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ChartScan User’s Manual 08-09-02 iii 5 eZ-PostView and ViewXL 6 Calibration Introduction ……6-1Calibration Setup ……6-1 Non-Volatile Storage of Calibration Constants ……6-1 Hardware Protected RAM ……6-2 ScanCal Software Application ……6-3 ScanCal’s Main W indow ……6-3Using ScanCal ……6-3 Interface Paramete...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-5-99 1-1 ChartScan     Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1 Overview…… 1-1Unit Startup……1-2 Inspect Your System……1-2Install Software……1-2Check and Install Hardware……1-3 Verify Voltage Setting……1-3Verify DIP Switch Setting……1-3Install Signal Conditioning Card(s)……1-3In...

1-2 ChartScan – Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial ChartScan User’s Manual The basic Startup Steps are: 1. Inspect Your System 2. Install Software 3. Check and Install Hardwarea. Verify Correct Voltage Setting b. Verify Correct DIP Switch Setting c. Install Signal Conditioning Card(s) d. Install In...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartScan - Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1-3 3. Check and Install Hardware Depending on your order, your ChartScan unit may not require all the steps under this heading. If astep does not apply to your unit, simply go on to the next one. a) Verify Voltage Setting Based...

1-4 ChartScan – Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial ChartScan User’s Manual CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Use approved ESD precautions, including static-free work area and grounded wrist strap, when handling circuit boards and electronic components. Failure to do so could causeequipment damage due...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartScan - Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1-5 5. Apply Power to ChartScan ChartScan can be powered from a standard AC outlet. Use the following steps to connect power toyour unit.1. Make sure ChartScan’s power switch is in the “0” (OFF) position. 2. Plug power cord CA-1...

1-6 ChartScan – Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial ChartScan User’s Manual ChartScan has eight digital input lines and thirty-two digital output lines available on the rear panelDB-50 connector. CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not exceed the 0.0 to 5.3 volts levels described above. Exceeding the...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartScan - Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1-9 Once ChartView has a configuration file, you can start the program quickly using the Windows Run dialog box. Before executing this command [by clicking on the OK box] specify a configuration file asa command line parameter. ...

1-10 ChartScan – Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView, Basic Concepts An understanding of the following basic concepts will help you master ChartView more quickly, and should be understood before proceeding with the tutorial. Configuration Files ChartView makes use o...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartScan - Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1-11 Three Ways of Using ChartView You can use ChartView to: • chart and monitor specific channels with no acquisition of data to disk • acquire data with no charting or meter use • use charting and/or meters while acquiring dat...

1-12 ChartScan – Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial ChartScan User’s Manual 1. Select Interface Device ◊ (1) From Windows, start ChartView by double-clicking on the ChartView icon. The ChartView Startup dialog box appears. ChartView Setup Dialog Box ◊ (2) Choose the Select Device button. The Select...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartScan - Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1-13 Chart Setup Wizard, Automatic Options Setup Type Group Setup Chart Setup Channel Setup Simple 1 group only Up to 16 charts 1 channel per chart Moderate* 1 group only Up to 16 charts Up to 4 overlapping channels per chart Ad...

1-14 ChartScan – Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial ChartScan User’s Manual 3. Configure Channels & Alarms Configure channels and alarms as follows. ◊ (14) On ChartView ’s Main Window, click on Setup in the pull-down menu row. The Setup pull-down menu appears, allowing you to make more specific...

1-16 ChartScan – Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial ChartScan User’s Manual 5. Review Configuration. Reviewing the configuration prior to data acquisition is optional; however, you should complete areview at this time (in the tutorial) to help with your familiarization of ChartView . In an actual a...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartScan - Unit Startup and ChartView Tutorial 1-17 A Note In Closing. This completes the tutorial. You may continue running ChartView in the simulated instrument mode and try various options to get a better feel for the program. Remember, while in the simulatedinstrument mo...

ChartScan User’s Manual 12-28-98 2-1 General Information 2 CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION If equipment is used in any manner not specified in this manual, or if specification limitsare exceeded, the function of the equipment, as well as the protection provided by it, maybe impaired. General Descrip...

2-2 General Information ChartScan User’s Manual In addition to the features of ChartScan described thus far, the unit includes: • Thirty-two TTL (Transistor-to-Transistor Logic) digital alarm outputs and 8 TTL-compatibledigital inputs. • Two programmable scan rates: (1) a programmable scan rate for ...

General Information ChartScan 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) Isolated TC/voltage with plug ty...

2-4 General Information ChartScan User’s Manual General Installation Category: • CE: Category 2 for Line Voltage Input terminal. All other terminals are Category 1. Warm Up: • 1 hour to rated accuracy. Expansion Connector: • 40-conductor connector for connecting expansion chassis via ribbon cable.Ch...

General Information ChartScan User’s Manual 2-5 Triggers Installation Category: • CE: Category 1 Programmable Triggering: • Temperature or Voltage level (above or below), absolute time of day, alarmcondition (on or off), IEEE GET, IEEE TALK, external TTL trigger (rising orfalling), specified number ...

2-6 General Information ChartScan User’s Manual Digital I/O Interface & Alarms Installation Category: • CE: Category 1 Number of Digital Inputs: • 8 bits, LS-TTL compatible. Number of Digital Outputs: • 32 bits, TTL level compatible. Can be programmed as alarms. Note: The 32 TTL outputs can be s...

General Information ChartScan User’s Manual 2-7 Calibration Calibration must be completed periodically to ensure equipment is accurate, andcan be performed manually, or with the use of ScanCal. Chapter 6 containsinstructions, including calibration equipment requirements, for the following: ChartScan...

2-8 General Information ChartScan User’s Manual − Notes

ChartScan User’s Manual, 12-28-98 3-1 Hardware 3 Overview ……3-1Front Panel ……3-1Rear Panel ……3-2Power Aspects ……3-3 Changing the Voltage Setting ……3-3Replacing the AC Power Supply Fuse ……3-4 Memory Configuration ……3-4 Expanded Memory Options ……3-4Calibration Memory W rite Enable/Disable ……3-6 RS-232...

3-2 ChartScan User’s Manual Rear Panel ChartScan’s rear panel contains several items, including a set of LEDs for status indication. The LED indicators aredescribed in the following table. Other rear panel items are listed in a separate table following the illustration. LED Indicators, Chassis ALARM...

Hardware 3-3 Power Aspects Changing the Voltage Setting Based on your order, your ChartScan system was set at the voltage indicated by a sticker or tag (located on the rearof the unit, near the power switch). If you need to change the voltage selection, complete the following steps. WARNING WARNING ...

