Snap-Master Quick Start Guide
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1. Quick Start Guide Pi 78 Snap Master sy for Windows Copyright 1991 1998 by HEM Data Corporation 17336 West Twelve Mile Road Southfield Michigan 48076 2123 U S A Voice 248 559 5607 Fax 248 559 8008 http www hemdata com Quick Start Guide Page i Contents 1 Creating Your First Instrument cssossssssonssssssonsnsnsennsnsononssnsnsonsssensnnsssnssnsnnsnssnssssnsnnsssessnssssnsnssnssssnsense L Creating a New Instrument essen ara iia 1 Placing and Connecting the Elements an iieii nini e e eai Eia e ia o NEE 2 Running the Instrumentivunianis asada a e e dot n ra e nt 3 2 Using The IndustrialSQL In Element 200ss200ss000s000000000020000000002000000000000000 000000000 00000 000000000000 nennen Building the Instrumentos RE a as 5 Connecting to the IndustrialSQL Server Database oooooccnonccconccconancnonncnonacnonanonnncnnnnnonncnnoncnconanonanncnnnccnnne 5 Activating A Tag eases RAR UR Rae 6 Running the Ans trument am een elek te det otes nang led ediles 6 3 Investigating The Sample Instruments sscssccsssscsssscssssscsssscsssecsssscsssssssssscsssecsssssssssssssssssssscssseoees 7 Opening an Instrument lee LOE Waa ee EN Ueto ON eet 7 Example Instruments in iniciando dai data a ori 7 Preface This document is designed to give you a brief overview on how to get started in Snap Master For more information on using Snap Master check out the online help file2. It is not recommended that you specify an extension other than INS The default directory for your instruments is the DEFUSER subdirectory which is what we will use for this example NOTE It is important to save your files frequently so that no information is lost The tutorials are designed to remind you to save the data at the end of each section A D 1 Place the A D Demo element BE in the instrument window Position the mouse pointer over the A D Board icon in the Toolbox Click on the left mouse button If you own the Data Acquisition module a pop up menu might appear with a list of installed A D Board drivers If it does select the A D Demo option from the list A check mark indicates which driver is currently selected Position the mouse pointer on the A D board then click and hold the left mouse button When you move the mouse the cursor will change to the outline of the A D Board Drag the A D Board cursor from the Toolbox until it is over the instrument window underneath the comment field then release the mouse button The A D Demo element icon should appear in the instrument window Notice that when you place the A D Demo element in the instrument it is assigned the element letter A This letter is used by Snap Master to distinguish the channels from each element because no two elements can have the same element letter For example channel 0 will be referred to as channel AO by all elements in the instrument Ch
3. Mode command 4 Connect the IndustrialSQL In element to the Display element 5 Turn off Pipe Mode with the button or select the Element menu Pipe Mode command 6 Save the instrument with the button or select the File menu Save Instrument As command Save the instrument as ISQLIN 1 Open the IndustrialSQL In Settings by double clicking on the element 2 Login to the database using the appropriate Server Database Username and Password entries If this is the first time you are connecting to this server you are asked to verify the ODEC settings You should only enter or modify the Network Address all other settings for the ODBC DSN Data Source Name are created automatically Dita Source jara Sera sat a Ude SOLAR Nanok tusr pram 0t i SOS F Uw Trssted Comecon D m Page 6 Activating A Tag Running the Instrument Snap Master IndustrialSQL In Settings Start Time 11713 1997 10 00 00 End Time 11 13 1997 10 05 00 Resolution 1000 Hms All Groups All Analog Tags aea p Tags g SysActivellsers 2 AlDiscrete Tags EA SysCitEnCnt BG AlSting Tags 42 SysDateDay A AllEventTags J SysDateMonth Y InTouch Nodes GY SysDateYear m System Status Tags JEA SysEnEnCnt H Private Groups GA SysEnorRate E SysFatalEnCnt 2 SyslODriverBytes EA SyslODriverCPS EH SysMinutesRun Ej E SysSpaceAlt Active Tags E Wonderworld Fiter AI H S
4. eck to make sure that the text underneath the icon says A A D Demo If it does not press the DEL key to delete the element from the instrument Return to the beginning of this step remembering to select the A D Demo element from the pop up menu on the A D element icon in the Toolbox Quick Start Guide Running the Instrument Page 3 2 Place the Display element in the instrument window Position the Display element to the right of the A D Demo element Follow the same instructions given for the A D Demo element Because there is only one Display element no pop up menu will appear when clicking once on the element in the Toolbox 3 Activate Pipe Mode with the button or select the Element menu Pipe Mode command 4 Connect the A D Demo element to the Display element For this data pipe the A D Demo is the source element and the Display is the destination element Therefore we will connect from the A D Demo to the Display Position the Y mouse pointer over the A D Demo element icon then click the left mouse button The mouse pointer changes to de with the arrow pointing down and to the left As you move the cursor towards the Display element a data pipe connected to the A D Demo element follows the cursor movement Position the mouse pointer over the Display element icon then click the left mouse button A data pipe appears between the elements with the data pipe arrow pointing from the A D Demo to the Display indicat
