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1. This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of digital output channels Source Channel If you leave this field blank the output can only be set manually from the menu item Edit gt Outputs You can also select a channel from the list which contains suitable virtual channels or type the name of any channel If you select a valid source channel the output will be set to match the source channel as soon as a new value for the source arrives 3 5 6 Graphic Channel Setup Dialog Line Style This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of graphic settings for channels in a graphical group You can select whether the channel is shown relative to the left y axis or the right y axis The line style determines what the line drawn in the graphic for the channel will look like A sample of the current line style is shown against a black and white background Press the change button to open the Line Settings dialog and change the current line style 3 5 7 LVDT Channel Setup Dialog Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 24 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Sensitivity 100 my Made o Mo mode zi Unit rriv v Balance EN Autobalance Polynomial po o o AD z point calibration o 0 ox fo x3 fo 2 This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of LVDT channels The sen
2. 8 2 6 ITS90 Type R Platinum 13 Rhodium versus Platinum Input range mV 0 226 21 103 Output range C 50 1768 1 0 226 lt mV lt 1 923 Celsius mV 1 8891380e 2 mV 9 3835290e 1 mV 50 C to 250 C 1 3068619e 2 mV 2 2703580e 2 mV Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 63 of 74 Formulas used for Thermocouples Autosoft NT User Manual 3 5145659e 2 mV 3 8953900e 2 mV 2 8239471e 2 mV 1 2607281e 2 mV 3 1353611e 1 mV 3 3187769 1 923 lt mV lt 11 361 Celsius 1 334584505e 1 mV 1 472644573e 2 mV 250 C to 1064 C 1 844024844e 1 mV 4 031129726 mV 6 249428360e 1 mV 6 468412046e 2 mV 4 458750426e 3 mV 1 994710149e 4 mV 5 313401790e 6 mV 6 481976217e 8 11 361 lt mV lt 19 739 Celsius 8 199599416e 1 mV 1 553962042e 2 mV 1064 C to 1664 5 C 8 342197663 mV 4 279433549e 1 mV 1 191577910e 2 mV 1 492290091e 4 19 739 lt mV lt 21 103 Celsius 3 406177836e 4 mV 7 023729171e 3 mV 1664 5 C to 1768 1 C 5 582903813e 2 mV 1 952394635e 1 mV 2 560740231e 1 CJC correction added to input value for Type R 50 C 1064 C Correction CJCCelsius 5 28961 729765e 3 CJCCelsius 1 39166589782e 5 CJCCelsius 2 3885569301 7e 8 CJCCelsius 3 5691601063e 11 CJCCelsius 4 62347666298e 14 CJCC
3. CJCCelsius 1 6944529240e 15 CJCCelsius 6 2990347094e 19 8 2 2 ITS90 Type E Nickel Chromium versus Copper Nickel Input range mV 8 825 76 373 Output range C 200 1000 8 825 lt mV lt 0 200 Celsius mV 1 6977288e 1 mV 4 3514970e 1 mV C to 0 C 1 5859697e 1 mV 9 2502871e 2 mV 2 6084314e 2 mV 4 1360199e 3 mV 3 4034030e 4 mV 1 1564890e 5 0 lt mV lt 76 373 0 C Celsius mV 1 7057035e 1 mV 2 3301759e 1 mV to 1000 C 6 5435585e 3 mV 7 3562749e 5 mV 1 7896001e 6 mV 8 4036165e 8 mV 1 3735879e 9 mV 1 0629823e 11 mV 3 2447087e 14 CJC correction added to input value for Type E 0 C 1000 C Correction CJCCelsius 5 8665508710e 2 CJCCelsius 4 5032275582e 5 CJCCelsius 2 8908407212e 8 CJCCelsius 3 3056896652e 10 CJCCelsius 6 5024403270e 13 CJCCelsius 1 9197495504e 16 CJCCelsius 1 2536600497e 18 CJCCelsius 2 148921 7569e 21 CJCCelsius 1 4388041782e 24 CJCCelsius 3 5960899481e 28 8 2 3 ITS90 Type J Iron versus Copper Nickel Input range mV 8 095 69 553 Output range C 210 1200 8 095 lt mV lt 0 210 Celsius mV 19 528268 mV 1 2286185 mV C to 0 C 1 0752178 mV 5 9086933e 1 mV 1 7256713e 1 mV 2 8131513e 2 mV 2 3963370e 3 mV 8 3823321e 5
4. Channels Use this command to create a new Graphical Group You can assign a name to this group to make it easier to find it later on In the title bar section you can determine whether you want to see date and time or a title You can enter any text you want for the title Use the Font to select a font for the title In the legend section you can switch the legend on or off and select a font for the legend text In the grid lines section you can turn the grid lines on or off and select the line style to be used for the grid lines using the Line Type In the axes section you can control the settings for the x and y axes You can configure the X Axis Left Y Axis and Right Y Axis separately If you check the XY plot box you can plot one or more channels on the y axis versus a single channel on the x axis You must specify the channel to be used on the x axis in the X Channel field You can do this either by dragging a channel to the field or by entering the channel name manually The miscellaneous section contains the background color selection label font selection and the axis setup buttons If you check the Synchronize X Axis to measurement start box the graphical display will set the displayed range during measurements in such a way that no data prior to the latest measurement start is displayed This ensures that the data you see during a measurement does not belong to older measurements While the measurement runs yo
5. Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 59 of 74 Warning Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Tou are about to delete the selected channel s and all associated settings All associated references will also be removed from the database A warning box like the one shown above can appear when you try to do something which has serious impact on your software configuration If you do not want to receive the message in future for similar occasions you can check the Don t show this message again checkbox This setting will be stored and no further warnings will appear for that kind of action If you want to turn the warnings back on you can do so using the Preferences Warnings option on the Edit menu Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 60 of 74 Formulas used for Pt 100 Autosoft NT User Manual 8 Appendix A Formulas used The formulas used to calculate the following channels types are documented here Pt 100 Thermocouples Straingauges Rosettes 0 90 Rosettes 0 45 90 Rosettes 0 60 120 8 1 Formulas used for Pt 100 For Pt 100 channels the following formulas are used to convert the input signal in Ohms to the output in degrees Celsius Input range Ohms 18 391 Output range C 200 850 18 lt Ohms lt 100 200 Celsius 241 801785984373 Ohms 2 20988141824334 C to 0 C Ohms 2 95384267291581e 3 Ohms 1 065761964982516e 5 Ohms 1 93461347561497e 8 100 lt Ohms
6. PI 2 for example ATAN2 a b arctangent of a b Average of any number of values for example AVG 1 1 AVG 1 2 3 4 2 5 Value of a specific bit in a number eg BIT 5 0 1 BIT 5 1 0 The value 5 has bitpattern 000101 therefore bit O least significant bit equals 1 and bit 1 equals O Bitwise and of two values eg 5 BITAND 3 1 Bitpattern for 5 000101 for 3 000011 therefore only bit O is 1 in both cases Bitwise negation of a value using 32 bits Bitwise or of two values eg 5 BITOR 3 7 Bitpattern for 5 000101 for 3 000011 therefore the output bit pattern is 000111 equals 7 Construct a byte from a bitpattern for example BYTE 1 0 0 4 BYTE 1 0 1 2 5 Round a number up for example CEIL 2 7 3 CEIL 2 1 3 Cosine radians Hyperbolic Cosine radians Number of days since 1 1 1980 for current date Day of month 1 31 for current date Month 1 12 for current date Year for example 2000 for current date Daynumber in current year 1 366 for current date Day of week 0 Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 6 Saturday Exponential EXP a E a Round a number down for example FLOOR 2 7 2 FLOOR 2 1 2 Natural logarithm base E Logarithm base 10 Maximum of any number of values for example MAX 1 1 MAX 1 4 3 2 4 Minimum of any number of values for example MIN 1 1 MIN 1 4 3 Page 35 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual
7. This list shows all functions that can be used in the formulas of virtual channels with a short explanation For all functions based on boolean logic the result is 1 for true and 0 for false Xo eH gt lt gt lt gt lt lt gt gt ABS ACOS AND ASIN ATAN ATAN2 AVG BIT BITAND BITNOT BITOR BYTE CEIL Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Subtraction for example 3 2 1 Addition for example 3 2 5 Multiplication for example 3 2 6 Division for example 3 2 1 5 Power for example 342 9 if then as used in the C programming language For example a b c should be read as if a is nonzero then b else c Therefore 0 3 2 2 q e92 9 Less than for example 3 2 0 false 2 3 1 true Greater than for example 2 gt 3 0 false 3 gt 2 1 true Less than or equals Greater than or equals Equals for example 2 3 0 false 2 2 1 true Does not equal for example 2 lt gt 3 1 true 2 lt gt 2 0 false Bit shift left For integers a lt lt b a 2 b Bit shift right For integers a gt gt b a 2 b y Absolute value for example ABS 3 3 ABS 2 2 Arccosine in radians output range O PI Logical and for example 1 AND 1 1 true 1 AND O 0 false Arcsine in radians output range PI 2 PI 2 Arctangent in radians output range PI 2 PI 2 Arctangent in radians output range PI 2
8. Transverse sensitivity Note Kt is specified in in the rosette configuration dialog the value of Kt used in the formulas below is therefore 1 100 of this value For example Kt specified in dialog 2 then Kt used in formulas 0 02 Calculation of strain after correction for transverse sensitivity EPSa 1 VO Kt 1 Kt2 EPSa Kt EPSb EPSb 1 VO Kt 1 Kt2 EPSb Kt EPSa EPSa is called Strain A or EPS A in the software EPSb is called Strain B or EPS B in the software Calculation of stress SIGx Emod 1 Vs2 EPSa Vs EPSb SIGy Emod 1 Vs2 EPSb Vs EPSa Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 65 of 74 Formulas used for 0 45 90 Rosettes Autosoft NT User Manual SlGx is called Stress 0 or SIG X in the software SIGy is called Stress 90 or SIG Y in the software 8 5 Formulas used for 0 45 90 Rosettes Variables used EPSa strain input at 0 EPSb strain input at 45 EPSc strain input at 90 VO Poisson ref Vs Poisson spec Emod E modulus Kt Transverse sensitivity Note Kt is specified in in the rosette configuration dialog the value of Kt used in the formulas below is therefore 1 100 of this value For example Kt specified in dialog 2 then Kt used in formulas 0 02 Calculation of strain after correction for transverse sensitivity EPSa 1 VO Kt 1 Kt EPSa Kt
9. ova vor yl S G A O H S G B O H S G C rl Poisson ref 3 Poisson spec 3 Kt 0 x EMeduus 210000 Nimm Delete Output Channels Strain B Unused Strain C Unused Major Strain Unused Minor Stram Unused Create Rosette Array This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of rosette channels The rosette channel calculates strains and stresses for rosettes made from two or three straingauges First you must specify the type of rosette determined by the amount and placing of the individual straingauges Type 0 90 Two straingauges S G A for 0 and S G B for 90 Type 0 45 90 Three straingauges S G A for 0 S G B for 45 and S G B for 90 Type 0 60 120 Three straingauges S G A for 0 S G B for 60 and S G B for 120 You can select the individual inputs for the straingauge from the listboxes S G A S G B and S G C or type the channel names yourself If you want to create a series of rosettes you can leave these fields blank and check the Create Rosette Array checkbox see below Before clicking OK you must still configure the rosette output channels You should set the output of the individual straingauges to strain not stress because the rosette calculations use strain values as input The constants Poisson ref Poisson spec Kt transverse sensitivity and E modulus can also be entered Note that the
10. 8 802193e 6 mV 3 110810e 8 CJC correction added to input value for Type K 0 C 70 C Correction 6 11053935922907e 6 CJCCelsius 39 4533818469946e 3 CJCCelsius 2 40423569466323e 5 CJCCelsius 6 51590136125687e 8 CJCCelsius 2 47299023308676e 10 8 2 5 ITS90 Type N Nickel Chromium Silicon versus Nickel Silicon Magnesium Input range mV 3 990 47 513 Output range C 200 1300 3 990 lt mV lt 0 200 Celsius mV 3 8436847e 1 mV 1 1010485 mV C to 0 C 5 2229312 mV 7 2060525 mV 5 8488586 mV 2 7754916 mV 7 7075166e 1 mV 1 1582665e 1 mV 7 3138868e 3 0 lt mV lt 20 613 0 C Celsius mV 3 86896e 1 mV 1 08267 mV to 600 C 4 70205e 2 mV 2 12169e 6 mV 1 17272e 4 mV 5 39280e 6 mV 7 98156e 8 20 613 lt mV lt 47 513 Celsius 1 972485e 1 mV 3 300943e 1 mV 600 C to 1300 C 3 915159e 1 mV 9 855391e 3 mV 1 274371e 4 mV 7 767022e 7 CJC correction added to input value for Type N 0 C 1300 C Correction CJCCelsius 2 592939460e 2 CJCCelsius 1 5710141880e 5 CJCCelsius 4 3825627237e 8 CJCCelsius 2 5261169794e 10 CJCCelsius 6 4311819339e 13 CJCCelsius 1 0063471519e 15 CJCCelsius 9 9745338992e 19 CJCCelsius 6 0863245607e 22 CJCCelsius 2 0849229339e 25 CJCCelsius 3 0682196151e 29
11. Bit 4 Bii I Bit5 v Bit Bite Bit3 Bit a A digital output is always a combination of 8 separate outputs each of which can be set to O or 1 You can set all outputs together by entering a value between 0 and 255 or use the checkboxes to switch individual outputs on or off Analog Output Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 48 of 74 Outputs command Edit menu Autosoft NT User Manual Set Output s Select channel con Channel value range 0 255 D Set Qutput Relay ON Set Output Relay OFF 220 An analog output can be set to any value The range depends on the type of output and its configuration For instance if you configured an analog output as having range 0 10 Volts you will need to enter a value between 0 and 10 in this dialog Analog outputs will not be set immediately To activate the output you need to press the Set Output Relay ON button This will switch the relay and sets the entered Voltage at the output Press the Set Output Relay OFF to switch the output off You can now change the output value without directly setting the output Voltage Counters Set Output s Select channet Start Counter Stop Counter Counters are a special case although they are inputs you will need to start or stop them to make them function The output dialog provides you with the necessary buttons When you press the Start Counter button the counter is reset and will
12. expansion units On the left side is a list on all available units To configure a new expansion box click on the first unused one in the list and check the Active box to activate it A default start address for the unit will be filled in but you can change it to your liking as long as the address range does not overlap with one of the other units The right part of this dialog shows the contents of the slots for the currently selected unit If you look at the actual device or expansion box from the rear you should match this list to the contents of the device or expansion box with the topmost item in the list corresponding to the leftmost card in the device On expansion boxes the leftmost slots containing the CA 512 and CA 532 542 cards should be ignored Slot 00 is the slot to the right of the CA 532 542 card Use the Modify button to open the Card Selection Dialog which allows you to add or remove input output cards Note After configuring the contents of an expansion box or the main unit of an Autolog 20xx for example a 2005 you must adjust the settings of the CA 512 card contained therein to match those shown on the top right of this dialog On the CA 512 card you can find 4 hex coded rotary switches SA and SB are used for the start adress SC and SD for the number of channels per slot Refer to your CA 512 hardware manual for information on how to adjust the rotary settings on the card 3 1 8 Card Selection Dialog Cop
13. result type setting For quarter bridges the non linearity of the Wheatstone Bridge is automatically corrected The formula used to do this can be found in Appendix A 3 5 12 Strain Channel Setup Dialog Constant Current If you are configuring a carrier frequency straingauge channel please refer to Strain Channel Setup Dialog Carrier Frequency Bridge quarter v Excitation asama Resistance i20 Range 20000 m m v Hiesult Stain E madulus 21 OOO M rrr K Factor 2 Uu Bridge factor Balance fo Autobalance This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of constant current straingauge channels First select the bridge type you want to measure quarter bridge half bridge or full bridge For half bridge and full bridge the correct mode will automatically be chosen For quarter bridge make sure you choose the correct mode Modes 8 9 and 10 will use 120 Ohms 240 Ohms and 350 Ohms resistance for internal bridge completion Modes 11 to 15 will use 1 of 5 common dummies To use a common dummy mode you must connect an external common dummy resistor of an appropriate value The resistance for the bridge must also be specified Where possible the software will choose the correct mode for the given resistance and vice versa The excitation current for the bridge can be 20 833 mA 10 416 mA 5 208 mA 7 143 mA 3 571 mA or 1 786 mA The first three values 20 8 10
