various
libraries, USB drivers and this software shall start.

Figure 2 Setup window-2-

3-2-1-3. Next, when installing the USB driver, the "Welcome to the CP210x USB to UART Bridge Driver
Installer" window will appear as shown in Figure 10. Then, click "Next" (Figure 3).

Figure 3 USB driver installer window
3-2-1-4. Next, the "License Agreement" window is displayed. Select "Agree" and click the "Next" button(Figure 4).

Figure 4 License agreement window
3-2-1-5. When the USB driver is installed, the message "Completing the Installation of the CP210x USB to
UART Bridge Driver" is displayed. Click "Finish" (Figure 5).

Figure 5 USB driver installation completion window
3-2-1-6. When the installation of the USB driver is complete, the installation of this software will start. Afterthe installation, when the message "Completing TonguePressureMeasurementData Setup" isdisplayed, click the "Finish" button. (Figure 6).

Figure 6 Installation complete-3-3-2-2.

Installing with the Mac version

3-2-2-1. Click the icon shown in Figure 7 to start the installer of this software.

Figure 7 Installer icon for this software
3-2-2-2. When the installer starts, the window shown in Figure 8 is displayed. Click the "Continue" button.

Figure 8 Installer window
3-2-2-3. Next, the window for selecting the place to install (Figure 9) is displayed. Select the place to installand click the "Continue" button.

Figure 9 Place to install
3-2-2-4. The required space for installation is displayed. If there is no problem, click the "Install" button tostart the installation. In some cases, the password entry window as shown in Figure 10 is displayed.
Enter the password and click the "Install Software" button.

Figure 10 Entering the password
During installation, the window “system extension blocked” may appear. In this case, manually open
the “System Preference” window and then click “Security & Privacy”.
Under the “General” tab, click “Allow” if the message “the system software from "Developer: Silicon-4-Laboratories Inc.” is blocked.” If you do not see the message above, try restarting your Mac.
Note that this "Allow" button will only appear for 30 minutes after the installation is complete. If the"Allow" button disappears within 30 minutes, reinstall it.
3-2-2-5. When the installation is completed, the “Installation is complete” window shown in Figure 11 will be
displayed. Click the "Close" button to close the window.

Figure 11 Installation is complete
3-2-2-6. Please install a new driver from Mac OS X 10.15 (Catalina) onwards.
When clicking the icon following to 3-2-2-1, Figure 12 shows up.

Figure 12 Driver installer window
Click Continue and proceed Figure 13.

Figure 13 License description
Please click Continue and Figure 14 is displayed.
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Figure 14 License agreement window
Click Agree then Figure 15 will be displayed. After clicking Continue, password is required. Please
enter password to start installation.

Figure 15 Driver information
The installation is completed if Figure 16 is displayed.

Figure 16 Installation is complete
During the installation of Mac OS, A warning “System extension blocked” may appear as similar withother OS during the installation of this driver. In this case, please follow the same as other OS.
Figure 11 is displayed once the installation is completed. Please close the window.
If a warning is displayed due to Gatekeeper function of Mac OS X, you could start installer by-6-

selecting “System Preferences”, “Security & Privacy” tab and “Anywhere”.
After High Sierra, “Anywhere” is not displayed but instead,“TonguePressureMeasurementData.mpkg” was blocked from opening because it is not from an
identified developer”. Pease select “Allow” in this case.
“System Extension Blocked” dialog may be displayed during the installation after High Sierra. In thiscase, “System software from developer “Sillicon Laboratories Inc” was blocked from loading” isdisplayed under the General tab on “Security & Privacy” in “System Preference”. Pease select“Allow”. If such message is not displayed, start this software while the tongue pressure monitoring
device and Mac is connected by USB cable. Then, “System software from developer “Sillicon
Laboratories Inc” was blocked from loading” is displayed under General tab on “Security & Privacy”
in “System Preference”. Please select “Allow”.
It the above does not work properly, please restart Mac PC.

4. Setting the connection and telecommunication environment for thedevice and the PC
Connect the software to the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter via USB cable.
Hardware setup is automatically completed when the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter and the PC isconnected via USB.

Digital Tongue Pressure Meter(Model: TPM-02)-7-

5. How to Start
5-1. Connecting the USB Cable
Connect the USB cable to the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter and the PC.

