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1. support dtsweb com a5 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Offset of bytes Data Type Description N 108 X 4 Int32 Window Average in counts N 112 X 4 int32 Original offset in counts N 116 X 16 Char 0 ISO Code N 132 X g Int32 CRC32 NS Ean Sesat sampe 12i SAR oro DATA SAMPLES START rd file field bits per sample Bin File Header Version 1 SLICEWare versions prior to 1 06 Offset of bytes Data Type Description Magic key to identify file p i prae 0x2C36351F Version number of this file header 4 4 Uintg2 currently 1 Offset in bytes from start of file e e pie to where data samples begin 16 8 Uint64 Number of samples in this file 24 4 Uintg2 Number of bits per sample 0 Unsigned samples 28 4 Uintg2 I signed samples 32 8 Double Sample rate 40 2 Uintt Number of triggers May be 0 N Number of 42 triggers Uine Trigger sample number N 42 4 Intg2 Pre test zero level in counts N 46 a int32 Pre test Cal level in counts N 50 g Double Pre test noise as a percent of FS N 58 a intg2 Post test zero level in counts N 62 4 int32 Post test cal level in counts N 66 4 Int32 Data Zero level in counts N 70 8 Double Scale factor MV mV Count Scale factor EU N 78 8 Double mV EU non proportional mV V EU proportional Number of bytes in engineering N 862. Start Trigger Displays start and trigger line status This can be used to ensure the trigger and start lines are properly connected however support for these checks are hardware and firmware dependent support dtsweb com 32 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 4 Acquire Tab Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acque Review Data Settings Hep This tab configures and controls the data acquisition process The user enters the test name description recording mode pre and post trigger times and then prepares the system for data acquisition with the arm command After the test is completed the user can use the download command to view the data Note Some recording modes are hardware and firmware dependent It is possible to control some of the behavior of the Acquire tab in the Settings tab Notably it is possible to control whether data is automatically viewed after downloading whether data is automatically downloaded after a test completes and what download method to use Enter pre and post trigger times etc Dare sens a Lee pomo 22 oe on BB support dtsweb com 33 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 System triggered and acquiring data Note SLICEWare cannot simultaneously display the data while the system is recording IO nuaa IRS Ono of 2X eee He Downloading data 2 aoso
3. a 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual Appendix B SLICEWare Binary File Format February 2015 Bin File Header Version 4 SLICEWare versions 1 06 and higher Offset of bytes Data Type Description Magic key to identity file p ines 0x2C36351F Version number of this file I 4 uints2 header currently 4 Offset in bytes from start of B p Uintes file to where data samples start 16 8 Uintes Number of samples in this file 24 4 ulnts2 Number of bits per sample 0 Unsigned samples 1 28 4 Uint32 figned samples 32 8 Double Sample rate 40 2 Ulnti6 Number of triggers May be 0 N Number of 42 Iriggers 8UInte4 Trigger sample number N 42 4 Int32 Pre Test zero level in counts N 46 4 Int32 Removed ADC in counts Pre Test Diagnostics Level in N 50 4 Int32 counts Pre Test Noise Percentage of N 54 8 Double Fut Seale Post Test Zero Level in N 62 4 int32 counts Post Test Diagnostics Level in N 66 4 Int32 counts N 70 4 Int32 Data Zero Level in counts N 74 8 Double Scale Factor mV mV Count Scale factor EU mV EU or N 82 8 Double mVNVIEU N 90 2 Int16 EU field length with terminator X Length of Engineering units without N 92 EU field Char NULL termination N 92 X 8 Double Excitation rigger Adjustment Samples N 100 X 4 Int32 recerved N 104 X 4 Int32 Zero mv in counts
4. after downloading support dtsweb com 35 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 5 Review T This tab displays collected data Previously downloaded tests can be viewed and examined on a per channel basis support disweb com 36 70920 03070 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 6 Data Tab Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acque Review Daia Settings Hep This tab provides export options for collected data Export options include CSV TDM ISO MME DIAdem DAT SoMat and TDAS formats 3 6 2 FH Se u T Copy Threshold spas SoNat es tm a so Tea section spot Famat ng Omon Copy amp Trim Creates a new test record by first copying another test s data and then trimming it to a user specified length Time 0 is the trigger sample if not present then when data collection started Select New Test ID Pleae sles anaw Test IDforthetst The Copy amp Ten function wil create a nev teat ana lesve he oldten urtoushec Sar Secors Erd Seconds 1 New Tet Ta OK Cercel Threshold ROI Allows the creation of a number of new data sets using existing test data and user specified threshold settings For a trigger to be detected the values must cross from not trigger to triggered and stay triggered for at least 5 samples e Channel specifies the channel to examine e Pre Trigger sec specifies the amount of time
5. 2 He 3 4 1 Test ID This field controls the test ID and will be stored in the test configuration Note that it is possible to change the test ID at any time in order to download data to an alternate test directory without changing the test configuration on the hardware 3 4 2 Notes Any optional notes to store with the test 3 4 3 Maximum Events Controls the maximum number of events to collect when using multiple event collection modes support dtsweb com E 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 6 Download All Downloads the entire test from all attached units In circular buffer mode this means downloading from pre trigger seconds to the trigger sample and then to post trigger seconds after the trigger In recorder modes this means downloading from 0 to post trigger seconds Download Region of Interest The Download Region of Interest ROI button allows selection of either user specified or segmented modes User specified SLICEWare will download from ROI Begin Time sec to ROI End Time sec trigger sample is time 0 If the beginning and ending times are not in range they will be automatically adjusted Segmented This download method splits the test into a number of segments each being a specific length in time The RO Segment Length sec is used to control the segment length Auto Export Controls whether data is automatically exported and the format
