EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help
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1. option displays version information and release dates USB Instruments Web Site This will connect to the Internet and take the user directly to the USB Instruments web site where information can be found on products and updates On Line User Manual This option will take the user to the EasyLogger manual section of the USB Instruments web site 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 52 3 6 Quitting EasyLogger EasyLogger can be exited by either accessing the Exit option of the File menu or clicking the Windows Close button Xl in the top right hand corner of the window 2006 USB Instruments 53 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 4 1 4 1 1 Appendix Error Messages RBF File Not Found This error occurs when EasyLogger cannot find the file to program the DS1M12 hardware LEN 8 8 6 x REF File not Found Please copy into run directory To resolve this problem click OK quit the EasyLogger application and check that the file DDL1M12 rbf exists in the same directory as the EasyLogger application program If the file is there try to re launch the EasyLogger application ensuring that the instrument is connected to the PC If the file is not there it may be retrieved by browsing the installation CD and copying it to the same location as the EasyLogger application 2006 USB Instruments Appendix 54 4 1 2 Failed to Configure DS1M12 This error occurs when the EasyLogger application can2. ors terminate 43 test 28 43 testmode 28 43 text 20 21 35 48 text labels 48 time 38 39 44 toolbar 20 21 26 28 track 48 track data logger 48 tracking 48 txt 20 21 35 U uninstall 58 un install 58 uninstallation 58 un installation 58 uninstalling 58 un installing 58 units 32 33 39 40 USB 3 10 usb instruments 51 user 51 user manual 51 V V 40 44 values 20 21 35 view 48 viewmenu 48 Volts 40 44 W waveform 28 web 51 website 51 welcome 3 window 30 31 32 33 35 38 39 40 44 50 window menu 50 windows 48 wizard 10 X X 32 39 44 48 X Control 32 39 48 X Control Window 48 X scale 44 owe Y 33 40 44 48 Y Control 33 40 48 Y Control Window 48 2006 USB Instruments 63 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help Y scale 44 y t zoom 24 25 48 zoom full 48 zoomin 48 zoom out 48 2006 USB Instruments
3. 48 functions 13 G General IO Error 56 57 go 43 grid 48 H halt 15 hardware 54 help 51 HTML 51 HTML help 51 als image 22 42 44 import 20 42 in 24 48 info 31 38 48 info window 48 install 5 10 58 installation 5 10 58 installing 5 10 58 instrument 13 14 15 16 18 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 introduction 3 lO 56 57 L label 30 35 labels 44 48 load 20 42 50 log 14 15 16 20 21 logging frequency 16 logging rate 16 marker 26 30 35 markers 44 maximum 38 memo 30 35 48 memo window 48 memory 44 menu 42 43 48 50 message 44 milliVolts 40 44 milli Volts 40 44 minimum 38 missed 16 26 38 mode 28 43 mV 40 44 O on line 51 open 20 42 operating system 3 OS 3 out 24 48 overview 13 P panel 26 paste 23 penscope 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 picture 22 23 42 44 pop up 44 print 22 42 program 54 ps40m10b 55 ps40m10b not found 55 PSDLOG rbf 53 Q quit 42 52 O 2006 USB Instruments Index 62 R range 19 24 25 32 33 39 40 rate 16 remove 58 run 14 43 run menu 43 Gx sample 16 sample rate 16 38 samples 38 39 44 sampling rate 16 saturation 33 40 save 21 35 42 scale 24 25 32 33 39 40 44 scale 19 screen 43 scroll 18 separated 20 21 35 settings 44 slide 18 slide bar 18 Software 5 13 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 specification 4 start 14 38 43 stop 15 43
4. a frequency of 30 518Hz SigGen Selecting SigGen brings up the Signal Generator Window for configuring the signal generator output This has the same functionality as the Signal Generator button on the main toolbar Clear Screen Selecting Clear Screen removes all data from the data chart This option is disabled if the load chart is selected 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 44 3 5 3 Edit Menu The Edit menu shown below allows access to the following functions Copy Chart to Clipboard Ctrl C X Scale gt Y Scale gt Settings Copy Chart to Clipboard This option provides the same functionality as the Copy Chart to Clipboard button on the main toolbar This copies an image of the chart area to the Windows clipboard for pasting into documents or spreadsheets X Scale Selecting X Scale displays the following sub menu Time Sample No This allows the units of the X axis to be changed between time and sample number The units of the X axis can also be changed through the X Control Window or by clicking on the axis label Y Scale Selecting Y Scale displays the following sub menu sy my This allows the units of the Y axis to be changed between the default units of V Volts and mV millivolts The units of the Y axis can also be changed through the Y Control Window To display custom units on the Y axis use the Y Control Window The units of the Y axis may also be changed by clicking on
