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1. fi y 3 CalPoint X1 l i i X Size Y Size 2DArray Default CalPoint Type 2 2 0 a Array2D_SGL igontroll units y Jo Jo Name 5 0 En Jo E Enable Limits j Class LD Min Description Inf a Max F Inf j MaxDiff M File Calibration Inf x i xa cms i A d Array Configuration Dialog Box 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 33 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 7 3 String CalPoints The String CalPoint contains the property fields as shown in the figure below A String CalPoint does not have units Like the array CalPoints the user must specify a maximum size If the data is larger than the maximum size the data is cropped at the maximum length a CalPoint X1 i l l p String Default CalPoint Type Max Size a Name Group Class Description File Calibration Lx O O String Configuration Dialog Box 20 O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 34 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 7 4 Boolean CalPoints The Boolean CalPoint contains the property fields as shown in the figure below A Boolean CalPoint does not have units but instead has True and False labels The strings in the True and False fields are separated by a in all summary displays
2. Description User comments on the real time target image 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 44 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 NI SCM Host The host VI is a VI created by the project programmer and acts as the operator interface to the target The main requirement for the host VI is that it must contain a while loop with a wait period A wait period of 100 msec is recommended The wait does not set the CalPoint update rate It only effects the execution of the code in the host VI It is not necessary to place anything else inside the loop Then the programmer should create controls and indicators which match the data type of the CalPoints within the target application It is not necessary for the names to be identical however it does make the task of pairing target and host controls indicators for communication easier Control and indicator names on the host should only be used once If the host VI contains two or more controls indicators with the same name NI SCM console will only use the first one found The controls and indicators in the block diagram of the host VI do not need to be wired to anything They only need to exist The NI SCM console will enable you to make pairings between target CalPoints and these host controls indicators Then when you run the host VI from the NI SCM console the values will be communicated automatically between the host and the target The block d
3. Faults Contains fault sound files Cra g or ACA Low VeryHigh O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 69 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 5 Saving and Loading NI SCM settings A NI SCM settings file may be created with the utility shown in the figure below This utility is opened by selecting Save SCM Settings from the File menu The utility saves a variety of startup configuration settings to a file having an extension of cvsf The settings include HH HH HK Hood HOH H OF IP Address Target IP address use 127 0 0 1 for the local host Host VI Full path to the host VI Pairing File Full path to the pairing file Project Target VI Full path to the project target and VI Units File Full path to the units file Workspace File Full path to the workspace file Snapshot Spec File Full path to the log specifications file Snapshot Output File Full path to the snapshot output file Fault Alarms Full path to the fault alarm sound files Communication Time Desired host update interval Fault Update Rate Desired host update rate for fault points Transparent Mode Attempts to run the host without displaying the console Mini Mode Starts NI SCM console in mini mode Auto Start Host Starts the host application automatically if there are no target connection errors Download Remote Files FTP the host VI pairing file and units file from the target if available
4. 55 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Save Data To File Saves the current plot capture to the specified file Files may be stored in a TDMS or CSV format according to the TDMS CVS button text shown Run Stop When in Run mode CalPoints are sampled according to the current trigger configuration When in Stop mode all sampling is stopped Single Captures a single waveform according to the current trigger configuration and then stops Auto Normal Auto mode continually captures a waveform regardless of the selected trigger source In auto mode all other trigger options are disabled In Normal mode data is captured according to the current trigger configuration The location of the trigger is shown by a vertical cursor Sweep Scroll Controls the way the auto mode displays data in the scope window The display will scroll data or sweep the new data Source Channel Sets the CalPoint used to trigger a new data capture Triggered Position Sets the fraction of the buffer used for pre trigger data Rising Falling Sets the direction of which the trigger source must pass through the trigger level to trigger a new data capture Absolute Dynamic In Absolute mode Trigger Level is used as the absolute trigger threshold In Dynamic mode the CalPoint selected in the Dynamic Level Channel drop down list is used as the dynamic trigger threshold Dynamic Level Channel Sets the CalPoint used as the dyna
5. All rights reserved 92 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 9 Additional Support Feedback Please contact NI Systems Support at 210 248 9308 or powertraincontrolsinfo ni com For additional help with getting your NI hardware and software installed and configured visit http www ni com gettingstarted 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 93 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 10 Important Information O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 94 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 10 1 Warranty Remove the following paragraph for software products NI SCM Software is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace equipment that proves to be defective during the warranty period This warranty includes parts and labor The media on which you receive National Instruments software are warranted not to fail to execute programming instructions due to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from date of shipment as evidenced by receipts or other documentation National Instruments will at its option repair or replace software media that do not execute programming instructions if National Instruments r
6. B2 Indicator I8 Co 18 Indicator 3 o Sy E E a A per Mm o a 2 U32 Indicator U8 Control U8 Indicator a lil String Control String Indica CalPoints Palette Each type of CalPoint has a variety of parameters that are configured through a configuration dialog Some types of CalPoints can programmatically adapt using Adapt Points The Adapt Points must have a matching type and name to work properly Adapt Points sea SGL Adapt 1D Table Ad 2D Table Ad Adapt Points Palette 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 17 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Fault points are used to manage fault conditions The faults have 3 different target operations Set get and clear which can be used to control the fault state Fault Points Ea m m Set Fault Get Fault Clear Fault Fault Points Palette 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 18 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 2 Basic Framework A NI SCM target VI must use a basic framework in order to work properly The framework starts with the SCM Init VI controlling a case structure The case structure true state then contains all the user code User Code Here All CalPoints must be in the True case Basic Target Structure 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 19 NI Software C
7. Calibration File input to the SCM Init and Control SCM VIs may be one of two formats Those formats are referred to as Direct and Pointer formats The Direct format is to enter the calibration file name directly with no file extension As an example if DefaultCal is used then SCM Init will always use the DefaultCal cdl file located in the target s LabVIEW Data directory This method always uses the specified calibration file directly To swap out calibration files using the direct method then the application must be modified to specify the alternate file or the alternate filename must be changed to match that of the currently specified file Target System Application Point tot Default Cal Cab Call cal Cal2 cal Cal3 cdl Direct Calibration File Format The Pointer format is to enter a plain text filename including the txt extension This plain text file should be located in the target s LabVIEW Data directory and should point to the cdl calibration file Within the plain text calibration pointer file the first line of text specifies the name of the cdl calibration file to be used leaving off the cdl extension This pointer method allows the user to swap calibration files by changing a simple text file instead of modify the application Target System Application Point tot Default Cal Point txt Call cal 4 Cal2 cal Cal3 cal Pointer Calibration File Format Calibration files a
8. The strings entered for these fields show up as the Boolean text on the paired Boolean on the host VI front panel Paired Boolean controls on the host front panel must be set to switch mechanical action and not latching Boolean controls have a one shot function which provides a single true output after being set The display control will also reset after the one shot fires E 13 CalPoint X1 CalPoint Type BOOL control Name Boolean Configuration Dialog Box 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 35 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 7 5 Lookup Table CalPoints The Lookup Table CalPoint contains the property fields as shown in the figures below The 1D and 2D lookup table units are split into 2 and 3 separate units fields respectively Each of the units fields correspond to a different part of the table and are separated by a in all summary views The default value area contains several parts The X and Y indexing arrays for 1D and 2D table types must be monotonically increasing They also must have a size of at least 2 During runtime the 1D lookup table outputs a value Y by interpolation according to the relative position of input X Index During runtime the 2D lookup table outputs a value Z by a three way interpolation according to the relative position of inputs X Index and Y Index If a value outside the table bounds is requested the cl
9. to configure the target Start gt All Programs gt MAX Open the Remote Systems branch and open your real time target Right click on the Software item and select Add Remove Software and Custom software installation A typical install is shown below 4 BA Remote Systems exe cDAQ 9139 a ij cRIO 9012 Y Devices and Interfaces a E Software HTTP Client 13 0 0 LabVIEW Real Time 13 0 0 Language Support for LabVIEW RT 1 0 0 5 NI System Configuration 5 5 0 NI System Configuration Remote Support 5 5 0 NI Web based Configuration and Monitoring 13 0 0 NI RIO 13 0 NI VIS4 5 4 0 Remote Panel Server for LabVIEW RT 13 0 0 Run Time Engine for Web Services 13 0 0 Software Calibration Management Toolkit 13 0 0 System State Publisher 3 1 0 exe cRIO 9068 exe PXI 8108 exe PI 8110 exe sbRIO 9606 Typical Real Time Install 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 41 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 11 Building Startup Executable Applications with NI SCM Applications which use NI SCM can be built into a startup application similar to any other application The user should remember to open the SCM Init dialog before building the application executable so that all CalPoints are located The user should also make sure to install the required software using MAX O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 42 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 Us
10. Array 1D Single Float Control Scaling method associated with each measurement Injection Results Array Array 2D Single Float Indicator Table x Array 2D Single Float Control Table X array associated with each measurement when using the table scalling method Injection Results Names String Indicator Table y Array 2D Single Float Control Table Y array associated with each measurement when using the table scalling method O Knock Results Array Array 2D Single Float Indicator o Terminal Configuration Array 1D Single Float Control Terminal Configuration array associated with each measurement Knock Results Names String Indicator Messages Host VI Pairings E y Cass Group Name fHostttem l 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Clearance Volume Calculatorivi File Loaded Run Time Host CASS Run Time Host CASS Statistics Basic Results Arm Basic Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Clearance Volume Calculator par Loaded Analog Output Channels Setup Analog Output Channels Setup CASS Statistics Basic Results Nal Basic Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend Heat Release vi File Loaded Async Analog Channels Setup Async Analog Channels Setup CASS Statistics Cam Results Arr Cam Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Heat Release par Loaded Filter Settings Filter Settings CASS Statistics Cam Results Nar Cam Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend
11. Conversion Rules Unit conversions follow some simple rules e f host VI controls indicators caption fields contain brackets braces or parentheses then the units are enclosed in brackets braces or parentheses e f host VI controls indicators caption fields contain then conversions are ignored e f host VI controls indicators caption fields contain then NI SCM converts to units specified after if the conversion exists The default units will not be used e Editable host VI must make caption visible with at least one character e Unit file must be set and the Enable Unit Conversions must be checked under Options menu 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 85 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 13 Example of Unit Conversions Assumed Target Units psi Assumed Default Unit kPa refers to any character Editable Host VI SCM Host VI Comments Caption Contains Displays MT kPa Leaves brackets kPa Leaves parentheses Use target units ignore default HPa HPa Use requested host units if conversion exists ft kPa Use default host units if no conversion exists earn si kPalin sec Multiple Units Tables 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 86 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 7 Simple Example O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 87 NI Sof