6. Channel Settings Check Shunt Resistance O 100 0 5 Check fet Remove Ofset Link Low nt 1000 Lint Hh a fon Zemine Use Diagnostics Zeo er 50 000 E A00 SWiteHo support disweb com 6 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Shunt Check Perform a shunt check verify sensor impedance and signal path from sensor to analog to digital converter Requires that bridge resistance is specified to some degree of accuracy Bridge Resistance Specifies the expected amount of resistance measured when the sensor is properly connected Check Offset Measure the average output during diagnostics and compare against a low high values for the expected offset e Limit Low Minimum expected output for the sensor at idle in mV e Limit High Maximum expected output for the sensor at idle in mV Sensor output mV is read during diagnostics A very high reading can indicate a broken or unattached sensor Additionally sensor limits may need to be adjusted for specific sensors or test conditions e Remove Offset Attempt to zero measured offsets during diagnostics This option is not available to all types of sensors notably non linear sensors are not allowed to remove initial offsets e Zero Type The type of post download software zeroing to perform before displaying engineering units Use Diagnostics Zero The Zero Measured Output ZMO of the sensor during Diagnostics will be used t
7. Offset Tolerances As a method of checking sensor status SLICEWare performs some sensor output measurements during diagnostics see section 3 2 3 The Limit Low mV and Limit High mV settings can be used check that sensor output values are in a valid and expected range Expected electrical output can be calculated using temperatures in C Initial EU 149 2863 can be found in Sensor Settings Sensitivity 9 9757449737 can be found in Sensor Settings mV Initial EU C Sensitivity 149 2863 24 9 9757449737 1249 8 mV The default THA K 400 offset tolerance is set for between 4 C and 80 C Adding an IR TRACC SLICEWare includes support for IR TRACC devices It collects readings in raw non linear format SLICEWare linearizes and scales the data using equations provided by the device manufacturer 1 On the PREPARE tab W click the Add button in the Current Sensor button group support dtsweb com 22 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 2 Select Generic as manufacturer and IR TRACC as model 3 Select the IR TRACC zero type This setting controls the format the behavior of scaling of data Miresia Vow 1 The information below will Sarn help in setting these sn E E values ie g ooo O eem wat mo pw support dtsweb com 23 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Seunen Chel S
8. SLICE PRO do not have these limitations support dtsweb com 25 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 2 Diagnostics Tab Prepare Diagnostics Realtime Acque Review Dota Settings Hep This tab ensures that the connected hardware is operating normally Hardware diagnostics include checks for battery level excitation voltage noise and expected offset SLICEWare configures any connected channel 3 2 1 Excitation Displays expected and measured excitation It is possible to change the low and high thresholds for excitation support disweb com a7 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 3 2 7 3 2 8 Noise of Full Scale Displays channel noise as a percentage of the available input range In SLICE 1 0 a 100 sample data collection is performed at 20 000 sps and a gain of 1 The resulting standard deviation is then divided by analog data count ADC range available to record 16 bits for SLICE and SLICE PRO SLICE PRO performs the same test at the set desired data collection rate for 400 samples Initial Offset Displays the initial offset of a channel in mV In SLICE 1 0 hardware a 100 sample data collection is performed at 1000 sps and averaged The value is compared against a high and low threshold for the channel which is obtained from the corresponding sensor setting on the ch
9. a hardware channel has been set up for a sensor and if there is a level trigger on the channel Connect SLICE Connect the USB and power up the SLICE system SLICE hardware appears on right hand side opa support dtsweb com cry 70920 03070 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 1 3 Sample Rate B R Sample Rate SPS 20 000 Setup The sample rate dropdown selects a target sample rate in samples per second sps for data collection and diagnostics The sample rate has implications on the maximum useable input voltage bandwidth and hardware anti aliasing filtering so the sample rate is set prior to diagnostics Contact DTS Technical Support for more details on the trade offs between gain and bandwidth When the sample rate is set SLICEWare will automatically configure the hardware for the maximum number of channels available at the sample rate See section 2 5 for information on sampling rates and recording times Ignore Range SLICE hardware can restrict the bandwidth of data signals through the use of hardware anti aliasing Ordinarily this is handled automatically however the Ignore Range setting in Sensor Settings can change this behavior By default the hardware anti aliasing filter AAF is configured to 1 5 of the sample rate For SLICE PRO Gen hardware the hardware AAF has implications on the maximum usable input range The table b
10. ane Double The sensitivity of the sensor in either mv VIEU or mv EU y lepending on ProportionalToExcitation he requested filtering to apply to this channel Stored SoftwareFilter String data is unfiltered and this value must be used to apply proper filtering Typical values are 1650hz for CFC1000 ProportionalToExcitation Boolean Idicates if the output of this sensor is proportional to excitation Used in conjunction with Sensitivity Optional Indicates if the data should be inverted before Isinverted Boolean presenting to the user If missing this attribute is considered false Optional Indicates if the data stored on disk is at a lower IsSubsampled Boolean sample rate than the original data collection If missing this attribute is considered false Eu String The User provided Engineering Units EU e g mm g or msec2 SerialNumber String The serial number of the sensor used with this channel CalSignalEnabled Boolean Applies to IEPE SLICE only For Bridge SLICE only Indicates if the user requested the ShuntEnabled Boolean fee be shunted during diagnostics Sanaan Boolean Indicates if the user requested hardware offset compensation be used during diagnostics support dtsweb com as 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Data Name Description Type i Identifies the type of software offset
