Transient Shock Recorder(TSR) User`s Manual
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1. e Measure Bridge Measures a sensors bridge resistance from the channel selected in the Connected Sensor list The returned bridge resistance will be populated in the Bridge resistance ohms field for the sensor that is highlighted in the sensor list e Save Saves edits made in the Sensor Detail area support dtsweb com 8 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Manual Sensor Assignment The user can manually assign and remove sensors that do not have an EID The user cannot un assign or overwrite an auto assigned channel e Assign After highlighting a sensor in the Sensor List and highlighting an un assigned channel in the Connected Sensors area use this to assign the sensor e Un assign Remove the highlighted channel in the Connected Sensors area e Apply Commits the sensor set up information to SLICE Note A sensor that is manually applied should not have a value in the Sensor ID field and the SLICE should not have an EID installed on the connector If the Sensor ID field is populated or an EID exists on the channel the sensor will need to be re applied after switching away from and then back to the Prepare tab Sensor ID e Refresh The sensor IDs are read when the software is started or when a SLICE is rebooted If sensor connections are switched choosing refresh will read the connected IDs on the current channels Integration e Read SIF This button imports and merges a sensor inform2. Offset check 7 Remove offset M Limit low mV L 00 0 High mV 100 0 Zero type Use Diagnostics Zero Zero Start ms 50 0 ZeroEnd ms 200 SW filter Hz Shunt Check and Bridge Resistance When Shunt Check is checked the sensor will have the bridge resistance measured during diagnostics and compared to the value entered in Bridge resistance SW Filter Hz Choose the frequency of a software filter to be applied to the data when viewing This only affects the viewed data as all data stored will be as collected with the hardware anti alias filter Zero Method post download software zeroing o Use Diagnostics Zero The Zero Measured Output ZMO of the sensor during Diagnostics will be used to set the EU zero of the downloaded data o Average Over Time Used in conjunction with ZeroStart and ZeroEnd the average EU value during the Start and End window will be used to Zero the collected data The Zero Start End window must be set to data that will be collected If using a negative time then the Acquire tab must include this window o None The actual recorded input will not be adjusted or compensated for zero level This setting can be used to show the actual mV offset An example may be to record a logic level signal and see the actual on off state Remove Offset hardware When checked this will remove the ZMO during diagnostics This will electrically zero the input Zero Start ms En
3. support dtsweb com 26 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Offset of bytes Data Type Description IN 112 X l4 Int32 Original offset in counts IN 116 X 16 Char ISO Code IN 132 X 4 Int32 ICRC32 N X 136 64bit Size of 16 24 or 32 bit ulong offset found depending on Number of DATA SAMPLES START HERE Sample Data in 3rd file field bits per sample Bin File Header Version 1 SLICEWare versions prior to 1 06 Offset of bytes Data Type Description Magic key to identify file E 4 uint32 BESCH Version number of this file 4 4 uint32 CEN currently 1 g g UInt64 Offset in bytes from start of file to where data samples begin 16 E Utnt d Number of samples in this file 24 l4 UInt32 Number of bits per sample 28 4 UInt32 Uz Unsigned Samples 1 signed samples ER E Double Sample rate 40 2 UInt16 Number of triggers May be 0 N Number 42 of triggers 8 uinte4 Trigger Sample number IN 42 4 Int32 Pre Test zero level in counts IN 46 D lInt32 Pre Test Cal level in counts IN 50 E Double Pre test noise as a percent of FS IN 58 4 Int32 Post test zero level in counts IN 62 4 Int32 Post test cal level in counts IN 66 D lInt32 Data Zero level in counts IN 70 E Double Scale factor MV mV Count Scale factor EU N 78 8 Double mV EU non proportional mV V EU proportional Number of bytes in engineering N ER
