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1. Inthe Receiver module you define the communication settings for receiving data from a data collecting system via your PC s serial ports The Data Logging module defines the data logging details The Weather Display modules are used for real time monitoring of measured and calculated data The Browser module allows you to study the logged history data in more detail both graphically and in table format Communication between the different modules is done by using the Data Socket communication protocol DSTP which makes it possible to have the Receiver Display and Logging modules running simultaneously in different computers connected to the same network and using the same data The Data Socket data packet also includes the time stamp for each data packet User s Guide The YourVIEW operation is password protected preventing unauthorized personnel from making changes to the settings or from closing down the program The password is needed to stop the modules or to change the parameter settings 8 M210681EN B Chapter 3 Installation and Startup CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION AND STARTUP This chapter provides instructions for installation and startup of YourVIEW YVU2000 System Requirements The Your VIEW software will run on any IBM compatible PC with Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista operating system YourVIEW typically requires approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space and additional space for d2. 0010 082 Figure 2 Registration Window at First Start up 3 Click on the Name field and fill in the user name Then click on the Company field and give the company name The serial number appears automatically in the Serial Number field for example Weather 1 Then click the OK button NOTE If the serial number field is left blank or it is not correctly filled in only the Receiver module will start In this case stop and close the Receiver module Start Your VIEW again and fill in the correct serial number as shown in Figure 2 above Changing the Password After starting Your VIEW the Change Password button appears on the software registration screen see Figure 3 on page 14 By default the password is left blank However we recommend you to change the password to prevent unauthorized personnel from changing the settings or from closing down the Receiver module VAISALA 13 User s Guide BYN vasaa wrea Change Password Figure 3 Registration Window at Normal Operation 0010 083 NOTE Once the Change Password button has appeared you can change the password within three seconds After three seconds the button disappears and YourVIEW will start The Data Socket window and 3 to 6 other windows will open on the screen of your PC Normally the Real time Display window is on top Real time Display The Real time Display window allows you to monitor the measured and or calculated
3. default 38 Web Server should be enabled after installation By default it is disabled To enable the web server follow the instructions below 1 Select the YourVIEW Receiver window 2 Select from the menu bar Tools Options Web Server Configuration 3 Select Enable Web Server Use the default Root Directory and default HTTP Port see Figure 17 below Web Server Configuration IV Enable Web Server Root Directory i Program Files Y our VIE www HTTP Pott 80 7 Use defaut Timeout sec 60 I Use defaut I Use Log Fie 1C Progrem Files Y ourVIEW www log 0412 109 Figure 17 Web Server Configuration M210681EN B Chapter 8 YourVIEW WEB server Display Address The display address is for example the following http localhost snap Your VIEW Weather 2 Display vi Where localhost means the computer itself and should be replaced by the TCP IP address or name of the computer where the Your VIEW 2000 application is running If there are other displays available in addition to Weather 2 Display they can be accessed by typing the name of the display module into the address field If your web browser cannot find the page and you get the response shown in Figure 18 below make sure the YourVIEW 2000 application is currently running and the address is correctly typed Z Cannot find server Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Vaisala File Edit View Favorit
4. the parameter list and is displayed in the graph and table YourVIEW Browser svga vi 9909 041 Figure 12 Browser Window NOTE Weather Display does not store files on your PC by default See Chapter 5 Data Logging on page 23 for details on how to activate logging VAISALA 31 User s Guide Start Browser by clicking the LJ button at the top left corner Browser PRINT Clicking the Print Graph button prints the graph using the current Windows printing defaults The printout is GRAPH automatically designed to fill an entire A4 size page Clicking the Print Table button prints the table using the PRINT P TABLE current Windows printing defaults NEW Clicking the New File button opens a new file for viewing in FILE Opening a Log File To open a log file proceed as follows 1 Click the New File button to open a new log file 2 Select the directory and then the logged file you want to open The parameter list will be read automatically from the header of the file to be opened 3 Select the data items to be displayed from the parameter list NOTE Data will not be logged by default Normally only one data item type is selected at a time If you want to browse through several parameters simultaneously hold down the SHIFT key and select the required parameters with the mouse The scale is defined according to the largest parameter Each graph corresponding to a parameter is
