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1. 53 5 3 CP32 Auto Setup Configuration os Shane os Rae oe eer RESORT E 54 5 3 1 Create amplifier settings for automatic configuration 55 5 3 2 The recording comment list 1 5 eus sus YER TERCERA 56 5 3 3 Downloading files to the CP32 hard disk 57 6 Multi channel display 59 7 Data acquisition with the MultiScope 61 7 1 Defining measurement channels and display mode Y t or Y X 62 7 2 Setting up for measurement eee toner pe oem lise insider 62 7 2 Setting up the Scope display and the curve attributes 64 7 4 Starting measurement nessie ves eed den a wa a EROR ea ae es 64 7 5 Postprocessing of measured values scere hn mee 65 7 6 The popup utility menu in MultiScope BR 66 MGOplus Assistant 8 MGCpress press fit controller ML85 67 mE coc set ek eee da ees Bd a ee ee A ee ee Oe E a E 68 8 1 1 Input characteristics adaptation 69 98 2 Press RE D BERG et DA MAUR rore eet o eyes eet cert A dise 71 8 2 1 nl sia DAT ER RR ES 73 8 2 2 Range window alarm limits 74 8 2 3 Thread in window 75 8 2 4 Fitting WINDOWS ppe ssk RKE ae b Epi ER E Ed EX Re E
2. Thread in window Fitting window s displacement Force displacement graph with tolerance windows Only the setup options in the tabs are described below For information on the tolerance window process please refer to the user manual Press fit supervision with the MGCplus system MGCpress ML85 Confirm the inputs with the RETURN key Use the Color button to open a dialog for setting the color of the corresponding object Symbol bar The first group on the symbol bar for the Press fit tab contains functions for saving recalling and printing the ML85 3 amplifier set up You can save W and later recall ar the setup for the evaluation channel ML85 3 in a file MLX in an EEPROM parameter set in the module or in the external EEPROM The source is shown in the Ell symbol where an X stands for a file the numbers 1 8 stand for the parameter sets and W stands for the factory setting MGOplus Assistant 74 MGCpress press fit controller ML85 You use the symbols in the second group to define how the MGOplus Assistant D EI x updates the measurement curve plotted E updates the measurement curve and the status information when you click the symbol updates the measurement curve and the status information after each measurement Use to terminate automatic recall this button generates a specimen curve clicking this button clears the curve plotted m
3. outside inside the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal exceeds the lower level value or falls below the upper level value e inside gt outside the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal falls below the lower level value or exceeds the upper level value e high the trigger is activated as soon as the limit value switch is high low the trigger is activated as soon as the limit value switch is low e low gt high the trigger is activated as soon as the limit value switch changed from low to high high low the trigger is activated as soon as the limit value switch changed from high to low New sampling rate sampling interval selection of the sampling rate or sampling interval for measurement after the trigger event e Retained for information on the duration of the measurement either a fixed number of samples or a fixed time MGOplus Assistant 52 MGOplus Assistant CP32 hard disk subsystem The interaction of the Trigger is set up with the following option boxes Immediate ignore start trigger no start trigger activated Measurement will begin immediately after the start Start triggers AND linked all active start triggers are AND linked Start triggers OR linked all active start triggers are OR linked Stop when desired number of measured values recorded measurement will stop
4. If you want to start up a data recording program with the Assistant open the corresponding CP32 hard disk subsystem setup dialogue set up the data recording program and confirm with lt O K gt Next click on the Start data recording to start up the program Data recording will start at once if no triggers are set otherwise the system will wait for the relevant trigger condition to take place During continuous data acquisition the channels are locked in the system configuration it is impossible to assign parameters to an amplifier when in this status By using the Info key you can open a window which gives information on the current state of data recording number of values recorded hard disk space measurement time elapsed channels activated etc MGOplus Assistant 54 IER A Important 5 3 MGCplus Assistant CP32 hard disk subsystem After data recording has started you can exit MGCplus Assistant and disconnect the MGCplus from the computer without disturbing data acquisition on the CP32 hard disk Under no circumstances must the MGCplus be switched off If MGCplus Assistant makes contact with a device still in recording status all the channels in the system configuration will be locked The recording status can be displayed with lt Info gt You can stop continuous recording at any time by using lt Stop gt After this you can transfer the measurement file to the hard disk on your computer
5. It is however quite possible to carry out the transfer during continuous data acquisition without disturbing it This feature allows for example unsupervised data recording over a period of days or weeks with regular interim checks on the measurement file CP32 Auto Setup Configuration Bute Cheese Beka of channel Lie Fat i lh Tagal charies ITE rede Fils E CR hedi Tassin Ai T de cal hrad Erin tt Conme lat Jug j cated x catre Backun daa aj dda ll Cire call di CATCRAFH HLF drp mm DATH NL E land LIS Sra Droge Load Caine peas es Bc MATA cen ipl Fig 14 CP32 Auto Setup Configuration CP32 Auto Setup Configuration 55 5 3 1 You can use the setup dialog box to download the MGCplus amplifier settings to the CP32 hard disk for an automatic configuration on startup e create and maintain a freeform recording comment list for the MGCplus download the data acquisition parameter file from the local hard disk to the CP32 hard disk Access to the setup dialog box is via menu item System gt CP32 Auto setup on the menu line Create amplifier settings for automatic configuration If you are using a CP32 you can automatically configure the channels on the MGOplus when you start A prerequisite for this is that the files for setting up the channels should be resident on the CP32 hard disk The files have the name hdcnfdat x where x stands for th
6. MGCplus Assistant The MGCplus Assistant start up window 9 Important Menu bar System Setup Manager Diagnosis Options Window Help The menu bar contains various menus for configuring and managing your MGCplus Assistant program and the MGCplus amplifier systems which are connected The Window menu entry is only displayed if you have configured a device If you open the terminal Diagnosis Terminal the menu bar changes to File Diagnosis Special For more information please read Chapter 3 1 The menu bar After you have configured a device a Symbol bar with additional functions is displayed under the menu bar Load device Print device Open hard disk Open terminal setup from file setup manager window E 4 E BE ad k Lu x Save device Open channel Open multi channel Open Help setup to file setup panel display MultiScope Fig 3 MGCplus Assistant symbol bar Open and select the various menus pull down menus and functions as you would normally in Windows using either the mouse or the keyboard System configuration window The System configuration window displays all the devices opened along with their amplifier channels and any further subsystems For instance it makes it a simple matter to name the devices you are using modify settings and transfer them to other devices For more information please read Chapter 3 2 System configuration window MGCplus Assistant 10 2 3 Ed MGOplus Assista
7. New group text The newly created folder is added to the group currently selected Remove setup Remove group These two functions remove the selected group or setup file from your setup manager Info If a setup file is selected click on the Info function and a directory path and the relevant file name will be displayed The plain text from the Setup manager window is displayed in the description box This can be changed as required Diagnosis menu MGOplus Assistant provides the experienced user with a series of diagnostic tools which you can access via the Diagnosis menu Terminal This function opens the MGCplus terminal see Chapter 3 5 Terminal Log communications In the event of communication problems or if the MGOplus Assistant is apparently not behaving correctly the communication with the device can be recorded in a log file COMLOG LOG You will find this log file in your MGCplus Assistant or catman V2 x directory If you have selected the option Log communications a is displayed in the pulldown menu The Menu bar Important Log Low Level communication This option extends the scope of the communication log and should be used for diagnostic purposes only If you have selected the option Log Low Level communication a L lt is displayed in the pulldown menu Display communications log With Display communications log you can examine the communications log file COMLOG LOG in the terminal w
8. DS DATE ass aT rin ae e eR Te 43 Transduc6r 5 vis cs om sul 34 EIE ers ciere rd geg 43 Zro PON EE 43 Setup Manager 10 25 Add channel setup file 26 Add device setup file 26 rire MM epe I traces 26 Remove group eee 26 Remove setup nnan nanne 26 Setup Manager menu 18 Accept channel setup file 17 Accept device setup file 17 Create new group 18 ITO o BS aki oe Ph n oe ca e et RUE den 18 Remove group nnaan anaana 18 Signal display i retur tea 32 Single sample 63 Stand alone measurement 47 53 Symbol bar seco id ERR p EE eed 9 System Setup exiting 7 System configuration 9 21 Open device 22 System configuration list 12 System Menu eat eO ck Rn 13 AB22 Configuration 16 Channel statistics 15 Factory settings s te Toe eret 16 17 Firmware download 14 Load channel Setup 17 Load device setup 16 Open device aaan n annn 13 Print channel setup 17 fronie soie Der a rat Ne adore biseau 13 Save channel Setup 17 astoxLb 52s 90 ELE EIER 17 Save device setup 16 SOU EE 14 System requirements 2
9. cannot be specified by separate characteristics Input characteristics Physic unit kg Calibration points Basic unit mV V D a r nn anr gg nnr T nd Nominal value Span Zero point Fig 10 Input characteristics The input characteristics straight line can be defined in MGCplus Assistant in two different ways 1 Input of Zero point e g Okg OmV V and lt Span e g 10kg 2 4mV V on Sensor tab of the Setup panel You select the Unit from the list box Use Accept to transfer the settings to the selected channel on the MGCplus Until this is done they are displayed in red In the above figure this corresponds to points P1 and P2 where P2 Zero point 4 Span MGCplus Assistant 44 Example Important MGOplus Assistant The setup panel You frequently find just the nominal value span printed out at a sensor e g 100kg 2mV V In this case enter the zero point as 0 0 and then balance the signal with no load on the sensor 2 However if you only know the values for the zero point and span in physical units but not the associated values in the basic unit or not precisely enough MGCplus Assistant offers you the option of defining the straight lines with the help of two calibration points P1 and P2 lt Calibrate gt on the Sensor tab of the setup panel The physical values for zero point and nominal value span are retained and the associated values are automatically ca
10. output voltage of the ML85 1 amplifier nominal voltage 10V should then be 8V The nominal value to be input is 7 5 mV V 12mm 10V Press fit Important 8 2 71 Measurement of the input characteristics You open the Set up characteristics dialog via the lt Measure gt button You can measure the input characteristics here Information on this dialog may be found in the chapter 4 2 Inout and output characteristics Please note that the input measurement process changes the Input range It is replaced by lt Calibration point 2 gt of the Set up characteristics dialog Press fit In the Press fit tab you set the various tolerance windows for evaluating the measurement curves choose the supervision method and start or terminate a control measurement If you open the Press fit tab a symbol bar is displayed with functions for saving recalling and processing the measurement curves or the current setup of the ML85 3 module Print ML85 3 lifi t Creat thesi Zoom mode Scale shift PA amplifier se Croate synthesis ral Donne Eine Recall current Set up axis scale 2 point cursor Free engage Recall ML85 3 ampli curve fier set up x on off cursor be x E SWS AILES B Goal Save ML85 3 amplifier Clear plotted curve Return to original Find cursor set up scale Continuously Set up curve at 4 point cursor Print graph D recall new cur tributes on off ves The symbol bar also offers fu
11. 28 IP address 5 uei re ERROR or re 28 Limit vallas cs ciao x act RR Een n 38 ACIIVB s x cian E RIDERE RR ERG 38 Circuit logic LS ANSE RU Se RRE 39 Combination 22e aero ia En 39 Hysteresis REENEN ENEE REA 38 eVel T Ge LU Os oou AN e 38 SOUE riens ge cee caet ponat Les OE OE ce d 39 Log Low Level communication 19 Menu bat osse ame tes PU 9 MGCplus Assistant Exiting Installing avis ed iier RR PER Starting UD ouo exstet ones ne Uninstalling 5 2 om date P sans MGOplus Assistant start up window NMGODIBSS 5o sewer bees band Suet int eet Alarm limits oc reb Control End window Fitting WINdOW ice eR tetes Method lt ax ees weed ss ose Bress Titec Era ne nd mr re Si dl ots oe T ee A can adiu Range window ee et Hee tee one a toe Ae SEH SAS Etats g Ree Darker ane Rat Symbol Dalits ee eats At cher et Thread in window Transducer check N Number of measured values O Offline mode Online Help ae e s Beles Se ONLINE RAINFLOW CLASSIFICATION Operating mode GOMUINUOUS 2223 5 9 nae oid ed a A EIS uo oc eee mE ee Options Scope cnc kee gird amet 65 Options MEN ii rares rte S 20 Display commands executed 20 Keep same AB22 display 20 SCOOPS sien hace L S rex dona CO eec os 21 Confirm deletion of Scope curves 21 Nu
12. I With the first of the two symbols you open a dialog menu for scaling the axes in the SLS graph The range window is displayed by default With the second symbol you specify the curve attributes in the Configure plot attributes dialog a Ig Clicking opens zoom mode To zoom you then select a box around the range to be shown with the lefthand mouse button pressed To deactivate zoom mode click the symbol again The current setting will be retained To return to the original presentation click SJ i Ir You can use the 2 point or 4 point cursor to measure the measurement curve The zL 3 current coordinates and their difference are displayed in an information line You can accept the cursor coordinates set using the button in the window setup dialogs amp d To shift the measurement curve click on Then move the curve with the lefthand mouse button pressed To return to the original presentation click E If you lose the cursor click on 5 The cursor is then displayed in the visible area Z links the cursor with the measurement curve displayed amp RH saves the measurement curve as a file dat on the PC and sl prints the measurement curve plotted 8 2 2 Range window alarm limits In the Range window alarm limits tab you define the range window and the alarm window The coordinates entered for the two windows are absolute MGOplus Assistant Press fit Important 8 2 3 Important 75
13. Important Example You can also enter calibration points manually or use the mouse in the graph window Simply click on the cross hair pointer white lines and drag it to the required position If the cross is not visible you can scale the graph window using the scaling function To do this enter the Min and Max values and click on Scale MGCplus Assistant gives you the option of entering any values for the zero point and span You should be careful here not to exceed the input ranges of the amplifier and transducer You will find information on amplifier and transducer input ranges in the documentation MGCplus Operating Manual or Technical data MGCplus amplifier system If you exceed the limit values of the transducer or amplifier you risk damaging them Output characteristics If the input characteristics are modified then under certain circumstances you must also redefine the output characteristics for the analog output To guarantee that the range defined by the zero point and span can be measured the analog output must be matched to this range OV Zero point and 10V zero point span With the option Adapt analog output on the Sensor tab of the Setup panel MGCplus Assistant achieves this automatically when an input characteristic is entered again It is however entirely possible to map only a section of the span at the analog output In this case though under some circumstances the range
