GL500A Application Manual GL500-UM-451
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1. Number Menu Name Description 1 Display CH Specify the channel for waveform display 2 Window Specify the type of window for frequency analysis processing 3 Averaging Mode Use this mode to perform averaging of the analysis channel 4 Weighted Average This mode can be selected when performing averaging 5 Number of Averages Specify the number of averages for the averaging mode and weighted average mode parameters 6 dB Label Specify dB for the Y axis display format 9 Settings Screen Settings can be made while observing changes to the waveform As almost all of the settings are the same as those made at the GL500A they can be easily made To apply the specified settings and close the Settings screen click the OK button To apply the specified settings without closing the Settings screen click the Apply button To cancel the specified settings and close the Settings screen click the Cancel button The specified settings are reflected in the waveform when the Apply button is clicked 9 1 Amp Settings Please refer to Section 3 3 of the GL500 User s Manual GL500 UM 152 for the settings which are the same as those made at the GL500A The All CH span and scaling settings for all the channels can only be made for those channels with the same input and range settings The span settings can be adjusted by using the upper and lower cursors or by the input of numerical values 9 2 Current Low speed2. When data capture is started Current data is captured to a data file created at the computer while Event data is captured to the GL500A s internal memory When the Stop button is clicked all the captured Event data is transferred to the computer Data replay can only be performed for data that was transferred to the computer Note Current data can be captured to the GL500A s internal memory or to a PC card up to their respective size limitations However since data is captured to the computer s large capacity HDD when the application software is used data capture via the application will still continue even after capture to the GL500A itself has ended 7 X Y Waveform Screen Graphtec GL500A Application Start Tine 8 26 2005 7 40 16 PM Capture Time 00 00 17 Samping Interval 10ms Stopped Wager Tine 66008 7407PM Numer O Capture Fle Name CD06 0008 08 28 1840 16KCRNT ghd 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 500 5 000 S000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0900 1000 2000 3000 4000 5 000 CH v Number Menu Name Description 1 Range Select the X Y combination to be displayed on the X and Y axis grids 2 On Off Select On or Off for the X Y waveform screen 3 X Axis Y Axis Specify the channels to be used for the X and Y axes 4 Cursor The cursor values are displayed in this area 8 FFT Waveform Screen 2 d 6 8 10 42 14 18 18 20 2 24 2 90 32 34 3 4D 42 44 a 4B 5D Frequeney Hz
3. played here Capture Time The length of time that has elapsed after the trigger occurred is displayed here Number The number of times that data capture was repeated is displayed here Sampling Interval The sampling cycle is displayed here Capture File Name The name of the data capture file is displayed here 10 Y Axis Range 1 2 Two channels can be selected for display on the Y axis grid of the waveform graph In addition the Y axis range 1 channel is used as the channel for comment input 11 Display Format Select the X axis format for the waveform graph sec Display is made in 1 second units Relative Time The amount of time that has elapsed from the start of data capture is displayed Absolute Time The current date and time are displayed 12 Display Width Specify the display width of one screen in the X axis 13 Event Bar The section where Event data has been captured is displayed here 14 Scroll Bar Use the scroll bar to scroll the waveform 15 Alarm Display Each of the alarm ports lights red when an alarm is generated 16 Level Click this button to change the level value only during data capture 17 Display Cursor Click this button to call the cursor to the current display position only during data capture 18 Monitor amp Trace The digital values for each channel are displayed in this area Moreover clicking the Trace button enables the waveform display for the desired channel to be deleted Data capture is sti
4. The amount of free disk space required may vary according to the amount of data that will be captured Other TCP IP port USB port CD ROM drive for installing from CD required Note USB 2 0 required for data transfer at the 1 2 or 5 ms sampling cycles The fastest sampling interval that can be used with the USB 1 1 or TCP IP connection is 10 ms Note A computer with the recommended CPU or a higher version is required for capturing data at a high speed sampling interval Note The recommended memory 1 GB or more is required when using the Export to Direct Excel File function For instructions on how to install the USB driver please refer to Section 4 2 of the GL500 User s Manual GL500 UM 152 For instructions on how to connect the GL500A to a PC please refer to Section 4 3 of the GL500 User s Manual GL500 UM 152 2 Installing the GL500A Application 1 Insert the Users Guide CD ROM provided into the PC CD ROM drive 2 Click the Taskbar s Start button and then click the Run icon to open the Run window Enter the CD ROM drive name and English GL500A SETUP EXE as the name of the file you wish to open If the disk is in drive D for example enter D English GL500A SETUP EXE in the box to launch the installer Another method is to open the CD drive in My Computer select English GL500A and then double click SETUP EXE 3 Continue following the installer instructions o
