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1. 83 6 2 Attaching a Template when Downloading Data 84 6 3 Attaching a Database when Opening a Template 85 6 4 Attaching a Template when Opening a Database 86 6 5 Creating Temiplate reae aec eta ke zo gia 86 6 6 Modifying a Template 87 4 DataView User Manual CHAPTER 1 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 11 Installing DataView 00 NOT CONNECT THE INSTRUMENT THE PC INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE AND DRIVERS Minimum Computer Requirements Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 8 32 64 bit 256MB of RAM for Windows XP 1GB of RAM for Windows Vista amp Windows 7 8 32 bit 2GB or RAM for Windows Vista amp Windows 7 8 64 bit 80MB of hard disk space 200MB recommended USB port Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries NOTE When installing the user must have Administrative access rights during the installation The users access rights can be changed after the installation is complete DataView must be reinstalled for each user in a multi user system USB Flash Drive Install 1 Insert the USB stick into an available USB port wait for driver to be installed 2 If Autorun is enabled then an AutoPlay window should appear as shown Instat 1 PDFXChange A Autor ren A TI use FT232 1 Ji User
2. Automatically adjust vertical scale maximum Left Scale Right mE 100 00 100 00 Enable lower limit for vertical scale maximum 0 00 0 00 Automatically adjust vertical scale minimum 3 scale minimum leve 100 00 10000 Display channel units on graph ER Display cha V Show vertical scale Horizontal zontal scale Date T Automatically adjust Start Date Time 12 30 1899 12 00 00 Automatically adjust Stop Date Time 12 30 1889 Y 12 00 00 V Synchronize parent child frame display period Highlight relative time period of child frames Limit s display Bar color Level Display upper threshold limit bar 95 00 e E Ra Display lower threshold limit bar 0 00 e Figure 4 8 Scales Tab Specifies how the vertical scales of the associated graph are to be drawn Automatically adjust vertical scale maximum When checked automatically adjusts the upper end of the vertical scale to accommodate the displayed channels Remove the check to make the upper limit of the vertical scale fixed at the specified value Enable lower limit for vertical scale maximum When checked specifies a value for which the upper end of the vertical scale is not allowed to go below DataView User Manual 33 34 Automatically adjust vertical scale minimum When checked automatically adjusts the lower end of the vertical scale to
3. Parameters Tab Contains a list of available and selected parameters Available parameters A list where a parameter can be selected to add to the Selected parameter list To add a parameter highlight the desired parameter then click on the Add gt gt button Selected parameter A list of added parameters To remove a parameter from the list highlight it and click on the lt lt Remove button Draw box around frame When checked draws a box around the resulting list table Draw grid When checked draws a grid between each column and row of the table Grow frame with text When checked the width and height of the frame adjusts to fit the displayed text Disable relative highlight of parent frame When checked disables the relative highlighting of a parent graph When not checked the parent graph will highlight the region of the graph corresponding to the start time and duration of the selected list entry DataView User Manual 51 Field Width and Alignment Sets the width of the column or select auto and alignment for each parameter Promote or Demote Sets the order of parameters in the Selected parameters list Promoting moves a parameter higher in the list demoting moves it lower Font Changes the font used to display the text Load Default Recalls a previously saved list tab positions and text font Make Default Saves the currently selected parameter list for future rec
4. Select Instrument Lists the product groups found in the Templates directory Select Template Lists the templates within the selected group Template Browse Button Allows the selection of a desired template file from a location on a computer Database Browse Button This button located next to the Database list box allows the selection of the desired database files Database List Box Lists the specified database files that are to be used to generate the report 2 Specify the template to use 3 Specify database or databases to be used in the creation of the report 4 Selectthe OK button Each step must be completed in order The controls for each step are dis abled until the preceding step is completed 6 2 Attaching a Template when Downloading Data A template can be attached to a database at the time the database is created i NOTE Results may vary depending on the type of instrument used Refer to the Help file from within the instrument Control Panel for the specific procedure for this section To download by the instrument s Control Panel save and view data from an instrument perform the following steps 1 SelectDownload from the Instrument menu The Connection dialog box is displayed NOTE If the default configuration has been set to automatically estab lish a connection the Connection dialog box will not appear 2 Select the communications port and rate from the drop down
