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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Sylconnect v1.0

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2. Thank you for choosing this product This is a fully functional unregistered version for evaluation use only You may use this program for 30 days To continue to use this program after the evaluation period you must register it by using the Registration ID provided below If you are connected to the Internet dick the Register button to register Or you can visit our website and register at any time If you already registered and have a License Key please enter it and dick the OK button to activate the product Registration ID JRSKLLSQYNTIDSOGR License Key Register Later Register OK 3 Days Left When clicking on Register an email is created Message Insert Options Format Text Developer sylconnect ar Ch Subject Request License Key My SylConnect v1 0 RC8 registration information Registration ID R8KLLSQYNTJDSIGR First Name Joe Last Name Doe Email joe mytactory com Phone 123 456789 Company My Factory Co Ltd Street 123 Manufacturing Street City Detroit State MI 48255 USA Agent Name ACME Metrology Agent Address Detroit MI 48227 USA e If your PC is not connected to the Internet please copy the content of the email and create an email from an Internet connected machine Send the email to SylConnect sylvac ch with Request License Key in the Subject field 16 SylConnect Operating Instructions v Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instrument
3. Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N s yia l Sylconnect v1 0 Next Generation Metrology Software Piston 1 mm 1 000 20 000 Piston 5 mm Piston 2 mm 21 200 1 000 1 000 20 200 1 000 Piston 6 mam Piston 3 mm 19 200 1 000 1 000 18 900 1 000 Piston 7 mm Piston 4 mm 1 000 20 700 1 000 1 000 20 500 1 000 PRESET g SYLCONNECT SPC Parameters Target Value 48 600 vie 48 700 use 48 500 48544 46 550 v o Se DATE TIME 18 08 2012 10 36 00 18 08 2012 10 36 02 18 08 2012 10 36 03 18 08 2012 10 36 05 18 08 2012 10 36 09 18 08 2012 10 36 15 18 08 2012 10 36 30 18 08 2012 10 36 34 18 08 2012 10 36 39 18 08 2012 10 36 43 15 012 10 38 48 Cas Cas Tan Cas 2003 2003 2003 20 03 i 8 VID d Oh An P wn ra o D N Le 2003 2001 2002 2e 19 98 SI 209 20 2001 2001 PERF AE 8 JAE 8 SE WATCH THE SYLCONNECT PRESENTATION VIDEO ON Lesen e 8 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N s yia l Contents Inge eet ee EE 5 Biel e le Bi PNE 7 EY ST etl ITI sagas nerensicecantacsresistennacute RN mmm 8 CoE NS 10 dec chatacters gs E TS 9 Minim m System EEGEN 9 Windows Tuning for SylConnect Operation sise 10 Kim els
4. Export problem tO EXCEL RR RO Et 51 Probler Installing SCORE LE nena Een n Na E T E EEEE 53 neet 7 TURNIN E IIS EE 54 MEV WON CCN RE 54 NA Ee Mee 54 Wise Bur ole CHEERED imm 54 Bee MIO 56 Stop Non Required Software Applications ccssscccccsssececcesecceeeeeeeceeeeuseceessenseceessueceessugeeeeeaueeeeees 60 Disconnect Unnecessary USB or Firewire Devices ss 60 BIOS EE 60 Chipset and Mainboard Components Driver Update ss 61 EE 61 SO EE mm 63 Laptop Enere SAVIN TOO S exssene E E Ri 64 Disable Power Saving Option of the USB Ports sisi 64 Microso Hotfix Tor USB SPIKES EE 65 N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Introduction SylConnect is the next generation Metrology software It consists of the following key features Touch Screen intuitive user experience Users benefit from a simple to use user interface designed mostly for Touch Screen devices All operation can be done without a mouse and a keyboard numerical values such as tolerances can be entered using contextual keypads and text can be entered via on screen keyboard Alternatively users can still enter values using a keyboard and mouse if a touch screen is not available Simplified Data Export to Spreadsheets this is achieved by embedding a component an ActiveX control into the target spreadsheet The control takes car
5. 0 900 it will have coordinates redirecting to table 1 C3 C4 C5 40 SylConnect Operating Instructions N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Typing followed by coordinates will result in having the previous cell copying the data inside the coordinated one The ghost table has neither formulas nor values of its own it simply copies the data from the other table and multiplies it as many times as there are samples You can do this by clicking on an empty cell moving to the Formula Bar and typing followed by the coordinates of the cell you would like it to copy from The Chart The chart is the most complex of the three it uses data from both the table and the ghost table When creating a chart you should choose the layout most convenient for your work The layout most appropriate for a SPC chart is the line chart layout called Line with Markers After having chosen that you should be faced with a blank rectangle To import data Right Click the chart then Select Data a new window should pop up you should ignore the Chart Data Range for it updates automatically below it however you should click on Add to a new data range The Series name is not necessary but used as reference if you will be using multiple series it is recommended The Series values is the range of the data you will be using for the first series you should enter the range of the sample coordinat
6. Installing Please wait while Setup installs Syiconnect on your computer Creating directories amp ahun e Internal error Failed ta expand shell folder constant userdocs S The following gives a method to solve this issue 1 Resetthe user shell folder registry key or 2 Restore the system to a previous state Please follow the link below for an description of the correct method http answers microsoft com en us windows forum windows vista security internal error failed to expand shell folder 469b0600 9c3c 4e96 98e0 b4342c40df2c 53 SylConnect Operating Instructions S N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Windows 7 Tuning Tips Introduction Windows based computers are supported by many different brands and integrate numerous hardware leading to compatibility issues as well as unwanted components interactions Further PCs and laptops are configured to deliver good performance mainly for office environment and gaming In our context it is often required to tune off the shelf or self built computers to obtain acceptable performances when running metrology applications such as SylConnect This chapter provides the most relevant tuning tips Analyzing Tools It can be difficult to identify the root cause of PC performance problems Some applications however are available online and free of charge to help resolving such issues One of them is the DPC Latency Checke
7. den D E A 36 Starts Data e e e EE 36 Assigning Values tOo TEE 36 CO BACS d NEw TEMO AE E E E EAE 37 Copy an existing Excel report form into the SylConnect blank template 38 NATO E 39 Create template with statistical calculations ss 40 OCTO E 40 Ba e EE 40 The Ghost Table a a a RO de 40 Ue e E 41 voi cm oi 41 De AA 0 CC 42 ECO 43 mie cet el 43 CIO DAV AIF VANS MITT 44 CETONA PTE a TT 44 Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N s yia l Be 45 PEU E ODD 45 N te on File TO Cat OMS dede dans rar tete Re ebd imp cou ARM Us 45 Keyboard SION e PRETI E EAE r 46 Channel Number and Keyboard Shortcut Association ss 46 FO a 47 Beiwen EE 48 PIR CO ree eee oe 48 NG NS r rH 48 Troubleshooting EE 49 Unable de El SV GOIN ET 49 Instruments not detected Dy SyICORDTIGCL sai secsssavocicasdsvvatesvasverstesessacdusiacesowabaacednaveanvadedesaednaradesbeboessaasacees 50
8. error Export to Excel Data is exported whenever one of the data capture trigger is used as described above the trigger is one of those below e Clicking touching the data capture function button e Pressing on a foot pedal e Pressing on the instrument s SET button e Using a keyboard shortcut e The timer The Export mechanism is invoked by clicking touching the EXPORT function button or from the STORE dialog The data that can be exported include e User defined variables such as department number drawing or part piece number e Values associated to the channel o Measured Value Date of measure Title Channel configurations resolution unit tolerances nominal etc O O 0 Calculated values min max delta etc CSV Comma Separated Value data is simply separated by a comma The CSV format is commonly used by various office applications to exchange and extract data fields The CSV format can also be used as a Data Source Name DSN to allow on the fly database feeding 35 SylConnect Operating Instructions S rr ssm 5 y CE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Configuration The Export configuration is accessed by clicking on the Profile button It allows specifying 1 Global variables or Inspection variables such as Operator name Drawing number etc User can add remove any global variables 2 The Excel Template file to use for exporting dat
