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1. 39 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 11 2 3 Creating HTML pages with applets Designing entire web sites is so wide topic that cannot be described in a few words However in order to create a simple HTML document you don t have to be an experienced web master You can use one of free visual editors which generate right HTML code May be required some minor changes only More complex pages may require help from the web master Nevertheless even the most complex HTML pages a web master can made in a few hours There are a lot of visual editors that allow to build more or less complex HTML pages One of the best free solution is the Microsoft product named Office SharePoint Designer 2007 which can also be used for commercial purposes Creating a simple HTML page with this program using the WYSIWYG method is very intuitive and the generated code is quite optimal To create a simple web page generally you should follow three steps I Prepare a drawing a layout or take a photo of the monitored room object or system ll Create a web page using the image file created in step I lll Embedding an applet in the selected location of the page and set its parameters USING A VISUAL EDITOR Below is shown an example of these steps with SharePoint Designer 2007 using WYSIWYG technique 1 Prepare of the image file Creating a background image is not necessary
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3. Selector header Define in Category family v Block font family E d Background font size 30 Border Box j overline Position font style A Layout MODE line through List TAL blink Table text transform Cl none text decoration font weight bold CJ underline color AaBbYYyGgLiJj text align center font family Arial Helvetica sans serif font size 30px font weight bold padding bottom 15px ox Figure 11 6 Modify Style window In the window you can see that the style has already set a property Block gt text align center You need to modify the following properties Font gt font family Arial Helvetica sans serif Font gt font size 30 pt Font gt font weight bold Box gt padding bottom 15 px and click OK 5 Prepare of the indicators area Take a lt div gt tag from the toolbox and drag to the second row of the table Figure 11 7 chemlab_en htm u Y Break HERRER SERENE tes 05 Horizontal Line R Al Image id Inline Frame Figure 11 7 Dragging the tag from the toolbox Then click on the arrow next to the lt div gt tag on the nesting bar and select the command Positioning gt position relative Figure 11 8 43 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 6 7 44 able gt lt tr gt lt td gt LL LLL LL d Select Tag Select Tag Contents Che Edit Tag mee Remove
4. Data filtering 4 Date and time From time To time 2015 02 19 09 51 51 W kj 2 v 2015 02 19 10 02 50 a Time range 10 minutes 59 seconds w EE 7 30 5 45 15 25 19 02 15 09 40 19 02 15 10 20 vw Selected samples 3 651 1 samples a ee Total logged samples 151 250 Logging period 0 1 seconds Advanced v Report Device 0005A0000 gt Group 3 gt Log 2150 Table Graph 5 0 Group 3 2015 02 19 08 56 44 o Y Vc TH E VC Pump fiow l min 1 Q 2 gm _ SC inlet temp c 2 2 3 BM _ 5C outlet temp C 3 S 4 BM _ Tank inlet temp c 4 i 5 HH MLD Tank outlet temp c 5 a g M AL Boiler Power w 6 gt a 09 56 44 5 2015 02 19 Figure 7 5 The difference of the start and end of data relative to selected time range 7 2 AUTOMATIC REPORT REFRESH Generation of the report can be done in an automatic way each time when the program receive new data for the unclosed log To use this feature select on the device list one in progress log unclosed Then select the period of the time for this log that will be moved at the end of data download process then expand Advanced options which are located under the Generate button and check Automatically option Figure 7 2 22 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager For example if the user specifies the time range on the time line from 2012 01 02 10 15 17 to 2012 01 02 11 15 17
5. Figure 3 1 Browse for Folder window 3 2 DATA IMPORTING At the beginning of the process of importing data the program analyses the measurement data for changes After that software performs importing if it s needed The user is informed about progress of operation via a dialogue box and should wait until the end of the process when the Close button becomes active as shown in Figure 3 2 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager BES 5 Control Panel laJ 7 Device 1250P1025 04 Production Hal E Data importing has been completed All files Current file Finished th File Size 1250P1025imain_log db 4 0kB 2010 05 12 10 22 515 0 kB 2010 04 28 17 55 515 0 kB 2010 04 28 20 15 515 0kB 2010 04 28 22 33 W Figure 3 2 The process of data importing was completed When the importing process was successfully completed a new device called Device SERIAL NO where SERIAL NO is the serial number of the device from which data were collected appears in the Devices List 4 DATA DOWNLOADING FROM A NETWORK In addition to importing data from a flash drive you can also download logged files via an Ethernet network This possibility exists only if the data logger is equipped with a communication module with an RJ 45 socket ACM or ETU module 4 1 CONFIGURING NETWORK SETTINGS To download the measurement data and settings from a device connected to the Ethernet network you must add a new
6. button then select the location and enter file name Figure 11 4 If the page will be stored locally on your PC it is recommended to create a subdirectory with the name of the monitored system in the subdirectory of DAQ Manager installation folder named AppletSites which is intended for HTML pages For the current example the location is C Program Files DAQManager AppletSites ChemLab chemlab en htm 41 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager amp Untitled 1 Untitled_1 htm Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer Insert Format Tools Table Site DataView TaskPanes Window Help i File Edit View Save in ChemLab TA Moje Fe bie ce d B Pulpit Moje dokumenty M j 3 komputer Moje a miejsca si For Help press F1 web Sites Set Page Title Page title Chemical Laboratory The title of the page is displayed in the title bar of the browser L File name Save as type Page title c Program Files DAQManager AppletSites ChemLab chemlab_en htm Web Pages htm html shtml shtm stm asp aspx master dwt htt inc hta w Untitled 1 Change title Visual Aids On Style Application Auto 317bytes Standard 503x273 XHTML1 0T CSS2 1 Figure 11 4 Giving a title and saving the page to the disk 3 Division of the document to the header and the indicators area The document in
7. In addition the graph can be moved horizontally by pressing Move Left or Move Right buttons or by mouse wheel 26 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 7 4 3 Synchronization with the table To find in the table the location of pointed samples in the graph click the left mouse button at the desired graph location This action will change the active row in the table to the proper for the pointed measurement Figure 7 11 Table No Date and time Pump fiow JSC inlet temi SC outlet te Tank inlet tej Tank outlet Boiler Power 2451 2012 11 13 10 44 29 7 HI 6 500 LO 23 125 LO 29 800 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2452 2012 11 13 10 44 29 8 6 500 LO 23 175 LO 29 850 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2012 11 13 10 44 29 9 6 2454 2012 11 13 10 44 30 0 HIPE je Q75 LO 29 750 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2455 2012 11 13 10 44 30 1 HI 6 2456 2012 11 13 10 44 30 2 HI 6 2457 2012 11 13 10 44 30 3 2458 2012 11 13 10 44 30 4 HI 6 2459 2012 11 13 10 44 30 5 HI 6 2460 2012 11 13 10 44 30 6 2461 2012 11 13 10 44 30 7 2462 2012 11 13 10 44 30 8 HI 6 Ccenter graph on select Time at cursor 2012 11 13 10 44 29 9 Figure 7 11 Changing the active row of the table by the graph If the graph window is docked the effect may not be visible To immediately display the table with the active row please hold the CTRL key during click Synchronization doesn t applicable to referenc
8. background layer ible gt lt tr gt lt td gt lt div zbackground gt lt applet 100 150 200 25 cobocritirertirirtiriitirestiriitiriites Select Tag Select Tag Contents Edit Tag Remove Tag Insert HTML Wrap Tag testes gt Tag Properties position absolute position fixed position relative position static 2 jmulticon gaus Figure 11 12 Activation the possibility to move freely the applet User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager By grabbing the applet label you can move it anywhere in the background With the special holders you can also adjust the size of the applet Figure 11 13 Figure 11 13 Changing the position and size of the applet 9 Duplicate the applets The easiest way to create another applet on the page which will represent another logical channel of the specified device is to copy an already existing applet and adjust its parameters To do this right click on an existing applet and select Copy then right click on the background image and select Paste This will create a new applet on the top of existing one The new created applet can be moved to a new position by its label Adjust its parameters can be done by double clicking on its surface If the above steps have been completed and the page was saved the project is ready to run using a web browser This can be done directly from the SharePoint Designer
9. csv file When you run the program for the first time the Devices List is empty because the program doesn t have any information about devices and their data yet The creation of a new device on the list is done automatically by importing logged data saved on portable flash memory To add a new device you only need to import its logged data It is possible to add a new device manually which will give the possibility to import data directly from the Ethernet network see section 4 3 DATA IMPORTING FROM A FLASH DRIVE The user can import measurement data saved by the data logger on a portable flash drive to the software database using menu File gt Import measurements If a flash drive is inserted into USB port while running the program DAQ Manager will check its contents and if any measurement data is find a window is displayed to select the directory to get the new data 3 1 SELECTION OF DATA DIRECTORY The Browse for Folder window allows you to choose the folder of one device with the name of the specific data logger serial number Selecting the proper directory will activate the Import button Figure 3 1 Clicking on this button will start the process of importing data to the program database Browse for Folder Choose a directory with new measurements E Desktop B My Documents m 4 My Computer amp WinXP C 4 Stacja dysk w DVD D Flash Drive E 1240P 1012 i Cancel
10. M Max or Min Activating this mode of omitting samples cause that value A of each displayed point will be equal to the maximum or minimum value of preceding omitted points About this which one will be choosen determines the greater distance from the arithmetic mean value of omitted points Figure 6 4 G 15 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager From time To time 2013 04 10 16 27 00 v kj EW 2013 04 10 16 29 19 v Time range 2 minutes 19 seconds From time To time 2013 04 10 16 27 00 v H lw 2013 04 10 16 22 00 v Time range 2 minutes 19 seconds 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 10 04 13 16 15 10 04 13 16 20 10 04 13 16 25 Selected samples 1 400 max 1 500 samples 28 29 i 1 i 26 27 928 fz Generate Advanced v inne Logging period 0 1 seconds Advanced v 1000 300 300 B 800 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 100 I 16 27 00 1 16 27 51 3 16 28 42 5 16 27 00 1 16 27 25 7 2013 04 10 2013 04 10 2013 04 10 2013 04 10 16 27 51 3 2013 04 10 2013 04 10 Figure 6 4 Effect of reducing the number of displayed measurements on graphs when Omit samples mode is inactive A all samples 1400 samples B limit without omitting first 700 samples Data browsing when omit measurements mode is inactive allows viewing all recorded samples continuously but displaying large amount of them is problematic Operating by user on graphs which displays all 6 channels where each contai