14. Manager and transferred to the MGCplus devices MGOplus Assistant 30 MGCplus Assistant menus and functions 3 5 A Important A Important MGCplus Assistant Terminal The terminal window provides you with commands to facilitate direct communication with the device You can find the commands in your MGCplus documentation MGOplus Operation with computer or terminal Open the window with the aid of the menu Diagnosis Terminal or use the 2 symbol in the symbol bar Please note that the device must be opened beforehand System Open device You can also open the interface with Open port from the Special menu in the Terminal menu bar The device is selected again with Close port The Special menu contains the start command for transmitting Send lt CTRL R gt and the command for stopping the transmission of Send lt DCL gt To send a command to the device type it into your terminal window and then press RETURN MGCplus Assistant will send the command to the device and display the incoming response in the terminal window If you use the option Save as terminal script from the File menu in the Terminal menu bar the contents of the Terminal window can be saved to a text file You can open and edit script files with Load terminal script in the Terminal window The incoming response is in general expected to be an ASCII text If required binary files can be read in as well they are displayed in hexcode To
15. SY Supply TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML55 Inductive full bridge 2 5V Supply TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML30 Inductive half bridge BV Supply TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML30 DC 10 V BV Supply TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML30 SG full bridge D Supply TP BUTT 200 H2 HP MLIO 5G full bridge Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz HP METUO 5G full bridge Unknown type TP BUTT 200 H2 HP ML10 DC 10V Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML10 DC 10 v Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML60 DC 10V SV Input amplitude TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML DC 10 Y Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML Frequency 20 kHz Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML35 Thermocouple J Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz HP Unbekannt Thermocouple K Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz HP Unbekannt Prod Unknown type TP BUTT 200 Hz L I H 7 GO lLO ot 5 co r5 n5 ESS Fig 5 Channel overview You are free to modify the column width of the table required to do this press the lefthand mouse button over the column dividing line of the header and the mouse pointer changes into a double arrow pointer then drag the column to the required width Each channel is uniquely described by a consecutive number made up of the device number and the consecutive channel number for this device So for example the number 1 4 in the Channel column describes the fourth channel in the first device opened The consecutive channel number is not to be confused with the number of the plug in unit in the MGCplus housing this is displayed
16. Select colour for signal display Use lt gt to open a Select colour menu and use this to specify the foreground and background colours of the measured values displayed in the Setup panel Scope On the Scope tab you can set up the Numerical format for data export e g 0 0 0 00 0 000 When you click on the option Confirm deletion of Scope curves you are asked to confirm that you really want to delete Scope curves in the MultiScope Window menu Define the arrangement of individual editing windows on the monitor in the Window menu You can choose between Arrange horizontally Arrange vertically and Cascade This function is only available if at least one device is open Help menu With Guide from the Help menu you open the online help of MGCplus Assistant and with Program info you get information on the program version in use System configuration window A list in the System configuration window displays all the devices opened along with their amplifier channels and any further subsystems e g CP32 PCMCIA hard disk which can be easily edited and set up using pull down menus or drag amp drop functions Here the names of the channels consist of the type designation e g ML55 and the comments stored in the amplifier You can edit or modify this by clicking twice on the channel text MGOplus Assistant 22 A Important gt 3 2 1 MGCplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant menus and functions Sus
17. V2 x catman 2 Select I O channels from the Worksheet menu Worksheet I O Channels This opens the Set up I O channels window 3 Select MGCplus from the Type List box and allocate a name in the Name box 4 Select the interface and click on lt Add gt The device appears in a list alongside You can find more information in 3 4 Interface configuration 5 Select your MGCplus from the list and click on Set up device to open MGOplus Assistant 6 The MGOplus Assistant start up window is displayed see chapter 2 2 The MGCplus Assistant start up window Exiting MGCplus Assistant You exit MGCplus Assistant using the command Exit setup from the System menu in MGCplus Assistant or with the Close window button X in the MGCplus Assistant window MGCplus Assistant asks you if you want to save any changes made to your settings MGOplus Assistant 8 General information on MGCplus Assistant 2 2 The MGOplus Assistant start up window After you have started up MGCplus Assistant the MGCplus Assistant start up window opens with the Menu bar System Configuration window and the Setup Manager window Mana bar HBM MGCplus Assistant 1 3 System Setup Manager Diagnosis Options Help System configuration System configuration Close MGCplus Assistant Setup Manager Custom setups Setup Manager 48617 7 Status line Fig 2 MGOpius Assistant start up window
18. channels The status line at the bottom edge of the screen tells you how the procedure is progressing 7 Once device initialisation has been completed all the components in the MGCplus system amplifier channels CP32 hard disk sub system system configuration list are displayed in the System Configuration window Here the names of the channels consist of the type designation e g ML55 and the symbolic name comment stored in the amplifier This can be modified by editing the channel texts 8 4 7 for each additional device you want to connect to your computer 9 By double clicking on the amplifier channel you open the Setup panel for this channel Here you can configure channel parameters and read off current values see Chapter 4 The setup panel Note for users of the HBM catman software package If you have called up MGCplus Assistant from catman worksheet Set up LO channels Worksheet I O channels steps 4 7 are not required In this case device initialisation is carried out automatically and you can only edit the device selected in catman in this instance you are unable to open other devices Note to users of the Ethernet interface If you use an Ethernet interface you can find more information in the chapter 3 4 1 Ethernet interface The Menu bar 3 3 1 3 1 1 MGCplus Assistant menus and functions The functions and menus of MGCplus Assistant are described in the following chapter The Menu bar
19. file name the first four letters are retained the last four are incremented If a text is entered in the Comment for this data recording configuration field it is saved along with the other details These are visible at top left in the MGCplus display when the type is Data acquisition and can also be retrieved by catman along with the measurement data The measurement includes all the activated device channels in the channel list for the dialogue Clicking on the channel in the list activates or deactivates Ge this The list opens after double clicking on the device symbol You can define which signals Gross Net lt PV1 gt lt PV2 gt are measured for each channel To display the selection list click on the symbol If required an additional time channel can also be recorded Use All to activate or deactivate all channels the signal selection is retained The memory size needed by the record file is shown in the display field kBytes total As soon as two or more signals are recorded on one channel the maximum sample rate is reduced to 2400Hz If you activate Data reduction an additional data set with the file extension STO is created on the PCMCIA hard disk during data acquisition This data set does not store all measured values but only the extreme values Min Max recorded at specified intervals The interval is determined by the reduction factor in relation to the measuring rate used You m
20. in the column labelled Slot The overview table shows the most frequently needed setup parameters By double clicking on a channel in the overview or by calling the pop up auxiliary menu with the righthand mouse button over the table the setup panel for the channel can be opened In contrast to the setup panel which is opened from the system configuration list this panel is a modal window i e you must first close this panel before you can continue working with the rest of the Assistant components MGCplus Assistant 16 A mportant MGCplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant menus and functions Not all parameters are displayed in the overview The following are not displayed Limit settings Peak value store settings Remote contact assignment Zero reference AB22 Settings Printer settings You must call this and set it up via the setup panel from the System configuration window As long as the overview table is open no setup panels can be opened from the System configuration window When you call the overview all open panels are automatically closed You can print out the overview table by clicking on the printer symbol el The printout corresponds to the section of the table that can be seen on the screen because of the complexity of some channel settings it is usually not possible to fit a complete channel row into one printed line By moving the table section with the horizontal scroll bar the table ca
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22. or a calibration error Ez the appropriate symbol is displayed You can select the Physical Unit e g kg or mm from the pulldown list box after the Input Range In the Transducer field select the transducer type and the excitation voltage from the pulldown list boxes In the Filter area specify the Cut off frequency and the filter type You can save El and later recall Si your setup for the force or displacement channel ML85 1 in a file MLX in an EEPROM parameter set in the module or in the external EEPROM The source is shown in the Ea symbol where an X stands for a file the numbers 1 8 stand for the parameter sets and W stands for the factory setting More information on the indication range may be found in the chapter 4 1 1 Assigning parameters to amplifiers Display section Input characteristics adaptation Setting up the input characteristics of the ML85 1 amplifier plug in units differs from the other amplifier plug in units of the MGCplus system The output characteristics cannot be set separately In the case of the ML85 1 amplifier plug in units the input characteristics are adapted by entering the transducer output signal for the zero point and the end value The nominal voltage 10V of the amplifier is then present at the analog output on achieving the input range If the Indication range input does not correspond to the actual indication range when the end of the input range is reac
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24. the appropriate contact and select the required function using the list box The following remote functions are currently available e No function the status of the line remains disregarded e Autocal ON OFF gt cyclic autocalibration is switched on or off e Tare Taring is carried out e PV1 Peak Current value peak value buffer 1 records peak values or the current measuring signal equivalent of clearing the buffer Assigning parameters to amplifiers 41 A Warning Important lt PV1 Run Hold gt RUN peak value buffer 1 is updated HOLD the buffer is frozen lt PV2 Peak Current value gt peak value buffer 2 records peak values or the current measuring signal equivalent of clearing the buffer lt PV2 Run Hold gt RUN peak value buffer 2 is updated HOLD the buffer is frozen lt Zeroing gt the current measuring signal is reset to zero lt Switch on shunt gt the shunt if present is switched on lt Print gt Selection circuit for print task Only channels with active print inputs are taken into account in the event of a print task see also Chapter 4 1 10 Printer lt Calibration signal gt the input is switched to the internal calibration source calibration is carried out lt Zero signal gt the input is set to the internal zero signal Operating sign change the polarity is switched only in the case of ML60 Parameter set Bit 1 gt Parameter set Bit 2 Paramete
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26. us Assistant or catman V2 x program directory A click with the righthand mouse button in the Setup Manager window or on the Setup Manager menu opens a pop up menu with different functions MGOplus Assistant 26 MGCplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant menus and functions You have the option of retrieving any MGCplus device operator panel or channel setup files MGC MLX ABX into existing groups Adddevice setup file Add channel setup file or to create new groups Create new group The edited entries are deleted with Remove setup and Remove group But the setup files are still held in the directory Use the function Info to find out about the directory holding the selected file Plain text entries can be modified any time simply by editing with the lefthand mouse button click twice one after another on group or setup names do not double click You can find more information on these functions in Chapter 3 1 2 Setup manager menu This is how you retrieve device setup files into the Setup Manager 1 Select the device in the System configuration window 2 Save the channel settings to a file System Save device setup to file from the System menu or gj symbol in the symbol bar Specify the name and directory 3 Select a group or the uppermost level of the Setup Manager marked User setup The individual hierarchy levels of the Setup Manager can be opened or closed by double clicking on the list entry s
27. Cpress the individual amplifier plug in units for the press fit controller are set up in a setup window MGOplus Assistant 68 8 1 MGCplus Assistant MGCpress press fit controller ML85 The setup window contains various tabs for setting up testing and supervision of the press fit modules and the press fit task The setup options in the individual tabs are explained in the following sections To open the setup window double click on an ML85 x amplifier plug in unit Sensor In the Sensor tab you select the force and displacement transducers connected to the ML85 1 amplifier plug in units and stipulate the corresponding input characteristics Information on setting up the input characteristics may be found in Chapter 8 1 1 Input characteristics adaptation lee 10K MLB Seen Press gl Tanin check gaur l aan prd Lm E T Tas com Tue Ac ag 1 d Le lre z Exr mime 6s oes 7 xcision ie gep 3 depu N can eese B dp id on dh licent Zan pg au WA nare Zeerort inns i peres Range up ew Maura Range anon sier esea mt um Ee 2 meme Eer e 2 Fi Lowpais 0 Gene C Baag Tatiegi M fick Sensor 8 1 1 Important 69 In the indication range you select from the pulldown list either the current signal the calibration signal 1mV V or the zero signal 0 mV V where you can choose between User Unit Basic Unit gt and Analog Output In the event of an overload
28. E E E 76 8 2 5 End window method con race or Maw ee ae A Re Rn 77 8 2 6 eaat eT BEE 78 873 Transducer Check 4 5 cis ERU Rx T EO RR X errant 78 2 WEIEN 79 8 5 Statisties scan EE ale coe ne a abo A AI ee OS to ee 81 8 6 rint ooi E i Pad oh eL VIS mice meii 82 CG Wl TC EES 83 MGCplus Assistant IV Contents MGCplus Assistant Typographical conventions 1 1 1 1 A Important Italics gt ESC 1 0 channels Edit lt Set gt 1 2 Introduction Typographical conventions We use the following conventions in this manual for the sake of clarity and legibility Important paragraphs are marked with this warning symbol are used if we want to pick out a particular section of text or word This symbol stands for Note and indicates a hint or interesting feature for key tops on the keyboard in this case the ESCAPE key for names of dialogue boxes for menus and menu commands in this case Edit menu sub menu Paste for buttons e g __ and objects also elements box headings etc in dialogue boxes About this manual This manual deals with the basic principles of operating the MGCplus Assistant program and gives you an overview of how functions work and how to use MGCplus Assistant You will learn to find your way around MGCplus Assistant in other words how you can use MGOplus Assistant for maximum productivity Also covered are special chapters such as for example the CP32 hard
