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WinDaq Data Acquisition and Playback Software Manual

1. 11111111224 23456703901 _ Is _ es G FENREEESERERHHHIII IIIIIIIII Click to select check or deselect Double click to select differential Click right to select digital input 1 HUH letters occupy the expansion inputs OK Cancel The channel selection grid displays the current status of all channels and allows you to enable and disable channels In the illustration above the boxes formed by the top row of the grid represent the internal channels available on the hardware device the numbers above the top row of boxes refer to the channel numbers The above example shows a DI 720 with channels 1 4 configured for single ended inputs and channel 7 configured for differential input The sub sequent rows underneath the top row of the grid labeled A B C etc represent each group of 32 external analog input channels activated through use of an analog channel expander like a DI 725 The next graphic displays a single DI 725 32 channel analog expander added to the original DI 720 Enable and dis able channels for an analog channel expander in Row A At the end of the row labeled DI 720 you ll notice a pair of A s in the 31 and 32 positions This indicates active status for the DI 725 and successful communication with the DI 720 WINDAQ Acquisition reserves channels 31 and 32 of the DI 720 to multiplex with the DI 725 these channels cannot receive direct input when multiplexed Chann
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3. Control Toolbox ES Fija fal o Em El a ASAA j ra Analogbisplayx Control Analog Sutputx Control ngularGaugex Control ngularLogsaugex Control Compass Control iDualCompasss Control Gradiente Control ikeyBoard Control Enobx Control Label Control LedA rro Control iLedBars Control b 341 controls XControls 38 WINDAQ Software Users Manual Step Two XControls have an 1 in front of them When you find the one you want click on it once Your cursor will become a cross hair Click and drag to size the control or just click where you want it to be placed on the screen and it will appear at its default size In the example below the 1Thermometer control was placed at its default size q 93 Book ET File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help sajejej gt gt 0 A07 x iKnobx gt EMBED aes Knobs TT Al es c TD ET FY o El volt volt Volt Volt F Microsoft Excel La 5 737305 4272461 1353125 11 5408 5 737305 4 272461 1 993125 11 8408 eF 5737305 4 272461 1 953125 11 5405 E 5 737305 4272461 1 953125 11 8408 S 737305 4272461 1953125 11 BADE 8 15737305 4272481 1 953125 11 8408 Mee 3 5 737305 4 272461 1 953125 11 0408 M F o G Em EB 5 737305 4 272461 1953125 11 8408 SAR 5 737305 4272461 1 993125 118408 C 1 Z 5737305 4272461 1353125 11 8408 5 737305 4 272461 1353125 11 8408 5 737305 4
4. WINDAQ Software User s Manual Additional Playback Features X Y plotting Plot one channel versus another Plot any two amplitude time Y T oriented waveforms versus each other one chan nel designated as the X axis and one as the Y axis Make analytical measurements on the X Y plot including measure excursion slope and area Static and Dynamic generation of X Y plots are possible See X Y Plotting Operations in the Help Files for more information FFT and DFT utilities Perform waveform frequency analysis functions using Fourier Transform Operations The Fast Fourier Transform FFT method is ideally suited for waveforms having a similar cyclic repetition Use the Discrete Fourier Transform operation to select a portion of the waveform more accurately than the FFT See Fourier Transform Operations in the Help Files for more information Event Markers Display the list of event markers and comments enabled during acquisition Automatically locate event markers enabled during acquisition display the date and time at the cursor position quickly vector to any part of the data file and enable or disable event marker display Edit delete and add Event Markers in the data file See Event Mark Edit ing and Search For Event in the Help Files for more information WINDAQ Waveform Browser offers these features and much much more WINDAQ Waveform Browser 32 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 5 ActiveX Controls Active X Controls
5. WINDAQ Software User s Manual Excel 27 37 Cells 30 Chart 31 Excel icon 30 exporting waveform data to Excel 27 31 extracting statistics 25 27 F F4 28 FFT 32 FILE FULL 19 file size 17 file space consumed 19 file storage format 29 fixed differential channels 9 flag 20 Flash icon 2 Format Screen 10 formatting numbers 30 fourier transform operations 32 frequency analysis 32 full scale annotation 15 full scale measurement range 13 G gain 13 15 gain configuration 13 gain factor 14 H help files 1 acquisition software 7 ActiveX Controls 33 playback software 21 help topics 1 high calibration dialog box 16 High Calibration 16 horizontal scroll bar 21 I Input Level 15 16 installing 5 installing XControls 37 L label 20 left right annotation margin 23 Limits 17 line segment reporting 25 linking XControls to WinDaq XL 37 41 low calibration dialog box 15 Low Calibration 15 lower chart edge value 16 24 M making statistics measurements 25 27 making waveform measurements with the cursor 23 25 MAX 25 maximum compression 25 measurement range 13 15 measurement resolution 13 MID 25 MIN 25 moving around in the data file 21 22 moving the cursor to the center of the screen 25 to the highest peak 24 to the lowest valley 24 Multimedia Demonstration Videos 2 multiplexer 8 MxMn 25 N negative input terminal 9 non overlapped waveform display 11 O 100 used
6. beat ie Note to Users This pdf file contains links to Multimedia files swf denoted by the Flash icon shown below Click on the icon anywhere in this file to view the demonstration videos ji DATAQ INSTRUMENTS The way PC based instrumentation should be WINDAQ Acquisition Waveform Recording Software WINDAQ Waveform Browser Playback and Analysis Software ActiveX Controls and XControls Software Modules User s Manual Manual Revision F Copyright 2006 by DATAQ Instruments Inc The Information contained herein is the exclusive property of DATAQ Instruments Inc except as otherwise indicated and shall not be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without expressed written authorization from the com pany The distribution of this material outside the company may occur only as authorized by the company in writing DATAQ Instruments hardware and software products are not designed to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of humans nor are they to be used as critical components in any life support systems whose failure to perform can rea sonably be expected to cause significant injury to humans DATAQ the DATAQ logo and WINDAQ are registered trademarks of DATAQ Instruments Inc All rights reserved DATAQ INSTRUMENTS
7. sample rate per channel You may specify configure any sample rate that the hardware software allows but you might not achieve the specific rate desired For example due to the inability to divide the master clock in a manner that results in an even numbered quotient you may see a sample rate of 2999 63 when you entered 3000 Step 4 Specifying Gain and Measurement Range Note Some Products do not support this feature Choose a gain factor varies by instrument to get the best possible measurement resolution for your crick icon for Demo signals A gain of 1 unity provides the widest measurement range possible on any given instru ment default For example if using a DI 720 this instrument features a maximum analog measurement range of 10 volts and programmable gain factors of 1 2 4 and 8 a gain of 1 gain factor 1 makes the full scale measure ment range equal to 10 volts However at a gain of 2 the full scale measurement range equals 5 volts The full scale measurement range gets even smaller for gain factors of 4 range 2 5 volts and 8 range 1 25 volts 01 154 Acquisition File Edit wiew Scaling Hscill Fai Full Scale Measurement Range If the signals you plan to record need the wide measurement range that a gain of 1 provides then skip this step Oth erwise continue with this step to select a higher gain factor thus narrower measurement range for the best possible measurement resoluti
8. Image and Search Tabs Main Window E WinDag Acquisition Software Bi 2 gt w Hide f Back Forward j Upgrade Center lb DATAG WINDAQ Acquisition Software INSTRUMENTS Contents E Search 2 Acquisition e Documentation Conventions and General ig Fast Start e Functions 2 Reference Materials WEA IT 5e gar gos Sales po pe pde Chiarcalo 4 don uy y Seamer da keg 3 weed o H J I L gauas To Ata sample rate of 1000 S s and pack factor of 1 000 Recording Time in hours min Jsec 3 33 19 Cancel Hd Acquisition Triggering Chanrel P FF Mark Trigge Point i 0 onto _ cen fi ee TELI Multimedia Demonstration Videos The Flash icon shown below indicates the availability of a Multimedia Demonstration Video on the internet in the help files and on The WINDAQ Resource CD for that particular subject Click on the icon to view the Demo or open the Help Files to view any of the WINDAQ Software Demonstration Videos Macromedia Flash Required Flash Icon Click to view Demo Introduction 2 WINDAQ Software Users Manual Conventions Used in the Documentation Before using WINDAQ software please read this section to understand some of the terms and notational conventions used here and in the Help Files General Conventions Commands you choose are given with the menu name preceding the command name For example the phrase Choose Hile Open tells you to choose t
9. 19 open file dialog box 17 opening ActiveX Controls 33 34 operating mode 3 RECORD 3 SETUP 3 STBY 3 overlapped waveform display 11 P paging through waveforms 21 pause 18 Peak on Screen 24 playback software 21 32 plotting digital data 9 positive input terminal 9 R ratio compressing data to 25 ReadDataqHile 35 RECORD 3 17 19 Index 44 WINDAQ Software Users Manual Record 17 19 recording software 7 20 recording time 17 recording waveforms to disk 17 19 reference files 20 right mouse button 3 running WinDaq Waveform Browser software 21 S S s CHAN 13 sample rate 12 sample rate per channel 13 Sample Rate 12 save as dialog box 29 Save As 27 31 saving data to Excel 27 31 saving waveform data 17 19 scientific notation 30 scroll bar 21 selecting a channel acquisition software 13 14 playback software 23 setting analog channels as differential 9 SETUP 3 significant engineering units 15 software license agreement 111 specifying a sample rate 12 13 specifying gain and measurement range 13 15 specifying upper and lower chart edge values 16 spreadsheet comments 29 spreadsheet options 29 spreadsheet print 29 STANDBY 3 Start Time 22 statistics 25 27 statistics window 27 STBY 3 18 Stop 18 Storage field 19 T throughput rate 12 time and date display 22 23 time and date stamp 19 20 32 Time Marker 26 Time Division 23 TM 26 To Clipboard 27 toggling the data cursor on off 23 total sampl