14. 0 lt mV lt 42 919 0 C Celsius mV 19 78425 mV 2 001204e 1 mV to 760 C 1 036969e 2 mV 2 549687e 4 mV 3 585153e 6 mV 5 344285e 8 mV 5 09989e 10 42 919 lt mV lt 69 553 Celsius 3 113581e3 mV 3 00543684e 2 mV 760 C to 1200 C 9 94773230 mV 1 7027663e 1 mV 1 43033468e 3 mV 4 73886084e 6 CJC correction added to input value for Type J 0 C 70 C Correction 3 42189283286958e 5 CJCCelsius 50 3917670948465e 3 CJCCelsius 2 97699827978468e 5 CJCCelsius 6 92590934405273e 8 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 62 of 74 Formulas used for Thermocouples Autosoft NT User Manual 8 2 4 ITS90 Type K Nickel Chromium versus Nickel Aluminum Input range mV 5 891 54 886 Output range C 200 1372 5 891 lt mV lt 0 200 Celsius mV 2 5173462e 1 mV 1 1662878 mV C to 0 C 1 0833638 mV 8 9773540e 1 mV 3 7342377e 1 mV 8 6632643e 2 mV 1 0450598e 2 mV 5 1920577e 4 0 lt mV lt 20 644 0 C Celsius mV 2 508355e 1 mV 7 860106e 2 mV to 500 C 2 503131e 1 mV 8 315270e 2 mV 1 228034e 2 mV 9 804036e 4 mV 4 413030e 5 mV 1 057734e 6 mV 1 052755e 8 20 644 lt mV lt 54 886 Celsius 1 318058e 2 mV 4 830222e 1 mV 500 C to 1372 C 1 646031 mV 5 464731e 2 mV 9 650715e 4 mV
15. 3 wire When measuring resistance you should be aware that 1 mV corresponds to 1 Ohm since a constant current source of 1 mA is used to perform the measurements Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes The balance value is used to set the nullbalance You can manually enter a value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured If you check the Autobalance checkbox you can later measure the nullbalance value using the Autobalance dialog Edit menu option Autobalance Note that the balance value is expressed in mV and corresponds to the measured value without polynomial correction You can correct for nonlinearitaries in the input signal by entering a polynome You can also convert the mV output to a more meaningful value by entering a polynome and setting appropriate units for the channel Use the 2 point calibration button to generate a linear conversion by entering desired output values for any two mV values 3 5 5 Digital Output Channel Setup Dialog Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 23 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Source channel
16. ALPHA 2 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 66 of 74 Formulas used for 0 60 120 Rosettes Autosoft NT User Manual SIGy SIGmaj SlGmin SIGmaj SlGmin cos 2 ALPHA 2 TAUxy SIGmaj SlGmin sin 2 ALPHA 2 SlGx is called Stress 0 or SIG X in the software SIGy is called Stress 0 or SIG Y in the software TAUXxy is called Shear Stress or TAU XY in the software Calculation of the equivalent stress The equivalent stress for the principal stresses von Mises criterion olGe sqrt SlGmaj SlGmin SlGmaj SlGmin 8 6 Formulas used for 0 60 120 Rosettes Variables used EPSa strain input at 0 EPSb strain input at 60 EPSc strain input at 120 VO Poisson ref Vs Poisson spec Emod E modulus Kt Transverse sensitivity Note Kt is specified in in the rosette configuration dialog the value of Kt used in the formulas below is therefore 1 100 of this value For example Kt specified in dialog 2 then Kt used in formulas 0 02 Calculation of strain after correction for transverse sensitivity EPSa 1 VO Kt 1 Kt 1 Kt 3 EPSa 2 3 Kt EPSb EPSc EPSb 1 VO Kt 1 Kt 1 Kt 3 EPSb 2 3 Kt EPSa EPSc EPSc 1 VO Kt 1 Kt 1 Kt 3 EPSc 2 3 Kt EPSa EPSb EPSa is called Strain A or EPS A in the software EPSb is called Strain B
17. EPSc EPSb 1 VO Kt 1 Kt EPSb Kt EPSa EPSc EPSb EPSc 1 VO Kt 1 Kt EPSc Kt EPSa EPSa is called Strain A or EPS A in the software EPSb is called Strain B or EPS B in the software EPSc is called Strain C or EPS C in the software Calculation of the principal strains EPSmaj EPSa EPSc 2 sqrt EPSa EPSb EPSc EPSb 2 EPSmin EPSa EPSc 2 sqrt EPSa EPSb EPSc EPSb 2 EPSmaj is called Major Strain or EPS MAJ in the software EPSmin is called Minor Strain or EPS MIN in the software Calculation of angle This is the angle between the major strain or stress and the first strain filament 0 expressed as a number between 90 and 90 degrees ALPHA arctan 2 EPSb EPSa EPSc EPSa EPSc 2 ALPHA is called Angle or ALPHA in the software Calculation of the principal stresses olGmaj Emod 1 Vs EPSmaj Vs EPSmin SIGmin Emod 1 Vs EPSmin Vs EPSmaj SlGmaj is called Major Stress or SIG MAJ in the software SIGmin is called Minor Stress or SIG MIN in the software Calculation of the stress These calculations determine the stress in the direction of the first strain filament 0 and in the direction perpendicular to the first strain filament 90 as well as the shear stress SIGx SIGmaj SlGmin SlGmaj SIGmin cos 2
18. Enabled Control measurement group Unused Control relay Sound new alarm Sound every alarm File Screen This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of the channel parameters related to alarms You can individually switch the HH HighHigh or Very High H High L Low and LL LowLow or Very Low alarms on or off and set their limit values The limit values must be increasing from LL to HH Control measurement group allows you to start and stop a measurement group based on the alarm state of the channel The selected measurement group will be started when the channel goes into alarm and it will be stopped when the channel drops out of alarm If you need the reverse logic you will need to either change the alarm limits or create a virtual channel have it check the alarms and set its alarm control measurement group Beware it is possible to have more than one channel control the same measurement group The group will be started when any of the channels goes into alarm and stopped when any of the channels drops out of alarm If Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 19 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual this is not the logic you require you will need to use a virtual channel and implement the logic you need yourself Control relay allows you to control a relay based on the alarm state of the channel The selected relay will be set when the channe
19. Poisson spec and E modulus are only used for stress calculations and are not needed or used for strain results The rosette channel itself does not generate any output value To have the calculations stored you will need to create one or more rosette output channels You can select any output you want to have from the listbox under Output Channels and press the Modify button to create a new output channel for it Hew Rosette Output Channel Name E P5 4 Description Strain 0 A dialog box will appear allowing you to type a name and description for this specific output channel Suitable default values will be provided If you use these defaults it is advisable to give your rosette channel a preferably short name first The name of the rosette channel is used as a basis for the output channel name and description You remove output channels from the list by selecting one and pressing the Delete button Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 27 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Depending on the type of rosette you can create the following output channels Strain A Strain for straingauge A after transverse sensitivity correction Strain B Strain for straingauge B after transverse sensitivity correction Strain C Strain for straingauge C after transverse sensitivity correction Major Strain Major strain angle Alpha to strain A Minor Strain Minor strain perpendicular to the major strain Alpha Angle
20. be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output 0 when the value you entered is measured If you check the Autobalance checkbox you can later measure the nullbalance value using the Autobalance dialog Edit menu option Autobalance Note that the balance value is expressed in mV V and corresponds to the measured value after polynomial correction You can correct for nonlinearitaries in the input signal by entering a polynome You can also convert the mV V output to a more meaningful value by entering a polynome and setting appropriate units for the channel Use the 2 point calibration button to generate a linear conversion by entering desired output values for any two mV V values 3 5 16 Virtual Channel Setup Dialog Formula E Simplify Y Insert 0 Check Formula This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of virtual channels A virtual channel can combine the results of any number of other channels including other virtual channels using a user specified formula If you add a virtual channel to one or more measurement groups it will be evaluated for every measurement measurement mode If you do not add a virtual channel to any measurement groups it will automatically be evaluated as soon as the value of any of the channels used in its formula changes automatic mode To create a formula for the virtual channel you can use the dropdown list to select f
21. can be established m The driver is currently trying to establish connection You can doubleclick on any of the items listed in this window to modify its properties This will display depending on the selected item one of the following dialog boxes Item Dialog displayed Device Device Configuration Dialog Unit Device Configuration Dialog Slot Create Channels Channel Channel Setup Dialog Other things you can do in this view e Drag items to group views to add the contents to a group For example you can drag a device to a measurement group to add all configured channels in the device to the measurement group Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 53 of 74 Groups command View menu Autosoft NT User Manual e Overwrite channel settings by pasting a channel from the clipboard For example if you paste a channel into a device for example all channels in the device will be configured using the same parameters as the channel on the clipboard as long as the card type for each of the individual slots allows for that type of channel 5 2 Groups command View menu F Group View H EDI Measurement Group 1 Graphical Group 1 2 Numerical Group 1 Use this command to display or activate the Group view which contains an overview of all groups and their contents To add a new group to the configuration use New Measurement Group New Graphical Group or New Numerical Group on the Insert menu The icon shown with each g
22. enter any interval with a minimum of 0 001 seconds 1 millisecond If the hardware cannot keep up with the specified measurement interval the actual scanning speed will be as fast as possible The Use FDVM checkbox determines whether the measurement should be made using the FDVM if checked or IDVM otherwise If the device used for the measurement does not have both an IDVM and an FDVM it will use whatever is available In that case the FDVM checkbox has no influence on the measurement The SHUNT checkbox allows you to activate the parallel calibration in the signal conditioner Press the Start button to start the measurement When the measurement is running the button changes to a Stop button You can also start or stop the measurement using the system menu which can be accessed by clicking on the icon on the titlebar of the Measurement Group window This allows easy access when the window is minimized The icon also shows whether the measurement is running green or not red The Channels box shows all channels in the measurement group To add new channels to the group either drag them from the Channels View or Device View and drop them on this box or use the Edit menu Copy and Paste 3 New Numerical Group command Insert menu 3 Numerical Group 1 ICE x Group Mame Output an File default 001 Setup Store configuration in separate file Screen Font Open Numeric Screen Settings He
23. groups and configure the settings related to each group Beware when you select a new group the settings for the current group or device will automatically be saved as if you pressed the OK button Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 18 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual The Off checkbox determines whether the channel is active or not If you check this box the channel will be disabled and will no longer be measured Pressing the Alarms button will make the Alarm settings for the current channel appear The bottom left side of the dialog is reserved for specific settings The contents depend on the type of channel The following specific settings are available Name Description Alarms Alarm settings for measurement channels and virtual channels Analog Output Settings for analog outputs Counter Settings for counters DC oettings for DC Voltage measurements Digital Output oettings for digital outputs Graphic oettings related to a graphical group LVDT 5K Settings for LVDT measurement Numeric oettings related to a numerical group Pt 100 or Pt xxx Settings for Pt 100 measurements Rosette Settings for rosette channels Strain Settings for Straingauge measurements Thermocouple Settings for Thermocouple measurements Transducer Settings for Transducer measurements Virtual Settings for virtual channels 3 9 1 Channel Alarms Setup Dialog Alarms HH fo Enabled H 0 Enabled L 0 Enabled LL fo
24. new channels You can change this name but it should be no longer than 15 characters and may only contain letters digits and underscores The software will automatically enforce these rules Channel names must be unique if you choose an existing name it will automatically be changed upon storing the channel in the database If you create more than one channel at the same time sequential numbering will be appended to the name to ensure uniqueness The description of the channel is a free form text limited to a maximum of 127 characters You can use this text for any details you want to keep with the channel The connection shows where the current channel is positioned device and channel number for existing channels only You can use the arrow buttons to step through the consecutive channels in the device Beware when you press the arrow buttons the settings for the current channel s will automatically be saved as if you pressed the OK button The sensor field shows the type of channel When configuring a measurement channel you can use the dropdown list to select the type of channel Only channel types which can actually be measured using the selected card and device will be shown in the list The list on the top right of the dialog shows where the channel is located In the example above the channels are located in Device 1 If the channel is placed in one or more groups these will show up as well allowing you to switch between the
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26. or EPS B in the software EPSc is called Strain C or EPS C in the software Calculation of the principal strains EPSmaj EPSa EPSb EPSc 3 sqrt 2 EPSa EPSb EPSc 3 EPSb EPSc 9 EPSmin EPSa EPSb EPSc 3 sqrt 2 EPSa EPSb EPSc 3 EPSb EPScy 9 EPSmaj is called Major Strain or EPS MAJ in the software EPSmin is called Minor Strain or EPS MIN in the software Calculation of angle This is the angle between the major strain or stress and the first strain filament 0 expressed as a number between 90 and 90 degrees ALPHA arctan sqrt 3 EPSb EPSc 2 EPSa EPSb EPSc 2 ALPHA is called Angle or ALPHA in the software Calculation of the principal stresses olGmaj Emod 1 Vs EPSmaj Vs EPSmin SIGmin Emod 1 Vs EPSmin Vs EPSmaj Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 6 of 74 Formulas used for 0 60 120 Rosettes Autosoft NT User Manual oSlGmaj is called Major Stress or SIG MAJ in the software SIGmin is called Minor Stress or SIG MIN in the software Calculation of the stress These calculations determine the stress in the direction of the first strain filament 0 and in the direction perpendicular to the first strain filament 90 as well as the shear stress SIGx SIGmaj SIGmin SlGmaj SlGmin cos 2 ALPHA 2 SIGy SlGmaj SlGmin SlGmaj SlGmin cos 2 ALPH
27. other type of input channels You can make a selection of channels in the list by clicking and dragging or by shift clicking You can select a collection of separate channels by ctrl clicking After you have selected all channels to be used as input for the rosettes press the OK button Rosettes will now be generated using the following rules e The list of selected input channels as shown in this dialog is traversed from top to bottom e For 0 90 rosettes the first two channels are used as input for rosette 1 the next two channels as input for rosette 2 and so on e For 0 45 90 and 0 60 120 rosettes the first three channels are used as input for rosette 1 the next three channels as input for rosette 2 and so on e Within each set of inputs the first one will be used for S G A the second one for S G B and the third if applicable for S G C e f you select a number of input channels not evenly dividable by the number of rosette inputs the last one or two selected channels will not be coupled to a rosette Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 28 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual e If one or more selected inputs are already used as input for existing rosettes a dialog will appear asking you if you want to remove the existing rosettes You can use this feature to change an existing set of rosettes simply by creating a new set using the same input channels Tip If you want to create 0 45 90 or 0 60 12