5. Data Capture Settings ial Settings Amp Settings Current Settings Event Settings Other Settings Current Settings Sampling interval 10msec 7 Cichre Matos crews oporie_ sf Settings Settings L Settings J File Name C Documents and 2005 08 29 j Disk Space 45 396 byte Sheet Auto Fie Name Create Backup File No Backup Trigger Settings ons Setting Alarm Settings setings J Send E Mail when Alarm is Generated __Settings 1 Please refer to Section 3 3 of the GL500 User s Manual GL500 UM 152 for the settings which are the same as those made at the GL500A Export to Direct Captured data can be exported directly from the GL500A to an Excel file Excel File For the export destination use one of the templates provided or create your own original template Template File A template file created in Excel has the xlt file extension Several ready to use template files are provided for your convenience but you can also create your original template file if preferred Please refer to Excel Help for instructions on how to create a template file xls files can also be used Destination Sheet Input the sheet name to be used when outputting the template file Start Cell Specify the start position for the writing of data Note The start cell is included in the file name of the ready to use template files Note The exported template is the same file as the
6. The TCP IP settings are performed here IP Address Set the IP address for the GL500A device connected Subnet Mask Set the subnet mask for the GL500A device connected Port Number Set the port number for the GL500A device connected Setting Example Computer s IP address 10 0 210 138 Computer s subnet mask 255 255 255 0 How to check the GL500A s IP address Control Panel double click Network Connections does not apply if a wireless connection is used Support The 255 subnet mask digits must be the same for both the computer and the GL500A In the case of the 255 255 255 0 subnet mask make the first three digits the same Accordingly use 10 0 210 for the GL500A s IP address where can be any number in the range from 1 to 155 except for 138 Connection is performed using the IP address for the device that was changed in the application Note If the connection destination is an intra company LAN or similar environment be sure to consult your network administrator 9 Close Click this button to close the Connection screen 6 Basic Operations The GL500A application enables simultaneous capture of Current low speed and Event high speed data As shown in the figure at the right Current data is captured over a long period of time while Event data is cap tured when an unexpected event occurs Event data can be captured to a maximum of 16 blocks at one time Current data Event data Unexpected event Pe
7. in use prior to selection of the replay screen 8 Capture Information The data capture information is displayed in this area Capture Data The replay file name is displayed here Sampling Interval The sampling cycle is displayed here Start Time The time at which data capture started is displayed here Trigger Time The time at which the trigger occurred is displayed here Capture Time The data capture time is displayed here 9 Y Axis Range 1 2 Select the X and Y display channels 10 Display Format Select the X axis format for the waveform graph sec Display is made in 1 second units Relative Time The amount of time that has elapsed from the start of data capture is displayed Absolute Time The current date and time are displayed 11 Event Bar The section where Event data has been captured is displayed here More over the Event data at the triangular mark in the center of a 2 screen display is displayed on the event waveform in the lower part of the second screen 12 Change Current Cursor operations can be used to specify one of the two screens as the Event Active Screen active screen Information for the active screen is displayed in the Monitor area 13 Change to 1 Screen Clicking the Change to 1 Screen Display button on either of the Current and Display Event screens changes the 2 screen display to a single screen to enable the waveform to be viewed on a larger screen When the 1 screen display has been selected the Change to 2 sc
