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1. 37 COUNTS SOT GS oncle denote a a aT M om e MET I MEE 38 Rosette SOTA Mr 39 Rosette QUIPUt SUN t uaniaene 40 Aio SS UU OS taras 40 FUNCTIONS Tor Viral Polaca 41 Virtual PONCII ZIO coder diode ied stg stata o a M Lo DE do 45 A O Maint tae tea MEE 45 gilizier i sei M rM 46 A MINH cT TL 47 o AA 48 CHEDYSNOV FIEIS cistitis a a 49 A E EL M M eX M IE 50 cal GOMA MN ata ane eee eee 51 Measurement UI 53 Measurement oGroup Seltlfigs siepe a eE 54 Numere AMS e DE 56 Numeric Group General SeEltjs id 57 Numeric Group Channel Seltuhts aii a een ai aes Se 58 Numeric Group Fil QUIPUL a A Sia eee 58 Eric secs ete eee PP eee ae 61 Graphic Group ToolBar ssa a pete o A tem eee cms eae dee eS 62 Graphic Group General SettingS coocccoccccccnccccnncncnccnnnonancnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnannnncanenninnnns 63 Graphic Group Plot Settil1 S odiis ene tite Ta 64 Graphic Group X AxiS SEWING S aiia dea 65 Graphic Grou AXIS SEWING Si cT 67 Graphic Group Channel SetingS 22 tex nice a a a dd ione cria 68 Graphic Group HISTONCG X Y P OE xu ipaa Dean o ed alae Cen dade ads 69 EIQ GCM cua A A uns Sadat natant 70 Tagger CONMMGUIPATION esrcce ceo C 70 Tagger CONAN ET ees 71 TOG SE ACUDA Scans ads 12 o O ce cee A O E EAAS 74 Page 3 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manu
2. M ame Transducer Description Transducer 945 Type Transducer Full Bridge x The Sensor Database is a separate file using the file extension sedb which can contain any number of predefined sensors Every time you configure a sensor in Autosoft 3000 you can add it to a sensor database so it can be used in another configuration at any time By default a sensor database will be stored in the My Documents folder and named default sedb By clicking on the database file name you can see a list of recently used files or create load a different database You can remove an existing sensor from the database by right clicking on it and selecting Remove Sensor Sensor Database files are stored in XML format DC Voltage Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters mem General The balance value will only be used if the auto balance option is checked The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checked Page 19 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 You can manually set a specific balance or tare value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured Alternatively you can assign the measurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value
3. o masimur Output interval every D Measurements hal O all Merge adjacent lines where possible Delay before storage E seconds v Store loadstep measurements only x i If the overwrite existing files is not checked a sequence number will automatically be appended to the file name and increased to make sure no existing file gets overwritten The output format is either ASCII DIAdem or a list based format ASCII files are tab seperated by default making it easy to read them in e g Excel DIAdem output consists of 2 files 1 ASCII file extension DAT describing the format and 1 binary file extension R32 containing the measurement values List files contain a single line for each measurement value and are not suitable for high volumes of measurement data You can the fixed decimals check box to specify the exact number of post comma digits to show in ASCII based export formats Leave this unchecked to get the maximum amount of information If you set a max lines per file the export will create multiple files with increasing sequence numbers as needed to make sure each file does not contain more than the specified amount of lines The output interval can be used to reduce the amount of data retrieved by e g only exporting 1 value out of every 10 or exporting 1 value per minute If you check the merge adjacent line
4. FBG Interrogator Device Configuration mL State Interface 31YQGF58 Connected System Ready Refresh List Light Source OK Fast Streaming MN ERE Hz T General Failure Mux switching speed Hz Emergency Light Off Working When adding a new FBG Interrogator to the configuration the first thing to do is to select the communication Interface from the drop down list Devices are connected through USB and listed by their internal serial number similar to the one shown in the picture above Should a USB device not be listed check that is connected properly and switched on and use the button Refresh List to try again Page 105 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 After selecting the interface click the Connect button to establish connection If successful the first 4 smileys on the right will turn green This shows the devices is connected the light source is working and measurement data Is received Use the Measurement speed to determine the speed at which the device analyzes the light spectrum The maximum allowable speed is 15 kHz the default selection is 1 KHz This setting also defines the upper limit for the measurement speed for channels from this device If channels are set to measure at a lower rate than this base measurement speed the measurement value will be averaged over multiple scans to increase stability Use the Mux switching speed setting to determine at which rat
5. E x A Log Status History C mich METING a3dummy Archives LOGS status log 20061220 html 20 12 2006 10 05 25 Device status for DE 1 Ok 012 2006 10 05 26 Measurement Group 1 Stop 20 12 2006 10 05 29 Device status for DIEM Interface Inaccessible 20 12 2006 14 45 00 Configuration Active 20 12 2006 14 43 02 20 12 2006 14 43 03 20 12 2006 14 40 57 20 12 2006 14 43 14 20 12 2006 14 43 14 20 12 2006 14 45 27 20 12 2006 14 43 30 20 12 2006 14 43 53 20 12 2006 14 50 02 20 12 2006 14 50 13 20 12 2006 14 50 21 20 12 2006 14 50 45 20 12 2006 14 54 05 20 12 2006 14 54 10 20 12 2006 14 54 11 Device status for DEY 1 Ok Measurement Group 1 Stop Measurement Group 1 Start Trip H on CODOT Active Trip HH en CODO Active Trip HH en CODO Inactive Trip H on CODO Inactive Trip H an EDOUT Active Trip HH en CODO Active Trip HH on CODUT Inactive Trip H on CODO Inactive Configuration Inactive Configuration Active Device status for DEY 1 Ok Measurement Group 1 Stop Clear Contents The history is stored in html files one file for each day The line at the top of the window shows the exact location of the file shown in the window Because the files use an HTML based format they can also be viewed in any web browser 20422006 4 gt Using the date entry field at the bottom of the window you can browse through the history of all available status log information Page 75 of 115 Pe
6. button A window will appear which shows a graphic time line of measurements performed You can select a timeframe to export by clicking on a single measurement clicking and dragging to select a specific time range or shift clicking to extend a time range to include multiple measurements Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to quickly zoom in and out or use the buttons in the dialog if your mouse does not have a scroll wheel Page 13 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 B Select measurement for export Al E Timeline List Measurement Group 1 Measurement Group 3 l l today 8 54 14 AM today 9 19 05 AM 7 BJL From o 2006 S77 134M T Select points from measurement group Upto 5 9 2000 19 04AM Alternatively you can click on the List tab to choose measurements from a plain text list of measurements in reverse chronological order Page 14 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Measurement Points Measurement points are used to acquire data and present measurement values A measurement point can be used to measure an actual sensor They can also be used as virtual points were the values of other measurement points can be combined using formulas to create a derived measurement value Rosette calculations form a special case where the rosette can produce multiple output values Each of these rosette outputs is a separate measurement point whose value
7. 5N 4172 l e Slot 3 C 2460 11 4 3 SN 172 S eral Mumber 1724010 f Replace Card Slot 4 CA3460 11 A4 SN 8172 Firmware Version 1 00 B Slot 5 CA3460 11 4 5 5M 172 Slot Number 7 B slot amp CA3460 11 4 8 SN 172 crate DK CA3460 11 4 7 Sh an slots CA3460 11 4 8 SM 172 Description a Sio 9 CA346011 4 9 SN 172 PEE Slot 10 CA3460 11 A10 SN ff C3410 CD3733 CA3520 PB3100 None Slot 11 003733 A11 5N 111 Card Options gt Configure Cards This part of the dialog allows you to review each card For the CM3410 multiplexer card this is the place where you need to consider which sensor types you wish to measure Depending on the sensor type you can configure the CM3410 to measure 2 wire 4 wire 6 wire or 8 wire sensors ora combination of them Page 7 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Configuring Sensors To configure a new single measurement point select an unused connection in the tree right click and select Create new measurement point zc OBS Hardware Configuration 1 Oa Autolog 3000 15 o Og 3450 11 A 2 slc ME Chan 1 Unused li Assign existing measurement paint Assign point From clipboard Gg c Paste settings Fram clipboard 4 CA3460 11 4 4 slc In the dialog that appears click the OK button to create a new measurement poi
8. Database Meas method Build Average Page 15 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The name of the point is set to for new measurement points You can change this name but it should be no longer than 30 characters and may only contain letters digits and underscores The software will automatically enforce these rules Channel names must be unique if you choose an existing name it will automatically be changed upon storing the channel in the database If you create more than one channel at the same time sequential numbering will be appended to the name to ensure uniqueness On the top middle the dialog shows the number of points you are modifying or creating Be careful when modifying more than one points each setting you change will be applied to all points but settings which show up blank are not the same for each point and will not be changed unless you choose a specific setting The connection shows to which physical channel the measurement point is connected positioned device and channel number You can change the connection by clicking on this field and making a new selection The active checkbox determines whether the measurement point is active or not If you uncheck this box the channel will be disabled and will no longer be measured The description of the point is a free form text You can use this text for any details you want to keep with the measurement point The
9. EJ ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Configuration Mame Vegmessung PHI Module Ad 1 3 RDA 2 Untere HK Weg PHI FE 3 5 5 Weg Phi Type Setpoint Rucksetzen Weg PH The tree structure on the left shows which channels are available in all of the detected modules on the right side of the dialog details about the selected module are shown Name Name of the channel Module Module to which the channel belongs Channel nr Unique channel number within the module Type Channel type e g Analog Input or Setpoint Units Engineering units for the channel Page 104 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 FBG Interrogator This chapter describes software functions specific to FBG Interrogators Adding an FBG Interrogator To add a new FBG Interrogator to your configuration right click the Hardware Configuration item in the overview tree and select New FBG Interrogator from the menu E a a IB Measurement Poir New Virtual Point ae Virtual Channel Wizard a Measurement Grot a Triggers 0 New Rosette i Numeric Groups C New Autolog 3000 e E ee New Picas Touch a Alarm View E Status Log View Mew Autolog Unilog 2xxx New Picas Signalog 6000 New ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network New StrainBUSter Bus New FBG Interrogator The FBG Interrogator Device Configuration dialog appears where you can configure and calibrate the interrogator FBG Interrogator Device
10. Export Point Selection Select Channels Available Channels Selected Channels co001 coo lt Remove lt lt Remove All To select measurement point to export click and mark channels on the left side and click gt gt select gt gt to add them to the list of selected channels To change the order in which the channels appear in the export file mark selected channels click to mark a single channel shift click to mark a range and ctrl click to mark additional channels and use the up down arrows above the cancel button to mode the channels to a new place in the list Page 80 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Export Measurement Points To export parameters from any or all measurement points choose Export Measurement Points from the File menu A dialog will appear allowing you to select which measurement points and which parameters you want to export A Export measurement points Measurement paints Parameters AutoB alance are Autol are vl Formula Esport preview Name Descriptio Sensor Units coogi DEY my LOU DEY my LOU D CV m Cooo4 DEY m Coo05 DEY my COOOE DEY m Export to Clipboard Export to File To select which measurement points you want to export use click shift click and ctrl click to select any combination of measurement points from the list then use the buttons on the right of the list to select or deselect them You can also move the marked measure
11. Limit 300 m Hysteresis po nj Lowy Limit L The limits configuration tab is part of the Measurement Point Setup dialog Here you can configure up to 4 different limits High Low Very High and Very Low When the measurement value surpasses the limit value the event will be logged Also limits can be used to configure triggers which allow you to perform specific actions based on limit exceedance In addition to the generic Very High Low indication each limit can be assigned its own name Use of limits with hysteresis High limit Low limit The limit activates as soon as the measurement value exceeds the limit value and stays activated until it falls below the limit hysteresis The hysteresis value is specified as an absolute non negative offset from the limit value Use of retriggerable limits Lirnit H ust imeout TO 5 2 Timeout High limit Limit Hyst Low limit The limit activates as soon as the measurement value exceeds the limit value and stays activated until it falls and remains below the limit hysteresis for at least the specified timeout time The hysteresis value is specified as an absolute non negative offset from the limit value Page 18 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Sensor Database F Sensor Database Database C Documents and 5ettings cosman sMy Documentsdefault sedb bul Description
12. You can scale in the input signal by clicking the scaling button You can convert the mV signal to a more meaningful value by means of linear interpolation or a polynomial and setting appropriate units for the channel Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific Range i 2 i Scan Speed Automatic Meas method Build Average bul You can set the range for the measurement If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx Device Specific Mode 1 DC VYoltage The range of the DC measurement can have the following values Range Actual measured range Resolution 10 V 13 V to 13 V 400 uV 1V 1300 mV to 1300 mV 40 uV 100 mV 130 mV to 130 mV 4 uV 25 mV 32 5 mV to 32 5 mV 1 uV Note The 25 mV range is only available when using the FDVM If a channel is measured using the IDVM the range will automatic
13. lines per file the export will create multiple files with increasing sequence numbers as needed to make sure each file does not contain more than the specified amount of lines The output interval can be used to reduce the amount of data retrieved by e g only exporting 1 value out of every 10 or exporting 1 value per minute If you check the merge adjacent lines where possible setting the export routine will try to merge as many values as possible onto a single line even if they do not have the same time stamp This helps to combine data from different sources devices that do not supply data for the same measurement at the exact same time If you check the include project comments in header setting the export will add extra lines containing the configuration comments menu File Edit Comments to the exported data Export Measurement Selection A Select measurement for export Male Timeline List Measurement Group 1 Measurement Group 3 l l today 6 54 14 Ak today 9 19 05 AM LIL 5 9 2005 w S17z13AM 4 Select points from measurement group 57 9 2006 1804AM Cancel Page 78 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The timeline tab shows a graphic time line of measurements performed You can select a timeframe to export by clicking on a single measurement clicking and dragging to select a specific time range or shift clicking to extend a time range to include multiple m
14. strain input at O EPSb strain input at 45 EPSc strain input at 90 VO Poisson ref Vs Poisson spec Emod E modulus Kt Transverse sensitivity Note Kt is specified in in the rosette configuration dialog the value of Kt used in the formulas below is therefore 1 100 of this value For example Kt specified in dialog 2 then Kt used in formulas 0 02 Calculation of strain after correction for transverse sensitivity EPSa 1 VO Kt 1 Kt EPSa Kt EPSc EPSb 1 VO Kt 1 Kt EPSb Kt EPSa EPSc EPSb EPSc 1 VO Kt 1 Kt EPSc Kt EPSa EPSa is called Strain A or EPS_A in the software EPSb is called Strain B or EPS_B in the software Page 113 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 EPSc is called Strain C or EPS C in the software Calculation of the principal strains EPSmaj EPSa EPSc 2 sqrt EPSa EPSb EPSc EPSby 2 EPSmin EPSa EPSc 2 sqrt EPSa EPSb EPSc EPSby 2 EPSmaj is called Major Strain or EPS MAJ in the software EPSmin is called Minor Strain or EPS_MIN in the software Calculation of angle This is the angle between the major strain or stress and the first strain filament 0 expressed as a number between 90 and 90 degrees ALPHA arctan 2 EPSb EPSa EPSc EPSa EPSc 2 ALPHA is called Angle or ALPHA in the
15. true 2 lt gt 2 0 false lt lt Bit shift left For integers a lt lt b a 24b gt gt Bit shift right For integers a gt gt b a 2 b ABS Absolute value for example ABS 3 3 ABS 2 2 ACOS Arccosine in radians output range O Pl AND Logical and for example 1 AND 1 1 true 1 AND O 0 false ASIN Arcsine in radians output range PI 2 PI 2 ATAN Arctangent in radians output range PI 2 PI 2 ATAN2 Arctangent in radians output range PI 2 PI 2 for example ATAN2 a b arctangent of a b Page 41 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 AVG Average of any number of values for example AVG 1 1 AVG 1 2 3 4 2 5 BIT Value of a specific bit in a number eg BIT 5 0 1 BIT 5 1 O The value 5 has bitpattern 000101 therefore bit O least significant bit equals 1 and bit 1 equals 0 BITAND Bitwise and of two values eg 5 BITAND 3 1 Bitpattern for 5 000101 for 3 000011 therefore only bit O is 1 in both cases BITNOT Bitwise negation of a value using 32 bits BITOR Bitwise or of two values eg 5 BITOR 3 7 Bitpattern for 5 000101 for 3 000011 therefore the output bit pattern is 000111 equals 7 BYTE Construct a byte from a bitpattern for example BYTE 1 0 0 4 BYTE 1 O 1 5 CEIL R
16. 0 nm gt 0 um m 1 nm gt 818 7326 umim Device Specific Output Type Strain Output Units Strain For Fiber Bragg Grating sensors the raw input value is always measured in nm nanometers and the base wavelength of the sensor is set as the default balance value The lower section Device Specific gives the option to select standard scaling options to convert the measured signal to either strain or temperature When Strain is selected the output can be expressed as strain in um m or stress in N mm When Temperature is selected the output can be expressed as degrees Celsius Fahrenheit or Kelvin The exact conversion linear scaling depends on the base wave length and is shown in the upper part of the dialog Digital I O Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters General Digital inputs and outputs use the measurement values 0 and 1 to represent active and inactive You can use the state name fields to assign a meaningful description to these values For digital outputs a source measurement point can be specified Every time the value of this point changes it is evaluated If found to be less than 0 5 the digital output will be made inactive 0 otherwise the digital output will be made active 1 Page 36 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 An alternative way to set or clear digital outputs is to use triggers that set the output value in respon
17. 2 4742860 2 431 lt mV lt 13 820 Celsius 213 15071 mV 2 8510504e 2 mV 700 C to 1820 C 5 2742887e 1 mV 9 9160804 mV 1 2965303 mV 1 1195870e 1 mV 6 0625199e 3 mV 1 8661696e 4 mV 2 4878585e 6 CJC correction added to input value for Type B 0 C 630 C Correction CJCCelsius 2 4650818346e 4 CJCCelsius 5 9040421171e 6 CJCCelsius 1 3257931636e 9 CJCCelsius 1 5668291901e 12 CJCCelsius 1 6944529240e 15 CJCCelsius 6 2990347094e 19 ITS90 Type E Nickel Chromium versus Copper Nickel Input range mV 8 825 76 373 Output range C 200 1000 8 825 lt mV lt 0 200 Celsius mV 1 6977288e 1 mV 4 3514970e 1 mV Page 109 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 C to 0 C 1 5859697e 1 mV 9 2502871e 2 mV 2 6084314e 2 mV 4 1360199e 3 mV 3 4034030e 4 mV 1 1564890e 5 0 lt mV lt 76 373 0 C Celsius mV 1 7057035e 1 mV 2 3301759e 1 mV to 1000 C 6 5435585e 3 mV 7 3562749e 5 mV 1 7896001e 6 mV 8 4036165e 8 mV 1 3735879e 9 mV 1 0629823e 11 mV 3 2447087e 14 CJC correction added to input value for Type E 0 C 1000 C Correction CJCCelsius 5 8665508710e 2 CJCCelsius 4 5032275582e 5 CJCCelsius 2 8908407212e 8 CJCCel
18. 3000 and make a backup of the configuration file 2 Switch off the device and replace the card 3 Switch the device back on and load the configuration Now go to the device properties see window above and select the card that you replaced It should show a red smiley to indicate that the new card does not match with the current configuration Press the Replace Card button The software should the new card in the slot and transfer the settings of the old card to the new one Page 95 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 StrainBUSter This chapter describes software functions specific to StrainBUSter modules Adding a StrainBUSter bus To add a new StrainBUSter bus to your configuration right click the Hardware Configuration item in the overview tree and select New StrainBUSter Bus from the menu Mew Virtual Point Virtual Channel Wizard New Rosette New Autolog 3000 New Picas Touch New Autolog Unilog Ao New Picas Signalog 6000 New ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network Mew StrainBUSter Bus New FBG Interrogator The StainBUSter Network Configuration dialog appears where you can configure the device and retrieve its configuration Page 96 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 StrainBUSter Communication EJ StrainBUSter Network Configuration X Communication Modules Interface Peak USB e Refresh List Speed kpbs 250 v Bus load Modules detected O Driver Information BU
