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1. The Log history message window shows the messages issued by SDB during the current Session To show the Message window use the menu View Log or the button in the Toolbar Arranging Windows The SDB window can be moved resized maximized minimized and closed as any standard Windows window If multiple windows are shown you can Tile the windows horizontally using View Tile Horizontally or the E button in the toolbar Tile the windows vertically using View Tile Vertically or the En button in the toolbar Cascade the windows using the command View Cascade or the 5 button in the toolbar Arrange the icons using View Arrange Icons Refreshing Windows If the windows need refreshing press F5 or use View Refresh Refreshing is usually necessary when multiple users access simultaneously the same SDB file 22 e User s Interface SOFO SDB User s Manual Working with Objects Object Basics A single SDB database can contain information about different physical Objects instrumented with Sensors and part of a single project In most cases an SDB database refers to a particular application where a set of Sensors are installed in one or multiple similar Objects For example you should create an SDB database for a bridge where you install a certain number of Sensors a set of similar laboratory slabs or a number of piles installed at the same location In general you should reunite in a single SDB file all data fr
2. You can type the command in the Send box and then press the Send button or Enter The response will be shown in the Receive box and both will be recorded in the History In case of communication errors an error message will appear in the response Using ADAM Console e 79 For more information on the use of ADAM modules please refer to the ADAM manual Use of FISO Console The FISO modules respond to text commands FISO Console 80 e Using ADAM Console SOFO SDB User s Manual Licence Manager Use of the Licence Manager SOFO SDB User s Manual The Licence Manager is accessed through the Tools SOFO Licence Manager menu and is used to configure the Licence rights for the different software applications available under SDB To access this dialog box the right hardware key must be connected to the PC parallel port or USB port depending on the hardware key provided Four different types of application may be available under SDB and they are SDB Pro SDB View SDB SPADS and Full Options General Pane 2 SOFO Y Licence Manager SOFO Pro SOFO View SOFO Spads Full Options SOFO Unit Skip the key presence in future Pro Current Expiry Date N one Mew Current Expiry Date N one Spad Curent E spiry Date N one Full Optone Current Expiry Date invalid Code SOFO Unit Current E spir Date Exit In the General pane are shown the deadlines of use for each available application No one of them is mo
3. characteristics m m m m m Ask SW Multi Calib Calib Calib Calib Sensor Type i connect supported SOFO Sensors Single SOFO Standard No 0 127 0 0 mm Yes Free yes Deformation Sensor Single SOFO Strain Multiple SOFO Standard 0 127 mm No more Deformation Sensor Single SOFO Multiple SOFO Single SOFO v 0 075 mm Free No more Sensor pe echo 1 189 mRad No more Inclinometer Sensor Multiple SOFO Displacement Crack Yes 0 075 mm No more Sensor DO DDD Sensor Force Sensor Single Generic Multiple Generic SOFO Reading Unit SOFO Reading Unit Internal No n a n a n a n a C F No Free Yes Temperature SOFO Reading Unit Battery No n a n a n a n a V No Free Yes Voltage SOFO Reading m pp EOI e fe e ve toh pele Pett Te te SOFO ADAM Sensors ADAM Free 4017 4018 a D ADAM 4018 a D Multi channel MuST Sensors Sensor MuST strain Sensor strain Sensor MEUS MES Sensor Macro Sensors me eet eae CO E IE E EA es et oe A A ee moo Mathematical Function MuST SOFO Sensor Deformation No 0 1 o o tmm No Pro yes ee ee See Eo EF NOS MTS tate RERE RE N A fom e ee ee paee SOFO SDB User s Manual Working with Sensors e 45 Values in brackets indicate that the value cannot be changed other values are defaults for new Sensors n a indicates that the option is not available means tha
4. button to access a calendar The Interval textbox is used to define the Measurement interval This can be set in minutes hours or days but for a maximum of 31 days Once all the settings correspond to you requirement you can press the Send Settings to SOFO button to transfer the settings to the SOFO reading unit If the operation is successful you will be asked if you want to switch to Data logger mode You can also switch later using the Tools Data Logging Mode command or pressing Ctrl L The SOFO Date and Time button can be used to set the SOFO unit internal timer To reduce the power supply consume the reading unit automatically switches off after the agenda execution if measurement interval is not too short This solution allows more measurements if the system runs on battery only Downloading data 86 e SOFO Data logger To download the recorded Measurements use the Tools Download SOFO Data menu SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO Y Data Download Data Selection Download Options Begin Downloading at f First available Session C Specify Start Date Time Specify Start Session Number End Downloading at f Last available Session Specify End Dater Time Specify EndSession Number The Data Selection Panel allows you to select the Session range to be downloaded In the Begin Downloading at section you can define the first Session to be downloaded either by specifying its date a
5. 20 e User s Interface Measurement Window wu Measurement 15 04 2003 09 35 09 Value 103 414 ps 0 207 mm Cursor 0 000 ps The Measurement window shows the current Measurement and its peaks The functions of the Measurement Window are explained in Viewing a Measurement at page 51 To show the Measurement window press F8 or the menu View Measurement or the sa button in the Navigation Bar Value History Plot Window History Sensor da 3 Oj xj Measurement mm 01 05 2003 01 05 2003 02 05 2003 02 05 2003 03 05 2003 05 08 2003 04 05 2003 04 05 2003 05 05 2003 Date days 1034 Points The History Plot window shows all Measurements relative to the current Sensor and peak in graphical form The functions of the Value Plot Window are explained in View History in graphical form at page 56 To show the History plot window press F7 or the menu View Value History Plot or the button in the Navigation Bar SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Value History Table Window 22 History Sensor 1a 1 23 04 2003 11 44 05 23 04 2003 11 45 15 23 04 2005 11 50 00 23 04 2003 11 54 15 23 04 2003 11 54 05 23 04 2003 11 55 57 29 04 2003 11 57 36 29 04 2003 11 53 37 29 04 2003 12 05 24 ro oo 07 0 E Qs ri 1035 Measurements VE The History Table window shows all Measurements relative to the current Sensor and peak in tabular form The functions of the Va
6. Start Date Time 06 11 200914 00 00 08 04 2010 17 3327 End Date Time 30 04 2010 1400 00 Interval min a AA U continuous lo 160 min o Date Time 08 04 2010 17 33 27 H Sessions lo SOFO Date and Time Send Settings to SOFO The Mode part of the dialog box allows you to switch between Manual and Data logger mode This is equivalent to the same commands in the Tools menu In the Status part of the dialog box allows you to view the Current SOFO settings and to send New settings to the Unit The Agenda box is used to select the Agenda to be downloaded You can also decide to maintain the current Agenda selecting Keep Current Agenda If no database file is open or if there are no Agendas in the open database you can only keep the current Agenda The Start Date Time textbox allows you to select the time of the first Measurement to be carried out If the date is in the past the Measurements will start after a whole number of intervals from that time You can also press the button to access a calendar SOFO Data logger e 85 Enter Date and Time April 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat i on B ON PI Pi E LO Pi Lol hi pu Pa Pi FR Mi e ee Bi e e PI hh El o E iF The End Date Time textbox allows you to select the time of the last Measurement to be carried out If the date is in the past no Measurements will be carried out You can also press the
7. View History in graphical form 56 e Viewing Data The history of a Sensor lists the results obtained for all the Measurements on a given Sensor and peak The history can be represented in graphical or table form The History can be shown in graphical form in the History Plot History Sensor 4a 3 Measurement mm 01 05 2003 01 05 2003 02 05 2003 02 05 2003 03 05 2003 03 05 2003 04 05 2003 04 05 2003 05 05 2003 Date days 1034 Paints a To show the History plot window press F7 or the menu View Value History Plot or the EAI button in the Navigation Bar under Sensors The plot shows all peak position values for Sessions Measurements and Peaks that are not forgotten By clicking once a particular data point the clicked Measurement will become the active one and be shown in the Measurement Window How to Zoom and Scroll On this window it is possible using the mouse to execute a zoom and a scroll To zoom in on a graph press the left mouse button at the top left hand corner of the area you wish to zoom in on and maintaining the mouse button pressed drag out the rectangle to the bottom right hand corner of the zoom area Release the mouse button and the graph will redraw the area selected To undo the zoom press the left mouse button anywhere on the graph area and drag up and left with SOFO SDB User s Manual the mouse button depressed Release the button and the graph will redraw to the originally defined grap
8. Make Active Remove The Calibration entity is defined to allow the calibration of the single channels With this form it is possible to enter the calibration values for the constant linear quadratic and cubic terms For every Sensor type standard values are defined by a default calibration This means that only certain calibration factors can be modified depending on the Sensor type When a new sensor thus channel is created a new calibration is automatically generated with the default parameters Calibration Name the Calibration Name with up to 30 characters To include a name related to the Sensor type is a good idea The name must be unique Show Calibrations used with this channel if this option is selected only the calibrations related to the active channel are shown in the list The first calibration in the list will be the active calibration designed with the A tag This means that new Measurements for this channel will use this calibration The other calibrations in the list are all calibrations that have been used for past Measurements For most Sensors there will be a single calibration for all Measurements Show all Calibrations if this option is selected all calibrations in the database are listed On the left part of the form there is a list of calibrations and at the top there is always the active calibration for the referenced channel In each row of the list is also displayed in brackets the number of Measureme
9. SOFO SDB User s Manual User s Manual SDB 6 4 16 09 2010 Integrated Structural Health SD S Version 6 4 8 1996 2009 SMARTEC SA Switzerland 1999 2010 SMARTEC SA Via Pobiette 11 CH 6928 Manno Switzerland Tel 41 91 610 18 00 Fax 41 91 610 18 01 E mail smartec smartec ch WWW www smartec ch Contents e i ii e Contents SOFO SDB User s Manual Contents Introduction 1 Welcometos DD rta dd ld dido l Software installation 2 Hardware Te Guile Me M Ssenga a 2 DORE Ale Te UTEE AAA a A E E 2 ETE o RE ENET A OE E OET A EE EIEEE OA AET EET O 2 Window instalation ecserin E A 2 Ronn no F910 AMA po Pe E secant E saheasecaiseeesanate 2 SDB Configuration 3 Gp toms Mei tant ooo 3 Reading Unit Connection OPtIONS cccccccnncncnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnss 3 Optical Switch Connection Options ooooccccnnnnnnnccnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononannnnnnnnnns 4 Date and Time cnt ios aiDis 5 SDB VION A PE TO LE RO A A emer rey er nm etre 5 OHer cle Wl PA REI EU PE E O a 6 Global ParastesiS CCUM SS dl J SDB Basics 9 Daaba DanC Saree r n E A ATE E EAA 9 Database OF Can Za ON ill 9 Cb o Seen Pee PE o Oo Tt errr treet 10 COS colocas 10 SS 107 y Jos OO PEC O Wcoaeaemeihaenti ben Geese E A E A tt asse 11 NAAA A A A ak asees 11 O A E A ete aeates 12 Dra INC ONCE AAA O O II E 12 AA A A 13 SO seiere r Ment sPeactene sieseaeseaorantatteneanes 13 Wine entity CHANN
10. 6 9 45 103 104 108 Copy 64 65 Create Shortcut file for this Agenda 74 Creating a new Sensor 11 32 creation date 13 15 29 Current Expiry Date 90 91 92 Current Licence Number 91 92 Current Licence Type 91 92 Cycle 71 73 74 Cycle every X minutes 71 73 74 SOFO SDB User s Manual D Database Organization 1 11 Date 1 7 9 29 55 61 70 94 95 110 Default 32 51 54 67 71 78 114 Delete Agenda 73 Delete Measurement 62 Delete Peak Pointer 78 Delete Sensor 52 Delete Session 56 Dial up Networking 103 Duplicating a SDB file structure 11 30 E End at Measurement 85 error 57 58 72 73 75 84 88 108 109 110 Excel 2 11 65 114 Execution 111 74 Exit SDB after finish 73 74 Expiry Date 91 92 export 111 1 2 29 30 64 65 Export SDB Structure 30 FE File 11 1v 27 28 29 30 50 64 99 Forget 55 56 61 62 78 85 114 Forget Measurement 61 62 Forget Peak 78 85 G Global parasite Peaks 9 Global Parasites 1 9 79 Go to Agenda 22 Go to Measurement 22 Go to Sensor 21 Go to Session 22 H Hard Disk 2 Hardware requirements 1 2 Help vi 106 History plot 24 63 64 History Plot window 20 24 64 Index e 107 History Table 11 20 24 64 65 History Table window 20 24 65 Include Columns Labels on Copy 66 Include Forgotten Peaks Measurements and Sessions 66 internal switch 7 39 41 43 Introduction 1
11. Agenda Properties pressing Ctrl F5 or using che lA button in the Navigation Bar under Agendas The Agenda properties dialog box contains four panes Working with Agendas e 61 62 e Working with Agendas General Pane E Agenda Run all x General Schedule Options Agenda Name Fun all Description Auto measurement on all sensors The General pane contains general information about the Agenda Agenda Name the name of the Agenda max 30 characters Description a description of the Agenda of unlimited length SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Schedule Pane E Agenda Default xi General Schedule Options e Each run create a new Session Sessions Keep all sessions Keep only the last 100 sessions Start date 02 08 2009 End date 31 12 2020 Measure ewer Active 0 Minutes 0 Continuous use integer numbers max 1440 SOFO Power Supply C Optimized E Measure without batteries k Cancel Ask for user confirmation on Session clone indicates if a new Agenda should be automatically created on each Agenda run The Session section is useful in all the situations in which only the last n sessions are important By default the SDB stores all the sessions but sometimes especially when the agenda is executed continuously it is useful to keep in the database only the last n sessions In this way the database width remains constant and the most r
12. Peak marker A label indicating the position of a recognized peak in a scan Polarization The vector state of the light propagating in the Sensors If the polarizations of the light reflected by the two arms of a Sensor are almost orthogonal the corresponding peak height will be reduced Primary unit The unit of the direct Measurement of a Sensor e g ps for SOFO Sensor or V for A D Sensors Object A Database containing all the information about the Sensors installed in a given structure and the Measurements performed on them Properties Information relative to a database Object Object Agenda Sensor Session Measurement Reading unit A device used to read Sensors Remote An operation performed without physical access to the Measurement PC or to the reading unit Glossary of Terms e 105 106 e Glossary of Terms Replica A copy of a database that can be re synchronized with the master the original database Scan The process of measuring a SOFO Sensor from the mirror movement associated with SOFO Measurements Sensor A physical Sensor and its description in the SDB program It could be a SOFO Sensor a Sensor measured by the ADAM module or other user selected data internal temperature of SOFO Alphanumeric data etc Serial port A RS232 or COM X port in your Computer SOFO Surveillance d Ouvrages par Fibres Optiques or Structural Monitoring with Fiber Optic Sensors Structure
13. a short description of the button s function will appear 18 e User s Interface SOFO SDB User s Manual Navigation bar ensors ISIR Nala Agendas SIRE Sessions IVR Rapa Meas S BORA eal AR 1af v Run al v 23 04 2003 11 49 y 0 Ch0 zii gt D m TIKE of 10 CSES EME Ss E dape Ci gt You can navigate between Sensors Agendas Sessions and Measurements by using the Navigation bar or the command in the Sensors Agendas Sessions and Measurements menus The Navigation bar is usually the quickest way to navigate K First item El Previous item D Next item bl Last item To select a Sensor Channel Agenda Session or Measurement you can use one of the following methods Select the item from the related combo box in the Navigation bar Use the buttons in the Navigation bar K 4 gt Pl The commands in the Item sensor agenda session measurement Go to Item menu have the same function The buttons grouped at the bottom of the Agenda Sensor Session and Measurement areas are shortcuts to related commands Move to mouse on top of them to get a description of their functions Status bar The status bar shows the currently selected Sensor Agenda Session and Measurement as well as the last message issued by SDB Windows Inside the work area of SDB you can show different sub windows that display the SDB data in different forms SOFO SDB User s Manual User s Interface e 19
14. 11 iv v 1 45 93 107 J Jet Engine 11 L label 47 59 77 79 80 81 83 115 lateral peak 76 77 Launch Pad 75 Licence 1v 49 90 91 92 Licence Type 91 92 Link to Session 61 Locate Peak 78 Log File 73 99 Log only errors 73 Main Window 1 19 manual 1 14 17 42 67 72 86 88 93 104 Master 11 31 114 MDB 103 Measure Now 70 Measurement Properties 111 14 60 62 Measurement View 59 Measurement window 20 23 58 60 76 77 114 Menu bar 1 iv v 19 20 Message window 20 25 minutes 70 95 monitoring iv v 1 15 45 103 Multiple Generic SOFO Sensor 50 Multiple SOFO Displacement Crack Sensor 49 Multiple SOFO Force Sensor 50 Multiple SOFO Membrane Sensor 49 Multiple SOFO Standard Deformation Sensor 49 Multi user iv 102 N Navigation bar 1 v vi 20 21 22 59 67 New Agenda 67 73 New and Upgraded vi 107 New Sensor 32 46 52 98 New Session 54 55 No SOFO Connected 5 No Switch Connected 6 Number of Data Points 61 Numeric User Data 50 O Object Name 28 29 Object properties 11 13 28 Open SOFO Database 28 Operator 110 115 108 e Index Optical Switch 1 iv 6 86 115 Options 1 111 v 5 6 7 57 66 72 79 86 90 91 99 103 108 P Parasite 111 78 115 Parasite Peak 111 78 partial reflector 1v 76 83 Peak Definitions 35 Peak Follower 1v 84 Peak sign 111 77 Peak Parasite Collision 85 Pla