8. 17 18 11 Other Usage Precautions e Points to note on the relationship between Current and Event data when a slow data capture cycle has been selected for Current data The waveform screens displayed while the GL500A is in the Free Running status or while it is capturing data are drawn using a different cycle from that used by the application software and therefore they do not always match Even if Event data is being drawn at the GL500A the actual capture of Event data is determined by each Current data capture cycle and therefore a time lag will occur Actual event data oO ON 2 A a 2 3 The specifications etc in this manual are subject to change without notice GL500 UM 451 Aug 31 2005 1st edition 01 GRAPHTEC CORPORATION 19
9. Current data file A separate sheet is exported for each Event data Example If the name of the Current data export destination sheet is Test1 the Event data sheet names are as follows Event 1 sheet name Test1_EV01 Event 2 sheet name Test2_EV02 e When using the Export to Direct Excel File function please note that export of data stops automatically when 65535 points have been exported e When an Export to Direct Excel File operation has been completed be sure to save the data and close the file before starting the next data export operation Do not perform any operations in Excel while an Export to Direct Excel File operation is in progress Moreover there is a possibility that data is still being exported to Excel even after the data capture operation has ended In this case do not perform any other operations until all the data has been exported to Excel Create Backup File A backup file is created at the specified interval However as only the data between the specified intervals is backed up please use the link function if you need to restore data Send E Mail when Up to five emails can be sent when an alarm is generated This function enables alarm Alarm is Generated information to be received by people who are not actually at the measurement site Make the settings in accordance with your computer s email settings Notes on the Sampling Interval Since the 1 2 and 5 ms sampling interval settings
10. GRAPHTEC GL500A Application Manual Main Functions AVariety of Waveform Displays Y T X Y and FFT waveforms can be displayed on large easy to read screens Dual screen Event and Current Data Replay Current data for low speed phenomena and Event data for high speed phenomena can be displayed on two tier linked screens e Export to Direct Excel File Captured data can be exported directly to an Excel file and displayed as a waveform Ready to use templates are provided as standard for your convenience Note The Microsoft Excel software program must be installed Thumbnail Waveform Display Captured data waveforms can be displayed as thumbnails for easy confirmation before a data replay operation This feature enables the data to be easily checked before the file is opened e Display of Max and Min Values During Data Capture The maximum and minimum values for all of the channels can be checked at any time during data capture Send E Mail when Alarm is Generated When an alarm is generated this function enables a notification email to be sent to a mobile phone for ex ample thereby ensuring that a check can be performed if required Note Internet connection required Printing One touch of a button enables the waveform screen to be printed Note The device must be connected to a printer and the printer settings made e Help View Help buttons that provide simple descriptions of the various functions are assigned to eac
11. h of the menu setting items to provide ease of use without having to read the User s Manual Comparison of the GL500 Application Functions Function GL500A Application GL500 Application Y T View O X Y View O FFT View O Enlarged Digital View GL400 Connection Review Device Device PC Card Operation Dual screen display of real time capture data OIIO OOOO Screen printout Comment input Export to Direct Excel File 0000 Thumbnail Waveform Display Alarm History Event Log XY between Cursors Calculate Data between Cursors Replay 2 screen display Superimpose File Linking Convert then Save OIOI JO O JOIO Display in Excel Current Event Data Linked Operation Setting Operations While Viewing the Waveform 0000 OO O OO O Help View Major difference O Supported 1 System Requirements Please note that only a GL500A device with a V2 10 or later firmware version can be connected with this software Make sure that the computer on which you plan to install the software meets the following requirements Item System requirements OS Windows 2000 XP XP recommended CPU Pentium 4 1 7 GHz or higher recommended Memory 512 MB or more 1 GB or more recommended HDD 100 MB free disk space is required for installing software 1 GB or more recommended for the data capture area Note