5. especially the Tutorials section and the Snap Master User s Manual Set aside approximately 30 to 60 minutes to check out Snap Master and its capabilities In that short time you will see how easy itis to get data into your computer and on your screen with Snap Master Quick Start Guide Page 1 1 Creating Your First Instrument Creating a New Instrument This tutorial illustrates the basic tasks for creating an instrument in Snap Master We will create a simple instrument consisting of the A D Demo and a Display these elements are used in most of the tutorials The descriptions given in this section provide step by step details which are helpful for newcomers to Snap Master Later tutorials contain less detail in regard to the general user interface D R EXAMP ojx Sample Instrument AD A A D Demo B Display 1 If any instruments are open in the workspace close them using the File menu Close Instrument command 2 If the Toolbox containing the element icons is not visible on the left side of the Snap Master workspace select the View menu Toolbox command This places the Toolbox containing the available element icons in Snap Master When the Toolbox is open a check mark appears next to the Toolbox menu item 3 Create a new instrument with the E button or select the File menu New Instrument command in the Snap Master workspace This opens a clean untitled instrument window in the works
6. ing the flow of data 5 Turn off Pipe Mode with the button or select the Element menu Pipe Mode command 6 Save the instrument with the button or select the File menu Save Instrument command When you save the file this time Snap Master remembers the file name you specified previously and updates the file Before we run the instrument let s make sure the Auto Layout function is set up to create a new plot for each channel 1 Double click on the Display element to open the Display window If there are four plots one for each channel from the A D Demo in the window you can skip step 2 Page 4 Snap Master 2 Select the Options menu Default Settings command to open the Default Settings dialog Display Defaults r Auto Layout r Options M n I Command Bar One Channel Per Plot F Status Bar C Overplot Same Element Letter T Scroll Bar C Overplot Same Channel Number IV Auto Retrace C Overplot Channels With Same Units TF Apply Defaults For New Plots Overplot Use Multiple Y Axis Retrace Mode F Warn If Different Units Buffer Retrace Max Channele Full Retrace T Delete All Plots Before Auto Layout Plot Technique T Confirm Delete Before Auto Layout C All Points Cursors 7 Select All Secondary Channels Automatic ox concer Hep Make sure the On check box is on the One Channel Per Plot setting is selected and the Delete All Plots Before Auto Layout check box is tur
7. ned on When you are done press the OK button If four plots do not appear select the Options menu Auto Layout command 3 Press the button or the Start menu command E Display Page 1 BEE File Edit View Settings Start Layout Cursor Help Al vs Time i a Time Sec 0 Time Sec AZ vs Time A3 vs Time Time Sec D Time Sec That s all there is to it Using a few simple steps you can display data from any element that outputs data Of course it is possible to configure the elements to perform more specific tasks but even that is not difficult When you are done looking at the data press the button or the Stop menu command Quick Start Guide Page 5 2 Using The IndustrialSQL In Element Building the Instrument Connecting to the IndustrialSQL Server Database This tutorial discusses how to access data from and IndustrialSQL Server database Before continuing the tutorial make sure that the IndustrialSQL Server is running and that you have the proper access rights to the database PU Y A IndustrialSQL In B Display 1 Create a new instrument with the E button or select the File menu New Instrument command in the Snap Master workspace 2 Place the IndustrialSQL In and Display elements in the instrument 3 Activate Pipe Mode with the button or select the Element menu Pipe
