SENTINEL® SOFTWARE MANUAL E N G L I S H User Manual
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1. Logger II Trend Summary Report dvt Browse Step 2 Specify Databases 1 Es DataFiles Simple Logger II test dvb Figure 2 16 This window allows the user to specify a template for the database that was just downloaded and saved A suggested template will be selected Either accept this template or select another one 7 After selecting a template to use select the OK button A report will be displayed in the main DataView window containing the recorded sample data in the format associated with the template 8 To save the report go to File Save and save the file in the desired location 28 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 2 8 Downloading Recorded Instrument Data Recorded measurements stored in the instrument are transferred to a database on the PC using the download command Assuming a recording session has been started and stopped the instrument should have at least one recorded measurement inside it To Download a Recording Select Recorded Data from the Sentinel s Instrument menu This begins the transfer of recorded data to the computer A window displaying the transfer progress will be displayed Once the transfer is complete the Recordings window will dis play the recordings in memory Took Window Sa 2505 Select awe Savage Fate Started Tene Started Daetn2. Apply amp Start Recording Synchronized Writes the configuration to the instrument and begins a synchronized recording provided enough memory is available A synchronized recording is one that begins with the start time synchronized to the storage rate For example if the storage rate is set to 10 minutes the recording will start at the next 10 minute inter val of the clock start on the hour 10 past 20 past 30 past etc Re Read From Instrument Reads the configuration inside the attached Sentinel and resets the field options based on the instrument s current configuration Load from File Allows the user to select a previously saved instrument configuration Save to File Saves the current configuration to a file Recall Defaults Resets the configuration to the default settings The Configure Instrument window also contains a memory status area This area displays the amount of memory used the amount of available memory and the amount of memory required for the selected configuration 2 3 2 Setting Format Options The Format page is displayed by clicking on the Format tab and allows you to define the following Frequency Specifies the line frequency of the measurement inputs Measurement Setup Specifies the measurement for each available channel Channels are the mathematical results of an input e g Channel 1 RMS of Input 1 Channels 1 2 and 3 are fixed and cannot be changed They rep resent the RMS of the
3. DataView Software Wee s n EF n E lJ E3 Figure 2 12 View As List Harmonic window shows the harmonic content of an associated line cycle using a tabular summary entinel Control Panel Harmonic Graph cook Heip eR SF Figure 2 13 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 25 Trend Graphs Trend window shows measurements sample points over a time period ER senate View As 74 12 SVIHMS Avg 132 4VHWS Mia 131 NANS A 11 5 Ave 112 VEINS 111 g 0 M n e VW Max e 7007 37 63 2007 07 03 18 213 18 2221 500 Communicators 3 Figure 2 14 Displayed at the top of these windows is a list of available channels Click ing on an entry will display the waveform of the corresponding channel You can select one or more channels by using the Ctrl or Shift keys while making a selection The real time update can be paused by clicking the Pause button II at the top left of the screen The automatic update will stop until the Pause button is pressed again Graph magnifications can be increased reset and decreased by selecting the 0 and buttons 2 7 Saving Real time Measurements Real time data received from an instrument can be saved directly into a recording session database This differs from the process
4. SENTINEL SOFTWARE MANUAL User Manual 3 AEMC WARRANTY With respect to the physical CD and physical documentation enclosed herein AEMC Instru ments warrants the same to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase In the event of notification within the warranty period of defects in material or workmanship AEMC Instruments will replace the defective CD or documentation The remedy for breach of this warranty shall be limited to replacement and shall not encompass any other damages including but not limited to loss of profit special incidental consequential or other similar claims AEMC Instruments specifically disclaims all other warranties expressed or implied includ ing but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular pur pose with respect to defects in the CD and documentation and the program license granted herein in particular and without limiting operation of the program license with respect to any particular application use or purpose In no event shall AEMC Instruments be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage including but not limited to special incidental consequential or other damages What You Must Do First request a return authorization form by phone or by fax from AEMC Instruments then return the CD along with the signed authorization repair form Return mate ria