12. File Trend PWM par Loaded Table Knock Table Knock CASS Control Plot Scale Plot Scale 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend Knock vi File Loaded Loop Loop CASS Control Plot Start Plot Start 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Knock par Loaded IMedlur Speed Channels Setup IMetlu Sheed Channel Setup CASS Statistics Pump Results Ar Pump Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend Medium Speed vi File Loaded Medium Speed Channels Setup Medium Speed Channels Setup CASS Statistics Pump Results Ne Pump Results Names x Misfire Settings Misfire Settings 9 94 9019 1 38 51 PM Pairin File Trend Medium Sneed nar naded He Seema i da a i CASS Statistics PWM Results Ari PWM Results Array NI SCM Console NI SCM Console Window Panes The NI SCM console has four main panels which can be individually sized Target Items This window displays a tree of CalPoints available on the target The tree structure is organized according to the Class Group and Name given to each CalPoint In order to populate this window with CalPoints you must tell the NI SCM console where the target exists on the network Also an application with NI SCM correctly implemented must be running on the target You can right click inside the Target Items window and select Set New Target Address from the context menu A dialog will pop up and make an attempt to find an RT target on the
13. Mean Effective Pressure vi File Loaded ira peas inks channels Seue CASS System CASS Version CASS Version 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Mean Effective Pressure par Loaded Bee PRORA Settings ayna Conversion Settings CASS Statistics Cycle Results Ar Cycle Results Array 9 24 2013 1 30 51 PM Host VI Trend Pressure Metrics File Loaded Buffer Buffer TASS Statistics Cycle Results Ne Cycle Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Pressure Metrics par Loaded Calculations Calculations CASS Error Global Error Global Error 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Calculations Calculations CASS Statistics Heat Release Re Heat Release Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Cam Settings Cam Settings CASS Statistics Heat Release Re Heat Release Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Encoder Setup Encoder Setup CASS Statistics Injection Results Injection Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Encoder Setup Encoder Setup CASS Statistics Injection Results Injection Results Names 9 24 2013 mae pc a CASS Statistics Knock Results Ar Knock Results Array Sayati Clearance Volume Calculator Clearance Volume Calculator Slstcs Knock Results Nd Knock Resuts Names 9 24 2013 1 30 51 PM Plot Volume Plot Volume CASS Statistics Medum Speed R Medium Speed Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Trend Spark par Loaded Engine Geometry Setup Engine Geometry Setup CASS Statistics Medium Speed R
14. Medium Speed Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Trend Combustion Noise File Loaded Clearance Volume Calculator Clearance Volume Calculator CASS Statistics MEP Results Arri MEP Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Combustion Noise par Loaded Plot Volume Plot Volume CASS Statistics MEP Results Nan MEP Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend Misfire vi File Loaded Error Error CASS Statistics Misfire Results A Misfire Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Misfire par Loaded Execution Execution CASS Statistics Misfire Results N Misfire Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend Camnivi File Loaded ea ple i pein ES Statistics Noise Results Ar Noise Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Campar Loaded Heat Release Settings Heat Release Settings CARS Statistics Noise Results Ne Noise Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend Synchronous Pump vi File Loaded Heat Release Settings Heat Release Settings CASS Statistics Pegging Results Pegging Results Array 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing File Trend Synchronous Pump par Loaded Injection Settings Injection Settings CASS Statistics Pegging Results Pegging Results Names 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Host VI Trend PWM vvi File Loaded Knock Settings Knock Settings CASS Control PlotEnd Plot End 9 24 2013 1 38 51 PM Pairing
15. To view a larger table simply drag the corners of the control and more cells will be added as room becomes available Horizontal and vertical scroll bars may also be enabled for large tables to be displayed in a small space 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 48 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 2 1 1D Tables 1D tables consist of a set of matching X and Y arrays The X values correspond to the input and the Y values correspond to the output values The figures below show the basic 1D table Several options are available by right clicking on the table TBL1D_SGLControl VikPa 11 5 130 1D Lookup Table fi s TBL1D_SGLControl o J 1D Table Plot Window The following options are available by right clicking on the 1D table control Copy Data Copy the table data to the clipboard in a spreadsheet format Insert Data Opens the insert data dialog Undo Revert the table data to the previous state 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 49 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Modify Format String Changes the format of numbers displayed in the table Enter a valid format string Please see www ni com for details on Format Specifier Syntax Elements Starts format string Always show sign optional Exponent is always a multiple of 3 optional Removes trailing zeros optio
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17. VI If the VI was last saved using an incompatible version of NI LabVIEW open it in the compatible version of NI LabVIEW and try again Save for previous version will not work A NI SCM may not load a host VI if it contains a Waveform Graph with certain types of inputs such as clusters Instead wire an array directly to the Waveform Graph Q Why is the host and target time off by X hours after setting the target time 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 91 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual A The target and host times are set using the universal time stamp If the target time zone is different than the host time zone the two will have local times that are off by the appropriate number of hours Set the target time zone using the measurements and automation explorer Q What can Ido to run NI SCM over a slow connection A CalScopes and large arrays take large amounts of bandwidth Limit their use A Set the communication loop time via the NI SCM Console to a slower speed Q Can revert my project to CalVIEW A NI SCM projects cannot be reverted to CalVIEW automatically CalPoints need to be deleted and recreated using CalVIEW A The NI SCM will update all CalPoints but there is no reverse for the process A The CalVIEW console should work with a target built with NI SCM A The NI SCM console should work with a target built with CalVIEW 2013 National Instruments
18. change This function is equivalent to subtracting the top left selected value from the array scaling the array and then adding the original top left value to the array This may be useful if slope of the table needs to change but the starting point is acceptable ex 2 4 6 11 2x 2 6 10 20 Flatten Selection Sets the Y values so that they can be defined by a flat surface between the four selected corners This function depends on the value of X and Y for each point The output of this function will be a flat surface on the table plot Set Selection Value Sets all the selected values to a user specified value ex 2 4 6 11 2x 2 2 2 2 Space Evenly Sets the values of all the selected points so that the difference between any two consecutive points is equal The corner values are the only values that affect the final values and do not change This function returns the same results as the Flatten Selection if the index arrays are evenly spaced ex 2 4 6 11 2 5 8 11 11 2 4 1 3 a difference of 3 between each point Vertical Scrollbar Adds a vertical scrollbar to the table Horizontal Scrollbar Adds a horizontal scrollbar to the table 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 53 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 3 CalScope CalScopes allow the user to dynamically setup and run CalPoint plots The number of plots and their associated memory use must be configured in S
19. having an extension of par If a pairing file does not exist then pairings can be created using the drag and drop method or the keyboard shortcuts Pairing options are available under the Pairings menu which aide the process of making pairings Pairing Cursor Icons Oris icon appears when dragging a host item to the target items and the cursor is still over the host items This icon appears when dragging a target item to the host items and the cursor is still over the target items T icon appears when the cursor is over the appropriate list to make a pairing The item in the list will be highlighted in green if the match is valid and orange if the match is not valid 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 62 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Messages This window reports messages associated with NI SCM actions warnings or errors Warnings and errors are color coded Each message is time stamped and the most recent message is inserted at the top of the list 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 63 e File e Edit NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 1 Menu Items Select Target Opens the Select Target dialog Select Hosts Opens the Select Host VI dialog Save Pairings Saves the pairing files Revert Pairings Discards current pairings and reloads the pairing files from disk Select Units File
20. if they are not listed in the target The other option is to include disabled structures Commenting out sections of code will not change the list of available CalPoints Ignore Unit Changes Selecting the Ignore Unit Changes button allows the units field from the calibration file to be used instead of those specified with the CalPoint configuration dialog in the case that they do not match This option is always unchecked when the NI SCM Init dialog opens By default changing the units field of a CalPoint causes the CalPoint to be treated as new in the calibration file thereby losing the calibration value However the CalPoint value from the calibration file can be retained by selecting Ignore Unit Changes Live Load Cal File Selecting Live Load Cal File enables the option to load a calibration file on a running target The target must also confirm a hardware I O lock before loading a calibration file 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 25 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual SCM Deploy Selecting SCM Deploy forces the user to deploy the VI from the NI SCM consol This guarantees that SCM Init runs before deploying If the target is deployed by pressing the run button the target initialization will fail Selecting this option will cause built applications to fail and should not be used with built applications Calibration Selector Selecting Calibration Selector enables a calibration se
21. on the host computer before the application is deployed to the target It locates all of the CalPoints in a real time application and builds an internal table which is used during run time All of the CalPoints are checked for errors and any errors found are reported to the user within the dialog The SCM Init Configuration Dialog must be opened before deploying the real time application if any CalPoints are added removed or modified since last opening the dialog Failure to open the configuration dialog after making CalPoint changes will result in undefined behavior The configuration dialog box opens automatically when the user drops the SCM Init VI or when the user double clicks on the VI 2 InitOK 2 1 Fault File out 0 Calibration File out Fault File 4 Calibration File 3 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 13 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Target Utilities Read Fault File Save Fault File Get Faults REQUES m rO LOCK Request IO L Target Utilities Palette Read CalFile vi This VI reads the data from a calibration file It may be used on the target to evaluate calibration data File To Load 10 READ 2 Calibration Data FILE Remove Reserved F 6 ed Save CalFile vi This VI saves a Calibration file in the default data directory Calibration File should be set to the desired calibration file name without a file extension Altern
22. only the file name not the file path should be specified for the files Start Local Target EXE Starts an executable which runs on the local host Show Host Menus Adds a menu bar to top level hosts to control NI SCM Console 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 70 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual s Save Setup IP Address 192 168 3 85 Host WIs Y Relative Paths J 0 D Working Host vi Communication Time ms Fault Update Rate Faults Loop Pairing Files 50 Y J QO D Working Host par Transparent Mode Project Target WI Mini Mode Units File Auto Start Host Workspace File Start Local Target EXE CINCA Snapshot Spec File Show Host Menus Snapshot Output File Fault Alarms F Relative Paths for Alarms Very Low Low Medium High Very High wlelelele e Cancel Saving NI SCM Setting Some of the parameters stored in the cvsf are similar to those in the SCMConfig ini file TargetAddress HostVI etc SCMConfig ini is always referenced when NI SCM Console opens and is maintained during NI SCM operation However the cvsf file may be used as a command line argument to NI SCM Console 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 71 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual and the settings in the cvsf file will override
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24. original value to the array This may be useful if the slope of the table needs to change but the starting point is acceptable ex 2 4 6 11 2x 2 6 10 20 Straighten Selection Sets the Y values so that they are defined by a straight line Y mX b between the first and last value This function depends on the value of X for each point The output of this function will be a straight line on the table plot Set Selection Value Sets all the selected values to a user specified value ex 2 4 8 11 2 2 2 2 2 Space Evenly Sets the values of all the selected points so that the difference between any two consecutive points is equal The first and last selected values are the only values that affect the final values and do not change This function returns the same results as the straighten selection if the index values are evenly spaced ex 2 4 6 11 2 5 8 11 11 2 4 1 3 a difference of 3 between each point Vertical Scrollbar Adds a vertical scrollbar to the table 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 51 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 2 2 2D Tables 2D tables consist of a set of interacting X Y and Z arrays The X and Y values correspond to the inputs and the Z values correspond to the output values The figures below show the basic 2D table The X values are shown in red the Y values are shown in blue and the Z values are shown in black Several options ar