9. high speed USB interfaces under Windows 7 or Windows Vista Systems You can find further info and a hotfix from Microsoft here http support microsoft com kb 981214 64 SylConnect Operating Instructions S N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Microsoft Hotfix for USB Spikes In case you experience interruptions occurring with the interval of 15 seconds while using a USB interface these should be eliminated after applying the hotfix described above Note This hotfix will not remove the visible spikes that you see in your Windows Task Manager since these are caused by the way of measuring the CPU load and do not really reflect the real CPU consumption in the moments those spikes appear Aero Aero is the graphical user interface used by Windows 7 by default Aero is usually accelerated by the graphic hardware if you use a video card compatible with DirectX 9 or higher But it can cause interruptions with older video cards especially when moving the mouse or when any refresh of the graphical user interface is necessary If you experience interruptions due to Aero you can disable it as follows e Right click on the desktop and choose Personalize e Scroll down and select a color scheme from the Basic and High Contrast Themes section such as Windows Classic Note Video Card model versions earlier than ATI 3800 and Nvidia 8600 series might cause performance issues with s
10. number ID and Setup Tolerance ON OFF BLIND Order of Timer TIMER Sequence Undo NB If the instruments connected are equipped with a DUPLEX electronic and are listed in the table of supported instruments the Preset function will be sent to the gauge s by remote command The Preset value defined will be displayed at the same time on the channel widget and on the instrument display 30 SylConnect Operating Instructions ES 5 y LV CE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Measuring Modes SylConnect allows three modes for capturing values e DIRECT Represented by a loophole The measure is displayed in real time as captured on the instrument The value is captured by O O O Clicking touching this function button Using a foot pedal see below for details Using a keyboard shortcut see below e BLIND Represented by a question mark The measured value is capture only when triggered by the user by there is no real time display of value in this mode O O O O Clicking touching this function button Using a foot pedal see below for details Pressing on the instrument SET button see picture Using a keyboard shortcut see below e TIMER Represented by an hourglass The values are captured when the timer delay expires The delay is setup using the button on the far right SETUP TIMER When in DIRECT mode SylConnect queries connected instruments for values ap
11. on a hardware management level before Windows is started BIOS updates generally improve the performance of mainboard s components mostly by fixing bugs or by optimizing resources If you have an off the shelf brand name computer e g Dell HP Compaq etc check the manufacturer s 60 SylConnect Operating Instructions N s yia l Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 website and download and install the latest available BIOS update for your exact computer model Instructions for this are usually posted on the website or come with the downloaded update If you have a self built computer visit the mainboard manufacturer s website to find the latest BIOS update Chipset and Mainboard Components Driver Update Chipset refers to a group of important processor chips aside from the computer s main processor on your computer s mainboard aiming at handling essential functions such as video disk and USB operation etc Some common chipset manufacturers are Intel AMD Nvidia SiS or VIA Windows usually has a set of generic chipset drivers built in however these are often designed as a one size fits all solution for the purpose of being compatible with as many different models as possible the performance of these drivers are generally adequate but not optimum The drivers provided by the chipset s manufacturer often get much better performance than Windows built in generic drivers To insta
12. the FTDI drivers Normally the FTDI drivers installation should be done to ensure that the latest drivers are always installed Completing the SylConnect Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing SylConnect on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup View RELEASE txt Install FTDI driver Click on Finish If the Install FTDI driver option is selected a number of DOS box will be displayed until the installation is complete 14 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 CMM ev LV SS Licensing When starting SylConnect for the first time the user is prompted to enter the information required to get a license Thank you for choosing our product This product requires registration To register please fill out the registration form below Then dick the Next button to continue are required fields Register Later If the user chooses Register Later a temporary license of 30 days is activated e The fields marked with an asterisk are compulsory When the user enters the required information a registration key is created and an email is automatically generated to request a license key 15 SylConnect Operating Instructions S Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 o SV ee Product Registratio
13. with alternate HID such as foot pedals 7 Human Interface Device 46 SylConnect Operating Instructions S C E 5 ar L tui tee LE LSU DE uen cos Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Foot pedals Foot pedals are HIDs capable of sending simple keystrokes to the PC SylConnect following the above keystroke conventions can be used to capture measures on a given channel when pressing a foot pedal This approach is used to deploy simultaneous measures performed by multiple operators Such a deployment can be depicted as follows FP Foot Pedal SylConnect FP 1 USB HUB Channel 1 aan Channel 2 Channel 3 In this scenario when user 1 presses on the foot pedal 1 the measure is captured and potentially exported to the spreadsheet or Database Foot pedal 1 sends keystroke Ctrl 0 FP 2 sends Ctrl 1 etc The pedal is configured to send the correct keystroke its device is dependent on Reader should refer to the device s documentation for more details on how to configure the pedal firmware additional drivers and or software to install in order to be able to perform the configurations and operations 47 SylConnect Operating Instructions N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Configuration Language The language can be selected from page one of the Configuration dialog The selection is activated once
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15. 3 3600 10 07 2012 14 23 30 1 Caliper 49 1400 10 07 2012 14 23 31 1 Caliper 34 2900 10 07 2012 14 23 32 1 Caliper 56 7000 10 07 2012 14 23 13 1 CAliper 34 6000 10 07 2012 14 23 35 1 Caliper 56 5200 10 10 07 2012 14 23 38 1 Caliper 27 5 700 11 10 07 2012 14 23 36 1 Caliper 55 7700 12 10 07 2012 14 23 37 1 Caliper 32 5700 13 10 07 2012 14 23 38 1 Caliper 21 1500 14 10 07 2012 14 23 33 1 Caliper 3 6 700 15 10 07 2012 14 23 40 1 Caliper 27 8300 16 10 07 2012 14 23 41 1 Caliper 5 7 5500 17 10 07 2012 14 23 42 1 Caliper 26 8000 18 10 07 2012 14 22 43 1 Caliper 57 8500 19 10 07 2012 14 23 43 1 Caliper 28 3000 20 10 07 2012 14 23 44 1 Caliper ag 0000 21 10 07 2012 14 23 45 1 Caliper 35 8300 22 10 07 2012 14 23 46 1 Caliper 58 6900 23 10 07 2012 14 23 47 1 Caliper 18 9500 24 10 07 2012 14 23 30 1 Caliper 34 9000 25 10 07 2012 14 23 51 1 Caliper 34 9000 26 10 07 2012 14 23 53 1 Caliper 51 2900 27 10 07 2012 14 23 55 1 Caliper 57 0500 28 10 07 2012 14 23 56 1 Caliper 51 4900 29 10 07 2012 14 23 58 1 Caliper 41 6300 80 10 07 2012 14 23 59 1 Caliper 35 2900 31 SylConnect Operating Instructions v Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 ee SV va ee Problem Installing SylConnect 1 Sometimes the local application data directory cannot be expanded at installation time AppData folder and results with the following message Setup SylConnect
16. 969 Profile This item allows you to save load or reset the profile For example once the optional global variables and an Excel template have been specified this can be saved in a profile The profile also keeps other parameters including widget positions channel attributes such as tolerances screen background image etc It also keeps the association between a physical instrument and its associated channel s The Quit Profile button erases all profile data and allows restarting with a blank sheet Please note that whenever the quit profile has been used user may need to reconnect instruments to restart the channel assignment procedure A profile can also be set a Default Profile The default profile will be used whenever SylConnect is started Default Profile This item specifies the profile to use when starting SylConnect It can be reset by clicking on Reset Default Profile Note on File Locations SylConnect uses a convention for storing files in the SylConnect data repository The repository is generally located in the directory My Documents SylConnect Three subdirectories are provided 1 Config contains the profiles 2 Template contains the Excel spreadsheet and templates 3 Data contains the database gathering the measures SQLite DB Generally we recommend you save the profiles in the config directory and Excel templates in the template directory to avoid user permission issues when operating S