15. Default Sensor using high sensitivity and without connecting a Sensor to the reading unit A number of peaks similar to those depicted in the following figure should appear ww Measurement 29 04 2003 1252171 Value 17 639 ps 2 013 mm Cursor 78 195 ps 1 943 mrm SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks e 71 You can now catalog the global parasite peaks as follows Double click on each parasite peak to select it Open the dialog box in Tools SOFO Unit Global Parasites Peaks SOFO Unit Global Parasite Peaks SOFOSN F 11FA4454 Add Current Peak Delete Selected Entry Click on the Add Current Peak button The currently selected peak should appear in the list along with the Serial number of your SOFO reading unit Dismiss the Options dialog box using the OK button A small vertical line should now appear under the peak label to indicate the position of a global parasite peak Repeat the same steps for each parasite peak It is not necessary to select the peaks symmetrical to the Central peak since SDB automatically searches on both sides It might be necessary to zoom in to some global parasite peaks to recognize double ones For a standard SOFO reading unit you should find global parasite peaks near the following values 9 ps 78 ps Execute a few other scans in the same conditions to make sure that you have found all the parasite peaks If you use a SOFO IV reading unit previous version this proced
16. Getting help Help An online help can be accessed pressing Fl in any part of SDB or from the Help menu 96 e Getting help SOFO SDB User s Manual New and Upgraded Version 6 4 Version 6 3 Version 6 1 SOFO SDB User s Manual Possibility to use a list of 100 COM ports The FISO sensors have been implemented The MuST Dynamic Strain Temperature and Deformation have been implemented SDB Pro Fiso Console Adding of the LOG table with the list of all the logs New window for the logs New Icons in the interface New color interface Update of all the table with the field create_at modified_at Status Possibility to Send SMS on warning SDB View VBSendEmail dll library to send email on warning SDB View New Inclinometer Sensor Introduction of the strain sensor Improved visualization of the view table Agenda options keep the last n sessions Auto update macro sensors after each agenda execution Download the measurements into a binary file Upload the measurements from a binary file to a SDB The history views have been accelerated The memory download has been accelerated Shutdown of reading unit after thee data logger programming The SOFO Unit Info contains more detailed information Removing of multi channel sensors Export view to excel file Battery recalibration function New and Upgraded e 97 Version 6 0 Version 5 2 Version 5 0 98 e New and Upgraded Definition of validity range for each sensor
17. Introduction of the Macro Sensors Upload sensor from file New key hardware protection New DB structure New bar and toolbar Possibility to have other application included SDB VIEW Spads Import old DB Export to old SOFO DB Version New navigation bar and toolbar Added unified menu for display options Changed peak channel panel in Sensor Options Implemented automatic recovery of Index Signal Timeout error required hardware update for older SOFO reading unit delivered before October 2000 Included PDF version of SDB and SOFO System Manuals Added support for all SOFO functions Higher communication speed with auto selection Connection through a Modem Programming and downloading of data for the SOFO data logger Support for the SOFObus to ADAM bridge and for the 4017 4018 ADAM Modules The functionality of the interval execution in the Agenda has been modified SOFO SDB User s Manual Support Getting the latest version The registered users will automatically receive new major releases of SDB Minor releases can be sent by e mail to users with specific problems Consult SMARTEC s website at www smartec ch to find out about software updates Getting support Support for the SDB software is provided directly by SMARTEC SA Only registered users are entitled to receive support for this software To get support contact SMARTEC SA by one of the following means E mail support smartec ch Fax 41 91
18. can enable one switch and disable the other See also point 3 Reading Unit with n channels with two or more external Switches Switch peso y 40 e Working with Sensors Sensor 1 Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel Ask for manual Connection mal Gl gt eS Sensor 2 Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel Ask for manual Connection 147 3553 SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO Temperature Battery Voltage Battery For these sensors there are no special parameters to set in the panels General Property Connection and Channel Using ADAM Modules SOFO SDB User s Manual Introduction ADAM modules are data acquisition modules produced by Advantech The ADAM modules are compact versatile acquisition units designed specifically for reliable operation in harsh environments The modules are designed to work on a RS 485 bus and hundreds of units can be distributed over a large area to acquire signals of different nature In many structural monitoring applications where the SOFO Sensors are used it is often important to acquire data from other types of Sensors such as temperature Sensors or analog signals For this reason a SOFOb
19. current valid calibration for this channel The calibration defines the polynomial transformation between raw Measurement data primary data e g a resistance and actually used data secondary data e g a temperature derived from a resistance The entity POINT A point is a simple geometric entity used by the model to define the position in the space of a single channel A point has a name and three coordinates which are defined in a specific reference system The reference system can be a geocentric reference system a land projection system or a local reference system A number identifies the specific reference system for the point A list of reference systems is provided with the standard The unit through which the coordinates are expressed is also defined for a point The entity GEOMETRY The relationships through points in the space and the channels are given by the geometry entities Through the geometry entity it is possible to describe the position in the space of a channel with one or more points It is also possible to model the case of many channels at a given point standard case by GPS In the case of many points the topological relationships between them is given through an index This simple index permits to navigate along the discrete geometrical representation of the channel For example a point Sensor will have a single point with index 1 a baseline Sensor will have two points with index and 2 and a Sensor installe
20. desired position while holding the Ctrl and Alt keys Changing Peak signs Most Sensors are built in a manner that an elongation will increase the path imbalance and therefore increase the spacing between the central and the lateral peaks In some rare cases it happens that special Sensors or Sensors undergoing a large compression will present a peak crossing and the sign of the measured deformation will therefore be inverted This can also happen after a certain number of Measurements The lateral peaks will gradually approach to the central peak then cross it and spread again To take these effects into account it is possible to change the sign of the Measurements so that an elongation will correctly result in an increase of the peak value a smaller negative number To change the sign of a Measurement use the menu Measurements Change Peak Sign or press Shift F2 All subsequent Measurements will have the same sign until you manually change it again In case of doubt about the sign of peaks close to the crossing point it is often useful to observe the history graph and compare it to other Sensors measuring similar deformations At the moment of crossing it might be impossible to obtain a Measurement since the lateral peaks will be superposed with the central one 70 e SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks SOFO SDB User s Manual Forgetting a Peak Similarly to Measurements it is possible to forget a peak position This is done by selecting Mea
21. menu Deleting a Sensor also deletes all the related Measurements Be careful using this command Load Sensor Configurations 46 e Working with Sensors It is possible to import sensors in the database from a text file When the client buys the sensors with them he receives a CD or an email containing a text file with the details of the bought sensors The text file to upload on the support has the mandate name and selecting in the menu the option Sensors Load Sensor Configurations is possible to select the file from which upload the sensors Once selected the file a window appears with two columns Available Sensors and Selected Sensors In the first there is a list of all the available sensors and in the other there is a list of all the sensors to load in the database SOFO SDB User s Manual Y Load Sensor Configurations With the button gt it is possible to move the selected sensors from the available column to the selected one With the button gt gt it is possible to move all the sensors of the available list to the selected one With the button Ok the selected sensors are loaded With the button Cancel it is possible to exit from the loading window With the button Delete the selected sensor s of the Select Sensor are removed With the button Clear it is possible to clear the entire Selected Sensors list The sensors loaded have all a different name If the same sensor is present more than one time in the selec
22. new calibration or working range When the two values are equal the check during the measurement is not performed If they are different the validity test is performed If the measurement is not valid it is stored in the database with the forget value equal TRUE and a warning message appears explaining the situation In this way it is always possible to check the measurement status anyway this value does not appear on tables and graphs If Min and Max are changed no update is performed for the measurements just stored in the database It is in fact assumed that the measurements were valid at the time in which they had been stored To close the Sensor Proprieties dialog box use the Ok button to confirm the changes or the Cancel button to restore the previous values The changes to the Peak Definitions are recorded when the cursor is moved from one entry to another and cannot be cancelled Calibration Definitions Pane There are two ways to edit the calibration proprieties One is to select the Sensor you want to edit and then use the Sensors Calibration the second is to use the button i in the Channels Definitions Pane of the Sensor Properties form Working with Sensors e 31 32 e Working with Sensors Calibration y X fe Cato Calibration Name Engineering Unit wn 0 i itsti s C S Primary L rut Time Stamp Calibration f Show Calibrations used with this channel 7 Show all Calibrations Add Hew
23. of output from a View This can be a table or graph plotted on the screen a table or graph saved to file or to the Clipboard History The history of a Sensor lists the results obtained for all the Measurements on a given Sensor and peak The history can be represented in graphical or table form Key Physical key Small rectangular electronic apparatus to be installed to the PC parallel port This is necessary for the operation of the software and protects against the taking of illicit copies of the software Manual Measurement A Measurement performed by an operator Master The original database from which replicas are created Mean value Calculated value being the arithmetic mean of recorded Measurements Measurement A single Measurement performed on a Sensor for a given Session and the additional data related with it date time light intensity SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Navigation Moving between Agendas Sensors Sessions and Measurements Operator The person carrying out a Measurement Optical Switch An opto mechanical device used to connect multiple Sensors to a single reading unit Parasite A peak that appears in a scan but does not relate to the Sensor changes Partial reflectors Semi reflective mirrors used to subdivide a multiple Sensor in sub sections Peak A Spike in a SOFO scan peaks usually appear in pairs symmetrical to the Central Peak the highest one
24. the top of tables when you use the copy command Viewing Data e 59 Working with Agendas Agenda Basics Agendas are used to program Measurement Sessions that are executed either manually or automatically Agendas can also be used for scheduled execution of Measurements An Agenda is a list of Sensors that have to be measured in a given order and a series of parameter indicating how the execution must be carried out Agendas are stored in the same database containing the Project they refer to Multiple Agendas can exist for a single Project allowing different types of Measurement Sessions manual automatic scheduled partial redundant Creating a new Agenda To create a new Agenda use the Agenda New Agenda menu or press Ctrl G You will thEn be prompted to edit the Agenda Properties An Agenda called Default is created automatically when you open a new SDB file You can use this Agenda for tests or delete it when it is no longer needed Sensor selection The Agenda item list is shown when the El button in the Navigation bar under Agendas is selected The Sensor List is shown when the El button in the Navigation bar under Sensors is selected SDB v6 4 1 4 02 SOFO View example 0 sdb File Edit Sensors Agendas Sessions Measurements View Tools Help ala lela sensos L gt DOs 4 D gt DIE Kd 4 gt Ife 0 Cho NEO E 2 5 Er 2 sE EEES Ei ES Y f The Sensor list is displayed
25. under the Sensor navigator and shows a list of all the Sensors in the current Database The Agenda item list is displayed under the Agenda navigator and contains a list of the Sensors to be measured by the 60 e Working with Agendas SOFO SDB User s Manual Agenda Checking the list checkbox in the Navigator activates the Sensor list To edit the List of Sensors to be measured contained in the Agenda item list you have the following options Using the button you can transfer the selected Sensors in the Sensors list to the Agenda item list You can select multiple Sensors holding the Shift and the Ctrl keys while clicking on the Sensors Using the 4 button or pressing Alt 4 you can move the selected Sensors in the Agenda item list toward the top of the list Using the button or pressing Alt Y you can move the selected Sensors in the Agenda item list toward the bottom of the list Using the x button or pressing Del you can remove the selected Sensors from the Agenda item list Pressing Ctrl A you can select all the Sensors in the Agenda item list You can then press Del to delete all the items If you change the name of a Sensor in the Sensor Properties the name in the Agenda will change accordingly Agenda Properties SOFO SDB User s Manual Besides the list of Sensors to be measured the Agenda contains other information about how the program must be executed These Agenda properties can be edited using the menu Agenda
26. 41 09 4M 2 23 2009 4 41 09 AM 2 23 2009 3 21 09 AM 10005 Ch13 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 10005 Ch5 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 10005 Ch13 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 10005 Chi3 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 10005 Chi3 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 2 22 2009 8 00 50 PM 10005 Ch3 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 22 2009 10 21 05 4M 10005 Chi2 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 22 2009 6 40 45 AM 10005 Ch8 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 22 2009 2 21 09 AM 2 21 2009 11 00 55 PM 2 21 2009 9 41 20 PM 2 20 2009 3 21 07 PM 10005 Ch13 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 10005 Chi0 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 10005 Chi5 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 10005 Chi3 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no sig
27. 610 18 01 Tel 41 91 610 18 00 workdays 9 AM to 12 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM GMT 1 Mail SMARTEC SA via Pobbiette 11 CP CH 6928 Manno Switzerland To facilitate the user support please be ready to indicate which version of SDB you are running In case of bugs please write down the error message and the situation in which it has occurred Suggestions and bug reports To suggest addition and modifications to SDB or to report bugs please use the form on the next page and send it or e mail it to the above address Y our feedback is sincerely appreciated SOFO SDB User s Manual Support e 99 Suggestions and Bug Report SDB Software Date SDB Version Operator e Bugs CI Crash the software stops and or gives an error message CO Error the software behaves incorrectly LI Messages unclear message or spelling error Menu command generating the bug Previous operations Problem description Suggested solution Is the problem reproducible LI Yes LI No e Suggestions Dl Modification of an existing functionality LI New functionality 100 e Support SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Support e 101 Glossary of Terms SOFO SDB User s Manual Access Data base software produced by Microsoft Corporation Agenda A list of Sensors that have to be measured and instructions on how to do it Assistant Wizard A sequence of questions put to the user by a succession of dialogue boxes in order tha
28. 9 997 ps 6 350 mm SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks e 73 Scan with polarization effects Measurement 10 04 2009 15 15 15 ol xj In this case the left side peak has disappeared due to polarization effects in the Sensor SDB nevertheless correctly identifies the position of the peak Scan without peaks Measurement 16 01 2009 17 04 03 15 x In this case no side peak appears There might be a problem with the connection between the SOFO Sensor and the reading unit or the Measurement fiber could be damaged Verify the connections clean the connectors and rescan 74 e SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Scan with parasites ww Measurement 29 04 2003 11 44 06 Oj xj In this scan a few small parasite peaks have appeared Some of them appear at the location marked as global parasites other might come from the Sensor The Measurement is correct since the side peaks are clearly visible and away from the known global parasites Scan with parasites peaks only In this scan only parasite peaks have appeared The side peaks could not be found This might be the result of a bad connection between the SOFO Sensor and reading unit or a damaged Sensor au Measurement 01 03 2009 04 00 51 0l x Measurement 04 04 2009 03 53 13 0 x SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks e 75 In this other example SDB has found a very small peak that is not ca
