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1. File Conversion Enable or disable a delete Raw Binary files notice Pacer Clock Enable or disable a pacer clock ero Offset Adjustment Calibration Table Select the Factory User Perkorm zero offset compensation on TC channels supporting this feature or Self calibration table Calibration File Included on a separate disk Noite Reduction Channel Display a the calibration file fine tunes the accuracy of the AORERE Evenestapl Show type name in channel list device Read the readme txt file on the disk for 60Hz All Analog more information Off FOH2 TC s Only BOH2 TC s Only 50Hz All Analog B0Hz All Analoga OF Cancel Zero Offset Adjustment When checked this feature protects against drift by performing a zero offset compensation for thermocouple channels which support the corrective function For some devices certain sections of the Preferences box may not apply Consult your hardware user s manual in regard to applicability Noise Reduction This panel includes a pull down list for selecting one of several Line Cycle Rejection functions and a second list for selecting the amount of oversampling to be performed Line Cycle Used to reject noise resulting from 50 Hz or 60 Hz source power Selection can be made for all analog channels or exclusively for thermocouple channels Oversample For 3000 Series devices an oversampling func
2. Analog Output Window Special case seen with DBK2 or DBK5 Note The Analog Output Window is not available when the arbitrary waveform window is visible DaqView User s Guide 919194 Analog Output Window 7 1 Notes 7 2 Analog Output Window 919194 DaqView User s Guide Digital I O Windows The digital I O windows are displayed when the lt Digital I O gt button on the main window is selected These windows provide interactive control of all configured digital I O ports as configured in the Configure System Hardware window FY Async Digital 1 0 window IO x P2 Digital 1 0 P3HS Digtal P2 Digital l 0 Execute Input Output Input Output Input E Output Fort 4 Fort B Fort C 1295555 oooooooo G0000000 00 Hex Hex Hex Asynchronous Digital I O Window P2 Digital I O Tab Selected Note 3000 Series devices do not use a P3 connector The P3 tab above figure will be not be visible for 3000 Series devices The base unit has three 8 bit ports of P2 that can be configured as either inputs or outputs as indicated in the preceding figure If high speed digital I O is supported via connector P3 then a second window is available for configuring inputs and outputs as indicated in the following figure FU Async Digital 1 0 window IO x F3 High Speed Digital 1 0 Execute Input Output Inputs c Hx GOAO GGG OOOO 099 Asynchronous Digital I O Window P3 HS High Speed Digital
3. ee ee User s Guide od DagView DAQVIEW DAQ DagBoard 3000 Bie Edt Daka Window Device Help MeN pee ee Bipolar w Bipolar 7 193 w Bipolar 0 000 1 Bipolar 7 193 w Bipolar 5 994 x Bipolar 6 691 Bipolar 0 697 Bipolar 7 660 peneeey Spectrum Scope 1 goo DH E cHo1 E cHoz 4 000000 E cHo3 E E cHo4 3 000000 w cHos 4 CHO6 gt 2 000000 E cHo7 CHOS 1 000000 CHO9 0 000000 omega conY O OMEGA omega com e mail info omega com For latest product manuals omegamanual info 000 500 slee 500 x P e e emm 00 00 10 00_ 500 ssler 500 ee aS m mmi ge IS09001 IS09002 000 CERTIFIED CERTIFIED oa lee 500 CORPORATE QUALITY CORPORATE QUALITY 100 ed gt 1000 a 100 0000 STAMFORD CT MANCHESTER UK OMB DAQVIEW XL Software OMB 457 0909 rev 8 2 omega com OO OMEGA OMEGAnet Online Service Internet e mail omega com info omega com U S A ISO 9001 Certified Canada Servicing North America One Omega Drive P O Box 4047 Stamford CT 06907 0047 TEL 203 359 1660 FAX 203 359 7700 e mail info omega com 976 Bergar Laval Quebec H7L 5A1 Canada TEL 514 856 6928 FAX 514 856 6886 e mail info omega ca For immediate technical or application assistance U S A and Canada Mexico Benelux Czech Republic
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5. SWE rotary PUN ee eee eeeneeneeneenennanen Ssonceeeneonencusensonsensnenncognnag Shunt Settings JP16 3 pin shunt W BecogHi 2 2 Examples from Setup Dialog Boxes Set the software DIP switch settings shunt settings and so forth to match the hardware settings on the actual DBK s When all the channels and sub addresses are set correctly select OK to return to the DaqgView main screen From DagView complete the channel setup acquisition setup and data destination setup for each of the new DBKs This completes the software setup for analog DBK options with exception of the following special case scenario pertaining to DaqBook 2020 It is possible to have a situation similar to that shown at the right where we see that the descriptive text for External Connection P1 channels 0 and 1 is grayed out see area A However the P1 Channel numbers are clearly visible The reason in this instance is that we are using a DaqBook 2020 For that device P1 0 is being used by the device s internal circuitry for 16 differential voltage channels These are the Direct Channels that are listed on the main spreadsheet 1 e CHO through CH15 In addition the device s P1 1 is being used by its own set of 16 thermocouple channels These are the TCO through TC15 Direct Channels listed on the main spreadsheet In addition to indicating pre assigned channels the Configure System Hardware scree
6. Scanned Digital Inputs spreadsheet to hide channels that are inactive Turn All Visible Channels Turns all visible channels ON Hidden channels will remain off ON Turn All Channels OFF Turns all the channels OFF 17 Channel Reading A toggle button that enables or disables the Channel Reading column of the Analog and Scanned Digital Input spreadsheet Some windows require the Channel Reading column to be disabled when changing channels or other parameters This command is also available from the Data pull down menu Note 2 Refer to the hardware documentation for your specific device in regard to applicability For example Analog Output Item 8 does not apply to all devices and when it does apply the number of DAC channels can differ from one device to another 2 DaqView DAQVIEW DAQ T empBookO File Edit Data Window Device Help i PERGAR er EA f Channel Setup Acquisition Setup Data Destination Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs S gaat es zi ZION BIOFF gt Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar kd o C C T T gt G e G C Channel Setup Tab with Certain Functions Grayed Out As can be seen in the preceding figure when DaqView functions do not apply the non applicable buttons are grayed out TempBook for example does not make use of Analog Output Digital I O A Tour of DaqView 908394 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide C
7. changes which affect every scope on every display page select Display from the Scope window s Edit pull down menu An Options dialog box will appear with the Display Preferences tab dominant following figure A second way to access the Display Preferences tab is to click the lt Edit Display gt button for a scope button 26 then after the Options Dialog Box opens click on the Display Preferences tab ag Options Display Preferences Frequency Transform Scope 2 Windowed Time Scope 3 Analog Strip Chart 4 BackGround Color Trace Colors Grid Lines Tracet Grid Line Color t Line Style Major Solid Trace 4 Minor soa E Trace 5 Trace 6 Style Solid Style Solid fa Style c fig m Style Solid Style Solid Dots Style Dashes Dash Dot style Dash Dot Dot Style Solid Style c plid ma Style Solid Style Soid ts Style splid m Style Solid T Style c plid m Style Solid Style Solid Trace 2 Trace 3 Ww Display Minor Gridlines Trace Trace 3 Memon ae W Use Recomended Trace 3 Trace 10 Memon Available for Display Trace 11 Trace 12 Data Cursors Trace 13 Match Cursor Color to Trace Color Trace 14 Cursor Trace 15 Trace 16 Display Partial Acquisition an stop Way Partial Acquisition on stop Discard Partial Acquisition on stop Cancel Apply Options Display Preferences Tab t From the dialog
8. readings display Analog 6 Scanned Depa inputs L E L i i m 1 O Te Posay Laba U ema fra 7 Dees CHOO F ii Heo al Dipole CRO Yaa al Deol cHU y Al H il Hip CHOY J Ted al Dipl CHH y Br Yea a Dipl CHUS y 2415 Readings in Progress The Show Hide On and Off Channel Buttons are Grayed Out Paka amp Scanned Daal rat n EE Ho i pF DaqView amp View XL User s Guide 987693 The Main Window 4 11 Readings Halted The Show Hide On and Off Channel Buttons are all Enabled 412 The Main Window gems DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide The Scope Window 5 Overview 5 1 4 Display charts are intended for viewing general data Global Toolbar 5 1 lt 7 trends and employ a decimation process to facilitate Display Dedicated Toolbars 5 3 J continuous scrolling Because of the decimation process Pull down Menus 5 3 it is common for Charts and Scopes to present a Changing Display Parameters 5 4 different rendering of the same signal The Scope Understanding the Status Bar 5 6 display will always be the more accurate of the two renderings since it represents all data points Overview single or multiple channels to view as Analog Counts or Logic traces in real time with one type per scope You can activate the Scope Window by clicking the Scope button on DaqView s Main Window or by selecting Scope from the Main Window s Window pull
9. version or save under a new filename Export Ctrl E Brings up the Export configuration to DaqCOM format dialog box Authorization Displays the Authorization window for entering the Authorization Code Leave the DaqView program Edit Edit Menu Items and Descriptions Channels It can be selected repeatedly as needed Make All Channels This command places a No in the On field of all channels To scan only a few channels it may be easier to make all channels inactive then turn on the desired channels Make All Channels This command places a Yes in the On field of all of the channels Fill Down For multiple cells selected within a column this command copies the value in the top cell to all the cells below Data Data Menu Items and Descriptions Acquire Ctrl G This command arms the hardware for an acquisition to disk When the trigger is satisfied the acquisition begins All of the interactive I O controls are disabled while the system is armed No acquisition parameters can be altered at this time Convert Existing During an acquisition a raw binary file is created and updated as data is read This Files command lets you convert raw binary files to the selected formats This allows you to convert files that may not have been converted when the data was acquired Enable Input This command reads the analog inputs and scanned digital inputs and puts the numeric Reading Column values in the spreadshee
10. 43645 Pues 32 L Counts 43776 F a 32H Counts 43904 Using the Select Mode Pull Down List to Select the Count Mode Type The counter modes for the channels are selected in DaqView s spreadsheet area preceding figure by either double clicking in the channel s Type cell or by selecting the desired cell and using the Select Mode pull down list The tick duration and the number of periods referred to in the following equations are found in the enhanced counters configuration box following figure X1 equals 1 period X10 equals 10 periods etc Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings Enhanced Counter Channels Select value xl Debounce Deb Edge i Detection After Stable Channel 0 Channel 0 Yes Rising After Stable Channel 1 Channel 1 Yes Rising After Stable Channel 2 Channel 2 Yes Rising After Stable Channel 3 Channel 3 Yes Rising Period Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings To get 32 bit results the appropriate conversions are as follows 32H 65535 32L 32bit result 32H 65535 32L tickduration number of periods 32H 65535 32L tickduration frequency mode in units of Hz a compute one period in units of seconds and then If configured for Period b compute 1 period in Hz frequency mode in units of Hz 32H 65535 32L scan rate Note 2 If configured for Counter 1 TAS time e g seconds nanoseconds microseconds or milliseconds 2 Where scan rate is expressed in units of nu
11. Active or Make All Channels Inactive This column allows you to set the gain or input type for each channel The gains and types will vary among the option cards A block of cells in this column can be selected for multiple channels with the same type of option card Double clicking a cell will select the next available gain or type Note If one of the P3 counters is active in the scan and Type is selected for frequency measurement low frequency input signals will require a slow scan rate setting for accurate measurement For example for a frequency of 200 Hz set the Scan Rate in the Acquisition Setup window for 1 scan per second or 6 scans per minute Polarity This column shows the channel polarity unipolar or bipolar for each channel The polarity can be programmed here on a per channel basis when using a DaqBook 200 216 260 and any DaqBoard ISA or PCI type or a DBK15 Universal Current Voltage expansion card When using any other Daq s this column is set in the Hardware Setup window For selected cells that can be changed a selection box will display Unipolar or Bipolar Double clicking in a cell will toggle the polarity If the hardware cannot program the polarity no selection box will be displayed Label This column contains a descriptive name for the input channel The default label is the channel number but it can be changed to any 8 characters and must be unique This label is used when selecting a channel in
12. DaqView User s Guide 949793 The Scope Window 5 5 Understanding the Status Bar A status bar at the bottom of the display page shows numerical data for any one selected channel of a single scope or chart Data such as Time and amplitude Value are in reference to cursor position on the display If two cursors are employed data is in reference to the last cursor moved or in the case of Logic Duty Cycle related to the duration between two cursors The far left of the status bar not shown indicates whether the acquisition is running or idle by displaying the applicable term Note Certain labels applicable to a display s status bar will not be visible until after the first calculation is made for example RMS THD Peak and Power Status Bar Example 1 Analog Scope osos TR QQ eB ASM e sg Eo E Hoi E Hoe TIa Time and Value for the E Hos cursor last moved Delta Value difference between the 2 cursor points E cH 5 000000 z2 pisos a a i DE MIAA A i t Select the desired m channel from this p region e a pu a 200000 0 400000 0 600000 0 600000 Seconds Time and Value for the second cursor fi 0 495000 0 410730 495000 m value of 9 226521 V at 0 18 seconds for Channel 2 Time 180000 Wale 3 226521 Avg 4 986130 Mir 3 226521 Max 410730 RMS 6 909869 Time The time value from the x axis for the position of the cursor last moved Value The amplitude from the y
13. Digital 8 m a Counts Digital 8 m a Counts Digital 8 n a Counts Digital lB n a Counts PC 0 16 n a Counts PC 1 16 n a Counts FC 2 16 n a Counts PC 3 16 n a Courts kan i oo Channel Setup Tab Selected Scope updates take precedence over all other display modes Heavy scope activity pertaining to very fast data acquisition large data acquisition high averaging and auto rearm is likely to degrade the performance of meters and the spreadsheet readings display DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 987693 The Main Window 4 1 Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs Et 3 rT Channel On Yes Bipolar Bipolar CHO Pa Bipolar CHO l Bipolar CHOS x Bipolar CHO4 x Bipolar CHOS l Bipolar CHOE HT Bipolar CHOY l Bipolar CHOS M es w Finclar CHAS a a oe a ae Channel Setup Tab Description CH The channel number cannot be changed from this window This number includes the main channel number and the expansion board number and channel if used Expansion channels are configured using the Hardware Configuration window described later in this module This column allows you to select whether data will be collected from that channel When a cell or block of cells in this column is selected a selection box will appear that allows Yes to enable or No to disable the channel Double clicking a cell in this column will toggle the channel status The Edit menu allows you to Make All Channels
14. Digital I O Displays the Digital I O window the Digital I O window Counter Timer Displays the Counter Timer window 11 Waveform amp Displays the Arbitrary Waveform and Streamed Output windows Pattern Output 12 Acquire Activates an acquisition of data to a file Channel Setup Buttons es Show All Channels Hide Inactive Channels These toolbar buttons collapse or expand the Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs spreadsheet to show all channels whether active or not or to hide those that are inactive These commands are also available from the Edit pull down menu Analog amp scanned Digital Inputs Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs H cS Channel On H Channel On Show All Channels Hide Inactive Channels In this example Channels 1 2 and 3 Here the inactive Channels though inactive are displayed 1 2 and 3 are not displayed 4 140 The Main Window gees DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide SS LE Turn All Visible Channels On Turn All Visible Channels Off These toolbar buttons can turn all the channels ON or OFF at a single stroke This feature is convenient during setup and troubleshooting or if only 1 or 2 channels must be set differently from the rest Both these commands are also available from the Edit pull down menu as Make All Channels Active and Make All Channels Inactive naseg 6 Scammed Dapa Feis Geen 1 I T Liared iri Yaa F rA Eji a Lear e With All Visible Channels On