11. for example The 8 bytes read E2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 but this does not mean the data starts at byte 1 62850163 x 10e19 E2 is the LSB so the offset is 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 E2 or byte 226d support dtsweb com a8 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 A SLICE Base Firmware Update Procedure www dtsweb com To update the SLICE MICRO or SLICE NANO Base firmware you need 1 Hardware SLICE USB cable or SLICE SSI Cable Kit 2 Software ZIP file extracted on your PC This is typically provided by Technical Support via an attachment or web link The ZIP file contains the SLICE Firmware Updater program eSENSING_FirmwareUpdater exe and required support files Firmware Firmware version sfw you want to install 4 Procedure 1 With PC on connect the SLICE Base to the PC via USB Power up the SLICE Base 2 Start the SLICE Firmware Updater eSENSING_FirmwareUpdater exe The screen will show the serial number of the connected Base Fimnare Version O0GE support dtsweb com 1 19 August 2011 1 562 493 0158 Diversified Technical Systems Inc All Rights Reserved SLICE Base Firmware Update Procedure 3 Press UpdsteMode The SLICE LEDs will flash SLICE will disconnect then reconnect The internal ID of the SLICE Base will be shown If this does not happen after 30 seconds close then reopen the Firmware Updater program 4 Press Ghessefe Select
12. to carry over before the trigger when a new testis created for any triggers detected e Post Trigger sec specifies the amount of time to carry over after the trigger when a new test is created for any triggers detected e Test will scan through the data looking for triggers Export will export the new tests if any triggers are detected support dtsweb com 7 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 sport Regions ot Interest C rier sive 19203 aana e a E Ti oP To aaiiTeT Graie Tran a or T Dene Trail Tse Stow support disweb com 38 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 7 Settings Tab C72 SSE ER This tab provides an interface to modify basic settings related to each tab Prepare Settings Fi 3 Y S ig support disweb com EJ 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 8 Help Tab gt EEE This tab provides information about contacting technical support connected hardware the computer operating system that SLICEWare is currently running on and links DTS software and hardware manuals support disweb com a 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Appendix A SLICEWare XML File Format Overview The DTS file is an XML based file that contains information about the overall test and the in
13. 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Click for each of the screens set up wizard driver installation installation folder and confirming installation You must allow the driver to be installed You may see these screens For Windows Vista or Windows 7 click to Install this driver software anyway 5 fetal is diver software anyuay Givin aver aefwarecbores fom rurrandicarersnebateerdec _ sped stare Yon ober sure ay har yur compute et sea Norman z seese For Windows 8 check Always trust software from Diversified Technical Systems Inc and click Install Windows Security E Would you like to install this device software hla Dred Tesh Spe M aiana aaron Coens ema paat Dont ores Yous ny ral eset pubes yout onl ese se aeaa nen Note Windows will ask you to reinstall the hardware driver each time you connect the SLICE Stack to a different USB port a To start SLICEWare either double click the s c wae icon on the desktop or navigate to the SLICEWare folder in the Start menu I suceware Bl SUE Sensor Database merge support dtsweb com 6 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 1 3 XML Files Configuration and Sensor Information Upon installation SLICEWare will install a default configuration XML file with system operating parameters and other functional variables This file is updated as you confi
14. 2 Uinie Geb eet X Length of Engineering unit without NULL N 88 EU field Array string termination support dtsweb com 46 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Offset of bytes Data Type Description N X 88 16 Char 16 character ISO code N X 104 a Uint32 CRC32 for entire file N X 10864bt Size of 16 24 or 32 bit ulong offset found in S26C Data depending on Number DATA SAMPLES START HERE rd file field ti lof bits per sample Example File Shown below is an example view of a CHN file in HEXADECIMAL notation The byte numbers are along the left side of the viewer Boxed in white is first the DATA start offset and it can be seen that starting at the byte specified in this offset is the actual sample data Note that it is prefaced by trailing 00 from the previous value and from then on all sample data is consistently non zero ese support disweb com a 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Additional Information Note that the file is litle endian that is the values are serialized into the file LSB first This is not important but should be considered if changes are to be made to the serialization procedure It must only be consistent between read and write operations The NET serialization utilities currently used in SLICEWare have defaulted to this because the x86 processor architecture is little endian Take the data offset
15. DDTS Version 1 08 February 2015 13010 MAN Rev 3 Diversified Techni Systems Inc All Rights Reserved SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Table of Contents DTS Support Introducing SLICEWare 1 Installation 1 1 Basic Requirements 1 2 Software Installation 1 3 XML Files Configuration and Sensor Information 2 Data Collection Concepts 2 1 Data Collection Modes 2 1 1 Circular Buffer Mode 21 2 Recorder Mode 2 1 3 Hybrid Recorder Mode 2 1 4 Continuous Recorder Mode 2 2 Multiple Event Modes 2 3 Level Trigger 2 4 Auto Arm Data Collection 2 5 Sampling Rates 25 1 How to Calculate Maximum Recording Time 25 2 SLICE PRO Circular Buffer Limitations 3 Tab Menus 3 1 Prepare Tab 3 1 1 Sensor Details 3 1 2 Hardware Channel List 3 1 3 Sample Rate 3 1 4 Ignore Rang 3 1 5 Adding a Texense THA K 1250 Thermocouple Adapter 3 1 6 Adding a Texense THA K 400 Thermocouple Adapter 3 1 7 Adding an IR TRAC 3 1 8 Level Trigger Option 3 2 Diagnostics Tab 3 2 1 Excitation 3 22 Noise of Full Scale 3 2 3 Initial Offset support dtsweb com i 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 2 4 Remaining Offset 325 Desired Range EU 28 3 2 6 Actual Range 28 327 Base Input 28 3 28 Stack Batter 28 3 29 Output 29 3 2 10 Diagnostics Ribbon Group 29 3 3 Real time Tab 30 3 3 1 Requested S