29. Electrical measurement HOTTINGER BALDWIN MESSTECHNIK of mechanical HBM Mess und Systemtechnik GmbH HBM quantities Operating Manual HBM software MGCplus Assistant B 32 MGCPA 20 e The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by HOTTINGER BALDWIN MESSTECHNIK GMBH This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved No part of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means for any purpose without express prior written consent from HOTTINGER BALDWIN MESSTECHNIK GMBH except as expressly permitted herein The software described in this publication is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license 1997 HOTTINGER BALDWIN MESSTECHNIK GMBH All rights are reserved catman is registered trademark of HOTTINGER BALDWIN MESSTECHNIK GMBH Microsoft MS MS Dos MS Windows 3 1 and MS Windows 95 and MS Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation IBM is registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Intel Intel Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation TELEFAX HOTTINGER BALDWIN MESSTECHNIK D 64 293 Darmstadt Im Tiefen See 45 Tel 49 61 51 8 03 0 An HBM zu Hd Abt IP Fax Nr 49 61 51 80 32 88 To Attention Dept Fax No Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik Abt IP Herr Mendel Im Tiefen See 45 D 64 293 D
30. POM uto vo oir ela eras 1 a pes Neteco Oo ean DC P Nds baee 5 2 General information on MGCplus Assistant 6 2 1 Starting up and exiting MGCplus Assistant 6 2 2 The MGCplus Assistant start up window 8 2 3 The MGCplus Assistant online help 10 2 4 Setting up a connection with the MGCplus 11 3 MGCplus Assistant menus and functions 13 gil IheWlenui EE 13 al System MENU io ou do etit erit aon ev xe rwr vb aces e dee 13 3 1 2 Setup Manager Menu essem te xe R ONU OE SE RUE e RR OR REY 17 94 9 Diagnosis Menu dess muito a See TTT 18 3 1 4 Options menus ier LER EE ANE ERA ETA T Ae EVER NEA 20 3 1 5 Window menu esos s rto ee tence ee MEE DEDI AE EM ind nu 21 S216 Help menu eodera eae DET Det de aed nots dele d teg ee 21 3 2 System configuration window 21 3 2 1 Device settings SERRE Eer Ee dun et Ouen 22 3 2 2 Channel settings EE 23 3 2 3 AB22 AB32 operator panel 24 3 2 4 CP32 hard disk sub system end epe eR TEES PR E HERR 25 3 3 The setup manager Lise RE oe ELE St ue ibt iet a ut ibd tad dx 25 3 4 Interface configuration ENEE ERE REV Rene Re E EV En ERE LE 28 3 4 1 Ethernet interface eios note Mant eae qut pun ete een a ons 28 342 Offline m
31. PV Peak Current gt status PEAK e Start stop mean value calculation INT line You can find more information on peak values in the WGCplus Operating Manual Limit values Each amplifier channel has 4 limit value switches which depending on the signal change the status of a digital output at the linked connection board Limit value switches can be parameterised individually For a channel to take part in limit value monitoring it must be switched to Active Enter the limit value in the Level box Specify with this button whether a limit value switch is to modify the status of a signalling line in the event of falling below or exceeding the level If triggered by falling below the level the limit value switch is only turned off again if the signal is over the level by the amount specified in the lt Hysteresis gt box e n the event of triggering by exceeding the level switching off takes place if the signal is under the level by the amount specified in the lt Hysteresis gt box Level and hysteresis values are always interpreted as physical units Assigning parameters to amplifiers 39 Important In addition to the direction of level monitoring a feature known as circuit logic can be specified ON wr Signalling line moves to HIGH basic setting if the limit value switch is triggered ON a oF Signalling line moves to LOW if the limit value switch is triggered The output levels assi
32. TAB cs cua RR WADE e nn a ae 35 Technical support 5 Te milial 25 m aco Roe C aed 30 Glose le EE EEN 30 Load terminal script 30 Open DO ESS S KR ER Ds nu GER 30 Save as terminal script 30 Special x sense tee ee ees 30 Tolerance window process 73 lie De CEET 49 50 53 87 W Window menu err eC OR ERE Eh 21 Arrange horizontally 21 Arrange vertically 21 Cascade cise estet BTE oL EEUU 21 EE 62 Y X display viec ressentie ts 62 Zero OSE sis ett ec E Re DRE 35 MGOplus Assistant 88 Index MGCplus Assistant I s H OTTINGER B ALDWIN M ESSTECHNIK HBM Mess und Systemtechnik GmbH Postfach 10 01 51 D 64201 Darmstadt Im Tiefen See 45 D 64293 Darmstadt Tel 49 61 51 8 03 0 Fax 89 48 96 www hbm de Modifications reserved All details describe our products in general form only They are not to be understood as express warranty and do not constitute any liability whatso ever IM D 03 99 POD
33. The MGOplus Assistant menu bar consists of different menus which enable you not only to configure your MGCplus and handle setup files for devices and channels but also to carry out and analyse measurements The menu bar is adapted to suit the appropriate editing window By clicking with the lefthand mouse button on the relevant menu you open a pull down menu with further options and functions To select a function click on it with the lefthand mouse button System menu Open device Open device sets up the link to an MGCplus The Open new device dialogue box appears for setting up the interface see Chapter 2 4 Setting up a connection with the MGCplus and Chapter 3 4 Configuring interfaces Print channel setup from file With Print channel setup from file you have the option of printing out any stored channel settings MLX Select the file from the selection dialogue MGOplus Assistant 14 Important A Important MGOplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant menus and functions Firmware download This function opens the Firmware Download Assistant and is only available if no device is open The Assistant enables you to update MGCplus internal software components e g CP32 AB22 and amplifier firmware Follow the Assistant instructions Firmware Download IDE x MGCplus Firmware Download Assistant The Download Assistant will guide you to the process of MGCplus firmware update CP32 prace
34. The alarm limits are monitored online i e irrespective of whether a measurement is running H zt Fanga vinckes larr brnk T heec niens Flies adal Erd dge e mated Peel Deep rando Stare veer g Fee on HF t Tal haz os Kal tx tn te Pange arda E Ca Hox 10000 M Teak ar mes dreg ac Aler rd B e Ain F Jemen on Ana ba Y In the field Save values at you specify at what displacement or force change relative to the range window a new measured value is recorded Thread in window In the Thread in window tab you define the thread in window You can enter the coordinates direct or accept the current cursor coordinates using the 2 button The thread in window and the end window must not overlap The thread in window is monitored online i e during measurement Plage vendons gan binis Thenie pira arim Ered earn sweticd Conc E tas aia shanki ES Cr KET v Click on lt enable gt to activate the thread in window The coordinates always relate to the absolute coordinate system MGCplus Assistant 76 8 2 4 Important MGCplus Assistant MGCpress press fit controller ML85 Fitting windows In the Fitting window tab you define the fitting windows You can set up a max of 6 fitting windows You select the corresponding fitting window using the Up Down buttons at the left margin Bras sonde dlen ktr Tas sl pagala Ping qae Erei randos method Corel SN Dicht Select the f
35. You can stop the installation at any time with Cancel This is how you uninstall MGCplus Assistant 1 Open the Software settings menu Start Settings Control panel Software 2 Select MGCplus from the list and click on Insert Remove Follow the instructions If you have installed MGCplus Assistant with the catman V2 x software you can only uninstall catman completely To do this select catman from the list Technical support 1 5 Technical support If your installation does not run smoothly or if you have a problem with MGCplus Assistant you can contact our hotline in Darmstadt HBM Hotline 14 00 16 00 hours Central European Time on working days only 06151 803 373 Germany 49 6151 803 373 international Fax support 06151 803 624 Germany 49 6151 803 624 international HBM E mail Software HBM de HBM on the World Wide Web www hbm de MGOplus Assistant 2 1 MGOplus Assistant General information on MGCplus Assistant General information on MGCplus Assistant This program was developed for controlling the MGCp us HBM universal measuring amplifier system The user interface which has an intuitive feel makes a whole range of functions available Assigning parameters to amplifier channels for example Sensors Supply Filters Tare Zero Scal Lin points Unit Limit and Peak Values Remote contacts Analog outputs Calibration Shunt etc Saving the set
36. a file parameter sets 1 8 of the built in EEPROM in the MGCplus plug in unit or an external EEPROM XM001 module only If you use the option Factory settings the Channels factory settings are selected You can find more information on transferring channel setups in Chapter 3 3 The setup manager Save channel setup as text Print channel setup With Print channel setup you can print out the settings for the selected channel A print preview is displayed which can be printed on the default printer by clicking on lt Print gt Save channel setup as text is currently not supported In this respect please read the information in the file RELEASE DOC in your MGCplus Assistant directory Setup Manager menu Accept device setup file Accept channel setup file If you use Accept device setup file and Accept channel setup file you can accept any device setup files MGC or channel setup files MLX into your setup manager You can select setup files via the Find window and save them to the current setup manager folder MGOplus Assistant 18 3 1 3 MGOplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant menus and functions Create new group MGCplus Assistant provides you with a well designed facility for managing various channel and device setup files for different applications and or users With Create new group you can create an appropriate folder in the Setup Manager window You can label this as you wish by overwriting the
37. area Click on the symbol again to end panning mode MGOplus Assistant 66 A ME 7 6 MGCplus Assistant Data acquisition with the MultiScope 4 Cursor analysis Clicking on the symbol switches the graph into Cursor Mode In this mode you are provided with two cursors which can be moved with the mouse and their coordinates are displayed in the text box below the graph These cursors can be switched between Freely movable amp and Lock to data point v by using a button in the toolbar Clicking on the symbol e g after a zoom operation brings the cursors into the visible graph area The popup utility menu in MultiScope Clicking with the righthand mouse button on the graph area or the legend opens a utility menu containing several auxiliary functions In addition to access to functions which can also be reached via the toolbar e g Configure custom scale the menu provides some curve related functions Remove plot Hide plot Show plot To select the measurement curve click the righthand mouse button on the channel symbol in the legend field or directly on the measurement curve in the graph area Only once a curve has been able to be correctly identified will the appropriate menu options be enabled 67 MGCpress press fit controller ML85 The MGCpress press fit controller was specially developed for the supervision of fitting processes with the aim of securing quality even during the production p
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39. ay choose the reduction factor from the pulldown list box An example of data reduction can be found in the Operating Manual Amplifier system MGOplus with display and control panel AB22A AB32 A reduced data set can only be created if only one signal is being acquired per channel If your system has the option ONLINE RAINFLOW CLASSIFICATION the classification parameters of a channel can also be set in this dialogue If this option is not available the corresponding dialogue section will remain hidden Trigger By using the Configure Trigger Machine for device setup dialogue you can specify whether standalone measurement is to start immediately after recording starts or weather aparticular event is to start measurement Access the setup dialogue with the Setup trigger key in the Configure CP32 data recording setup dialogue MGOplus Assistant 50 MGCplus Assistant CP32 hard disk subsystem Bai cordon F ireetisinligeosstatigged lt Stag i miad arda of Hen speekeen ep Ze D Eas apen AND sensa Sma ronie NEL Ehe Serpii 7 Steg UR corses CE AND conira d IS Paas E pla ane C Sieg bigger OF tenbre Fig 14 Configure Trigger Machine You can set up up to four different start and stop triggers and a sampling rate trigger The sampling rate trigger changes the sampling rate when the trigger event occurs To configure the start and stop conditions select a condition with the Ad buttons and set this
40. be renamed It is even easier to use the function Transfer to CP32 gt gt gt gt in the CP32 Auto setup Configuration setup dialog box For more information see also chapter 5 3 3 Downloading files to the CP32 hard disk Stand alone measurement data recording without computer 53 mi Save Load 9 29 BS Important EN The Parsdameter set No 0 flash If you store a data acquisition program in parameter set O it will be loaded when the MGOplus is powered up If the parameter set was saved with the Run option enabled data acquisition starts at once Saving data recording configurations in MGCplus Assistant If you should wish to change the data acquisition parameters in any way later on they should be stored on the PC in an internal MGCplus Assistant format MPR using the Save command You can then use the Load command whenever you wish in order to open them for editing You cannot download these files directly to the CP32 hard disk in the way that you can with a data acquisition parameter file Starting Stand alone measurement In order for you to be able to carry out a Stand alone measurement the data recording program must either be stored in the CP32 control unit of the MGCplus or connected to a computer If the data recording program is stored in the CP32 control unit call it with the AB22A AB32 control unit using the F key START MES and specify the parameter set number
41. ces are available COM1 COM2 e COM1 RS485 COM2 RS485 e LPT1 LPT2 GPIB IEEE 488 optional see Chapter 1 3 System requirements Ethernet TCP IP optional e Offline Depending on the interface selected you can set up the appropriate interface parameters on the various tabs RS232 enhanced RS232 GPIB IEEE 488 printer port TCP IP Offline For more information on setting up interfaces please see the documentation MGCplus Operation with computer or terminal and the instructions on the interface cards used If a GPIB IEEE 488 interface is being used the address of the device must also be specified As standard the GPIB address of the PCMCIA board on the device is automatically set to 4 by the CP32 control unit Ethernet interface If using an Ethernet interface you have to specify the IP address of the corresponding MGCplus device in the Open New Device dialogue You may obtain the IP address over the MGCplus AB22A AB32 operating panel System Interface Ethernet The IP address must also be entered in the HOSTS file on your PC You will find the HOSTS file in the Windows System directory for instance Windows NT System 32 Drivers etc hosts for Windows NT Or Windows 95 hosts for Windows 95 Open the HOSTS file with a text editor and enter the IP address on a line Interface configuration 3 4 2 29 If connecting several devices to the PC over the Ethernet interface yo
42. connection TCP IP To do this you need an ethernet card for your MGCplus optional and your PC You can also connect the MGCplus to your PC via a GPIB IEEE488 interface To do this you need the following additional components which are not included as part of the supply with the basic device PCMCIA GPIB card for the CP32 PCMCIA slot from National Instruments GPIB plug in card for your PC from National Instruments PCII A GPIB AT TNT GPIB AT TNT PnP GPIB PCI Installation 1 4 N Important Installation In this section we describe how to install start up and uninstall the MGCplus Assistant software You will receive MGCplus Assistant together with MGCplus operating manual and other information on the MGCplus system CD Before you start the installation procedure please read the latest hints in the README TXT and RELEASE DOC files You will find this on the MGCplus system CD This is how you install MGCplus Assistant from the diskette 1 Re start Windows but do not start any other applications Please also note the settings in the Autostart group Program Autostart 2 Insert the MGCplus system CD in your CD drive 3 The installation starts automatically or you select the command Run in the Windows Startup menu and enter D LAUNCH EXE if D is your CD drive and click on OK 4 In the opening window you select the language for the MGCplus system CD 5 In the fol
