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3. 78 B S Software MeBtechnik GmbH page 81 of 82 Addendum ME 4 1 12 Intensive customer feedback has resulted in the following improvements 1 2 Display windows now selectable from tool bar gt Fig 1 Info window selectable from tool bar Data file gt Fig 2 Measurement file Display file Comment Current no of channels Sampling rate Active channel has white background color for offline display gt Fig 3 Fig 4 Signal polarity change Now selectable by right mouse click gt Fig 5 Start Stop and Zoom Offset feature gt Fig 6 On a channel by channel base is it now possible to keep Start End values or zoom offset values constant The measurement module sequence is now modified analog board analog board with signal conditioning counter board CAN board specific interface boards digital channel older versions showed the digital channel as first channel Project save procedure gt Fig 7 Now corrected and error free External clock for all Multidata 3 and M3 INTEGRA Systems Now activated and operating properly Thermal scanner menu improved Counter Menu improved and errors corrected Cursor single cursor and dual mode improved now very similar to ME3 gt Fig 8 Graphic Y offset right mouse click corrected offset now fully operable gt Fig 5 Trigger logic enhanced Now sequential trigger procedure Enable Start ring buffer Trig
4. Figure 35 Menu Set Standard Paths 12 5 Protocol This menu will be used only for B S Hotline Purposes B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 71 of 82 ME 4 Manual 4 13 Edit 13 1 Copy Standard WINDOWS COPY and PASTE feature 13 2 Default Comment Before each measurement the Default Comment can be displayed on screen ABS 01 Break Distance RL ABS 01 Break Distance ABS 01 Break Distance Mode Delete Edit Cancel OK Figure 36 Menu Default Comment C Data xxx To insert text for Label and Default Value click the button Fill under the text Mode The button Fill changes to Edit and an additional column ID Cursor and the buttons Delete and Insert appear A second click on Edit toggles back to the original state Insert To insert an identification code ID a Label and the so called Default Values 2 Text Delete Erases the new contents Cancel Quits the menu without saving new data Show before Measurement Note This field appears after the first Comment was inserted OK was quit and you returned to the menu This command On Off is valid for all inserted Comments Note Both Show before Measurement and Use Comment menu Measurement have to be activated to show the comment before each start of a measurement Use Measurement On Saves the comme
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7. 8 The sampling rates of the following modules are the same as the sampling rate of this menu ANALOG of M3 Systems and THERMO During a measurement the sampling rate cannot be changed Also see chapter 6 5 Select lt F10 gt or Configuration gt Sampling Rate Menu Configuration will appear Sampling Block Sie 5 1 000 Unit ms gt Unit 5 Pretrigger Info 8 0 Physical Memory 31 45 MB i 1 f 1 n Avail Memory 7 45 MB Clock UsediorMeas 9 Source Analog M Total Time 100 Channels Cancel Ok Figure 11 Menu Configuration Timing 6 2 Sampling Rate Use the UP or DOWN arrow to increase or decrease the sampling rate B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 24 of 82 ME 4 Manual Unit With the right DOWN arrow a list can be opened with eight suggested sampling times If a sampling frequency under Unit was selected the present sampling time will automatically be calculated into a sampling frequency see below If the sampling rate is too fast for the system software will adjust the value automatically With the right button a list box can be opened with five sampling time units and three sampling frequency units In the field Rate the value will be displayed automatically in a time or frequency unit Frequency 1 Time 6 3 Pretrigger Capability Pretrigger Clock
8. Source Analog Source Extern Block Size Unit Note Set the pretrigger percentage Example 20 will show 20 of the measurement Block Size see below before the trigger was valid The internal system clock will be used The sampling rate will be defined by an external TTL signal applied to the BNC connector Ext Clock Length of one measurement cycle in time or number of points The original input of a time block or no of samples will be constant if the Unit will be changed Only the time block or no of samples requires a certain amount of the PC memory see under Used for Meas below If the sampling rate is changed the Block Size 2 Total Time will change in time or no of samples too The software will limit the max size according to the Available Memory automatically Physical and avail Memory remain constant Used for Meas Total Time Note A red bar shows the amount of memory used for the Block Size The block size is not influenced by the sampling rate Total measurement time for one or several blocks multi block measurement not yet supported B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 25 of 82 ME 4 Manual The Total Block Size is not related to the of the Online Display Range The X Axis Range is defined in lt F9 gt set to Online gt Display gt X Axis gt Channels Branch to lt Configuration Set Channels
9. right hand to the Y c2 value may also relate to Yic depending on the settings C1 C2 and the selected channels Setup Cursor For both Display Cursors color and type of Cursor Point Style can be selected 1 4 Mouse Operation for Zoom Offset and Display Properties A Right Mouse Click opens a window related to the channel with the system cursor on B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 60 of 82 ME 4 Manual For operations as Shift Offset Zoom Offset Reset Color and Properties Offset Note The Y axis is always related to the active channel Clicking on Offset enables the mouse to shift that specific channel Another click freezes the new offset Zoom Offset Reset This resets the offset to its original value Color A new color of the selected channel can be set Properties Offline This menu is similar to the menu lt F9 gt but refers only to one channel and to offline mode Both menus correspond to each other Therefor parameters of a channel can be changed quickly Display Channel Chart Type User Name dummy 00 Marker None Step 1 Start Stop amp Zoom Offset Bit Mask Interpolation Start 10 24000 End 10 24000 Off Y Zoom 1 00000 Offset 0 00000 First Bit Bit Range 096 fi _ Cance Figure 29 Mouse Menu Properties right Mouse Click B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH p
10. B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 5 of 82 ME 4 Manual During the installation the following Copy Dialog or similar appears v Setup B S Multidata 4 Version 1 0 At the end of the installation you will be asked to start the ME 4 application immediately A reboot may be required Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Setup will now launch the program Select your option below Click Finish to complete Setup B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 6 of 82 ME 4 Manual 2 Menu Overview Zd Zz u5 lea su T 4 gt lt 1527 Jojueo Xino X umop aed JOSIND dns Josung 5 jouueyo 2 edoos 9 Iu puo IHO SIXV A X IHD SIXW X sjeuueyo 64 Ps Aejdsiq 01002 ony esp ueuJjeJnsee N Old 84 uomeJqieo 1eBBu 195 S 179 Jope
11. If you click on the headers of the columns also under Properties the contents will be put into alphabetic order Properties The contents cannot be changed Mask is important for users of interface modules Bit Size Note that some modules provide less than 16 bit but will be completed by software to 16bit B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 74 of 82 ME 4 Manual 14 File Load Save Properties Print lt F5 gt Note Depending on installed Microsoft software drivers some parts in the submenus Load Save and Print may be displayed in another language 14 1 Load Files Load File Project lt Ctrl L gt Data Display Measurement Comment 14 2 Save Files Save File Project lt Ctrl S gt Data lt F4 gt Display Measurement Comment B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH In a Project File PJT all files such as Measurement Data System Parameters Comments etc are stored In each of these files only the specific data is stored Data Files DAT Display Files GPH Measurement Files M2F Comment Files CMT In a Project File PJT all files as Measurement Data System Parameters Comments etc will be saved In each of this files only the specific data will be saved Data Files DAT also use yellow button Save Display Files Measurement Files M2F Comment Files CMT Note for Data File
12. In this mode the LSB last significant bit of an analog source can be monitored Hint Keep in mind that most analog modules have less than 16bit So eg the four LSB of the module 12 inside M3 INTEGRA 12bit resolution will not change as they are filled up to 16 bit by software automatically Input Unit Phys Unit eg Volt of an analog module see under Range End Start User Unit This unit like bar rpm will be indicated as defined under F8 Note If you change the content in F8 the indication on the Y Axis will change after the first following measurement Note The four contents of this window depend on the status Online or Offline Mode as defined under lt F9 gt A sensor signed will be displayed in user units This mode is used in most applications If two pressure sensors are displayed from 0 100 bar then both signals can directly be compared The individual calibration and signal conditioning is hidden For a few applications it is necessary to compare gain zoom and offset For the pressure sensor example this will result in identical gain and ofset values but different user ranges START END B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 51 of 82 ME 4 Manual Label and Scale Auto Precision Precision The resolution of the labels can be defined here Auto Divisions Divisions Offline The number of tics plus Start and End tic will be defined here for offline mode only