3-4 ChartScan User’s Manual Replacing the AC Power Supply Fuse Fuse: 1/2A, 250V, Slo Blo, 3AG for 105-125V power line, or 1/4A, 250V, Slo Blo, 3AG for 210-250V power line CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Fuse failure indicates a possible problem within the device circuitry. If a fuse blows, contacta ...

Hardware 3-5 WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never disassemble ChartScan’s case while it is connected to the AC power line! Internal voltage potentials exist which could cause bodily injury or death! Prior to disassembly: (1) turn off power(2) disconnect analog lines(3) disconnect AC power line(4) d...

3-6 ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration Memory Write Enable/Disable ChartScan’s constants for chassis calibration and the calibration password are stored by ChartScan in Non-VolatileRAM (NV-RAM). The password is a safety feature used to prevent unauthorized personnel from enteringcalibration mode an...

Hardware 3-7 Steps for RS-232/422 Configuration Standard Units, Only Early Production Units, Only 1. Turn the ChartScan system’s power “OFF.” 1. Turn the ChartScan system’s power “OFF.” 2. Ensure the COMM SELECT micro-switch (on the rear-panel DIP switch) is in the “0” (down) position. 2. Ensure the...

3-8 ChartScan User’s Manual Serial Port Pin Connectors An optional CA-47 cable (or equivalent) connects ChartScan to the computer. The ChartScan side of the cable has amale DB9 connector for use with the RS-232/422 serial port. The cable’s computer side has 2 connectors: one forDB9, and the other fo...

Hardware 3-9 Serial Port Pin Connector Signals for RS-232/422 Applications RxD- (Receive Data Negative) Input: This pin accepts serial data sent by an RS-232 or RS-422 device. The serial data received is expected to match the word length, baud rate, stop bits, and parity configuration of the particu...

3-10 ChartScan User’s Manual IEEE 488 Interface Configuration (Option) The IEEE 488 interface option is intended for digital communication with IEEE 488 compliant computer platforms,as well as IEEE 488 compliant platform-independent configurations. Data is transmitted parallel, as opposed to serial....

Hardware 3-11 IEEE 488 Configuration WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never remove or install an interface card while ChartScan/1400 is connected to the AC power line! Internal voltage potentials exist which could cause bodily injury or death! WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Never disconnect the AC p...

3-12 ChartScan User’s Manual IEEE 488 Configuration Settings Standard Units, Only Early Production Units, Only 1. Ensure IEEE 488 Interface is installed. 1. Ensure IEEE 488 Interface is installed. 2. Turn the ChartScan system’s power “OFF.” 2. Turn the ChartScan system’s power “OFF.” 3. Ensure the C...

Hardware 3-13 Digital I/O Lines ChartScan has eight digital input lines and thirty-two digital output lines available on a rear panel DB-50 connector.These lines can be output and/or input using ChartScan commands. Note: The first 16 output lines are available for use with relays via the high curren...

3-14 ChartScan User’s Manual External TTL BNC Connectors ChartScan’s rear panel provides two external trigger BNC connectors. The BNC TTL Scan output is used forsynchronizing equipment with ChartScan. ChartScan can be programmed to trigger on a rising or falling TTL level.Any TTL level signal (> ...

Hardware 3-15 CSN14/TC/P Thermocouple and Low Volts Card with Subminiature Plugs The CSN14/TC/P card contains 16 differential input channels, each of which may be configured as anythermocouple type or as a milli-volt input. Temperature values may be returned in units of °C, °F, °K, °R, or mV.This si...

Hardware 3-17 CSN14/LV/ (T, B, & S) Low Voltage Cards There are three versions of low voltage signal conditioning cards for use with ChartScan. Each card supports 16differential input channels and is capable of measuring analog input signals on any of four programmable ranges:±100 mV, ±1 volt, ±...

3-18 ChartScan User’s Manual CSN14/HV/S High Voltage Card with Safety Jack Connectors The CSN14/HV/S card contains 16 differential input channels and is for use with “safety jack” type connectors. EachCSN14/HV/S card is capable of measuring analog input signals on any of the following three programm...

Hardware 3-19 CSN/Relay Card (for High-Current Digital-Output) CSN/Relay Card The high-current digital-output CSN/Relay Card allows you to add relay functions to the first 16 digital outputs. TheCSN/Relay card installs into ChartScan’s slot 1 (bottom card slot). Only one relay card can be used per C...

3-20 ChartScan User’s Manual CSN/Relay Card Specifications Number of Channels: • 16 (2 groups of 8 channels) Relay Contacts (Manufacturer’s Ratings):* • 8 Amps, 125-250 VAC Resistive • 5 Amps, 30 VDC Resistive Card Contact Ratings: • 8 Amps maximum on group commons Contact-to-System Isolation: • 500...

3-22 ChartScan User’s Manual Automatic Channel Assignment Unless the CSN/Relay card is used, Channels 1 through 64 are automatically assigned to ChartScan, while extendedchannels 65 through 128 are assigned to the expansion chassis. Even if a card slot is left empty in the ChartScan orthe expansion ...

Hardware 3-23 Expansion Chassis Specifications WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING Service must be performed by qualified personnel. All terminals, including the AC line andanalog inputs, must be disconnected prior to opening ChartScan main unit or expansionchassis casing. Internal voltage potentials ex...

ChartScan User’s Manual 1-12-99 ChartView Software Reference 4-1 ChartView Software Reference 4 ChartView, ChartView Plus, ChartViewNET, and ChartViewNET Plus Overview ……4-1 Groups, Charts, & Channels ……4-2Three W ays of Using ChartView ……4-2 W hat ChartView and ChartView Plus Provide ……4-3 Main...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-3 Some of the data acquisition scenarios pertaining to ChartView are as follows: Four Basic Data Acquisition Scenarios 4) Uploading Data from Instrument Buffer Buffer Sensor 3) Buffering Acquisition in Instrument Buffer Sensor 2) Acquiring &...

4-4 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Main Window While using this chapter, refer to the Main Window figure and its associated control option table asneeded. Because of the graphic aspect of the window, you should be able to develop a goodunderstanding of the program’s capabilitie...

4-6 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Channel Information Region Channels can return values in units of °C, °F, °K, °R, mV, V, or user defined units (if the mX + b option is used). With exception of mX + b user defined -units, units depend on the configuration and type of signal c...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-7 Units/div - The units in units/div (18) can be °C, °F, °K, °R, mV, or V. The division referenced is one vertical grid. In the example above for Channel 1, each vertical grid increment represents 10.58°C perdivision. Changing the units/division...

