Manual Ohaus DAS
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1. DAS User Manua March 2010 SUMMARY OVERVIE Wi SE is dese shed ask ee ee Ee GN ed ek ee oe ee ee be ee ee ee se ee ke ee asari dens den EES Ge 3 Whatis DAS ri ER ER OR OE EE ON EE EE EE 3 Main VM IT COM EE A be EE Ee Ee ee AE Ge EG en Ee ee 3 Using D A S for thiefirsttiIME vii Ee SE NE Se aaa mn SNAN NS Ke ES EG eg Ge ihn gee A A E ia 4 CONFIGURATION iii ee ae ge ee ve es Ge ek ed Ge Re eke RS 7 Balance connected si a ve eg Ee Gey EN N Ee ENA 7 SerialPortContiguratON sr He ei EE RE N Gee ER ala ee SE casa hod ee Ge ee ee De ies 8 Data Collection Mod RE EE ER N EE ER ER HE EO 9 GENERAL USE EE ER EE EE OE N N EE cidanaizne 10 Button Descrip pi ii RE RR RE EE EE N RE 10 Restoring data if software stops working s ssessserrsserrrssrrrsrrrsserreserrsnrrrsnrr rss nns rs rann ee RR ARR ee ee ee RAR Kn ee 11 MESSAGE LIST 2 202 aa aa maa aa dada 12 Generic vAN RE EE EO EE 12 Main windowW MessageS ee Ese seen nenn EEN ge ee de Oe devas GED vase ee sede Ng ES EG Se Ee ee 12 Scale settings window Messages iss ee ee Ee ee ee ee EEE ee ee ee KU Re ee ee ANE ANE ee ee ee ee ee 13 OVERVIEW What is D A S D A S Data Acquisition Software is software that collects data from selected Ohaus balances analyzes and stores the information extracted from the balance into a table directly exportable to Excel or CSV Main Window The main window is split in 3 zones Data Acquisition Software zone 1 E TAX T CK2. Documents folder If you want to save the file to another location this new location will be stored and automatically used for the next backup lt gt The Delete button allows the user to clear the contents of a table This command is e active if the table contains at least one line Instant Weight The Instant Weight button requests the weight value on the balance and receives it instantaneously whether stable or not This command is available only if the balance is able to answer the command ho 10 Index Stable Weight The Stable Weight button requests the weight value on the balance and receives the 4 next stable weight This command is available only if the balance is able to answer to a y the command Restoring data if software stops working In the case of an unexpected closure of the software following a power failure a Windows problem or a software problem the data received and stored in the table is not lost It will be reloaded automatically the next time you launch the application 11 Message List Generic Messages Message Title Start application failed Message D A S application is already running Title Communication problem Message Start scale failed Check your parameters Main Window Messages Message Title There is no balance defined Message Choose the balance you are connected to Title Default serial port settin
3. W COM 1 9600 7 N 2 Timed is Configure ee Configure Change n Received data Header 1 Header 2 e Zone 1 A summary zone allowing the user to o Select the balance to be collected o Select the serial port which is used including some communication parameters o Change the data collection mode On request The weight is collected when the user pushes the Print button on the balance or the Send weight on the software Timed The weight is sent every x seconds x is user definable Continuous The weight is sent continuously o Access to the user manual e Zone 2 A table in which data extracted from the balance is stored in real time e Zone 3 A control panel to interact with the software Backup table request for weight Using D A S for the first time Launch the program via the shortcut on the desktop or via the Start menu All Programs gt gt Ohaus DAS When D A S is launched for the first time the software detects that there is no balance selected and asks you to select one Scale undefined ma Please choose the scale your are connected to The Scale settings window appears Select the proper protocol corresponding to your balance in the Scale Protocol list Some protocols are subdivided into several sub protocols In this case once the protocol is selected the list of sub protocols is shown and you must select the sub protoco
4. anation Delete confirmation Simple confirmation to avoid clearing received data Message Are you sure to want to clear received data Title Explanation Maximum number of lines reached For technical reasons the number of rows of the table is Message limited This message appears when the limit is reached You have reached the maximum number of Action lines limit No more data will be To receive new data you must clear the table received Title Explanation Close confirmation The table contains data not saved when you try to exit the Message software This warns you to avoid losing data There is unsaved received data Are you sure you want to close D A S Scale Settings window messages Message Explication Title Explanation Incorrect selection Whatever the chosen protocol you must select at least one field ofreceived data Message You have to select at least one field ofthe data 13
5. gs Message Do you want to apply default serial port setting of the selected protocol Title No serial port defined Message Choose the serial port the scale is connected to Explanation Explanation The application cannot be launched twice on the same computer Action Make sure the application has not been already launched Explanation The application cannot establish communication with the balance Action Check the connection of the balance with the computer and the communication parameters speed data bits Explanation Explanation This may be the first time the application has been launched and no balance has been defined yet Action Select the protocol corresponding to your balance in the Scale Settings window Explanation Choose a new balance protocol Action If you wish you can apply the default settings defined in the chosen protocol These settings include the communication speed the number of data bits parity and number of stop bits Explanation This may be the first time the application has been launched After having selected the balance protocol you must choose the serial port and configure it Action Select the serial port number in the serial port settings window 12 Index Title Explanation Data successfully saved After saving data the software offers to automatically clear Message the chart Do you want to clear the received data Title Expl