19. FDVM filter option allows for a 20 kHz 8 KHz 1 KHz or no filter at all to be used for FDVM measurements The default 8 kHz filter should suffice in most situations Beware Setting the filter to none will cause an inordinate amount of noise to be measured by the FDVM Page 86 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Device Properties Delays Device Properties Select a delay ID DC Range FOVM default delays IL M strain range ID break before make Debounce for digital 170 Copy pulse For digital 10 FOVM DC Range SLRS FC Mm strain range FD break before make Delay Setting msec 15 000 This tab in shows a list of delay settings for the Autolog Unilog 2xxx device By default these delays are configured for use with relay input cards If you want to perform fast measurements using an FDVM and solid state input cards CA528 you can press the Solid State button to decrease the FDVM delay times To modify an individual delay first select it from the list click on it then enter the new value in milliseconds The default delay times in milliseconds for the different items are Item Relays Solid State IDVM DC Range 15 ms 15 ms IDVM strain range 25 ms 25 ms IDVM break before make 0 5 ms 0 5 ms Debounce for digital I O 0 5 ms 0 5 ms Copy pulse for digital I O 10 ms 10 ms FDVM DC Range 15 ms 0 3255 ms FDVM strain range 25 ms 0 3255 ms FDVM break before make 0 5 ms 0 1 ms The Solid
20. Group 2 Stopped a Measurement Group 3 Running Ein Tinara m In this example Measurement Group 1 is running green icon Measurement Group 2 is stopped red icon Although Measurement Group 3 also shows the text Running it is configured not to store any measurement values to disk and therefore shows a yellow icon Similar information can be found on the top right of the Autosoft 3000 window were a toolbar allows quick access to start stop measurement groups uoo From left to right this example shows the pause button 2 vertical bars a green circle indicating group 1 is running and storing data a red circle indicating group 2 is stopped and a black triangle indicating that although group 3 runs it does not store data Move and hold the mouse over these buttons to see which group is which The pause button can be pressed to temporarily suppress all data storage When the configuration is paused all measurements are performed normally but no measurement data gets written to the archives This can be used to test the configuration As long as the configuration is paused the pause button will blink black red Page 53 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Measurement Group Settings 2 Measurement Group 2 Stopped Measurement Settings Duration v 0 miliseconds d Name measurements Interval 1 seconds mu Special Me
21. Latest Measurement Remove Data From Archives warning Settings Status Log Status Log History A dialog will show which allows you to select which data you want to export and what the exported file should look like A Export Measurement Data Measurement to export 3 91 min 18 7 2013 12 25 43 12 29 37 Measurement Points E From date time 18 7 2013 12 25 43 Quick Range v Lip to date time 187 203 122937 Data to export M easurement values Export format AS Cll blanks for missing values bal E part to User Documents Esample_ Archree test Est Overwrite existing files List separator Tab v Fixed decimals ate time Format Date and time separate Fields v incl milliseconds Mas lines per File DEN 0 na masimum Output interval every 0 Measurements hal O all Merge adjacent lines where possible Include project comments in header The first line shows the period of time over which measurement data should be exported Click the select button next to it to select a specific historic measurement The second line shows how many measurement points are selected f
22. Seas hacer du ated Sates th ne lt 112 Formulas TOMO 90 IROSQBITO arias esla rad 113 Formulas Tor 0 45 790 ROSSO Somos 113 Formulas Tor 0 60 7 120 IROSGIOS usine zuo E SEHR tdi 114 Page 4 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Introduction Autosoft 3000 is a software package designed to configure and control Autolog and Unilog data acquisition systems produced by Peekel Instruments B V It can control multiple Autolog 3000 Autolog 2005 Autolog 2100 and or Unilog 2500 devices with BASE controller connected to the same PC To run Autosoft 3000 you need at least Windows XP Windows 7 or higher recommended a processor running at 1 GHz or higher and 512 Mb of memory Depending on the measurement speed and amount of online visualization a faster processor and or more memory may be required Make sure you install a recent Service Pack For use under Windows XP Service Pack 3 is required Windows Vista and Windows 7 8 x and 10 32 and 64 bit are supported as well To measure data using Autosoft 3000 first configure one or more measurement devices After that create channels to measure Depending on the hardware Autosoft 3000 can measure DC Voltage Thermocouples Pt 100 Strain gauges Transducers LVDT s and Digital Inputs and Outputs In addition you can create Rosette channels for combinations of two or three strain gages Virtual channels allow you to perform complex calculations on the measured data on line After
23. State default delay times assume that no filter is used If you select another filter setting you should modify the FDVM DC Range and FDVM Strain Range to match the following table Filter Setting Solid State delay none 0 3255 ms Solid State default 20 kHz at least 0 4 ms 8 kHz at least 0 5 ms 1kHz atleast 4 ms Page 87 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Device Properties Expansion Device Properties Overview IDVM FDVM Contents Delays Expansion Select expansion unit 5 512 Settings 528 56 1 SC 0 SD 0 0 Main Unit addr O 33 1 Expansion address 100 100 Slot Contents Slot 00 A525716 10 5 wire Al Slot 10 C4525716 10 6 wire Al Slot 20 CAB25 15 10 x 6 wire Al Slot 30 C4525716 10 x 6 wire Al Slot 40 Unused l Slot 50 Unused Active Start address 100 Slot ED Unused Slot 70 Unused In this tab you can configure the input output cards of the main device and all expansion units On the left side is a list on all available units To configure a new expansion box click on the first unused one in the list and check the Active box to activate it A default start address for the unit will be filled in but you can change it to your liking as long as the address range does not overlap with one of the other units The right part of this dialog shows the contents of the slots for the currently selected unit If you look at the actual device or expansion box from t
24. There are two possible reasons set a different RO value First if you have a special sensor like a Pt 60 Pt 200 or Pt 1000 you can enter 60 200 or 1000 for the RO value Second if you know your Pt 100 has a slight imperfection and measures 100 5 Ohms instead of 100 Ohms at 0 C you can enter 100 5 for the RO value The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checked You can manually set a specific tare value if needed or assign the measurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value The formulas used to convert the signal in Ohms to degrees Celsius can be found in Appendix A Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific Range 200 530 E Meas method Build Average v The range shows the available measurement range It can not be changed and is only displayed for information The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx Device Specific 3 wire dire Mode i o A Resi
25. adi as 101 Adding an ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network oococooocccocococococonoconoconocononannnnnnnnoconnnonononnnnrnnanenannnnos 101 ISMi e bloxx Q bloxx COMMUNICATION cn 101 IS Mie DIO O DIO Ke Modules REDE a e 103 SM S DOGO DIOKK ENANA Soc 104 FBC IMErogalo d RE ERN 105 Adding anr rBoJInietodgdiOEssiusdattud cs 105 FBG INterogator IDG VIC cra RE 105 FBG InterrogatorCallbrallON tas la 107 FONS o e ll MNT 109 Formula STO PRL lt ee A 109 Formulas tor Therrmnocoupl6S oia po li ici 109 ITS90 Type B Platinum 30 Rhodium versus Platinum 6 Rhodium 109 ITS90 Type E Nickel Chromium versus Copper Nickel ccccccecsececeeeeeeeeceseeeeeeeeseeceeeeeseeees 109 ITS90 Type J Iron versus Copper Nickel oococoncccocccoccnccccnococcononoconononnnncnnnononnnnnonononncancnnnnoos 110 ITS90 Type K Nickel Chromium versus Nickel AlUMINUM oocccocccccnccnncnccncnnncncnncononnconanonconanonons 110 ITS90 Type N Nickel Chromium Silicon versus Nickel Silicon Magnesium 111 ITS90 Type R Platinum 13 Rhodium versus PlatinuM cooocnccoccccccccnccnccnnnonnncnnnnnonannnonnnnnnnos 111 ITS90 Type S Platinum 10 Rhodium versus PlatinuM cccoocccccoccnconcncnnnconcnnnnconanonnnnnnnonanos 112 ITS90 Type T Copper versus Copper Nickel occoocccccccoccccoconccocononcnocannoconnnanooncnncnnonnnonnns 112 Formulas itor trai GallgeS m strc ares ke ieee ee
26. card CA593 Internal resistance and isolation measurement card This card is only allowed in the first available slot in the main unit of a device Although the program allows the placement of this card in the device it will not be able to control it in any way No channels can be assigned to this card Page 91 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Autolog 3000 This chapter describes software functions specific to Autolog 3000 Adding an Autolog 3000 To add a new Autolog 3000 to your configuration right click the Hardware Configuration item in the overview tree and select New Autolog 3000 from the menu Hardware Configuration 0 i Meast Mew Virtual Point he Roset A Mew Rosette bleaz hy Trigo New Autolog S000 TE mj Nume we Autalag LInilag 2xxx Ms Graphe The device properties dialog appears where you can configure the device and retrieve its configuration Device Properties Communication E Device Properties Communication Cards Interface SN 2546001 IP 10 1 3 175 wv Refresh list Bus load 0 0 4 Cards detected 12 Global Time Synchronization Driver Infarmatian Keep Autolog 3000 devices synchronized Connected Synchronize How Cancel When adding a new Autolog 3000 device to the config
27. corresponding to the module address and selected CAN bus speed CAN ID Range Shows which CAN addresses the module uses State Shows the current communication state Description A freely configurable description of the module Page 98 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 PICAS Signalog 6000 This chapter describes software functions specific to PICAS and Signalog 6000 devices Adding a Picas Signalog 6000 device To add a new PICAS or Signalog 6000 device to your configuration right click the Hardware Configuration item in the overview tree and select New Picas Signalog 6000 from the menu BE Measurement Pc Mew Virtual Point MEL Rosettes 0 Measurement Gi Virtual Channel Wizard New Rosette New Autolog 3000 Mew Picas Touch New Autolog Unilog 2xxx New Picas Signalog 6000 New ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network Mew StrainBlSter Bus The Picas Signalog 6000 Device Configuration dialog appears where you can configure the device and retrieve its configuration Picas Communication EJ Picas Signalog 6000 Device Configuration Settings Interface USB 2015001 Refresh List Device Address 19200 CF Master Master w RS 485 Speed 19200 A Synchronize Device Time Firmware Version Processor PE6100 Page 99 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 When adding a new PICAS or Signalog 6000 device to the confi
28. grouped in 4 channels containing 8 bits each The input channels will measure values between 0 and 255 CA524 5 Card for 5 16 bit counters These counters can be set to frequency interval or totalyzer using jumpers on the card CA524 10 Card for 10 16 bit counters These counters can be set to frequency interval or totalyzer using jumpers on the card CA525 14 Card for 10 analog relay inputs using up to 4 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and 4 wire Quarter Bridge strain measurements CA525 22 Card for 20 analog relay inputs using up to 2 wires per input Suitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements CA525 16 Card for 10 analog relay inputs using up to 6 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and strain measurements CA525 23 Card for 20 analog relay inputs using up to 3 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple and 3 wire Pt 100 measurements CA525 32 Card for 30 analog relay inputs using up to 2 wires per input Suitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements CA527 5k Card for 10 analog LVDT inputs using a 5 kHz carrier frequency CA528 14 Card for 10 analog solid state inputs using up to 4 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and 4 wire Quarter Bridge constant current strain measurements CA528 22 Card for 20 analog solid state inputs using up to 2 wires per input Suitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements CA528 16 Card for 10 ana
29. last one only when measuring using an FDVM If you choose the third smallest range the second range will automatically be used for IDVM measurements The actual range depends on the chosen excitation and resistance The presented ranges are nominal ranges and are automatically updated when excitation or resistance is changed The following equations apply to all ranges Range end 1 3 x nominal range Resolution 0 00004 x nominal range Page 28 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 For quarter bridges the non linearity of the Wheatstone Bridge is automatically corrected The formula used to do this can be found in Appendix A For half bridge and full bridge the correct mode will automatically be chosen For quarter bridge make sure you choose the correct mode Modes 8 9 and 10 will use 120 Ohms 240 Ohms and 350 Ohms resistance for internal bridge completion Modes 11 to 15 will use 1 of 5 common dummies To use a common dummy mode you must connect an external common dummy resistor of an appropriate value Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes Settings specific to StrainBUSter with 1 4 bridge Strain Gauge Device Specific R
30. of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network This chapter describes software functions specific to ISM e bloxx Q bloxx modules Adding an ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network To add a new ISM e bloxx Q bloxx network to your configuration right click the Hardware Configuration item in the overview tree and select New ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network from the menu pur Hr Measurement New Virtual Point p WE Rosettes 0 Virtual Channel Wizard amp Measurement thy Triggers 0 Mew Rosette ii Numeric Grou New Autolog 3000 o D E New Picas Touch a il Alarm View A El Status Log Vit Mew Autolog Unilog 2xxx New Picas Signalog 6000 Mew ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Network Mew StrainBUsSter Bus ET rrr 1 E The ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Configuration dialog appears where you can configure the modules and retrieve their configuration ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Communication E ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Configuration O x Communication Modules Channels Interface Kind H5 232 Direct v RS 465 Converter Normal w COM Port COM5 ee Connected Modules 1 Configure Modules Page 101 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 When adding a new ISM e bloxx Q bloxx network to the configuration the first thing to do is to select the Interface Kind from the dropdown list In most cases this will be RS 232 Direct using a normal RS 485 Converter Select the COM port t
31. only be used if the auto balance option is checked The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checked You can manually set a specific balance or tare value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured Alternatively you can assign the measurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value The result type can be set to Strain default in um m or Stress in N mm The E modulus will only be used for result type Stress the k factor for the material is always needed The resistance of the bridge is important for quarter bridge measurements where the device needs to use a matching internal resistor to complete the bridge It is also needed to perform calculations based on the shunt measurement in the Autolog 3000 and for the DCC measurement on the Autolog Unilog 2xxx In those cases where the measurement does not depend on knowledge of the resistance this value is only used a reminder and for documentation purposes For half bridge and full bridge you need to enter the correct bridge factor Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific E citation JEY hl Range 29000 pmm w Scan Speed Automatic Meas method Build Average bul The excitation voltage for the bridge can be chosen between 0 5 Volts and 5 Volts In general the higher the excitation voltage the better
32. rate 100 m liseconds e Value presentations Actual value Data type Mormal v i Enable online export of values to file Sample 1234567890 Use current settings as default for new groups C You can set a name for the numeric group which is used to identify it throughout the program The values per channel setting determines how many of the most recent values for each measurement point are shown If multiple values are to be shown the data direction determines whether they are shown in rows or in columns The update rate determines the maximum number of values sent to the numeric group for high speed measurements Because the numerical presentation only shows one or a few values per channel it is usually not necessary to set this update rate higher than the default value The value presentation allows you to show the measurement value as a percentage of the full scale of the measurement point The meaning of full scale is determined by the minimum and maximum value for each measurement point as defined in the measurement point setup The minimum value corresponds with 0 the maximum value with 100 of full scale To show the results of special measurements like balance tare and shunt change the data type setting to the appropriate choice To store all values received by the numeric group to file che
33. sensor field shows which sensor type is to be measured When configuring a measurement point you can use the dropdown list to select the type of sensor Only sensor types which can actually be measured with the measurement point and physical connection will be shown in the list The measurement point name field next to the sensor field allows you to step through the consecutive points using the arrow buttons Beware when you press the arrow buttons the settings for the current channel s will automatically be saved as if you pressed the OK button The units field allows you to set the units for the presentation of the measurement values Depending on the type of sensor either a specific selection of units is allowed or the units can be chosen for the resulting value after scaling You can use the minimum and maximum fields to specify the range of values you want to measure Setting this range correctly will ensure that Autosoft 3000 checks whether or not the chosen hardware settings allow you to measure the complete range of values Also these values are used to chose suitable default values for displaying in graphic and numeric groups Using the digits fields you can specify the default presentation in numeric and graphic groups of numerical values for this measurement point For example 6 3 sets a maximum of 6 pre comma and exactly 3 post comma digits The list on the top right of the dialog shows where the measurement point is
34. software Calculation of the principal stresses SIGmaj Emod 1 Vs EPSmaj Vs EPSmin SIGmin Emod 1 Vs EPSmin Vs EPSmaj SIGmaj is called Major Stress or SIG_MAJ in the software SIGmin is called Minor Stress or SIG MIN in the software Calculation of the stress These calculations determine the stress in the direction of the first strain filament 0 and in the direction perpendicular to the first strain filament 90 as well as the shear stress SIGx SIGmaj SIGmin SlGmaj SIGmin cos 2 ALPHA 2 SIGy SIGmaj SIGmin SIGmaj SIGmin cos 2 ALPHA 2 TAUXxy SIGmaj SlGmin sin 2 ALPHA 2 SIGx is called Stress 0 or SIG X in the software SIGy is called Stress 0 or SIG Y in the software TAUXy is called Shear Stress or TAU XY in the software Calculation of the equivalent stress The equivalent stress for the principal stresses von Mises criterion SIGe sqrt SIGmaj SIGmin SlGmaj SIGmin Formulas for 0 60 120 Rosettes Variables used EPSa strain input at O EPSb strain input at 60 EPSc strain input at 120 VO Poisson ref Vs Poisson spec Emod E modulus Kt Transverse sensitivity Page 114 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Note Kt is specified in in the rosette configuration dialog the value of Kt used in the formulas below is therefore 1 100 of this value
35. the excitation voltage to a lower value to avoid overheating the strain gauge The calibrate button will cause the CA3520 CA2CF to measure the actual excitation voltage returned from the sensor to correct for any loss caused by cable length The polarity and signal mode determine whether the signal is inverted and which component R or C is measured You can set the range for the measurement If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red The On Output voltage determines what output voltage on the BNC connector corresponds with the chosen range If the analog output is not used this should be left at 10 V Page 27 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx with CA2005 Carrier Frequency Device Specific Excitation Phase Range 30000 prm v Mode 4 1 2 Bridge 5 G The excitation voltage for the bridge can be 1 Volts or 5 Volts In general 5 Volts will give a better signal to noise ratio If you are using small strain gauges or apply them on materials that don t conduct heat very well you should choose 1 Volts to avoid overheating the strain gauge The default phase R will suffice in most cases The range can be set to the following values Range nominal Range end Resolution 300000 um m 600000 um m 5 um m 30000 um m 60000 um m 0 5 um m 3000 um m
36. through a virtual COM port in Windows Uses NMEA standard communication baud rate 4800 Continually sends unsollicited NMEA messages In particular the following message types are parsed by Autosoft 3000 GPRMC recommended minimum information required GPGSV satellites in view optional GPGSA positional accuracy optional and GPGGA height information optional Page 43 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Information is retrieved using GPS port parameter where port is the COM port number and parameter signifies the specific type of information to retrieve The following parameters are available GPS port 0 Current state of the COM port 1 OK 0 inaccessible GPS port 1 Number of satellites used to determine the position 0 no fix GPS port 2 Latitude as a floating point value in degrees Positive values correspond to the Northern hemisphere negative values to the Southern hemisphere GPS port 3 Longitude as a floating point value in degrees Positive values correspond to the Eastern hemisphere negative values to the Western hemisphere GPS port 4 Current speed in m s if the unit is moving GPS port 5 Current true bearing in degrees if the unit is moving GPS port 6 Time difference in msec between UTC time received from satellites and current PC time positive numbers indicate the PC is ahead in time GPS port 7 UTC Time in millis