15. GetData Run Cancel Step Into Macros in fan Open Workbooks Description Creating a Macro Named GetData In the Visual Basic editor you ll see the new macro that was created 3 Inside the Macro between the Sub and End Sub lines type in the string viewxl interface see following figure As you type the Period character after the word interface you will see a list pop up that shows the ViewXL Add In functions 4 Select vxlLoadConfigFile from the list General GetData Sub Getbatal Wiewxl Interface End Sub vallontig gt vaiDisArmoerver valloadContigkjle vilSetDataDestmation willseDataDestination vulllseHeader GetData Macro 5 Enter a Blank Space after the macro and enter the name of the configuration file In this case we will use exceltest cfg as indicated in the following figure 3 General GetData Sub GetData VIEWXL Interface vxlLoadConfigFile exceltest cfg VIEWXL Interface vxlArmServer End Sub Entering exceltest cfg as the Configuration File Name 6 Finally add a call to the vxlArmServer function When done your macro should look like the one shown above At this point you can return to the Macro dialog box and Run your GetData macro vxl 10 ViewXL 917695 Software Reference ViewXL API Definition 917695 ViewXL provides a limited set of methods that you can use in your own Excel mac
16. I O Tab Selected Note The above figure does not apply to 3000 Series devices as they do not make use of the P3 tab Up to twenty 8 bit ports can be accessed when expansion boards are added When the lt Execute gt button is pressed all ports that are configured as outputs will be updated and all input ports will be read DaqView User s Guide 907994 Digital I O Windows 8 1 8 2 Digital I O Windows 907994 DaqView User s Guide Counter Timer Window 9 ys When supported by a device there are typically two Counter Timer modes Totalize Input and Square T Wave Generator Output DaqBoard 3000 Series and Personal Daq 3000 Series devices make use of a Counters panel that appears in the Configure Systems Hardware Window The panel allows for enhanced counter configuration that is possible with those devices See the following page for additional information Totalize Input Counts rising or falling edges of signals from the related pin on P3 adapter Each channel has its own lt Reset gt button as indicated in the following figure Counter Timer Window Mii Ea Counter T imer Function aieeaa z Sele Execute Sere ee C Falling Edge Totalize Input Channel 0 Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 E WCC Heset Heset Heset Heset Square Wave Generator Output Outputs a square wave on each of 2 channels with a selectable frequency and duty cycle Counter Timer Window Mii Ea Counter T imer Function Squa
17. P2 Channel Pull down List for Channel 0 3 Select the applicable digital DBK card If the card has jumpers or switches a related window will appear Two examples follow The first is for DIP switch and jumper settings for a DBK208 The other is for a DBK25 DIP switch Swich Settings 51 5 pos DIP m Switch Settings S1 16 amp 4 Z JP O JP 1 iON OFF ON OFF Peo FESE 0N OFF om on E PRSE F F256 Examples from Setup Dialog Boxes These vary according to the DBK 4 If applicable set the software DIP switch and other settings such as jumpers to match the hardware settings on the actual DBK s 5 After all the settings are confirmed correct select OK to return to the DaqView main screen 6 From DaqView complete the channel setup acquisition setup and data destination setup for each of the new DBKs This completes the software setup for digital DBK options DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 886994 Configure System Hardware 3 5 Enhanced Counter Configuration Applies to 3000 Series Devices Only If your Dag device supports enhanced counter configuration for example your device 1s a DaqBoard 3000 Series or a Personal Daq 3000 Series device you can click on the lt Counters gt button located in the Advanced Features panel at the lower left of the Configure System Hardware screen This brings up the Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings dialog box From this dialog you can set several differe
18. Setup Data Destination Sepebtelatzetursetertursutertetertursubersd Analog amp Scared Digital Inputs AA A Ho L Channel On Yes x HL n a Counts Digtal8 n a Counts Digtal n a Counts Digital 16 n a Counts PC 016 n a Counts PC 1 16 n a Counts PC 216 n a Counts PC 316 n a Counts S Daqview DaqBoard K 0 file Edt Daa Window Qevice Help ms S mi vm EA E Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs ES Channel Dn Yes 3 ae aed 4 Digtal 8 Digital 8 Digital 8 Digtal 16 PC U 16 PC 1 18 P216 PC 3 16 DaqView Main Window No Analog Output Channels Available A Tour of DaqView 908394 i DagBoard 2003 DaqBoard 2003 is a special case The device only has 4 Analog Output Channels The main window allows use of four pull down menus and two toolbar buttons lt Analog Output gt and lt Waveform and Pattern Output gt Remaining toolbar buttons serve no purpose with this board and are grayed out DaqBoard 2003 s Main Window has no spreadsheet Certain Daq devices have the following combination of features Analog Output Channels Digital I O Channels Counter Inputs Timer Outputs Notice that there are no P1 designated channels visible on the spreadsheet because there are no Analog Input Channels in this scenario Certain Daq devices have Analog Input Channels Digital I O Channels Counter Input Channels Timer Output Channels But because there are no Analog Output Channels i
19. Show Limits Cancel Apply More gt gt Cancel Apply More gt Bar Graph Meters Properties Digital Meters Properties Analog Meters Properties Scale Tab Selected Limits Tab Selected Miscellaneous Tab Selected Cancel Apply More 6 4 Meters 899694 DaqView User s Guide Analog Output Window 7 iu This window provides interactive access to the analog outputs for the devices that support analog output When set to the default internal reference these outputs can be set from 0 to 10 VDC Analog Output Window Patel E Execute DAC Channel 1 Reference C Internal i External Reference t intemal i External Analog Output Window Typical The output voltage can be with the slide control or by placing the cursor in the numeric field and entering a valid voltage value Selecting the lt Execute gt button sends the voltage values to the outputs Two versions of this window exist If a DBK2 or DBKS is active in the Analog amp Scanned Digital Input spreadsheet then the window will accommodate voltage and current output in addition to the DAC reference as indicated below Otherwise the window will appear as in the first figure Analog Output Window X Select Type Ext Reference z Execute All fH Type Label Units Output DACO CH_DACO CHOO0 0 0 CHOO 0 1 CHOO0 0 2 CHOO0 0 3 CHO1 0 0 CHO1 0 1 CHO1 0 2 CHO1 0 3 212122 inad iad and bad iiad iin
20. Simulated D aqBoard 2000 DagBook Dagboard k 0 DagBoard2000 Properties OF Cancel 4 8 The Main Window gees DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Configure Opens the Configure System Hardware window that lets you tell the software how the Hardware hardware is set up Setup sections include Analog I O Option Cards DBKs Digital Settings Option Cards A D Input Polarity A D Signal Reference and D A External Reference Options that do not apply to a particular device will be grayed out when applicable Make sure the Configure Systems Hardware window is kept updated according to the actual hardware being used Configure System Hardware Pe enka LU Upon Lack ral Extemal Correri p DEK Vonage Opu Cond i Digtal Cipher Cards Exar Lonmechan Pit Lho be kef lal bed le J TG Cumernd Chall Lard DRF F papara a Late IDET Voltage irgu Cand IERES ATO Cad la Dert Sayet Leathe Dinit Sayil Connmctan Cured Sage Lares Danei Sage Loreal Cured Sage Lior i 1 AAD Sipa Flefaerce co Sage ari a eee ered 5 Disana Dumi Tapia Lorch l l i el D5 Diera eierens Dhima 1000 Va i Advanced Features Channel 1000 veki Exar Configure System Hardware The Analog I O Option Cards section lets you assign DBK expansion cards to the 16 analog input channels If no
21. User s Guide 887794 iii 7 Analog Output Window 8 Digital I O Windows 9 Counter Timer Window 10 Waveform and Digital Pattern Output Window 11 The Setpoints Window Overview 11 1 Accessing the Setpoints Window 11 1 Input Panel 11 2 Detection Panel 11 3 Output Panel 11 4 Setpoint Configuration Summary 11 6 Setpoint Status Register 11 7 Appendix A Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices Appendix B ViewXL Software Reference p n 457 0913 887794 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Overview Daq View is a 32 bit Windows based data acquisition program that can be used to operate DaqBooks DaqBoards Personal Dag 3000 Series devices and a variety of related data acquisition products The application was designed for ease of use and no programming expertise is required When applicable to your device DaqView allows you to Set up system parameters select channels gains transducer types etc to acquire data Save data to disk and transmit data to spreadsheets and databases Automatically re arm the trigger function and save data in new files as needed Configure and operate DBK option modules Configure the counter timer into one of three modes for measuring frequency totalizing or generating pulse trains Output analog data including waveform generation Display digital I O Allow data to be viewed in
22. a real time Scope Mode A Post Acquisition Data Analysis Program if installed can be launched from DaqView to view measure and edit data eZ PostView is an example of a post data acquisition analysis program ViewXL is a Microsoft Excel based add in which enables DaqView to take advantage of the features of Excel The application is discussed in Appendix A of this manual Before Using DaqView Before using DaqView you should be aware of the following points DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide The degree of DaqView functionality is dependent upon the data acquisition device For example analog output channels will only be represented for devices capable of analog output and DBK expansion will only be permitted for devices that accept DBKs Thus it is important that you understand your hardware s capabilities by reviewing the applicable user manual PDF versions of the manuals are included on the installation CD In order to make DaqView more user friendly when a feature does not apply to your system the affected GUI Graphical User Interface aspects will be grayed out or hidden Daq View can only be used with one primary data acquisition device and its associated DBKs at a time 887794 V This page is intentionally blank vi 887794 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Starting DaqView 1 Minimum computer requirements for DaqView include e P3 500 MHz e 128 Mbytes of RAM e Windows NT 2000 XP e Data acquisit
23. along with the acquisition data Header Information includes Channel Labels Channel Units and in some cases the Source data file Use Data Destination o This push push button instructs ViewXL to start loading or stop loading acquisition data and header information into the worksheet starting from the data destination cell that is the upper left corner where the data will be placed Set Data Destination Cell Peal Pushing this button saves the position of the currently selected cell as the data destination location where acquisition header and data information will be saved Load Configuration Options vxl 4 ViewXL The Load Configuration dialog box presents a list of configuration files that are compatible with the currently running data acquisition application such as ChartView or DaqView The Options dialog allows you select a data acquisition server program and choose how the Add In performs specific operations Data Acquisition Server If a server program such as ChartView or DaqView is running you can stop it by selecting the application from the Select pull down list and pressing the lt Unload Server gt button After selecting a new server program from the list press the OK button to enable the selection Before the ViewXL Add In can control a data acquisition application server you must select the desired application from the list The selected server name will be saved when Excel is closed and res
24. box you can change the colors of channel traces grid lines and the display background color You can also o Change line styles Solid Dots Dashes Dash Dot Dash Dot Dot Display or discard partial acquisition data upon the acquisition s stop O o Change the cursor color o Select to automatically match the cursor color to the trace color Remember that the changes made from the Display Preferences tab are global changes 1 e they will be applied to every display on every display page To change the parameters for a specific display and leave the other displays as currently configured simply click on the tab associated with the display for which you want to change parameters In the following figure Display 3 has been selected 5 4 The Scope Window 949793 DaqView User s Guide You can change the parameters of an individual display in regard to o Graph Title You can enter or edit a title for the display and select to show the title on the display via a checkbox The title color can be changed o Scale factor Auto scale or Manual Scale When Manual Scale is used the values entered for minimum and maximum apply These are the minimum and maximum Y axis values The units are the displayed channels engineering units o Limits fi fe These limits are for display purpose only They have no relation to acquisition limits which are used as triggers You can set an upper and or lower limit for dis
25. chosen we see one output when the criteria is met True and a different output when the criteria is false c Alternatively you can choose not to update by selecting None from the Output Panel s channel pull down list By software default P2 Port C comes up as a digital input If you want the P2 Port C signal to be a digital output in some initial state before an acquisition is started and P2 Port C is to be updated by set point criterion then you must do an asynchronous write to P2 Port C before the acquisition is started The initial value will only be output if the asynchronous write to P2 Port C has been performed Note The Update on Detection section of the Output Panel will not be visible if hysterisis mode is selected as the detection type or if None is selected as the output channel When using setpoints to control any of the DAC outputs increased latencies may occur if attempting to stream data to DACs or pattern digital output at the same time The increased latency can be as long as the period of the DAC pacer clock For these reasons avoid streaming outputs on any DAC or pattern digital output when using setpoints to control DACs Note Setpoints can be used for making quick updates to DACs timers and P2C digital outputs How fast an output can be updated is determined by the following three factors O scan rate o synchronous sampling mode o type of output to be updated Reference Note If your
26. dags utils I bin From the Device menu select Configure Hardware Settings Configure Hardware Settings Ctrl H The Configure System Hardware dialog box will appear See following figure Whenever expansion cards are added you must update the Configure System Hardware dialog box 2 6 A Tour of DaqView 908394 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Configure System Hardware Analog 170 Option Cards ro OF Cancel External Connection Pl Channels DBK2 Voltage Output Card k 0 Digtal Option Cards Direct Signal Connection External Connection P2 Channels Voltage Output Card DBE Dynamic Signal Card n None 0 DBES Curent Output Card DBE Frequency Voltage Card Mone DEKS Voltage Input Card Mone l DBES ARTO Card DBE12 Analog i W Mone Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection None Direct Signal Connection g Mone Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection A D Signal Reference Direct Signal Connection f Single ended Differential Direct Signal Connection r D4 External Reference Channel f 10 00 Volts Advanced Features Channeli 10 00 Volts Configure System Hardware Dialog Box On the left side of the box select any channel s pull down box to reveal the external connection options Besides the default Direct Signal Connection you can choose among the DBK option cards and modules The lower left hand section of the dialog box i
27. data acquisition software programs These include DaqView WaveView LogView ChartView Binary Personal DaqView DaqExplorer and data files that were saved by the DaqCOM data acquisition component Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files Server Data Files Files Data type Unknown D pesen The Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files Dialog Box As it appears when ViewXL is running independent of a data acquisition application When the ViewXL Add In is running independent of a data acquisition application then the Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files dialog box opens with an appearance similar to that shown in the above figure You can use the Browse feature to locate data files that are accessible to your PC Simply press the Browse button select the desired file and then press the Open button Note The files listed are the data descriptor files Descriptor files contain information about their associated binary data files At this point it is the descriptor that you are selecting not the actual binary data file After selecting a compatible descriptor file select the data type of the file from the drop down list see the following figure Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files Browse Help Import Files Schan DSC Datatype Unknown Preview Unknown Charkview Davie Logview h pDagqview Wave view Server Date Files Dag loom DagExplore