25. permitted but not recommended Limits and slew rates for U32 and 132 CalPoints are represented internally as float32 Because of this not all 32 bit numbers are available especially those that cannot be represented in less than 24 bits 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 31 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 7 1 SGL 132 18 U32 U8 CalPoints The CalPoint configuration dialog box the figure below is representative of SGL 132 18 U32 and U8 data types SGL shown Limits are only applicable to controls r 3 CalPoint X1 CalPoint Type J al a Name SGL Control Configuration Dialog Box All other CalPoint types have a similar layout of properties but have different interfaces for specifying the default values 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 32 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 7 2 Array CalPoints The Array CalPoint contains the property fields as shown in the figure below The array indicator and control CalPoint assumes a default value of zero and does not have a default value entry field Arrays also have a maximum X Y size that must be at least two The X dimension always corresponds to the first dimension of a LabVIEW array Values wired to an array CalPoint are not required to be the same size as the CalPoint Larger arrays are cropped to the CalPoint size
26. similar settings in SCMConfig ini This is useful for creating different cvsf files for different projects so that a SCM environment may be loaded quickly Furthermore a cvsf file will be associated with NI SCM Console by the NI SCM installer Double clicking a cvsf file or a shortcut to a cvsf file will open NI SCM Console using the settings within the cvsf file O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 72 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 6 Finding a Target The user must specify the location of the real time target to NI SCM by selecting the Select Target Machine option in the File menu The user may search for real time targets running NI SCM on the same local subnet s Search For Target Select Target PXI 8108 192 168 3 85 Search Cancel Find Target Dialog Box The search dialog box will also check the real time target s default data directory for hsf files If these files are found they can be downloaded from the target to use on the host The hsf file is an ini file with a Host group and three properties The three properties are Host Pairings and Units The Host and Pairing properties are lists of files paths relative to the default data directory and are separated by a The Units is a single path relative to the default data directory With serviceable targets in the field it is useful to keep the host VI pairing file an
27. the CalPoint and may be affected by the unit conversion utility within NI SCM The Add Remove column allows the user to add a CalPoint to the trend by pressing the button Clicking the button will remove the CalPoint The Open column allows the user to open the chart window Trends that are configured correctly and enabled for opening will have a green background 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 57 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual lt gt Trend 1 l 5 Active Channel Sine crn f SamplePeriod s r eect Save Snapshot to File 1 1 E lt Not A Path gt Sine crn OA 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 4 05 33 PM 4 05 40 PM 4 05 45PM 4 05 50PM 4 05 55PM 4 06 00 PM 4 06 05 PM 4 06 13 Ph Tirne Trend Plot The trend popup window provides all the remaining configurations for the trends Active Channel Selecting a CalPoint from the Active Channel drop down list will display its scale on the left side of the trend The cursors are linked to the active channel The color box on the side of the active channel drop down list sets the line color of the active channel Share Scale This control links the scales of all channels When shared all the scales are the same regardless of the units When not shared only the active channel scale is displayed Each scale is configured separately Reset Manually clears all the accumulated data and starts
28. the NI SCM console controls and the most recent message from the message window The mini console will hover over the host application allowing easy access to NI SCM console features The mini console can be moved by dragging the icon 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 67 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 4 SCMConfig ini The SCMConfig ini file contains user preferences and settings The file is located in the c Program Files National Instruments SCM 20131Resources directory The user is not required to set any of the values in the file but can do so if desired for specific console startup control All parameters except keyboard shortcut definitions are set automatically by the SCM console and will be overwritten at various times while the program runs The file is divided into several sections Paths Contains the most recently used target address host VI pairing file and units file 50 132 50 132 Default Value O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 68 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual TARGET_NEXT z Num End String w Num Up s Num Clear x Num Down e Num PageUp d Num Right c Num PageDown Space Num Insert Delete Num Delete Shift r Shift s Ctrl o Ctrl w Ctrl s Window Contains window size and state Default Value Type Mini_Monitor Splitter Center Splitter Left Splitter Right
29. the trend over Sample Period Determines the sample period in seconds of the data collection Sample Period must be in increments of 1ms The range may be modified by double clicking and editing the dial values Sample Period Determine the sample rate of the data collection These must be in increments of 1s Save Snapshot To File Saves the current plot to the specified file Files may be stored in a TDMS or CSV format according to the TDMS CVS button text shown Log to File Continually logs new data to the specified file Files may be stored in a TDMS or CSV format according to the TDMS CVS button text shown 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 58 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 5 Faults Faults are displayed and control using the Faults XControl The user simply needs to add a single Faults XControl to the host VI and the console will automatically connect it All the faults will display on the XControl in alphabetical order The user may filter out all the inactive faults and or all faults below a certain severity level Double clicking on the fault name will first acknowledge and then clear the fault Double clicking on the trip count of a fault will clear that fault s trip count Double clicking on the disable of a fault will cause the fault to disable until the disable is cleared by the user Hide Inactive Faults Very Low 19 Key Cycle crani fo VeyLow 0 Low f2 Medium
30. 0 High f1 VeryHigh Fault Point Description Count Up Down Thresh Severity Sticky Sticky Sticky Fault Fault Clear Trip Disable a Rate Time Cycle Time Cycle Count 7 27 201 17 7 27 201 7 27 201 19 7 27 201 Fault Test Faultl First Fault Fault Test Fault2 Second Fault 7 27 201 17 7 27 201 7 27 201 19 7 27 201 52 Fault Test Fault4 Fault Test FaultS Last Fault o js 53 255 Faults XControl Adding faults to a host VI also adds an indicator to the console to show the state of the faults Each fault level is represented by a different color If alarms are active the color will display If an alarm has not been acknowledged the indicator will flash and the alarm will sound if enabled Fault Indicator 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 59 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 6 Other Host VI Tools The NI SCM controls palette contains several XControls to help make powerful and easy to setup user interfaces These XControl were specifically designed to work as host VI items connected to CalPoints Bit Field Preview Bitfield XControl The Bitfield XControl allows the host to display and enter data to a U32 CalPoint one bit at a time It is valid as a control or indicator The number of bits shown can be modified by changing the size of the control The c
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32. CM Init from the real time target block diagram prior to running the application A CalScope XControl must be placed on the host VI front panel The CalScope XControl is found in the NI SCM controls palette menu Only one copy of the CalScope XControl may be use in a host VI Scope Channels Memory Samplel Units Add Removd Open 1000 Scope 1 Sine 333 cm Sinel 333 cm Noise 333 cm Scope 2 1000 Open Scope 3 1000 Open Scope 4 1000 Open Scope 5 1000 Open Scope 6 1000 Open Scope 7 1000 Open Scope 8 1000 Open Pull CalScope XControl Clicking in the Scope Channels column allows the user to change the name of the scope or change the CalPoint The Memory column shows the number of samples allocated for each scope and for each channel in a scope The memory is set using the SCM Init configuration dialog box The Units column displays the units of the CalPoint as entered in the CalPoint configuration dialog in the real time block diagram The Add Remove column allows the user to add a CalPoint to the scope by pressing the button Clicking the button will remove the CalPoint The Open column allows the user to open the scope window Scopes that are configured correctly and enabled for opening will have a green background 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 54 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual gt Scope 1 a
33. E AND HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING OR CONTROL DEVICES TRANSIENT FAILURES OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS HARDWARE AND OR SOFTWARE UNANTICIPATED USES OR MISUSES OR ERRORS ON THE PART OF THE USER OR APPLICATIONS DESIGNER ADVERSE FACTORS SUCH AS THESE ARE HEREAFTER COLLECTIVELY TERMED SYSTEM FAILURES ANY APPLICATION WHERE A SYSTEM FAILURE WOULD CREATE A RISK OF HARM TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS INCLUDING THE RISK OF BODILY INJURY AND DEATH SHOULD NOT BE RELIANT SOLELY UPON ONE FORM OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DUE TO THE RISK OF SYSTEM FAILURE TO AVOID DAMAGE INJURY OR DEATH THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MUST TAKE REASONABLY PRUDENT STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST SYSTEM FAILURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BACK UP OR SHUT DOWN MECHANISMS BECAUSE EACH END USER SYSTEM IS CUSTOMIZED AND DIFFERS FROM NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS TESTING PLATFORMS AND BECAUSE A USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER MAY USE NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER PRODUCTS IN A MANNER NOT EVALUATED OR CONTEMPLATED BY NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS THE USER OR APPLICATION DESIGNER IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING AND VALIDATING THE SUITABILITY OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS WHENEVER NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS ARE INCORPORATED IN A SYSTEM OR APPLICATION INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE APPROPRIATE DESIGN PROCESS AND SAFETY LEVEL OF SUCH SYSTEM OR APPLICATION 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 99 NI Software Calib
34. EP host application SCM Init CalScope Setup The CalScope tab contains the base setup for the CalScope controls The user specifies the total number of scopes up to 8 desired Each scope also requires a dedicated memory buffer All other CalScope configurations are handled during run time by the user via the host user interface CalPoints Stats Adapts Faults CalScope ASAM Options Target My Computer A2L File Text ASAP2_VERSION 1 50 begin PROJECT SCM_ASAM NI Software Calibration Manager Based 454M2 file Save A2L File begin MODULE DECU begin MOD_COMMON BYTE_ORDER MSB_FIRST fend MOD_COMMON begin MOD_PAR Note The 454P3 fend MOD_PAR communication ki ai aA begin COMPU_METHOD One2One 1 1 scaling ERAS RAT_FUNC 6 2 host and a 3rd m party device COEFF5010001 jend COMPU_METHOD begin MEASUREMENT SCMReserved Reserved IO_Lock I O Hardware Lock UBYTE One20ne 0001 ECU_ADDRESS 0x9 fend MEASUREMENT begin MEASUREMENT SCMReserved Reserved IO_Locked For Internal Use Only UBYTE One20ne 0001 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 24 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual SCM Init A2L File Setup The SCM Init dialog can export the CalPoint table to an A2L file The A2L file can be imported to a test cell supervisory system which supports ASAP3 communication protocol The SCM run time VI will listen for a
35. ESMOOUINIG saves ccc ca ae eae e 90 9 Additional SuUppOrlsFESd Dae es a A A AAA A A Ai 93 TONO ANIOS a AS 94 AR O O ts 95 e o y AA PP te Caste se dau catceetcctuea ydalwasceteuea ooh civech EaR eb nait EEEREN 96 TOS WPADSIM ARK Sis a A A A ade 97 O A A E A RR 98 10 5 Warning Regarding Use of NI Products omomociioooicoccoconnerneeononocnnnnnnnconanonornnnenen errantes 99 10 6 Environmental Management coooooooconcccccccnncnnnnnannnnnan cn nncccnocn nene anne 100 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 3 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 1 Product Introduction The NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 is a calibration interface toolkit for efficiently communicating and calibrating data parameters CalPoints and faults FaultPoints between a NI LabVIEW Real Time target and a host via Ethernet It provides a user friendly implementation for real time target programming and an interface console for pairing real time target parameters to a NI LabVIEW based host VI Furthermore NI SCM supports ASAM MCD 2 A2L file generation and communication with devices over ASAM MCD 3MC ASAP3 Features e Supported CalPoint data types e SGL 132 U32 18 U8 1D Lookup Table 2D Lookup Table 1D Array 2D Array String Enumerated U32 Adapt Points for controls types e Flexible Fault Point configuration and control e Up Down counter to set clear faults e Retrieve a
36. MContri a albjeld 53 Simple Targel CalPoint Enurnerated U32_ENUI U32_ENUMIndica a alb c d 54 Simple Targe CalPoint Numeric B2Control 132Control 0 T 55 Simple Targe CalPoint Numeric I32Indicator B2Indicator 0 56 Simple Targe CalPoint Numeric I8Control 18Control 0 T 57 Simple Targe Import from cdl Export to Ext SCM Init CalPoint Summary O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 20 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual The summary table contains a list of all the CalPoints found within the target along with most of their properties The list is sorted in alphabetical order based on the CalPoints full name Double clicking on a CalPoint will open the CalPoint Configuration dialog box and allow changes to be made Importing a cdl file allows the user to apply default values from a calibration file to apply to the default values of the CalPoints Exporting the table to a txt file creates a tab delineated text file of the table This table is used to simulate a target in the NI SCM console in order to create a pairing file without a running target Below is a summary of each column and the information it contains CalPoint Name Reports the names of the CalPoints Type Reports the data type and direction of the CalPoint Default Reports the default value that will be used by the CalPoint if no calibration file is found on the targ
37. NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 7 NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS SCM TOOLKIT NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Web http www ni com powertrain controls E mail powertraincontrolsinfo ni com 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 1 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Table of Contents de Product O Oe a A aeons aise ae hea aioe st 4 2 gt Getting Started scsi 6 2 1 Recommended System Requirements ocoococoninnioiicii le n 7 2 1 Installing Ni SCMs soii da 8 2 2 Activating YOUN SoftWare 0 io 9 NL SEM Palettes cacaos oi 11 ANE SOM Target ini ess ote cae et tee os aes a ola satin ine e snes eta tees 12 AA FUNCIONS Paletas aos a E a a e E 13 4 ZB ASICS Fra MEWO it a 19 ASIS Id o O eee cee 20 4 4 Specifying the Calibration Fl oo pie 27 O CAROS Ns NS 29 A seine e a cha salg tassels vant Giants ap sane auctor endaes 30 4 7 CalPoint Configuration Dialogs sico 31 4 7 tSGL 19218 U32 US CalPomiSs sra ts 32 4 7 2 Array CalPoints unas ae Leelee eee 33 AA Suing CalRoiNtS s e a ae a eich te Ge seat areal lal acl alate adi aea i lake 34 4 7 4 Boolean Call OUNGs o o 35 4 75 LOGKUP lable Call ONS ai 36 4 7 6 Enumerated CalPomts oi i 37 430 Adapt PONS ia 38 4 9 oe el O 39 4 10 Real Time Target Setup aint 41 4 11 Building Startup Executable Applications with NI SCM
38. O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 76 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 8 Taking a Snapshot NI SCM has the ability to take a snapshot of the current values of specified host items excluding tables and arrays The snapshot is stored in a TDMS file which is specified by the user The data included in the snapshot is defined by the log specifications file The snapshot spec file is in the same format as the pairing file with the addition of a 5 column The pairing file is a good starting point for creating a snapshot spec file The 5 column defines the TDMS group which the data will be stored in If no group is specified the default group will be used The same value may be placed in multiple groups but should not be placed in a group twice If the same CalPoint is placed in the same group more than once each snapshot will use more than one TDMS line The name of the CalPoint in the TDMS file will show up as the host name using the host units If a new CalPoint is introduced to a pre existing TDMS output file the TDMS file will be back filled with zeroes for the new CalPoint by NI SCM 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 77 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 9 CalDiff Calibration File Difference CalDiff is a calibration file differencing utility that allows a user to easily compare and modify calibration files The uti
39. OOL False CASS Buffer Summary F SGL OE 0 CASS Buffer Summary F DE 0 CASS Buffer Sync Overfl Overflow BOOL False CASS Buffer Sync Proce SGL CASS Buffer Syne Proce CASS Buffer Sync Raw O BOOL CASS Buffer Sync Raw O CASS Buffer Sync Raw P SGL CASS Buffer Sync Raw U B2 CASS Buffer Sync Raw U CASS Buffer Syne Size B2 CASS Buffer Syne Size CASS Buffer Syne Use B2 CASS Buffer Syne Use B2 CASS Calculations Basic Enabled Disabled CASS Calculations Basic Enabled Disabled CA amp SS Calculations Cam Enabled Disabled CASS Calculations Cam Enabled Disabled CASS Calculations FPG4 Enabled Disabled BOOL CASS Calculations FPG4 Enabled Disabled BOOL CASS Calculations Gas T Enabled Disabled CASS Calculations Gas T Enabled Disabled CASS Calculations Heat Enabled Disabled CASS Calculations Heat Enabled Disabled BOOL CASS Calculations Inject Enabled Disabled CASS Calculations Inject Enabled Disabled BOOL CACTI lara dane Canabis dlrs bil CASCIO aleidatinnel Mane CanbleadiMi nblad DANI Be BB B8 BB Calibration File Difference 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Bl opens the Calibration File Manager displays and sets viewed files lu Closes the calibration differencing tool O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 79 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 10 Calibration F
40. Opens the Select Units File dialog Select Workspace Opens the Select Workspace dialog Save Workspace Saves the workspace Select Target VI Opens the Select Target VI dialog Select Fault Sounds Opens the Select Fault Sounds dialog Backup Target Opens the Real Time Backup Restore Dialog Load Settings Loads the NI SCM settings file from a file Save Settings Opens the Saves NI SCM settings file dialog Exit Stops communication and exits the program Open Target Opens target VI for editing in NI LabVIEW if available Open Host VIs Opens host VI for editing in NI LabVIEW if available Edit Units File Opens the Edit Units dialog e Operate Mini Mode Switches the console to mini mode Refresh Reloads the Target Items and Host Items lists and checks the pairings for errors Start Host Application Opens host VI and starts communication Stop Host Application Stops communication and closes host VI Stop Target Application Stops the target application Deploy Target Opens and starts target VI in NI LabVIEW if available Silence Alarms Opens the Silence Alarms dialog Set Target Time Synchronizes target time with host time if available Open Communication Statistics Opens a Communication Statistics Dialog Box e Pairings e Auto Pair Items Opens a dialog to automatically pair all CalPoints with similar names Remove Bad Pairings Removes all invalid pairings from the pairings list e Calibration Calib
41. Pa abs 0 001 Pa abs 1000 psia 0 145038 8 Angular Position CAD 1 deg 1 rad 0 017453 8 Angular Speed radjs 0 10472 rot min 1 RPM 1 E rea acre 0 000247 cm2 10000 Ft2 10 7639 in2 1550 m2 1 mm2 1000000 yd2 1 19599 E Currency 1 cent 100 dollar 1 dl Unit Editor The unit editor allows the user to add remove unit conversions add remove unit classes modify the unit conversions and change the default display unit Double clicking the first 2 columns opens a dialog box to change the conversion factor of a unit conversion or edit the unit class name Double clicking on the default column changes the default unit of a unit class The delete key removes the selected unit conversion or class Double clicking the in the add column adds a unit conversion to the unit class The New Unit Class button adds a unit class Each unit class and each unit conversion must be unique The conversion factors must be non zero values Errors are displayed with a red background 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 83 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual a Unit Conversion il 119539 Value Units omm 1000000 1 836127 Tem mo E in 580 10 7633 Ref Value Ref Units cm2 10000 C a Si mere CT Edit Unit Conversion 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 84 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 12 Unit
42. What are some restrictions for CalPoint Name A A period is not allowed in any part of a CalPoint name A A pipe is used as the separator for CalPoint Class Group Name and units It should not be used within these individual fields of the configuration dialog Q Why is LabVIEW unable to find some VIs while opening a NI SCM target VI A Open and close the SCM Init VI to update it to the latest version A When opening a VI under the My Computer target some real time libraries are unavailable and should be ignored RT Set Date and Time vi Ignoring the VIs should not cause errors Q Why does deploying NI SCM project to a real time target fail A Some targets require software to be installed before deploying Use Measurements and Automation Explorer to install the NI SCM components Q What are the requirements for a host VI A Host VI must contain a while loop and a wait A Host control indicator names cannot contain carriage return A Host control indicator names must be unique 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 90 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual A An enumerated item on the host VI must have the same number of enumerated items as the CalPoint The string for each enumerated item on the host does not matter because the Text Labels from the target CalPoint will be copied over Q Why does the Host VI open but does not run A The b
43. alibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 3 SCM Init VI 2 InitOK 1 Fault File out 0 Calibration File out Fault File 4 Calibration File 3 SCM Init The SCM Init VI must be used once and only once in the top level target VI The SCM Init VI is an express VI and serves two main functions The first function is a collection and dialog display of all the CalPoints Adapt Point and Fault Points in the target application This dialog runs on the host computer before the application is deployed to the target It locates all of the CalPoints in a target application and builds an internal table which is used during run time All of the CalPoints are checked for errors and any errors found are reported to the user within the dialog The SCM Init Configuration Dialog must be opened before deploying the target application if any CalPoints Adapt Points or Fault Points are added removed or modified since last opening the dialog Failure to open the configuration dialog after making CalPoint changes will result in undefined behavior The configuration dialog box opens automatically when the user drops the SCM Init VI or when the user double clicks on the VI as shown in the figure below The SCM Init VI configuration dialog contains a target description and overall error indicator along the top of the dialog There is a tab display in the center of the dialog containing summary information on the CalPoints that were fou
44. an array field for specifying the constant string associated with each possible integer value The strings are separated by a in all summary displays The strings replace all of the values found on the paired host VI front panel enumerated controls indicators The real time application requires that an integer corresponding to the desired text value be wired to the CalPoint The paired enumerated item on the host VI must have the same number of enumerated items as the CalPoint The string for each enumerated item on the host does not matter because the Text Labels from the target CalPoint will be copied over r 13 calPoint x1 l l l y Numberic Default 3 Enumerated Text rae CalPoint Type 0 3 0 ai U32ENUM control Y Name Delete Group Y Class Description File Calibration oa cms y J Enumerated Configuration Dialog Box 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 37 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 8 Adapt Points With CalPoint controls by themselves only the host user interface can modify their values Adapt Points allow the target program to modify CalPoint controls An Adapt Point can be placed in the block diagram and linked to a CalPoint control by assigning it the same Class Group Name Each time the Adapt Point is written the new value is loaded to the corresponding CalPoint control The
45. atively Calibration File may be set to a plane text file txt including the file extension which points to the calibration file If Controls Only is set to TRUE only CalPoint Controls will be saved in the calibration file Otherwise all CalPoints will be saved This feature creates a smaller calibration file especially when using large array indicators The Saved File indicator returns the final saved file name Controls Only F 7 Calibration File 10 SAVE 2 Saved File Load CalFile vi This VI loads a Calibration file from the default data directory while the target is running The program should verify that the I O is in a safe state before proceeding with loading a calibration file on a running target Failure to lock the I O properly could result in dangerous states Live loading of calibration files must be enabled in SCM Init and the confirm I O Lock must be true LoadCalFileName 10 LOAD 2 Ack CalFile Load FILE Read Fault File vi This VI reads the data from a fault file It may be used on the target to evaluate fault data 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 14 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual File To Load 10 READ pre 2 Fault Data FA FILESAS Save Fault File vi This VI saves a Fault file in the default data directory Fault File should be set to the desired Fault file name without a file extension The Saved File indicator returns t
46. aving the Name or the Group and Name blank will look at an entire group or class respectively Description Description of the Fault Point is displayed on the host VI fault XControl Threshold The threshold is the value where the fault trips The fault clears at zero Up Rate The value at which the up down counter increases each time the fault set is called and the input is set to true 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 39 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Down Rate The value at which the up down counter decreases each time the fault set is called and the input is set to false Sticky Enable a sticky fault The fault will not clear until the counter remains at zero for a specified time or number of key cycles Sticky Time The amount of time required to clear a sticky fault Sticky Cycles The number of key cycles required to clear a sticky fault Severity The severity group defines what color and alarm sound are associated with the fault O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 40 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 10 Real Time Target Setup National Instrument real time targets use one of three real time operating systems The real time targets must be configured with the appropriate libraries before the system will run the NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit Use NI Measurements amp Automation Explorer MAX
47. cessfully paired with target CalPoints will have an adjacent green orb 0 Host VI This window displays the list of top level host and sub hosts Selecting a host VI causes the Host Items and Pairings to display the items associated with that item Host Items This window displays a list of all controls and indicators in the host VI In order to populate this window with controls indicators you must tell the NI SCM console where the host VI exists You can right click inside the Host Items window and select Set New Host VI from the context menu A file dialog will prompt you to select the host VI The Host Items list will populate with all controls and indicators within the host VI The name data type and direction will be listed for each variable The host VI path is retained automatically the next time the NI SCM console is started and can be changed to a different path at any time When the path has been specified it can be confirmed by dropping down the File menu at the top of the console The host VI path will be listed in parenthesis Controls and indicators which are successfully paired with target CalPoints will have an adjacent green orb O Pairings This window displays the pairings between the target CalPoints and the host controls indicators The window can be populated with an existing pairing file by right clicking inside the window and selecting Load Pairing File A file dialog will prompt you for selecting a file