10. Data Acquisition WINDAQ Data Acquisition Software acquires displays and records waveform data Before running the software you must correctly install all hardware and software components and connect your signals Follow the basic steps pre sented in this chapter for a fast start to your first data acquisition session These fast start steps outline the condensed procedure for recording waveforms to disk You will perform most of these functions every time you record with WINDAQ Acquisition Help Files For a complete description of all software functions see the context sensitive Help Files To access the context sensi tive help either highlight a menu item and press Fl this will take you directly to help regarding that menu item or go to the Help menu and click on Contents The Help Files elaborate and detail the functions in this Chapter and contain detailed descriptions of each additional function available in WINDAQ Acquisition Software After you have become familiar with the functions described here take some time to look over the rest of the functions detailed in the Help Files Fast Start Step 1 Enabling Channels for Acquisition DI 154RS and DI 194RS models Serial Port Products 1 e all data acquisition hardware products that connect to a COM Port 1 In the Edit menu click on Channels Click icon for Demo The Ch block cursor will blink in the Channels field on the status bar The currently active list of enabled ch
11. Help Mode c111 Channels Srs Fai 244 1406 Compress F S sZCHAN 122 0703 sec DIV 0 164 Status SET UP WINDAQ Acquisition 11 WINDAQ Software User s Manual An overlapped format allows you to closely examine the relationship between two waveforms A non overlapped for mat allows you to isolate each waveform s transition to within a defined area Whatever the timing relationship of your Input signals use any display format at any time without affecting the waveform Information stored to disk Dis play format changes only affect the way you view waveforms on your computer s monitor Note To display eleven channels or some other number not listed in Format Screen select the User specified option and enter 11 in the Number of Channels dialog box Step 3 Specifying a Sample Rate gt The total sample throughput rate is the rate that the instrument acquires samples for all channels combined For example to acquire two channels of data at 100Hz each requires a sample through put rate total scanning rate of 200Hz 2 channels x 100Hz 200Hz Exception The DI 1000TC interprets the Sample Rate as a Sample Rate per Channel Specify a Sample Rate before recording default varies by instrument Click icon for Demo 01 154 Acquisition File Edit View Scaling Options Help Mode 1 Channels _ Compress F current sample rate Because WINDAQ Pro recording software has the ability to sample differe
12. Marker Display in the Options menu 22 WINDAQ Automobile Transmission WOO File Edit View Search sl Transform xv Options Help 22 YINDAO Automobile Transmission WOO File Edit View Search Scaling Transform xv Options Help Luge AFT TORQUE 102 2 AFT TORQUE ERA k w mu ua m K SU ee ee ee a a a ee ee h aa oe ee ee a a Time Hi Time EE aos Y ERROR E Marker DATA gt 63 SEC TEF CEET DATA A 63 SEC TEF CE WINDAQ Waveform Browser 26 WINDAQ Software User s Manual 4 Position the cursor at the end of the desired range Click on Statistics in the View menu If a channel has not been selected the Open Statistics File dialog box will open allowing you to save all statistics for all channels to a text or spreadsheet file If a channel has been selected the Statistics window opens Statistics UNITS CHANNEL OF POINTS MEAN STD DEVIATION MINIMUM MEDIAN MAXIMUM RMS SUM SUM OF SQUARES VARIANCE SKEWNESS SLOPE AREA START POINT TBF AMPS 2 334 1 3921E 03 6 2041E 02 2 1057E 02 1 2428E 03 3 0972E 03 1 5237E 03 4 6496E 05 7 7545E 08 3 8431E 05 7 2185E 01 5 6651E 01 3 0999E 04 16 53 END POINT TBF 38 74 FILE DC Drive Systems 3 4 DQ Open New File To Clipboard a Ca aa i 3 The Statistics window will display the statistics for the currently selected channel including significant engineering units channel number the number of samples the statistics are derived from and
13. Marks WINDAQ Waveform Browser 29 WINDAQ Software User s Manual 6 The file will have an Excel icon double click on the file to open it in Excel 7 Convert data from scientific notation by changing the format of the cells to Number format Highlight the data in the Format menu click on Cells then choose the desired format Microsoft Excel test Fie Edt view Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Adobe POF D u 60 as f ot O Des i i Format Cells Number Alignment Font Border Patterns Protection Sample Samples per sec 250 1 Decimal places Use 1000 Separator Negative numbers 1234 10 1234 10 1234 10 Number is used for general display of numbers Currency and Accounting offer specialized Formatting for monetary value WINDAQ Waveform Browser 30 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 8 Manipulate your data using any Excel function Click on Chart in the Insert menu to create a graphical repre sentation of your data File Edit View Insert Format Tools Data Window Help Adobe POF Dat Ble to b 21 kn O 1 Samples per fe Function _2 testi Name gt 3 4 Sine Wave Picture 2 5 Volt Hyperlink Ctri kK Chart Wizard Step 1 of 4 Chart Type Standard Types Custom Types Line Displays trend over time or categories 34 WINDAQ Waveform Browser 31
14. acquired channel data using one of three options immediate mode by defined channel immediate mode by all enabled channels and a stream approach that guarantees waveform continuity e Allows asynchronous access to the hardware s digital input and output ports and analog output ports Active X Controls 36 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 6 XControls Software Option DATAQ Instruments and locomp Software have collaborated to create XControls a collection of software modules that allow programmers and non programmers alike to produce stunning graphical user interfaces GUIs for their data acquisition applications Designed specifically for DATAQ Instruments customers the XControls work seam lessly with WINDAQ software The Linked Cell property of each control provides exceptional power when coupled with WINDAQ XL software WINDAQ XL allows WINDAQ acquired data to be ported to definable Excel cells both in real time and after acquisition from the WINDAQ Waveform Browser available on the DATAQ Instruments web site When those cells are linked to any given XControl using its LinkedCell property the control has real time access to data Thermometer columns rise and fall panel meter displays update angular display needles rotate to values and LED bar graphs change color and size This is just one example of the many features included in the XControls Installing XControl Software 1 Insert the locomp CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The
15. affect the maximum speed of waveform travel in either direction To achieve maximum waveform scroll speed for your particular com puter copy the file to your hard drive Step 2 Time and Date Display View the Time and Date Display on the right hand side of the bottom annotation line Click icon for Demo 2 WINDAO SAMPLE WDO File Edit View Search Scal Transform XY Mos Help 5 0000 le iesia assaka w Data Cursor Alt F2 L DA N A i N v Data Display F2 2 7661 Y i N l fi i N Limit amp Frequency Display Ak L l 1 Volt 4 Units Division Ctrl Shift U Nf i i Acquisition Assignments Ctri Shift A aand w Enable Live Display F3 Select Live Display Enable Time Marker F4 Select Marker Display v EOF FS 9326 Ai i Volt i LEELEE f Time and Date MODI E TMPTA Cursor Time Ctrl Shift R i gas peas ee ee sosu HUUDDU AR LUT SR E SETS Start Time Ctrl B Display l EN ka aka add End Time cs Mii Options 6714 i 4 TimeDivision Ctrl D i 4 Volt gs i Event Marks A F8 Grids Alt G Grid Spacing Ctrl G User Annotation Alt U 0000 0000 ooze i 3 i JA Y JE I Y i 1 1 a b Volt Time and Date Display 0000 a WO E i i oe ced Sey ee bee E o oj 1 032 SEC TBF off SEC TM 5 2 EOF 11 16 94 17 59 32 puso 4 b Toggle the display between Start Time End Time Cursor Time and Time Division in the Options menu Start Time The Start Time displays the d
16. eliminate lines of code from your program by having an already made tested and defined func tion Combine multiple ActiveX controls to perform a multitude of functions In fact you can combine Active X con trols from any combination of vendors Refer to numerous lines of code that have already been tested and are ready to go to work for you in just one line of code ActiveX controls have three types of functions properties methods and events Properties are the attributes of the control They describe the appearance and operation of the control Methods are function calls inside the control that allow information about the control to be sent or received Events are notifications generated by a control in response to some particular occurrence DATAQ ActiveX Controls support the following products DI 148U DI 150 DI 151 DI 154RS DI 158 Series DI 190 DI 194RS DI 195B DI 4xx products DI 5xx products DI 7xx products DI 5001 Help Files For a complete description of all properties methods and events see the context sensitive Help Files To access the context sensitive help select a control or a specific property method or event and press Fl this will take you directly to help regarding that control property method or event The Help Files elaborate and detail each property method and event and provide sample program coding to help get you started Accessing ActiveX Controls ActiveX controls are installed when WINDAQ is i
17. in this License Agreement constitutes a waiver of Dataq Instruments rights under the U S copy right laws or any other Federal or State law Dataq Instruments or its designee has the right to audit your computer and software usage to determine whether any unauthorized copies of this program have been made Any authorized copy of the software covered by this Agreement including authorized backup copies if any must include Dataq Instruments copyright and trademark notices U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS The software covered by this Agreement and documentation thereto are provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 11 of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 52 227 7013 The manufacturer of this software and doc umentation thereto is Dataq Instruments Inc 241 Springside Drive Suite 200 Akron Ohio 44333 330 668 1444 This Agreement is governed by the State of Ohio If you have any questions about this License Agreement write to Dataq Instruments Inc 241 Springside Drive Suite 200 Akron Ohio 44333 WINDAQ Software Users Manual Table of Contents Soltware uicenseskeoreenentuuyuu yn m y unus sa a u Sa u Qasa S saa iii L Miiroducthion sssaaa aa nara aa a e aaa E a 1 WAM AG SOWA c unuy a E E e l Ji o i E E E E O l Multimedia Demonstration ViGdeOS rai 2 Conventions Used m the Documentation uy uy