28. same use as the autozero count but this time for autobalance measurements which can be made using the Autobalance Dialog Autobalance measurements allow you to set the input signal to zero and have the software measure The measured value will be subtracted from all further measurements so the measured autobalance value effectively becomes the zero value for that channel The FDVM filter option allows for a 20 kHz 8 kHz 1 kHz or no filter at all to be used for FDVM measurements The default 8 kHz filter should suffice in most situations Beware Setting the filter to none will cause an inordinate amount of noise to be measured by the FDVM 3 1 6 Device Properties Dialog Delays Device Properties Overview Contents IDVMAFDVM Delays Expansion Select 4 delay ADM DE Range IDM strain range FOYE Default Delays ID break before make Debounce for digital I L Relays Copy pulse for digital 0 FOYE DC Range FL M strain range sul Shs fe FOVM break before make Delay setting ms 5 0000 Cancel Apply Help This tab in the Device Properties Dialog shows a list of delay settings for the Autolog or Unilog device By default these delays are configured for use with relay input cards If you want to perform fast measurements using an FDVM and solid state input cards CA528 you can press the Solid State button to decrease the FDVM delay times To modify an individual delay first select it from the
29. short description of the channel if configured 5 4 Alarm Window command View menu F Alarm Window 05 23 2000 14 31 20 904 Y00001 value 0 6 746353 05 23 2000 14 31 20 204 YOOO value D 8858444 gt H 0 7 5723 2000 14 31 18 404 Y000I value 0 9132217 gt HH 0 9 5 23 2000 14 31 17 704 YOOO value 0 7181374 gt H 0 7 Use this command to display or activate the Alarm Window If a channel has alarm limits set and the Screen button is checked in Channel Alarms Setup alarms for the channel will be shown in this window The Alarm Window has two display modes e Active Alarm Overview Shows all channels currently in alarm using a short notation This notation shows the name of the channel the alarm level triggered HH Very High H High L Low or LL Very Low and the corresponding alarm limit value e Alarm History Shows a history of recent alarms Each line shows an alarm including the channel name date and time it occurred which alarm was triggered and the value for the channel As soon as a channel is no longer in alarm a line will be generated in the history as well Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 55 of 74 Toolbar command View menu Autosoft NT User Manual You can change the display type by clicking the right mouse button in the Alarm Window to access the context menu or by using the View menu option Alarm Window You can also print the contents of the alarm window To store alarm history in
30. start counting When you press the Stop Counter button the counter stops Other types of channels Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 49 of 74 Simultaneous Measurement command Edit menu Autosoft NT User Manual Set Output s Select channel Channel value fo 16 220 You can also set the value for other types of channels for instance virtual channels Simply enter the new value in the engineering units configured for the channel 4 7 Simultaneous Measurement command Edit menu Synchronous Measurement Start Stop Select Measurement Groups to Start or Stop simultaneously Measurement Group 1 Measurement Group 2 Measurement Group 3 Measurement Group 4 Select AI Stark now Select Mone Stop now li Use this command to start or stop several measurement groups at the same time The window shows a list of available measurement groups You can select them by clicking on individual lines in the list or use the Select None and Select All buttons Press the Start Now to send a start command to all selected measurement groups Measurement groups which are already running will not be affected Press the Stop Now to send a stop command to all selected measurement groups Press OK to close the dialog 4 8 Lock Configuration command Edit menu Use this command to lock the current configuration When the configuration is locked you can no longer accidentally change the m
31. this list to the device contents with the topmost item in the list corresponding to the leftmost card in the device Use the Modify button to open the Card Selection Dialog which allows you to add or remove input output cards Note If you are configuring an Autolog 20xx for example a 2005 you must check the Expansion tab to see the correct CA 512 settings for the contents you configured On the CA 512 card you can find 4 hex coded rotary switches A and B are used for the start adress C and D for the number of channels per slot Refer to your CA 512 hardware manual for information on how to adjust the rotary settings on the card After you have configured the contents of the device main unit you can check the IDVM FDVM Settings and the Delay Settings the default settings for both of these tabs will work in most cases except for fast measurements If you have one or more expansion boxes connected to your main unit you should configure their contents using the Expansion Settings 3 1 5 Device Properties Dialog IDVM FDVM Device Properties Overview Contents ID VM FD VvM Delays Expansion IDM Autozero Interval min it Autozero Count FOVM Autozera Interval min fio Filter C none C 20kHz Autazera Count 3 LH BkHz Autabalance Count amp utabalance Count 3 C 1kHz Cancel Amply Help This tab in the Device Properties Dialog shows the configuration options for the IDVM I
32. unit or slot you chose are preselected You can make a selection of channels in the list by clicking and dragging or by shift clicking You can select a collection of separate channels by ctrl clicking If you double click on the last channel you select the Channel Setup Dialog appears allowing you to configure those channels You can use the Select All or Select None buttons to select all channels at once or clear the current selection When you press OK this dialog will close and the Channel Setup Dialog appears allowing you to configure the selected channels If you select one or more channels which are already in use you will receive a warning before the Channel Setup Dialog opens 3 5 Channel Setup Dialog Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 17 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Channel Setup Number of channels 10 Mame Description pO Connection Po RILA Sensor none r Off Alarms Cancel The channel setup dialog allows you to configure a channel On the top left the dialog shows the number of channels you are modifying or creating Be careful when modifying more than one channel all settings for all channels will be overwritten even if you change only a single parameter Exception the balance value will not be overwritten The initial values displayed in the dialog correspond to the settings of the first channel The name of the channel is set to for
33. voltage too high The measurement value is normalized so the choice between 1 and 5 Volts does not influence the measurement value The range can be set to the following values Range end Resolution 300 mV V 2 5 uV V 30 mV V 0 25 pu V V 3 mV V 0 025 uV V The default phase R will suffice in most cases Transducers are normally connected in the same way as a full bridge therefore the default mode for transducers is 7 1 1 Bridge S G Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 32 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual The balance value is used to set the nullbalance You can manually enter a value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output 0 when the value you entered is measured If you check the Autobalance checkbox you can later measure the nullbalance value using the Autobalance dialog Edit menu option Autobalance Note that the balance value is expressed in mV V and corresponds to the measured value after polynomial correction You can correct for nonlinearitaries in the input signal by entering a polynome You can also convert the mV V output to a more meaningful value by entering a polynome and setting appropriate units for the channel Use the 2 point calibration button to generate a linear conversion by entering desired output values for any two mV V values 3 5 15 Transducer Channel Setup Dialog Constant Current If you are configuring a constant current st
34. you are configuring the x axis Alternatively you can check the automatic scaling checkbox in which case these limits are determined on the fly based on the measurement values 3 8 4 Line Settings Dialog Graphical Group Line Settings Color Red Pick Width fo Style Dot You can pick a color for the line from the dropdown list or use the Pick button to visually select any color you want The selected color is displayed directly below the Pick button The width determines the thickness of the line Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 44 of 74 New Graphical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual The style determines whether the line is solid dotted or dashed For dotted or dashed lines you should set the width to O If you do not the line may appear as a solid line regardless of the style settings Beneath the settings a sample line is displayed against a black and white background Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 45 of 74 Cut command Edit menu Autosoft NT User Manual 4 Edit menu commands The Edit menu offers the following commands Cut Deletes data from the configuration and moves it to the clipboard Copy Copies data from the configuration to the clipboard Paste Pastes data from the clipboard into the configuration Delete Deletes data from the configuration Autobalance Select channels and perform autobalance or zero balance Outputs Set output va
35. 0 using three rosettes per card of 10 strain channels you can do two things 1 You can select only 9 channels for every card in this dialog 2 You can make sure you define only 9 channels on each card as quarter bridge straingauge 3 5 11 Strain Channel Setup Dialog Carrier Frequency If you are configuring a constant current straingauge channel please refer to Strain Channel Setup Dialog Constant Current Bridge aate m Mode B 1 4 Bridge S G 1200hms m E cibatianr v H Range 30000 pmm v Phase RR rl Result Stain E modulus H DO M rrr K Factor 2 Uu Bridge factor i Balance fo Autobalance This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of carrier frequency straingauge channels First select the bridge type you want to measure quarter bridge half bridge or full bridge For half bridge and full bridge the correct mode will automatically be chosen For quarter bridge make sure you choose the correct mode Modes 8 9 and 10 will use 120 Ohms 240 Ohms and 350 Ohms resistance for internal bridge completion Modes 11 to 15 will use 1 of 5 common dummies To use a common dummy mode you must connect an external common dummy resistor of an appropriate value Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to matc
36. 2 1 MOD Modulo remainder after division for example 7 MOD 3 1 remainder of 7 after division by 3 equals 1 NOT Logical not for example NOT O 1 true NOT 5 0 false OR Logical or for example 1 OR 1 1 true 1 OR 0 1 true RAND Random number between 0 and 1 ROUND Round a number to the nearest integer for example ROUND 2 7 3 ROUND 2 1 2 SIN Sine radians SINH Hyperbolic sine radians SQRT Square root for example SQRT 4 2 TAN Tangent radians TANH Hyperbolic tangent radians TIME 0 Current time in milliseconds since midnight 0 86400000 TIME 1 Milliseconds 0 999 for current time TIME 2 seconds 0 59 for current time TIME 3 Minutes 0 59 for current time TIME 4 Hours 0 23 for current time XOR Exclusive or eg 5 XOR 3 6 Bitpattern for 5 000101 for 3 000011 therefore the output bit pattern is 000110 equals 6 The following functions are special because they are based on a number of consecutive measurements from a single source Their output changes each time this number of measurements has been made and remains constant in between The number of measurements specified in the function must a constant between 1 and 100 T AVG Average over a number of measurements For example T AVG CHN 5 will produce the average for each group of 5 measurements for CHN T MAX Maximum over a number of measurements For example T MAX CHN 9 will produce the ma
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38. 4 and 5 2 are usually used for 120 or 240 Ohms resistance the last three values 7 1 3 5 and 1 8 for 350 Ohms You are free to choose other combinations if desired Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 30 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual There are three possible ranges for the measurement The first two are always available the last one only when measuring using an FDVM If you choose the third smallest range the second range will automatically be used for IDVM measurements The actual range depends on the chosen excitation and resistance The presented ranges are nominal ranges and are automatically updated when excitation or resistance is changed The following equations apply to all ranges Range end 1 3 x nominal range Resolution 0 00004 x nominal range The result type can be set to Strain default in um m or Stress in N mm The E modulus will only be used for result type Stress the k factor for the material is always needed For half bridge and full bridge you need to supply the correct bridge factor The balance value is used to set the nullbalance You can manually enter a value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output 0 when the value you entered is measured If you check the Autobalance checkbox you can later measure the nullbalance value using the Autobalance dialog Edit menu option Autobalance 3 5 13 ThermoCouple Channel Setup Dialog T
39. 64 of 74 Formulas used for Straingauges Autosoft NT User Manual 8 2 8 ITS90 Type T Copper versus Copper Nickel Input range mV 5 603 20 872 Output range C 200 400 5 603 lt mV lt 0 200 Celsius mV 2 5949192e 1 mV 2 1316967e 1 mV C to 0 C 7 9018692e 1 mV 4 2527777e 1 mV 1 3304473e 1 mV 2 0241446e 2 mV 1 2668171e 3 0 lt mV lt 20 872 0 C Celsius mV 2 592800e 1 mV 7 602961e 1 mV to 400 C 4 637791e 2 mV 2 165394e 3 mV 6 048144e 5 mV 7 293422e 7 CJC correction added to input value for Type T 0 C 70 C Correction 2 18031481725975e 6 CJCCelsius 38 746564651674e 3 CJCCelsius 3 35256077037807e 5 CJCCelsius 1 9229303001792e 7 CJCCelsius 1 79865206510148e 9 CJCCelsius 5 70614795196761e 12 8 3 Formulas used for Straingauges For Carrier Frequency straingauge measurements the non linearity of the Wheatstone Bridge makes a correction necessary when measuring 1 4 bridges The correction formula used in Autosoft NT is CorrectedValue 1e6 1 sqrt 1 2 MeasuredValue 1e6 To obtain the Stress value in N mm from the Strain value in um m the following formula is used Stress E modulus Strain 1e6 8 4 Formulas used for 0 90 Rosettes Variables used EPSa strain input at 0 EPSb 7 strain input at 90 VO Poisson ref Vs Poisson spec Emod E modulus Kt
40. A 2 TAUxy SIGmaj SlGmin sin 2 ALPHA 2 SlGx is called Stress 0 or SIG X in the software SIGy is called Stress 0 or SIG Y in the software TAUXxy is called Shear Stress or TAU XY in the software Calculation of the equivalent stress The equivalent stress for the principal stresses von Mises criterion olGe sqrt SlGmaj SlGmin SlGmaj SlGmin Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 68 of 74 Windows NT driver configuration Autosoft NT User Manual 9 Appendix B IEEE 488 Software Configuration This appendix describes how to configure a National Instruments GPIB card for use with Autosoft NT Prerequisites e A National Instruments GPIB Card ISA Autosoft NT was tested using a National Instruments AT GPIB TNT Plug and Play ISA card running under Windows NT as well as Windows 98 e The latest NI 488 2 drivers As of this writing the latest version of these drivers is v1 60 You can download this software from National Instruments at http www ni com This appendix describes both the Windows NT and the Windows 98 driver configuration 9 1 Windows NT driver configuration After installing the drivers you need to check the following configuration issues First open the GPIB configuration by double clicking on the GPIB icon in the Control Panel which can be opened from the Settings selection of the Start menu Select the GPIB card you want to configure GPIBO in mos
41. Analog Output Channel Setup Dialog Output type Value C Voltage 10 410 2 s Complement C Voltage 10 4 10 Offset Binary C Voltage OV 10 Vv C Voltage 0 V 10 V Source channel This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of analog output channels You can select whether the analog output value in the software should be presented as a raw value 0 255 for 8 bit outputs or 0 16383 for 14 bit outputs or as an output voltage For 14 bit outputs there are 4 different ways in which the raw value can be converted to an output voltage The setting you choose here should match the one configured by jumpers on the card If you choose one of the Voltage ranges on the 14 bit output please refer to the table and picture below to set the jumpers on the CA 577 analog output card Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 20 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual 3 2 1 1 2 3 JP2 JP4 3 2 1 1 2 3 JP3 JP5 Jumper 10 10 V 10 10 V 0 10V 0 10V 2 complement offset binary JP1 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 JP2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 JP3 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 JP4 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 JP5 2 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 Source Channel If you leave this field blank the output can only be set manually from the menu item Edit gt Outputs You can also select a channel from the list which contains suitable virtual channels or type the name of any channel If you sel