4. 2000 m support dtsweb com 12 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 SLICE hardware appears on right hand side Sieft E QQQ SIF SIFs XML SIFs Devices er Sensor ID ARS 8000 This is a default ARS entry 0 Endevco 7264C 2000 This is a default Endevco 7264C 2000 entry 1 BR51053 Upper neck load cell This is a default upper neck load cell entry 2 BR51053 Voltage input This is a default voltage input entry 3 BR51053 Excitation V 5 0 DI Initial EU Proportional to Exc M Invert Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help ERETTO EE geen 999900 Hx G fter a gee ele KK s di Ke hehe The sample rate dropdown selects and configures SLICE PRO units and channels for the selected samples per second SPS Selecting a sample rate has implications on the maximum useable input voltage bandwidth and hardware anti aliasing filtering so the sample rate is set prior to diagnostics Contact DTS Technical Support for more details on the trade offs between gain and bandwidth When the sample rate is set SLICEWare will automatically configure SLICE PRO units for the maximum number of channels available at the sample rate Maximum Sample Rate of SLICE PRO SIM Sample Rate Maximum Channels 500 000 sps 600 000 sps 700 000 sps 1 000 000sps_ 9 support dtsweb com 13 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Hardw
5. ServiceAvailable be e support dtsweb com 17 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 System Armed Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help dh Stop Start Trigger monitoring Data collection i Download ee ROI Begin Time sec FH ETS eae os Parameters Triggered Fault System triggered and acquiring data Note SLICEWare cannot simultaneously display the data while the system is recording Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help mO X Download AtoBpot ROI Begin Time sec A5 El El Sop Stat Tigger E WS Download Cancel Format CSV urfitered ROI End Time sec os Lo monitoring ROI Download Sei Parameters parameters Data collection Parameters Triggered Fault support dtsweb com 18 10920 03010 MAN Rev O0 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual Downloading data g Geer EI o O Am Monitor Stat Trigger am status Realtime Data collection Acquire Review Data Settings Help See E A LI AutoExport Download Download Cancel Format CSV unfiltered 7 all ROI Download Download 1 3 2 5 Review Frepare Diagnostics ROI Begin Time sec ROI End Time sec piace scl maane April 2013 Parameters Review Realtime Acquire DAS Status Trig
6. The user requested full scale Sensitivit Double The sensitivity of the sensor in either mv V EU or y mv EU depending on ProportionalToExcitation The requested filtering to apply to this channel Stored data is unfiltered and this value must be used to apply proper filtering Typical values are 1650hz for CFC1000 SoftwareFilter String be aes Indicates if the output of this sensor is proportional to ProportionalToExcitation Boolean sae l Ges excitation Used in conjunction with Sensitivity Optional Indicates if the data should be inverted IsInverted Boolean before presenting to the user If missing this attribute is considered false Optional Indicates if the data stored on disk is ata IsSubsampled Boolean lower sample rate than the original data collection If missing this attribute is considered false Eu String The user provided Engineering Units EU e g mm g or msec2 SerialNumber String The serial number of the sensor used with this channel ICalSignalEnabled Boolean Applies to IEPE SLICE only ShuntEnabled Boolean For Bridge SLICE only Indicates if the user requested the channel be shunted during diagnostics Indicates if the user requested hardware offset RemoveOffset Boolean l compensation be used during diagnostics Identifies the type of software offset compensation that should be used If the value is UsePreCalZero then ZeroMethod String the Pre Calibration zero value s
7. the test the user can reconnect the PC to download the data There is also a real time mode in the SLICEWare software application that allows the user to check channel inputs on an oscilloscope looking screen This data is can be logged 1 2 1 Data Collection Modes SLICE supports two data collection modes Circular Buffer and Recorder Note SLICEWare cannot simultaneously display the data while the system is recording support dtsweb com 4 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Circular Buffer Mode In Circular Buffer mode the user can program SLICE to record pre and post trigger data Time Zero T 0 is marked when the trigger signal is received Recorder Mode Recorder mode starts when a Start Record signal is received and continues for the time specified in the test set up If a trigger signal is received sometime after the Start Record this is marked as T 0 NOTE An event or trigger signal applied anywhere in the SLICE chain is distributed throughout the system This applies to level trigger as well 1 3 SLICEWare This section discusses the basics of SLICE data collection using the SLICEWare application 1 3 1 Software Installation Locate the installation files on the CD or flash drive provided Cp setup exe i SLICEWare msi Double click the set up exe file to begin installation i SLICEWare msi Click for each of the screens set up wizard driver install