5-2. Powering on the device and starting this software
Start the PC, this software, and the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter in the following order.
① Start the PC.
② Start this software.
③ Turn on the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter.
<Note>Do not disconnect the USB cable while using this software. Telecommunication with the Digital Tongue Pressure
Meter will fail, and this software will not operate normally. If you disconnect the USB cable while using thissoftware, close this software, check if the USB cable is connected, and then restart this software.

5-3. Telecommunication protocol settings (Windows version only)
5-3-1.

When this software is started for the first time, the COM port setting window is displayed. Click the"Next" button. (Figure 17).
<Note>This operation is only required for the Windows version. In the Mac version, the COM port is
automatically set, so this operation is not necessary.

Once this operation is performed, the set value is saved in the PC, so this operation will be
performed only once.

Figure 17 COM port settings
5-3-2.

Open "Device manager" from "Control panel" (Figure 18) to confirm which COM port the Digital
Tongue Pressure Meter is connected to on the PC.
Open “Device manager” and click “Next”.

Figure 18 How to access the control panel
5-3-3.

Open "Ports (COM/LPT)" in "Device manager" and confirm that the Silicon Labs CP210xUSB to
UART Bridge (COMx) * is displayed (Figure 19).
*Note
A number will replace the x. In the example shown in Figure 19, the number is 9. The number differs dependingon the PC used.

(COMx) is the COM port set for the PC. Make a note of the COM port, return to this software, andclick "Next".

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Figure 19 Device manager
5-3-4. Select the COM port of the number confirmed in "Device manager" from the list and click the"Finish" button (Figure 20).
This completes the port setting.
The COM port can be changed from "Setting" on the menu bar of this software.

Figure 20 Selecting a COM port

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6. How to use
When this software is launched, the window for this software is displayed on the PC (Figure 21).
The basic operations are the same for both the Windows and the Mac version.

Maximum pressure
Target Pressure

Measurement date & time

Current

Name

Save data button
Screenshot button

Status Indicators
Start button
Finish button

Average maximum
pressure data

Pressure level
Tongue pressure waveform graphPrevious maximum pressure

Figure 21 Window for this software
When the tongue pressure measurement starts, the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter sends the tongue
pressure measurement data to the PC, and this software displays the received tongue pressure
measurement data on the window.
The Digital Tongue Pressure Meter does not transmit the tongue pressure measurement data when the
power is turned off, when on standby, or when the internal pressure is adjusted (when pressing the"Start/Reset" button). Therefore, when transmitting the tongue pressure measurement data from theDigital Tongue Pressure Meter to the PC to display the received data to this software, make sure that the
Digital Tongue Pressure Meter is in the Standby mode.

6-1. Each display icon

Full nameEnter the name of the person measuring their tongue pressure.
The entered name is also reflected when saved and printed.



Measurement date & time
Displays the date and time derived from the PC.
This can be reflected when saved and printed.

"Start" and "Finish" buttons and the status indicator
Click the "Start" button to switch the status indicator from "Standby" to "Measuring" and to start
receiving the tongue pressure measurement data transmitted from the Digital Tongue Pressure
Meter.
Clicking the "Finish" button switches the display to "Standby" and stops reception.

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

Target Pressure
Target pressure set for each person measuring the tongue pressure is displayed.
The target pressure is set at the start of measurement.
As shown in Figure 22, the value can be constantly changed in 1kPa units in the range of 10 to
80kPa using the arrow icons to the left of the value.

Figure 22 Changing the target pressure
In addition, as shown in Figure 23, the target pressure set from the pull-down menu to the right of"Ratio of maximum pressure" can be changed in units of 10% in the range of 10 to 100%.

Figure 23 Ratio of maximum pressure
The initial value of the target pressure is 30kPa, but it can be changed from the setting menu or
the input window at the start of measurement (see below).
In addition, the set target pressure line and icon are displayed on the waveform graph andpressure level. If the tongue pressure value exceeds the line the icon and the line flashes (Figure
24).

Figure 24 Target pressure lineCurrent pressure
Displays the value of the tongue pressure measurement data in real-time on the current pressure.

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Maximum pressure
Displays the maximum pressure of the tongue pressure measurement data. This is the "maximum
tongue pressure" for the measurement.
To continue the tongue pressure measurement, press the "Prep/Reset" button on the Digital
Tongue Pressure Meter to reset the initial internal pressure and perform the next measurement. In
this case, the maximum pressure display on this software will also reset to "0.0" corresponding to
the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter.
In addition, the maximum pressure line and icon is displayed on the waveform graph and thepressure level, while keeping the maximum value of the tongue pressure measurement data.
(Figure 25).
To reset the maximum pressure line, press the "Prep/Reset" button on the Digital Tongue
Pressure Meter. Resetting is the same way as resetting the displayed maximum pressure.