28. data must match the channel configuration specified above Browse File Name D APPLICATIONS bin File Format i3ffgetpunetall g com in Reem BET tata 9410 eM el tl J Output m Selection r Repeat Mode All Data in the file Continuously Selected Data Number of Iterations File Byte offset 0 iterations 1 Updates per Channel 0 m Clock Source m DAC Pacer Update Rate C DAC Pacer Acquisition Pacer 1000 0 PPer Second External Clock Status Update Count o Taa Waveform amp Digital Pattern Output Window 10 3 10 4 Waveform amp Digital Pattern Output Window 888994 DaqView User s Guide The Setpoints Window 11 Applies to 3000 Series Devices Only Overview 11 1 Accessing the Setpoints Window 11 1 Input Panel 11 2 Detection Panel 11 3 Output Panel 11 4 Setpoint Configuration Summary 11 6 Setpoint Status Register 11 7 Overview Certain devices such as DaqBoard 3000 Series boards and Personal Daq 3000 Series modules include a feature which enables the user to individually configure up to 16 detection setpoints associated with scan group channels These devices can make use of DaqView s Setpoints window following figure With possible exception of the two buttons just beneath the title bar the window is self descriptive In regard to the buttons the f
29. down menu To add channels to a scope simply click on the desired channel from the scan list and drag it into the appropriate scope You cannot mix channel types within a scope Attempting to do so will result in a message stating for example Only Analog Channels can be added to an Analog Scope n DaqView s Scope feature provides a means of setting up several display pages each with one or more scopes and Global Toolbar Affects All Scope Window Displays The Scope Window s global toolbar is comprised of buttons 1 through 10 and impacts all displays A description of each of these buttons follows In addition each display includes a second toolbar which is dedicated to that specific display The secondary toolbar will be discussed shortly jE 2 tine aR m Computer Strip Chart i Counts Averaged Time z pS Acquisition Ae Scrolling Overlay Logic Decimated Time id Simulated DagBoard s Cun Scrolling Block Update p RMS Time DO S CHOO Filter me cHOZ zi CHU mt a p i windowed Time Sa zi CHO ww oo Frequency Transform oof Iai 0 0 00 8 eee eee eet A bove To Spectrum Analysis A CHOS eer Note a Drag Channels from the Scan List to the Display Page or b right click on a channel and use the move to feature Scope Window Global Toolbar Item Item Description Start Arm Arms the acquisition device to acquire data Data acquisition will comm
30. e ae ae ae ae a ae n a Lick ns m a WE ina Window with Available Analog Channels P1 2 DagView DaqBoard2K0 Certain Daq devices only have File Edt Data Window Device Help a 10 Digital I O Channels 10 10 4 c amp TEE S ton gt My eo ane Ng Counter Inputs Channel Setup Acquisition Setup Data Destination Timer Outputs Seea ete et ett t a rennes teen erane nin npea scare une Vests a a ae In this case all Analog related FS x3 ChannelOn ves z 3H buttons are grayed out and P1 Analog Input Channels will not Digital n a P2 A Counts appear in the spreadsheet Digital 8 n a P2 B Courts Digital n a P2 C Counts Digital 16 n a P3DIG Counts PC 0 16 n a P3 CTO Courts PC 1 16 n a P3CT1 Courts PC 2 16 n a P3CT2 Courts PC 3 16 n a PEGS Counts Window with no Available Analog Channels P1 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 908394 A Tour of DaqView 2 3 2 4 2 DaqView DAQYIEW DAQ DaqBoard k0 File Edt Data Window Device Help DaqBoard 2003 Main Window In this scenario the device only has 4 analog output channels In this case the DaqView main window allows for the use of four pull down menus and two buttons lt Analog Output gt and lt Waveform and Pattern Output gt There is no spreadsheet and all other buttons are grayed out SF DagvView DaqBoard2K0 File Edt Data Window Device Help Mis Si gt Bw BK ve Sia TRE P ya see Channel Setup Acquisition
31. expansion cards are added leave the default value Direct Signal Connection on all 16 channels As expansion cards are added this window must be updated Selecting a DBK expansion board will add channels in the main window s Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs spreadsheet Channels associated with DBK expansion boards will also have their own gains or modes to choose from in the analog input spreadsheet If needed a dialog box will appear and allow you to set sub channel addresses or other parameters If using the DaqBook 100 DaqBook 112 or DaqBook 120 set the radio buttons for Single Ended or Differential and Bipolar or Unipolar to match the settings of the corresponding hardware jumpers the default hardware settings are Single Ended and Bipolar When Differential is selected only 8 analog inputs are available When analog expansion boards are connected set the Daq for Single Ended If using the DaqBook 100 DaqBook 200 DaqBook 260 DaqBoard 100A DaqBoard 200A a DaqBoard 2000 Series or a DaqBook 2000 Series device the Digital Option Cards section lets you configure the digital I O hardware If no DBK20 digital expansion boards are connected three 8 bit I O ports are accessible from the main window Six additional 8 bit ports are made available in the main window for each DBK20 added tt Depending on your primary data acquisition device if you are using a DBK12 DBK13 DBK15 DBK19 DBK52 DBK53 or DBK54 you may be prompted
32. program such as eZ PostView if installed The data acquisition CD includes a PDF version of the post data acquisition document 8 Analog Output Displays the Analog Output window of the available DAC channels 9 Digital I O Displays the Digital I O window Note 1 Although the GUI graphical user interface shown above is from a DagBoard 2000 application it can be used to understand the GUI functionality for other device applications DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 916894 A Tour of DaqView 2 1 3 DaqView DaqBoard 2000 File Edit Data Window Device Help a wy LE DRAH ap a Pe m Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs Channel On Yes ay eon te Poet abel Une Reotrg E PIO oOo o x1 Bipolar CHOO Yy 9 986 P11 fyes x1 Bipolar CH01 y 6 561 P12 fYess x1 Bipolar CHO2 Vv 0 871 P2A JYss Digital8 n a P2 8A Counts 225 P2B JYess Digital 8 n a P2 8B Counts 226 Yes Digital 8 n a P2 8C Counts 227 P3 DG _ sidYes Digital 16 nza P3DIG Counts 45184 Yes PC O16 na P3CTO Counts 45312 Yes PC 116 na P3CT1 Counts 45440 DaqView Main Window Channel Setup Tab Selected continued Main Window a Brief Description of Button Control Functions Wem f Deen 10 Displays the Counter Timer window i i2 13 Show ALL Channels Expands Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs spreadsheet to show all channels whether active or not 14 Hide INACTIVE Channels Condenses the Analog amp
33. series DaqBook 2000 DaqLab 2000 and DagScan 2000 Note This window is not available when the analog output window is visible The following material identifies the functions of various buttons and regions of the window Refer to the following screen shot as needed BH Waveform amp Digital Pattern Output x Analog Waveform Streaming Output Save Waves Load Waves Copy Waves Paste Waves Start Waveforms Waveform Control i Siapa Chast 8073 as CH1 CICH 2 Clock Source Dac pacer CH3 Update Rate 200000 0 Sec Sine l 10 00 Volts CH 0 Clear Volts 10 00 0 Samples 4095 T Copy Waveform data to clipboard as Integers instead of whole numbers Waveform and Digital Pattern Output Window Analog Waveform Tab Selected To use this feature Analog Output DACs must exist for the device DaqView User s Guide 888994 Waveform amp Digital Pattern Output Window 10 1 In the Waveform Type box you can select a standard function generator waveform sine square triangle sawtooth or a freehand drawing In Freehand move the mouse to the waveform window and draw a waveform using the left mouse button The lt Save Waves gt button allows you to save the values of each displayed waveform to disk in an ASCII format The files created are compatible with spreadsheets and word processors allowing you to numerically inspect and or alter the saved waveforms Sampl
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35. the Channel Reading Button is Enabled Pipa k reamed Liege rule a ro ma Channel Or Me x Fi Em With All Visible Channels Off the Channel Reading Button is Disabled ReH Channel Readings This toolbar item enables disables the Reading column of the Analog and Scanned Digital Input spreadsheet to provide a numeric view of incoming data This function toggles on and off when the button is repeatedly selected Some windows require the Reading column to be disabled while changing channels or other parameters This command is available from the Data pull down menu as Enable Input Reading Column When all visible channels are off as indicated in the preceding figure the Channel Readings button is grayed out and disabled When at least 1 visible channel is on the Channel Readings button is enabled as indicated in the first screen image above and the two below However even though the Channel Readings button is enabled it must be clicked to start the readings as in the first figure below Notice that while the readings are in progress the Show Hide On and Off buttons are all grayed out and that the Channel On Yes No pull down is hidden See following figure Scope updates take precedence over all other display modes Heavy scope activity pertaining to very fast data acquisition large data acquisition high averaging and auto rearm is likely to degrade the performance of meters and the spreadsheet
36. the analog trigger and chart selection lists When a Units cell or block of cells is highlighted unit options can be selected from a pull down box Double clicking in a Units cell cycles through the available choices for each of the channel types as follows Voltage V mV Mx b Temperature C F R K Mx b Frequency Enhanced Counter Hz Counts Mx b Period Pulsewidth and Timing Enhanced Counter Seconds Counts Mx b Reading This column displays the device s analog or scanned digital input readings This column cannot be altered by the user and is enabled by selecting Enable Input Reading Column under the Data menu or by selecting Start Stop All Indicators under the window menu This column will update the readings as fast as the computer will allow The spreadsheet cannot be altered while the input reading column is enabled 4 2 The Main Window gees DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Acquisition Setup Selecting the second tab of the main window displays the Acquisition Setup window The four main parts of this window include setup parameters for triggering and configuring the scan These settings will be used when an acquisition to disk is started by selecting Acquire last item on the toolbar When the trigger is satisfied the scans are collected at the selected scan frequency and stored to disk in the designated file Channel Setup Acquisition Setup Data Destination Pre Trigg
37. when the call is made Function vxlDisArmServer As Boolean This function dis arms the server and aborts the acquisition The function returns True if successful otherwise False A False value would be returned if the server is already dis armed when the call is made Sub vxlConfig This method starts the server A server must have been previously selected in the Options dialog box before this call is made The Options dialog box is discussed on page vxl 4 Sub vxlLoadConfigFile Optional ByRef sCfgFullPathName As String This method instructs the server to load the specified configuration file The file name can not contain a drive or path specification If the file name is omitted from the call the Load Configuration dialog box is displayed allowing you choose a configuration file The Load Configuration dialog box is discussed on page vxl 4 Sub vxlUseDataDestination Optional ByVal bState As Boolean This is used to enable or disable the use of the data destination worksheet cell If a True or False value is passed in the call the data destination is enabled or disabled If a value is omitted from the call the data destination state is toggled on and off Data destination is discussed on pages vxl 3 and 4 Sub vxlUseHeader Optional ByVal bState As Boolean This is used to enable or disable the use of the data header If a True or False value is passed in the call the data header is enabled or disabled If a value is omitted from t
38. with the cursor over the waveform window Select the waveform type from the resulting popup menu Repeat this process for each channel in the DAC selection listbox To start the waveforms playing on the DACs click the lt Start Waveforms gt button 10 2 Waveform amp Digital Pattern Output Window 888994 DaqView User s Guide Auto Scale Waveform Daq View provides an easy method to determine the upper and lower extents of the selected DAC waveform Simply right click the mouse over the Waveform display and select the Auto Scale item from the popup menu DaqView scans the waveform for the highest and lowest values then sets the upper and lower waveform range fields to these values This causes the waveform to be displayed full scale within the waveform display This is useful if the waveform is off scale on the high or low end indicated by the range input field color set to red and you want to bring it back to a full scale view Auto Fit Waveform The DaqView Auto Fit feature is similar to Auto Scale However Auto Fit causes the data to be re scaled so it fits full scale in the range defined by the values in the upper and lower range input fields Note For some devices when hardware triggering has been selected to trigger an acquisition DAC1 will be used internally to supply the desired threshold voltage In this case CH 1 is not available for waveform output The lt Copy Waves gt and lt Paste Waves gt buttons use the system cli
39. 10011 binary or 19 decimal derived as follows Setpoint 0 having a True state shows 1 giving us decimal 1 Setpoint 1 having a True state shows 1 giving us decimal 2 Setpoint 4 having a True state shows 1 giving us decimal 16 DaqView User s Guide 888194 The Setpoints Window 11 7 Note 11 8 The Setpoints Window 888194 DaqView User s Guide Appendix A Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices Advanced Features Counters Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings Enhanced Counter Channels Select value xi Deb Edge Detection After Stable Channel 0 Channel 0 Yes Rising After Stable Channel 1 Channel 1 es Rising After Stable Channel 2 Channel 2 Yes Rising After Stable Channel 3 Channel 3 Yes Rising Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings This appendix applies only to 3000 Series devices when used with DaqView It refers to the Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings dialog box preceding figure Complete the following steps to access the dialog box 1 Open the Configure System Hardware dialog box 2 Locate the Advanced Features panel at the lower left of the window 3 Click on the lt Counters gt button The dialog box will open as indicated in the above figure The counters are configured for 32 bit mode However DaqView separates the 32 bit component into two 16 bit results listed with 32H and 32L extensions th
40. 756 DC 7 998711 Peak 1 171707 Power 20 619657 THD 63 52549 Freq The frequency value from the x axis for the position of the cursor last moved Value The amplitude from the y axis of the selected channel at the cursor position AC The calculated AC component of power DC The calculated DC component of power Peak The frequency peak of the power spectrum Power Power calculation THD Total Harmonic Distortion This parameter only applies and is only visible when Harmonic Analyzer is selected as the Spectral Analysis type in the Options dialog box 5 8 The Scope Window 949793 DaqView User s Guide Meters 6 Overview 6 1 Scope updates take precedence over all other display Bar Graph Meters 6 1 modes Heavy scope activity pertaining to very fast Analog Meters 6 2 data acquisition large data acquisition high _ averaging and auto rearm is likely to degrade the Digital Meters 6 3 performance of meters and the spreadsheet Properties of Meters Windows 6 4 readings display Overview Daq View includes a set of three meters for the convenience of viewing data in Bar Graph Analog and or Digital format The three meter types can be displayed individually or simultaneously Each meter includes a user friendly toolbar comprised of the following buttons with exception of the Digital Meter which has no lt Reset Peak Hold gt button PrESE Start Stop Reset Stay On Print
41. 9694 Starting DaqView 1 1 Note Tour of DaqView 2 A Brief Look at the Main Window 2 1 Functionality Differences Amongst Devices 2 3 A DaqView Walk Through 2 5 From Opening DaqView to DBK Setup 2 5 Channel Readings Acquire and Post Acquisition Buttons 2 8 A Brief Look at the Main Window Daq devices differ from one another in regard to functionality Functions that are not supported by a particular board or device will be grayed out or hidden F DaqView DaqBoard 2000 File Edit Data Window Device Help B Bipolar CHOO Yy Bipolar CHO1 y Bipolar CHO2 Yy Digital 8 n a P2 B4 Counts Digital 8 n a P2 8B Counts Digital 8 n a P2 8C Counts Digital 16 P3DIG Counts PC 016 n a P3CTO Counts PC 1 16 n a P3CT1 Counts DaqView Main Window See Note 1 Channel Setup Tab Selected Main Window a Brief Description of Button Control Functions Ea Brings up a window from which Scope and or Chart displays can be configured and used for analyzing data in relation to x and y axes Bar Graph Meters Displays a bar graph meter Analog Meters Displays an analog dial meter Digital Meters Displays a digital meter Start All Indicators Starts displaying data in the Reading column and any open Chart or Meters window 6 Stop All Indicators Stops displaying data in the Reading column and any open Chart or Meters window 7 View File Data Launches an independent post data acquisition