8. zero averaging window Actual Range Low Limit EPE i Factor applied to sensor capacity to determine if channel capacity is insufficient Actual Range High Limit IEPE fo So Factor applied to sensor capacity to determine if channel capacity is too large Mowed Excitation Deviation E Used in determing whether excitation voltage deviation is acceptable Allowed Cal Signal Error 5 Allowed deviation in percentage of expected value for calibration signal IEPE BEE e Leed in determining whether final offset is acceptable Be 2012 07 27 08 49 38 882 EH 1 3 2 8 Help Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help This tab provides information about contacting technical support connected hardware the computer operating system that SLICEWare is currently running on and links DTS software and hardware manuals l Sg EE Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help CU EE Contact Connected Net OS Documents Hardware Sections Contact E com Support phone 1 562 493 0158 Connected Hardware e BRv2000 A1BO Module BRv2000 A1BO Installed NEI Versions 2012 07 27 09 02 05 029 s s s s sssssssssssssssssssss support dtsweb com 21 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Appendix A SLICEWare XML File Format Overview The DTS file is an XML based file that contains information about the overall t
9. 2 reng Nun field 1 x Length of i Engineering unit without NULL EE EU field RER termination IN X 88 16 Char 16 character ISO code IN X 104 l4 UInt32 ICRC32 for entire file support dtsweb com 27 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Offset of bytes Data Type Description N X 108 64bit 16 24 or 32 bit ulong offset found jn 27S of Gamole Data depending on Number DATA SAMPLES START HERE 3rd file field p of bits per sample Example File Shown below is an example view of a CHN file in HEXADECIMAL notation The byte numbers are along the left side of the viewer Boxed in white is first the DATA start offset and it can be seen that starting at the byte specified in this offset is the actual sample data Note that it is prefaced by trailing 00 from the previous value and from then on all sample data is consistently non zero 589990999 d ie filesize 00004546h 17734 oooo0008h support dtsweb com 28 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Additional Information Note that the file is little endian that is the values are serialized into the file LSB first This is not important but should be considered if changes are to be made to the serialization procedure It must only be consistent between read and write operations The NET serialization utilities currently used in SLICEWare have defaulted to this because t
10. 387 6 118 4 H Test Description Two second data collection 10ksps Sample Rate 10000 1 3 2 6 Data Prepare Diagnosics Beim e Review Data Soe mm This tab provides export options for collected data Export options include CSV ISO and DIAdem formats Export options for CSV TDM ISO DIAdem DAT and TDAS formats Data 1 3 2 7 Settings This tab provides an interface to modify basic settings related to each tab support dtsweb com 20 10920 03010 MAN Rev O0 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings E Help Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Reset dl Categories Options Check For Cal Expiry Vv Controls whether calibration due dates are checked Cid Chena Foe Coder Color to use for odd number bridges Range Low Mutiplier br Used in waming when desired range requests are out of range as determined using the highest possible gain v Range Headroom Di Headroom beyond requested channel capacity to reserve to prevent channel saturation Peene hn Onder B Reverses the order in the channel list so DAS are ar the bottom of a stack User SW Riters Edit User software anti aliasing fitters ES ae Sane ee Vv Controls whether to alert the user when a channel is unset automatically Zero Average Start foo Default start of zero averaging window Zero Average Stop fo oS Default end of