Figure 25 Maximum pressure lineTongue pressure waveform graph
The time on the x-axis, the current pressure on the y-axis, and the change of the tongue pressure
measurement data over time are displayed on the tongue pressure waveform graph.
The large scale interval and small scale interval are as follows.

Graph Axis
y-axisx-axis

Large scaleinterval
5kPa
5 seconds

Small scale intervalNone
1 second

The display of both the x and y axis can be changed (Figure 26).
You can change the x-axis from a minimum of 10 seconds to a maximum of 60 seconds in
5-second increments. To arrange it, use the arrow icons in the lower right corner of the tongue
pressure waveform graph. Before you start the measurement, be sure to change the value. If it ischanged during measurement, the waveform may not be displayed.
You can change the y-axis from a minimum of 10kPa to a maximum of 100kPa in 5kPa
increments. You can change this with the arrow icons at the top left of the pressure level.
If 100kPa tongue pressure is detected, it is not displayed in this tongue pressure waveform graph.
Note that even if the pressure exceeds the value on this graph, the current and maximum
pressure will still be recording. You can check the actual value on the display.

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Figure 26 Position of the arrow icons
When the waveform data reaches the right edge of the window, it loops back from 0 seconds todisplay the data.
Wave data that is displayed will change colors from the previous data. (Figure 27).

NumberWaveform①

1st round

Color pattern
White

②

2nd round

Yellow③

3rd round

Green

④

4th roundLight blue⑤

5th roundOrange⑥

6th roundPurple※ The seventh round reverts to white again,
and the colors change in the same orderfrom now on.

Figure 27 Color patterns of tongue pressure waveform dataPressure level
Lights up and down according to the current pressure in 1kPa increments in synchronization withthe tongue pressure measurement data transmitted from the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter.

Previous maximum pressure
Displays the maximum pressure measured from the start of measurement to the end of
measurement.
Up to 99 records can be recorded, but up to the last 5 records can be displayed on one screen. Toview previous records, use the arrow icons next to the "Previous Maximum " in Figure 28.

Figure 28 Previous maximum pressure- 13 -

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Average maximum pressure data
Press the “Finish” button to change the display from “Measuring” to “Standby”, which enables you
to display the average maximum pressure.
You can select up to three previous maximum pressures you want to select. Click the button tochange the background color to light blue, and click it again to cancel the selection (Figure 29).

Figure 29 Average value of selected maximum pressure data

Save data button
Click the “Finish” button to change the display from “Measuring” to “Standby”, and then click“Save data” button to save the data in an Microsoft Excel CSV file.
The file name can be optionally set.
The tongue pressure measurement data between “Measuring” mode, after clicking “Start”, and“Standby” mode, after clicking “Finish”, will be saved. (Saving is not performed when the status is
set to “Measuring”.)
Clicking the "Start" button again, which displays “Measuring”, will clear the tongue pressure
measurement data received so far.
The name and date of measurement are also saved together with the tongue pressure
measurement data.



Save screen button
You can save the entire screen of this software in png after pressing the "Finish" button to change
the display from “Measuring” to “Standby”.
The file name can be optionally set.
The screen that will be saved is when you click the "Save data" button and the "Start" button at
the same time, the screen will display “Measuring”. Then click the "Finish" button and the screenthat will be saved is when "Standby" mode is displayed. (Saving is not performed when the status
is set to “Measuring”.)* Screenshot function is locked under Mac OS X 10.15(Catalina).
Please enable the function in [System Preferences]  [Security & Privacy] and select [Privacy]
tab with checking this software for [Screen Recording].

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6-2. File menu and setting menu
[File] and [Setting] are provided as pull-down menus in the menu bar of this software window.
6-2-1. File menu
By pulling down [File], the following items can be selected.
Save as CSV
The operation is the same as that of the "Save data" button.



Save as Screen
The operation is the same as that of the "Save screen" button.

[Save as View format] and [Print as View format]
One measurement result is displayed in one line and saved in a pdf format (Figure 31).
The layout for printing is the same.

Figure 31 Example of saving as table format[Save as Split format] and [Print as Split format]
One measurement result is saved in pdf format as a table (Figure 32).
The layout for printing is the same.