16. ample Rate 31 3 3 2 Delay between Polls 31 3 3 3 Smoothed 31 3 34 Allow Multiple Sample Mode 31 3 3 5 Chart Width 32 3 3 6 Log Real time Data 32 3 3 7 Fast Fourier Transformation FFT 32 3 3 8 Starl Trigger 32 3 4 Acquire Tab 33 3 4 1 Test ID 34 342 Notes 34 3 4 3 Maximum Events 34 3 4 4 Download All 35 3 4 5 Download Region of Interest 3 4 6 Auto Export 3 5 Review Tab 3 6 Data Tab 3 6 1 Copy amp Trim 3 6 2 Threshold ROI 3 7 Settings Tab 3 8 Help Tab Appendix A SLICEWare XML File Format Appendix B SLICEWare Binary File Format Appendix C SLICE Base Firmware Update Procedure 28 support dtsweb com 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 DTS Support SLICE systems and SLICEWare are designed to be reliable and simple to operate Should you need assistance DTS has support engineers worldwide with extensive product knowledge and test experience to help via telephone e mail or on site visits The best way to contact a DTS support engineer is to submit a request through the DTS Help Center web portal support dtsweb com You must be registered support dtsweb com registration to submit a request https support dtsweb com he en us requests new Registration also enables access to additional self help resources and non public support information This manual sup
17. annel The same test is performed in SLICE PRO hardware at the desired data collection rate for 100 ms or 5000 samples whichever comes first The primary purpose of the initial offset test is identifying broken and incorrectly attached sensors If a sensor does not have Check Offset selected an offset result will not be displayed in the broad diagnostic details table Remaining Offset This fields displays the remaining offset after any offset removal has been performed by SLICE hardware Offset removal is performed when Remove Offset is selected for a sensor SLICE will adjust its digital to analog converter to try to minimize the analog data counts for the current input Desired Range EU Displays the desired range in engineering units for the channel This information comes from the sensor settings applied to the channel Actual Range Displays the actual range in EU for the channel This value is a combination of sensitivity gain and input range of the hardware The high and low thresholds for the value can be adjusted using the config file but are a percentage of the desired range Base Input Displays voltage of the measured input of the DAS The high and low thresholds for input voltage are contained in the config file default values are 7 V and 15 V Stack Battery Displays the measured voltage of any attached DAS batteries The high and low thresholds for battery voltage are contained in the config file with defa
18. brated sensitivity for linear sensors When Proportional to Excitation is checked this value is the calibrated sensitivity in mV V EU When Proportional to Excitation is not checked this value is the calibrated sensitivity in mV EU Excitation Voltage applied to the bridge during measurements Support for voltages other than 5 V are hardware and firmware dependent e Unipolar Controls the behavior of range in diagnostics When calculating actual range in diagnostics unipolar sensors will double the calculated range since they are expected to range from 0 to y rather than y to y Desired Range EU Maximum expected value in engineering units the system needs to record for the sensor Ignore Range Allows SLICE PRO hardware to use the full input range of the channel This may cause distortion if more than 500 mV of input range is needed at 1M sps or 1200 mV at 500 000 sps and is only recommended for sensors that can manage their own cut off frequency e Units Engineering units for the sensor Bridge Type Indicates the bridge completion type for the sensor Also used to indicate a sensor is uses the Integrated Electronics Piezoelectric IEPE standard e Inverted Indicates output from the sensor should be inverted before converting to engineering units e Initial EU Used to indicate the engineering units that should be offset by a constant value to account for the starting point or value of the sensor
19. compensation that should be used Ifthe value is UsePreCalZero then the Pre Calibration zero value stored in the channel file i2eroMethod String hould be used If the value is AverageOverTime then lan average value computed from the channel data should be used If ZeroMethod AverageOverTime this is the beginning of ZeroAverageWindowBegin Double ihe window to be used for computing the average If ZeroMethod AverageOverTime this is the end of the ZeroAverageWindowEnd Double vindow to be used for computing the average IA value provided by the user that should be subtracted InitialEU Double from all scaled data in addition to the selected ZeroMethod The sampling rate used during data collection Valid only UnsubsampledSampleRateHz Integer Coen ate Use Optional if a shunt test was performed the actual MeasuredShuntDeflectionv Double k Optional tA shuni te Optional if a shunt test was performed the expected TargetShuntDetlectionv Double Optional It a st Optional The measured excitation voltage if available MeasuredExcitationVoltage Double Used by SLICEWare for scaling proportional to excitation sensor data if factory excitation voltage is not available Optional The factory excitation voltage if available FactoryExcitationVoltage Double Used by SLICEWare for scaling proportional to excitation sensor data TTimeOfFirstSample Double The time relative to T 0 of the first sample support dtsweb com
20. dividual channels Some of the information may be redundant with information stored in the binary channel header The attributes and relationships of each XML node are described below XML Structure lt Test gt The Test tag is the outer most tag It contains the following attributes and describes details common to the entire test Name Data Type Description la sting The name of the test typically the same as the DTS file name Description String The description of the test provided by the user InlineSerializedData Boolean Guid ling UUID A unique identifier assigned to each event 16 bit bit array Bit 0 Incoming status line dropped Bit 1 ADC Buffer Overrun Bi 2 Flash CRC Error FaultFlags Integer Uintie BTS ai ne a Bit 5 Input voltage high Bit 6 Back up voltage low Bit 7 Back up voltage high Bit 8 15 Unused lt Modules gt Within the Test node will be a list of modules contained within a lt Modules gt lt Modules gt tag A module corresponds to a data acquisition system for example an entire Stack Each module will have its own lt Module gt tag with the following attributes support dtsweb com a 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Data Name Type Description The name cut off frequency of the hardware anti alias Mindia Integer filter used during the test Number Integer Sequential number assigned to each module w