29. A system with load bearing functions ex bridges beams slabs tunnels piles anchored walls dams buildings towers Table Part of a Database containing information about similar Objects Agendas Sensors Sessions Measurements User Data A value entered by the user View Type of graphical output chosen by the user comprising the list of fields to display as well as the Session interval and the multiple display parameters Pre Warning The lower Warning state Warning The stronger Warning value Warning Value A Measurement value from Sensor which alerts the user to an eventual problem It may be of two types Pre warning and Warning Wizard See Assistant SOFO SDB User s Manual Index A Access 2 11 113 Agenda item 20 57 67 68 73 74 Agenda Name 69 Agenda Properties 111 14 67 68 99 Agenda toolbar 74 75 Allow 2 peaks at the same value 85 Arrange Icons 25 Arranging Windows 11 v 25 Ask User for Manual Connection 39 57 autoexec 74 B BAK 30 Briefcase 31 bug report vi 109 C calibrated unit 59 Calibration 1 11 iv 16 17 29 30 35 36 59 105 Cascade 25 center of gravity 77 central peak 38 59 76 77 80 chain 45 88 Change Peak Sign 78 Channel 11 21 34 36 39 41 42 43 45 47 48 59 86 clock 7 Clone Agenda 73 Clone Sensor 52 Clone Session 55 Compact SDB Database 30 compatibility 55 Connection 1 5
30. Coupler A Led Multiplexer level 1 is in Use penser 1 i Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multipleser level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel gg gg 3 Ask for manual Connection e Light always passes through the channel 0 e The checkbox Multiplexer level 1 is in Use has to be selected e Jn the textbox Multiplexer level 1 Address has to be filled with the switch address value The switch address value is to be checked on the switch and may be selected manually see system manual for more details e The textbox Multiplexer level 1 Channel has to be set with the channel number to which the sensor is connected the same as in 2 4 Reading Unit with n channels with one external Switch Switch aor y 38 e Working with Sensors SOFO SDB User s Manual sensor 1 Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel Ask for manual Connection Sensor 2 Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel PEPE 15 45 93 Ask for manual Connection Sensor 1 attached to external switch Sensor 2 oupler C SOFO SDB User s Manual Both checkboxes must be selected because two switch
31. EGI a EAA A SA 98 DA LE a rae i AEE EEE AA E A E AETA 98 Support 99 Cetine the latest VETO a ae a E E a leash seusk 99 Gemine A a S a A te tatuensaes 99 SUSTESLIONS and Dur TENORS ll 99 Glossary of Terms 103 Index 107 iv e Contents SOFO SDB User s Manual Introduction Welcome to SDB SOFO SDB User s Manual Thank you for using the SDB Software The SDB software is integral part of the SOFO monitoring system It is a data acquisition and representation software used to drive the SOFO reading unit optical switches and other data acquisition devices SDB is also used to store and manage data in database form The main functions of this software are aimed to the manual or automatic Measurement of Sensors the display and analysis of the obtained data and the data export to other representation and analysis software packages This manual will introduce you to the concepts underlying the SDB software and will guide you through its different functions and menus 1999 2010 SMARTEC SA Via Pobiette 11 CH 6928 Manno Switzerland Tel 41 91 610 18 00 Fax 41 91 610 18 01 E mail smartec smartec ch WWW www smartec ch Introduction e 1 Software installation Hardware requirements This chapter describes the basic steps required to correctly install and run the SDB software In order to run conveniently under Windows 95 98 NT or 2000 SDB has the following minimal requirements Minimum Hard Disk 50 Mb
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33. F11 will zoom in at the current position of the black cursor F12 will zoom out Shift F11 will zoom in to the current right peak Shift Ctrl F11 will zoom in to the current left peak Ctrl F11 will zoom in to the central peak Shift F12 will zoom out to show the whole Measurement scan The same effects can be obtained using the commands in the Measurements Measurement View menu For Sensors that do not save a curve like ADAM Sensors or User data Sensors the curve and the cursors will not be visible 52 e Working with Measurements SOFO SDB User s Manual Measurement 79 04 2003 11 47 06 ul Ed 2 200 17 1 2 2 C a For User Data Sensors you can enter a new value by double clicking on the current values Measurement Properties SOFO SDB User s Manual Besides the scan points that are showed in the Measurement window additional data is saved in the database of each Measurement and can be viewed and edited using the Measurements Measurement Properties pressing Ctrl F8 or the A button in the toolbar The Measurement Properties dialog box contains two panes General Pane xl General Properties Measurement Date Time Forget Measurement E E 04 2003 15 26 29042003 17 20 eqr U4 2003 1 22 IE Tred 29 04 2008 17 26 29 04 2008 17 27 29 04 2003 17 28 29 04 2003 17 30 29 04 2008 17 31 29 04 2008 17 32 29 04 2003 17 34 29 04 2003 17 36 29 04 2003 17 38 Li
34. Measurement and the related peaks The Session Overview see page 21 window shows the last Measurement in the current Session for the all Sensors The History Table window see page 21 shows the evolution of the Measurements relative to a given Sensor and peak in tabular form The Message window se page 22 shows a history of the messages issued by SDB during the current Session The View list shows a list of all the Views available The SDB View is a licensable complementary part of the SOFO SDB suite and the options related to this extension are described in the dedicated User Manual SDB View The Status bar shows the currently selected Agenda Sensor Measurement and Session as well as the Software Messages The Toolbar the Navigation bar and the Status bar can be shown and hidden using the commands in the View Show menu The Sensor list can be shown and hidden using the checkbox marked list in the navigation bar The Agenda item list can be shown and hidden using the checkbox marked show in the navigation bar The Agenda item list can only be shown if the Sensor list is also visible Menu bar Fie Edit Sensors Agendas Sessions Measurements View Tools Help The functions of the different menus are explained elsewhere according to the functions they perform Toolbar E 9 The toolbar presents shortcuts you can use to access the most used menu commands If you leave the mouse pointer on a button for a few seconds
35. Sensor Properties dialog box see page 29 In this chapter we will discuss how to work with peaks using SDB The peaks can be viewed in many different ways in SDB The peaks themselves are displayed in the Measurement window along with their labels When a specific peak is selected with the navigation bar the distance between the peak and the central peak will be displayed at the bottom of the Measurement window In the Measurement window it is also possible to zoom in to the different peaks Once a peak is recognized and its label appears in the Measurement window the Measurement also appears in the History Plot and Table These will show in graphical and tabular format the evolution of the distance between the central and the selected lateral peak SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks e 69 After a scan SDB usually tries and succeeds in recognizing the peaks relative to a particular Sensor This is done by searching for peaks that are near the position where they were last seen in previous Measurements If SDB cannot find the peaks automatically or if you are not satisfied with its choice you can select yourself the peaks as described in the following paragraphs Selecting Peaks automatically You can change or create the labeling of a given peak by selecting the peak name in the navigation bar and double clicking near the peak you want to select This can be done on both sides of the central peak SDB will find the closest peak to t
36. Sensor and global parasite peaks before re tracking the peaks Once you have correctly identified the peaks in a given Measurement you can start the peak follower by selecting the menu entry Sensors Peak Follower 76 e SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks SOFO SDB User s Manual Start at Measurement 12 02 2009 14 38 47 12 02 2009 14 52 04 12 02 2009 14 53 21 12 02 2009 14 56 41 12 02 2009 14 50 41 12 02 2009 15 36 43 1202 2009 15 50 41 12 02 20039 16 00 51 12 02 2009 17 00 51 12 02 20039 15 00 51 12 02 20039 13 00 51 12 02 2003 0 00 51 12 02 2009 21 00 51 12 02 2009 2 00 51 1202 2009 43 00 51 3 Peak Follower o xj 21 02 2009 19 00 51 21 02 2009 20 00 51 21 02 2003 21 00 51 21 02 2009 2 00 51 21 02 2009 23 00 51 22 02 2009 00 00 51 22 02 2009 01 00 51 22 02 2009 02 00 51 22 02 2009 03 00 51 22 02 2009 04 00 51 22 02 20039 05 00 51 22 02 20039 06 00 51 22 02 2009 07 00 51 22 02 2009 06 00 51 22 02 2009 03 00 51 13 02 2003 00 00 51 22 02 2009 10 00 57 The list Start at Measurement shows all the measurements in this list it is possible to indicate the starting Measurement for the re tracking The list End at Measurement shows the last Measurement in this list it is possible to indicate the Measurement where the tracking process has to be ended The Analyze radio buttons are used to indicate if only the currently selected peak or all peaks have to be re tracked This only applies to multiple S
37. Three peaks usually appear for single SOFO Sensors The central peak is the highest one and will appear at the same position for each scan made with the same SOFO reading unit The central peak is labeled with a C in the Measurement window Besides the central peak two side peaks evenly spaced on both sides of the central peak will also appear The distance between the central peak and these two peaks corresponds to the path unbalance in the Sensor and is therefore the interesting information contained in each scan One of the aims of the SDB software is therefore to recognize these lateral peaks and measure their distance from the central peak The lateral peaks are labeled with a number If multiple Sensors like chains with partial reflector pairs are used a pair of lateral peaks will appear for each Sensor section In some cases one of the two side peaks will disappear because of polarization effects or fall outside the scanning range If at least one of the two lateral peaks is present SDB is able to analyze the Measurement correctly If both peaks are visible the software will use them both to obtain a more accurate Measurement of their position In some cases additional parasite peaks can appear These can be either related to the machine and appear at the same location for each measured Sensor refer to the section on Global parasite peaks later in this chapter or can be specific for a given Sensor and can be declared in the
38. a shown in the History table can be exported to other programs like spreadsheets and text editors by selecting the History Table window click on it and then selecting Edit Copy or pressing Ctrl C The table can then be pasted in another program e g Excel Table Printing Printing of this table is not yet supported Export it to Excel to print Viewing Data e 57 View Session Overview The history can be shown in tabular form in the History Table Sensor Channel Value it Cho 12 765 mm oF Cho 0 004 mm 68 EA dara Cho O012 mm 58 t Bard Cho 0 011 mm 60 9 Temperature down Chaz 1 200 C 9 Temperature up Chie 1 500 C Measurements of this Session 6 To show the History table window press Shift F6 or the menu View Session Overview or the E button in the navigation bar under Sessions Data export The data shown in the Session Overview table can be exported to other programs like spreadsheets and text editors by selecting the Session Overview Table window click on it and then selecting Edit Copy or pressing Ctrl C The table can then be pasted in another program e g Excel Table Printing Printing of this table is not yet supported Export it to Excel to print Display Options Different options can be selected on how to display the date in the history plot history table and Session Overview table To activate the Display options select the menu View Display Options or right click on one of
39. access the same SDB file One instance of SOFO SDB is not immediately aware of changes performed by another To re synchronize the different instances you can use the menu View Refresh or press F5 If many users access the same SDB file from different machines it is advised that one is designated as chief operator and performs all the operations changing the database structure such as creating or cloning Sensors and Sessions The other users can use these modifications after refreshing their instance of SOFO SDB pressing F5 The users could then execute Measurements with different SOFO reading units and write the results in the same SOFO SDB database SOFO SDB User s Manual Remote Measurements Suggestions of remote monitoring Remote monitoring is possible in two ways You can either connect a modem or network to the PC connected to the SOFO reading unit or access the Reading unit itself with a Modem Remote PC access A SDB file can be accessed remotely using Dial up Networking or any other network connection If the local PC is configured for automatic Measurements it will then be possible to download the data over the network Using a Window briefcase and renaming the SDB files to have a MDB extension it is possible to use the database synchronization feature that allows the transfer of the new Measurements only For verifying that a scheduled Measurement is functioning correctly you can also look at the log file t
40. acement Crack Sensor 49 Single SOFO Force Sensor 50 Single SOFO Membrane Sensor 49 Single SOFO Standard Deformation Sensor 49 SMARTEC 1 1 2 30 75 104 105 109 SOFO Acquisition Step 61 SOFO Bus 6 39 87 SOFO Bus Address 39 SOFO IV 5 93 SOFO Reading unit 5 9 SOFO Reading Unit Battery Voltage 50 Software installation 1 2 Software requirements 1 2 SSC 74 75 Start at Measurement 84 Status bar 11 20 22 Step 111 74 Step by step 111 74 Stop 71 75 85 Stop Agenda 71 Support vi 108 109 Switch to 86 Sync PC and SOFO Clocks after each Scan 7 System Agent 75 T tabular 111 20 24 64 65 77 Tile Horizontally 25 Tile Vertically 25 Time 1 7 9 61 94 95 Title bar 19 Toolbar 1 20 21 25 SOFO SDB User s Manual Tools 5 6 9 29 30 31 57 79 86 88 90 94 95 100 103 104 Total Scan Length 61 62 track 33 34 55 Transform Replica to Master 31 U Unforget 62 Unforget Measurement 62 update display 72 Upgraded 107 Use High Sensitivity 38 Use low sensitivity on all Sensors 73 User Data 30 50 60 62 72 116 V version vi 6 19 29 30 91 108 109 110 Viewing a Measurement 111 23 58 Viewing Peaks 111 76 W Windows 11 2 22 25 28 31 74 Windows 95 2 Windows 98 2 Windows NT 2 Z Zero on this Measurement 51 zeroing 51 zoom 59 63 64 76 80 Index e 109
41. ave the SOFO reading unit battery Voltage and Temperature in two corresponding Sensors These values are saved at the beginning of each Measurement Session For both values you can select among all existing Sensors of the appropriate type To create a SOFO Battery or a SOFO Temperature Sensor use the Sensor New Sensor menu and select the Sensor type you want to define This must be done before opening the SOFO Data Download dialog box SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO Y Data Download eee eee Lee Eee Data Selection Download Options SOFO Unit Data Log File File Options e Logtofile e Log only errors Log Filename f Documents and Settings Propri tare Bureauenpty sdb log Browse Clear VEIL In the Log File panel you can select whether and how the download results are stored in a text log file The options are similar to those found in the same panel in the Agenda Properties Dialog box The View button allows you to see the currently selected log file In the File Options panel you can specify a binary file where to store the measurements performed by the Reading Unit The possibility to store the measurements on an external file is important because the time required to download the measurements done in data logger mode from the RU may require a lot of time according to the characteristics of the computer used Sometimes it is better to download the measurement not directly on the da
42. clude all the Measurements of a set of Sensors installed in a structure or in a group of correlated structures The organized database structure permits a rational storage of all Measurements and other relevant information Having all the data in a single and well structured file reduces the possibility of accidentally loosing some of the data or mixing data from different Objects or Sensors SDB is based on Microsoft Jet Engine Access Excel or Visual Basic can therefore read the SDB files easily Database Organization SOFO SDB User s Manual SDB is organized in different tables as resumed in the following figure Session A Session B Session X Propriete Proprieties Proprieties Proprieties Sensor 1 a Measurement Measurement Measurement Proprieties Sensor 2 Proprieties Sensor 3 Proprieties Sensor 4 Proprieties Sensor x ji Proprieties SDB Basics e 9 10 e SDB Basics Let s analyze the different tables and data Object The Object table contains all information relative to an Object Sensors Agendas Sessions and Measurements It also contains the Object properties see Object properties its creation date its name description coordinate system and coordinate unit Sensors Sensor 1 Sensor 2 Sensor 3 Sensor 4 Sensor x The Sensor table con
43. d along a curve will have a larger number of points The geometry relationship has a timestamp to store its date of creation Since many Objects are displacing continuously the actual position of a channel doesn t correspond with the position given by a geometry entity The entity SESSION A Session entity represents a set of collection events Measurements see The entity MEASUREMENT that allow to define a given state in time of the monitored Object The main goal of a Session entity is the correlation of different Measurements at a given point in time or in a defined interval of time In fact a Session time period can vary from a moment in time to a defined interval e g 1 day A Session entity is given a name and a time window in which the set of Measurements are representative for the state of the Object The model considers the possibility to flag the Session entity when its validity is not given SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual The entity MEASUREMENT A Measurement entity is defined as a single collection event in a Session through a defined Sensor The Model considers the cases of zero one or multiple Measurements for a given Sensor in a given Session A Measurement event for a given Sensor involves all the channels defined for that Sensor A Measurement entity has a time stamp to relate the produced values with the time The duration of the Measurement itself can be punctual or a time interval The model cons