37. to open the Card Selection Dialog which allows you to add or remove input output cards Note If you are configuring an Autolog 20xx for example a 2005 you must check the Expansion tab to see the correct CA 512 settings for the contents you configured On the CA 512 card you can find 4 hex coded rotary switches A and B are used for the start adress C and D for the number of channels per slot Refer to your CA 512 hardware manual for information on how to adjust the rotary settings on the card After you have configured the contents of the device main unit you can check the IDVM FDVM Settings and the Delay Settings the default settings for both of these tabs will work in most cases except for fast measurements If you have one or more expansion boxes connected to your main unit you should configure their contents using the Expansion Settings Page 85 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Device Properties IDVM FDVM Device Properties IDM FO Autazera Interval mir Autozero Interval min Aubozero Count Autazera Count Autobalance Count Autobalance Count Filter This tab shows the configuration options for the IDVM Integrating Digital Volt Meter and FDVM Fast Digital Volt Meter Both DVM s drift slightly over time Therefore zero measurements must be made every now and then during longer measurements to determine the drift and compensate for it The Autolog or Unilog device
38. when the interval expires before cyclecount cycles are counted STOPWATCH v The function STOPWATCH v is a special function that shows a running count of seconds passed since it was triggered The parameter v can be between 1 and 4 allowing for four different stopwatches For more information refer to the stopwatch topic The following functions are special because they are based on a number of consecutive measurements from a single source Their output changes each time this number of measurements has been made and remains constant in between The number of measurements specified in the function must a constant between 1 and 100 T AVG Average over a number of measurements For example T AVG CHN 5 will produce the average for each group of 5 measurements for CHN T MAX Maximum over a number of measurements For example T_MAX CHN 5 will produce the maximum value for each group of 5 measurements for CHN T_MIN Minimum over a number of measurements For example T_MIN CHN 5 will produce the minimum value for each group of 5 measurements for CHN The following functions can be used to monitor different aspects of the PC and the archiving of data CPU 0 Monitors CPU load in In a multiprocessor system this is the average load of all CPUs Each use of this function shows the average CPU load during the time since the previous use CPU 1 Monitors CPU temperature on Kontron mainboa
39. will be determined by the rosette configuration Measurement points can be defined independent of the actual hardware used to measure them making it possible to attach the sensor to a different device or input by moving the measurement point to a different hardware connection To facilitate this settings for sensors are split into 2 sections general and hardware specific Hardware specific settings are only visible when the measurement point is assigned to a hardware connection When this assignment changes the hardware specific settings will be chosen to match the sensor configuration Measurement Point Setup In the measurement point setup dialog you can configure measurement points and their specific parameters Measurement Point Setup M ame E0003 Selected Channels 1 Measurement Points l Autolog 3000 16 Connection Autolog 3000 16 2 2 Active Measurement Group 2 Description Sensor DC voltage v coon E Unit mi Minimum 0 000 Maximum 1000 000 Digits 6 3 Parameters Limits General Balance 0 Allow balance Cancel T are 0 l Allow tare Wiring Load fram Sensor Database Device Specific Range LM Scan Speed Automatic Store in Sensor
40. your devices and channels are configured you can create measurement groups in which you can place any collection of channels to be measured Numerical groups allow you to show measurement data on screen in numerical form and also store measured data Online graphics are supported using graphical groups which can show up to 16 channels in a single graphical display In addition to all of this Autosoft 3000 also supports autobalance measurements alarms which can not only be displayed but can also trigger output relays and the start or stop of measurements and the manual setting of output channels License Autosoft 3000 is licensed for use on a single computer The type and number of data acquisition devices that can be controlled by Autosoft 3000 depends on the license type The following license types are available each of which requires a specific license code to use e Autosoft 3000 01 Allows the use of a single Autolog 3000 card in any type of housing e Autosoft 3000 03 Allows the use of a single Autolog 3003 device or any other type of Autolog 3000 housing containing no more than 3 data acquisition cards in total e Autosoft 3000 08 Allows the use of a single Autolog 3008 device or any other type of Autolog 3000 housing containing no more than 8 data acquisition cards in total e Autosoft 3000 Allows the use of any number of Autolog 3000 based data acquisition cards e Autosoft 3000 A2 Allows the use of any number of Aut
41. 0 4 wire Al A525 22 20 2 wire Al 2452576 10 6 wire Al Channels per card Dano 23 202 3 wire Al Manual control L 5525 32 30 2 wire Al CA527 5k 10 x DT 10 Channel cards 20 Channel cards 30 Channel cards LA528 714 10 4 vare Al LAS28 15 10 x 6 wire Al The right part of this dialog shows the contents of the slots for the currently selected unit If you look at the actual device or expansion box from the rear you should match this list to the contents of the device or expansion box with the topmost item in the list corresponding to the leftmost card in the device On expansion boxes the leftmost slots containing the CA 512 and CA 532 542 cards should be ignored Slot 00 is the slot to the right of the CA 532 542 card To place new cards in the slots first select the type of card from the list on the left side Then select one or more slots from the list on the right and press the Select button to place the card To remove cards from the slots select the cards in the list on the right and press the Remove button When placing cards with different numbers of channels in the device you should place cards with a low numbers of channels in the first slots and cards with higher numbers of channels in higher slot numbers That means put 20 channel cards to the right of 10 channel cards and 30 channel cards to the right of 20 channel cards The software will automatically determine how many slots
42. 00 devices synchronized for the software to process the data correctly Page 93 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Device Properties Cards E Device Properties Ep Communication Cards Cards Card Address 2 g DEWI CAN ID Range 28 39 1Ch 27h Slot 1 PE3000 Interface Slot 2 CA3460 00 4 2 5N i72 enal Number 1724004 Replace Card Slot 3 C43460 00 4 3 SN 172 Firmware Version v1 17 B Slot 4 CA3460 10 4 4 SN 247 Slot Number 2 Slot 7 C43460 00 4 7 5N 250 amp Slot e 3460 00 4 8 5M 250 CA3460 Cm3410 CD3733 Mane Slot 3 CA3450 00 4 9 SN 172 Slot 10 CA3460 00 4 10 5N H Card ptione Slot 11 C43460 00 4 11 SN 2 Slot 13 C43460 00 4 13 SN H Slot 14 CA3450 00 4 14 SN H Slot 15 CA3460 00 4 15 SN tt gt Ez Configure Cards Cancel This part of the Autolog 3000 device properties dialog shows the list of detected devices and cards The tree view on the left shows the devices and the cards the items on the right show information on the currently selected item For each CM3410 multiplexer card you should set the multiplexer configuration in this dialog First select the card in the tree on the left then use the Group mux settings on the right to configure the use of each of the three available groups of input channels Refer to the Autolog 3000 manual to find which settings number of wires are appropr
43. 100 Formula 2 Formula 4 Name MIN Name t_min 100 The virtual point wizard helps you to create a series of virtual points that all perform the same type of function s on a list of inputs When you open the Virtual Point Wizard from the Insert menu you can first select the list of points that the virtual function should operate on Then you can define up to four different functions that operate on all of the selected inputs The example creates three different virtual points for each input one for a maximum one for a minimum and one for an average over every 100 values of the input In the formula name the is replaced by the name of the input variable So with an input called VAR1 the virtual point for the first formula in this example would be called VAR1 MAX In the formula text itself the character is replaced by the input name so the actual formula would be t max VAR1 100 To create only one or two functions per input simply remove the formula from the other fields Filter The virtual function filter has the following parameters filter input class type window order sample rate cutoff frequency bandwidth ripple transition where input incoming signal to filter class filter class 1 FIR 2 Butterworth 3 Chebyshev 4 Chebyshev type II inverse 5 Elliptic type filter type 1 low pass 2 high pass 3 band pass 4 band stop window FIR window type O rect
44. 102 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Modules E ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Configuration O X Ad 1 83 2 RDA 2 Type A Address 3 Location RODA4 2 Serial Number 351048 Protocol LOCALBUS 115200 881 Disconnect on error _ Disconnected ae The tree structure on the left shows the detected modules on the right side of the dialog details about the selected module are shown Type Shows which type of ISM e bloxx Q bloxx module is connected Address Shows the slave address at which the module is set All modules on the bus must have a unique slave address to avoid communication errors Location A freely configurable text set in the module Serial Number The serial number of the module Protocol The communication protocol used by the module Disconnect on error Leave this box checked default state unless you have a specific reason not to If this box is checked and a communication error occurs the software will disable this module after two retries This ensures that the communication with other modules will not be slowed down by timeouts Disconnected A module will be set to disconnected if it does not respond to queries and the setting Disconnect on error is active You can manually uncheck this box to restore the communication after the cause of the problem is determined Page 103 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Channels
45. 3549e 1 mV 1 191577910e 2 mV 1 492290091e 4 19 739 lt mV lt 21 103 1664 5 C to 1768 1 C Celsius 3 406177836e 4 mV 7 023729171e 3 mV 5 582903813e 2 mV 1 952394635e 1 mV 2 560740231e 1 CJC correction added to input value for Type R 50 C 1064 C Correction CJCCelsius 5 28961729765e 3 CJCCelsius 1 39166589782e 5 CJCCelsius 2 38855693017e 8 CJCCelsius 3 5691601063e 11 CJCCelsius 4 62347666298e 14 Page 111 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 CJCCelsius 5 00777441034e 17 CJCCelsius 3 73105886191e 20 CJCCelsius 1 57716482367e 23 CJCCelsius 2 81038625251e 27 ITS90 Type S Platinum 10 Rhodium versus Platinum Input range mV 0 235 18 693 Output range C 50 1768 1 0 235 lt mV lt 1 874 50 C to 250 C Celsius mV 1 84949460e 2 mV 8 00504062e 1 mV 1 02237430e 2 mV 1 52248592e 2 mV 1 88821343e42 mV 1 59085941e 2 mV 8 23027880e 1 mV 2 34181944e 1 mV 2 79786260 1 874 lt mV lt 11 950 250 C to 1200 C Celsius 1 291507177e 1 mV 1 466298863e 2 mV 1 534713402e 1 mV 3 145945973 mV 4 163257839e 1 mV 3 187963771e 2 mV 1 291637500e 3 mV 2 183475087e 5 mV 1 447379511e 7 mV 8 211272125e 9 11 950 lt mV lt 17 53
46. 6 1200 C to 1664 5 C Celsius 8 087801117e 1 mV 1 621573104e 2 mV 8 536869453 mV 4 719686976e 1 mV 1 441693666e 2 mV 2 081618890e 4 17 536 lt mV lt 18 693 1664 5 C to 1768 1 C Celsius 5 333875126e 4 mV 1 235892298e 4 mV 1 092657613e 3 mV 4 265693686e 1 mV 6 247205420e 1 CJC correction added to input value for Type S 0 C 70 C Correction 8 61838794792875e 6 CJCCelsius 5 40579212101081e 3 CJCCelsius 1 24166233625116e 5 CJCCelsius 1 9163457510135e 8 ITS90 Type T Copper versus Copper Nickel Input range mV 5 603 20 872 Output range C 200 400 5 603 lt mV lt 0 200 C to 0 C Celsius mV 2 5949192e 1 mV 2 1316967e 1 mV 7 9018692e 1 mV 4 2527777e 1 mV 1 3304473e 1 mV 2 0241446e 2 mV 1 2668171e 3 0 lt mV lt 20 872 0 C to 400 C Celsius mV 2 592800e 1 mV 7 602961e 1 mV 4 637791e 2 mV 2 165394e 3 mV 6 048144e 5 mV 7 293422e 7 CJC correction added to input value for Type T 0 C 70 C Correction 2 18031481725975e 6 CJCCelsius 38 746564651674e 3 CJCCelsius 3 35256077037807e 5 CJCCelsius 1 9229303001792e 7 CJCCelsius 1 79865206510148e 9 CJCCelsius 5 70614795196761e 12 Formulas for Strain Gauges For Carrier Frequency straingauge measurements
47. 6000 um m 0 05 um m For quarter bridges the non linearity of the Wheatstone Bridge is automatically corrected The formula used to do this can be found in Appendix A For half bridge and full bridge the correct mode will automatically be chosen For quarter bridge make sure you choose the correct mode Modes 8 9 and 10 will use 120 Ohms 240 Ohms and 350 Ohms resistance for internal bridge completion Modes 11 to 15 will use 1 of 5 common dummies To use a common dummy mode you must connect an external common dummy resistor of an appropriate value Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx with VCA2055 Constant Current Device Specific Excitation 10 416 m Ww Range 400000 pm w Made 4121 2 Bridge 5 l hal The excitation current for the bridge can be 20 833 mA 10 416 mA 5 208 mA 7 143 mA 3 571 mA or 1 786 mA The first three values 20 8 10 4 and 5 2 are usually used for 120 or 240 Ohms resistance the last three values 7 1 3 5 and 1 8 for 350 Ohms You are free to choose other combinations if desired There are three possible ranges for the measurement The first two are always available the
48. Autosoft 3000 Manual Version number 1 5 Release date 10 02 2017 Author A Cosman Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Page 2 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Table of Contents Tabi of Contents tr 3 NTOdU CIO ai irm Hc Mt UN 5 LICENSE ainean DU T Alla Cleat 5 ici eltclo cite Drm 6 AAdalrig ardXutelog 9000 tra 6 Gro aiire Vidinio SENSO EET TIE T D TEL SEM 8 Creating a Measurement Group 5 53 etta Ve Mo eb DA a E Ponta vu nerd al edi uisu e i Rude p 10 Creating a Numeric or Graphic SOU crias rta 11 Pemomilng a measurement o sarete ako Uh Mamie aU aa eo 12 Exporting measurement etra ped E A ebd D seen RE E E tn uuu CE RUE 13 Measurement POIs Spo tates ei o uM cu ecd prs ses iu A 15 Measurement PON Seil e dl lie 15 Measurement Point Limit SUD a iaa 18 S B E2 12 E E E EE cence een sera ee oe orcas A conte ee E epee amegenennnt Soe 19 BC Voltage SEUNG REM PEL HM HEN 19 NFA VMs UUM Sia T S AIME Ll M MEM M LI M S mM dE LEE 21 So A Le HM I cs Meare eae eects ML USD ei DULENE 22 Themgocouple SEMI tocara REA UADE 24 Sram Gauge geo 14 6 sssstssstodrexs tussi mito tutu A tu tU uot te tuu dle eiusd EODD Bone eee U MUN 25 Transducer Scudo tl dada italia dosis temaniness 30 An 32 RESIStance SUING uri root ai 34 Potentiometric ets slds aretes 34 FB SCS ruta al to dos 36 Digital e SEUNS sastre dado TOT 36 Analog Outputs CMG Siicce RC
49. For example Kt specified in dialog 2 then Kt used in formulas 0 02 Calculation of strain after correction for transverse sensitivity EPSa 1 VO Kt 1 Kt 1 Kt 3 EPSa 2 3 Kt EPSb EPSC EPSb 1 VO Kt 1 Kt 1 Kt 3 EPSb 2 3 Kt EPSa EPSC EPSc 1 VO Kt 1 Kt 1 Kt 3 EPSc 2 3 Kt EPSa EPSb EPSa is called Strain A or EPS_A in the software EPSb is called Strain B or EPS B in the software EPSc is called Strain C or EPS C in the software Calculation of the principal strains EPSmaj EPSa EPSb EPSc 3 sqrt 2 EPSa EPSb EPSc 3 EPSb EPSc 9 EPSmin EPSa EPSb EPSc 3 sqrt 2 EPSa EPSb EPSc Y 3 EPSb EPScy 9 EPSmaj is called Major Strain or EPS MAJ in the software EPSmin is called Minor Strain or EPS MIN in the software Calculation of angle This is the angle between the major strain or stress and the first strain filament 0 expressed as a number between 90 and 90 degrees ALPHA arctan sqrt 3 EPSb EPSc 2 EPSa EPSb EPSc 2 ALPHA is called Angle or ALPHA in the software Calculation of the principal stresses SIGmaj Emod 1 Vs EPSmaj Vs EPSmin SIGmin Emod 1 Vs EPSmin Vs EPSmaj SIGmaj is called Major Stress or SIG MAJ in the software SIGmin is called Minor Stress or
50. S HEAVY PCAN USB 4 0 18 15889 KMDF WLH_amd64 Copyright C 1885 2015 by PEAK System Technik GmbH Darmstadt OK Cancel Help When adding a new StrainBUSter network to the configuration the first thing to do is to select the communication interface from the dropdown list Devices connected through the CAN bus will use the CAN convertor interface Peak USB After selecting the interface click the scan for devices button to retrieve information about the device s connected to the interface If successful the modules detected line should show the number of StrainBUSters detected on the CAN bus If a communication problem occurs the reset interface button will close and re open the communication with the device which may help to re establish communication Page 97 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 StrainBUSter Modules Ea StrainBUSter Network Configuration X Communication Modules Modules Module Type SB SG Temp 3B SG Temp 4 6 Module Address amp Manual Setting SB SG Pot A 7 CAN ID Ranae 28 31 1Ch 1Fh State Unknown eme Y TELE LEE OK Cancel Help The tree structure on the left shows the detected modules on the right side of the dialog details about the selected module are shown Module Type Shows which type of StrainBUSter is connected Module Address Shows the address at which the module is set through the DIP switches The picture shows the DIP switch settings
51. SIG MIN in the software Calculation of the stress These calculations determine the stress in the direction of the first strain filament 0 and in the direction perpendicular to the first strain filament 90 as well as the shear stress SIGx SIGmaj SIGmin SlGmaj SIGmin cos 2 ALPHA 2 SIGy SIGmaj SIGmin SIGmaj SIGmin cos 2 ALPHA 2 TAUXxy SIGmaj SlGmin sin 2 ALPHA 2 SIGx is called Stress 0 or SIG X in the software SIGy is called Stress 0 or SIG_Y in the software TAUxy is called Shear Stress or TAU XY in the software Calculation of the equivalent stress The equivalent stress for the principal stresses von Mises criterion SIGe sqrt SIGmaj SIGmin SlGmaj SIGmin Page 115 of 115
52. a Grapi T Alternatively drag and drop any selection of measurement points or devices cards containing measurement points to the Numeric Groups item to create a new group to which the points will immediately be added To show the display window for the numeric group double click the group item in the overview tree on the left Closing the window X will not remove the group but only hide its display Numeric Group 1 6 15 2006 9 00 39 AM COOOL 1900 317 mV c0002 2057 446 mV CODOS 421 053 mv c o04 2097 446 mV COOO5 1900 317 mV CO006 The display shows the time at which the newest measurement value was received Values that are displayed in gray C0006 in the example above indicate old data i e measurement values that were not updated recently To rearrange the order in which measurement points are displayed you can drag them to a new place To make selections of measurement points click to select a single one shift click to select a range or ctrl click to add points to your selection Page 56 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Numeric Group General Settings To access the settings of a numeric group right click anywhere in its display window and select Properties from the context menu r General Channels Mame Values per channel 11 Data direction Paws v Update
53. al Autosoft 3000 v1 5 E UU Log VIE N OPC EA eee eee ae re M E 75 ANa OW ee ee SET een Oe ree ee 76 Export Measurement DA rr 17 Export Measurement Selection ccccccccsseccceeeceececcececseeecseeceueeccececcececseeeceeeseeeesecoeeseeseeseeseesaees 78 EXDOFIEPOIntSeleelohiu odas 80 Export Measurement POIN S ono i nc ee esse oa nee due iit ian ease setas eru teed ae 81 Import Measurement POINTS soos ent xe a t ie Sd eue foc oa cae ion teeta eee Bass 82 Attolo GIT IMO OK c Pr a daa aa 83 Adding anAutolog Urillod 2x KK id A id 83 Device Properties DVerViOW ooocccconnccocncoccncocnnconnnonnnnononnonnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 84 Device Properties Contenls ue dee A A eee hs s ced eue 85 Device Properties IDVMIEDNV Mascota id 86 Device Properties Del Sii A A vealed enacts 87 Device Properties Expansi n bd 88 Card Selection Dial dd ide 89 PAMOIOG 3000 PM 92 AAGGING an ANUTOIOG S000 M a N a a 92 Device Properties CornmulicallOli danien e e roe met uten E E aC MEER 92 Device Properties ad e Maa sd 94 SNB U O REEL T nm 96 Acdding a estuainBUslter DUS isc eres sederit idle cen viaa one atus inodo aloo o 96 Strain BU Sten COMMUNICA OM rd CIN ou levant ed bee eese bi RP euntes 97 Stkal eris MOCUICS ME TOI E 98 PICAS SIGN AlOG GOOD MEE 99 Adding a Picas Signalog 6000 d6VlC8 2 15 A de et cru de RUE 99 PIGAS lt C OMAMUNIC AMON Ss tio ETE EPUM 99 es ITE 100 SIE BIOI DIOXx ING IWOMK
54. al Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Scaling Configuration To configure a polynomial or n point scaling first set the appropriate output units in the measurement point setup Equation Tx U For 2 point calibration you can set input and output values for 2 points and the software will apply linear scaling to the input to match the specified output values shown by the equation below the settings Use the measure buttons to obtain a current input value for the measurement point The 2 point calibration setting is a special case of the n point calibration Pik Remove Point Im owe Copy to Clipboard Add Paint Get fram Clipboard In the n point calibration window you can use an arbitrary number of interpolation points to scale your input value Between each point linear interpolation is used To import or export a conversion table Page 51 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 you can use the Copy to Clipboard and Get from Clipboard buttons Imported tables should be in text format two columns separated by a lt tab gt character The first column defines input values the second column the associated output values The dialog will always sort the interpolation points by ascending input value If you add a new interpolation point with an input value that is already used the old point will be replaced Point Calibration n Foint Calibration Polynomial Ma scaling A Input units i x g Dut
