Monarch Instrument Navigator Software User Manual
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1. 3 5 GRAPH WINDOW A graphic representation of the information can be displayed by selecting the Graph tab The following is an example of a Graph page Ae nas Navigator File View Setup Device Help J ae Sl d data DAT DS Channel CHB Statistics DataTable Graph RPM F eS pepe R S nef te mf el e Q M Use Recorder Nw ARRA PA 11 08 05 14 50 00 11 08 05 14 50 30 11 08 05 14 51 00 11 08 05 14 51 30 11 08 05 14 52 00 Tuesday November 08 2005 UNIT TAG Sample Sec 20 There are two channels shown on the graph Channel A and Channel B The X Axis is the time and the Y Axis is the data sample value Each channel has its own y axis with matched color so it can be easily identified On the top right corner of the screen is the information box giving the name of the file and identifying the two traces showing the original name and scale settings for each The graphic data is loaded from a file or may be displayed in real time if connected to a recorder See 3 5 5 The graphic area is fully interactive Data can be zoomed and scrolled the interaction controlled by the icons in the toolbar above the graph Also specific points may be located using the Search option 3 5 1 GRAPH BUTTONS b Select The default cursor This is used to scroll the trends horizontally and vertically by simply right clicking in the graph area Traces can be scrolled individually by clicking and dragging the individual vert2. The Wizard will search for the device depending on your system this may take some time Once the driver is found ou will get the following warning message Software Installation AN The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation g Click the Continue Anyway button When you are done click the Finish button to complete the installation Note Although the recorder connects via the USB port the PC Sees it as a virtual My E COM port You can check the successful installation by right clicking on the My Computer icon in the Start menu and selecting Properties Then choose the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button You should see two instances of the recorder device as shown below one as Multi port serial adapters and again under Ports COM amp LPT as USB recorder COMx For successful operation x should be 6 or less ib Mice and other pointing devices Moderns a Monitors S9 Multi port serial adapters Tip Make sure you have no other programs running that take
3. This option is not available if the recorder is in the record mode Page 19 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual APPENDIX A LANGUAGE FILES Adding a language is a simple process Navigator Software uses an Excel compatible file Language CSV which resides in the Navigator program directory to read all text that is displayed in the program The first column is the English words To add a language simple add a column and make sure the first entry in the column is the language When the Setup Language option is chosen the program reads the first row of this spreadsheet and displays the languages available Below is an example of the format of a hypothetical language file It has English German and Spanish The letter G is added in front of the text for German and S is added for Spanish Selecting either German or Spanish from the Setup Language menu will replace the English text with the corresponding German or Spanish text The edited file must reside in the program directory El Microsoft Excel LANGUAGE csv il File Edi view Insert EOF m 3 3 53 LL 183 T fe ENGLISH Channel 1 salue Channel 1 Status Channel 2 salue Channel 2 Status rors M 4 k HA LANGUAGE Ready Format Tools Data Window SPANISH GFile cile Gopen sOpen export export language Slanguage exit c exit vi euy eI ev zoom In ozoam In Gzaam Out ozoom Out zoom Yvindow Gzo
4. tabular and graphic formats e lt is capable of monitoring an external device and collecting real time data this requires the USB or Ethernet option on the recorder s e tcan export the collected data to Excel To start the program click the desktop icon if installed shown left or use the Window s Start menu This will launch the main dialog as shown below Statistics DataTable Graph Page 6 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual The main dialog consists of a pull down menu bar a toolbar with basic icons and three tabs that determine what is displayed in the workspace below The pull down menu items are File Allows the user to open or export a file select the data source or Exit the program File View Setup Device Help View Duplicates Icon options for the Graphics Screen Setup Allows the user to customize the program Section 3 2 l lli d Device Allows interaction with a remote recorder Section 3 6 Help Provides help files or information about the software The icons from left to right are New Open File Save Print Table and Search The tabs are Statistics Shows an overview of the loaded data DataTable Shows a tabular layout of the data Graph Shows a graphic representation of the data 3 2 SYSTEM SET UP There are a number of items that can be set up before using the program although these default to useable options The Setup menu has the following opti