4-8 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Main Window Toolbar Each item in the toolbar, with exception of Group Select (1), is represented by an individual buttonicon. Toolbar-related functions can also be activated from pull-down menus (discussed later). Placingthe cursor on the butt...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-11 Adjusting Channel Setup for Channel 1 ChartView and ChartView Plus data channels can operate in one of two modes: Units Full Scale or, Units/Div. The mode is selected by radio button. Units Full Scale . When Units Full Scale is selected, as d...

4-12 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Manually Creating a Display For ChartView Plus users, if you plan to have a chart setup that is not weighted evenly, i.e., different numbers of channels per chart and different numbers of charts per group, you may want to manuallysetup your c...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-13 (4a) Automatically add groups to the setup . Enter the number of groups and charts desired by using the cursor and typing in the value, or by using the pull-down arrows ( τ ) and making the appropriate selections; then click on the Create Gro...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-15 Channel Configuration The “Channel Configuration” button brings up the Setup Window with one of three “tabbed” dialogboxes displayed: Acquisition Setup (page 4-33), Channel & Alarm Setup (page 4-33), or DataDestination (page 4-39). The in...

4-16 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Print Charts The Print Charts button activates a screen print of ChartView’s main window. Main Window Pull-Down Menus The ChartView main window features several pull-down menus. As an alternative to the menus, you can enable several menu item...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-17 File Menu Note When ChartView is started for the very first time there is no default channel configuration file. In this case a ChartView Startup dialog box appears, providing you with the following four choices: Retry, Select Device, Load Fi...

4-18 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Display config. Allows you to: Open a previously saved display configuration file, save the current display configuration file, or save the current display configuration file in a differentlocation (or under a different file name). (See follo...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-19 Options Option Settings includes three separate dialog boxes, accessible by tabs, as indicated inthe following screen captures. Charts Restricts Scroll Speed to Eliminate Aliasing It is possible for chart displays to exhibit aliasing when usi...

4-20 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Acquisition (continued) Automatic Keyboard Trigger on Auto Re-arm This feature works in conjunction with Keyboard Triggering when Auto Re-arm is being used. Auto Re-arm is discussed on page 4-42. If the option is disabled , acquisition data i...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-21 CommandCharacters This area contains two fields for entering command characters, one for row setting and one for columnsetting. Enter the characters (Excel parameters) to match the applicable version of Excel; for example: France - Row = L , ...

4-22 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Upload AvailableScans (Ctrl + U) (manual control) Enables ChartView to access device memory for all scans currently available. This function only uploads scans that are currently available. Upload Scans Until Done Enables ChartView to access ...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-23 Device … Interface ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Setup IEEE 488 The IEEE 488 Setup dialog box appears. Valid addresses are 0 to 30. DIP switch settings must agree with this setup. For ChartScan, an IEEE 488 interface card is required for use of IEEE 488 interface....

4-24 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Setup Network Brings up the Network Interface Settings dialog box. A valid registration number must be entered (1 st screen below) to gain access to the ChartView’s Network Interface support feature. The second dialog box allows usersof NetSc...

4-26 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Log Enable (Ctrl+A) Once an alarm log file exists, log enable can be used to activate the logging process; or to disable anactive log. A check-mark ( 9 ) preceding Log Enable indicates that the log is active. No check-mark present indicates t...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-27 Setup Channels & Alarms Ctrl+L Accesses the Setup Window for configuring channels and alarms. From the channels & alarms dialog box, you can select the Acquisition Setup and DataDestination dialog boxes. Acquisition Ctrl+C Accesses th...

4-28 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Bar Graph Meters Selecting Bar Graph Meters from ChartView’s Window pull-down menu brings up the Bar Graph window. This window displays several channels in bar graph format. To activate the display, selectthe Start button from the toolbar. At...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-29 Analog Meters Selecting Analog Meters from ChartView’s Window pull-down menu brings up the Analog Meters window. This window displays several channels in a dial/gage format. To activate the display, selectthe Start button from the toolbar. At...

4-30 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Digital Meters Selecting Digital Meters from ChartView’s Window pull-down menu brings up the Digital Meters window to display several channels in numeric format. To activate the display, select the Start buttonfrom the toolbar. At least one m...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-31 Meter Toolbars The toolbars for the three meter types are identical, with exception that the Digital Meters toolbar doesnot have a Reset Peak Hold button (item C in the following figure). Meters Toolbar Buttons Item Name Function A Start Star...

4-32 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Meters Configuration Menu A meters configuration menu (lower left corner of figure) will appear when you place the mousepointer over a meter and click the right-hand mouse button. The menu allows you to access variousdialog boxes for changing...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-33 Configure Meter Settings, Function Descriptions Function Description 1 Select Channel Select a new channel for display. The selected channel will replace the one currently seen inthe meter. Note, double-clicking the left mouse button in the m...

4-34 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Channel and Alarm Setup Dialog Box Channel and Alarm Setup , Button Descriptions 1 – Turn On All Channels (Alt + N) 2 – Turn Off All Channels Not Assigned to Charts (Alt + F) 3 – Turn On/Off Channel Readings (Alt + R) 4 – Print Entire Channel...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-35 Channel Configuration Columns 1) Channel (CH)  This column serves only as a channel number indicator. The channel number cannot be changed from this column. 2) On  The On column allows you to enable a channel for data collection. When a cel...

4-36 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Note: When using a channel as a reference channel, remember that lower numbered channels are calculated ahead of higher numbered channels, e.g., CH1 is calculated ahead of CH2. This makes a differencewhen subtracting a reference channel in re...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-37 The mode is selected from the lower left-hand portion of the dialog box. The following figurerepresents a screen capture with normal mode selected. Acquisition Setup Dialog Box, Normal Mode The following figure depicts components of an acquis...

4-38 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Acquisition Setup Parameter Options Event Configuration Trigger: Set a trigger scan in the Acquisition by using one of the following: Keyboard - Use Console Trigger dialog box to start trigger scan. Note: If the Keyboard Trigger is selected t...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-39 Burst Mode, Operational Issues Acquisition Setup Dialog Box, High-Speed, Single-Channel Mode The Burst Mode , also referred to as High-speed, single-channel mode , is selected with a radio-button located on the lower left of the Acquisition S...