5. Draw box around frame When checked draws a box around the frame Grow frame with text When checked allows the frame to grow with the text 44 OLEFrames An Object Linking and Embedding OLE Frame is used to embed or link items from other applications into a report The object is contained within the specified frame 4 4 1 Creating an 0LE Frame 1 Selectthe Insert Object i tool 2 Move the tool to the location on the page where the upper left corner of the frame is to be placed 3 Click and drag the mouse to the location on the page where the lower right corner of the frame is to be located then release The Insert Object dialog box will be displayed f Insert Object Create New Create from Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Display As Icon Microsoft Word Document Inserts new Adobe Acrobat Document object into your document Figure 4 2 Create New Creates a new object to embed onto the page Create from File Embeds an existing file onto the page DataView User Manual 25 Object Type A list of available programs to select when creating a new object Display as Icon When checked specifies whether the embedded object will appear in the report as an icon or as the actual object For more details on OLE Frames see 6 5 4 5 Arrow Frames An Arrow Frame is used to draw an arrow on a re
6. Trend Summary List Properties Channels Parameters Database C Realtime Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 AM dvb Selected trace Lock frame data V Show all Zoom parent frame on selection Available channels Limit summary to parent window Summary Type E RMS Average by sample count U3RMS U1THD U2 THD U3 THD Average by sample period U1CF 125 ms U2CF U3CF V1 RMS Scrolling V2 RMS V Enable scrolling V3 RMS VN RMS Window size 25 Figure 4 21 DataView User Manual 57 The Trend Summary List Properties dialog box consists of two tabs Channels Tab Specifies the available summary options 58 Database Indicates the name of the database containing the recorded channel data Selected trace When checked the trend summary report will be generated for the trace selected in the Parent Frame When another trace is selected in the Parent Frame the exception report will be updated to reflect the measurements of the newly selected trace Show all When checked all of the channels contained within the database associated with the parent frame are listed and can be selected When not checked the list contains only those channels that have been selected for display in the parent graph Available channels A list of the channels contained in the Parent Graphs database Lock frame data When checked the displayed exception report becomes
7. i NOTE When using Save As Template the template can be saved with or without the database content Saving with the database content allows the template to be opened and modified as it existed when first created If saved without the database content a database must be selected when opening the template for modification The advantage of saving without the database con tent is that the resulting template file is much smaller that with the database content This is especially true if it is a very large database It is much easier to modify and maintain a template if the database content is saved with it When the template is used on a new set of data from the same type of test the resulting report will have the same layout as that defined in the template but with the new data inserted Once the report has been created it is possible to move between the worksheets using the tabs on the bottom of the screen The first worksheet in the report is always the Cover Sheet which displays information pertaining to the instrument the test run and the user The top box on the Cover Sheet worksheet is automatically filled in with test and instrument information that is attached to the test data The Operator and Test Site boxes can be filled by first selecting the desired box then selecting Edit Session Properties from the Edit menu To edit the information and add Comments double click on the boxes This opens up a window that allows the con
8. Lad Line thickness 1 rz Line color Eea Red 0 Green 0 Blue 0 p Figure 4 4 Line Thickness Specifies the line thickness in pixels Line Color Changes the color of the line Select a color from the Line color drop down list You can also specify a color other than the ones in the color list by entering the amount of each color component in the Red Green and Blue fields or click on the color picker icon to select from a wider range of colors DataView User Manual 27 4 7 Frames A Box Frame is used to draw a rectangular box on a report 4 7 1 Creating a Box Frame 1 Select the Draw Box Bl tool 2 Move the tool to the location on the page where the upper left corner of the frame is to be placed 3 Click and drag the mouse to the location on the page where the lower right corner of the frame is to be located then release The Box Properties dialog box will be displayed omm Lye a Eliptical LE E Cancel Red Line thickness Green 0 Bue jo 4 Figure 4 5 Line Thickness Specifies the line thickness in pixels e Line Color Changes the color of the line Select a color from the Line color drop down list You can also specify a color other than the ones in the color list by entering the amount of each color component in the Red Green and Blue fields Fill Style Selects the patt