42. Autosoft NT User Manual 1 0 2 102 0 Release date 12 06 2002 Copyright notice The Autosoft NT software package as distributed by Peekel Instruments for the control of the Autolog and Unilog is property of PEEKEL INSTRUMENTS B V Industrieweg 161 NL 3044 AS Rotterdam The Netherlands which company possesses all rights to distribute and supply Autosoft NT It is not allowed to copy distribute or sell the programs or any material originating from it such as listings disks diskettes or any other medium to copy the program or part thereof to any party company organisation institution or person without written permission of the proprietor Any violation of this shall be brought to lawsuit and prosecution In accepting and receiving this document the recipient automatically agrees to act conform the requirements stated above PEEKEL INSTRUMENTS B V PEEKEL INSTRUMENTS GMBH Co Dp EF KE l INDUSTRIEWEG 161 BERGMANNSTRASSE 43 3044 AS ROTTERDAM 44809 BOCHUM INSTRUMENTS E 010 415 27 22 TEL 0234 904 1603 FAX 010 437 68 26 FAX 0234 904 1605 EMAIL sales peekel nl EMAIL Peekel t online de Introduction Autosoft NT User Manual Table of Contents 1 2 IMO dUCHON et M t 1 1 PAEFOG MICH OM ii cose ea cT 4 t2 Prost ET m ns 4 Fie menu commands i vscaece sierra c Zo New commana FIG Meny jaore eas sie ages denlatamorid ten a ripetere Rusia rede nical Ria o
43. a file you can check if File button in the Channel Alarms Setup and specify a file name using the menu option Preferences suboption Alarms Alarms are stored in this file in the same way they are shown in the alarm window using the Alarm History style 5 5 Toolbar command View menu Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in Autosoft NT such as File Open A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed oee Toolbar for help on using the toolbar 5 5 1 Toolbar 1 c Lj The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window below the menu bar The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in Autosoft NT To hide or display the Toolbar choose Toolbar from the View menu ALT V T Click To Open a new configuration 3 Open an existing configuration Autosoft NT displays the Open dialog box in which you can locate and open the desired file Es Save the active configuration or template with its current name If you have not named the configuration Autosoft NT displays the Save As dialog box 5 Print the contents of the active window ee Remove selected data from the configuration and stores it on the clipboard i Copy the selection to the clipboard Insert the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point 5 6 Status Bar command View menu Use this command to display and hid
44. ader Channels Use this command to create a new Numerical Group You can assign a name to this group to make it easier to find it later You can store numeric output in a file by checking the File checkbox You should first configure the location of the file and its format by pressing the Setup button Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 38 of 74 New Numerical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual If you want to store the measurement configuration with every numeric output file check the store configuration in separate file The filename of the configuration file is equal to the numeric output filename with cfg appended By default no measurement configuration information is stored The file format of the configuration file is described under the Export As Text option on the File menu You can also show the current numeric value of all channels in the numerical group on screen by checking the Screen checkbox or pressing the Open Numeric Screen You can select any font you like for screen presentation using the Font button The Settings button allows you to configure some extra settings for the numeric group like the output interval The Header button allows the entry of a header which will be stored at the top of the numeric output file 3 7 1 Numerical Output View LE z aa Mumerical Group 1 This view shows the actual output of the numeric group and can be activated by pres
45. al 3 Insert menu commands The Insert menu offers the following commands New Device Adds a new Autolog or Unilog device to the configuration New Channels Adds new channels to an existing Autolog or Unilog device New Virtual Channel Creates a new virtual channel New Rosette Channel Creates a new rosette channel New Measurement Group Creates a new measurement group New Graphical Group Creates a new graphical group New Numerical Group Creates a new numerical group 3 1 New Device command Insert menu Use this command to add a new Autolog or Unilog device to the configuration When you add a new device the first thing you will be presented with is the Communication Settings Dialog When the communications are established or skipped if the device is not connected you can configure the device using the Device Properties Dialog 3 1 1 Communication Settings Dialog Communication Settings Seral Fort cow Baudrate 3600 Panty none EEE 488 GPIB IEEE 488 Card number o Address 1 30 Timeout 0 seconds Iw Device is currently connected Cancel This dialog allows you to determine the means of communication between an Autolog or Unilog device and the PC You can select between serial communication RS 232 or GPIB communication IEEE 488 For RS 232 you need to select the COM port from the list of available ones If the COM port you want to select is currently not available you c
46. an directly type its name instead of selecting from the list You will also need to select the proper baudrate Parity should be set to none unless you have a very specific reason to change it For IEEE 488 you need to select the card number and device address We advise the use of an ISA GPIB card from National Instruments Cards from other manufacturers as well as PCI cards from National Instruments are not guaranteed to communicate properly with the Autolog Unilog devices and driver Be sure you have proper and recent drivers installed if you have trouble with the IEEE communication Check Appendix B for the software configuration of your National Instruments IEEE 488 card Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 8 of 74 New Device command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual You will also need to provide a timeout time for communications with the device The best value depends on the longest scantime of the device If you do not know how to choose a timeout value use 1 second for every 15 channels in the device count channels including all extension boxes with a minimum of 1 second For example if you want to scan 300 channels use a timeout of 20 seconds The device is currently connected checkbox should be switched off if you are configuring a device without it being connected If you leave it checked the software will attempt to poll the device to learn about its type and configuration After you press OK Autosoft NT will a
47. bar command VIeW MENU espessi a a rk era o v c Ede N YU RN a o6 5 5 1 TOODA aa a a REDE 56 5 6 Status Bar command View menu siativoisccdsatedsasudnavacvedlans cali eu ae n ve thane wed ih d pv Ed rq Rove ce vii B 56 5 6 1 SAS BA aar a a a e a a a of 6 Window menu COMMMAN OS uicisiedve ud qus eau saeva cd Ug Dash Guc xeu E T a E cuv oe KV EUR TUE LUE M Cel ua Oel sa SRM RN CEU HV GEL 6 1 Cascade command Window menu sssssssssssssssseeseee nennen nennen nnne nnne nnn annee nnns 58 6 2 Tilecommand Window menu ccccceececeeeeeceeeecceneeceeseecsaueeceeeeceueeecedeesseeessesessueeeesaeeeesaeeessaeeeess 58 6 3 Window Arrange ICONS Command cccccccceeccceeeeeeeeeaeeeceeeeceeeeseeeeseeeseeeeseueesaeeeseeesaueessueeseeesaeeesaeeesaes 58 f Pei Menu COMMANGS ce hacen Six nkekx cca vEict ruina E e 7 1 INGEX COMME TSI Menu e T 59 7 2 Using Help command Felpineriu seotusecte decent cae ioco ide cnet au teense bctiwiagedaetaneeueleaia interns 59 9 ADOUU COMM ANG ICIS FCI e esci oeoditetu ocaeca iden E E 59 TA Context CID Command m Ri cacao ra nati arene ante typed oeaa cen ah nade weeds 59 Lo Wanmnng IAG ist eroe o9 9 JAppenabcA srormmulas CS CO seen aie x Rb Raen dyes exi us Moesia E Ru ceti EE Lax ewe E EREXIT 8 1 Formulas Used TOR cid RUN 61 8 2 Formulas used TOF Ihermocouples eise decise cucu leto nseo vote aeculcio alte duto ike lela vot
48. cally designed for ThermoCouple measurements Usually 18 channels are connected to thermocouples channels 0 8 and 10 18 the 10 channel is used for CJC with a Pt 100 channel 9 and the 20 channel is reserved internally also used by the Pt 100 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 14 of 74 New Device command Insert menu CA523 16 CA523 32 CA2523 32 CA524 5 CA524 10 CA525 14 CA525 22 CA525 16 CA525 23 CA525 32 CA527 5k CA528 14 CA528 22 CA528 16 CA528 23 CA528 32 CA574 CA575 10 CA575 20 CA576 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Autosoft NT User Manual Card for 16 digital inputs grouped in 2 channels containing 8 bits each The input channels will measure values between 0 and 255 Card for 32 digital inputs grouped in 4 channels containing 8 bits each The input channels will measure values between 0 and 255 Card for 32 latched digital inputs grouped in 4 channels containing 8 bits each The input channels will measure values between 0 and 255 Card for 5 16 bit counters These counters can be set to frequency interval or totalyzer using jumpers on the card Card for 10 16 bit counters These counters can be set to frequency interval or totalyzer using jumpers on the card Card for 10 analog relay inputs using up to 4 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and 4 wire Quarter Bridge strain measurements Card for 20 analog relay inputs usin
49. ch the warning off this preferences dialog allows you to switch it back on Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 52 of 74 Devices command View menu Autosoft NT User Manual 5 View menu commands The View menu offers the following commands Devices Shows or activates the Device View Groups Shows or activates the Group View Channels Shows or activates the Channels View Alarm Shows or activates the Alarm Window Window Toolbar Shows or hides the toolbar Status Bar Shows or hides the status bar 5 1 Devices command View menu ge Device Overview OFX Device 1 DEW Unit 0 Main Unit Slat 20 CA525 16 10 x 6 wire AI Address D COOOO s Address 1 COOO F Virtual Channels m irt 1 ODOT Use this command to display or activate the Device view which contains an overview of all devices and their contents To add a new device to the configuration use the New Device option on the Insert menu To add new virtual channels or rosette channels use New Virtual Channel or New Rosette Channel on the Insert menu Each Autolog or Unilog device contains one or more units Each of these units contains a number of cards and each card can contain a number of channels The virtual device is a special case it contains only virtual channels and rosette channels The icon shown with each Autolog Unilog device displays its current status Icon Meaning e Device is currently connected e No connection to the device
50. ct the type of card from the list on the left side Then select one or more slots from the list on the right and press the Select button to place the card To remove cards from the slots select the cards in the list on the right and press the Remove button When placing cards with different numbers of channels in the device you should place cards with a low numbers of channels in the first slots and cards with higher numbers of channels in higher slot numbers That means put 20 channel cards to the right of 10 channel cards and 30 channel cards to the right of 20 channel cards The software will automatically determine how many slots have 10 channel cards 20 channel cards and 30 channel cards which you can see on the bottom right of the dialog These values determine the settings of the CA 512 card in the Autolog 2100 and Unilog base devices these settings are controlled by software You can manually control these values but you should only take manual control if you have a very specific reason for it 3 1 9 List of available Cards The following cards are available for configuration in Autolog or Unilog devices CA522 14 Card for 10 analog inputs using up to 4 wires per input specifically designed for ThermoCouple measurements Usually the first 9 channels are connected to thermocouples channels 0 8 and the 10 channel is used for CJC with a Pt 100 channel 9 CA522 22 Card for 20 analog inputs using 2 wires per input specifi
51. dit Ment usque testo d a RD Pda dove FAN Cd ctun aea de Sa Fano edu du Rat fufca Evil br Uu 46 AA D lete command Edit Menuisier singed ee Fs a Pt Drive d XD i aea Rufe wed ua Ea dn Mv 47 4 5 Autobalance command Edit MENU j iga g a E e a 47 40 OUTPUTS command EGIL IMCMU rts ete cat Haee o se dus o tune oe in canta ege tiles lu eee aai 48 4 Simultaneous Measurement command Edit MENU ccceccceeeceeeeeceeeeceeeeseeeeaeeeeeeeeseueeseeeeaeesaeeeesaess 50 4 8 Lock Configuration command Edit MENU cccccccceececeeeeeeeecae cece eeseeceseeeeseeeeseeessaeeeaeeeseeesaeeesseeeaes 50 4 9 Preferences Alarms command Edit M NU cccccccccssecccssseecseeeeceeeeeceueeeneueeeseneeeeaseesseeessaeeessageeess 51 4 10 Preferences Warnings command Edit MENu ccccccceccccseceeeeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeesseeeseeeseueeseeeeaeesaeeeesaes 02 D VICW MENU COMMAMNGS oe eter S 5 1 Devices command View MENU cccccccccsscecsesceceeececeuececeuceessseeceaseessueeeseueeeseeeesedeesseceesseneessegerenegess o3 5 2 Groups command View MENU cccceccccsecceeeeceececeecceecsueeceuceceueesseeeseeseaeeseusesueesseessueessusesseueeseaeess 54 5 3 Channels command View MONU cccccsccccsseccssececeeeeeceueccceuceceeneeceeeeeceecensueeesedeessaseesseseessaeeseseaes o4 5 4 Alarm Window command View menu ssssssssseeeeeeeen eene enne nnne nnne nsn nnns nnn nnne nns 59 55 Tool
52. e FDVM If a channel is measured using the IDVM the range will automatically fall back to 100 mV with the corresponding resolution You can manually change the RO value for the Pt 100 RO 7 resistance in Ohms at 0 C There are two possible reasons to do this First if you have a special sensor like a Pt 60 Pt 200 or Pt 1000 you can enter 60 200 or 1000 for the RO value Second if you know your Pt 100 has a slight imperfection and measures 100 5 Ohms instead of 100 Ohms at 0 C you can enter 100 5 for the RO value You can select between 3 wire or 4 wire measurement using the checkboxes This will automatically update the mode for the channel If the 4 wire checkbox is grayed you are probably configuring this channel on a card which cannot do 4 wire measurements Note Mode setting by software is only possible if the Autolog or Unilog has a CA 2568 mode selection card If your device does not have this card you must manually set the dip switches on the cards to match the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes Using the Kelvin checkbox you can choose for output in Kelvin instead of the default which is degrees Celsius The formulas used to convert the signal in Ohms to degrees Celsius can be found in Appendix A 3 5 10 Rosette Channel Setup Dialog Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 26 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Type
53. e the Status Bar which describes the action to be executed by the selected menu item or depressed toolbar button and keyboard latch state A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Status Bar is displayed Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 56 of 74 Status Bar command View menu Autosoft NT User Manual See Status Bar for help on using the status bar 5 6 1 Status Bar For Help press FI AP NUM OVA LOCK teM 7 The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the Autosoft NT window To display or hide the status bar use the Status Bar command in the View menu The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them before releasing them If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button The right areas of the status bar indicate which of the following keys are latched down Indicator Description CAP The Caps Lock key is latched down NUM The Num Lock key is latched down OVR The Insert key is latched down overwrite mode LOCK Indicates a locked configuration Disk Icons The disk icons show if data is saved to disk for all numeric groups The sample statusbar above shows that numeric group 1 is storing measurement data on disk while