4-40 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual • When using Burst Mode, data saved to disk can still be viewed in PostView. However, the PostViewchart setup will only allow you to select the single channel (previously selected in ChartView as thehigh-speed Burst Mode channel). Example: If...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-41 Measuring AC RMS The following steps pertain to measuring AC RMS voltage. 1. Determine the peak voltage of the input signal. 2. Based on the value from step 1, select the appropriate VAC option. This is done in ChartView’s Channel and Alarm S...

4-42 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Data Destination Dialog Box Data Destination The Data Destination portion of the box is used to assign a filename and folder location for data, select anExcel or binary format ( .TXT or .IOT respectively), and to select optional Time/Date and...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-43 Why use Auto Re-arm? You can use Auto Re-arm as a convenient way to monitor and analyze specific types of trigger events. For example, if you set Channel 1 going above 30°C as a trigger, you can choose to repeat 100 (ormore) acquisitions with...

4-44 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual Chart Setup Wizard Reference Note: For very first time start-up of ChartView and a program tutorial (that includes a first time use of the Chart Setup Wizard ) refer to Chapter 1. Introduction Chart Setup Wizard is a feature of ChartView , Ch...

ChartScan User’s Manual ChartView Software Reference 4-45 A Manual Chart Creation, Create Charts button allows you to bypass the Chart Setup Wizard and enter a manual mode. This option makes use of ChartView’s Display Configuration feature (reference page 4-9). Manual chart creation allows you to va...

4-46 ChartView Software Reference ChartScan User’s Manual It is a simple task to create chart display configurations using the automatic method. The followingsteps apply to this feature of Chart Setup Wizard . 1. Select Wizard from the Chart pull-down menu of ChartView’s main window. The New Display...

ChartScan User’s Manual 08-09-02 5-1 eZ-PostView and ViewXL 5 Introduction ChartScan systems can now make use of the post-acquisition data viewing program, eZ-PostView and a Microsoft Excel add-in known as ViewXL . eZ-PostView is a time-domain post-acquisition data viewing application that has been ...

5-2 08-09-02 ChartScan User’s Manual eZ-PostView includes the following features : • File Input Format Support for: DaqView, WaveView, Personal DaqView, ChartView , Universal File Format UFF-58B. • Can show 8 Display Windows simultaneously • Can show 16 Channel Traces per Display Window • Includes A...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-12-99 Calibration 6-1 Calibration 6 Introduction ……6-1Calibration Setup ……6-1 Non-Volatile Storage of Calibration Constants ……6-2 Hardware Protected RAM ……6-2 ScanCal Software Application ……6-3 ScanCal’s Main W indow ……6-3Using ScanCal ……6-3 Interface ParametersSystem Inve...

6-2 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION The digital voltmeter (or digital multimeter) used to verify calibration voltage accuracymust meet the following criteria: 1) Minimum Resolution: 6-1/2 digits 2) Minimum DC Accuracy: 0.005% full scale Failure to comply with this...

ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration 6-3 CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Unless you are setting main unit calibration constants or changing the password,the calibration mode should be disabled. The calibration mode applies to main unit calibration, and not to the calibration of signal conditioning ca...

6-4 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual Interface Parameters If your data acquisition device interface is set up for Network (ethernet), you shouldchange the device interface to RS-232 serial communications prior to performingcalibration. Refer to your hardware setup chapter as needed. 1.a Select th...

ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration 6-5 Calibration Without ScanCal Password To perform calibration, the calibration mode must be enabled. The Enter Calibration Mode ( K ) command enables calibration, where keyword is the five-digit keyword (or password) currently configured for the unit. Your scann...

6-6 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration of Main Unit Offset Calibration of Main Unit Required Equipment - Shorting bar, or 3 linked banana plugs (see following figure) - Calibration Card (installed in bottom slot, slot #1, of the main unit) CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not install ...

ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration 6-7 1. Ensure the main unit is powered “OFF,” and has no power sources connected to it. 2. If a signal conditioning card is in slot #1 of the chassis, remove the card. 3. Install Calibration Card into Slot #1 (bottom slot) of the main unit. CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION...

6-8 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual Gain Calibration of Main Unit Required Equipment* - Volts DC Calibrator - 22-2 Twisted pairs (to connect calibrator to calibration card) - Digital Voltmeter, or Digital Multimeter (used for verification of calibration voltages) - Calibration Card (installed in...

ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration 6-9 1. Connect HI, LO, -S, and +S lines from the precision calibrator to the binding posts of the calibrationcard, as indicated in the figure above. 2. Apply -4.4 VDC (minus 4.4 VDC) from the calibrator to the calibration card. Use a precision digitalmultimeter to...

6-10 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration of Signal Conditioning Cards Offset Calibration of Cards Required Equipment - BNC Short for CSN14/LV/B cards, see note - Terminal Type Short for CSN14/LV/T cards, see note - Banana Plug Type Short for CSN14/LV/S cards, see note - Type U Subminiatu...

6-12 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual Gain Calibration of Low Volts Cards Required Equipment* - Volts DC Calibrator - 22-2 Twisted pairs (to connect calibrator to calibration card) - BNC Harness (for CSN14/LV/B cards), see note - Terminal Type Harness for CSN14/LV/T cards, see note - Banana Plug ...

6-14 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual 2. Apply calibration voltage from the precision calibrator to the first channel of each card (see followingtable), and verify with a digital multimeter. Requirements for both devices are specified in Required Equipment . Volts DC Slot # 1 Slot # 2 Slot # 3 Sl...

ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration 6-15 Gain Calibration of High Volts Cards Required Equipment* - Volts DC Calibrator - 22-2 Twisted pairs (to connect calibrator to calibration card) - Banana Plug Type Harness for CSN14/HV/S see note - Digital Voltmeter or Digital Multimeter (used for verification...

ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration 6-17 Cold Junction Calibration Required Equipment Equipment for CJC Calibration Cold (ice) cell for calibration with thermocouples at 0°CT/C wire and subminiature plug connectors (T-Type T/C wire is recommended)U-Type copper shorting plugsThermocouples Equipment f...

6-18 Calibration ChartScan User’s Manual CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION The main unit (chassis) and T/C cards must be calibrated for offset and gain priorto calibrating the T/C cards for cold junction. CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION Do not install or remove any cards from the main unit, or from it...

ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration 6-19 4. Type U2X to verify calibration mode. U128 should appear, indicating the unit is in calibration mode. 5. Enter commands similar to those in the first two columns in the following table. This example is for aT/C card in slot #1, and a Type 3 (“T” type) therm...