44. d more than once in a Session there will be several entries in the relative Agenda for this sensor An Agenda is given a name and a list of instructions for the execution event The entity Agenda ITEM The Agenda item entity specifies which Sensor has to be measured with a given Agenda Through the definition of Agenda items results the planning process for the Measurement of single Sensors The entity Calibration The calibration entity is defined to permit the calibration of single channels The calibration concept is based upon the difference between an active calibration and an original calibration An active calibration is the present valid calibration for a given channel An original calibration is the actually used calibration for a resulting value in a Measurement This concept permits to define different calibrations for the channels and to always store the actually used calibration SDB Basics e 15 The calibration itself is defined as a transformation function between primary and engineering units The engineering unit is calculated with the following formula EU coef 0 coef1 PU coef 2 PU coef3 PU Where EU is the engineering unit and PU is the primary unit 16 e SDB Basics SOFO SDB User s Manual User s Interface SDB Main Window The SDB user s interface consists in a single window that can host different sub windows showing the Object data in different forms The SDB software can handle only a singl
45. data Working with Sensors e 33 SOFO Sensor Properties Pane E Sensor P3 A 3 1517 The Properties pane contains information about the Sensor Execute a full scan SOFO Sensors if checked the scan covers the whole mirror stroke If not checked only a half scan is executed If the peaks are relatively close to the central peak selecting a short scan reduced the Measurement time By default a long scan is used Use High Sensitivity SOFO Sensors if checked it lowers the threshold level during the scan This will allow the detection of smaller peaks but might generate unwanted parasite peaks Use it if the Sensor is in poor conditions and presents very small peaks 34 e Working with Sensors SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Connections Pane Sensor P3 A 3 1517 x Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Hl Multipleser level 1 Address fo Multiplexer level 1 Channel E Multiplexer level 2 is in Use m Multiplexer level 2 Address i Multiplexer level 2 Channel j 3 43k for manual Connection The Connections pane contains information about how the Sensor is connected to the reading unit These options appear only for Sensor types that require a connection Multiplexer level 1 is in use if checked SDB will switch to the desired channel before scanning the Sensor Multiplexer level 1 Address indicates the SOFO Bus address of the Switch Box to be used Switch box 0 refers to an internal switch in
46. difiable Pro Current Expiry Date shows the expiry date for the SDB Pro View Current Expiry Date shows the expiry date for the SDB View Spads Current Expiry Date shows the expiry date for the SDB SPADS Full Options Current Expiry Date shows the expiry date for the Full Option SDB SOFO Unit Current Expiry Date shows the expiry date for the SOFO Reading Unit Licence Manager e 81 82 e Licence Manager 2 SOFO Y Licence Manager I SOFO Spads Full Options Current Licence Mumber Current Expiry Date Current Licence Type View Serial Number AD 13 J 1407 None 3FF4 SOFO Unit Bod wooo Hew Licence Number a MM E Hew Expiry Date PO Mew Licence Type Update Current Licence Number indicates the Licence number that is currently registered in the SDB Software Current Expiry Date indicates the date when the SDB Software module licence will expire and be disabled Current Licence Type indicates if the unit is currently a sold rental leasing or demo version Pro View Spads FullOpt Serial Number indicates the internal serial number of the currently application The Licence number is bound to this serial number Those softwares are expansions part of the SOFO SDB software suite The New Licence Number text boxes are used to enter a new Licence number If the number is correct and corresponds to the connected hardware key the New Expiry Date and the New Licence Type will appea
47. e So these options are only used for Sensors the require recalibration from time to time For SOFO Sensors this is not the case Geometry Definitions Pane To edit the geometry properties there are two possible ways One is to select the Sensor you want to edit and then use Sensors Geometry the second is to use the Geometry button in the Channels Definitions Pane of the Sensor Properties panel T Geometry x Pond The form Geometry gives the possibility to describe the position in space of a channel with one or more points Every point is a single geometric entity used to define its position in space X1 X2 and X3 are the three coordinates in a specific reference system the same indicated in the Object Properties Point Name the Point Name with up to 50 characters is the name of the point It has the goal to give a unique name to the point Description a description of the Point of unlimited length The description gives the possibility to use a more meaningful description of the channel position than the simply numeric coordinates In the form there are buttons to move up or down the points to correctly define the positions along the channels A point Sensor e g a thermocouple will be defined by a single point A SOFO Sensor will be defined by two points describing its ends The geometry entries are optional and are saved only for reference Some data analysis and representation tool can however require this
48. e Agenda execution will then stop You can also use the a button in the Agenda toolbar to stop the execution between scans In case of errors the Agenda execution stops for about Working with Agendas e 67 Agenda Flags 68 e Working with Agendas one second between Measurements to give you the opportunity to stop its execution even if the Don t Stop on Errors option is set The following flags are used in the Agenda list to identify the status of the different Sensors The E flag and similar for other Sensor types indicates Sensors that have not yet been scanned in this Agenda run The p flag indicates that the Sensor is being scanned The Y flag indicates that the Sensor was already scanned successfully The K flag indicates that the Sensor could not be scanned because of an error in the connection due for example to a bad configuration of the optical switch The ili flag indicates that the Sensor could be scanned but some of the peaks could not be found The flag indicates that the Sensor could not be measured because of an error occurred during the scanning process SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks Peak Basics Viewing Peaks SOFO SDB User s Manual Peaks encode the information about the quantity that you measure with SOFO type Sensors On each scan a number of peaks will appear On the un zoomed Measurement display these will appear as sharp vertical lines with different heights
49. e SDB file at a time It is however possible to run multiple copies of it with different SDB files SMARTEC AGRE z E Temperature do Ch32 Temperature up Ch32 ho Measurement 29 04 2003 11 50 00 29 04 2003 11 44 08 29 04 2003 11 45 15 29 04 2003 11 50 00 29 04 2003 11 52 13 29 04 2003 11 54 09 29 04 2003 11 55 57 29 04 2003 11 57 36 29 04 2003 11 59 37 29 04 2003 1205 24 29 04 2003 12 10 19 29 04 2003 12 15 30 29 04 2003 12 17 11 29 04 2003 12 19 09 29 04 2003 12 20 58 29 04 2003 12 23 23 78ga 72a 949955 From the top to the bottom of the Screen you find The Title bar showing the running version of SDB and the name of the SDB file currently open The Menu bar with the different menus used to operate the SDB software The Toolbar contains shortcut buttons that can be used to access the most often used commands of the menu bar SOFO SDB User s Manual User s Interface e 17 The Navigation bar containing the controls used to navigate between Sensors Agendas Sessions and Measurements The SDB windows that show lists and data in different forms The Sensor list shows a list of all the Sensors available for the selected Object The Agenda item list shows the Sensors that are included in the current Agenda The History Plot window see page 20 shows the evolution of the Measurements relative to a given Sensor and peak in graphical form The Measurement window see page 20 shows a single
50. e active calibration is stored in for each channel The other calibrations associated to the table value are lost The created DB will be consistent and compatible with SOFO DB v 5 Working with Objects e 25 Importing from a SOFO DB v5 file You import the structure of a SOFO DB version 5 files to into a SDB This is possible using File Import Export Data Import from DB In these cases a new database will be created containing Agendas and Sensors Sessions Measurements and peaks channels Some empty tables or tables with default values will be added table Geometry Point Calibration information that is not present in the DB File No information is lost in this conversion Exporting Standard SDB file structure You can export data to a standard SDB file using File Import Export Data Export Standard SDB In this case a new database containing only the tables and fields defined in the SDB standard will be created This means that all the information relative to non standard fields system specific information will not be stored in the new file More information are available in the SDB standard Implementation details for SMARTEC Sensor types SOFO ADAM DiTeSt User Data Use this tool to export data to other software packages compatible with the SDB standard Duplicating a SDB file structure You can copy the structure of a SDB file using File Import Export Data Export SDB Structure Agendas and Sensors or Fi
51. e choice is done in the Date and Time section of the Options Menu By checking the Sync PC and SOFO Clocks after each Scan you can make sure that the two clocks will remain synchronized The time is always copied from the selected device PC or SOFO to the other SDB View SOFO Reading Unit SOFObus SOFO Date and Time Mail SMTP Server stmp ticinacom sender posenatolismartec ch SMS GSM Modem Port A5232 COME Modem Connection Speed seno Cancel SOFO SDB User s Manual SDB Configuration e 5 6 e SDB Configuration The SOFO View pane in the Option menu is used to configure the SDB view warning notifications The SDB View is a licensable complementary part of the SDB suite and the options related to this extension are described in the dedicated User Manual SDB View Other Systems Options SOFO Reading Unit SOFObus SOFO Date and Time ADAM Modules Connection No Module Connected C SOFO Bus Serial Link AS232 Comi The Other Systems pane in the Option menu is used to configure all the other reading units that use the RS232 port The first window ADAM Modules Connection is dedicated to the configuration of the Adam Module In this window it can be specified if an Adam module is used and to which this module is connected to If you are not using a SOFO ADAM bridge select the No Module Connected option If the bridge is connected to the SOFObus you should select the SOFObus o
52. e uploading Selecting sessions to work with is only possible in the downloading process but not during the uploading one SOFO Y Data Upload from File Download Options SOFO Unit Data Log File Upload measurement from file File Marne C TMPSD umpmemory bir This dialog box can be accessed using the Tools SOFO Memory command SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO Y Status This dialog box shows the total memory installed in the SOFO reading unit the number of recorded Sessions and the percentage of available memory It also displays the estimated remaining battery capacity The View button will show you the SOFO Session log The Empty SOFO Memory button allows you to erase the memory This should be used after having successfully downloaded the Measurement into the SOFO SDB database The software will ask twice for confirmation before erasing the SOFO memory This takes a few seconds to a few Minutes depending on the size of the installed memory It is not possible to perform a partial effacement In general we recommend erasing the memory once you have downloaded the data and particularly when you change of Agenda or Database SOFO Data logger e 91 Multi user environnements Multi user issues 92 e Multi user environnements SOFO SDB can be used in a multi user environment Multiple instances of the program can run on the same or multiple machines connected to a local or remote network and
53. ecent sessions present In this section is possible to select one of the following options Keep all sessions the sessions are always present in the database Keep only the last n sessions during the execution of the agenda before to create a new session the software controls how many sessions are present in the DB If the number of session Ns is bigger or equal to n then from the DB are removed the first Ns n 1 sessions After the removing a new session is created Start date defines the start date and time for automatic execution End date defines the end date and time for automatic execution Active indicates if the Agenda is active for automatic execution Measure every X minutes indicates that the Agenda has to be executed over and over again every X minutes until the operator stops it or the End Date is reached If 0 minutes are specified the Agenda runs in a continuous loop If the Agenda execution requires more time than the specified interval the Agenda also runs in a continuous loop The first Agenda execution will always be executed at a whole number of intervals from the last midnight Between Measurement Sessions the following window will appear The Measure Now Working with Agendas e 63 64 e Working with Agendas button starts a new Agenda execution and resets the cycle times while the Stop Agenda button closes the window and stops the Agenda execution G Agenda This Agenda option should not be used for lo
54. ed automatically when you open a new SDB file You can use this Sensor for tests or delete 1t when it is no longer needed Sensor Properties SOFO SDB User s Manual To edit the Sensor properties select the Sensor you want to edit and then use the Sensors Sensor Properties press Ctrl F6 or use the 2 button in the Navigation Bar under Sensors Not all the properties are available for all Sensor types The Sensor properties dialog box consists of four panes General Pane FE sensor P3 A 3 1517 i x General Properties Connections Channels sensor Name aT sensor Type Single SOFO Standard Deformation Sensor Description Object Pie 3 Lateral The General pane contains general information about the Sensor Sensor Name the Sensor name with up to 20 characters It is a good idea to include the Sensor serial number in the name Sensor Type the type of the Sensor Description a description of the Sensor of unlimited length The Sensor description is the right place to keep track of the Sensor position in the structure by entering its XYZ and angle and its connections at the different patch panels and cables To add a line use Ctrl Enter Object a reference is created between the current Sensor and the Object selected in the combo box This is used to organize the Sensors according to the Working with Sensors e 29 Object in which they are installed All Sensors can be associated with
55. elated to the current Sensor For each type of sensor this panel may display other fields they are described in detail in the next few paragraphs or in the SDB PRO user Manual in which each type of sensor is discussed For the standard Sensors there is only a single channel per Sensor and the default peak PO is automatically created and no other setting is required Channel Name indicates the name of the Channel maximum 20 characters Description a description of the Channel of unlimited length The Channel description is the right place to keep track of the Channel characteristics position in the structure or its connections at the different patch panels and cables To add a line use Ctrl Enter Engineering Unit Engineering Unit for the calibration maximum 30 characters Primary Unit Primary Unit for the calibration maximum 30 characters In the Measurement Range frame for each sensor it is possible to define the Measurement Range It defines the range in which the measurement should be considerate valid In this way there is the possibility to define the minimum and the maximum value valid for the selected sensor The field Min and Max are doubles and contain respectively the minimum and the maximum valid value for the measurement They have to be expressed in engineering unit When a zero on this session or a zero on this measurement is executed the two values Min and Max are automatically updated according to the
56. els The channel to which the sensor is connected doesn t matter the important thing is to connect only one sensor for each time Because if two sensors are connected one on each channel the result after each scan will contain both peaks of each sensor since the light pass trough both channels 0 and 1 Reading Unit with n channels Internal switch SOFO SDB User s Manual Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel Ask for manual Connection SOFO SDB User s Manual Sa 19914 Sensor The light always passes though the channels O and through the selected channel If the sensor is connected to the channel O the situation is the same as presented in 1 If the channel to which the sensor is connect is different from 0 then the Multiplexes level 1 is in Use Address is to be checked Multiplexes level 1 Address is to be set as O the number that identifies the internal switch is always 0 Multiplexes level 1 Channel have to be specified and the corresponding sensor has to be connected to the specified channel The field Multiplexes level 2 is in Use must remain blank while the others Multiplexes level 2 Address and Multiplexes level 2 Channel may have any value Reading Unit with 2 channels with one external Switch Working with Sensors e 37 Switch