55. al Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Settings for XY plot Pos Graphic Group 1 General Axis PlotArea Y Axis Channels YEPlot AT Flot x Channel Automatic Scaling Upper Lirnit 100 Auto Major TICK ant The X Channel box defines which measurement point is used for the X axis in the graph If you check Automatic Scaling the X axis will be scaled to match the values of this channel otherwise you can set your own limits for the scale The major ticks and minor ticks distances are chosen automatically by default to accommodate for the space used by the labels When you uncheck the auto setting you can define your own spacing The font can be used to select the font used for the axis related labels This font applies to all axes Page 66 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Graphic Group Y Axis Settings To access the y axis settings of a graphic group right click on the y axis in its display window and select Properties from the context menu Primary Y Axis Left Secondary Y Axis Right Automatic Scaling Auto All settings apply to either the primary left or the secondary right y axis depending on the choice made by clicking the buttons at the top If you check Automatic Scaling the X axis will be scaled to match the values of this channel otherwise you can set your own limits for the scale The major ticks and mi
56. ally fall back to 100 mV with the corresponding resolution If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red You can manually set the mode for this channel when necessary Use the default value 1 DC Voltage to measure DC voltage Page 20 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 For resistance measurements use mode 5 Resistance 4 wire or 6 Resistance 3 wire When measuring resistance you should be aware that 1 mV corresponds to 1 Ohm since a constant current source of 1 mA is used to perform the measurements Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes Current Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters Limits General The balance value will only be used if the auto balance option is checked The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checked You can manually set a specific balance or tare value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured Alternatively you can assign the
57. alue will remain unchanged until the next re start e Export measurement data performs an automatic export of measurement data from the archives By default an extra delay of 10 seconds is added before starting this export to make sure all data is archived to disk before the actual export takes place The Export measurement data option makes it possible to convert archived measurement data to ASCII or any other supported format immediately after a measurement Typically a trigger can be set up to act on a manual switch The associated actions would be to start a measurement group on activation stop that same measurement group on deactivation and export measurement data on deactivation Alternatively the export can also be performed while the measurement is running at a specific interval by using the Repeat after activation timing for the Export measurement data action The settings for the export should be set up beforehand using the Export Measurement Data dialog from the Tools menu Simply configure the required export settings and choose Close instead of Export to keep these settings for use with the automatic export function The automatic export function will select the appropriate time range and if no measurement points are selected beforehand will also choose the measurement points based on the measurement group associated to the trigger In the exported file name a marker will be replaced by a suitab
58. an unsupported interval the Autolog 3000 will actually measure at the next higher supported speed The following intervals are supported by Autolog 3000 0 2 milliseconds 5 kHz only for CA3520 CA2CF measurement card 0 5 milliseconds 2 kHz only for CA3520 CA2CF measurement card 1 millisecond 1 kHz 2 milliseconds 500 Hz 4 milliseconds 250 Hz 10 milliseconds 100 Hz 20 milliseconds 50 Hz 40 milliseconds 25 Hz 100 milliseconds 10 Hz 200 milliseconds 5 Hz 1000 milliseconds 1 Hz any multiple of 1000 milliseconds integer number of seconds The store measurement data check box determines whether or not measurement data produced by this measurement group gets stored in the archive If you uncheck this box all measured data produced by this group will only be visible online and can not be retrieved or used outside of Autosoft 3000 afterwards To start stop measurement at a specific time or after an event use triggers Page 55 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Numeric Groups Numeric groups show measurement data in numerical form Any selection of measurement points can be dragged to the numeric group window where the most recent measurement value s can be shown and printed To create a new numeric group right click the Numeric Groups item in the overview tree and select New Numeric Group from the menu HM rogers UJ EE Numeric Groups 1 34 Mew Numeric Group q
59. ange Lead wire resistance 25 Ohms Details For StrainBUSter the connection to a 1 4 bridge strain gauge should be compensated for the resistance of the lead wires to the sensor This can be configured using the Details button which opens the Lead wire resistance calculation dialog box Lead wire resistance calculation X Length of wire meters Cross section area mime Default Spec resistivity micro Ohms cm Default Wire resistance Ohms km Wire resistance Ohms Use this dialog to calculate the lead wire resistance When measuring quarter bridge strain gauges or Pt 100 elements using 3 wires the resistance of the lead wires can have a significant impact on the measured value To reduce the error the software can correct the measurement value for an estimated lead wire resistance BEWARE If the lead wire resistance you enter is more than 2 times higher than the real lead wire resistance you will increase instead of decrease the error When in doubt err on the side of caution use a lower resistance value The individual items in this configuration page described Length of wire The length of the lead wire in meters Cross section area The cross section area of the conductive material of the wire in mm Spec resistivity The specific resistivity of the conductive material of the wire The default value 1 75 y Ohms cm is an estimate for the resistivity of copper wire The actual value depends on th
60. angular 1 Hamming 2 Hann 3 Blackman Unused for IIR type filters Butterworth Chebyshev etc order digital order number of coefficients for FIR or number of poles for IIR type filters Butterworth Chebyshev etc sample rate sample rate in Hz of the incoming signal used as a reference for the cut off frequency cut off frequency cut off point in Hz for the filter or mid point for band pass band stop bandwidth band in Hz for band pass band stop only ripple Pass band ripple for Chebyshev and Elliptic filters or stop band attenuation for Chebyshev type II in dB Unused for other filter classes transition Transition band for Elliptic filters in Hz Unused for other filter classes The best choice of filter and parameters depends on the application Page 45 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Filter Selection There are many different types of digital filters choosing the right one for your application requires some knowledge of the available options and the signal you want to filter FIR vs IIR The most important choice to make is between FIR Finite Impulse Response and IIR Infinite Impulse Response filters IIR filters include digitale equivalents of well known analog filters like the Butterworth filter In digital filtering however FIR filters have several characteristics that make them preferable to IIR filters they have a predictable time delay and are well behaved nume
61. aphic Group Historic XY Plot To access the historic xy plot settings of a graphic group right click on any channel in the legend and select Properties from the context menu then click on the tab Historic XY Plot 2 Channel CODO Y Channel cog Quick range Select range from list Start time 20 12 2006 14 58 47 Se 20 12 2006 V 14 58 57 E Select time range fram measurement s Cancel Using the historic XY plot tab you can retrieve a specific measurement or time range from your archived measurement data and show it as a simple XY plot For this you can choose a single channel to use as your X axis and another channel to use as your Y axis To determine the time range for which you want to see data you can either use the quick range box to select recent data specify the exact time range or use the Select time range from measurement s button to select a specific historic measurement Page 69 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Triggers Triggers can be used to perform specific actions in response to events Events can include activating a new configuration exceedance of a limit or the start of a measurement group Actions can that can be performed include starting stopping measurement groups starting stopped data storage on a measurement group changing the measurement speed or setting an output Actions can be performed immediately after the trigger event occurs or with some
62. as used in Autolog Unilog 2xxx the non linearity of the Wheatstone Bridge makes a correction necessary when measuring 1 4 bridges The correction formula used in Autosoft NT is CorrectedValue 1 6 1 sqrt 1 2 MeasuredValue 1e6 Page 112 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 To obtain the Stress value in N mm from the Strain value in m m the following formula is used Stress E modulus Strain 1e6 Formulas for 0 90 Rosette Variables used EPSa strain input at O EPSb strain input at 90 VO Poisson ref Vs Poisson spec Emod E modulus Kt Transverse sensitivity Note Kt is specified in in the rosette configuration dialog the value of Kt used in the formulas below is therefore 1 100 of this value For example Kt specified in dialog 2 then Kt used in formulas 0 02 Calculation of strain after correction for transverse sensitivity EPSa 1 VO Kt 1 Kt2 EPSa Kt EPSb EPSb 1 VO Kt 1 Kt2 EPSb Kt EPSa EPSa is called Strain A or EPS_A in the software EPSb is called Strain B or EPS_B in the software Calculation of stress SIGx Emod 1 Vs EPSa Vs EPSb SIGy Emod 1 Vs EPSb Vs EPSa SIGx is called Stress 0 or SIG_X in the software SIGy is called Stress 90 or SIG Y in the software Formulas for 0 45 90 Rosettes Variables used EPSa
63. asurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value The formulas used to convert the signal in millivolts to degrees Celsius can be found in Appendix A Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Page 24 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Device Specific Range 200 1372 C 2 bul Meas method Build 4verage le You can select a range for the device to use If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed Exception when burn out detection is active the CA3460 always uses a scan speed of 1 kHz scan speed can not be chosen and shows as automatic The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx Device Specific Range 25 mV IDM 100 my hull Made 1 DCaltage hr The DC range of the Pt 100 measurement should be set to 100 mV default value for best results You can however change
64. asurements Balance Store Measurement Data Measurement Points Show group only v Details Type Status Connection 5 G 1 4 Brid B Autolog 3000 16 2 1 SG 1 4 Brid Autolog 3000 16 2 2 SG 1 4 Brid Autolog 3000 16 2 3 5 1 1 4 Arid Autoload 3 1 8 2 4 To show the settings window for the measurement group double click the group item in the overview tree on the left Closing the window X will not remove the group but only hide its settings To add measurement points to the group you can drag and drop any item containing measurement points to the white area at the bottom of the window Alternatively you can click the Show group only box and change it the read Show all points Then you can use the check marks that will appear in from of each measurement point to determine which points should be included in this group The title bar shows the current state of the group both in text and in the form of a colored icon The button top left is using to start stop the measurement settings can be made on the right side Be aware that changes to the settings are not applied immediately but only after clicking the apply button which will flash orange to make you aware of this The special measurement section allows you to perform special commands like balance tare reset balance reset tare and shunt measurements Each special measurement is performed only once after cli
65. at is about 98 5 of the actual value so the value is multiplied by 1 015 to correct for this discrepancy Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific Excitation 4a Range 100 mA v Meas method Build Average bul The excitation voltage for LVDT measurements is fixed at 4 5 V and is only shown for documentation purposes You can set the range for the measurement If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx Page 33 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Device Specific Sensitivity piv v Mode Ho mode The sensitivity of the LVDT measurement is a factory setting made by Peekel Instruments on the card You should match this factory setting in the software The default value for the sensitivity is 100 The mode setting is not used for LVDT measurements a
66. boxes with a minimum of 1 second For example if you want to scan 300 channels use a timeout of 20 seconds After you press OK Autosoft 3000 will attempt to connect to the device and will present the Device Properties dialog to allow detailed configuration of the device Note The Autolog Unilog 2xxx device should also be configured for correct type of communication Check your hardware manual to find how to set the dipswitches inside the device to the proper position Device Properties Overview Device Properties Overview DYM FDVM Contents Delays Expansion Device Mame DEV 2 Device Type Autolog 2100 Processor Speed g pays Communicator AS 232 COMS 9600 SN1 Change Settings Connectors Cancel The overview tab in the shows the device name type and communication settings ltems which are grayed out cannot be altered because the connected device dictates the correct setting If no device is connected you can select the device type yourself The selected device type will influence the available choices in other parts of the configuration so make sure you choose the correct one The device name can be set to anything you like although the software will automatically impose some restrictions on the length and characters you can use This view also shows if the device is connected If it is not you can use the Change Settings button to go back to the communication settings After you
67. can be followed Note the number of measurement points in a graphic group is limited to 16 As with the measurement group a quick way to create a numeric group containing all channels is to drag and drop the Autolog device in the tree view to the line Numeric Groups which will create a new numeric group containing all channels in the device Page 11 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Performing a measurement To perform a measurement check the settings in the measurement group Measurement Group Stopped Measurement Settings m Mame measurements Duration o milliseconds Interval I seconds Special Measurements Balance a Store Measurement Data Perform oa Measurement Paints Show group only v Details Mame Type Status Connection Coon 5 1 4 Brid B Autolog 3000 16 2 1 Cono 546 1 4 Brid Autolog 3000 16 2 2 COO S G 1 4 Brid Autolog 3000 1 6 2 3 ig ranma GIR 1 4 Rrid amp utalna S016 4 By default the measurement group is configured to perform 1 measurement per second after the start button is pressed until the measurement is stopped manually The check box Store Measurement Data shows that the measurement data will be stored in the measurement archive contained in the Archive directory cr
68. can do this automatically By default an autozero measurement is done every 10 minutes for both IDVM and FDVM Making an autozero measurement costs time and temporarily interrupts the normal measurement flow If you want to avoid this interruption and you do not care too much about the possible drift for example because your measurement only lasts a few minutes you can switch the autozero measurement off by setting both the interval and the count to 0 Note During continuous measurements autozero measurements are automatically switched off Continuous means in this context a special measurement mode where the device measures as fast as possible without any interruption The autozero count gives the option to increase the number of zero measurements made during each autozero measurement The measurements will be averaged to measure the zero value more accurately This option is very useful for the FDVM which is very sensitive to noise but less so for the IDVM which already integrates the signal over a period of time about 20 msec The autobalance count has the same use as the autozero count but this time for autobalance measurements which can be made using the Autobalance Dialog Autobalance measurements allow you to set the input signal to zero and have the software measure The measured value will be subtracted from all further measurements so the measured autobalance value effectively becomes the zero value for that channel The
69. ck the Enable online export of values to file setting This will enable the File Output tab You can set the font used for numeric presentation by pressing the font button Page 57 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Numeric Group Channel Settings To access the channel settings of a numeric group right click on any channel in its display window and select Properties from the context menu coon coo02 coo03 cooo Conos COO06 Configure Measurement Points Using the channel settings you can change the presentation format of individual channels for this specific numeric group The default presentation settings are copied from the measurement point setup Using the digits fields you can specify the number of digits used for the presentation of the selected points For example 6 3 sets a maximum of 6 pre comma and exactly 3 post comma digits You can also specify which metric prefix should be used to display the value or allow the software to select the best prefix based on the current measurement value Use the Configure Measurement Points to access the measurement point setup for the selected channel s Numeric Group File Output First of all a general tip regarding this function The direct storage of measurement data in an ASCII file should not be the default way of working When needed it should only be activated in paral
70. cking the Perform button Balance and tare measurements are only performed on measurement points that have the auto balance or auto tare checked shunt measurements are only performed on measurement points that support this type of measurement When detail information on the measurement points is checked the status column shows which points have auto balance B and auto tare T active You can use the group name field to choose your own name for the measurement group Page 54 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Below the group name you can choose the type of measurement to perform Type Meaning Unlimited The measurement will not stop automatically and can only be stopped by the user Number of Measurements The measurement runs until the specified number of measurements has been made Duration The measurement runs for a specified length of time Loadstep A loadstep measurement is a single measurement A loadstep measurement is comparable to a number of measurements measurement with the number set to 1 The measurement interval can be specified if the measurement is not a loadstep You can enter any interval with a minimum of 0 001 seconds 1 millisecond If the hardware cannot keep up with the specified measurement interval the actual scanning speed will be as fast as possible For Autolog 3000 be aware that there is a limited number of measurement intervals supported If you choose
71. controlled by two important parameters the window type and the number of coefficients The window type influences the characteristic of the filter the following choices are available e Rectangular the most basic window available for reference or testing but not a good choice for most practical applications e Hamming has a small transition band short distance between the pass band and the stop band but shows relatively big ripples in the stop band e Blackman has a large transition band but extremely good suppression in the stop band e Hann middle ground between Hamming and Blackman window types the default choice The number of coefficients determines how well the filter performs more coefficients result in a steeper filter The cost for this is two fold a higher time delay between input and filtered output shown Page 47 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 in the dialog and more computations the number of coefficients corresponds to the number of multiplications and additions that need to be performed to calculate each individual filtered value For FIR filters when you select a different analog order the red reference line in the graph the number of coefficients is automatically adapted to approach this line This is just an estimation and can be changed manually to any other suitable value Butterworth Filter Y Filter Settings Basic Filter Settings Filter Graph Fiter Type log lin Filte
72. d You can manually set a specific balance or tare value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured Alternatively you can assign the measurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value You can scale in the input signal by clicking the scaling button You can convert the value to a more meaningful value by means of linear interpolation or a polynomial and setting appropriate units for the channel Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific Range 0 100 x Meas method Build Average ho The range is fixed and only shown for documentation purposes The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Page 35 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 FBG Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters Limits General Balance rm Allow balance Balance Tare umm Allow tare Tare Scaling Two Point Scaling
73. delay or repeatedly for the duration of the event To create a new trigger right click the Triggers item in the overview tree and select New Triggers from the menu PSSST La Pp 11g Triggers 0 Trigger Configuration 11 Trigger Configuration a m Ed Conditions Actions Trigger when ANY condition ig met 4 On activate Start Measurement Group 1 Limit Exceeded CODO gt 0 500 HH Limit Exceeded CODO gt 0 500 HH Each trigger has a unique name and an optional description for documentation purposes The name will be generated automatically if the default value is not changed A trigger consists of two parts the conditions on the left side of the dialog determine which conditions trigger it the actions on the right side of the dialog determine what happens when the trigger occurs To add conditions to the trigger click the add button on the left side If multiple conditions are added you can choose whether the trigger should activate when ANY or when ALL conditions are met To add actions to perform click the add button on the right side You can add as many actions as you need Be aware that for example starting a measurement group when a trigger activates does not imply it will stop when the trigger deactivates You must manually add a second action to the trigger to make this happen Page 70 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Trigger Conditions Trigger Condit