5. the installation will launch the Welcome to Navigator Setup Wizard Accept the license agreement and the default install directory or modify it as needed Enter the installers name and organization Accept the default start menu folder or modify it as needed Decide whether you want a desktop icon and check the box if you do The USB installation will be launched p uu WO ok Page 2 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual E USB Installation Do vau want to install USB driver 3 From Navigator Installation C3 From A Specified Location pO ls the unit serial number greater than or equal ta 52512007 ves No If you don t have the USB option click the No button and the Navigator installation will be done If you have the USB option and want to install the USB drivers follow these steps a Since the drivers are being loaded as part of the Navigator Installation check the radio button From Navigator Intallation The menu will explain what the option From A Specified Location is b Verify the serial number of your unit Select Yes or No for the question Is the unit serial number greater than or equal to 5251200 If your serial number is greater than 5251200 the USB driver installed will be from Silicon Lab If your serial number is less than 5251200 the USB driver will be from Tl c Click the Yes button to continue 10 To continue with the installation of the USB drivers from S
6. DAT 12KB DAT File 5 17 2006 8 08 10 AM you can request only tnis Gata BATCHG2 DAT 12KB DATFie 5 17 2006 8 08 10 AM assuming it is in the data file you have BATTA CFG 1KB CFG File 5 8 2006 3 44 24 PM 287 KB DAT File 5 10 2006 8 27 34 AM chosen Make sure Use Recorder has DELETE O CVA File 5 20 2006 4 58 34 PM been checked see above and go to TEMP CFG 1KB CFGFie 5 23 2005 4 22 48 PM File Open TEMP DIR 1KB DIR File 5 23 2006 4 23 08 PM TFST1 CFG 1ER CFG File Ff ae 15 28 a gt The Copy File dialog box will open as m shown right showing files on the Meme B amp TTADAT E remote recorder Data files are type Files of type All Files Cancel DAT Once you select a file and click OK you will get the fioi rem Time Filter dialog box If the Whole File box is checked you can click OK to load the entire file Otherwise uncheck this box and edit the Start and Chart 24 2008 1046464M 7 End times for the data you want Click OK If the data you are looking for is in the file the information will be End May 242006 104646 M 7 loaded otherwise you will get an error message telling you that no such data can be found Thus you can Dk Cancel leave a recorder to record events and simply download hele File _ __ Cancel j the data when an exception occurs Page 9 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual 3 4 DATA TABLE WINDOW pom s amp w
7. Navigator File View Setup Device Help ECE data DAT Statistics DataTable Graph Time hh mm ss 1 100s 11 8 2005 14 43 48 25 30 36 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 30 85 14 43 48 0 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 3 Channel 4 Value Channel Status Channel B Value 4 501 4 438 4 503 4 504 4 501 4 501 4 438 4 501 4 501 4 438 4 503 4 504 4 501 4 501 4 433 4 433 4 501 68 818 69 556 68 923 67 868 67 024 67 446 68 712 68 607 68 079 68 185 67 868 67 763 68 396 68 396 67 974 68 712 68 290 Channel B CH B F Channel B Status Include Columns I Time Stamp Channel 4 Value Channel Status I I Channel Annotation Channel B Yalue Channel B Status I I I Channel B Annotation FILTER Date Time From Tuesday November 08 2005 UNIT TAG Sample Sec 20 The DataTable page shows the time and value of every data sample on each channel and any alarms associated with them This window is also used to export data directly into an Excel spreadsheet and can be used to highlight a specific point on the graph 3 4 41 JUMPING TO A SPECIFIC POINT ON THE GRAPH If you double click a value in any Channel Value column in the DataTable the program will highlight that point in the Graph window The graph will be automatically scaled to show the unique point highlighted by a rectangular box as shown below Statistics DataTable hje 2