18. installation should start automatically if you have the AutoRun option turned ON If it does not open My Computer and then double click on your CD ROM drive 2 Click on Install locomp Components Version 2 0 3 Choose the folder where you want the files saved Click Next 4 When the Welcome window opens click Next again 5 Read the Terms of License Agreement If you accept these terms click Next 6 Enter your user name and company name Press Next 7 Reconfirm the destination folder you selected in step 3 If correct click Next If incorrect press Browse and locate the correct folder 8 Select Typical Setup to install all appropriate files required for your product and for the development environ ments automatically detected on your computer system 9 Inthe Keycode Manager Window enter your keycode in the New Keycode text box on the right Your keycode can be found on the label on the outside of the CD case Please keep this number in a safe place as you will need it for future installations and updates Once you have entered your keycode press the Add Keycode button below the text box and then press Next 10 In the next window select the Development Environments that you wish to support Auto detected Development Environments have already been selected Add any others you wish to support and press Next 11 In the OPC Options and Settings Window choose whether or not you want to inst
19. the default 3 Click OK or press the Enter key to close the dialog box and begin recording to disk WINDAQ enters RECORD mode and simultaneously digitizes displays on your monitor and streams analog channel data to disk The Sta tus field in the bottom annotation line indicates RECORD WINDAQ Acquisition 17 WINDAQ Software User s Manual 01 154 Acquisition test WOO File Edit View Scaling Cptions Help Mode OQscill Channels 1 2 Sra Fa 240 LOMpress F7 1 Storage b 2 used le 2 i i i i i i I 1 F aa S sLHAH 120 sec DIV 0 167 Statusi ee Actively Recording to Disk Click on Stop in the File menu or press Control F4 to pause recording This suspends data storage to disk but the real time display remains active The Status field in the bottom annotation line indicates STBY S s CHAN 120 sec DIV 0 167 Status STHY Recording has been stopped WINDAQ Acquisition 18 WINDAQ Software Users Manual The Storage field of the status bar displays the amount of file space consumed as a percentage of total file space consumed 01 154 Acquisition test WDO File Edit View Scaling Options Help Mode Oscill Channels 1 2 Se Fa 240 Compres s EY4 1 Storage 10 000 E File space consumed You may start and stop recording as many times as desired When the target data file has filled data acquisition to disk will cease the
20. 272461 1 953125 11 8408 i m 5 737305 4 272461 1 953125 11 8408 5 737305 4 272461 1353125 11 8408 75 5737305 4 272461 1353125 11 8408 Z 5 737305 4 272461 1 993125 11 58408 o sul 3 5 737305 4272461 1 953125 11 8408 B s 5 737305 4 272461 1353125 11 8408 5737305 4272461 1353125 11 B4D8 0 o o O IM 4 PPI Sheet ia ul Ready Po BM f J Step Three When the control is placed you will automatically enter Design Mode Right click on the control and select Prop ertles or Just press the Properties button In the Control Toolbox Here you can change the properties of your control such as size style font etc but most importantly you can link the control to your application Next to LinkedCell type in the Column and Row of the cell to which you would like the control linked For example to specify a cell in Column C Row 5 you would just type C5 XControls 39 WINDAQ Software User s Manual Properties liThermometerX1 Thermometers Alphabetic Categorized Thermometers 1 True False AutoscaleDesiredTicks 5 AutoscaleEnabled False uktosScaleMaxTicks 6 Autoscale style O iass4utoMinMax BackGroundColor _ 2H8000000FE BackGroundPicture Bitmap 0 ibsNone o True 10 112 5 IndicatorBackGroundcolor Y eHoooonoso s IndicatorBulbSize 6 Indicator Color ll eHoooo0oFFE D itisBulb MaxPointerColor L SHODOPPPFOCI You can change ot
21. 54RS DI 158 Series DI 190 DI 194RS DI 195B DI 4xx products DI 5xx products DI 7xx products DI 5001 Features of DataqSDK include e Data acquisition mode definitions for continuous and triggered data acquisition e Sample rate channel single ended and differential definitions and various other scan list items Immediate mode access to digital I O and analog outputs e Access to acquired data using either burst or streaming methods And more Limitations include DataqSDK does not currently offer streaming DAC output DatagSerial Obsolete Note The DataqSerial control is now obsolete and will no longer be supported The DataqSDK control should now be used with serial devices Some serial port devices may not work with DataqSerial Use DatagSerial with all DATAQ Instruments hardware that supports a serial COM port interface including the DI 150 151 190 194 195 series devices Use the DatagSDK control to access and manipulate all other DATAQ Instruments hardware products like the DI 22x 4xx 5xx 7xx series devices DataqSerial features include e Continuous access to acquire data e Sample rate COM port and acquired channel definitions e Access to acquired data using streaming methods Active X Controls 35 WINDAQ Software User s Manual DQChart DQChart provides basic charting capabilities as demonstrated in the Visual Basic samples included in the ActiveX installation DQChart features includ
22. Double clicking a second time removes the plus sign and disables the chan nel Note You cannot enable a differential channel numbered higher than one half the total number of channels provided by the device assuming the device supports differential inputs A differential channel requires two input terminals positive and negative For example in order to designate chan nel as differential requires both the channel 1 input terminal positive input and the channel 9 input terminal neg ative input Enabling a differential channel automatically enables its corresponding input the negative terminal and places a minus sign in the Channel Selection grid designating it as the low input of the differential pair Enabling a digital input channel An TI in the channel box indicates a digital channel Right click on a channel box to enable disable a channel and place remove an T in from its channel box WINDAQ Acquisition 9 WINDAQ Software User s Manual Channel Selection x Channels ANOS Click to select check or deselect Double click to select differential Click right to select digital input 1 HUH letters occupy the expansion inputs Cancel WINDAQ Acquisition acquires the eight digital input bits accessible as defined by the hardware on a digital input channel and scales the acquired data between 128 and 128 with O in the center Selecting Digital Plot in the Scaling menu wil
23. INDAQ software you should already have the hardware installed and connected to your PC If you have not done so already follow the instructions included in your hardware manual to install and connect your device Step Two Installing WINDAQ Software 1 Insert the WINDAQ Resource CD into your CD drive and close the drive tray For most users the Windows auto run feature will automatically run the installation software If you do not see a list of options after a reasonable period of time double click the My Computer icon on your desktop and then double click your CD ROM icon to manually start the installation process 2 In the What do you want to do dialog box select the Install Software option and click OK 3 Choose the install you would like to run based on the model number of your device If your device is not listed in any of the options choose Install Software for all other products and click OK 4 The remaining installation steps vary by instrument and on screen prompts should provide enough information to successfully get you through the installation Installation instructions are included in your hardware manual If you need additional information contact DATAQ Instruments Technical Support at 330 668 1444 Step Three Connecting Input Signals to the Instrument Proceed with the input signal connection instructions contained in your hardware manual Getting Started 5 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 3 WINDAQ
24. If desired enter the high calibration data value you would like assigned to the input voltage level here For Instance referring to the example above a For the case where you know the transducer output enter 100 in the High Cal Value text box 4 5 in the Input Level text box and PST in the Engr Units text box b For the case where you do not know the transducer output enter 100 in the High Cal Value text box with 100 PSI applied ignore the Input Level text box WINDAQ Acquisition has established the input voltage level for you and enter PST in the Engr Units text box 8 Click OK to complete the high calibration entry The High Calibration dialog box disappears and the waveform channel displays all waveform data values calibrated in the chosen engineering units If desired specify upper and lower grid limit values the waveform automatically scales to fit This feature displays the channel s full scale span in whole numbers rather than obscure fractional values which sometimes results from calibrating For example a waveform scaled in mmHg can expand or contract to fit within grid limits of 0 to 100 mmHg or 200 mmHg to 200 mmHg or any other limits desired Setting a channel to span 0 200 mmHg is much easier to read and interpret on a per division basis than one that spans 10 372 189 628 mmHg Specify convenient upper and lower chart edge values WINDAQ Acquisition 16 WINDAQ Software
25. L components accessing help files distributing components setting an environment library path modifying control properties generating event code and basic programming usage Chapter Five describes how to get started using the CLX component architecture It covers setting up component projects in Borland Delphi C Builder and Kylix including compiling and installing CLX components accessing help files distributing CLX components modifying control properties generating event code and basic program ming usage Chapter Six details support options for XControls Appendix A contains a chart detailing each component library and what components they include Appendix B contains a table listing commonly used colors their hexadecimal values and selected constants from popular development environments Appendix C details the Transparency Feature including how and when it can be used Appendix D details the Themes Feature including how to use existing themes how to create your own how to use themes in a compiled application using Run Time Property Editors and more Appendix E contains the Software License Agreement XControls 42 WINDAQ Software Users Manual A accessing ActiveX Controls 33 34 acquisition software 7 20 ActiveX Controls 33 36 DataqFile 34 35 DataqSDK 35 DataqSerial 35 DQChart 36 WinDag 36 analysis software 21 32 annotation 20 annotation margin 13 23 B BASE 23 baseline oriented waveform d
26. Storage field of the status bar will display 100 used and the Status field of the status bar will display FILE FULL DI 154 Acquisition test WDO File Edit View Scaling Options Help Mode c111 Channel 1 2 F3 240 Compress FYi 1 10 000 LO E E LE SL E 2 y 4 990 L Volt 10 000 Data File Full Indicatio 10 000 k 3 335 ESE Volt 1 0 000 U i T od L u S sr CHAN 120 sec DIV 0 167 tatus FILE FULL J Each time recording is activated WINDAQ inserts an event marker into the data stream This creates acquisition break points viewable in WINDAQ Waveform Browser Playback Software and also functions as a time and date stamp WINDAQ Acquisition 19 WINDAQ Software User s Manual Additional Data Acquisition Features Some products do not support these features see the help files for complete details WINDAQ Data Acquisition Soft ware offers these functions and much much more Event Markers Event Markers with comments allow you to add time and date stamped comments to the file while recording Use event markers to mark an event or flag an uncommon occurrence in the data stream going to disk providing a com plete record of what happened and why You automatically insert event markers in the data stream each time you acti vate the RECORD operating mode These event markers get tagged with a time and date stamp that allows correlation wi