13. The data can be stored afterwards The field State changes from Pretrigger Not yet triggered to Posttrigger to Measure Done The measurement can be saved now with the Save Button Note If Auto Repeat was activated before after a few seconds the software will automatically re enable the trigger function Stop Or Esc or Stop Button under Measure or the red square in the Tool Bar B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 40 of 82 ME 4 Manual Freeze lt Space gt Use Comment Auto Repeat Remote Control Stops a measurement and freezes the curve s for a few seconds This function toggles between Freeze and continuous display if a measurement was started and the menu Measurement is opened Use lt Space gt for the same feature A comment of max 60 characters can be inserted under Edit gt Default Comment to be saved with the measurement Note To display the Comment before each measurement activate this button and Show before Measurement in the Edit menu On After a manual or automatic trigger the software enables the trigger condition again for the next trigger event or manual trigger Note In the menu Options System Repeat Mode the data of each new measurement will be stored under a selection file name insert together with an automatically increasing number the starting number can be inserted also The optional B S Remote Control will be detected
14. function column Link the required trigger condition most likely will not be valid Level Triggering requires a measurement value without direction above or below the given trigger level Level Window Triggering requires a measurement value outside or inside a bandwidth as defined under Value 1 Mask and Value 2 B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 29 of 82 ME 4 Manual 7 3 Digital Trigger Modes Figure 14 Menu Digital Trigger Modes In the Analog Trigger Menu on the lower right find the button Digital to enter the Digital Trigger Menu and vice versa Note Before entering the field Mask m select a Slope or Level Mode Otherwise Analog Mode will remain and new values will not be accepted Watch the field Trigger Condition for explanations A digital channel contains 16 phys lines 216bit and has to be installed as an option Digital triggering is also possible for analog modules using the phys unit or Integer ADC using a decimal value in Slope Level Mode Tue 0 Digital Trigger Modes False iE 4 gt 0 Teu ne 1 0 4 z SES m Mode NUES Mask Mode True 4 I 12m False n zm False Lt zm Mask 15 8 7 0 4 4113 1011 Trigger Condition Value amp Mask 0 Slope Analog _ cerea OK column Unit
15. B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 26 of 82 ME 4 Manual 7 Trigger To trigger a measurement the signal s of one or more channel s can be used in the Software Trigger Mode including the Trigger Link of several channels In the Hardware Trigger Mode only one channel can be used for an immediate trigger similar to an oscilloscope Only one Software or Hardware Trigger Mode can be selected at a time 7 1 Software Trigger To select the menu Software Trigger first click on Configuration Mode Value 2 Unit Link On Name Value 1 Mask 1 M ANA 0000 _A 3 0000 OR 2 M ANA 0001 N 1 0000 vor 3 0002 20000 30000 voir 4 ANA 0003 5 0000 20000 VOLT 5 0003 S 51198 6 0000 20000 40000 lt Hz gt OR 27 THS_0000 15 1500 0000 1800 0000 8 M 0000 5 20 4113 0000 9990 9 2 64444 0000 OR 00000 Hil AA 0 0000 12 RA 0 0000 4 Total am HUM EB Cancel Figure 12 Software Trigger Menu Note As several trigger channels can be linked by an Or Function column Link it is possible to insert a channel several times to combine several trig
16. In online mode only start and end tics are displayed Format Floating Point and Scientific notation are available for the Display Format Hint With this Icon or with the sub menu Channel Names On for better orientation a short channel overview is possible Offline Mode Color User Name Value at cursor position and user unit Online Mode Color User Name A click on the color field will select the related Y Axis scale and channel name The active channel is displayed with a white background field for the channel name 10 7 Applications 10 7 1 Detecting Pulses as References for Cursor Measurements If due to a high Block Size and a short Sampling Rate the Prescaler right bottom of the screen is more than 1 or 2 it might happen that small pulses or spikes will not be displayed Figure 23 B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 52 of 82 ME 4 Manual 4 Main Window File Window Options Help Offline 1 Edit Configuration Measurement Display Analyze 56 55 9 48 mph 950 0 E 11581 814 ft 100 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 d idX 21 000162 Y 8 143117 606 923718 dv 598 780601 2 362968 30 876110 dX 28 513142 Figure 23 Full Scale Display with Prescaler 28 This figure from top to bottom shows Signal Curve of a light barrier with two hidden neg spikes Distance Curve from a counter module totalized pulses
17. Left Page Up Page Down Zoom In Y Zoom Out Y Grid On gridlines follow x and y tics Note If curves have disappeared use F7 If no curves will appear on the Main Window as all Display Parameter Sets were closed before select Window gt New gt Open Window Cu Rl Cursor Cu LE These commands shift the X Axis half a page lt Ctrl Up gt Cursor lt Ctrl Down gt These commands shift the Y Axis half a page B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 57 of 82 ME 4 Manual Zoom In X Zoom Out X Center amp Full Range F7 lt lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt These commands zoom out symmetrically to the middle of the Y Axis A curve with an offset could disappear Ins and Del These commands zoom in and out symmetrically to the middle of the X Axis the cursor on a curve may be shifted by that lt Ctrl Z gt or Icon This centers that point of a curve where the cursor is currently located or enlarges a defined square wit h the mouse see below to full screen Also use F7 The offline display zoom settings in F9 and Y Menu will be reset to its original value The X Axis will be adjusted to its original setting as after a measurement 1 2 Zoom Offset Cursor Operation and Icons Cursor Position Zoom X Y in and out A short left click positions the cursor on a curve A long click initiates the capability t
18. Recycle Bin ME 4V 1 0 1 41 PM Figure 1 ME 4 Main Window 4 Main Window File Edit Configuration Measurement amp nsyze Window Options Help amp Figure 2 ME 4 Main Window Double click on the icon to get the ME4 Main Window B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 12 of 82 ME 4 Manual 1 1 Language The program language can be selected under Options gt Language Sept 99 Only English is supported 1 2 Direct Keys Direct keys eg lt F8 gt will be shown in pointed parenthesis 1 3 4 Main Window This window comes up with some analog Dummy signals in Offline Mode Header Offline 1 The red cross hair is a graph cursor Select a channel by clicking on a channel s graph A continuous window zoom is activated by pressing lt Ctrl gt lt left right mouse button in parallel See menus Display Zoom To check the presence of measurement modules first select Configuration Hardware Configuration 7 Hardware x Info Modules 3 Boards 1 Channels 96 Module Interface Configuration Status Channels DIGITAL 0 THERMO 0 ANALOG 0 Figure 3 Configuration Hardware MEA automatically displays the installed hardware Module s and their status If a module does not perform properly or was not activated properly the Status Lamp will be red For the following exercise make sur
19. automatically by the software if connected to the system See manual Remote Control B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 41 of 82 ME 4 Manual 10 Display Menus Define the display type of the individual channels color line type zoom and even display different types for Online modes running or aborted measurement and Offline modes stored measurement data after a trigger event 10 1 lt F9 gt Set Channels Properties Select lt F9 gt Set Channels the menu Properties appears Define all channels individually either in mode Online or Offline xx During a running measurement parameters can also be changed and displayed Hint i For better orientation with this Icon or sub menu Channel Names a short channel overview is possible Offline Mode Color User Name Value cursor position user unit Online Mode Color User Name A click on the color field will select the related Y Axis scale and channel name D software_tests me4 1 02 data test test gph x Offline 1 v Reset Zoom amp Offset Bit Mask gt y Properties Display Parameter Set Visible Style No User Name G User Unit 1 0000 VOLT 1024000 1024000 1 00000 00000 20 ANA OOD 10 24000 10 24000 1 00000 0 00000 3 ANA0002 VOL
20. xx related to Graphic Display normal Curves Online Numeric xx and YX Plot xx In XY mode the contents are always the same Both Online amp Offline The text in field Window Name can be changed Note If you change the text for optimum orientation its good praxis to keep the notation Online or Offline Select a window mode in one of the fields Online Offline or Both Online amp Offline and go to Parameter Source Numeric Mode displays the online measurement results on the screen for channels as selected under F9 can be placed in parallel to an online window see Arrange gt Tile These defaults refer to the boot parameters Select the desired New Window Online Offline or Both Online amp Offline first The parameters as under lt F9 gt of the selected mode eg Offline 1 will be copied To display online measurement results in numeric characters the font size can be selected Note To change the Font Size of an existing Numeric window it has to be closed see below under Close and initiated again with the new Font Size Otherwise a second numeric window will be opened If all parameters set and valid use this button Note If mode Tile was selected under Window gt Arrange After a new input Open Window the command Tile must be repeated to reorganize the displays B S Software amp MeBtechn
21. 1 02 data test test gph x Display Parameter Set Offline 1 Visible Style Bit Mask oy Mat No User Name User Unit Bit Mask 1 0000 LY VOLT Off 75 0 z 0007 Digital we 3 _0002 VOLT DigitabLSB we 8 ANA 0003 Off 0 K 4 No o Total 4 22 Figure 19 Menu lt F9 gt Bit Mask Digital First Bit Bit Range This mode defines a Bit Range starting from First Bit The sum of both fields may not exceed 16 therefor the software corrects a new input automatically if necessary Bit 0 defines the LSB Least Significant Bit Most applications for this 16bit Bit Mask Digital or Digital L SB are valuable for digital interfaces as DIG CAN and DASDA II Note The best but seldom usage for analog modules is to select ADC Analog Digital Converter with Ctrl Y gt Display gt Unit In this mode the digital status provided by the ADC will be monitored directly and so it is easy to monitor the LSB highest resolution Hint Keep in mind that some analog modules have less than 16bit So eg the four LSB of the module ANA12 X inside M3 INTEGRA with 12bit resolution will not change as they are completed to 16 bit by software Digital gt LSB First Bit Bit Range See all Notes above In this mode the Bit Range will start wi