8. S4 e arde Device control of the serial ports in the background like some Hotsync H B Network adapters programs as these will prevent the Navigator Software from NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator seeing the COM port Ports COM amp LPT A Communications Pork COM1 F ECP Printer Port LPT1 USB DC1250 COM n ae Processor i Recorder Navigator Software is now installed in Demo mode If you have purchased an upgrade license you may activate it by running the software and selecting Setup Features Update on the toolbar and typing the license number provided Page 5 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual NOTE If you wish to load the USB Drivers after Navigator Software has been installed there is a program called DC1250USBInstallApp exe under the installation directory to do so Run this executable to open the USB Installation application USB Installation Do you want to install USB driver 3 From Navigator Installation C3 From Specified Location pO ls the unit serial number greater than or equal ta 52512007 O ves No Select From A Specified Location and then click the browse button to select the USB driver setup file Follow step 10 or 11 depending on which USB driver is being loaded 3 USING NAVIGATOR SOFTWARE 3 1 STARTING THE PROGRAM The Navigator Software has the following main features e tcan display information from existing data files in summarized
9. install the Navigator Software 1 If you have the USB option on your recorder make sure it is not plugged in during the installation 2 Insert the Navigator CD into the CD drive The setup program should launch automatically if your system is set to auto play CDs If not select the CD directory and run the setup exe file 3 Navigator Software needs NET Framework 2 0 to run If NET Framework 2 0 is not installed on the PC it will be installed first This may take several minutes Make sure you have network access is Mavigator Setup For the following components HET Framework 2 0 Please read the following license agreement Press the page down key to see the rest of the agreement MICROSOFT SOFTWARE SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS MICROSOFT NET FRAMEWORK 2 0 MICROSOFT WINDOWS INSTALLER 2 0 MICROSOFT WINDOWS INSTALLER 3 1 Microsott Corporation ar based on where vau live one of its affiliates licenses this supplement to you Fou are licensed to use Microsoft Windows operating system software the software you may use this supplement Cou may not use iE IF vau do not have a license for the software au may use a copy of this supplement with each validly licensed copy of the software Wem EULA for printing Do you accept the terms of the pending License Agreement IF you choose Don t Accept install will close Ta install you must accept this agreement Accept Don t Accept After NET Framework 2 0 is installed
10. to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual 3 5 5 USING REAL TIME DATA Data can be displayed in real time and recorded to a file on the local PC by connecting a Recorder to the PC via a USB or Ethernet port If a remote recorder is connected to the PC you will uum see the OnLine icon as shown right To connect via the Ethernet see 3 2 5 E 28 l M OnLine oeveral of the buttons on the Graph window relate to this function In order to read files from the recorder or display data in real time it is necessary to check the Use Recorder box on the top right of the Graph window or in the File menu Once checked the buttons to the left of the checkbox function as follows V Save to File Click this button to save real time data to a file on the PC It is necessary to name the file Note always choose a new name it is not possible to append to an existing file e Start Real Time Data Display Click this button to start the real time data trends The PC will make connection with the recorder and start displaying real time data at the sample rate set in the recorder The axes will auto scale to maximize the display resolution The user can override these settings by pausing the display and zooming the display to suit e Stop Device Click this button to stop the real time trend Once stopped all parameters are reset once the start button is clicked To stop temporarily use the pause button o Pause
11. 9 Graph af ef 1 0 amp l ejo j sample 9 en ehannel B Row in the table 9 Tuesday November 08 2005 2 49 46 PM Value 66 079 Tuesday November 08 2005 Sample Sec 20 Page 10 of 20 F Use Recorder UNIT TAG Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual Move the cursor into the rectangle for precise information about the point The graph can be zoomed and panned to show the relationship of this point to the rest of the traces Refer to the Graph Window section 3 4 2 CREATING A REPORT Select the DataTable tab Navigator Software has the ability to create custom reports to be exported to Excel directly The user can select the entire data set beware of large files highlight rows in the table or choose specific dates and times using the filter Also the user can select what columns from the table to export To export all the data simply click the Excel button or choose File Export from the pull down menu To select multiple rows from the DataTable click the left edge of the starting row to export This will highlight the row Then scroll to the last row to export and hold down the Shift key and click the left edge of the last row This will highlight all rows between the start and the end Then click the Excel button The data will be exported and the spreadsheet will open automatically The report can be further customized by selecting which columns to include in the re