5. values that the datalogger or sensor is sending The data update rate depends on the application Typically the data is updated once a minute except for the wind data which is updated every 1 2 seconds If the data is not updated on the screen make sure the COM port of your PC is free to receive messages from the datalogger or sensor Also make sure that the command mode to the logger or sensor is closed If data comes from some other computer through the PC network make sure the Your VIEW Data Socket Root URL setting is correct For more information see section Configuration on page 29 If the computer name is used it is possible that the name service is not available Therefore it is recommended to use the IP address instead 14 M210681EN B Chapter 3 VAISALA Installation and Startup of the PC name The problem can also be caused by limited communication rights in the PC network If a sensor is not connected or if data is unavailable the data collection device may send depending on its configuration any non numeric value between the delimiters for example or nothing at all which would be received as two consecutive delimiters In these cases the numeric displays will change to NaN Not a Number and there will be gaps in the corresponding graph In Browser the corresponding table cell contains the same string value that was received in the message for example or nothing at all An example of th
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7. Arda Histo bana AA 23 Changing the Configuration rrrnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnner 24 VAISALA User s Guide CHAPTER 6 WEATHER 2 REAL TIME DISPLAY rernnnnnvonennnnvvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnsvnnnnnrsvnnnnnnrsennenr 27 Configuration au cteceecteceeceeteketecneeeecee kayn asiaa 29 CHAPTER 7 BROWSER Linaker desi AE EAN TREERE EAA TENERAS E ENAA EAS 31 Opening a Log Files i cciecscecccecesiceecseteeceseuscecescaseecedesuseecesnssteee 32 CHAPTER 8 YOURVIEW WEB SERVER sm nnnnnnvonnnnnnvennnnnnnvnnnnnnsvnnnnnrsvnnnnnrsvnnennrsvnnnnnnsnnnnenr 37 Web Server SettingsS rrrunanavvnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvennnnnnvenennn 38 Display Address 002 ccccicts ttt cteectit cans ettt cane stan ess sttei seas etteeesestinees 39 2 M210681EN B Chapter 1 General Information CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION This chapter provides general notes for the manual and the product About This Manual This manual covers the Your VIEW YVU2000 displays This manual provides information for installing operating and maintaining YourVIEW YVU2000 Contents of This Manual This manual consists of the following chapters VAISALA Chapter 1 General Information provides general notes for the manual and the product Chapter 2 Product Overview introduces Your VIEW YVU2000 the graphical user interface software for Vaisala automatic data collection systems Chapter 3 Installation and Startup provides instructions
8. Real time Display Software YourVIEW 2000 YVU2000 USER S GUIDE M210681EN B August 2008 its VAISALA PUBLISHED BY Vaisala Oyj Phone int 358 9 8949 I P O Box 26 Fax 358 9 8949 2227 FIN 00421 Helsinki Finland Visit our Internet pages at http www vaisala com O Vaisala 2008 No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying nor may its contents be communicated to a third party without prior written permission of the copyright holder The contents are subject to change without prior notice Please observe that this manual does not create any legally binding obligations for Vaisala towards the customer or end user All legally binding commitments and agreements are included exclusively in the applicable supply contract or Conditions of Sale Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION nnnveersnnnvversnnnvvnnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnensnnnnnnnsnsnnnnnsvsnnnensvnnnnnr 3 About This Manual seeerrnonnvennnnnnvnnnnnnnvnennnnnnvnnnnnnnvensnennvnnsnnnne 3 Contents of This Manual or rerien ia i ET 3 Version Information cccccceececeeceeeeeeeeeeceeceeeeeeeeetennaees 4 R ed backs aona ar Sates oo E E a plan ciaus to masts 4 E E a E A nude kadett 4 General Safety Considerations rrraranvrrnnnanvrrnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnne 4 Trademarks ii ujus skjedde 5 License Agreement rnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnvnnnnnnsvnn
9. a resolution of 0 1 seconds Receiving Rules There can be several rules for incoming data messages from the data collection equipment Receiver can receive several types of data messages at different intervals By changing the Receive Rule number you can define multiple report definitions coming in on a single serial port NOTE When you have installed Real time Display the default settings already include the required receiving rules There is no need to change the settings VAISALA 19 User s Guide Table 2 Receiving Rules Default Type Defines the message output format This information will be xx x xx x xx x used by other parts of the program to parse and display the any data If you are using a format that you cannot find in the delimiter Plain list type Other Text WAT11 DDP25 CT25K Msg1 PWD11 Msg2 Other Length The maximum length of a received data message 200 characters Timeout sec The maximum time Receiver waits for the end of a data 125 seconds message after receiving the start characters Note that the timeout interval must be longer than the interval between consecutive messages When timeout is detected the numeric field is changed to NaN nota number Start chars The first characters that must be received by the computer O1PTU 02 to determine the start of a new message Control characters are defined in hex format End chars The end characters in the received messag
10. ata logging The PC must also have an SVGA display a CD ROM drive and a mouse Software Installation These are the key instructions for installing the Your VIEW software It is assumed that the user of Your VIEW has a basic understanding of using software running on the Windows operating system The Your VIEW software is delivered on a CD ROM The software automatically selects the current VGA or SVGA screen resolution 1 Before starting the setup program make sure that you have at least 20 MB of free space on your hard disk 2 To install the software on your hard disk choose Start Run and enter D SETUP exe where D is your CD drive s letter in the YourVIEW directory 3 The Setup program guides you through the installation VAISALA 9 User s Guide jie YuorvIEW Setup Destination Folder Select a folder where the application will be installed 0412 103 Figure 1 YourVIEW Installation 4 When the Setup program asks for the installation directory you can accept the default by clicking the Finish button In case you want to change the default directory click the Change button and type the new path It is recommended to install the software in its own directory 10 M210681EN B Chapter 3 Installation and Startup NOTE By default YourVIEW is installed in folder C Program Files YourVIEW When started after installation Your VIEW will write to this path With Windows XP and older Windows ver
11. ay is a real time data display with graphs numeric data boxes wind display with selectable data averaging periods and with minimum and maximum values The wind display also includes a very intuitive presentation on the variation in the wind direction during selected periods VAISALA 27 User s Guide 28 The date and time on the Weather Display are the same as on your computer The Display includes fields for air temperature humidity dew point temperature pressure solar precipitation sum etc The contents of the data field depend on the configuration of the reports sent by MAWS or MILOS520 The text field titles are editable A history window plots the previously received values for the selected sensor You can select the variable from the title list above the graph area The real time graphs have a capacity of 360 values The PlotRate setting from I to 120 seconds extends these graphs from 6 minutes up to the last 12 hours The value y scale of the graphs is either auto scaling or manual To change the value range manually double click or highlight the upper or lower range with your mouse type in the new limit and press ENTER Manual scaling can be switched off by clicking the right hand button of the mouse and selecting Auto scaling on V The Wind Avg field allows you to define the wind direction interval and the average wind speed The averages can be set at intervals of 2 minutes 10 minutes or alternatively
12. button especially if you have made any changes to the default settings 1 Check the communication port parameters Make sure that the communications parameters set for the data collection system also correspond to those set in YourVIEW Receiver The default parameters are 9600 8 1 N 2 Check the start and end characters Set the timeout interval to be slightly longer than the data message transmission interval in the datalogger or sensor 4 Check the Data Socket and Clock parameters By default internal PC clock is used The settings for the Receiver module are saved in a file called receiver cfg NOTE The old file is overwritten when changes are saved Therefore make a copy of the original file for backup purposes 18 M210681EN B Chapter 4 Receiver Message Formats This section explains the message formats that Your VIEW uses You can configure the messages to suit your application sensor set and display data logging requirements Each real time display must have specific message definitions but there can also be additional messages only for datalogging Polling Rules The Your VIEW program can be set to poll the data collection device for the data instead of automatically receiving it Polling rules define the polling string transmitted to the data collection device by YourVIEW Transmission interval as well as the reply waiting time must be defined Both times are given in seconds with