5. BWeeks Give recording slcrage tale priosiy amp Stat Recor ng Now Grn pecety Apply 1 Stat Recerding Synchronized Rleconding Mode Stan Stop eim Total Memor 363033 byte Av amp lable Memory 902442 Reqused Memory 1850 bytes Load From File Rie hom Iritrumeri Recall Ortas _ eve To le 2 4 Recording Start Specify a start date and time by performing one of the following Selectthe Now button This will settthe Recording Start date and time to the current date and time plus two minutes Enter the start date and time in the associated edit boxes Recording End Specify an end date and time by performing one of the following Select a time under Set Recording Duration This will set the Recording End date and time to the Recording Start date and time plus the selected time duration Enter the end date and time in the associated edit boxes Recording Priority When operating under the Start Stop mode specify what priority should be used if the available memory is insufficient for the specified storage rate and duration The priorities are Give recording storage rate priority With this priority selected the storage rate is maintained and the recording will terminate when memory becomes full Giverecording duration priority With this priority selected the storage rate is adjusted such that the instruments memor
6. Instrument window is not already displayed open it as previously discussed 2 If the Recording dialog page is not displayed click on the Recording tab to display it 3 Ifa recording is active stop it by selecting the End Recording Now button 4 Ifthe Schedule Recording option is not checked place a check to select this option 5 Select 500mS from the Storage rate drop down list you may need to scroll up the list using the vertical scroll bar to see this option 6 Select the Start Stop recording mode Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 19 7 Select a 10 minute recording duration by selecting the 10 Min button under the Set Recording Duration section of the text 8 Select the Now button under the Recording Start time This sets the End time to the current time plus 10 minutes 9 Select the Give recording storage rate priority option At this point the Recording page should look similar to Figure 2 10 Configure Instrument Recording Format Set Recording Duration Storage rate Recording Start Recording End 1 Min 2 Min 5 Min 10 Min 2007 07 03 2007 07 03 15 Min 30 Min 1 Hour 2 Hours 500 ms 1 Hers 1828 3Hous 4Hours 8 12 Hours Now 1Da 2Days 3Days 1 Week 2 Weeks 3 weeks 4 Weeks 8 weeks Give recording storage rate priority Apply amp Start Recording Now Give recording duration priority a Apply amp Start Recording Synchronized Schedule Recording Recor
7. are two ways to connect to the Sentinel Logger Connecting using the Sentinel Icon Double click the Sentinel Icon that was created during instal lation located on the desktop The Sentinel Control Panel will open and the Connection window will appear see Figure 2 1 NOTE When connecting using the Sentinel Icon and only one logger is connected to the computer a connection will be established automatically Connecting using the DataView Icon Double click the DataView Icon a that was created during installation located on the desktop DataView will open and display the DataView Quick Start window Click the Real time Display button and the Connection window will appear AN NOTE If the Automatically connect option is checked in the Tools gt Control Panel Options dialog box the Select Instrument window similar to Figure 2 1 will appear instead Connection Communications Port SDL 301 3 Channel Logger 100010CKDv vi OK Cancel Help Figure 2 1 The Connection window specifies the connected instrument in the com munications drop down list 6 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software If multiple units are attached select the desired unit with its associated serial number from the drop down list Once the desired instrument has been selected click OK and the Senti nel Control Panel and Real time windows will be displayed see Figure 2 2 NO
8. frame is a child frame attached to the Channel Graph frame This frame displays a textual summary of its parent frame You can customize the summary text displayed using the Session Summary Proper ties dialog box This dialog box is displayed by right clicking on the frame and selecting Properties from the drop down menu or by double clicking on the frame The Trend template contains Session Summary frames displaying the fol lowing information Starttime and duration of the recorded data Also the instrument s identification codes This frame is in the upper right corner of the first worksheet Database containing the file name and location of the recording data Operator information Test site information Operator comments The text displayed in the session summary frames is static as long as the data within the associated database remains static Session Summary Frames do not provide the interactive operations available in the Channel Graph and Trend Summary List Frames Meter Frame The Meter frame is a child frame attached to the Channel Graph frame The Meter frame displays the values of samples at a specific location on the graph Left click on the graph to see a black vertical bar In addition the Meter frame will be updated to reflect the samples at this location on the graph Left clicking at other areas of the graph will move the vertical bar and update the Meter frame accordingly 34 Sentinel Loggers DataVie
9. when generating reports The Operator and Site tabs allow you to maintain lists of operators and sites saving you time when specifying parameters for reports On the left of the Operator and Site tabs is the list of previously defined Operators and Sites On the right of the Operator and Site tabs is the individual parameters that will be saved in an associated database Only a single set of operator and site fields are saved in the recording database The Custom tab contains a list of user defined parameters Along side each user defined parameter is a check box Items that are checked will be added to an associated database Only a single set of Custom param Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 27 eters can be maintained unlike the Operator and Site lists The Custom tab allows you to specify any user defined parameters in addition to the comments field of the Site tab that are to be used in displaying a report 4 Type the appropriate information into the fields then click OK 5 Measurement data will be saved until the Stop recording real time data option is selected from the File menu When you stop recording real time data you will be asked if you want to open the database 6 Answering Yes will bring the main DataView window to the foreground and the Create View from Template window will be displayed Create View from Template Step 1 Specify Template Select Instrument Select Template Trend Summary Report or
