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ChartScan Us er’s Manual How T o Use This Manual Chapter 1: ChartScan     Unit S tartup and C hartView Tutorial provides inform ation to get your ChartScan sy stem up and running. The chapter includes insta llation ste ps, basi c concep ts regard ing the ChartV iew so ftw ar e program, and a ChartView tutorial to quickly f amiliarize [...]

ii ChartScan Us er’s Manual T able of Contents 1 ChartScan- Unit Star tup & ChartView Tutorial Overview…… 1-1 Unit Startup……1-2 Inspect Your System……1-2 Install Software……1-2 Check and Install Hardw are……1-3 Verify Voltage Setting……1-3 Verify DIP Switch Setting……1-3 Instal l Signal Conditioning Card(s )……1-3 In[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual 08-09-02 iii 5 eZ-PostView and View XL 6 Calib ration Introduction ……6-1 Calibration Setup ……6 -1 Non-Volatile Storage of Calibration Constants ……6-1 Hardware Protected RAM ……6-2 ScanCal Softw are Application ……6-3 ScanCal’s M ain W indow ……6-3 Using ScanCal ……6-3 Interfa ce Param eters Sys t[...]

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ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 1-5-99 1-1 ChartScan     Unit Startup and ChartV iew T utorial 1 Overview…… 1-1 Unit Startup……1-2 Inspect Your System……1-2 Install Software……1-2 Check and Install Hardw are……1-3 Verify Voltage Setting……1-3 Verify D IP Switch Setting……1-3 Instal l Signal Conditioning Card(s )……1[...]

1-2 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual The basic Startup Steps are: 1. Inspect Your Sy stem 2. Install Sof tware 3. Check and Install Hardw are a. Verify Co rrect Voltage Settin g b. Verify Co rrect DIP Sw itch Setting c. Install Signal Conditioning Card(s) d. Install In terface Comm unications C ard (op[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-3 3. Check and Install Hardware Depending on y our or der, y our ChartScan unit m ay not require all the steps under th is heading. If a step does not app ly to your unit, sim ply go on to the next one. a) V erify Voltage Setting Based on y our order, your ChartScan sys[...]

1-4 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Use approved ESD precautio ns, including static-free work area and g rounded wrist strap, when handling circuit boards and electronic comp onents. Failure to do so could cause equipm ent dam age due to electrostatic discharge. CAUTION[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-5 5. Apply Power to ChartScan ChartScan can be powered from a standard A C outlet. Use the follow ing steps to connect pow er to your unit. 1. Make sure ChartScan ’s power sw itch is in the “0” (OFF) position. 2. Plug pow er cord CA-1 in to ChartScan’s pow er co[...]

1-6 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan has eigh t digital input lines and thirty -two digital output lines available on th e rear p an el DB-50 conn ector. CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not exceed the 0.0 to 5.3 volts levels des cribed above. Exceeding these levels m ay damage the ChartSca[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-7 7. Start ChartVie w , Configure System , and Collect Dat a Note: First time us ers should skip this step and return to it after review ing ChartView, Basic Concepts and com p letin g the ChartView Tuto rial . Note: The configuration file, discussed in this section, w [...]

1-8 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView M ain Window ChartView M ain Window Control Options  = Mouse, Ú = Arrow Keypads ,  = PageUp/PageDown Key pads 1 Group Select Ctrl+G, or Ú , or  14 Channel Selec tion  or, Ú 2 Start Chart s & Indicat ors  or, F5 15 Multiply (x2)  or[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-9 Once ChartView has a co nfiguratio n file, you can sta rt the pr ogram quickly using the Windows Run dialog box. Before ex ecuting this com mand [by clicking on the OK box] specify a configuration f ile as a comm and line param eter. In the follow ing exam ple, the us[...]

1-10 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartV iew , Basic Concepts An un derstanding of the followin g basic concepts will help you m aster ChartView more qu ickly, and should be u nderstood before proceeding w ith the tu torial. Configuration F iles ChartView makes use of o ne or more “user transp ar[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-11 Three Ways of Using ChartView You can u se Cha rtView to : • chart and m onitor sp ecif ic channels with no acquisition of data to d isk • acquire data w ith no charting or m eter use • use chartin g and/or meters while acqui ring data to disk Chart channels (a[...]

1-12 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual 1. Select Interf ace Device ◊ (1) From Window s, start ChartView by double-clic king on the ChartView icon. The Chart View Start up dialog box appears. ChartView Setup Dialog Box ◊ (2) Choos e the Select Device button. The Select Interface Dial og Box appears, [...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-13 Chart Setup W izard, Automatic Option s Setup Ty pe Group Setup Chart Setup Channel Setup Simple 1 group only Up to 16 chart s 1 channel per chart Moderate* 1 group only Up to 16 chart s Up to 4 overlapping c hannels per chart A dvanced* Up to 64 groups Up to 16 char[...]

1-14 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual 3. Configure Channels & Alarms Config ure channels and alarm s as follow s. ◊ (14) On ChartView ’s Main Window, click on Setup in the pu ll-dow n me nu row . T h e S etup pull-dow n men u appears, allowin g you to m ake more specif ic selections. ◊ (15) C[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-15 Acquisit ion Dialog Box, Normal Mode ◊ (19) Click “Okay ” to ex it the Acquisition dialog box. Note that we are usin g the Acquisition default settings , and the Data Destination default settin gs in this tutorial (as show n in the above figure). Note: The foll[...]

1-16 ChartScan – Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial ChartScan Us er’s Manual 5. Review Configuration. Review ing the configu r ation prior to data acquisition is optional; however, y ou should complete a review at this time (in the tu torial) to h elp w ith you r f amiliarization of ChartView . In an actual application, a review such as thi[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartScan - Uni t Startup and ChartV iew Tut orial 1-17 A Note In Closing. Thi s completes t he tutoria l. You may conti nue running ChartView in the sim ulated instrument m ode and try v ario u s op tions to g et a be tter f eel for the program. Rem ember, while in the simulated instru ment m ode there are no ChartScan h[...]

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ChartScan Us er’s Manual 12-28-98 2-1 General Information 2 CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION If equipm ent is used in any manner not specified in this manual, or if specification lim its are exceeded, the function of the equipm ent, as well as the protection provided by it, may be im pa ired. General Descriptio n……2-1 Operation al Aspects…?[...]

2-2 General Inform ation ChartScan Us er’s Manual In addition to t he features of ChartScan described t hus far, the unit includes: • Thirty-tw o TT L (Transistor-to-Transistor Log ic) digital alarm outputs and 8 TT L -compatible digital inputs. • Two prog ramma ble scan rates: (1) a prog ramm able scan rate for pre- trigger and pos t-trigg e[...]

General Inform ation ChartSc an User’s Manual 2-3 16-Channel Signal Conditioning Cards ( Optional ) Low-voltage with removable terminal block input module (CSN14/LV/T ) Low-voltage with BNC input module (CSN14/LV/B ) Low-voltage with safety jack input module (CSN14/LV/S ) Isolat ed TC/voltage with plug type input module (CSN14/TC /P) Isolat ed hi[...]

2-4 General Inform ation ChartScan Us er’s Manual General Instal lation Category: • CE: Category 2 for L ine Voltage Input term inal. All other term inals are Category 1. Warm Up: • 1 hour to rated accuracy . Expansion Connect or: • 40-condu ctor connector for con necting ex pansion chas sis via ribbon cable. ChartS can’s expans ion conne[...]

General Inform ation ChartSc an User’s Manual 2-5 Triggers Instal lation Category: • CE: Category 1 Program mable T riggering: • Temperature or Voltage level (above or below), absolute time of d ay , alarm condition (on or of f), IEEE GET, IEEE T A LK, external TTL trigger (ris ing or falling) , speci fied number o f readi ngs. Tem perature-L[...]

2-6 General Inform ation ChartScan Us er’s Manual Digital I/O Interface & Alarms Instal lation Category: • CE: Category 1 Numb er o f Digital Inputs: • 8 bits, LS-TTL compatible. Num ber of Digital Outputs: • 32 bits, T TL level com patible. Can be p rogram med as alarm s. Note: The 32 TT L ou tputs can be set or cleared v ia program co[...]

General Inform ation ChartSc an User’s Manual 2-7 Calibration Calibration m ust be com pleted periodically to ensure equ ipment is accurate, an d can be perform ed manu ally, or w ith the use of ScanCal. Chapter 6 contain s instructions, in cluding calibration equipment requirem ents, for the follow ing: ChartScan m ain unit calibration for offs [...]

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ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 12-28-98 3-1 Hardw are 3 Overview ……3-1 Front Panel ……3-1 Rear Panel ……3-2 Power Aspects ……3- 3 Changing the Voltage Setting ……3-3 Replacing the AC Pow er Supply Fuse ……3-4 M emory Configuration ……3-4 Expanded M emory Options ……3-4 Calibration Memory W rite Enable/Disable ……3-6 RS-232/[...]

3-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Rear Panel ChartScan’ s rear panel contains s everal items, inclu d in g a set of LEDs f or status indication. The LED indicators are described in the followin g table. Other rear panel items are listed in a separate table followi ng the illustration. LED Indicators, Chassi s ALARM ON when an alarm has oc curred. Th[...]

Hardware 3-3 Power Aspects Changing the Voltage Setting Based on y our order, your ChartScan system was set at the voltage indicated by a sticker or tag (located on th e rear of the unit, n ear the power sw itch). If you need to chan ge the voltage selection, complete the follow ing steps. WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never disassem ble ChartSca[...]

3-4 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Replacing the A C Pow er Supply Fuse Fuse: 1/2A , 250V, Slo Blo, 3A G for 105-125V pow er line, or 1/4A, 250V , Slo Blo, 3AG f or 210-250V pow er line CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Fuse failure indicates a possible problem within the device circuitry. If a fuse blows, contact a qualified service representative. Repl[...]