21. elow details the AAF and input ranges for the SLICE PRO Gen2 SIM Minimum Maximum Sample Rate Hardware AAF Range Range 500 000 sps 45 000 Hz 1 95 mV 2500 mV 1 000 000 sps 200 000 Hz 15 6 mV 500 mV Some sensors should be configured to ignore the input range available at the current hardware AAF This lets the unit continue to use the full input range for data collection support dtsweb com 19 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual Sera Nuber Desereton Nan fecurer Mods iso Non Liar SensoriD Fropotonal Senstuty nv VEU Bxotation V ested Range U Iorore Range Ures Bridge Type Inverted mia EU February 2015 10000000000 50 ia E 3 1 5 Adding a Texense THA K 1250 Thermocouple Adapter 1 _On the PREPARE tab click the Add button in the Current Sensor button group 2 Select Texense manufacturer and THA K 1250 as model 3 Adjust sensor offset tolerances to account for your test conditions information below will help in setting these values as The support dtsweb com 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 4 Enter a serial number and de tion the 2 at wenne cura PK OOM Sensor button group Add Delete Delete Al Add Sensor Rezd Ato Sonson Modd D bice Sense Curent ssrs
22. els gt The Channels tag contains a list of channel elements It should have the same number of entries as NumberOfChannels in the Module tag The type of the child elements will depend on the type of signal conditioning SLICE used lt AnaloginputChanel gt The AnaloginputChanel tag corresponds to a Bridge SLICE channel Note There is a typo in the tag name and Chanel is misspelled It has been retained for backward support dtsweb com a 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 compatibility Many of the attributes indicate how the channel was configured during the test The AnaloginputChanel element has the following properties Data Name Description Type ae his identifies the representation of the data contained in ChannelType String the BIN file Currently this value is always expected to be DTS Serialization Test Module AnalogInputChannel he channel number within the signal conditioning unit In Number Integer Pes cha SLICE channels are numbered 0 2 Start Date Currently unused Bridge String Either FullBridge or HalfBridge BridgeResistanceOhms nteger The setied bridge resistance used during he shunt ChannelDescriptionString String The user provided description for the channel Description String The user provided description for the sensor currently the same as ChannelDescriptionString DesiredRange Integer The user requested full scale
23. en the software is started or when a SLICE is rebooted If sensor connections are switched choosing refresh will read the connected IDs on the current channels Sample Rate SPS Locks in a target sample rate for diagnostics and data collection Integration e Read SIF This button imports and merges a sensor information file SIF from an existing DTS TDAS Control installation into the current SLICEWare sensor database IR TRACC and non linear sensor files are not currently supported e Read SIFs This button imports and merges multiple SIFs from an existing DTS TDAS Control installation into the current SLICEWare sensor database Merge XML This button imports and merges a SLICEWare sensor database file into the current SLICEWare sensor database EQX This button imports sensors from an Equipment Exchange EQX file into the current SLICEWare sensor database Export SIFs This button exports the current SLICEWare sensor database to SIFs in a folder selected by the user IR TRACC non linear sensors and IEPE sensors are not supported in SIF export Ethernet Devices This button allows the user to connect to a SLICE Distributor or TDAS hardware by entering the hardware s IP Archive e Backup This button will back up the current SLICEWare settings and database files to a location specified by the user support dtsweb com 4 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Display sii Con
24. figu Sensor Grid and Channel List This button allows the user to selectively change the layout of the Sensor Details Sensor Settings Channel Settings Calibration History This section covers sensor settings channel settings and calibration history in the Prepare tab Sensor Settings err Seures ChemelSearesCaibeon History Serai tree beacon Mondone Tero Mos Tee so a wmr Fl Sensor D fected O Sane wy OTIS x Been D x Unpar wi Dest ange 124000 g meane ths eat Bomet io a x treat x mamo BEE e Serial Number Used to identify the sensor Can be any unique identifier The sensor list is sorted by default with the serial number Description Used as a secondary identifier of the sensor The Description is displayed as the sensor identifier by default in the connected sensors section e Manufacturer Use to select the sensor manufacturer This list is populated by the Model SensorDB xm file Model Use to select the sensor model This list is populated by the Model SensorDB xml file ISO Used to specify an ISO code for a sensor Non Linear Used to indicate a sensor is not linear and will use an IR TRACC thermocouple or polynomial equation support dtsweb com 15 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Sensor ID Enter or READ ID to populate Proportional Used to indicate sensor output is proportional to excitation e Sensitivity Sets the cali
25. gure the software to your specific environment Sensor information is recorded in a separate XML file This file is updated as you add your sensor database to the software In some cases you may be provided one or more XML files that you will need to copy to your SLICEWare directory These files will overwrite the existing files 3 51 Runtime Installer IET 4 0 Runtime Installer J Calibration data L copy contents to SLICEWare cirectory after software install Di SLICE Ware BB User Documentation READ ME RST If you install SLICEWare on another PC be sure to copy your revised XML files from the old PC to the new PC support dtsweb com 7 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 2 Data Collection Concepts SLICE is a standalone data logger Once it is armed the PC can be disconnected if desired Power must remain connected however After receiving a Start Record or trigger signal the SLICE autonomously collects data storing it to flash memory with no user interaction After the test the user can reconnect the PC to download the data SLICEWare also includes a real time mode that allows the user to check channel inputs on an oscilloscope style screen Depending on hardware and firmware version real time data can be logged to Comma Separated Value CSV files 2 1 Data Collection Modes SLICE supports two data collection modes Circular Butfer and Recorder Note SLICEWare cannot simu