74. e 1 mV 8 6632643e 2 mV 1 0450598e 2 mV 5 1920577e 4 0 lt mV lt 20 644 0 C Celsius mV 2 508355e 1 mV 7 860106e 2 mV to 500 C 2 503131e 1 mV 8 315270e 2 mV 1 228034e 2 mV 9 804036e 4 mV 4 413030e 5 mV 1 057734e 6 mV 1 052755e 8 20 644 lt mV lt 54 886 Celsius 1 318058e 2 mV 4 830222e 1 mV 500 C to 1372 C 1 646031 mV 5 464731e 2 mV 9 650715e 4 mV 8 802193e 6 mV 3 110810e 8 CJC correction added to input value for Type K 0 C 70 C Page 110 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Correction 6 11053935922907e 6 CJCCelsius 39 4533818469946e 3 CJCCelsius 2 40423569466323e 5 CJCCelsius 6 51590136125687e 8 CJCCelsius 2 47299023308676e 10 ITS90 Type N Nickel Chromium Silicon versus Nickel Silicon Magnesium Input range mV 3 990 47 513 Output range C 200 1300 3 990 lt mV lt 0 200 C to 0 C Celsius mV 3 8436847e 1 mV 1 1010485 mV 5 2229312 mV 7 2060525 mV 5 8488586 mV 2 7754916 mV 7 7075166e 1 mV 1 1582665e 1 mV 7 3138868 3 0 lt mV lt 20 613 0 C to 600 C Celsius mV 3 86896e 1 mV 1 08267 mV 4 70205e 2 mV 2 12169e 6 mV 1 17272e 4 mV 5 39280e 6 mV 7 98156e 8 20 613
75. e exact type of cable Page 29 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Wire resistance Ohms km The calculated resistance of the wire in Ohms per kilometer Wire resistance Ohms The calculated resistance of the specified length of wire in Ohms This value will be used to perform the actual correction on the measurement value Transducer Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters Limits General Ne seline Bridge Load 120 Ohms The balance value will only be used if the auto balance option is checked The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checked You can manually set a specific balance or tare value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured Alternatively you can assign the measurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value You can scale in the input signal by clicking the scaling button You can convert the mV V signal to a more meaningful value by means of linear interpolation or a polynomial and setting appropriate units for the channel The bridge load is needed for shunt measurements on the Autolog 3000 and for constant current based measurements VCA2055 on the Autolog Unilog 2xxx In those cases where the measurement does not depend on knowledge of the bridge load this value is only used a r
76. e the device should switch between multiplexed inputs This setting is only used if channels from more than one multiplexer input are actually measured Note that switching between inputs is a physical process that takes some time 20 50 msec so the switching speed should not be set too high Page 106 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 FBG Interrogator Calibration E FBG Interrogator Device Configuration X Device Calibration Multiplexer Channel Explanation First make sure the highest peak is at 100 by setting the light source intensity Then find the peak s in the graph and click on arpeprmspe itthem to select the measurement channels Light Source 120 Intensity 30 3 75 ntensity 410 Multiplier 1 00x 100 z 90 Signal 101 0 Base Wavelenaths es 1 550 0 70 60 50 40 30 20 Remove HA JE Add 0 TT 1525 1530 1535 1540 1545 1550 1555 1560 1565 1570 OK Cancel Help After connecting an FBG Interrogator its light source must be calibrated for optimal signal strength By default the light source intensity is set to 20 This is too low in most situations you should aim for a signal strength of the strongest signal peak in the spectrum of around 100 Steps to follow 1 Move the Intensity slider to get the signal to around 100 2 Should the signal still be too weak when setting the Intensity to maximum use the Multiplier to further increase the s
77. easurements Use the scroll wheel on your mouse to quickly zoom in and out or use the buttons in the dialog if your mouse does not have a scroll wheel Note that measurement ranges are shown by a colored rectangle and ranges where a measurement group was running but not storing data are shown in a lighter color B Select measurement for export Quick Preview mm Timeline List Select Measurement Pair 22013 1 51 27 PM 1 51 35 PM COUUT M 113 1 51 06 PM 1 51 18 PM 131 50 51 PM 1 51 01 PM ey 5 48 PM 12 48 22 PM DR From 201822013 k 1 50 51 PM Upto 241822075 k 1 51 35 PM x A076 162 mv Use the list tab to select measurements from a list The list shows measurements in reverse chronological order The Quick Preview shows the content of the archive for a specific measurement point to help you locate the correct data When you check the Select points from measurement group this dialog will not only select the time range but also the measurement points in the specified group for export You can select multiple items from the list using the shift key By default this will select a time range containing all of those items and generate a single export file for that range Alternately you can check Export to separate files to create multiple export files one for each selected entry in the list Page 79 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5
78. eated when the configuration was saved for the first time If you uncheck the Store Measurement Data box the measurement data from this group will not be saved Measurement data is stored in the archive in an optimized format only readable by Autosoft 3000 itself Autosoft 3000 can retrieve data from it for graphic presentation analyzing historic data in a graphic group or for export to a format usable by other software e g ASCII data Use the Start button to manually start the measurement and later to stop it The current state of each measurement group is shown on the toolbar at the top right of the Autosoft 3000 main window nero The example above shows the state of three measurement groups The right most is running and storing data green circle The black triangle represents a group with the Store Measurement Data box unchecked which does not store any data The red circle represents a group that does store data but is not currently running When you hover the mouse of a button it shows which measurement group it relates to and what the current status is The left most button is the Pause button which allows you to temporarily disable all data storage for example during set up and testing of a configuration To warn you that no data is stored during the time this button is pressed it will continually blink red black Page 12 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Exporting measurement data To r
79. econds since midnight as received from satellites GPS port 8 Days since 1 1 1980 as received from satellites GPS port 9 Day of month 1 31 as received from satellites GPS port 10 Month 1 12 as received from satellites GPS port 11 Year 2000 2099 as received from satellites GPS port 12 Position dilution of precision indicates accuracy of position lower values mean higher precision Rough guide lt 3 good lt 10 ok gt 10 bad 100 no fix GPS port 13 Horizontal dilution of precision indicates accuracy of position lower values mean higher precision Rough guide lt 3 good lt 10 ok gt 10 bad 100 no fix GPS port 14 Vertical dilution of precision indicates accuracy of position lower values mean higher precision Rough guide lt 3 good lt 10 ok gt 10 bad 100 no fix GPS port 15 Number of satellites visible to the unit The unit does not necessarily have a fix on all visible satellites GPS port 16 Height in meters above below mean sea level GPS port 17 Geoidal separation difference between WGS 84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level in meters GPSDIST lat1 Calculate the distance between 2 points latitude longitude in meters long1 lat2 long2 Page 44 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Virtual Point Wizard mn Virtual Channel Wizard Formula 1 Formula 3 Name M x Name B t_max 100 t_avg
80. ekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Alarm View The Alarm View shows the current status of limits on measurement points Any selection of measurement points can be dragged to the alarm view window where any limit exceedance is shown using different colors for the different alarm levels To open the alarm view window double click on the Alarm View item in the overview tree jk Alarm View d z E CO001 gt HH CO002 coogos Double clicking on any of the measurement points in the view opens the limits configuration tab of the selected measurement point allowing you to review the current settings for each limit Double clicking on an empty area of the window no measurement point selected opens the Alarm View configuration window Alarm Settings Alarm colors Normal no alarm Low Alarm L High Alarm H Low Low Alarm LL High High Alarm HH Color Defaults Sample 123456789590 Here you can select a color for each alarm level and a font for use in the Alarm View window Note that the colors for the alarm levels are also used in the Graphic Groups to display alarm levels when you select a single measurement point from the legend Page 76 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Export Measurement Data To retrieve measurement data from the historic archive choose Export Measurement Data from the menu Tools tees Window Help Export Measurement Data Export
81. eminder and for documentation purposes Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific Range AD my Av i Scan Speed Automatic Meas method Build Average bul The excitation voltage for the bridge can be chosen between 0 5 Volts and 5 Volts In general the higher the excitation voltage the better the signal to noise ratio However if you are using small strain gauges or apply them on materials that don t conduct heat very well you should limit the excitation voltage to a lower value to avoid overheating the strain gauge Page 30 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 You can set the range for the measurement If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Settings specific to CA3520 CA2CF card Device Specific Excitation V 5 00 Polarity Normal v Signal Made Range 10 mv y On pa M The excitation v
82. etrieve measurement data from the historic archive choose Export Measurement Data from the menu Tools tees Window Help Export Measurement Data Export Latest Measurement Remove Data From Archives Warning Settings Status Log Status Log History A dialog will show which allows you to select which data you want to export and what the exported file should look like A Export Measurement Data Measurement to expor 391 min 18 7 2013 122543 122837 Select Measurement Paints b From date time 18 7 2013 w 122543 Quick Range Up to date tine 18 Feo 4 12 29 37 Data to export Measurement values we Export format ASCII blanks for missing values had E part to I Users Documents ample Archive test Est Overwrite existing files List separator Tab v Fixed decimals ate time Format Date and time separate fields v incl milliseconds Max lines per File 0 na masimum Output interval every O Measurements alll Merge adjacent lines where possible Include project comments in header To make a selection based on measurements performed click the top right Select
83. ew Autolog Unilog 2xxx from the menu EE Hardware Configuration 1 New virtual Point New Rosette Hew Autolog 3000 Mew Sutolog Unilog 2xxx 88232 IEEE 488 GPIB Serial port COMS Refresh List Baud rate 9600 Parity nane For RS 232 you need to select the COM port from the list of available ones If the COM port you want to select is visible in the list make sure it is not currently in use by another program Click Refresh List to check the available COM ports again You will also need to select the proper baudrate Parity should be set to none unless you have a very specific reason to change it Communication Settings IEEE 488 Card number lo Address 1 30 Page 83 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 For IEEE 488 you need to select the card number and device address We advise the use of an ISA GPIB card from National Instruments Cards from other manufacturers as well as PCI cards from National Instruments are not guaranteed to communicate properly with the Autolog Unilog devices and driver Be sure you have proper and recent drivers installed if you have trouble with the IEEE communication You will also need to provide a timeout time for communications with the device The best value depends on the longest scantime of the device If you do not know how to choose a timeout value use 1 second for every 15 channels in the device count channels including all extension
84. guration the first thing to do is to select the communication interface from the dropdown list Devices are connected through USB or serial ports Should a USB device not be listed check that is connected properly and switched on and use the button Refresh List to try again After selecting the interface click the Get Info From Device button to retrieve information about the device connected to the interface If successful the fields below the Interface line should be filled with relevant information like serial number and firmware version Use the button Synchronize Device Time to synchronize the internal clock of the PICAS Signalog 6000 with the PC clock This is needed to receive accurate time stamps from the device and makes sure that measurement data is stored correctly lf a communication problem occurs the Reset Interface button will close and re open the communication with the device which may help to re establish communication Picas Settings EM Picas Signalog 6000 Device Configuration X Communication Settings Cards Presentation Vout s Dp Times Datalog Filter Off v Time from Device w OK Cancel Help This part of the dialog shows information about device settings On the left is a list of detected cards next to that some internal settings that are mostly irrelevant for online use with Autosoft 3000 These settings do have impact on local presentation and logging of values on the device Page 100
85. have 10 channel cards 20 channel cards and 30 channel cards which you can see on the bottom right of the dialog These values determine the settings of the CA 512 card in the Autolog 2100 and Unilog base devices these settings are controlled by software You can manually control these values but you should only take manual control if you have a very specific reason for it The following cards are available for configuration in Autolog or Unilog devices CA522 14 Card for 10 analog inputs using up to 4 wires per input specifically designed for ThermoCouple measurements Usually the first 9 channels are connected to thermocouples channels 0 8 and the 10 channel is used for CJC with a Pt 100 channel 9 CA522 22 Card for 20 analog inputs using 2 wires per input specifically designed for ThermoCouple measurements Usually 18 channels are connected to thermocouples channels 0 8 and 10 18 the 10 channel is used for CJC with a Pt 100 channel 9 and the 20 Page 89 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 channel is reserved internally also used by the Pt 100 CA523 16 Card for 16 digital inputs grouped in 2 channels containing 8 bits each The input channels will measure values between O and 255 CA523 32 Card for 32 digital inputs grouped in 4 channels containing 8 bits each The input channels will measure values between O and 255 CA2523 32 Card for 32 latched digital inputs
86. have done basic configuration of device name and type you should proceed to the contents tab to configure the contents of the device main unit Page 84 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Device Properties Contents Device Properties Overview IDVM FDVM Contents Delays Expansion CA2558 Modecontroller ID M FDVM CA532 CA542 conditioner Strain meas Fl ov LAB32 L 5542 Conditioner LABZ2B 15 10 6 wire Al A525716 10 5 wire Al A525716 10 E wire Al A525716 10 E wire Al Unused Unused Unused Slat 60 Unused Cancel Items which are grayed out cannot be altered because the connected device dictates the correct setting The device cannot detect the CA532 CA542 Conditioner option As most devices are delivered with either CA532 or CA542 this option is checked by default When you are unsure check the device itself for its contents Beware Make sure you correctly configure the availability of items like mode controller and conditioner before configuring input output cards and their channels Adding or removing them later on can cause a shift in slot numbering and should therefore be avoided The lower part of this dialog shows the contents of the slots If you look at the actual device from the rear you should match this list to the device contents with the topmost item in the list corresponding to the leftmost card in the device Use the Modify button
87. he rear you should match this list to the contents of the device or expansion box with the topmost item in the list corresponding to the leftmost card in the device On expansion boxes the leftmost slots containing the CA 512 and CA 532 542 cards should be ignored Slot 00 is the slot to the right of the CA 532 542 card Use the Modify button to open the Card Selection Dialog which allows you to add or remove input output cards Note After configuring the contents of an expansion box or the main unit of an Autolog 20xx for example a 2005 you must adjust the settings of the CA 512 card contained therein to match those shown on the top right of this dialog On the CA 512 card you can find 4 hex coded rotary switches SA and SB are used for the start adress SC and SD for the number of channels per slot Refer to your CA 512 hardware manual for information on how to adjust the rotary settings on the card Page 88 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Card Selection Dialog Card Selection Main Urt Available cards Slot configuration Unused Slat 10 0652516 10 6 wire Al CAZAT A 10 4 wire AI Slot 20 14525716 10 x 6 wire AI CA522 22 20 x 2 wire All Slot 30 CA525 16 10 x B wire Al CA523 16 2 x 8 bits DI EUR EN LA523 32 1 x 8 bits Dil Slat 50 Unused LA 2523 32 4 2 8 bits latched D Slot 60 Unused L5524 5 5 x CNT Slot FO Unused LAS24 10 10 CNT slot 50 Unused LA525 14 1
88. her be influenced by the number of poles more poles mean a steeper filter The negative side more poles also mean a bigger chance of numerical instability and longer delay times between filtered and unfiltered signal As a rule you should try to keep the number poles as low as possible preferably 4 or less Elliptic Filter i Filter Settings Basic Filter Settings Filter Graph Filter Type log lin Filter Class Input Sample Rate Hz Cutoff Frequency Hz Analog order NA Filter Settings Poles 4 Fass band ripple dB Transition band Hz Info Cutott dB level 3 dB Frequency Elliptic Filter The Elliptic filter belongs to the class of IIR Infinite Impulse Reponse filters and is a generalized form of the Butterworth and Chebyshev type filters It has a configurable ripple in both pass band and stop band and a very short transition band depending on the amount of ripple You can configure the pass band ripple in dB and the transition band in Hz estimation the stop band ripple will follow from these values The steepness of the filter can further be influenced by the number of poles more poles mean a steeper filter The negative side more poles also mean a bigger chance of numerical instability and longer delay times between filtered and unfiltered signal As a rule you should try to keep the number poles as low as possible preferably 4 or less Page 50 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manu
89. here in the output name it will be replaced by the name of the rosette channel To remove an output channel simply uncheck it in the list box Page 39 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Depending on the type of rosette you can create the following output channels Stress A Stress B Stress C Corr Strain A Corr Strain B Corr Strain C Major Strain Minor Strain Alpha Major Stress Minor Stress Stress 0 Stress 90 Shear Stress Equivalent Stress Stress for strain gauge A Stress for strain gauge B Stress for strain gauge C Strain for strain gauge A after transverse sensitivity correction Strain for strain gauge B after transverse sensitivity correction Strain for strain gauge C after transverse sensitivity correction Major strain angle Alpha to strain A Minor strain perpendicular to the major strain Angle in degrees 90 90 between Strain A and Major Strain Major stress angle Alpha to strain A Minor stress perpendicular to the major stress Stress in the direction of strain A Stress perpendicular to strain A Shear stress belonging to Stress 0 and Stress 90 Equivalent uniaxial stress for the major minor stresses von Mises For further information on the rosette outputs and the corresponding calculations refer to Appendix A Rosette Output Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters Limits General The individual r
90. his open an existing configuration and use the dropdown list at the bottom of the open file dialog to select Autosoft NT Configuration Files Note that Autosoft 3000 can not import all aspects of the Autosoft NT settings file you should always check if the import matches your expectations Adding an Autolog 3000 To add a new Autolog 3000 to your configuration choose New Overview Tools Window Autolog 3000 from the Insert menu Mew Autolog 3000 Mew Picas Touch Mew Aubolog Unilog 2xxx Mew Measurement Point Mew Virtual Point Virtual Point Wizard Mew Rosette Mew Measurement Group Mew Numeric Sroup Mew Graphic Group Mew Trigger Mew Stopwatch Page 6 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 In the dialog that appears select the connection from the Interface dropdown list then click Scan for devices to detect a connected Autolog 3000 and its cards If all goes well the number of detected cards is shown and the Driver Information window shows the text Connected E Device Properties Interface SN 2945001 IP 10 1 3 1 251 v Refresh list Bus load Cards detected E Global Time Synchronization Driver Information Keep Autolag 3000 devices synchronized Synchronize Now Communication Cards Cards EE Card Address 7 Match with slot number DEW_2 CAN ID Range 88 99 58h E3h B Slot 2 CA3460 11 4 2
91. iate for the various sensor types that can be connected to the CM3410 multiplexer card Replacing a card To replace a card in the Autolog 3000 system follow one of the procedures below depending on the type of interface used to communicate with the PC CAN interface When a CAN interface is used all cards are assigned a unique CAN address When you replace a card the new card will get a new unique CAN address and needs to be specifically configured to act as a replacement for the old card Follow these steps to make the replacement Close Autosoft 3000 and make a backup of the configuration file Note the serial number of the replacement card you will need it later Switch off the device and replace the card Switch the device back on and load the configuration Now go to the device properties see window above and select the card that you replaced It should show a red smiley to indicate that the new card does not match with the current configuration 5 Manually type in the serial number of the replacement card then press the Replace Card button The software should now transfer the settings of the old card to the new one p m9 USB or Ethernet interface For these interfaces cards are identified by the slot number they are placed in This makes replacing a Page 94 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 card easier than using the CAN interface Follow these steps to make the replacement 1 Close Autosoft