Hardware 3-5 WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never disassem ble ChartScan’s case while it is connected to the AC power line! Internal voltag e potentials exist w hich could cause bodily injury or dea th! Prior t o disassembly: (1) turn off power (2) discon nect analog lines (3) disconnect AC po wer line (4) disconnect all additional lines WARNING[...]

3-6 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration Memory Write Enable/Disable ChartScan’s cons tants for chassis calibration and the calibration password are stored b y ChartScan in Non-Volatile RAM (NV- RAM). The passw ord is a safety feature used to prev ent unauthorized pers onnel from entering calibration mode and altering the calibration cons tants[...]

Hardware 3-7 Steps for RS-232/422 Configuration Standard Unit s, Only Early Produc tion Units, Only 1. Turn the Ch artScan system ’s pow er “OFF.” 1. Turn the ChartScan system ’s pow er “OFF.” 2. Ensure the COMM SELECT micro- switch (on the rear-panel DIP sw itch) is in the “0” (down) position. 2. Ensure the COMM SELECT micro- switc[...]

3-8 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Serial Port Pin Connectors An option al CA-47 cable (or equi valent) connects C hartScan to the com puter. T h e ChartScan side of the cable has a mal e DB9 connector for u se with the RS-232/ 422 serial port. The cable’s computer side h as 2 connectors : one for DB9, and the other f or DB25. Other crossover-ty pe c[...]

Hardware 3-9 Serial Port Pin Connector Signals for RS-232/422 Applications RxD- (Receive Data Negative) Input: T h is pin accepts serial data sent by an RS- 232 or RS-422 dev ice. The s erial data received is exp ected to match the word length, bau d rate, stop b its, and pari ty co nfiguration o f th e particular po rt. The sign al is low true. Rx[...]

3-10 ChartScan Us er’s Manual IEEE 488 Interface Configuration (Option) The IEEE 488 interface option is intended for digital com munication with IEEE 488 com pliant compu ter platforms, as w ell as IEEE 488 com pliant platfor m-independent configu rations. Data is transm itted parallel, as opposed to serial. The IEEE 488 opti on allows for up to[...]

Hardware 3-11 IEEE 488 Configuration WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never rem ove or install an in terface card w h ile ChartScan/1400 is connected to the AC power line! Internal v oltage potentia ls exist which could cause bodily injury or death! WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never disc onnect the AC power line from ChartScan/1400 whil e its an[...]

3-12 ChartScan Us er’s Manual IEEE 488 Configuration Settings Standard Unit s, Only Early Produc tion Units, Only 1. Ensure IEEE 488 In terface is installed. 1. Ensure IEEE 488 In terface is installed. 2. Turn the Ch artScan system ’s pow er “OFF.” 2. Turn the ChartScan system ’s pow er “OFF.” 3. Ensure the COMM SELECT micro- switch ([...]

Hardware 3-13 Digital I/O Lin es ChartScan has eigh t digital input lines and thirty -two digital output lines available on a rear panel DB-50 connector. These lines can be ou tput and/or input u sing ChartScan com man ds. Note: The fir st 16 ou tput lines are available f or use with relay s via the h igh current C SN/Relay card option. If used, th[...]

3-14 ChartScan Us er’s Manual External TTL BNC Connector s ChartScan’ s rear panel provides tw o external trigg er BNC connectors. The BNC TTL Scan output is u sed for syn chro n izing equipment w ith ChartScan. ChartScan can be pr ogram med to trigger on a rising or falling TT L lev el. Any TT L lev el signal (> 2.2V = Hi, < 0.8 V = L o)[...]

Hardware 3-15 CSN14/TC/P T her mocouple and Low Volts Card with Subminiature Plugs The CSN14/TC/P card contains 16 dif ferential input chan nels, each of w hich m ay be conf igured as any therm o couple ty pe or as a milli-volt input. Temperature valu es may be return ed in units of °C, °F, °K, °R, or mV. This signal conditioning card contains [...]

3-16 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Digital Filt ering: • Averages 32 samples at 50/60 Hz for line c ycle noise reject ion (VDC measurem ents) Voltage Range 2 , Accuracy 3 and Resolution: • ±100 mV ± 0.02% 3. 05 µ V/bit • ±1 V ± 0.02% 30.5 µ V/bit • ±5 V ± 0.02% 153 µ V/bit • ±1 0 V ± 0.02% 306 µ V/bit Note 1: Acc uracy is based o[...]

Hardware 3-17 CSN14/LV/ (T, B, & S) Low Voltage Cards There are three version s of low v oltage signal con d ition ing cards for u se with C hartScan. Each card supports 16 differential in p u t channels and is capable of measuring analog input signals on any of four programm able ranges: ±100 mV, ±1 v olt, ±5 volt and ±10 volt. The cards s[...]

3-18 ChartScan Us er’s Manual CSN14/HV/S High V oltage Card w ith Safety Jack Connectors The CSN14/HV/S card contains 16 differential inpu t channels and is f or use with “safety j ack ” type connectors. Each CSN14/HV/S card is capable of measuring analog input sig nals on any of the follow ing three prog rammable ran ges: ±2.5 volt, ±25 v [...]

Hardware 3-19 CSN/Relay Car d (for High-Current Digital-Output) CSN/Relay Car d The high-cu rrent digital-output CSN/Relay Card allow s you to add relay fu nctions to the first 16 digital outputs. The CSN/Relay card installs into C hartScan’s sl ot 1 (bottom card slot). Only one relay card can be used per ChartScan unit, and a relay card can not [...]

3-20 ChartScan Us er’s Manual CSN/Relay Card Specifications Num ber o f Channels: • 16 (2 groups of 8 chann els) Relay Contacts (Manufacturer’s Ratings):* • 8 Am ps, 125-250 VA C Resi stive • 5 Am ps, 30 VDC R esistiv e Card Contact Rating s: • 8 Am ps m aximu m on g roup comm ons Contact-to-System Isolation: • 500 Volts (A C or DC) *[...]

Hardware 3-21 Connecting the Expansion C has si s to Char tScan Mo unting Block (1 of 4) Chart Scan Ribb o n Cable CA-154 ( Included ) Co nnec to r PH 401 (on back side o f Anal o g Bac kplane B oard ) Exp ansion Chassi s Cover P l ate Screw (1 of 2) Cover P l ate Cross Se ction of Mounting Block 4. Insert one end of th e included 40-con ductor rib[...]

3-22 ChartScan Us er’s Manual A utomatic Channel A ssignment Unless the CSN/Relay card is used, Channel s 1 through 6 4 are auto m a tically assigned t o ChartSca n, w hile extended channel s 65 thro ugh 128 are ass igned to the ex pansion chass is. Even if a card slot is left empty in the Chart Scan or the expans ion chassis, the ch annel assign[...]

Hardware 3-23 Expansion Chassis Specifica tions WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Service must be perform ed by qua lified personnel. All term inals, including the AC line and analog input s, m ust be disconnected prior t o opening ChartScan main unit or expansion chassis casing. Interna l voltage pot entials exist which could cause bo dily injury or[...]

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ChartScan Us er’s Manual 1-12-99 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-1 ChartV iew Softw are Reference 4 ChartView, ChartView Plus, ChartViewNET, and ChartView NET Plus Overview ……4-1 Groups, Charts, & Channels ……4-2 Three W ays of Using ChartView ……4-2 W hat ChartView and C hartView Plus Provide ……4-3 M ain Window ……4-4 Chan[...]

4-2 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Groups, Charts, & Channels When startin g the program with no conf iguration file presen t (see Chapter 1 if neces sary), a featu re called Chart Setup Wizard is automatically activ ated to assist y ou with y our display setup. To make the best use of Chart Set up Wizard you need to[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-3 Some of the data acquisition scenarios pertaining to Ch artView are as follows: Fou r Basic Data Ac quisi ti on Scen arios 4) Uplo ading Data from I nstrum ent Buffe r Bu ffer Senso r 3) Buf fering Acquis ition in I nst r u ment Bu ffer Senso r 2) Acqu iring & U ploading Ac quisitio[...]

4-4 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Main Window While using this chapter, refer to the Main Window f igure and its associated control op tion table as needed. Because of the graphic aspect of the win dow, y ou should be able to dev elop a good understanding of the pr ogram ’s capabilities and associated op eratin g tech[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-5 ChartView Main Window and Control Options  = Mouse, Ú = Arrow Keypads ,  = PageUp/PageDown Key pads Note: The bulleted l ist on page 4-4 relates to this table. 1 Group Se lect Ctrl+G, or Ú , or  14 Channel Sele ction  or, Ú 2 Start Charts an d Indicat ors  or, F5 15 Mu[...]

4-6 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Channel Information Region Chann els can return valu es in units of °C, °F, °K, °R, m V, V, or user defined units (if the mX + b option is used). With ex cep tion of mX + b user defined -units, units d epend o n the configur ation and type of signal conditioning card used. Sign al c[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-7 Units/div - The units in units/div (18) can be ° C, °F, °K, °R, m V, or V. The division ref erenced is one vertical grid. In th e example above f or Channel 1, each v ertical grid increment repres ents 10.58°C per divisi on. Changing the uni ts/divisio n spinner co ntrols ( σ / τ[...]

4-8 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Main Window T oolbar Each item in the toolbar, with exception of Group Select (1), is represented by an individual button icon. Toolba r- related functions can also be activated from pull-down m enus (discussed later). Placing the cursor on the button and click ing the m ouse button ena[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-9 Display Configuration The Display Conf iguration button acces ses a Display C onfiguration Setup dial og box. This box w ill also be displ ayed if: a) Create Chart s Manually is selected du ring use of th e W i zard Chart Setup program , b) you se lect Setup from the Ch art pull-dow n m[...]

4-10 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Display C onfiguration Setup Dialog Box with an Exis ting Configuration Note: When a chart contain s overlapping chan nels [and the chann els share values su ch that their traces reside on top of each other], then the ch annels listed low er in the display lis t (the most recently adde[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-11 Adjusting Channel Se tup for Channel 1 ChartView and ChartView Plus data chann els can op erate in o n e of two modes: Units Full Scale or, Units/Div. The mode is selected by radio button. Units Full Scale . When Units Full Scale is s elected, as depicted in the above fig ure, you can [...]