11. this means that the period of time is 1 hour This one hour period is used for the calculation of the new beginning and the end of time selection if there is new data Automatic report generation is triggered each time when the process of downloading data from the device via the network interface will be complete Downloading data from the device can be initiated by the user or by shedule of automatic data downloading see section 4 3 Automatic report refresh function combined with automatic data downloading is especially useful in applications where it is necessary to periodic monitoring the recorded data 7 3 THE TABLE 7 3 1 General information The created table consists of columns with measure number counted from the time of activation of the log sample time time stamp and the data values of particular channels Figure 7 6 Measurements selection Solar System Logger Monitoring 1 Log 0121113 104023 Data filtering 4 Date and time From time To time 2012 11 13 10 42 00 v Fy EM 2012 11 13 10 47 00 Time range 5 minutes ej 4 34 3 7 38 39 4 42 434 4 ist 13 11 12 10 35 13 11 12 10 40 13 11 12 10 45 vw Selected semples 3 008 max 40 000 samples Generate Total loaged samples 4 775 Generate Logging period 0 1 seconds Advanced v Report Solar System Logger Monitoring 1 Log 0121113 104023 Table Graph No Date and time Pump fiow 1 SC inlet tem SC outlet tell Tank inlet tej Tan
12. 10 40 25 i 13 11 12 10 35 13 11 12 10 40 13 11 12 10 45 2012 11 13 10 48 30 i Selected samples 3 008 max 40 000 samples lagi sy yeee e E saan 4775 Generate gt ja Logging period 0 1 seconds Advanced a 2 Temperatures E icall 74 lows _ Automatically Figure 7 2 Choice of time range On the left and right side of the time line there are buttons that allows you to move the specific time period forward or backward Changing the viewable region of the time line Figure 7 3 a and automatic selection of the time range of the last measurements Figure 7 3 6 are available from the context menu of the time line or down arrow icon a View gt Selection b View gt Select range gt All measurements All measurements Since selected gt Since selected gt Last 15 minutes Last 15 minutes e Last hour Last hour Last 4 hours Last 4 hours Last 12 hours Last 12 hours Last 24 hours Last 24 hours Last 3 days Last 3 days Last week Last week Last 2 weeks Last 2 weeks Last month Last month Last 3 months Last 3 months Last 6 months Last 6 months Last year Last year Figure 7 3 Contents of the context menu of the time line a choice one of the predefined views b choice one of the predefined time ranges With the rapid change of the visibility range of the time line the user can easily switch between different views and find the last selected time range In for easier choice of the time range in which the data were recorded
13. 300 67 292 532 155 1 7 2843816 2012 05 10 11 19 38 1 19 250 21 078 33 423 12 300 66 980 783 345 zz zm 11 2843817 2012 05 10 11 19 38 3 19 550 20 446 32 926 12 300 66 668 641 348 12 525 092 2843818 2012 05 10 11 19 38 5 19 850 19 815 32 43 2843819 2012 05 10 11 19 38 7 282 2843820 2 Figure 6 9 Sample printouts with attached user s banner 7 BROWSING LOGS Based on measurement data collected from devices DAQ Manager can generate a report as a table with all channels in the current log or in the form of graph to facilitate data analysis 7 1 SELECTION OF TIME RANGE By selecting desired log in the device list the program sets internal time intervals computing data volume and automatically selects the last 3000 samples for displaying Automatic selection of the last 3000 samples may be blocked This is useful if the user change the log for example select one from a different group It doesn t have to re select the time range that it was interested in the previous log To lock the selected time range the user must check the Don t change selected time range if you choose another log which is located in the center of the time line Figure 7 2 In the center of time area there is also the Omit samples mode button which is described in the section 6 2 The time range can be also defined manually by typing selected dates or less accurate but faster using the time line Blue on the time line me
14. 44 40 Monitoring 2 HM Chart Color Figure 5 6 Channel settings 6 PROGRAM SETTINGS Access to the program settings can be reached by clicking on the Settings button in the Side Menu 6 1 APPLICATION TAB Here are the general settings of the program The user can check the location of the data stored on his hard drive under Bases directory The program allows the user to change the default location of the databases If in the new location the databases don t exist the program creates empty prepared to add the new data Although it is possible to choose a network location this solution is not AN recommended due a slow startup of the program and slower operations Additionally the user should make sure that the shared folder doesn t use by multiple users at the same time In the above tab you can also set the interface language Figure 6 1 13 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Application Display Ethernet Current measurements Printout Bases directory C Program Files DAQManager D Default Language a a English v Figure 6 1 Program settings Application tab 6 2 DISPLAY TAB Settings located on this tab are responsible for how data are retrieved from the archive and for its presentation Figure 6 2 Due to the large amount of data user can set some limitations which will shorten the waiting time to generate the report and reduce RAM usage Application Display Eth
15. Setting Description Without omitting measurements When the Omit samples mode is inactive the Maximum number of measurements to show parameter applies limit on the amount of generated data This mode displays the first n samples that don t exceed this limit Figure 6 4 If the selected period of time includes greater number of samples than this limit allows after using the Generate button on the time line should appear red arrow indicating the location of the last generated point Averaged Activating this mode of omitting samples cause that the value of each displayed point will be calculated based on the arithmetic mean of preceded it omitted points Figure 6 4 B Real logged Activating this mode of omitting samples cause that each displayed point will have really measured value at the moment when it was recorded Values of omitted points aren t included Figure 6 4 C Maximas Activating this mode of omitting samples cause that value of each displayed point will be equal to the maximum value of preceding omitted points Figure 6 4 D Minimas Activating this mode of omitting samples cause that value of each displayed point will be equal to the minimum value of preceding omitted points Figure 6 4 E LA Max Min Activating this mode of omitting samples cause that value of each displayed point will be equal to the difference of maximum and minimum value of preceding omitted points Figure 6 4 F
16. but improves orientation in the monitored system To create a room plan you can use any raster graphics editor and saving the file in one of the formats png jpg gif Instead of creating a plan a good solution is to take a photo of the real object on which indicators will be placed 2 Create a HTML document Main window of the SharePoint Designer 2007 just after start looks like in Figure 11 3 40 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager amp Untitled 1 Untitled 1 htm Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer File Edit View Insert Format Tools Table Site DataView TaskPanes Window Help E EEJ RA D None Default Font Default Size LE lt span gt Break Horizontal Line k l Image HE Inline Frame ty Layer Paragraph H Form Controls ASP NET Controls Tag Properties Oz az A x FU a A New Ste lt body gt A Attach Style Sheet Attributes c kalink cf backg c bgcolor oa dass CSS styles Selected style preview Design E split code Visual Aids On Style Application Auto 317bytes Standard 503x444 XHTML 1 0T CSS2 1 Figure 11 3 Main window of the SharePoint Designer 2007 Main window contains already an empty HTML document which must be given a name and must be saved To do this select command File gt Save As from the menu In the dialogue box should be given a title of the document by clicking on the Change title
17. each report l z 3 Figure 6 8 Program settings Printout tab 19 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Banner has fixed place on the printouts and its positions are shown in figure 6 9 Device 1714P516 Nostoriag 1 2012 06 10 11 95 40 6 11 19048 5 Warming e4 Tee fetter Cle trec wosk a It is the use picture attached to each report p i i LA Report of log number 0120510 091947 3218P930 Group 1 Printed on 2012 06 04 12 12 y Description Warming sf i f Time range 2012 05 10 11 19 36 3 11 19 47 0 j T Num NoDate and time Pump flow I inlet temp SC outlet tem Tank inlet te Tank outlet t Boiler Power y y Itis the user picture attached to each report 1 2843807 2012 05 10 11 19 36 3 16 550 23 297 34 42 12 300 69 788 610 411 2 2843808 2012 05 10 11 19 36 5 16 850 23 198 34 463 12 300 69 476 499 762 3 2843809 2012 05 10 11 19 36 7 17 150 23 100 34 500 12 300 69 164 409 171 4 2843810 2012 05 10 11 19 36 9 17 450 23 002 34 53 12 300 68 852 335 000 5 2843811 2012 05 10 11 19 37 1 17 750 22 903 34 573 12 300 68 540 594 735 6 2843812 2012 05 10 11 19 37 3 18 050 22 805 34 610 12 300 68 228 641 058 7 2843813 2012 05 10 11 19 37 5 18 350 22 707 34 64 12 300 67 916 524 854 4 8 2843814 2012 05 10 11 19 37 7 18 650 22 341 34 416 12 300 67 604 429 714 9 2843815 2012 05 10 11 19 37 9 18 950 21 710 33 920 12
18. for Device Default Domain Default localhost First IP Address Default Port 192 168 1 1 80 Figure 6 6 Program settings Ethernet tab 6 4 CURRENT MEASUREMENTS TAB These settings concern reading current measurements in real time Figure 6 7 The period of polling devices can be freely adjusted in the range from 3 seconds to 24 hours Setting O in this box will stop the automatic polling and then the current values are only available on request Additional description of the current measurement settings can be found in section 11 1 Application Display Ethernet Current measurements Printout Communication Device asking interval 00 00 15 Default Display Method of calculating the average value Arithmetic mean wi Figure 6 7 Program settings Current measurements tab 6 5 PRINTOUT TAB Under this tab we can find settings that affect how to create reports as printouts Setting First Page Banner responsible for placing the user s graphic on the first page of each printout Figure 6 8 This allows user to attach logotype company data and other constants for each printouts In creating a graphic bear in mind that it is not too small because at the printing time it is scaled proportionally to the width of the page Settings Application Display Ethernet Current measurements Printout First Page Banner Open C Reports BANNER_en png i al It is the user s picture attached to
19. for each reference in the list can be changed at any time from the context menu of the list From the same menu the selected reference can be deleted To identify the source of reference or obtain information about the selected data set click the Information command from the context menu To show the graph of selected reference double click or invoke the Show command from the context menu of the list Amount of simultaneously opened reference graphs is arbitrary and limited only by free RAM memory of the PC 10 4 COMPARING GRAPHS The primary function of the reference graphs is able to refer to these the recorded graph shapes of the similar or the same process and in a different period of time Such comparison allows to capture especially important changes affecting the entire process Opening several reference graphs at the same time allows to quickly switch between tabs Each tab with the the graph can be undocked and displayed as independent window Arragement these windows next to each other can view a few graphs from many different sources on a single screen Figure 10 5 34 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 15 T a 10 45 31 1 10 45 43 9 10 45 56 7 10 46 0 lt A 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 2012 11 Time at cursor 2012 11 13 10 44 44 6 Ref 2012 11 15 12 01 03 U 10 46 53 7 2012 11 13 Time at cursor 2012 11 13 10 44 44 6 Zo Ref 2012 11 15 12 00 46 25 20 4 i i i i 10 45 30 6 10