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23. 2 0002 10 00 100 0 Hz 03 0003 20 00 off 04 0004 20 00 off 05 0005 20 00 off 3 V Sampling Mode 07 T 20 00 off intemal Clock Clock 08 ANA 0008 20 00 off 09 ANA 0009 20 00 off oo 10 ANA 0010 20 00 112 ANA 0011 20 00 off 1000 gt 12 ANA 0012 20 00 off 13 0013 20 00 off 14 ANA 0014 20 00 off 15 ANA 0015 20 00 off Figure 10 Analog Module 0 for M3 INTEGRA For M3 INTEGRA Systems the software will additionally show Filter on off if this option was ordered and Sampling Mode Select the appropriate ranges and filters 5 5 Explanations for Sampling Modes Sampling Mode Three options currently define the source of the sampling rate Internal External Clock and Stand Alone Generate Clock will follow Attention There are two Sampling Rates clock rates to be defined in a system The selected sampling rate of a module eg Stand Alone for this analog module is the actual measurement rate of this module The Sampling Rate as defined in the menu lt F10 gt Sampling Rate is a System Rate As both rates are different in many cases mode Stand Alone depending on the sampling ratio the software fills up or drops out sampling points for an optimum display of the various curves of different modules Thus the system can display different curves of f e a fast analog input chann
24. ATA 3 MULTIDATA 3 Hardware Triggering is possible only with one Analog Channel Triggering is performed here without a delay The selected analog channel select under User Name can be enabled or disabled with On The submenu only shows analog trigger modes Slope Mode and Level Mode They are explained in the chapter Software Trigger above The Trigger Level in User Unit can be inserted with a mouse click and the keyboard or by stepping through with a mouse click Note If the programmed trigger level exceeds the measurement range there will be no warning 7 5 Enabling a Trigger If F2 Start is enabled green button on and activated the display show immediately the View Mode to monitor the activities of the channels Hint This data cannot be stored B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 32 of 82 ME 4 Manual If the button Trigger becomes green Automatic or Manual Trigger lt F3 gt or button Trigger are enabled and data will be stored if the trigger condition is valid For some conditions the software needs some time to process the data recorded before the trigger event Manual Trigger has the highest priority Auto Repeat under Measurement The trigger function will automatically be enabled again after triggering and displaying the data B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 33 of 82 ME 4 Manual 8 Calibration To select the Cal
25. Axis Coverage red Bar Display at the button of the screen Red Bar Display of the Number of Points at the button of the screen Field Time s in the tool bar showing the elapsed measurement time Default is 3 Display in Info Bar The red horizontal bar in the Info Bar under the field Time s can be switched on for info purpose This bar indicates the system use Full scale refresh rate in msec Note This feature is not related to Bar above Default This is the optimum setting for normal operations 12 2 Language Currently Okt 99 only English is available B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 69 of 82 ME 4 Manual 12 3 Setup Colors The colors of the General Panels and the following Workspace Windows can be selected Online Offline Numeric and XY Plots Setup Colors Ed gt General Panel Color Background Edit Controls Font Edit Controls n Font Ind Controls _________ Workspace Window Window Numeric 1 Y Axis Plot Background Grid System Font Figure 34 Menu Setup Colors General Panel Color Background Edit Controls For menus with edit controls the background can be defined Font Edit Control The Font Color of the Edit Controls can be defined Font Ind Controls The Font Color of the Indicator Controls can be defined Workspace Window The colors for the Axis outer field Plot Background and t
26. Input Range Volt and a suitable filter if present and if required Sampling Mode Internal Clock Quit the menu with OK and return to the Main Window Note for the B S Systems of type MII M3 The above menu shows a different content Select an appropriate Input Range under the tabulator Specific only B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 15 of 82 ME 4 Manual 1 4 Measurement Return to the Main Window with OK connect sensors to one or more channel s BNC connectors 0 1 2 and click on the green button Start The ONLINE display of the signal s will start immediately without any trigger conditions lt Space gt Toggles between Freeze and ONLINE display Also see Measurement gt Freeze Default Sample Rate 1m sec Use Trigger for a manual trigger The window header Online 1 will change to Offline 1 Data and parameters can be saved under menu File Hot Keys Also see 3 Hot Keys Pg Up gt lt Pg Dn Zooms the Y Axis See lt Ctr lt Y gt or Display gt Y Axis Ins Del Zooms the X Axis See Ctrl gt lt X gt or Display gt X Axis F7 Full Display Range Display gt Cursor Displays a small menu for two cursors to read X Y data dY dX dY and dX See 11 8 1 5 Saving Measurement Data and Parameters MEA does now ask to Save Data or parameter sets before you use Exit to quit the program To save data or measurement pa
27. Options System Load from Actual Directory Rep_000 Dat Save in ME3 Format with Parameter Header
28. Preliminary Manual ME 4 for Windows SW Version 1 06 plus Addendum 1 12 Manual Version 1 04 December 1999 Ra SS Sz MULTIDATA 11 811 Copyright 1999 by B S Software und Mefstechnik GmbH Lochhamer Schlag 17 D 82166 Gr felfing Germany ME 4 Manual 1 ME 4 Software Installation The following chapter explains how to install the ME 4 Software on a Windows compatible PC or aB S Measurement System There are two different methods to install ME 4 e Installation from disk e Installation from HD or CD ROM media both will have the same effect the difference is While using the disk installation method you have to change the media 1 1 Installation from Disks Insert disk number 1 into the disk drive Start a setup exe Hit lt Return gt to start the installation process The rest of the installation will be described in chapter 1 3 Installation Procedure 1 2 Installation from Harddisk CD ROM Media To use a CD ROM insert the ME 4 CD into your CDROM drive Click on the Start button Select the option Run Type in the path of the setup program e g d disk1 setup exe or use the browse button to find the setup program of ME 4 Hit Return to start the installation process The rest of the installation will be described in the following chapter 1 3 Installation Procedure B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 1 of 82 ME 4 Manual 1 3 Installation Procedure Start setup
29. Speed Curve The task of this application is to find the light barrier spikes and to measure the number of counter pulses distance between START spike 1 and STOP spike 2 It is necessary to zoom the X Axis If the prescaler bottom right is set to 1 then one pixel corresponds to one measured value B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 53 of 82 ME 4 Manual 4 Main Window L x Eile Edit Configuration Measurement Display 78 22 Window Options Help Offline 1 10 972168 11 802270 0 757944 11 044326 3 342225 2 335648 1 006576 Figure 24 Same Display with Prescaler 2 To measure the number of counter pulses on the distance curve between the first and second spike of the light barrier curve activate on the cursor DISPLAY Cursor C1 will be placed on spike 1 and cursor on spike 2 Note the absolute Y Value of C2 and shift the display to the right with lt Ctrl gt lt Cursor right until the second spike appears Place the two cursors again note the second Y Value and calculate the difference 10 7 2 Display of Curves Curves of same polarity To get congruent displays of curves up to four steps may arise A Shift Y Offset B Adjust C Change Polarity of Y Axis and the Signal inversion D Change Polarity of Y Axis only Offline Mode only A To shift the Offset of a curve set a cursor on the curve and use the right mouse button Offset to shift the cu
30. T 10 24000 10 24000 1 00000 0 00000 4 ANA 0003 VOLT 10 24000 1024000 1 00000 000000 Oro Figure 18 Menu lt 9 gt Display Set Channels Tab Visible Note After booting for practice this menu shows seven channels dummy 00 to 06 Note To install new real channels first start a measurement in the Main Window to erase the Dummy Parameters One channel of a module will be inserted automatically To insert new channels see for the green button Insert Delete on the next page f Close All was activated under Window a measurement can be started but no Online or Offline Display will take place Select Window gt New B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 42 of 82 ME 4 Manual Green Button Insert Delete Display Param Set Reset Zoom amp Offset Channel Tab Visible G A User Unit As under lt F8 gt Configuration here you can insert and delete channels Note New channels first have to be inserted under lt F8 gt Configuration Set Channels and a following measurement Start has to be done Otherwise they will not appear under this lt F9 gt menu Online xx Offline xx The Online Parameters are in use during a running measurement This will be indicated on top of the measurement window After a Trigger event or after Stop the indication will change to Of
31. Tile to integrate the new window To erase a single tile click on the header and use lt Ctrl F4 gt or Close All selected tiles will be arranged horizontally All selected tiles will be arranged vertically All selected tiles will be presented one behind the other and can be called the foreground by a mouse click This disables the function Tile If you click on the header of a tile and use Maximize All only this tile will be displayed in full size All other windows are located behind it similar as under Cascade and can be arranged into the foreground with the mouse as well All tiles will be minimized The list at the bottom of the menu Window will remain and after a next measurement all windows will reappear The tile with the activated or to be activated blue header will be minimized but in the list at the bottom of the menu Window it will remain for new selections The Tile with the activated or to be activated blue header will be enlarged to full size The other tiles will be present behind it The window can be shifted with the mouse or can be erased by Minimize in the list at the bottom of the menu Window it will remain for new selections This list contains all selected and sometimes erased windows B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 65 of 82 ME 4 Manual Example Online 1 Ctrl 1 Offline 1 Ctrl 2 Numeric 1 Ctrl 3 XY Plot 1 4 After a measurement