54. e the channels Use the New Channels on the Insert menu to do this 3 1 3 Device Properties Dialog Overview Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 9 of 74 New Device command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual Device Properties Overview Contents IDM FDW Delays Expansion Device name MSN Device hype Autolog 2100 zi Processorspeed C 6 Hz e 12 he Communication H5 Z32 COM1 S600 8M1 Change Settings Connection Connected Cancel Amply Help This tab in the Device Properties Dialog shows the device name type and communication settings Items which are grayed out like the device type and processor speed in the sample above cannot be altered because the connected device dictates the correct setting If no device is connected you can select the device type yourself The selected device type will influence the available choices in other parts of the configuration so make sure you choose the correct one The device name can be set to anything you like although the software will automatically impose some restrictions on the length and characters you can use This view also shows if the device is connected If it is not you can use the Change Settings button to go back to the Communication Settings Dialog After you have done basic configuration of device name and type you should proceed to the Contents tab to configure the contents of the device main unit 3 1 4 Device P
55. easurement parameters Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 50 of 74 Preferences Alarms command Edit menu Autosoft NT User Manual Lock Measurement Configuration IF pou wish You can state a reason for locking the current configuration Cancel When you lock the configuration you are given the option to enter a reason This reason will be displayed every time someone tries to change the locked configuration or attempts to unlock it You can use this text to alert other users and keep them from interfering during a crucial measurement 4 9 Preferences Alarms command Edit menu Alarm Preferences Alarm Lagging File alarms tst Browse Sound Mew Alarm Very High Browse High Browse Lowy Browse Very Low Browse Sound Every Alarm Very High Browse High Browse Lowy Browse Very Low Browse OF Cancel Use this dialog to change the global alarm settings The Alarm Logging File field indicates the location of the file where alarms are logged if alarm logging to file is turned on in the Channel Alarm Setup The Sound New Alarm box allows you to set the sounds for the different new alarm types individually For each entry Very High High Low and Very Low you can select a Wave file wav to play when this alarm Occurs The Sound Every Alarm box allows you to set the sounds for the different repeated alarm types individually Fo
56. ect a valid source channel the output will be set to match the source channel as soon as a new value for the source arrives Note that the output relay for analog outputs is switched on immediately after the first value is set This ensures that the signal is available on the output 3 5 3 Counter Channel Setup Dialog Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 21 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual CASS 4 Counter Unit H Polynomial fo A point calibration eO o ox fo A3 fo x2 This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of counter channels The counters can be configured in two ways frequency interval or totalyzer Jumpers on the card do the actual configuration the selected counter type should match the card s configuration Frequency interval is used to either measure the frequency in which pulses arrive or the interval between the pulses depending on the hardware setting The totalyzer is used to keep a running count of the number of pulses using a 16 bit counter If the count goes over 65535 it rolls back to O For this type of counter you can choose a special mode totalyzer with latch Choose this option to speed up measurement when a large number of counters are measured in a single measurement group together with only a small amount or none of other types of channels When in doubt choose the normal totalyzer without latch You can convert the count or fr
57. eeeeseeesseeeseeeesaueeseeeaeeeess 38 3 7 1 N mernca Output VICW Mr rc 39 3 7 2 File Format Dialog Numerical OFroLp 2 2 onnn Ea dancneia tanta na desks qu n Se ER eaa 13 eta SX aie Vo Cb ua CEPR M DNA 39 3 7 3 Numeric Output Set ngs DlalQg 5 5 t discute eR De sein do tacts hates ou qe E nautico I ed de ix evens na ERE 40 3 7 4 Numerical Output Header Dialog cccccccccsccceeeeceeeeceeeeceeecaceceusecsuseseessueeceaeesaueessueeseeesseeeenaass 41 3 8 New Graphical Group command Insert menu sesessssssssssssseseeee nennen nnne nnns 41 3 8 1 Graphical q HIDUCVIGW acie kii en aren Lieu LUE Uc LM IL LI LE LL tI 43 3 0 2 XAxis Setup Dialog Graphical Grolp ii Eno eene i obese ee eoo tuos eee e pei Senece uS 43 3 8 3 Y Axis Setup Dialog Graphical Group iie Ur eod Sven eee ebdeee tust p evan eese eR vn tUe k ess meus bs 44 3 8 4 Line Settings Dialog Graphical Group cccccccsccceseeceseeceeeecececeueeceeesueeceusecsueesseeseeeessuseenaass 44 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 2 of 74 Introduction Autosoft NT User Manual A IEGIU MERU GCOMIMAN GS dica e rodsaac ins uda co E Quod undae Ua Led aviae tatveceusadaesneniadsoraevaseedsaVadsensontudseneuverusatadsesneuaseoamaNadsesee Ale GUE COMMANG EG MIGMU Rer 46 42 Copycommand Edit MENU oiii oce e ente Sas pene a cassa pe er Ese Aa ia cups X M IS Esa a a E 46 4o Past COMM ANG E
58. elsius 5 00777441034e 17 CJCCelsius 3 73105886191e 20 CJCCelsius 1 57716482367e 23 CJCCelsius 2 81038625251e 27 8 2 7 ITS90 Type S Platinum 10 Rhodium versus Platinum Input range mV 0 235 18 693 Output range C 50 1768 1 0 235 lt mV lt 1 874 Celsius mV 1 84949460e 2 mV 8 00504062e 1 50 C to 250 C mV 1 02237430e 2 mV 1 52248592e 2 mV 1 88821343e 2 mV 1 59085941e 2 mV 8 23027880e 1 mV 2 34181944e 1 mV 2 79786260 1 874 lt mV lt 11 950 Celsius 1 291507177e 1 mV 1 466298863e 2 mV 250 C to 1200 C 1 534713402e 1 mV 3 145945973 mV 4 163257839e 1 mV 3 187963771e 2 mV 1 291637500e 3 mV 2 183475087e 5 mV 1 447379511e 7 mV 8 211272125e 9 11 950 lt mV lt 17 536 Celsius 8 087801117e 1 mV 1 621573104e 2 mV 1200 C to 1664 5 C 8 536869453 mV 4 719686976e 1 mV 1 441693666e 2 mV 2 081618890e 4 17 536 lt mV lt 18 693 Celsius 5 333875126e 4 mV 1 235892298e 4 mV 1664 5 C to 1768 1 C 1 092657613e 3 mV 4 265693686e 1 mV 6 247205420e 1 CJC correction added to input value for Type S 0 C 70 C Correction 8 61838794792875e 6 CJCCelsius 5 40579212101081e 3 CJCCelsius 1 24166233625116e 5 CJCCelsius 1 9163457510135e 8 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page
59. equency to a more meaningful value by entering a polynome and setting appropriate units for the channel Use the 2 point calibration button to generate a linear conversion by entering desired output values for any two counts frequencies Beware counters do not start automatically Apart from measuring them you must also start them To start or stop a counter use the Set Output dialog Edit menu option Outputs 3 5 4 DC Channel Setup Dialog Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 22 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Range ov H Mode i DCVoltage rl Unit v Balance 0 Autobalance Polynomial fo X 5 paint calibration Do ox fo x 3 fo x2 This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of DC voltage channels or resistance measurement channels The range of the DC measurement can have the following values Range Actual measured range Resolution 10 V 13 V to 13 V 400 uV 1V 1300 mV to 1300 mV 40 uV 100 mV 130 mV to 130 mV 4 uV 25 mV 32 5 mV to 32 5 mV 1 uV Note The 25 mV range is only available when using the FDVM If a channel is measured using the IDVM the range will automatically fall back to 100 mV with the corresponding resolution You can manually set the mode for this channel when necessary Use the default value 1 DC Voltage to measure DC voltage For resistance measurements use mode 5 Resistance 4 wire or 6 Resistance
60. etwork location assigning it a new drive letter Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 6 of 74 Export as Text command File menu Autosoft NT User Manual 2 6 Export as Text command File menu This option allows you to store all parameters of a measurement configuration in a text file Only parameters which are crucial for the measurement itself are stored ltems that are not stored include the exact configuration of graphic displays and the number of digits shown in numeric outputs The text file contains items separated by tabs and is best viewed using a spreadsheet like Excel You can use this file as a reference or to find anomalies in your measurement configuration The configuration file generated when you check the Store configuration in separate file in the Numerical Group Settings has the same format as the Export as Text file 2 7 1 2 3 4 command File menu Use the numbers and filenames listed at the bottom of the File menu to open the last four configurations you closed Choose the number that corresponds with the configuration you want to open 2 8 Exit command File menu Use this command to end your Autosoft NT session You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu Autosoft NT prompts you to save configurations with unsaved changes Shortcuts Mouse Keys ALT F4 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 7 of 74 New Device command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manu
61. g you lose all changes made since the last time you saved it Before closing an untitled configuration Autosoft NT displays the Save As dialog box and suggests that you name and save the configuration You can also close a configuration by using the Close icon on all of the configuration s windows as shown below 2 4 Save command File menu Use this command to save the active configuration to its current name and directory When you save a configuration for the first time Autosoft NT displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your configuration If you want to change the name and directory of an existing configuration before you save it choose the Save As command Shortcuts Toolbar Keys CTRL S 2 5 Save As command File menu Use this command to save and name the active configuration Autosoft NT displays the Save As dialog box so you Can name your configuration To save a configuration with its existing name and directory use the Save command 2 5 1 File Save As dialog box The following options allow you to specify the name and location of the file you are about to save File Name Type a new filename to save a configuration with a different name Autosoft NT adds the extension you specify in the Save File As Type box Drives Select the drive in which you want to store the configuration Directories Select the directory in which you want to store the configuration Network Choose this button to connect to a n
62. g up to 2 wires per input Suitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements Card for 10 analog relay inputs using up to 6 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and strain measurements Card for 20 analog relay inputs using up to 3 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple and 3 wire Pt 100 measurements Card for 30 analog relay inputs using up to 2 wires per input ouitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements Card for 10 analog LVDT inputs using a 5 kHz carrier frequency Card for 10 analog solid state inputs using up to 4 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and 4 wire Quarter Bridge constant current strain measurements Card for 20 analog solid state inputs using up to 2 wires per input ouitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements Card for 10 analog relay inputs using up to 6 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple Pt 100 and constant current strain measurements Card for 20 analog solid state inputs using up to 3 wires per input Suitable for DC ThermoCouple and 3 wire Pt 100 measurements Card for 30 analog solid state inputs using up to 2 wires per input ouitable for DC and ThermoCouple measurements Card for 32 digital outputs grouped in 4 channels containing 8 bits each Card for 10 digital relay outputs 1 output per channel Card for 20 digital relay outputs 1 output per channel Card for 8 8 bit analog outputs The output channels can be set to values between 0 a
63. h the software mode setting In this case the software mode setting is only used as a reminder and for documentation purposes The excitation voltage for the bridge can be 1 Volts or 5 Volts In general 5 Volts will give a better signal to noise ratio If you are using small straingauges or apply them on materials that don t conduct heat very well you should choose 1 Volts to avoid overheating the straingauge The range can be set to the following values Range nominal Range end Resolution 300000 um m 600000 um m 5 um m 30000 um m 60000 um m 0 5 um m 3000 um m 6000 um m 0 05 um m Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 29 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual The default phase R will suffice in most cases The result type can be set to Strain default in um m or Stress in N mm The E modulus will only be used for result type Stress the k factor for the material is always needed For half bridge and full bridge you need to enter the correct bridge factor The balance value is used to set the nullbalance You can manually enter a value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured If you check the Autobalance checkbox you can later measure the nullbalance value using the Autobalance dialog Edit menu option Autobalance Note that the balance value is expressed in um m and corresponds to the measured strain value regardless of the
64. hannels including virtual and rosette channels and their most important properties In this view you can Doubleclick on any of the channel names to modify the settings for that channel Select more than one channel by holding down lt SHIFT gt or lt CTRL gt while clicking on channels Add channels to any group by dragging them from this view and dropping them on the group Sort the channels by any of the columns by clicking on the column headers Overwrite the settings of one or more channels by pasting data from the clipboard or by dragging one channel to another The following information is shown in the columns of this display Column Meaning Name Name of the channel Single click on the name twice to modify it or doubleclick on it to open the Channel Setup Dialog and modify other parameters of this channel Sensor Type Shows the type of sensor configured for this channel otatus Shows the status of the channel The first character is either a for active on or X for disabled off The other characters show AB if this is an autobalance channel or if it is not Connection Shows how the channel is connected For channels in Autolog Unilog devices the connection should be read as fdevice channel where device is the number of the device and channel is the Autolog Unilog channel number 0 999 For virtual and rosette channels this is simply a unique number without any special meaning Description Shows a
65. hese settings and from the Device Manager select the icon for the GPIB card itself which resides directly under the National Instruments GPIB Interfaces icon Click on the Properties button and select the NI 488 2 Settings tab Compare the settings to the ones displayed below and make adjustments as needed Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 71 of 74 Windows 98 driver configuration Autosoft NT User Manual AT GPIB TNT Plug and Play E Ed Algemeen PMl 488 2 Settings Stuurprogramma Bronnen Ww AT GPIB TNT Plug and Play ISA PnF Serial Number UO000486 Interface Name Termination Methods I Send EO atend of vwvrte GPIB Address Terminate Read an EOS Primary Set EOl with EOS on Write i amp B hitECS Compare secondary NONE EOS Byte PO Timeout Iw system Controller Now click on the Advanced button Again compare the settings to the ones displayed below and make adjustments as needed Specifically make sure Automatic Serial Polling is switched off Advanced NI 466 2 Settings Bus Timing Dronsec El Automatic Serial Polling Asset BEN when SC Farallel Poll Liuratian Default hi Cable Length for H5468 Ot CIC Protocol I Demand Mode DMA Cancel Click on OK when you are satisfied with these settings Last but not least select the Resources tab on the device properties dialog and check the resources used by the card It shou
66. in degrees 90 90 between Strain A and Major Strain Major Stress Major stress angle Alpha to strain A Minor Stress Minor stress perpendicular to the major stress Stress 0 Stress in the direction of strain A Stress 90 Stress perpendicular to strain A Shear Stress Shear stress belonging to Stress 0 and Stress 90 Equivalent Stress Equivalent uniaxial stress for the major minor stresses von Mises For further information on the rosette outputs and the corresponding calculations refer to the Formulas section If you check the Create Rosette Array checkbox only available when creating new rosettes you can make a large number of rosettes at once The input channels S G A S G B and S G C will be ignored and you will be presented with the Rosette Input Channel Selection dialog Rosette Input Channel Selection Dialog Select Channels to Create D slot 10 address O Unus row 0 slot 10 address 1 Unuse oO slot 10 address z Unuse D slot 10 address 3 Unuse tow D slot 10 address Unus 5 oO slot 10 address 5 Unus slot 10 address 6 Unuse D slot 10 address 7 Unus how D slot 10 addr L oO slot 10 address 9 L Select Hone Cancel Hu This dialog allows you to select any number of channels to use as input for rosette channels Note The dialog only shows channels which are configured as quarter bridge straingauge You cannot create arrays of rosettes using any