26. he channel selected in the Connected Sensor list The returned bridge resistance will be populated in the Bridge resistance ohms field for the sensor that is highlighted in the sensor list e Save Saves edits made in the Sensor Detail area into the sensor database support disweb com cr 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Auto Sense Allows hardware to automatically detect whether attached channels are IEPE or Analog bridge types Currently only SLICE PRO hardware supports this command Manual Sensor Assignment The user can manually assign and remove sensors that do not have an EID The user cannot unassign or overwrite an auto assigned channel Assign After highlighting a sensor in the list and highlighting an unassigned channel in the Connected Sensors area use this to assign the sensor e Remove Remove the highlighted channel in the Connected Sensors area e Remove All Removes all sensors from Connected Sensors area e Apply Commits the sensor set up information to SLICE e Groups Imports arrangements of sensors from Equipment Exchange EQX and allows assigning a block of sensors as a group Note SLICEWare expects a sensor with an ID specified will only be used on a hardware channel with the same ID If a sensor has an ID and the hardware does not or it has a different ID the sensor settings will not be applied to the channel Set up Refresh The sensor IDs are read wh
27. ithin the test SerialNumber String The factory assigned serial number of the Base The number of samples stored in each channel file This will be fewer than the number of samples NumberOfSamples Integer originally requested by the user if the data has been subsampled or if only a portion of the data was downloaded he total number of samples collected during data UnsubsampledNumberOfSamples Integer E Arone The number of seconds of recorded data that the user requested after T 0 The number of seconds of recorded data that the user requested before T 0 Either the value RecorderMode or CircularBuffer Other values will be added in the future The rate at which sampling occurred during data collection Me sample number at which the start signal was first PostTriggerSeconds Double PreTriggerSeconds Double RecordingMode String SampleRateHz Integer StartRecordSampleNumber Integer detected The value will always be 0 when RecordingMode CircularButter he number of user configured channels within the module NumberOfChannels Integer InlineSerializedData Boolean lt TriggerSampleNumbers gt This is a list possibly 0 length of trigger sample numbers In the Circular Buffer case there will be one trigger sample number In Recorder mode the trigger is optional In the case of multiple event mode there may be more than one trigger sample number lt Chann
28. les To determine the recording time possible use the equation below Samples available number of seconds Sampling rate sps X number of channels Example 1 10 000 sps using a 9 channel SLICE NANO MICRO stack 3 240 000 000 36 000 sec 10 hours 10 000 X 9 Example 2 25 000 sps using an 18 channel SLICE PRO SIM 7 500 000 000 16 667 sec 4 63 hours 25 000 X 18 support disweb com 0 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 25 2 SLICE PRO Circular Buffer Limitations Due to the nature of flash memory the system cannot be armed in Circular Buffer mode indefinitely To determine the maximum time available in Circular Buffer mode use the equation below 0 8 recording time maximum time available in Circular Buffer mode Example 0 8 8 333 sec 6 666 sec 111 minutes In this example the test must occur within 111 minutes after which time the unit stops recording data support dtsweb com m 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 Tab Menus SLICEWare s user interface is organized into separate panels which can be selected by clicking on a tab in a ribbon at the top of the application This section describes the functionality and use of each tab 34 z Tab This tab identifies the relationship between available sensors and attached SLICE units Sensor information can be added removed viewed edited or assigned to channels on con
29. ltaneously display the data while the system is recording 244 21 2 21 3 244 Circular Buffer Mode In Circular Buffer mode the user can program SLICE to record pre and post trigger data Time Zero T 0 is marked when the trigger signal is received Recorder Mode Recorder mode starts when a Start Record signal is received and continues for the time specified in the test set up Ifa trigger signal is received some time after the Start Record this is marked as T Hybrid Recorder Mode Hybrid Recorder mode starts when a Start Record signal is received and continues until the unit receives a trigger signal and then records for the post trigger time specified by the host software The trigger signal marks the T 0 point and all data recorded is available for download Note This mode is not available in SLICE PRO Gen2 hardware Continuous Recorder Mode Continuous Recorder mode starts when a Start Record signal is received and continues until the Start Record signal is released The unit will then re arm for another event The LEDs on the unit will flash blue slowly then rapidly and then the STATUS LED will become solid blue indicating the unit is fully armed The unit will continue to record new events until it records the number of events specified by the host software If a trigger signal is received after the unit has re armed the unit will disarm and no longer attempt to re arm Note This mode is not available in SLICE PRO Ge
30. n2 hardware 2 2 Multiple Event Modes Generally SLICE data collection modes have an equivalent multi event mode A unit armed in a multiple event mode will re arm when an event completes The support dtsweb com 3 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 23 24 25 unit will stop re arming when the number of events specified by the host software has been recorded NOTE A trigger or event signal applied anywhere in the DAS chain is distributed throughout the system This is also true for level trigger Level Trigger Level trigger will initiate data collection or mark T 0 when a predetermined sensor threshold is exceeded The DAS will monitor the data values in real time simulta neously recording data and exporting a trigger or event signal when the value has exceeded the pre set threshold Level trigger is typically used with Circular Buffer mode CAUTION DTS does not recommend using level trigger for destructive testing Allow ample time for sensors to warm up before performing the calibration Even after warm up sensors will drift from the zero level Depending on the scaling an accelerometer could drift anywhere from 2 to 100 g Setting a level trigger value too close to zero will cause the DAS to trigger as the sensor drifts and before the operator intended It is better to set a known good trigger level of 30 50 of full scale and set a pre trigger time so data is collected fr