10. 32 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software When trace is selected handles similar to those of the frame handles are drawn over the trace If more than one trace is drawn within the prox imity of the selection tool when clicked again the next trace will be se lected This will continue until all traces within the selection tools proximity have been selected At which point clicking the left mouse button again will select the first trace and the process will repeat The Channel Graph frame can be the parent frame for child frames Child frames are objects that are tightly connected to another parent frame The child frame obtains instructions and displays data from the parent This template contains the following child frame types e Session Summary e Channel List e Meter Trend Summary List The channels selected for display and the display properties can be changed at any time using the Channel Graph Properties window The Channel Graph Properties window can be displayed by right clicking the mouse pointer while positioned over the Graph frame Then select Prop erties from the drop down menu The display extents of the Channel Graph frame can be changed by using zoom and pan operations By zooming and panning you change the start ing and ending times of the displayed data By changing the starting and ending display times you can zoom in zoom out pan left and right pan to start and pan to end of measurement data
11. 6 2 8 Downloading Recorded Instrument Data 29 2 9 Sentinel Logger 30 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software CHAPTER 1 SOFTWARE amp DRIVER INSTALLATION 1 1 Installing DataView DO NOT CONNECT THE INSTRUMENT TO THE PC BEFORE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS Minimum Computer Requirements Windows XP Windows Vista amp Windows 7 32 64 bit 256MB of RAM for Windows 1GB of RAM for Windows Vista amp Windows 7 32 bit 2GB or RAM for Windows Vista amp Windows 7 64 bit e 80MB of hard disk space 200MB recommended e CD ROM drive Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries NOTE When installing the user must have Administrative access rights during the installation The users access rights can be changed after the installation is complete DataView must be reinstalled for each user in a multi user system 1 Insert the DataView CD into your CD ROM drive If auto run is enabled the Setup program will start automatically If auto run is not enabled select Run from the Start menu and type in D SETUP if your CD ROM drive is drive D If this is not the case substitute the appropriate drive letter NOTE If installing onto a Vista based computer the User Account Control dialog box will be displayed Select the Allow option to proceed 2
12. E 1 Figure 2 19 The second sheet contains the following frames Text Box containing the text Trend Summary Report Session Summary containing the name of the database used to generate the report Session Summary containing operator information Session Summary containing test site information Session Summary containing operator comments OLE containing the AEMC Instruments logo Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 31 Trend Summary Report 11 Sie OLE AEMC Figure 2 20 Using the associated properties window customizes each of these frames The properties window for a frame is displayed by selecting the frame then selecting the Properties command from the Frame menu Channel Graph Frame A Channel Graph frame provides a graphical look into the database it is attached to The database is attached to the Trend Graph frame when it is created This frame provides additional tools for viewing the underlying database These tools provide zoom and pan operations In addition individual traces and waveform snapshots can be selected using the Select Frame tool Normally the Select Frame tool is used to select a frame for modification In addition to selecting the Graph frame this tool can be used to select individual traces A trace is selected if any part of it is drawn within a few screen pixels of where the selection tool is when the left mouse button is pressed
13. It is recommend ed that you save your work regularly BACK UP your software No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means including electronic storage and retrieval or translation into any other language without prior agreement and written consent from AEMC Instruments as governed by United States and International copyright laws Table of Contents SOFTWARE amp DRIVER INSTALLATINI 2 1 1 Installing 2 USING DATAVIEW lt _ _ 6 2 1 Connecting to the Sentinel 6 2 2 Using the Sentinel Control 8 2 3 Configuring the Sentinel 10 2 3 1 Setting Recording 11 2 3 22 Setting Format 15 2 3 3 Configuring and Recording Data 19 2 3 4 Saving and Loading Configurations 21 2 4 Displaying Real time Status Information 22 2 5 Resizing and Saving Real time Window Layouts 23 2 6 Displaying Real time Graphs and 24 2 7 Saving Real time 2