13. d or take a backup copy VAISALA 11 User s Guide Computer Settings To run the Your VIEW software properly specify the general Windows settings by selecting Start Settings Control Panel Regional Settings and check that the items below are as follows Date format yy MM dd Time format HH mm ss Decimal delimiter decimal symbol a period The Data Socket protocol uses the TCP IP data transfer protocol which must be installed as well Normally the TCP IP protocol is installed during the basic Windows installation but if it is not installed you will find it on the Windows Installation CD With these settings the LabVIEW function which converts String to Number will work properly when parsing the received data messages NOTE It is recommended that you do not use a screen saver Hardware Installation For communications YourVIEW uses the standard serial ports of the PC The default port is COM1 The default line settings are 9600 8 1 N For instructions on how to connect the maintenance terminal cable between the device and your computer see the applicable manuals Starting the Software To start YourVIEW in Windows 95 or NT 1 Click the Start button on the taskbar 2 Select Programs Yourview Yourview exe When starting YourVIEW for the first time the software registration window opens see Figure 2 on page 13 12 M210681EN B Chapter 3 Installation and Startup
14. displayed in a different color You can change the color of any parameter The numeric values of these parameters are updated automatically in the table If a file has been opened and the program simultaneously stores data into it the curves and the chart will not be updated automatically If you want to update the data reselect the file you are browsing By clicking the mouse between the parameters box and the graph color examples the graph definition options are displayed You can change the graph color and pattern according to the available options 32 M210681EN B Chapter 7 Browser The graph controls are introduced in Table 4 below Table 4 The Graph Controls Button Description u The X autoscale button is used for scaling the time of the graph X autoscale y The Y autoscale button is used for scaling the Y data of the graph and for continuous autoscaling of either scale 3 Y autoscale yous Right clicking the X scale format button will open the i Format Precision and Mapping Mode buttons The Format button is used to format the data on the X axis Valid choices are Decimal Scientific Engineering Binary Octal Hexadecimal Relative Time and Absolute Time X scale format The Precision button is used to format the data on the X axis with the precision selected Valid choices are 0 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 With Mapping Mode the valid choices are linear and logarithmic uyn C
15. e Weather Display is shown in Figure 4 below YourvIEW Weather 2 Display running Setup Window Help Quit Air Temperature C Tate Figure 4 Weather 2 Display Other windows can be opened by selecting the module name from the Windows menu as shown in Figure 5 below Alternatively you can click the Window button on the taskbar Show VI Info Ctrl 1 Show Clipboard Full Size Ctrl YourVlEv Browser svga vi YourvlEv Current Weather Display YourviEW Receiver vi 0105 143 Figure 5 Window Menu 15 User s Guide The Receiver and Real time Display modules start running ee case this does not happen start the modules by clicking the 24 button at the top left corner of the display NOTE Data will not be logged on your PC by default For further details see Chapter 4 Receiver on page 17 16 In all program modules you can also print the layout of the module by choosing the Print Window command from the File menu or by pressing CTRL P A context sensitive online help function is available in the Your VIEW modules You can activate the online help by selecting Show Help on the Help menu As you move the cursor on the screen the Help window displays information on the display items See the following chapters for more info on the Receiver Data Logging Display and Browser modules M210681EN B Chapter 4 CHAPTER 4 Receiver RECEIVER VAISALA T