32. activated either with a mouse click or with the buttons C1 C2 To move a cursor to another channel click and select B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 59 of 82 ME 4 Manual The red default cursor C1 is related to a channel in the list lt Channel gt the right Even if not activated in the display field Color and type of the cursors can be changed See below Channel Name List This list shows Color Channel Name Cursor Y Position and the Original System Name A click on the Color Button guides the red default Cursor C1 to the related channel A click on the cursor or on button C1 activates the channel Now the cursor can be shifted by the keyboard cursors Cursor C1 C2 This field below the display shows different values of two cursors and one or two channels The cursor channel s can be selected either with the mouse cursor clicking on a curve or by opening the channels list on the selection button s triangles One of the two cursors can be selected by a mouse click on the cursor directly or by clicking on the button C1 or C2 The selected display cursor can be moved with the keyboard cursors left right Steps resolution of the real sampling points X Y coordinates dY dX differential calculation dX X C1 X C2 and dY and dX will be shown accordingly The X and Y values are absolute Axis Values and can not be set to zero Note The User Unit Volt default
33. age 61 of 82 ME 4 Manual 11 Window This chapter mainly describes Online Offline Graphic Numeric and YX Plot Windows and how to setup several windows tiles in parallel Note In normal operation not in Mode all windows hidden one behind the other and can be shifted and clicked on with the mouse to become the foreground window Measurement Control Off The left bar of the display disappears to enlarge the usable area for measurement curves Full work space Use the Icon Column to toggle On Off 11 1 Selection of Window Types New The menu Select New Window for Open appears or use the Icon Note If not necessary do not insert too many windows as they will become to small in mode Tile Parallel display of all windows Window Name Offline 2 Offline Parameter Source Graphik e Use Default From existent Window Graphik x 888 Numeric Numeric Font Size m Both Online amp Offline C XY Plot Offline 1 Y Open Window Figure 30 Menu Select New Window for Open B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 62 of 82 ME 4 Manual Window Name Online Offline Both Parameter Source Use Defaults Copy from existing Window Numeric Font Size Open Window Close lt Ctrl F4 gt Normally the text is set by the software Online xx Offline
34. amples Separator Distinct or Other characters can be used to separate ASCII characters B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 76 of 82 ME 4 Manual Options Use Headline Use Foot Line This additional text can be inserted for the total ASCII data block Use Quotation Marks For measurement values to be exported Use Comma Decimal separator for Point EUROPE 3 456 US 3 456 Show Units Show Names Header text for ASCII data columns Precision Number of characters after the decimal separator 14 3 File Properties This menu shows the different files loaded or saved File 7 Properties x CAProgramme ME4 1 05 Data Testitest pjt CAProgramme ME4 1 05 data test test dat CAProgramme ME 4 1 05 data testitest gph CAProgramme ME4 V 1 05 data test ttest m2t CAProgramme ME4 1 05 data testitest cmt Figure 40 Menu File Properties B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 77 of 82 ME 4 Manual 14 4 Print lt F5 gt Also use the yellow button Print on the left side of the work space In this menu various printer parameters can be selected to adapt the software for a specific printer Note Depending on the installed Printer Driver the contents will be different and some parts may have an other language This is the reason why this chapter cannot be described in detail If an other Printer Driver is required or no driver was installed at all select Start WIN 95 at the bo
35. as defined in lt F9 gt Start End Offline Default of this range after a measurement is Full Range This Start End Mode appears only in Offline Mode as defined in F9 After a measurement this happens automatically Axis Unit Selectable are h min s ms us and samples 3 Prescaler Due to parameters like zoom block length and X Axis Range measurement samples may not be displayed Prescaler 10 means that each 10 sample will be displayed only B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 49 of 82 ME 4 Manual 10 6 Display Y Axis Y Axis Also use lt Ctrl Y gt or the red Icon Y Display 7 Y Axis F 1024000 Floating Point 6 Figure 22 Menu lt F9 gt Display Y Axis Note The content of Range in this menu depends on the Online Offline Status under F9 as indicated in the header of this menu After a measurement F9 always proceeds into the Offline Mode Display Labels Off No values and tics on the Y Axis are displayed Name Off No text on the Y Axis is displayed B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 50 of 82 ME 4 Manual Channel User Name Unit Range START END ZOOM OFFSET In this menu the User Name is the original name eg ANA_0000 as inserted by the software It can not be changed ADC Using the mode ADC Analog Digital Converter the output status of the ADC will be displayed directly
36. below All channels of this group will be calibrated in parallel If the green lamp is blinking the currently measured Phys Value eg Hz 9 will be displayed B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 34 of 82 ME 4 Manual Note If you change to another channel for a brief period measurement and blinking will stop due to internal range setting Note If the measurement range is exceeded eg 5 12 Volt range there will be no warning An exceeding value will just show the max possible value 8 2 Two Point Calibration Calibration Lower Set Value F1 Offset In this window manual or automatic insertion of calibration values can be performed by inserting Lower Upper Set Value manually always and using F1 F2 for automatically Measured Values or inserting these values manually too In this way a Two Point Calibration for an assumed linear sensor characteristic will be performed Note In this menu always insert or change values in the following order First insert Lower Set Value and then Measured Value 1 Second insert Upper Set Value and then Measured Value F2 The reason for this procedure is that the software automatically calculates the results see below after a new input or a change Manual Insertion Both values have to be known The user unit value Lower Set Value applied to the sensor and the corresponding measurement va
37. ct ______ 5 SaveaProject 002 ie 6 1 2 Menu Configuration FUNCTION COMMENT pe Tpg M Ghannetlistt s Menu Measurement FUNCTION COMMENT F2 Start Measurement ManualTrigger Stop Measurement fe Menu Display FUNCTION COMMENT Display Channels Ctrl X Ctrl Y Ctrl right Cursor Scroll rigt Ctrl left Cursor Scroll left Ctrl Cursor up 2 Ctrl Cursor down Scroll down Page up Zoom IN Y axis Page down Zoom OUT Y axis Insert Zoom IN X axis Delete Zoom OUT X axis 1 Ctrl Z Center F7 Full Range Display J Ctrl right Mouse Click Zoom IN Ctrl left ZoomOUT B S Software amp Me technik GmbH page 9 of 82 ME 4 Manual Menu Analyze FUNCTION COMMENT o ___ Menu Window FUNCTION COMMENT Ctrl F4 Close Window Menu Help FUNCTION COMMENT eS SS eS I Menu F8 F9 FUNCTION COMMENT PgDn 25 NMEXUEHOO 7 __ _ Se 52 ________ Previous Page Pos 1 FistChane End NexChane Cusorup Previous Cursor Offline FUNCTION Comment Previous channel B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 10 of 82 ME 4 Manual 4 System Requirements and supported Modules The ME4 Software is de
38. e that an analog hardware Module was installed B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 13 of 82 ME 4 Manual Note B S Systems need a B S Interface called M2PC or for M3 INTEGRA only Currently 9 99 one interface from Bosch called DASDA II can be installed as well Configuration 7 Set Channels D software_tests me4 1 02 data test test m2f ANALOG 0 Figure 4 Configuration Set Channels F8 Menu Return to the Main Window with button OK and select Configuration Set Channels or use F8 Insert Channels Figure 5 Insert Channels Click on the triangle of the Insert Delete button Select ANALOG 0 the menu Insert Channels comes up B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 14 of 82 ME 4 Manual Highlight f e the first three channels ANA 0000 to ANA 0002 with lt Shift gt lt left mouse key and click on Move and OK to return to Configuration Set Channels Select an analog channel in column Location The menu Analog Module 0 comes up Channel List 0005 20 00 20 0 Hz Sampling Mode intemal Clock 08 0008 20 00 off 04 0009 20 00 off 10 __ _0010 20 00 off Tne 112 0011 20 00 off 00 7 12 ANA 0012 20 00 off 13 ANA 0013 20 00 off 14 0014 20 00 off ANA 0015 Figure 6 Configuration Analog Module For previously selected channels Define an appropriate
39. el and a slow PAM8 channel in parallel Default B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 20 of 82 ME 4 Manual Sampling Mode Internal Clock the Sampling Rate is defined under lt F10 gt Also see for lt F10 gt Configuration gt Sampling Rate Internal Clock In this mode the system uses the sampling rate of the lt F10 gt menu External Clock TTL Signal connected to the BNC port ECLKII will define the sampling rate 1 1 3 Short Keys for working in the List For both Analog Modules Select appropriate parameters such as Voltage Ranges and Filters if present in the module Ctrl Ctrl Cu up dn lt Cu_ Up Downs gt lt F4 gt Button OK Enables selection lists in the columns for ranges and filters Steps through the list and enables a selection list for ranges or filters Steps through the ranges and filters lt Ret gt cancels the choice Opens a selection list for ranges and filters for an overview Steps through with lt Cu_Up Down gt or with mouse clicks Ret cancels the choice Exit the menu to return to Configuration Set Channels Untitled B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 21 of 82 ME 4 Manual V LU 5 6 Tabulators of F8 Configuration Set Channels Untitled Example ANALOG The first four columns No On User Name and Location will not change inside of different Tabulators At the lower left the number