67. ing lines and name it logon reg REGEDITA HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Winlogon AutoAdminLogon z 1 DefaultUserName yourname DefaultPassword z yourpassword DefaultDomainName yourdomain Make sure you fill in the correct name and password Also if your computer should not log on to a domain remove the last line or fill in the name of your computer instead of the domainname After creating this file double click on it from the explorer to enter the data in the Windows registry The next time you restart the computer it does not show the Ctrl Alt Del logon prompt but immediately logs on using the information from the registry If you need to log on as a different user you should press and hold the SHIFT key during Windows startup Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 74 of 74
68. ion Sets Curent selection jal Channels Outer Board Save Delete zB Use FOW Autabalance Channels in selected set Use this command to perform autobalance measurements When the dialog opens the lower part of the dialog shows all channels for which autobalance is allowed that is the autobalance checkbox is checked in the Channel Setup dialog If you want to measure all channels simultaneously you can use the following buttons to do so immediately Zero Set the nullbalance value for all selected channels to O clears any previous nullbalance setting or measurement A warning will be displayed to make sure the values are not accidentally changed Autobalance Make a measurement on all selected channels and use the measured value as nullbalance When you perform this measurement make sure the input for all selected channels is set to an appropriate null value A warning will be displayed to make sure the values are not accidentally changed Note an autobalance measurement will temporarily interrupt the normal flow of measurements during a running measurement The Use FDVM checkbox determines whether the autobalance measurement should be made using the FDVM if checked or IDVM otherwise If the device used for the measurement does not have both an IDVM and an FDVM it will use whatever is available In that case the FDVM checkbox has no influence on the measurement If you do not want to measure all autobala
69. l goes into alarm and it will be reset when the channel drops out of alarm The dropdown list shows all available relay outputs but you can also manually type the name of another channel for example a virtual channel This will then be set to 1 for alarm and O for no alarm Beware it is possible to have more than one channel control the same relay channel The relay will be set when any of the channels goes into alarm and reset when any of the channels drops out of alarm If this is not the logic you require you will need to use a virtual channel and implement the logic you need yourself Sound new alarm check this to have the channel make an audible sound whenever the channel goes into alarm You will need a soundcard and speakers attached to your PC The exact sound to be made can be set using the Edit menu option Preferences suboption Alarms Sound every alarm check this to have the channel make an audible sound every time the channel is measured and in alarm You will need a soundcard and speakers attached to your PC The exact sound to be made can be set using the Edit menu option Preferences suboption Alarms File check this to log all changes in alarm status for this channel in a file To select the location of this file use the Edit menu option Preferences suboption Alarms Screen check this to show the alarm status on screen in the Alarm Window which can be shown using the View menu option Alarm Window 3 5 2
70. ld at least have a valid Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 72 of 74 Windows 98 driver configuration Autosoft NT User Manual Input Output Range and Interrupt Request Direct Memory Access is an optional extra which will decrease the load on your PC s CPU Windows normally show if there are any conflicts with other devices in your system AT G PIB THT PnP Properties QN O2C0 020F m Interrupt Request Uy _ Direct Memon Access 05 Basic configuration OOO0 E 1 SES automatic setings Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 73 of 74 Windows 98 driver configuration Autosoft NT User Manual 10 Appendix C Automatic start of Autosoft NT If you want to start Autosoft NT automatically when the PC starts you should prepare your PC using the following steps 1 Create a configuration to use If you want one or more measurement groups to start measuring immediately after starting Autosoft NT and loading the configuration make sure you check their autostart checkbox 2 Add a shortcut to the AutosoftNT exe program in the Startup folder of the Start menu Modify the shortcut and add the name of the settings file to load to the target line For example if you have a settings file called autoload set make sure the target line reads C AutosoftNT AutosoftNT exe autoload set 3 Make sure your PC does not wait for a password during startup Under Windows NT you can create a file containing the follow
71. list click on it then enter the new value in milliseconds The default delay times in milliseconds for the different items are Item Relays Solid State IDVM DC Range 15 ms 15 ms IDVM strain range 25 ms 25 ms IDVM break before make 0 5 ms 0 5 ms Debounce for digital I O 0 5 ms 0 5 ms Copy pulse for digital I O 10 ms 10 ms FDVM DC Range 15 ms 0 3255 ms FDVM strain range 25 ms 0 3255 ms Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 12 of 74 New Device command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual FDVM break before make 0 5 ms 0 0016 ms The Solid State default delay times assume that no filter is used If you select another filter setting you should modify the FDVM DC Range and FDVM Strain Range to match the following table Filter Setting Solid State delay none 0 3255 ms Solid State default 20 kHz at least 0 4 ms 8 kHz at least 0 5 ms 1 kHz at least 4 ms 3 1 7 Device Properties Dialog Expansion Device Properties Overviews Contents IDM FDW Delays Expansion Select expansion unit 5 512 settings S4 1 SB 0 SC 0 SO 0 0 Main Unit address 0 19 1 Expansion address 100 119 Slot contents LA524 10 10 CNT Slot 10 CABZ24 10 10 s CNT E Unused Slot 20 Mone Slot 30 Mone Slot 40 Mone M Active Start address 00 Slot SU None OK Cancel Amply Help In this tab in the Device Properties Dialog you can configure the input output cards of the main device and all
72. loadstep This channel will also be added as the first channel in all available numeric groups Continuous A continuous measurement is a special type of unlimited measurement All devices for which channels have been added to this measurement group will enter a special state once this measurement starts and will not be able to make any other measurements In this state the devices will measure the channels as fast as the hardware allows You can not measure virtual channels using continuous mode Continuous duration oame as a continuous measurement but for a specified number of seconds Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 3 of 74 New Numerical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual Loadstep text entry A loadstep measurement with the option of filling in a value fora virtual channel and or the header text for a numeric group You can select an existing virtual channel and or numeric group for this purpose For every loadstep you perform a dialog will appear In this dialog you can enter the numeric value and or text Only after completing this dialog the actual measurement is performed Note if you use the header text for a numeric group to enter comments you should make sure that the numeric group creates a new file for every measurement Otherwise the header text will not be stored after each change The measurement interval can be specified if the measurement is not a loadstep or continuous measurement You can
73. log Outputs and Digital Inputs and Outputs In addition you can create Rosette channels for combinations of two or three straingauges Virtual channels allow you to perform complex calculations on the measured data on line After your devices and channels are configured you can create measurement groups in which you can place any collection of channels to be measured Numerical groups allow you to show measurement data on screen in numerical form and also store measured data Online graphics are supported using graphical groups which can show up to 16 channels in a single graphical display In addition to all of this Autosoft NT also supports autobalance measurements alarms which can not only be displayed but can also trigger output relays and the start or stop of measurements and the manual setting of output channels Throughout the use of the program you can press the F1 key to obtain context sensitive online help 1 2 Commands File menu Edit menu Insert menu View menu Window menu Help menu Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 4 of 74 New command File menu Autosoft NT User Manual 2 File menu commands The File menu offers the following commands New Creates a new configuration Open Opens an existing configuration Close Closes an opened configuration Save Saves an opened configuration using the same file name Save As Saves an opened configuration to a specified file name Export As Exports all configura
74. lt 391 0 Celsius 247 662176333752 Ohms 2 46319897832119 C to 850 C Ohms 1 52891333213348e 3 Ohms 3 40062062617462e 5 Ohms 2 80314519254078e 7 Ohms 1 45588665350652e 9 Ohms 4 74313834752117e 12 Ohms 9 47314186591109e 15 Ohms 1 05994823878819e 17 Ohms 5 09461509269188e 21 8 2 Formulas used for Thermocouples For Thermocouple channels the following formulas are used to convert the input signal in mV to the output in degrees Celsius 8 2 1 ITS90 Type B Platinum 30 Rhodium versus Platinum 6 Rhodium Input range mV 0 291 13 820 Output range C 250 1820 0 291 lt mV lt 2 431 Celsius 9 8423321e 1 mV 6 9971500e 2 mV 250 C to 700 C 8 4765304e 2 mV 1 0052644e 3 mV 8 3345952e 2 mV 4 5508542e 2 mV 1 5523037e 2 mV 2 9886750e 1 mV 2 4742860 2 431 lt mV lt 13 820 Celsius 213 15071 mV 2 8510504e 2 mV 700 C to 1820 C 0 2 42887e 1 mV 9 9160804 mV 1 2965303 mV 1 1195870e 1 mV 6 0625199e 3 mV 1 8661696e 4 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 61 of 74 Formulas used for Thermocouples Autosoft NT User Manual mV 2 4878585e 6 CJC correction added to input value for Type B 0 C 630 C Correction CJCCelsius 2 4650818346e 4 CJCCelsius 5 9040421171e 6 CJCCelsius 1 3257931636e 9 CJCCelsius 1 5668291901e 12
75. lue for a channel Simultaneous Start or stop several measurement groups at the Measurement same instant Lock Configuration Lock the current configuration Preferences Set preferences for the program Preferences for Alarms and for Warnings can be set separately 4 1 Cut command Edit menu Use this command to remove the currently selected data from the configuration and put it on the clipboard This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected Cutting data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there Shortcuts Toolbar Keys CTRL X 4 2 Copy command Edit menu Use this command to copy selected data onto the clipboard This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected Copying data to the clipboard replaces the contents previously stored there Shortcuts ER Toolbar Keys CTRL C 4 3 Paste command Edit menu Use this command to insert a copy of the clipboard contents at the insertion point This command is unavailable if the clipboard is empty Shortcuts Toolbar sl Keys CTRL V Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 46 of 74 Delete command Edit menu Autosoft NT User Manual 4 4 Delete command Edit menu Use this command to remove the currently selected data from the configuration This command is unavailable if there is no data currently selected Shortcut Keys Del 4 5 Autobalance command Edit menu Autobalance Autobalance Select
76. n Autolog or Unilog device the Select Channels to Create dialog appears allowing you to select unused channel positions in the selected device unit or slot for creating new channels 3 3 New Virtual Channel command Insert menu Use this command to create a new virtual channel The Channel Setup dialog will appear showing the Virtual Channel Settings and allowing you to configure the virtual channel 3 4 New Rosette Channel command Insert menu Use this command to create a new rosette channel The Channel Setup dialog will appear showing the Rosette Channel Settings and allowing you to configure the rosette channel 3 4 1 Select Channels to Create Dialog If you are creating a rosette array please refer to the Rosette Input Channel Selection dialog for hints Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 16 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Select Channels to Create s slot 10 address O Unus amp D slot 10 address 1 Unus es D slot 10 address 2 Unus OU slot 10 address 3 Unus amp slot 10 address 4 Unus D slot 10 address 5 Unus 0 slot 10 address b Unus slot 10 address Unus slot 10 address 6 Unus O slot 10 address 9 Unuse Select Mone Cancel i T This dialog allows you to select any number of channels to create or overwrite simultaneously The list shows all the channels available in the device that you selected All channels in the device
77. nce channels simultaneously you can remove channels from the list by selecting them and pressing the Delete key To add new channels to the list drag and drop them from the Channels View or Device View You can save a particular set of channels for future autobalance measurements by typing a name for it in the Current Selection entry box and pressing the Save button The selection set will be listed in the listbox under Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 47 of 74 Outputs command Edit menu Autosoft NT User Manual Autobalance Selection Sets Next time you want to use the same selection simply clicking on its name in the list will retrieve these channels You can remove stored sets by selecting one and pressing the Delete button You can undo an accidental delete by pressing the Save button again A maximum of 10 selection sets can be stored 4 6 Outputs command Edit menu Use this command to set output values for specific channels First select the channel from the listbox shown on the top of the dialog then set its output value The actual meaning of the output and the possible values depend on the type of channel Relay Output Set Output s Select channel mx Fi Relay on off 220 A relay output can have only two states on or off Select the proper state using the checkbox Digital Output Set Output s Select channel co030 hd Channel value range U 255 C Bit
78. nd 255 Values from 0 to 127 correspond to 0 to 10 Volts 128 to 255 correspond to 10 to O Volts Page 15 of 74 New Channels command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual CA577 Card for 2 14 bit analog outputs The output channels can be set to values between 0 and 16383 The corresponding output voltage range can be set using jumpers on the card CA591 Card for miscellaneous purposes Although the program allows the placement of this card in the device it will not be able to control it in any way No channels can be assigned to this card CA592 AC to DC converter card Although the program allows the placement of this card in the device it will not be able to control it in any way No channels can be assigned to this card CA593 Internal resistance and isolation measurement card This card is only allowed in the first available slot in the main unit of a device Although the program allows the placement of this card in the device it will not be able to control it in any way No channels can be assigned to this card 3 2 New Channels command Insert menu This command is only available if the Device Overview window is active To show or activate the Device Overview window use the View menu option Devices If the currently selected device in the device overview is the virtual device the Channel Setup dialog appears allowing you to create a new virtual channel If the currently selected device in the device overview is a