27. Time Marker in the Options menu and will also show an Increment of time in the bottom annotation line by the Time Marker TM When initially enabled it will show 00 SEC TM When disabled it will read off SEC TM The Time marker display format may be changed by selecting Select Marker Display in the Options menu c Position the cursor at the end of the desired range Note Shading shown below is for demonstration pur poses only Shading does not appear in WINDAQ Playback Software Y WINDAO SAMPLE WDO E i 3 cursor at end of File Edit View Search Scali desired range shaded region is entire desired range enable Time Marker F4 prior to placing cursor at end of desired range 5 0000 ee ee IILI II TPP 1 820 SEC TBF 1 EOF C 11 16 94 17 59 32 080 WINDAQ Waveform Browser 28 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 2 Click on Save As in the File menu This displays the Save As dialog box select Visible channel only to export JUST the waveforms displayed on screen Save As al Save ix C DATAD ooo ex FF 4 Visible channels only Output all values when compressed A Labview 1 ASCII sequential type inthe Dw gt B one header csv file 5 ES a coe extension Nese nee sire 4 ASYST ANT 5 Spreadsheet print CSV B Deferred Hard Copy Flenone fecal Eno 8 CALC Save as type Save As Files csv gt Carel 9 EASYEST LX or AG A nSoft DAC Help select op
28. Users Manual 1 Click on Limits in the Scaling menu This displays the Display Limits dialog box Channel 1 Display Limits Top Limit 10 000 Bottom Limit 10 000 wot tios Caneel 2 Type convenient top and bottom chart edge values in their respective text boxes 3 Click OK to complete the chart edge value entry The specified values display in the upper and lower chart edges and the waveform automatically scales to fit in the chart Step 6 Recording Waveforms to Disk AT The Record function on the File menu initiates recording to disk To begin waveform recording 1 Click on Record in the File menu or press F4 This displays the Open File dialog box Specify SE icon for Demo a file name to create a new file or open an existing file to append to it To create a new file you must specify a maximum file size To append an existing file you must specify how much additional data to add to it In either case you can specify file size in kilobytes or recording time where sample rate determines the file size Exper iment with different file sizes sample rates and recording time to get the desired result Entering information into the File Size box and pressing the TAB key will display the corresponding Recording Time in the Recording Time box and vice versa File Size File size in Kilobytes Ata sample rate of 240 Ss Recording Time in hours min sec 0 25 34 Caneel 2 Enter the desired file size or accept
29. all support for OPC features Then press Next 12 The Install Shield Wizard Complete Window will come up next Choose if you would like to register your prod uct Internet access is required or display the Instrumentation Components Directory Then click Finish Using XControls with WINDAQ XL This tutorial will show you how to use XControls in Excel with WINDAQ XL WINDAQ XL is DATAQ s software add on to WINDAQ Software that allows data acquired by these packages to be ported to a Microsoft Excel spread XControls 37 WINDAQ Software User s Manual sheet Let s say you need to measure the power and endurance of a motorcycle engine You may want to test the engine to see how long it can run at its maximum level without overheating This would involve a control to measure RPM a control to measure the temperature an odometer control and an LED control that will let you know immedi ately when the engine has overheated When you place all of these controls on a panel and label them it might look something like this Motorcycle Engine Test Stand 300 4 7 g 225 3 u RPM 150 3 5 z Overheated 2 00H o I 3 3 1000 z 10 Engine RPM Temperature Create and link controls in Excel in four simple steps Step One Go to View gt Toolbars gt Control Toolbox This will display the Control Toolbox Click on the More Controls but ton E In the lower right corner to reveal additional controls
30. annels are displayed in this field immediately to the left of the cursor blinking prompt 01 154 Acquisition File Edit View Scaling Options Help Mode Oscill annels 1 2 3 h Ss RSD 240 o Conpres s F7 Storia 4 used An ann currently active blinking prompt channels 2 Enter the desired channel number and press the ENTER key Repeat for each desired channel Each activated channel will have its corresponding channel number displayed in the currently active channels list 3 When all desired channels have been enabled exit the channel configuration routine by pressing any key other than the D or TI key 66 gt gt Type the channel number preceded by a minus sign to disable channels For example typing 3 disables chan nel 3 and removes it from the list of currently active channels Note You may not enable channels in RECORD mode WINDAQ Acquisition 7 WINDAQ Software User s Manual All Other Products s You may enable or configure channels for acquisition only in SET UP mode you cannot add delete or configure channels in RECORD mode To activate ADC channel configuration click on Channels in the Edit Menu or double click on the Channels field in the status bar This displays C icon for Demo the Channel Selection grid Channel Selection x Channels 1 2 3 35 6 7 6 Y 1 1 1 DI 2D DERE ea NH HS TTL EE TTL EET UNHA
31. ata 24 baseline value upper chart edge value 24 bottom annotation line 23 Browse 21 browsing a data file 21 22 C calibrating input signals 15 17 Center Cursor 25 channel expander 8 Channel Selection grid 8 channel settings dialog box 14 Channel Settings 14 channels differential 9 digital input 9 fixed differential 9 Channels field 7 8 Channels 7 8 chart edge values 16 compressing data to a ratio 25 compressing waveform data 25 compression ratio 25 Compression 25 context sensitive help 1 acquisition software 7 ActiveX Controls 33 playback software 21 conventions 3 general 3 mouse 3 Index copy range 27 CSV 29 Current Data 15 cursor 22 cursor mode designator 24 Cursor Time 23 D DATA 23 Data Cursor 23 Data Display 15 DataqFile 34 35 ReadDataqHile 35 WriteDataqFile 34 DataqSDK 35 DataqSerial 35 date stamp 19 20 32 default states 20 Demonstration Video 2 DFT 32 differences between WinDaq Lite Pro Pro Recording software 1 differential channels 9 digital input channels 9 Digital Plot 10 disabling channels other products 9 serial port products 7 display format 10 displaying channels 10 12 displaying compressed waveforms 25 DQChart 36 E Enable Time Marker 26 28 enabling channels 7 10 other products 8 analog 9 differential 9 digital 9 fixed differential 9 serial port products 7 special considerations 10 End Time 23 engineering units 15 event marker 19 20 32 Index 43
32. ate and time the file was opened for acquisition Click on Start Time in the Options menu An S displays prior to the Start Time 9 UUUU om G Wi St a o o CREN 1 032 SEC TBF off SEC TM 5 2 EORS 11 16 94 17 59 31 4 Start Time Enabled WINDAQ Waveform Browser 22 WINDAQ Software Users Manual End Time The End Time displays the date and time the file was closed for acquisition Click on End Time in the Options menu An E displays prior to the End Time 5 0000 1 032 SEC TBF ott SEC TM 9 S E 11 16 94 17 59 51 gt 4 End Time Enabled Cursor Time The Cursor Time displays the date and time at the current cursor position Click on Cursor Time in the Options menu A C displays prior to the Cursor Time 3 0000 3 enh i OS ok was WBS a ees e 5 684 SEC TBF off SEC TM 28 4 E C 11 16 94 17 59 36 4 Cursor Time Enabled Time Division The Time Division displays the time per screen grid division Click on Time Division in the Options menu A T T EI j 20 4 ZEG Time Division Enabled 5 684 SEC TBF off SEC TM Step 3 Making Waveform Measurements with the Cursor Selecting a Channel Select a channel in WINDAQ Waveform Browser Just as you would in the WINDAQ Acquisition Software i e click in the desired channel s left right annotation margin A box will surround the Variable Waveform Assignment Indicator of the selected channel The Variable Wave
33. cept as specifically provided above Dataq Instruments makes no other warranty or representation either express or implied with respect to this software the disks or documentation including their quality mer chantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will Dataq Instruments be liable for direct indi rect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software or documentation even if Dataq Instruments has been advised of the possibility of such damages The warranties and remedies set forth above are exclusive and in lieu of all others oral or written express or implied Dataq Instruments is not responsible for any costs including but not limited to those incurred as a result of lost prof 1ts or revenue loss of time or use of the software loss of data the costs of recovering such software or data the cost of substitute software claims by third parties of other similar costs In no case will Dataq Instruments liability exceed the amount of the license fee The warranties provided give you specific legal rights You may have other rights which vary from state to state Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or the limitation of how long an implied warranty lasts so some of the above may not apply to you Dataq Instruments retains title to and ownership of the software Dataq Instruments retains all rights not expressly granted Nothing
34. d like this quiescent state to be such as 0 in the Low Cal Value text box and enter PSI in the Engr Units text box Click on the OK command button to close the dialog box and increase the pressure until a gauge reads a convenient value say 100 PSI In a sim ilar manner observe what voltage the transducer is outputting at 100 PSI from the Input Level text box in the High Calibration dialog box select High Calibration from the Edit menu Enter 100 in the High Cal Value text box enter PSI in the Engr Units text box click on the OK command button and you re done To calibrate a waveform using the high low calibration method 1 Select the channel to calibrate by clicking the left mouse button in the unselected window s annotation margin 2 If not enabled already enable the Current Data and Data Display options in the Options menu 3 Apply the Low Calibration Value to the instrument That value in Volts displays in the Input Level text box in the Low Calibration dialog box shown below 4 Click on Low Calibration in the Edit menu This displays the Low Calibration dialog box Channel 1 Low Calibration InputLevel 005 Volt Low Cal Value 005 Engr Units Volt Cancel If desired enter the low calibration data value you would like assigned to the input voltage level For instance refer ring to the example above WINDAQ Acquisition 15 WINDAQ Software User s Manual a For