8. nto an instrument from a data file using the Disk In element Page 8 Snap Master SCOPE INS SINEWAVE INS STRPCHRT INS TANK INS TRAPZD INS WAVEGEN INS YXPLOT INS Shows how Snap Master emulates an oscilloscope s Y T and X Y plotting modes Highlights the different types of Sine waves that the Wave Generator element can create Shows how Snap Master emulates a Strip Chart recorder along with other plot types on the same Display page Shows a custom picture used for the Bar Meter plot type in the Display element Creates a trapezoid waveform with different rise and fall times using the Wave Generator element Illustrates many of the different waveforms that can be created using the Wave Generator element including an arbitrary custom waveform look at the plot in the lower right corner of the Display window Shows a Y vs X plot of a signal in the Display element For more information and examples on Snap Master instruments refer to the User s Guide which has a series of tutorials at the end of each chapter Also check out HEM Data s web page at www hemdata com for Application Notes on using different Snap Master features
9. pace 4 Type Sample Instrument in the Comment Field The Comment Field is a place where you can type information about the instrument To type comments use the mouse to position the arrow cursor over this field then click the left mouse button A flashing vertical bar will appear in the comment field When this vertical bar is present you can type the information in to the comment field Instrument Settings Comments None One Line Background Select Color Select Picture Picture Location C Upper Left C Centered C Tiled Clear Picture IV Status Messages Cancel Heip Tf the Comment Field is not visible double click in the instrument window or select the EB button in the Command Bar to open the Instrument Settings dialog Select the Two Line Option in the Title group then press the OK button Page 2 Snap Master Placing and Connecting the Elements 5 Save the instrument as EXAMPLE with the button or select the File menu Save Instrument As command File Save As x File Name Directories example ins c sm defuser 5 s a Gen Cancel Y sm 3 defuser Network File Type Drives Because this is the first time the instrument is being saved the File Save As dialog box appears The File Name field is highlighted so all we have to do is type EXAMPLEI It is not necessary to type the INS extension in the file name because Snap Master will automatically add it for you
10. t ship with Snap Master Instruments Feel free to browse through the settings of each element by double clicking the icons in the instrument window ANALYSIS INS BLOCK INS COMPARE INS FAEX1_OK INS FFT INS FILTERS INS GAEXAMPL INS HISTOGRM INS PEAKFIND INS PLOTDEMO INS REPLAY INS Illustrates simple math and statistical functions using the Analysis element part of the Waveform Analyzer General Analysis module Illustrates using the BLOCK function with statistical functions in the Analysis element Compares the results of the different Differentiation Display Page 1 and Integration Display Page 2 methods available in the Analysis element Shows the results of the FFT element part of the Frequency Analysis module tutorials from the Snap Master User s Manual Calculates a forward FFT and an inverse FFT based on a Sawtooth wave from the Wave Generator element Compares the results of an FIR and IIR filter using the Analysis element Shows the results of the Analysis element tutorials from the Snap Master User s Manual Displays a real time histogram output from a sine wave generated by the A D Demo element Uses Intelligent Processing capabilities in the Analysis element to find and count the number of peaks in a sine wave and integrate only between certain peaks Displays a number of different plotting types in the Display element on Display Pages 1 and 2 Shows how data is brought i
11. ystem Objects AD SysMinutesRun E x Remove Curent Tag Remove All Tags cuca me 1 In the tree view select the All Analog Tags group and locate the SysMinutesRun tag 2 Double click on the SysMinutesRun tag to add it to the Active Tags table 3 Press OK to close the IndustrialSQL In Settings dialog 4 Save the instrument with the button E Display Page 1 Eile Edit View Settings Start Layout Cursor Help SysMinutesRun vs Time Frame 1 gt 5 5 3 5 Ed p4 A w o Time Sec 11 13 97 10 05 45 AM When you press the button all of the data is requested from the database server There may be a delay before the data is presented on screen depending on the amount of data requested and the amount of traffic on the network To scale the data as shown above press the Auto Y Scale button Quick Start Guide Page 7 3 Investigating The Sample Instruments There are a number of example instruments that ship with Snap Master which you can view and modify These instruments are a good place to get started when you are creating your first few instruments to give you an idea of the different ways Snap Master can be applied Opening an 1 Return to the Snap Master workspace window Instrument 2 Press the button or select the File menu Open Instrument command Example Here is a description of some of the example instruments tha
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