4-12 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Manually Creating a Display For Ch artView Plus users, if y ou plan to have a chart setup that is not w eighted evenly , i.e., different num bers of chan nels per chart an d different numbers of charts per g roup, you m ay w ant to m anually setup your chart display from scratch, i.e.,[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-13 (4a) Automati cally add groups t o the setup . Ent er the number of groups and c harts desired by usi ng the cursor and typing in the val ue, or by using the pull-down arrows ( τ ) and making t he appropriate select ions; then cli ck on the Create Groups button. (4b) Manually add grou[...]

4-14 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual 9. Choose ch annels for the selected ch art. With ChartView Plus, you can select up to four overlapping ch annels per chart. With th e basic ChartView program, y ou are limited to on e channel per chart. There are four m ethods of addin g channels. These are as follows: • Highlight a[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-15 Channel Configuration The “Ch annel Con figurati on” button bri ngs up th e Setup Window w ith one of t hree “tabbed” dialog boxes displayed: Acquisition Setup (page 4-33), Chann el & Alarm Setup (page 4-33), or Data Destination (page 4-39). The information en tered in the [...]

4-16 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Print Cha rts The Print Charts button activates a screen print of ChartView’s m ain w indow. Main Window Pull -Down Menus The ChartView main w indow f eatures several pull-down menus. A s an alternative to the m enus, you can ena ble sever al menu items by using Toolbar b u ttons, pr[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-17 File Menu Note When ChartView is started for the very f irst time there is no default chan nel configuration file. In this case a Char tView Start up dialog box appears, prov iding y ou wit h the follow ing four choices: Retr y, Select Device, Load Fil e, and Exit Program . A fter choo[...]

4-18 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Display config. All ow s you t o: Open a previously saved dis play configurati on file, save the c urrent display c onfiguration file, or save the current di splay configurati on file in a different locati on (or under a different file nam e). (See foll ow ing not e). Note: There w ill[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-19 Options Option Set tings includes three separate dialog boxes, ac cessible by tabs , as indicat ed in the following sc reen captures. Charts Restricts Scroll Spee d to Eliminate Aliasing It is possible for c hart displays to exhibit aliasing when using ChartSc an, NetScan, or MultiSc a[...]

4-20 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual A cquisition (continued) Automatic Keyboard Trigger on Auto Re-arm This feat ure w orks in conjunction with K eyboard Triggering when Auto Re-arm is being used. Aut o Re-arm is dis cussed on page 4-42. If the opt ion is disabled , acquisit ion data is saved t o disk, and the devic e au[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-21 Comman d Characters This area cont ains two fields fo r entering comm and characters, one for row s etting and one for col umn sett ing. Enter the charac ters (Excel paramet ers) to mat ch the applicable vers ion of Excel; for example: France - Row = L , Co lumn = C Germany - Row = Z ,[...]

4-22 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Upload Av ailable Scans (Ctrl + U) (manual control) Enables ChartView to ac cess devic e memory for al l scans current ly available. This f unction only uploads scans that are currently avail able. Upload Scans Until Done Enables ChartView to ac cess devic e memory and upload s cans un[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-23 Device … I nterface ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Setup IEEE 488 The IEEE 488 S etup dialog box appears. Valid addres ses are 0 to 30. DIP sw i tch settings must agree with this s etup. For ChartScan, an IEEE 488 interf ace card is required f or use of IEEE 488 i nterface. NetScan devices can not make[...]

4-24 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Setup Network B rings up the Network Interf ace Settings dialog box. A valid registrat ion number mus t be entered (1 st screen below) to gain acces s to the ChartVi ew ’s Netw ork Interface support feature. The sec ond dialog box all ow s us ers of NetSc an or Net232 to configure t [...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-25 From the Alarm configu ration dialog box, yo u can define the information that w ill be saved in th e log file. Options i nclude the Time and Dat e w hen the s tate change occ urred, the Alarm num ber, the Channel(s) t hat tripped the alarm along with the current readi ng, and the stat[...]

4-26 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Log Enable (Ctrl+A ) Once an alarm log file exists, log enable can be used to ac tivate the logging proces s; or to disabl e an active l og. A check-m ark ( 9 ) preceding Log Enabl e indicates that the log is act ive. No check-m ark present indi cates the alarm log has not been enabled[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-27 Setup Channels & Alarms Ctrl+L Ac cesses t he Setup W indow for configuring channels and alarms. From the channels & alarms dialog box, you can s elect the Ac quisition Set up and Data Destinat ion dialog boxes. Acquisition Ctrl+C Acc esses the Ac quisition Setup di alog box . [...]

4-28 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Bar Graph Mete rs Selec ting Bar Gr aph Met ers from ChartView’s Wi ndow pull-do w n menu br ings up the Ba r Grap h wi ndow. This window displays several chan nels in bar graph format. To activate the display, select the Start button from the toolb ar. A t least one meter mu st be a[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-29 A nalog Me ters Selecting A nalog Meters from ChartView’s Window pull- down menu brings up t he Analog Meters w indow. This w indow dis plays several chan nels in a dial/gage f ormat. To activate the display, select the Start button from the toolb ar. A t least one meter mu st be ass[...]

4-30 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Digital Me ters Selecting Digital Meters f ro m ChartView’s Window pull- d ow n men u brings up the Digital Meters wi ndo w to display several chann els in numeric f o rm at. To activ ate the display, select the Start button from the toolbar. At least one m eter mus t be assigned t o[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-31 Meter Toolbars The toolbars for the three meter ty pes are identical, with exception that th e Digital Meters toolbar d oes not ha ve a Reset Peak Hold button (item C in the following f igure). Mete rs Toolbar Buttons Item Name Function A Start Starts meters. B Stop Stops m eters. C Re[...]

4-32 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Meters Configuration Menu A m eters configuration m enu (lower lef t corner of figure) w ill appear when you place the m ouse pointer over a m eter and click the rig ht-hand m ouse button. The m enu allow s you to acces s various dialog box es for chang ing param eters for an in dividu[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-33 Configure M eter Settings, Function Descriptio ns Functi on Description 1 Select Chan nel S elect a ne w channel for display . The se lected channe l wil l replace the one cur rently seen in the me ter. No te, double -clicking the left mo use button in the meter region w ill al so brin[...]

4-34 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Channel and Alar m Setup D ialog Box Chan nel and Alar m S etup , Button Descript ions 1 – T u rn On All Chann els (Alt + N) 2 – T u rn Off All Chann els No t A ssigned to Charts (Alt + F) 3 – T u rn On/Off Chann el Read in gs (Alt + R) 4 – Print Entire Channel and Alarm Setup [...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-35 Channel Configuration Columns 1) Chann el (CH)  This column serves only as a chann el number indicator. The ch annel num ber cannot be changed from this column. 2) On  The On colum n allow s you to enable a chan nel for data collection. When a cell or block of cells in this colum[...]

4-36 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Note: When using a channel as a referen ce channel, rem ember that low er numbered ch annels are calculated ahead of h igher num bered channels , e.g., CH1 is calculated ahead of CH2. This mak es a difference w hen subtracting a ref erence channel in reg ard to the time aspect of the r[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-37 The mode is selected from the low er left-h and portion of th e dialog box. The fol lowing figure represents a s creen capture with normal m ode selected. Acquisit ion Setup Dialog Box, Norm al Mode The following figure depicts components of an acquisition. The Trigger and Stop Points [...]

4-38 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Acquisition Setup Parameter Options Event Configurat ion Trigger: Set a trigger s can in the Acqui sition by using one of the following: Key board - Use Consol e Trigger dialog box to start trigger s can. Note: If the Keyboard Trigger is s elected the use of Pre-trigger is dis abled. E[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-39 Burst Mode, Operat ional Issues Acquisiti on Setup Dialog Box, High-Speed, Single-C hannel Mode The Burst Mode , als o referred to as High-speed, sing le-channel mode , is selected with a radio- button located on the lower lef t of the Acquisition Setup Dialog Box. The following bullet[...]

4-40 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual • When usin g Burst Mode , data saved to disk can still be view ed in PostView. How ever, the PostView chart setup w ill only allow y ou to select the single chann el (p rev iously selected in ChartView as the high-spee d Burst Mode cha nnel). Example: If Chann el 4 is selected as th[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-41 Measuring AC RM S The following steps p ertain to m e asuring AC RMS volta ge. 1. Determin e the peak voltage of the input sign al. 2. Based on the value from step 1, select the appropriate VAC option. T h is is d one in ChartView’s Channel and Alar m Setup window (see fol lowing fig[...]

4-42 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Data Destination Dialog B ox Data Destination The Data Destination portion of the box is used to assign a filenam e and folder location for data, select an Excel or binary format ( .TXT or .IOT respectively), and to select option al T im e/Date and/or Alarm Stamps (to be included in th[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-43 Why use Auto Re-arm? You can u se Auto Re-arm as a conveni ent way to monitor and an alyze specific ty pes of trigger ev ents. For exam ple, if y ou set Chan nel 1 going above 30°C as a trig ger, you can choose to repeat 100 (or more) acquisitions with this sam e trigger criteria (Cha[...]

4-44 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual Chart Setup Wizard Reference Note: For very f irst time start-up of ChartView an d a program tutorial (th at includes a first time u se of the Chart Setup Wizar d ) refer to Chapter 1. Introduction Chart Set up Wizar d is a feature of ChartView , ChartView Plus an d PostView . The feat[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual ChartView Soft w are Ref erence 4-45 A Manual Chart C reation, Creat e Charts button allow s you to bypass the Char t Setup Wiz ard and enter a manual mode. This op tion makes use of Cha rtView’s D isplay Configur ation feat ure (re ference p age 4-9) . Manual ch art creation allows y ou to vary th e number of assigned [...]