17. ORK whereas RED indicates DISCARD LTL Lower Tolerance Limit UTL Upper Tolerance Limit LCL Lower Control Limit UCL Upper Control Limit Statistical Process Control 22 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 The bar chart below the value depicts the color and range of the measure according to the settings The bar chart also specifies the tolerance boundaries and the nominal value corresponding to the artifact characteristics The tolerance settings are done using the Tolerance dialog see below in this document The analog display is as follows Internal ONE PFRESET b s As above the center of a gauge is following the color convention to indicate the REWORK or DISCARD nature of the artifact being measured Tolerances must be activated to use the analog display Scoreboard The channel scoreboard is accessed by clicking on the channel number pad It summarizes the setup and calculated values for a channel The scoreboard values can be cleared locally or globally by clicking on the respective action button PRESET MAX 134 250 USL e DELTA 134 250 LsL MEASURE Normal UCL LCL TOL Internal 23 SylConnect Operating Instructions Channel Setup Dialog Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 ES 5 y va The dialog allows setting up the channel parameters including Resolution Units Measuring mod
18. On Windows 7 an icon in the bottom right corner indicates the progress and completion of the installation Your device is ready to use X Device driver software installed successfully FTDI USB driver installation indication This indicates that the installation is complete and working 18 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 SS 5 y v c E Instrument Detection and Configuration When an instrument is detected the following popup is displayed Indication of COM Specify the number of A new device has been detected port cable serial Interface COMS number and Model A3U3BXXZ UNDEFINED instrument model channels in sequence Permits access to the Location channel configuration Channel number Left Area dialog Text to display to The area to display the identify the channel channel widget Once the instrument configurations are completed the current value of the instrument is displayed ct V1 0 RCS 201208 Caliper ONE Multi Gauges Toggle View Keyboard Profile Configuration e Exit PRESET ACTUAL Whenever the instrument is disconnected its associated widgets are deleted 19 SylConnect Operating Instructions BE s yi vac Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Instrument Manipulation We recommend setting up the instrument fully prior connecting it
19. S Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N yvic l File Info Test Interval 1000 ps Some device drivers on this machine behave bad and will probably Stop cause drop outs in real time audio and or video streams To isolate the misbehaving driver use Device Manager and disable re enable Current Latency 291 us various devices one ata time Try network and W LAN adapters modems internal sound devices USB host controllers etc Absolute Maximum 3395 us Exit Analysing DPC latency www thesycon de Bad results This screen shot indicates that the system will not be optimal to process signals The yellow or red spikes indicate other processes occupying your computer s CPU for too long This results often in causing communication buffers to run empty or interrupted causing loss of communication or display freezing DPC Latency Checker gives a visual impression of system efficiency or if anything is getting in the way of good signal processing performance However it does not show which specific device or driver is causing the problem You can use LatencyMon to identify which device driver or service is the cause of the issue LatencyMon Whenever DPC Latency Checker shows any yellow or red spikes run LatencyMon to identify the exact cause of the problem LatencyMon installer can be downloaded at http resplendence com latencymon 56 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swis
20. a The default is a blank spreadsheet ready for customization Starting Data Export When the user clicks on the EXPORT Button the default Excel application is launched and displays the selected spreadsheet SyConnect V1 0 RCB 201208 NND Sequence D END ABE CR Toggle View Keyboard Profile Configuration PRESET ACTUAL M EXPORT Assuming no previous configurations have been made the spreadsheet is ready for setting up the export data and variables Assigning values to cells The approach for assigning data to cells is visual It is based on a simple range selection followed by an assignment by clicking on the Sylvac Control then specifying the data that will fill in the selected range A range is a contiguous number of cells which are either horizontal or vertical e Multiple sheets are not supported You can assign cells only where the Sylvac Control is located usually on Sheet 1 36 SylConnect Operating Instructions S N s yia 4 244433 NN Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 To assign values to a cell range the user selects a range in the spreadsheet clicks on the Sylvac Control then selects the data to assign m f M em Page Layout Formulas Data Review View Adddns CO Click on Sylvac Control om i z i d i libri ein DAI gt ER wrap Text General F E La Em I ell ED tme X um id Marge bh Cent
21. a single USB hub as long as the hub can deliver enough power for all connected instruments We recommend using externally powered USB hubs to ensure sufficient power supply USE Connection GR N HUB sylConnect 8 SylConnect Operating Instructions S r a 5 y CE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Getting Started Minimum System Requirements SylConnect is supported on the following Operating Systems e Windows XP SP3 e Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit Minimum hardware requirements e PC Intel or AMD with or without Touch Screen e CPU 1 5 GHz or better e Touch Screen or Mouse and Keyboard e 1GBof RAM e 100 MB available HDD space e 1 USB port minimum Microsoft Excel versions e Microsoft Excel 2007 e Microsoft Excel 2010 Mail client program e MS Outlook e Thunderbird e SylConnect uses privileged system resources hence the security level of the user installing and running the application should be Administrator equivalent e When using Excel 2010 make sure you are using the complete version not the trial version The complete version allows Macros to run which is required when SylConnect communicates in real time with Excel e An email client program is required for the generation of license requests This is required even if the PC is not connected to the Internet e Werecommend the PC used to run SylConnect is dedicated to this applic
22. antaine le fichier infect dant gt Acc der au fichier D Ignorer la menace Le fichier identifi restera dans son emplac d assurer votre protection Bouclier r siden infect s Afficher les d tails The solution is to disable your anti virus 49 SylConnect Operating Instructions S o sylva AGL IBGI n ue N vGOLLALLL L A Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Instruments not detected by SylConnect If the instruments connected via USB are not detected by SylConnect it is likely that the drivers were not installed correctly on your machine You must select Run as administrator when you install SylConnect Instrument has been connected but nothing happens it is not detected connect your Sylvac instru The solution is to reinstall SylConnect by Run as administrator 50 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sylva ee Export problem to EXCEL When you click on Export it may happen that Excel does not open and an error message is displayed ut ai jebug Run Tools Add Ins Window Help Type a question for help Ka 33590925521 x co as Generai D pispiayvaiue D Dim t i t 0 On Error GoTo ErrHandler1 t UBound Assigned variable ErrHandleri For i 1 Tot Dim v a ac im v Assigned variable i a Assigned address i If EEE iv UCase var Th
23. artifact to actually perform the measure example one caliper used to measure 3 different dimensions on a sleeve A measuring sequence can be schematically depicted as follows DETAIL 2 SCALE 8 000 The operator measure the diameter 1 send the data then the diameter 2 send the data then the thickness 3 send the data At the end the three values are displayed the operator can determine if the part is good or rejected On a configuration standpoint the user creates 3 channels for a single instrument To achieve this configuration assuming the user is using a single caliper upon instrument detection 3 channels are specified for the instrument The corresponding capture measuring cycle is Channel 1 gt Channel 2 gt Channel 3 gt Channel 1 etc The corresponding channel e g active channel is highlighted in GREEN above channel 1 is active The display below is an example 27 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 SS 5 y v c DENN Multi Gauges Measures In multi gauges mode all values of all instruments connected will be processed simultaneously For example assume 5 dial gauges connected each using one display channel The values of all instruments connected are taken and sent simultaneously 1 2 3 4 5 in once L ut y pma 28 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments sin