43. curve you have selected Setting up for measurement Click on the ka icon to open the dialogue box for setting up a Scope measurement session You can also click with the righthand mouse button on the graph area and select Configure Scope from the pull down menu This opens the Configure multiscope data aquisition window Setting up for measurement 63 The MultiScope can either work in continuous measuring mode plotter lt Continuous gt discrete single shot operation lt Single shot gt Continuous measuring mode In continuous operating mode values are recorded and displayed after the start of measurement until the Stop button a is pressed In Y t mode the time scale is continuously extended Please note here that you can only see as many values at a time as are specified in the Scope buffer size input box Old values are lost For this reason the maximum amount of data you may subsequently export cannot exceed the number of values specified in the Scope buffer However the buffer size can be considerably greater than the number of points visible on the graph at any one time This is dependent on the sampling rate and scaling The mouse can therefore be used for scrolling Activate the scrolling function with the button in the toolbar Single shot operation In single shot operating mode Single shot the Scope records the exact number of values prespecified in the Single shot samples box Data transf
44. d the following additional components Ethernet card for the CP32 communication processor and the computer which do not form part of the standard supply with the basic version of the device In addition the driver software for the card at the computer end included with the card must be installed correctly on your computer Start up MGCplus Assistant Start up Program MGCplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant Switch on the MGOplus In the System menu select the option Open device In the dialogue box that follows Open new device select the port through which you have connected the device to your computer e g LPT1 and set up your system configuration accordingly You can find detailed explanations of interface parameters in the documentation MGCplus Operation with computer or terminal and instructions on the interface cards used If a GPIB IEEE 488 interface is being used the address of the device must also be specified By default the GPIB address of the PCMCIA board on the device is automatically set to 4 by the CP32 control unit MGOplus Assistant 12 A Important MGOplus Assistant General information on MGCplus Assistant You can only change this address via the AB22A operator unit on the MGCplus 6 Click on Opens The program now accepts the connection to the device and reads the amplifier parameters for all channels This procedure can take a few seconds depending on the number of
45. defined by the zero point and span can no longer be measured in full an overload symbol is displayed if the measuring signal would result in an analog output value gt 10 V Specification of a new zero reference value see Chapter 4 1 3 Amplifier leads to automatic adaptation of the analog output characteristics OV zero reference and 10V current span last zero reference new zero reference If for example the current setup of the output characteristic OV Omm and 10V 100mm and if a new zero reference value of 1000 is specified target value for zeroing then the output characteristic is modified to OV 1000mm and 10V 1100mm MGOplus Assistant 46 MGCplus Assistant CP32 hard disk subsystem CP32 hard disk subsystem As an option the CP32 can be equipped with a PCMCIA hard disk type III in slot 0 on which measured values can be saved in stand alone operation MGOplus Assistant lists any hard disks that may be present in the System configuration list for the device Double clicking on this entry opens the hard disk management window CP32 hard disk subsystem device cx sao MARNE 7 eur 00 EE e ne fiz po Setup lest ma DATA SER 12 05 1999 LE 19 Xx NHDCHNDAT DIM Z ma or Laag L6 01 Remove HCCFO0O HEA 06 08 1998 09 36 Trensfes PC Z Geen ASCH CF Dats Flecording CP32 Deta Aecoding Status EE 1 Fig 11 The setup panel for the CP32 hard disk subsystem o
46. disk subsystem or data acquisition with the MultiScope However the MGCplus system itself is not described in detail If you want details of the amplifier parameters please use the MGCplus documentation MGCplus Operating manual and MGCplus Operaing manual Operation with computer or terminal MGOplus Assistant 2 LS 1 2 S LS MGOplus Assistant Introduction If you use MGCplus Assistant with HBM s catman V2 x software you will find further information on using the MGCplus Assistant in the catman V2 x Operating manual System requirements In order to operate MGCplus Assistant in Version 1 2 you will need a PC with the following minimum specification MS Windows 95 or Windows NT Version 4 0 or higher 486 processor 8 MByte RAM approx 20 MByte free space on your hard disk after installation Microsoft or 10096 compatible mouse e RS 232 interface for the serial connection of measuring devices astandard printer for analysis purposes the following fonts installed MS Sans Serif Arial TT Courier Small Fonts Times New Roman TT and Wingdings We recommend using a Pentium PC if you want fast data acquisition If you also have access to a fast hard disk and graphics card you can carry out calculations at high data transfer rates and produce faster displays You should also have further space on your hard disk for saving measured data You can connect the MGCplus to your PC via an Ethernet
47. do this before sending the command activate the Read binary option and specify the number of characters to be read Deactivate the option again to receive ASCII text responses Direct command entry assumes precise knowledge of the effects of MGCplus Interpreter commands and is primarily considered to be the domain of service engineers Incorrect commands can lead to unpredictable behaviour by the MGOplus Assistant program By using View communications log file and View error log in the Diagnosis menu from the Terminal menu bar you can call the communications file COMLOG LOG and the error file ERRLOG LOG Delete communications log file deletes the communications log Assigning parameters to amplifiers 31 4 The setup panel 4 1 Assigning parameters to amplifiers EI In order to assign parameters to an amplifier channel use the setup panel for the channel concerned Open the setup panel by double clicking on the channel in the system configuration list or select a channel and click on the symbol in the symbol bar Device 1 CH1 HL30 SG full bridge 7 BY Supply T Input characteristics Parameter Unit ka m N S settings Accept zen 0 000 0 00030 Span 100 000 1 55958 A iust kactur r Adjust Analog OUT M Fig 8 Setup panel dialogue box MGCplus Assistant 32 4 1 1 m E gt User unit Basic unit 36 mqwv iN Analog out put MGCplus Assistant The setup panel The set
48. e channel number in the MGOplus They have a special format and are not to be confused with the channel setup files MLX You may download amplifier settings to the local or CP32 hard disk either singly or in online mode for the total device You may activate automatic configuration of the MGiCp us by means of menu items System gt Save Load gt Load in the MGCplus This is how to save amplifier settings to the CP32 hard disk 1 From the Auto Channel Setup of channel setup section choose the option to CP32 hard disks 2 From the pulldown list select the MGCplus channel for which you wish to save the amplifier settings 3 From the Target channels setup section choose the channels slot which you wish to receive the amplifier settings of the chosen channel in the event of an automatic configuration The default selection is the slot for the chosen channel MGOplus Assistant 56 9 3 2 MGOplus Assistant CP32 hard disk subsystem 4 With the lefthand mouse button click on lt Create gt in the Auto Channel Setup of channel setup section in order to save the settings Files will be named automatically for example hdcenfdat 1 If you click on Create all gt then all the amplifier settings on the MGCplus will be saved to the CP32 hard disk The Target channels correspond to the channels of the amplifiers in the MGCplus This is how to save amplifier settings to the local hard disk 1 From the Auto Channel S
49. e name comments txt If you click on lt Load gt the current recording comment list for the MGCplus is loaded from the CP32 hard disk You can then edit this and use the lt Create gt command to update it on the CP32 hard disk This is how to edit a comment list on the local hard disk 1 From the Comment list setup section choose the option lt on from local hard disk gt 2 Enter each comment onto a line of its own in the pulldown list 3 In the Local hard disk setup section enter a file name of your choosing and select a directory You may also create a new directory 4 With the lefthand mouse button click on lt Create gt in the Comment list setup section in order to save the settings You may use the lt Load gt command to open and edit the recording comment list To save the changes click on lt Create gt Downloading files to the CP32 hard disk When you are in the CP32 Auto setup Configuration setup dialog box you can download the files for automatic amplifier configuration and a recording comment file from a local hard disk on the computer to the CP32 hard disk on the MGCplus MGOplus Assistant 58 Important Important Important MGOplus Assistant CP32 hard disk subsystem This is how to download amplifier settings files to the CP32 1 Select the amplifier settings file from the Local hard disk setup section 2 From the Target channels setup section choose the channels which you wis
50. e operating modes any input of characteristic data by the user is blocked You are not able to select the basic unit of the amplifier except for C as a physical unit Analog output unit Switching to this unit always shows or transfers the signal applied at the analog output Vol in volts Select this signal with the lowest button in the unit bar Signal check An amplifier overload e g if the transducer is connected incorrectly or not connected at all is indicated by a symbol and a calibration error is indicated by a En symbol As long as the overload persists the value displayed will remain stuck at its overload value MGCplus Assistant 34 4 1 2 MGCplus Assistant The setup panel Select signal Using the menu in the display section you can specify which signal you want to display e g Gross Net lt SP1 gt lt SP2 gt ZERO and lt CAL gt You will find more information about display options in the WGCplus Operating Manual Sensor The tab Sensor corresponds in functional terms to the transducer Setup menu of the AB22A Here the amplifier channel is matched to the transducer that is connected and the connection board APxx being used Depending on the type of transducer sensor connected you should select an appropriate operating mode for the amplifier and in the case of passive transducers an excitation voltage e g SG full bridge 5V excitation You can select the
51. e series of measurements this means all values however in the case of continuous recording it means the last n Scope buffer size values In this file the first channel column contains either the timestamps of the measurement Y t display or the values of the X measurement channel Y x display and this is followed by columns containing the Y measurement channels Columns are separated by a TAB symbol Each line ends with lt CR gt lt LF gt The number of decimal places in the ASCII output depends on the format selected in the Options Scope menu 2 Zoom You can zoom in and out of the graph which is plotted on the Scope display at will Activate zoom mode by clicking on the amp symbol in the Scope toolbar then hold the left mouse button down and drag the Zoom rectangle around the required graph section When you release the mouse button this area will expand to fill the display Clicking once more on the zoom symbol switches zoom mode off again clicking on the amp Zoom Reset symbol restores the original scaling of the graph 3 Shifting the scale Panning Clicking on the symbol switches the graph into Panning Mode In this mode you can move the scaling of the graph in all directions by holding down the left mouse button this gives the impression that the measurement curves are being scrolled through the graphic display This mode is particularly suitable for investigating curves after zooming out of a small
52. ept channel setup file option from the Setup manager menu or pop up menu In the following file selection dialogue select the file saved in Step 2 This file is first of all retrieved into the Manager under the name New channel setup and marked with the symbol rg By clicking twice on the name not double clicking you can edit it and give it a name If you hold down the lefthand mouse button and drag a channel setup file mg from the System configuration window to a group in the Setup Manager points 1 4 are greatly simplified This is how you transfer channel operator panel and device setups to a device 1 En Select the gg device operator panel or gp channel setup file in the Setup Manager window Hold down the lefthand mouse button and drag the gy device El operator panel or pp channel setup file from the Setup Manager to a device or a channel in the System configuration window to save the setup The mouse pointer takes on the form of a diskette or an invalid symbol If you allocate a setup file to incorrect device or channel configurations this is indicated in a pop up window MGOplus Assistant 28 3 4 3 4 1 MGOplus Assistant MGOplus Assistant menus and functions Interface configuration If you set up a new device with System Open device the Open new device window opens first of all Here you need to specify the interface to which the device is connected The following interfa
53. er takes place in single blocks with each block also being displayed immediately it arrives The sequence can therefore be monitored whilst measurement is in progress You can only work in single shot mode with a Trigger i e you can make the start of measurement dependent on a specific signal level of a measurement channel Input boxes Channel and lt Level gt If required a specific number of measured values can still be recorded before the trigger event You can set the total number of values as a in the Pre Trigger box If the trigger condition selected does not occur the MultiScope automatically interrupts the measurement procedure after the time in ms specified in the lt Timeout gt box If you want to work with a trigger then you must select the Immediate option from the list of trigger conditions MGOplus Assistant 64 7 3 7 4 MGCplus Assistant Data acquisition with the MultiScope Setting up the Scope display and the curve attributes You can use the amp button in the MultiScope toolbar or Configure customs scale from the pull down menu to access the dialogue for setting up scaling of the MultiScope This dialogue lets you define the scaling of the X and the two Y axes with Minimum and lt Maximum gt If you select Automatic the scaling will be adapted to the measuring range If required the second Y axis can be hidden lt Visible gt In addition the axis division grid log scalin
54. etup of channel setup section choose the option to local hard disks 2 From the pulldown list select the MGOp us channel for which you wish to save the amplifier settings 3 In the Local hard disk setup section enter a file name of your choosing and select a directory You may also create a new directory 4 With the lefthand mouse button click on Create in the Auto Channel Setup of channel setup section in order to save the amplifier settings If you save the settings to directory MGCPDATA on a PCMCIA hard disk using the appropriate file names hdcnfdat x where x stands for the channel you may use the PCMCIA hard disk to automatically configure an MGCplus The recording comment list If you are using a CP32 with hard disk you may create and edit any comment list for the data acquisition comment in the MGCplus The list will be saved to the CP32 hard disk in a text file with the name comments txt or to a local PC hard disk in a file with a name of your choice You can then load the list whenever you wish in order to edit it CP32 Auto Setup Configuration 57 9 3 3 This is how to edit a comment list on the CP32 hard disk 1 From the Comment list setup section choose the option lt on from CP32 hard disk gt 2 Enter each comment onto a line of its own in the pulldown list 3 With the lefthand mouse button click on lt Create gt in the Comment list setup section in order to save the settings The file is given th