20. from the menu File gt View in Browser gt Windows Internet Explorer or use the keyboard shortcut F12 If the IP address identifies the device which is turned on and is currently in the network that on the page in a web browser should show a fully working applet Figure 11 14 Chemical Laboratory Windows Internet Explorer C Program Files DAQI Y X 5 ites Chemical Laboratory cme Chemical Laboratory Figure 11 14 Ready web page with the working applet 47 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager s you can see create a simple web page with a single applet is not so difficult even for a person who had no contact with the HTML language before However basic knowledge of this language is useful for creating more complex pages USING A TEXT EDITOR Steps to create an HTML document in a visual way caused to generate some HTML code User more familiar with creation of the web sites probably wants to use the possibility to directly intervene to the HTML code as this gives greater control of its appearance To display HTML code in the SharePoint Designer click the Split or Code button in the lower left corner of the project Created code should be similar to the following lt DOCTYPE html PUBLIC W3C DTD XHTML 1 0 Transitional EN www w3 org TR xhtml1 DTD xhtmll1 transitional dtd gt lt html xmlns http www w3 org 1999 xhtml gt lt head gt lt meta http equiv Content Language
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22. i 5 81 800 aE Y Ye AST FU FON BE _ Pump flow min 1 biso i EN EM v _ SC inlet temp C 2 i mm sc outlet temp C 3 til JG i EM _ _ Tank inlet temp C 4 i i me Tank outlet temp C 5 lt a i LL Boier Power W 6 10708 i wi A i cz i LJ E L3 i Print Graph 10 42 00 1 10 43 42 6 10 45 25 0 Fone ata cursor 2012 11 13 10 44 sag Figure 8 2 Print the graph individual scales for visible channels On the printout there will be visible only scales of the Y axis selected by the user and this is consistent with the current view If the data of several channels have similar values then before you print it may be helpful to change the method of the Y axis scaling in such a way that the scale will be common to all channels This can be done by selecting the Common scale for all channels in the selected log accessible from the Devices side menu Figure 8 3 28 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Log Settings Control Panel 4 Size 9 8 MB M G Device 1250P1025 z t4 Production Hal poate a TE ee Description Production Hall of Dairy Creation time 2010 04 28 16 35 16 First measurement time 2010 04 28 16 35 16 370 Last measurement time 2010 04 30 14 43 41 451 Logging period 1 0 seconds Number of measurements 154032 Graph settings Detect break when difference after expected time exceeds
23. outlet temp C 5 S EM Boiler Power W 6 20 a 15 Ro 10 43 48 2 10 44 14 8 10 44 40 4 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 Time atcursor 2012 11 13 10 44 32 2 Figure 10 3 Example of opened reference graph The reference graph contains only selected channels and defined data range Were also copied all notes for selected channels that were in the source log The tab of reference graph is identified by a special icon and can be closed at any time Closing the tab means freeing memory with the resources used by reference Re opening any reference is possible from the list of references see section 10 3 33 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 10 3 LIST OF REFERENCES Access to the list of references is possible from the side menu under the References position Figure 10 4 Current measurements References Ref 2012 11 15 12 00 46 Tabl 437 2017 11 13 10 45 30 2012 11 13 10 46 10 zwi Ref 2012 11 15 12 00 54 2012 11 13 10 46 11 2012 11 13 10 46 51 Ref 2012 11 15 L 01 03 2012 11 14 10 46 37 2042 11 13 10 47 08 Filename ref 20121115120306363 db Creation time 2012 11 15 12 03 06 Process ID1555 when there was a damage of the solar collector Figure 10 4 List of references This list is automatically updated with each new reference the user will create using the program or manually upload it to the refs directory see section 10 1 The name and description
24. recommended to be very careful while performing this operation because there is no possibility to recover deleted data To prevent against accidental data deleting the software asks the user if all data related to device being removed should also be deleted from the hard drive of the program see section 6 1 You should take care to backup its contents i The folder with databases that contain imported data is in the installation directory regularly 5 2 GROUPS Each device can have up to 10 groups depending on the settings of data logger For each group the user can specify the name and description Figure 5 2 It is recommended to use groups names similar to names of corresponding groups in MultiCon devices 10 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Group Settings Control Panel 2 Group No 1 Size 176 2 MB P F Device 3218P930 gt E 6h Monitoring 1 1 N Monitoring 2 Z Monitoring 1 Description Rozgrzewanie Graph settings E Common scale for all channels Figure 5 2 Group settings The Common scale for all channels setting is used to force the method of displaying the scale on the graph for creating reports as shown in the table below Setting Description m Individually Displaying a common scale setting will correspond individually for each log setting see section 5 3 default C Turned Off The common scale for logged channels will be disabled Each channel wil
25. the graphs when Omit samples mode is active A all samples 1400 samples B Averaged 140 samples C Real logged 140 samples D Maximas 140 samples E Minimas 140 samples F Max Min 140 samples G Max or Min 140 samples The Figure 6 5 A shows a graph where are shown all recorded samples over some period of time The black frames marked waveform anomalies as two temorary increases and one temporary decrease of measure values that should be observed To display this graph it is required to generate 1400 samples If the limit set in the Maximum number of measurements to show doesn t allow this then in the Omit samples mode some samples may be omitted which may hide presented anomalies Limiting the Maximum number of measurements to show to 140 will cause that for each one sample 9 will be omitted If a temporary increase or decrease in value occurs at place of these 9 samples this anomaly may be unnoticed To neutralize this effect it is worth a closer look of each option of the Omit samples mode 17 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Choosing an Averaged option Figure 6 5 B will cause the existing anomalies are observed in the graph in the form of characteristic two increases and one decrease in value Real maximum and minimum values of these anomalies are not shown here In addition there is a minimal probability of occurrence some oppositely directed anomalies which the average value is close to the
26. the timeline displays markers indicating the timestamps of startup green and shutdown red of the device Figure 7 4 21 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Measurements selection Device 0011A0000 Monitoring 1 Log 0150226 144907 Data fikering 4 Date and time From time To time 2015 03 10 11 38 03 v a v 2015 03 10 14 31 15 V Time range 2 hours 53 minutes 12 seconds 07 00 08 00 09 00 1 3 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 Startup 10 03 15 18 00 vw 2015 03 10 09 36 57 Selected samples 34 642 avera 7 Generate Total logged samples 940 259 Generate j Logaina period 0 1 seconds Advanced v Figure 7 4 Information about startups and shutdowns the device This information provides the device with firmware version starting from 4 03 1 If there are two green markers one by one it could mean that between each startup the device was not properly closed and it may be the reason of errors occurring in the recorded data After select a time range user can generate the report as a table or a graph by clicking on the Generate button or double click on any log on the devices list DAQ Manager allows the user to show in the graph area a special mark red line that indicates the time difference of the first last generated sample relative to the begin end of a user selected time range Figure 7 5 Measurements selection Device 0005A0000 Group 3 Log 2150218 160455
27. undefined one to the list by going to the Devices button see section 5 Then click Add button A device added to the list in this way is a virtual device its serial number is undetermined yet Figure 4 1 Control Panel 2 Save Fre Serial No Net120604094521003 Ns Size 0 0 B Device 1ZU0U4UIF 221005 Creation time 2012 06 04 09 45 21 Name Device 120604094521003 g Ethernet capabilities Settings Download logs automatically Figure 4 1 Adding the new virtual device to the Devices List User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager This virtual device will be equivalent to the actual real device in Ethernet network when the user specifies its network settings Please check the Ethernet capabilities option specify the IP address of the real device in the Ethernet network and the correct port if the device is in a subnet and is using port forwarding Direct communication works on port 80 http If the network is managed by a DNS server that specifies assigned IP address to a domain name or host then you can choose to access the device by this name as an alternative to an IP address This functionality is especially useful if you want to use dynamic allocation of IP addresses with the DHCP option enabled in the device After setting the network settings you can immediately test it to see whether the device responds Please click on the Test button and read the message at the right side of it Figure 4 2 Ethernet capabili
28. 0 05 20131005 2013 1005 2013 10 05 Time at cursor 2013 10 05 10 14 47 3 Figure 5 5 Example of logging sample break 12 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager The Common scale for all channels setting is used to set the method of displaying the scale on the graph for creating reports as shown in the table below Setting Description C Turned Off The common scale for logged channels will be disabled Each channel will have an independent scale in the graph default Turned On Logged channel values will be rescaled to a common scale of all displayed channels Activating this option is useful when values of several channels are similar 5 4 CHANNELS After expanding any log a list of logged channels is shown Figure 5 6 The user can specify multiple settings that affect the format of the data which is displayed in reports Channel settings Control Panel 2 Channel No 1 Mode Math function Refres Name y F Device 3218P930 Przep yw pompy da n E 3 Monitoring 1 1 i m i Log 0120528 10 o Display Format Precision a EM Rozgrzewani Numeric v 0 000 l min 2012 05 28 10 44 40 2 Przep yw pompy l min 1 ROSZ aoe J gt PS temp wej C 2 ly OFF ON 2 PS temp wyj C Low Value High Value 27 Zbiornik temp wej C 0 20 2 Zbiornik temp wyj C i gt Moc Bojlera W _ Manual chart range Log 0120510 111949 EM 2012 05 10 11 19 49 2012 05 28 10