5. be configured This is disabled while the logger is running 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 30 3 3 10 Memo Window Clicking the Memo Window button shows the Memo window B This allows markers and information to be added to the chart 2006 USB Instruments 31 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 3 11 Info Window Clicking the Info Window button shows the Info Window ml The Info Window displays information about the current chart 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 32 3 3 12 X Control Window Clicking the X Control Window button shows the X Control Window x This allows the range and scale of the x axis to be changed 2006 USB Instruments 33 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 3 43 Y Control Window Clicking the Y Control Window button shows the Y Control Window tl This allows the range and scale of the y axis to be changed 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 34 3 4 Sub Panel Functions 3 4 1 Signal Generator Window Selecting the SignalGen option from the run menu or clicking the Signal Generator button from the main toolbar displays the configuration window for the signal generator output shown below DS1M12A Signal Generator Jr alao ANa cust Invert This allows the operator to select a pre defined waveform from DC output Sawtooth Square Sine Triangle Pulse Each of these waveforms may b
6. chart Y scale to be customised Y Controls Y Scale Parameter Voltage New Remove The window is divided into three sections Each is described below Y Scale This allows the range of the Y scale to be manually adjusted Simply enter the desired maximum and minimum values in the text boxes and click Apply to change the scale Y Scale Parameter This allows the units of the Y axis to be changed Volts V and milli Volts mV are provided by default but custom units may be created by clicking the New button and filling in the form below Click OK to add the new units to the list of available units HEETEITTTTUSUO Lini Custom units can be removed from the list by selecting them from the combo box and then clicking Remove Saturation Voltage V This panel provides control over the ADC saturation Voltage limit and coupling for channel A and channel B In addition activating the X10 button as this will re scale for a X10 probe as indicated below Channel A or channel B can be configured by selecting the appropriate tab from the right hand edge of the Saturation Voltage panel 2006 USB Instruments 41 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help Y Controls If the Voltage saturation level is exceeded the data will be clipped to the saturation value and displayed in a different colour The colour for clipped data can be customised through the View menu If data is clipped a memo is added in any exp
7. the axis label Settings Through the settings option a window appears which allows access to four tabs Samples Chart Labels Alerts and Data Format e Samples The samples tab is shown below The Max number of Samples value is the maximum number of samples that may be displayed on the X axis at Zoom Full All data is writen to a file and only the currently visible data is in memory The figure quoted for Approx Memory Usage is for when the maximum number of samples is being displayed 2006 USB Instruments 45 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help Data Logger Settings e Chart Labels The chart labels tab is shown below This allows customisation of which text labels are visible on the chart at the start and stop markers Please note that regardless of which options are checked here all exported data files will contain all of this information Checking the Display on Chart option for memos shows memos on the chart area Data Logger Settings Iv v iv Iv Iv e Alerts The alerts tab is shown below This can be used to configure up to four alerts to flag when the logged data reaches a critical value Alert types are pop up windows e mails or both A valid e mail address and network connection are required for the e mail alerts Alerts can be configured for when values are greater than or less than some value on either channel A or channel B 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M
8. 12 46 Data Logger Settings I mieu xi jor xl Greater than vi 1 dd e Data Format The Data Format tab is shown below This controls whether the data is stored in it s raw state or is formatted Raw data storage allows faster logging times but the display is not updated while logging is in progress When logging is terminated the data is processed and the display updated Raw data files have a RDL extension while formatted data files have a DLOG extension Data Logger Settings The following screen shows an example of the message displayed while data is being logged in rdl format 2006 USB Instruments 47 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help EasyLogger Dual Data1 4x w amp AAI siel BIEL sly balaas ChA Voltage i Running ChB Voltage i i i Storing Raw Data Bytes 123 008 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 48 3 5 4 View Menu The View menu shown below allows the user to change the appearance of the EasyLogger Customise Screen Colours gt v Ch Trace v ChB Trace v Text Labels v Track Data Logger v Grid Zoom Windows gt Customise Screen Colours Selecting Customise Screen Colours shows the following sub menu Background Grid Ch Trace ChB Trace Saturation Restore Defaults Selecting any of the options available on this sub menu allows the user to select a new colour for the selec