42. A drop down will list the available analog DBK options An alternative to using the expansion down arrow to access the external connection drop down list is to click within the text box For example in the following figure after clicking on P1 Channel 0 s Direct Signal Connection text the drop down list appeared Configure System Hardware Analog 10 Option Cards ox Can ee External Connection P1 Channels Lok Direct Signal Connection k Direct Signal Connection DBE Voltage Output Card DEE 4 Dynamic Signal Card DBES Current Output Card OBE Frequency Voltage Card DBE Voltage Input Card DBES ATO Card DBE Analog Multiplesor T Digital Option Cards 1 External Connection P2 Channels DBR2ZO ki DEK20 F 0 1 DEK21 2 Configure System Hardware Screen Showing Analog I O Option Cards External Connection P1 Channel Pull down List for Channel 0 3 2 Configure System Hardware 886994 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Select the applicable DBK card from the drop down list If the card has jumper or switch setups that need to be set in DaqView a related dialog box will appear Three extracted examples follow a Switch Settings S1 Sub Address b Switch Settings SW6 rotary and c Shunt Settings JP16 3 pin shunt Switch Settings 51 Sub Address Rotor gt Rotor 3 Rotor gt 4 Switch Settings
43. Rows x Columns Peak Top Hold Meters Toolbar Buttons Reset Peak Hold does not apply to Digital Meters Bar Graph Meters Selecting the Bar Graph Meter icon brings up the Bar Graph window to display several channels in bar graph format To activate the display select the lt Start gt button on the left side of the toolbar or Start All Indicators in the pull down menu or in the toolbar You can vary the number of channels displayed by selecting the input box at the end of the toolbar The Grid tool next to last item on toolbar is used to arrange the display for convenient reading The pushpin icon in the center of the toolbar locks this window on top of other windows until you unlock it by selecting the pushpin again Right click on a meter to bring up an option menu DagqView Bar Graph Meters ial fx Control view SE 4 1 0 00 Select Channel Set Scale 9 00 w Show Peak Hold Indicator Reset Peak Hold Indicator 0 00 w Show Trend Indicator Set Limits Show Limits 5 00 Properties 10 00 1 CHOO 9 CHO 9 95 1 39 y vy Bar Graph Meters for 4 Channels Options Menu Shown at Right DaqView User s Guide 899694 Meters 6 1 Analog Meters Selecting the Analog Meter icon brings up the Analog Meters window to display several channels in a dial gage format To activate the display select the lt Start gt button on the left side of the toolbar or Start All Indicators in the pull down menu
44. a Overview For proper operation most of the DBK options must be configured both physically on the DBK and in the Configure System Hardware dialog box Analog Input type DBKs will be under the P1 section of the screen Digital Input DBKs will be under the P2 section Prior to setting up a DBK you should review the applicable individual DBK section to ensure that the DBK option is physically set as desired Note that certain DBKs do not require configuration the Configure System Hardware dialog box For example if you were configuring a DBK45 in Daq View you would need to know the physical setup of rotary switch SW6 to properly set the address To expedite the configuration it is a good idea to have the identity and setting information ready for each DIP switch rotary switch and jumper as applicable Y Understand your DBK s physical configuration before attempting to set the device in Setting Up Analog DBKs Complete the following steps to set up analog DBKs in DaqView 1 From DaqView s main screen pull down the Device menu and select Configure Hardware Settings SF DaqYiew DAQVIEW DAQ DaqBoard 2001 File Edit Data Window Device Help Select Device Ctrl D 103 s o i E RN 0 1 Configure Hardware Settings Ctrl H T Ag Session Status Selecting Configure Hardware Settings from the Device Pull down Menu DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 886994 Configure Sy
45. annels were pre assigned due to channel circuitry built into the device DaqBook 2020 uses P1 0 for 16 differential voltage channels and P1 1 for 16 thermocouple channels These 32 channels are built into the device as opposed to being obtained from an external DBK Configure System Hardware 3 3 Setting Up Digital DBKs Review the applicable DBK section to ensure that the DBK option is physically set as desired Note that certain DBKs do not require hardware or software configuration Complete the following steps to set up digital DBKs in DaqgView 1 From DagView s main screen pull down the Device menu and select Configure Hardware Settings SE DaqView DAQVIEW DAQ DaqBoard 2001 File Edt Data Window Device Help i 104s 4 10 4 Select Device Ctri D oa oo 0 1 Configure Hardware Settings Ctrl H Session Status ch Me Selecting Configure Hardware Settings from the Device Pull down Menu The Configure System Hardware screen appears showing the channel assignments Configure System Hardware r Analog 1 0 Option Cards Ban E F1 Channels ie External Connection Direct Signal Connection Digital Option Cards Direct Signal Connection External Connection P2 Channels Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection k Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection E Direct Signal Connection Di
46. ationship to this toolbar to the scope scan list and scope global tool bar Note the resume and pause buttons 11 and 12 respectively are only visible for strip chart and scrolling displays These two buttons do not apply to scope display modes Wk QQQ e e Reaeig 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Display Dedicated Toolbar Buttons 11 and 12 do not apply to scope mode and will not be visible for any scope mode displays Button 21A not in above figure see table appears between buttons 21 and 22 when in scope mode Display Toolbar Items Item Item Description Resume Resumes a display which has been paused The resume button applies to strip charts and Strip Chart and Scrolling scrolling displays It does not apply to scope mode and will not be visible for scope mode Modes Only displays Pause Used to pause a strip chart or a scrolling display It does not apply to scope mode and will Strip Chart and Scrolling not be visible for scope mode displays Modes Only E on This results in new x and y coordinates for the scope display E 7 re E 2 21 Axes Zoom After clicking Axes Zoom you can click in one of three areas of a scope display to zoom in or out on the y axis x axis or both when you click within the display region instead of x or y specifically x axis click and drag right to zoom out left to zoom in y axis click and drag up to zoom out down to zo
47. axis of the selected channel at the cursor position Avg The average value for all data points of the selected channel Min The largest negative value reached by the selected channel Max The highest value reached by the selected channel RMS The root mean square RMS value for all data points of the selected channel RMS is not available for stripcharts Display charts are intended for viewing general data trends and employ a decimation process to facilitate continuous scrolling Because of the decimation process it is common for Charts and Scopes to present a different rendering of the same signal The Scope display will always be the more accurate of the two renderings since it represents all data points 5 6 The Scope Window 949793 DaqView User s Guide Status Bar Example 2 Digital Scope J Digital scope 1 p 3 7 HEOI amp EJE Tie pr Tat a Le z Ea E F p fan E cito E Bit 1 We Bitz E Bits Bit 4 E Birks E cite B Bit 7 Eti Logic ee a Te at e e TS E A E E E 0 0000000 0 200000 0 400000 0 600000 0 800000 Seconds Time 600000 Value 1 000000 Duty Cycle 52 50 Port Value Hex 28 Time The time value from the x axis for the position of the cursor last moved Value The logic value 1 High or O Low for the selected Bit at the cursor position Duty Cycle For the span between two cursors duty cycle is the percentage time that the signal remains at logic state 1 High Fo
48. ced feature which is not available to all devices If the feature does not apply to your device the lt Setpoints gt button will be grayed out After clicking the lt Setpoints gt button the DaqView Setpoints window will display Input Panel Input Channel EE Input Panel The Input Panel located on the left side of the upper window provides a means of selecting the input signal which is to be compared to the user configured criteria The input signal can be any one analog channel digital channel or counter channel It should be noted that P2 Port C comes up as a digital input by software default However P2 Port C can be used as an output signal The Output Panel text page 11 4 contains additional information Setpoints in relation to each other must be assigned to sequentially higher channel numbers For example The source input channel for Setpoint 1 must be higher than the source input channel number for Setpoint 0 Thus Correct Wrong Setpoint 0 Channel 0 Setpoint 0 Channel 1 Setpoint 1 Channel 1 Setpoint 1 Channel 0 Note It is recommended that the Equal to Limit A mode only be used with counter or digital input channels as the channel source If similar functionality is desired for analog channels then the Inside Window mode should be used 11 2 The Setpoints Window 888194 DaqView User s Guide Detection Panel The Detection Panel located in the center of the upper wind
49. device supports setpoint configuration refer to you hardware user s manual for discussions of setpoint configuration and examples Several examples include output channels DaqView User s Guide 888194 The Setpoints Window 11 5 Setpoint Configuration Summary 11 6 16 bit High Limit Identified as Limit A in software 16 bit Low Limit Identified as Limit B in software Criteria Inside window Signal is below Limit A and Above Limit B Outside window Signal is above Limit A or below Limit B Greater than value Signal is above Limit B Limit A is not used Less than value Signal is below Limit A Limit B is not used Equal to value Signal is equal to Limit A Limit B is not used Note that the Equal to mode is intended for use with counter or digital input channels as the source channel See the TIP below Hysteresis mode Outside the window high forces Output 2 until an outside the window low condition exists then Output 1 is forced Output 1 continues until an outside the window high condition exists The cycle repeats as long as the acquisition is running in Hysterisis mode Update Mode Update on True Only Update on True and False None Do not update 16 bit DAC value P2C value or Timer value when input meets criteria 16 bit DAC value P2C value or Timer value when input does not meet criteria Type of Action None Update P2C see note Update DACx Update Tlmerx By software default P2 Po
50. e Cursor Mode Single Cursor Dual Cursor Implements Dual Cursor mode Dual Cursors Add Display Clicking the button adds an Analog Scope in Raw Time mode Clicking the adjacent down arrow displays a pull down list of 4 display options as indicated in the figure Moving the cursor over an option highlights the selection and displays additional options These are presented below Scope j Strip Chart j Scrolling Overlay j Scrolling Block Update Scope Allows the user to select to add an Analog Counts or Logic Scope Display When analog is selected the user has a choice of adding a scope which exhibits one of the following functions o Raw Time o Filter o Averaged Time o Windowed Time o Decimated Time o Frequency Transform o RMS Time o Spectrum Analysis Note 1 Note Display charts are intended for viewing general data trends and employ a decimation process to facilitate continuous scrolling Because of the decimation process it is common for Charts and Scopes to present a different rendering of the same signal The Scope display will always be the more accurate of the two renderings since it represents all data points Strip Chart Allows the user to add an Analog Counter or Logic Strip Chart Scrolling Overlay Allows the user to add an Analog or Counter scrolling overlay display When this option is selected once data is displayed at the rightmost edge of the x axis the display continues at the left edge
51. e Type column in DaqView s spreadsheet Note that acquired data is also saved to file as two 16 bit results for each channel Channel Setup Acquisition Setup Data Destination Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs J Channel Type Elon S OFF Digital 8 n a Counts Digital 8 n a Counts Digital 8 n a Counts EN 0 32L nra Counts 43008 0 EN 0 32H nra Counts 43136 0 FR 1 32L nra Counts 43264 0 FR 1 32H nva Counts 433920 PC 232L n a Counts 43520 PC 2 32H n a Counts 43648 Pus 32L n a Counts darr Pus 32H nra Counts 43504 Digital Section of DaqView s Main Window The results are expressed in units of counts If you desire a single 32 bit word result or Engineering Units you will need to convert the two 16 bit results with simple equations as discussed later Note If you configured the counters for counter or totalize mode there is no engineering unit conversion the result is reported as two 16 bit count results Appendix A 907994 Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices A 1 Channel Setup Acquisition Setup Data Destination Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs Select Mode Encoder 2 Totalize Frequency Period Digital 8 Pulse idth Dictate p Ig Encoder 1 Digital 8 Encoders C F 135 EN O 34L Encoder x4 430058 0 EN 0 32 H Counts 431326 0 134 wa A a pa FR 1 32L Counts 432264 0 FR 1 32H Counts 433920 Pesa ge L Counts 43520 PC 2 32H Counts
52. e Waveform File Format Examples One Channel Two Channels 2043 lt CR gt 2432 lt TAB gt 293 lt CR gt In the Two Channels example second 1019 lt CR gt 394 lt TAB gt 345 lt CR gt column immediate left the entry preceding 300 lt CR gt 2934 lt TAB gt 3456 lt CR gt lt TAB gt is for the first channel and the entry 923 lt CR gt 743 lt TAB gt 875 lt CR gt after lt TAB gt is for the second channel The lt Load Waves gt button reads any ASCII file of numbers up to the number of points specified in the Updates per Channel field The lt Copy Waves gt and lt Paste Waves gt buttons use the system clipboard to post and receive waveform data from all DAC channels The data formats are identical to the Save and Load operations lt Copy gt and lt Paste gt are recommended for use with spreadsheets to numerically inspect and or modify waveforms Waveforms can also be copied and pasted from the popup menu that is displayed when the mouse is right clicked over the Waveform display The waveform selected in the DAC selection list box is the target of the Cut or Paste If multiple channels of data are on the clipboard you can select the one that you want to paste into the selected DAC channel The size of the memory buffer allocated for each DAC channel is determined by the number of updates that you specify Different Daq devices have different limits on the maximum updates that can be specified You can select one of three clock so
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54. efer to you hardware user s manual for discussions of setpoint configuration and examples DaqView User s Guide 888194 The Setpoints Window 11 3 Output Panel The Output Panel located at the right edge of the window provides a choice of several output options 1 e a DAC channel Timer channel or P2 Port C digital channel Aside from these choices the user can select None should no output be desired In addition to selecting the Output Channel this panel provides the means to enter values for Output 1 and Output 2 It is also where the Update on Detection mode is selected If the Update on Detection mode is to be used enter the desired output values Output 1 alone applies when On True Only is the update mode Both Output 1 and Output 2 apply when the update mode is selected to On True and False Note When None is selected as the Output channel the output fields and the update section of the window will be hidden as neither will apply Output Channel Prs Output 1 Output 2 Update on Detecth f On True Only f On True and False The Output Panel The output panel includes a selection option for the Update on Detection mode It can be set to a True Only this initiates an update when the criteria is met and thus occurs on the detection signal s rising edge only b True and False this initiates an update on the detection signal s rising and falling edges When this option is
55. eference Note For detailed information refer to page vxl 4 Options About Brings up the About dialog box This displays copyright and version information about the Add In Help Displays the Help File vx 2 ViewXL 917695 Software Reference Authorization Brings up the Authorization dialog box From there you can enter product authorization codes that enable specific features of the Add In You can also choose to evaluate the Add In at no cost for up to 30 days Authorization Enter Authorization Code ViewsL Enabled Help Appr Gene Start 0 Way Trial E Authorization Dialog Box ViewXL is a purchased Excel Add In program You may examine the program at no cost for up to 30 days After that you must purchase a license to use the software The Authorization dialog box allows you to either start a 30 day trial period or enter the authorization code that you received 1f you purchased a license Toolbar 917695 The ViewXL toolbar provides access to the Add Ins most frequently used features These features an a few others are also available from the ViewXL Menu The toolbar contain six buttons separated into two groups From left to right these are Buttons Used to Control the Buttons Used to Control the Data Display Display Header Info Use Data Destination Cell Set Data Destination Cell The first three buttons are used to control the data acquisition application also referred to as s
56. el These provide all configuration and data acquisition controls With ViewXL you can obtain automated reports by taking advantage of the Software Components concept For example you can embed an Excel spreadsheet object into a Word document When the spreadsheet object is activated it gives you access to ViewXL In this case the Word document holds all text as well as an embedded Excel worksheet object The Excel worksheet object holds raw and calculated data and graphics Double clicking on the Excel worksheet object in Word can access ViewXL allowing the user to efficiently prepare a statistical report This compound document allows you to collect configure analyze graph and annotate data with a just a few clicks of a mouse button Program Requirements ViewXL requires the following software e A data acquisition server application such as 32 bit ChartView or DaqView that can implement the View App Interface standard e Microsoft Excel 2000 or later e 32 bit Microsoft Windows Operating System Windows NT 2000 XP Installation of ViewXL Add in ViewXL is a standard Microsoft Excel Add in It is installed by selecting the Excel Tools Add Ins menu item If ViewXL does not appear in the list of available add ins press the Browse button and then select the ViewXL xla_ file When the Add In appears in the list click the check box next to ViewXL to enable the program Authorization Code 917695 ViewXL is a purchased