55. evice or clicking the E symbol in the symbol bar System configuration window 23 ZN 3 2 2 IER N Important Using the symbols Xlll in the symbol bar you can save or retrieve the setup files for a selected device To do this either select the relevant file in the dialogue box or enter its name Channel settings By clicking with the righthand mouse button on a channel you open a pull down menu with the following functions Setup panel When you use Setup panel the Setup panel window opens See Chapter 4 The Setup panel It is easier just to double click on the channel symbol lt gt or on the amp symbol in the symbol bar Copy setup Accept setup To copy the settings for a channel select them in the System configuration window open the pull down menu and click on Copy setup Then select the channel to which you want to transfer the settings and click on Accept setup from in the pull down menu The Source of the copy is displayed in the pull down menu It is easier if you drag the source channel to the target channel in the system configuration window with the lefthand mouse button held down You can only transfer settings to channels of the same type as the source channel This is displayed with a diskette symbol Otherwise an invalid symbol is displayed as well as a window with a note Save setup to file Load setup from file To save channel settings to a file click on Save setu
56. g colour and number format can be specified lt Ticks gt lt Grid gt lt Log gt lt Format gt Use the color selection menu if you wish to change the background color You can use the Configure plot attributes dialogue box to set up the measurement curves of the scope which you access via the ko button in the Scope toolbar or with the command Configure plot attributes in the pull down menu You can set up the style of curve the marker symbol the line thickness and the allocation to the Y axes Adjust the colour of the measurement curve with the righthand colour box and the colour fill of the marker symbols with the lefthand colour box You can also modify curve attributes even after measurement is finished Starting measurement To start measurement use the y button in the Scope toolbar Use the jg button in the Scope toolbar if you want to end a continuous measurement session yourself A discrete series of measurements is automatically ended after a preset number of values When starting measurement the scaling of the MultiScope is reset to its original state as specified in the setup dialogue of the Scope i e any zoom operations are cancelled and the X axis starts again on Minimum Postprocessing of measured values 65 7 9 99 L Postprocessing of measured values 1 Data export By using when measurement has finished all values in the Scope Buffer can be saved to an ASCII file In the case of a discret
57. gned to the internal high and low states depend on the connection plate APxx of the channel Select the signal used for level monitoring from the list marked lt Source gt lt Gross gt lt Net gt lt ST1 gt lt ST2 gt or combined peak value lt S5 gt Level monitoring is carried out at 1 2kHz with a low pass filter gt 5Hz i e the reaction time of the switch is about 1 ms In addition to level monitoring each channel can also monitor one logical combination of several states and assign these to just one limit value switch The status of the three remaining limit value switches and the status of the 4 lowest remote contacts may be used as input for the combination see Chapter 4 1 8 Remote control contacts To access the dialogue for defining combinations use the lt Combination gt button In the Set up limit switch combination window you can apply up to 4 input signals with logic operators to one limit value switch Select the input signals and limit switches from a list box Such a monitoring session could look like this for example Limit switch No 4 should trigger precisely when limit switch No 1 triggers limit switch No 3 has not triggered and remote control contact No 2 is set The dialogue for this purpose should be configured as follows Output LVS4 LVS 3 inverted disregarded Fig 9 Example of a limit value combination MGCplus Assistant 40 Important 4 1 8 MGOplus As
58. h to accept the amplifier settings in the event of an automatic configuration 3 Click on Transfer to CP32 gt gt gt gt in order to download the file for each channel selected During transfer the program checks whether the file has the right format If it is found that the format does not match you may download the file as a text comment file comments txt However be aware that if you do this an existing recording comment list will be overwritten This is how to download a data acquisition parameter file to the CP32 1 Choose the file containing data acquisition parameters from the Local hard disk setup section 2 Click on lt Transfer to CP32 gt gt gt gt in order to download the file During transfer the program checks whether the file has the right format However be aware that if you do this an existing data acquisition parameter file will be overwritten This is how to download a recording comment list to the CP32 1 Choose the file containing data acquisition comments from the Local hard disk setup section 2 Click on lt Transfer to CP32 gt gt gt gt in order to download the file During transfer the program checks whether the file has the right format However be aware that if you do this an existing recording comment list will be overwritten 59 Multi channel display You can display up to 16 channels at once in one window with Multi channel display In addition to the signals the states
59. he CP32 file format The format number of decimal places of the ASCII output is set up in accordance with the format set for data export in the MultiScope Options menu stand alone measurement data recording without computer With MGCoplus Assistant you have the option of configuring several data recording programs and saving them on the internal hard disk of the MGCplus device up to 16 data recording programs or on the local hard disk of your computer Data recording programs stored in the MGCplus can be started up at any time later without a computer MGOplus Assistant 48 9 25 FE Important MGCplus Assistant CP32 hard disk subsystem Set up data recording program To set up a data recording program click on the Configure data recording button This opens the Configure CP32 Harddisk Recording dialogue Conliqgare CPI Hardik Hecncha Saran an ala pis hr rlu aste he Cereal ell irai 54 ele Sa H e in CPT dak ln PC 5 lee Emm Pe Anr eat Hp CRE Hai E Flac il Rim FINT 7 Record eng Ir eral lomat for bral ume DATAT NES Heron Hie Filet kb go sai can be lei ded br a HG pius Atari Lada w lee MLD ad Conquer b s ez sg F Record pe Chane AN Save Load Cornered to ther dada prd reg Configured om a Fig 12 Configure CP32 data recording dialogue For your measurement session specify the sample rate or a sampling interval for slo
60. he zero offset buffer A zero offset is normally only carried out for displaying in the user unit and for displaying the analog output If you enable the lt Abs gt option the native unit such as mV V C or um m is also set to zero With some measurements it makes sense to specify a fixed value for the display of zero point of the transducer e g in the case of displacement measurements This reference value can be specified in the Reference input box and transferred to the device with Set In the event of zeroing or taring the MGCplus automatically makes the appropriate buffer value corrections A change to the zero reference value automatically changes the characteristic curve of the analog output so that OV at the analog output corresponds to the set zero reference value if zeroing and taring are carried out When values have been changed but not yet adopted they have a red background So that you can check the function of a channel it is possible to apply reference signals to the channel input and to select lt Input gt from the list box If you set the lt Autocalibration gt option the channel is automatically calibrated approx every 5 minutes During the lt Autocalibration gt cycle 2 3s the channel does not measurelYou can also perform a manual calibration with the lt CAL gt button In the case of lt Shunt calibration gt the shunt resistor s of the XM001 or AP 14 are activated You can find out more about ampl
61. hed the measured values will be incorrectly displayed in the physical unit Clicking the Measure button will result in a zero balance MGOplus Assistant 70 MGOplus Assistant MGCpress press fit controller ML85 Physical unit Analog output User unit in V Nominal force or nominal displacement 777777 Nominal voltage Output voltage at Input range f P 9 nominal value Transducer output signal Zero point in mV V basic unit Nominal value Nominal sensitivity Entry of the input characteristics In the Zero point input box you enter the output signal of the transducer in the idle state You can also retrieve the current measured values using lt Measure gt As an lt Input range gt you enter the nominal force or the nominal displacement and as a lt Range gt the nominal sensitivity of the transducer If the input range does not correspond to the nominal force or the nominal displacement or if the analog output voltage does not correspond to the nominal voltage you must calculate the lt Indication range gt from the following formula Input range in uni Nominal vol inV BOSE MAN A omina vo tage Nominal sensitivity in mV V Nominal value in mV V Nominal force in unit Output voltage at nominal value in V Example A WSF displacement transducer nominal displacement 0 20 mm nominal sensitivity 10 mV V should be used to measure up to 12 mm input range The
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63. ifier set up in the WGCplus Operating Manual Filters You configure the digital filters of the channel with the help of the Filter tab You can select either lt Butterworth gt or lt Bessel gt Depending on the filter characteristics different frequencies are available Only permitted values are displayed The low pass filter is always active a high pass filter can be switched in if required Both filters are effective on the analog outputs before signal output i e the analog input signal is not passed on to the analog outputs unfiltered The signal flow is Input signal Gain Digital filter Tare Zero CP32 digital output and analog output You can find out more about amplifier set up in the WGCplus Operating Manual Assigning parameters to amplifiers 37 4 1 5 4 1 6 Important Important Analog OUT You can set up the output characteristics of a channel on the Analog OUT tab Use lt Setup gt to access the Setup output characteristics window for setting up the characteristics You can find out more about the functions of the individual input boxes in Chapter 4 2 Input and output characteristics In list boxes Source V1 and Source V2 you can specify which signal is to be output at the connectors The appropriate connector assignments are shown in the operational diagrams Peak values Each amplifier channel has two individually configurable peak value buffers ST1 and ST2
64. in unit In the drop down list box you can define which calculation is to be performed none peak to peak peak value buffer 1 peak value buffer 2 PV1 PV2 average value of PV1 and PV2 average value of gross signal average value of net signal The average value is formed over the current measurement You can start stop the calculation of the signal with the AB22 AB32 control unit using the F key or with the INT remote control contact In order for the signal to be present at the analog output select S5 connected as the source in the tab Analog OUT MGOplus Assistant Input and output characteristics 43 4 2 Important Input and output characteristics The input signal is converted in the amplifier from the so called basic unit e g mV V into a physical user unit e g kg by means of a straight line relationship We refer to this relationship as an input characteristic In addition the signal which has been converted into a physical unit filtered and tared is then converted using a second straight line relationship the output characteristic into a voltage value V for the analog output Both characteristics are closely interrelated in particular the 10V range of the analog output specifies the signal span that can be plotted To set the input characteristics of the ML85 1 amplifier please read the chapter 8 1 1 Input characteristics adaptation In the case of this amplifier the analog output
65. indow You can save the COMLOG LOG file at any time with File Save as terminal script and view it later with any text editor print it out or distribute it further To edit the COMLOG LOG with the editor click on File Save as terminal script and mark the file Next click with the righthand mouse button on the marked file and select Open from the pull down menu This opens the Editor window In the pull down menu you will also find the functions to print and send the COMLOG LOG file Delete log file As the log file is written by appending sequentially we recommend occasionally deleting the COMLOG LOG file with the menu option Diagnosis Delete log file Display error log If an error occurs MGCplus Assistant automatically compiles an error log in the file ERRLOG LOG along with a description of the error which has arisen With Display error log the ERRLOG LOG file is displayed in the Terminal window You have the option of editing the ERRLOG LOG with an editor in this respect please see Display communications log above in this section Link test With Link test the digital high speed link is tested in the MGCplus The test result is displayed in a text window If errors occur you should switch the MGCplus off and change the relevant plug in amplifier The function is only available with CP32 MGOplus Assistant 20 3 1 4 MGOplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant menus and functions Reactivate signa
66. ion o AEN Cit Ru 36 Analog el WEE Rr ue 37 Analog output unit 33 AIO SOLD usi sen part EET pts DUNG 54 Autostart group nois ERR cad 3 BASIC URIs Le Siva tees BO e VASE 33 Calibration error 33 Channel settings 23 32 Accept settings from 23 Copy setup EE 23 AO a Reb a R R eit ark T ead 24 Load factory settings 24 83 Load settings from file 23 Load setup from EEPROM 24 PH OESOIUD us voe cut remove mie 24 Save settings to file 23 Save setup to EEPROM 24 Setup panel 23 Combination AND Sins um TRD Sater Se 40 EXO Ra bet iati ite turca eau itd eee ae 40 NN EE 40 NEXOPB onus tom so ee ae a 40 NOR ios agit se men e EN UH ed 40 Cis aint aires cdm e uu E ee 40 COMLOG LOG teen eh ea 30 Communications log 30 CPS goss Dea ae 8 E Rose sr ance ae Ta 25 Auto Setup stage d esc le et aetna 17 Automatic configuration 55 Downloading 22 2 dU Sous eee ENS 57 Maniging files 47 Number of measured values 48 RAM buffer iser ria ceeds eg TA 46 Recording file 49 Sampling interval Sampling rate 48 Start data recording 53 System time 46 Re e EE 47 TTE a EE KR tee rA RR ERES 49 CP32 Auto Set
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68. itting window ig AU m CC M Td on do E Com Eer i ruo on ae en Function mU LU mm en us Erd soen Ham iy Pale arc n 3 Fifa ance F Fr D Use the EH buttons to select the window type rectangular window with four coordinates or trapezium window with six coordinates You can enter the coordinates direct or accept the current cursor coordinates using the 9 button When entering the coordinates please note the settings for the reference point lt Reference s gt and lt Reference F gt and the graph types selected In the lt Function gt pulldown list box you specify how the measurement curve should be evaluated disabled the fitting window will not be evaluated Curve evaluation the complete curve progression will be evaluated e lt Fmin gt lt Fmax gt the minimum or maximum force will be evaluated e lt Mean gt the mean value of the force in the fitting window will be evaluated In the lt relative window gt pulldown list box select the reference point for the relative presentation and enter the corresponding starting or final value In the case of fitting windows 3 7 you can also evaluate the force relative to the force max or force min of the second fitting window Press fit 8 2 5 Important End window method In the End window method tab you define the end window und determine the supervision method avg verde e gen earl Tiga spd Fiingsendesr End re
69. l timer When working with the MGCplus there are situations in which a timeout may occur e g no measured value on the setup panel It is then possible for you to start up the signal timer with Activate signal timer Options menu By using the Options menu from the main menu bar you access a dialogue box in which user specific default settings can be defined These are saved permanently and will be applied to all future program sessions On the Display tab you will find the following options Update signal display every xx ms If this option is enabled the measured value display will be refreshed every xx ms in the setup panel If the option is deactivated there will be no display of measured values Display commands executed If this option is active communications between the device and the MGCplus are logged in the status bar of the MGCplus Assistant Keep same AB22 display channel signal If this option is active on changing channels in MGCplus Assistant either by clicking in the System configuration window or by activating its Setup panel the AB22A display unit of the MGCplus is switched to the same channel In the same way if the signal is changed in the Setup panel of a channel e g NET signal the signal shown on the AB22A display unit is also moved If the option is deactivated the AB22A display unit is disconnected from the MGCplus Assistant displays System configuration window 21 32125 3 1 6 3 2