24. ation Unexpected behavior may be resulting to parallel operations such as Anti Viruses internet related processing and any other application running in the background 9 SylConnect Operating Instructions S Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N s yia ee Windows Tuning for SylConnect Operation Regardless whether the PC is connected to the Internet or not the following considerations should be undertaken whenever deploying SylConnect for production e USB resource e Windows System Operation e Security USB Resource SylConnect relies on USB ports for its operation Therefore it is best if the system hosting SylConnect has fully functional USB ports The USB functions depend on the following e Properly configured and functioning hardware e Functioning USB controller master driver e Adequate cabling e Up to date firmware and BIOS e Properly configured Root Hub IRQ There are numerous documentations on troubleshooting USB operation on Windows including http support microsoft com kb 310575 for Windows XP SP3 Windows Operation We recommend installing SylConnect on a system having running background services limited to the essential services only Some services can interfere with SylConnect operations taking precedence over it which results in SylConnect looking frozen or with abnormal or slow behavior This may include e Automated updating service e Communication with T
25. ce 1969 Multi gauges with One Instrument Using Several Channels In multi gauge configuration the sequence will activate the channels configured for each instrument separately For example assume two connected instruments one caliper with 4 channels and one micrometer with one channel In multi gauges mode the sequence will activate 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 and back to 1 5 1 5 meaning the measure is taken simultaneously on channel 1 and 5 SylConnect Diameter 1 u OAM LU JUL Mult Geuges Diameter 2 Li ONN Toggle View BIET Diameter 3 u gnn 1 JULU Diameter 4 u nnn 1 JUL 29 SylConnect Operating Instructions S ET Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Global Commands The buttons located on the bottom part of the screen are used to perform global commands on measurement Each button is designed as a multiple choice command control The arrows on each side allow to select a functions The central button allows performing the function such as capturing a measure selecting a value or accessing a specific feature such as Export Click to next function 1 Click Touch to perform the function I Click to previous function Global commands are presented on the bottom side of the screen as below PRESET ACTUAL i ge EXPORT Channel Pd Value mode Measuring d Change a Access to Ga PRESET Activation of modes Channel Export Store and CLEAR MIN MAX DELTA DIRECT
26. ct Setup Wizard This will install SylConnect version 1 0 RC8 2012 08 10 on vour computer It is recommended that you dose all other applications before continuing Click Mext to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Next jJ cm Click on Next Select an installation directory by default the software is installed in the usual Program Installation directory under Windows 7 this isin C Program Files x86 SylConnect The installer further asks the user for a program s shortcut in the Start Menu by default this will be located in the SylConnect folder Finally the installer requests whether a desktop icon is wanted The installer then summarizes the user choices for example Destination location C Program Files x86 SylConnect Start Menu folder SylConnect 13 SylConnect Operating Instructions V Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N ev uv a WE Additional tasks Additional icons Create a desktop icon e Werecommend keeping this default as it will be easier at a later stage to locate resources such as language files excel soreadsheets and also to perform un installs e tisnot necessary to remove a previous installation the installer takes care of updating a previous installation accordingly At this stage the installation process can start click on Install Once the installation is done the installer prompts for the installation of
27. e Tolerance mode Tolerance values ON pr DL PO WOR R Nominal values The setup dialog is accessed by clicking on the widget s central area Internal OHE FRERET LAHHI FxLirral CHE D arnasber A FRERET 1 UUU PRESET Each channel has a specific configuration according to the artifact characteristics and measuring protocol Channel Title to be displayed Measure characteristics ri PRESET LAHHI mm 1 000 G PRESET RT Internal TWO External TWO mm 1 000 Creer B D An Keyboard Prae Configuration Tiere Mode a SFL Metara Lower Tolerance USL Horrenal The Setup dialog allows setting up a particular preset value for the instrument 24 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 ee Sy va BEEN NNI Display Area The display area offers great flexibility it allows users to move and resize widgets specify backgrounds to display a mechanical draft etc For example a display area can be configured as such The Widgets can be moved and resized simply by clicking on the upper part of the window keeping the mouse clicked and dragging the window wherever required The upper part can also be double clicked for the same behavior and then the window moved The window can be resized by moving the pointer to an edge of the window and using standard Windows resizing command cl
28. e USL LSL and all of the sample values Aside from that it is also the one where all the formulas are Mean Max Min STDEV CP and CPK You can reveal all of the formulas in the example excel document by clicking on the Formulas tab and then on Show Formulas The formulas used in the table are MEAN AVERAGE X Y aaen MAN STDEV STDEV X Y HUSLLSU GPSTOR MIN USL MEAN 3 STDEV MEAN LSL 3 STDEV In this table X Y is the range of all the sample values which will be used X should be a coordinate of its own as well as Y eg D7 D15 There should always be an equal sign when typing a formula there shouldn t be any spaces either If you are in doubt concerning the meaning of some terms check out the second sheet of the example excel document The Ghost Table The ghost table is a separate table from the previous one it doesn t need to be invisible either but having it visible is useless It serves one purpose to make the Chart have 3 nice horizontal lines as reference the USL line the LSL line and the Target Value line In the example excel document the ghost table is located 123 K45 you can select those cells and change the font color to any color of your choice to make it visible As you can see from doing that the table consists of 3 columns and as many rows of numbers as there are samples in table 1 If you click on a random cell with a number in the formula tab instead of it having 1 111 1 300 or
29. e of visually guiding the user through the configurations of the export profile as well as capturing the data during the measuring session Automated instrument management and monitoring SylConnect provides a number of tools for monitoring connection activities e g automated instrument connection or disconnection to a USB port identifying the resulting COM port recognizing the instrument if applicable DUPLEX instrument and applying the corresponding profile Flexible measure handling with multiple visual representations tolerance indicators analog gauge and Bar Chart Various measurement modes application based DIRECT instrument based BLIND or timer based Multiple measurement captures actual min max delta etc Sequential measurements with visual and audio sequence indications Measure controls can be alternatively invoked using 1 Keyboard shortcuts as found commonly in many applications 2 Associations with physical devices such as foot pedals 3 The on screen commands with the mouse or Touch Screen 4 Direct interaction from the instrument SET button Touch Screen based Canvas configuration simple screen configuration based on a select and touch to position widgets on the screen Multi mode function buttons save screen real estate decrease the complexity of the interface and improve the operation ergonomic SylConnect does support Inspection concepts by allowing user to associate a measurement profile to inspectio
30. e original soreadsheet into the blank template which is provided in the template subdirectory To achieve this follow these steps pog os Copy the cells in the existing Excel file report Open the blank template file in My Document Sylconnect templates blank xlsm Paste the cells in the blank template file at the desired location Save as Excel Macro Enable Workbook with a new file name If this new template is dedicated to a specific profile and that the instruments are already connected you can make the assignment of cells and save the sheet This procedure can be illustrated as follows 38 1 Select cells 2 Copy the 3 Save the new to copy from selected cells sheet as an Excel original sheet into the blank Macro Enabled sheet Workbook with a blank xslm ore sos new name ue Documents e i e a 4 4 4 4 H Qt QC ee I ER Se M o D D E E lt fo 1 M m Type Classeur trei prenant en charge les macros Fa e se mp E pn E ps pm Em SylConnect Operating Instructions Variables Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N s yia WE There are a number of channel variables that can be assigned to cells the following table summarizes the variables available at the time of this writing The column dimension indicates a sin