48. d 2D lookup tables The NI SCM console is used to pair target CalPoints with NI LabVIEW host VI controls indicators and transfer the data to and from the host VI front panel NI SCM uses several different network ports to communicate with the target The table below describes the network connections used by NI SCM These ports should be unblocked by firewall software on the host computer _ Connections ee Calibration Difference After installing NI SCM it will run for a 7 day full evaluation period Anytime during or after the evaluation period NI SCM may be activated using the NI License Manager found in the start menu 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 8 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 2 2 Activating Your Software Activating Your Software This section describes how to use the NI Activation Wizard to activate your software How Do Activate My Software Use the NI Activation Wizard to obtain an activation code for your software You can launch the NI Activation Wizard two ways e Launch the product and choose to activate your software from the list of options presented e Launch NI License Manager by selecting Start All Programs National Instruments NI License Manager Click the Activate button in the toolbar Notes e If your software is a part of a Volume License Agreement VLA contact your VLA administrator for installation and activation instructio
49. d units file with the target so that an operator going out to service only needs the NI SCM console application The target must not be password protected If there appears to be an acceptable set of files on the target you will be prompted to save the files to local disk by pressing the Download Files button followed by pressing the OK button The files will then be downloaded to your default data directory on your computer After the files are downloaded a console connection will be made to the specified target and the downloaded host VI and pairing file will be loaded into the console ready for starting communication s Search For Target Select Target PxI 8108 192 168 3 85 le Engine Y Download Files Search Cancel Download Host Files 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 73 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual The hsf file is an ini file with a Host group and three properties The three properties are Host Pairings and Units The Host and Pairing properties are lists of files paths relative to the default data directory and ol are separated by a The Units is a single path relative to the default data directory Host Contains the paths to the host Vis pairing files and units file Example Host Host Host_1 vi Host_2 vi Pairing Pairing 1 par Pairing 2 par Units The user may also manually ent
50. e Partner Program are business entities independent from National Instruments and have no agency partnership or joint venture relationship with National Instruments 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 97 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 10 4 Patents For patents covering the National Instruments products technology refer to the appropriate location Help Patents in your software the patents txt file on your media or the National Instruments Patent Notice at ni com patents O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 98 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 10 5 Warning Regarding Use of NI Products WARNING REGARDING USE OF NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS 1 NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS ARE NOT DESIGNED WITH COMPONENTS AND TESTING FOR A LEVEL OF RELIABILITY SUITABLE FOR USE IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH SURGICAL IMPLANTS OR AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS IN ANY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS WHOSE FAILURE TO PERFORM CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO A HUMAN 2 IN ANY APPLICATION INCLUDING THE ABOVE RELIABILITY OF OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS CAN BE IMPAIRED BY ADVERSE FACTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FLUCTUATIONS IN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY COMPUTER HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONS COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE FITNESS FITNESS OF COMPILERS AND DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE USED TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION INSTALLATION ERRORS SOFTWAR
51. e available by right clicking on the table TBL2D_SGLControl rpra ms so 2000 0 6125 0 375C 0 5562 0 6000 0 7375 0 8000 0 916 1 000 1 100 1 200 0 900C 2D Lookup Table so TBL2D_SGLControl Lo e 2D Table Plot Window Copy Data Copy the table data to the clipboard in a spreadsheet format Insert Data Opens the insert data dialog Undo Revert the table data to the previous state O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 52 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Modify Format String Changes the format of numbers displayed in the table Open Plot Window Opens a popup window with a plot of the table and the current value Show In and Out Values Displays the current X and Y inputs values and the Z output value from the target at the top to the table Show Highlight Highlights the table value used to calculate the output value All of the values used are highlighted in yellow except the closest value It is highlighted in orange Show Limits Shows the value of the limits as well as the current value found in the table Scale Selection Scale the current selection by a user specified value ex 2 4 6 11 x 2 4 8 12 22 Scale Difference of Selection Scale the difference between the top left selected point and all the rest of the selected points by a user specified value The top left value will not
52. e user interface and NI SCM console or save a calibration file Button 0 FTP Browser vi This VI uses the FTP client to browse a remote file system and creates a local path for the remote machine to use This VI should be used in the host application and not in the target application The LabVIEW Internet Toolkit must be installed for this VI to work as a part of the LabVIEW development environment Machine 0 Start Path 5 User 7 Password 9 i Skip Setup F 13 rrr 6 Path 8 Data Valid 10 File Get Console Messages vi This VI is to be used in the host VI It returns all the messages displayed on the Software Calibration Manager console The messages can then be translated to the messages displayed in the Software Calibration Manager console Clear Messages F 10 2 Messages Translate Console Messages vi This VI is to be used in the host VI It translates a message number into the messages displayed in the NI SCM console 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 16 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Message 10 2 Time 1 Message i 0 Error CalPoints A il E SGL Indicator 1D Table Co 2D Table Co 4 D B Al al H BOOL Control BO o LI o 2 a a 1D Array Indi B E El wo nm m oO per P m Z o gt 2D Array Indi a E F E us Mm
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54. efined in the Unit Editor dialog as shown in the figure below NI SCM automatically converts the units based on the operator s preferences The units file has a unt extension and is associated with a file of the same name having a duf extension describing the default units National Instruments provides a sample units file found in the NI SCM resources folder located at c Program Files National Instruments SCM Resources Units unt The Unit Editor summarizes all of the unit conversions in the units file and allows the user to open three different dialogs for editing unit classes unit conversions and default units A unit class describes a collection of associated unit conversions such as Pressure or Length Complex units such as Speed are a combination of base units and must have their own class NI SCM will not combine units from different classes such as Length Time The Save File button commits the current configuration to the units file The OK button saves the file and exits whereas the Cancel button exits the unit editor without saving the file 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 82 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual fr q Unit Editor Exa C Program Files x86 National Instruments SCM 2013 Resources Units unt Conversions Double Click an Item to change it Use Delete Key to Remove Item E Absolute Pressure atm abs 0 009869 bara 0 01 x kPa abs 1 kPaa 1 M
55. er an IP address or select a file exported by the SCM Init to simulate a target running an application with NI SCM implemented A large red indicator will appear next to the console Stop button when NI SCM is in simulation mode s Search For Target Select Target User Defined Enter IP Address 192 168 3 85 Search Cancel User Defined IP Address 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 74 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Select Target Target Simulation Enter Target File DAWorking CalPoints bc Target Simulation 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 75 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 6 7 Pairing CalPoints After the user has selected a host VI and a target the NI SCM console program allows the user to pair host controls and indicators to the CalPoints on the target The user can drag items from the Target Items list to the Host Items list as well as the reverse The items can also be paired using the shortcut keys defined by the SCMConfig ini file Errors will cause the Paired Items list to turn red and an X will be displayed by the item with an error The message display area shows status messages Problems reading files or connecting to the target will be displayed with orange highlight The pairing must be made while the host VI is not running communication is stopped
56. er computer install and activate it on the second computer You are not prohibited from transferring your software from one computer to another and you do not need to contact or inform NI of the transfer Because activation codes are unique to each computer you will need a new activation code Refer to How Do Activate My Software to acquire a new activation code and reactivate your software Deactivating a Product To deactivate a product and return the product to the state it was in before you activated it right click the product in the NI License Manager tree and select Deactivate If the product was in evaluation mode before youactivated it the properties of the evaluation mode may not be restored Using Windows Guest Accounts NI License Manager does not support Microsoft Windows Guest accounts You must log in to a non Guest account to run licensed NI application software 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 10 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 3 NI SCM Palettes NI SCM installs two types of palettes into NI LabVIEW the first is the functions palettes which contain all the subVIs required to create a NI SCM target and add extra functionality to the host The second palette is the controls pallet which contains controls needed to add certain functionality to a NI SCM host O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 11 NI Software Calibration Management Tool
57. er s Manual 4 12 Backup and Restore of a Real Time System NI SCM provides a resource for backing up and restoring real time targets The tool uses the NI System Configuration tools provided with the NI LabVIEW Real Time Module and is therefore compatible with other applications built using these tools The tool may be opened from Start gt All Programs gt National Instruments gt Software Calibration Management 2013 gt Backup and Restore E Real Time Backup and R Backup Real Time Systern Restore Real Time System Exit RT Backup and Restore E Backup Target IP Address Browse Target Description Note Reboot controller in safe mode RT Backup Target IP Address Specifies the IP address of the target needing a backup Target Description Displays information about the controller ex Type Backup Zip File Specifies the Zip file to store the real time target image 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 43 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual E Restore Target IP Address Browse Target Description Note Reboot controller in safe mode RT Restore Target IP Address Specifies the IP address of the target needing a restored Target Description Displays information about the controller ex Type Backup Zip File Specifies the Zip file that contains the real time target image
58. ere bme nitalze yything here Read inputes here E D Man EncoderPulsesPercraniRotation flumberOfCrankTeeth ID Mein Stroke troke E 2 1 3 Period pct rorqueOutput EaivIEWInitoK m ETE CalviEWMaster 3 Sc Torque Wapi Sat RunTme seo D Main RunTime D Main MainLoopCounter Basic NI SCM Project Example Real Time VI 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 89 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 8 Troubleshooting A Microsoft Windows Help file chm for NI SCM Software is provided with the software download The file and be opened using the start menu Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Why are some CalPoints not found by SCM Init All Vis containing CalPoints must be included in the project under the target CalPoints in disable diagram structures will not be found by SCM Init Q A A Q Why are CalPoints behaving unexpectedly A SCM Init VI Configuration Dialog must be opened before deploying in order to build CalPoint table for run time A The target VI must be started from a LabVIEW project A Limits and slew rates for U32 and 132 CalPoints are represented internally as float32 Because of this not all 32 bit numbers are available especially those that cannot be represented in less than 24 bits Q
59. es to be made 0 Fault Name Errors CalPoints Stats Adapts Faults 0 Description 1D CalScope ASAM Options FaultPoints Count 60 FaultSave Interval s Sticky Up Down Threshold Severity Time Cycles Fault Get d ID Start ID End Fault Clear ID Start f ID End SCM Init Fault Point Summary The Fault Point tab in the SCM Init dialog contains the summary of all fault points found on the target Double clicking on a Fault Point will open the CalPoint Configuration dialog box and allow changes to be made 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 23 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual CalPoints Stats Adapts Faults CalScope ASAM Options Target My Computer CalScopes allow the user to dynamically configure a Scope Memory Size high speed up to 1kHz plot of calpoints The number Scope Count 1000 of available plots and the memory allocation for each 8 oo must be configured in this tab before deploying the EN project The user interface must contain a CalScope XControl found in the Software Calibration Manager Estimated Memory Use KB 1000 controls palette The details of the scope setup can PPecarestimated Target Memory Ure e 32 00 1000 dynamically modifed by the user while running the