79. nd Play Resource settings Setting B aput Output Range 0200 02DF a Interrupt Request In o Direct Memon Access 05 Setting based or Basic configuration OOO Change Setting Use automatic settings Conflicting device list Mo conflicts 9 2 Windows 98 driver configuration After installing the drivers you need to check the following configuration issues First open the System configuration by double clicking on the System icon in the Control Panel which can be opened from the Settings selection of the Start menu Click on the Device Manager tab and find and select the National Instruments GPIB Interfaces icon Click on the Properties button to open its properties and choose the Device Templates tab on the window that appears Compare the settings to the ones displayed below and make adjustments as needed Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 0 of 74 Windows 98 driver configuration Autosoft NT User Manual National Instruments GPIB Interfaces Ei ES General Device Templates Ww National Instruments GPIB Interfaces Device Mame DEY Attributes Interface Termination Methods Timeouts GPIBU V Send EOI at end of Write Vo 10sec GPIB Address Terminate Read an EOS Serial Foll Primary SetEOl with EOS on Write r noo lisec S bitEOS Compare secondary NONE EOS Byte M Readdress Click on OK when you are satisfied with t
80. ne nnns 67 9 Appendix B IEEE 488 Software Configuration leeeeceee eese eese sese e eene nnn nn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnns 9 1 Windows NI driver COMMGURAT OM 2 sosta ote d escuteteslcnstetducialicte usen ibd usce a ea r aitaid ies Vnd aucto etes 69 9 2 WVINGOWS 9S driver configuration wicca fussubiote aoxuliconaveu a sonet cd een uota a uoce Ud A 70 10 Appendix C Automatic start of Autosoft NT ce cceeceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeneeea essa seen esa scea see eeeeseaeseanesenesenenss Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 3 of 74 Introduction Autosoft NT User Manual 1 Introduction 1 1 Introduction Autosoft NT is a software package designed to configure and control Autolog and Unilog data acquisition systems produced by Peekel Instruments B V It can control multiple Autolog 2005 Autolog 2100 and or Unilog 2500 devices with BASE controller connected to the same PC using serial ports or National Instruments GPIB cards IEEE 488 Using the appropriate hardware it can measure up to 2000 channels per second To run Autosoft NT you need at least Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 Make sure you install a recent Service Pack at least Service Pack 3 on Windows NT 4 0 To measure data using Autosoft NT first configure one or more measurement devices After that create channels to measure Depending on the hardware Autosoft NT can measure DC Voltage Thermocouples Pt 100 Straingauges Transducers Counters LVDT s Ana
81. ntegrating Digital Volt Meter and FDVM Fast Digital Volt Meter Both DVM s drift slightly over time Therefore zero measurements must be made every now and then during longer measurements to determine the drift and compensate for it The Autolog or Unilog device can do this automatically By default an autozero measurement is done every 10 minutes for both IDVM and FDVM Making an autozero measurement costs time and temporarily interrupts the normal measurement flow If you want to avoid this interruption and you do not care too much about the possible drift for example because your Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 11 of 74 New Device command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual measurement only lasts a few minutes you can switch the autozero measurement off by setting both the interval and the count to 0 Note During continuous measurements autozero measurements are automatically switched off Continuous means in this context a special measurement mode where the device measures as fast as possible without any interruption The autozero count gives the option to increase the number of zero measurements made during each autozero measurement The measurements will be averaged to measure the zero value more accurately This option is very useful for the FDVM which is very sensitive to noise but less so for the IDVM which already integrates the signal over a period of time about 20 msec The autobalance count has the
82. numeric group 2 is not storing measurement data You can doubleclick on any of the icons to activate the associated numeric group that is show its settings window Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 57 of 74 Cascade command Window menu Autosoft NT User Manual 6 Window menu commands The Window menu offers the following commands which enable you to arrange multiple views of multiple configurations in the application window Cascade Arranges windows in an overlapped fashion Tile Arranges windows in non overlapped tiles Arrange Icons Arranges icons of closed windows Window 1 2 Goes to specified window 6 1 Cascade command Window menu Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in an overlapped fashion 6 2 Tile command Window menu Use this command to arrange multiple opened windows in a non overlapped fashion 6 3 Window Arrange Icons Command Use this command to arrange the icons for minimized windows at the bottom of the main window If there is an open configuration window at the bottom of the main window then some or all of the icons may not be visible because they will be underneath this configuration window 1 2 command Window menu Autosoft NT displays a list of currently open windows at the bottom of the Window menu A check mark appears in front of the window name of the active window Choose a window from this list to make it active Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 58
83. of 74 Index command Help menu Autosoft NT User Manual 7 Help menu commands The Help menu offers the following commands which provide you assistance with this application Help Topics Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help About Autosoft Displays version number and general information on Autosoft NT NT 7 1 Index command Help menu Use this command to display the opening screen of Help From the opening screen you can jump to step by step instructions for using Autosoft NT and various types of reference information Once you open Help you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen 7 2 Using Help command Help menu Use this command for instructions about using Help 7 3 About command Help menu Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of your copy of Autosoft NT You can also find information on the amount of devices channels and groups in your current configuration and the maximum amount of devices channels and groups allowed in Autosoft NT 7 4 Context Help command k Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of Autosoft NT When you choose the Toolbar s Context Help button the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark Then click somewhere in the Autosoft NT window such as another Toolbar button The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked Shortcut Keys SHIFT F1 7 5 Warning Dialog
84. r each entry Very High High Low and Very Low you can select a Wave file wav to play every time this alarm repeats Make sure you choose a short sound if you are measuring at relatively high speeds Bonus feature For the New Alarm entries not for Every Alarm you can also enter other types of files The software will then start the associated program to open the file You can also run executable files on alarm using this feature Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 51 of 74 Preferences Warnings command Edit menu Autosoft NT User Manual Caveat 1 Use double quotes when the path to the executable file contains spaces Caveat 2 If an alarm reoccurs regularly the executable will be started multiple times If the application you start allows this your system resources will drain Use with care 4 10 Preferences Warnings command Edit menu Warming Preferences Show Warning On i Deleting Channels M Manual Slot Configuration i Deleting Groups M Possible Changes in Hardware Settings i Deleting Devices M Overariting Channel Settings i Deleting Units M Selecting Continuous Measurement Mode i Deleting Slots w Measurement on disconnected devices All Warnings On I Clear Graph Use this dialog to determine when a warning should be displayed By default each time you do something which may cause a lot of damage to your software setup a warning dialog is issued The warning dialog allows you to swit
85. rain channel please refer to Transducer Channel Setup Dialog Carrier Frequency E cibatianr n416m Resistance ha EE o M Mode inBidges amp H Unit mv Av Balance EN Autobalance Falynomial Do AU z point calibration fo EE fo we This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of constant current transducer channels The excitation current for the bridge can be 20 833 mA 10 416 mA 5 208 mA 7 143 mA 3 571 mA or 1 786 mA The first three values 20 8 10 4 and 5 2 are usually used for 120 or 240 Ohms resistance the last thee values 7 1 3 5 and 1 8 for 350 Ohms You are free to choose other combinations if desired The resistance for the transducer must also be specified The range can be set to the following values Range nominal Actual range ends Resolution 1V 1300 mV to 1300 mV 40 uV 100 mV 130 mV to 130 mV 4 uV 25 mV 32 5 mV to 32 5 mV 1 uV Note The 25 mV range is only available when using the FDVM If a channel is measured using the IDVM the range will automatically fall back to 100 mV with the corresponding resolution Transducers are normally connected in the same way as a full bridge therefore the default mode for transducers is 7 1 1 Bridge S G Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 33 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual The balance value is used to set the nullbalance You can manually enter a value which will then
86. rom the available functions and press the Insert button to insert it into the current formula You can also directly type the formula if you wish To refer to an existing channel you must type its name If you want to refer to a specific channel number in a device you can use the connection notation as shown in the channel view For example a channel named M1 connected as channel 5 in the first device connection 1 5 can be entered in a virtual formula as either M1 or 1 5 Autosoft NT will automatically replace the connection notation by the actual name of the channel when you press the Check Formula button To refer to the previous value of a channel type the channel name followed by a backquote You can use this feature to monitor changes in a value some example formulas where M1 and M2 are the names of two existing channels 2 M1 Multiply M1 by a factor 2 max M1 M2 Determine the maximum of channel M1 and M2 M1 2 M2 Multiply M1 2 by M2 M1 M1 Calculates the difference between the current and previous value of M1 Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 34 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual You can set the units of the virtual channel to any value that is appropriate Press the simplify button to simplify the current formula This will remove all extraneous brackets and evaluate constant expressions For example the formula SQRT 4 1 will reduce to 3 Functions for Virtual Channels
87. roperties Dialog Contents Device Properties Overview Contents IDM FO M Delays Expansion i 2568 modecontraller i ih I FD i CA532 04542 conditioner Strain meas cazons CF zj CASS C542 Conditioner Slot contents Slot 10 LA 2558 Made cantraller Slot 20 CAA52516 10 6 wire AT Slot 30 C4525716 10 B wire Al Slot 40 Mone Slot 50 Hone Slot 60 More Slot 70 Mone OK Cancel Amply Help This tab in the Device Properties Dialog shows the contents of the device main unit Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 10 of 74 New Device command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual Items which are grayed out like the mode controller IDVM FDVM and strain measurement type in the sample above cannot be altered because the connected device dictates the correct setting The device cannot detect the CA532 CA542 Conditioner option As most devices are delivered with either CA532 or CA542 this option is checked by default When you are unsure check the device itself for its contents Beware Make sure you correctly configure the availability of items like mode controller and conditioner before configuring input output cards and their channels Adding or removing them later on can cause a shift in slot numbering and should therefore be avoided The lower part of this dialog shows the contents of the slots If you look at the actual device from the rear you should match
88. roup displays its current status The actual meaning of the status depends on the type of group Icon Meaning for Measurement Groups e Measurement is running and contains channels e Measurement is not running or does not contain any channels e Measurement is in loadstep mode Icon Meaning for Numerical Groups e Numerical group is logging data to disk e Numerical group is not logging or does not contain any channels e Numerical group show values on screen but does not save data to disk Icon Meaning for Graphical Groups e Graphic contains one or more channels es Graphic does not contain any channels You can doubleclick on any of the groups displayed in this list to activate the corresponding settings window You can also doubleclick on any of the channels inside the groups to modify the settings for this channel specific for the group it is in To copy all of the channels in a specific group to another group say you want all of the channels in your measurement group displayed in a numerical group drag the source group to the view of the destination group and drop it there All channels available in the source group will be added to the destination group 5 3 Channels command View menu Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 54 of 74 Alarm Window command View menu Autosoft NT User Manual E Channel Overview Use this command to display or activate the Channels view which contains an overview of all c
89. sing the Open Numeric Screen button in the Numeric Group Settings When you change the size of this window the number of columns shown will automatically adapt You can also print the contents of this window The printer output will be formatted to match the size of the paper showing as many columns as will fit on a page and using as many pages as needed to print all items If you change the screen font using the Font button in the Numeric Group Settings the font used for printed output will change as well If a channel and its value are shown in red this indicates the value can not be trusted There are several reasons this to happen The channel has not been measured yet The channel is in overload measured value is outside the range For virtual channels the calculation produced an invalid result division by zero for example For virtual channels the calculation is based on one or more channels which do not contain trusted results 3 7 2 File Format Dialog Numerical Group Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 39 of 74 New Numerical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual Filename defaut 001 File Lenath fo scans Iv Do not overwrite files Format Table T ab CA m Date time format f Time in seconds from start C Absolute date and time OF Cancel This dialog allows you to choose a name for the numeric output file You can also determine the maximum number of scans
90. sitivity of the LVDT measurement is a factory setting made by Peekel Instruments on the card You should match this factory setting in the software The default value for the sensitivity is 100 The mode setting is not used for LVDT measurements and therefore can not be altered The balance value is used to set the nullbalance You can manually enter a value which will then be subtracted from all measured values thereby making the output O when the value you entered is measured If you check the Autobalance checkbox you can later measure the nullbalance value using the Autobalance dialog Edit menu option Autobalance Note that the balance value is expressed in mV V and corresponds to the measured value without polynomial correction You can correct for nonlinearitaries in the input signal by entering a polynome You can also convert the mV V output to a more meaningful value by entering a polynome and setting appropriate units for the channel Use the 2 point calibration button to generate a linear conversion by entering desired output values for any two mV V values 3 5 8 Numeric Channel Setup Dialog Post comma digits 2 Digits gs This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of numeric settings for channels in a numeric group You can set the total amount of digits shown in the numeric output for this channel add 1 for the decimal point if there is one If the actual value con
91. t cases and press Configure In the window that appears press the Software gt gt gt button to show all available options Compare the settings to the ones displayed below and make adjustments as needed Specifically make sure Enable Auto Polling is switched off Configure GPIBO AT GPIBZTHT PnP GPIB Address Primary Secondary io None Termination Terminate Read on EDS Set EO with EOS on Write Sbit EOS Compare lM Send EOI at end of Write E05 Byte Hardware Settings 00000486 Serial Number Ww Controller Resources I Use Demand Mode DMA 350nsec Bus Timing Disabled Cable Length Far High Speed Cancel Help Advanced Items v System Controller Enable Auto Polling 10sec 1 0 Timeout Enable CIC Protocol Salae mr Defaut Parallel Poll Duration Assert REN when SC When you are satisfied with the settings click on the Controller Resources button to check which resources the card uses It should at least have a valid Input Output Range and Interrupt Request Direct Memory Access is an optional extra which will decrease the load on your PC s CPU Windows normally show if there are any conflicts with other devices in your system Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 69 of 74 Windows 98 driver configuration Autosoft NT User Manual AT GPIB TNT PnP Properties Resources AT GPFIB THT Plug a