29. 05 10 11 19 49 i i 2012 05 28 10 44 40 i Log 0120510 091947 lt new E 2012 05 10 09 19 47 2012 05 10 11 19 49 Log 0120510 083619 lt new 2012 05 10 08 36 13 2012 05 10 09 19 47 __ Log 0120403 084830 lt new Selected logs 2 Figure 4 4 Choice of logs to download Logs tagged new don t exist in the program or may require an update The Suggest choice button selects logs marked with this tag After making your selection click OK button This will start the process of downloading the data in the form of logs and configuration of the device logged groups and channels The progress of this operation is located next to the device on the list By clicking on the progress bar you can view details of this process Figure 4 5 If DAQ Manager has previously downloaded data for the selected device then the update will be made without re downloading all logs If during the downloading the program detects any errors the user will be informed by an appropriate entry in the Event Messages Area see Chapter 2 Devices Measurements selection DL Device E Date and time Serial No 3218P930 Address 192 168 1 97 80 2 Log 1 4 File 6 79 Figure 4 5 Downloading data from an Ethernet network During the first download the serial number of the virtual device will be updated and will change from virtual to real After that any attempt of downloading data from another device e g after changing the IP addres
30. 10 seconds mt hre rj Figure 8 3 Enabling a common scale for all channels in selected log When you select this option the scale of the Y axis will be common for the checked channels Figure 8 4 Report Solar System Logger Monitoring 1 Log 0121113 104023 Table Graph Monitoring 1 2012 11 13 10 42 00 1 10 47 02 0 Ly CX Er f FP y NIA FP AFL S m Y Ve BE V Pump fiow l min 1 EM v _ SC inlet temp C 2 EM _ _ SC outlet temp C 3 EM _ _ Tank inlet temp c 4 i Em v Tank outlet temp C 5 i lt a EM _ _ Boiler Power W 6 i kuj oH Print Graph I I I i 10 42 00 1 10 43 42 6 10 45 25 0 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 3 0222002202202200092022052209922099902090229920299092099290290929902300999290099990299002990992092009200030992020000809900990002099809900029092909290990999002990020900029009999009990099002209000980990009002099029900009992099202990929092909909290023090992000939996 Time at cursor 2012 11 13 10 46 56 5 Figure 8 4 Print the graph common scale for visible channels If the legend on the printout covers an important part of the graph its position can be changed before printing by moving the active legend on the screen Upper left corner of active legend indicates a position of anchoring the legend visible on the printout 9 ANNOTATING GRAPHS DAQ Manager allows to add annotations on the graph to the selected points Annot
31. 45 43 4 10 46 03 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 Time at cursor 2012 11 13 10 44 44 6 Figure 10 5 Comparing charts from many different sources To capture more subtle differences between the graphs the Graph window can be overlapped of the selected window with reference and by changing the level of top window transparency expose differences in the plots To control the level of transparency of the window use a Slider which is located in the lower right corner of the graph Figure 10 6 Q w Ca 10 461223 3 2012 11 13 Level of window transparency Figure 10 6 Change the transparency level of the graph window Time at cursor 2012 11 13 10 46 25 3 Closing the window with the graph will dock it as a tab If this is a reference window then holding down the CTRL key while it is closed it will close and release the resources of this reference 35 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 11 CURRENT MEASUREMENTS DAQ Manager allows you to view current measurements using an Ethernet network connection Users have two options for previewing data Current measurements can be displayed in the form of a channels oriented table on the device or in graphical form as a pre prepared HTML page with embedded Java applets oriented on single channels of the device The device which will be a source for current measurements must be equipped with AN ACM module which enables connection to Ethernet network 11 1 THE T
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33. 8 Cancel Figure 11 10 Defining a new parameter of the applet 45 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 46 8 When you finish set the parameters and click OK You must still specify the source location from where the applet will be downloaded to the web browser Each device that is equipped with the ACM module contains applets which can be accessed using the http protocol To specify the source location of the applet select the applet in the design window and in the Tag Properties tab in the archive attribute write value http ADDRESS channels jmulticon jar where ADDRESS is the IP number or domain assigned by the DNS server Figure 11 11 Tag Properties CSS Properties D 1 BB E lt applet gt x Attributes 4 E r code jmulticon gauq height 128 4 3 width 128 04 g align oP alt 43 AP archive fjmulticon jar 07 oS dass J g codebase e Figure 11 11 Specifying the source location of the applet The applet is ready to run but still needs to be positioned on the page Changing the position of the applet To change the position of the applet relative to the background image click on the arrow next to the lt applet gt tag on the nesting bar and select the command Positioning gt position absolute Figure 11 12 This operation allows you to move the applet freely around the page area and its position will always relative to the previously created
34. 8 1 97 The digital signature cannot be verified by a trusted source Only More Information run if you trust the origin of the application A e eal Figure 11 16 Confirmation to run Java applets User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 11 2 6 Window with a HTML page When the page with the applets is fully loaded and the applets connected to the devices the user will have the ability to view measurements in real time The right side of the window contains the most commonly used operations to help manage the preview window Figure 11 17 You can scale the page automatically adjust the size of the window and bring to front the main window Additional commands can be found in the context menu of the page HJ Monitoring System Tanks 97 Monitoring of tanks TER Monitoring of tanks Air tmp Tank in tmpoc Tank o tmp C 12 30 E i ao 88 85 Figure 11 17 A window with a sample HTML page The default appearance of the indicators is defined on the design level of the HTML page The context menu for each indicator allows temporary changes of its appearance and provides additional commands for its handling If the user does not have a web page designed to his needs he may use the universal view of all channels taking a page directly from the MultiCon device which is mentioned in the section 11 2 1 Examples of URLs for this case could be found on Figure 11 15 under the name MultiCon Direct A web page
35. 975 LO 29 650 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2457 2012 11 13 10 44 30 3 HI 6 500 LO 22 925 LO 29 600 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2458 2012 11 13 10 44 30 4 HI 6 500 LO 22 875 LO 29 550 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2459 2012 11 13 10 44 30 5 HI 6 500 LO 22 825 LO 29 500 _ 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2460 2012 11 13 10 44 30 6 HI 6 500 LO 22 775 LO 29 450 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2461 2012 11 13 10 44 30 7 HI 6 500 LO 22 725 LO 29 400 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2462 2012 11 13 10 44 30 8 HI 6 500 LO 22 675 LO 29 350 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2463 2012 11 13 10 44 30 9 HI 6 500 LO 22 625 LO 29 300 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2464 2012 11 13 10 44 31 0 HI 6 500 LO 22 575 LO 29 250 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 v _ center graph on select lt Print X Figure 8 1 Print the table If the printer driver can t preview pages before printing it is worth thinking of installing a virtual PDF printer in order to be able to view the printed copy and prevent printing too many incorrect pages With a large number of measurements printout may consume more than 1300 pages 100 000 measurements A4 76 measurements per page 8 2 PRINTING THE GRAPH The graph view specified by the user can be printed using the Print Graph button Figure 8 2 Report Solar System Logger Monitoring 1 Log 0121113 104023 zzz Table EE Graph Monitoring 1 2012 11 NE
36. ABLE Access to the table with current measurements is possible by clicking on the Table item in Current measurements section There are tabs for each device that has properly configured settings for network connections and the ability to view current measurements is set to active Figure 11 1 Current measurements Tables of current measurements FF ad g Solar System Logger Table Last update 2012 11 13 11 56 30 No Channel name Channel type Unit Value Average Min Max 1 Pump flow Math function l min 14 0 12 2 5 0 20 0 2 SC inlet temp Math function cc 20 5 22 4 14 0 27 8 3 SC outlet temp Math function c 30 7 31 6 26 7 ne of occurrence 4 Tank inlet temp Set point value sc 12 3 12 3 12 3 12 11 13 11 56 15 5 Tank outlet temp Math function 72 4 74 3 66 2 81 8 6 Boiler Power Math function w 1591 1233 503 1999 7 Boiler Temp Set point value p 85 0 85 0 85 0 85 0 8 Water flow Profile timer l min 29 3 24 1 0 0 50 0 9 Pump Power Math function w 90 82 51 116 10 SUN Profile timer S 35 6 36 3 32 1 40 0 11 Clock bin Hardware input ON ON 12 Sun_trigger Hardware input 0 0 0 0 58 Us 6 Math function 1379 1222 500 2000 59 us 2 Math function 15 14 18 10 60 Us 3 Math function 5 5 6 4 C Show inactive channels Figure 11 1 Table with current measurements If there is no a tab for the device which measurements we want to track then you should go into your device settings check the Current measurements option Fig
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38. Bar is equivalent assignment gauge type hbar Tab 11 2 Addresses of measurement registers of the MultiCon devices Register Address Register Address Register Address Name Name float int float int float int Channel 1 512 1024 Channel 21 592 1104 Channel 41 672 1184 Channel 2 516 1028 Channel 22 596 1108 Channel 42 676 1188 Channel 3 520 1032 Channel 23 600 1112 Channel 43 680 1192 Channel 4 524 1036 Channel 24 604 1116 Channel 44 684 1196 Channel 5 528 1040 Channel 25 608 1120 Channel 45 688 1200 Channel 6 532 1044 Channel 26 612 1124 Channel 46 692 1204 Channel 7 536 1048 Channel 27 616 1128 Channel 47 696 1208 Channel 8 540 1052 Channel 28 620 1132 Channel 48 700 1212 Channel 9 544 1056 Channel 29 624 1136 Channel 49 704 1216 Channel 10 548 1060 Channel 30 628 1140 Channel 50 708 1220 Channel 11 552 1064 Channel 31 632 1144 Channel 51 712 1224 Channel 12 556 1068 Channel 32 636 1148 Channel52 716 1228 Channel 13 560 1072 Channel 33 640 1152 Channel53 720 1232 Channel 14 564 1076 Channel 34 644 1156 Channel 54 124 1236 Channel 15 568 1080 Channel 35 648 1160 Channel 55 728 1240 Channel 16 572 1084 Channel 36 652 1164 Channel56 732 1244 Channel 17 576 1088 Channel 37 656 1168 Channel57 736 1248 Channel 18 580 1092 Channel38 660 1172 Channel58 740 1252 Channel 19 584 1096 Channel 39 664 1176 Channel 59 744 1256 Channel 20 588 1100 Channel 40 668 1180 Channel 60 748 1260 Name
39. E APPLICATION After completing the installation process start the application from the system Start Menu in the folder DAQ Manager From this folder you can safely uninstall the program and the measurement data archived up to the time of uninstalling will remain on your hard disk for later Use After first launching of the program the window shown will look like Figure 2 1 m DAQ Manager 01 05 01 10 01 15 01 20 01 25 01 30 01 35 01 40 01 45 01 50 01 55 03 10 01 00 10 03 10 02 Advanced v Table Graph No Date and time CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CHS CH6 _ Center graph on select Time Category Description Figure 2 1 The appearance of the interface on the first run Explanation of elements in the figure above 1 Main Menu provides access to less frequently used functions of the program 2 Side Menu allows access to the main functions of the program 3 Devices List contains a list of devices for which the program has archived data or virtual devices created for communication via Ethernet 4 Event Messages Area list events occurring in the program Information that appears here is also saved to a file EventLog txt which is located in the program directory User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 5 Time Area select the time period to create a table or graph 6 Report Area view selected data in table and graph form Displayed measurement data can be printed or exported to