16. e that tell the 03 r n computer that the current message is over Control characters are defined in hex format is lt SOH gt is lt STX gt is lt ETX gt is lt ID gt lt Message Type gt is lt CR gt is lt LF gt Path If the path is defined the message body will be written into Empty text file lt path gt topic txt Optional acknowledgement string Optional negative acknowledgement string Topic name for Data Socket E mail Optional list for E mail recipients of data messages Recipients Item name Defines the order and name of the variables received Use the scroll bars to add more names The number of rows in the table should be the same as values in the incoming message also appear on the Log data header Optional maximum value for data Description Optional description for data item Items are specified in the item table giving the sensor s name its unit optional min max limitation and description The order of the sensors in this list should be the same as in the incoming serial message Any unit conversion for example from m s to knots must be made in the data collection equipment The names and units defined here will be used as the header information for logged data 20 M210681EN B Chapter 4 Receiver Control Buttons The three main control buttons are Load Save and Stop Load Button When loading new receiving rules for Your VIEW or a new configuration to Receiver click the Load bu
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18. es Tools Help e gt 0 2 Ala a IB 3 3 Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Eai Address hitp localhost snap7rouMlEWaWeather 2 Display vi z Links la The page cannot be displayed The page you are looking for is currently unavailable The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties or you may need to adjust your browser settings Please try the following Click the 7 Refresh button or try again later If you typed the page address in the Address bar make sure that it is spelled correctly To check your connection settings click the Tools menu and then click Internet Options On the Connections tab click Settings The settings should match those provided by your local area network LAN administrator or Internet service provider ISP If your Network Administrator has enabled it Microsoft Windows can examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings If you would like Windows to try and discover them click Detect Network Settings Some sites require 128 bit connection security Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed If you are trying to reach a secure site make sure your Security settings can support it Click the Tools menu and then click Internet Options On the Advanced tab scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2 0 SSL 3 0 TLS 1 0 PCT
19. for installation and startup of Your VIEW YVU2000 Chapter 4 Receiver provides information about the Receiver module that receives data from the AWS and transmits data to the Data Socket database Chapter 5 Data Logging provides information on the Data Logging module that reads data from the Data Socket database and stores it into a spreadsheet file Chapter 6 Weather 2 Real time Display describes the display objects and features of Weather 2 Real time Display User s Guide Safety CAUTION Chapter 7 Browser provides information on the Browser module that shows the the stored files in graphical and table formats Chapter 8 YourVIEW WEB server provides information on the YourVIEW WEB Server that makes the display image available over Internet Version Information Table 1 Manual Revisions Manual Code M210681EN A This manual First release M210681EN B Information on Microsoft Vista added Feedback Vaisala Customer Documentation Team welcomes your comments and suggestions on the quality and usefulness of this publication If you find errors or have other suggestions for improvement please indicate the chapter section and page number You can send comments to us by e mail manuals vaisala com General Safety Considerations Throughout the manual important safety considerations are highlighted as follows Caution warns you of a potential hazard If you do not read and follow instruction
20. from the Data Socket database and stores it into a spreadsheet file File names are created according to the date and time for example 96110600 CSV The files are synchronized to midnight Data will be logged in comma separated ASCII format and it can also be read directly for example into MS Excel The module supports several different datalogging profiles simultaneously Your VIEW Data Logging 0412 105 Figure 8 Data Logging Window VAISALA EEE User s Guide The Data Logging module must be running continuosly to enable updating of data from the data collection system to the data storage on the hard disk The Data Logging module stores data only if the data is changed By default there is no minimum limit for data change but it is possible to define a minimum change with the Deadband parameter All data in each log definition is stored if any of the items change The Data Logging module also supports FTP and E mail data transfer However these features are optional and require installation specific settings in the Your VIEW initialization files before they can be used Changing the Configuration The settings for the Data Logging module are saved in a file called logger cfg NOTE The old file is overwritten when changes are saved Therefore make a backup copy of the original file 24 Changes in the configuration of YourVIEW Data Logging must be made while the Receiver is running However the cha