12. ll performed even after the waveform display has been deleted 19 Cursor Time The time at the cursor positions A and B during data capture is displayed 20 Min Max button Click this button to display the Min Max screen during data capture 21 Alarm Clear Click this button to clear the current alarm when On has been selected for Alarm Hold 22 Comment Input Comments can be input during a data capture operation The input position is the channel that was selected for Y Axis Range 1 Note A menu is displayed if you right click on the waveform graph Use the Copy Data item to make a copy of the displayed screen but do not use any of the other menu items 5 Connect Screen 6 Tepp IP Address 192 168 0 1 0 0 vee CED oee E Let Lei USB USB ID EN Number Menu Name Description 1 Status The status is displayed here OK Connected NG Not connected 2 Connect Click this button to connect the device 3 Disconnect Click this button to disconnect the device 4 Save Conditions Click this button to save the current application settings to a file 5 Load Conditions Click this button to load previously saved conditions 6 Interface buttons Use these buttons to switch between the USB and TCP IP interfaces 7 USB ID Use this button to select the USB ID Make sure that the ID is the same as the one used for the connected GL500A device 8 TCP IP
13. n the screen CHECKPOINT Be sure to observe the following points when connecting the GL500A to a PC e Do not connect any devices apart from a mouse or a keyboard to any of the other USB terminals on your PC e Set the PC s power saving functions to Off e Set the Screen Saver to Off e Set the anti virus software auto update and scan scheduler functions to Off Also set the Windows auto update and sched uler functions to Off For instructions on how to set the IP address and Device ID please refer to Section 4 5 of the GL500 User s Manual GL500 UM 152 3 Launching the Application To launch the application select Start Programs GL500A 4 Launch Screen When the application is launched the GL500A goes into the Stopped status and a free running waveform is displayed Graphtec GL500A Apali oO ere ewe Sa Od oe pe Recon yT e T Ranget ch mi Renge2 cm ioe O xi cumin 10sec bacon aot Level _ Real Time Ee 9 Start Time 8 26 2005 7 40 16 PM Trigger Time 6 26 2005 7 40 17 PM Number 0 Capture Time 00 00 12 Sampling interval 10ms Capture File Name C Doc 12005 08 28_19 40 16 CRNT ghd 5 000 4000 3 000 D 5 000 4 000 3 000 2000 1 000 Ome 00 00 11 56 D G 00 00 10 00 00 00 11 568 22 Number Menu Name Description 1 Connect Click this button
14. pling interval has been selected and the computer is not able to keep up e Instantaneous signal display may not be possible in some cases 2 Version The application version number is displayed here 3 Device Information The number of channels and the device version number are displayed here 4 Graphtec Web Site If your computer is connected to the Internet click this button to display the Graphtec web site Note A Web browsing environment is required 10 Replay Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 10 1 Screen Number Menu Name Description 1 Open File Select the data that you want to replay 2 Superimpose Link Data Superimpose Multiple files can be superimposed on top of each other to enable the viewing of the correlation between waveforms Link Multiple files can be linked for display 3 Display Data between Only the data in the range between the cursors is displayed in X Y format Cursors in XY Format 4 Calculate Data Only the data in the range between the cursors is calculated between Cursors 5 Convert then Save The data between the cursors or all the data is saved as a GBD or CSV file 13 14 Number Menu Name Description 6 Print Click this button to print out the waveform graph T Close Click this button to return to the screen that was
15. pture files The thumbnail display function is only available for use with data captured using the GL500A application soft ware rucocaion 8 O 3 omonat and Settings TesterDesktopiCL500A_appE Data 2005 up J create Folder petete Total data points 1700 Start time 2005 08 26 13 40 16 Number Menu Name Description 1 File Location The current location is displayed here 2 Up Click this button to move up one layer 3 Create Folder Click this button to create a folder in the current layer 4 Delete Click this button to delete the specified file or folder 5 Thumbnail The waveforms are displayed as small images Waveform Icon A waveform of the captured data is displayed This icon is displayed if there is no thumbnail gt information available for the captured data such as when the thumbnail image was inadvertently deleted or the data was captured using the GL500 applica tion software The Excel icon is displayed if an Export to Direct gt Excel File template has been selected 6 File Information The file information is displayed here 7 Frequently used Folders Click on a blank area in the list to invert the displayed folder and then move to the layer where you want to register the folder or else use a single click to invert the displayed folder and then click the Register Frequently Used Folder button to register the folder in the list If the folder has alread