92. tains less digits than specified spaces will be added in front of the number If the actual value contains more digits than specified before the decimal point they will all show but the formatting may go awry The post comma digits determine the maximum number of digits that will show behind the decimal point If you enter O here no decimal point is shown When you add a channel to a numeric group the default number of digits will be 9 and the number of post comma digits is based on the expected accuracy of the measured value Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 25 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Beware the software cannot guarantee that all digits shown by default are relevant 3 5 9 Pt 100 Channel Setup Dialog Range i Ki Mode 5 Resistance 4 wire RO 100 00 Ohms wie Iw dure Kelvin This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of Pt 100 channels The DC range of the Pt 100 measurement should be set to 1 V default value for best results You can however change the range for special purposes A 100 mV range could be used to measure temperatures up to about 75 C for instance The range setting can have the following values Range nominal Actual range ends Resolution 10 V 13 V to 13 V 400 uV 1V 1300 mV to 1300 mV 40 uV 100 mV 130 mV to 130 mV 4 uV 25 mV 32 5 mV to 32 5 mV 1 uV Note The 25 mV range is only available when using th
93. this dialog you can select which measurements the numeric group should actually process Measurements made by group which are not checked in the Measurement Groups Selection will not be displayed or processed by the numeric group For file output you can determine whether you want to store all measurements default every n measurement or only store the value of the channels each time a specified time interval has elapsed If you check the create new file after each measurement start checkbox a new file will be created for each measurement This is useful for normal measurements but less practical for loadstep measurements where each loadstep would be stored in a separate file 3 7 4 Numerical Output Header Dialog Humerical Output Header Cancel In this dialog you can enter a free form text which will be stored at the top of each numeric output file The text is limited to a maximum of 512 characters 3 8 New Graphical Group command Insert menu Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 41 of 74 New Graphical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual SC Graphical Group 1 Group Hame Title bar Legend M Show Date Time Font M Show Legend Fant I Show Title T ext 3rid lines Show Grid lines Line type Miscellaneous Background color Label fant 3 Channel conn Synchronize X Axis to measurement start Lett r As Fight xis Clear Graph Show Graph
94. tings in Windows New feature if autostart is enabled for a measurement group and the specified date and time is in the past the measurement will start automatically when the settings file is loaded You can use this feature to run a measurement immediately after starting Autosoft NT The dropdown list below autostart showing Unlimited in the picture above determines the type of measurement that will be made The following types are available Type Meaning Unlimited The measurement will not stop automatically and can only be stopped by the user Until time The measurement runs until the specified date and time Number of Measurements The measurement runs until the specified number of measurements has been made Loadstep A loadstep measurement is a single measurement A loadstep measurement is comparable to a number of measurements measurement with the number set to 1 Loadstep manual entry A loadstep measurement with the option of filling in a value for a virtual channel for every loadstep A listbox appears allowing you to select a virtual channel A value for this channel can be entered in the entry field below the listbox This value will be stored when the loadstep measurement is made You can use this feature to store the loadstep number or the force used during the loadstep If you do not select a channel to store loadstep information a new virtual channel will be created for this purpose as soon as you perform the first
95. tion information in a tabbed text file Text Print Prints the active view Print Preview Displays the active view on the screen as it would appear printed Print Setup Selects a printer and printer connection Exit Exits Autosoft NT 2 1 New command File menu Use this command to create a new configuration in Autosoft NT You can open an existing configuration with the Open command Shortcuts Toolbar Keys CTRL N 2 2 Open command File menu Use this command to open an existing configuration You can create new configurations with the New command Shortcuts Toolbar Keys CTRL O 2 2 1 File Open dialog box The following options allow you to specify which file to open File Name Type or select the filename you want to open This box lists files with the extension you select in the List Files of Type box Drives Select the drive in which Autosoft NT stores the file that you want to open Directories Select the directory in which Autosoft NT stores the file that you want to open Network Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 5 of 74 Close command File menu Autosoft NT User Manual Choose this button to connect to a network location assigning it a new drive letter 2 3 Close command File menu Use this command to close all windows containing the active configuration Autosoft NT suggests that you save changes to your configuration before you close it If you close a configuration without savin
96. to store in a single file If this maximum number is reached the program will start writing in the next file A new filename is generated automatically by numbering The Do not overwrite files checkbox can be used to prevent existing files from being overwritten accidentally It is checked by default If an existing file is encountered a new filename is generated automatically by numbering The output format determines how the data is stored in the file The Table format can use either tabs or commas to separate fields Beware the actual separator may not be a comma The correct characters for the list separator and decimal point are determined by checking the Regional Settings in Windows You can select the way time is displayed in the file By default the time is stored in seconds and milliseconds counting from the start of the measurement For long duration measurements you can store time as an absolute date and time The date time format is again determined by checking the Regional Settings in Windows 3 7 3 Numeric Output Settings Dialog Humenc Output Settings Measurement Groups Selection Measurement Group 1 Measurement Group 2 Measurement Group 3 Output Interval 0 for all I fo Measurements Create new file after each measurement start Suppress no value lines Cancel Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 40 of 74 New Graphical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual In
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98. ttempt to connect to the device and will present the Device Properties Dialog to allow detailed configuration of the device Note The Autolog or Unilog device should also be configured for correct type of communication Check your hardware manual to find how to set the dipswitches inside the device to the proper position Retrieving Device Information Hetrieving device information This dialog shows that the software is trying to communicate with the device to obtain information about its type and configuration If the software fails to connect you can press the Cancel button to go back to Communication Settings Dialog If you know the device is currently not connected you may want to clear the device is currently connected checkbox in that dialog After the connection has been made or the connection attempt has been canceled the Device Properties Dialog appears to allow detailed configuration of the device 3 1 2 Device Properties Dialog This dialog contains a number of tabs which allow you to completely configure a device including expansion boxes and the cards they contain Use the tab to configure Overview Device name type and communication Contents Cards contained in the device main unit IDVM FDVM DVM Autozero interval and count and FDVM filter Delays Delay setttings Expansion Contents and availability of expansion boxes After you have configured the device and the cards it contains you can configur
99. u will not be able to access prior measurement graphics After the measurement stops however you can change the x axis to see whatever measurement you want For xy plots you can use this feature to show only data from the latest measurement As soon as you switch it off all data is shown once again Pressing the Clear Graph removes all historical data for this specific graphical group allowing you to remove data from previous measurements This is especially useful for xy plots where all data is plotted regardless of the measurement time Pressing the Show Graph shows the window containing the actual graphics The Channels box shows all channels in the graphical group To add new channels to the group either drag them from the Channels View or Device View and then drop them on this box or use the Edit menu Copy and Paste Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 42 of 74 New Graphical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual 3 8 1 Graphical Output View Graphical Group 1 OF E4 02 23 2000 i 02 23 2000 13 55 31 sample Graphics 140051 1 000 0 505 0 213 TZT 0 535 0545 PM LI 0 363 zz 151 0 nsn 0 000 59 41 This view shows the actual output of the graphical group and can be activated by pressing the Open Graphics Window button in the Graphical Group Settings You can zoom in on a specific part of the graphical view by pressing the left mouse button and dragging aro
100. und the area you want to zoom in on You can also use the right mouse button to access a context menu to quickly configure some of the most important settings of the view zoom in or out or print the view directly to the default printer The latest 10000 measurement values are stored in memory for each channel in the graphical group to make it possible to show historical data 3 8 2 X Axis Setup Dialog Graphical Group If you are configuring the x axis for xy plots you should refer the Y Axis Setup Dialog Time C Fixed Range feo secs TN The x axis can either be moving or fixed If it is moving the displayed time will automatically be adjusted to make sure the most recent measurement is shown You can enter the displayed time range Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 43 of 74 New Graphical Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual C Moving Lower lirit 05 1 B 2000 15 48 48 218 Upper lirnit 057 16 2000 15 43 48 218 Cancel If the x axis is fixed you can enter the start time lower limit on the left of the graphic and the end time upper limit on the right of the graphic 3 8 3 Y Axis Setup Dialog Graphical Group Upper limit O00 Lower limit OO Cancel You can enter the upper limit and lower limit for the y axis or x axis for xy plots here If you specify an upper limit lower than the lower limit the display is flipped upside down or mirrored in case
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102. ximum value for each group of 5 measurements for CHN T MIN Minimum over a number of measurements For example T MIN CHN 5 will produce the minimum value for each group of 5 measurements for CHN 3 5 17 2 Point Calibration Dialog Z Point Calibration In Out rns mv Paint 1 c Do point ue mm Equation 1 000000e 000 0 000000e 000 Cancel This dialog can be accessed from the Channel Setup dialog for various types of channels and allows for the calculation of a simple 2 point calibration To use this dialog simply enter two input values and the expected corresponding output values The software will calculate the line through these points and enter the parameters for it in the polynome after you press the OK button Copyright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 36 of 74 New Measurement Group command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual 3 6 New Measurement Group command Insert menu Measurement Group 1 Running ON x Group Name o Autostart On 01 01 2000 02 00 00 000 Interval s EN lseFDvM SHUNT Channels Use this command to create a new Measurement Group You can assign a name to this group to make it easier to find it later on The autostart checkbox allows you to start a measurement on a specified date and time You can fill in any date and time as long as it is in the future in the entrybox The date time format is based on the Regional Set
103. y Peekel Instruments Page 31 of 74 Channel Setup Dialog Autosoft NT User Manual Autolog channel number The CJC channel must reside in the same device and will often be on the same card as the ThermoCouple channel You can check the burn out detection box if you want the measuring hardware to recognize thermocouples which are burned out or not properly connected This will change the mode from 1 to 3 If you check the Autoscan box the CJC channel will automatically be measured whenever the ThermoCouple is measured That is it will silently and invisibly be added to every measurement group which contains the ThermoCouple channel Using the Kelvin checkbox you can choose for output in Kelvin instead of the default which is degrees Celsius The formulas used to convert the signal in millivolts to degrees Celsius can be found in Appendix A 3 5 14 Transducer Channel Setup Dialog Carrier Frequency If you are configuring a constant current strain channel please refer to Transducer Channel Setup Dialog Constant Current E citation v H Range 30 rr Ad Phase Rn x Mode inBidges amp rl Unit ro Av Balance D Autobalance Polynomial Do AU z point calibration D x fo x3 fo Ag This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of carrier frequency transducer channels The excitation voltage for the transducer can be 1 Volts or 5 Volts Be careful not to choose the excitation
104. ype Cu CuNi Type T Mode i DC Voltage Range 100 m Use CJC meas point E Burr out detection Auto Scan Kelvin This dialog is part of the Channel Setup dialog and allows for the configuration of ThermoCouple channels The type of thermocouple is the first and most important parameter All common thermocouple are supported You can manually set the mode for this channel when necessary Use the default value 1 DC Voltage unless you have a specific reason not to The DC range of the Pt 100 measurement should be set to 100 mV default value for best results You can however change the range for special purposes It can have the following values Range nominal Actual range ends Resolution 10 V 13 V to 13 V 400 uV 1V 1300 mV to 1300 mV 40 uV 100 mV 130 mV to 130 mV 4 uV 25 mV 32 5 mV to 32 5 mV 1 uV Note The 25 mV range is only available when using the FDVM If a channel is measured using the IDVM the range will automatically fall back to 100 mV with the corresponding resolution The CJC channel is used for Cold Junction Compensation and is usually a channel configured for Pt 100 measurement If you do not use CJC your measurements will not be very accurate When selecting a CJC channel the list will show all Pt 100 channels configured within the same device If for some reason you want to use a channel not configured for Pt 100 you can type its name manually or fill in its Copyright 2001 b
105. yright 2001 by Peekel Instruments Page 13 of 74 New Device command Insert menu Autosoft NT User Manual Card Selection Expansion Box 1 Available cards Slot configuration C s24 10 10 CHT Select gt gt CA524H0 10 CNT Mone 522 14 10 4 wire AI LA B22 22 20 x 2 wire Al LAB 3 15 2 8 bits DI A52 3 32 4 x 8 bits DI Hone Slot 40 None zz Remove L5 524 5 5 CNT Slot 50 None CASE TOTO CNT Slot 60 None LA 525 14 10 amp 4 wire Al Slot 70 Hone LABZ 22 20 8 2 wire Al Slot 80 Mone LA 525 15 10 s B wire ALT Slot 30 Mane LA 525 23 20 3 wire AT CABAI 32 30 x 2 wine Al Las ok 10x WOT LA528714 10 x 4 wire Al LAB28 22 20 amp 2 wire AI Ea Ms CA528 16 10 x 6 wire Al 10 Channel Cards 20 Charnnel Cards 30 Channel Cards CA528 23 20x3 weal x cancel The right part of this dialog shows the contents of the slots for the currently selected unit If you look at the actual device or expansion box from the rear you should match this list to the contents of the device or expansion box with the topmost item in the list corresponding to the leftmost card in the device On expansion boxes the leftmost slots containing the CA 512 and CA 532 542 cards should be ignored Slot 00 is the slot to the right of the CA 532 542 card Channels per card Manual control To place new cards in the slots first sele

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