57. ensors The Peak Parasite Collision radio buttons are used to indicate what action has to be undertaken if SDB finds a probable superposition between a peak being tracked and a parasite peak If Forget Peak is selected the peak will be forgotten and the Measurement will not appear in the history table and plot Once the peak moves away from the parasite it will become active again If Keep Peak is selected the peak will be kept even if the superposition with a parasite peak can affect the precision of the Measurement The Allow 2 peaks at the same value button is used to indicate if in the case of Sensors with multiple peaks it is possible to have two peaks at the same location Once the selection corresponds to the desired action pressing on the GO button will start the tracking process Pressing on the Stop button can stop the process The number of Measurements being analyzed appears at the bottom of the dialog box during the process SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks e 77 Using Optical Switches Using optical switches Optical switches are used to automatically connect Sensors to the reading unit For the use of optical switches refer to the corresponding manual The configuration of SDB to use optical switches is made in Tools Options The configuration of the Sensor properties to select the desired channel of an optical switch is made in Sensors Properties Using optical switches manually To manuall
58. erpret the data To close the Configure Session dialog box use the Ok button to confirm the changes or the Cancel button to restore the previous values Cloning a Session Cloning is used to create a copy of the current Session The copies will be identical to the original except for the name that will be changed to the current date and time To clone the current Session use the Sessions Clone Session menu press Ctrl Ins or the ES button in the navigation bar under Sessions The clone command is useful when a Session similar to an existing one has to be created Contrarily to cloning when a new Session is created with the Session New Session menu the default values are used Cloning will not create a copy of the Measurements associated to the original Session only the Session properties are cloned The Forget flag is removed when a Session is cloned Deleting a Session SOFO SDB User s Manual To delete a Session use the Sessions Delete Session menu Deleting a Session also deletes all the related Measurements Be careful using this command in most cases it is advisable to forget a Session instead of deleting it Working with Sessions e 49 Working with Measurements Measurement Basics Measurements are the central piece of data in SDB The single scans of the SOFO reading unit and the Measurements from other types of Sensors are stored in the Measurements The Measurement table also contains additional information usefu
59. es are used Both multiplexer level addresses has to be properly filled Multiplexer level 1 Channel is equal to 0 means that the internal switch is not used Multiplexer level 2 Channel is equal to n means that the external switch is used and the channel n is read Both checkboxes must be selected because two switches are used Both multiplexer level addresses has to be properly filled Multiplexer level 1 Channel is equal to n means that the internal switch is used and the channel n is read Multiplexer level 2 Channel is equal to 0 means that the external switch is not used Reading Unit with 2 channels and 2 external Switches Switch penso Working with Sensors e 39 Sensor 1 Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel Ask for manual Connection 153 35 3 Sensor 2 Multiplexer level 1 is in Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 is in Use Multiplexer level 2 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel Ask for manual Connection IRE In this example we can clearly see that two external switches are used Being each sensor connected only to one switch it is important to set the channel of the not used switch to 0 This is necessary because the light always passes through the two Reading Unit Channels and with a right setting we
60. free Display 800 x 600 A pointing device mouse trackball or trackpad is required A CD ROM or network access to a CD ROM or Iomega ZIP drive is required for software installation A free RS232 Serial port is required to communicate with the SOFO reading unit Software requirements Licenses SDB requires Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT or XP to run It was developed and tested mainly on Windows 98 platforms Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access are recommended to export the data for further analysis and representation but are not required to run SDB SMARTEC SA licenses the SDB for use on a single PC only The license is entitled to copy the software exclusively for backup purposes To run the software on multiple PCs a software license is required for each installation Site licenses are available to cover all the PCs owned by a company Window Installation Running SDB 2 e Software installation To install the SDB software simply run Setup exe from the SDB installation CD ROM Follow the on screen instructions To start the SDB software simply select SOFODB from the Start Programs menu SOFO SDB User s Manual SDB Configuration Options Menu A few basic steps are required to configure the SDB software All settings required to configure your system are found in the Tools Options menu The Options dialog box has five panes Reading Unit Connection Options Opti
61. g unit the software will also send an identification number that uniquely identifies the Sensor It you later delete the Sensor from the database the software will be incapable to assign the downloaded Measurements to a given Sensor Please notice that deleting a Sensor then re creating a new one with the same name won t circumvent the problem since the identification number will be different On the other hand if you change the name of a Sensor the software will be able to associate the Measurement correctly When a Measurement from a physical sensor is downloaded and its identification number doesn t correspond to any existing Sensor in the database this sensor is called orphan Sensor When this happens you have the choice of either Create a new Sensor for each orphan Sensor or to ignore the Measurements for the orphan Sensors The Automatically Create new Session checkbox allows you to create a SDB Session for each SOFO Session It is strongly recommended to keep this option selected otherwise all Measurement will be recorded in the current Session Finally the Disconnect from Modem after Download checkbox will hang up the telephone line on a modem connection to the SOFO reading unit after downloading the data SOFO Y Data Download Data Selection 2 File Options Download SOFO Reading Unit Batter Voltage to SOFO Bat Download SOFO Reading Unit Internal Temprature to SOFO T The SOFO Unit Data panel allows you to s
62. h area To scroll a graph across right click and maintaining the mouse button pressed drag the mouse in the direction you wish to move the graph When you release the mouse button the graph will remain at the new location To undo the scroll press the left mouse button anywhere on the graph area and drag up and left with the mouse button depressed Release the button and the graph will redraw to the originally defined graph area Plot export It is possible to export the history plot by making the History Plot window active click inside the window and then selecting Edit Copy or pressing Ctrl C The plot can then be pasted into another program Plot printing The History plot can be printed by making the History Plot window active click inside the window and then selecting File Print or pressing Ctrl P The printer options can be changed using the File Print Setup menu View History in tabular form SOFO SDB User s Manual The history can be shown in tabular form in the History Table se History Sensor la 1 23 04 2003 11 44 08 23 04 2003 11 45 15 23 04 2003 11 50 00 23 04 2003 11 52 13 29 04 2003 11 54 09 29 04 2003 11 55 57 29 04 2003 11 57 36 29 04 2003 11 59 37 29 04 2003 12 05 24 ro oo 07 On ee oo Pi 1035 Measurements ve To show the History table window press Shift F7 or the menu View Value History Table or the E button in the navigation bar under Sensors Data export The dat
63. hat can be created with the corresponding option in the Agenda Properties menu Using remote control software such as Norton PC Anyware you can take the control of the local PC from a remote location Modem connection SOFO SDB User s Manual It is possible to connect a Modem to a SOFO reading unit and access it remotely The modem on both the SOFO side and the PC side where the SDB program is running should be Hayes compatible and accept standard AT commands To do that you should follow this procedure SOFO side Connect a Modem to the SOFO reading unit Serial port Turn the modem off and on again The display should show Remote Off line Connect the modem to a telephone line PC side Connect a Modem to a free serial port of the PC running the SDB software Indicate the port in the Tools Options menu under Modem Connection You should also select the highest possible speed supported by your Modem usually 115200 bps To connect to the remote Modem use the Tools Remote Modem Connection Remote Measurements e 93 E Remote Modem Connection EA 0041 41 595 55 55 Type the number and a brief description of the connection used as a reminder when you use the Tools Remote Modem Connection To SDB will try to connect to the remote SOFO reading unit If the connection 1s successful 1t will display a message and show RC in the status bar at the bottom of the SDB screen For local direct connections only a C is show
64. he location were you clicked or to its symmetrical position to the central peak The central position of the peak will then be calculated by computing the center of gravity of the two peaks and by taking their average weighted with the area of the peaks Bear in mind that SDB simultaneously looks for peak on both sides of the central peak The closest peak to the position of your double click might actually be on the other side of the Central peak Alternatively you can use the key combination Ctrl J to move to the peak on the left of the currently selected one and Ctrl K to move to the one on its right The peak label should then appear under the selected peak and in a symmetrical position to the central peak To change the central peak double click on or near the peak you want to select while holding the Ctrl key Selecting a Peak manually If you are not satisfied with the position of the peak that was calculated by the software you can manually indicate the location at which you want to place the peak label This is especially useful when two peaks for example the real peak and a parasite peak are partially superposed and SDB recognizes them as being a single one To do this simply double click at the position where you want to place the peak marker while holding the Alt key The get better accuracy this should be done at the maximal allowed zooming press Shift F11 To manually change the place of the central peak double click at the
65. hen use the Session Session Properties press Ctrl F7 or use the 2 button in the Navigation Bar under Sessions The Session properties dialog box consists of one pane E Configure Session xj General Session Name 2009 06 02 10 56 Creation Date 82 06 2009 10 56 13 End Date Forget Session D Tuesday a Descriptions Ok Cancel 48 e Working with Sessions SOFO SDB User s Manual The General pane contains general information about the Session Session Name the Session name with up to 20 characters It is a good idea to include the date in the name Creation Date the date when the Session was created Cannot be modified by SDB End Date the date when the Session was finished Cannot be modified by SDB Not used by SDB but present for compatibility with the SDB standard Forget Session if checked the Measurements relative to this Session will neither be shown in graphs and tables nor exported to other software packages Use the forget flag to identify Measurements that were performed for testing Forgetting is preferable to deleting Sessions since you will be able to unforget them if you find it necessary at a later time Description a description of the Session of unlimited length The Session description is the right place to keep track of particular conditions present at the time of the Measurement like weather and temperature or of any particularity that might be useful to later int
66. iders the possibility to flag the Measurement entity when its validity is not given The entity VALUE The value entity is defined as the value of the related property that has been collected by a channel in a given Measurement The model considers two distinct situations the case of discrete and representative values maximal minima etc of the related Measurement and the case of a complete and continual values list In the first case a value is stored as a scalar one in the second case a binary representation of the produced values can be used The Entity Agenda The Agenda entity is defined to allow the planning process of Measurement executions An Agenda can be considered as a specific configuration for the Measurement event This configuration is Sensor independent and allows manually or automatically execution of Sensor Measurements The planning process results in associating different configurations with different Sensors The model considers also an Agenda as a list of Sensors that have to be measured for a given Object Instructions on how the Sensors should be measured are defined It is possible to create for different possible situations different Agendas each one essentially contains a different configuration of Sensors to be measured e g an Agenda for manual Measurement of only a few Sensors one for automatic Measurements on all Sensors This gives to the planning process a great flexibility If a Sensor has to be measure
67. ith SDB so that you can open a SDB file by double clicking on it in the Windows Explorer Closing a SDB file To close a SDB file use the File Close Database menu You do not need to save your data since the database is always kept up to date as you work with it Object properties You are prompted to edit the Object properties when you create a new SDB file These properties can be later edited using the Sensors Object Properties menu or by using the 2 icon in the toolbar The Object properties dialog box consists of one pane ES Configure Object General Dbjetes Object Name Pie 3 Lateral uN Pile 1 Lateral Creation Date 28 05 2009 08 30 34 0 Pile 2 Lateral a Description A Line is turned to Pile 1 The line A Bis rotated for 15 degras with respect to line Pile 1 Pile 3 in mathematically positive direction opposite to watch direction E Coordinate System Locat Local reference system Coordinate Unit Local Remove The General pane relates to the basic Object properties On the left there is a list with all the Objects present in the SDB database The number of Sensors related to each Object is shown in brackets near the Object Name Object Name a name for the Object with up to 20 characters Creation Date the Object s creation date Cannot be modified Description a description of the Object with unlimited size 24 e Working with Objects SOFO SDB User s Manual Coordinate S
68. l at the data analysis stage Making a Measurement To successfully make a Measurement you should carry out the following steps the steps in parenthesis should be carried out only for the first Measurement of a Session Check in the Tools Options dialog box if the connection options to the SOFO reading unit and other systems are correct If the connection options are incorrect an error message will appear at the time of scanning Turn on the SOFO reading unit optical switches and other Measurements systems connected to them Select the Sensor you want to measure or create clone a new Sensor Select the Session in which you want to store the data or create clone a new Session Start the scan by pressing F3 using the menu Measurements Scan pressing OF in the Navigation Bar or double clicking on the Sensor name in the Agenda item list If you have selected the Ask User for Manual Connection option in the Sensors Properties menu the following windows will appear 50 e Working with Measurements SOFO SDB User s Manual connect Sensors Cancel Once you have connected the requested Sensor press the OK button or press Enter If required the optical switches will be configured as specified in the Sensor Sensor Properties menu The Measurement process will then begin For most types of Sensors you can follow its progress in the Scan Window Scan SOFO test cho AE If no error occurs during the scan p
69. le Import Export Data Export SDB Structure Agendas Sensors and Sessions In both cases a new database will be created containing the Agendas and Sensors and Sessions but no Measurements This is useful if you want to start a new set of Measurements on the same Sensors but save them in a different SDB Database Compacting a SDB File If you delete a large number of Agendas Measurements Sensors or Sessions from your database the file size will not shrink accordingly In order to free the space of the deleted records you have to compact the SDB file using the Files Database Tools Compact SDB Database command This command will prompt you for the database to be compacted You cannot compact an open database A copy of the original file is saved with a BAK extension After testing the compacted file you can delete the BAK file to free Space in your disk Repairing a SDB File 26 e Working with Objects If one of your SDB database files becomes corrupted and cannot be opened you can attempt to repair it using the Files Database Tools Repair SDB Database command This command will prompt you for the database to be repaired You cannot repair an open database SOFO SDB User s Manual Transforming a SDB Replica to a Master If one of your SDB database is a replica for example you have moved it to a Windows Briefcase you can transform it back to a Master using the Files Database Tools Transform Replica to Master c
70. lue History Window are explained in SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks at page 57 To show the History table window press Shift F7 or the menu View Value History Table or the E button in the Sensor part of the Navigation Bar Session Overview Window on ae Cho 0 004 mm 63 EZ dai Cho 0 012 mm 58 EA Bard Cho 0 017 mm 60 9 Temperature down Ch32 1 200 C 9 Temperature up Ch32 1 500 Measurements of this Session 6 The History Table window shows the last Measurement for all Sensors and relative to the current Session in tabular form The functions of the Peak Plot Window are further explained see SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks To show the Session Overview window press F6 or the menu View Session Overview or the E button in the Session part of the Navigation Bar User s Interface e 21 Message Window Y Log history i 0 x JV Information e Show all logs JV Pre Waming J Show only the last 7 JV Warning 3 Show only the last hoo IV Eror x IV Others Time Category EventID Description OOOO ES 2 24 2009 4 20 46 AM 1 10005 Ch ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 23 2009 6 00 54 PM 10005 Chi3 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 9 Q x Q 9 9 9 Q x x 9 Q 9 9 x 2 23 2009 4 40 55 PM 2 23 2009 11 40 26 AM 2 23 2009 6