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10. alling EasyLogger From the Start gt Programs gt USB Instruments DS1M12 menu on the Windows Toolbar select the Uninstall DS1M12 Option and click on it wl EasyLogger For DS1M12 eS EasyLogger Help Wr Uninstall EasyLogger for D51M12 This will start the uninstaller program The following confirmation screen will appear r Uninstalling EasyLogger for DS1M12 I x Welcome to the EasyLogger for zn DS1M12 Uninstallation g This uninstall process will remove EasyLogger for D51M12 from A your computer he 79 Click Cancel if you do not want to remove this application t Click Next to continue the uninstall process If you are sure you want to uninstall the EasyLogger Program click on Next If not click on Cancel to abort the Uninstall process Clicking on Next starts the uninstall sequence When the EasyLogger Software is run for the first time it automatically creates an INI file easyscope ini to store program settings and two BMP files DSBright bmp and DSNormal bmp containing the images of the Normal and Bright screen themes It is safe to delete these if asked by the uninstaller In the course of using EasyLogger the user may have saved some screen images and should decide if they want to keep these or not 2006 USB Instruments 59 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help fe Uninstalling EasyLogger for DS1M12 EasyLogger for DS1M12 has been successfully uninstalled Click Finish to compl
11. back into the data logger for viewing Files of the raw data format rdl may also be loaded Data from a rdl file will be formatted and displayed as normal If a dlog file with the same name exists this can be used to display stored values i e sample rate maximum minimum and memos Please note that files of type dlog and rdl cannot be viewed as text To export data as text for analysis in 3rd party applications please export the data as text or comma separated values csv 2006 USB Instruments 21 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 3 2 Save Chart Clicking the Save Chart button produces a save dialog box that allows the user to save the current data chart in a variety of formats al Either the data chart or load chart selectable through the Window menu may be saved Bitmap bmp Selecting the bitmap option saves the area of the data chart which is currently visible to a bitmap picture file This option will not allow access to the actual data for analysis or the data to be reloaded to the data logger for display Comma Separated Values csv Selecting to export as csv exports all of the chart data to a csv file complete with start and stop markers which can then be analysed in 3rd party packages Information on missed or clipped points is also included csv files are automatically associated with Microsoft Excel if it is installed Please note that Excel can only handle a maximum of 65536 lines of data Th
12. e adjusted in amplitude ground offset and frequency In addition there is an option to load a custom waveform from a CSV file This file should have one column of millivolt values one for each sample The maximum number of samples permitted is 1024 If the file contains more than 1024 data points only the first 1024 points will be used to generate the pattern 2006 USB Instruments 35 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 4 20 Memo Window The Memo Window is shown below Memos This can be used to manually comment the data on the chart To do this click Marker and click on the chart where the marker is desired This will add the marker to the chart Next type a memo in the memo text box and then click Add This will add the text to the memo list 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 36 Memos mle x po meme 70 LI This process may be repeated to add multiple markers to the chart The markers appear as green circles by default Marker Cursor ChA Voltage Stopped Double clicking on a memo in the memo window will jump to the corresponding marker on the chart 2006 USB Instruments 37 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help To remove markers simply select the marker from the list in the Memo Window and click Remove 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 38 3 4 3 Info Window The Info Window contains general data for t