4-46 ChartView Soft w are Ref erence ChartScan Us er’s Manual It is a simple task to create chart display configurations using the automatic m ethod. The follow ing steps apply to this feature of Chart Setup W izard . 1. Select Wi zard from th e Chart pull -down menu of ChartView’s main window . The New Display Setup di alog box appears. 2. Cli[...]

ChartScan User’s Manual 08-09-02 5-1 eZ-PostV iew and Vi ew XL 5 Introduction ChartScan sy s tems can no w make use of the post- acq ui sition data viewing program, eZ-PostView an d a Microsoft Excel add-in known as ViewXL . eZ-PostView is a time-domain post-acquisition data v iewing application that has been integrated w ith primar y data acquis[...]

5-2 08-09-02 ChartScan User’s Manual eZ-Pos tView includes th e follow in g features : • File In put Format Su pport for: DaqView, W aveView, Personal DaqView, Chart View , Universal File For m at UFF -58B. • Can sho w 8 Display Wi ndows simu ltaneou sly • Can show 16 C ha nn el T races per Dis play Window • Includes Automatic Data Scalin[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 1-12-99 Calibrat ion 6-1 Calibration 6 Introduction ……6-1 Calibration Setup ……6 -1 Non-Volatile Storage of Calibration Constants ……6-2 Hardware Protected RAM ……6-2 ScanCal Softw are Application ……6-3 ScanCal’s M ain W indow ……6-3 Using ScanCal ……6-3 Interfac e Parameters Sys tem Inventory Ca[...]

6-2 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION The digital voltm eter (or digital multim eter) used to verify calibration voltage accuracy m ust meet the following criteria: 1) Minim um Resolution: 6-1/ 2 digits 2) Minim um DC Accuracy: 0.005% full scal e Failure to com ply w ith this requirement can result in faulty equ[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-3 CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Unless you are sett ing m ain unit ca libration constants or changing the passwor d, the calibration mode should be disabled. The calibration m ode applies to m ain unit calibration, and not to the calib ration of signal conditioning card s. ScanCal Software Application Scan[...]

6-4 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual Interface Parameters If y our d ata acqui sitio n de v ice interface is set up for Netw or k (ethernet), you shou ld chang e the device interface to R S-232 serial comm unications prior to performin g calibration. Ref er to your hardw are setup chapter as needed. 1.a Select the DIP Switch toolbar icon to a[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-5 Calibra tion W i thout ScanCal Password To perform calibration, the calibration mode m ust be enabled. T he Enter Calibration Mode ( K ) co mman d enables calibration, w here keyword is the fi ve-digit keyw ord (or p assw ord) currently conf igured for the unit. Your scanning unit is shipped with a default[...]

6-6 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calib ration of M ain Unit Offset Calibration of M ain Unit Required Equipm ent - Shorting bar, or 3 l inked banana plugs (see fol low ing f igure) - Calibration Card (ins talled in bottom slot, s lot #1, of the m ain unit) CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not install or remove any cards from the m ain u[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-7 1. Ensu re the main un it is powered “ OFF,” and has no pow er sources connected to it. 2. If a signal con d itionin g card is in slot #1 o f the chassis, remove the card. 3. Install Calibration Card into Slot #1 (bo ttom slot) of the main un it. CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not perform calibrati[...]

6-8 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual Gain Calibration of Main Unit Required Equipm ent * - Volts DC C alibrator - 22-2 Twisted pairs (t o connect calibrat or to calibration c ard) - Digita l Voltmeter, or Digi tal Multimeter (used for verific ation of calibrat ion voltages) - Calibration Card (ins talled in bottom slot, s lot #1, of m ain uni[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-9 1. Connect HI, LO, - S, and +S lines from the precision calibrator to the binding posts of the calibration card, as indicated in th e figure above. 2. Apply -4.4 VDC (minus 4.4 VDC) from the calibrato r to th e calib ration card. Use a precision digital mu ltimeter to verify voltage accuracy. Note: You can[...]

6-10 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibr ation of Signal Conditi oning Cards Offset Calibration of Cards Required Equipm ent - BNC Short f or CSN14/LV/B c ards, see note - Term inal Type Short for CSN14/LV /T cards, s ee note - Banana Plug Type Short for CSN14/LV/S cards, see note - Type U Subm iniature Plug Short for CSN14/TC/P c ards, s[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-11 1. If the calibration password h as not been chang ed, enter K12345 . If the pass word has been changed, enter the K com mand and th e current passw ord. This enables the calibration mode. 2. Ty pe U2X to v erify calibration m o de. U128 shou ld appear, indicating the unit is in calibration mode. 3. Ty pe[...]

6-12 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual Gain Calibration of Low Volts Cards Required Equipm ent * - Volts DC C alibrator - 22-2 Twisted pairs (t o connect calibrat or to calibration c ard) - BNC Harness (f or CSN14/LV/B c ards), see note - Terminal Type Harnes s for CSN14/LV/ T cards, see not e - Banana Plug Type Harness CSN14/LV/S c ards, see [...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-13 1. Connect an applicable calibration harness to each card. Refer to figu re below.[...]

6-14 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual 2. Apply calibration voltage from the precision calibrator to th e first channel of each card (see follow ing table), and verify with a digital m ultimeter. Requirem ents for both devices are specified in Required Equipment . Volts DC Slot # 1 Slot # 2 Slot # 3 Slot # 4 Slot # 5 Slot # 6 Slot # 7 Slot # 8[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-15 Gain Calibration of High Volts Cards Required Equipm ent * - Volts DC C alibrator - 22-2 Twisted pairs (t o connect calibrat or to calibration c ard) - Banana Plug Type Harness for CSN14/HV/S see note - Digital V oltmeter or Digi tal Multimet er (used for verific ation of calibrat ion voltages) * see requ[...]

6-16 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual 2. Apply calibration voltage from the precision calibrator to the f irst channel of each CSN14/HV/S card (see followi ng table), and verify w ith a digital m ultimeter. Requirem ents for both devices are specified in Required Equi pment . Volts DC Slot # 1 Slot # 2 Slot # 3 Slot # 4 Slot # 5 Slot # 6 Slot[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-17 Cold Junction Calibration Required Equipm ent Equipm ent for CJC Calibration Cold (ice) c ell for calibrat ion w it h thermocouples at 0°C T/C wire and submi niature plug connectors (T-Type T/C wire is recomm ended) U-Type copper short ing plugs Thermoc ouples Equipment for Verification of Calibrated Tem[...]

6-18 Calibration ChartScan Us er’s Manual CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION The m a in unit (chassis) and T/C cards must be calibrated fo r offset and gain prior to calibrating the T/C cards for cold junction. CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not instal l or remove any cards from the m ain unit, or from its ex pansion chassis unless the unit is p[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual Calibration 6-19 4. Ty pe U2X to v erify calibration m o de. U128 shou ld appear, indicating the unit is in calibration mode. 5. Enter comm ands similar to those in th e first two colum ns in the followi ng table. T h is example is for a T/C card in slot #1, an d a T y pe 3 (“T” type) therm ocouple. The table on the p[...]

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Appendices , 12-30-98 A-i A ppendic es Appendix A     A PI Commands Appendix B     Configuration A spects for Programmers Appendix C     Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix D     ChartScan Program Examples Appendix E     Bus States, B us Lines, and Data Transfer A spects Append[...]