60. et or if this particular CalPoint is not found in the calibration Units Reports the units of the CalPoint entered in the configuration dialog Limits Enabled Reports T if non default limits are defined in the CalPoint configuration dialog Overwrite Cal Reports T if the Overwrite Cal option is enabled within the CalPoint configuration dialog This setting determines whether the default value is used during application startup regardless of the value contained in the calibration file X Size Reports the X size of a lookup table or array entered in the CalPoint configuration dialog Y Size Reports the Y size of a lookup table or array entered in the CalPoint configuration dialog ID Reports a unique CalPoint ID assigned to each CalPoint Description Reports the description entered in the CalPoint configuration dialog Owning VI Reports the VI name which contains the CalPoint This is useful to debug any errors in the CalPoints Adaptable Reports if an Adapt Point is set up to adapt the CalPoint O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 21 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual CalPoints Stats Adapts Faults CalScope asam Options Target My Computer No Errors a cabot Count Class 4 Count Group Count a Owner _ Count gt CalPoint 40 Adap
61. he final saved file name Fault File 10 2 Saved File Ey Get Faults vi This VI is used to get the current CalPoint Values It should only be run on a running target ate 2 Fault Data FAULTS Request IO Lock vi This VI reports the request for a hardware I O lock so that a calibration file may be loaded without a restart After the hardware I O lock has been completed use the confirm I O Lock to proceed with loading the calibration file SCRA 2 Request I O Lock LOCK Confirm lO Lock vi This VI is used to confirm that the hardware I O has been locked so that the calibration file can be loaded without restarting the application The hardware I O lock prevents undesired events during calibration file transition Warning The user application must lock the hardware before setting the confirm hardware I O lock Failure to do so may result in undesired events Confirm VO Locked 10 m CONIRM LOCK 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 15 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Host Utilities feal T l Q Search amp Customize x em EJE PRESS EUTTON 8 Console Butt FTP Browser GET TRANSL ONSOLg ONSOLE ESSGAg ESSAGE Get Console Translate Co Host Utilities Palette SCM Console Button vi This VI is to be used in the host VI and presses some of the buttons on the SCM console as if the user presses the button This can be used to exit th
62. iagram shown in the figure below shows a simple host VI with columns of unwired controls and indicators The code contains a simple loop with a wait command and a waveform chart for a few variables The CalPoints will update at the update rate set in the NI SCM console but the chart will update at the rate of the loop Control 1 cn Indicator 1 Control 2 bcn Indicator 2 ft Control 1 E Control 3 set 561 Indicator 3 eae oe Control 4 nica Control 5 p5ct Indicator 5 Control 6 Ea Ip5ct Indicator 6 Control 7 p5at Indicator 7 Control 8 pst Indicator 8 Control 9 cx pst Indicator 9 Control 10 pst Indicator 10 Host Block Diagram Indicators in the host VI are only updated with CalPoint indicator values from the target when they are visible on the host VI front panel Therefore if you have a tabbed display on the host front panel with indicators within the tabs then only the visible tab will have its indicators updated This helps to preserve communications bandwidth and lowers the target processor demand If you have a need to write additional NI LabVIEW code within the host VI which utilizes CalPoint data for example logging values to file then you need to determine if that value will be visible at all times If it is within a tab then it will be necessary to create an additional indicator which can be placed off screen but technically always visible You can make an additional pairing between the CalPo
63. iffer only in the fields for specifying the default value On the block diagram CalPoints are visibly different from standard indicator and controls by a light blue border around their icon and a light grey background color A list of all the CalPoints data types can be found in the table below CalPoint Data Type Summary X X Single Precision Floating Point Signed 32 bit Integer Signed 8 bit Integer Unsigned 32 bit Integer Unsigned 8 bit Integer X X Single Precision 1D Lookup Table X X Single Precision 2D Lookup Table a Single Precision 1D Array 2D X X Single Precision 2D Array Array X X ENUM X X X Enumerated Unsigned 32bit Integer 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 29 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 6 Reserved CalPoints NI SCM automatically reserves a number of CalPoints at the beginning of the CalPoint list These CalPoints contain properties of the target and host They are also used for special NI SCM functions such as CalScopes These CalPoints cannot be modified by the user However some of the reserved CalPoints may be connected to indicators on the host panel The reserved CalPoints are in the SCMReserved class and Reserved group User defined CalPoints are not allowed to be in the reserved class group The reserved CalPoints are saved in the calibration files These may be helpful when reviewing CalFiles 2013 National Instruments A
64. ile Manager The calibration file manager is used to copy files between the target and host machines The file manager starts from the NI SCM console or the CalDiff It will operate in a different way depending on where it was started When running the file manager from the NI SCM console only the current target may be viewed When communicating with a target the user is allowed to view and set the default calibration file When running the file manager from the CalDiff the user may view and set the files opened on the left and right side of the tool s Calibration Manager Host Directory Target C Userskquillen Documents LabVIEW Data HAL 9000 130 164 33 232 v Search r Reset CalisersikquilleniDocumentsiLabVIEW Data Host Files Target Files Benchmark cdl Benchmark cdl Demo Simulation cdl Demo Simulation cdl Delete Close amp Discard Calibration File Manager A host computer directory should be specified This is the location where files will be copied to and from the host The default directory is the LabVIEW Data directory Only cdl calibration files are displayed The target list is populated with all targets running NI SCM Selecting a target displays all the calibration files found in the LabVIEW Data directory of the target Files may be copied using the set of arrows During file transfer the file name may be modified Files may be deleted from the target or host using the de
65. ind your serial number on the product packing slip or on the shipping label If you have installed a previous version using your serial number you can find the serial number by selecting the Help About menu item within the application or by selecting your product within NI License Manager Start All Programs National Instruments NI License Manager You can also contact your local National Instruments branch 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 9 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual What is a Computer ID The computer ID contains unique information about your computer National Instruments requires this information to enable your software You can find your computer ID through the NI Activation Wizard or by using NI License Manager as follows 1 Launch NI License Manager by selecting Start All Programs National Instruments NI License Manager 2 Click the Display Computer Information button in the toolbar For more information about product activation and licensing refer to ni com activate How Can Evaluate NI Software You can install and run most NI application software in evaluation mode This mode lets you use a product with certain limitations such as reduced functionality or limited execution time Refer to your product documentation for specific information on the product s evaluation mode Moving Software After Activation To transfer your software to anoth
66. ingle Float Indicator sync Cylinder Array 1D Single Float Control Cylinders associated with each measurement in a bitfield Basic Results Names String Fihi Disable Array 1D Single Float Control Disables data acquisition and calculations associated with each measurement Cam Results Array Array 2D Single Float Indicator Fiter Array 1D Single Float Control Filter resource number associated with each measurement 0 No Filter Cam Results Names String Indicator Gain Array 1D Single Float Control Gain associated with each measurement when using the gain only or gain and offset scaling methods O CASS Version String Indicator O Max Array 1D Single Float Control Maximum channel voltage range associated with each measurement Cyde Results Array Array 2D Single Float Indicator Mn Array 1D Single Float Control Minimum channel voltage range associated with each measurement O Cycle Results Names String Indicator Name String Control Name or description associated with each measurement O Ghbat Error Boolean Indicator O Offset Array 1D Single Float Control Offset associated with each measurement when using the gain and offset scaling method O Heat Release Resuks Array EIA Physical Channel String Control Physical channel associated with each measurement n Trix raaF Polynomial Coefficients Array 2D Single Float Control Polynomial Coefficients associated with each measurement when using the polynomial scaling method a Scaling
67. int of interest and this off screen indicator Then you can create a local variable of this always visible indicator and use the local variable for any additional NI LabVIEW coding CalPoints may be programmatically modified on the host using the Value signaling property node Using the Value property node or local variables will change the value on the user interface but it will not cause the value to be written to the target 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 45 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Control ELE o Value signaling Property Node When changes are made to the host VI the NI SCM console needs to be refreshed in order to be made aware of those changes When the Start Host VI button is pressed in the NI SCM console a run time version of the host VI is opened The block diagram of this run time version is not accessible Any programmatic changes to the host VI must be performed by opening an editable version manually from disk or from the project explorer 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 46 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 1 Controls Palette The NI SCM controls palette front panel found under Powertrain ControlsiSoftware Calibration Management consists of controls that can be used to enhance NI SCM functionality 1D and 2D tables pair with 1D and 2D table CalPoints Bit fields pair
68. kit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 NI SCM Target 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 12 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 1 Functions Palette The NI SCM functions palette block diagram found under Powertrain Controls Software Calibration Management consists of Vls that can be used to enhance NI SCM functionality The top left VI on the palette is used to manage the general functions of NI SCM SCM Init The rest of the VIs are separated into sub palettes based on functionality The target utilities palette contains a collection of Vis to be used in target applications and interface with the core NI SCM functionality The host utilities palette contains a collection of Vis designed to run in host VI and interface with the NI SCM console The CalPoints palette holds the different types of CalPoints The adapt points palette may be used to modify control values from the target application while the target is running Fault points are found on the fault points palette Software Calibration Management en HOST TILITIES Adapt Points Target Utilities Host Utilities NI SCM Functions Palette SCM Init Source vi The SCM Init VI must be used once and only once in the top level real time VI The SCM Init VI is an express VI and serves two main functions The first function is a collection and dialog display of all the CalPoints in the target application This dialog runs
69. lection dialog box on target startup This option only applies to Microsoft Windows targets AutoSave A2L Selecting AutoSave A2L file causes the specified A2L file to save each time the SCM Init searches for CalPoints The second function of the SCM Init VI is to initialize the CalPoints and the Fault Points throughout the application and prepare for communications with the host During application startup the SCM Init VI loads the calibration values from the specified Calibration File located in the file system of the target The calibration file contains each CalPoint Name Group Class Units and Value SCM Init also initializes the faults to their last known state The state of the faults is constantly saved to a user specified file at a user specified rate The file only contains the most recent stare of the faults During application startup if the initialization finishes without any errors the InitOK output is set to true Only if the InitOK is true should any other part of the application be allowed to run Allowing CalPoints to run with a false InitOK may cause the system behavior to be unpredictable InitOK will be false if SCM Init reports an error within the CalPoint table and the error is not resolved before running the application 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 26 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 4 Specifying the Calibration File The
70. lete button When opened from the CalDiff the Host Files list indicates the currently loaded files It may also be used to modify which files are opened 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 80 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual When opened from the NI SCM console while communicating with a target the Target File indicates the current calibration file on the target lt may also be used to change the current calibration file O 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 81 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 11 Unit Conversions Each CalPoint provides a field for specifying the engineering units of the parameter In order to display the units along with the graphical controls or indicators on the host VI the control s caption must be made visible in the editable version of the host VI with a minimal amount of text The actual text within the caption is not important because NI SCM will fill in the caption with the text provided with the CalPoint units field The NI SCM console also provides a unit conversion utility so that the host VI can display different units than what are used on the target The unit conversion utility allows the user to build a units conversion file which provide conversion factors NI SCM will convert the values to the requested units as they are transmitted to and from the target The unit conversions are d
71. lity opens two files specified at the top of each side of the tool To load a file enter the path or use the browse button to find the file The list of calibrations automatically updates when the path changes The user may double click an item to push it to the other file The user may also select one or more items and use the right click menu options to manipulate the data Filter Undo Exit CASS Buffer Raw File Ov CAUsers kquillen Documents LabVIEW Data Benchmark cdl CAUserstkquillen Documents LabVIEW Data Demo Simulation cdl Filter oo O0 fiai Saves the current data to the loaded filename ha Saves the current data to a new file Wn orts the current data to a TDMS file exports the current data to a CSV file Ef Reloads the current file Differences Only Only shows differences in the file Type Shows only the calibrations for a specified data type Clear All Clears all filter settings Undo Undo the last change up to 10 changes Exit Closes the differencing tool Overflow False CASS Buffer Raw File Ov Overflow False Y CASS Buffer Raw File Qu SGL 4 195976E 0 Y CASS Buffer Raw File Qu 4 195976E 0 CASS Buffer Surnmary F Overflow BOOL False CASS Buffer Summary F Overflow B