13. ete the uninstallation Click on Finish to complete the uninstallation 2006 USB Instruments Index 60 Index bmp 20 21 23 esv 20 21 35 dlog 20 21 txt 20 21 35 omp 20 21 23 csv 20 21 35 dlog 20 21 txt 20 21 35 A about 51 acquire 14 43 alert 44 alerts 44 area 19 B bar 18 begin 14 43 bitmap 20 21 23 bmp 20 21 23 buffer 18 C capture 14 CD 5 chart 19 22 30 31 35 38 50 clear 43 clear screen 43 clipboard 44 clipping 33 40 close 42 colours 48 comma 20 21 35 comma separated values 20 21 35 control 13 24 25 26 32 39 48 controls 13 copy 23 44 csv 20 21 35 cursor 26 cursors 26 custom 30 35 40 customise 48 customise screen colours 48 D data 18 20 21 26 38 data log format 20 21 Datal 50 date 38 delta 26 difference 26 display 19 20 21 50 dlog 20 21 driver 10 drivers 10 wes EasyLogger 3 4 5 10 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 28 30 31 32 33 35 38 39 40 42 43 44 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 e mail 44 erase 43 error 53 54 55 56 57 exit 42 52 export 21 35 42 Fo failed 54 failed to program penscope hardware 54 features 4 13 fle 42 53 file menu 42 file not found 53 format 20 21 found 53 55 2006 USB Instruments 61 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help frequency 16 FT GetQueueStatus 57 FT Write 56 full 25
14. f the following e Logon only one channel e Disable tracking e Log in raw data format rather than formatted data 2006 USB Instruments 17 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 2 4 Channel Enable Buttons The channel enable buttons can be used to enabe or disable a logging channel When enabled the channel enable buttons are coloured Ch A ChB aa E If the channels are disabled they are greyed out Ch A ChB These buttons are disabled while the data logger is acquiring data 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 18 3 2 5 Slide Bar The slide bar allows scrolling through the logged data lt I p The chart display is updated as the scroll bar is moved If tracking is enabled the scroll bar is disabled while running The slide bar can be operated by dragging the handle or by clicking the triangular buttons at each end of the bar 2006 USB Instruments 19 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 2 6 Scale Panel The scale panel indicates the area of the chart currently visible The default values before logging are shown below Range These values are updated when data is logged or if scaling values are changed 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 20 3 3 Toolbar Buttons 3 3 4 Open Chart Clicking on the Open Chart button will display an open dialog box E The user can then browse to a file of type dlog data logger format which can then be imported
15. ghlighted below A full explanation of each feature is provided in the sections that follow dx Logger Dual Data1 j ChA Voltage ChB Voltage a Yad a e i ns Etats 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 14 3 2 Front Panel Functions 3 2 4 Start Button Clicking the Start Data Logger button will commence data capture m Please note that the controls for altering the sampling rate and vertical scales are disabled while the data logger is running When running a caption appears at the top right of the data window which says Running 2006 USB Instruments 15 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 2 2 Stop Button Clicking the Stop button will halt data capture The sampling rate and vertical scale controls will be enabled after the stop button has been clicked When stopped a caption appears at the top right of the data window saying Stopped 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 16 3 2 3 Sample Interval Use the Sample Interval control to specify the logging rate before starting to log data Boo Jus Any samplig rate may be specified but invalid sampling rates will be rounded to the nearest multiple of 1ms when logging starts Data points may be missed at fast sampling rates on slower PC systems Missed data points are indicated with a red cross The fastest logging rate possible without missing any samples may be increased by doing one or all o
16. he current chart such as start date start time and sample interval for each channel An example is given below nfo SC ree Chart Information Start Date 06 10 2004 Start Time 11 08 39 Sample Interval 500 us Channel A Samples 79 387 Maximum mV 1 774 6 Minimum mV 1 754 3 Missed 0 amp E 0 In the event that there are missed samples in the trace the total number of missed samples is indicated next to Missed The arrows may be used to seek the missed data points Whena missed data point is found using the arrow buttons the missed cursor is applied at the same point to highlight the location 2006 USB Instruments 39 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 4 A X Control Window The X Control window is shown below and provides manual control over the X axis The scale unit may be changed between time and number of samples by clicking the Time and Samples buttons respectively ziBixi X Units Time Samples ID xj X Units Time Samples Min 51 200 Sec Max 71 200 Sec Apply Close Values for the maximum and minimum scales values may then be entered in the text boxes and the display is updated when the Apply button is clicked The scale units may also be switched between number of samples and time by clicking on the axis label on the chart 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 40 3 4 5 Y Control Window The Y Control window shown below allows the