70. lculated in the basic unit using the newly defined straight lines The following example explains the background to this method A load cell has a zero point of 0 kg and a nominal value of 100 kg The associated values of the basic unit are not known therefore the characteristic curve should be measured However only a test weight of 10 kg is available for the measurement To do this proceed as follows 1 Input the physical values of the zero point and nominal value 0 and 100 kg 2 Roughly define the characteristic from any values for zero point and span in the basic unit e g 0 and 2mV V Accept Calibrate The Set up characteristics window is displayed Enter a value of 0 in the kg box of the calibration point 1 and unload balance o 0c BB Ww Accept the current signal by clicking on Measure in the mV V box for calibration point 1 7 Enter a value of 10 in the kg box of calibration point 2 and load the balance with the test weight 8 Accept the current signal by clicking on Measure in the mV V box for calibration point 2 9 OK gt Please note here that the calibration procedure only redefines the straight line it does not modify the physical values of the zero point and nominal value However their values are recalculated in the basic unit using the new straight lines and displayed in the setup panel Input and output characteristics 45 IER N Important N Warning N
71. lowing window you select Install MGCplus Assistant 6 The installation program starts Please follow the instructions in the Setup program You can also starts the setup program if you select the command Run in the Windows Startup menu and enter D Disk1 SETUPEXE and click on OK If the setup program recognises older system file versions a message box appears If you click on OK at this point the newer system files are copied to your system directory and your computer is rebooted Carry out the setup program again Follow the instructions in the setup program In the course of installation you may specify in which directory MGCplus Assistant is to be installed Enter the required directory path If necessary the setup program creates the directory you have nominated for MGCplus Assistant and copies all the files to it MGOplus Assistant Important A Important MGCplus Assistant Introduction Choose Directory EN Please choose the directory for installation Path C catman 202E Directories CH Ch LA dos CA Programme Cancel C3 rapcdata LA windows Drives C3 c ms dos 5 Fig 1 Selection window for setting up the installation directory If you are already using the HBM software catman V2 x enter the catman directory as the path MGOCp us Assistant will be automatically integrated into your catman V2 x system 9 Click on lt OK gt to end the installation
72. lues are displayed in fields above The target values are stored in MGCpress and can be compared with the actual values later If these are within the tolerance a green lt OK gt is displayed If outside a red lt NOK gt is displayed 8 4 Status In the Status tab you will find information on the status of the inputs and outputs the current status of the individual windows and on the actual values of the tolerance windows MGCplus Assistant 80 MGCplus Assistant MGCpress press fit controller ML85 ewes EHI MLB eram Fresc l T wsi check Saus ruris et er Statue LAD eiss Gr START ce BUSY O et ch e D H i These ems i L GE e Ft S mur D aad O ee S CHEE b FHA O S S oA Pe e MOLLIT E D c wu G deht dei ra c HO O Dal ad 54 e HCE O rd emen HU RF Tage and ATAN Shaw becl wanciowe Fmm Fer um sil Fag M A yellow dot in the LO status area means that this input or output has a HIGH level A red lt NOK in the Status field signals a tolerance error in the corresponding window If an error occurs in one of the tolerance windows the lt Total gt status is set to NOK In the Target and actual values End window area you can request the actual values of the individual windows e g minimum or maximum force The status of the window IO NIO is also displayed You can select the appropriate window using the Up Down buttons Statistics 8 5 Statistics 81 The statistics function allow
73. ment on the MultiScope hold down the mouse button and drag the selected channel from the System configuration list to the graphic display or legend box on the MultiScope When you release the mouse button the channel is displayed in the legend By means of the 3 symbol the mouse pointer tells you whether you are in a valid area If you try to make an assignment which is not valid either a disallowing symbol or a pop up window will appear To remove a measurement channel again hold down the mouse button and drag the channel from the legend box over to the wastepaper basket icon You can also use the Remove measurement curve CHx command from the pull down menu By default the MultiScope will display the measurement channels selected over the time Y t In the text bar below the graph Time s is displayed The time increment necessary for this purpose is automatically specified by the sampling rate selected On the other hand if a measurement channel is to provide the X values of the display Y X e g in a force over displacement graph then hold down the mouse button and drag this channel from the system configuration list to the text bar below the graph The text Time s is replaced by the channel name and channel unit To switch the display back to Y t simply drag the X channel from the text bar into the wastepaper basket You can use the commands Remove measurement curve CHx and Insert measurement curve CHx to remove or insert the
74. merical format for data export 21 Select colour for signal display 21 Output characteristics 43 Overload 4 22 55 resident 33 Peak Value veris R pans KR meee EAE 37 Delay time isis re epe ts 40 Delete buffer 37 Physical Wnt 2i ne rex EE eee Be 33 Press fit controller 67 Press fit module 67 Input characteristics adaptation 69 Print COMLOG LOG ss Aone eee etek 19 Print ERRLOG LOG ee er 19 Printer ici ovine Gita Te Re ed 42 POU SA a acd rade d as ROT RU ude ou 42 Recording comment list 56 Recording format 2 Byte INT iussus bre RRR eater 48 4 Byte FLOAT ea us sea 48 EVE INT aasessaanen diia pF Ute 48 Reference signal 36 Remote control contacts 40 Autocal ON OFF x dtr oe tete 40 MGOplus Assistant 86 Calibration signal 41 Mean value calculation 41 No function 40 Operating sign change 41 Parameter set bit 41 PIMC E L ee 41 PV peak current 38 40 PV run hold 38 41 Remote Local sees 41 Switch on Shun cue 41 Tate oes toe te T RE Tas dat SE 40 Zeroing ert Ah oo er tee Re a EE 41 S L SMe Geen as oM RE cae 42 Sampling intervals anaana 48 Sampling rate 48 SOOO reet a
75. n however be printed out in stages As the columns are always shown with channel number and name clear allocation of rows is ensured on every page AB22 Configuration You can use the function Save to file in order to save the current settings of the AB22 AB32 operating panel to a file ABX on the PC You can use Load from file to transfer a stored AB22 AB32 operating panel setting to the MGCplus Load device setup Save device setup MGOplus Assistant gives you the option of saving device settings to any file with Save device setup file extension MGC and recalling them at any time with Load device setup from file If you use the option Factory settings all channels the factory settings are selected You can find more information on transferring device setups in Chapter 3 3 The setup manager The Menu bar 3 1 2 CP32 Auto Setup With CP32 Auto Setup you can save the MGCplus amplifier settings for an automatic configuration on startup and a freeform recording comment list for the MGCplus in special files to the CP32 hard disk or a local hard disk You can download the saved files from the local hard disk to the CP32 hard disk For more information see the chapter 5 3 CP32 Auto Setup Configuration Save channel setup Load channel setup The functions Save channel setup and Load channel setup let you save or recall the settings for individual channels They let you choose between
76. nctions for processing the graph e g axis scale and curve attributes and for updating the measurement curve See also section 8 2 1 In order for a measurement curve to be plotted in the graph you must first read it in from the MGCplus using Z or 21 MGOplus Assistant 72 MGCpress press fit controller ML85 1 Deet TOHI ML FL eee ee ies ee ee so Rai Symbol bar Seram Fie R Tugen chark Statue Start prc Exp oe Parameter sets no IW f Oo E al d 1 i i 1 i i i t D zx l 2 3 4 5 E 7 B La ES Force displ abs si Graph type L ange wacker ss kek l vest p ska fata skie Erd vida safed Coni Flange race Se salus s dl oo m AF ns Met er the Gee ns tal tolerance windows bo en fhe ange van E traa Eu 10 000 N Tha 961 a miram at soi Akrnbtz B ce Auf oom an Alama 35 N The measurement curve is plotted in the graph after a measurement run and here you can choose from the following graph types lt Force displ absolute gt lt Force displ relative gt lt Displ time gt and lt Force time gt If you select the force displacement graphs the evaluation windows set will also be plotted Use the tabs in the lower part of the Press fit tab to set up the tolerance windows and take check measurements The various range windows are shown in the following diagram MGCplus Assistant Press fit 8 2 1 ge 73 F force Alarm limits Range window End window
77. nly appears if there is a hard disk present in the MGCplus In the hard disk setup section you are given information about the size and free space on the hard disk selected and about the size of the RAM buffer In the system time set up range you can set the date and time Use Setup to copy the settings to MGCplus The files setup section lets you manage files on the CP32 hard disk You can copy files to the hard disk on your computer or delete them In the setup sections CP32 data recording and Status of CP32 data recording you can set up and monitor a stand alone measurement session Managing files on the CP32 47 2 1 Memare s gi IER Important 5 2 Managing files on the CP32 A file selected from the list is deleted with the Remove key after confirmation or copied to the local hard disk on your computer with the lt Transfer gt CP32 gt key You can copy in binary format lt Binary gt can be read by HBM catman with its data import function or in ASCII format e g into MS Excel Please note that copying in ASCII format can take several minutes depending on the size of the file Binary files can be read by HBM catman inclusive of header information e g unit channel no ASCII copies contain only the measurement data and the time information Channel column columns separated by TAB time is last column You can find more information on the file format in the Online Help in Section T
78. nt General information on MGCplus Assistant Setup Manager window In the Setup Manager window your setup files are managed in the form of plain text names You have the option of saving device system configurations to setup files or transferring them to a device In addition you can create users and applications for different groups In the Chapter 3 3 Setup Manager window you will find more information about the wide range of options offered by the Setup Manager The MGOplus Assistant online help If you have any queries about various functions when working with MGCplus Assistant the extensive Online help offers you further assistance The Online help consists of two parts the Guide and the Interactive Help which can be called up from the program user interface for each object The Guide sets out the basic principles of working with the program and assigning parameters to devices Also dealt with are special chapters such as for example the CP32 hard disk subsystem or data acquisition with the MultiScope However the MGCplus system itself is not described in detail You will find explanations about this in the MGCplus documentation MGOCplus User manual and MGOplus Operation with computer or terminal Open the Guide by clicking on Help menu Guide in the menu bar To call up the nteractive Help on an object in the program user interface first click on the small Zi icon in the window in which the object is located
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80. of limit value switches GW 1 4 or remote control contacts Pin 1 8 are also displayed A red dot means limit value switch remote control contact activated green means deactivated Signal source Limit switch display Remote control contact display iB Multi channel display Device 1 All Channel activated F C1 5 22 76 Channel deactivated C7 Activate deactivate all Limit switches OFF Green Limit switches ON Red Signal OK green PA Signal overload red ES LE Activate deactivate channel 1 es C3 Slot in device free z Process activated channel Zero Signal c e Gross Net Pv1 Pv2 Clear peak value buffer 1 Indication unit Clear peak value buffer 2 Clear P 2 Physical unit Native unit Volts Fig 15 Multi channel display MGCplus Assistant 60 MGOplus Assistant Multi channel display To display the channels press the relevant lt Cx gt keys or lt All gt for all channels The signal display colour shows you whether the channel is overloaded red or OK green You can carry out various functions with the keys below and these affect all activated channels You can lt Zero gt lt Tare gt lt Calibrate gt the activated channels or clear the peak value buffer lt CPVx gt By using the signal selection buttons you can select the signal source and an appropriate note appea
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82. oftware has been replaced or partially replaced under guarantee or because of infringement of third party patent rights General supply and licence conditions for HBM software XI Miscellaneous 2 If peremptory right prevents the application of individual conditions All taxes fees and duty payments in conjunction with delivery out side this does not affect the validity of the remaining conditions the Federal Republic of Germany are at the orderer s expense If we are 3 The place of jurisdiction for any conflict is Darmstadt We how ever charged by the orderer s authorities for taxes fees or other duties in reserve the right to also file a complaint where the orderer has his fulfilling this delivery then the orderer will reimburse us for these costs place of legal jurisdiction 4 The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies to the exclusion XII Written form place of jurisdiction of the Convention relating to a Uniform Law on the International Sale 1 Changes to these conditions must be made in writing of Goods MGCplus Assistant General supply and licence conditions for HBM software MGOplus Assistant Contents E ui et DEn EE 1 1 1 Typographical conventions oen oo iy Sons Seu xp fun e eS op datis 1 T2 ABOUT NS MANUAL auo voee cit Eee ro oer rats esee i E rep pt tates Mines 1 1 3 System requirements 3 obi oo eer ak Ete act brat rena dep up eee dea 2 lesk SYS Al AIO ee Sfc A sop e M ne ean As 3 15 TeChniCal SUD
83. operating mode from the list with plain text descriptions or click on the appropriate icon After selecting an operating mode you usually have to adjust the input characteristic Typical operating modes are for example Force transducers or load cells e g Z6 from HBM SG full bridge 5V input characteristic 0 OmV V nominal value span 2mV V Displacement transducer inductive half bridge 2 5V input characteristics 0 OmV V nominal value span 80mV V You can find more information on adapting input characteristics in Chapter 4 2 Input and output characteristics MGOplus Assistant only offers permissible operating modes for the particular combination of amplifier type ML xx and connection board AP xx If the operating mode selected does not match the transducer connected this usually leads to a calibration error ZX or an overload 9 Assigning parameters to amplifiers 35 Important 4 1 3 Depending on the operating mode further parameters can be necessary under certain circumstances which are given in a second list just to the right of the selection of operating modes s SG and inductive transducer excitation voltage Frequency pulse ML60 input amplitude e Charge amplifier AP08 discharge times Resistance measurements and Pt100 ML35 3 wire 4 wire Piezoresistive transducer AP18 2 20 mA fixed A change of operating mode can possibly change other parameters e g input characteris