11. DDTS 909 Electric Ave Suite 206 Seal Beach CA 90740 USA Phone 1 562 493 0158 Fax 1 562 493 3158 www dtsweb com Version 1 08 April 2013 10920 03010 MAN Rev 0 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Table of Contents KARTEN 3 Introducing SLICE AE TE 4 Lele IBaSIG REGUIFCMENUS erre iiss ore a E cle ni eee eee baie eta deere hee ee ee 4 1323 Data Colection Concepts EE 4 1 2 1 Data EELER EE 4 LS SuLIC EW ae EE 5 H Ee Ee Ee EE 5 testes Tap MeCRUsDESCHDUONS ee 7 Appendix A SLICEWare XML File Format sssssssunnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 22 Appendix B SLICEWare Binary File Format KKK KKK KKK ENEE EE EE K KK EN 26 Appendix C SLICE Base Firmware Update Procedure cccccnnnsssccccecnnnnneessees 30 support dtsweb com ii 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 DTS Support SLICE systems and SLICEWare are designed to be reliable and simple to operate Should you need assistance DTS has support engineers worldwide with extensive product knowledge and test experience to help via telephone e mail or on site visits The best way to contact a DTS support engineer is to e mail support dtsweb com Your e mail is immediately forwarded to all DTS support engineers worldwide and is typically the fastest way to get a response particularly if you need assistance outside of normal business hours For assistance by telephone please go to http dtsweb com support techsuppo
12. are AAF and Input Range By default the hardware anti aliasing filter AAF is configured to 1 5 of the sample rate For SLICE PRO hardware the hardware AAF has implications on the maximum usable input range Some sensors should be configured to ignore the input range available at the current hardware AAF This can be done in the sensor settings General Sensor Settings Channel Settings Calibration History Desired Range EU 6000 00 Units N Sensitivity mv EU 0 0001 770000 Bridge Type EidgeFul e Excitation W Ion e Initial EU 0 0000 Proportional L i Invert E Ignore Range E Sample Rate Hardware AAF 1 000 000 sps 200 000 Hz 15 6 mV 500 mV E E E I 500k 1M sps 100 000 Hz 1250 mV lt 500k sps 45 000 Hz 1 95 mV 2500 mV 1 3 2 2 Diagnostics Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help This tab ensures that the connected hardware is operating normally Hardware diagnostics include checks for battery level excitation voltage noise and expected offset support dtsweb com 14 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 SLICEWare configures any connected channels a po DAS Description Serial Number Excitation Noise Offset Range Shunt Updating slice configuration Please wait while the devices are configured PS Noise of full scale Initial offset mV support dtsweb co
13. ation installation folder and confirming installation support dtsweb com 5 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 You must allow the driver to be installed You may see these screens For Windows Vista or Windows 7 click to Install this driver software anyway DI Windows Security amp Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software gt Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device j anyway e a E sia a eee i Unsigned software from other sources may harm your computer or steal information For Windows XP click Continue Anyway Software Installation Note Windows will ask you to reinstall the hardware driver each time you connect the SLICE Stack to a different USB port To start SLICEWare either double click the icon on the desktop or navigate to the SLICEWare folder in the Start menu SLICEWare ral SLICE Sensor Database Merge GE SLICE Sensor DB Merge fee SLICE Ware support dtsweb com 6 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 1 3 2 Tab Menu Descriptions 1 3 2 1 Prepare This tab identifies the relationship between available sensors and the attached SLICE units Sensor information can be added removed viewed edited or assigned to channels on connected data acquisition hardware The image below highli
14. ation file SIF from an existing DTS TDAS Control installation into the current SLICEWare Sensor Database e Read SIFs This button imports and merges multiple sensor information files SIF from an existing DTS TDAS Control installation into the current SLICEWare Sensor Database e Merge XML This button imports and merges a SLICEWare Sensor Database file into the current SLICEWare Sensor Database e EQX This button imports and merges an Equipment Exchange EQX file into the current SLICEWare Sensor Database e Export SIFs This button exports the current SLICEWare Sensor Database to Sensor Information Files in a folder selected by the user e Ethernet Devices This button allows