40. TWARE DAQ Manager 5 3 1 Graph settings Detect break when difference after expected time exceeds field allows to define a minimal difference in logged samples and when this difference will be exceeded the program will classified it as a break in logging Figure 5 4 There is no possibility to set this parameter on value which is smaller than logging period T 01s T 01s T 0 1s T 0 1s R gt lt gt lt at dt 0 1 s D gt 0 1s where T logging period D detected delay in sample logging which depends on value defined by user dt logging break which will be visible on graph Figure 5 4 Break calculation in sample logging Causes of logging breaks can be as follows switching off the device regardless of the cause stopping logging when it was triggered form logical channel filling the memory of the device overloading the device e g when user is trying to register to much samples per second starting logging in few Groups at the same time _ others Group 3 2013 10 05 10 11 48 0 10 16 47 3 Ye C channel 49 brak 49 Channel 50 brak 50 Channel 51 brak 51 JD channel 52 brak 52 Channel 53 brak 53 C Channel 54 brak 54 RPA amp GE Df Ee e EJ L dt 5 45 U 1 1 T T T 10 11 48 0 10 12 39 3 10 13 30 5 10 14 21 8 10 15 13 1 10 16 10 4 2013 1005 2013 10 05 2013 1
41. Tag Insert HTML Wrap Tag Positioning gt Tag Properties position absolute position fixed position relative N position static Figure 11 8 Creating a new layer from the lt div gt tag After this operation the lt div gt tag will be converted to a layer which you can name To do this switch to the Layers tab If this tab is not visible you must first enable it by using the Format gt Layers command Right click on the layer lt No ID gt and go to Modify ID and then enter the name background Created layer will be a container for background image and for applets that will be positioned relative to it Inserting a background image Click in the area of the second row of the table so the label div background should appear Insert the prepared background image by using the menu Insert gt Picture gt From File At the prompt to enter alternative text you can uncheck the box next to it Figure 11 9 Chemical PABOR p T AEAEE EAE AEAEE Accessibility Properties C Alternate text RER Show this prompt when inserting images Figure 11 9 Confirmation of inserting a picture Embedding an applet To add a Java applet into the prepared site click somewhere on the previously inserted image and press the right arrow key to move the cursor next to the picture Then choose a command from the menu Insert gt Web Component gt Advanced Controls g
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43. ans there is no measurement data Gray indicates that during this period there is some measurement data but is not selected to be included in the report The measurement data are grouped into files which are parts of the log Each of these parts has its own number and contains information about the time range of the recorded data Figure 7 1 20 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Measurements selection Device 0011A0000 Monitoring 1 Log 0150226 144907 Date and time From time To time 2015 03 10 13 09 25 v E v 2015 03 10 13 25 21 v Time range 15 minutes 55 seconds a 10 03 15 12 00 10 03 15 14 00 part30 20767 samples A sam 9559 averaged every 1 samples 2015 03 10 14 07 13 14 41 50 auluni E Loagina period 0 1 seconds Advanced v Figure 7 1 The division of registered data to parts If any part is missing then in its place will be the blue color Orange means that the report will be generated just from this time range The orange range can be freely modified by using the mouse Figure 7 2 Measurements selection Solar System Logger Monitoring 1 Log 0121113 104023 Device Data filtering 4 G Solar System Logger Date and time 23 Monitoring 1 From time To time Log 0121113 105111 2012 11 13 10 42 00 v i EM 2012 11 13 10 47 00 v Time range 5 minutes 2012 11 13 10 51 13 Log 0121113 104023 i 1 i i i i i i i 34 3 37 38 39 a 4 43 4 46 47 48 e i 2012 11 13
44. ations in the form of notes can be helpful to mark significant events of the recorded process In the case of reference graphs annotations can be useful for marking reference points or placing other information Notes can be in the many form of user defined styles which often helps the visual interpretation of information Figure 9 1 29 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager FE Table Graph Collector damaged x e V Ye i EM Sc inlet temp 70 2 ch BM _ 5C outlet temp C 3 SE EA 4 _ Tank outlet temp C 5 S EM Boiler Power W 6 u Oise SE ID ES z 15 STOP i I I I 10 43 49 2 1044148 10 44 40 4 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 2012 11 13 Time at cursor 2012 11 13 10 44 32 2 Figure 9 1 Notes in many styles define various types of information 9 1 CREATING NOTES User can add a note to the graph using the Add note command from the context menu This will show the Add note window Figure 9 2 Add note Appearance default Create note at 2012 11 15 10 45 48 9 for channel SC outlet temp 3 for all channels i Cancel Figure 9 2 The window of adding a note If the place of call the context menu were outside the points area belonging to one of the channels the window will automatically set to add note as an anchor for all channels If in the moment of call the context menu the Mouse pointer was in area of the points of t
45. ave demo_applets QuickCode quick_params htm demo_applets QuickCode full params htm Quick JAVA Applet local html Full JAVA Applet local html MultiCon Elevation 1 channel local html demo_applets MultiConElevation multicon ichannel_oem htm Soniye ia MultiCon Elevation 4 channels local html demo_applets MultiConElevation multicon_4channels_oem htm MultiCon Elevation 9 channels local html demo applets MultiConElevation multicon Schannels_oem htm t r Devices Solar System local html demo _applets SolarSystem solar_system_oem htm Monitoring System 10 channels local html demo applets Industry monitoring system 10ch oem htm at 4 Monitoring System Tanks local html demo applets Industry monitoring system tanks oem htm Settings MultiCon Direct 1 channel 97 http 192 168 1 97 channels channels 1 html MultiCon Direct 2 channels 97 http 192 168 1 97 channels channels2 html mo MultiCon Direct 3 channels 97 http 192 168 1 97 channels channels3 html MultiCon Direct 4 channels 97 ee http 192 168 1 37 channels channels4 html EL About MultiCon Direct 6 channels 97 _______ http 192 168 1 97 CHANNEEICHAMESENM mmm Figure 11 15 The intertace tor managing pages with Java applets For more advanced users in creating web pages there is a possibility to transfer several parameters directly from the program to the page that could interpret them If the page i
46. aying and visualization of data previously set in the device can be changed here to allow for more intuitive reports After making changes the user must confirm it by clicking the Save button The button Undo is used to restore the last saved settings when an unexpected change happens User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 5 1 DEVICES The number of devices on the list is unlimited After selecting one device the program displays its properties serial number date and time when it was added to the database and disk space occupied by all its data The user can change the default name of the device and define the Ethernet Network settings Figure 5 1 Device Settings Control Panel a Serial No 3218P930 size 304 8 MB V F Device 3218P930 N Creation time 2012 06 04 09 45 21 rer Name Device 32 18P930 Ethernet capabilities Settings G IP Address 192 168 1 97 Port Host Name Domain 80 gt localhost C Download logs automatically Current measurements Figure 5 1 Device settings For convenience e g to make the list more readable each device can be hidden from the list of devices in the Reports and Current measurements sections by unchecking it on this list The user can also permanently remove the device from the database by selecting a device and clicking the Delete button This operation can also permanently delete all the data related to the selected device so It is strongly
47. bute these files between programs 10 2 CREATING REFERENCES Creating a new reference is as follows First user should generate a table and a graph of data based on any log with an interesting range of time Then zoom in part of the graph from which the reference will be created and disable unnecessary channels After these operations the source graph is ready to create a reference Reference can be create by clicking the Create reference button Figure 10 1 32 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager sees Create reference Figure 10 1 Creation of a reference After that it displays the Create reference window Figure 10 2 Create reference Name Collector damaged Description Process 1D 1685 when there was a damage of the solar collector Source of data from current view from all generated data Show after creation Create x Figure 10 2 The Create reference window In this window the user can give the name and description of reference and specify manner of retrieve the source data Checking the Show after creation option will automatically display the graph after copying the data Each reference graph appears as a new tab to the right of the Graph tab Figure 10 3 Table Graph 4 Collector damaged EJ FENTY EATON PUNTA OTOP FOTOTAPETA scvateusWecescecteuucuscususlnecluecwcuauacuau scuateceusssecesuececuacueuernecen c let ten ri S BM _ 5C outlet re 3 2 EM _ Tank
48. cally and is connected with notes The names of the notes can be duplicated Appearances types of notes are global for the entire program This means that once defined may be used in different graphs both which relate to logs and references appearance and next removed this appearance these notes will be displayed on If the user have already added to his graphs some notes with pre defined the graph in default way 9 3 EDIT AND DELETE NOTES To change the parameters of the previously created note run the edit window Figure 9 4 Edit note ID 1685 tka Figure 9 4 The window of editing the note 31 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager This can be done by clicking left mouse button on the note The user can also point by cursor the location of graph point to which the note is anchored and then choose Edit note from the context menu If the mouse pointer will be near the points of plots and at this point is defined a note for all channels then this note can be edited from the context menu To remove a note defined for one channel point this note or plot point where it occurs and click Delete note command from the context menu To remove a note defined for all channels point this note or area where it occurs and click Delete note command from the context menu 10 REFERENCES The program allows to create independent sets of data from selected parts of the logs These new data sets called references can
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50. e graphs 7 4 4 Transfer to other programs For easier transfer different views of graphs to the outer programs DAQ Manager comes with two useful functions for this purpose The first one is a feature to copy to the clipboard the current graph view as a bitmap It is accessed from the context menu of the graph The second feature of the program allows you to save the current graph view as a raster file in one of three formats PNG BMP and JPG This function is also located in the context menu of the graph Dimensions of the image created by these functions correspond to the dimensions of currently displayed graph 27 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 8 CREATING REPORTS 8 1 PRINTING THE TABLE After generating data from selected time range the user can print the table by clicking on the Print button at the bottom of the Table tab Figure 8 1 This command will display a printer selection window if there is more than one installed on the system Report Solar System Logger Monitoring 1 Log 0121113 104023 Table Graph _No Dateandtime______ Pump fiow JSC inlet tem SC outlet te Tank inlet tejTank outlet Boiler Power 2012 11 13 10 44 29 9 HI 6 500 LO 23 125 Mo 29 800 2454 2012 11 13 10 44 30 0 HI 6 500 LO 23 075 LO 29 750 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2455 2012 11 13 10 44 30 1 HI 6 500 LO 23 025 LO 29 700 _ 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2456 2012 11 13 10 44 30 2 HI 6 500 LO 22