21. hics window defines the available history length together with the PlotRate parameter Note that the number of points has an effect on the memory usage of the program WAD21 defaults define the wind display details colors speed scaling and unit speed display precision direction pointer size and the image details With the image details it is possible to draw a simple runway image over the wind display Other images can also be drawn The Data Sources field allows you to define the data source items The parameters table includes Your VIEW Data Socket Root URL Source Topic and Item The order of the data items is fixed for each display In Your VIEW Data Socket Root URL only the computer VAISALA 29 User s Guide identification can be changed By default the identification is Localhost which means the computer itself Optionally the identification can be the name or TCP IP address of the computer that produces the data Source Topic and Name define the data item and must match with the receiver settings In Weather 2 display the first three data items are for wind display and rest are for data table 30 M210681EN B Chapter 7 CHAPTER 7 Browser BROWSER This chapter provides information on the Browser module that shows the the stored files in graphical and table formats Browser is used for browsing the stored files in graphical and table formats In Figure 12 below the parameter TAI has been selected from
22. his chapter provides information about the Receiver module that receives data from the AWS and transmits data to the Data Socket database This program module receives data from the AWS and transmits the data to the Data Socket database for the real time Display modules and Data Logging module Your VIEW Receiver starts automatically at each start up In case it has been stopped restart the program by clicking Operate Run on the menu bar YourVIEW Rece File Edit Oper data socket root path dstp localhast youview clock cycle time ms eo sec source rue teconnect interval sec g 30 eo 30 90 130 Figure 6 Receiver Window 17 User s Guide The Receiver module must be running continuosly to enable updating of data from the data collection system to the Data Socket database Changing the Configuration Changes in the configuration of Your VIEW Receiver must be made while the Receiver is running However the changes will not be effective until you restart the Receiver To edit the Receiver settings click on the field to be edited When you have modified a field confirm the change by pressing ENTER The modification s will be ignored until you have pressed ENTER When you start the Your VIEW software for the first time we recommend that you go through the following checklist especially if you want to change the default settings After that you should stop the Receiver by clicking the Stop
23. icted Zooming button The Y axis remains unchanged Time restricted Zooming When you click the Continuous Zooming In Ea button and hold down the mouse on a specific point the graph zooms in continuously until you release the mouse button Continuous Zooming In The Y data restricted Zooming tool is EER restricted to zooming Y data The time remains unchanged Y data restricted Zooming M210681EN B Chapter 7 Browser The zooming tools appear on the display as shown in Figure 15 below 0105 150 Figure 15 The Zooming Tools VAISALA 35 User s Guide This page intentionally left blank 36 M210681EN B Chapter 8 CHAPTER 8 YourVIEW WEB server YOURVIEW WEB SERVER VAISALA This chapter provides information on the Your VIEW WEB Server that makes the display image available over Internet YourVIEW 2000 runs its own web server which launches the display image available over Intranet Displays are launched as jpg images that are not updated automatically The display can be updated by clicking the Refresh button of the web browser View Favorites Tools Help se Bark gt GJ 2 AY Reach Favorites CBristory Edy Sp wr address http 21 snap YourvIEWaWeather 2 Display vi z inks E 0412 108 Figure 16 Web Display 37 User s Guide Web Server Settings NOTE Web Server is not be available by
24. licking the Y scale format button will open the actual format buttons Format Precision and Mapping Mode They are used as X scale format buttons apart from the Y scale format last three buttons which control the operation mode for the buttons graph Right clicking the Zoom button will open the zooming tools See Table 5 on page 34 for details Zoom With the Panning tool you can scroll visible data by h clicking and dragging the sections of the graph Pan The Cursor can be moved to the left or right and with the Lock button also along the interpolated values When two or several graphs are displayed simultaneously the cursor Cursor can be moved from one graph to another Up and Down buttons The locations show the numeric values of the cursor location shown in Figure 13 on page 34 VAISALA 33 User s Guide 34 user ss 5 ogs 0105 149 Figure 13 The Cursor The cursor appears on the display as shown in Figure 13 above and the graph controls appear on the display as shown in Figure 14 below ie eae 1 rt gle 0105 148 Figure 14 The Graph Controls The zooming tools are explained in Table 5 below Table 5 The Zooming Tools Button Description With the Zoom In tool you can zoom in on a ZEA section of the graph by dragging the selection rectangle around the desired section Zoom In TE Undo Zoom This is the Undo Zoom button This is the Time restr
