DM32 Virtual Gauge Manual
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1. will put up this warning before starting click on Install Instaling Virtual Gauge Thiz may take several mits You can ure your computer te do other terke hn teinctalton eo Flom wwwsetroteccom Downloading 29 KE of 260 M Figure 7 Once all security checks are made the installer runs installs and creates a shortcut on your desktop Pages 15 Once installed the Retratec Virtual Gauge shortcut will appear on your desktop as shown in Figure 8 and the software will open showing the window as in Figure 9 Every time you run the software and are connected to the internet the software will check that the version is the latest and download updates as necessary If you are not connected to the internet the update process is skipped and the software just starts 3 Start the Virtual Gauge Software To start the Virtual Gauge software click on the desktop shortcut that was created by the installer shown in Figure 8 The window in Figure 9 will open Figure 8 Click the desktop icon to start the Virtual Gauge Figure 9 Main Virtual Gauge window opens with no connected gauges The next step is to connect to a real gauge or choose to simulate a gauge 4 Find gauges connected to the computer to control The Virtual Gauge software can find all powered up Retrotec gauges connected to the computer via either Ethernet network or USB 41 Find Retrotec DM32s All powered up gauges in the Retrotec DM32 fa2. found using any of the specified connection methods the user is notified of the failure with a pop up box as shown in Figure 13 Itis recommended that gauges be connected to a computer using the Network connector since it is the most reliable control connection One thing to check if the Virtual Gauge cannot find a connected gauge is that the gauge is still powered on DM32s can power themselves down after a user set time period or can run out of battery charge Reasons why the Virtual Gauge cannot find a Network connected DM32 include Network settings set to Disabled Network settings on the gauge not set to IP Address for the same network that the computer is connected to Ethernet cable not plugged in to computer Ethernet cable not plugged into Network port on gauge faulty Ethernet cable faulty Ethernet hub switch router USB hub nat plugged into mains power computer network not functioning Page 1015 Reasons that the Virtual Gauge cannot find a USB connected DM32 include USB cable not plugged in to computer USB cable not plugged into gauge faulty USB cable faulty USB hub USB hub not plugged into mains power DM22 Discovery Figure 13 User warned if no DM32s found using specified connection method Figure 14 Gauges show up in Gauge Connection lst once they are found blue means selected Once gauges are found they show up in the Connected Gauges list in the main window as shown in Figur
3. install the software directly on your computer Once installed you can uninstall using the procedure outlined in section 7 fram your computer Control Panel Once installed every time you launch the program and are connected to the internet it will check for updates and offer to download them and update your Virtual Gauge software httpy www retrotec com software vdm32 publish html Click on the Install button in the window that opens as shown in Figure 2 Follow all the steps in the figures that follow in order to install the software on your computer Page of 15 Figure 2 Instali the Virtual Gauge software from the internet These conpongrs we eat tale you can uc the appa now oyou nto no se seupne 71 E Figure 3 Security settings on some computers generate a warning and you must click Run to start the installation pi ee a t di a l om Figure 4 If your computer cannot verify the publisher as Retrotec you wil see this warning OK to click Run Pages 1s p Veritying application requirements This may tatea few moments Figure 5 Once the installer is downloaded it checks that your computer has all the pre requisites to run the Virtual Gauge From Hower over the stag blow to see the ful dows woe applicatione fror the Internet can beset they can potently ham your compute If youe nettaat ma soure 30 narinaa roar Mere Intermat on Figure 6 The installe
4. Operation Manual Software o l Virtual Be Gauge E S Table of Contents 1 Overview of the Virtual Gauge 2 Install the Virtual Gauge Software 3 Start the Virtual Gauge Software 4 Find gauges connected to the computer to control 41 Find Retrotec DM32s 5 Control a real connected gauge 6 Start and Stop simulating a gauge 7 Uninstall the Retrotec Virtual Gauge 1 Overview of the Virtual Gauge Virtual Gauge software can run on any computer laptop or tablet running a full desktop enabled version of Windows version XP SP2 or higher The Virtual Gauge provides two separate but related functions simulation of a Retrotec DM32 series touchscreen gauge and remote control and reflection of a real DM32 connected to the computer running the Virtual Gauge software The remote control function lets the user enter parameters on the Virtual Gauge and see them sent to the real gauge The reflection function reflects the values that are showing on the real gauge on to the Virtual Gauge Thus using the Virtual Gauge software in conjunction with a real gauge lets users control the real gauge directly by tapping on its touchscreen or by clicking on the Virtual Gauge screen and all user input is reflected on both the real and Virtual Gauge screens Simulating a touchscreen gauge lets the user practice with the gauge and enter simulated values for pressure on channel A and channel B