14. Options chooses the type of exponential notation to be used e g numeric as in 12 3 or letters as in 12k Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 9 Window Cascade arranges all windows into a stack with each window offset slightly Tile displays all windows equally without overlapping Arrange Icons arranges the icons for minimized windows within the main Control Panel window Load Layout loads a real time window layout Save Layout saves the current real time window layout Restore Default Layout restores layout to the original default view ZA NOTE In addition a list of open real time windows is displayed at the bottom of the Window menu Selecting one of these options will activate the associ ated real time window Help Help Topics displays a list of available help topics About Sentinel provides version and copyright information 2 3 Configuring the Sentinel Logger To Configure the Sentinel Logger perform the following steps 1 Open the Control Panel and connect to an instrument refer to the previous section if you are unsure how to open the Control Panel 2 Next select Configure from the Sentinel s Instrument menu The Configure Instrument window will be displayed ZA NOTE If a recording is in progress the configuration of an instrument cannot be changed Click on the End Recording Now button to proceed This window has two pages Recording and Format The first page Recording allow
15. Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 2 ASet up window similar to the one below will appear Epaia Da Selaci an oper hom the k l below ther select the Install Options Dercrpton instali the vainon of Dataview onto the computer Rossu This vernon of Dataview supporti the following inatuments Software Updates Ground Tester Model 6470 and 6472 Ferman Upg Megohmmelter Model 1050 and 5070 Document Mero Ohmmeter Model 6260 and 62501 Power Mater Model 8220 Power Logger Model 100 and P L120 ad Model 3342 and 33458 li Model 0335 PowedPad Jr Model 8230 Sentinel Data Logger Simple Logger 1 Figure 1 1 There are several different options to choose from Some options require an internet connection e DataView Version x xx xxxx Installs DataView onto the PC Adobe Reader Links to the Adobe website to download the most recent version of Adobe Reader to the computer Adobe Reader is required for viewing PDF documents supplied with Data View that are accessible from the Help menu e MetaViewer The MetaViewer utility program allows a user to view and print dmf or emf files generated by DataView without having DataView software installed Software Updates Links to the AEMC Software Update website to check for new software version releases Firmware Upgrades Links to the AEMC Firmware U
16. TE The default layout can be changed by moving and resizing each window see S 2 5 Resizing and Saving Window Layouts TIP Click on the Arrange Window icon B located at the top right of the toolbar to expand and arrange all the windows evenly all at once amp gt For complete instructions and information on using DataView refer to the Help Menu within the software Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 7 2 2 Using the Sentinel Control Panel The Control Panel is used for operating and configuring a Sentinel Logger If the Control Panel is not open click on the Control Panel option from DataView s main Instrument menu Click OK when the Connection window appears this requires an instrument to be connected to the computer Figure 2 2 At the top of the screen the main menu lists the following commands File Save saves the data from the selected high lighted real time window Note that if Instrument Status is selected the save option is grayed out Print prints the status information Print Preview provides a preview of the information to be printed Print Setup displays a Print Setup window allowing you to select a destination printer and change various printing options Exit closes the control panel 8 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software View Trend opens a real time trend graph window Waveform opens a real time waveform window Harmonic Graph opens a r
17. To change the display extents of a graph frame select the frame using either the frame selection tool or Zoom Tool ja Next use a zoom or pan command from the Zoom menu or from the toolbar By clicking and dragging the Zoom Tool across the desired area of the graph you can select an area to zoom in on Channel List Frame The Channel List frame is a child frame attached to either a Channel Graph or Micro Graph Frame In the case of this template the parent is a Channel Graph frame The Channel List frame displays a textual list summary of the channels available in the recording Each summary line contains user specified parameters of a specific channel recording You can specify the displayed parameters and general display options us ing the Channel List Properties dialog box Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 33 You step between list entries Selecting Pan To Start displays the first list entry Selecting Pan To End displays the last list entry Selecting the Step Right or Step Left displays the next or previous list entry When stepping through the captured list entries the selection will move from each entry for the associated channel In addition to stepping through the list with the tool bar you can select a specific entry listed using the mouse pointer The text for the selected entry will be highlighted indicating which entry in the list is currently selected Session Summary Frame The Session Summary