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ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 1-14-99 A-1 Appendix A API Commands Contents Command Sy ntax ................................................................................................................. A-2 Case Sensitivity............................................................................................................... ....... A-2 Spa[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Command Syntax Comm ands are identified by the followin g syntax form ats: • A sing le letter ( A thr ough Z ) • A sing le letter ( A thr ough Z ) foll owed by a pound sig n ( # ) • An at-sign ( @ ) • An ast eri sk ( * ) followed by a single letter ( A thro ugh Z ) In addition, the com[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-3 Fixed Formats Any Q uer y ( ? ) comm and or Status ( U ) comman d returns a fix ed format. For inst ance, any option th at can rang e up to 65,535 alwa ys return s five dig its, so zero w ould be returned as 00000 . In the follow ing com mand descriptions , leading zeros are included. They are[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-4 ChartScan Us er’s Manual The follow ing is a list of all the im mediate an d deferred comm ands for ChartScan. Comman d Ty p e @ Trigger On Comm and Deferred *B Flush Ac quisition Buff er Im mediate *C Clear Channel Configurat ion Deferred *F Restore Fac tory Settings Im mediate *K Change Calibration K eyw ord Im medi[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-5 Deferred Commands, Order of Execution The imm ediate comm ands take effect im mediately when they are interpreted. Even so, they m ust be follow ed by an Ex ecute ( X ) comm and to terminate th e comman d string for correct operation. For exam ple: K00001X Deferred comm ands are not executed u[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-6 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Command Summary Comman d Sy ntax Description @ Trigger On Comm and @ Trigger on receipt of an @ . *B Flush Ac quisition Buffer *B Flush any data c urrently in the acquis ition buffer. *C Clear Channel Configurati on *C Clear out the c hannel configuration s o that no channels are configured. *[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-7 Comman d Sy ntax Description D# Set Rela y Make Time D#make Specif y how long t o w ait after closi ng a channel relay before reading valid data, w here make is the number of 520.833 mic rosecond intervals . E End Calibrati on M ode E Terminat e Calibration Mode E? Error Stat us Query E? Retur[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-8 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Comman d Sy ntax Description L Set Trigger Level Lchan, level, hyst Sets t he level against which the t esting of channel readings should be perform ed w here chan is the channel number suc h that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for ChartS can/1400. level is the l evel against which the[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-9 Comman d Sy ntax Description R Read Buffered Dat a Rtype Read scan dat a from the acquis ition buffer where type is the type of data reques t being made. V alid options for type are: 1 - Read the oldest scan currently res iding in the acquisi tion buffer , 2 - Read the ol dest compl ete trigge[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-10 ChartScan User’s Manual − Notes[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-11 Command Reference The follow ing pages provide th e comm and set for ChartScan. For each comman d, the comm and name, the descriptive n ame, and the com man d des cription are given. In turn, the com mand description includes the f ollowing f ormat. Command Description Format Type This item r[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-12 ChartScan User’s Manual @ - T rigger On Command TYPE Acquis ition EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X @ Trigger upon receipt of an @ DESCRI PTION The Trigger On ( @ ) com mand will start or stop t he acquisition acc ordingly w hen the start or stop argum ents of the Set Trigger Configuration ( T ) com mand is s et to 1 (tri[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-13 *B - Flush A cquisition Buffer TYPE Buffer EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X *B Flush any data c urrently in the acquis ition buffer DESCRI PTION The Flush Ac quisition Buff er ( *B ) command will flus h any dat a currently in the acquisit ion buffer. Upon execution of this c ommand, all data c [...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-14 ChartScan User’s Manual *C - Clear Channel Configuration TYPE Channel EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X *C Clear out the c hannel configuration s o that no channels are c onfigured DESCRI PTION The Clear Channel Configurat ion ( *C ) comm and w ill cl ear out the channel configurat ion so that no channels are configured. [...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-15 *F - Restore Factory Settings TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X *F Restore unit to factory c onfiguration DESCRI PTION The Restore Fac tory Defaults ( *F ) c ommand m ay be used to restore t he unit to the sam e configuration it had when it left the fac tory. Issuing this c ommand wi[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-16 ChartScan User’s Manual *K - Change Calibration Key w ord TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X *Kkey Change the cali bration keyword, where key is the keyword in the f orm of a 5- digit num ber nnnnn . Therefore the pass w ord can be no l onger than 5 charact ers. DESCRI PTION Note: This comm and is only [...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-17 *P - A djust Calibration Card Pots TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X *Pchan Select voltage level to be enabled f or adjustment. Valid options f or chan are: 01 - Enabl e -4.4 Volt Source on c alibration card, 02 - Enable +4.4 Volt Source on c alibration card, and 03 - Select 0 [...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-18 ChartScan User’s Manual *R - Pow er-On Reset TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X *R Power-On Reset. E quivalent to a hardware reset. DESCRI PTION The Power-On Reset ( *R ) com mand has the s ame effec t on the unit as rem oving and re-applying power. All data in data buf fers and configurat ion are erased. Not[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-19 *S - Pow er-Up Settings TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X *Smode Specif y pow er-up conf iguration mode. Valid options f or mode are: 0 - Power up under last k now n c onfiguration (default). 1 - Power up under factory default c onfiguration. DESCRI PTION W ith the Power-Up Sett ings[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-20 ChartScan User’s Manual *T - T ime Stamping TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X *Tstate Specify whether or not ti me stamping will be enabled. Valid opt ions for state are: 0 - Disabl e time st amping (default), 1 - Enable absolute ti me stam ping, and 2 - Enable relati ve time st amping. DESCRI PTION The Time[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-21 A - A ssign A larm Output TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Achans, output Set alarm condition where chans is the c hannel(s) to ass ign to the digital output. chans may be in tw o f orms: chan (f or a single channel where 1 < chan < max ) or first-last (for a range of channels w[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-22 ChartScan User’s Manual A# - A larm Stamping TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X A#state Specify whether or not alarm stamping will be enabled. Valid options for state are: 0 - Disabl e alarm stam ping (default), and 1 - E nable alarm stam ping. DESCRI PTION The Alarm Stamping ( A# ) c ommand (when enabled) wi[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-23 C - Configure Channels TYPE Channel EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Cchans, type [, [lowsp], [highsp], [hyst] ] Configure the c hannels for the m aster unit and its slave units. chans and type are required argument s, while lowsp , highsp and hyst are optional. chans may be in two for m s: chan [...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-24 ChartScan User’s Manual Note: Specifying a r eserved ty pe will cause a n error. Note: Be cause the Configure Channels ( C ) command is a deferred comm and, the channel(s) will not actually be configured unt il the Execute ( X ) com mand is proc essed. Since t he configuring of c hannels takes a good deal of proces s[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-25 EXA MPLE PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07; F0,0X” ‘ Set Dat a Format to Engineeri ng Units, degrees C PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07;*C” ‘ Clear current channel configurati on PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07;C1,1,-100.0, 100.0, 0.5" ‘ Configure c hannel for T/C type J with low setpoint of - 100.0 ° C, hi gh[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-26 ChartScan User’s Manual C# - Select Card TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X C#card Select the card from which s ubsequent QC? and U12 interrogati on w ill retrie ve information. Without optional Relay Card Valid opti ons for card are: 0 - Selec ts the chass is; 1, 2, 3, or 4 - Selects t he card in corre[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-27 D# - Set Relay Make Time TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X D#make Specif y how long t o w ait after closi ng a channel relay before reading valid data, where make is the num ber of 520.833-m icrosecond interval s. DESCRI PTION The Set Relay Make Tim e ( D# ) comm and allows the user to[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-28 ChartScan User’s Manual E - End Calibration Mode TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X E Terminat e Calibration Mode DESCRI PTION Note: This comm and is only for advanced us ers w ho perf orm their own calibrat ion. It is not necessary for normal, everyday operation. To use this comm and the unit must be i[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-29 E? - Error Status Query TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X E? Returns pres ent error condition of t he unit with one of the foll ow ing error codes: E000 - No error has occ urred. E001 - Invalid devic e dependent comm and (IDDC). E002 - Invalid devic e dependent comm and option (IDDCO[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-30 ChartScan User’s Manual F - Set Data Format TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Fengr, format Configure the input and output form ats. engr converts the raw dat a to the engineering units w it h w hic h you prefer to work. Vali d options are: 0 - °C, 1 - °F, 2 - °R , 3 - °K , and 4 - Volts. °C is t he defau[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-31 Data Output Form ats Data Ty pe Engineering Units Binary Counts High Byte / Low By te Low By te / High By te Temperature xxxx.xx °C xxxx.xx °F xxxx.xx °R xxxx.xx °K H/L L/H ±xxxxx Volts +xx.xxxxxxxxx H/L L/H ±xxxxx Tim e/Dat e Absolute hh:mm:ss.mil, MM/DD/YY hmstMDY hh:mm:ss.mil, MM/DD/[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-32 ChartScan User’s Manual EXA MPLES PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07:F0,0X” ‘ Set t he engineering units to ° C and reading f ormat to engineering units PRINT#1,“OUTPUT07;C1, 1, -100.0, 100.0, 1.0X” ‘ Set point s and hysteresis interpreted as ° C PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07; U4X” ‘ Retrieve High/ Low / Last readings PRINT[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-33 F# - Set Burst Mode Frequency TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X F#freq Select burst mode s ampling frequency where freq is a real number and where 38.5 < freq < 20000.0 Hertz (default). DESCRI PTION The Set Burs t Mode Frequency ( F# ) comm and is used to s elect the c hannel sam[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-34 ChartScan User’s Manual G - Calibrate Channel Gain TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X Gchan, type Calibrate t he correction gain cons tants for given opt ion card where chan is the channel num ber such that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for ChartSc an/1400. The chass is is chan = 0 . type is th[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-35 H - Calibrate Channel Offset TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X Hchan Calibrate t he correction offs et constant s for given option card where chan is the channel num ber such that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for ChartSc an/1400. The chass is is chan = 0 . DESCRI PTIO[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-36 ChartScan User’s Manual I - Set Scan Interv al TYPE Acquis ition EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Inorm, acq Set the t w o c onfigurable scan int ervals of the unit where norm and acq are the norm al and acquisition s can intervals which have t he form: hh:mm:ss.t where hh is hours, mm is minutes, ss is seconds, and t is[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-37 I# - Digital Input Stamping TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X I#state Specif ies digital input stamping as enabled ,or dis abled . state may have either of t he following values: the def ault of 0 , which disables digital input stam ping, or 1 to enable digit al stamping. DESCRI PTION [...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-38 ChartScan User’s Manual J - Calibrate Cold Junction Offset TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X Jchan, type, temp Calibrate t he cold-junction of fsets for c old-junction com pensation of t he therm ocouple signals where chan is t he channel number suc h that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for Cha[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-39 K - Enter Calibration Mode TYPE Calibra tion EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X Kkey Enter Cali bration Mode if the keyword (or password) is c orrect, where key is the keyword in the f orm of a 5-digit num ber nnnnn . Therefore the password can be no longer t han 5 characters. K? Query Kkey as de[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-40 ChartScan User’s Manual L - Set T rigger Lev el TYPE Channel EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Lchan, level, hyst Sets t he level against which the t esting of channel readings should be perform ed w here chan is t he channel number suc h that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for ChartSc an/1400. level is the l evel[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-41 M - Set SRQ Mask TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Mmask Use the I EEE 488 Service Reques t (SRQ) mechani sm to inf orm the IEEE 488 bus controller of c ertain conditions , where mask is in the form of the num ber nnn su ch that 000 < nnn < 255 is summ ed from t he following cond[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-42 ChartScan User’s Manual M# - Set Measuring Mode TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X M#mode Specif y measuring m ode. Valid options for mode are: 0 - Line cycl e integration / high-speed mult i-channel mode, and 1 - Single channel high- speed burst mode. DESCRI PTION The Set Measuring Mode ( M# ) com mand selec t[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-43 N - Set Ev ent Mask TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Nmask Directl y sets the Event S tatus Enable Regis ter (ESE) where mask is in the form of the number nnn such that 000 < nnn < 255 is summ ed from the following condit ions: 000 - Clear event m ask 016 - Execution Error 001 -[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-44 ChartScan User’s Manual O - Set Digital Outputs TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X Obank1, bank2, bank3, bank4 Set any of t he 32 digital outputs (separated into four 8-bit banks) to a specif ied setting, where bankn (for n = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) i s an argument in t he form of the number nnn such that 000 < nn[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-45 P - Program T rigger Times TYPE Channel EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Pstart, stop Set the t rigger start and/or s top times for an acquisiti on configured for st art and/or stop on abs olute tim e, w here start and stop are in the standard tim e/date stam p format: HH:MM:SS:T,mm/dd/yy where H[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-46 ChartScan User’s Manual ? - Query TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X ? Query the present configuration or m ode of the comm and preceding the ? DESCRI PTION Most com mands have a c orresponding Query ( ? ) comm and formed by appending a ques tion mark ( ? ) to the com mand letter. Query c ommands place their [...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-47 Q - Set Query T erminator TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Qresp, hll, scan, block, sep Set the query t erminators with t he following parameters : resp is the response t erminator, hll is the channel term inator, scan is the t erminator which follows each s can output, and block is t[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-48 ChartScan User’s Manual The following table s ummarizes terminator us age w it h all possible c ommands in ASCII m ode (no terminators are used in binary m ode), where X indic ates that the t erminator is asserted at the end of the response, O indic ates that the t erminator is asserted within the res ponse to separa[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-49 QC? - Query Card Data TYPE Calibration EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X QC? Read bac k card ID and calibrat ion informat ion from the card previ ously select ed by the Select Card ( C# ) c ommand. DESCRI PTION Note: This comm and is only for advanced us ers w ho perf orm their own calibrat ion.[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-50 ChartScan User’s Manual[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-51 R - Read Buffered Data TYPE Buffer EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X Rtype Read s can data from t he acquisition buf fer w here type i s the type of data request being m ade. Valid opti ons for type are: 1 - Read the oldes t scan currently res iding in the acquisi tion buffer, 2 - Read t he olde[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-52 ChartScan User’s Manual R# - Read Last Readings TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X R#chans Queries the last readings f rom the HLL Regist ers for specif ied channels. chans may be in tw o f orms: chan (for a singl e channel where 1 < chan < max ), or first-last (for a range of c hannels where 1 < fir[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-53 S - Set Real T ime Clock TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X Stime Set the unit’s int ernal real-time c lock where time is in the s tandard time/ date stam p format: HH:MM:SS:T,mm/dd/yy w here H is hours, MM is minut es, SS is s econds, T is t enths of a second, mm is month, dd is da[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-54 ChartScan User’s Manual T - Set T rigger Configuration TYPE Ac quisition EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Tstart, stop, re-arm , sync Configure an acqui sition of sc an data with the following paramet ers: start is the s tart event stop is the s top event re-arm determ ines if the unit s hould continue acquiri ng after t[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-55 (1) The first parameter, start , def ines the event that is to take plac e in order for the unit t o begin acquiring scans . This event is ref erred to as the Start Trigger. W hen the unit has recognized t hat a Start Trigger has been encountered, it w ill begin acquiring s cans at that point[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-56 ChartScan User’s Manual U - User Status TYPE Sy stem EXECUT ION Immediat e SYNT A X Ureq Request inf ormation about various internal condit ions of the unit where req refers t o one of the following request t y pes : 0 - Query and clear the E vent Status Regis ter (ESR) 1 - Query the Stat us Byte Regist er (STB) 2 - [...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-57 Contents of C alibration Status Register (C SR) U3 : Query the current system s ettings. This comm and responds with the equivalent of the following: F?I?L?P?Q?S?T?Y? U4 : Reads the c urrent High/Low/Last data f or all configured channels . Refer to the Data Outpu t Format secti on of Appendi[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-58 ChartScan User’s Manual • Stop Scan Point er: This field represents t he location in the c urrent read block that the stop event occurred. This pointer w ill always be relative to t he trigger point with the trigger point always oriented at locati on 0 . Since the s top event must always occ ur after the trigger ev[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-59 U17 : This com mand com putes and returns t he root mean square (RMS) value of the last com pleted burst m ode acquisi tion. U18 : Queries the ac quisition st ates and various sys tem flags . The response nnn has the f ollowing integer form: 000 ≤ nnn ≤ 255 . The bit m apping of the respo[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-60 ChartScan User’s Manual V - Set User T erminator TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Vval Set the User Terminat or value to any character whose num eric value (ASCI I value) val is in the range 0 to 255 . V? Query the present user terminat or value. DESCRI PTION The Set User Term inator ( V ) com mand is us ed t[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-61 W# - Set A verage W eight TYPE System EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X W#wt Spec ify the number of samples to average in the Normal mode , where wt is the average weight . Valid options for wt are: 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 32 , 64 , 128 , and 256 (with 32 being the defaul t value). DESCRI PTION Norma[...]