72. ll rights reserved 30 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 7 CalPoint Configuration Dialogs Below is the common property fields associated with each CalPoint Name CalPoint name Group CalPoint group Class CalPoint class Default Value Value assumed at application startup if no calibration file is found or if the named CalPoint is not found in the calibration file Overwrite Default Value If True the Default Value is used upon application startup regardless of the calibration file value Units String that will be displayed within the Caption of paired controls indicators within the host VI Enable Limits Enables limits to be imposed on CalPoint controls Min Max Inc Dec Min Minimum CalPoint value must be less than the maximum value Max Maximum CalPoint value must be greater than the minimum value MaxDiff Maximum differential change in the CalPoint value must be greater than zero MaxGrad Maximum gradient allowed between Table CalPoints must be greater than zero Description Description of the CalPoint is used as the tip strip on the paired control indicator within the host VI Each CalPoint must have a unique Class Group Name Combination The pipe character is used as a separator and should not be used in the Name Class Group or Units Units with multiple parts use the to separate the parts The character is also reserved Spaces are
73. me Host wi 2 8 File Edit Operate Pairings Calibration Options Snapshot Help BULLER Se E Target Items Host Items Name Type lt lt Control Ind Units Descr CASS E ab 50 _Settings Started Boolean Control A0 Type Array 1D Single Float Control Analog output type associate with the measurement Gobal Error a indo Cylinder Array 1D Single Float Control Cylinder associated with each measurement Help Boolean Control Array 1D Single Float Control Disables data acquisition and calculations associated with each measurement Array 1D Single Float Control Gain associated with each measurement Mein Tab cep cool cone Array 1D Single Float Control Maximum voltage range associate with the measurement Play Button Boolean Control Array 1D Single Float Control Minimum voltage range associate with the measurement _Run State Indicator String Indicator String Control Name or description associated with each measurement Save Button Boolean Control Array 1D Single Float Control Offset associated with each measurement Stop Button Boolean Contral O Physical Channel String Control Physical channel associated with each measurement Subhost Tab Tab Contral Control o Type Array 1D Single Float Control Measureemnt Type associated with each measurement o Basic Results Array Array 2D S
74. mic trigger threshold Trigger Level Sets the absolute trigger threshold for the Source Channel Sample Period Determines the sample period in milliseconds of the data collection Sample Period must be in increments of 1ms The range may be modified by double clicking and editing the dial values Sample Rate Displays the calculated sample rate in hertz of the data collection according to the selected Sample Period Plot Length Displays the calculated length of the data collection and plot window in milliseconds 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 56 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 4 CalTrend CalTrends provide plotting and configuration similar to CalScopes The primary difference is that CalTrends do not need to be configured in SCM Init and they operate at a maximum sample rate of 1Hz Only one copy of the XControl may be used on a host VI front panel Only CalPoints paired to host items may be used in a trend Trend Channels Units Add Remove Open A Trend 1 Sine cm Sinel crn Noise cm Trend 2 Open Trend 3 Open Trend 4 Open Trend 5 Open Trend 6 Open Trend 7 Open Trend 8 Open CalTrend XControl The CalTrend XControl allows the user to configure up to 8 trend charts Clicking in the Trend Channels column allows the user to change the name of the trend or change the CalPoints The Units column displays the units of
75. nagement Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 21920x1080 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 7 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 2 1 Installing NI SCM For more information on the NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW please visit http www ni com powertrain controls To download the NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW visit http www ni com info and enter the Info Code SCMToolkit There are two use cases for NI SCM First NI SCM may be activated to allow CalPoints to be added or modified within LabVIEW Real Time applications NI LabVIEW Real Time Module is required for this Second the NI SCM console can be used on any system running Microsoft Windows OS to connect to a LabVIEW Real Time application using the NI SCM This allows users to monitor and calibrate pre existing real time applications with embedded CalPoints and only requires the free LabVIEW Run Time Engine The user interface VI on the host may be modified if NI LabVIEW Base Development System or higher is installed NI SCM consists of three components a LabVIEW Real Time functions palette block diagram NI LabVIEW controls palette front panel and a NI SCM console The LabVIEW Real Time palette is used to instrument the LabVIEW Real Time application with CalPoints The control palette provides specialty controls for interfacing with unique CalPoints on the target such as 1D an
76. nagement Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual e User specified unit conversions managed on host e User specified default units and exceptions e Drag and drop keyboard or automatic CalPoint pairing e User interface can operate on host using NI LabVIEW Run Time engine 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 5 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 2 Getting Started 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 6 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 2 1 Recommended System Requirements Note System requirements will vary based on many factors including Number of CalPoints Communication Rate Other Running Processes on the Target and Host Network Traffic Development Version of NI SCM Host System Recommended System CPU OS RAM Hard Drive Software Display resolution 1 6 GHz Multi core or faster Microsoft Windows 7 8 4 GB or more 10 GB or more free space e NI LabVIEW Professional Development System 2013 e NI LabVIEW Real Time Module 2013 e NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 21920x1080 Deployment Version of NI SCM Host System Recommended System CPU OS RAM Hard Drive Software Display resolution 1 6 GHz Multi core or faster Microsoft Windows 7 8 4 GB or more 10 GB or more free space e LabVIEW Run Time Engine 2013 e NI Software Calibration Ma
77. nal Pad to left with zeros optional Field width optional xO gt _y y Digits of precision optional or y y Significant digits optional e Floating point number with fractional format E Floating point number with scientific notation i Uses e or f depending on the case fi Floating point number in SI notation Example 12 345 2f 12 35 3f 123 5f 12 34500 5f 12 345 f 12 345 e 1 234500E 1 Open Plot Window Opens a popup window with a plot of the table and the current value Show In and Out Values Displays the current X input and Y output values from the target at the top to the table Show Highlight Highlights the table value used to calculate the output value All of the values used are highlighted in yellow except the closest value It is highlighted in orange Show Limits Shows the value of the limits as well as the current value found in the table Scale Selection Scale the current selection by a user specified value ex 2 4 6 11 x 2 4 8 12 22 Scale Difference of Selection Scale the difference between the first selected value and all the rest of the selected points by a user specified value The first value will not change This function is equivalent 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 50 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual to subtracting the first selected value from the array scaling the array and then adding the
78. nd clear faults from the target or host e Sticky faults precise for a set time or key cycles e Color and sounds associated with fault severity e ASAM MCD 3MC ASAP3 Support e Fast efficient CalPoint communication e Up to 20Hz host display update rate depends on target CPU load Target reports only requested visible CalPoints Host reports only modified CalPoints Hundreds of CalPoints can be embedded in target application e Allows deterministic loop execution on target e Calibration management e CalPoint values can be saved to target as new default startup values e Target application does not require modification for new CalPoint defaults e Live loading of calibrations e Calibration file differencing tool included e Calibration file management tool e Easy to setup and modify e Popup CalPoint Express VIs allow easy configuration and error checking without using target run time resources e Programmer can add modify and remove CalPoints without writing custom network communications code e CalPoints can exist in subVIs without being wired up to the top level e CalPoints are graphically small and unobtrusive on the block diagram e Multiple Host Vis and SubHost VIs e Plotting and trending e CalScopes plot CalPoints at rates up to 1kHz e CalTrends plot CalPoints trends at rates up to 1Hz e User configurable during runtime e Log displayed data to disk e Unit conversion 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 4 NI Software Calibration Ma
79. nd in the project The bottom of the dialog contains an OK button that exits the configuration dialog box In certain situations the OK button changes to an Update Points button The Update Points button causes SCM Init to research the target and run the error checking again This must be pressed before the OK button will reappear 13 SCM Initialization E CalPoints Stats Adapts Faults Calscope ASAM Options Target My Computer NoErrors CalPoint Name Type Default Units Limits Overwrite X Y ID Description Owning VI r Enabled Cal Size Size CalPoint Adapt Enable BOOLControl F 41 Simple Targe CalPoint Adapt Fraction SGLControl 0 000000 6 100 42 Simple Targe CalPoint Adapt SGLAdapt SGLControl 0 000000 ft 4 Simple Targe T CalPoint Adapt Value SGL Control 0 000000 ft 44 Simple Targe CalPoint Array ArraylD_SGLCor Array1D_SGLCont 2 45 Simple Targe CalPoint Array Array1D_SGLIndi Array1D_SGLIndic 2 46 Simple Targe CalPoint Array Array2D_SGLCor Array2D_SGLCont 2 2 47 Simple Targe CalPoint Array Array2D_SGLIndi Array2D_SGLIndic 2 2 48 Simple Targe CalPoint Array STRControl STRControl 50 49 Simple Targe CalPoint Array STRIndicator STRIndicator 50 50 Simple Targe CalPoint Boolean BOOLControl BOOLContral F T f 51 Simple Targe CalPoint Boolean BOOLIndicate BOOLIndicator F i 52 Simple Targe CalPoint Enurnerated U32_ENUI U32_ENU
80. nd respond to ASAP3 commands Note The ASAP3 communication is between the target not the host and a ge party device 13 SCM Initialization E CalPoints Stats Adapts Faults CalScope Asam Options Target My Computer No Errors Search Target Defines the method used for searching for CalPoints Search Target limits the search to Vs listed in the target legacy support Otherwise all Vis referenced by the target VI will be searched Ignore Unit Changes Ignore Unit Changes allows a CalPoint units to change and still use the CalFile saved value Y Live Load Cal File Allows the target to update the calibration while running The target must lock the hardware I O to prevent dangerous situations SCM Deploy Software Calibration Manager Deploy requires that the Software Calibration Manager Console is used to deploy the target v Calibration Selector The Calibration Selector allows the user to select the calibration file before running the Software Calibration Manager initialization This option only works in Windows Auto Save A2L File Automatically save the A2L file when CalPoints change A2L File e SCM Init Options Search Target The CalPoint search has 2 options to determine how NI SCM finds CalPoints The first option is to search targets This option forces NI SCM to search only the Vls added to the current target in the project The alternative is to let NI SCM search through all the referenced VIs even
81. network If it finds one it will list it in the drop down list at the top of the dialog Otherwise you can type in an IP address of your target After the target is discovered the Target Items tree will populate This target location information is retained automatically the next time the SCM console is started and can be changed to a different target at any time When the 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 61 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual target location has been specified it can be confirmed by dropping down the File menu at the top of the console The target name and or IP address will be listed in parenthesis If a target with a running application is not available select Target Simulation from the Select Target drop down list and a CalPoint file may be loaded instead of specifying an IP address in the Set New Target Address dialog The CalPoint text file is generated by the SCM Init dialog Export to File function This will cause the NI SCM console to load the Target Items list as if a running target were present When communicating with a running target if any changes are made to the target CalPoints then the NI SCM console refresh button must be pressed in order to update the list of CalPoints in the Target Items window Proper CalPoint communication between the target and host depend on a correct list of CalPoints Controls and indicators which are suc
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83. nt Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 9 Fault Points Fault points have 3 target operations The first is to set the fault The fault is based on an up down counter which allows the programmer to specify a delay on setting and clearing the fault The faults also have programmatic override option to disable the fault A fault can also set sticky for a number of seconds or key cycles A sticky fault will not clear until the up down counter has been cleared for the specified time or key cycles The second fault operation is to get a fault status The get fault status works with a single fault a group of faults or a class of faults The get fault status can also return only the unacknowledged faults The last fault operation is to clear faults The fault clear works with a single fault a group of faults or a class of faults The fault clear can also acknowledge any unacknowledged faults Dropping an Fault Point on the block diagram or double clicking on the block diagram icon opens the configuration dialog FF FaultPoint SetFaul FaultPoint Type Set Name Threshold 1 Up Rate 1 aap Down Rate 1 a Sticky Time 0 s Description Sticky Cycles 0 Severity Very Low Fault Point Setup Dialog Box FaultPoint Type Select the type of Fault Point Class Group Name Class Group Name are used in all types of Fault Point operations For get and set Fault Points Class Group Name must match the desired corresponding Fault Point Le