40. enu is the same for all modules B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 18 of 82 ME 4 Manual Insert Channels x Channels Available Channels 31 Measurement Channels il Move gt Mark All Unmark All Cancel Actual Channel Information Location 0001 Description Descriptor Phys Unit VOLT Range 5 12 Note Figure 9 Menu Insert Channels Mark the required channels also use lt Shift left mouse key gt in the window Available Channels and click on Move and OK menu Configuration Set Channels Untitled will appear again Select eg ANA_0000 in column Location Note This specific menu for ANALOG comes up automatically for or INTEGRA Systems 1 1 1 Module Analog Location for M3 Systems only The upper part of this menu is for information only Specific Select an appropriate Voltage Input Range The ranges can be changed in this menu only Note The feature Ext Sampling Rate will be implemented with version 1 07 General This submenu presents an overview for the selected channels Note Do not change any parameters here some will not be transferred This is valid for all modules 1 1 2 Analog Module Location for M3 INTEGRA only B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 19 of 82 ME 4 Manual Channel List OK FIENT Renge vot ANA 0000 ANA 0001 500 10Hz 0
41. exe for more details see chapters 1 1 Installation from Disks or 1 2 Installation from Harddisk CD ROM Media The following screen appears note the version number can be different BS Multidata 4 Version 1 0 4 ABpIICation lt Back Next gt Cancel Click on lt Next gt B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 2 of 82 ME 4 Manual Note the following dialog Sieg g a Click lt Next gt User Information te nd Insert your Name and the Company s Name Note For future versions a license number will be required B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 3 of 82 ME 4 Manual Choose Destination Location m 3 N Nag a ade With this dialog any path can be defined for the 4 installation Setup Type 9 ENS Installation of ME 4 Software Path Select Typical all available drivers will be installed Compact a minimal ME4 will to be installed Custom ME4 with only specific drivers The following dialog only appears in the Custom installation mode B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 4 of 82 ME 4 Manual Select Components While installing the software from a 1 44 disk you will be asked for the next media Setup Needs The Next Disk It may happen that not all available disks will be used for your specific installation
42. fline xx In default mode Online 1 Offline 1 are present after the first measurement To insert delete Display Parameter Sets specific names are possible see Windows New Note If Online mode was selected and you quit this menu to look for the Offline Display Window a mouse click in the display has to activate the zoom features For better orientation it is useful not to overwrite the text Online xx or Offline xx under Window New If a Parameter Set was programmed it can be copied to another Online or Offline Parameter Set in Window New Parameter Source This reset for Channel Zoom Offset works for all channels in the currently selected Online or Offline Mode Reset Zoom 1 0 Offset 0 0 Use F7 or Icon Full Range to find a curve lost by a wrong Display Zoom For that purpose use F7 G graphical display On Off A stands for Axis This feature will be enabled later B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 43 of 82 ME 4 Manual Y Start End Zoom Offset Color Style Line Type Marker Color Step Note This content is defined under lt F8 gt but will appear only after a first following measurement start These parameters correspond to the same parameters as under lt 9 gt All settings relate to individual channels Channel Zoom Offset If the Display Zoom was used Key lt F7 gt or Icon Full Range resets to Full Range and re
43. for a measurement curve One of 10 line types or just dots can be selected In mode Dig the measurement dots are connected by a step function Start and End define the Display Ranges and refer to the measured physical values V C Hz etc meaning the Defaults equal the Physical Ranges Different types of channels can be tied into groups for display and calibration purposes Currently groups can be used only to make calibration easier Calib Group In Default Mode all channels are treated as one group To set a new group click on a channel eg in column Calib Group and click on 1 NEW GROUP The submenu Create New Calibration Group appears Insert a new Group Name eg Sensor A11 and click on OK Click on the next channel and so forth and just click on Sensor A11 This submenu Calibration Group Members gives an overview of all channels of a group A group can also be deleted to return to the default group page 23 of 82 ME 4 Manual 6 lt F10 gt Sampling Rate and Measurement Time The Sampling Rate of this menu defines a system sampling rate in time steps or frequency for all measurement modules of a B S System 6 1 Sampling Rate of the System and of a Module The actual measurement sampling rates of the following modules may be different and are not synchronous to the system sampling rate of this menu ANALOG of INTEGRA COUNTER STG8 8 4
44. ged by changing Upper Set Value and or F2 Measured Value Example Phys Volt range 10 24V User Unit in bar Lower value 0 bar 0 10V Measured Value Offset in Phys Unit Upper value 10 bar 5 10V Measured Value Calculated Results Offset 0 20 bar Offset in User Unit Phys Unit 0 Gain 2 00 Rising Calibration Curve Start 20 68 bar End 20 28 bar The bandwidth is asymmetric due to the offset bar Start End These two values indicate the bandwidth for user units A bandwidth may be asymmetric due to an offset B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 37 of 82 ME 4 Manual 9 Measurements Start Stop and Trigger The following functions can be activated Start Stop Manual Trigger Freeze Use Comment Auto Repeat Trigger and Remote 9 1 Requirements To start and save a measurement a minimum of one Channel has to be selected lt F8 gt lt F9 gt Note If in Window gt Close All was activated on select a new window under New Otherwise a measurement without a curve display gray display will take place However it could be saved If Ext Clock was selected also make sure that the TTL signal is connected 9 2 Measurement Menu State Measure off Time s Measure Measurement Manual Trigger E Use Comment Seve Auto Repeat B S Multidata Remote Control B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH
45. ger conditions of one channel with others Don t use the And Function if the same channel is in use several times Don t use Slope Triggering together with an And Link as the probability for a synchronous event of two or more channels is close to zero Tabulator Trigger Start Trigger No B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 27 of 82 ME 4 Manual Name Mode The number of the trigger channels has no influence on timings Max 12 Trigger Channels can be inserted If a channel was selected before it can be switched on and off with a mouse click The channel name can be overwritten but can not be erased Note If a channel was already selected and the User Name of this channel was changed in F8 afterwards it can not be switched on See under Name below select the list again and insert the changed user name If a channel was already selected in the trigger menu and switched off under F8 Insert Delete it will be switched off automatically in this trigger menu and can not be enabled here A mouse click on a line will open the list of channels available as defined under F8 Set Channels Note If no channel will be inserted now quit the list with lt Esc gt Select a channel and insert it with a double click or Ret Note If column Link was selected for OR one channel can be selected several times this is not recommended for the AND function If the User Name of an existing channe
46. ger valid Stop measurement gt Fig 9 Time delayed to start a measurement improved 40 Zoom function improved 16 It is now possible to quit ME 4 and start next time with an identical setup option system load last project file 17 ME4 head line Full description of project name and project path 18 Always copy Display defaults This Option forces ME4 overwrite the current display settings with the Defaults from the set channels menu Configuration gt Fig 10 Eq e QQ Fig 1 Shep E LO cmms5se J Data D dev_projekte 853 ME 4 Dev Main data LN46_076 dat Current Channels 1 J Measurement Current Sample Rate 1 000 ms Display 24 853 ME 4 D ev Main data project NEWDISPLAY2 GPH J Comment Fig 2 lel u ME4 File Edit Configuration Measurement Display Window Options Help BES ORR sper mmasBe Offline 1 5 Multidata Point 160 Fig 3 Offline 1 Fig 5 User Name User Location AbsAySw AbsAySw AbsayT oF AbsayT oF AbsayT oF F AbsayT oF F ABSb1 ABSb1 ABSbeiBlsw ABSbeiBlsw AbsDBeta AbsDBeta ABSHAvorv A ABSHAvorv A AbsLwKorr AbsLwKorr ABSRADbTHL ABSRADbTIHL ABSRADbTVR ABSRADbTVR ABSRadHL ABSRadHL ABSRadHR ABSRadHR ABSRadvL ABSRad L ABSRadVR ABSRadVR abssli abssli ABSZustand ABSZustand ActiTstZul ActiTstZul aDFpassiv aDFpassiv AkTest AkTest AkTestEnde AkTestEnde AkTestKr AkTestK
47. he Grid if selected can be defined Select the desired window mode first Default Colors The original colors can be reset for all settings B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 70 of 82 ME 4 Manual 12 3 1 Toolbar The horizontal Tool Bar above the workspace can be switched on and off 12 4 Directories Set Standard Paths In this menu the directories can be defined individually by Browse Menu Select Project Directory or Default Original Path Under Browse you have access to Directory History from Desktop to Network etc and can open a new file etc Default Directory is C Programme ME4 data test Paths can be defined for Project Data Default Name Display Parameters Measurement Parameters and Commentary Note The Default Name from the system is NEW DAT but can be changed It will appear automatically as a proposed file name in menu File Save Data F4 eg NEW DAT dat Set Standard Pathes x Project Directory CAProgrammeWEAVV1 05 Date Test Browse Default Data Directory CAProgrammeWME A1 5 dateMesti Browse Default Default Name NEWDAT M Display Parameter Directory CAProgramme ME4 V1 05 data test Browse Default r Measurement Parameter Directory CAProgramme ME 4 1 05 data test Browse Default m Commentary Directory C Programme ME4 V1 05 dateltest Browse Default