92. ignal Otherwise always leave the Multiplier at 1 00x Note The mulitplier factor actually increases the integration time of the A D conversion When the signal strength goes over 100 there is a risk that the signal will distort leading to inaccurate measurements 3 Use the Optimize button to automatically optimize the signal strength as a last step After calibrating the light source you should manually identify at which positions in the spectrum the peaks channels are visible Click on them to add the channels to the list of base wave lengths Each channel in the list is shown by a vertical blue dotted line and its corresponding measurement value by a blue triangle Make sure the number of channels matches the number of peaks even when you are not interested in every signal Click and drag an existing blue dotted line to move it to a new position or remove it from the spectrum altogether Alternatively you can also use the list of Base Wavelengths and corresponding Add Remove buttons on the left Page 107 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The Multiplexer Channel setting at the top left is used to switch between multiplexer inputs in case you need more than one The bold underlined number shows the current selection all checked channels are actually used in the software as valid multiplexer inputs Note When using multiple mux inputs always optimize the signal strength based on the single strongest sig
93. ion Configuration Active wher Limit exceeded Measurement group stopped Limit exceeded Limit not exceeded Configuration active Button pressed manual Switched on off manual Cancel To configure a trigger condition first select the Active when criterion For measurement group running stopped select a measurement group from the list For limit exceeded not exceeded select a limit from the list If the list shows no limits after selecting this option make sure you first configure the limit in the measurement point setup The Configuration active option can be used to trigger events after the configuration loads This way you can for instance automatically start a measurement group after you open a saved configuration The Button pressed and Switched on off can be used to create manually activated triggers using a button or switch shown in a separate trigger window which can be opened using Show Trigger Window in the Windows menu A button will activate the trigger for as long as it is pressed and deactivate as soon as it is released A switch will keep the trigger activated after the first click and deactivate after the second click Page 71 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Trigger Actions Trigger Action Contiguration Timing After tigger activation hal Actor Measurement Group 1 To configure an action that a trigger should perfor
94. lculation X Length of wire meters Cross section area mime Default Spec resistivity micro Ohms cm Default Wire resistance Ohms km Wire resistance Ohms Use this dialog to calculate the lead wire resistance When measuring quarter bridge strain gauges or Pt 100 elements using 3 wires the resistance of the lead wires can have a significant impact on the measured value To reduce the error the software can correct the measurement value for an estimated lead wire resistance BEWARE If the lead wire resistance you enter is more than 2 times higher than the real lead wire resistance you will increase instead of decrease the error When in doubt err on the side of caution use a lower resistance value The individual items in this configuration page described Length of wire The length of the lead wire in meters Cross section area The cross section area of the conductive material of the wire in mm Page 23 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Spec resistivity The specific resistivity of the conductive material of the wire The default value 1 75 MOhms cm is an estimate for the resistivity of copper wire The actual value depends on the exact type of cable Wire resistance Ohms km The calculated resistance of the wire in Ohms per kilometer Wire resistance Ohms The calculated resistance of the specified length of wire in Ohms This value will be used to perform the actual correction on the measu
95. le export name either a date time or the name given to the measurement For example when Export to is set to C data txt the actual name during the export could be C data Measurement 1 txt or C data 20120405 123300 txt Any valid date time of the yyyymmdd hhmmss format will also be seen as a placeholder to be replaced by the actual export name Page 73 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Stopwatch A stopwatch can be used to track the amount of time in seconds since a particular event happened A common application for a stopwatch is to track how long a measurement group is running Another practical use is generating a relative time axis for an online graph In a graphics group the stopwatch channel can be used as the x axis channel xy graph If in addition to that the x axis is set to auto scale then the graph will show all measurement values for the entire measurement automatically compressing the graph as time goes on see also the important note at the end of this topic To add a new stopwatch to a configuration choose New Stopwatch from the Insert menu If a measurement group already exists Autosoft 3000 will ask if you want to link the stopwatch to this measurement group Autosoft 3000 v1 4 10 The stopwatch is created as a virtual point called Stopwatch 1 by default with a specific function stopwatch 1 you can create up to 4 different stopwatches this way The li
96. lel to storage in the Autosoft 3000 archive see Measurement Group Settings Please beware of the following when storing directly to ASCII 1 The files can become very large very quickly when the measurement speed is high 2 The data can not be restored to the graphic groups of Autosoft 3000 for later analysis This is only possible for measurement data stored in the Autosoft 3000 archive To access the settings of a numeric group right click anywhere in its display window and select Properties from the context menu The File Output tab becomes visible after you check the Enable online export of values to file setting on the General tab Page 58 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 After activating the online export function the icon of the numeric group changes to a floppy disk symbol showing whether or not storage is active red green To activate output to file first select the file name to use or use the browse button to find a suitable location Then select the type of file s you wish to generate Numeric Group 1 General File Output Channels Activate output to file 18s Overwrite existing files s Output Format ASCII blanks for missing values bul Fixed decimals List separator Tab v ate time Format Date and time separate fields Max lines per file O LU
97. located In the example above the channel is located in DEV 2 If the channel is placed in one or more groups these will show up as well allowing you to switch between the groups and configure the settings related to each group Beware when you select a new group the settings for the current group or device will automatically be saved as if you pressed the OK button Page 16 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The Wiring button shows how a sensor should be connected E Wiring C0001 Transducer Full Bridge 2 Autolog 3000 76 2446011 H2 chr 1 1 11 tence 13 Sense 12 23 Sense 24 exc 25 With the buttons Load from Sensor Database and Store in Sensor Database you can maintain a database of commonly used sensors in a separate file The lower part of the dialog shows settings that are dependent on the type of sensor and the hardware it is connected to The following sensor types are available DC Voltage Current Pt 100 Thermocouple Strain gauge Transducer LVDT Resistance Potentiometric FBG Sensors Digital Inputs and Outputs Analog Outputs Counters Rosettes Rosette Outputs Virtual The limits tab is available for almost all sensor types to set limits for measurement values Page 17 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Measurement Point Limit Setup Parameters Limits Very High Limit HH Type Active Limit m Hysteresis 100 rr High Limit H
98. log relay inputs using up to 6 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and constant current strain measurements CA528 23 Card for 20 analog solid state inputs using up to 3 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple and 3 wire Pt 100 measurements CA528 32 Card for 30 analog solid state inputs using up to 2 wires per input Suitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements CA574 Card for 32 digital outputs grouped in 4 channels containing 8 bits each CA575 10 Card for 10 digital relay outputs 1 output per channel CA575 20 Card for 20 digital relay outputs 1 output per channel Page 90 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 CA576 Card for 8 8 bit analog outputs The output channels can be set to values between 0 and 255 Values from 0 to 127 correspond to 0 to 10 Volts 128 to 255 correspond to 10 to O Volts CA577 Card for 2 14 bit analog outputs The output channels can be set to values between 0 and 16383 The corresponding output voltage range can be set using jumpers on the card CA591 Card for miscellaneous purposes Although the program allows the placement of this card in the device it will not be able to control it in any way No channels can be assigned to this card CA592 AC to DC converter card Although the program allows the placement of this card in the device it will not be able to control it in any way No channels can be assigned to this
99. lt mV lt 47 513 600 C to 1300 C Celsius 1 972485e 1 mV 3 300943e 1 mV 3 915159e 1 mV 9 855391e 3 mV 1 274371e 4 mV 7 767022e 7 CJC correction added to input value for Type N 0 C 1300 C Correction CJCCelsius 2 592939460e 2 CJCCelsius 1 5710141880e 5 CJCCelsius 4 3825627237e 8 CJCCelsius 2 5261169794e 10 CJCCelsius 6 4311819339e 13 CJCCelsius 1 0063471519e 15 CJCCelsius 9 9745338992e 19 CJCCelsius 6 0863245607e 22 CJCCelsius 2 0849229339e 25 CJCCelsius 3 0682196151e 29 ITS90 Type R Platinum 13 Rhodium versus Platinum Input range mV 0 226 21 103 Output range C 50 1768 1 0 226 lt mV 1 923 50 C to 250 C Celsius mV 1 8891380e 2 mV 9 3835290e 1 mV 1 3068619e 2 mV 2 2703580e 2 mV 3 5145659e 2 mV 3 8953900e 2 mV 2 8239471e 2 mV 1 2607281e 2 mV 3 1353611e 1 mV 3 3187769 1 923 lt mV lt 11 361 250 C to 1064 C Celsius 1 334584505e 1 mV 1 472644573e 2 mV 1 844024844e 1 mV 4 031129726 mV 6 249428360e 1 mV 6 468412046e 2 mV 4 458750426e 3 mV 1 994710149e 4 mV 5 313401790e 6 mV 6 481976217e 8 11 361 lt mV lt 19 739 1064 C to 1664 5 C Celsius 8 199599416e 1 mV 1 553962042e 2 mV 8 342197663 mV 4 27943
100. m first choose when the action should be performed timing e After trigger activation Perform the action after the conditions for the trigger are met immediately or after a configurable delay If you set a delay beware that the action will only be performed if the trigger remains activate for the duration of the delay e After trigger deactivation Perform the action after the conditions for the trigger are no longer met If you set a delay beware that the action will only be performed if the trigger remains inactivate for the duration of the delay e Repeat after activation Perform the action after the conditions for the trigger are met and keep repeating it as long as the trigger remains active e Repeat after activation absolute start time Perform the action after the conditions for the trigger are met and keep repeating it as long as the trigger remains active You can use the absolute start time to perform actions at a specific time of day for instance every day midnight Next choose what action to perform e Start stop a measurement group Starts or stops the specified measurement group If the group is already started or stopped when the trigger event occurs no action is performed e Start stop logging on a measurement group Switches data storage on a measurement group on or off See also the store measurement data option in the measurement group settings e Change measurement speed Change the speed of the s
101. m occurs the reset interface button will close and re open the communication with the device which may help to re establish communication The global time synchronization section is used to synchronize the time stamps for measurement data from multiple devices Without synchronization the PC has no way to accurately compare the time stamps of measurement values received from different communication interfaces so measurements performed at the same time may gets time labels several hundred milliseconds apart To ensure measurements from multiple Autolog 3000 devices a synchronous you need to use a synchronization cable to allow the Autolog 3000 devices to time their measurements on a single reference clock If and only if this synchronization cable is properly connected should you use the Keep Autolog 3000 devices synchronized check box to indicate to the software that the time stamps from these devices are comparable and should get the same clock time assigned The Synchronize now button will send a synchronization command to all Autolog 3000 device causing a reset of the internal counters The connected synchronization cable will then ensure that the counters will increase at the same rate using the same reference clock In short to ensure measurement data from multiple Autolog 3000 devices is processed ina time synchronous manner you must have both a synchronization cable to connect the devices and check the Keep Autolog 30
102. measurement data that is displayed on line for high speed measurements Because the graphic group can only show a limited number of data points 5000 for each measurement point accepting all data from a high speed measurement causes older data to be flushed out of the display very quickly When scrolling back in history all necessary data will be retrieved from the archives not limited by the max data input rate setting The max display refresh rate determines how often the graph tries to update itself when moving x axis is active High speeds e g 20 milliseconds will show smooth scrolling but can cause a considerable CPU load Using the drawing preference you can influence the quality of the line drawings again at the cost of a higher CPU load Page 63 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Graphic Group Plot Settings To access the plot area settings of a graphic group right click on the plot area in its display window and select Properties from the context menu Background colar Grid Lines Show Grid Lines ewak M Line Style D ash s Blackwise Scrolling Here you can select the background color for the plot area Also you can choose whether or not to show grid lines and determine the line width style and color to use for the grid Blockwise scrolling will make the graph move along the time axis in steps of about half the width of the full graph instead of
103. measurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value You can scale in the input signal by clicking the scaling button You can convert the current signal to a more meaningful value by means of linear interpolation or a polynomial and setting appropriate units for the channel Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific Range 50 m Meas method Build 4verage The range is fixed and only shown for documentation purposes The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Page 21 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Pt 100 Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters Limits General Output C Degrees Celsius e HU 100 Ohms The output type determines the units used for presentation of this sensor The RO setting can be used to set the correct resistance of the Pt sensor at 0 C Whether or not this value can be changed depends on the type of device used to measure this sensor
104. ment points to another position in the list by using the up down arrows on the right of the list Similarly you can choose the parameters to export Click on the refresh button the one with the green arrows pointing left and right to refresh the export preview which shows you a rough indication of what the exported data will look like After making your selection use Export to Clipboard or Export to File to export the data You can load this information in e g Excel make modifications and then import the data back into Autosoft 3000 Page 81 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Import Measurement Points To import parameters for measurement points choose Import Measurement Points from the File menu A dialog will appear allowing you to select which data you want to import A Import measurement points Import from Clipboard Import fram File Measurement points Parameters Mame Description AutaBalance ES T Import preview Mame Descriptia Sensor Units LOG DEY m LOU DEY my LOU D UV m Cooo4 DEY m Coo05 DEY my COOOE DEY m Impart data First you select the source data by clicking Import from Clipboard or Import from File The dialog will now show you which measurement points and parameters are available in your source data Each parameter must be marked by a specific column header which tells Autosoft 3000 how to interpret the data Use the Export Measu
105. nal over all multiplexer inputs Page 108 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Formulas This appendix lists the formulas used in Autosoft 3000 Formulas for Pt 100 For Pt 100 channels the following formulas are used to convert the input signal in Ohms to the output in degrees Celsius Input range Ohms 18 391 Output range C 200 850 18 lt Ohms lt 100 200 Celsius 241 801785984373 Ohms 2 20988141824334 C to 0 C Ohms 2 95384267291581e 3 Ohms 1 06576196498251e 5 Ohms 1 93461347561497e 8 100 lt Ohms lt 391 0 Celsius 247 662176333752 Ohms 2 46319897832119 C to 850 C Ohms 1 52891333213348e 3 Ohms 3 40062062617462e 5 Ohms 2 80314519254078e 7 Ohms 1 45588665350652e 9 Ohms 4 74313834752117e 12 Ohms 9 47314186591109e 15 Ohms 1 05994823878819e 17 Ohms 5 09461509269188e 21 Formulas for Thermocouples For Thermocouple channels the following formulas are used to convert the input signal in mV to the output in degrees Celsius ITS90 Type B Platinum 30 Rhodium versus Platinum 6 Rhodium Input range mV 0 291 13 820 Output range C 250 1820 0 291 lt mV 2431 Celsius 9 8423321e 1 mV 6 9971500e 2 mV 250 C to 700 C 8 4765304e 2 mV 1 0052644e 3 mV 8 3345952e 2 mV 4 5508542e 2 mV 1 5523037e 2 mV 2 9886750e 1 mV
106. nd therefore can not be altered Resistance Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Device Specific Range O 4000 2 Meas method Build Average v There are no specific settings to be made for a resistance measurement You can scale in the input signal by clicking the scaling button You can convert the resistance signal to a more meaningful value by means of linear interpolation or a polynomial and setting appropriate units for the channel Settings specific to Autolog 3000 Device Specific Range O 4000 C2 Meas method Build Average v The range is fixed and only shown for documentation purposes The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Potentiometric Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Page 34 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Parameters Limite General The balance value will only be used if the auto balance option is checked The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checke
107. nge end Resolution 300 mV V 2 5 uV V 30 mV V 0 25 uV V 3 mV V 0 025 uV V For half bridge and full bridge the mode will automatically be chosen but can be modified manually if needed Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx with VCA2055 Constant Current Device Specific Excitation 10 416 m m Range 00 mv Av d Mode 4 1 2 Bridge 5 hal The excitation current for the bridge can be 20 833 mA 10 416 mA 5 208 mA 7 143 mA 3 571 mA or 1 786 mA The first three values 20 8 10 4 and 5 2 are usually used for 120 or 240 Ohms resistance the last thee values 7 1 3 5 and 1 8 for 350 Ohms You are free to choose other combinations if desired The range can be set to the following values Range nominal Actual range ends Resolution 1V 1300 mV to 1300 mV 40 uV 100 mV 130 mV to 130 mV 4 uV 25 mV 32 5 mV to 32 5 mV 1 uV Note The 25 mV range is only available when using the FDVM If a channel is measured using the IDVM the range will automatically fall back to 100 mV with the corresponding resolution For half bridge and full bridge the mode will automatically be chosen but can be modified man
108. nk to a measurement group is created through a trigger called Stopwatch T1 by default This trigger has the condition Start Running Measurement Group 1 so it becomes active when measurement group 1 starts and inactive when it stops It has two associated actions on activation the stopwatch gets reset on deactivation the stopwatch stops The current value of the stopwatch es can be viewed using menu Show Stopwatch Window from the Window menu A right click in this window shows a menu where you can select the display style Important To log archive or show the value of the stopwatch variable in a numeric group it must be added to the measurement group first The measurement group determines how often the stopwatch value gets updated outside the special stopwatch window described above Page 74 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Status Log View The status log view opens when you click on the most recent message shown in the status bar at the bottom of the main window or double click on the Status Log View entry in the overview tree Sres A Status Log 012 2006 14 54 11 Measurement Group 1 Stop 012 2006 14 54 10 Device status for DEW 1 Ok 012 2006 14 54 08 Configuration Active If you double click on any of the messages in the status log view the Status Log History will appear This separate window shows the history of all events related to the current measurement configuration
109. nor ticks distances are chosen automatically by default to accommodate for the space used by the labels When you uncheck the auto setting you can define your own spacing The font can be used to select the font used for the axis related labels This font applies to all axes Page 67 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Graphic Group Channel Settings To access the channel settings of a graphic group right click on any channel in the legend and select Properties from the context menu Show Line Show Marker Marker style Marker size Select All Remove Selected For each measurement point you can select whether or not to show a line connecting the measurement points and whether or not to show a marker for each individual measurement point For the line you can set the line width style and color for markers you can set the style and size The scaling box allows you to assign the measurement point to either the primary or the secondary y axis You can also scale the measurement point independent of the y axes If you choose auto scale the graph for this point will be scaled automatically independent of other points in the graph If you choose full scale the graph for this point with be scaled to fit full scale of the measurement point as defined by the minimum and maximum value in the measurement point setup Page 68 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Gr