84. ontrol may also be displayed vertically Path Bitfield XControl The Path XControl allows the host to enter a path but connect it to a string CalPoint Itis only valid as a control When providing an IP address of the target it will determine if the target is the local or remote computer and use the Microsoft Windows file browser or FTP when appropriate This tool may not work in the LabVIEW development environment if the LabVIEW Internet Toolkit is not installed Text History Last Timestamp al Text History XControl The Text History XControl can pair with string CalPoint It captures and holds text that may flash on the screen too fast for the user to read 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 60 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 NI SCM Console The NI SCM console application for Microsoft Windows can be found at Start gt All Programs gt National Instruments gt Software Calibration Management 2013 The NI SCM console opens the display shown in the figure below The NI SCM program is the communication link between the host VI and the real time target Multiple instances of the NI SCM console may be opened on a single computer to allow communication with multiple targets The instances may be opened using the start menu or using the NI SCM Settings File cvsf gt Software Calibration Management 127 0 0 1 gt CASS Run Ti
85. osest table value is used The lookup table CalPoints can only be paired with a special NI SCM table control on the Host VI provided in the NI SCM palette front panel 33 calPoint x1 l l l X Size PR A 10 Table Default TBLLD SGL x ES 0 00 0 00 Name 1 00 0 00 Gr Ee Enable Limits M Class LD Min X Min Y Description nf nf i a Max X Max Y i Inf Inf MaxDiffX MaxDiff Y si File Calibration nt Inf i H Units X Units Y MaxGrad X i Cox Lona inf j A d 1D Table Configuration Dialog Box _ 3 CalPoint x1 l l X Size Y Size 2D Table Default CalPoint Type 2 2 0 00 100 a TBL2D_SGL 0 00 0 00 0 00 tas 100 0 00 0 00 Gr R Enable Limits i Class Cc Min X Min Y Min Z Description Inf nf an J m a Max X Max Y MaxZ i Inf Inf Inf zj a m MaxDiffX MaxDiffY MaxDiff Z m File Calibration ine Inf Inf i NA Units X Units Y Units Z MaxGrad X MaxGrad Y n Cox Loma inf fif j A gt 4 2D Table Configuration Dialog Box 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 36 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 7 6 Enumerated CalPoints The Enumerated CalPoint contains the property fields as shown in the figure below The enumerated CalPoint provides
86. oye Run UO 5 Trigger AUTO SWEEP NORMA SCROLL Source Channel Sine cm Triggered Position RISING ABSOLUTE Sine cm Dynamic Level Channel sinel crm Sample Period Trigger Level 8 10 12 UI 6 lee 14 E lege 4 a 16 lt J 18 1 ms 20 1 10 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 l 1 1 Sample Rate Hz Plot Length ms 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 998 Weed 333 333 999 Active Channel o Sine cm xi Sawe Data to File Cur lt Not A Path gt Freq Hz CalScope The CalScope plot window contains the rest of the scope setup and control Active Channel Selecting a CalPoint from the Active Channel drop down list will display its scale on the left side of the plot The cursors are linked to the active channel The color box on the side of the active channel drop down list sets the line color of the active channel Cursors Cursors are turned on and off using this button When active two cursors are displayed on the plot The user can select and move the cursors in the scope window The cursor locations are displayed to the right along with the differences and the frequency of the cursors Share Scale This control links the scales of all channels When shared all the scales are the same regardless of the units When not shared only the active channel scale is displayed Each scale is configured separately 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved
87. paired host control is also updated with the new value The Adapt Points are found on the Adapt Points sub palette on the main SCM palette Adapt When true the corresponding CalPoint control will adapt When false nothing happens Value New value to adapt the corresponding CalPoint control to 1D and 2D CalPoint table controls have two and three inputs respectively for Value They are X and Y for 1D tables and X Y and Z for 2D tables 100 Fractional adaptation allowed to the corresponding CalPoint A value of O does not change the CalPoint A value of 1 fully adapts the corresponding CalPoint to the value A value of 0 5 adapts the corresponding CalPoint value Y way between the old and new values Dropping an Adapt Point on the block diagram or double clicking on the block diagram icon opens the configuration dialog a 13 Adapt Point BOOLAdapt SGLControl Name BOOLAdapt Group Class Default 100 Default Adapt 0 Adapt Point Configuration Dialog Box CalPoint Type Select the type of Adapt Point This must match the desired corresponding CalPoint type Class Group Name Adapt Point Class Group Name must match the desired corresponding CalPoint Default Adapt Sets the default value for the Adapt input Default 100 Sets the default value for the 100 input 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 38 NI Software Calibration Manageme
88. ration Difference Opens the calibration differencing utility Calibration Manager Opens the calibration manager utility 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 64 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Save Calibration Saves the default calibration file to the target The filename is specified by the Calibration File input to the SCM Init VI and is placed in the default data directory on the target Save Calibration As Saves the calibration file to the target The filename is specified by the user input at the prompt and is placed in the default data directory on the target Get Calibration File Returns the name of the current calibration file in the message window Set Calibration File Changes the current calibration file when using calibration file pointer file on the target Load Calibration File Loads a calibration file while running if Live Load is enabled e Options e Options Opens the Options dialog e Set Fault Update Rate Opens the Set Fault Update Rate dialog e Set Communication Time Opens the Set Communication Time dialog e Snapshot e Output File Sets the path to the TDMS file to receive CalPoint snapshots e Log Spec File Sets the file path to the snapshot log specifications file e Take Snapshot Takes a snapshot of the current CalPoint values specified in the log spec file e Help e About Shows NI SCM version number e Show Shortcuts Displays shortc
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90. re typically read during application startup In the special case where Live Loading is enabled in the SCM Init options the calibration file may load while running Live loading a calibration file doesn t change the pointer file to use the loaded calibration Due to the possible dangerous associated with loading a calibration file while running several restrictions apply 1 The application creator must enable live loading in SCM Init 2 The hardware I O must be locked The application creator must watch the Request I O Lock and Confirm the I O Lock when the hardware is in a safe state 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 27 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 3 The user must understand and accept the risk of loading the calibration file on a running target 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 28 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 4 5 CalPoints Each CalPoint is a single point on the block diagram used to instrument the real time application CalPoints are Express Vls and have a popup configuration dialog associated with them Configuration dialog boxes will popup when a new CalPoint is dropped on the block diagram or if the user double clicks on the CalPoint Each CalPoint configuration dialog has a standard set of property fields associated with it Some of the CalPoints have additional properties Most CalPoints d
91. roken run arrow will show a list of errors If subVIs are missing locate them so that the host VI can run A Some errors require opening the Host VI in the NI LabVIEW to fix the error The broken arrow in the full version of NI LabVIEW will give details about the errors Q Why am I having trouble pairing two items A The NI SCM console will only allow pairings for target and host items having the same data type and same direction control or indicator A Host Boolean controls must be set to switching mechanical action Host control indicator names cannot contain carriage return Host control indicator names must be unique Why does the NI SCM Console not find my target NI SCM Console will only find targets running a NI SCM based project P PO gt gt NI SCM Console can only find targets on the same subnet as the host computer A TCP IP and UDP ports may need to be unblocked in hardware and software firewalls to allow NI SCM to find targets or transfer files The list of used ports is listed above A NI SCM may not find the host VI and pairing files stored on the target due to some networks or host computers with security software installed A NI SCM may not connect to the target if the target application was not started from a LabVIEW project After opening the target VI from the project run the SCM Init Q Why does the NI SCM Console not find my Host VI A Check the file path to the VI A Check the version of the
92. t 4 Simple Targetwi 40 D Errors Array 6 EE Boolean 2 36225 MaxTransmitSize Byte E Enumeratad A Numeric 13 Total _ Controls Indicators Adapts Scope 6 3 1 2 0 Table 7 8 1 7 o 2 1 1 o 2 1 1 o 22 8 14 1 O E 1 1 i 1 1 1 5 1 4 o 5 2 3 o 19 1 18 2 E 1 0 0 E a Lal j SCM Init CalPoint Statistics The Stats tab in the SCM Init dialog contains a summary of CalPoint distributions Distributions based on data type group class and owning VI are reported The maximum SCM communication protocol packet size is displayed on this tab The table build times are also shown with the total number of CalPoints and errors CalPoints Stats Adapts Faults CalScope ASAM Options Target My Computer No Errors CalPoint Name Type 1D gt CalPoint Adapt SGLAdapt SGL 43 CalPoint Table TBL1D_SGLContr TBL1D_SGL 74 CalPoint Table TBL2D_SGLContr TBL2D_SGL 75 E 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 22 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual SCM Init Adapt Point Summary The Adapt tab displays a list of all the Adapt Points found in the project The associated type and ID number are also displayed to allow easy identification of the associated CalPoint Double clicking on a CalPoint will open the Adapt Point Configuration dialog box and allow chang
93. tware Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 7 1 Basic Project Example A NI LabVIEW project which implements NI SCM should contain a real time target with a real time VI as shown in the figure below The following example project is included in the Installer and can be found in the NI Example Finder Project Explorer Example File Edit View Project Operate Tools Window Sa x a rf kg Project Example Project lvproj al 5 My Computer E re Example_Host vi E Dependencies E L Build Specifications E e PXI 0 0 0 0 G RTSubvI i fg Example_RT vi Pe Dependencies i Build Specifications Ayes a E RTSubvI i jm Example_RT vi L 57 Dependencies ES Build Specifications Example Project The top level real time VI should contain four main parts as shown in the figure below 1 SCM Init VI Loads calibration file and initializes NI SCM 2 Case Structure Prevents loops from running if initialization error occurs 3 Loop s Containing CalPoint s CalPoints may exist in SubVIs SubVIs with CalPoints must be added to the project under the real time target Creating a project folder such as RTSubV1 for collecting subVIs is recommended 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 88 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual Write outputs here Place control strategy h
94. ut keys found in SCMConfig ini e Open Manual Opens PDF NI SCM User s Manual e Open Website Opens the National Instruments website in the default web browser 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 65 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 2 NI SCM Controls Some controls are enabled and disabled automatically according to context 2 Refresh Target Items Host Items and Pairings Starts the host application and begins communication Stops the host application and stops communication Saves the current calibration as the default target startup calibration Saves the current calibration on the target as a user specified filename Opens the calibration file manager tool display and set calibration file when running Opens the CalDiff tool opens the current calibration file when running Sd Tala i Saves the pairing file with a user specified filename E m 3 d lt Opens and launches the target VI using LabVIEW Stops the target application and all communication Saves a snapshot of specified CalPoints to TDMS format Stop communications and exit NI SCM Console ng Changes the NI SCM console to Mini Mode 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 66 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 6 3 Mini Mode BU Ly Target Connected NI SCM Console Mini Mode The NI SCM console mini mode contains small versions of
95. with unsigned 32 bit integers The path control pairs with strings and provides an ftp browser for remote targets The text history control pairs with strings and keeps a history of the strings displayed The rest of the controls do not pair with CalPoints Instead they connect to the NI SCM console and provide special functionality The sub host controls allow the user to configure and open sub hosts The CalScope and CalTrend controls are only allowed once in a project The faults control provides a connection to fault points and is only allowed once in a project Software Calibration Manager E Q Search amp Customize o pu hm o a TBL1D x a Z Ta OS SubHostxctl SubHost List l T e Text History Bit Field xctl Mi E CalTrend xctl CalScope xctl Controls Palette 2013 National Instruments All rights reserved 47 NI Software Calibration Management Toolkit for LabVIEW 2013 User s Manual 5 2 Lookup Table Controls NI SCM uses custom XControls to display Lookup Tables on the host VI The XControl allows advanced viewing and editing options The control displays the current input and output values along with the lookup table with the current value highlighted In addition the user may directly edit the table values or use a set of built in functions A plot of the data is also available The table controls can be found in the Software Calibration Management palette on the front panel
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