the user to connect to a SLICE Distributor or TDAS hardware by entering the hardware s IP Archive e Backup This button will back up the current SLICEWare settings and database files to a location specified by the user Display e Configure This button allows the user to selectively change the layout of the Sensor Grid and Channel List support dtsweb com 9 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Sensor Details General Sensor Settings Channel Settings Calibration History General Se al Number 0 Description Ir Manufacturer funkmown e sl Model E Sensor ID Ir ISO e Serial Number Used to identify the sensor Can be any unique identifier The sensor list is sorted by default with the serial number e Des
15. cription Used as a secondary identifier of the sensor The Description is displayed as the sensor identifier by default in the connected sensors section e Manufacturer Use to select the sensor manufacturer This list is populated by the Model SensorDB xm l file e Model Use to select the sensor model This list is populated by the Model SensorDB xmI file e Sensor ID Enter or READ ID to populate e ISO Used to specify an ISO code for a sensor Sensor Settings Range EL 0 00 0 00 Unit Sensitivity fi 0000000000 Bridge Type Bridge Ful Excitation W 5 0 Initial EU 10 0000 Proportional to Esc z Invert L e Range EU The maximum expected value the sensor will be subjected to e Units The Engineering Units of the sensor e Sensitivity o When Proportional to Excitation is checked This value is the calibrated sensitivity in mV V EU o When Proportional to Excitation is un checked This value is the calibrated sensitivity in mV EU e Initial EU Typically left at 0 00 This entry may be used to insert an engineering value to the starting point of the recorded sensor e Excitation Leave at 5 0 Adjustment is not enabled as of 200910 e Proportional to Exc Used to change the way sensitivity is calculated e Invert Used to invert a channel support dtsweb com 10 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Channel Settings Shunt check l Resistance 2 100 0
16. d ms See Zero Method Average Over Time Offset Check Used in conjunction with Limit Low High during diagnostics When checked the ZMO is measured and compared the Low High limits as a pass fail criteria during diagnostics Calibration History This field is automatically updated whenever a new sensitivity is applied to the sensor attributes You cannot enter directly into this field support dtsweb com 11 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Step by Step Procedure to Add a New Sensor 1 On the PREPARE tab click the Add button in the Current Sensor button group Delete Undo Fead Measure Save Assign Remove Apply Refresh edit ID bridge 2 Edit the Sensor Sensitivity Details Field Excitation V 5 3 Select Save in the Current Sensor button group Undo Read Measure edit ID bridge Connect SLICE Connect the USB and power up the SLICE system x9O emid B EE EE EE EES Current sensor Manual Sensor Assignment Sensor ID Integration Archive Display Serial Number Description Manufacturer Model Desired Range Un Connection DAS Description Level trigger TT unknown ARS 8000 This is a default ARS entry 8000 de Endevco 7264C 2000 This is a default Endevco 7264C 2000 entry unknown 2000 e Upper neck load cell This is a default upper neck load cell entry unknown 6000 t Voltage input This is a default voltage input entry unknown
17. dater Firmware Version Bootloader O0B3 If this does not happen after 30 seconds close then reopen the Firmware Updater program 4 Press _Choose Fie 1 Select the file sfw you want to use for update 5 Press d Der The progress bar will show the progress of the firmware update When the update is complete the SLICE Base will reboot 6 After reboot the serial number and new firmware version will be shown The status bar will indicate that the firmware update was successful a e SENSING Firmware Updater ere f eae BA50119 M Update Mode SLICEBaseFinmware_ BASE O0G6 stw Firmware Version Elapsed Time 15042 5041 support dtsweb com 2 19 August 2011 1 562 493 0158 Diversified Technical Systems Inc All Rights Reserved SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Revision History pate By Cescription OO 8 April 2013 EKK Copied 10920 03002 MAN rev 5 as initial release Rev 0 support dtsweb com 32 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI
18. e than one trigger sample number lt Channels gt The Channels tag contains a list of channel elements It should have the same number of entries as NumberOfChannels in the Module tag The type of the child elements will depend on the type of signal conditioning SLICE used lt AnalogInputChanel gt The AnalogInputChanel tag corresponds to a Bridge SLICE channel Note There is a typo in the tag name and Chanel is misspelled It has been retained for backward compatibility Many of the attributes indicate how the channel was configured during the test The AnalogInputChanel element has the following properties Name pare Description Type This identifies the representation of the data contained ChannelType String Si S BIN file Currently this value is always expected DTS Serialization Test Module AnalogInputChannel support dtsweb com 23 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Name Data Description Type amber meder The channel number within the signal conditioning unit g In a Bridge SLICE channels are numbered 0 2 Start Date Currently unused Bridge String Either FullBridge or HalfBridge BridgeResistanceohms Integer GEN bridge resistance used during the shunt ChannelDescriptionString String The user provided description for the channel Description Strin The user provided description for the sensor currently H I ue same as ChannelDescriptionString DesiredRange Integer
19. est and the individual channels Some of the information may be redundant with information stored in the binary channel header The attributes and relationships of each XML node are described below XML Structure lt Test gt The Test tag is the outer most tag It contains the following attributes and describes details common to the entire test Name Data Data Type Description i ooo The name of the test typically the same as the DTS file String m ppe S SS aa et DTS NN eng The The description of he test provided by the user of the test provided by the user lInlineSerializedData Boolean Guia SC KE EE unique identifier assigned to each event 16 bit bit array Bit 0 Incoming status line dropped Bit 1 ADC Buffer Overrun Bit 2 Flash CRC Error Integer Bit 3 Trigger before start UInt16 Bit 4 Input voltage low Bit 5 Input voltage high Bit 6 Back up voltage low Bit 7 Back up voltage high Bit 8 15 Unused FaultFlags lt Modules gt Within the Test node will be a list of modules contained within a lt Modules gt lt Modules gt tag A module corresponds to a data acquisition system for example an entire Stack Each module will have its own lt Module gt tag with the following attributes Name Rara Description Type AaFilterRateHz Integer The name cut off frequency of the hardware anti alias filter used during the test A sequential number assigned to each module Number Integer 77 within the
20. first sample support dtsweb com 25 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Appendix B SLICEWare Binary File Format Bin File Header Version 4 SLICEWare versions 1 06 and higher Offset of bytes Data Type Description Magic key to identify file E 4 uint32 EE 4 4 a number of this file SE header currently 4 Offset in bytes from start of 8 8 UInt64 file to where data samples Start 16 E Utnt d Number of samples in this file 24 4 UInt32 Number of bits per sample 28 4 UInt32 0 Unsigned samples 1 Signed samples ER E Double Sample rate 40 E UInt16 Number of triggers May be O N Number 42 of triggers 8 uinte4 Trigger Sample number IN 42 4 Int32 Pre Test zero level in counts IN 46 4 Int32 Removed ADC in counts N 50 4 Int32 Pre Test Diagnostics Level in counts N 54 g Double Pre Test Noise Percentage of Full Scale N 62 4 Int32 Post Test Zero Level in counts N 66 4 Int32 Post Test Diagnostics Level in counts IN 70 D lInt32 Data Zero Level in counts IN 74 E Double Scale Factor mV mV Count Scale factor EU mV EU or N 82 8 Double Ste N 90 5 int16 EU field length with terminator N 92 Length of Engineering units without eh field NULL Ge IN 92 X E Double Excitation N 100 X 4 Int32 Trigger Adjustment Samples reserved IN 104 X l4 Int32 Zero mV in counts IN 108 X l4 Int32 Window Average in counts