31. em running SylConnect in production is dedicated A number of software applications are known to take over a large chunk of system resources including memory and CPU In particular the following applications should be stopped e Anti Virus e Skype e Mail Client e Adobe Services e Update Services e Etc Disconnect Unnecessary USB or Firewire Devices One way to identify performance issues related to peripherals is to disconnect or remove all USB or FireWire devices attached to your system except connected instruments and other required peripherals such as footpedal Test if the problems still persist If not connect one device at a time and test again If the problem re appears after re connecting a specific device look for an updated driver or updated firmware for that device or contact its manufacturer Another possible reason for signal interruptions is if a bus powered USB device does not get enough power from the USB port A common cause is if other devices connected to the same internal USB root hub are consuming too much of the shared available power After ensuring the problem goes away when disconnecting all additional devices connect one device at a time to the various USB ports on your computer and test if any of the ports works better BIOS Update BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System It is a mini Operating System that runs on a chip on your mainboard and controls how the mainboard s individual components work together
32. en Range a Item 1 val End If Next i End Sub Private Sub DisplayValueIndex var As Variant val As Variant index As Variant Dim t i t 0 On Error GoTo ErrHandler1 t UBound Assigned variable m J This is probably due to an Excel library problem Your version is too old incomplete or non genuine You must install an original and full version of at least Excel 2007 51 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 E 5 y va c There is however a solution to recover data in Excel e Open the Store dialog box and click on Export CSV an Excel file containing all the value stored will be created Title Caliper Caliper Caliper Caliper Caliper Caliper Caliper Caliper 52 Date Time Value 2012 07 10 14 23 47 38 9500 2012 07 10 14 23 50 38 9000 2012 07 10 14 23 51 38 9000 2012 07 10 14 23 53 51 2900 2012 07 10 14 23 55 57 0500 2012 07 10 14 23 56 51 4900 2012 07 10 14 23 58 41 6500 2012 07 10 14 23 59 35 2900 DE ee intetian Mite en page Formules Donn es Rien Artimage D vel B A Coupes Caida n Av a ee Guo 4g Copier al J Repeodure ta mise en forme Ol eo hr A E 3 3 RM airevone Presne cageert e Poller Ahgnement 630 ek Lo 10 07 2012 14 23 26 1 Caliper 27 6100 10 07 2012 14 23 28 1 Caliper 45 5300 10 07 2012 14 23 29 1 Caliper 26 6300 10 07 2012 14 23 29 1 Caliper 3
33. ency If you have values above 1 check to which devices the affected driver s belong then disable the 58 SylConnect Operating Instructions N s yia l Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 affected device s in Windows Device Manager if possible If you are unsure if the device can be disabled then you should try to search the web for the driver s name and or for the description of the device as shown in column 2 in order to find out if this device can safely be disabled The causes of interruptions are often drivers or background services that are not related directly to signal processing They use the CPU regularly and take away needed resources required to process measures without interruptions LatencyMon should have given you an idea which drivers or components on your computer may contribute to your performance problems if necessary you should have searched the internet to find out which of the file names LatencyMon listed as problematic belong to which devices or drivers on your system Once you have the list of potential problematic devices or drivers in front of you start the Windows Device Manager Important Here is a list of devices that you should NEVER deactivate since these are essential components required by Windows e System timer e Keyboard e System CMOS real time clock e Microsoft ACPI Compliant System e Numeric data processor e Primary IDE Channel e Seconda
34. er L A Conditienal Format Call u A E mire c Marge 158 Formatting as Table Styles Font fa Alignment Ch Humber 21 Styles Cells T Insert Delete Format D TI Selected Cells 853 58412 Book bemp_ LITE 9 ee Axssgnabon Inner Diameter LASEL IB 2 Thread Diameter LAREL SCS2 Inner Diameter VALUE S8 3 58512 1 Select Cell Range 20 3 Perform 22 4 Assignment When the values are captured they are automatically inserted in the Excel Sheet Please note the following when inserting data e DIRECT Mode SylConnect must have the focus that is it must the foreground application e BLIND Mode SylConnect can run in the background or be minimized Configuring a new template Configuring a new template is done by editing the blank template and saving it as an Excel Macro Enabled Workbook Then perform the cells assignments as described previously and save these settings in a Profile the profile keeps the specific setup generally reflecting a protocol The profile saves the current configuration of channels display setup and export settings 37 SylConnect Operating Instructions Copy an N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 existing Excel report form into the SylConnect blank template Creating a new template from an existing Excel Spreadsheet can be simply done by copying the relevant cells from th
35. erating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 ES 5 y LV CE Installation SylConnect installation is provided with an installation program InstallShield The following describes the installation process Planning Depending on the scenario SylConnect uses a number of peripherals to interconnect instruments and manual triggers foot pedals The installation may require the following 1 A PC with or without Touch Screen compliant to the above requirements 2 Anumber of Sylvac instruments SIMPLEX or DUPLEX 3 One or more USB Hubs 4 Foot pedal if applicable Deployment Once the application program is downloaded from the repository the installation is started by right clicking on the file and clicking on run as administrator Share with Burn tes Mee IE SylConnectSetup ries puter ge P a Fe a Se 9 ork e Aa ue et m mao A LD AEG lg LS ee Ae Um MER mg 9 SylConnectSetupv1 ORC820120810 Date modifi Application 5 12 SylConnect Operating Instructions GS Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sy ia l e Ifyou are logged as Administrator you may not need to use the Run as administrator option since your privileges are sufficient The system request a confirmation for running the application click YES and continue to the main installation dialog Welcome to the SylConne
36. erences and in particular the profile of a measuring protocol The parameters saved in the profile include e Template spreadsheet to use for export e Configuration of the export cell assignments e Screen layout including widget locations and background image e Channel configurations including setup and instrument associations The instrument association is defined as the cable serial number AND the instrument model It is critical to ensure that the physical configuration is not changed when loading a profile In other words make sure the cabling instrument association is not modified when a profile is loaded Users are advised to label carefully cables and instruments so that the association is clearly identified The profile dialog is accessed by clicking on the Profile button it allows Adding removing and editing Global Variables for export Defining which excel template to be used Saving and restoring profiles P ger dos Setting a default profile to load when starting SylConnect 43 SylConnect Operating Instructions S N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Global Variables used for Export You can add remove any variable Global variables and associate them with the Name Value profile 1 Operator Personl Select an Excel Template to be 2 Testname Testi associated with the profile Filename templates blank xism Select a
37. erforma nce or conserve energy Make a plan active by selecting it or choose a plan and customize it by changing its power settings Tell me more about power plans Preferred plans Balanced recommended Change plan settings Automatically balances performance with energy consumption on capable hardware amp High performance Change plan settings Favors performance but may use more energy Show additional plans v Then click Change advanced power settings In the window that opens make sure you have the following settings e Hard disc gt Turn off hard disk after gt Setting Minutes Never e Sleep gt Sleep after gt Setting Minutes Never e USB settings gt USB selective suspend setting gt Setting Disabled e Display gt Turn off display after gt Setting Minutes Never e Processor power management gt Minimum processor state gt Setting 100 e Processor power management gt Maximum processor state gt Setting 100 62 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 ENEMY ev LV SS Change settings for the plan High performance Cheese the sleep and display settings that you want your computer to use d On battery JF Plugged in I Turn off the display 10 minutes Neve Putthe computer to sleep Never Nee Never Change advanced power settings Restore default settings for this plan Advanced settings then choo