48. however applications for this procedure are rare In the Analog Trigger Menu on the lower right find the button Digital to enter the Digital Trigger Menu and vice versa Logical AND conditions in reference to the Boolean algebra can be defined by digital trigger criteria The trigger code is displayed in the field Mask m as mask f e responding to the 16 digital lines of a Digital Channel or in decimal code d for the ADC value or in hex code x see below In both modes Slope and Level the software can compare the digital 16bit data of a digital channel or even the measurement value of an analog channel with the mask m The software can trigger on logical conditions B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 30 of 82 ME 4 Manual V LU Value amp Mask 20 and 0 m and m 7 3 1 Explanations of the eight Logical Windows m Mask Red pulse Value The green curves show the logical results of Value amp Mask for a necessary transition Slope or just for a value below or above a trigger level Watch the field Trigger Condition for the logical explanations Mask m The contents of Mask d decimal value and x hex value correspond directly with column Value 1 Mask in the menu Trigger Start Trigger You can enter a value in one of those four fields Two s complement Bit 15 on sets the minus sign and represent
49. ibration Menu click on Configuration and Calibration The Menu Configuration Calibrate will appear 8 1 Menu Configuration Calibrate Calibration can be performed either by manual insertion of a pair of calibration values or by automatic measurement calibration with two defined physical values which are applied to a sensor The calibration curve of a sensor is assumed to be linear Configuration Calibrate _ xi Ch Nr User Name Calibration Group it P meo MENSE a 1 Pressure yl Pr Tire 01 a Calibration Units Lower Set Value 0 00 bar User Unit Ofset Fn Measured Value 0 10 VOLT bar Phys Unit Upper Set Value 10 00 bar eam VOLT Measured Value 5 10 VOLT Val UserUnit Offset 0 20 200 Start 20 68 End 20 28 bar Cancel OK Figure 16 Menu Configuration Calibrate User Name Calibration Group Online Phys Unit If the green lamp upper right is not blinking you can open a channel list under User A new channel selection requires a few seconds of internal switching time while the green lamp stops blinking Hint If a channel runs under Default Group individual calibration for only this channel will take place To calibrate a group of channels using the same type of sensor use a Group Name select one channel of this group and start a Calibration see
50. ik GmbH page 63 of 82 ME 4 Manual A single Window the lt Window gt menu can be erased Select a window in the list at the bottom of this menu with a mouse click or use Ctrl x according to the list followed by Close or lt Ctrl F4 gt If several Tiles are displayed simultaneously use Close All Note If all Windows were closed before a measurement can be started and the data can be stored but no curves will be displayed Therefor use New first Close All All Windows or Tiles listed at the bottom of the Window menu indicated with Ctrl x will be closed Arrange Several windows tiles can be arranged in parallel The arrangement will be done automatically Numeric 1 unit 00 unit 01 unit 02 unit 03 unit 04 unit 05 dummy O0 unit 00 Figure 31 Menu Arrange Tile 11 2 Arrangement of Tiles B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 64 of 82 ME 4 Manual V LU Tile Tile Horizontal Tile Vertical Cascade Maximize All Minimize All Minimize Maximize Bottom List of menu Windows According to the list of all selected windows tiles at the bottom of the menu Window all modes Graphic Numeric XY Plot will be displayed as tiles in parallel To disable this function select Maximize All See below Note If an additional window was inserted under New gt Open Window repeat the command
51. itional information click on column Configuration 5 2 Setting an Input Range for all analog Channels for MII M3 Systems only A common range for all Channels can be defined easily This is possible by clicking on the Board icon in column Configuration and line ANALOG X The menu Module Analog appears Click on the button Mark and Upper or Lower Quit the menu with OK B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 17 of 82 ME 4 Manual 5 3 F8 Configuration gt Set Channels 5 3 1 Short Keys PgDn Next Page lt PgUp gt Previous Page lt Pos 1 gt First Channel lt End gt Last Channel lt Cursor down gt Next Channel lt Cursor up gt Previous Channel Configuration 7 Set Channels Untitled Modul User Description Def Display Groups No On User Name Location Modul Phys Range Phys Offset Phys Unit 31 000 ANA 0000 ANALOG 0 20 16 108 VOLT tnsenDelete DIGITAL 0 Figure 8 Configuration Set Channels 5 4 Analog Modules forMIl M3 M3 INTEGRA Systems Note First use Insert Delete to insert channels of different modules like ANALOG THERMO X DIGITAL etc Otherwise they will not appear in the menu to enter a channel If this does not work see for Configuration Hardware Select ANALOG next to the button Insert Delete The menu nsert Channels will appear This m
52. l was changed in F8 it cannot be switched on Select the list again and insert the changed user name before activation See above In column Mode eight Analog and eight Digital Trigger Modes can be selected inside two menus Note Each menu with a button at the lower right has a toggle from Digital to Analog In digital trigger mode a 16 bit mask m is used for trigger In analog trigger mode always 16 bit are in used Unit Integer ADC regardless of the analog specification for resolution 7 2 Analog Trigger Modes B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 28 of 82 ME 4 Manual 4 Analog Trigger Modes x Slope Level Mode Above pac Analog Trigger Modes Slope Window Mode Level Window Mode Outside Outside Inside me Digital OK Cancel Inside Facta a Figure 13 Menu Analog Trigger Modes Slope Mode Slope Window Mode Level Mode Level Window Mode Slope Triggering requires the measured values to rise or fall in one direction Note Do not link two or more slope channels together by AND column Link the required trigger condition most likely will not be valid Slope Window Triggering requires the measured value to leave or to enter transit event a bandwidth as defined under Value 1 Mask and Value 2 Note Do not link two or more channels together by the AND
53. loads the original setting of lt F9 gt and of the X Axis It is important to optimize size and position of a curve with Y Start End as they define the display range for the online measurement phase and for the offline display separately Different parameters can be selected The Y Zoom will be calculated automatically The offset can be inserted under Y Offset or by programming asymmetrical Y Start and End Values All four parameters are related If the mouse cursor was placed in a field the up down cursor of the keyboard can change a value step by step Note If an input range was changed in lt F8 gt gt Location also Zoom and Offset will change under lt F9 gt The button Reset Zoom amp Offset may be helpful 64 different colors can be selected As in the lt F8 gt menu line type and color can be selected Additionally nine different display symbols can be set for each measurement value Note Display symbols are not available for Line Type Dig If Type Dots was selected the Marker will be selected automatically B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 44 of 82 ME 4 Manual If the value Step is higher than 1 measurement points will be rejected eg Step 3 means only each third sample will be displayed To reduce the graphically appearance of a curve select Line gt Dots 10 2 Bit Mask Properties D software_tests me4
54. lue eg Volt Hz 9 Measured Value The Lower Set Value is often zero No force is applied to the sensor but a measurement would show a Measured Value in Phys Unit Offset in Physical Unit eg Volt If the Measured Value is zero The applied force to the sensor stands for the Offset in User Units f e bar This offset will be calculated automatically and displayed at the bottom of this menu inside the formula Val User Unit Automatic Calibration Lower Set Value B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 35 of 82 ME 4 Manual Upper Set Value 2 Units Val User Unit Insert a low or zero user unit value manually in line Lower Set Value corresponding to the currently applied force or no force to the sensor eg pressure in bar Measured Value A known small or no force has to be applied to the sensor F1 or a mouse click on F1 activates a measurement as under Online Phys Unit and automatically inserts a Measured Value Note If the measurement range is exceeded f e 5 12 Volt range there will be no warning The resulting value will show the max possible value Manually Insertion Both values have to be known The user unit value Upper Set Value applied to the sensor and the corresponding measurement value eg Volt Hz C Measured Value The Upper Set Value is often the max value of the sensor Aut
55. nt in the data unconditionally B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 72 of 82 ME 4 Manual 13 3 Data Comment This additional comment will be saved with the measurement data Note After using this menu for add text you have to save the new contents Daten Zusatzkommentar Core Break mi Measurement 01 m2 Measurement 02 Bearbeiten OK Abbrechen Figure 37 Menu Data Comment Insert Opens the Sub Menu Edit Commentary Line to enter or delete new macros and the appropriate text With Macro In On position a macro will be proposed m0 can overwritten In Off position a pure number will be inserted automatically if a new text line was inserted Note The following two buttons are activated only if you enter an existing macro line with a click on a line Edit The sub menu will appear again for necessary changes Text EOF End of File Remove Erases the selected line New Neu Erase All This button will erase all stored contents before ok is used B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 73 of 82 ME 4 Manual 13 4 Data Header This menu shows all relevant file parameters Data Header xi dummy_01 dummy_02 dummy_03 dummy 04 dummy 05 dummy 06 Figure 38 Menu Data Header c Data xxx Module User Both tabs fully correspond to F8 USER Gain Offset and Unit can be changed access with a double click