57. els that are marked as On in the Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs spreadsheet Key Hit stops acquisition when the user presses a key AbovelBelow Level monitors value on selected channel stops scan when parameter is satisfied Rising Falling Edge monitors value with hysteresis on the selected channel stops the scan when the parameter is satisfied Inside Outside Window monitors upper and lower values on selected channel stops scan when parameters are satisfied Digital Pattern monitors 8 bit pattern on selected digital input channel stops scan when parameters less greater than or equal to not equal to are satisfied Scan Configuration Clock Source i Scan Aate Averaging Internal 13 33333 Scans Per F Enabled External Second Synch aster Syncs lave Provides a means of choosing one of the following options Clack Source SyncSlave 1 Clock Divider 1 65535 External selects an external user supplied clock Preferences Internal selects the device s internal clock SyncMaster Sets the device as the Master and selects the internal pacer Clock Divider clock SyncMaster does not apply to all devices The Clock Divider only appears when SyncSlave is selected from the drop down list SyncSlave Sets the device as a Slave unit and uses the clock of a Master device to which it is connected In addition when SyncSlave is selected a Clock Divider box ap
58. ence as soon as the triggering conditions are satisfied 1 2 Manual Trigger Issues a Software Trigger to the data acquisition device Whenever the device is armed and waiting for a trigger you can take this action to force data acquisition to start Stop Stops receiving data The data displayed will remain or will be discarded according to the selection in the Display Preferences tab of the Options window 3 4 Auto Rearm When enabled the acquisition device is automatically re armed whenever an acquisition ends With this feature you can use the device as an oscilloscope to display a rapid series of channel inputs 5 Record Direct to Disk Provides a means of writing acquired data directly to disk files The record function makes use of DaqView s Data Destination settings with exception of Auto Re arm DaqView amp DaqViewXL User s Guide 949793 The Scope Window 5 1 Scope Window Global Toolbar 1 2 3 4 5 gt FF BM ts ve Item Item Description 6 Gridlines On Off Switches grid lines from On to Off or visa versa 7 Cursors The Cursor button switches the cursor s from On to Off or visa versa Clicking the adjacent down arrow displays a pull down list of the following cursor options a Cursors On Off Switches the cursor s from On to Off or visa versa Delta On Off Turns the Delta annotation function ON or OFF when in Dual Cursor Mode Cursors On OrF Delta On off Single Cursor Implements Singl
59. er Number of Pre triqger scans 0 i Trigger Event Source Manual Trigger Stop Event Source Number of Scans ka Scan Count 100 Scan Configuration gt Clock Source Scan Aate A eraging f nae er M Enabled i q Clock Divider 1 65535 i Preferences Acquisition Tab Selected Note Clock Divider appears only when SyncSlave is selected Acquisition Setup Window Pre Trigger Trigger Event In regard to applicability of these triggers refer to the hardware manual for your specific device DaqView amp View XL User s Guide The number of scans to acquire before the trigger event Selects the trigger source depending on the device Possible trigger sources include Immediately arms and executes the trigger immediately Key Hit arms the acquisition and waits for the user to press a key External TTL Rising Falling waits for a rising or falling edge slope on TTL Trigger Input Hardware Rising Falling Edge monitors value with hysteresis on selected channel triggers when parameter is satisfied External TTL High Low waits for a TTL high or low level on TTL Trigger Input Hardware Above Below Level monitors value on selected channel triggers when parameter is satisfied Above Below Level monitors value on selected channel triggers when parameter is satisfied Rising Falling Edge monitors value with hysteresis on selected channel triggers
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61. erver The remaining three are used to control the way data is displayed in the worksheets The toolbar can be left floating over the worksheet as shown in the above figure or docked along with the other Excel toolbars To dock the toolbar simply drag it to the toolbar area of the Excel main window A description of each button function follows Configure This button is used to launch the data acquisition application such as ChartView or DaqView If a data acquisition application server has not been selected a message will be displayed to that effect To choose a data acquisition server select the ViewXL Options menu item then select an application from the list of available servers Arm Disarm ipl This push push button is used to arm or disarm the acquisition If the acquisition application has been set for manual trigger pushing this button will initiate the trigger When pushed the Arm button remains depressed until the acquisition finishes Pushing the button again during the acquisition halts it 457 0913 rev 2 0 sq Load Configuration When pushed the Load Configuration dialog box appears with a list of configuration files that are compatible with the running data acquisition application server To load a new configuration select one of the files in the list then press the Load File button Display Header EE This push push button instructs ViewXL to display or hide Header Information in the worksheet
62. es Rollover Enhanced Counter Configurations Settings This dialog box is not an aspect of the Counter Timer Window Instead it is accessed from the Hardware System Configuration dialog box when applicable to a device e g DaqBoard 3000 Series and Personal Dag 3000 Series devices Reference Notes o Manuals for the DaqBoard 3000 Series USB DaqBoard 3000 Series and Personal Daq 3000 Series devices each provide detailed information regarding counter functions o Should you desire to convert counter readings to engineering units refer to Appendix A Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices Counter Timer Window 907994 DaqView User s Guide Waveform amp Digital Pattern Output Window 10 e To use this feature Analog Output capability DACs must exist for the device k e When you select a channel also check the channels which precede it For example if you select CH 2 also check CH 0 and CH1 Within DaqView there exists a waveform mode for devices that have analog output channels DaqView allows the associated DACs to be configured in interactive mode or waveform mode The window has two tabs Analog Waveform and Streaming Output e Selecting the Analog Waveform tab accesses the standard analog output window e Selecting the Streaming Output tab accesses the arbitrary waveform window This tab cannot be used with DBK46 or with several other devices including those in the following
63. f Windows Ready File Information in Excel Worksheet Using the ViewXL Program API The ViewXL Add In exposes several methods that you can call from your own Excel Macros Before you can use the Add In you must perform the following steps 1 Make the Excel Visual Basic toolbar visible This is accomplished by right clicking in a blank area on the Excel Menu or Toolbar space When the pop up menu appears check the Visual Basic selection as indicated in the following figure cases Standard zt At I Formatting E Chart Clipboard Control Toolbox Drawing Exit Design Mode External Data Forms Picture PivotT able Reviewing wy Web Wor dark DaqviewsL Quick Math of WiewsL Customize Selecting Visual Basic 2 With the Visual Basic toolbar visible click the Visual Basic Editor button K Selecting the Visual Basic Editor vxl 8 ViewXL 917695 Software Reference 3 Click the Tools menu then select the References item g Run Tools 4dd Ins Window Help Additonal Sant Macros Options VBAProject Properties Digital Signature Selecting References in the Tools Pull down Menu 4 Select VIEWXL from the list of Available References following figure Be sure a check mark is next to the VIEW XL selection then press the OK button References BAProject Available References DK Visual Basic For Applicatio
64. ffset compensation an TC channels supporting this feature Noise Reduction r Channel Display Line Cycle Oversample Show type name in channel list OF Cancel DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 886994 Configure System Hardware 3 7 Note 3 8 Configure System Hardware 886994 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide The Main Window 4 Channel Setup 4 1 Acquisition Setup 4 3 Data Destination 4 6 Pull Down Menus 4 7 Toolbar Items 4 10 Daq devices differ from one another in regard to functionality Functions that are not supported by a particular board or device will be grayed out or hidden as discussed in chapter 2 Channel Setup The Channel Setup window first tab on lower portion of main window displays the analog and scanned digital input channels and allows you to configure them Each row shows a single channel and its configuration The number of rows may vary but each row has seven columns Some columns allow blocks of cells to be altered at the same time clicking a column header can select the entire column Other columns allow only a single cell to change The table summarizes the function of each column Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs Channel Oni e 0 H l loH ELOFF Bipolar 1 Bipolar x Bipolar x Bipolar x Bipolar x Bipolar 1 Bipolar x Bipolar x Bipolar 1 Bipolar x Bipolar 1 Bipolar x Bipolar x Bipolar x Bipolar x Bipolar
65. hartvO009 iog E Rearm Test0003 io Binary Data Files dialog box shown below charty0004 io I E Mutiscanio When one or more files have been added to the drop down file list following figure you can e a press the Import button to view the data in an eo b check the Preview Info box to view a summary of the highlighted file as indicated in the Using the Preview Option figure File name chart 000z o chartvO001 of chartyOO0 Za Selecting Binary Descriptor Files Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files ES Server Data Files Browse Help Import Server Data Files Browse Help Import Files chartv0000 io Datatype Chartview IV Preview Files Data type Preview Acquisition Information chartv0001 io E chartvO002 iog Number of Channels 24 Channels me Sisto io Scans in file 100 Pretrigger Rate 1 818182 Drop Down List of Post Trigger Rate 1 818182 Previously Acquired Binary Files Pretrigger Scans 0 Timestamps Relative Channel Information Max Range 3276 7 Min Range 3276 8 Units C Using the Preview Option to View a File Summary The Acquisition Information panel see previous figure right side central section displays a summary of the selected file Included are the number of channels in the file number of data scans in the file pre and post trigger rate
66. he call the data header state is toggled on and off The data header is discussed on pages vxl 3 and 4 Sub vxl1SetDataDestination ByRef wksCell As Range This sets the data destination to the worksheet cell identified by the Excel Range object reference passed to the method The Range object must not reference a range of cells that span multiple rows or columns For example the following call would set the data destination to Row 3 and Column C then enable usage of the data destination VIEWXL Interface vxlSetDataDestination Range C3 VIEWXL Interface vxlUseDataDestination True Public Function vxlIsServerReady As Boolean Returns True if the Server is in a state where it can receive commands from an Excel VBA program The Server would not be ready if it was busy performing a lengthy task or if a message or dialog box that requires user action is displayed 457 0913 rev 2 0 Public Function vxlIsAcquiring As Boolean This function returns True if the Server is Armed and acquiring data Public Function vxlGetAcqFiles ByRef sArray As String As Boolean This function gets the names of the files that have been acquired by the Server If the Function returns True there are files that have been acquired The sArray argument is an undimensioned string array On return the array will be dimensioned and filled with the names of the acquired data files Note If the option to delete data files after reading them into Excel is checked the f
67. ice upon certification The information contained in this document is believed to be correct but OMEGA accepts no liability for any errors it contains and reserves the right to alter specifications without notice WARNING These products are not designed for use in and should not be used for human applications Contents Overview V Before Using DaqView v 1 Starting DaqView 2 A Tour of DaqView A Brief Look at the Main Window 2 1 Functionality Differences Amongst Devices 2 3 A DaqView Walk Through 2 5 From Opening DaqView to DBK Setup 2 5 Channel Readings Acquire and Post Acquisition Buttons 2 8 3 The Configure System Hardware Dialog Box Overview 3 1 Setting Up Analog DBKs 3 1 Setting Up Digital DBKs 3 4 Enhanced Counter Configuration 3 6 A Note About the 100 kHz Clock Speed Prompt 3 7 4 The Main Window Channel Setup 4 1 Acquisition Setup 4 3 Data Destination 4 6 Pull Down Menus 4 7 Toolbar Items 4 10 5 The Scope Window Overview 5 1 Global Toolbar 5 1 Display Dedicated Toolbars 5 3 Pull down Menus 5 3 Changing Display Parameters 5 4 Understanding the Status Bar 5 6 6 Meters Bar Graph Meters 6 1 Analog Meters 6 2 Digital Meters 6 3 Properties of Meters Windows 6 6 DaqView amp ViewXL
68. ight click on a meter to bring up an option menu eo DagView Digital Meters Control view 1 CHOO 4 07 2 CHO1 3 79 Digital Meters for 5 Channels Options Menu is Shown at the Right DaqView User s Guide 899694 Select Channel Set Scale Show Trend Indicator Set Limits w Show Limits Properties Meters 6 3 Properties of Meter Windows The meter windows simulate the look of 3 popular meter types the bar graph the analog dial and the digital readout Within each meter type you can adjust that meter s display properties to fit your needs To change the properties while in the meter window Select Channel Set Scale 1 Place the cursor in the display area Show Trend Indicator 2 Click the right mouse button Set Limits 3 Select Properties Show Limits 4 A Properties window will appear and allow you to set w Properties e Scale set the high and low points and the format number of decimal places e Limits set the high and low points and whether to display these limits e Misc set option to show the Trend Indicator and or the Peak Hold Indicators DagqView Bar Graph Meters Prope ki Ea DagView Digital Meters Properties Kd Ea DagqView Analog Meters Properties ei Ea Scale Limits Misc 1 Scale Limits Misc 1 5 cale Limits Wise 1 High High fio Show Trend Indicator Low 10 Low 10 Show Peak Hold Indicators Format 0 00 lt gt M
69. ile names returned by this function call may have already been deleted The function can be used as follows Dim i As Integer Dim sArray AS String If VIEWXL Interface vxlGetAcgqFiles sArray Then For i LBound sArrray To UBound sArray Process Files sArray 1 Next EndIf Public Function vxlIsServerRunning As Boolean This function returns True 1f the Server is currently running Public Sub vxlUpdateViewXL This method synchronizes the ViewXL Menus and Toolbar with the current state of the Server This is not normally needed if an acquisition has been started from the ViewXL interface However if an acquisition has been started from the Server application this call can be used to update the ViewXL interface The following example demonstrates the use of this and other API functions Check if the Server is running If Not VIEWXL Interface IsServerRunning Then Beep ask to start server if not running If MsgBox The server is not running Do you want to start it vbQuestion vbYesNo lt gt vbYes Then Bese ould End If VIEWXL Interface vxlConfig End If update current server status VIEWXL Interface vxlUpdateViewXL if the server iS acquiring stop it Tf VIEWXL Interface vxliIsAcquiring Then halt the acquisition in progress VIEWXL Interface vxlDisArmServer End If Continue with Excel VBA program vxl 12 ViewXL 917695 Software Reference WARRANT Y DISCLAIMER OMEGA ENGINEERING INC warrants th
70. illiseconds 2 Where scan rate is expressed in units of number of scans per second 907994 Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices A 3 Note A 4 Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices 907994 Appendix A Appendix B ViewXL This appendix consists of the ViewXL Software Reference p n 457 0913 Appendix B 907994 ViewXL Software Reference B 1 B 2 ViewXL Software Reference 907994 Appendix B Overview Software Reference Overview vxl 1 Program Requirements vxl 1 Installation of ViewXL Add in vxl 1 Authorization Code vxl 1 Menu vxl 2 Toolbar vxl 3 Using the ViewXL Program API vxl 8 An Example Macro vxl 9 ViewXL API Definition vxl 11 ViewXL is a Microsoft Excel Add In that provides setup and data acquisition for personal computers running 32 bit versions of Microsoft Windows The features of Excel and the selected data acquisition server for example ChartView or DaqView combine seamlessly to form a powerful data acquisition tool ViewXL e Augments Microsoft Excel with data acquisition capability e Automatically converts data to engineering units e Allows multiple data acquisitions obtained using auto rearm to be placed into multiple worksheets e Can import data from previously acquired data files Once the ViewXL add in is installed a ViewXL toolbar and related menu appear in Exc