Appendices, 12-30-98 A-i Appendices Appendix A     API Commands Appendix B     Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix C     Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix D     ChartScan Program Examples Appendix E     Bus States, Bus Lines, and Data Transfer Aspects App...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-14-99 A-1 Appendix A API Commands Contents Command Syntax ................................................................................................................. A-2 Case Sensitivity....................................................................................

API Commands Appendix A A-2 ChartScan User’s Manual Command Syntax Commands are identified by the following syntax formats: • A single letter ( A through Z ) • A single letter ( A through Z ) followed by a pound sign ( # ) • An at-sign ( @ ) • An asterisk ( * ) followed by a single letter ( A throug...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-3 Fixed Formats Any Query ( ? )command or Status ( U ) command returns a fixed format. For instance, any option that can range up to 65,535 always returns five digits, so zero would be returned as 00000 . In the following command descriptions, leadin...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-5 Deferred Commands, Order of Execution The immediate commands take effect immediately when they are interpreted. Even so, they must befollowed by an Execute ( X ) command to terminate the command string for correct operation. For example: K00001X De...

API Commands Appendix A A-6 ChartScan User’s Manual Command Summary Command Syntax Description @ Trigger On Command @ Trigger on receipt of an @ . *B Flush Acquisition Buffer *B Flush any data currently in the acquisition buffer. *C Clear Channel Configuration *C Clear out the channel configuration ...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-11 Command Reference The following pages provide the command set for ChartScan. For each command, the command name,the descriptive name, and the command description are given. In turn, the command descriptionincludes the following format. Command Des...

API Commands Appendix A A-12 ChartScan User’s Manual @ - Trigger On Command TYPE Acquisition EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX @ Trigger upon receipt of an @ DESCRIPTION The Trigger On ( @ ) command will start or stop the acquisition accordingly when the start or stop arguments of the Set Trigger Configurat...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-13 *B - Flush Acquisition Buffer TYPE Buffer EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX *B Flush any data currently in the acquisition buffer DESCRIPTION The Flush Acquisition Buffer ( *B ) command will flush any data currently in the acquisition buffer. Upon execut...

API Commands Appendix A A-14 ChartScan User’s Manual *C - Clear Channel Configuration TYPE Channel EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX *C Clear out the channel configuration so that no channels are configured DESCRIPTION The Clear Channel Configuration ( *C ) command will clear out the channel configuration s...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-15 *F - Restore Factory Settings TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX *F Restore unit to factory configuration DESCRIPTION The Restore Factory Defaults ( *F ) command may be used to restore the unit to the same configuration it had when it left the...

API Commands Appendix A A-16 ChartScan User’s Manual *K - Change Calibration Keyword TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX *Kkey Change the calibration keyword, where key is the keyword in the form of a 5- digit number nnnnn . Therefore the password can be no longer than 5 characters. DESCRIPT...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-17 *P - Adjust Calibration Card Pots TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX *Pchan Select voltage level to be enabled for adjustment. Valid options for chan are: 01 - Enable -4.4 Volt Source on calibration card, 02 - Enable +4.4 Volt Source on c...

API Commands Appendix A A-18 ChartScan User’s Manual *R - Power-On Reset TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX *R Power-On Reset. Equivalent to a hardware reset. DESCRIPTION The Power-On Reset ( *R ) command has the same effect on the unit as removing and re-applying power. All data in data buffers...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-21 A - Assign Alarm Output TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Achans, output Set alarm condition where chans is the channel(s) to assign to the digital output. chans may be in two forms: chan (for a single channel where 1 < chan < max ) or f...

API Commands Appendix A A-22 ChartScan User’s Manual A# - Alarm Stamping TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX A#state Specify whether or not alarm stamping will be enabled. Valid options for state are: 0 - Disable alarm stamping (default), and 1 - Enable alarm stamping. DESCRIPTION The Alarm Stamp...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-23 C - Configure Channels TYPE Channel EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Cchans, type [, [lowsp],[highsp],[hyst] ] Configure the channels for the master unit and its slave units. chans and type are required arguments, while lowsp , highsp and hyst are option...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-27 D# - Set Relay Make Time TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX D#make Specify how long to wait after closing a channel relay before reading valid data, where make is the number of 520.833-microsecond intervals. DESCRIPTION The Set Relay Make Time ...

API Commands Appendix A A-28 ChartScan User’s Manual E - End Calibration Mode TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX E Terminate Calibration Mode DESCRIPTION Note: This command is only for advanced users who perform their own calibration. It is not necessary for normal, everyday operation. To u...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-29 E? - Error Status Query TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX E? Returns present error condition of the unit with one of the following error codes: E000 - No error has occurred. E001 - Invalid device dependent command (IDDC). E002 - Invalid devic...

API Commands Appendix A A-30 ChartScan User’s Manual F - Set Data Format TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Fengr, format Configure the input and output formats. engr converts the raw data to the engineering units with which you prefer to work. Valid options are: 0 - °C, 1 - °F, 2 - °R, 3 - °K, a...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-31 Data Output Formats Data Type Engineering Units Binary Counts High Byte / Low Byte Low Byte / High Byte 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 Time/Date Absolute hh:mm:ss.mil,MM/DD...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-33 F# - Set Burst Mode Frequency TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX F#freq Select burst mode sampling frequency where freq is a real number and where 38.5 < freq < 20000.0 Hertz (default). DESCRIPTION The Set Burst Mode Frequency ( F# ) comm...

API Commands Appendix A A-34 ChartScan User’s Manual G - Calibrate Channel Gain TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Gchan, type Calibrate the correction gain constants for given option card where chan is the channel number such that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for ChartScan/1400. ...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-35 H - Calibrate Channel Offset TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Hchan Calibrate the correction offset constants for given option card where chan is the channel number such that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for ChartScan/1400. Th...

API Commands Appendix A A-36 ChartScan User’s Manual I - Set Scan Interval TYPE Acquisition EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Inorm, acq Set the two configurable scan intervals of the unit where norm and acq are the normal and acquisition scan intervals which have the form: hh:mm:ss.t where hh is hours, mm ...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-37 I# - Digital Input Stamping TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX I#state Specifies digital input stamping as enabled ,or disabled . state may have either of the following values: the default of 0 , which disables digital input stamping, or 1 to e...