Figure 32 Example of saving in split format[Save as Selected data] and [Print as Selected data]
Saves the average values of up to three selected maximum pressures in CSV format (Figure 33).
Printing is performed in the same layout as the split format (Figure 34).

Figure 33 Example of saving the averagevalue of the maximum pressure

Exit
Closes this software.

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Figure 34 Example of printing the averagevalue of the maximum pressure6-2-2.

Setting menu[Port setting]
You can manually change the port settings. Always select the same port number displayed in"Device Manager" (Figure 35).
※ In the Mac version, there is no port setting tab.

Figure 35 Port setting[Target pressure setting]
The initial value of the target pressure can be changed.
After resetting the value, the changed value becomes the target pressure at the time of restarting
this software (Figure 36).

Figure 36 Setting the target pressure

6-3. Display of the tongue pressure measurement data
The following describes the flow from the display of the tongue pressure measurement data to saving
the file in order.
6-3-1.

Preparing the Tongue Pressure Measurement Device
Turn on the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter, press the "Prep/Reset" button to adjust the internalpressure, and then prepare for measurement (For more details, please refer to the “Operator’s
Manual”).

6-3-2.

Entering names and setting the target pressure
Press the "Start" button of this software, enter the name in the pop-up window that appears, andthen set the target pressure (Figure 37).
The pop-up window will close when you click the "Start" button, and the status indicator changes
from [Standby] to [Measuring] mode, and the telecommunication between the Digital Tongue
Pressure Meter and the PC will start.

Figure 37 Entering the name- 16 -

6-3-3.

Starting the tongue pressure measurement
Measure the tongue pressure by pressing the balloon of the tongue pressure probe with the tongue.
The waveform of the tongue pressure changes over time, which is displayed on the screen of thissoftware (Figure 38).
In the example in Figure 38, the maximum tongue pressure is 15.2kPa.

Figure 38 Starting the tongue pressure measurement
If you are repeatedly measuring the tongue pressure for the same person, press the "Prep/Reset"
button on the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter, which resets the initial internal pressure before
measurement.
Every time the “Prep/Reset” button is pressed, the most recent maximum pressure is displayed in
the previous maximum pressure column.
6-3-4.

Closing telecommunication
Clicking the [Finish] button changes the status indicator from [Measuring] to [Standby] mode. The
telecommunication between the Digital Tongue Pressure Meter and the PC will stop.

6-4. Saving the tongue pressure measurement data to a file
6-4-1.

Click the "Save data" button.
Press the "Save data" button to save the data.
Save the file name and storage location after setting them.
You can also save the data by selecting [Save as CSV] from [File] in the pull-down menu.
The saved tongue pressure measurement data is saved as the below format (Figure 39).

Figure 39 Example of saved tongue pressure measurement data
In the example shown in Figure 39, the tongue pressure measurement data for the first, second, andthird measurement are displayed.
This shows that you pressed the "Prep/Reset" button between the first and second times andbetween the second and third times, which the initial internal pressure was reset, and the data wasrecorded in a different column.
If you repeatedly measure the tongue pressure to the same person, the saved format will show like
Figure 39, and you can use the graph tool etc. to display the tongue pressure waveform for eachnumber of times measured.
There are several other formats for saving, so please use them when necessary.

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6-4-2.

Click the "Save screen" button.
Click the “Save screen” button to save the entire screen of this software.
Save the file name and storage location after setting them.
You can also do the same operation if “Save as Screen” is selected from “File” in the pull-down
menu.
The saved screenshot data is saved as shown in Figure 40.
In this saved format, the measured screen of this software is saved as it is as an image format. Use
this function when you want to check the waveform data in a graph.

Figure 40 Example of screenshot

7. How to uninstall this software and USB driver
7-1. How to uninstall
Follow the procedures below to uninstall this software.
7-1-1.

Uninstalling the Windows version
Select "Programs and features" from the “Control Panel” and uninstall the following two items.
・ TonguePressureMeasurementData・ Windows driver packages-Silicon Laboratories Inc. (silabser) Ports (03/28/2016 6.7.3.350)

7-1-2.

Uninstalling the Mac version
Select "TonguePressureMeasurementData" in the "Application" folder from "Finder". Move the icon
to the “Trash” icon.

8. Conclusion
The above explains how to use this software. Please install it correctly and use it safely.

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