17. he desired channel from the pop up menu shown below 2006 USB Instruments 27 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help Each of the cursors can be moved by dragging the name label horizontally Vertical dragging will have no effect as the cursors automatically track the data line The x and y coordinates of each active cursor are displayed in the Cursor Panel at the bottom left of the main window Delta The delta column can be made to display the differences in x and y between two of the cursors Right click on the word Delta and the following menu will appear Selecting Data Missed Data Marker or Missed Marker will display the differences between those cursors The delta values can be turned off by selecting Off The following example shows the differences in x and y values between the Data and Missed cursors for the trace given above 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 28 3 3 8 TestMode Waveform Clicking on the TestMode Waveform button activates the EasyLogger test mode This produces a saw tooth waveform without any input to the device E Any input to the device will be ignored while test mode is active The frequency of the waveform is 30 518Hz 2006 USB Instruments 29 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 3 9 Signal Generator Clicking the Signal Generator button shows the Signal Generator Window This window allows the output from the signal generator to
18. is limits the amount of logged data that can be viewed from a csv file If there are more than 65536 lines to write to the csv file the later lines are not available It is possible to get around this by editing the csv in a text editor such as notepad re saving and then opening in Excel This file format cannot be reloaded to the data logger for display Text txt Exporting as text write all data points and headers to a text file Unlike csv files text files are not limited to 65536 data points This will allow access to the logged data for external analysis but cannot be loaded into the data logger to display the chart Data Log Format dlog The data log format cannot be used externally by other programs It can however be used to reload previously logged traces to the load chart window When a dlog file is loaded it can be re exported as a bitmap csv or txt file 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 22 3 3 3 Print Chart Area Clicking the Print Chart button prints the current chart area of the data logger amp The data printed can be changed by using the slide bar zoom controls or switching between data1 and load windows 2006 USB Instruments 23 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 3 4 Copy Chart to Clipboard Clicking the Copy Chart to Clipboard button places a copy of the current chart area on the Windows clipboard This allows an image of the current plot area to be pasted i
19. not detect any instruments connected to the PC when it is launched i x e Failed to Configure DS1M124 Ensure that the instrument is connected to the PC and that the correct drivers are installed then re launch the EasyLogger application 2006 USB Instruments 55 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 4 1 3 DS1M12A B Not Found This error can occur when trying to run the EasyLogger application with no DS1M12 hardware connected to the PC Ts x e DS1M124 B Not Found To resolve this connect a DS1M12 to the PC and run the application again If this has no effect check that the drivers are installed correctly 2006 USB Instruments Appendix 56 4 1 4 FT Write General IO Error This error may occur if the DS1M12 is unexpectedly disconnected from the PC while the program is running CONES xi e FT Write General IO Error A message box with this error may appear several times but will clear and run as normal after clicking OK on each message box that appears 2006 USB Instruments 57 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 4 1 5 FT GetQueueStatus General IO Error This error may occur if the DS1M12 is unexpectedly disconnected from the PC while the program is running A message box with this error may appear several times but will clear and run as normal after clicking OK on each message box that appears 2006 USB Instruments Appendix 58 4 2 Uninst