51. eady there to proper display each of them Figure 7 9 Report Device 10A1228 Monitoring 1 Log 0130410 135907 FE Table Graph Y Monitoring 1 2013 04 10 17 23 37 0 17 24 47 0 Ye 5 1000 a Y YE 300 E 7 7 Pump flow min 1 800 EB v SC inlet temp C 2 700 BM v SC outlet temp C 3 600 EM _J _ Tank inlet temp C 4 LH i 500 FA IL Tank outlet temp C 5 il li tt 400 E V Boiler Power w 6 300 W fil Wah 200 U I 17 23 37 0 17 24 02 6 30 od a gt v a SE 100 17 24 28 2 2013 04 10 2013 04 10 2013 04 10 Time at cursor 2013 04 10 17 24 11 2 Figure 7 9 Adding selected channels to the common Yc axis 25 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Clicking on labels Y or Ye located in the top of legend will automatically switch states of all checkboxes in the selected column This allows to quick change displaying state of all channels on the selected axis Clicking Settings label causes opening menu with additional graph settings Figure 7 10 There is possibility to choose following options 1 Show background grid turns on and off grind on the graph 2 Auto choose right Y axis allows to automatically switch Y axis depending on selected in the legend logical channel 3 Highlight selected channel allows to highlight on graph selected in the lege
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53. egister is in the integer format By default for registers 1024 1260 M Port of service running on the MultiCon device PARE a gt 090032 used to handle Modbus TCP protocol ace Game empty any text PE used by the applet to represent the ROEE empty any text Any unit displayed on the indicator next to the current numerical value The indicator color as RGB sequence given in color BBBBFF 000000 FFFFFF hexadecimal format Selecting the color helps http html color codes info page 38 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Name Dean Possible values Description value text Type of indicator that displays the value as a text Type of indicator that displays the value as a needle needle Type of indicator that displays the value as a horizontal bar Type of indicator that displays the value as a vertical bar Type of indicator that displays the value as a graph Defines the minimum value is displayed It is used to determine the level of 0 and lower limit on the Y axis of the graph gauge type text hbar vbar chart The number in IEEE 754 format range min 0 Tenumberin Defines the maximum value is displayed It is range max 20 used to determine the level of 100 and higher IEEE 754 format limit on the Y axis of the graph The size of the letters in the names of parameters and its values does not matter so the assignment Gauge Type H
54. ent measurements Figure 4 7 Settings of automatic data downloading If there isn t predefined template that match user s requirements the plan can be defined individually To do this select the custom plan template and set own schedule using the Plan field Notation of the plan is similar to the nnCron format with the main difference that has extra space for seconds Details about how to write the schedule in this format can be found at http www nncron ru help EN working cron format htm Any change in the plan updates the information about the next time of download which allows user to verify the correctness of the schedule After define the plan and save settings user can do other things or minimize the program and when the time set in the schedule will occur the program will start downloading data process unnecessarily load the device Continuous downloading converting and importing of the data also cause a much load of the program which slows down other operations Memory of the device is enough to register measurements for at least several days with configuration of device which generates the largest filling data 1 Is not recommended to set the time of downloading data too often because that will 5 DEVICE SETTINGS Access to the settings of devices from which data was collected their groups logs and channels can be obtained by clicking on the Devices button in the Side Menu Certain settings that relate to the displ
55. ere taken directly from the MultiCon devices All devices with the ACM module contains a web server that provides the device information There is a link Logical channels graphical view where you can find a complete functional example of using Java applets embedded on HTML page The applets parameters 11 2 2 Parameters of the applets When an applet is embedding in a HTML document it is necessary to let it some parameters These parameters configure the applet to work with the selected channel of one device Some of the parameters are required which means that without giving any of them the applet will not run All parameters possible to set are shown in the table below Their use is presented in section 11 2 3 Tab 11 1 The applets parameters Default value Name Possible values Description Address of the device This is the IP address e g 192 168 1 97 or the correct domain name e g your device com Modbus register address of logical channel 512 516 748 specified in decimal format For ease the list of all IP address or device address required domain name ane reque 1024 1028 1260 measurement registers of MultiCon devices is shown in Table 11 2 Specifies that the value returned by the selected logchan float register is in the floating point format By default 7 i eiie for registers 512 748 Cnannel e gt 1 Specifies that the value returned by the selected logchan_int r
56. ernet Current measurements Printout C Omit samples mode Maximum number of measurements to show 40000 Figure 6 2 Program settings Display tab Enabling Omit samples mode option will cause that if during the process of creating a report the user selects the time range which contains larger amount of measurements than specified in Maximum number of measurements to show parameter the program skips appropriate number of samples in a way that the total number of displayed samples will not exceed the limit Omitted samples are distributed evenly in entire of the time interval that user selected Each displayed point can take real measured value corresponding to the time when it was registered or its value can be calculated including preceding omitted points The method of display points can be chosen by selecting an option from the Data display style list Because in some situations there is need for frequent changing of this option for example between creation of reports based on data coming from different groups or devices quick access to it may be done from the Time Area Figure 6 3 and may be change just before use the Generate button r Averaged Real logged T Maximas Minimas m Max Min az Max or Min Display Settings Figure 6 3 Omit samples mode options available from the Time Area 14 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager The following table describes all options of above parameter
57. evice IP the IP address or domain name of the device e PORT the HTTP server port on the device Example The entry DEV2 IP will be replaced by the IP address of the second device on the list for example by 192 168 1 98 SERs_ par The parameter of the device from the list which serial number is equal to s Part par may have the following values e NAME the name of the device e IP the IP address or domain name of the device e PORT the HTTP server port on the device Example The entry SER1010P0909 IP will be replaced by the IP address of the device from the list which serial number is equal to 1010P0909 for example by 192 168 1 97 The size of the letters in the names of the variables does not matter so the Dev4 Name entry is equivalent to DEV4 NAME 11 2 5 Running the selected HTML page To view the selected page from the list double click on its name This action opens a dialogue with the designed web page When you run a page with applets for the first time the program prompts you for confirmation to run the applets Please check Always trust content from this publisher option and click the Run button Figure 11 16 1 Quick JAVA Applet 9 50 Warning Security The application s digital signature cannot be verified Do you want to run the application Name jmulticon gauge McGaugeApplet Publisher NOT VERIFIED R amp D department From http 192 16
58. he selected channel this channel is automatically set as the anchor for note The place of anchor the note in the Add note window can be changed between the nearest channel and all channels Enter any text in the Text field and click on the Add button to create a note for the selected point of the graph Leaving the Appearance field in the default setting will cause the appearance of the note will be adjusted for maximum readability with automatic background color of channel 30 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 9 2 CREATING TYPES OF NOTES During creating or editing a note the program allows to choose the appearance of the note A list of appearances can be customized to individual needs and that way specify different types of information placed on the graph To edit this list of appearances click on the Edit button in the window of adding a note Figure 9 2 or edit a note Figure 9 4 You will see the Notes Appearance Editor shown in Figure 9 3 Notes Appearance Editor Appearance Name Process Start Shape Line Border width 4 Information s Operation Border round G Repair Line color Background color Font color Offset Kz 0S px Y px Figure 9 3 Notes Appearance Editor The user have here the possibility to define any number of different looking types of notes Each type has its own identifier in the form of a number and a name The number is chosen automati
59. hen instead of real value a label is displayed defined by Label ON OFF settings where Label ON is accepted for values greater than 0 By pressing the Export to file button you can save the table as a CSV file which can then be opened with any spreadsheet program After each export DAQ Manager suggests to open the file in the default program 23 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 7 3 2 Synchronization with the graph Together with a table with measurements is generated the corresponding graph Changing the highlight of the active row in the table will automatically highlight the corresponding data points on the graph Figure 7 7 a Table 2451 2012 11 13 10 44 29 7 HI 6 500 LO 23 125 LO 29 800 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2452 2012 11 13 10 44 29 8 HI 6 500 LO 23 175 LO 29 850 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2453 cme 500 ILO 23 125 2454 2012 11 13 10 44 30 0 HI 6 500 LO 2379 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2455 2012 11 13 10 44 30 1 HI 6 500 i Graph 2456 2012 11 13 10 44 30 2 HI 6 500 famm 2457 2012 11 13 10 44 30 3 HI 6 500 2458 2012 11 13 10 44 30 4 HI 6 500 2459 2012 11 13 10 44 30 5 HI 6 500 2460 2012 11 13 10 44 30 6 HI 6 500 2461 2012 11 13 10 44 30 7 HI 6 500 2462 2012 11 13 10 44 30 8 HI 6 500 center graph on select Figure 7 7 Highlighting the graph points using the table Active row in the table can be changed by mouse clicks mo