12. Click this button to temporarily suspend the real time update Data will continue to be saved in the background During pause it is possible to zoom or stretch the display to alter the time base and scale It is also possible to append a note to the trend line see below Once this is done press the Start button to resume The pause button will be grayed out until the Start button is pressed 3 5 6 ANNOTATING REAL TIME DATA It is possible to add an annotation to the real time trend to explain an event or make notes To do this it is necessary to Pause the display see above Place the cursor at the point on the trend where you wish to add a message and right click Select the channel then select Annotation This will pop up a note box where you can enter the information Once done press Enter and a folder icon will be placed at the selected point on the trend Channel A Setup Enter Note Here MY ection Background Color Display Grid Page 16 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual This folder will travel with the trend and can be reviewed at any time by double clicking the folder icon This information is also saved to the file if the file is currently recording to the PC 3 6 WORKING WITH REMOTE RECORDERS The remote recorder can be controlled from the Device Menu As shown at right the user can set the clock get the card status i W CompactFlash card in the remote recorder control the r
13. Navigator Software User s Manual Navigator Software Contents 1 NAVIGATOR SOFTWARE 2 INSTALLATION 3 USING NAVIGATOR SOFTWARE 3 1 STARTING THE PROGRAM 3 2 SYSTEM SET UP 3 3 LOAD DATA FILE 3 3 1 LOADING PARTIAL FILES 3 4 DATA TABLE WINDOW 3 4 1 JUMPING TO A SPECIFIC POINT 3 4 2 CREATING A REPORT 3 5 GRAPH WINDOW 3 5 1 GRAPH BUTTONS 3 5 2 ZOOM TO FIT 3 5 3 CUSTOMIZING THE GRAPH 3 5 4 SEARCH 3 5 5 USING REAL TIME DATA 3 5 6 ANNOTATING REAL TIME DATA 3 6 WORKING WITH REMOTE RECORDERS 3 6 1 SET CLOCK 3 6 2 CARD STATUS 3 6 3 RECORD FUNCTIONS 3 6 4 MEDIA 3 6 5 CONFIGURATION 3 6 6 FILE 3 6 7 RESET DEVICE APPENDIX A LANGUAGE FILES b Navigator File View Setup Device Help a a aa data DAT SE ChannelB CHB Statistics DataTable Graph RPM F 1s 4 2 2 a foj Ki Bl Q M Use Recorder VIESPCECQ TELIIINCC ORCI Ea a ao a aaa 11 08 05 14 50 00 11 08 05 14 50 30 11 08 05 14 51 00 11 08 05 14 51 30 11 08 05 14 52 00 Tuesday November 08 2005 UNIT TAG Sample Sec 20 Page 1 of 20 Rev 1 1 1 May 2008 Navigator Software User s Manual 1 NAVIGATOR SOFTWARE The Navigator Software is a program for viewing and exporting both real time and non real time data from the recorder It also enables recorders to be controlled and configured remotely 2 INSTALLATION This program will run on Windows XP 2000 and later It is not compatible with earlier versions of Windows To
14. Once you have set up the graph and wish to print it click this button to print ES Print Printer Print Range Orientation f Curent Page t Portrait t AJ Landscape Total Pages Margin as os Mos 05 Print Cancel a Print Range Current Page Only print the page you see All Print all the data points that are plotted on the graph Please specified how many pages onto which you want to split all the data points 3 5 2 ZOOM TO FIT Navigator Software allows the user to automatically zoom scale a channel to fit the vertical axis to the maximum and minimum values of that part of the trace on the screen Page 13 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual There are two edit boxes on the dialog that specifies the channel tag in different colors as shown below oample dat The colors match the channel trace colors If the user changes the trace color the corresponding edit box will change color accordingly If the user double clicks one of them that trace will zoom to fit the screen in the vertical direction The fit is minimum value is placed at the bottom of the graph maximum value at the top Use the zoom and stretch tools above to fine tune the fit 3 5 3 CUSTOMIZING THE GRAPH PROPERTIES You can modify the graph properties by right clicking the mouse in the graphics area A menu appears as shown below Channel B Background Color Display Gri
15. T mj usse SampleTime MM DD vYY C DD MM YY save Coe This is a representation of everything that is currently set up in the recorder The parameters may be edited and saved back to the recorder Check the recorder manual for setting details Note In order to see the settings for Channel B select B from the Channel pull down menu Page 18 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual 3 6 5 2 Save Remote and local Question Where do you want to save the config File Click Yes bo save to PC Click Mo bo save ka Ehe media card an Ehe device Mo Clicking Yes will save the configuration to the PC locally Clicking No will save the configuration as set up in the recorder onto the CompactFlash card 3 6 5 3 Change Allows the user to change the configuration on the recorder This will present a dialog box with all the files on the remote recorder Choose an alternate configuration file to load and press OK The recorder will reset with the new configuration in place 3 6 5 4 Create This will bring up a default configuration window that the user can use to make a new configuration file 3 6 5 5 Send This will copy a configuration file from the PC to the remote recorder 3 6 6 FILE This option allows the user to read a file or delete a file from the CompactFlash card on the remote recorder 3 6 7 RESET DEVICE This option will force a reset of the remote recorder