35. e e Plots up to 16 channels on the same chart e Allows analog or digital plotting e Displays color legends at the upper left corner of the chart Supports scaling and offsetting via mouse control Supports WINDAQ compatible event marker e Plots a specified channel from a data stream WinDag Pshr ywinDaq Control Use the WinDag control to eavesdrop on the data stream being acquired by WINDAQ Data Acquisition software Use this control to return a single value or the latest frame of data using the data frame methods or monitor the whole data stream using the data stream methods The primary advantage of this control is to relieve you of the tasks associated with initializing data acquisition These include but are not limited to scan list initialization and management sample rate definitions engineering unit scal ing and many others These tasks are performed by WINDAQ turnkey data acquisition software at a very high level However the data acquired by the application can be made available in real time by this control In this manner the control allows you to concentrate on specific requirements of the task at hand without regard to mundane and obscure data acquisition details WinDag offers the following features e Derives the number of channels sample rate engineering units scaling m and b scaling constants and full scale ranges in engineering units as defined by Windaq software for each channel e Provides access to
36. e throughput rate 12 triggered sweep display 20 U upper chart edge value 16 user annotation 20 using the cursor 22 using XControls with WinDaq XL 37 41 y Valley on Screen 24 variable waveform assignment indicator 13 23 Video 2 viewing enabled channels 10 12 Visual Basic 33 W waveform assignment indicator 13 waveform display 11 waveform frequency analysis 32 waveform measurements 23 25 waveform value at point of intersection 24 WinDaq 36 WinDaq Software Demonstration Videos 2 WinDaq Waveform Browser 21 32 WinDag Lite Pro Pro differences 1 WinDaq XL 37 WriteDataqFile 34 WWB 21 32 X XControls documentation 41 XControls software option 37 42 X Y plotting 32 Y T 32 Index 45 DATAQ INSTRUMENTS Di DATAQ Instruments Inc 241 Springside Drive Akron Ohio 44333 Telephone 330 668 1444 Fax 330 666 5434 E mail support datag com ALTHEN MESS UND SENSORTECHNIK
37. el 31 multiplexes the first 16 channels on the attached channel expander and channel 32 multiplexes the next 16 channels Adding a second expander displays a B at channels 29 and 30 indicating use by the second expander Each expander added continually increments channels in this manner WINDAQ Acquisition 8 WINDAQ Software Users Manual DI 2D HUX A Click to select check or deselect Double click to select differential Click right to select digital input 1 HUH letters occupy the expansion inputs Cancel Use the instructions below to enable a channel for single ended differential or digital input Enabling disabling a channel A check mark in the channel box indicates an enabled channel Click on a channel box to enable disable a channel and place remove a check mark in from its channel box Enabling disabling a differential channel Note If your instrument has fixed differential channels like models DI 722 16 DI 722 32 DI 730 enable the chan nels as noted above place a check mark in the desired channel box If your instrument does not have fixed differen tial channels follow these procedures to designate channels as differential See your hardware manual to determine if your instrument has fixed differential channels or not Point to the box in the grid representing the desired channel and double click the left mouse button This will display a plus sign in the desired channel box
38. evant to that menu item its functionality and activating procedure 2 01 158 Acquisition 41272243 wie Edit View Scaling Options Help pen Ctrl o els 4 Open Reference File Ctri R Save Default Setup Record F4 poorieneodeos Pressing F1 at Browse in the File Menu opens the Help File at the Browse page Browse AltH4 s E WinDaq Acquisition Software Seles B E pr E o Hide Print Jptions Web Site Upgrade Center b DATAQ WINDAQ Acquisition Software INSTRUMENTS gt Contents Index Search 2 Functions Command Reference Acquire Data to Disk Acquisition Triggering Browsk gt i Previous Next Beep on File Full E Browse Browse Activating Procedure Channel Settings gt Close Function Configure Channels Copy Default Conditions ee l laee L Opens the last file recorded Introduction 1 WINDAQ Software Users Manual Help Files contain 3 basic window panes The Options pane gives printing options browser functionality and some helpful links to our web site The Contents pane has three tabs the Contents Index and Search Tabs These tabs provide an easy way to find exactly the help information you need The Main pane shows the main text and also pro vides browsing functionality to the help file Click on the Next and Previous links to browse through the Help File comparable to paging through a book Options Contents
39. form Assignment Indicator displays the window number and the channel assigned to that window X Y X window number Y channel number Click icon for Demo E WINDAO SAM File Edit View Se unselected Variable Waveform channel Assignment Indicator selected channel click anywhere in shaded area to select a channel The Data Cursor The Data Cursor allows annotation of waveform values at the point of waveform cursor or waveform base line inter section These values appear in the left right annotation margin next to the Variable Waveform Assignment indicator Enable the data display waveform annotation option before toggling waveform cursor or waveform base line values With the data display option enabled click on Data Cursor in the Options menu A check mark next to Data Cursor indicates enabled status Click anywhere in the bottom annotation line to activate the data cursor Click directly under the data cursor in the bottom annotation line to disable it and enable waveform base line intersection point values As WINDAQ Waveform Browser 23 WINDAQ Software User s Manual the following illustration shows when cursor oriented waveform data is enabled the cursor mode designator at the bottom of the screen indicates DATA When base line oriented waveform data 1s enabled the cursor mode designator indicates BASE point of intersection nx WINDAQ SAMPLE WDO jek File Edit View Search Scaling Transform XY O
40. full scale annotation adjusts to reflect the application of various gain factors You cannot adjust gain fac tor while in RECORD mode See the Channel Settings Function in the Help File for complete details regarding chan nel settings Step 5 Calibrating Input Signals Calibration allows you to view and record waveform data in significant engineering units convert ing measurements from volts to a more meaningful unit of measure Once calibrated WINDAQ scales annotates and displays data in PSI RPM Ibs ft s or whatever engineering unit you cali brate Click icon for Demo For example suppose you were acquiring pressure data with a transducer that had a known output of 1 volt at 0 PSI and 4 5 volts at 100 PSI Whether these output levels were read from the manufacturers specifications or verified through use they can be used as calibration values You can even calibrate the data without knowing the transducer output relationship WINDAQ Acquisition will establish these output voltage values for you For example suppose you were acquiring pressure data and you had no idea what kind of output voltages to expect from the transducer you re using You could vent the pressure apparatus to quiescence or atmospheric pressure and observe what voltage the transducer is outputting at quiescence from the Input Level text box in the Low Calibration dialog box select Low Calibration from the Edit menu In this same dialog box enter what you woul
41. g Modes WINDAQ waveform recording software has three operating modes Setup Record and Standby Each operating mode shares many features with the other two but specific modes may restrict features or disable some functions alto gether WINDAQ Recording Software starts in the SET UP operating mode In SET UP mode you can configure data acquisi tion parameters such as the number of acquired channels channel gain and channel offset and customize the real time display SET UP operating mode provides access to most data acquisition functions and adjustments including control of the real time display screen s scaling and offset functions The SET UP mode displays data in real time but does not store data to disk This mode limits sample rate only by the capabilities of the hardware In other words you can sample as fast as your instrument will allow When in this mode the Status area of the bottom annotation line displays SET UP The RECORD operating mode stores or streams data to disk Activate the RECORD mode by selecting Record from the File menu You can use all waveform recording features and functions with some restrictions while in the RECORD mode except the following Channel specific operations 1 e channel number gain offset and sample rate adjustments Waveform information continuously streams to disk while the real time display remains active RECORD mode limits sample rate to 240 Hz maximum throughput when using WINDAQ Lite b
42. he Open command from the File menu This naming convention describes the sequence you follow in choosing a command first you select the menu then you choose the command Mouse Conventions In general most mouse actions require only the left mouse button For example carrying out a menu command or working in a dialog box requires only the left mouse button Since the majority of mouse procedures are done with the left mouse button we will not specify which mouse button to click drag or double click in the procedure unless the action uses the RIGHT mouse button For example Double click the right mouse button anywhere in the bottom annotation line to move the cursor to the lowest displayed waveform valley e Point means to position the mouse pointer until the tip of the pointer rests on what you want to point to on the screen For example Point to the View menu e Click means to press and immediately release the mouse button without moving the mouse For example To display the menu that contains the command you want click the menu name in the menu bar e Double click means to click the mouse button twice in rapid succession For example Double click the icon to start the program e Drag means to press the mouse button and hold it down while you move the mouse then release the but ton For example Drag down to Data Cursor to enabled the cursor for on screen display WINDAQ Operatin
43. her properties by right clicking on the control and selecting the name of your control Control Object and then click on Properties for our example you would select iThermometerX Control Object gt Prop erties O a o 100 75 O a 25 o O Properties a wiew Code Properties Thermometers Control Object XControls 40 WINDAQ Software Users Manual This displays another window specific to the control shown below for the Thermometer control Thermometerx1 Properties i a a xj Control Design Auto Scale OPC Theme Position O W Cached Drawing Position Max fioo Transparent Position Min fo Current Mas fo 0 Current Min Update Frame Rate 60 Auto Frame Rate Cancel ir Step Four To exit Design Mode and apply any property changes you have made to the control click the Exit Design Mode button be on the upper left hand side of your Control Tool bar This is also the button you need to press if you want to enter Design Mode at any point to make changes to the control Your control is now linked XControls Documentation The documentation for the XControls is on the CD as a pdf To view the documentation you must have Adobe Acro bat Reader If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader download it for free off the Internet at www adobe com To access the documentation insert the CD Close the Installation window Doub