38. es in the same manner you can take the values of the USL LSL and Target Value from the ghost table If done correctly the chart should look similar to the chart in the example it is possible however that the Y axis minimum and maximum auto is too far from ideal and entering a fixed value of your own may be necessary Notes You can have the ghost table visible and outside of printing range then choosing to only print the first page When adding multiple measures additional ghost tables will be required 41 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sy vac Example The following spreadsheet illustrates the results obtained with the above method An example SPC workbook is provided in Sylconnect document directory templates with file spc x sm Affichage D veloppeur vi 7 R gle V Barre de formule JTE V Quadrillage V Titres i allMiseen Aper u des Affichages Plein Zoom 100 Zoom sur page nn dB ai personnalis s cran i Barre des messages la s lection T rarama Diameter 48 60 Target Value i zu 48 520 vob win 00745 FE ln 1 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A2 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 SS 5 y CE Operating Commands Profiles The profiles allow user to save personal pref
39. eyboard Avoid using the mouse and keyboard Speak into a microphone to control the computer open programs and dictate text Use Speech Recognition See also Learn about additional assistive technologies online Using OSK We recommend launching and pinning the OSK by clicking the Start Orb E clicking All Programs clicking Accessories clicking Ease of Access and then right clicking the On Screen Keyboard Select option Pin to Taskbar An OSK icon will then appear on the task bar Click here to show the visual or On Screen Keyboard Home PgUp End PgDn Insert PrtScn SerLk 34 SylConnect Operating Instructions S o s yia LLLLILIQIIILIIIIIIH LEOXIIGIIILILLLLULLI Leu eL UVUALuLLLLIIL LALAALLLLLLLC Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Exporting Data SylConnect supports two ways for exporting data 1 Store This is a journal of the measures performed It provides filtering of data and saving it into a CSV file for further processing in third party applications such as Database etc 2 Export This features a comprehensive export mechanism to Excel spreadsheets using visual configurations of spreadsheet Spreadsheet update is real time Data Store The data store is a simple journal of measures It allows e Exporting data to Excel or in a CSV file for further processing e Filtering data to export e Deleting data selectively for example to fix a manipulation
40. gle value or multiple values assignment Abbreviation VALUE DATETIME LABEL ID RES UNIT USL LSL NOMINAL UCL LCL MIN MAX DELTA MEAN TOL 39 Description The actual measured value The date and time of the measure Is the measure number The Title displayed in the Widget Channel Identification The resolution in number of decimals The text representing the unit The upper tolerance limit The lower tolerance limit The nominal dimension of the artifact The Upper Control Limit in SPC mode The Lower Control Limit in SPC mode The calculated minimum measure of the channel The calculated maximum measure of the channel The differential between the min and max calculated for the channel The average measurement for the channel The tolerance mode internal or external Dimension BPP RP rPiP PRP PRP PIP RPRPRPa saa SylConnect Operating Instructions N s yia l Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Create template with statistical calculations Introduction This section is to help better understand how a SPC chart works the formulas behind it and how to format it Three main things will be looked at in this section 1 creating a table 2 creating a ghost table 3 and creating a chart An example is given at the end of this chapter Creating a table The first table is the table where all the data is inserted by the user this is the Target Valu
41. hird Party Devices or Applications e Gadgets or Advisors e Other services programs run automatically at system startup and or login Several free utilities can be used to perform system services tuning including Autoruns for Windows http technet microsoft com en us sysinternals bb963902 which can be used to identify and disable unnecessary services Security We recommend running SylConnect on a platform with disabled security measures e g e No Firewalls e No Antivirus or Spyware detectors e No Automatic Updates 10 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 o sylva l Depending on the OS version tips and guides can be found at e http www mydiegitallife info disable or turn off windows xp security center permanently for Windows XP e http www mydigitallife info how to disable and turn off uac in windows 7 for Windows 7 User Account Control e http technet microsoft com en us magazine dd492018 aspx to remove monitoring and turning off security messages in Windows 7 Please also refer to the relevant documentation if an Antivirus is installed AVG Symantec etc e AVG is known to raise false positive when installing SylConnect We recommend disabling or removing AVG Antivirus from the system hosting SylConnect see http www mytechguide org 7871 how to completely remove avg antivirus for details on removing AVG 11 SylConnect Op
42. ial measures this tool is represented by a capital S Clicking it will open a dialog where the user selects a widget then uses the tool on the right to move its order up or down in the sequence Undo With this button it is possible to undo data sent this tool is represented by a curved arrow pointing left This tool is mainly there to undo measures taken that were accidental or imprecise However it comes with limitations such as e fthe user switches from Multi Gauges to Sequence or from Sequence to Multi Gauges the user will not be able to undo e lf the profile has been changed for example display channels added the user will not be able to undo Systems with Touch Screen System without keyboard and mouse such Touch Screen devices provide Touch Screen based operations and require using the On Screen Keyboard OSK Preferably the OSK should be configured to allow user to perform various system operation such as logging in and to operate SylConnect Enabling the OSK Windows provides enabling OSK with the Ease of Access Center To access this utility click on 32 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 SS 5 y vy a DENN Start gt Control Panel gt Ease of Access gt Ease of Access Center e gt Control Panel Ease of Access b Ease of Access Center X Panel Home Make your computer easier to use Gegen Quick access to common tools You can use
43. ick drag and release 25 SylConnect Operating Instructions S Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 EE 5 ar ES The background can be specified by right clicking on the background and choosing a file to display Add channel Remove channel v Fit Background Center Background Choose Background Clear Background About ylConnect VLO RCE 20120810 SVG BACKGROUND Exit SiConnect V1 0 RCE 20120810 The following formats are supported e PNG Portable Network Graphic e JPG Jpeg e BMP Windows Bitmap e GIF Graphical Interchange Format e TIFF Tagged Image File Format e SVG Scalable Vector Graphic NB dxf Autocad files must be converted in svg to be used as background The configuration of the display area can be saved in a profile see section on Profile for more details By the same menu it is also possible to add and remove one or several channels For example if you have one instrument connected using 2 channels and you want to add one more channel right click on the background and select add channel 26 SylConnect Operating Instructions GS Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sylva l Sequential Measures The Sequential measurement allows performing multiple measures on an artifact using a single instrument or a combination of instruments This approach allows an operator to manipulate the measuring device and or the
44. ing Option of the USB Ports In the device manager Start gt Control Panel gt System and Security gt System gt Device Manager in the Universal Serial Bus controllers section right click each USB Root Hub choose Properties gt Power Management and untick the allow the computer to turn off this device to save power option S Device Manager ll ccm on lene File Action View Help ell i 8 a LT gt Monitors e E Network adapters b h Other devices DI Processors USE Reot Hub Properties a Sound video and game controllers High Definition Audio Device e Session VO WOM Audio b E storage controllers J System devices d d Universal Senal Bus controllers ET Alow the computer to tum c this device to save power 4 AMD PCI to USB Open Host Controller q AMD PCI to USB Open Hast Controller 8 Generic USB Hub M Session UO i ULi PCIte USB Open Host Controller i 8 ULI PC to USB Open Host Controller i ULi PCIte USB Open Hest Controller t g ULI USB 2 0 Enhanced Host Controller a Unknown Device Mb USB Composite Device USB Mass Storage Device USB Ber mme USE Roe Update Driver Software USB Roc Disable USB Rad Uninstall USF Enc Opens property sheet fi Sean for hardware changes Power Advanced Details Power Management USB Root Hub Allow this device to wake the computer u rt L Z Properties There is a known issue regarding the functionality of external