API Commands Appendix A A-38 ChartScan User’s Manual J - Calibrate Cold Junction Offset TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Jchan, type,temp Calibrate the cold-junction offsets for cold-junction compensation of the thermocouple signals where chan is the channel number such that 1 < chan &...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-39 K - Enter Calibration Mode TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Kkey Enter Calibration Mode if the keyword (or password) is correct, where key is the keyword in the form of a 5-digit number nnnnn . Therefore the password can be no longer th...

API Commands Appendix A A-40 ChartScan User’s Manual L - Set Trigger Level TYPE Channel EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Lchan, level,hyst Sets the level against which the testing of channel readings should be performed where chan is the channel number such that 1 < chan < max , where max = 128 for C...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-41 M - Set SRQ Mask TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Mmask Use the IEEE 488 Service Request (SRQ) mechanism to inform the IEEE 488 bus controller of certain conditions, where mask is in the form of the number nnn such that 000 < nnn < 255 ...

API Commands Appendix A A-42 ChartScan User’s Manual M# - Set Measuring Mode TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX M#mode Specify measuring mode. Valid options for mode are: 0 - Line cycle integration / high-speed multi-channel mode, and 1 - Single channel high- speed burst mode. DESCRIPTION The Set...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-43 N - Set Event Mask TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Nmask Directly sets the Event Status Enable Register (ESE) where mask is in the form of the number nnn such that 000 < nnn < 255 is summed from the following conditions: 000 - Clear ev...

API Commands Appendix A A-44 ChartScan User’s Manual O - Set Digital Outputs TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Obank1, bank2,bank3,bank4 Set any of the 32 digital outputs (separated into four 8-bit banks) to a specified setting, where bankn (for n = 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ) is an argument in the form of...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-45 P - Program Trigger Times TYPE Channel EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Pstart, stop Set the trigger start and/or stop times for an acquisition configured for start and/or stop on absolute time, where start and stop are in the standard time/date stamp fo...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-47 Q - Set Query Terminator TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Qresp, hll,scan,block,sep Set the query terminators with the following parameters: resp is the response terminator, hll is the channel terminator, scan is the terminator which follows ...

API Commands Appendix A A-48 ChartScan User’s Manual The following table summarizes terminator usage with all possible commands in ASCII mode (no terminators areused in binary mode), where X indicates that the terminator is asserted at the end of the response, O indicatesthat the terminator is asser...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-49 QC? - Query Card Data TYPE Calibration EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX QC? Read back card ID and calibration information from the card previously selected by the Select Card ( C# ) command. DESCRIPTION Note: This command is only for advanced users who ...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-51 R - Read Buffered Data TYPE Buffer EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Rtype Read scan data from the acquisition buffer where type is the type of data request being made. Valid options for type are: 1 - Read the oldest scan currently residing in the acquis...

API Commands Appendix A A-52 ChartScan User’s Manual R# - Read Last Readings TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX R#chans Queries the last readings from the HLL Registers for specified channels. chans may be in two forms: chan (for a single channel where 1 < chan < max ), or first-last (for ...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-53 S - Set Real Time Clock TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Stime Set the unit’s internal real-time clock where time is in the standard time/date stamp format: HH:MM:SS:T,mm/dd/yy where H is hours, MM is minutes, SS is seconds, T is tenths of a...

API Commands Appendix A A-54 ChartScan User’s Manual T - Set Trigger Configuration TYPE Acquisition EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Tstart, stop, re-arm , sync Configure an acquisition of scan data with the following parameters: start is the start event stop is the stop event re-arm determines if the unit...

API Commands Appendix A A-56 ChartScan User’s Manual U - User Status TYPE System EXECUTION Immediate SYNTAX Ureq Request information about various internal conditions of the unit where req refers to one of the following request types: 0 - Query and clear the Event Status Register (ESR) 1 - Query the...

API Commands Appendix A A-60 ChartScan User’s Manual V - Set User Terminator TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX Vval Set the User Terminator value to any character whose numeric value (ASCII value) val is in the range 0 to 255 . V? Query the present user terminator value. DESCRIPTION The Set User...

Appendix A API Commands ChartScan User’s Manual A-61 W# - Set Average Weight TYPE System EXECUTION Deferred SYNTAX W#wt Specify 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...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-4-99 B-1 Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers λ Reference Notes: If you are not familiar with programming you will probably gain more understanding of the program-related portions of this appendix by first reviewing Appendix A, API Commands and Appendix D, Char...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-2 ChartScan User’s Manual Memory Allocation Each ChartScan comes equipped with 256 KB memory. There are three options for additional memory:1 Mbyte, 4 Mbytes, and 8 Mbytes. The memory modules are located in SIMM sockets JP201 and/or JP202 onthe micr...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-3 Measuring Modes Overview You can select either of two scanning modes for ChartScan, 1) Normal mode, or 2) High-speed, single-channel mode (Burst Mode). ChartScan Measuring Modes Mode “Average weight” Setting Application Nor...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-4 ChartScan User’s Manual Normal Mode ChartScan has the ability to reject noise resulting from AC line pick-up when an Average weight setting of 16 or more measurements per line cycle is used. This noise rejection factor is important, as it allows f...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-5 High-Speed, Single-Channel Mode (Burst Mode) The High-speed, single-channel mode , also known as burst mode , is used for post-acquisition waveform analysis of AC and DC voltages. In this mode, ChartScan can sample from 38....

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-6 ChartScan User’s Manual Configuration Requirements ChartScan does not scan channels on its initial power-up. Even though most user-set configuration states haveassociated defaults, you must configure a few items before scanning begins. For ChartSc...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’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,"OUT...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-8 ChartScan User’s Manual CSN14/TC/P     Configuring Thermocouple Channels Begin configuring input channels by first specifying the channel type. When the CSN14/TC/P signalconditioning module is used, 16 differential thermocouple inputs are prov...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-9 CSN14/HV/S     Configuring High Volts Channels When the CSN14/HV/S signal conditioning module is used, ChartScan measures high voltages providing aprogrammable range per channel. To configure the channels on a CSN14/HV/...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-10 ChartScan User’s Manual The I command is used to set these two scan intervals. For example, the following command: I00:00:10.0,00:00:00.1 would set the scan interval to once every 10 seconds and set the post-trigger scan interval to once every 0....