20. nto a document or spreadsheet 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 24 3 3 5 Zoom In Out The Zoom In Out button allows the user to enlarge areas of the chart To zoom in click the button and then click and drag an area on the chart This will display the selected area stretched to fill the full range of the chart screen Alternatively click the Zoom In Out button and then simply left click on the chart area to zoom in The minimum number of samples that can be displayed is 10 To zoom out click the Zoom In Out button and the right click on the chart area 2006 USB Instruments 25 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 3 06 Zoom Full The Zoom Full button scales the x axis to display the number of data points specified in Max Samples of the Settings section of the Edit menu a To change the number of data points stored in memory see Settings from the Edit menu The default value is 10000 samples 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 26 3 3 7 Cursors Three cursors are available These are Data Cursor Missed Sample Cursor Marker Cursor They have different colours and names to allow them to be distinguished easily Marker Cursor Cne Missed Sample Cursar Cha Data Cursor C Hl ChA Voltage ChB t By right clicking on the cursor icons on the main toolbar the user may select whether the cursor is associated with channel A or channel B by selecting t
21. nu on the Windows Toolbar EasyLogger for DS1M12 S9 EasyLogger Help S Uninstall EasyLogger for DS1M12 As shown above you also have access to the EasyLogger Help files and Program Uninstaller from there Before using EasyLogger the USB drivers need to be installed This is done by plugging the instrument into a spare USB port on the PC The instrument should be plugged into a USB hub port of your PC or alternatively a self powered USB hub one that has it s own power supply If this is the first time that the instrument has been plugged in Windows will then request the USB drivers for your product See Installing the USB Drivers for further details 2006 USB Instruments Installing EasyLogger 10 2 2 Installing the USB Drivers Before using EasyLogger the USB drivers need to be installed This is done by plugging the instrument into a spare USB port on the PC The instrument should be plugged into a USB hub port of your PC or alternatively a self powered USB hub one that has it s own power supply If this is the first time that the instrument has been plugged in Windows will request the USB drivers for your product and will display a Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box The example below is for Windows 2000 but the procedure is very similar for other Windows versions Connect the instrument to a spare USB port on the PC or self powered hub The following screen will appear to begin guiding you through the driver ins
22. orted file to indicate that clipping has occurred 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 42 3 5 3 5 1 Menu Functions File Menu The File menu shown below provides alternative access to functions available on the main toolbar Load Ctrl 0 Save Ctrl s Close Print Chart Area Print Data Logger Restore Backup Exit Load This provides the same functionality as the Open Chart button from the toolbar An open dialog box is shown for the user to select a dlog or rdl file to load to the load chart Save This provides the same functionality as the Save Chart button from the main toolbar A save dialog box is shown that allows the user to save the current data as a bitmap file bmp a comma separated values file csv a text file txt or a data logger format file dlog Data may be saved from either the data chart or the load chart Close The close option clears the selected chart If the Load chart is displayed the chart is cleared and is no longer selectable from the Window menu If the Data chart is displayed the chart is cleared in the same way as Clear Screen from the Edit menu Print Chart Area This provides the same functionality as the Print Chart Area button from the main toolbar Print Data logger This option sends the whole data logger panel image to the printer rather than just the plot area This can provide a useful record of the data logger settings used to acquire the t
23. pecify To start the search click Next If you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next ptional search locations Floppy disk drives IV CD ROM drives Specify a location Microsoft Windows Update lt Back Cancel 2006 USB Instruments Installing EasyLogger 12 Check the box for CD ROM drives and un check all others NOTE If the CD is not available and the EasyLogger software has already been installed then check the Specify a location box and use the Browse button to select the drivers sub directory of the EasyLogger Program Files directory instead Keep Clicking on Next until the installation is finished as per the screen below Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New 2 Hardware Wizard SS Oy DS1M12 Stingray Channel B Windows has finished installing the software for this device To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Cancel Click Finish to complete the installation of the first device If using Windows 2000 the second device will be installed automatically For other versions of Windows the above process may need to be repeated to complete the instrument installation 2006 USB Instruments 13 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 3 1 EasyLogger Overview The EasyLogger has a simple layout with easy to use controls The main controls and features are hi