25. n m dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS PTU Trow2columnd dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS PTU DPI dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS fow3columnz dstp Localhast YourViEW AWS fow3column Line 11 Visibility 1M 10 M dstp Localhast YourVIEW AWS PA1 dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS tow4columnz a dstp Localhost YouVIEW AWS row column WAD21 defauts PlofRate 60 I quit requires password dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS PRSUM1 dstp Localhost YouVlEw AWS row5column Tenana Maine gre Dean Vard Vare gnd ea dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS PTU rowScolumn El dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS PTU SR1 dstp Localhost YouVIEW AWS PTU row6column 1 00 w5 scale factor fotatable image dstp Localhost YourVIEW AWS PTU rowScolumn Ims wSunit dstp Localhost Y ourVlEw AWS PTU so am WS prec Min Field Widths dstp Localhost YourVIEW AWS PTU row columnz dstp Localhost YoulVlEW AWS PTU raw7column sy 10 wsMprec 3 ws gt 410 wsxprec 1 WSmax Time dstp WinNT YouiVIEW Time JE woac AM wsmin Figure 11 Configuring Weather Display 0412 107 The Front Panel Configuration field allows you to define the Name field headers for the PTU table Instant Max Min sensor names of the PTU table units and the number of data items displayed in each line The number of points that are printed in the grap
26. nges will not be effective until you restart the module M210681EN B Chapter 5 Data Logging Table 3 Data Logging Rules Field Name Description Log File Path Defines the directory in which the logged data folders and or files are located The default logfile path is C YOURVIEW If lt logfile path gt is empty log files will be stored in the LabVIEW default directory Duration Defines when a new log file will be created based on time The length of the logged file can be set in this field The default value is 24 hours For example setting 1 creates a new file every hour NOTE If the logging interval is set very short for example 1 min it is recommended to set the file duration short as well for example 1 hour or 1 day at maximum Autodel Defines files older than the specified value in hours to be deleted automatically If autodel is set to zero 0 there is no auto deleting The default values is 0 When autodel is set 0 the user must monitor the availability of hard disk space for log files Min Intvi Defines the minimum interval for data logging If Min Intv is set to 1 minute data is not logged more often than once a minute even if the data value is updated more often Log Items Define the data items to be logged YourVIEW Data Socket Root URL Only the computer identification can be changed here By default the identification is Localhost which means the computer itself Optionally the ide
27. ntification can be the name or TCP IP address of the computer that produces the data FTP Recipients Email Attachments VAISALA Source Source name for the data This must match with the receiver settings Topic Topic name for the data This must match with the receiver settings Name Item name for the data This must match with the receiver settings Deadband Minimum required change of data value before it is logged The default is empty meaning that all changes are logged If one of the defined items changes all values will be logged Optional FTP configuration Optional E mail configuration Data will be logged as Comma Separated Values CSV ASCII characters The files can be read directly by other application software such as MS Excel The header of each file specifies the names and units of all the parameters in the file Opening a log file into MS Excel each value is inserted in its own cell 25 User s Guide 26 This page intentionally left blank M210681EN B Chapter 6 Weather 2 Real time Display CHAPTER 6 WEATHER 2 REAL TIME DISPLAY This chapter describes the display objects and features of Weather 2 Real time Display YourvIEW Weather 2 Display running Setup Window Help Quit Air Temperature C v Z 0412 102 Figure 9 Weather 2 Real time Display Start the program module by clicking the LJ button at the top left corner of the display The displ