56. o define a square The keyboard cursors Left Right shift the display cursor on the same curve The keyboard cursors Up Down let the red display cursor jump from one to the next channel lt Ctrl gt Left Right Mouse Key B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 58 of 82 ME 4 Manual Shift X Y lt Ctrl gt lt Shift gt lt Left Mouse Key gt Hold all three keys and shift the display with the Mouse Cursor Define Square for enlarged display Position the Mouse Cursor for a second Drag rectangle and click on lt gt lt gt or lt center gt R Last Range s This Icon shows the last display configuration s in a loop 1 3 Cursor C1 C2 Analyzis and Channel Name List Channel Name List and Cursor C1 C2 m These features provide comprehensive possibilities to analyze the X Y coordinates of curves differences between the positions of the two cursors and differential calculations Both features are partly interactive Figure 28 Display with Cursor C1 C2 and Channel Names 4 Main Window Edit Gonfiguration Measurement Display 272102 BGS N Window Options Help Offline 1 dvidx 13752 373057 4 480000 2 unitoo 0 0 000490 i s Block T 1 Raa eene ee Note A red default cursor called C1 and a blue C2 cursor are available One of them is
57. oH 1 2 ypa Y 3A X3 seniedojg 09 3 195 Ae dsiq erg p d es 2 Pd Menu Overview continued page 7 of 82 B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH ME 4 Manual ypa ueuuet Jo20104d SJeqjoo seuojoeJlq 009 oDenBue1 IW L 1 amp ejdsig e HHO z fejdsiq 1 epeoseo IHA 95017 ee EZ td 19 85019 ulejs S suondo MON 9711926 MOPU M page 8 of 82 B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH ME 4 Manual 3 4 HOT KEYS Hot KEY FUNCTION COMMENT 2 FS Manual Trigger 4 15 ____ Print 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 80 Set Display Parameters F10 F11 CE ppl F12 Menu File FUNCTION COMMENT Ctrl L Load a Proje
58. of activated channels 2 On is displayed If more than 10 channels are displayed you can step through the list shift page up down or jump to start end of the list by the triangles next to the indicating number Cursor Up Down gt Shifts the channel list step by step No On Modul User Name Module Phys Range Offset Unit User User Gain Offset Unit Description Sensor Descript No shows the channel numbers of all modules in order as inserted before Note The number has no influence on the sampling rate After a measurement the display will show User Names in alphabetic order A channel is displayed 19 characters can be inserted All other columns cannot be changed This just shows the type of module and it s number These columns indicate range and offset in user units like Volt Hz C etc They can not be changed by software easily These contents fully correspond to Configuration Calibration meaning if one value was altered in one menu the display in the other one also will change Both values define offset and slope of the curve for a calibrated function See Configuration Calibration 55 characters to provide useful into sensor B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 22 of 82 ME 4 Manual Def Display Line Color Line Type Start End Groups User Group B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH Default Display One of 64 colors can be selected
59. omatic Calibration Upper Set Value Insert the high user unit value manually into the window Upper Set Value corresponding with the currently applied force to the sensor eg pressure in bar It may be useful to apply the max allowed value Measured Value A known high force has to be applied to the sensor F2 or a mouse click on F2 activates a measurement as under Online Phys Unit and inserts the Measured Value Note If the measurement range is exceeded eg 5 12 Volt range there will be no warning The resulting value will show the max possible value Note This text corresponds with the same text found under Units in F8 Set Channels A change in one field will be transferred to the other Also note that this text is displayed only under Lower Upper Set Value and Start and End at the bottom of this menu In this line the following formula is displayed Value User Uni Offset User Uni Gain Value Phys Unit B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 36 of 82 ME 4 Manual V LU Gain or Calibration Factor is the ratio of User Value Phys Value Note Gain or Calibr Curve 1 0 is negative or decreasing Gain or Calibr Curve gt 1 0 is positive or rising Note This Gain corresponds with User Gain in the menu F8 User A change in the F8 Menu will change the content in the formula The content in the formula can only be chan
60. page 38 of 82 ME 4 Manual Figure 17 Menu Measurement and Measure Buttons Tool Bar B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 39 of 82 ME 4 Manual Select the command menu Measurement The first three commands can be activated in several ways Start or F2 or Start Button mouse click under Measure Main Window If a measurement was started no trigger conditions in use just the running measurement curve will be displayed View Mode and the data will not be saved The Y Axis can be optimized under Display Y Axis or lt Ctrl Y gt or in the Tool Bar Note If more than one Window was defined in menu Window New mode Tile not in use there are three ways to select a specific window f e Online xx Numeric xx XY Plot xx Note If the display remains gray and no curve s will appear select menu Window gt New etc This happens after command Close All or Close for the last remaining window However all channels as defined under lt F9 gt were measured and can be saved even if not being displayed If a User Information Measurement Start aborted appears check for F8 so that channels are inserted May be a non complete project file was loaded Manual Trigger Or F3 or Trigger Button under Measure or the yellow dot in the Tool Bar The Manual Trigger has the highest unconditional priority and starts a measurement as fast as possible
61. r AKTestKr2 AKTestKr2 Mode Stat End Fig 6 Properties DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA DASDA Module Phys Range 98 485 888 883 888 883 128 000 1 000 63 881 1 000 5120 000 128 000 128 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 40 005 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 cu Data Header D dev_projekte 853 ME4 Dev Main data LN46_016 dat Module Phys Offset 0 000 0 000 0 000 128 000 1 000 0 000 1 000 0 000 128 000 128 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 0 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 P m s2 m s 2 m s 2 rad s am LR hys Unit t 4 Exit Program Ei Select Files Project Measurement Display Comment Mask Fig 7 te 853 ME AD evM ainsdataMEW MEAS 1 M2F Diev 3 GPH more files changed Do you wantto save these files before leaving the program Fig 8 Trigger 1 380000 2 05000 _ Sf 59 E SJ 6 _ Fig 9
62. r Set was programmed it can be copied to another Online or Offline parameter set in Window New Parameter Source 10 5 Display X Axis X Axis Also use lt Ctrl X gt or the blue Icon X Note This menu and all settings refer to the Online Offline Status as selected under F9 The status will be indicated in the header of the menu After a measurement F9 is always in Offline Mode Display Labels V Label and Scale Auto Divisions V Display Format Floating Point 7 Auto Precision Range Stet 10 24000 End 10 24000 Axis Unit UserUnit 0 Cancel DK Figure 21 Menu Display X Axis Display Labels Off No values and tics on the X Axis are displayed Name Off No text on the X Axis is displayed B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 48 of 82 ME 4 Manual ee Label and Scale Auto Divisions Divisions Offline The number of tics plus Start and End Tic will be defined here for offline mode only In online mode only start and end tics are displayed Auto Precision Precision The resolution of the labels is to be defined here Display Format Floating Point and Scientific notation are available Range Range Online Attention This time interval or number of events and not the Total Time in the Sampling Menu defines the speed of Online Also see Prescaler below It appears only in Online Mode
63. r Y B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 46 of 82 ME 4 Manual X Axis Data Range Unit Start End Full Range Resolution Field Resolution Auto Default Default Maximum Insert Delete Note Start End and Zoom Offset will be defined here individually for this X Axis of the X Channel only This range defines the length of a curve s in samples or time Select the unit in time or samples Define the length of the curve s Related to a trigger event Start has to be defined Full Range automatically defines the max length for recording Auto Default off The resolution in samples or time can be reduced by a higher number than 1 eg Resolution 3 means that each third sample will be displayed Select Auto Default and click on Default to get the optimum resolution The max resolution will be selected automatically The list Data Channel shows all channels as set under lt F8 gt Sometimes they are already placed in Display Channel So channels can be deactivated activated for YX Plot display After Start of a measurement To select or display the desired window XY Plot xx use The mouse to pull down the header of the currently displayed window and select the XY Plot or the list at the bottom of menu Window or Ctrl x according to the list B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 47 of 82 ME 4 Manual Hint If a Paramete
64. rameters select File gt Save gt etc if necessary Save Project will save all data and parameters 15 B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 16 of 82 ME 4 Manual 5 Measurement Configuration To check the installed Hardware Modules and their status go to Configuration gt Hardware 5 1 Hardware ME4 automatically displays all installed Module s and their status the number of modules and the max number of channels that can be activated If you received a new system check the available modules Configuration Hardware Info Modules 3 Boards Channels 96 Module Interface Configuration Status Channels DIGITAL 0 THERMO 0 ANALOG 0 Figure 7 Configuration Hardware If a module does not work properly or was not activated properly the lamp will be red Note B S Systems must have an Interface called M2PC or integrated M3 INTEGRA Also called Master Board in Menu Configuration Report File There are two different Analog Input Modules available thus the submenus nsert Channels and ANALOG X Configuration Setup Channels show different information for ANALOG depending on MULTDATA Systems MII or M3 INTEGRA The number in parenthesis X behind the description of a module indicates to the installed hardware module See specific hardware manual Modules THERMO X DIGITAL X COUNTER X DASDA II 0 For add