84. or on the M icon in the symbol bar The mouse pointer then looks like this Now click on the required object e g a button or a selection list The relevant help is displayed in a pop up window Another click with the mouse closes the window and you switch back to normal operating mode Setting up a connection with the MGCplus 11 2 4 Setting up a connection with the MGCplus This chapter explains step by step how to set up a connection with the MGCplus universal amplifier 1 AR Connect the MGCplus to your computer Please select a cable part of the standard supply for RS 232 and printer port appropriate to the interface you are using You can find more information about making connections in the documentation WGCplus Operation with computer or terminal In order to operate the MGCplus via a GPIB IEEE 488 interface you also need the following additional components PCMCIA GPIB card for the CP32 PCMCIA slot National Instruments and at the computer end a GPIB plug in board type GPIB PCII A GPIB AT TNT GPIB AT TNT PnP GPIB PCI from National Instruments which do not form part of the standard supply with the basic version of the device In addition the driver software for the board at the computer end included with the board must be installed correctly on your computer If necessary you can obtain both of the required GPIB boards from HBM In order to operate the MGCplus via an Ethernet interface you also nee
85. p to file in the pull down menu This opens a window in which you can specify the directory and file name By default channel setup files are saved in the sub directory nstr with the extension MLX MGOplus Assistant 24 3 2 3 MGCplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant menus and functions To transfer channel settings from a file to a channel select them and click on Load setup from file This opens a window from which you can select the appropriate file If the parameter assignments between channel and file do not match you receive an error message Save setup to EEPROM Load setup from EEPROM With these two functions you can save channel settings to the channel EEPROM or load them from it You have a choice of 8 parameter sets Load factory settings This function resets the channel to the factory settings Print setup Info You can print out the current channel settings using Print settings or the l symbol in the symbol bar After selecting the function a preview opens which you can output to the default printer using the Print option You may use Info to enter comments in the Channel information window which is displayed You are also given information about the firmware version and serial number of the channel AB22 AB32 operator panel You can use the function Save configuration to file in order to save the current settings of the AB22 AB32 operating panel to a file ABX on the PC You can u
86. played To do this click on the appropriate button Assigning parameters to amplifiers 33 Important E Both the unit displayed and the number of decimal places will be transferred to the device display In the case of data acquisition with catman V2 x MGOplus the signal is always transferred in the current display units Later on it is not possible to change the display unit with catman V2 x without calling MGCplus Assistent Basic amplifier unit of measurement The possible basic units depend on the amplifier type connection board and operating mode selected tab Sensor lt Unit gt please see WGCplus Operating Manual Physical unit The physical unit is basically any text you care to select which is used for labelling the signal transformed by the input characteristics see Chapter 4 2 Input and output characteristics Just allocating a unit does not result in an input characteristic i e conversion specification exception temperature units F K After an amplifier reset Factory setting the physical unit is always 96 The temperature operating modes in the case of MLO1 thermocouples and ML35 Pt10 100 1000 represent a special case in these modes you are not free to allocate a physical unit The only 3 units available to you are C YE Fahrenheit and K Kelvin If you select F or K the input characteristic of the amplifier will be modified automatically In thes
87. r set Bit 3 gt a change on these lines leads to the loading of the EEPROM parameter set specified by the bit combination for the three lines As the pin assignment of remote contacts is itself a component of a parameter set the newly retrieved parameter set may have a different pin assignment Under certain circumstances it is no longer possible to load back the original parameter set via the remote contacts Remote Local activates deactivates the remote contacts Mean value calculation Activate the maen value calculation of signal S5 Assigning parameters to remote contacts requires a basic knowledge of the MGOplus system Detailed information on the switching of remote contacts can be found in the documentation WGCplus Operating Manual MGOplus Assistant 42 The setup panel 4 1 9 ABxx On the ABxx tab use Display format gt and Digit step to set up the appearance of the display 4 1 10 Printer With the Print tab you specify which printer interface Port of the CP32 you want to use and which signal is to be printed out Use the Printer test button to check the printer connection between MGCplus and the chosen printer 4 1 11 S5 In addition to the standard signals gross net peak value buffer 1 peak value buffer 2 MGCplus has one more signal S5 This signal is a calculatory signal and is only available at the analog output or in the AB22A display units of the MGCplus amplifier plug
88. rekee y ref Cara Toda omes F Au M lft H Veto EME 1 aghi E Reemer ad FE N D Settling time bie 1 a em rd You can enter the coordinates for the end window direct or accept the current cursor coordinates using the 2 button The coordinates entered are absolute In the Total time input box you enter the time after which the measurement run will be automatically terminated by the measurement system Use the Method pulldown list box to specify the supervision method Block settling time on reaching the Block force Fg measurement will be stopped at the end of the Settling time e lt Standstill recognition the standstill is recognized if the displacement change for the specified time is less than the specified displacement External stop signal the end of measurement is recognized by an external signal e Target pos settling time on reaching the target displacement Sigt s left wird measurement is stopped at the end of the lt Settling time onreaching the Block force Fg measurement is stopped at the end of the lt Settling time The thread in window and the end window must not overlap MGCplus Assistant 78 8 2 6 8 3 MGCplus Assistant MGCpress press fit controller ML85 Control In the Control tab you can start or stop a measurement independently of the press fit process If you activate the lt print curve automatically gt box the measurement cur
89. ricted for losses for which we are liable due to the product liability regulations 2 As far as we are liable according to item 1 for the destruction of documentation in particular of data our liability is restricted to the expenditure that would be necessary for its reconstruction if the documentation or data had been properly secured by the order IX Copyright orderer s obligations duplication 1 The copyright on the software products supplied by us on the documentation and on the modifications that we have carried out are retained by us The orderer will use and keep the software products and documentation in a manner such that they are reasonably secure against usage duplication and misappropriation which contravene the agreement 2 The licensee is only allowed to make a reserve copy for back up purposes The licensee is obliged to fit proof of HBM s copyright claim to the reserve copy or to accommodate this proof within it If a copyright notice and or a registration number is present in the software it must not be removed X Duration of the agreement return of the program The licence agreement runs for an unspecified period It can for important reasons be terminated without notice After the termination of the right of use the licensee is obliged to destroy the original diskette all copies of the software and the written material with proof of this being carried out or to return to them to HBM This also applies if the s
90. rocess It monitors the physical quantities of force and displacement and their relationship with each other The two measured quantities can also be plotted as a function of time force time diagram or displacement time diagram The MGOplus Assistant supports all the features of the ML85 press fit module It allows you to monitor the press fit tasks online on the PC and to perform additional evaluations such as simple measurement of any curve points offline You also have the option of saving and managing your setup on the PC The force displacement diagrams are evaluated in what are known as tolerance windows The size and position of these window can be modified see also chapter 8 2 Detailed information on the MGCpress press fit controller and examples of the individual evaluation methods may be found in the user manual Press fit control supervision with the MGCplus system MGCpress ML85 A press fit module is made up of three amplifier plug in units with corresponding connection boards Channel Amplifier Connection Note board force ML85 1 AP85F port for force transducer port for displacement transducer displacement ML85 2 AP85s in the program ML85 1 evaluation ML85 3 AP85 inputs and outputs for control and evaluation You can use several press fit modules with different amplifiers from the MGCplus system e g the ML55 universal amplifier in one device Unlike the other MGCplus amplifier plug in units with the MG
91. rs in the middle column You can change the display units by using the display unit buttons 61 7 Data acquisition with the MultiScope 7 2 MGCplus Assistant allows you to record and display measured values using a E virtual instrument the MultiScope Click on the ko button in the symbol bar to open the MultiScope The MultiScope consists of a graphic display legend box text bar toolbar and wastepaper basket F2 Multi S cope lt HBM_ MGCplus CP32 0 0 01 gt Hl l 9 e lie foal oc el 2 00 1 60 ER ER PER 1 204 f f f 0 60 pee a Saibaba baba 0 40 0 40 0 80 1 204 1 60 2 00 0 0 Toolbar Legend box Text bar Delete measurement curve Fig 16 MGOplus MultiScope To edit and set up the MultiScope use the symbol bar or click with the right hand mouse button on the graphic display and select the appropriate function from the pull down menu To access the pull down menu click with the right hand mouse button in the graph area of the MultiScope Measurement settings Curve Se Original size Shift scale Lock cursor Hal EE E S Save measurement Start Stop Scaling Zoom mode Cursor On Off Find cursor curve Fig 17 MultiScope symbol bar MGCplus Assistant 62 7 1 7 2 MGCplus Assistant Data acquisition with the MultiScope Defining measurement channels and display mode Y t or Y X To set up channels for measure
92. s you to judge the quality of your fitting processes Histograms of the minimum and maximum forces occurring are kept for each window and the mean value and standard deviation calculated continuously You can select the appropriate window using the Up Down buttons ewes 1 CH MLB Sera l puss Rl Taire check Suen SR Fine L me Total End portion Tabl nunica E Duel Kat e d Ken left ETAR DE cycles Dmm jus NOK am o ay wm Clear aE HS i Sl rin ces pp Mag sp Sly ces GRO CODO ee arabes 0 000 EU em resa Mapp Sled chu In the Total area you will find an evaluation of all the fitting processes and in the End position area an evaluation of all end positions You can record a max of 65 000 fitting tasks statistically If the number of fitting tasks exceeds this value the statistics buffer is cleared and reinitialised You can also clear the buffer using the lt Clear statistics gt button MGCplus Assistant 82 MGCpress press fit controller ML85 8 6 Print In the Print tab you define which information on the MGCplus is to be printed To do this specify the appropriate printer port on the MGCplus MGOplus Assistant 9 Index PBA Ae cU skies cee ee ete teca 16 24 POG sew eme EPOR d aD 42 DIGI Slo ectetuer us mets nda ote 42 Display format 42 Amplifier iovis ire REEL tees ER 35 Autocalibration 36 Reference ol 9 toast theta cis Ses 36 Shunt calibrat
93. se Load configuration from file to transfer a stored AB22 AB32 operating panel setting to the MGCplus The setup manager 3 2 4 3 3 25 CP32 hard disk sub system This function is only available in connection with a PCMCIA Hard Disk connected to the slot 0 of CP32 in MGCplus You can save copy and print the settings of the CP32 hard disk subsystem Double clicking on the CP32 hard disk subsystem opens the Setup panel for the CP32 hard disk and data acquisition Information on these functions can be found in Chapter 3 2 2 Channel settings and Chapter 5 CP32 hard disk subsystem If you use Info you receive information on the communications processor firmware version PCMCIA hard disk PCMCIA GPIB board PCMCIA Ethernet adapter The setup manager The Setup Manager allows you to manage setup files device operator panel or channel settings in the form of a structured list of plain text descriptions You can set up groups individually as required for devices channels applications or users Setup Manager XU Custom setups 7 HBM Transducers i Displacement 7 Force 2 Load cells p ZR 20 kg ML30 Fig 7 Setup window A device setup file includes the setup for all the channels on a device This list is saved in the file SETUP INI If you want to make your setups accessible to another user you can copy this file as well as all the associated setup files to his her computer in the MGCp
94. sis iro name eae alee coe ahem es 61 AUTOMATIC LS Ses e week Bu eels Gk 64 Channel 2 se ch H N ee chu 63 COOU s ster t sot te eat an 64 Configure scope measurement channels 62 Cursor analysis 66 Curve style is seres ote Nepal sommes 64 Eormabe 2e en AI RU LI 64 eio MR METER 64 Immediately ess sement rhe e th ers 63 Insert measurement curve CHx 62 eVel saines net D oes 63 Line thickness 64 LG sine see ete eck vate 64 Marker symbol 64 Maximum 64 Minimum 64 Pre trngger sis o LEBER 63 Remove measurement channels 62 measurement curve CHX 62 MGCplus Assistant Index Set up scaling EE 64 Set up Scope 62 Shift cal 252 accus Leder ut ane 65 Single sample values 63 Be eres tee eal ae is eg dte Seer a ant ca D ts 64 Hien GT 63 MISIDIB 4 2 2 535 ame 5 0 43 0n a mia 64 Scope buffer size Scope buffer 63 SCOPEZOOM ix ennemi ai Bake Sr 65 Select signal 34 Send settings i2 eei ote see 19 Send COMLOG LOG 19 SOLTSOF cunis hg Hai By ad de Mir wed 34 Adapting analogue output 33 35 45 Amplifier channel 34 Excitation voltage 34 KeFaClor lt ar E tania en aww EEN 35 Operating mode 34
95. sistant The setup panel Please note that it is not possible to combine inputs with different logic operators The selected operator always combines all inputs The following operators are available lt AND gt AND OR inclusive OR EXOR exclusive OR i e either or lt NAND gt negative AND lt NOR gt negative inclusive OR and lt NEXOR gt negative exclusive OR Response delay for limit value switches In the set up menu Hesponse delay for limit switches you can specify a common delay period for particular limit value switches The selected limit value switches will not respond until the signal to be monitored has exceeded the limit value by longer than the specified time To do this activate the appropriate limit switch and specify the time in the input box Delay time You will find more information about limit values in the MGCplus Operating Manual Hemote control contacts Each amplifier channel has 8 remote control contacts which enable the user to control certain actions on the MGOplus externally with the aid of digital connections such as for example PLC I Os switches etc Remote contacts are logical states which can be transferred to the amplifier channel via the relevant inputs on the connection board In order for the states of the remote contacts to be taken into account the Enable remote contacts option must be activated To assign a specific function to a contact click on
96. ssing unit AB22 display unit ML amplifiers Firmware download should be performed by experienced users or HBM service staff members only The download process must execute uniterrupted ou should by no means abort the download process prior to completetion If a download is not completed successfully the MGCplus component in question will not operate as long as a new download is performed Click to NEXT to continue with the download click to CANCEL if you do not want to download firmware components Fig 4 Firmware Download Assistant The Firmware Download Assistant is executed by an external program which is not part of the supply of the MGCplus Assistant You can download the current Firmware version of your MGCplus unit at any time from the INTERNET see Chapter 1 5 Technical support Downloading firmware for MGCplus system components should only be undertaken by experienced users or HBM service personnel Exit setup Use Exit setup to exit MGCplus Assistant If you started up MGOplus Assistant from catman V2 x you will be returned to catman V2 x The Menu bar 15 Channel statistics Click on Channel statistics and you get a list of channels in table form along with the most important parameters and settings at a glance Slot Style GK SG full bridge BU Supply TP BESS 100 Hz HC ML55 Inductive half bridge BV Supply TP BESS 100 Hz HF ML 55 SG full bridge DV Supply TP BUTT 200 Hz HP ML55 SG half bridge