API Com mands Appendix A A-62 ChartScan User’s Manual X - Execute TYPE System EXECUT ION Im mediate SYNT A X X Execute prec eding comm and string. DESCRI PTION Most com mands are int erpreted and processed as they are received but are not executed unti l the Execute ( X ) com mand is iss ued. Comm ands sent without an X are st ored in an internal[...]

Appendix A API Comm ands ChartScan Us er’s Manual A-63 Y - Set Counts, or Select Blocks TYPE Ac quisition EXECUT ION Deferred SYNT A X Ypre,post, stop W hen in Normal mode of data acquisi tion, set ac quisition count s w here pre is the pre-t rigger count, post is the post-trigger count and stop is th e post-s top count. Y0,count,0 W hen in High-[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 1-4-99 B-1 Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers λ Reference Notes: If y ou are not familiar w ith programm ing you will probably gain m ore understanding of th e p rogram - related portions of this appendix by first revi ewing Appendi x A, API Commands and Appendix D, ChartScan Pr ogram Examples . λ Hardw a[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Memory A llocation Each ChartScan comes equi pped with 256 KB m emory. There are th ree options for additional m emory: 1 Mbyt e, 4 Mbytes, and 8 Mby tes. The m emory modules are located in SIMM sock ets JP201 and/or JP202 on the m icroprocessor board. Ref er to Chapt[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-3 Measuring Modes Overv iew You can select eith er of two s canning m odes for ChartScan , 1) Normal mode, or 2) High-s peed, single-channel mode (Bur st Mode). ChartScan Measuri ng Modes Mode “A verage w eight” Setting A pplication Normal 16, 32, 64, 128, or 256 Re[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-4 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Normal Mode ChartScan has the ability to rej ect n oise resulting from A C line pick-up w hen an Average w eight settin g of 16 or more m easuremen ts per line cycle is u sed. T h is noise rejection factor is im portant, as it allows for higher accuracy . W h en an av[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-5 High-Speed, Single-Channel Mode (Burst Mode) The High-speed, si ngle-channel mode , also know n as burs t mode , is used for post-acquisition w aveform analy sis of A C and DC vol tages. In th is mode, Ch artScan can sam ple from 38.5 Hz to 20.0 kHz, and st ore the da[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-6 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Configurati on Requirements ChartSca n d oes not scan cha nnels on its initial power-up. Even though most user-set co nfiguration states ha ve assoc iated d efaults, you must co nfigure a few items be fore scanni ng begins. For ChartScan to beg in scannin g, the contr[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-7 PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07; C1-4,1X" ‘ Configure master channels 1-4 with Type JTC PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07;I00:01:00.0,00:00:01.0X" ‘ Configure normal timebase to 1 minute, acquisition timebase to 1 second PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07;Y100,1100,0X" ‘ Set pre[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-8 ChartScan Us er’s Manual CSN14/TC/P     Configuring Thermocouple Channels Begi n configuring inp ut channels b y fi rst speci fy ing the channel type. When the CSN1 4/T C/P signal conditioning m odule is used, 16 differential therm oco u p le in puts are pro v id ed. In con figuri[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-9 CSN14/HV/S     Configuring High Volts Channels When the CSN14/HV/S signal conditioning m odule is used, ChartScan measures h igh voltages providing a pro gramm a ble range per channe l. To configure the channels on a CSN14/HV/ S, use the Configur e Channel[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-10 ChartScan User’s Manual The I comm and is used to set th ese two scan intervals. For exam ple, the followin g comm and: I00:00:10.0,00:00:00.1 w o u ld set the scan interv al to once every 10 s econds and set the post- trigger scan interv al to once every 0.1 seconds. As m entioned earlier, [...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-11 Pre-Trigger State The Pre-Tri gger state is defined as the period after ChartScan has been configured to collect an acquisition (via the T rigger Co nfiguratio n T com mand), and before the actu al T rigger ev ent occurs. While the unit is in this state, the TRIGGER [...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-12 ChartScan User’s Manual To enable this functionality y ou must perform the following steps: 1. Set the first param eter o f the Counts ( Y ) comm and to -1. If more than on e transition cycle is desired, enable th e Auto-Rearm flag of th e T rigg er Configuration comman d. If this is done, e[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-13 Post-Trigger State The Post-Trigger state is th e period between the occu rrence of the trigg er event and the occurren ce of the stop event. While the u nit is in this state the TRIGGER LED will be on and th e alarms and their associated outputs will be u p dated at[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-14 ChartScan User’s Manual In order for an acquisition to take place, the u nit must hav e a trigger event and can be assign ed a Stop Even t. This allows diff erent stimuli to begin and end an acquisition. Note: If the trigg er start event is level or alarm , at least one pre-trig ger scan mu [...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-15 T i me Stamping ( *T ) As m entioned in th e previous sections, th e contents of each scan contains on e reading for each defi ned channel. Optionally , time stam ping of each scan can be enabled with the *T co mman d. *T1 enables absolute tim e stamping, *T2 en ab l[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-16 ChartScan User’s Manual With Alarm Stam ping : PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07;A#1X” ‘ Enable alarm stamping . ‘ Configure and start an acquisition PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07;R1X” ‘ Request the next scan in the buffer PRINT#1, “ENTER07” ‘ Retrieve it INPUT A$ ‘ ....+0234.20-0019.40+0001.40+[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-17 With Digital Input Stam ping: PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07;I#1X” ‘ Enable digital input stamping . ‘ Configure and start an acquisition PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07;R1X” ‘ Request the next scan in the buffer PRINT#1, “ENTER07” ‘ Retrieve it INPUT A$ ....+0234.20-0019[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-18 ChartScan User’s Manual Acquisition Buffer , A Description Once scans are read from the bu ffer by th e controlling com puter, they are eras ed from Ch artScan’s buffer. The acquisition buff er is a FIFO (First-In First-Out) buffer. In o th er words, the oldest data to be written into the [...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-19 This respons e indicates th at the first av ailable scan is -0000076, wh ich is a pre-trig ger scan. This s can can be retrieved as follows : PRINT#1,”OUTPUT 07;R1X” ‘ Get the -0000076 scan PRINT#1,”ENTER 07” ‘ Get the scan INPUT A$ ‘ Screen shows (4 ch[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-20 ChartScan User’s Manual Multip le Trigg er Blocks Thro ugh the Auto-Rearm capability of ChartSc an, it is possible to capture more than o ne trigger bloc k in the unit’s A cquisition Buffer. Each trigg er bloc k would contain one an d on ly one trigger point. These trigger block s are stac[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-21 Acquisiti on Buf fer I nterrogation Note: In the follow ing sections “cu rrent trigger block” alw ays refers to the trigg er blo ck that is currently being read . The current status of th e acquisition buffer may be interrogated at any tim e by issuing th e Buffe[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-22 ChartScan User’s Manual 7 - End Scan Po inter This field repres ents the location in th e current trigger block th at the end scan occurred. This pointer will alw ays be relative to the trig ger point. Since the end scan m ust alway s occur after the trigg er event this pointer w ill alway s[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-23 The following figures and table illustrate a case in w hich an acquisition has been trigg ered, the stop ev ent and end scan h ave occurred, and the bu ffer contain s several trigger block s. Field Response Im plication 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0000007 0020567 -00000100 12:01[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-24 ChartScan User’s Manual Reading the Acquisi tion Buf fer The three previous sections briefly discussed how the acquisition buf fer may b e accessed and read. In th is section the m ethod s b y which the acquisition buffer is read will be discussed in m ore detail. As m entioned earlier, the [...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-25 The R2 comm and will read the oldest available trigger block in the Acquisition Buffer. For instan ce, co n tinuing w ith the previous exam ple: PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07; U6X" ‘ Request the current status of the Acquisition Buffer PRINT#1,"ENTER07" ‘[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-26 ChartScan User’s Manual Configuri ng Alarms ChartScan can produce an internal even t when th e value of a chann el is outside of us er-defined limits . T hes e “alarm events” can be u sed as trigger or stop even ts, or as a stimu lus for TTL-level sig nals on ChartScan ’s rear panel. T[...]