44. ired line segment reporting method click the desired option button and click OK The currently active cursor mode displays at the bottom of the screen where the DATA annotation is replaced by MIN MAX MID or MxMn default MID Both maximum and minimum values separated by a slash in the left right annotation margin are displayed in MxMn mode Extract and save statistics in text format for a specified section of any single waveform or for all waveforms in a file This is a quick and easy way to get just the data desired rather than looking at all the numbers from a complete file Step 5 Making Statistics Measurements A Click icon for Demo WINDAQ Waveform Browser 25 WINDAQ Software User s Manual 1 Select a channel by clicking in the desired channel s left right annotation margin If you did not select a channel the Open Statistics File dialog box will open allowing you to save the statistics for all channels in a spreadsheet or text format 2 Position the cursor at the beginning of the desired range 3 Press F4 or select Enable Time Marker in the Options menu to enable the time marker This will place a check mark next to Enable Time Marker in the Options menu and will also show an increment of time in the bottom annotation line by the Time Marker TM When initially enabled it will show 00 SEC TM When disabled it will read off SEC TM The Time marker display format may be changed by selecting Select
45. l also display digital data This feature horizontally splits the waveform strip configured for digital input into eight equal parts WINDAQ assigns the top most waveform as digital input 0 the bottom most digital input 7 with the remaining 6 digital inputs allocated in logical order within the strip This feature provides quick look capability to determine the state of a digital input line Channel Selection Notes Single ended differential and digital channels may coexist in any combination that the hardware allows WINDAQ Acquisition always sequentially samples from the lowest channel number specified to the highest You may enable any number and any combination of channels that the hardware will allow The RECORD mode does not allow configuration of the number or type of channels enabled Step 2 Viewing Enabled Channels 2 The default number of channels displayed vartes by Instrument Click on Format Screen in the View menu to change the current display In the format box click the desired display format For mat Screen allows for overlapped and non overlapped waveform displays Click icon for Demo WINDAQ Acquisition 10 WINDAQ Software Users Manual non overlapped display DI 700 WinDag Lite 0 File Edit View Scaling Options Help O c111 Channel 2 Fai 244 1406 COMpress F S S CHAN 122 0703 sec DIV 0 164 Status SET UP overlapped display DI 700 WinDag Lite 0 File Edit View Scaling Options
46. le click on My Computer and then right click on the CD ROM drive Choose the Explore option This opens a window containing all of the folders on the CD Open the DOC folder and then inside that folder open the General folder Inside this folder is the Get ting Started Guide pdf you need to use XControls The Getting Started Guide includes everything you need to operate XControls except for the instructions for use with WINDAQ XL which is included in this manual Chapter One covers which component architecture you should use ActiveX VCL and CLX component architectures are included with your XControls This chapter also gives an overview of XControls key features and system require ments and tells you where you can locate help Chapter Two describes installation procedures including custom setup repair service packs and uninstall instruc tions as well as other procedures Chapter Three describes how to get started using the ActiveX component architecture It covers setting up component projects within Visual Basic and Microsoft Visual C including modifying control properties generating even code basic programming usage and accessing help files Chapter 3 also provides directions on distributing ActiveX Component Files XControls 41 WINDAQ Software User s Manual Chapter Four covers how to get started using the VCL component architecture It describes the process of compiling and installing VC
47. mpatible files This control ensures that the files created by your program may be used with WINDAQ Waveform Browser software Features of WriteDataqFile include e File manipulation utilities that allow controlled access to data Full scale definitions per channel in engineering units e Sample rate throughput definition that is used by WINDAQ browser software for timing measurements WriteDataqFile has the following limitations Supports only regular WINDAQ files 1 e no support for different channels sampled at different rates No commented event marker support e No user annotation support Active X Controls 34 WINDAQ Software Users Manual uwi Use ReadDataqFile to read WINDAQ compatible files In many instances you may wish access to data acquired by WINDAQ data acquisition software Examples include custom analysis and export requirements This control provides a convenient way to perform these special operations Features of ReadDataqFile include Open and close file manipulation capability e File navigation utilities It also has the following limitations Supports only regular WINDAQ files i e no support for different channels sampled at different rates No commented event marker support e No user annotation support DatagSdk provides access to the most basic elements of data acquisition hardware Use DataqSDK with all DATAQ Instruments hardware including the DI 148U DI 150 DI 151 DI 1
48. n text box The Compression ratio equals the number of data points evaluated for a min max value for each enabled channel For example if the compression ratio equals twenty then twenty data points are evaluated to plot a min max point This ratio can range from 10 to what ever value required to compress the entire file on the screen Maximum Entering negative values in the Compres sion text box will expand the waveform To find the maximum possible compression value Fully compress the waveform Maximum then re access the compression dialog box Edit gt Compression the Compression text box displays the maximum possible compression value To increase or decrease the compression ratio enter the desired number If you choose a compression value that is too large an Invalid Compression message box will appear Click OK or press ENTER to clear the message box and try a smaller compression value Cursor Mode Control Mid Min Max MxMn for compressed displays The waveform compression function operates by accumulating x number of waveform samples where x equals the compression ratio WINDAQ calculates these values and displays a min max line where the end points of the line equal the absolute minimum and maximum values detected for the sample group The cursor mode control allows you to specify the desired value to report as either the minimum MIN maximum MAX mid point MID or max imum and minimum values MxMn To select the des
49. n Screen in the Search menu or double click the right mouse button anywhere in the bottom annotation line This moves the cursor to the lowest waveform valley dis played on the screen for the selected channel WINDAQ Waveform Browser 24 WINDAQ Software Users Manual Moving the Cursor to the Center of the Screen Click on Center Cursor in the Search menu or click the right mouse button in the bottom annotation line This moves the cursor to the enter of the screen If your computer s Scroll Lock function is enabled the waveform will move to the center of the screen along with the cursor WINDAQ allows compression of data to display a whole file on screen or display portions of data in one screen width Click on Compression in the Edit menu to access waveform compression options This displays the waveform compression dialog box Step 4 Getting a Bird s Eye View of All the Data or a Portion of the Data Compression Compression M0 Compressed Data Display MID C MIN MAX C MxMn 1 Maximum Cancel Compressing all Data To compress an entire file Into one window width click on the Maximum button in the compression dialog box To fully uncompress the file click on the 1 button in the compression dialog box The cursor position in maximum com pressed mode will become the center of the screen whenever lowering compression Compressing to a Ratio The selected waveform compression ratio outputs in the Compressio
50. nal Data Acquisition FEU aia 20 A LAA A A mahanap tu uawan 20 Tecer wee DiSPla ina tua derbiia ret mucsiostavein Me raastiona ees 20 Triggered Mode as supported by your hardware 20 li FC uso una e O aunty eseactecsent genet 20 sern AA atus kana Sa nata mansay asta cies ay 20 d Wi Daq ri A tivo eis re Cous ose ETEC EET Ees aeaee C ainas asi 21 Heip Files tii 21 Fast Stin oen e E NA E A 21 step Movine Around 1 the Data Bile cousa p au a ua Sm us ASS 21 Moving Coarsely Through the Data File with the Scroll Bar 21 Moving loa Single Point sine the Cursorius unun nn u uu unus 22 S ep o Time and Date DISPla y ua umu am ku QS a nas 22 A 22 O ee 23 C l OC aaa o 0 E a sam 23 Tin e Divisio PP deine anes cituan enlace cadubetwata estate nate duet adcetiadddestalidunta aes 23 Step 3 Making Waveform Measurements with the Cursor 23 Selecting Channel ou ama ua as Das u S uD SS ss 23 The Data A ginhuska aasawa ku us susya asss ssa qaya gas auwau 23 Moving the Cursor to the highest peak uuu i 24 Nioyvineo the Cursor Othe lowest valley us AA E 24 Moving the Cursor to the Genter of the Screen ica 25 Step 4 Getting a Bird s Eye View of All the Data or a Portion of the Data 25 Compressor ideas apas 25 Table of Content
51. nstalled and can be accessed in any application that supports them For example it takes two steps to start using ActiveX controls in Visual Basic 1 Right click on the tool bar and select Components from the pop up menu This opens the Components Win dow 2 Check the boxes in front of the five DATAQ Instruments components DataqFile DatagSdk DataqSerial DQChart and WinDaq Then click OK Pci Fam O E E Controls Designers Inzertable Objects AxBrowse amp xCtr 32 OLE Control module bpectl 1 0 Type Library brS49 OLE Control module CAW INDO WS SYSTEMI TOC OCH Cdlq CSSEdP d2hframe 1 0 Type Library DATA Instruments DatagFile Control CATAG Instruments Datagsdk Control DATA Instruments Dataqserial Control CATAG Instruments DOChHhart Control RADATAQ Instruments WinDag Control Components Add Tab Dockable Hide Active X Controls 33 WINDAQ Software User s Manual You will see the ActiveX control symbols on your tool bar General i r hl El lol ACTIVE x al py E Controls am Double click on the symbol to apply one to your form To access the help files select the control or select a specific property method or event and press the Fl key DataqFile DataqFile is comprised of two components WriteDataqFile and ReadDataqFile WriteDataqFile WriteDatagFile Control Use WriteDataqFile to create WINDAQ co