18. ch like Start Stop mode with the exception that the recording does not stop when memory becomes full When this happens every other sample is discarded memory is compacted and storage continues at 1 2 the storage rate This mode of recording adjusts the storage rate in order to keep the recording going The instrument will continue to record until the user stops it Select the XRM radio button To specify and enable a recording place a check in the Schedule Recording check box located under the Storage rate drop down menu Configure Instrument Recording Format Storage rate Recording Start 20707403 6 ERE 1803 Schedule R Recodrg Now Apply amp Siart Recording Now Apply L Start Recording Syncheorized Recording Mode C Sta t Slop C nro T 1 Xni otal Memory 983039 bytes wadable 960442 bytes Requeed Mercy 606 bytes Load From Fie Fle Flesd from Instrument Detak Save To Fie OK Apply Help Figure 2 6 Recording Start Specify a start date and time in one of two ways Select the Now button Doing so will set the Recording Start date and time to the current date and time Enter the start date and time in the associated edit boxes 14 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software COMMON RECORDING OPTIONS Apply amp Start Recording Now Writes the configuration to the instrument and begins a recording provided memory is available
19. corresponding input Channels 5 through 8 can be set to one of the available functions To configure one of these channels select the desired channel and select the desired function Depending on the function selected you will have additional options to specify Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 15 Configure Instrument Recording Format AmpFlex wrapped around the conductor Set Sentinel s Clock Single wrapped Double wrapped Triple wrapped Erase Memory Measurement setup Channel Function Available Functions 1 Inputi Undefined 2 Input2 Channel A Channel 3 Input3 Ava h B D Channel Const Undefined Ch Const 7 Undefined 8 Undefined AS 1 SIB 2 Frequenc IB C SD He v Record channel 60Hz Load From File Re Read from Instrument Recall Defaults Save File Cancel Apply Help Figure 2 7a Models SDL A301 A302 A303 and A304 Here you specify which channel is to correspond to A and which channel is to correspond to B The channels available will be those with a number less than the current channels index Example When specifying channel 5 you can select from channel 1 through 3 When specifying channel 6 you can select from 1 2 3 and 5 Figure 2 7a illustrates the configuration for a three input Sentinel If the Sentinel has a fourth input then channel 4 would be displayed as Input4 You can combine channels to pe
20. d from File button The Open window will be dis played Specify the name of the file by typing it into the File name field or select it from the location where the configuration was originally saved Once the file name and directory have been specified select the Open button The configuration will be read from disk and the Configure Instrument window will reset accordingly Selecting the Re Read From Instrument button will read the configura tion in the attached instrument and reset the dialog fields accordingly Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 21 2 44 Displaying Real time Status Information Real time data and instrument status is displayed in the Control Panel Ves aEEmTV 5 bew the Figure 2 10 Communication Port physical communications port currently being used Instrument Identification Model instrument s model identification number Serial instruments serial identification number Firmware Rev firmware revision of the attached instrument Recording State instrument s recording state Idle or Active Start Time if a recording is scheduled and has not already started End Time if the recording is of a Start Stop type Time Remaining amount of time remaining for the current recording session if one is active Recording Mode Start Stop FIFO or XRM Storage Rate the time between storage of sample sets Database Sta
21. ded T ne 10 10 10 10 104 Uwe Be fieod hom Communications ok Figure 2 17 Click on View to download all of the recordings Each recording will appear in its own window allowing you to either Print or Save Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 29 aetinel Control Panel Recording 2006 01 76 70 00 00 Dreteument Tooke Se SA aon tv te vemm 0 82 GANS Min 62 Max 82 ARMS 12 Hr f Div 2006 01 31 10 57 30 Communications ok Figure 2 18 2 9 Sentinel Logger Templates Refer to the DataView Help files for detailed information about using the Logger Templates Trend AC Template The Trend AC template is for use with the Voltage and Current loggers and generates a view with two worksheets You can move between the worksheets by selecting the desired worksheet from the worksheet tabs at the bottom of the view just above the status bar The first worksheet contains the following frames e Text Box Channel Graph Session Summary e Channel List e Meter e Trend Summary List The following illustrates the first worksheet of this view 30 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software Ex Trend Report Channel Graph i A 1 77 zi n ne n i Channel omen rat E 1 List N Meter i LE X 1 T Summary t 8 t 1 List BASLER E
22. ding Mode Start Stop FIFO C XRM Total Memory 983039 bytes Available Memory 982442 bytes Required Memory 10634 bytes Load From File Re Read from Instrument Recall Defaults Save ToFile Cancel 1 Apply Help Figure 2 8 10 Select the Format tab to display the Format page 11 Select the measurement frequency corresponding to your locality 50 or 60Hz 12 Erase the instrument s memory by clicking on Erase Memory Click on the OK button Sentinel Control Panel EN About to erase the recording memory do you wort to proceed J Core Figure 2 9 20 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 2 3 4 NOTE If you would like to save the configuration at this point click on the Save to File button and refer to 2 3 4 13 Return to the Recording page by clicking on the Recording tab and select the Apply amp Start Recording Now button This will write the configuration to the instrument and begin a recording provided memory is available in the instrument Saving and Loading Configurations To Save the Current Configuration to Disk Select the Save to File button The Save As window will be dis played Specify a name for the file and type it into the File name field then specify a location to save it to Once the file name and directory have been specified select the Save button To Recall Load a Saved Configuration from Disk Select the Loa