5. The Virtual Gauge software is meant to be used for training purposes 2 Install the Virtual Gauge Software The Virtual Gauge is part of the DM32 Software Suite along with the Retrotec Data Logger and the Gauge Configurator if you want all three applications when your computer is connected to the internet you can use the following link to download an installer for the software suite or to install the software directly on your computer htto www retrotec com Downloads OM32SoftwareSuite htm Once installed you uninstall each application individually using the procedure outlined in section 7 from your computer Control Panel Once installed every time you launch the Virtual Gauge and are connected to the internet the software will check for updates and offer to download them and update itself Figure 1 Install the DM32 Software Suite including Virtual Gauge Data Logger and Configurator Click on the Install button in the window that opens as shown in Figure 1 Follow all the steps in the figures that follow in order to install each of the software packages in turn on your computer You will end up with three desktop icons including one for the Virtual Gauge If you only want the Virtual Gauge application on its own the latest version of the software is always available on the internet When your computer is connected to the internet you can use the following link to download an installer for the software or to
6. e 14 The next step is to tell the Virtual Gauge to either control the real connected gauge or to simulate a gauge Page 1115 5 Control a real connected gauge Select a gauge in the list and click Connect to start controlling a real gauge as shown in Figure 15 When connected the green check mark shows up next to the gauge name in the ist Settings DM32 Dual Channel Digital Gauge peed 04 Figure 15 Select a gauge in the list and click Connect to start controlling a real gauge 6 Start and Stop simulating a gauge To practice with the touchscreen gauge click Start Gauge Simulator as shown in Figure 16 A simulated gauge will open as shown in Figure 17 DM32 Dual Channel Digital Gauge aeons ae 04 uu ee Pa Figure 16 Click on Start Gauge Simulator to start a simulated gauge Settings Gouge Connection sees M2 Dual channe igrat Gauge re Dk pees USB Network Both C o 1000 x Votul BeA Virtual Pe 8 0 Figure 17 A simulated gauge is started and connected and is shown outlined in red onthe virtual gauge screen Two simulation options appear in the Simulation Settings section the Virtual PrA and Virtual PrB Enter numeric values in these data entry boxes to have the values appear on the Simulated Gauge To stop the Virtual Gauge simulation click on Stop Gauge Simulator and the Simulator gauge is removed from the list and the screen goes back to bein
7. g ready to connect to a real gauge 7 Uninstall the Retrotec Virtual Gauge Page 15015
8. mily connected to the computer will be found and added to the list when Find Gauges is clicked in the Gauge Connection section as shown in Figure 10 Any gauges that are powered down but connected to mains power will also be found Setting Settings awo use coms Figure 10 Connect to Retrotec DM32 family gauges by clicking Find Gauges The Virtual Gauge can find gauges in the Retrotec DM32 family that are connected to the computer Since these gauge models can be connected to the computer multiple ways the user must specify how the Virtual Gauge looks for real gauges Normally the Virtual Gauge will find gauges connected in any way to the computer but the Advanced drop down shown in Figure 11 lets the user specify which connection types to check The user can specify to look on a Network port on USB ports or Both age ot 15 8 Network Both ao0189 usecoms Figure 11 Specify gauge connection type using the Advanced drop down Itis recommended that DM32s be connected to a computer using the Network connector since it is the most reliable control connection When Network is chosen the user has the option of letting the computer manage the finding of all gauges on the network or they can enter a particular IP address to connect to as shown in Figure 12 ut e usseomo Figure 12 Connect to a particular gauge by typing in the IP Address and clicking Go If no gauges are
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