24. r DS1M12 EasyLogger is the easy to use but powerful data logging application program for the USB Instruments DS1M12 It runs on any USB 1 1 or USB 2 0 equipped PC using Windows 98 ME 2000 or XP EasyLogger Dual Data1 Marker Cursor Che Missed Sample Cursor Cha Data Cursor Cha ChA Voltage ChB Voltage Marker Data Miss 2006 USB Instruments Introduction 4 1 2 EasyLogger Features Attractive easy to use visual display 1MHz digital sampling rate Input saturation ranges from 0 2 V to 20 V 2 logging channels Signal Generator output Integrated switch to halt data capture through hardware User defined sampling rate O S D markers for voltage measurement O S D markers for time measurement Save screens to Windows BMP files Export data to CSV and text files Load saved traces for display and export to other formats Screen printout facility Memo functions to comment data AC DC coupling support Support for x1 and x10 probes User defined display colour themes 2006 USB Instruments 5 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 2 Installing EasyLogger 2 1 Installing the EasyLogger Software Before connecting the instrument to the PC insert the supplied installation disk into the CD ROM drive of your PC The following menu will appear after a few seconds The EasyLogger program is installed with the EasyScope II program Before connecting the instrument to the PC insert the s
25. race Restore Backup Selecting Restore Backup will load data from the previous run if Backup Data on Exit is enabled in the Settings section of the Edit menu If Backup data on Exit is disabled the option will be greyed out Exit The Exit option allows the user to quit the application and has the same function as the Windows Close button X 2006 USB Instruments 43 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 5 2 Run Menu The Run menu shown below provides access to the following functions Start Stop v Channel v Channel B TestMode SigGen Clear Screen Start This provides the same function as clicking the Start Button Selecting Start begins data logging with the specified sample rate and Voltage saturation limit Stop This option provides the same functionality as the Stop Button Selecting Stop will terminate data logging Channel A Selecting Channel A will enable or disable channel A in the same way as clicking the Channel Enable button for channel A When the channel is enabled a tick is visible next to the channel name Channel B Selecting Channel B will enable or disable channel B in the same way as clicking the Channel Enable button for channel B When the channel is enabled a tick is visible next to the channel name TestMode Selecting TestMode activates the EasyLogger test mode in the same way as the TestMode Waveform button from the main toolbar This creates a saw tooth waveform with
26. syLogger for DS1M12 Destination folder Select a destination Folder where EasyLogger For DS1M12 will be installed C Program Files USB Instruments EasyLogger for D517 Lose we re Select the directory you wish to install the EasyScope software into A default directory is shown on the screen Unless you have good reason to change it we suggest you use the default suggested by the installation program Click on the Next button to commence copying the files to the EasyScope program directory 2006 USB Instruments Installing EasyLogger 8 2 Installing EasyLogger for DS1M12 Installing Files Copying EasyLogger For DS1M12 files to your computer A progress screen shown above will appear as the files are installed After a few seconds you should see the Installation was completed successfully message Click on the OK button to complete the final stage of the installation process 7 Installing EasyLogger for DS1M12 EasyLogger for DS1M12 has been successfully installed Click Finish to complete the installation 2006 USB Instruments 9 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help The installation process is now complete You can launch the EasyLogger program from the desktop by double clicking on the EasyLogger icon pictured below u EasyLogger For DS1M12 You can also launch the EasyLogger program from the Start gt Programs gt EasyLogger for DS1M12 me
27. tallation Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next lt Back Cancel Click Next to proceed with the installation The following screen will appear 2006 USB Instruments 11 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers Fates device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with CY an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device e DS1M12A device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do you want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended C Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver lt Back Cancel Select the option box for Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended and click Next Found New Hardware Wizard Locate Driver Files i Where do you want Windows to search for driver files ey Search for driver files for the following hardware device e DS1M12A The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you s