45. ll specific chipset drivers on your machine follow the instructions given for upgrading your BIOS The Chipset is generally described fully with the motherboard manual When accessing the manufacturer s website a download area for the chipset drivers corresponding to a motherboard is generally provided For brand name computers the chipset driver download section is accessed when providing the exact model name Energy Options Recent computer systems and mobile devices are engineered for the purpose of saving as much energy as possible However this is often at the cost of the computer s overall performance causing often interruptions The following should be tried to mitigate energy saving related performance problems e Start gt Control Panel gt System and Security gt Power Options e Set the Power Scheme to High Performance if this setting is not available click on Show additional plans first Then click on Change plan settings On the next page set both Turn off the display and Put the computer to sleep to Never 61 SylConnect Operating Instructions S r 5 y va c rA Ru o LED ye Epp e c Require a password on wakeup Choose what the power button does Create a power plan Choose when to tum off the display Change when the computer sleeps Select a power plan Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Power plans can help you maximize your computer s p
46. n Excel Template to be associated with the profile Excel template fie default is blank xlsm Profile Filename default is blank xlsm Description The description can be used to QutProfie Setasdefautprofie LosdProfie Save Profile mM m identify the cables and Default profile instruments used in the profile Geer for example caliper with cable 1 ba channel 1 micrometer with cable 2 channel 2 etc A default profile can be selected to be used when SylConnect is started Global Variables User can define any number of global variables to use for Export For example global variables can specify drawing number fixture identification operator etc Adding a variable consists in giving a name to the variable and assigning it a value Excel Template File This item specifies which Excel Template is to be associated to the profile A template may contains cells assignments but please note that the assignments are linked to the identification of the channels and other variables so this must be consistent when using the template For example assume you use a template which assigns values coming from a channel identified by Caliper_1 the respective assignments will be identified by Caliper 1 F ELD for example Caliper 1 VALUE or Caliper 1 MAX etc 44 SylConnect Operating Instructions S N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1
47. n data including o Fixture and operation details o Part pieces and drawing characteristics o Any other user defined variables to be exported to spreadsheet A highly configurable display area with measure displays that can be moved and rearranged at will 5 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N s yia l e Multi operator operation the software is designed to identify independent measure control device foot pedals and notifications to support deployment of a single SylConnect system managing a number of connected operators each performing independent measures e Multiple language support and customization 6 SylConnect Operating Instructions N s yia l Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Limitations The current version of SylConnect has the following restrictions 1 Support of Sylvac FTDI based instruments only SIMPLEX or DUPLEX 2 A limited support of retro commands 3 A limit of 16 channels in any combination of sequence or physical instruments 7 SylConnect Operating Instructions v Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 ee Sy va eee Installation SylConnect is installed on a single machine as a standalone application Internet connection is not required to run SylConnect Connecting a device to the computer is done using USB Several instruments can be connected on
48. ome visual features of Windows 7 65 SylConnect Operating Instructions S N Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Sylvac SA Toutes modifications r serv es Ch du Closalet 16 C Anderungen vorbehalten 8 CH 1023 Crissier uH _ Changes without prior notice E mail vente sylvac ch Edition 2012 08 V1 0 Web site www sylvac ch
49. proximately 6 10 times every second It may happen that the instrument replies ERR2 unknown command which causes the queries to stop This results in the values for that instrument to stop refreshing To reactivate the value refresh simply press on the central button s navigation arrows left and right and go back to DIRECT mode This can also be achieved by clicking twice on the button 31 SylConnect Operating Instructions S N s yia HENEENENENENENENMNMMggckdd qase Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Value Modes This function allows selecting the display mode of a channel widget When a channel is setup in either MIN MAX or DELTA selecting MIN MAX mode will force the widget to display the respective calculated value Tolerance ON OFF By selecting Tolerance ON or OFF it will display or remove the Bar Chart of all widgets representing tolerances only if tolerances have been set PRESET By clicking on this function the PRESET value configured for the instrument is sent to the instrument Channel ID Sequence Order and Undo Channel ID The Channel ID of any widget can be changed at any time using the button represented by a hash sign clicking on it will pop up a dialog where the user can select the widget he wants to modify and then type in its new Channel ID from 1 16 Sequence Order Another modifying tool where the user can change the order of sequence when performing sequent
50. r which visually shows if anything that is running on your computer is getting in the way of interrupting processing and gives an idea how severe the problem is Once you identify that there is a problem the LatencyMon application makes it possible to identify the specific driver or service that is the cause of the issue Although these tool are designed for helping tuning system handling audio in real time they are relevant for analyzing system performing any sort of signal processing Both applications and their general usage are explained below DPC Latency Checker e Download and run the dpclat exe application from the Thesycon website under the following url http www thesycon de eng latency check shtml e Start the application no installation required e Let it run for one or two minutes while SylConnect is running as well Depending on the your computer s configuration you get only green bars good or you get yellow or even red bars bad 54 SylConnect Operating Instructions S Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sylva WE Test Interval 1000 ps This machine should be able to handle real time streaming of audio and or video data without drop outs Current Latency 267 US Absolute Maximum 267 ps Stopped www thesycon de Good results The screen shot above shows a system well suited for real time signal processing 55 SylConnect Operating Instructions
51. ration e ACTUAL This is the current measure as actually captured from the instrument e MIN The minimum value measured for this channel e MAX The maximum value measured for this channel e DELTA The differential between the min and max value Widget Structure The Channel Widget consists of three parts 1 The channel number indicator This pad can be clicked or touched to access the channel score board The channel number also visually indicates which channel is active when performing sequential measures 2 The channel local command button allowing clearing locally the measured and calculated values as well as setting the PRESET locally 21 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 SS 5 y ar E 3 The measured value area This area can be touched or clicked to access the channel settings popup It can display the values as a digital value or in bar chart and analog gauge form The digital display of measures resembles the picture below Number of Channel title Current unit measures performed Internal ONE Measured value Bar chart Lower Upper Tolerance Nominal Tolerance Value Value Value The color of the measured value follows the conventions depending on the selected tolerance mode The colors can be summarized as in the table below LTL lt x ZUTI TOLERANCE eee OK ee lt e Ven SPO In TOLERANCE mode the yellow color indicates REW
52. ry IDE Channel e Graphics Controller e Ultra ATA Storage Controllers In general you should not deactivate anything which is listed in the branch System Devices e Right click the Computer icon on your desktop Then select Properties gt Device Manager e Inthe Device Manager locate the device s LatencyMon reported as problematic If this is a device that is not essential for the basic operation of your computer see note above right click on the component and choose deactivate NOT uninstall Once you disabled the problematic devices according to LatencyMon test if this resolved the interruptions issue e Additional devices that can often be disabled to further preserve system resources or to test if saving additional resources helps to resolve the problem even if LatencyMon may not have listed them as problematic are the following o Network adapter WLAN card Bluetooth port Infrared Port O O O ACPI compliant battery 59 SylConnect Operating Instructions N s yia WE Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 Trackpad only disable if a mouse is also connected Video camera DVD drive Any third party component that is not an essential part of the system be careful and O O only deactivate components you recognize and that are not required for Windows to function o Built in sound card Stop Non Required Software Applications We recommend that the syst