16. d k The user can modify Channel A or B properties change the color of the background or turn the grid on or off Moving the cursor over the Channel A item pops up the Setup window Click on this to modify the Channel A properties amp Channel Setup Dialog Trace Alarm Enable C Disable ie Enable t Disable Marker Type Diamond Alarms Alarm 1 Marker Size Line Type Solid Line Type Line Thickness 3 Line Thickness Color DEI Color Cancel The trace can be turned off by selecting Disable This will allow a single trace to be displayed If a trace is enabled it can be customized as follows Marker Type Identifies the actual points recorded The trace is extrapolated between these points The points can be marked by a square circle or diamond and the size can be adjusted No marker can also be selected Line type Can be solid dashed or dotted The thickness and color can be selected to suit The Alarm section of the Channel Setup Dialog allows the display of alarm conditions provided alarms were set on the original data capture Enable or disable the Alarm by checking the appropriate button The Alarms pull down menu will show any alarms that were set in the original recording These will be identified as Alarm 1 2 and so on You can select how these alarms will be indicated Page 14 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual Note The Alarms will only be visible in the ev
17. e Use Recorder To load a data file click the File menu then choose Open or click the File Open icon shown right Fr In the Open File dialog choose the file that you want to load If the Use Recorder box was checked the dialog box will only show files that are on the CompactFlash card on the remote recorder Note that loading files from a remote recorder is a lot slower than loading them from the local hard drive or CompactFlash card plugged into the PC It is possible to only load partial files to save time see below If using files from the PC simply browse to the directory in which the file to be loaded resides While the file is loading a progress bar on the bottom of the screen will indicate loading progress When loading large files enough data will be loaded to fill the table or the graphics screen When scrolling beyond these limits additional data will be loaded as needed Once data is loaded the Statistics window will open showing a summary of the loaded data 39 Navigator Sel J S d Sample dat Se hannelBscHE Statistics DataTable Graph RPM 10KCPM TC E TC C Statistics for Sample Channel A Summary Channel B Summary Start Time Tuesday November 8 2005 2 49 46 PM Start Time Tuesday November 8 2005 2 49 48 PM End Time Tuesday November 08 2005 2 52 14 PM End Time Tuesday November 08 2005 2 52 14 PM Total Samples 2932 Total Samples 2932 Minimum 0 02 Minimum 15 82 degrees C Maxim
18. ecord functions change the recorder configuration manipulate files and reset the device Note that a number of these functions cannot be executed Statistics Da if the remote recorder is in record mode or the real time graph is active DES Q You will receive warning messages Eh Sek Clack Card Status Record Functions F Media Configuration k File Reset Device 1 500 mn 3 6 1 SET CLOCK EL Selecting this option will bring up the Set Clock set Clock window which will default to the current time and date of your PC The user can change this as JEL Aad SS Su Uu needed Click the OK button to set the time and ine Date date on the remote recorder to this time You EE ELLE cannot change time while the remote recorder is in Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat record mode the option will be grayed out DG a aan 14 15 16 17 18 13 3 6 2 CARD STATUS 1 Bz ao 2b Clicking this option will display the status of the Today 5 22 2006 CompactFlash card in the remote recorder This will bring up the status window shown below OK Cancel a CF Card Status Card Status Card Storage Present Capacity 63 811 584 bytes 50 85 MB 100 0022 Mounted Used Space 565 248 bytes 352 00 0 89 Open For Read Free Space 63 246 336 bytes 60 32 MB 99 11 Open For Write Busy Record File File Name TESTI Error Continuous Recording Triggered Recording a Time Saturday May 20 2006 1 05 52 PM Testin