97. tem configuration EH HEM CP320 P1 13 ie E CP 32 harddisk subsystem gt ZX 1 ML30 AR 2ML55 zi MGCplus DEMO Fig 6 System configuration window If you start up MGCplus Assistant from catman V2 x this list will include the device already selected in catman V2 x If you are just operating the program for yourself you can open up to 16 devices via the System Open device menu item If you click with the righthand mouse button on a symbol in the System configuration window a pull down menu opens with the functions for editing devices and channels Select functions by clicking on them individually with the lefthand mouse button You can find out more about system configuration in Chapter 3 1 1 System menu Device settings By clicking with the righthand mouse button on the device symbol gig you open the pull down menu for setting up the device you have selected The function Factory settings all channels sets all channels selected on the MGOplus to the default factory settings If you use Info you receive information on the communications processor firmware version PCMCIA hard disk PCMCIA GPIB board PCMCIA Ethernet adapter When you use Multi channel display this opens the Multi channel display giving you an overview of all the channels on the device You can find more information on this subject in Chapter 6 Multi channel display You can also open the Multi channel display by double clicking on the d
98. tics units filter When you use Adapt analog output the analog output is automatically matched to the changes made to the input characteristics You can find more information on operating modes in the WGCplus Operating Manual k Factor When measuring with strain gauges the K factor used for converting change of resistance in the strain can be specified For this purpose activate the option lt k factor gt and enter the required value in the text box alongside Please note that if the k factor is activated the basic unit automatically changes to um m If a physical unit other than um m is to be used the input characteristics must be adapted Amplifier The MGOplus has two value buffers the contents of which are subtracted from the digitalised input signal The first buffer is called Zero offset also Zero and the second is called Tare By clicking on the lt gt 0 lt gt or lt gt T lt gt buttons the current input signal is retrieved into the particular buffer Alternatively the MGCplus buffers can also accept manual value entries followed by Set After input of the values for zero offset and tare the value zero should appear in the NET display MGOplus Assistant 36 A Important 4 1 4 MGOplus Assistant The setup panel The effect of taring is only visible in the signals marked NET GROSS signals always show the value without taking the tare buffer into account but they do take into account t
99. tings for a channel or the complete device all channels to a file on a PC Retrieving the settings for a channel or the complete device all channels from a file on your PC Saving the settings for a channel to one of the internal EEPROM parameter sets on the amplifier Retrieving the settings for a channel from one of the internal EEPROM parameter sets on the amplifier Managing channel and device settings on your PC using names in plain text from a structured list Managing the CP32 hard disk subsystem file management transferring measured data to local computers starting up Stand alone measurements Simple data acquisition and graphic display of measured values using the MultiScope Mult channel sample display for all channels Channel overview table Starting up and exiting MGCplus Assistant This is how you start up MGCplus Assistant without catman V2 x In the Windows start menu click on MGCplus Assistant Start up Program MGCplus Assistant MGCplus Assistant The start up window appears see Chapter 2 2 The MGCplus Assistant start up window Starting up and exiting MGCplus Assistant 7 gt If you have installed MGCplus Assistant together with catman V2 x find MGCplus Assistant in the catman V2 x program group e g Start up Program catman V2 x MGCplus Assistant This is how you start up MGCplus Assistant under catman V2 x 1 Open catman V2 x Start up Program catman
100. u must specify the IP address of each individual device on a separate line Offline mode In offline mode you can configure an MGCplus without a device save the settings and transfer them to a device later You can use lt Save gt and lt Load gt to manage various device configurations on your PC This is how to configure an MGCplus in offline mode 1 2 Click with the righthand mouse button on a lt Channel gt in the Define plug in amplifier boards box This opens a pop up list of the available amplifier types Click on the required amplifier The selected amplifier is displayed in the lt Amplifier gt column Click with the righthand mouse Button in the lt Connection board gt column to change it This opens a pop up list with the available types If your connection board is not listed use the lt Standard gt setting Click on the required communications processor Click on lt Save gt in order to save the configuration If you click on Opens your configuration is displayed in the System configuration window Configure the channels see chapter 4 The setup panel Store the device settings in your Setup Manager see chapter 3 3 Setup Manager Exit MGCplus Assistant You can also set up and store data recording runs offline with the CP32 communications processor see chapter 5 CP32 hard disk subsystem Settings that you have stored in this way can be called later with Setup
101. up Configuration 54 MGCplus Assistant 84 D Data expor tencia Prune Rens Riad 65 Device settings 22 Factory settings all channels 22 Diagnosis menu 18 30 Clear log file usi trm nr eren 19 Display communications log 19 Display error log 19 Ris TOSI Sidonia qe qa acumen tae 19 Log communications 18 Reactivate signal timer 20 Terminal EE 18 Update signal display every xx ms 20 E Edit COMLOG LOG 19 ERRLOG LOG ac oases ete ee 19 30 Ethernet a Zeta eeu dats Geet d dees 11 Ethernet interface anaana llus 28 Exit system Setup RR ees 25 Factory settings e aen EEN xe tex es 32 File format e IEN EN 47 Bina er 47 IER tak unes a a a 36 Bessel 0e seta Naess K R eRT ERA 36 Butterworth 36 Firmware download 14 MGCplus Assistant Index GPIB IEEE 488 il eG conc UCET 2 11 HBM Batti pore cR quet aset Rib 5 Fax support 23e esu rs Reed tk 5 Hotline MR 5 World Wide Web eannan 5 Help TEEN 21 GUNG c cog acs eet et ees ee ER SUA 21 Program info Sidi RC xinh 21 HOS 9 E aise Sew Meme nate etek 28 Input characteristics 43 SDA SR ae 43 Bib dene xa RAPI eh A MAREA 43 Zero point LEE SN sr E oM ie iiA e 43 Installation i4 E RR RR RAE 3 Interface configuration
102. up in the list boxes below Type e inactive e Measured value level the trigger is activated by the measuring signal when the lt level value gt is exceeded e Measured value band the trigger is activated by the measuring signal when the window limit is exceeded The window is between lt lower level gt and lt upper level gt e lt LVS1 gt lt LVS4 gt the trigger is activated by a limit value External the trigger is activated by an external signal remote control contact 7 Channel s CHI gt select the channel to be monitored Stand alone measurement data recording without computer 51 Signal e Gross Net PVB1 select the signal to be monitored Measured value level and Measured value band only Mode e higher the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal is greater than the level value e lower the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal is smaller than the level value lower gt higher the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal exceeds the level value higher gt lower the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal falls below the level value inside the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal lies within the specified window e outside the trigger is activated as soon as the measuring signal lies outside of the specified window
103. up panel includes the same functions as are available on the displays and AB22A operating panel of the MGCplus To call up a function group in the setup panel simply click on the tab of the appropriate index card Display section Channel settings A click on the e symbol in the setup panel opens a pull down menu for loading the settings for the selected channel You can specify a file one of the 8 EEPROM parameter sets or the external EEPROM as a source If you select Factory settings the channel is reset to these and a W appears in the display section If you load the setup from an EEPROM parameter set the number of the EEPROM parameter set is displayed 1 8 in the display section If this is changed a 2 appears Clicking on the symbol opens a pull down menu to save the current settings for the channel selected You can specify a file one of the 8 EEPROM parameter sets or the external EEPROM as a target The external EEPROM is only available if the XM001 module is connected to the channel Signal display Displayed permanently in this window is the current signal from the amplifier You can use the buttons to set the number of decimal places from 0 to 6 The unit that is displayed can be switched between the physical unit of the user e g kg the basic physical unit of the sensor e g mV V and the voltage at the analog output e g V Use the buttons on the right next to the signal display to switch the units dis
104. ve is printed automatically at the end of the press fit task lt save curve automatically gt saves the measurement curve to a file Click on lt gt to specify the path and name of the file Planes strdke s alam lins Tarmac nude Ping rdre Ered aydan a aiie tena Damgan Mus gd curve posi Toi e I ieaculimg Lanes iv Alen oas ees EH T eg Age stare ic m aeree cures doi a Rik E Ct pee Sunchdal det BEZ In the Diagnostics area you will find information on the measurement carried out e g the number of measurement samples the measurement duration and the alarm value In the lt Measuring stop gt text box you will find information on why measurement was stopped Transducer check The Transducer check tab is used for checking the transducer connected To do this you compare the current actual values of the transducer with defined target values Status 79 Heere T DH MLB senn l pas R Tieg check States Statice Pinell iran Didi T nant mmia pean Ica dopisem Tin prod of hatag g dera h ORADE You pan F Ivo saluat Ane Run dancers value Tage valusz F 1 19 cm L E 300 emn t GU V SEID ST Li T es aigal aal Essen n BE Dugerd lt gust F sim N NOK ST Ce The target values for the force and displacement transducer can be input manually or captured using the lt Measure target val gt button In the lt Deviation gt box you can specify a tolerance in The absolute va
105. w recording in the lt Sampling interval Sample rate gt box and the number of values to be measured per channel in the lt No of samples gt box Alternatively you can also preset the duration of the measurement in the lt Time gt box s min h d To do this enter a value in the entry box and choose an appropriate unit of time from the list box The recording format depends on the further processing of the values You can select 3 different formats from the lt Recording format gt list box 4 Byte INT 2 Byte INT and 4 Byte FLOAT HBM software packages such as MGCplus Assistant and catman can automatically identify all three formats and scale values accordingly If an accuracy of 32767 parts i e measuring range divided up into 32767 parts is adequate we recommend the lt 2 Byte INT gt format as it only needs half the memory space of the other two formats Use the option lt Repeat gt to specify how often the measurement is to be performed 1x for example means that the measurement cycle is performed a total of two times Stand alone measurement data recording without computer 49 Charest to cord LIEGE 0 E X Ge Redis charred all Important The number of samples and the device settings are stored in the appropriate format on the CP32 hard disk under the name specified in the Record file gt field Restarting the measurement program does not overwrite the file instead it increments the counter in the
106. when the specified number of measured values is reached or the time set has elapsed Stop triggers AND linked all active stop triggers are AND linked Stop triggers OR linked all active stop triggers are OR linked In the input box Pre trigger 96 total value you define how many measurement samples are recorded before the trigger event The statement relates to the input box Number of measurement samples in the Set up CP32 measurement samples setup dialogue Once the settings have been made click on OK Cancel takes you back to the Configure CP32 data recording setup dialogue Save and store data recording program When you have assigned parameters to a data acquisition program you can save them as a parameter set 1 16 on the CP32 hard disk to CP32 disk or on the PC to PC You can assign parameters to as many as 16 consecutive data acquisition programs To do this select the required parameter set from the parameter set no field If you also enable the Run option the data acquisition program starts as soon as the parameter set is loaded in the MGCplus use F key START MES and specify the program no The name of the data acquisition parameter file on the CP32 hard disk is hdcnfdat bin and it can be found in directory MGCPDATA If you save the file to the local hard disk on the PC you may give it a name of your choice If you download this file to CP32 hard disk later the file must
107. which if required can be shown in the display section instead of the gross or net signal or can be used as a source for analog outputs and limit value monitoring Each peak value buffer can display either the maximum gross net signal or minimum gross net signal If required an envelope curve function amp with optional decay time in sec can be activated With lt Clear buffer gt the contents of the peak value buffer are deleted Decay times must be entered before the envelope curve function is activated Both peak value buffers are updated at 38 4 kHz Both peak value buffers can be combined to a third combined peak value signal source see also chapter 4 1 11 The combined peak value S5 is not output by the system s fast digital interface Link Therefore it cannot be captured using catman V2 x It is available exclusively for purposes internal to the device e g AB22A display and limit value monitoring MGOplus Assistant 38 4 1 7 MGOplus Assistant The setup panel These peak value buffers can also be handled externally using remote control contacts see also Chapter 4 1 8 Remote control contacts Freeze peak values Remote function PV Run Hold gt status HOLD Enable peak value Remote function PV Run Hold gt status RUN e Peak value monitoring not operating i e peak value measured value remote function PV Peak Current gt status CURRENT Switch on peak value monitoring Remote function
108. ymbols 4 Select the Add device setup file from the Setup manager menu or the pop up menu In the following file selection dialogue select the file saved in Step 2 This file is first of all retrieved into the Manager under the name New device setup and marked with the symbol eg 5 By clicking twice on the name not double clicking you can edit it and give it a name How to add operating panel settings in Setup Manager 1 Hold down the lefthand mouse button and drag the El symbol from the System configuration window to a group in Setup Manager This opens the Save current AB22 configuration to file dialogue 2 Specify the name and directory Co Click on Save The El symbol is displayed 4 Specify a plain text name for the set up file in the text box which is now displayed The setup manager 27 e This is how you accept channel settings into the setup manager 1 2 Select the channel in the System configuration window or click on its Setup panel if it is opened Save the channel settings to a file System Save channel setup to file from the system menu Save setup to file from the pull down menu or gl symbol in the Setup panel Specify the name and directory Select a group or the uppermost level of the Setup Manager marked Custom setup The individual hierarchy levels of the Setup Manager can be opened or closed by double clicking on the list entry symbols Select the Acc

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