28. s carefully at this point the product could be damaged or important data could be lost NOTE Note highlights important information on using the product M210681EN B Chapter 1 General Information Trademarks Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries License Agreement All rights to any software are held by Vaisala or third parties The customer is allowed to use the software only to the extent that is provided by the applicable supply contract or Software License Agreement Technical Support For technical questions contact the Vaisala technical support E mail helpdesk vaisala com Phone int 358 9 8949 2789 Fax 358 9 8949 2790 VAISALA 5 User s Guide This page intentionally left blank 6 M210681EN B Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 Product Overview PRODUCT OVERVIEW This chapter introduces YourVIEW YVU2000 the graphical user interface software for Vaisala automatic data collection systems Overview of the System VAISALA The software is to be installed on a PC with operating system Microsoft Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista YourVIEW YUV2000 offers a graphical presentation of real time and logged data and allows you to log data into your PC s hard disk Several modified displays are available YourVIEW consists of four modules that run simultaneously on your PG
29. sions this will not pose any problems but Windows Vista which is strict about file access especially in C Program Files and only gives ordinary users read access to files by default will cause trouble To circumvent this problem so as follows On Windows Vista install YourVIEW in a folder other than C Program Files or Give ordinary users full access to the files within the Your VIEW installation folder Do as follows 1 Install YourVIEW under C Program Files YourVIEW 2 Right click on C Program Files Your VIEW then click on Properties 3 Select Security then Edit 4 Highlight the group for ordinary users then tick the full control box 5 After installing the YourVIEW application the installation program automatically also installs the LabVIEW Runtime Engine which is required for running the application as well as the Data Socket which is required for communication between different modules 6 The setup program generates an executable file called YOURVIEW exe and the associated files into the directory you selected for the YourVIEW path the default directory is Your VIEW NOTE The installation program also creates an Uninstall icon intended for deleting Your VIEW from the PC or for removing an old version before installing the updated software 7 When the installation of the basic set is complete remove the CD ROM from the drive Store the CD ROM in a safe place an
30. tton The file type is cfg Loading a new configuration is a password protected operation Type in the password and click OK Then select the cfg file Restart YourVIEW by clicking the LZ button at the top left corner Save Button O When creating a new receiving rule or modifying an existing one click the Save button The current configuration of Receiver will be saved to the Receiver cfg file This is a password protected operation Type in the password and then click OK NOTE The old file is overwritten when changes are saved Therefore make a backup copy of the original file VAISALA Stop Button The Stop button stops the Receiver module from running and receiving any information The changes made in the settings will only take effect after you stop running Receiver and then restart the program This is normally a password protected operation Therefore type in the password as shown in Figure 7 on page 22 and then click OK 21 User s Guide 22 Enter Password 0105 147 Figure 7 Enter Password Dialog If no password has been set you just need to click OK in the Enter Password dialog M210681EN B Chapter 5 Data Logging CHAPTER 5 DATA LOGGING This chapter provides information on the Data Logging module that reads data from the Data Socket database and stores it into a spreadsheet file The Data Logging module module takes care of data logging This module reads data
31. you can select instant values at an average of 6 seconds The Wind display shows average numeric values at the selected intervals at the top right corner of the display The Wind display shows average wind direction values during a selected period in orange color and variations in wind direction during a selected period in yellow The Wind Avg field and the Wind display are shown in Figure 10 below 0412 106 Figure 10 Wind Avg Field and Wind Display M210681EN B Chapter 6 Weather 2 Real time Display Configuration Changes to the configuration of Your VIEW Display must be made while the Display module is running However all changes will not be effective until you restart Display The settings are saved in a file The configuration controls become available after clicking Setup on the menu bar 6 YourvIEW Weather 2 Display running Setup Window Help Quit Data Sources Front Panel Configuration Parameters Name Vaisala You VIEW points in graph 360 YoufylEw Data Socket Root URL Source Topic Item Inst instant Max Max Min Min dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS WIND WS1 dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS WIND WD1 dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS WIND IROT dstp Localhost Y ourVIEW AWS PTU TAI dstp Localhost YourVIEW AWS PTU fowl columna it Er dstp Localhost YourVlEw AWS PTU row column it Precipitation dstp Localhast YourViEW AWS PTU RH1 it dstp Localhast YourVIEW AWS PTU row2columnz it En duratio
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