71. ly when you open the Database External execution of an Agenda You can execute an Agenda from the Windows Explorer if you create a shortcut to the Agenda with Agenda Create Shortcut file for this Agenda This will prompt you to enter a file name for the Shortcut file with SSC extension This file contains the name and path of the database and the name of the Agenda to be executed If you associate the SSC extension with the SOFODB exe program you will be able to open the Database and execute the Agenda by double clicking on the Shortcut file from the Windows Explorer If Exit SDB after finish is selected in the Agenda Properties the SDB program will terminate after scanning all the Sensors Scheduled Agenda execution If the Cycle every X minutes option in the Agenda is too limited for your scheduling needs you can use an external scheduling program In this case you should associate the SSC file extension with SOFODB exe and execute the Agenda at specified times We recommend the use of Launch Pad a shareware program that can be downloaded at www cypressnet com or requested to SMARTEC SA The use of the System Agent provided with Microsoft Plus does not seem to give satisfactory results for short repetition times below one day We do not recommend its use Stopping Agenda execution To stop the Agenda execution press the L J button in the scan status window during a scan The current scan will be completed and th
72. ment This value is automatically used to compute all the deformation values Number of Data Points the number of points left in the scan after thresholding Total Scan Length steps the total number of points acquired during the scan before thresholding SOFO Serial Number the serial number of the SOFO reading unit used to produce this Measurement 54 e Working with Measurements SOFO SDB User s Manual Central Peaks the value of the Central Peaks Total Scan Length steps the total number of points acquired during the scan before settings the thresholds For User Data Sensors you can change the user data value in the User Data textbox To close the Measurement dialog box use the Ok button to confirm the changes or the Cancel button to restore the previous values Forgetting a Measurement To forget a Measurement select the Forget checkbox in the Measurements Measurement Properties use the Measurements Forget Measurement menu or press Ctrl F To unforget or reactivate a Measurement deselect the Forget checkbox in the Measurements Measurement Properties use the Measurements Unforget Measurement menu or press Ctrl U Deleting a Measurement SOFO SDB User s Manual To delete a Measurement use the Measurement Delete Measurement menu or press Del Be careful using this command in most cases it is advisable to forget a Measurement instead of deleting it Working with Measurements e 55 Viewing Data
73. mmand Sensors New Sensor and then chose the appropriate ADAM module from the list Select Sensor Type Single SOFO Standard Deformation Sensor single SOFO Membrane Sensor rs Single SOFO Cisplacement Crack Sensor Bl Single SOFO Force Sensor E Single Generic SOFO Sensor JE Single SOFO Standard Strain Sensor pail Single SOFO Inclinometer T SOFO Reading Unit Internal Temperature SOFO Reading Unit Battery Voltage SOFO Reading Unit Battery 27 Numeric User Data ADAM 4017 4076 A D K Constant Sensor 42 e Working with Sensors SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Finally you can configure the address and the channel of the Sensor that you want to measure E Sensor ADAM A D p ae In this example we have selected the channel 3 of the module with address 1 The channel is the Adam Channel where the thermocouple is connected while the address is a unique number typically indicated with a label on the module For more information how retrieve these parameters see SOFO System Manual Please notice that the SOFObus addresses that are used for the optical switches are different from the one used for the ADAM modules It is therefore possible to re use the same address for a Switch unit and an ADAM module To avoid confusion we however suggest giving unique addresses to each ADAM module and switch unit Working with Sensors e 43 Sensor Types The following table resumes the currently available Sensor types and their
74. n Once the connection has been established you can work as if the SOFO unit was directly connected to the local PC In particular you can execute Measurements in the manual mode program the SOFO Data logger or download recorded Measurements If the line drops the software will ask you if you want to reconnect to the last dialed number Once you have finished working online you can disconnect from the remote SOFO unit using the Tools Disconnect Remote Modem command After the Data logger is programmed if a modem is connected to the SOFO reading unit it is automatically switched off after each agenda When the communication with the modem is established the reading unit automatically switches on to communicate with the computer GSM Modem connection It is possible to connect a GSM Modem to a SOFO reading unit and access it remotely It works exactly as explained in Modem connection chapter The only differences are the following e The communication speed of the GSM modem is usually 19200bps and for this reason the reading unit baud rate should be changed For this operation contact directly the SMARTEC SA e After the Data logger is programmed if a GSM modem is connected to the SOFO the reading unit does not switch off automatically after each agenda The reading unit has to be always on because with some GSM modem it is not possible to switch the reading on remotely Ethernet connection 94 e Remote Measurements It is possible
75. nal H ee dl dy dl ld ld ld ee dl dl dl ld dl dl dd dl de od 2 20 2009 8 40 20 AM 10005 Ch3 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 20 2009 7 20 40 4M 10005 Ch ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 19 2009 9 40 50 PM 10005 Ch3 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 19 2009 6 41 39 PM 10005 Ch2 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit 2 16 2009 6 49 07 PM 10005 File Closed 2 16 2009 3 14 27 PM 10005 Chi6 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 2 16 2009 3 14 18 PM 10005 Ch16 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 2 16 2009 3 13 42 PM 10005 Chi3 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 2 16 2009 3 13 14 PM 10005 Ch13 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal 2 16 2009 3 07 35 PM 10005 Ch13 ERROR Error Number 0 description No Signal Command cannot be executed because of no signal Time 2 24 2009 4 20 46 4M Description Ch8 ERROR Error Number 20 description Timeout to receive an answer from the FISO reading unit Sensor Cha Session 2 24 2009 04 20 00 Measurement Category 1 Event 10005
76. nd time or by its number You can also choose to start downloading from the first Session In the End Downloading at section you can define the last Session to be downloaded either by specifying its date and time or by its number You can also choose to finish downloading at the last Session To get a list of the recorded Sessions and their numbers use the Get Session Log button SOFO Y Data Download Data Selection SOFO Unit Data Duplicate Measurments f Keep exiting Measurement C Create a new Measurement C Replace existing Measurement with new Measurement Orphan Sensors Prompt User for Sensor Name Create a new Sensor for each orphan Sensor f gnore Measurements for orphan Sensors e Automatically Create new Session Disconnect Modem after Download In the Download Option panel you can specify different additional options The Duplicate Measurements section is used to define the strategy if you download a Measurement with the same date and time as one already existing in SOFO Data logger e 87 88 e SOFO Data logger the database This can for example happen if you download the same set of data twice You can decide to keep the existing Measurement to create a new Measurement this creates a duplicate or to replace the existing Measurement with a new Measurement The Orphan Sensors section defines the behavior when the SDB program downloads an orphan Sensor When you transfer an Agenda to the SOFO readin
77. ng term unattended execution more than a few tens of Measurements In this case you should use an external scheduling program that also allows the PC to be rebooted at regular intervals and to back up your Database Alternatively use the SOFO reading unit data logger The Cycle every X minutes option is more indicated for short term Measurements were the user can check the progress of the Measurements regularly The SOFO Power supply section is useful in all the situations in which the Agenda is executed frequently with many SOFO Sensors By default the AC power supply is turned off during the Measurement of SOFO Sensors and the power 1s drawn form the SOFO reading unit battery This has been decided to decrease the noise related to the power supply that can make the Measurement slightly less accurate On the other hand if an Agenda is executed with a short cycle time there is a risk of not having enough time to recharge the batteries and to completely discharge them In this case it is possible to select one of the following options Default Internal batteries are used for all Measurements unless the battery is discharged Optimized An internal algorithm calculates and decides to turn off the power supply during the Measurements or not according to the time available to reload the batteries Measure without batteries the batteries are never used All the Measurements are done using only the AC power supply and only in the case of an AC p
78. ng with Agendas Playing an Agenda corresponds to measuring the Sensors in its list according to the Agenda program This can be done in a number of ways Playing Agenda Manually To manually launch the Agenda execution use the menu Agenda Play All Agenda press the gt button in the Agenda toolbar or press F4 All Sensors in the Agenda item list will be measured one after the other SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Step by step execution Alternatively you can execute the Agenda step by step In this case you must first reset the Agenda flags using the menu Agenda Reset Flags You can measure the Sensors using the menu Agenda Next Step in Agenda pressing Ctrl N or the bl button in the Agenda toolbar After the Measurement the Sensor flag will be changed to signal that the Sensor as been measured Use the same command repetitively to measure the remaining Sensors Execution of selected Agenda entries You can execute part of an Agenda selecting the Sensors you want to measure clicking on them while holding the Ctrl or Shift buttons and then using the menu Agenda Play selected Sensor in Agenda pressing Shift F4 or the gt button in the Agenda toolbar You can also scan a single Sensor in the Agenda item list by double clicking on it Agenda execution on opening a Database You can execute an Agenda on loading if you name it autoexec in lower case This Agenda will be executed automatical
79. nk to Session The General pane contains general information about the Measurement Measurement Date Time the date when the Measurement was made Cannot be modified by SDB Working with Measurements e 53 Forget Measurement if checked the Measurements will not be shown in graphs and tables or exported to other software packages Use the forget flag to identify Measurements that were performed for testing or present unsatisfactory results Forgetting is preferable to deleting Measurements since you will be able to unforget them if you find it necessary at a later time Link to Session the name of the Session to which the Measurement is related The list in the pane is used to chance the Session to which a Measurement is attached Use this pane only if you have mistakenly made a scan with the wrong Sensor or Session selection The selection can be used without restriction to move a Measurement to another Session Properties Pane E Measurement f x SOFO Acquisition step mrm AA Number of data Points Beh Total Scan Length steps 95573 SOFO Serial Number CE Central Peak 78147823174816 SS Led Intensity foo This pane is different according at the Sensor type The figure above is related to a SOFO Sensor For all the other kind of Sensors this page appears empty because there is no property associated SOFO Acquisition Step mm the motor step of the SOFO reading unit used to acquire this Measure
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81. nts that use that calibration The following buttons are found at the bottom of the form Add New A new calibration is created It becomes active only if for the channel there is no active calibration with any Measurements associated to it Make Active the selected calibration in the list becomes the default calibration for the channel and all new Measurements will use it This button is active only if the current active calibration has at least one Measurement associated to it Remove this button gives the possibility to remove a calibration It is active only if the selected calibration has no Measurements associated to it and if it is not the active calibration of a given Sensor Apply saves the changes and exits Cancel exits without saving the changes A channel cannot exist without a calibration associated to it It is impossible to remove a calibration from a channel if it is the only available calibration for that SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual channel In this case it is recommended to modify the existing calibration or to create a new calibration and make it active then remove the first calibration It is important to highlight that if a calibration is common to more than one channel and it is changed all the values relative to this channels will be modified In most cases there will be a single calibration associated with every Channel and the user will modify its values if allowed by the Sensor typ
82. om Sensors that you want to analyze together The only reason to split a set of Sensors among more than one Object is to obtain smaller databases Creating a new SDB file SOFO SDB User s Manual To create a new SDB database you have to create a new SDB file This is done with the menu File Open SDB Database or using the Es button in the toolbar In the file dialog box you will then select the directory in which you want to create the new file and type a new filename SDB will automatically add the SDB extension to the filename you type The software will then prompt you to create the new file By clicking on Yes the new file will be created and the Object Properties dialog box will be further presented see User s Interface You can also use the File New SDB Database in this case no prompt will appear Look in So SOFO SDB MANUAL f ef E a My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents My Computer a My Network File name Places Files of type Soro Database edb MDB Cancel Ze Working with Objects e 23 Opening an existing SDB file To open an existing SDB file use the File Open SOFO Database menu or the button and select the file you want to open A list of the most recently used files can be found at the end of the File Menu Launching the SDB software with the SDB file with complete path as command line argument can also be used to open a database You should associate the SDB extension w
83. ommand This command will prompt you for the database to be transformed You cannot transform an open database Replica databases created with older versions of SDB cannot be opened without transforming them back to Master SOFO SDB User s Manual Working with Objects e 27 Working with Sensors Sensor Basics You should create a Sensor entry for each Sensor installed in your structure For example for every standard SOFO Sensor you will need a corresponding Sensor entry in the database Creating a new Sensor A new Sensor can be created using the Sensors New Sensor menu pressing Shift Insert or using the EY button under Sensors in the Navigation Bar You will be prompted to enter the Sensor type you want to create Select Sensor Type Single SOFO Standard Deformation Sensor single SOFO Membrane Sensor rs Single SOFO Displacement Crack Sensor Bl Single SOFO Force Sensor E Single Generic SOFO Sensor JE Single SOFO Standard Strain Sensor Single SOFO Inclinometer T SOFO Reading Unit Internal Temperature SOFO Reading Unit Battery Voltage SOFO Reading Unit Battery E Numeric User Data MADAM 4017 4018 A D K Constant Sensor Cancel 28 e Working with Sensors SOFO SDB User s Manual After selecting the appropriate Sensor type you will be prompted to edit the Sensor properties A detailed description of the available Sensor types is given in chapter Sensor Types at page 44 A Sensor called Default is creat
84. on speed We recommend using the highest speed possible 115200 unless your modem does not support it To reset a SOFO reading unit use the menu Tools Reset SOFO This tool is used to re initialize the unit and corresponds to switching it off and on again You can also shut down the SOFO unit with the Tools Shut Down SOFO menu Optical Switch Connection Options Options a SOFO Reading Unit SOFO bus E SOFO Date and Time SOFO View Other Systems Optical Switch Connection C Ho Switch Connected i SOFO Bus andor Internal Switch Serial Link AS232 CoM Cancel Use SOFObus section to configure the SOFObus connections The first part is dedicated to optical switches If you do not use optical switches select No Switch Connected If your switch is attached to an RS232 Serial port select Serial Link RS232 and the corresponding port If the Switch is attached to the SOFO reading unit through the SOFO Bus select the corresponding option For SOFO reading units with internal switches you also need to select SOFO Bus The internal switch will correspond to the switch box unit number 0 SOFO SDB User s Manual Date and Time Settings SOFO Reading Unit SOFObug SOFO Date and Time SOFO View Other Systems C Use PC Date and Time on Scan Syne PC and SOFO Clocks after each Scan Cancel The date and time recorded with each Measurement can be taken either from the PC or from the SOFO internal clock Th