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-11 Pre-Trigger State The Pre-Trigger state is defined as the period after ChartScan has been configured to collect an acquisition (via the Trigger Configuration T command), and before the actual Trigger event occurs. While th...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-12 ChartScan User’s Manual To enable this functionality you must perform the following steps: 1. Set the first parameter of the Counts ( Y ) command to -1. If more than one transition cycle is desired, enable the Auto-Rearm flag of the Trigger Confi...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-13 Post-Trigger State The Post-Trigger state is the period between the occurrence of the trigger event and the occurrence of the stopevent. While the unit is in this state the TRIGGER LED will be on and the alarms and their a...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-14 ChartScan User’s Manual In order for an acquisition to take place, the unit must have a trigger event and can be assigned a Stop Event.This allows different stimuli to begin and end an acquisition. Note: If the trigger start event is level or ala...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-15 Time Stamping ( *T ) As mentioned in the previous sections, the contents of each scan contains one reading for each defined channel.Optionally, time stamping of each scan can be enabled with the *T command. *T1 enables abs...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-16 ChartScan User’s Manual With Alarm Stamping: 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$ ‘ ....+02...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-17 With Digital Input Stamping: 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 IN...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-18 ChartScan User’s Manual Acquisition Buffer, A Description Once scans are read from the buffer by the controlling computer, they are erasedfrom ChartScan’s buffer. The acquisition buffer is a FIFO (First-In First-Out)buffer. In other words, the ol...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-19 This response indicates that the first available scan is -0000076, which is a pre-trigger scan. This scan can beretrieved as follows: PRINT#1,”OUTPUT 07;R1X” ‘ Get the -0000076 scan PRINT#1,”ENTER 07” ‘ Get the scan INPUT ...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-20 ChartScan User’s Manual Multiple Trigger Blocks Through the Auto-Rearm capability of ChartScan, it is possible to capture more than one trigger block in theunit’s Acquisition Buffer. Each trigger block would contain one and only one trigger point...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-21 Acquisition Buffer Interrogation Note: In the following sections “current trigger block” always refers to the trigger block that is currently being read . The current status of the acquisition buffer may be interrogated at...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-22 ChartScan User’s Manual 7 - End Scan Pointer This field represents the location in the current trigger block that the end scan occurred. This pointer will always be relative to the trigger point. Since the end scan must always occur after the tri...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-24 ChartScan User’s Manual Reading the Acquisition Buffer The three previous sections briefly discussed how the acquisition buffer may be accessed and read. In thissection the methods by which the acquisition buffer is read will be discussed in more...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-26 ChartScan User’s Manual Configuring Alarms ChartScan can produce an internal event when the value of a channel is outside of user-defined limits. These“alarm events” can be used as trigger or stop events, or as a stimulus for TTL-level signals on...

Appendix B Configuration Aspects for Programmers ChartScan User’s Manual B-27 As mentioned before, more than one channel can be assigned to any given output bit. For example, if thefollowing statement were appended to the above example, then either channel 2 or channel 3 will set digitaloutput #2. P...

Configuration Aspects for Programmers Appendix B B-28 ChartScan User’s Manual Digital I/O Operation As shown in the DB50 pinout in the Installation and Configuration section, ChartScan has digital I/O pins foreight inputs and thirty-two outputs (see note). The digital outputs can be controlled eithe...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-14-99 C-1 Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Reference Note: If you are not familiar with programming you will probably gain more understanding of the program-related portions of this appendix by first reviewing Appendix A, API Commands and Appendix D, Chart...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-2 ChartScan User’s Manual Using High/Low/Last (HLL) Registers The High/Low/Last (HLL) registers are an alternative method of getting channel data from the ChartScan unit.The HLL registers are updated during an acquisition at the current programmed ...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-3 You can use the Query Terminator ( Q ) command to specify a response terminator between each channel of the HLL response. Use the Format ( F ) command to specify the output format of the HLL Registers. The following exampl...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-4 ChartScan User’s Manual Example 3: Example shows how to read only the 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 ...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-5 Example 6: Example 6 shows how to retrieve the Last readings for a subset of the configured channels. 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...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-6 ChartScan User’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 tho...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-7 Centigrade: -3276.7 < C < +3276.7 Fahrenheit : F = (9/5)C + 32 Rankine: R = (9/5)C + 491.69 Note: R = F + 459.69 Kelvin : K = C + 273.16 For channels configured as thermocouples, all ASCII readings will be returned i...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-8 ChartScan User’s Manual Scan Interval Scan Interval formats have the following ASCII format: hh:mm:ss.t An example: 01:02:03.5 = Scan interval of 1 hour, 2 minutes and 3.5 seconds Binary Data Format Only High/Low/Last (HLL) register and acquisiti...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-9 Configuring Power-Up State ChartScan has an internally stored factory default configuration that can be recalled at any time. You canprogram the ChartScan to power-up in a “user-defined” state, or if desired, can configure...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-10 ChartScan User’s Manual Queries ChartScan provides many ways to query the unit for specific information. Most commands have acorresponding query command which responds with the configuration or mode of a previously executedcommand. In addition, ...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-11 U Commands and Descriptions U0 Causes ChartScan to return a fixed-length status message string. The status message shows the current options in use foreach command. U1 Causes ChartScan to return a decimal number from 000 ...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-12 ChartScan User’s Manual Register Chart Status and Event ReportingRegisters Command Type Register Access Read Write Clear CSR Calibration Status Read/Clear U2 N/A U2 ESC Error Source Read/Clear E? N/A E? ESR Event Status Read/Clear U0 N/A U0 STB ...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-14 ChartScan User’s Manual Calibration Status Register ( U2 Command ) The calibration status register indicates which calibration errors, if any have occurred. The individual errors aredescribed in the U2 command. Any calibration error will be mapp...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-15 Status Byte Register The acquisition device sets the Message Available bit (MAV) in the Status Byte Register to determine if datacan be read by the controller. This is the only status reporting register which requires RS-...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-16 ChartScan User’s Manual Bit Location Description Set, Clear and Descriptive Information DI01 Alarm Set when the scanning device has sensed a valid alarm condition. The alarm iscleared when the alarm condition no longer exists. DI02 Trigger Detec...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-17 The ESB in the Serial Poll Status Register is also cleared by these operations. The Command Error, ExecutionError and Device Dependent Error are also cleared with an Error Query (E?) command. Bit Location Description Set,...

Registers, Data Formats, & Queries Appendix C C-18 ChartScan User’s Manual Trigger Latency Each trigger source has an associated latency. This is the time between the actual trigger and its recognition bythe acquisition device. The following latency times are only representative of the time betw...