Appendix B Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers ChartScan Us er’s Manual B-27 As m entioned before, m ore than one chan nel can be assig ned to any g iven output bit. For ex ample, if the followin g statement w ere appended to th e ab ove ex ample, then either ch annel 2 or channel 3 will set digital outpu t #2. PRINT#1,“OUTPUT07:A3,2X” ?[...]

Configurati on Aspects f or Programmers Appendix B B-28 ChartScan User’s Manual Digital I/O Operatio n As show n in the DB50 pinout in the Installation and Config uration section, ChartScan has digital I/O pins for eight inputs an d thirty-tw o outputs (see note). T h e digital outputs can be controlled either automatical ly via the alarm settin [...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 1-14-99 C-1 Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Reference Note: If y ou are not familiar w ith programm ing you will probably gain m ore understanding of the program- related p ortions of th is ap pendix by first review ing Appendix A, API Comm ands and Appendix D, Char tScan Program Examples . Contents Usi[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Using High/ Low/Last (HLL) Registers The High/Low /Last (HL L) registers are an altern ative method of getting channel data f rom the Ch artScan unit. The HLL registers are u pd ated during an acquisition at the current program med scan rate. At any time, th e HLL re[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-3 You can us e the Query Termin ator ( Q ) comman d to specify a respon se terminator betw een each chan nel of the HLL res ponse. Use the Form at ( F ) comman d to specify the ou tput form at of the HLL R egisters. The follow ing exam ples show how to us e these comm a[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-4 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Example 3: Exam ple show s how to read only th e Last readings . PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07 F0,0 Q1,1,0,0, 0X" ‘ Set format to ASCII degrees C with ‘ HLL terminator of CR LF/ EOI PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07 C1-4,1X" ‘ Configure four channel (no setpoints) . . [...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-5 Example 6: Exam ple 6 shows how to retrieve th e Last readings for a subset of th e configured chan nels. PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07 F0,0 Q1,1,0,0,0X" ‘ Set format to ASCII degrees C with ‘ HLL terminator ‘ of CR LF/EOI PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07 C1-4,1X" ‘ [...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-6 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Examples: PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07; F0,0X" ‘ Interpret C and L command parameters as ‘ Engineering Units — Degrees C PRINT#1,"OUTPUT07;F1,1X" ‘ Interpret C and L command parameters as ‘ Engineering Units (Even though binary is specified) ‘ De[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-7 Cen tigrade : -3276.7 < C < +3276.7 Fahrenhe it : F = (9 /5)C + 32 Ran kine: R = (9/5)C + 491.69 Not e: R = F + 459.69 Kelvin : K = C + 273.16 For channels conf igured as thermocouples, all ASCII readin gs will be returned in the format w hich corresponds with t[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-8 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Scan In terval Scan Interv al formats hav e the followi ng ASCII f ormat: hh:mm:ss.t An ex ample: 01:02:03.5 = Scan in terval of 1 hou r, 2 minu tes and 3.5 seconds Binary Data Format Only High/Low /Last (HLL) register and acquisition o u tput data, may be in bin ary[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-9 Configuri ng Power-Up State ChartScan h as an internally stored factory def ault configuration that can be recalled at any time. You can program the ChartScan to pow er-up in a “ user-defi ned” state, or if desired, can configure the u nit to power- up with the de[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-10 ChartScan User’s Manual Queries ChartScan prov ides many way s to query the unit for specifi c information. Mos t comm ands have a correspondin g query comma nd whi ch responds w ith th e configu ration or mode of a previously executed comm and. In addition, the U Status com mands can be us[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-11 U Commands and Descripti ons U0 Causes Chart Scan to return a fixed-length s tatus mes sage string. The s tatus m essage shows the current options in use for each com mand. U1 Causes Chart Scan to return a decim al number from 000 to 255. This num ber is the deci mal[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-12 ChartScan User’s Manual Register Chart Status and Event Reporting Registers Command Ty pe Register A ccess Read Wri te Clear CSR Calibration S tatus Read/Clear U2 N/A U2 ESC Error Source Read/Clear E? N/A E? ESR Event St atus Read/Clear U0 N/A U0 STB Status Byte Read U1 (SPOLL ) N/A N/A Reg[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-13[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-14 ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration Status Register ( U2 Command ) The calibration status register indicates w hich calibration errors, if any hav e occurred. The individual errors are described in the U2 comm and. Any calib ration error w ill be mapped into the Calibration Status w hich ma[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-15 Status By te Register The acquisition device sets the Message Av ailable b it (MA V) in the Status Byte Reg ister to determ ine if data can be read by the controller. This is the on ly status reportin g register w hich requires R S-232 interface us ers to use a dif f[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-16 ChartScan User’s Manual Bit Location Description Set, Clear and Descri ptive Information DI01 Alarm Set when the sc anning device has sens ed a valid alarm condit ion. The alarm is cleared when the alarm condition no longer exists . DI02 Trigger Detect ed Set when ChartScan has detected the[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-17 The ESB in the Serial Poll Status Regis ter is also cleared by these operation s. The Comm and Error, Execution Error and Device Depen dent Error are also cleared with an Error Query (E?) com mand. Bit Location Description Set, Clear and Descri ptive Information DI01[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-18 ChartScan User’s Manual T r igger Latency Each trigger source has an associated laten cy. This is the time betw een the actual trigger and its recognition by the acquisition device. The followi ng latency tim es are only representative of the tim e between w hen the trig ger is detected and[...]

Appendix C Registers, Dat a Formats, & Queries ChartScan Us er’s Manual C-19 1. IEEE 4 88 PRINT#1, “SPOLL 07" INPUT #2, S% IF (S% and 128 = 128) THEN PRINT “Buffer Overrun Occurred” ENDIF 2. IEEE 488 and RS-232 PRINT#1, “OUTPUT07; U1X” PRINT#1, “ENTER07" INPUT #2, S% IF (S% and 128 = 128) THEN PRINT “Buffer Overrun Occ[...]