23. eal time window of harmonic values which can be viewed as a bar graph or text Toolbar shows and hides the toolbar Status Bar shows and hides the status bar Instrument opens a real time tree window that displays information about the connected Sentinel Status Screen opens a real time window displaying status informa tion about the connected Sentinel Instrument Connect establishes a connection Disconnect closes a connection Configure displays the instrument configuration window Recorded Data displays the Data from Sentinel window which lists the recorded sessions contained in the instrument Erase Memory erases all recorded data stored in the instrument Set Clock displays the Date Time window Start Stop Recording Sets the recording start time to now The stop time will be set to the current time plus the original recording duration Save All Recordings downloads recordings stored in the instrument Tools Colors sets the default colors to be assigned to graph traces associ ated with specific trend measurements Test Memory performs a test to ensure proper memory functionality IN NOTE This may take a few minutes to complete When testing no operation within the Sentinel s Control Panel is possible The LEDs on the Sentinel unit will turn on solid during the operation to indicate that testing is in progress After testing is complete normal activity and operation will resume
24. l postage pre paid to Chauvin Arnoux Inc d b a AEMC Instruments 15 Faraday Drive Dover NH 03820 USA Tel 800 945 2362 or 603 749 6434 Fax 603 742 2346 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2000 by AEMC Instruments All rights reserved No part of this manual or Data View software may be reproduced in any form or by any means including electronic stor age and retrieval or translation into any other language without prior agreement and written consent from AEMC Instruments as governed by United States and International copyright laws Chauvin Arnoux Inc d b a AEMC Instruments 15 Faraday Drive Dover NH 03820 USA Tel 800 945 2362 or 603 749 6434 Fax 603 742 2346 Acknowledgements for product names used in this manual belong to the following compa nies Windows 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp Adobe Reader is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated DISCLAIMER The DataView software and this documentation are provided AS IS without warranty of any kind By using this program the DataView software you are assuming all liability for anything which might occur including but not limited to physical emotional or monetary damages AEMC Instruments has made every attempt to ensure that this program operates properly Due to the complexity of any program of this size a change made in one part of the program can and sometimes does inadvertently generate problems in other areas
25. lows the user to select a previously saved instrument configuration Save to File Saves the current configuration to a specified file Sentinel Loggers DataView Software Recall Defaults Resets the configuration to the default settings If you want to start the recording return to the Recording page by click ing on the Recording tab and select the Apply amp Start Recording Now button This will write the configuration to the instrument and begin a recording provided enough memory is available To write the configuration to the instrument and close the dialog box click the OK button Selecting the Cancel button will close the Configure Instrument window discarding the configuration changes Selecting the Apply button will write the configuration to the instrument without closing the Configure Instrument window Selecting the Help button will display the associated help topic 2 3 3 Configuring and Recording Data The following is intended as an example which you can follow along WARNING In this example you will be erasing the instrument s memory If the instrument contains important data that you wish to keep download the data before proceeding As an example you will configure the instrument to measure and record at a storage rate of 500mS over a recording period of 10 minutes Note The instrument s clock should be set to the proper time as the clock may vary due to time zones 1 If the Configure
26. nt Ratio 1 0 1 0 1mV A amp Channel Function Available Functions Set Sentinel s Clock Erase Memory 3 4 Measurement setup 0 33mV 2A 0 33mV A 0 33mi 44 0 33mV 2 Input Undefined 1 1mv Input2 Channel Channel Avg A B D 10 10 10 10 Input3 Channel A Const 100 1 0 100 100mv A Ch Const Frequenc C E He Record channel B0Hz Load From File 1 2 3 4 8 2 Re Read from Instrument Recall Defaults Save To File Nu Figure 2 7c Model SDL A402 The Model SDL A402 allows you to select the ratio of the current probe that is attached 1mV A 10mV A 100mV A 0 1mV A or 0 33mV A NOTE The values measured are limited to 1 1Vrms max before the instru ment displays an overload The Format dialog page also has the following options Record Channel if checked the instrument will record the chan nel when a recording session is active Set Sentinel s Clock Allows the user to change the time con tained within the instrument Erase Memory Allows the user to erase the instrument s memory before writing the configuration into it Re Read From Instrument Reads the configuration inside the attached Sentinel and resets the field options based on the instrument s current configuration Load from File Al