21. gered Fault Data download progress Start Sample 240640 EndSample 1500006 Downloading channel data 7 E Data pas Help This tab displays collected data Previously downloaded tests can be viewed and examined on a per channel basis Prepare support dtsweb com Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings baal WE Fiter Default tered JL 00 RE Select Fxed Fito Calculate Previous Net HeadX lt None gt lad Update Test Set Time Zero e a Tests Range Window ore e Time Scale Auto 7 Select Range Channel list Options E Navigati_ 10ksps 1s pre 1s post Two second data collection 10ksps Time msec 2012 07 27 08 05 22 338 19 Serial Number Head X _ Description Head X Target Shunt Deflection mV 3 1 Measured Shunt Deflection mV 3 2 pe Error 2 7 nits g Filter Frequency 0 CFC 0 Max Min EU 387 6 118 4 Test Description Two second data collection 10ksps Sample Rate 10000 DAS Serial Number BA50448 10920 03010 MAN Rev 0 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Dynamic zoom selection 10ksps 1s pre 1S post 3 Serial Number Head X T lecti Oe Description Head X Two second data collection 10kspe 771 Target Shunt Deflection mV 3 1 Measured Shunt Deflection mV 3 2 Shunt Error 2 7 U ite nits g Filter Frequency 0 CFC 0 MaxMin EU
22. ghts the different screen areas The red boxes and type are used in this manual only not visible in actual software Upper neck load cell This is a default upper neck load cell entry Voltage input This is a default voltage input entry support dtsweb com 7 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Click anywhere on a line in the Sensor List to show the Sensor Details for that sensor Serial Number Description Manufacturer Model Desired Range Units SW Filte ARS 8000 This is a default ARS entry unknown 8000 deg s 165 unknown 2000 g 1651 Upper neck load cell This is a default upper neck load cell entry unknown 6000 N 165 Voltage input This is a default voltage input entry unknown 2000 mV 1651 A SENSOR LIST General Sensor Settings Channel Settings Calibration History Serial Number Endevco 7264C 2000 Description This is a default Endevco 7264C 2000 entry Manufacturer Junknown Model Sensor ID ISO SENSOR DETAIL Ribbon Control Groups Current Sensor e Add Will add a blank Sensor Details field to all for creating a new sensor entry e Delete Deletes the sensor that is highlighted in the sensor list e Undo Edit Reverts all edits made in the sensor details fields e Read ID Reads the EID from the channel selected in the Connected Sensor list The returned ID value will be populated in the Sensor ID field for the sensor that is highlighted in the sensor list
23. he x86 processor architecture is little endian Take the data offset for example The 8 bytes read E2 00 00 00 00 00 00 OO but this does not mean the data starts at byte 1 62850163 x 10e19 E2 is the LSB so the offset is 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 E2 or byte 226d support dtsweb com 29 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI A SLICE Base Firmware Update Procedure www dtsweb com To update the SLICE MICRO or SLICE NANO Base firmware you need 1 Hardware SLICE USB cable or SLICE SSI Cable Kit 2 Software ZIP file extracted on your PC This is typically provided by Technical Support via an attachment or web link The ZIP file contains the SLICE Firmware Updater program eSENSING_FirmwareUpdater exe and required support files 3 Firmware Firmware version sfw you want to install 4 Procedure 1 With PC on connect the SLICE Base to the PC via USB Power up the SLICE Base 2 Start the SLICE Firmware Updater eSENSING_FirmwareUpdater exe The screen will show the serial number of the connected Base ao e SENSING Firmware Updater babes BA50119 Update Mode Firmware Version OMGE support dtsweb com 1 19 August 2011 1 562 493 0158 Diversified Technical Systems Inc All Rights Reserved SLICE Base Firmware Update Procedure 3 Press UpdateMode The SLICE LEDs will flash SLICE will disconnect then reconnect The internal ID of the SLICE Base will be shown a e SENSING Firmware Up
24. m 15 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 1 3 2 3 Real time SS L This tab shows data input to the attached SLICE hardware in real time It is a useful tool for establishing confidence in the current hardware configura tion prior to data collection support dtsweb com 16 10920 03010 MAN Rev O0 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 1 3 2 4 Acquire Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help This tab configures and controls the data acquisition process The user enters the test name description sample rate acquisition mode Circular Buffer or Recorder mode pre and post trigger times and then prepares the system for data acquisition with the arm command After the test is completed the user can use the download command to view the data Enter sampling rate pre and post trigger times etc Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acquire Review Data Settings Help a TP TP ak E ZS E em Format CSV unfiltered 05 load Save Parameters parameters Data collection i Download Parameters Test Parameters Sample rate 1000000 DI Test ID IT O Mode Recordermode zl Default Test ID Pre rigger s 0 00000 Post riager s 0 00000 Notes Status Data recording progress BA_0008 Idle Download Service QueryDownloaded Status All units are now finished calling