16. reen Display button is displayed 14 Display Cursor Click this button to call the cursor to the current display position 15 Level Click this button to select the level value to be displayed in the Digital View format 16 Display Width Specify the display width of one screen in the X axis 17 Alarm Display Each of the alarm ports lights red when an alarm is generated 18 Monitor amp Trace The digital values for each channel are displayed in this area Moreover clicking the Trace button enables the waveform display for the desired channel to be deleted 19 Comment Input Comments can be input changed and deleted at the Replay Screen Input If a comment has already been input during a data capture operation click the Input button to change it If a comment has not been input input a com ment as required Delete Click the Delete button to delete the comment The input position is the channel that was selected for Y axis range 1 If a previously input comment is selected the cursor moves to the input position 20 Waveform Operation Hand Use this tool to drag the waveform Tools Magnifying glass Use this tool to enlarge or reduce the waveform Cross Use this tool to move the cursor 10 2 Open File Waveforms of the captured data can be displayed in a thumbnail format to enable easy confirmation of the data without having to open each file Moreover frequently used folders can be easily registered to simplify access to the data ca
17. that can be specified for a USB 2 0 connection place a considerable processing load on the computer scroll bar functions such as the display of past data and changing the width of the displayed waveform are disabled while data is being captured If data is dropped during data capture select On for Decimated Waveform Display in the Other menu settings 9 3 Event High speed Data Capture Settings Please refer to Section 3 3 of the GL500 User s Manual GL500 UM 152 for the settings which are the same as those made at the GL500A The trigger position can be specified by using one or both cursors or by the input of numerical values INAAAAAAS ST vVVVVVV 11 12 9 4 Other Settings Settings Amp Settings Current Settings __ Event Settings Other Settings Factory Default Settings N TEE LEE o O Savethe Setingstothe Device om 1 4 4 0 _crapinec wen ste O Copyright C 2005 Graphtec Corp All rights reserved Please refer to Section 3 3 of the GL500 User s Manual GL500 UM 152 for the settings which are the same as those made at the GL500A Number Menu Name Description 1 Decimated Waveform The waveform data is shown in a decimated display format Display The captured data is not affected Please note the following e Overall performance speeds up this is particularly effective when the computer is slow e Select On if a fast sam
18. to open the connection screen to enable connection with the GL500A 2 Settings Click this button to display the menus for making data capture related settings 3 Start Click this button to start data capture 4 Stop Click this button to stop data capture If On has been selected for Event data capture Event data is received from the GL500A when the GL500A is in the Stopped status If Event data is not required abort the data transfer operation 5 Review Click this button to replay the captured data If data capture has ended the data captured previously is immediately replayed 6 Print Click this button to print out the waveform Note A printer must be connected and printer settings made T EXIT Click this button to exit the application 8 Status The current status is displayed in this area Stopped The GL500A is in the Free Running status Data capture is not performed Armed The GL500A is waiting for a trigger to occur Recording The GL500A is capturing data Finished This message is displayed when the data capture operation has ended Click the Stop button to return the GL500A to the Stopped status Number Menu Name Description 9 Capture Information The data capture information is displayed in this area Start Time The time at which the Start button was pressed is displayed here Trigger Time The time at which the trigger occurred is dis
19. y been registered it will be re registered at the new location Double click a registered folder to move to the registered folder layer 16 10 3 Superimposing Data and Linking Multiple Data Files ial Select Files to Superimpose Link 2005 08 26_19 36 26 C 8 26 2005 7 36 26 PM 18s 2005 08 26_19 40 16 C 8 26 2005 7 40 17 PM If you keep to push Shift key or Ctrl key you can choose plural files About the Fie _Linking Function Number Menu Name Description 1 Add Click this button to add a file 2 Delete Click this button to delete a file 3 Superimpose Click this button to superimpose a file on top of another one 4 Link Click this button to link files Note Only data that was captured under the same conditions can be linked 5 Normal Click this button to return the display to the Normal display format 6 Cancel Click this button to close the screen 10 4 XY between Cursors X Y t Ea zeeoos 27 290 ezeeons 27 29 0000 06 Please refer to the X Y display section 10 5 Calculate Data between Cursors The data for all the channels between the cursors is calculated and then displayed The Max Min Average and P P values are shown ja Calculate Data between Cursors a Mni Mex Average Pe CH1 4 378 V 4341 V 0197 V 2653 V 0 236 V
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