85. one and the same Object Properties Pane E Sensor P3 A 31517 Connections Channels The Properties pane contains information about the Sensor such as the length of the sensor how the measurement has to be done where they have to be read and so on This panel is different for each type sensor hot it appears and how it works and it is detailed explained for each type of sensor in the next paragraphs Connections Pane E Sensor P3 A 3 1517 General Channels The Connections pane contains information about how the Sensor is connected its address the address of the machine to which it is connected and so on This panel is different for each type of sensor The next paragraphs explain how it appears and how it works for each type of sensor available on the SOFO SDB 6 4 version Other types of sensors are available using the SDB PRO licensable software extension and the use of those sensors is explained in the dedicated User Manual SDB Pro Channels Definitions Pane E Sensor P3 4 3 1517 General Properties Connections Channels Definitions Channel Name Forget Description Engineering Unit dais Active Length m Measurement Range Min 2187 imm Max 5 31 3 mm Add Hew Apply Remove Calibration Geometry 30 e Working with Sensors SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual The Channels Definitions pane contains information about the different channels that are r
86. ons SOFO Date and Time SOFO View Other Systems Direct Connection No SOFO Connected a SOFO YY Set A5232 Prot Seral Link AS 232 Set TCPAP Prot Seral Port A5 232 Coki l Default Connection Speed 115200 y SOFO Y 115200 SOFO IM 30 400 C SOFO TCPYIP 192 163 136 40 Port 4001 Modem Connection Modem Port A5232 com Modern Connection Speed 115200 Cancel The SOFO Reading unit pane in the Option menu is used to configure the connection of the reading unit You can select the type of SOFO reading unit you are using between SOFO IV V and No SOFO Connected the older SOFO III units are no longer supported in SDB v4 0 0 and above In case of SOFO IV and SOFO reading units are selected you have to select the serial port to which the reading unit is connected If no SOFO reading unit is connected and you want to use the SDB only for data visualization your can select the No SOFO Connected option You can select even the connection speed between the SOFO and the PC According to the SOFO Reading Unit version there is a standard connection speed In the last versions this means SOFO VI or more the speed is 115 200 instead in the previous versions was 38 400 by default We suggest leaving the default communication speed SOFO SDB User s Manual SDB Configuration e 3 4 e SDB Configuration The Modem Connection panel is used to select the serial port to which a modem is plugged and its connecti
87. ower failure the batteries are used SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual Options Pane E Agenda Run all q x Don t ask for user data e Don t ask confirmation on Session clone Don t use optical switches Don t ask for manual connection e Don t stop on errors Don t update displays between measurements Don t update the views after each run Use High Sensitivity on all Sensors Use Low Sensitivity on all Sensors Zero on Session After Each Run Exit SOFO DE after finish Jw Log to file e Log only errors y E Ir oon Log Filename awe OOOO M Uk Cancel The Options pane contains checkboxes indicating how the Agenda has to be executed Don t ask for user data will make the Agenda ignore any User Data Sensor It is useful to avoid an unwanted interruption of an automatic Measurement to wait for an entry from a user that might not be present at the time of the Agenda execution Don t use optical switches can be used to measure manually Sensor that contains indications about using an optical switch Don t ask for manual connection overrides the corresponding option in the Sensor properties It is useful for automatic execution without user intervention Don t stop on errors indicates that the Agenda execution must continue even if an error occurs during the scan of a Sensor Useful to avoid an isolated error to interrupt the automatic execution of an Agenda The Measuremen
88. ple or no Measurements A Measurement also includes additional information see Measurement Properties like its date and the serial number of the reading unit used to carry out the Measurement Agendas An Agenda is a list of Sensors to be measured or have been just measured Agendas can be used to measure the Sensors automatically or manually The Agenda properties see Agenda Properties also contain instruction on how the Sensors should be measured how SDB should interact with the user whether new Sessions have to be created and other information relative to the Agenda execution It is possible to create multiple Agendas containing a different set of Sensors that need to be measured in different situations e g an Agenda for manual Measurement of only a few Sensors one for automatic Measurements on all Sensors An Agenda can contain multiple references to the same Sensors if they need to be measured more than once per Session for example for statistical reasons Data model concepts 12 e SDB Basics Given a project that involves many Objects to be permanently or regularly monitored the goal of the data model is to model for the scope of the given project every relevant entity and its relationships to ensure the long term management of the large amount of measured data the short term and dynamic Sensor configuration and Measurement planning and the needs of system specific data In the following figure there is a schema of
89. ption Finally if the SOFO ADAM Bridge is connected directly with the PC you should select the Serial Link option The second window FISO Connection is dedicated to the FISO Connection and gives the possibility to select the RS232 port to which the FISO reading unit is connected The Tools SOFO Date and Time button is used to access the dialog box used to display the clocks of the PC and the SOFO unit SOFO Date and Time The gt Sync gt button copies the SOFO Reading unit date and time settings to the PC SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual The lt Sync lt button copies the PC date and time settings to the SOFO Reading unit If the SOFO reading unit is in data logging mode it is not possible to change its date and time The OK button dismisses the dialog box Global Parasites Settings Please see the section on Global parasite Peaks The Global parasite Peaks settings are described at page 71 SDB Configuration e 7 SDB Basics Database basics This chapter discusses some basic concepts underlying the SDB data organization These concepts are important to understand how the software works and how the data is stored and retrieved As the DB suffix implies SDB works using the database concept SDB is based on the SDB Structural database standard All data relative to a given Object are stored into a single file called a SOFO database and with a SDB file extension An Object can in
90. r 2 SOFO Y Licence Manager SOFO Pro SOFO Vier SOFO Spads Current Licence Number Current Expiry Date None Curent Licence Type Sold SOFO Serial Number BBFB35 Hew Licence Number E Po E Mer Expiry Date E New Licence Type Update Current Licence Number indicates the Licence number that is currently registered in the SOFO reading unit SOFO SDB User s Manual Current Expiry Date indicates the date when the SOFO reading unit licence will expire and the unit will be locked Current Licence Type indicates if the unit is currently a sold rental leasing or demo unit SOFO Serial Number indicates the internal serial number of the currently connected SOFO unit The Licence number is bound to this serial number The New Licence Number text boxes are used to enter a new Licence number If the number is correct and corresponds to the connected reading unit the New Expiry Date and the New Licence Type will appear The Update button will store the new Licence information If the operation is successful a message will appear and the Current values will be updated The Exit button dismisses the dialog box SOFO SDB User s Manual Licence Manager e 83 SOFO Data logger Introduction The SOFO reading unit has an integrated data logger that allows the Measurement of SOFO Sensors and ADAM module without the need to have a PC online The Measurements can be scheduled with a pre defined interval and the res
91. rogress the Scan Window will automatically disappear once the Scan is completed In the event of an error correct the problem according to the displayed information The scan will be shown in the Measurement Window If this window is not visible you can activate it by pressing F8 Viewing a Measurement The Measurement window shows the current Measurement and the related peaks in case of SOFO type Sensors At the bottom of this window a status bar shows the position of the currently selected Channel Peak red cursor and the current SOFO SDB User s Manual Working with Measurements e 51 position of the black cursor For both Cursors the values are displayed in the primary unit e g ps for SOFO Sensors and in the calibrated unit calculated according to the formula and values entered in Sensors Calibration Measurement 29 04 2003 12 49 12 Ol x 0 E 0 Value 95 847 ps 12 173 mm Cursor 340 082 ps 43 190 mm To move the black cursor simply click or drag it to the desired position Immediately below the curve display a box contains labels that show how the peaks have been selected The C label indicates the central peak the P label indicates a parasite peak and a number indicates the peak definition as shown in the Channel combo box in the Navigation bar An underlined number indicates the position of a given peak symmetrical to the Central peak To zoom in and out you can use the following methods
92. stalled in a SOFO reading unit For switch boxes connected to the RS232 serial port this parameter is ignored For SOFO Bus Sensors this is the SOFO Bus Address number of the Sensor Multiplexer level 1 Channel indicates the channel number to which the Sensor is connected The first channel of a unit is channel 1 For SOFO Bus Sensors this is the channel number of the Sensor Multiplexer level 2 is in use if checked SDB will switch to the desired channel before scanning the Sensor Multiplexer level 2 Address the same of Multiplexer level 1 Address but for the switch 2 It appears only for SOFO Sensors Multiplexer level 1 Channel the same of Multiplexer level 1 Channel but for the switch 2 It appears only for SOFO Sensors Ask User for Manual Connection if checked the user will be prompted to connect the correct Sensor before the scan starts Working with Sensors e 35 How to set the connection sensor properties Led Multiplexer level 1 is m Use Multiplexer level 1 Address Multiplexer level 1 Channel Multiplexer level 2 iz in Use Multipleser level 4 Address Multiplexer level 2 Channel Sek for manual Connection 36 e Working with Sensors L 35 egg Reading Unit with 2 channels opener The checkbox Multiplexer level 1 is in Use has to remain unchecked The others checkboxes are not taken into account so their values may have any values The light always passes through both chann
93. surements Forget Peak This command allows the forgetting of single peaks in the case of Sensors with multiple peaks Deleting a Peak marker You can delete a peak marker selecting Measurement Locate Peak Delete Peak Pointer The action is identical to forgetting the peak except that it will not be possible to show the value selecting Show forgotten peaks in the history table and plot The points in the peak itself will not be deleted and it will be possible to re select the peak by double clicking on it Sensor s Parasite Peaks Parasite peaks can result from unwanted reflections in a Sensor These peaks usually have smaller amplitude than the interesting peaks and appear at about the same location on each scan These peaks can be catalogued by defining a parasite peak in the peak definition table found in the Sensors Sensor Properties dialog box only available for multiple Sensors Defining Sensor s parasite peaks helps in the automatic tracking of peaks Global Parasite Peaks SOFO SDB User s Manual Some parasite peaks are also generated by the reading unit itself and can appear at about the same location for each scan no matter which Sensor is connected Those peaks usually appear when the signal from the Sensor is weak or when High Sensitivity is selected in the Sensors Sensor Properties Dialog box SDB can catalog these peaks and exclude them when tracking peaks To catalog the Global parasite peaks execute a scan on the
94. t he can comfortably choose the options necessary to create a view Automatic Measurements A Measurement performed without the assistance of an operator Calibrated unit Value calculated from the primary unit using the calibration factors in the Sensor Properties e g mm or KN for SOFO Sensors Session A set of Measurements relative to the save state of the structure same day same load level same temperature Central Peak The highest peak in a SOFO Scan corresponds to the mirror position where the two arms in the reading unit interferometer are balanced Cloning Creating an identical copy of an Object Agenda Sensor Session with a different name Contextual Menu Right clicking available Menu Cursor A blinking vertical line indicating a position in the Measurement window Glossary of Terms e 103 104 e Glossary of Terms Curve The points forming a scan for SOFO Sensors a curve is made of the different peaks Database A file containing organized information about Object Agendas Sensors Sessions and Measurements Default Settings that are used if the user does not specify a different choice Excel Spreadsheet software produced by Microsoft Corporation Field Recorded data output related to an installed SDB Sensor Forget Marking a Peak Measurement of Session so that it will not appear in the Sensor history forgotten Objects can be unforgotten later Graphical Output Form
95. t producing the error is not saved in the database Don t update displays between Measurements indicates that the display windows Measurement history table and history plot must be updated only after the execution of the whole Agenda This option can considerably increase the speed of execution for large Databases Don t update the views after each run indicates whether after Agenda execution all opened views have to be refreshed or not If this option is not selected after each Agenda run the program automatically looks for all the open views and updates the views with the new Measurements Use high sensitivity on all Sensors indicates that the high sensitivity modus must be used for all SOFO Sensors independently from the selection in the Sensor properties dialog box Working with Agendas e 65 Use low sensitivity on all Sensors indicates that the low sensitivity modus must be used for all SOFO Sensors independently from the selection in the Sensor properties dialog box This option is mutually exclusive with the previous one Zero on Session After Each Run indicates that the SDB program execute a zero on all the Sensors that are enclosed in the Agenda after its run This means that after each Agenda execution the program automatically changes the calibration constant for each Sensor in the Agenda This option is only used when the program is launched in batch mode In this case the first step is the execution of an Agenda with the
96. t the value is different for each sensor and has to be set according to the gauge factor present in the production report Changing the constant calibration for a Sensor allows zeroing its response on a particular value for example the first meaningful Measurement You can use the value of the current Measurement as zero with Sensors Zero on this Measurement of pressing Ctrl Z Cloning a Sensor Cloning is used to create multiple copies of the current Sensor The copies will be identical to the original except for the name that will be changed adding a trailing number or incrementing it For example Default will give Defaultl Default2 Tests will give Test9 Test10 128 will give 129 130 If a switch level is selected the corresponding channel value is incremented by 1 on each clone If both levels are selected only the channel in level two is incremented To clone the current Sensor use the Sensors Clone Sensor menu or the Bal button in the navigation bar under Sensors You will then be prompted for the number of clones to generate The clone command is useful when a number of very similar Sensors has to be created Contrarily to cloning when a new Sensor is created with the Sensors New Sensor menu the default values are used Cloning will not create a copy of the Measurements associated to the original Sensor only the Sensor properties are cloned Deleting a Sensor To delete a Sensor use the Sensors Delete Sensor
97. tabase but to save them in a binary file and then execute in a second time a post processing from the file SOFO Y Data Download Data Selection Download Options SOFO Unit Data Log File File Options W Save to file Save measurement on file File Marne C TMPSD umpmemory bir The Save to file option allows you to enable the saving to file action Once this flag is checked it is possible to specify the file where to store the measurements SOFO Data logger e 89 Managing data 90 e SOFO Data logger To execute this operation there is no need to run any SDB file Once you have set all the options you can download the data by clicking the Download button The downloading progress will be displayed and you can abort the downloading pressing the STOP button If you stop the downloading the already downloaded Measurements will be saved in the database The SOFO Status button will display the dialog box described in the following section Upload Measurements from File To upload the measurement a binary file with the download measurements should be created previously Under the Tool Upload Measurement From File it is possible to configure the uploading setting the configuration parameters In the forms it is not possible to select which session to upload the software automatically uploads all the sessions that are present on the file Once the sessions are stored on the binary file they will be stored on the SDB during th
98. tains the information relative to a given Sensor The Sensor properties see Sensor Properties include the Sensor name and description its connection properties as well as the definition of the associated channels SOFO SDB User s Manual Sessions Session A Session B Session X Proprieties Proprieties Proprieties The Session table contains the information about a Measurement Session Under Session we understand a set of Measurements that relate to a given state of the structure This could be a particular day when all or some of the installed Sensors are measured or a given load level on a test specimen The Session properties see Session Properties at page 48 include information about the creation and finish date and a description Even if the concept of Session might at first seem unnecessary you will find it very useful at the data analysis stage when it will enable to correlate Measurements of different Sensors taken at the same time We strongly advise you to use Sessions in all your Objects Measurements Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement Measurement SOFO SDB User s Manual SDB Basics e 11 The Measurement table contains the Measurements and the relative data Each Measurement relates to a single Sensor and a single Session For a given Sensor and Session it is possible to have one multi