71. ion hardware Installing DaqView If you have not already installed DaqView please do so as follows IMPORTANT Software must be installed before installing hardware 1 Remove previous version Daq drivers if present You can do this through Microsoft s Add Remove Programs feature 2 Place the Data Acquisition CD into the CD ROM drive Wait for PC to auto run the CD This may take a few moments depending on your PC If the CD does not auto run use the Desktop s Start Run Browse feature and run the Setup exe file 3 After the intro screen appears follow the screen prompts Continue with instructions for installing hardware per the instructions in your user s manual or quick start guide as applicable Running DaqView To run DaqView double click the DaqView icon or use your Windows desktop lt Start gt button to navigate to the programs group from the desktop When DaqView detects hardware or if a simulated instrument has been selected the DaqView main window will open o If acquisition hardware is not available or if you just want to explore the software you can select Simulated Instrument o In event of a Dag device communication problem exit DaqView and per form a hardware test from the Daq Configuration applet control panel o In event of a Dag device communication problem exit DaqView and per form a hardware test from the Daq Configuration applet control panel DaqView amp DaqViewXL User s Guide 91
72. irst allows you to add a setpoint tab to the window you can have up to 16 setpoints The second button is used to remove the last setpoint tab from the window The lower half of the window consists of a graphic representation of the configuration setup This allows the user to quickly see the relationship of the input signal to the detection signal and the criteria Though each representative image is static the limit and output values change to reflect the actual configuration values DaqView Setpoints Setpoint 0 Setpoint 1 Setpoint 2 Setpoint 3 Setpoint 4 Setpoint 5 Setpoint 6 Setpoint 7 Setpoint Configuration Input Detection Output Channel CH2 Inside Window Channel DAC 2 Usage LimtA gt Volts Output 1 5 Yols NOTE Input channel selected must not precede in the channel list an _ Output 2 E Volts input channel selected for a lower Limit B 2 Volts numbered setpoint Update on Detection C On True Only On True and False Ok Cancel Setpoints ig DagqView Setpoints Window DaqView amp DaqViewXL User s Guide 888194 The Setpoints Window 11 1 Accessing the Setpoints Window If applicable you can open the Setpoints Window from DaqView s main window as follows 1 Open the Device pull down menu 2 Select Configure Hardware Settings the Configure System Hardware dialog box will open 3 At the lower center of the box click the lt Setpoints gt button Note that Setpoints is an advan
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74. l be found on a separate sheet If you are not prompted to enter a code skip to step 4 3 Enter the code and then click the lt Apply Code gt button If you have no Authorization Code you can click the lt Start 30 Day Trial gt button to enable a temporary version of DaqView Note that you can also order DaqView upgrades online 4 To familiarize yourself with the three tabs on the DaqView main window click and observe each Channel Setup Acquisition Setup and Data Destination The Channel Setup tab displays a spreadsheet for viewing and changing the configuration of analog and scanned digital input channels Each row is dedicated to a single channel Note that your actual screens may appear slightly different than shown in the example screen shots A Tour of DaqView 2 5 The Acquisition Setup tab displays a window that includes parameters for triggering and configuring the scan These settings are used when an acquisition to disk is started with the toolbar s lt Acquire gt button When the trigger is satisfied scans are collected at the selected scan frequency and stored to disk in the designated file Note that these parameters cannot be altered while an acquisition 1s in progress The Data Destination tab provides a means of designating the desired file formats and directories for acquired data Browse FAV EPRI VET TOT TTT TU m fr ee o OAGVO000 BINS 5 onvert on tHe Ny ol c program files
75. mber of scans per second A 2 Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices 907994 Appendix A Appendix A Using the Configure Engineering Units Dialog Box You can use DaqView s y mx b scaling factors by double clicking in the channel s Units cell This brings up the Configure Engineering Units dialog box following figure Channel Setup Acquisition Setup Data Destination Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs moj OFF EN 5 Units m eon ajorF n Digital na Units Label Counts OK Digital 8 ra Digital n a p eee EN O32L n a M 1 000 EN O 32H n a FA 1 32L nra FA 1 32H n a PC 2 32L n a PC 2 32H n a Pu dzl n a Counts Pu 32H n a Counts Using the Configure Engineering Units Dialog Box You can use the dialog box to compute the contribution of both 16 bit results to the final 32 bit result so they appear as engineering units You can manually add both numbers directly from the screen or later during post analysis from data saved in a file The appropriate conversions to use are as follows counter or totalize mode 32H 65535 32L period modes 32H 65535 tickduration number of periods 32L tickduration number of periods pulsewidth or timing 32H 65535 tickduration modes 32L tickduration frequency mode in Hz 32H 65535 scan rate assuming counter mode 32L scan rate 1 TEE time e g seconds nanoseconds microseconds or m
76. n may display a device dedicated GUI panel similar to that shown at the right see area B in the figure In this example from a DaqBook 2020 checking the box enables channel P1 2 through P1 15 to be added to the channel scan list as direct connect channels In other words the channels will appear on the main window spreadsheet along with the P1 0 and P1 1 direct channels 886994 Configure System Hardware 4nalog 1 0 Option Cards External Connection Cancel Digital Option Cards P1 Channels External Connection P2 Channels None x None x None x None x Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection v Direct Signal Connection v Direct Signal Connection v None None None DagBook2020 Direct Signals Show Direct Connections B Direct Signal Connection x Direct Signal Connection v Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection v Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection v Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection v Advanced Features sai CO OO to KOS D74 External Reference Channel 0 10 00 Volts Channel 1 10 00 Volts Analog I O Expansion Supported and Pre Dedicated Channels P1 0 and P1 1 In this DaqBook 2020 example analog expansion is supported However notice that the first two channels designated by A in the figure are grayed out In this case 2 ch
77. n this case the lt Waveform and Pattern Output gt button is grayed out Note that an exception exists for devices that normally have no Analog Output but are making use of a DBK46 Analog Output option If that option is available to the device and is installed then 4 analog output channels will be available Consult your hardware user documentation in regard to features that apply to your specific device DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide A DaqView Walk Through From Opening DaqView to DBK Setup The following walk through is intended to provide quick familiarization with DaqView 3E Authorization DagView Plus support DagviewsL support Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs Channel On Ys H Ej DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Hew Open Save Save Az Exit Disable Disable Digital 8 Digital 8 Digital 8 Digital 16 PC 016 PC 1 16 PC 2 16 PC 3 16 Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar Bipolar ccc KLEKL lt K lt L lt lt lt WON morr bad 3 llon B OFF gt 908394 1 Open DaqView If your Daq device or DBK signal conditioning units are not connected you can select Simulated Instrument as your device 2 From the File menu select Authorization If prompted to enter an Authorization Code complete step 3 The code if applicable to your application wil
78. ncludes an Advanced Features panel Note that the buttons in this panel lt Counters gt and lt Setpoints gt will only be enabled when applicable to your device The right side of the screen sets up digital connections if your Daq device is so equipped In our tour of DaqView click lt OK gt at this time to return to the DaqView main window Reference Note Chapter 3 is dedicated exclusively to the Configure System Hardware dialog box and provides examples of Analog DBK and Digital DBK setups DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 908394 A Tour of DaqView 2 7 Channel Readings Acquire and Post Acquisition Buttons z Select the lt Channel Readings gt button If in the Simulated Instrument mode the ZED Reading column of the Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs spreadsheet will display simulated data Selecting the lt Channel Readings gt button again freezes the Reading column display If working hardware is connected the readings will quantify actual signals Additional information is provided in Chapter 4 under Toolbar Items Channel Setup Buttons The Acquire selection activates an acquisition of data to file The Event option under the Trigger Setup portion of the Main window determines when the Acquire process 1s initiated The Event selections are detailed in the Acquisition Setup section of this chapter After Acquire is selected the process is automatic beginning with the DagView Armed screen This screen posts the T
79. ns Cancel Microsoft Excel 9 0 Object Library OLE Automation Microsoft Office 9 0 Object Library Cl IOtech Inc Text File Based Configuration Files ClIGtech Inc iot4uth Authorization Control ClIGtech Inc Data File Access AFI Cl Itech Inc Generic Application Interface Priority Microsoft Common Dialog Control 6 0 SP Microsoft Forms 2 0 Object Librar mf AAAServerTest h Ol Active DS Type Library active Setuo Control Library a a Browse Help Aii VIEW SL Location CA WINDOW S pplication DatalMicrosoftaddins WiewsL xla Language Enolish United States Selecting VIEWXL from Available References You have now performed the tasks needed to use the ViewXL Add In from your own Excel Macros An Example Macro We will now be looking at an example of a macro that uses ViewXL to tell a data acquisition application server to Load a Configuration File and to Arm the acquisition This macro assumes that the specified file is known to be compatible with the currently running acquisition application for example ChartView or Daq View 1 Start by clicking the Run Macro toolbar button following figure This brings up the Macro dialog box where we will create a new macro Clicking the lt Run Macro gt Button 2 Inthe Macro name field enter the name GetData then press the Create button as indicated in the following figure 917695 457 0913 rev 2 0 Macro EEG Macro name
80. nt parameters independently for each of the enhanced counters Advanced Features Counters Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings Enhanced Counter Channels Select value ml Debounce Deb Edge Mapped Measured Period Detection Duration Channel Channel Rollover Alter Stable Channel 0 Channel 0 es None Alter Stable Channel 1 Channel 1 Yes Mone After Stable Channel 2 Channel 2 res None Alter Stable Channel 3 Channel 3 Yes Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings Reference Notes Manuals for the DaqBoard 3000 Series USB DaqBoard 3000 Series and Personal O Daq 3000 Series devices each provide detailed information regarding counter functions o Should you desire to convert counter readings to engineering units refer to Appendix A Converting Counter Readings to Engineering Units for 3000 Series Devices 3 6 Configure System Hardware 886994 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide A Note about the Internal Clock Speed 100 kHz Prompt At times after selecting an expansion DBK you may receive a message regarding Internal Clock Speed The Internal Clock Speed information applies to devices that accept Analog I O expansion 200 kHz is typically used e Configure System Hardware EE e Che Analog 1 0 Option Card Analog 1 0 Option Cards Cancel In the Configure Systems External Connection P1 Channels Hardware screen after selecting a DBK you DBK19 Thermocouple Card 0 Digi
81. o the Scope To see DaqView s averaged data in a scope display you must use an Analog Averaged Time Scope with DaqView s settings Oversampled Data is sent to the Scope Any of the scope display modes can be used to view oversampled data See Chapter 5 for information regarding the Scope Window DaqView amp View XL User s Guide 987693 The Main Window 4 5 Data Destination Selecting the third tab of the main window displays the Data Destination window The two parts of this window let you designate the directory for acquired data and the desired file formats Channel Setup Acquisition Setup Data Destination r Data Destination Data File Hame Jdaqu bin Base Directory D APPLICATIONS Browse Auto Resm AA R W Enable Auto AeA Filename Incrementing First D daqvO000 bin i Convert when done C Convert on the fly Last 0 daqvO000 bin gt Binary Data and Selected Format File List File Conversion Preferences The list at right displays the set of files that will be created when the Acquisition has run to completion 0 APPLICATIONS l bin daqvO000 bin diadem dagv0000 r32 Data Destination Tab Selected Data Destination Window Parameter Description Data Destination Data File Name Acquired data is saved to this file name This file always has a bin file extension Base Directory This is the directory from which other directories are created to s
82. of the display here it begins to and continues to overwrite the previously displayed data A small display gap leads the new data to visually separate it from the data image being overwritten Scrolling Block Update Allows the user to add an Analog or Counter block update display When this option is selected once data is displayed at the rightmost edge of the x axis the completed display is discarded This occurs at the same instant the display begins again at the minimum point on the x axis the leftmost edge of the display 9 Delete Scope Display Clicking the button deletes the selected display If no display is selected then the last display to have been added to that display page will be deleted me Clicking the adjacent down arrow lists all displays for the current display page see figure Clicking on one of the listed displays deletes it Windowed Time Scope 1 Frequency Transform Scope 2 Windowed Time Scope 3 Analog Strip Chart 4 Analog Scope 5 10 Add Display Page Adds a blank page and labels it via an associated tab e g Display Page 2 Display Page 3 etc Use the add display button 8 to populate the page with displays Note 1 To display meaningful data the Spectrum Analysis mode requires a minimum of three complete waveform cycles 5 2 The Scope Window 949793 DaqView User s Guide Display Dedicated Toolbars Each Scope Display has its own toolbar The figure on page 5 1 shows the location rel
83. om in x axis and y axis simultaneously right and or up to Zoom out left and or down to zoom in 21A Lock Axes ta When pushec in the lock axes function overrides auto and manual scaling This maintains Scope FR locks in place the current X and Y axis when new acquisitions begin Mode Only When Lock Axes is inactive auto and manual scaling function normally 22 Opens a Print Preview window which allows you to view and print the display 23 Prints the display 24 Save Plot as A Windows type save feature in regard to where to save naming the file and selecting the file type bmp gif jog dat etc 25 Copy to Clipboard Allows you to Copy Picture or Copy Data to the clipboard The selection is made via the small pull down arrow just right of the button The clipboard item can be pasted into a document such as Microsoft Word 26 Edit Display Accesses the Options Dialog Box for changing display preferences See pgs 5 4 and 5 5 Pull Down Menus File The File pull down menu consists of a selection to exit the Scope display Edit The Edit pull down menu contains a selection labeled Display Clicking Display brings up an Options dialog box for viewing or changing the display preferences This is discussed in the following section DaqView User s Guide 949793 The Scope Window 5 3 Changing Display Parameters To make a global change to the appearance of the scope displays 1 e
84. or in the toolbar You can vary the number of channels displayed by selecting the input box at the end of the toolbar The Grid tool next to last item on toolbar is used to arrange the display for convenient reading The pushpin icon in the center of the toolbar locks this window on top of other windows until you unlock it by selecting the pushpin again Right click on a meter to bring up an option menu DagqView Analog Meters E mA Contral view 0 00 600 olie Set Scale a ea Select Channel es w Show Peak Hold Indicator Reset Peak Hold Indicator 0 00 sale 500 A y Show Trend Indicator 4 J r ia Pa M Set Limits Show Limits 0 00 Properties seach ge Analog Meters for 6 Channels Option Menu Shown at Right 6 2 Meters 899694 DaqView User s Guide Digital Meters numeric format To activate the display select the lt Start gt button on the left side of the toolbar or Start Selecting the Digital Meters icon brings up the Digital Meters window to display several channels in All Indicators in the pull down menu or in the toolbar You can vary the number of channels displayed by selecting the input box at the end of the toolbar The Grid tool next to last item on toolbar is used to arrange the display for convenient reading The pushpin icon in the center of the toolbar locks this window on top of other windows until you unlock it by selecting the pushpin again R