31. nd average over time should always be used support disweb com 24 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 1 8 with this IR TRACC zero type EU data will be zeroed using the averaging window specified in the sensor channel settings Level Trigger Options A hardware channel with an assigned sensor must be selected to enable level trigger functionality Level trigger conditions can be set on multiple channels for a single test Threshold values can be an upper bound a lower bound or both The DAS monitors raw data any post processing may appear to alter the trigger value Click on the check box next to Trigger Above and or Trigger Below and enter the desired number Level trigger is specified in EU Click Save to record the changes CAUTION DTS does not recommend using level trigger for destructive testing The SLICE MICRO NANO Base has level trigger limitations as shown in the table below support dtsweb com 25 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 SLICE MICRO NANO Base Level Trigger Limitations Sample Rate or Channeis Tor of Channels tor Number of Bridge Both Comparisons One Comparison 120 000 oO 1 1 100 000 E 3 4 60 000 3 6 2 50 000 6 6 2 40 000 6 9 3 20 000 15 18 6 15 000 15 24 8 12 500 24 24 8 10 000 24 24 8 SLICE MICRO NANO Base and
32. nected data acquisition hardware The image below highlights the different screen areas The red boxes and text are used in this manual only not visible in actual software support dtsweb com cry 70920 03070 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Click anywhere on a line in the Sensor List to show the Sensor Details for that sensor Siuo Suir Dga Ou etl Naber Deacnsten ARS UNO This is adeeut ARS entry Erea 72546 2000 Ti is deel Endevco TRAERICD en 7 SSS See eee Votage int Tris is a default volage input entry Gereral SereerSetnge Channel Seringe Calibration Hiatary Seral Number Entevco 725 2000 Descttan anadan Eda aA ay Mondectver onan mest Serr Last I SENSOR DETAIL ee 26 SZN Ta mam icornensnovesDences Ea Ribbon Control Groups eX BOUTOO OF Fa D0000 ht en e a i Lii ae Current Sensor e Add Will add a blank Sensor Details field to all for creating a new sensor Deletes the sensor that is highlighted in the sensor list Delete All Sensors Deletes all sensors from the database Add Sensor Model Adds a new sensor template Read ID Reads the EID from the channel selected in the Connected Sensor list The returned ID value will be populated in the Sensor ID field for the sensor that is highlighted in the sensor list Both a hardware channel and a sensor must be selected Measure Bridge Measures a sensors bridge resistance from t
33. o set the EU zero of the downloaded data Average Over Time Used in conjunction with ZeroStart and ZeroEnd the average EU value during the Start and End window will be used to zero the collected data The Zero Start End window must be set to data that will be collected If using a negative time then the Acquire tab must include this window Absolute Zero For SLICE hardware the actual recorded input will not be adjusted or compensated for zero level This setting can be used to show the actual mV offset An example may be to record a logic level signal and see the actual on off state For TDAS hardware a calibrated signal of 0 mV is directly injected and measured to be removed via software later e Zero Start Used to indicate relative to T 0 or event trigger where averaging should begin when using average aver time e Zero End Used to indicate relative to T 0 where averaging should end when using average over time e SW Filter Hz Choose the frequency of a software filter to be applied to the data when viewing This only affects the viewed data as all data stored will be as collected with the hardware anti alias filter support disweb com 7 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 B12 Calibration History MEA Torsa This table is automatically updated whenever a new sensitivity is applied to the sensor attributes Hardware Channel List The hardware channel list displays if
34. om 0 30 If a pre trigger time is not set data collection will begin only when the trigger signal is received Auto Arm Data Collection SLICE can be placed in an auto arm mode that will cause the unit to arm automatically when the power is cycled The unit can be placed into this mode and record with any data collection mode Sampling Rates SLICE MICRO NANO and SLICE PRO support different sampling rates Regard less of hardware SLICE systems will record all channels even if they are not programmed support disweb com 8 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 25 1 Maximum Sampling Rate per channel Number of SLICE MICRO SLICE MICRO SLICE PRO SIM Channels NANO Base NANO Base Gen2 Gen3 3 120 000 sps 500 000 sps 1 000 000 sps 6 60 000 sps 400 000 sps 1 000 000 sps g 40 000 sps 300 000 sps 1 000 000 sps 12 30 000 sps 200 000 sps 500 000 sps 15 24 000 sps 200 000 sps 500 000 sps 18 20 000 sps 200 000 sps 500 000 sps 21 17 000 sps 200 000 sps 24 15 000 sps 200 000 sps All channels are recorded even if they are not programmed How to Calculate Maximum Recording Time SLICE MICRO NANO and SLICE PRO have different data storage capacities SLICE MICRO SLICE MICRO SLICE PROSIM NANO Base NANO Base Gen2 Gen3 Data Capacity 6 48 GB 15GB 15GB Samples Available 3 240 000 000 7 500 000 000 7 500 000 000 T sample 2 by
35. or THA K 1250 Offset Tolerances As a method of checking sensor status SLICEWare performs some sensor output measurements during diagnostics see Section 3 2 3 Initial Offset The Limit Low mV and Limit High mV settings can be used check that sensor output values are in a valid and expected range Expected electrical output can be calculated using temperatures in C Initial EU 625 9545 can be found in Sensor Settings Sensitivity 4 0227266355 can be found in Sensor Settings mV Initial EU C Sensitivity 625 9545 24 40227266355 2421 5 mV The default THA K 1250 offset tolerance is set for between 4 C and 80 C 3 1 6 Adding a Texense THA K 400 Thermocouple Adapter 1 On the PREPARE tab click the Add button in the xe BOUNOOOMs a Current Sensor button ete Peep 2 Sr group a eee 2 Select Texense as manufacturer and THA K 400 as model support dtsweb com a 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Sunsima Caden Glenna 3 Adjust sensor offset Dest fet i tolerances to account for your test conditions The W Be information below will help Zne saza in setting these values i 4 Enter a serial number Prepare Diagrestes Redime Araure Revi and description then press Save in the Current ex gt Sd Sensor button group n A Sensors Node CCumert sensor THA K 400