110. nt to attach to the chosen input channel Alternatively to create a larger number of inputs with the same sensor settings right click a card or device and select Add new measurement points s Qa Hardware Configuration 1 a 83 Autolog 3000 16 o Op EEE Properties Add new measurement points Paste settings From clipboard Delete item A dialog appears that allows you to select the inputs you want to configure Select points to create LA 3450 11 CA3460 11 4 LA 3450 11 A 3450 11 A slot 2 SM 1 22400 chan 1 Unus slot 2 SM 1 24002 chan 2 Unus slot 2 SN 1724002 chan 3 Unus slot 2 SM 1724002 X Unus CAa3460 11 4 2 slot 2 SH 41724002 chan 5 Unug LA 3450 11 A 2 slot 2 SN 41724002 chan B Unus CA3460 11 8 3 slot 3 5M 1724005 chan 1 CAS460 17 5 3 slot 3 5M 4124005 chan 2 CAS460 17 4 3 slot 3 5M 1724005 chan 3 CA3460 11 8 3 slot 3 5M 1724005 chan 4 CA3460 11 8 3 slot 3 5M 1724005 chan 5 CA3460 11 5 3 slot 3 5M 4124005 chan 6 L43460 11 8 4 slot 4 5M 1 22400 chan T CA 3460 11 18 4 slot 4 5M 124001 chan 2 3 ums Pa r2 Pa Pa ra r2 Use shift click and ctrl click to select multiple input channels marked in blue Page 8 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 After selecting the input s the Measurement Point Setup dialog allows you to configure the inputs El Measurement Point Se
111. nu may MUTE GU 1 Groups I Alternatively drag and drop any selection of measurement points or devices cards containing measurement points to the Graphic Groups item to create a new group to which the points will immediately be added To show the display window for the graphic group double click the group item in the overview tree on the left Closing the window X will not remove the group but only hide its display Y Graphic Group 1 Vw BY BAD OS MATA ml f i f 36 50 SAO PTO 3520 36530 36540 3550 3 amp UU x1453 7 mv COUT 2103 7 mv CODO 4 By default the graphic group shows measurement points in a Y t plot measurement values against time The legend at the bottom shows which axis the points are assigned to both points are assigned to the left Y axis in this example Page 61 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 To rearrange the assignment of the measurement points you can click to select them in the legend and drag them to a new location right side of graph to assign to right axis x axis to assign to x axis The contents of the graphic display can be manipulated using the mouse in a number of ways To zoom in and out or move the graph contents the following options are available e Click and drag in the graph itself to select a region to zoom in to e Hover the mouse over any location in the graph and use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out e Hove
112. o which the converter is registered in Windows When using a non standard converter or communication can not be established using the settings mentioned above it may be necessary to use the RS 232 RF Modem Interface Kind In that case the additional settings shown on the right of the dialog must be set manually to match the settings of the modules The picture below shows the default settings E ISM e bloxx Q bloxx Configuration O A Communication Modules Channels Interface Kind R5 232 RF Modem Baud rate 115200 Ro 465 Converter Normal v Char Format del vw COM Port COMS Add Timeout msec Protocol Localbus w Scan for Modules Connected Modules 1 Configure Modules mz NC After selecting the interface click the Scan for Modules button to retrieve information about the module s connected to the interface If successful the Connected Modules line should show the number of ISM e bloxx Q bloxx modules detected on the RS 485 network All available modules will be detected but the software will not be able to retrieve measurement data from e bloxx modules if their communication speed is set higher than 115200 For maximum communication efficiency make sure all connected modules use the same communication speed no higher than 115200 and protocol To configure the modules click on the Configure Modules button This will start the external ICP100 software which must be installed separately Page
113. olog 3000 based data acquisition cards combined with any Autolog 2005 Autolog 2100 and or Unilog 2500 devices with BASE controller Each license can be used to control a single measurement chain PC Measurement devices If multiple measurement chains are used simultaneously extra licenses of Autosoft 3000 are required For the sole purpose of off line analysis and export of measurement data a license can be installed on an additional computer Page 5 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 First Steps When you start Autosoft 3000 you will be greeted with the following dialog Welcome to Autosoft 3000 Would you like to Create a new blank configuration X Open an existing configuration choose one below a3k a Documents and Settings All LI Example a3k Close this window Click on the line Create a new blank configuration to start Autosoft 3000 will ask you where to store the configuration and create a configuration file with the extension a3k It will also create a subdirectory for storing measurement data and other information If for example you create a configuration named Test Autosoft 3000 will create a file Test a3k and an accompanying directory Test Archive If you need to move or rename the configuration always make sure you move rename both the configuration file and the archive directory Users of Autosoft NT can import Autosoft NT settings files extension set To do t
114. oltage for the bridge can be chosen between 0 5 Volts and 5 Volts In general the higher the excitation voltage the better the signal to noise ratio Depending on the type of transducer however higher excitation voltages may not be allowed The calibrate button will cause the CA3520 CA2CF to measure the actual excitation voltage returned from the sensor to correct for any loss caused by cable length The polarity and signal mode determine whether the signal is inverted and which component R or C is measured You can set the range for the measurement If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red The On Output voltage determines what output voltage on the BNC connector corresponds with the chosen range If the analog output is not used this should be left at 10 V Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx with CA2005 Carrier Frequency Device Specific Excitation Phase Range 300 mv v wv Mode 4 1 2 Bridge 5 hal The excitation voltage for the transducer can be 1 Volts or 5 Volts Be careful not to choose the excitation voltage too high The measurement value is normalized so the choice between 1 and 5 Volts does not influence the measurement value Page 31 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The default phase R will suffice in most cases The range can be set to the following values Ra
115. or export Click the select button next to it to make a specific selection of measurement points Page 77 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 You can manually select a specific time range to export using the from date time and upto date time fields or make a Quick Range selection to retrieve a recent measurement The data to export can be normal measurement values or values from balance tare or shunt measurements You can choose the file name to export to or browse for a suitable location If the overwrite existing files is not checked a sequence number will automatically be appended to the file name and increased to make sure no existing file gets overwritten The export format can be ASCII to file or to clipboard DIAdem a list based format or Matlab MAT level 4 ASCII files are tab seperated by default making it easy to read them in e g Excel DIAdem output consists of 2 files 1 ASCII file extension DAT describing the format and 1 binary file extension R32 containing the measurement values List files contain a single line for each measurement value and are not suitable for high volumes of measurement data When you choose to export ASCII data directly to clipboard you limited to a maximum of 100 measurement points and 30 000 lines of measurement data Using tab as separator ASCII data on the clipboard can easily be pasted to applications like Excel If you set a max
116. osette outputs do no have any specific settings all settings are controlled by the rosette item that the output is linked to Virtual Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters Limits General Simplify formula COOOS max CO001 COLIT Page 40 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 A virtual point can combine the results of any number of other measurement points including other virtual points using a user specified formula If you add a virtual point to one or more measurement groups it will be evaluated for every measurement measurement mode If you do not add a virtual point to any measurement groups it will automatically be evaluated as soon as the value of any of the channels used in its formula changes automatic mode To create a formula for the virtual channel you can use Expression button to select from the available functions and insert it into the current formula You can also directly type the formula if you wish To refer to an existing channel you must type its name or click on the Variable button to select one from a list For functions like MAX or AVG you can also select multiple variables from the list to use as parameters To refer to the previous value of a channel type the channel name followed by a backquote You can use this feature to monitor changes in a value For example M1 M1 will calculate the difference between
117. ound a number up for example CEIL 2 7 3 CEIL 2 1 3 COS Cosine radians COSH Hyperbolic Cosine radians DATE 0 Number of days since 1 1 1980 for current date DATE 1 Day of month 1 31 for current date DATE 2 Month 1 12 for current date DATE 3 Year for example 2000 for current date DATE 4 Daynumber in current year 1 366 for current date DATE 5 Day of week 0 Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 6 Saturday EXP Exponential EXP a E a FLOOR Round a number down for example FLOOR 2 7 2 FLOOR 2 1 2 IF if then selection For example IF a b c should be read as if a is nonzero then b else c Therefore IF 0 3 2 2 IF 1 3 2 3 LOG Natural logarithm base E LOG10 Logarithm base 10 MAX Maximum of any number of values for example MAX 1 1 MAX 1 4 3 2 4 MIN Minimum of any number of values for example MIN 1 1 MIN 1 4 3 2 1 MOD Modulo remainder after division for example 7 MOD 3 1 remainder of 7 after division by 3 equals 1 NOT Logical not for example NOT O 1 true NOT 5 0 false OR Logical or for example 1 OR 1 1 true 1 OR 0 1 true RAND Random number between 0 and 1 ROUND Round a number to the nearest integer for example ROUND 2 7 3 ROUND 2 1 2 SIN Sine radians SINH Hyperbolic sine radians SQRT Square root for example SQRT 4 2 TAN Tangent radians TANH Hyperbolic tangent radians TIME 0 Curren
118. pecified measurement group This way you can influence the amount of data collected based on events e Set output Set an output point to a specified value for instance to generate an external alarm e Execute command To execute any external file or application in Windows use the Browse button to select the application Page 72 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 e Balance tare measurement Performs a balance or tare measurement on the specified measurement group e Balance tare values to zero Resets the balance or tare values for point in the specified measurement group e Shunt measurement Performs a shunt measurement for the specified measurement group e Clean up Archives If there is a risk that the harddisk runs out of space there is an option to monitor that see virtual point functions and clean up the archive automatically It is also possible to create a ring buffer that will keep data for the last n days hours minutes Important be careful with this function otherwise there is a risk of losing measurement data e Clear graphics group The online graph of the selected graphics group is cleared This is particularly useful for XY graphs e Start stopwatch with reset Start the selected stopwatch and reset its value to O e Restart stopwatch no reset Restarts the selected stopwatch it will continue counting from where it left off before e Stop stopwatch Stop freeze the stopwatch the last v
119. put units x kg A Cancel Instead of linear interpolation you can also define a polynomial to map input to output values Polynomials up to 5th order are allowed leaving the higher order fields blank results in lower order polynomial calculations Page 52 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Measurement Groups Measurement groups are used to perform the actual measurements A measurement group can contain any number of measurement points which can be collectively be measured using the same measurement speed for all points To create a new measurement group right click the Measurement Groups item in the overview tree and select New Measurement Group from the menu wg Hosettes at ES y Measurem Mew Measurement Group ut Triggers 0 A Numeric Group Me Graphic Group Stop All Groups Start All Groups Alternatively drag and drop any selection of measurement points or devices cards containing measurement points to the Measurement Groups item to create a new group to which the points will immediately be added To perform a series of measurements a measurement group must be started after creating it There are several visual cues showing which measurement groups are currently running and producing measurement values First the color of the icons shown in the overview tree E a Measurement Groups 3 E Measurement Group 1 Running pu Measurement
120. r Class Butterworth IHA bul Input Sample Rate Hz Cutoff Frequency Hz Analog order NA Filter Settings Poles Cursor 327 Hz 40 8 dB Filter 50 3 dB Cutoff Frequency Analog Order Info Cutoff dB level 3 0 dB 10 0 Hz 3 dB Frequency Cancel The Butterworth filter is the most well known filter in the class of IIR Infinite Impulse Reponse filters and the easiest to use Its characteristics mimic the analog equivalent most important features no ripples in pass band or stop band but a relatively large transition band The steepness of the filter can be influenced by the number of poles more poles mean a steeper filter The negative side more poles also mean a bigger chance of numerical instability and longer delay times between filtered and unfiltered signal As a rule you should try to keep the number poles as low as possible preferably 4 or less Page 48 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Chebyshev Filters Chebyshev Type Filter Filter Settings Basic Filter Settings Filter Graph Filter Type Low pass log log Filter Class Chebyshev type normal Ww Input Sample Rate Hz 1 an Cutoff Frequency Hz H0 Analog order 31d 18 dB octave w NA Filter Settings Poles 4 e y Pass band ripple dB Cursor Cutoff Frequency Info Cutoff dB level z 0 dB 270 0 Hz 3 dB Frequency 2 9 dB amp 10 2 Hz The Chebyshev filter belong
121. r the mouse over any axis and use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out for a single axis e Click and drag any axis to move the graph in that direction e Click the middle mouse button or scroll wheel in the graph to show a move cursor to drag the graph around To show cursor information best used when the graphic is not scrolling automatically e Hover the mouse over any location in the graph and wait for an information window to appear which shows the current location e Click once in the graph and move the mouse to a new location to get info on a region Wait for the information window to appear it now shows the difference between current and click location Click on any measurement point in the legend to select it then move the mouse over the graph The cursor will now follow the measurement data for the selected point Click on any unused area in the legend to deselect the measurement point and return to normal cursor movement Graphic Group Toolbar BGE The toolbar gives you quick access to common tasks from left to right the buttons are Shows the settings for this graphic group Print Prints the current window contents Moving X axis Automatic scrolling of graph Y t plot to follow current time Show Title Show hide title of graph Show Legend Show hide the legend Show Date Time Show hide the date time information at the top left and right Show Grid Show hide ori More
122. rds using the JIDA API DISKINFO Show disk usage information The first parameter specifies the disk to check 1 A 2 B 3 C etc The second parameter is O for free space in bytes 1 for total space in bytes Examples DISKINFO 3 0 Free space in bytes on C DISKINFO 5 1 Total space in bytes on E ARCHIVING Shows statistics on measurement data stored to disk This function shows the amount of data that was actually written to the measurement archive of the configuration The first parameter specifies the device number O total over all devices in the configuration 1 and up a specific device follows the order as visible in the overview tree The second parameter is O for the number of measurement points for which data was stored or 1 for the number of measurement values stored per second Examples ARCHIVING 0 0 Total number of measurement points for which data gets stored to the archives ARCHIVING 2 1 Number of measurement values per second stored to the archives for device 2 Note that there will always be a delay visible when using this function This is caused by the fact that it always averages over a period of 2 seconds and the fact that measurement data gets stored to the archive in blocks after some delay to improve efficiency The following functions can be used to retrieve information from a GPS receiver A compatible GPS receiver should have the following characteristics Accessible
123. rement Points function to find out how the imported data should be formatted You can simply import all data or make a selection of measurement points parameters you want to import To select which measurement points you want to import use click shift click and ctrl click to select any combination of measurement points from the list then use the buttons on the right of the list to select or deselect them You can also move the marked measurement points to another position in the list by using the up down arrows on the right of the list Similarly you can choose the parameters to import Click on the refresh button the one with the green arrows pointing left and right to refresh the import preview which shows you a rough indication of what data will be imported Click Import data to confirm your action and import the selected parameters into your configuration If the import data contains improperly formatted input invalid data or data that is outside to allowable range for a specific parameter a warning dialog will show the exact point where invalid data was detected Page 82 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Autolog Unilog 2xxx This chapter describes software functions specific to the Autolog 20xx Autolog 2100 and Unilog 2500 devices Adding an Autolog Unilog 2xxx To add a new Autolog Unilog 2xxx to your configuration right click the Hardware Configuration item in the overview tree and select N
124. rement value Thermocouple Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters Limits General Type Type K NiCr NiAl IEC 60584 3 Indi ut Output E Degrees Celsius w Burn out detection oc m Bo Auto Scan CIC The type of thermocouple is the first and most important parameter All common thermocouple are supported The color coded wiring graph shows the colors used for each thermocouple type based on several international standards You can check the burn out detection box if you want the measuring hardware to recognize thermocouples which are burned out or not properly connected The CJC channel is used for Cold Junction Compensation and is usually a channel configured for Pt 100 measurement If you do not use CJC your measurements will not be very accurate When selecting a CJC channel the list will show all Pt 100 channels configured The CJC channel must reside in the same device and will often be on the same card as the ThermoCouple channel Channels that are unsuitable to use for CJC are shown in red If you check the Autoscan box the CJC channel will automatically be measured whenever the ThermoCouple is measured That is it will silently and invisibly be added to every measurement group which contains the ThermoCouple channel The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checked You can manually set a specific tare value if needed or assign the me
125. rically stable This is because FIR filters use a fixed finite number of unfiltered values to calculate each filtered output value IIR filters use not only unfiltered values but also previously calculated filtered values to determine each output value The consequence is that filtered value are indirectly calculated from a potentially infinite number of previous input values which can have negative influence on the numerical stability of the filter Conclusion because FIR filters are well behaved they should be your first choice But there are two reasons why IIR may be the better choice for your application delay and complexity Depending on the desired filter characteristic a FIR filter may need a lot of input values for each filtered value which could mean a lot of calculations for each sample and a long time delay on the filtered signal IIR filters can offer shorter time delays and less calculations in these cases The price you pay is that the time delay is no longer fixed and that numerical stability is no longer guaranteed Available Filters The following filter classes are supported e FIR Finite Impulse Response Butterworth IIR comparable to analog equivalent Chebyshev type IIR with configurable ripple in the pass band Chebyshev type II IIR with configurable stop band attenuation Elliptic IIR generalized form of the other IIR filter types Page 46 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 FIR Fil
126. rosette channel calculates strains and stresses for rosettes made from two or three strain gauges First you must specify the type of rosette determined by the amount and placing of the individual strain gauges Type 0 90 Two strain gauges S G A for 0 and S G B for 90 Type 0 45 90 Three strain gauges S G A for 0 S G B for 45 and S G B for 90 Type 0 60 120 Three strain gauges S G A for 0 S G B for 60 and S G B for 120 You can select the individual inputs for the strain gauge from the list boxes S G A S G B and S G C or type the channel names yourself Beware only measurement points that display their value in um m strain are valid inputs for rosettes Do not set the individual strain gauge inputs to result type stress If you need the stress values for the individual strain gauges use the available rosette outputs instead The constants Poisson ref Poisson spec Kt transverse sensitivity and E modulus can also be entered Note that the Poisson spec and E modulus are only used for stress calculations and are not needed or used for strain results The rosette channel itself does not generate any output value To have the calculations stored you will need to create one or more rosette output channels From the list box under derived outputs you can check which outputs you want to see For each output you can set a specific name and description If you use the sign anyw