85. ounter Timer or Waveform amp Pattern Output functions and the associated toolbar buttons are therefore grayed out Functionality Differences amongst Devices Device functionality is paralleled in DaqView If a device does not support a particular function the related software feature will be disabled grayed out or will not be visible Before using any of the information in this document you should be aware as to whether or not it applies to your specific hardware With very little exception the following screen images were taken from DaqBoard 2000 Series devices The available toolbar controls and spreadsheet information are virtually identical for other devices A synopsis of functional support is provided just to the right of each screen The DaqView main window will a DaqView Daqghoard2 0 appear much as it does to the left Eile Ed Dita Window Devers HY for Daag devices that have TE kA T TE t 7 is i EE 01 gt o May we ve Analog Input Channels Grannel Setup Acquistion Setup Date Destination Digital I O Channels Analog amp Scanned Digital Inputs l Counter Inputs g Chandi On Ys Hl Pl E Timer Outputs es Analog Output Channels When your device does not have one or more of these functions then those that do not apply will be either grayed out or simply won t be displayed Consult your hardware user documentation in regard to features that apply to your specific device dele e e ae a
86. ow provides a means of selecting any one of several detection criteria This includes setting limit values for Limit A and or Limit B as applicable In regard to detection criteria the list of options is shown in the figure Each is self explanatory with exception of the special case hysteresis mode In Hysterisis Mode Output is forced when an outside of window high condition triggers it Output 1 continues until an outside of window low condition is exists at that point Output 2 is forced The hysteresis mode allows for updating P2C DACs or timers Refer to your hardware user s manual for detailed information and graphic examples Detection Inside Window Limit A Lirit B Less than Limit 4 Greater than Limit B Inside Window Outside Window Husteresis Mode The Detection Panel The setting of a detection window must be done with a scan period in mind This applies to analog inputs and counter inputs Quickly changing analog input voltages can step over a setpoint window if not sampled often enough There are three possible solutions for overcoming this problem 1 The scan period could be shortened to give more timing resolution on the counter values or analog values 2 The setpoint window can be widened by increasing Limit A and or lowering Limit B 3 A combination of both solutions 1 and 2 could be made Reference Note If your device supports setpoint configuration r
87. pboard to post and receive waveform data The data formats are identical to the Save and Load operations Copy and Paste are recommended for use with spreadsheets to numerically inspect and or modify waveforms To start the waveforms playing on the DACs click the lt Start Waveforms gt button Selecting the Streaming Output tab brings up the window to configure continuous streamed output via one or more DACs or digital outputs via the P3 16 bit port DaqView User s Guide Analog or digital output is chosen from the Data Selection section of the Streamed Output window The Data Source section selects the file name and type ASCII or binary Within the Output Control section you can select to send all samples or a portion and whether to continuously repeat or stop after a specified count The clock source can be an internal or external DAC clock or an internal or external pacer clock The lt Start gt button initiates a streamed output 888994 Be Waveform amp Digital Pattern Output Although Streaming Output applies to devices with Analog Output channels it does not apply to all such devices For example it does not apply to the following series DaqBook 2000 DaqLab 2000 DaqScan 2000 or to devices which use a DBK46 Analog Waveform Streaming Output r Channel Selection DAC Output Channels MV CHO CHI CH2 f CH3 Digital Output MV P3 Digital Data Source Note The file
88. pears right side figure The value of the divider can be set from 1 to 65535 This sets the scan rate to a fraction of the Master rate The fastest rate is set by using a value of 1 A setting of 10 would result in a scan once every tenth clock pulse The slowest possible setting is 65535 SyncSlave does not apply to all devices Note The parameters identified on this and the following page cannot be altered during an acquisition Clock Source lt Preferences gt Button preceding figure 4 4 The Main Window 987693 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide The lt Preferences gt button brings up a Preferences box following figure which provides a means of selecting and or adjusting the following options The dialog box can also be accessed from the Window pull down menu Internal Clock Speed Shows the speed of the internal clock for example 1000 kHz for a DaqBoard 3000 Series device For some hardware the panel can be used to change the internal clock speed for example from 200 kHz to 100 kHz DaqView may prompt you to change the internal clock speed setting when using certain expansion DBKs 3 Preferences DaqBoard 3000 Internal Clock Speed File Conversion o gt Pacer Clock T000KH2 Always ask permission to lv delete Raw Binary files Enable Pacer Output Calibration Table Calibration File f Factory cal table Use Cal File _ Browse C User cal table reat C Self cal table
89. play and change the color of these display limits If you select to use a limit by checking the associated box then traces that exceed the limit value will become noticeably thicker You can display the upper and lower limit lines regardless of whether or not you decide to use the trace thickening feature and visa versa o Data Processing The Data Processing Panel at the lower section of the dialog box will appear different for each type of display In general the panel provides a means of selecting a specific process and entering parameters as applicable to the associated display type Note that Raw Time scope displays have no Processing Panel Options EJ fx Display Preferences Frequency Transtorm Scope 2 windowed Time Scope 3 Analog Strip Chart 4 l Data Type Analog mM Scale iv Auto Scale Graph Title Manual Scale iM Show title on graph Maximum Title to Display Frequency Transform Sco KH tam Title Color m Limita i Use Upper Limit Use Lower Limit iv Show Limits on Graph Upper Lirnit 5 Lower Lirnit 5 Limit Color Sa M Data Processing Frequency Transform Window Taner Manod Fast Fourier Transform In case there are more scans than z Use Power of 2 number of data points the marked black size ill increase perhormance t A i Perform FFT on end of Data i Perform FFT on beginning of data W Display Real Values i Use Windowing Function Ok Cancel Apply Options Dialog Box
90. product that is enabled by entering an appropriate authorization code via the Authorization dialog accessed via the pull down menu ViewXL can also be enabled for a 30 day trial period by pressing the Start 30 Day Trial button in the same dialog See page vxl 3 for details 457 0913 rev 2 0 Menu e an w Views Help tae a Configure aes ay rm Disarm iP Load configuration Ev Use data header vv Use data destination Set data destination cell mi mport existing files tions bout elp IT E Ie Authorization ViewXL Menu The ViewXL menu gives you access to all of the Add Ins features The first six menu items are also available from the ViewXL Toolbar Reference Note Refer to the Toolbar section beginning on page vxl 3 for a description of the functions that can be accessed by both the Toolbar and the pull down Menu Import Existing Files Brings up the Import Files dialog box Normally ViewXL gets data from an acquisition performed by the connected data acquisition server application e g ChartView or DaqView This is an alternate way of selecting data files for viewing in the Excel workbook Reference Note For detailed information refer to page vxl 6 Import Files Options Brings up the Options dialog box The ViewXL options settings are made from the Options dialog box From there you can select among other options the desired data acquisition appliocation R
91. r Selecting a Descriptor File and a Compatible Data Type If you do not know the data file type you can select Unknown from the list However there exists a possibility that an Unknown file may be identified as the wrong data type and produce undefined results vxl 6 ViewXL 917695 Software Reference 917695 If the ViewXL Add In is running and is connected to a data acquisition application for example ChartView or DaqView then the Server Data Files button is enabled as indicated in the following figure This button brings up the File Open dialog that has been initialized to display the sub directory when the currently active acquisition application server stores its data files The Data Type selection is disabled and is preset to the data type of the running server Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files Ea Server Data Files Browse Help Import Exit Files Preview Chartview Data type Importing Server Data Files Dialog Box Select the desired files from the Open Binary Descriptor File dialog box then press the Open Look in E bin Al el button See the figure to the right E charty io G chartvO005 io G Multiscan0003 io E chartv0000 io E chart 000E io E Rearm Test000D io The selected file names will be placed in the chartvO001 of chartvOO0 io Rearm Test0001 iot drop down list in the Import Previously Acquired chet OOO Sa eee ea eee j chartvO003 iot E c
92. r example if the waveform signal is at logic 1 for half the duration and at logic O the other half the duty cycle is 50 Port Value Hex The aggregate value in hexadecimal format Status Bar Example 3 Frequency Transform Scope a Transform Scope 2 ifs 2 3 e E He i Ter Ja Ea amp H m E Hoo E E Hoz E CHOF al CHOI 100 0000 Ra o T ee ee ee ee fe eae A ce eared es ee ee a iji T 25 00000 6 798121 OO000 6 79812 co a 700 0000 0 0000000 10 00000 0 00000 30 00000 40 00000 Hz j Freq 5 OOO000 Value 129 108551 Mir 9 286934 Max 74 196677 Peak 2 652417 j Power 12 871466 Freq The frequency value from the x axis for the position of the cursor last moved Value The amplitude from the y axis of the selected channel at the cursor position Min The largest negative value reached by the selected channel Max The highest value reached by the selected channel Peak The frequency peak of the transform spectrum Power Power calculation DaqView User s Guide 949793 The Scope Window 5 7 Yseccumsene2 TQ AEE 4 4 42 RS amp E Hoo E Hoi 6 000000 E Hoz E Hoz E cHo4 b Sotaa r OOO000 4 000000 T 3 000000 11 00000 1 276140 l 2 000000 er tcc i a ca E T j 1 000000 Q00000 10 00000 15 00000 z0 00000 25 Q0000 30 00000 ao 00000 Hz Freq 11 000000 Value 1 276140 AC 18 053
93. re ave Generator Output Execute Square Wave Generator Output Channel Channel 1 Freg Hz 15 259 15 259 Hi Duty 50 50 With most devices channels that are enabled in the scan cannot be used from the asynchronous counter timer window a 5 fel y ej DaqView User s Guide 907994 Counter Timer Window 9 1 9 2 Enhanced Counter Configuration Not part of the Counter Timer Window Enhance Counter Configuration applies only to 3000 Series Devices If your Daq device supports enhanced counter configuration for example a DaqBoard 3000 Series device or a Personal Daq 3000 Series device you can use the Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings dialog box following figure to independently set several parameters for each of four counters To access the Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings dialog box 1 Open the Configure System Hardware dialog box Locate the Advanced Features panel at the lower left of the window 3 Click on the lt Counters gt button A dialog box Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings will open as indicated in the following figure Enhanced Counter Configuration Settings Enhanced Counter Channels Select value s1 Feriad Debounce Deb Edge j Mapped Measured Detection Duration Channel Channel After Stable Channel 0 Channel 0 Yes None After Stable Channel 1 Channel 1 Yes Mone After Stable Channel 2 Channel 2 es None After Stable Channel 3 Channel 3 Y
94. rect Signal Connection E Direct Signal Connection k Direct Signal Connection E Direct Signal Connection Dh Enternal Reference Channel 10 00 Volts p Advanced Features Chaneli 1000 Volts mo OO ww M M ee w M y co gt AID Input Polarity f Bipolar E Unipolar cet NE re 2i Mi ee A D Signal Reference f Single ended Differential a TE cn P Configure System Hardware Screen DBKs typically have a channel address set on the device by either a switch or a header The channel designated in software must agree with the hardware setting Thus in step 2 below Channel 0 will only be used to select a specific DBK when that DBK is physically set for Channel 0 Refer to the specific DBK section for more information if needed fel So 3 4 Configure System Hardware 886994 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide 2 Under Digital Option Cards select the expansion down arrow for the chosen Daq Device channel for example P2 Channel 0 A drop down will list the available digital DBK options down list is to click within the text box For example in the following figure after clicking on 9 TIP An alternative to using the expansion down arrow to access the external connection drop P2 Channel 5 s None a drop down list will appear like the one shown for Channel 0 Configure System Hardware Screen Showing Digital Option Cards External Connection
95. rigger Armed time as well as the Trigger Event information The Acquire process makes use of the Data File Setup parameters to format data collection Once the Trigger Event occurs the DaqgView Triggered screen appears This screen allows you to witness the data sampling parameters you set in the Main window prior to initiating the Acquire process as well as the progress of the data acquisition If file conversion is selected the Acquire process concludes by converting the generated BIN file from binary to ASCII data The resulting file is saved under a user specified directory and file name or as a default under the DaqView subdirectory as DAQV TXT This TXT file is available for data processing or analysis by various software packages such as ViewXL This button is used to launch an independent post data acquisition program such as eZ PostView For details refer to the eZ PostView PDF document that is included on your data acquisition CD You can access the document via the lt View PDFs gt button located on your CD s intro screen i 2 8 A Tour of DaqView 908394 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide The Configure System Hardware Dialog Box 3 Overview 3 1 Setting Up Analog DBKs 3 1 Setting Up Digital DBKs 3 4 Enhanced Counter Configuration 3 6 A Note about the Internal Clock Speed 100 kHz Prompt 3 7 tel Whenever expansion cards are added you must update Configure System Hardware 3
96. ros to leverage the power of the Add In The methods below make up the ViewXL Programming API If you use these methods in your own Excel macros there are certain precautions that you must take when designing your programs e Ifyou start an acquisition your program must periodically relinquish control so the ViewXL Add In can perform its internal tasks If your macro is simple like the example given in the Using the ViewXL Program API section then this is unnecessary The sample macro is called directs ViewXL to perform two tasks then exits During an acquisition ViewXL polls the server every two seconds Your macro must not run longer than this without releasing control e You must make certain that the currently running server can implement or is compatible with the API call being made For example In the example macro page vxl 9 we trusted that the exceltest cfg file was a valid configuration file for the currently running server e You must ensure that the server is running before making a call that would be directed to it You can t call the server if it is not running or has not been selected in the Options dialog box The Options dialog box is discussed on page vxl 4 Function vxlArmServer As Boolean This function Arms the acquisition If the server is not currently loaded it will be loaded and Armed The function returns True if successful otherwise False A False value would be returned if the server is already Armed
97. rt C comes up as a digital input If you want the P2 Port C signal to be a digital output in some initial state before an acquisition is started and P2 Port C is to be updated by set point criterion then you must do an asynchronous write to P2 Port C before the acquisition is started The initial value will only be output if the asynchronous write to P2 Port C has been performed TIP It is recommended that the Equal to Limit A mode only be used with counter or digital input channels as the channel source If similar functionality is desired for analog channels then the Inside Window mode should be used The Setpoints Window 888194 DaqView User s Guide Setpoint Status Register A setpoint status register can be used to check the current state of the 16 possible setpoints In the register Setpoint 0 is the least significant bit and Setpoint 15 is the most significant bit Each setpoint is assigned a value of O or 1 0 indicates that the setpoint criteria is not met 1 e the condition is false 1 indicates that the criteria has been met 1 e the condition is true In the following example the criteria for setpoints 0 1 and 4 is satisfied True but the criteria for the other 13 setpoints has not been met Sepom 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 e 7 e Js aJs 2 l1 o True 1 1 1 1 False 0 lt lt lt Most Significant Bit Least Significant Bit gt gt gt From the above table we have