19. ent that a trace actually entered an alarm condition in which case that part of the trace in alarm will be indicated by the choices made in the setup In the example above Alarm 1 will be indicated by a solid red line 3 pixels thick If you apply the Trace and Alarm settings as shown in the Channel Setup Dialog above the trace will look like that shown below Note that the vertical scale is always in the same color as the trace a SEE E TEST1 DAT Channel amp TEMPA Channel B CHE Statistics DataTable Graph We dic c VOLTS 5 00V ds di Al amp e F Use Recorder J 3 s I x Ira ChannelB VOLTS 05 20 06 17 00 00 05 20 06 17 02 00 05 20 06 17 04 00 05 20 06 17 06 00 Saturday May 20 2006 UNIT TAG Sample 0 Sec 1 Any data in the trace above the red line is in alarm Note Double clicking on any point on the trend will take you to the corresponding entry in the DataTable 3 5 4 SEARCH By using the search icon shown left the user can jump directly to time date related information in the DataTable or on the Graph Enter the Date or Time required select the Channel on the Graph and click OK The data will be HE Search rearranged and the point on the graph or in the 23 2005 15 27 15 DataTable will be highlighted If no data can be to this effect will be displayed Channel 4 found out of the range selected an error message LK Cancel Page 15 of 20 Go
20. et automatically from the registry entries made by the driver install routine and should not need to be changed 3 2 5 Ethernet Allows the user to communicate in real time with a recorder over the Ethernet Only one recorder can be connected at a time The throughput is a function of network traffic and whatever else is communicating with the connected recorder e g a web browser lt is recommended that the recorder be configured for sample speeds of 20 samples second or less for reliable operation 3 2 5 1 IP Address Allows the user to enter the device IP address and assign a user friendly name to the device 3 2 5 2 Connect Select the recorder you wish to connect to If you do not see the IP address go to IP Address above and add it Once connected you can use all the remote functions described elsewhere in this manual 3 2 5 3 Disconnect Releases the remote recorder You need to do this in order to connect to another machine or to a USB port Page 7 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual 3 3 LOAD DATA FILE There are two sources for data the local PC or the remote recorder In order to load data from a remote recorder it is necessary to select Use Recorder from the File menu or go to the Graph window click the Graph tab and check the Use Recorder box on the top right as shown below Obviously a recorder also needs to be connected to the PC via its USB or Ethernet port data DAT H T PM P e
21. g l Time Zone GMT 05 00 Eastern Time US amp Canada w Formatting Message 3 6 3 RECORD FUNCTIONS This option allows the user to stop or start recording in the remote recorder or set the triggered record mode on Page 17 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual 3 6 4 MEDIA This option allows the user to format the CompactFlash card in the remote recorder Use caution as this can destroy data You can check the content of the card using the File option below You cannot format a card while the recorder is in the record mode 3 6 5 CONFIGURATION This option allows the user to read write save change or send a configuration The configuration file designated by CFG is a copy of all the setups in the recorder There needs to be a copy of the config file saved on the recorder s memory card in order to read or change the configuration 3 6 5 1 Read Allows the user to download the configuration file from the recorder to the PC You will need to select the file from the file dialog box Once the configuration file has been read the configuration popup dialog box will open To edit a file remotely ensure the Use Recorder box is checked Configuration D ataChart Revision Sample Fate 2 sec 5 Triggered Aate 5 SEC a Temp Unit degree FER Passward Record File TESTI Record Made Drm v Channels Display Beeper EE A mii window Config v Trend Type Butnon V MSG Dual Digi
22. ical scales or together by clicking and dragging in the graph area zz Stretch Click this button to stretch zoom or shrink the graph along the x axis time and y axis scale Traces can be zoomed individually by clicking and dragging the individual vertical scales or together by clicking and dragging in the graph area R Zoom In Click this button to zoom in on the graph E Zoom Out Click this button to zoom out on the graph Page 12 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual d Zoom Window Click this button to zoom to a user defined window when clicked the cursor will turn into a draw window tool Draw a window around the area of interest by holding the right mouse button and dragging the window On release the window area will fill the graphics screen a zoom Al Click this button to fit all data into one screen tla nd Cursor Click this button to enable the cursor Once enabled right click anywhere on the graph and select Channel A Setup or Channel B Setup to lock the cursor to that trace As the cursor is dragged along the time base by right clicking the cross hairs will track the trace and the pop up box will show details about the point in the cross hairs as shown right The cursor will turn to the finger pointer whenever the cursor can be dragged Bu Scroll to end Click either the left or right scroll button to jump to the start or end of the data R Print