65. rve and drag with the left mouse button Figure 8 B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 54 of 82 ME 4 Manual 4 Main Window File Edit Configuration Measurement Display Analyze Window Options Help Offline 1 Figure 25 Two similar Curves with adjusted Offset B To adjust the Y Zoom of a curve Use Edit gt Data Header gt User User Gain or User Offset and change the value in iterative steps until the curves appear congruently Figure 10 Don t forget to save Data and Display Parameters Curves with inverted Polarity If f e two similar sensors provide inverted signals it will be necessary to invert one curve to compare both C To invert Y Axis and curve s select lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt and insert a different polarity for the Zoom B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 55 of 82 ME 4 Manual Data Header A Drst_010 dat wHL DST Figure 26 Example of Data Header User D To only change the polarity of the Y Axis select Edit gt Data Header gt User and insert a different polarity for User Gain Go on with A and B 1 1 1 How to insert text B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 56 of 82 ME 4 Manual Unbenannt Paint 240 2 e 219 Eja elol 2 Figure 27 Normal Display with Label Minimum Test 3 9 99 1240 77 Use PRINT SCREEN and PASTE f e in PAINT 10 8 Zoom Grid Zoom Page Right Page
66. s The proposed file name eg NEWDAT dat is defined under menu Options gt Directories gt Data gt Default Name and can be changed there page 75 of 82 ME 4 Manual ASCII Export This export menu allows selection of specific parameters and channels ASCII Export x Output UserName Location El Unit Mode User w Sample Skip 1 dummy_01 dummy 02 Filename dummy 3 Export Range Seperator dummy 06 Stat 000 f Semicolon i m Comma End 1000 00 Tab Unit Mode sample Ww C Blank Full Range C Other ptions Use Headline Use Footline Use Quotationmarks Show Units NEZ 21 usCometaPot ShowNanes Pen 51 Mark Max Unmark Channels 7 Cancel OK Figure 39 Menu ASCII Export User Name Location Select the required channels Output Unit Mode User Physical or ADC Unit Mode has to be selected ADC Analog Digital Converter See Display gt Y Axis Sample Skip This number divides the original number of sampling points for data reduction File Name Click on the button and insert a file name TXT Export Range Start End These limits in time or samples define the range of the display for export Or use Full Range Unit Mode Select for Samples or Time sec min Full Range This exports the full display range in time or s
67. s the MSB most significant bit for negative values d max 32768 if more bits are set to this value will decrease Bit 15 off sets positive values if all other bits are on d max 32767 Note Before you enter the field Mask m select a Slope or Level Mode Otherwise Analog Mode will remain and new values will not be accepted Value 1 Mask This X content represents either an analog trigger level in User Unit or in a decimal 16bit value see for Unit or a digital mask for channel DIG XXXX For the digital mask see above Value 2 This column is enabled only if a Slope Window Mode was selected in the menu Analog Trigger Mode to define a bandwidth This value can also be negative Unit This column shows either a Phys Unit Volt Hz etc or Integer ADC ADC Analog Digital Converter providing real or filled up 16bit If you switch between those two units except for B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 31 of 82 ME 4 Manual Channels DIG _XXXX the value s will be calculated in either a phys value or in a decimal 16bit number Link In this column logical links AND or OR can be set for all channels only 7 4 Hardware Trigger To select the menu Hardware Trigger first select Configuration M2PC Board sees peas ae W ANA 0000 w VOLT Figure 15 Hardware Trigger M2PC MULTID
68. signed for WIN 95 Display and Analysis Parts may be used with Windows NT 4 0 4 1 B S MULTIDATA Systems ME4 will support for the following B S MULTIDAT A Systems M3 INTEGRA Y2k compatible M3 COMPACT Y2k compatible M3 Systems Y2k compatble Il Systems with Pentium CPUs 133MHz and higher 32MB RAM recommended 64 MB RAM Older 486 systems can be upgraded to Pentium and Y2k compatiblity e MIl Toshiba System T4900 dto M2PC Card dto for ext PC MII PC Kit dto for ext PC 4 2 List of supported Hardware Modules Sept 99 Analog Input ANA XX for MII M3 Systems 16 or 32 channels Analog Input M3 PC 12X X for M3 INTEGRA 16 or 32 channels Digital Input 16 bit Counter Pulse Signal Module 4 8 or more channels CAN dual node design DASDA II Interface Bosch 2048 channels STG 8 for Strain Gage Measurements 8 or more channels Conti Tec Mark 60 Interface 4 3 Comming soon PAM 8 Programmable Analog Amplifier 8 or more channels e Fast Serial Interface TRW B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 11 of 82 ME 4 Manual 1 Quick Start of an Analog Measurement Copy the ME4 Menu Overview 2 pages and Hot Keys from this user manual to have an overview about all existing menus handy Windows and menus are printed in italics Install the ME4 Software if not already done by B S Start the system Password default Esc The screen will come up with the ME 4 icon EE Explorer
69. start from Tile a specific window be selected with a click on this list or with Ctrl x gt directly The list will be cancelled completely with the command Close All But not with Minimize Maximize All Arrangements for the total Screen Display Click on the green icon B S at upper left of the Screen Header to get access to the features Minimize Maximize Shift and Size B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 66 of 82 ME 4 Manual 12 Options This menu is important for setting Directory Modes Refresh Rates and Protocol Modes 12 1 Options System This menu deals with for two Directory Modes four Repeat Modes and two Protocol Debug Modes An important submenu Refresh Rate optimizes several Display Rates Directory Mode Load from Actual Directory Repeat Mode Datafile Name Rep 000 Dat Datafile Mode Save in Format with Parameter Header Protocoll Debug Mode Screen Messages File Messages Of Of Refresh Rate Cancel Figure 32 Menu Options System Directory Mode Load from Actual Default Directory A file will be loaded from the currently selected directory or from the default directory Repeat Mode If in menu Measurement gt Auto Repeat was activated After a measurement a new file with an automatically increasing number will be initiated and saved with the data Data File Name Name of
70. th that bit as defined under First Bit but becoming the LSB B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 45 of 82 ME 4 Manual 10 3 XY Plots XY Plot X Axis Window gt New Click on XY Plot Return to F9 gt xy Plot x Axis and now select XY Plot xx in the field Display Parameter Set if not already present Properties D software_tests me4 1 02 data test test gph x Display Parameter Sat XY Plot epee BestZoomt Ofset Visible Style xy Channel 0000 X Axis m Data Range 1 Resolution VOLT Unit 5 1 Start 10 24000 Start 0000 Auto Default End 10 24000 hae Default End 1 000 zoom 1 00000 Offset 0 00000 Full Range Maximum Mj 4 w 4 Figure 20 Menu lt 9 gt XY Plot X Axis In the display mode XY Plot one channel can be as X Axis The time Axis is switched off of course sampling rate block size etc and refresh rate will remain All other channels are displayed versus X All Cursor and Zoom Capabilities remain valid Note Do not change in field Display Parameter Set to another mode eg Online 1 Numeric 1 These modes will be disabled If other modes are required first go to Visible 10 4 X Channel X Channel Default Channel 00 Select an appropriate channel for the X Axis All other channels can be used fo
71. the data file Dat Data File Mode data file can be stored one of two Formats DOS also B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 67 of 82 ME 4 Manual Protocol Debug Mode Screen File Messages Error Codes or Error Codes amp Info can be displayed on screen and or can be stored in a file 12 1 1 Refresh Rate In this submenu the Refresh Rates of several Online Displays can be optimized eg for Numeric Display s For standard applications the Default Button is helpful Refresh Rate Ea Refresh Rate ms UIT 200 O Fast Slow Graph a Numeric a Status Display Info Bar Default Figure 33 Menu Refresh Rate Refresh Rate ms The refresh rate of the Online Display s can be defined in msec If the processor of the system is too slow it can happen that 100msec can not be performed Divider Graph For graphical displays the default divider is 1 not to slow down the display rate of the running online curves Numeric Numerical Display s Default is 5 Refresh Rate x Divider gives the rate for Numeric Display The divider may be useful to be able to read fast changing and displayed data Bar B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 68 of 82 ME 4 Manual Vertical analog Bar Display s of measurement values Default is Status Status defines the common and actual refresh rate of X
72. ttom left of the screen gt Settings gt Printer gt Add Printer gt Next gt Manufacturers gt Printers gt Next See below r Printer Info Name HP DeskJet 520 v Properties Status Idle Type HP DeskJet 520 Where LPT1 Eject page after printing Comment Print to file Graphics Options Force black amp white Width Entire paper Height Proportional to width PO seen Horizontal offset Centered Visible area only Vertical offset Use Bitmap Printing Cancel Figure 41 Menu Print Example Printer Info Name This content s depends on the several installed Printer Driver s Also see Note above if no driver or the wrong one was installed Graphic Options Width Height Horizontal Offset Vertical Offset In each line two or three choices are given Millimeters can be inserted B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 78 of 82 ME 4 Manual Force black amp white This is a pure black amp white printout Scale to Screen This is activated only if Proportional to Width Height under Width or Height is not selected Submenu Properties under Printer Info Example HP DeskJet 520 Printer ial Plain Paper 4 J 2 Figure 42 Submenu Properties Example B S Software amp MeBtechnik GmbH page 79 of 82 ME 4 Manual 1 ME 4 SOFTWARE

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