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99. s ASCII and DADISP If the option is not checked then the post acquisition file conversion process is disabled Y Display data after acquired If checked the data acquired by the data acquisition application such as ChartView or Daq View is automatically read and displayed in Excel Checked 1s the default setting for this option Un check this option if you want to acquire data without automatically loading it into Excel Y Delete server data files after reading into Excel Check this option if you want the Add In to automatically delete the server data files after they have been read and displayed in Excel Y Clear spreadsheet cells when inserting data Check this option if you want ViewXL to automatically clear the worksheet before displaying new data V Span worksheets beyond column Check this option if you want to control the number of columns of data that can be viewed in a single worksheet Example You have an acquisition that contains 24 channels of data Check the Span worksheets beyond column option and then enter either 16 or the letter P into the column entry field ViewXL will clip the display at column P then create an additional worksheet for the remaining channels When Spanning is enabled the number of channels displayed on a worksheet and the number of worksheets created will be determined by factors such as 1 The number of channels in the acquisition 2 The column specified 3 The Data Destination
100. s in samples per second the number of pre trigger scans and the type of time stamp information supported by the file Time stamp options are None Relative or Rel Abs for both relative and absolute Relative time stamps show the time interval between scans Absolute time stamps show a Date and Time associated with a scan Note For high speed acquisitions the one second resolution of Absolute time stamps may not provide any meaningful information 457 0913 rev 2 0 The Channel Information panel see previous figure right side lower section displays a summary of the channel selected in the channels list The summary shows the maximum and minimum range limits of the channel data and the channel engineering Units When the Import button is pressed the selected files are opened and read into the Excel workbook If the option to place multiple files into multiple worksheets is enabled then a worksheet is created for each file and each worksheet is renamed with name of the file excluding the file extension If the option to place multiple files into multiple worksheets is not enabled then all of the files are placed on the same worksheet separated by a blank row The number of rows that an Excel spreadsheet a a 1E Sare can have is determined by the version of IT F aa Microsoft Windows being used Make sure that MAF Fh chartvoooo you do not exceed the limits as described in the Excel documentation for your version o
101. settings and 4 Whether or not Timestamps are displayed Scans of data that span multiple worksheets are placed in the same row on each sheet along with timestamp information if enabled Y Remove unused worksheets Check this option if you want ViewXL to automatically delete any worksheets that are not needed to display the currently Imported data files or Server acquisition data Timestamps Enable Timestamps If checked the Add In attempts to read timestamp information from the data file and add it to the worksheet Timestamps are placed in the first column of the worksheet All channels are moved to the right one column to make room for the timestamps If timestamps are not supported they are not displayed in the worksheet You can check if timestamps are supported in a particular file by selecting the file in the Import Files dialog and checking the Preview Info button With timestamps enabled you can select the type of timestamp to be displayed e Display Absolute Time if available If supported Absolute timestamps are displayed in a Date Time format For example 01 24 02 10 33 20 AM Since these timestamps only have a One Second resolution they are not practical for data that was acquired at moderate to fast scan rates Unless your scan rate is very slow it is recommended that you use Relative timestamps e Display Relative Timestamps Relative timestamps show the time in seconds of a scan relative to the trigger po
102. sition For example if you have an acquisition that has three pretrigger scans and the pre and post trigger scan rates were 1000 scans second the timestamps for the first four scans would be 0 003 0 002 0 001 and 0 000 respectively This indicates that the first scan was taken 3 ms prior to the trigger point The next scan 2 ms and the next 1 ms Scan number four was the trigger point so it s relative time is zero 917695 457 0913 rev 2 0 Multiple Data Files If an acquisition contains multiple data files acquired using auto rearm or multiple files have been selected for Import this option selects how the files are displayed e Place in multiple worksheets This tells the Add In that you want multiple files to be placed in multiple worksheets Excel will create a new worksheet for each file selected or each file in the acquisition The sheets will be named with the file name excluding the extension Existing worksheets will be reused if the file names are the same Only the data on the sheet will be updated Append to current worksheet Places data from all files end to end on the current worksheet Files are separated by a single blank row Make sure your version of Windows and Excel is capable of supporting the number of rows of data that will be produced Import Files The Import Previously Acquired Binary Data Files dialog box allows you to open and view data files that were previously acquired by one of the supported
103. stem Hardware 3 1 The Configure System Hardware screen appears showing the channel assignments Configure System Hardware Analog 10 Option Cards ox a OF Cancel External Connection P1 Channels ok Direct Signal Connection eae T Digital Option Cards Bireck Signal Connection External Connection P2 Channels 1 Bret Signal Connection None T Direct Signal Connection None Direct Signal Connection None l Direct Signal Connection Mone Direct Signal Connection Mone l Direct Signal Connection Mone Direct Signal Connection None Direct Signal Connection q None Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection Direct Signal Connection 4 D Signal Reference Direct Signal Connection f Single ended C Differential Direct Signal Connection D4 External Reference Channel 0 10 00 Yolts Advanced Features Channeli 10 00 Volts Configure System Hardware Screen The DBKs typically have a channel address set physically on the device by either a switch or a header The channel designated in software must agree with the hardware setting Thus in step 2 below Channel 0 will only be used to select a specific DBK when that DBK is physically set for Channel 0 Refer to the specific DBK section for more information if needed 2 Under Analog I O Option Cards External Connection select the expansion down arrow for the chosen Daq Device channel for example P1 Channel 0
104. t in the Reading column If the Reading column is already enabled this command disables it DaqView amp View XL User s Guide 987693 The Main Window 4 7 Window Window Menu Items and Descriptions Scope Bar Graph Meters Analog Meters Digital Meters Start All Indicators Stop All Indicators View File Data Analog Output Digital I O Waveform amp Pattern Displays the arbitrary waveform and streamed output windows Output Preferences Displays a preferences box that shows user selectable options the particular Device model may have E Preferences Simulated DagBoard 3000 m Internal Clock Speed r File Conversion 1000k i r Always ask permission to delete Raw Binary files Calibration Table p Calibration File f Factor cal table Use Cal File User cal table Jame __________ SAS Self cal table Zero Offset Adjustment Perform zero offset compensation on TC channels supporting this feature Mose Reduction Channel Display Line Cycle Oversample Show type name in channel list BOH2 All Analog 204g OF Lancel The Pacer Clock checkbox lets you enable a clock output Device Select Device Ctrl D Configure Hardware Settings Ctrl H Session Status Ctrl S Device Menu Items and Descriptions Select Device Provides a means to select an actual connected device or a simulated instrument Select Device Device Inventory
105. tal Option Cards DBK12 Analog Muttiplexor we 1 External Connection Channels oh DBK13 Analog Multiplexor x 2 None Ss 0 might be prompted to ee select an internal clock DaqView speed of 100 kHz d Notice To insure accuracy the Internal Clock Speed Preference should be set to 100 Khz if any DBK12 13 15 19 e e 52 53 or 54 expansion cards are used See figur e racqaguei seed as wareooess peta OLE EE Eas To select an Internal Clock Speed of 100 kHz 1 Select the Acquisition Setup tab on the DaqView main window Scan Configuration On the lower left corner of the window under Scan Configuration click the lt Preferences gt button Clock Source ie Internal External Preferences The Preferences window will appear following figure Note that the Preferences window can also be accessed from the Windows pull down menu 2 Under Internal Clock Speed SE Pref DaqBoar d 2000 references agBoar select 100 kHz Internal Clack Speed r File Conversion op Pacer Clock 200 Khz p Always ask permission ta Fo hie Pacer Output 3 Click the lt OK gt button to return to f 100 Khz delete Aaw Binary files the DaqView main window Calibration Table 4 r Calibration File f Factory cal table Use Cal File User cal table Meme fo This completes the clock setting Self cal table procedure Zero Offset Adjustment Perform zero o
106. tion can be selected via the associated checkbox Available values are 2 4 8 16 32 up to 16384 in multiples of 2 The selected number is the sample value to be used for the averaging of data before the data is delivered to the buffer Refer to your hardware manual for detailed information Note that the oversampling panel will be grayed out for devices which do not make use of the function Oversampling is sent to the scope See Note below regarding Averaged data and Oversampled data Scan Configuration Clock Source gt Scan Rate Averaging intemal 4333393 Scene Par Enabled External Second d sE Synch aster SyneSlave Scan Rate The scan frequency can be set in units of seconds milliseconds minutes or hours via a pull down box Typing into the numeric field changes the rate The maximum scan frequency is dependent on the number of channels that are enabled and whether or not averaging is enabled Enabling more channels or averaging will lower the maximum scan frequency Averaging The checkbox allows averaging of the analog input data to be enabled or disabled Averaging can be used to increase the effective accuracy of a noisy signal Averaging will increase the actual scan frequency and number of scans but the perceived scan frequency and number of scans which is set by DaqView does not change Averaged data is not sent to the scope See Note below Averaged Data is not sent t
107. to select an internal clock speed of 100 kHz Session Status Displays the currently selected device its alias and whether or not DaqView can recognize it Help The Help menu provides access to the on line Help file About provides the current software version number DaqView amp View XL User s Guide 987693 The Main Window 4 9 Toolbar Items Main Window Buttons Each item in the main window toolbar has its own icon and is accessible from the pull down menu Placing the cursor on the icon and clicking the mouse button enables the tool or opens the corresponding window When a function does not apply to a particular device the toolbar button will be grayed out Main Window Toolbar Items by al ba E ce a Displays a scope window for analyzing data in real time Bar Graph Displays a bar graph meter Meters Analog Meters Displays an analog dial meter Digital Meters Displays a digital meter 5 Start All Starts displaying data in the Reading column and any open Chart or Meters window Indicators el Stop All Stops displaying data in the Reading column and any open Chart or Meters window Indicators View File Data Launches an independent post data acquisition program such as eZ PostView if installed The data acquisition CD includes a PDF version post data acquisition documentation Analog Output splays the Aang ripet window of the avaliable DAC channels the Analog Output window of the available DAC channels 9
108. tore the converted and acquired data You can type in changes or use the lt Browse gt button to direct files elsewhere including other disk drives Auto Re Arm With the Enable Auto Re Arm box checked you can specify when file conversions are performed and the sequence range of incrementing file names Binary Data and Selected Format File List File Conversion This button lets you select the format of saved data Selections include DIAdem ASCII text Preferences DADiSP DASYLab MATLAB PostView Binary Snap Master Binary Wav and UFF Universal File Format The tree shows where the various formatted files will be saved on disk The graphic display shows the directories and files created during acquisition Double clicking a directory brings up Windows Explorer Double clicking a file brings up any program associated with the file type 4 6 The Main Window 987693 DaqView amp ViewXL User s Guide Pull Down Menus Some items on the main window pull down menus can also be enabled from the toolbar Their description in the toolbar section is more detailed than is presented in this section File File Menu Items and Descriptions Set all parameters to their startup default setting Set all parameters as directed by a specified setup file Save the existing configuration for later recall overwrites the existing version Save As Saves the existing configuration for later recall asks whether to overwrite the original
109. tored the next time Excel is started This is the default server that will be started when the Configure Toolbar button is pressed or Menu item is selected Automatically start server when Excel opens When checked this informs the Add In that the default data acquisition application server should be automatically started when Excel is started The Configure button does not have to be pressed to start the server 917695 nnn arinin f Serre Simulated cfg Load Server Configuration File Load File Help two meters chg One Meter cFg ChartScan crg MultiScan cfg temp cg Multiscan 2 chg MultiScan 3 chg Load Server Configuration File Dialog Box ViewsL Options Chart iew 32 Running Data Acquisition Server Select M Automatically start server when Excel opens I Enable Server file conversion M Display data after acquired I Delete server data files after reading into Excel IY Clear spreadsheet cells when inserting data M Span worksheets beyond column F M Remove unused worksheets Timestamps M Enable Timestamps Display Absolute Time IF Available Display Relative Timestamps Multiple Data Files Place in muktiple worksheets Append to current worksheet ViewXL Options Dialog Box Software Reference V Enable Server file conversion This option enables the post acquisition file conversion for the specified format type such a
110. urces to pace the DAC output The three options are as follows e DAC Pacer with a rate set in the Sample Update Rate field When using the DAC pacer the Update Rate field controls the speed at which the DAC 1s updated If the DAC Pacer clock is selected you must enter the update rate that paces the DAC outputs e Acq Pacer the clock used by the analog input section of the DaqBoard Using the Acq pacer clock synchronizes the update of the DAC output with the analog input data collection e External TTL Update rate is controlled by the rate of the clock signal applied to the external input pin The selection for the DAC channel for which you want to create a waveform is made in the DAC selection listbox From the same listbox you can control the channel s output by clicking the checkbox on or off Note that of the devices that support analog output channels some have two DACs and will therefore allow for only two channels to be selected while other devices have four DACs and allow for up to for DAC analog output channels to be selected In the Waveform selection box you can select a standard function generator waveform sine square triangle sawtooth or an arbitrary freehand drawing In arbitrary mode move the mouse to the waveform window and draw a waveform using the left mouse button The drawn waveform will be loaded into the channel selected in the DAC channel listbox You can also create a waveform by right clicking the mouse
111. when parameter is satisfied Inside Outside Window monitors upper and lower values on selected channel triggers when parameters are satisfied Digital Pattern monitors 8 bit pattern on selected digital input channel triggers when parameters less greater than or equal to not equal to are satisfied 987693 The Main Window 4 3 Multi channel Triggering Stop Event In regard to applicability of these stop events refer to the hardware manual for your specific device Scan Configuration Clock Source Drop down list If you have a product which supports multi channel triggering then you should set up the triggering for each channel in the Setpoints dialog and set the trigger channel to be the setpoint status If you wish to perform an OR operation on the trigger channels use the Not Equal mode and 0 as the value If you wish to perform an AND operation on the channels use the Equal To mode and use a value which represents the bit pattern corresponding to the individual setpoint for each channel If there are setpoint channels which you do not want to have evaluated the mask value can be used to ignore those channels m Stop Event Source Number of Scars T Scan Count 100 The Stop Event panel is used to select the event that stops the scanning depending on the device connected Possible sources include Number of Scans can range from 1 to 100 000 000 A scan includes all of the chann

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