6. ion To change the protocol of the selected balance select it from the Scale Protocol Sub Protocol zonel If there is no protocol corresponding to your balance please contact Ohaus To modify the list of output fields it is only necessary to click on corresponding lines in the 3 parts of the zone 2 On Request Time and Continuous If there is no field on the Continuous mode as per the above screenshot this means the connected balance cannot support this mode To change the displayed order of the fields just click on the field and modify its position by clicking Up or Down Serial Port Configuration The Serial port and its parameters to which the balance is connected is shown at the top of the main window To modify the serial port or its parameters click on the link Configure Data Acquisition Software Sl ad CKW COM 1 2400 7 N 2 On Request LS Configure Configure Change The Serial port settings window appears Serial port settings a Serial port settings Port number Speed 12400 Data bits 7 Parity None Stop bits 2 You can set e The serial port number to which the balance is connected e The communication speed e The number of data bits Index e The parity e The number of Stop bits The communication speed the number of bits the parity and the number of the stop bits selected in the software must correspond exactl
7. l to be used Scale settings Scale settings Scale protocol Scale subprotocol Standard Dutput fields in request mode Name Description Y Down Output fields in timed mode Name Description v v Unit Down Output fields in continuous mode Description Index Once the balance protocol is selected you can select and put in order of the fields you want to actually extract from the balance for each of the 3 modes of transmission On request Timed or continuous For more details refer to the Configuration paragraph The configuration of the balance must be EXACTLY the same as the configuration of the DAS protocol Please refer to the DAS Configuration pdf document Default C Program Files OHAUS DAS docs DAS Configuration pdf Scale settings Ola Scale settings Scale protocol HAdventurer Pro Scale subprotocol Large Housing Standard Output fields in request mode Name Description Time Bal ID User ID E Po Jo Down Output fields in timed mode Name Description Ee am Time PE Bald UserID I Proj ID o Down Dutput fields in continuous mode Description Click OK to confirm your selection Then the software asks if you want to implement the communication parameters as per the default parameters of the selected balance Default serial port settings we Do you want t
8. o apply default serial port setting of the selected protocol Then the software asks you to select the serial port to which the balance is connected Serial port undefined ma Please choose the serial port the scale is connected to vw OK The window for the serial port configuration appears Select the serial port number and modify the other parameters if necessary Serial port settings Si 2 Serial port settings Port number J Speed 19600 Data bits 7 Parity None Stop bits 2 Click on OK to confirm your selections The software is ready to receive the data from the balance When the software is launched again the balance and the selected serial port settings are automatically reloaded with the same parameters It will not be necessary to re enter all parameters Index Configuration Connected Balance The balance which is selected in the software is shown on at the left top of the main window To change this balance or modify the list and order of extracted information click on the Configure link Data Acquisition Software CKW COM 1 2400 7 N 2 On Request Help I Configure S Configure Change Open The balance configuration window or Scale setting window appears Scale settings oli Scale settings Scale protocol Defenda 3000 v Scale subprolocol v Dutput fields in request mode Name Descript
9. y to those of the balance settings Refer to the balance menu Otherwise the data is not received or will be misinterpreted Data Collection Mode The data collection mode is shown at the top of the main window It can be changed by clicking on the link Change CKW COM 1 2400 7 N 2 imed 1s Hel I Configure 2 Configure fora EP The amp Mode selection windows appears Mode selection Mode selection On request O Timed every second s If the balance cannot be set to Continuous this mode will not be selectable from the Mode selection window Select the required mode e On request The data is collected only on user demand Via software button or via balance Print button e Timed The data is collected every x seconds x has to be positive and is user definable e Continuous The data is collected continuosly General Use Button descriptions Read Pause Start receiving data Pause receiving data These buttons are available only if the data Collection Mode is set to Timed or Continuous By clicking on Read the software will start collecting the transmitted data By clicking on Pause the software stops collecting the data Save The Save button saves the contents of the table into and Excel or CVS file This command is active ifthe table contains at least one line By default files are saved in the My
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