52. nt channels at different rates it calculates the sample throughput rate differently than WINDAQ Lite or WINDAQ Pro recording software To calculate a total sample throughput rate for WINDAQ Pro software multiply the number of channels to record by the rate of the fast est channel For example suppose you want to record four channels of data one at 2kHz and the other three at 20Hz The sample throughput rate in this case would be 8kHz 4 channels x 2kHz 8kHz To specify a sample rate 1 Select the Sample Rate command by clicking on Sample Rate in the Edit menu This displays the sample rate dialog box Sample Rate Input Buffer size in Kilobytes Disk Buffer Size in KiloBytes 64 sample Rate AU OK Cancel 2 Enter the desired data throughput rate or total scanning rate in samples per second in the Sample Rate dialog box 3 Click OK or press the ENTER key WINDAQ Acquisition automatically allocates the correct amount of buffer space needed for the sample rate specified The Input Buffer Size and Disk Buffer Size values display for informational purposes only WINDAQ Acquisition 12 WINDAQ Software Users Manual Keep in mind that sample rate equals throughput rate The current sample rate per channel obtained by dividing the selected sample throughput rate by the number of channels enabled displays in the lower left corner of the window as S s CHAN samples per second per channel Sea CHA BO
53. on 1 Click the left mouse button in the unselected channel s annotation margin to select an analog channel for gain adjustment A box will surround the Variable Waveform Assignment Indicator of the channel selected The Vari able Waveform Assignment Indicator displays the window number and the channel assigned to that window X Y X window number Y channel number WINDAQ Acquisition 13 WINDAQ Software User s Manual DI 700 WinDag Lite File Edit View Scaling Mode Oscill F3 44 1406 10 000 n Unselected Channel Varlable Waveform Assignment Indicator w A k a K o Selected Channel I EEE 72 I covets Click anywhere in shaded 230 000 oii area to select a channel 2 Click on Channel Settings in the Edit menu This displays the Channel Settings dialog box Channel 1 Settings FS Volt F5 Volt Acquisition Method 10 000 a 1 0000 1 0000 10000 10000 1000 010000 010000 Average Last Point Maximum fe e Minimum C RAS e Frequency Input Type Linear e a El E Reset Cal Cancel Next The Channel Settings dialog box displays the hardware dependent gain factors and equivalent plus and minus full scale voltages that result from selecting that gain factor voltages vary by hardware device WINDAQ Acquisition 14 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 3 Click on the desired gain factor 4 Click OK or press the ENTER key Plus Minus
54. ptions Help waveform value at point of intersection cursor mode designator 608 SEC TBF of f SEC TM 3 0 EOF C 11 16 94 17 59 31 080 4 k cursor The annotated waveform value outputs either the raw waveform voltage or the waveform voltage converted into engi neering units if calibrated When in BASE mode use the Page Up and Page Down keys to change the baseline value of a selected channel This shifts the waveform up or down on the screen The upper and lower chart edge values change to center the baseline value upper chart HAMAS Slee edge value Nelle Edit View Search Scaling Transform XY Options Help Baan _ baseline moved to top a ee sss 81 11 of waveform va We y r H lower chart edge value cursor mode w V designator S pepe S w espeor losos 1 044 SEC TBF off SEC TM 2 EOF C 11 16 94 17 59 32 080 4 The baseline value outputs either the raw waveform voltage or the waveform voltage converted into engineering units if calibrated Moving the Cursor to the highest peak Select a channel in which to find the highest point Click on Peak on Screen in the Search menu or double click the left mouse button anywhere in the bottom annotation line This moves the cursor to the highest waveform peak dis played on the screen for the selected channel Moving the Cursor to the lowest valley Select a channel in which to find the lowest point Click on Valley o
55. puters provided that one software license has been purchased or granted for each DATAQ Instruments hardware unit that is to be used with the software For example the purchase of one hardware unit and one software unit allows you to install the software on as many computers as desired But if a second unit is purchased that unit cannot be used with the original license installed on any computer unless a sec ond license is also purchased To do otherwise is a violation of this License Agreement Licenses for WinDaq Wave form Browser playback software are free 5 If the software is a library product then you have a royalty free right to reproduce executable files created using the software 6 If this software package contains any combination of CDs 3 1 2 disks and 5 1 4 disks you may only use the disks appropriate to your computer You may not use the remaining disks on another computer or computer network nor may you loan rent lease or transfer them to another user If the entire software package is transferred to another user on a permanent basis then both sets of disks must be transferred to that user If you transfer the software you may not retain any of the disks or copies thereof for your own use 7 You may not rent lend lease or assign this software You may however transfer the software and the accompany ing written materials on a permanent basis When you transfer the software on a permanent basis you may not keep an
56. s V WINDAQ Software User s Manual Compressina toa IR AU O u s uuu tu e a a e 25 Cursor Mode Control Mid Min Max MxMn for compressed displays 25 Step 5 Making Statistics Measurements uuu uuu u u uum asan aE i 25 Step O Exporting to EXCEL ii a A A sak Tanu tae di dana Bahan 27 Additional Playback FO l eS atar ia 32 O aaa aasss 32 FEF ma DE TUI 32 EVENEINIATKCES eea a a E E 32 Da ActiveXUontrolS y uu T E A 33 Ji l i A T S 33 ACCESS ACN EXA COTO das 33 Baiia Piei aa a a e rene Seer eee 34 Wil Dd jila id e E E AN 34 ReadDataqrile tana 35 PD ACA DK A E ARS AS 35 Dat qSer O55160 yum dt u ba musu 35 DOCNAE ert rete nese cea at tre ner er VORR ee ere tee E 36 WY lID a o a naa eck Gaara e LE e 36 6 XControls Software Opilioilt uyu yuyay Su s Quya Saa Sau ua s sss 37 Instalime SC onrol 50 We sust NA aksa shataka 37 sing XControls with WinDad AL u u unuy odon man 37 O Oi uy uu ass A RSM TRS EE mu nar m a a kas ae T prey ye sa 38 OS sea asas 39 oo A A rent usu u ass 39 lo O kuska kessskssspuka Sayspb issue kunsa asnan 41 DCONtOIS DOCUMENTATION uuu yu m Dua E A 41 A A 43 Table of Contents vl WINDAQ Software Users Manual 1 Introduction This manual contains information designed to familiarize you with and provide a Fast Start for WINDAQ waveform recording software WINDAQ Waveform Browser playback and analysis software ActiveX Controls and XControls Soft
57. t of the waveform file to another For optimum scrolling speed position the WINDAQ Waveform Browser window entirely on the screen Click icon for Demo Click this area to scroll one screen width at a time Drag slider box to scroll long distances Click scroll arrows to scroll 16 pixels at a time The horizontal scroll bar has the following functions e Click the left or right scroll arrow to scroll through the waveform 16 pixels at a time Click and hold either scroll arrow to continue scrolling to the beginning or end of the file e Click anywhere in the horizontal scroll bar on either side of the slider box to scroll the waveform one screen width toward the beginning or end of the data file Hold down the left mouse button to scroll rapidly until the slider box reaches the mouse pointer WINDAQ Waveform Browser 21 WINDAQ Software User s Manual Moving to a Single Point Using the Cursor Click in the bottom annotation line to move the cursor directly above the point clicked Click and drag in the bottom annotation line to allow the user to move the cursor to any single point on the screen cursor bottom annotation line 0003000 off SEL TH 0 6 EOF L click here to move the cursor directly above You may also navigate using left and right arrow keys if using the number key pad be sure num lock is off Note Using a floppy disk based data file as opposed to a hard disk based file will adversely
58. th any point in a recorded waveform file and a precise date and time of occurrence to the nearest sec ond After the data acquisition session WINDAQ Waveform Browser Playback Software allows you to automatically search and move to the point in the data file where the event markers were placed during data acquisition refer to the Search For Event function of the WINDAQ Waveform Browser Help File for more details Refer to the Event Marker Function in the Acquisition Help Files for more information Triggered Sweep Display Triggered Sweep Display allows you to trigger the real time display so that periodic waveforms appear stationary Set trigger conditions such as channel level and slope that define the starting point for displaying the waveform on screen WINDAQ displays the waveform only when data meets the trigger conditions producing a stable display eas ily measured or compared to other waveforms since it starts at the same point on the screen with every sweep The single sweep remains on the screen until waveform data again meets trigger conditions See Display Mode Selection in the Help Files for more information Triggered Mode as supported by your hardware Set trigger conditions for recording data to disk The number of pre and post trigger data points allows the user to frame an event to determine cause and effect Set hysteresis for more reliable triggering on noisy signals The trigger point can also be stamped with a ver
59. the case where you know the transducer output enter 0 in the Low Cal Value text box 1 in the Input Level text box and PSI in the Engr Units text box b For the case where you do not know the transducer output enter 0 in the Low Cal Value text box with the test apparatus vented to atmospheric pressure ignore the Input Level text box WINDAQ Acquisition has established the input voltage level for you and enter PSI in the Engr Units text box Use the mouse or press the TAB key to position the insertion point in the other text boxes You may type up to a four character optional engineering unit tag 1 e PSI f s rpm etc 5 Click OK to complete the low calibration entry If you have not completed the high calibration WINDAQ applies an offset to the waveform to achieve the entered value Note When re entering the calibration dialog box the Input Level will change The Input Level box displays the volt age value applied to the channel at the time the dialog box was enabled as an aid to calibration Enter the High Calibration value 6 Apply the High Calibration Value to the instrument That value in Volts displays in the Input Level text box in the High Calibration dialog box shown below 7 Click on High Calibration in the Edit menu This displays the High Calibration dialog box Channel 1 High Calibration Input Level 4 985 Volt High Cal Value 4 985 Engr Units Volt Cancel