25. rt php to find the phone number appropriate for your region of the world support dtsweb com 3 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Introducing SLICEWare The SLICEWare software application allows for easy e Test set up Sensor database management Real time sensor check out Test execution Data download and viewing Data export SLICE API Application Programmers Interface and LABView drivers are also available Please contact technical support Support dtsweb com for the latest update to your software version 1 Software This section covers software installation and use See Appendices A B and C for additional information regarding file formats and how to update the Base SLICE firmware 1 1 Basic Requirements SLICEWare is a Windows based program Minimum PC specifications are e Windows XP Windows Vista or Windows 7 32 and 64 bit versions are Supported e 1 GHz or faster processor e 2GBRAM minimum More RAM is important for longer higher sample rate data acquisition e 100 MB disk space for software plus storage for test data e 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution 1 2 Data Collection Concepts SLICE is a standalone data logger Once it is armed the PC can be disconnected if desired Power must remain connected however After receiving a Start Record or trigger signal the SLICE autonomously collects data storing it to flash memory with no user interaction After
26. test SerialNumber String The factory assigned serial number of the Base support dtsweb com 22 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Name pare Description Type The number of samples stored in each channel file This will be fewer than the number of samples NumberOfSamples Integer originally requested by the user if the data has been subsampled or if only a portion of the data was downloaded UnsubsampledNumberOfSamples Integer The total number of samples collected during data acquisition PostTriggerSeconds Double Pe number of pe ono recorded data that the user requested after T 0 The number of seconds of recorded data that the PreTriggerSeconds Double B user requested before T 0 RecordinaMode Strin Either the value RecorderMode or CircularBuffer g J Other values will be added in the future SampleRateHz Integer The rate at which sampling occurred during data collection The sample number at which the start signal was StartRecordSampleNumber Integer Tiret detected The value will always be when RecordingMode CircularBuffer NumberOfChannels Integer Mr sal of user configured channels within the InlineSerializedData Boolean lt TriggerSampleNumbers gt This is a list possibly O length of trigger sample numbers In the Circular Buffer case there will be one trigger sample number In Recorder mode the trigger is optional In the case of multiple event mode there may be mor
27. tored in the channel file should be used If the value is AverageOverTime then an average value computed from the channel data should be used ZeroAverageWindowBegin Double If ZeroMethod AverageOverTime this is the beginning of the window to be used for computing the average ZeroAverageWindowEnd Double If ZeroMethod AverageOverTime this is the end of the window to be used for computing the average support dtsweb com 24 10920 03010 MAN Rev OI SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual April 2013 Name Data Description Type A value provided by the user that should be subtracted InitialEu Double from all scaled data in addition to the selected ZeroMethod UnsubsampledSampleRateHz Integer The sampling rate DER during data collection Valid only if IsSubsampled true MeasuredShuntDeflectionMyv Double Optional If a shunt test was performed the actual deflection of the shunt TaraetShuntDeflectionMv Double Optional If a shunt test was performed the expected g shunt deflection Optional The measured excitation voltage if available Used by SLICEWare for scaling proportional to Double ing ZE i at excitation sensor data if factory excitation voltage is not available MeasuredExcitationVoltage Optional The factory excitation voltage if available FactoryExcitationVoltage Double Used by SLICEWare for scaling proportional to excitation sensor data TimeOfFirstSample Double The time relative to T O of the
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