28. ted item Selecting Restore Defaults resets all colour settings to the original colours ChA Trace This allows trace A to be made visible or invisible This option does not affect if data is logged or not To enable disable logging on channel A use the Channel Enable Button on the front panel or toggle Channel A from the Run menu ChB Trace This allows trace B to be made visible or invisible This option does not affect if data is logged or not To enable disable logging on channel B use the Channel Enable Button on the front panel or toggle Channel B from the Run menu Text Labels Selecting Text Labels will check or un check the text labels option This will toggle whether start and stop marker text labels are shown on the chart or not Track Data Logger Selecting Track Data Logger will check or un check the tracking option This will toggle whether the chart updates constantly to show the newly acquired data or allow the display to remain static The slide bar is disabled if tracking is enabled and the slide bar is enabled if tracking is disabled 2006 USB Instruments 49 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help Grid Selecting Grid will check or un check the grid option This will toggle whether the grid is shown on the chart or not Zoom Selecting Zoom from the menu displays the Zoom sub menu shown below In Ctrl I Out Ctri U Full Ctrl F These functions provide the same functionality as the Zoom In Out and Zoom Full bu
29. ttons and can be used to enlarge or shrink an area of the display Keyboard shortcuts are also indicated in the menu Windows Selecting Windows from the menu displays the Windows sub menu shown below All Chart Info Memos X Controls Y Controls Close All This provides the same control over which windows are visible as the Memo Window Info Window X Control Window and Y Control Window buttons on the main toolbar In addition there are options to display all windows or to close all windows 2006 USB Instruments Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 50 3 5 5 Window Menu The Window menu allows the user to select whether the data chart or the load chart data is displayed By default the load window is not selectable as there is no file loaded se Datal If a dlog or rdl file is loaded using the either the Open Chart button or the Load option from the File menu the load chart becomes selectable from the window menu The following example shows the window menu after a dlog file called Test Data dlog has been loaded Datal Test Data dlog The window currently displayed is indicated by a e 2006 USB Instruments 51 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help 3 5 6 Help Menu The following options are available through the Help menu shown below HTML Help About USB Instruments Web Site On Line User Manual HTML Help Selecting HTML Help from the menu will launch this help file About The About
30. upplied installation disk into the CD ROM drive of your PC The following menu will appear after a few seconds Click on the Install EasyScope button to launch the EasyScope installation program The following screen will appear 2006 USB Instruments Installing EasyLogger 6 2 Installing EasyLogger for DS1M12 Welcome to the EasyLogger for DS1M12 Installation This setup program will install EasyLogger For DS1M12 on your computer Click Exit if you do not want to install this application Click Next to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by international copyright law and treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law 2 Installing EasyLogger for DS1M12 License Agreement To proceed with the installation you must accept this License Agreement Please read it carefully If you agree with the terms and conditions of the License Agreement check the I agree box and 2006 USB Instruments 7 EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help click on the Next button to continue the installation process else click on the Exit button The Next button is disabled if you do not agree to the terms and conditions Agreeing to the terms and clicking on the Next button brings up the following screen 7 Installing Ea
31. us USBInstruments USB Instruments EasyLogger for DS1M12 Stingray Help 2006 USB Instruments EasyLogger for DS1M12 Help Table of Contents Part Ill 4 5 Introduction 3 Welcome to EasyLogger for DS1M12 eeeeeseeeseisessseeeeenenen nennen nennen nennt nnn 3 EasyLogger FealUrBs oie eene een Doc etin eee eet ERE SE 4 Installing EasyLogger 5 Installing the EasyLogger Software esseeseseeeeseseeeee eene n entente nnnm ELLE nnns 5 Installing the USB Drivers 2 21 22 1c ete acce reae ubi en ruunt bancs one euin led 10 Using EasyLogger for DS1M12 13 EasyLogger Overview Front Panel Functions Start Button Stop Button nci Channel Enable Buttons cette repe aE GEN 3 NS FEVER ERE lee CERES ER SORS EC EN RENE EN RA GER KT EE 17 Slide Bar Seale Pa el EIE EIL 19 Toolbar BUMONS RE 20 p MeL 20 Save Chart sisas 21 Print Chart Area e suis R Copy Chart to Clipboard 29 rui s 24 Anna esee 25 Cursors gis EEG E IIT m 28 Signal Gene FAO css R R
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