27. o the computer no then disconnect from the compuler before proceeding Cx Figure 1 3 4 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software ZA NOTE The installation of the drivers may take a few moments Windows may even indicate that it is not responding however it is running Please wait for it to finish 11 When the drivers are finished installing the Installation Successful dialog box will appear Click on OK 12 Next the Installation Wizard Complete window will appear Click on Finish 13 AQuestion dialog box appears next Click Yes to read the procedure for connecting the instrument to the USB port on the computer NOTE The Set up window remains open You may now select another option to download e g Adobe Reader or close the window 14 Restart your computer then connect the instrument to the USB port on the computer 15 Once connected the Found New Hardware dialog box will appear Windows will complete the driver installation process automatically Shortcuts for DataView and each instrument control panel selected during the installation process have been added to your desktop NOTE If you connected your instrument to the computer before installing the software and drivers you may need to use the Add Remove Hardware utility to remove the instrument driver before repeating the process Sentinel Loggers DataView Software USING DATAVIEW 2 4 Connecting to the Sentinel Logger There
28. of downloading and saving recorded data in that the measurements are stored on the com puter as the instrument measures them These measurements are not nec essarily being stored within the instrument However the instrument may be configured to record at the same time real time measurements are being received from the instrument In which case two copies of the measure ments will be stored One copy is stored on the local computer and the other in memory within the instrument 26 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software To Save a Real time Measurement 1 Tobegin recording real time measurements selectthe Start recording real time data option from the File menu When the Start recording real time data option is selected a dialog box will be displayed asking for the name of the database to save the measurements into 2 Specify the name of the database file by typing it into the File name field or by selecting one from the displayed list Next select the desired location to save the file Select Save to save the file or Cancel to return to the Control Panel 3 If Save was selected the Session Properties window displays Sto Custom Operators ht Company Aes Cy Rate New Def out gt Delete Cancel Figure 2 15 The Session Properties dialog allows you to specify Operator Site and Custom parameters that are to be saved with recorded data These param eters are used
29. pgrade website to check for new firmware version releases Documents Shows a list of instrument related documents that you can view Adobe Reader is required for viewing PDF documents supplied with DataView 3 DataView Version x xx xxxx option should be selected by default Select the desired language and then click on Install 4 The Installation Wizard window will appear Click Next Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 3 5 To proceed accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next 6 In the Customer Information window enter Name and Company then click Next 7 n the Setup Type window that appears select the Complete radio button option then click Next 8 In the Select Features window that appears select the instrument s control panel that you want to install then click Next NOTE The PDF XChange option must be selected to be able to generate PDF reports from within DataView Dataview InstallShield Wizard Feature Figure 1 2 9 In the Ready to Install the Program window click on Install 10 If the feature selected for installation requires the use of a USB port a warning box will appear similar to Figure 1 3 Click OK DataView InstallShiold Wizard 4 Do not connect the AEMC USB instrument or cable unti after the instalation of the drivers and the software has Y the AEMC USB Inotrumert or cabin bi connected t
30. rform more sophisticated math opera tions Example Use the math result of channel 5 as an option for channel 6 You must however define channels in order You cannot define channel 6 until channel 5 has been defined 16 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software Configure Instrument Recording Format d around the conductor Set Sentinel s Clock Double wrapped Erase Memory Triple wrapped Current Ratio 1 3 4 10004 10004 10004 10004 Channel Function 3000 amp 30004 30004 30004 Measurement setup Available Functions Input2 Input3 Input4 Undefined Undefined Undefined Undefined Frequency C 50Hz 60Hz Load From File Re Read from Instrument Recall Defaults Save File Cancel Figure 2 7b Model SDL A401 All models except the A402 allow you to select the number of times the AmpFlex is wrapped around the conductor The choices are single double or triple wrapped Double and triple wrapping can be useful if you are trying to measure current values near or below the lower limit for this instrument The Model SDL A401 allows you to select the range of the current sensor connected to the logger The light gray buttons indicate the selection for the AmpFlex Sensor 1000A or 3000A NOTE Each channel is independent and can be set for different ranges Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 17 Configure Instrument Recording Format Curre