53. s manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 E 5 y va c When running LatencyMon you first need to press the green Play button in the upper left corner to generate an analysis of the processes running on your computer Run the analysis for at least 4 minutes while SylConnect is running LatencyMon v 2 00 http www resplendence com ES C Ele Edt Tools Help No data is available click the Start button to start analysis Click on the Drivers tab to see the results of the driver monitoring Then click the column header labeled Highest Execution ms twice in order to see the highest values above you may need to maximize the window to see this column 57 SylConnect Operating Instructions s REN yv EE Ci LatencyMon v 2 00 http www resplendencecom i SN Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 File Edit Tools Help eno Repent Monitor Processes Driver file Description ISR count DPC count ntoskrnl exe NT Kernel amp System 0 4577 USBPORT SYS USB 1 1 amp 2 0 Porttreiber 50811 185335 ataport S YS ATAPI Driver Extension 3456 3401 0 075230827 ndis sys NDIS 6 20 Treiber 0 194 0 03236 7669 dxgkrnl sys DirectX Graphics Kernel 0 9467 0 029691729 Wdf 1000 sys Kernelmodustreiber Frameworklaufzeit 0 64 0 02149624 tcpip sys TCP IP Treiber 0 79 0 019163909 netbt sys MBT Transport driver 0 7 0 013107142 ACPI sys ACPI Treiber f r NT 0 2
54. s since 1969 ee Sy va eee Operation Starting SylConnect Once SylConnect is properly installed and the license preliminary are complete the following screen is displayed when the user launch the application Multi Gauges Toggle View Keyboard Profile Configuration PRESET ACTUAL di EXPORT Connecting Instruments Connecting instruments is done simply by connecting the USB cable to the PC either directly or ona connected USB hub SylConnect supports instruments connected to the PC USB port by one of the following cable e PROXIMITY e POWER e OPTO e When using a POWER cable please ensure that the instrument is properly powered by the cable If the instrument does not seem to be powered SylConnect will not detect it Please refer to the corresponding documentation for more details on POWER cable operation e When using an OPTO cable make sure the orientation of the connector matches the receiver of the instrument If the connector is wrongly orientated no measure will be performed although the instrument is detected 17 SylConnect Operating Instructions S Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sylva m ggstdgsees When connecting instruments for the first time on a new installation the detection can take a moment up to a minute depending on the PC performance this is due to the fact that the PC installs locally an operation FTDI driver for the USB port being used
55. se settings that reflect how you want your computer to manage power Select the power plan that you want te customize and High P Wanagement zj Minimum processor state On battery 10055 Plugged in 100 System cooling policy On battery Active Plugged in Active Maximum processor state On battery 100 Plugged in 100 Graphic Card Tools Some graphic card tools like ATI Power Play interfere with real time signal processing Graphic cards prioritize the card performance over other processes in the system It is advised to disable or uninstall these tools With some Nvidia laptop graphic chips simply deactivating the graphic drivers in the Windows device manager can occasionally help to fix interruptions problems Upon deactivating the graphic driver in the device manager a generic Windows video driver will be used after the next system reboot 63 SylConnect Operating Instructions S Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sylva l Laptop Energy Saving Tools Most laptop manufacturers install a proprietary application that takes over the control of the energy settings of the CPU and other computer components As a result the energy settings made in the Windows energy options do not become effective Deactivate any such application and test if the settings described in the previous section Energy options solve the performance issues you experience Disable Power Sav
56. the application is restarted Pin code A PIN code is used to lock the screen lock slider The default PIN 0000 can be changed from this menu Please note that lt TAB gt must be used when entering each value Visuals Users can define the duration of the flash in page two The Flash Interval option defines the number of milliseconds during which the channel number flashes when a value is captured The default is 100 ms A Screen sizing options can be chosen from e Full screen the application starts full screen there is no possibility to resize the screen occupation e Maximum Screen the application occupies the whole screen but can be resized or minimized e Center Screen the application uses a smaller portion of the screen and can be resized maximized and minimized 43 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N SV voc ee Troubleshooting This section provides a list of common issues reported to our support Unable to start SylConnect It could happen that some anti virus blocking the opening of SylConnect In this case the following message is displayed Alerte Bouclier r sident AVG n Menace d tect e Nom du fichier c Program Files SylConnectV1 0RC8LATES T sylconnectgui_PKS exe Nom de la menace Virus identifi Win32 Heur Plus d infos D tect l ouverturg a sylconnectgui gt Placer en quarantaine recommand Place en quar
57. the tools in this section to help you get started Windows can read and scan this list automatically Press the SPACEBAR to select the highlighted tool _ Always read this section aloud E Always scan this section Start Magnifier w Start Narrator 3 Start On Screen F Set up High Contrast be K eyboard Q Not sure where to start Get recommendations to make your computer easier to use Explore all settings When you select these settings they will automatically start each time you log on Use the computer without a display Optimize for blindness E Make the computer easier to see Optimize visual display k Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard Set up alternative input devices P Make the mouse easier to use Adjust settings for the mouse or other pointing devices Make the keyboard easier to use Click on Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard 33 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 rM sya Make sure Use On Screen Keyboard is selected x Search Co Ease of Access Center Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard Use the computer without a mouse or keyboard When you select these settings they will automatically start each time you log on Tyne Use On Screen Keyboard Type using the mouse or another pointing device such as a joystick by selecting keys from a picture of a k
58. to SylConnect Depending on the instrument the MODE command may produce loss of connectivity with SylConnect This results in SylConnect interpreting this loss as an instrument disconnection implying the deletion of its associated widgets In this scenario the user must reconnect the instrument unplug and re plug the USB cable then reload the profile if a profile has been defined The data connectivity indicator on most instruments is indicated as follows Data Indicator icon The absence of the data indicator icon on the instrument display means that the communication with SylConnect is lost Understanding SylConnect The SylConnect display is split in three parts The main area where the channel measurement widgets are displayed Global measure command buttons these commands globally impact the way measures are captured and processed and are located below 3 Software behavior commands located on the right side 20 SylConnect Operating Instructions Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 N sylva WE A typical display of SylConnect in operation here is one instrument connected with 8 channels configured in sequence 9 Channel Widget Internal ONE mm External ONE Software behavior commands Depth A Global measure commands Channel Widgets A channel widget is the main display area representing a measure The widget can display various values depending on the configu
59. ylConnect 45 SylConnect Operating Instructions Keyboard Shortcuts Swiss manufacturer of precision measuring instruments since 1969 SV WE Keyboard shortcuts provide a way to associate keystroke combinations to perform various commands instead of clicking on a specific function button It can be used to automate various functions of the application Also the shortcuts are used to interface external peripherals such as foot pedals see below Keyboard shortcuts can be re assigned using a shortcut dialog displayed when pressing Ctrl Shift Space The following keystrokes can be redefined Command Lock unlock application Toggle view Change units mm IN Change to next resolution Get the preset dialog Toggle between Actual and Min Max display Clear channels scoreboard Toggle Tolerance On Off Trigger value capture for all channels Toggle mode DIRECT BLIND TIMER Channel Number and Keyboard Shortcut Association Keystroke Alt L Alt V Alt Shift U Alt Shift R Alt P Alt A Alt C Alt Shift H Ctrl Return Ctrl R Each channel is numbered per convention from 1 to 16 At this stage no more than 16 channels are supported by SylConnect The convention is to number the shortcuts from 0 to F hexadecimal system with the following e Ctrl O channel 1 Ctrl 1Channel2 Ctrl A gt Channel 10 Ctrl B gt Channel 10 Ctrl F gt Channel 16 This simple convention allows straightforward associations

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