Appendix C Registers, Data Formats, & Queries ChartScan User’s Manual C-19 1. IEEE 488 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) T...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-14-99 D-1 Appendix D ChartScan Program Examples Reference Note: You may find Appendix A useful while reading through these examples. Appendix A contains descriptions and examples of the Application Program Interface (API) Commands. Contents Overview -----------------------...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-2 ChartScan User’s Manual Reading HLL Status using HLL16.BAS The following program is HLL16.BAS in the EXAMPLES directory. It will configure 16 channels, collect the HLL (high/low/last) data, and post it on the screen.Although not necessary, it is good practic...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-4 ChartScan User’s Manual The T command sets up the trigger parameters for the acquisition. In this example, the start event is an ‘ @ ’ character sent by the controller, and the stop event is also an ‘ @ ’ character. The auto-rearm flag is set to 0 (off), so ...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-6 ChartScan User’s Manual Using the event status register command “ UOX ”, we now wait until the acquisition complete event which includes the stop event. WHILE (U% AND 1) <> 1 PRINT #1, “OUTPUT 07;U0X”PRINT #1, “ENTER 07"INPUT #2, U% WENDPRINT “The ...

Appendix D ChartScan Program Examples ChartScan User’s Manual D-7 After the C command is issued, the ChartScan is now completely armed for alarming. In our example, levels above 18 or below 1 will cause a system alarm. If the intent of the application was to use alarm levels to trigger an acquisitio...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-8 ChartScan User’s Manual Using the IEEE 488 SRQ with Alarms using ALAR2SRQ.BAS The following program, ALAR2SRQ.BAS , in the EXAMPLES directory will set up the alarm system of the ChartScan and then use the IEEE 488 Service Request signal to asynchronously ser...

Appendix D ChartScan Program Examples ChartScan User’s Manual D-9 The O? query command returns the following string representing all 4 ports digital output status. Oxxx, xxx, xxx, xxx AlarmHandler: LOCATE 5, 1PRINT “An Alarm condition has been detected..”PRINT #1, “SPOLL 07"INPUT #2, S%PRINT #1,...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-10 ChartScan User’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$ = “”: WENDPRINT #1, “output07;@X”WHILE (S% AND 2) <> 2 PR...

Appendix D ChartScan Program Examples ChartScan User’s Manual D-11 Collecting Binary-Formatted HLL Data using BIN_HLL.BAS The following program, BIN_HLL.BAS , in the EXAMPLES directory will set up the ChartScan to collect High/Low/Last channel readings in a binary format rather than the default ASCI...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-12 ChartScan User’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 :" 'Dec...

Appendix D ChartScan Program Examples ChartScan User’s Manual D-13 Using Auto-Rearm to Capture Multiple Trigger Blocks using BLK_ACQ.BAS The following program, BLK_ACQ.BAS , in the EXAMPLES directory will set up the ChartScan for auto- rearm, which rearms the unit for another trigger event as soon a...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-14 ChartScan User’s Manual Using the U6 query, the controller gets the trigger block string, which, among other things, supplies the block complete flag, indicating the state of the present trigger block. The block is marked complete whenthe last post-stop sca...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-16 ChartScan User’s Manual 'Query the ChartScan for the # of scans available 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...

ChartScan Program Examples Appendix D D-18 ChartScan User’s Manual 'Query the ChartScan for the # of 256 sample scans available in the Buffer 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%;...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 11-97 E-1 Appendix E Bus States, Bus Lines, and Data Transfer Aspects Bus State Bus Line Data Transfer (DIO) Lines 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Bus Management Lines IFC Interface Clear REN Remote Enable IEEE 488 Interface: Bus Management Lines ATN Attention (&H04) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 EOI...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 11-97 F-1 Appendix F ASCII Code Summary Decimal Values 00 to 63 – ACG, UCG & LAG Box Items Hexadecimal Value $41 65 Decimal Value A Bus Message 01 (in center) ASCII Character Addressed Command Group ( ACG ) $00 00 $01 01 $02 02 $03 03 $04 04 $05 05 $06 06 $07 07 NUL SOH ...

ASCII Code Summary Appendix F F-2 ChartScan User’s Manual Decimal Values 64 to 127 – TAG & SCG Box Items Hexadecimal Value $41 65 Decimal Value A Bus Message 01 (in center) ASCII Character Talk Address Group ( TAG ) $40 64 $41 65 $42 66 $43 67 $44 68 $45 69 $46 70 $47 71 @ A B C D E F G 00 01 02...

ASCII Code Summary Appendix F ChartScan User’s Manual F-3 ASCII Code Details Decimal Values 00 to 31 – ACG & UCG Characteristics ASCII Control Codes (Decimal 00 to 31) Dec Value Hex Value ($ or &H) Character and Abbreviation Name Bus Message Addressed Command Group ( ACG ) 00 00 None / NUL N...

ASCII Code Summary Appendix F F-4 ChartScan User’s Manual Decimal Values 00 to 31 – ACG & UCG Descriptions ASCII Control Codes (00 to 31) Dec Name Description Addressed Command Group ( ACG ) 00 Null ( NUL ) Space filler character. Used in output timing for some device drivers. 01 Start of Header...

ASCII Code Summary Appendix F ChartScan User’s Manual F-5 Decimal Values 32 to 63 – LAG ASCII Character Set (Decimal 32 to 63) Dec Hex Character Name Bus Message Listen Address Group (LAG) 32 20 <space> Space Bus address 00 33 21 ! Exclamation Point Bus address 01 34 22 “ Quotation Mark Bus ad...

ASCII Code Summary Appendix F F-6 ChartScan User’s Manual Decimal Values 64 to 95 – TAG ASCII Character Set (Decimal 64 to 95) Dec Hex Character Name Bus Message Talk Address Group (TAG) 64 40 @ At Sign Bus address 00 65 41 A Capital A Bus address 01 66 42 B Capital B Bus address 02 67 43 C Capital ...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 1-4-99 G-1 Appendix G ChartScan Error Messages At initial power-up, ChartScan performs automatic self-tests to ensure it is fully functional. Rear-panel LEDsindicate errors, if they occur. Possible error conditions and their corresponding indicator light patterns areshown in...

ChartScan User’s Manual, 11-97 H-1 Appendix H Abbreviations yyyy (bullet symbol) “and” (e.g. *SC yyyy CA ) HT Horizontal Tab (ASCII Control Code) * (asterisk symbol) “unasserted” (e.g. *SC ) IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers *CA Not Controller Active mode IFC Interface Clear li...

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

WARRANTY/DISCLAIMER OMEGA ENGINEERING, INC. warrants this unit to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for aperiod of 13 months 13 months 13 months 13 months from date of purchase. OMEGA W arranty adds an additional one (1) month grace period to the normal one (1) year product warranty on...