99. talogued as parasite and marked it with the 0 label This is however not the right peak The Measurement is bad and should be forgotten with Ctrl F Scan with partial reflectors sensor no more supported wu Measurement 09 04 2010 15 25 06 Value 195 1 24 781 mm Cursor 195 1 24 781 mm In this scan on a Sensor with two partial reflectors SDB has identified the two pairs of side peaks relative to the two Sensor sections and labeled them with 0 and 1 Peak Follower If a relatively large number of Measurements are taken on the same Sensor for example using automatic procedures it is possible that a few Measurements will fool the peak recognition algorithm This will result in an erroneous identification of the peaks in a Measurement and possibly in the propagation of this same error in the subsequent Measurements These errors are even more probable 1f the Sensor and global peaks have not been catalogued All these errors can in most cases be corrected manually by reselecting the correct peaks in each Measurement either immediately after taking the Measurement or back in the office This can however become a tedious task 1f a large number of Measurements have to be treated To speed this task it 1s possible to use a tool called peak follower After correcting the first Measurement in an erroneous series this tool will allow re tracking the subsequent Measurements It is also possible to catalog previously disregarded
100. ted sensors list after the loading operation there will be the same sensor in the database with different names but with the same characteristics The created sensors will have just defined the Minimum and Maximum value according the values measured in the building phase For each sensor the respective calibration is set with respect to the DL value All the measurements performed after the upload sensors only for the uploaded sensors are presented as relative to the DL value In this way it is possible to check if the sensor is properly installed not excessively compressed not tensioned by observing the AL measured SOFO SDB User s Manual Working with Sensors e 47 Working with Sessions Session Basics Sessions are used to relate Measurements on different Sensors that refer to the same state of the structure In a Session you will find all the Measurements taken on the structure at about the same time or at a given loading level Organizing your Measurements in Sessions will help you to represent and analyze the data more easily Creating a new Session A new Session can be created using the Sessions New Session menu or using the Ey button in the Navigation Bar under Session A Session called Default is created automatically when you open a new SDB file You can use this Session for tests or delete it when it is no longer needed Session Properties To edit the Session properties select the Session you want to edit and t
101. the database SOFO SDB User s Manual a i ee Y 0 1 7 AGENDAITEM Y 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 GEOMETRY CHANNEL aa MEASUREMENT f1 1 A A i 1 1 1 0 POINT lt active gt VALUE CALIBRATION lt original gt The entity OBJECT An Object represents a spatial entity bridge dam landslide etc that is part of a monitoring project Each Object has a name and a creation date but no specific characteristic type form dimension etc 1s modeled In the scope of a project many Objects can be defined The project itself is defined through the resulting database file Different projects are defined as new database files and are managed through the operating system The entity SENSOR A Sensor represents a component that collects data about defined properties of the monitored Objects A Sensor consists of one or more channels see The entity CHANNEL which are the actually collecting units The sensor itself doesn t collect the data The channels collect the data from the sensor to the reading unit SOFO SDB User s Manual SDB Basics e 13 14 e SDB Basics The entity CHANNEL A channel represents a single collection unit which is part of a Sensor Data of a defined property of the monitored Object is collected through the channel The channel is given a name and has an associated active calibration entity see The entity Calibration This calibration has to be considered as the
102. the view windows and select Display Options 58 e Viewing Data SOFO SDB User s Manual SOFO SDB User s Manual E Display Options Ante e Columna General Options ae Date Time days F Include Forgotten Values Measurements and Sessions Te 2 Measurement Value mm Y Include Forgotten Channels im Ivor ooo od Eo 7 Measurement Value mmn Primary value ps 8 Date Time days Measurement Humber J Forget Measurement Unit Serial Number FF Show Absolute values I Include Labels on Copy Show Grids Graph Options Table Options The X 1 combo box is used to select the value to be plotted along the horizontal axis of the charts and to be displayed in the first column of tables The Y 2 combo box is used to select the value to be plotted along the vertical axis Of the charts and to be displayed in the second column of tables The 3 to 12 combo boxes are used to select the value to be displayed in the third to twelfth columns of tables The Include Forgotten Peaks Measurements and Sessions will make the forgotten Measurements reappear in the views The Include Forgotten Channels will make the forgotten Channels reappear in the views The Show Absolute Values checkbox will make the negative peak values appear as positive in the plots The Show Grids checkbox will superpose horizontal and vertical gridlines to the plots The Include Columns Labels on Copy checkbox will add a description of each column at
103. to connect a RS232 Ethernet converter to a SOFO reading unit and access it remotely When this component has been configured it is possible to communicate with the reading unit placed everywhere in a WAN About which RS232 Ethernet converter to use and how to configure it contact directly the SMARTEC SA SOFO SDB User s Manual Battery Calibration SOFO SDB User s Manual Batteries are a critical and ageing component of the SOFO reading unit To prevent the SOFO system to interrupt unexpectedly your working procedures SMARTEC would like to suggest the timely replacement of the battery This is necessary after 2 years of use During this time to guarantee an optimal behaviour a battery recalibration should be executed to redefine the battery capacity To perform this operation it is possible by software to run an automatic recalibration of RU battery Selecting in the menu the option Tool Battery Calibration it is possible to execute this operation This action it is a long action in require more than half day and when it is run it is not possible to stop it In any case before starting this crucial and necessary operation for two times a confirmation is required After the recalibration under the Tool SOFO Unit Info it is possible to view what it is the battery status Remaining Battery Capacity 100 Battery Voltage 14 062 V Total Battery Capacity 7781 mA h Residual Battery Capacity 108 1 Remote Measurements e 95
104. ults are stored in the internal memory At a later time it is then possible to retrieve the results and transfer them to the PC where they are stored in the same SOFO database as for interactive Measurements It is also possible to download the data through a modem See instructions on Remote Monitoring The Measurements with the SOFO data logger are carried out in three phases 1 An Agenda is prepared with the SDB software The Agenda will contain the list of SOFO and ADAM Sensors to be measured by the SOFO data logger This Agenda is then transferred from the PC to the SOFO unit At this time it is also necessary to define the Measurement interval and periodicity Finally the SOFO reading Unit is switched to Data logger mode 2 The SOFO unit carries out the Measurements as instructed There is no need to have connection with the PC during this phase 3 The PC is re connected to the SOFO reading unit directly or through a modem and the data are downloaded into the SDB from which the Agenda was created It is important that the same SOFO database file is used at the time of programming the unit and at the time of downloading the data Although it is possible to retrieve the stored Measurement into an empty database this might result in inconsistent data Manual vs Data logger Modes 84 e SOFO Data logger The SOFO reading unit can be operated in two distinct modes the Manual mode and the Data logger mode In the Manual Mode meas
105. ure must be re executed if you use a different PC with the same Reading unit since the global parasites are saved in the PC and not in the Reading unit Alternatively it is possible to copy the file GlobalParasites txt from one PC to the other This file is saved in the SDB program directory usually C Program Files SOFOSDB SOFO reading units store a list of parasite peaks in their memory so no update is required if you change the PC Global parasite entries can be deleted using the Delete Selected Entry button 72 e SOFO Sensors Working with Peaks SOFO SDB User s Manual Typical Measurements SOFO SDB User s Manual The following are a few examples of scans with different results Normal Scan wu Measurement 02 01 2000 04 01 20 iol x Value 0 000 pe 0 000 mm Cursor 0 000 ps 0 000 mm The central peak and the two side peaks are clearly visible However SDB did not label the side peak By double clicking on or near to the side peak you can obtain the following situation Value 49 997 ps 6 350 rm Cursor 0 000 ps 0 000 ram Now the side peaks are marked with the 0 label corresponding to the peak PO You can also see that the side peaks are far away from the global parasite peaks indicated by the small vertical lines under the labels The position of the peaks appears at the bottom of the Measurement Window It is expressed in both the primary and the calculated units in this case 4
106. urements can be carried out interactively In the Data logger mode the unit carries out autonomously the program described by the Agenda While in this mode it is not necessary to have a PC to SOFO connection If a PC is connected there are only a limited number of operations that can be carried out For example to execute a manual scan it is necessary to switch back to Manual mode When you switch to Manual mode the Agenda remains stored in the SOFO unit and you can switch back to Data logging mode without reprogramming the Unit To switch to automatic mode use the Tools Data Logger mode command or press Ctrl L The last Agenda that was transferred to the SOFO unit will be executed SOFO SDB User s Manual While in Data logger mode the SOFO unit display will show the date and time of the next Measurement the number of recorded Sessions and the remaining memory To switch from Data logger mode to Manual mode use the Tools Manual Mode command or press Ctrl M If the SOFO unit is currently measuring it will switch to Manual mode after having measured all Sensors in the Agenda Programming the SOFO Data logger SOFO SDB User s Manual The SOFO Data logger is programmed using the Tools Program SOFO Data logger menu The following dialog box will appear SOFO Y Data Logging Setup Mode s Manual Mode interactive measurements f Data Logger Mode automatic measurements SOFO Y Status Current Hew Agenda B Sensors Defaut l
107. us to ADAM Bridge has been developed to allow the ADAM modules to be measured by SDB and stored in the same database It is also possible to use a SOFO reading unit to log the Measurements from the ADAM modules and later download the results to SDB Currently the SDB program supports the following ADAM modules ADAM 4017 8 channel A D input ADAM 4018 8 channel A D and Thermocouple input Setting up ADAM Modules Each ADAM module can be configured using the software and the Hardware provided by Advantech This utility allows you to define the bus address of each module to configure the input range and to calibrate the unit Note Every ADAM has a different bus address that is written on a sticker attached to each single ADAM module For this setup phase a single ADAM module must be connected to the bridge and bridge has to be directly connected to the RS232 port of the PC After configuring each unit separately it is possible to chain them together and to connect the chain to the SOFObus ADAM bridge and finally to the SOFO bus as indicated in the following figure Please notice that the SOFObus ADAM bridge can be used only in conjunction with SOFO reading units Working with Sensors e 41 SOFO Optical reading Unit Switch Standard Sensors Membrane Sensors Other SOFO Sensors Force T SOF Obus B Be io SOFO ADAM Units ADAM Bridge To add an ADAM Sensor to a SOFODB database select the co
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109. y 74 Play selected Sensor in Agenda 74 pointing device 2 polarization 1v 76 81 primary unit 18 59 113 print 65 Print Setup 64 Processor 2 R RAM Memory 2 reading unit 1 2 5 6 9 14 15 39 48 57 61 62 71 76 78 79 80 82 86 92 93 95 98 102 103 104 105 107 108 113 115 116 Refresh 26 102 Refreshing Windows 11 26 Remote Measurements iv 103 Repair SDB Database 31 Repairing a SDB File 11 31 Replica 11 31 116 requirements vi 2 Reset Flags 74 Reset Switch 87 RS232 2 6 9 39 45 104 116 Running SDB 1 3 S Scan 111 1v 57 58 80 81 82 83 113 116 Scheduled Agenda execution 111 74 SDB i ii iv v 1 2 3 5 6 8 11 14 19 20 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 39 45 54 55 57 61 67 70 73 74 76 77 78 80 81 83 85 86 90 91 93 97 99 100 102 103 104 106 107 108 109 110 114 116 SDB Configuration 1 5 Selecting Peaks 111 77 Sensor list 20 21 63 68 114 Sensor Name 33 Sensor properties 13 32 33 52 72 73 86 Sensor type 30 32 33 36 39 49 61 75 98 Serial Link 6 7 Serial Number 62 91 92 serial port 6 39 103 Session Name 55 Session properties 13 54 56 Setup 3 Shortcut 74 Show v 20 36 66 78 Show Absolute Values 66 Show forgotten peaks 78 side peak 76 80 81 82 83 SOFO SDB User s Manual sign 77 Single Generic SOFO Sensor 50 Single SOFO Displ
110. y use optical switches from SDB use the Tools Switch to menu Optical Switch The Switch Box combo box is used to select the address of the switch box that you want to control Switch Box O refers to the internal 10 channel switch while the numbers between 1 and 99 refer to external units Current Channel indicates the currently selected channel and the total number of channels in the selected switching unit EE indicates that the selected switch could not be accessed The Update button is used to update the Current Channel display The New Channel slide can be used to manually change the switch channel This is used for testing purposes only To execute the switching operation press on the Switch button The Reset Switch button resets the selected unit If you select a Switch box that is not available on the SOFO Bus it might take a few seconds before the EE indication appears 78 e Using Optical Switches SOFO SDB User s Manual Using ADAM Console Use of ADAM Console SOFO SDB User s Manual The ADAM modules respond to text commands For the normal data acquisition operations the SOFOSDB program and the SOFO data logger handle all communication with the ADAM modules without requiring any intervention from the user To setup and test an ADAM chain of modules it might however be useful to send commands to the ADAM modules and observe their response This can be done using the Tools ADAM Console dialog ADAM Console
111. ystem a combo box with a list of all possible Reference Systems This data relates to the Geometry properties of the Sensor Its use is optional Coordinate Unit a name for the Coordinate Unit with up to 50 characters To close this dialog box use the Ok button to confirm the changes or the Cancel button to restore the previous values Checking the SDB Compatibility You can test if the file you want to open is compliant with the SDB specifications You can execute the test using File Database Tools Check SDB Compatibility All the differences are stored in a text file with the same name of the tested file Exporting to SOFO DB v5 Database SOFO SDB SOFO DB SOFO SDB User s Manual Calibration Geometry Value Peak Session Object Agenda Agendaltem Channel Sensor Measurement You can export the structure and data from a SDB file to a SOFO DB version 5 file This is possible using File Import Export Data Export DB v5 Database In this case a new database will be created containing the Agendas Sensors Sessions Measurements and Peaks From the above scheme it is clear that SDB stores more information Geometry Point Calibration tables therefore this information that will be lost during export All the information stored in the tables Geometry and Point will be lost because there are not the respective tables in the SOFO DB About the calibration instead only th
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113. zero option set After that a different Agenda is used for successive Measurements Therefore the Agenda with this option set is generally used only once Exit SDB after finish indicates that the SDB program will terminate after finishing the execution of the Agenda Useful in the case of scheduled Measurements where the Agenda is launched at specific times by an external scheduling program This option is mutually exclusive with Cycle every X minutes The Log to file checkbox indicates if the messages issued by SDB must be logged to a text file The name of the text file is indicated in the Log Filename box The file can be changed using the Browse button and cleared using the Clear Button If the Log only errors checkbox is selected only error messages will be logged Cloning an Agenda Cloning is used to create a copy of the current Agenda The copy will be identical to the original except for the name that will be changed adding a trailing number or incrementing it To clone the current Agenda use the Agenda Clone Agenda menu or the button in the navigation bar under Agendas The clone command is useful when a new Agenda very similar to an existing one has to be created Contrarily to cloning when a new Agenda is created with the Agenda New Agenda menu the default values are used and the Agenda item list will be empty Deleting an Agenda To delete an Agenda use the Agenda Delete Agenda menu Playing an Agenda 66 e Worki

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