Registers , Data Formats , & Queries Appendix C C-20 ChartScan User’s Manual − Notes[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 1-14-99 D-1 Appendix D ChartScan Program Examples Reference Note: You may find Appendi x A use ful w hile readi ng through these examples. Appendix A contains descriptions and exam ples of the A pplication Program Interf ace (API) Comm ands. Contents Overview --------------------------------------------------------------[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Reading HLL Status using HLL16. BAS The following p rogram is HLL16.BAS in the EXAMPLES directory. It w ill configure 16 channels, collect the HLL (high/low/last) data, and post it on the screen. Although not necessary, it is g ood practice to reset th e ChartScan at th e beginn[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-3 Until another k ey is pressed to ex it the loop, the U4 comm and is issued and the high/low/last data is collected. The OUTPUT command sends U4 to the device, the ENTER comm and requests the data, then the QuickBAS IC’s LINE INPUT gets the data from the IEEE 488 driver and plac[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-4 ChartScan Us er’s Manual The T comm and sets up the trigger param eters for the acquisition. In this exam ple, the start event is an ‘ @ ’ character sent by the controller, an d the stop event is also an ‘ @ ’ character. The auto-rearm flag is set to 0 (off), so that the ChartScan will not re-ar[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-5 Acquiring Pr e- & Post-T rigger Data at the Same Rate using FAST_ACQ.BAS The follow ing prog ram, FAST_ACQ.BAS , in the EXA MP L ES directo ry will set up the Ch artScan for fast acquisition then bring th e values into the controller after the acquisition is com plete. From a[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-6 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Using th e event status regi ster comm and “ UOX ”, we n o w wait u ntil the acquisition complete event w hich includes the s top event. WHILE (U% AND 1) <> 1 PRINT #1, “OUTPUT 07;U0X” PRINT #1, “ENTER 07" INPUT #2, U% WEND PRINT “The Acquisition is now co[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-7 After th e C comma nd is issued, the Ch artScan is now completely arm ed for alarmin g. In our exam ple, levels above 18 or b elow 1 will cause a sy stem alarm . If the inten t of the application was to use alarm levels to trigger an acquisition, only th e following lin e w o u l[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-8 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Using the IEEE 488 SRQ with Alarms using ALAR2SRQ.BAS The follow ing prog ram, ALAR2SRQ.BAS , in the EXA MP L ES directo ry will set up the alarm system of the ChartS can and then u se the IEEE 488 Service Re quest sign al to asynch ronously service the even t. Although not nece[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-9 The O? query com mand returns the f ollo w ing string rep resentin g all 4 po rts digital output statu s. Oxxx, xxx, xxx, xxx AlarmHandler: LOCATE 5, 1 PRINT “An Alarm condition has been detected..” PRINT #1, “SPOLL 07" INPUT #2, S% PRINT #1, “OUTPUT 07;O?X” PRINT [...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-10 ChartScan Us er’s Manual PRINT “The ChartScan is currently collecting pre-trigger data..” PRINT “The ChartScan has not been triggered..” PRINT “Hit a key to start a trigger event ..”: WHILE INKEY$ = “”: WEND PRINT #1, “output07;@X” WHILE (S% AND 2) <> 2 PRINT #1, “SPOLL 07&q[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-11 Collecti ng Binary-Formatted HLL Data using BIN_HLL.BAS The follow ing prog ram, BIN_HLL.BAS , in the EXA MP L ES directo ry will set up the Ch artScan to collect High/L o w /Last chann el readings in a binary format rather than the default ASCII form at. This is inherently fast[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-12 ChartScan Us er’s Manual WHILE INKEY$ = "" PRINT #1, "OUTPUT 07;U4X" PRINT #1, "ENTER 07 #"; CHANNELS% * 20; " BUFFER "; S%; ":"; O%; " DMA" PRINT "High, Low and Last readings of all 32 channels :" 'Decode receiv ed data and pri[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-13 Using Auto-Rearm to Capture Multiple T r igger Blocks using BLK_ACQ.BAS The follow ing prog ram, BLK_ACQ.BAS , in the EXA MP L ES directo ry will set up the Ch artScan for auto- rearm, w hich rearm s the unit for another trig ger event as soon as the present acquisition has been[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-14 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Using the U6 query, the co ntrolle r gets the tr igger blo ck string, which, a m o ng other things, supplies the block com plete flag, indicating th e state of the present trig ger block. The block is m arked complete w hen the last post-stop scan is recorded into the buffer. P[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-15 'fin d the pointer to DataBuffer$ for DMA transf er buffseg% = VARSEG(DataBuffer$) DX% = VARPTR(DataBuffer$) buffoff% = FNPEEKW(DX% + 2) 'Program the ChartScan to pow er on w ith Factory defau lt PRINT #1, "CLEAR 07" PRINT #1, "OUTPUT 07;*S1X" &apos[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-16 ChartScan Us er’s Manual 'Query the ChartScan for the # of scans av ailable in the Buffer PRINT "An SRQ has been detected.." PRINT #1, "SPOLL07" INPUT #2, sp% PRINT "spoll response before :"; sp% PRINT #1, "OUTPUT 07;U0X" PRINT #1, "ENTER 07" INPUT[...]

Appendix D ChartScan P rogram Examples ChartScan Us er’s Manual D-17 Configure for High-Speed, Single-Channel Burst Mode using BURST.BAS BURST.BAS configur es ChartSc an for the Hi gh-Speed, Single-Channel (B urst) measuri ng m od e, sets up an acquisition, w aits for its co m pletion and uploads the data in ASCII, as w ell as p osts it on th e s[...]

Char tScan Progr am Examples Appendix D D-18 ChartScan Us er’s Manual 'Qu ery the C hartScan for th e # of 256 sam ple scans availa ble in the Buf fer PRINT #1, "OUTPUT 07;U6X" PRINT #1, "ENTER 07" LINE INPUT #2, U$ UA$ = MID$(U$, 9, 7) UA% = VAL(UA$) PRINT "The ChartScan collected "; UA%; " scans of data&q[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 11-97 E-1 Appendix E Bus States, Bus Lines, and Data T ransfer Aspects Bus State Bus Line Data Transfer (DIO) Lines 87654321 Bus Management Lines IFC Interf ace Clear REN Remot e Enable IEEE 488 I nterface: Bus Management Lines ATN Attent ion (&H04) 00000100 EOI End-Or-Identi fy (&H80) 10000000 SRQ Service Reques[...]

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ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 11-97 F-1 Appendix F ASCII Code Summary Decimal Values 00 to 63 – ACG, UCG & LAG Box Items Hexadecimal V alue $41 65 Decimal Value A Bus Me ssage 01 (in cent er) ASCII Charact er A ddressed Command Group ( ACG ) $00 00 $01 01 $02 02 $03 03 $04 04 $05 05 $06 06 $07 07 NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL GTL SDC PPD $08 [...]

ASCII Code Summ ary Appendix F F-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Decimal Values 64 to 127 – TAG & SCG Box Items Hexadecimal V alue $41 65 Decimal Value A Bus Me ssage 01 (in cent er) ASCII Charact er Talk A ddress Group ( TAG ) $40 64 $41 65 $42 66 $43 67 $44 68 $45 69 $46 70 $47 71 @ABCDEFG 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 $48 72 $49 73 $4A 74 $4B 75 $4[...]

A SCII Code Summary Appendix F ChartScan Us er’s Manual F-3 A SCII Code Details Decimal Values 00 to 31 – ACG & UCG Characteristics A SCII Control Codes (Decimal 00 to 31) Dec Value Hex Value ($ or &H) Character and A bbreviation Name Bus M essage A ddressed Command Group ( ACG ) 00 00 None / NUL Nul l None 01 01 ^A / SOH Start of Heade[...]

ASCII Code Summ ary Appendix F F-4 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Decimal Values 00 to 31 – ACG & UCG Descriptions A SCII Control Codes (00 to 31) Dec Name Description A ddressed Command Group ( ACG ) 00 Null ( NUL ) Space filler chara cter. Used in ou tput timing for some device drivers. 01 Start of Header ( SOH ) Marks beginning of mes sage hea[...]

A SCII Code Summary Appendix F ChartScan Us er’s Manual F-5 Decimal Values 32 to 63 – LAG A SCII Character Set (Decimal 32 to 63) Dec Hex Character Name Bus Message Listen A ddress Group (LA G) 32 20 <space> S pace Bus addres s 00 33 21 ! E x cl amation Point Bus address 01 34 22 “ Quot ation Mark Bus addres s 02 35 23 # Num ber Sign Bu[...]

ASCII Code Summ ary Appendix F F-6 ChartScan Us er’s Manual Decimal Values 64 to 95 – TAG A SCII Character Set (Decimal 64 to 95) Dec Hex Character Name Bus Message Talk A ddress Group (TA G) 64 40 @ A t Sign Bus address 00 65 41 A Capi tal A Bus address 01 66 42 B Capi tal B Bus address 02 67 43 C Capi tal C Bus address 03 68 44 D Capi tal D B[...]

A SCII Code Summary Appendix F ChartScan Us er’s Manual F-7 Decimal Values 96 to 127 – SCG A SCII Character Set (96 to 127) Dec Hex Character Name Bus M essage Secondary Command Group (SCG) 96 60 ’ Grave Com mand 00 97 61 a Lowercase A Com mand 01 98 62 b Lowercase B Com mand 02 99 63 c Lowercase C Comm and 03 100 64 d Lowercase D Comm and 04[...]

ASCII Code Summ ary Appendix F F-8 ChartScan Us er’s Manual − Notes[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 1-4-99 G-1 Appendix G ChartScan Error Messages At initial pow er-up, ChartScan performs au to m atic self-tests to ensure it is f ully fun ctio n al. Rear-panel LEDs indicate errors, if they occur. Possib le error conditions and their correspo n ding indicator light patterns are show n in the follow ing table. A ny patte[...]

ChartScan E rror Messages Appendix G G-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual the Set Scan Interv al ( I ) comman d is issued d u ring an acquisition ( tstart 0 ). After ex ecution of the Error Status Qu ery, most error conditions are cleared. Error conditions may also be cleared by issuing a Clear Event Statu s ( U0 ) comm and to the unit. The ERROR light w[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual, 11-97 H-1 Appendix H Abbreviations y y y y (bull et sym bol) “and” ( e.g. *SC y y y y CA ) HT Hor izontal T ab (AS CII Contro l Code) * (asterisk symbol) “ u nasserted” (e.g . *SC ) IEEE Inst itut e of Electr ical & Elec tronic Engin eers *CA Not Con troller Active mode IFC I nterface Clear l ine *SC Not Syst[...]

Abbreviati ons A ppendix H H-2 ChartScan Us er’s Manual − Notes[...]

ChartScan Us er’s Manual 08-09-02 Index-1 Index -A- Abbreviations, Appendix H AC Voltage, Measuring of, 4-40 AC RM S Voltage, Measuring of, 4-40, 4-41 Alarms, 4-24, 4-33, 4-34, B-26 API Commands, see Appendix A ASCII Code Summary, see Appendix F Auto Re-arm, 4-42, 4-43 -B- Burst Mode, 4-37, 4-39 Bus Lines, see Appendix E Bus States, see Appendix [...]

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WARRANTY/DISCLAIM ER OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of def ects in materials and w ork mans hip for a period of 13 months 13 months 13 months 13 months fr om date of purchase. OMEGA W arranty adds an additional one (1) m onth grace period to the norm al one (1) year product warranty one (1) year produc t warranty one (1) year[...]

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