23. ilicon Lab serial number gt 5251200 follow these steps a Once you click the Yes button the 2 Channel Chart Recorder Driver Installer will launch m 2 Channel Chart Recorder Driver Installer Monarch Instrument 2 Channel Chart Recorder Installation Location Driver version 5 2 1 C Program FilesVmlarTipic 12501 5B Change Install Location Install Cancel b Change the Install Location if desired and then click the Install button The installer will scan the system and the following warning message wi Software Installation ll appear a The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows xP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Page 3 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual Click the Continue Anyway button and you will be asked to restart your computer d Once your computer has been restarted turn the recorder on and plug the USB cable into the unit and your PC e The Found New Hardware Wizard will launch Found New Hardware Wizard O Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wi
24. o0m Original channel 1 Value Gchannael 1 Status Gchannel 2 salue Gchannal 2 Status azoom V indow zoom Original ochannel 1 alue ochannel 1 Status ochannel 2 salue ochannael 2 Status Page 20 of 20 set set help shelp scontents scontents sabout sabout E statistics astatistics channel 1 Summary channel 1 Summary Gstart Time ostar Time Gend Time send Time 20 Total Samples Gtotal Samples stotal Samples 21 Minimum minimum eminimum 22 Maximum iGmaximum cmaximum 23 Average average caverage Channel 2 Summary channel 2 Summary ochannel 2 Summary D ataTable sDataTable oDataTable 26 Report report orepart 27 Include Columns Ginclude Calumns sinclude Columns 28 Time Stamp Gtime Stamp Stime Stamp 33 FILTER GFILTER SFILTER Use Time Suse Time suse Time 7 5 IF fron Cre A gt ALUM Go to Contents navigator user manual r111 doc 052308 MLK
25. ons 3 2 1 Language Default is English It is simple to add languages see Appendix A If there is a language file in the Navigator directory that contains languages besides English these will be shown and the user can select the language of his her choice 3 2 2 Preferences 3 2 2 1 Temperature Sets the default working temperature Celsius or Fahrenheit Once selected all temperatures will be in these units irrespective of how they were recorded This is a start up setting and cannot be changed once selected without reloading the file Default is Centigrade 3 2 2 2 Decimal Places Determines how numeric data will be displayed Select 0 1 2 or 3 places after the decimal Default is 2 3 2 2 3 Default Directory Sets the default directory where data files are saved or read from The user can change the system default Program Files Navigator Data 3 2 2 4 Page Mode Size Select the maximum amount of data to load into memory at one time Default is 1MB This will determine how much free memory is available versus speed of operation 3 2 3 Features Allows the user to upgrade from the free demo default version to the Lite or Full versions Select Update and enter your serial number in the spaces shown Upgrades can be purchased from your distributor Use the menu Help About to see what features you have 3 2 4 CommPort Allows the user to override the default settings for the USB Com port if required These values are s
26. port This is done via the Report dialog box on the right side of the Report DataTable window also shown right Include Columns Xl Time Stamp Channel 4 Value Channel 4 Status The Include Columns check boxes determine which columns of the DataTable will be exported to the spreadsheet Simply select the data you want The Channel status is the condition of the alarms if any The channel annotation is the content of any user comments attached to that point l xl va Channel 4 Annotation Channel B value Channel B Status 4 xl Below the Report dialog box is the Filter dialog box This is yet another easy way to limit what data is exported to the spreadsheet You can filter data by Date or Time or Both simply by checking the relative boxes as shown below x Channel B Annotation FILTER FILTER The From and To data entry areas default to the start and end times of the w Date v Time data in the table to be exported and can be edited by the user to specify an exact timeframe for export Once all parameters are set press the Export From button the one with the Excel logo on it and the data will open into an 05 20 2006 10 418 Excel spreadsheet Note you will need to have a valid copy of Excel on Ta your PC otherwise use the File Export menu option to name a CSV 05 22 2006 17 0648 comma delimited file for later use Page 11 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual
27. tal Input Type THERI J T l Bottom Digital v nee A B Iw C D eriad ise its S Low Scale Menu Time Out 2 MIM Alarms Off W Est Input iw Alarm 1 High Scale Backlight Time Out 2 MIN INT m dnd Decimal Battery t On Off m Time Stam Process Averar v Filter Q a oom Level x32 Pen Solid UntLabet t Enable Time Oniy C Middle Zoom Offset 261 nm T e TEMPA Disable Time And Date Battom Compand xd Alarm Alarnme Alarms Alarm Enable i Disable t Enable i Disable t Enable i Disable Enable i Disable e High Low f High C Low High C Low High C Low Setpoint 148 0 Setpoint 148 0 Setpoint 148 0 Setpoint 148 0 D eadband 0 0 Deadband 0 0 Deadband m Deadband 0 0 f han Chan B f han Chan B f Chan A ChanB f Chan A ChanB Reset Delay 00 Reset Delay 0 0 Reset Delay oo Reset Delay 00 Hold Off 0 0 Hold Off 0 0 Hold Off 0 0 Hold Off 0 0 Latching Lock Out Latching Lock Qut Latching Lock Out Latching Lock Out External Input Sample T rig Relays Enable o Disable Nee id ni ne pas mp e Ext Input O Alarm 1 f High CO Low I ue E irm Alam2 Alam 3 Alarm 4 Reset Delay 0 0 Record Trig v Off Ext Input Alarm 1 Sec w t Ext Input Pelay 2 Hold Off od iue MAE ors A amp lmmz Alam3 Alam4 Latching Lock Out Alarm 3 wt 555 Fail Safe Neither Time EX
28. um 7 21 Maximum 32 47 degrees C Average 4 50 Average 24 61 degrees C Tuesday November 08 2005 UNIT TAG Sample Sec 20 In the example above the file Sample DAT was loaded The channel information is listed below the file name in the upper right corner In this example there are two channels Channel A is called CH A and its units are RPM with 10kRPM being the full scale Channel B is called CH B and is a Type E Thermocouple measuring C The channel name section is the same color as the trace for that channel on the graph Page 8 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual In the lower right corner the date the data was recorded the recorder identification and sample rate are displayed This sample recording was started on Tuesday November 08 2005 at 2 49 48 PM The sample rate was 20 Samples Sec and the recorder was identified by the UNIT TAG The summary information for each channel is displayed in the workspace section By clicking on Minimum or Maximum you can jump directly to those points on the graph 3 3 1 LOADING PARTIAL FILES When opening files from the recorder large files can take a long time to load You can simply download the period Copy File of interest without the need to load the Tne pem entire file So if you need information BATCHG2 ALM 1KB ALM File 5 17 2006 8 08 08 AM for 12 00PM to 3 00PM on May 11 BATCHG2 DAT 12KB DATFile 5 1 7 2006 9 08 10 AM 2006 t only this dat BATCHG2
29. y right clicking on the My Computer My EE icon in the Start menu and selecting Properties Then choose the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button You should see one instance of the recorder device under Ports COM amp LPT listed as 2 Channel Chart Recorder USB Bridge COMx E8 Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT E 2 Channel Chart Recorder USB Bridge COMS E Communications Port COMI af Printer Port LPT1 Page 4 of 20 Go to Contents Navigator Software User s Manual 11 To continue with the installation of the USB drivers from TI serial number 5251200 follow these steps a If this is your first installation the recorder VCP Installer will launch and run Accept the license agreement and continue Note If you have previously installed the TI USB driver the installer will uninstall the old driver You will then have to install the driver manually To install the driver manually run setup exe which is located on the release CD in the Ti Usb driver folder b Once the software has been installed turn the recorder on and plug the USB cable into the unit and your PC The Found New Hardware Wizard will launch as shown in step 10e above d Make sure the installation CD is still in the CD drive and select the Yes now and every time connect a device option Then click the Next button e Select the Install the software automatically Recommended option and click the Next button f
30. zard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue f Make sure the installation CD is still in the CD drive and select the Yes now and every time connect a device option Then click the Next button g Select the Install the software automatically Recommended option and click the Next button h The following Hardware Installation warning will appear Hardware Installation A The software you are installing for this hardware 2 Channel Chart Recorder USB Bridge has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows SP Tell me why this testing rs important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOF Installation i Click the Continue Anyway button When you are done click the Finish button to complete the installation Note You can check the successful installation b
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