60. ike this could be a template for further development for other monitoring systems It may also be the base for duplicate indicators by copying the code one of them change its parameters and set it to the correct position Part of the code which is responsible for the appearance and behaviour of the indicator was marked in purple 11 2 4 Access to the applets from the software Clicking on the Applets button in the Current measurements section will display the interface for managing Java applets Figure 11 15 At the beginning the list of pages contains only the item Demo Site for Device 1 After designing a page you can add it to the program by entering the correct URL address or a path to a local file Paths to files can be defined as relative to the installation directory of the program This allows for easy transfer all pages in the future to a new installation directory current measurements a U Name E HTML file path URL i Add Change en MultiCon Direct 6 channels 97 http 192 168 1 97 channels channels6 html E Name HTML file path URL Quick JAVA Applet http www yourwebsite com multicon qu Applets Full JAVA Applet h MultiCon Elevation 1 channel h MultiCon Elevation 4 channels http www MultiCon Elevation 9 channels http ffaw Logs Solar System h Monitoring System 10 channels h Monitoring System Tanks http www yourwebsite com multicon industry monitorinq system tanks oem htm
61. k outlet Boiler Power 2012 11 13 10 44 29 9 HI 6 500 LO 23 125 Lo 29 800 12 300 LO 80 240 2454 2012 11 13 10 44 30 0 HI 6 500 LO 23 075 LO 29 750 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2455 2012 11 13 10 44 30 1 HI 6 500 LO 23 025 LO 29 700 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2456 2012 11 13 10 44 30 2 HI 6 500 LO 22 975 LO 29 650 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2457 2012 11 13 10 44 30 3 HI 6 500 LO 22 925 LO 29 600 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2458 2012 11 13 10 44 30 4 HI 6 500 LO 22 875 LO 29 550 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2459 2012 11 13 10 44 30 5 HI 6 500 LO 22 825 LO 29 500 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2460 2012 11 13 10 44 30 6 HI 6 500 LO 22 775 LO 29 450 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2461 2012 11 13 10 44 30 7 HI 6 500 LO 22 725 LO 29 400 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2462 2012 11 13 10 44 30 8 HI 6 500 LO 22 675 LO 29 350 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2463 2012 11 13 10 44 30 9 HI 6 500 LO 22 625 LO 29 300 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 2464 2012 11 13 10 44 31 0 HI 6 500 LO 22 575 LO 29 250 12 300 LO 80 240 650 000 v center graph on select Export to file Figure 7 6 Create a report as a table If the value in the channel exceeds Low Value or High Value specified in the settings of the selected channel Figure 5 6 then in the table displays LO or HI beside the value However if the channel has the setting Display Format as Binary t
62. l have an independent scale in the graph Individual settings for each log will not be accepted Turned On The common scale for logged channels will be displayed for each log that belongs to this group Individual settings for each log will not be accepted 5 3 LOGS After expanding one of the groups a list of logs appears Figure 5 3 Their number is unlimited and depends on how often you change parameters in the data logger device which causes the creation of a new log and also on maximum size of single log allowed by the MultiCon device The name of the log contains the date of its creation and completion Parameters of each log are for information purposes only Settings of the graph and a description of the log can be customized Log Settings Control Panel 2 Log No 3 Size 85 3 MB 2 Device 3218P930 Log Name g0_2012_05_28_10_44 40 ga Monitoring 1 1 m fog 0130538 164890 Description Ww 4 iAczgrzewanie i Rozarzewanie 2012 05 28 10 44 40 Log 0120510 111949 Creation time 2012 05 28 10 44 40 BB 7 2012 05 10 11 19 49 First measurement time 2012 05 28 10 44 45 724 2012 05 28 10 44 40 amp J Monitoring 2 Last measurement time 2012 06 04 11 29 16 606 Logging period 0 1 seconds Number of measurements 1 368 880 Graph settings Detect break when difference after expected time exceeds 0 1 gt seconds _ Common scale for all channels Figure 5 3 Log settings 11 User manual PC SOF
63. nd logical channel 4 Quick selected channel when this option is on the program will remove from its internal memory all logical channels which are not selected in the legend which allows to free memory for other programs When this option is selected logical channels are only hidden and can be displayed much quicker but still they will be in memory 5 Show breaks allows to display breaks in logging as a vertical lines on graph Y Ve M _ Channel 25 brak 3 EM C Channel 26 brak 25 FFT E LS Figure 7 10 View of Settings menu 7 4 2 Scaling and moving The scale of the graph can be changed by clicking on the time axis or the value axis and dragging it horizontally or vertically In addition the scale of the time axis can also be changed by pressing the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons A similar effect can be obtained by pointing your mouse any location in the graph and while holding down CTRL key rotate the mouse wheel The last method which allows you to zoom in a portion of the graph is scaling using a window selection To do this click the right mouse button in the upper left portion of the graph that you want to zoom in then drag the selection in the direction of bottom right corner of the chosen portion The default scale of both axes can be obtained using the Reset view button The graph can be moved by clicking on the graph and dragging it by mouse horizontally or vertically
64. ns 200 000 measurements 1 200 000 points on the graph is uncomfortable even using a fast PC To ensure that the program will functioning smooth the largest value of the Maximum number of measurements to show parameter can not be greater than 100 000 It is easy to calculate that if the maximum sampling frequency is 0 1 second there is no possibility to display periods longer than 2 hours 46 minutes and 40 seconds on a single graph Often such high recording frequency is used for fast changing waveforms that are of short duration so this limitation is not a problem For slow changing waveforms for example when the recording period is set to 1 minute this limitation allows to display data from a period of almost 10 weeks which should be also sufficient However if the user would like to view the data of 1 week when sampling time is set to 0 1 second he should use Omit samples mode This mode allows to display required period of time but some samples across the width will be ignored Number of omited samples depends on the Maximum number of measurements to show setting The program automatically calculate locations of samples that should be displayed spaced from each other at equal distances Values of omitted samples can be used to calculate displayed values In the Figure 6 5 are shown various options to generate graphs depending on the Data display style when the Omit samples mode is active Plots in green are as background for reference and c
65. omatic read 11 2 JAVA APPLETS Java applets have been designed to read the current measurements from the each channel of the selected device They allow to visualize of the current measurements as various types of graphical presentation Support for Java applets was introduced in version 2 30 of the device firmware Before using the Java applets functionality it is recommended that the firmware of the MultiCon device be updated sure that the last Modbus port in the device which works on above protocol is set Java applets use a Modbus TCP protocol to communicate with the device Make to SLAVE mode 37 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 11 2 1 Introduction A Java applet is a special file with the jar extension which requires the Java Virtual Machine JVM to be installed on the system Applets are designed and tested using Oracle JVM To ensure that the applets are functioning properly an user should update the runtime environment of the JVM to the latest version from http www java com website Applets can be embedded on a page of any Web server This allows a preview of the current measurements from anywhere using any web browser with the Java plug in You can also design an HTML page which will be placed locally on your hard disk For this purpose you can create a subdirectory in the installation directory of the program and put the designed pages there The HTML page should be designed in a way that jar files w
66. rest of the samples so this Cause hide these changes Choosing a Real logged option Figure 6 5 C can be useful for slowly changing values It allows to draw a graph based on real measured and recorded values It is also an alternative for Max or Min option as in a random way allows to observe the direction of change the real value of the measured quantity rather than jumps on the level of local extremes Because this option doesn t consider omitted values there is a risk unnoticed information about temporary value decreases and increases as is the case in the above graph where from 3 extremes in a significant way has been noticed only one Choosing a Maximas option will cause that out of occurring anomalies will be noticed both temporary increases in value Figure 6 5 D The value of displayed point is the largest of every 10 points This option is useful for displaying measurement data of the process for which a sudden increase could be harmful and should be observed Choosing a Minimas option will cause that out of occurring anomalies will be noticed one temporary decrease in value Figure 6 5 E The value of displayed point is the smallest of every 10 points This option is useful for displaying measurement data of the process for which a sudden decrease could be harmful and should be observed Choosing a Max Min option will display span changes of recorded values for each 10 omitted points This option allows to observe the rank of s
67. s Each channel contains two checkboxes labeled Y and Yc which relate to two axes of the graph the left and right respectively Figure 7 6 Checkbox labeled Y can be in one of three display states according to the following table Setting Action Description The channel is active The graph and the Y axis are displayed The channel is active The graph is displayed but not the Y axis C Channel is inactive The graph Y axis and notes of the data points are not displayed Channel won t be included on printout at copying and saving the graph as a graphic file and to create a reference Change displaying state of the channel can be done by clicking on it or using the context menu Moving the cursor over one of the channels on the legend causes set automatically the grid and Y axis for this channel To display more than one Y axis uncheck the option Auto choose right Y axis which is located in the legend Settings To feature visually one of the channels on the background of the others it may be helpful to activate the Highlight selected channel option Use this option carefully because too much data can drastically slow down plotting the graphs Checkboxes labeled Yc assigned to each channel are bistate Checking this box will cause that selected channel will be added to the common Yc axis on the right side of the graph Adding each next channel to this axis will automatically scale all graphs which are alr
68. s will bring up the warning Incompatible device After completion of the download process you can choose imported logs and then analyse the data and create reports Figure 4 6 E Device Table E Solar System Logger w Monitoring I 1 Log 0121113 105111 2012 11 13 10 51 13 Log 0121113 104023 2012 11 13 10 40 25 2012 11 13 10 48 30 BOE al Figure 4 6 Updated logs ready for analysis User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 4 3 AUTOMATIC DATA DOWNLOADING The program has a built in automatic data downloading function according to a set schedule When user uses this option he hasn t a choice which logs will be imported and the program automatically download all data that haven t been imported or require an update Automatic data downloading function can be activated for each device To do this go to settings by the Devices button see section 5 select preferred device in the list and check the Download logs automatically option For user s convenience the program has a several templates of shedules of automatic data downloading Each template defines the plan for start a mechanism of logs downloading Figure 4 7 Download logs automatically Template every work day at 6 30 14 30 and 22 30 Detail Plan Next download time 2012 06 05 14 30 00 Plan is in the nnCron format extended with seconds Click to see details Curr