36. ports the following products 10920 03002 SLICEWare Software for SLICE PRO MICRO NANO G5 Systems 40920 03010 SLICEWare Software for SLICE PRO SLICE 2 Systems retired support disweb com z 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Introducing SLICEWare The SLICEWare software application allows for easy e Test set up Sensor database management Real time sensor check out e Test execution Data download and viewing e Data export SLICE API Application Programming Interface and LabVIEW drivers are also available Please contact support dtsweb com for the latest update to your software 1 Installation This section covers software installation and use See Appendices A B and C for additional information regarding file formats and how to update the SLICE Base firmware 1 1 Basic Requirements SLICEWare is a Windows based program Minimum PC specifications are e Windows Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 32 and 64 bit versions are supported 1 GHz or faster processor 2 GB RAM minimum More RAM is important for longer higher sample rate data acquisition 100 MB disk space for software plus storage for test data 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution 1 2 Software Installation Locate the installation files on the CD or flash drive provided E setup exe W sucewere msi Double click the set up exe file to begin installation B sucewremsi support dtsweb com 5 10920
37. the file sfw you want to use for update 5 Press toad fiemware The progress bar will show the progress of the firmware update When the update is complete the SLICE Base will reboot 6 After reboot the serial number and new firmware version will be shown The status bar will indicate that the firmware update was successful ae pel Tine 150825001 Ope Succeeded TD support dtsweb com 2 19 August 2077 1 562 493 0158 Diversified Technical Systems Inc All Rights Reserved SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual Revision History February 2015 Date By Description 5 Feb 2015 EK Removed support for Windows XP Rev 3 2 Feb 2015 EK Added sections on XML files 1 9 Level Trigger 2 3 and 3 1 8 and Sampling Rates 2 5 Revised sections 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 2 and 2 4 supported hardware Revised boilerplate material Rev 2 26 Mar 2014 DWEK Expanded section 1 2 Section 2 extensively revised Rev 1 April 2013 EK Copied 10920 03002 MAN rev 5 as initial release Rev 0 support dtsweb com 51 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3
38. tns Calton ary is m 4 Enter mm V and the Tteccrennne Tat Due Za linearization exponent as 10 appropriate for the selected peas peal JR TRACC zero type ee nan L meene O Doene me z mma 5 Enter in a serial number and description then press Save in the Current Sensor button group Add Delete Delete Al Add Sersor Fesc Mess Sersers Modd 1D Curent sensor IR TRACC Zero Types The IR TRACC zero types are different ways that the IR TRACC output can be specified and controlled Manual This setting can be used to specify an equation in the form of y mx b where y is linearized voltage x is units of measurement and b is an offset This setting can be used with any software zeroing method Pre Test Diagnostic Zero This setting uses mm V as provided from a cal sheet Selecting this type will change the default software zeroing method to Pre Test Diagnostic meaning that EU data will be zeroed using the output of the device during diagnostics mV for OMM This setting allows the user to specify a specific mV value for the sensor at OMM This information is typically taken from a cal sheet table listing mV values for different MM measurements This setting by default uses absolute zero software zeroing meaning the output will be actual calculated EU Average Over Time Zero This setting uses mm V scaling from a cal sheet By default this method sets the software zero method to average over time a
39. ult values being 8 V and 9 V Note that there are separate values for high and low during data collection support dtsweb com 25 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 2 9 Output Displays the results from any squib channels if present 3 2 10 Diagnostics Ribbon Group All Channels Runs data collection on all channels for all DAS Stack Runs data collection on all channels for the selected DAS Single Channel Runs data collection for the currently selected channel support dtsweb com 29 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 3 Real ti Real time mode collects readings at a reduced sample rate so the data can be viewed simultaneously This allows for checking polarity and scaling of channels interactively It is possible to go directly from the Prepare tab to the Real time tab but offset removal excitation warm up and some channel initialization may be skipped when bypassing diagnostics support disweb com 30 10920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 Real time with multiple channels selected Ae oe SPB a T ee Poe ome memes O omus FE eiri ee 3 3 1 Requested Sample Rate The default rate at which to collect data This can sometimes be adjusted to provide for better real time operation The maximum and minimum possible sample rates are hardware and firm
40. ware dependent You must press Change for any changes to be applied 3 3 2 Delay between Polls The delay in ms between calls to units for samples Any attached devices collect data at an independent rate however the data must be polled from the devices This setting controls how frequently the units are polled Increasing the value can make some systems more responsive but also increases the chance of dropped data between the polls You must press Change for any changes to be applied 3 3 3 Smoothed Controls the graphing mode When selected lines are drawn directly from one sample data point to the next When unselected the data is stepped from each data point to the next 3 3 4 Allow Multiple Sample Mode Controls whether the units will report multiple samples at once or not Support for this option is hardware and firmware dependent You must press Change for any changes to be applied support disweb com a 70920 03010 MAN Rev 3 SLICEWare 1 08 User s Manual February 2015 3 3 5 3 3 6 3 3 7 3 3 8 Chart Width Controls the width of the chart in seconds You must press Change for any changes to be applied Log Real time Data Controls whether samples are logged while in real time mode Data is appended to a CSV file in a real time directory under the Data directory Fast Fourier Transformation FFT Turns on a fast Fourier transformation to aid in signal noise or signal characteristics
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