31. s you to define the Storage Rate and Recording Mode 10 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software Storage sabe Receding Stat Schedule a 4 Now Apply Stat Now Aly b Start Recording Syncteorscnd Recording Mode C ek Total Memory 992029 tyto Available Memon 983089 Requeed Memory bytes Load From ji Be Rami lom nstnmer Gave To Fle P m CI o 2 3 Storage Rate Specifies the rate at which sampled data is stored Recording Mode Specifies the mode in which the data is to be stored e Start Stop FIFO XRM 2 3 1 Setting Recording Options Start Stop Recording Mode In the Start Stop recording mode the starting and ending date and time for the recording is specified Select the Start Stop radio button To specify and enable a recording place a check in the Schedule Recording check box located under the Storage rate drop down menu The date and time for the Start Stop recording mode is displayed Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 11 Recording Format Set Recording Storage rahe Sie n 2H40 5 10M 120040703 20070703 15 _ IH ns 1803 1818 4Hou How 12 Schede F 10 20 T Week w Now 28 2Weeks
32. the screen or down and to the right Notice the window resizes accordingly 4 When the window has been adjusted to the desired size release the mouse button Once you have all of your windows in a desired location you can save your layout for future use Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 23 To Save a Layout Goto Window Save Layout Type in a name for the layout and select the folder that you wish to save it in Click on Save To Load a Layout Go to Window gt Load Layout Locate and select a previously saved layout file Click on Open 2 6 Displaying Real time Graphs and Text The following options can be obtained from the View menu Waveform Graphs The Waveform window displays line cycle snapshots This window displays the actual waveform relative to time Sentinel Control Panel Waveform BR Fd File Yew hanme Took Window Heb ua tT TM Sme View Aa List 134 7VRMS Peak 188 Peaks 188 9V 5 TE 132 9VRMS Pask 191 57 Peaks 191 0V Ee 113 7785 Peak 158 9 Peaks 160 O BVAMS Peak 03V Peaks DSV Input too kw to harmonics Limit 5 VRMS 200 200 2007 07 03 30 Div 18 10 45 000 Freq 60 0 Hz For Help press F1 Communications ok Figure 2 11 Harmonic Graphs The Harmonic Graph window shows the harmonic content of an associated line cycle using a bar graph 24 Sentinel Loggers
33. tus Open or closed state of a database into which real time measure ments are to be or being stored 22 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software Default Frequency Displays the default frequency Time Read from Sentinel Displays the time as indicated by the Sentinel internal clock Battery Charge Main battery voltage of the main battery Lithium Battery Charge level of the lithium backup battery Lithium Battery Minimum Acceptable Level this is the voltage at which the backup battery can still provide backup protection If the lithium battery falls below this level then it should be replaced Memory Capacity total amount of memory available for recorded data Used amount of recording memory currently used 2 5 Resizing and Saving Real time Window Layouts To Move a Window 1 Move the mouse pointer over the title bar of the real time window then press and hold the left mouse button 2 While holding the left mouse button down move the mouse pointer around the screen Notice the window or outline of the window moves with the mouse pointer 3 When the window is at the desired location release the mouse button To Resize a Window 1 Move the mouse pointer over the bottom right corner edge of the Con trol Panel window The pointer should change into two black arrows Press and hold the left mouse button While holding the left mouse button down move the mouse pointer up and to the left side of
34. w Software A Text Box Frame displays text within a given object frame The text within the frame is static in that it does not change It only changes when you change it This template contains a Text Box Frame located at the top of the worksheet The text displayed within this frame is the title of this report Trend Summary Report The text font and other frame properties can be changed using the Text Box Properties dialog box NOTE For more information on using DataView refer to the Help Files within the software Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 35 NOTES 36 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 10 09 99 100295 v7 Chauvin Arnoux Inc d b a AEMC Instruments 15 Faraday Drive Dover NH 03820 USA Phone 603 749 6434 Fax 603 742 2346 www aemc com
35. y will not become full before the specified end date and time 12 Sentinel Loggers DataView Software FIFO Recording Mode In the FIFO First In First Out mode you only specify the starting date and time for the recording The FIFO mode operates much like the Start Stop mode with the excep tion that the recording does not stop when memory becomes full When this happens the oldest sample set is discarded to make room for the new sample set The instrument will record the most recent samples until the user stops it Select the FIFO radio button To specify and enable a recording place a check in the Schedule Recording check box located under the Storage rate drop down menu 4 Format Storage ie Recording Start v lt 1803 a Schede V Recording Now Recording Mode Stat Sinp gt m Total Memory 8630134 bytes Avaleble Memory 962442 bytes Fonqured Memory 00 bytes Los From J Be Rend hom Instsamert Bec Det sit f Save To Fie 2 5 Recording Start Specify a start date and time in one of two ways Selectthe Now button Doing so will set the Recording Start date and time to the current date and time Enter the start date and time in the associated edit boxes XRM Recording Mode In the XRM mode you only specify the starting date and time for the recording Sentinel Loggers DataView Software 13 XRM mode operates mu
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