60. the file name as well as the mean deviation minimum slope area and position in the file Use the Next and Previous buttons to view other channels in the file Statistics will work with any level of compression even fully compressed The To Clipboard button allows the user to save the current statistics window to the Windows clipboard This data can then be pasted CTRL v into a file The Open New File button will save data to file 1f you select a channel it will save only that channel if you do not select a channel it will save ALL channels data Save data in spread sheet format with comma delimiters or text format The Write to File button allows you append an existing file Step 6 Exporting to Excel ss Use the Save As command in the File menu to export a user specified range of data from an exist ing data file to an Excel file ae oo 1 Select the copy range all data for each channel lying between the time marker and the cursor WINDAQ Waveform Browser 21 WINDAQ Software User s Manual a Position the cursor at the beginning of the desired range u WINDAO SAMPLE WDO File Edt View Search Scaling Transform XY Options Help cursor placed at beginning of desired range Time Marker disabled 52 SECITBF SS off SEC TH 4 3 GEOF C 11 16 94 17 89 31 080 4 k b Press F4 or select Enable Time Marker in the Options menu to enable the time marker This will place a check mark next to Enable
61. tical line in the data file See Acquisition Triggering in the Help Files for more information Reference Files Reference Files allow you to define an unlimited number of default states Specify any data acquisition file as the set up for a new file All data acquisition parameters including number of channels channel type scaling constants engineering units display format compression display mode gain etc from the previously recorded file become the parameters for the new data file See Open Reference File in the Help Files for more information User Annotation User Annotation allows you to display a label up to 30 characters for each displayed channel The label rides with the channel data and WINDAQ writes the annotation to the data file along with the acquired waveform See User Channel Annotation in the Help Files for more information WINDAQ Acquisition 20 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 4 WINDAQ Wavelorm Browser WINDAQ Waveform Browser W WB interprets and analyzes data during or after acquisition to disk Make timing and amplitude measurements review event markers overlap waveforms to examine interdependencies cut and paste portions of the waveform for export and do all forms of interpretive analysis Follow the basic steps presented in this Chapter for a fast start to your first waveform playback and analysis session These fast start steps outline the condensed procedure for reviewing waveforms You
62. tion 3 Select the file storage format option 5 Spreadsheet print CSV The file storage format selections appear on the right side of the dialog box A description of each data storage format is included in the Help Files for the WINDAQ Waveform Browser software 4 Enter a file name in the File name dialog box Include csv as the file extension in the file name For example enter test csv into the file name dialog box Click on Save to export the data this copies the data within your selected range and from every channel in the file to the specified data file To save only the channels displayed on screen select the Visible channels only box in the top right hand portion of the Save As dialog box To export specific channels see the Extract Channels function in the Help Files 5 The Spreadsheet Comments dialog box allows you to export annotations from the WWB file and allows you to add new comments Click in the appropriate check box to transfer Sample Rate Comments User Annotation Engineering Units Relative Time or Event Marks After selecting the desired options and adding comments click the OK button to close the dialog box and save the file Spreadsheet Comments Samples per sec 250 1 spreadsheet Comment 1 testl ss Spreadsheet Comment 2 KX1Rk RaK IK I I IVTILIIII II II IIFHI II iE W Sample Rate Y Comments Y User Annotation lv Engineering Units Relative Time Channel Event
63. u a la EREE EA ciate maatunsaverenaaiaiaes 3 General CONVO NUONS z Semana O II ds suskashaykadakist 3 Mouse Conven ONS unas Du uu mn tenet Sha kE usa unan 3 NY TD AG Oe alina Modes ecos 3 2 Get n Started yka u u aa Dai iwaw aa a w suvusussvecsssscveaanuectesssesbecs 5 Step Ones Installime TS Hardware u 2 diia 5 Step Two Installing WinDaq SoftWare uuu pu u i u l D aula nays 5 Step Three Connecting Input Signals to the Instrument 5 De Win Dad Data ACQUISICION serora A EE ENEAN 7 A eae Geant ma a bia kaisa lasamuu Mires sce mo ha amas u Dhe 7 A sha sha t ua aa sassa kaa ua aaa s amas uta 7 Step 4 Enabling Channels tor ACQUISITION ux u usu Lil a bee Ma N 7 Serial Port Products DI 154RS and DI 194RS models 7 AIKO ELO c ra munuka uku ET IE eo 8 Enablinedisabline a charme hostil a 9 Enabling disabling a differential channel 9 Enabling a dieital input channel sesos 9 Channel S lec ion NOES ia iia 10 Step 2 Viewins Enabled Channels uku ua L aa tit 10 Step pecityine a Sample Rato uuruuu au bsa ai aS ua 12 Step 4 Specifying Gain and Measurement Range 13 Step gt Calibranne Input Sionals uyu samayman Sos 15 Step O Recordine W avetorms to DISK espicrina ri kakama s aubayq 17 Addito
64. ut does not limit the sample rate when using WINDAQ Pro or Pro limit determined by hardware When in RECORD mode the Status area of the bottom annotation line displays RECORD Use the STANDBY operating mode to temporarily suspend pause waveform recording to disk Select Stop in the File menu to enter STANDBY mode You can use all waveform recording features and functions except channel spe cific operations 1 e channel number offset etc and sample rate adjustments The STANDBY mode displays data in real time while waveform recording to disk has been stopped When in this mode the Status area of the bottom annotation line displays STBY Start and stop as many times as desired during a data acquisition session Introduction 3 WINDAQ Software Users Manual 2 Getting Started The following items are included with each instrument purchase Verify that you have the following e Your DATAQ Instruments Inc hardware device Appropriate communications cables this will vary according to the instrument you purchased e The WINDAQ Resource CD ROM e This user s manual which documents WINDAQ Software Call DATAQ Instruments at 330 668 1444 to report missing or damaged items we will guide you through the appropriate steps for replacing them Save the original packing material in the unlikely event that your unit must for any reason be sent back to DATAQ Instruments Inc Step One Installing the Hardware Before installing W
65. ware Option For a complete and detailed description of each function contained in WINDAQ software please use the Help Files WINDAQ Software Use WINDAQ software with any DATAQ Instruments hardware product The WINDAQ software package contains both recording and playback software The recording software allows you to record waveforms directly and continu ously to disk while monitoring a real time display of the waveforms on your computer screen WINDAQ Lite Recording Software limits maximum throughput to 240 Hz when in RECORD mode WINDAQ Pro Recording Software features a sample rate limited only by the maximum sample rate of the hardware In addition to WINDAQ Pro s features WINDAQ Pro Recording Software allows you to tailor sample different channels at differ ent rates by entering a sample rate divisor value 1 to 255 for each channel WINDAQ Waveform Browser playback software allows you to review measure analyze compress cut and paste export import and otherwise manipulate the recorded waveform information Help Files Click an item in the Help menu or use the context sensitive help feature encoded into the software to access the Help Files The Help menu provides links to specific Help Topics For example clicking on Mouse in the Help menu will take you to the portion of the help file regarding Mouse operations Highlight a menu item and press F1 to utilize the context sensitive help feature The Help File will open to the page most rel
66. will perform most of these func tions every time you review data with WINDAQ Waveform Browser To run WINDAQ Waveform Browser software click or double click the WWB icon or select Browse in the File menu of the Acquisition software Data acquisition does not need to be stopped to open and view the contents of a WINDAQ file This allows interpretive analysis and measurement calculations while simultaneously recording data Help Files For a complete description of all software functions see the context sensitive Help Files To access the context sensi tive help either highlight a menu item and press Fl this will take you directly to help regarding that menu item or go to the Help menu and click on Contents The Help Files elaborate and detail the functions in this Chapter and contain detailed descriptions of each additional function available in the WINDAQ Waveform Browser software After you have become familiar with the functions described here take some time to look over the rest of the functions detailed in the Help Files Fast Start Step 1 Moving Around in the Data File A Moving Coarsely Through the Data File with the Scroll Bar WINDAQ Waveform Browser software allows for smooth scrolling panning or paging of wave forms in either a right to left positive time or left to right negative time direction The horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the WINDAQ window controls waveform scrolling With it you can move from one par
67. y copies and you must remove the software from your hard disk Also the person to whom you transfer the soft ware must agree to the terms of this License 8 You may not alter modify or adapt the software or accompanying materials In addition you may not translate de compile disassemble or reverse engineer the software You also may not create any derivative works based on this software A derivative work is defined as a translation or other form in which the software may be recast transformed or adapted LIMITED WARRANTY Dataq Instruments Inc warrants that this program will perform in substantial compliance with the published specifi cations and documentation supplied in this package provided it is used on the computer hardware and with the oper ating system for which it was designed This warranty is limited to a period of 90 days from the date of the original purchase If you report a significant defect in performance in writing within 90 days of purchase Dataq Instruments will attempt to correct it or at its option authorize a refund of your license fee Dataq Instruments warrants that the original disks and documentation are free from defects in material and workman ship assuming normal use for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase If a defect occurs during this period you may return the faulty disk or documentation along with a dated proof of purchase and Dataq Instruments will replace it free of charge Ex

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