127. s to the class of IIR Infinite Impulse Reponse filters has a relatively short transition band and good suppression without ripples in the stop band It has a ripple the pass band the magnitude of this can be configured A default value often used for this pass band ripple is 0 5 dB The lower the pass band ripple the larger the transition band will become at 0 dB the characteristic is similar to the Butterworth filter The steepness of the filter can further be influenced by the number of poles more poles mean a steeper filter The negative side more poles also mean a bigger chance of numerical instability and longer delay times between filtered and unfiltered signal As a rule you should try to keep the number poles as low as possible preferably 4 or less Chebyshev Type ll Filter W Filter Settings Basic Filter Settings Filter Graph Fiter Type Lowpss login Analog order 3rd 18 dE octawe bul IIR Filter Settings Poles 4 J Stop band attenuation HEB Cursor Cutoff Frequency Info Cutoff dB level 3 dB c 10 0 Hz i 3 dB Frequency 2 9 dB a 10 0 Hz Page 49 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The Chebyshev type II or Inverse Chebyshev filter belongs to the class of IIR Infinite Impulse Reponse filters has a relatively short transition band no ripples in the pass band and a configurable suppression with ripples in the stop band The steepness of the filter can furt
128. s where possible setting the export routine will try to merge as many values as possible onto a single line even if they do not have the same time stamp This helps to combine data from different sources devices that do not supply data for the same measurement at the exact same time Page 59 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The delay before storage setting ensures that data is buffered before it is written to disk which is needed to synchronize data from different devices For measurements that can take a long time to perform like IDVM scans on an Autolog 20xx Unilog 2500 device a longer delay time may sometimes be necessary to synchronize with other data for example from virtual measurement points The store loadstep measurements only setting will only store information associated to loadstep measurements Using this setting and activating the file output will also limit the values shown in the numeric group to the ones produced by loadsteps only Page 60 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Graphic Groups Graphic groups show measurement data in graphical form Any selection of measurement points can be dragged to the graphical group window where the measurement values are shown as a function of time or as an X Y plot using any measurement point as X axis To create a new graphic group right click the Graphic Groups item in the overview tree and select New Graphic Group from the me
129. se to a specific set of events If this approach is used the source field can be left blank Analog Output Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx Device Specific Output type 9 Value C2 Voltage 10 V 10 V 2 s Complement C2 Voltage 10 V 10 Vv Offset Binary C2 Voltage 0 V 10 V C2 Voltage 0 V 10 y You can select whether the analog output value in the software should be presented as a raw value 0 255 for 8 bit outputs or 0 16383 for 14 bit outputs or as an output voltage For 14 bit outputs there are 4 different ways in which the raw value can be converted to an output voltage The setting you choose here should match the one configured by jumpers on the card Page 37 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 If you choose one of the Voltage ranges on the 14 bit output please refer to the table and picture below to set the jumpers on the CA 577 analog output card 31211 1 2 3 JP2 JP4 31211 11213 1P3 JP5 Jumper 10 10 V 10 10 V 0 10V 0 10V 2 complement offset binar JP1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 JP2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 JP3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 JP4 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 JP5 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 Counter Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Settings specific to Autolog Unilog 2xxx Device Specific Counter pe frequency interval counter w frequency in
130. settings can be accessed by right clicking in the graphic display itself and choosing the appropriate item from the context menu Page 62 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Graphic Group General Settings To access the general settings of a graphic group right click anywhere in its display window and select Properties from the context menu Ee General Plot Area X Asis Y Axis Channels Historic XY Flot Background color Tithe Show Title Display Rate Max data input rate 1 o miliseconde Max display refresh rate 500 o milliseconds w Drawing preference High Quality Use current settings as default for new groups You can set a name for the numeric group which is used to identify it throughout the program The background color is the color used for all areas of the display except the plot and legend The title can displayed at the top of the graphic display so it will show up in printouts and copies of the graph unlike the name of the graphic group The display rate settings influence the way on line measurement data is processed and displayed The max data input rate limits the amount of
131. sius 3 3056896652e 10 CJCCelsius 6 5024403270e 13 CJCCelsius 1 9197495504e 16 CJCCelsius 1 2536600497e 18 CJCCelsius 2 1489217569e 21 CJCCelsius 1 4388041782e 24 CJCCelsius 3 5960899481e 28 ITS90 Type J Iron versus Copper Nickel Input range mV 8 095 69 553 Output range C 210 1200 8 095 lt mV lt 0 210 Celsius mV 19 528268 mV 1 2286185 mV C to 0 C 1 0752178 mV 5 9086933e 1 mV 1 7256713e 1 mV 2 8131513e 2 mV 2 3963370e 3 mV 8 3823321e 5 0 lt mV lt 42 919 0 C Celsius mV 19 78425 mV 2 001204e 1 mV to 760 C 1 036969e 2 mV 2 549687e 4 mV 3 585153e 6 mV 5 344285e 8 mV 5 09989e 10 42 919 lt mV lt 69 553 Celsius 3 113581e3 mV 3 00543684e 2 mV 760 C to 1200 C 9 94773230 mV 1 7027663e 1 mV 1 43033468e 3 mV 4 73886084e 6 CJC correction added to input value for Type J 0 C 70 C Correction 3 42189283286958e 5 CJCCelsius 50 3917670948465e 3 CJCCelsius 2 97699827978468e 5 CJCCelsius 6 92590934405273e 8 ITS90 Type K Nickel Chromium versus Nickel Aluminum Input range mV 5 891 54 886 Output range C 200 1372 5 891 lt mV lt 0 200 Celsius mV 2 5173462e 1 mV 1 1662878 mV C to 0 C 1 0833638 mV 8 9773540e 1 mV 3 7342377
132. stance 4 wire Page 22 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 You can select between 3 wire or 4 wire measurement using the checkboxes This will automatically update the mode for the channel If the 4 wire checkbox is grayed you are probably configuring this channel on a card which cannot do 4 wire measurements The DC range of the Pt 100 measurement should be set to 1 V default value for best results You can however change the range for special purposes A 100 mV range could be used to measure temperatures up to about 75 C for instance If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes Settings specific to StrainBUSter Device Specific Range 100 300 C v Lead wire resistance 25 Ohms Details For StrainBUSter the connection to a Pt 100 sensor should be compensated for the resistance of the lead wires to the sensor This can be configured using the Details button which opens the Lead wire resistance calculation dialog box 8 Lead wire resistance ca
133. t time in milliseconds since midnight 0 86400000 TIME 1 Milliseconds 0 999 for current time TIME 2 seconds 0 59 for current time TIME 3 Minutes 0 59 for current time TIME 4 Hours 0 23 for current time XOR Exclusive or eg 5 XOR 3 6 Bitpattern for 5 000101 for 3 000011 therefore the output bit pattern is 000110 equals 6 FILTER Configurable Filter function DELTA v Difference between current and previous value of the expression v Can also be written using the backquote operator as v v DELTA T v Differential of expression v over time Is equal to DELTA v DELTA T v COUNTER The function COUNTER var highlevel lowlevel interval will count the number of cycles that input var makes during each interval seconds A cycle is counted when var drops below lowlevel and then goes over highlevel A new value count is produced each time the interval expires COUNTERF The function COUNTERF var highlevel lowlevel cyclecount interval will calculate the frequency in Hz of the cycles that input var makes A cycle is counted when var drops below lowlevel and then goes over highlevel After Page 42 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 each cyclecount cycles the function produces a new frequency value The optional interval parameter puts a limit on the amount of time to wait for the required number of cycles a value of 0 is produced
134. ter If you are unsure about the type of filter to use please read the section on filter selection first Basic Filter Settings Filter Graph Fiter Type Pri Filter Class Finite Impulse Response FIR Input Sample Rate H z 100 Cutoff Frequency Hz Analog order let B dB octave bul FIA Filter Settings RI J Cursor 2 2 Hz 0 3 dB Filter 0 0 dB Filter Delay 0 12 seconds Cutoff Frequency Analog Order Info Cutoff dB level 54 dB c amp 10 0 Hz 3 dB Frequency 3 0 dB 28 1 Hz cmd Basic filter settings Using the filter configuration dialog you can visualize the effects of a selected filter and its associated parameters The basic filter settings at the top left are available for every type of filter as is the graph on the right The graph shows the level of suppression in dB for a range of frequencies the filter characteristic line in white you can use the mouse cursor to hover over frequencies and show the corresponding dB value The analog order shown in red can be used as a reference for the quality of the filter but has no influence on the filter itself You can click on the graph to switch between a log log and a log lin representation of the frequency spectrum The info window at the bottom left shows the suppression at the cutoff frequency as well as the frequency at which the filter reaches 3 dB suppression FIR filter settings The FIR Finite Impulse Response filter class is
135. terval counter tatalyzer totalyzer with simultaneous latch The counters can be configured in two ways frequency interval or totalyzer Jumpers on the card do the actual configuration the selected counter type should match the card s configuration Frequency interval is used to either measure the frequency in which pulses arrive or the interval between the pulses depending on the hardware setting The totalyzer is used to keep a running count of the number of pulses using a 16 bit counter If the count goes over 65535 it rolls back to 0 For this type of counter you can choose a special mode Page 38 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 totalyzer with latch Choose this option to speed up measurement when a large number of counters are measured in a single measurement group together with only a small amount or none of other types of channels When in doubt choose the normal totalyzer without latch Rosette Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Parameters General Tope Rosette 0 45 90 we S GA coo wl kta 20 lx 5 5 B OD v KE 20 x S G C CODD3 w Kc 20 x Poisson ref 0 285 Poisson spec 0 3 E maodulus 0000 Nm Denved outputs Corr Strain e C Mame C Major Strain z 1 ROOT SIG MAJ Minor Strain e 2 Description Major Stress c 1 Minor Stress a 2 Stress O a x The
136. the Autolog device line to the Measurement Groups line Autosoft 3000 will ask for confirmation before creating a new measurement group containing all channels in the device Alternatively click on the Show group only box in the measurement group window and change the selection to Show all points Now you can place check marks for all points to include in the measurement group Creating a Numeric or Graphic Group To show the results of a running measurement you need to create either a numeric or graphic group To add a numeric group select New Numeric Group from the Insert menu ines Overview View Tools New Autolog 3000 Mew Picas Touch Mew AutologUnilog 2xxx Mew Measurement Point Mew Virtual Point Virtual Point Wizard Mew Rosette Mew Measurement Group Mew Numeric Group Mew Graphic Group Mew Trigger Mew Stopwatch A blank window will appear into which you can drag and drop channels in the same way as for measurement groups Be aware that when you drop channels into a numeric group that already shows some other channels were you drop the new channels will determine in which order they are inserted in the list You can change the order in which the channels are shown by dragging and dropping inside the numeric window itself To change the settings for the numeric display right click inside the window and choose Properties from the context menu To create a graphic group the same general procedure
137. the continuous scrolling used by default Page 64 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Graphic Group X Axis Settings To access the x axis settings of a graphic group right click on the x axis in its display window and select Properties from the context menu The most important choice to make is between XY plot and Yt plot The remaining settings depend on this choice Settings for Yt plot General Axis Plot Area T Asis Channels YtPlor sT Flat Moving Time Axis Auto Major Ticks Minor Ticks The moving time axis determines whether or not the graphic display will scroll automatically to keep up with the current time of day The time range determines the scale of the time axis When moving time axis is not checked you can set a specific time range to display The label style can be chosen automatically by the software to fit the time range or you can set it manually To set your own label style the following symbols are available yyy ear MM_ month 1 12 1 dd dayofmonth minutes seconds milliseconds The major ticks and minor ticks distances are chosen automatically by default to accommodate for the space used by the labels When you uncheck the auto setting you can define your own spacing The font can be used to select the font used for the axis related labels This font applies to all axes Page 65 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manu
138. the current and previous value of measurement point M1 Some example formulas where M1 and M2 are the names of two existing channels Multiply M1 by a factor 2 max M1 M2 Determine the maximum of channel M1 and M2 t max M1 10 Formula Explanation 2 M1 Determine the maximum of every 10 consecutive values of M1 M1 2 M2 Multiply M1 2 by M2 Multiply M1 2 by M2 by M2 Calculates the difference between the current and previous value of M1 Press the Simplify formula button to simplify the current formula This will remove all extraneous brackets and evaluate constant expressions For example the formula SQRT 4 1 will reduce to 3 Functions for Virtual Points This list shows all functions that can be used in the formulas of virtual points with a short explanation For all functions based on boolean logic the result is 1 for true and 0 for false Subtraction for example 3 2 1 Addition for example 3 2 5 Multiplication for example 3 2 6 Division for example 3 2 1 5 Less than for example 3 lt 2 0 false 2 lt 3 1 true A Power for example 3 2 9 lt gt Greater than for example 2 gt 3 0 false 3 gt 2 1 true lt Less than or equals gt Greater than or equals Equals for example 2 3 0 false 2 2 1 true lt gt Does not equal for example 2 lt gt 3 1
139. the range for special purposes lt can have the following values Range nominal Actual range ends Resolution 10V 13V to 13V 400 uV 1V 1300 mV to 1300 mV 40 uV 100 mV 130 mV to 130 mV 4 uV 25 mV 32 5 mV to 32 5 mV 1 uV Note The 25 mV range is only available when using the FDVM If a channel is measured using the IDVM the range will automatically fall back to 100 mV with the corresponding resolution If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red You can manually set the mode for this channel when necessary Use the default value 1 DC Voltage or 3 to include burn out detection unless you have a specific reason not to Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes Strain Gauge Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Page 25 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Parameters Limits General Balance I umm v Autobalance T are I pum m Auto tare Result Strain k Fachor 2 00 Resistance Ohms Bridge factor 4 E madulus 210000 M rrr The balance value will
140. the signal to noise ratio However if you are using small strain gauges or apply them on materials that don t conduct heat very well you should limit the excitation voltage to a lower value to avoid overheating the strain gauge You can set the range for the measurement If the selected range is not large enough to cover the range configured by the minimum and maximum value set for the channel this field will be shown in red The scan speed determines how many measurements the Autolog 3000 card performs internally For CA3460 cards there are three possible scan speeds 5 Hz 100 Hz and 1 kHz When set to automatic the speed is chosen to be the lowest available scan speed higher than or equal to the configured measurement speed Page 26 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 The meas method determines the way multiple measurement values are combined in case the Autolog 3000 scan speed is higher than the configured measurement speed Settings specific to CA3520 CA2CF card Device Specific Excitation vV 5 00 Polarity Mormal ial Signal Made Range 10 mv yt On Output v 10 0 Common Dummy hane w Auto Scan The excitation voltage for the bridge can be chosen between 0 5 Volts and 5 Volts In general the higher the excitation voltage the better the signal to noise ratio However if you are using small strain gauges or apply them on materials that don t conduct heat very well you should limit
141. tup Mame Selected Channels Connection Active Description Sensor v E 2j Unit my Minimum Maximum 1000 000 Digits 6 3 Parameters Limits General Balance 0 m Allow balance Cancel T are 0 rv Allow tare a WAIT Load from Sensor Database Device Specific Range m 2 y Scan Speed Automatic Store in Sensor Database Meas method Build Average The upper part of the window allows you to configure basic sensor independent settings like a name and description After selecting the type of sensor you use you should specify the range of values you expect to measure minimum maximum This range is used to select appropriate default settings for the device and default scale settings for graphic displays The digits field determines the default numerical presentation 6 3 indicates max 6 digits before and 3 digits after the decimal point The lower parts shows the sensor dependent settings and is split into two parts the general settings for a sensor apply to all device types the de
142. ually if needed Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes LVDT Settings These settings are part of the measurement point setup dialog Page 32 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Parameters Limits General Balance E pv Av Auto balance Phase Angle oo The balance value will only be used if the auto balance option is checked The tare value will only be used if the auto tare option is checked You can manually set a specific balance or tare value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured Alternatively you can assign the measurement point to a measurement group and perform either a balance or a tare measurement to determine the value You can scale in the input signal by clicking the scaling button You can convert the mV V signal to a more meaningful value by means of linear interpolation or a polynomial and setting appropriate units for the channel The phase angle is needed on the Autolog 3000 to correct the lowered measurement value as the phase angle increases For example a phase angle of 10 will result in a measured value th
143. uration the first thing to do is to select the communication interface from the dropdown list Devices connected through the CAN bus will use the CAN convertor interface devices connected through an USB or ethernet interface are shown as separate entries in this list If a connected USB device does not show in the list check that it is properly connected and that it Page 92 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 shows as an additional COM port in the Windows Device Manager Press the Refresh list button to update the list of available interfaces If a connected ethernet device does not show in the list be aware that it can take a few minutes for the Autolog 3000 to start and connect to the ethernet If the device was switched on only recently please wait a bit and press the Refresh list to see if it gets detected Also note that the automatic detection of the Autolog 3000 depends on the device being in the same subnet as the PC preferably connected through a private local ethernet network and must be able to respond to an UDP broadcast at port 5049 i e this port must not be blocked by a firewall and the subnet mask must be configured correctly After selecting the interface click the scan for devices to retrieve information about the device s connected to the interface If successful the cards detected line should show the number of measurement cards available in the device s If a communication proble
144. vice specific settings depend on the type of device used to measure the sensor For more details information see the section on the Measurement Point Setup dialog Page 9 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Creating a Measurement Group To start a measurement you need to create a measurement group Do this by selecting New Measurement Group from the Insert menu overview Tools Window New Autolog 3000 Mew Picas Touch Mew AutologUnilog 2xxx Mew Measurement Point New Virtual Point Virtual Point Wizard Mew Rosette Mew Measurement Group Mew Numeric Group Mew Graphic Group Mew Trigger Mew Stopwatch A new window will appear which contains the settings for the measurement group 5 Measurement Group Stopped Jm x Measurement Settings Stark Group Name Name measurements Unlimited seconds v Special Measurements Interval A CC Balance Store Measurement Data Perform Measurement Points Show E ld Details O items To add channels to the measurement group you can drag and drop them from the tree on the left to the blank area at the bottom of this window You can also drag and drop entire cards or devices into the group to quickly add all channels contained in it Page 10 of 115 Peekel Instruments Manual Autosoft 3000 v1 5 Shortcut to put all channels in a new measurement group in the tree drag

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