69. sona server with PHP ASP or other scripting language that can process received parameters using GET method and on this basis generate an HTML document you can design your site more universal Read the current measurements by indicators placed on the page can be done from devices with different IP addresses When the IP address will change in one of the device on the DAQ Manager list web master no longer needs to modify sources of the web site because information about the current IP address may always be passed as a parameter of the URL The script allows the interpretation of transmitted parameters even doesn t need to be placed on the server side This interpretation can be done on the client side in a static HTML document using JavaScript As example realization of such concept is an entry Demo Site for Device 1 which is a reference to the demonstration site built in to the DAQ Manager since version 1 3 1 List of all variables that can be used in the URL are in the table 11 3 49 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Tab 11 3 List of variables for use in URLs Variable Description LANG Language of the program interface according to ISO 639 1 Example The entry LANG will be replaced by en if the interface is in English DEVn_ par The parameter of the n th device on the list Part par may have the following values e NAME the name of the device SERIAL the serial number of the d
70. t Applet Java and click Finish You will see a Java Applet Properties window In the Source applet field please enter jmulticon gauge McGaugeApplet class User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager Then add required parameters of the applet see section 11 2 2 Name Value device address IP address or domain name channel 516 channel type logchan float You can also specify additional parameters that are not required but allow you for adjust of the indicator properties Parameters that are omitted have default values Name Value Default value port 502 502 channel name Temp empty channel unit ae empty color FF6600 BBBBFF gauge type needle text range min 0 0 range max 30 20 Window of the applet properties is shown in Figure 11 10 Java Applet Properties Applet source jmulticon gauge McGaugeApplet dass Applet base URL Message for browsers without Java support Applet parameters Name Value Type Value device address data 192 168 1 97 channel data 516 channel type data ogchan_float x port dala 507 Set Attribute Value gauge type data needle channel name te Name device address Layout Specify value Horizontal spacing Ali Data 192 168 1 97 Vertical spacing ORef O object Height 12
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73. tability of the measurement for each group of omitted points If recording was made with a sampling 0 1 second and set the maximum number of displayed measurements allows to display 1 for every 10 recorded samples the value of each point of the graph allows evaluate how much has changed real values of measuremens at every second This option also allows to Capture moments where out of each 10 measurements there are two opposed temporary changes in recorded values two sudden increases in the graph Max Min Figure 6 5 F Choosing a Max or Min option will display only the most important local extremes that occurred in the omitted samples In this mode the program will decide what value of largest or smallest is more distant from the average of omitted measurements This option allows to find a situation where the option Averaged could not show the fact of occurrence local extremes by mutual elimination the values used to calculate the arithmetic mean Here one of the local extreme is always displayed This option provides a combination of options Maximas and Minimas as it allows to show partially one or the second value Figure 6 5 G 18 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 6 3 ETHERNET TAB Here we can find the default settings for the Ethernet devices Figure 6 6 which are used for creating new virtual devices see section 4 1 Application Display Ethernet Current measurements Printout TCP IP Default Settings
74. the example will be composed of two parts a header and area of indicators This division obtains using the table To do this select the Table gt Insert Table In the window that appears set the following parameters Rows 2 Columns 1 Alignment Center and uncheck Specify width Prepare of the header 4 In the first row of the table enter a name of the system which will be monitored such as Chemical Laboratory Then click on the icon of the text alignment Center and it will create a new style named style1 Change its name to header To do this switch to the Manage Styles tab and select Rename class style1 from the context menu of the new created style Figure 11 5 Apply Styles Manage Styles A NA New Ste a A Attach Style Sheet CSS styles EH Current Page style1 Apply Style Go To Code Select All 1 Instance s New Style New Style Copy Modify Style Visual Aids On Style Application Auto 677bytes Standard 503x Rename dass style1 Dele Attach Style Sheet Manage Style Sheet Links Figure 11 5 Changing the style name 42 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager To improve the appearance of the header you should perform a few modifications to its style Click the command Modify Style on its context menu Window Modify Style appears Figure 11 6 Modify Style
75. then be viewed in the form of graphs Way to navigate through the reference graph and most operations are similar to graph known from the data generated from log see section 7 4 10 1 GENERAL INFORMATION The user can create references to save part of the log which will provide a record of the process under ideal or extreme conditions The graph of this part can be used many times for visual comparison of the same process at different times using the graph generated directly from log or other reference Because for each reference user can define an individual name and a detailed description and the time range is constant it can be created to extract especially interesting fragments of the log for quick access If we need to display data directly from the source log that based on the information window of reference we can check where it came from Notes created for the reference don t affect the source log Such references can be used to quick reporting or exchange the data between DAQ Manager programs Each reference is a comprehensive data set in a single file that contains apart from D measurement data also all information and settings required for the proper display it in the program Reference files are located in the refs subdirectory which is located in the installation directory Inside it there are files with names like ref _ db DAQ Manager during startup scans this directory to update list of references It makes easy to distri
76. ties Ethernet capabilities Settings Settings G IP Address G IP Address 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 97 Port Port Host Name Domain x Host Name Domain 80 80 gt localhost localhost Le C Download logs automat Connect timed out C Download logs auton Information page Device name MultiCon CMC 99 MAC address C6 B6 5E CC AA A1 Serial number 3218P930 HVersion 1 00 SVersion 1 02 2 32 0 Free memory 556MB Current measurements Current measurements Figure 4 2 Example of network settings for a device that does not exist in the network on the left and correctly configured on the right If the device responds correctly you should save these settings by clicking on the Save button 4 2 MANUAL DATA DOWNLOADING To download data from the preconfigured virtual device go to the Reports section right click on the appropriate device and select the Download data command Figure 4 3 Current measurements Device Table bE Device 110113121121953 Device Info i 47 Device Settings Figure 4 3 Starting download data The program will download the list of all logs then show a dialog to make the user choose which ones should be imported Figure 4 4 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager m Choice of logs to import which logs you want to import Z m 23 Group i Log 0120528 104440 lt new 2012 05 28 10 44 40 Log 0120510 111949 lt new 2012
77. ure 11 2 and save settings 36 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager C Download logs automatically Figure 11 2 Activation of current measurements The polling interval of devices for new measurements is adjustable in the program settings on the Current measurements tab section 6 4 Current measurements mode allows you to preview the basic parameters of channels such as channel name type and the current measured value with set unit It also calculates the average of the measurements which occurred after the last buffer reset For minimum and maximum values is also stored with the time of their occurrence which can be displayed by moving the mouse cursor over the desired value All values displayed in the table may be marked according to the following table Colour Event Description blue A value in the table is below the graph low value which was set in the device red A value in the table is above the graph high value which was set in the device Access to the settings of the graph thresholds for selected channel is possible from the MultiCon device as follows MENU gt Device configuration gt Input channels gt Displaying gt Graph low gt Graph high If the display format is set to binary then in the table the user will see the label corresponding to the value of the channel The Measure button is used to take recent data from the device without waiting for aut
78. use whell rotation scroll bars and the keyboard using arrow keys PageUp PageDown and Home End Checking the option Center graph on select results that the change of the active row in the table move the graph so that the measuring points remain in the center of the plot area Checking this option is useful when the highlighted points would go outside of the viewing area due to zoom in a portion of the graph 7 4 THE GRAPH Along with the table you can create a graph with all logged channels Figure 7 8 Data fikering 2 Date and time From time To time 2012 11 13 10 42 00 kj EM 2012 11 13 10 47 00 Time range 5 minutes O 4 6 7 8 4 2 amp 4 6 48 13 11 12 10 35 13 11 12 10 40 13 11 12 10 45 vw Selected samples 3 008 max 40 000 samples Generate Total loaged samples 4 775 Generate Logging period 0 1 seconds Advanced Y Report Solar System Logger Monitoring 1 Log 0121113 104023 Table Graph ie CIE Ss TT GG Y Ye BE _ Pumo flow l min 1 FE _ SC inlet temp C 2 EM 5C outlet temp C 3 EM _ _ Tank inlet temp C 4 EA v _ Tank outlet temp C 5 LiL Poles Power W 6 il MA bety 2001 10 43 42 d fk CE DOG Figure 7 8 Create a report as a graph 24 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager 7 4 1 The legend The legend of the graph is interactive and allows you to select channels to show and adjust their setting
79. with indicators taken directly from the device makes it possible to view all of its channels and allows easy change of the display mode Figure 11 18 51 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager wf MultiCon Direct 6 channels 97 Multicon preview PREV NEXT Choose view PREV NEXT MODE MODE Six channels v GROUP GROUP Figure 11 18 Web page with indicators from the device 11 2 7 Automatic arrangement of windows If user opens too many applet windows and they overlap it will be helpful to use the Windows arrangement button which is located in the upper part of the applets management interface For example if you open seven windows that overlap they can quickly spread out in a 4x2 grid Figure 11 19 Pump flow l min i 7 85 o 39 Figure 11 19 Automatic arrangement of windows in a 4x2 grid 52 User manual PC SOFTWARE DAQ Manager System requirements Operating system Windows XP 32 bit or later processor Pentium AMD 600 MHz or faster 128 MB of RAM or more 2 GB or more free disk space monitor with min resolution SVGA 800x600 CD ROM or DVD ROM network card keyboard and pointing device e

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