9. i NOTE The PDF XChange option must be selected to be able to generate PDF reports from within DataView DataView InstallShield Wizard iot want to install Ground Integrity Monitor support files M Ground Tester Power Quality Logger M Power Pad M PowerPad II Model 8335 Jr Sentinel Data Logger M Simple Logger II 201407 and 607 Wattmeter 8220 M PDF XChange Figure 1 3 9 Ready to Install the Program window click on Install 10 If the instrument selected for installation requires the use of a USB port a warning box will appear similar to Figure 1 4 Click OK DataView User Manual 7 DataView InstallShield Wizard n Do not connect the AEMC USB Instrument or cable until after the LI installation of the drivers and the DataView software has finished If the AEMC USB Instrument or cable is connected to the computer now then disconnect it from the computer before proceeding Figure 1 4 i NOTE The installation of the drivers may take a few moments Windows may even indicate that it is not responding however it is running Please wait for it to finish 11 When the drivers are finished installing the Installation Successful dialog box will appear Click on OK 12 Next the Installation Wizard Complet
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11. Exports the data report to a csv spread sheet Page Setup Displays the Page Setup dialog box Print Worksheet Prints the active worksheet Print All Worksheets Prints all the worksheets in a report Print Preview Displays the report on the screen as it would appear printed DataView User Manual 3 2 Generate PDF Creates a user friendly PDF of the worksheet for sharing with others that not have DataView installed Send Sends the active report through electronic mail Exit Exits DataView Edit Menu Undo Reverses previous editing operation Redo Reverses the last undo command Cut Deletes a selected item and moves it to the clipboard Copy Copies a selected item to the clipboard Paste Pastes an item from the clipboard Paste Special Pastes data from the Windows clipboard Add Worksheet Adds a worksheet to the active report Delete Worksheet Deletes a worksheet from the active report Rename Worksheet Allows the user to rename the worksheet Duplicate Worksheet Duplicates the currently selected work sheet including all frames on that page Move Worksheet Allows the current worksheet to be moved before or after another worksheet Edit Session Properties Allows the session properties to be edited for the current report Insert New Object Inserts and embeds an object into a report Links Lists and edits links to embedded objects Object Edits the selected object DataView User Manual 19 3 3
12. Places a Word OLE object on the report Draw Arrow Changes the pointer to the Arrow tool Draw Line Changes the pointer to the Line tool Draw Box Changes the pointer to the Box tool Zoom Menu Zoom Tool Enables the zoom selection tool Zoom In Increases the zoom magnification Zoom Out Decreases the zoom magnification Zoom Previous Zooms to the previous display extents Zoom All Sets the display extents to include all stored data Step Left Pans the displayed graph to the left by 1096 Step Right Pans the displayed graph to the right by 1096 Pan Left Pans the displayed graph to the left by 9096 Pan Right Pans the displayed graph to the right by 9096 Pan Start Pans the displayed graph to the start of stored data Pan End Pans the displayed graph to the end of stored data Instrument Menu Commands Control Panel Establishes a connection to an instrument and opens the instrument s Control Panel Configure Instrument Establishes a connection to an instrument and displays the Configure Instrument dialog box Download Opens the control panel associated with the instrument and retrieves and saves previously recorded measurements DataView User Manual 21 3 7 3 8 3 9 22 Tools Menu Commands Control Panel Options Displays the Control Panel Options dialog box Directories Displays the Default Directories dialog box General Options Allows changes to the measurement units and numeric format Window C
13. When checked specifies whether the embedded object will appear in the report as an icon or as the actual object When checked a Change Icon button will be available Click this button to specify the icon to be displayed for the object Change Icon 4 Cancel C Defaut EM Browse C From File CAWindows Installer 91 110409 60 r Microsoft Word Document Microsoft Word Document Figure 5 3 DataView User Manual 79 Current Displays the icon that will appear in the current document Default Specifies that the icon representing the embedded or linked information in the document is the default icon for the program that was used to create it From File Specifies that the icon will be chosen from a different location Label Provides a space to type a label for the icon as it will appear in the document default label is used unless it 15 changed 52 Object Editing The Object option in the Edit menu is grayed out until an object is selected on the page This option will then change to reflect the type of OLE frame selected Example When selecting a bitmap linked object the Object option in the Edit menu will be replaced with the text Bitmap Image Object This option has three submenu commands Edit Opens the object file for editing If it is a linked object then the application will be started and the corresponding link file loaded
14. allows you to indicate a band on the graph which has a particular importance DataView User Manual To quickly move between captured waveforms use the pan commands in the Zoom Menu Ha Pan To Start Displays the first captured waveform Pi Pan To End Displays the last captured waveform gt Step Right or Step Left Displays the next or previous captured waveform When stepping through the captured waveforms the selection will move from each waveform for the channel associated with the currently dis played waveform After the last waveform for the current channel the first or last depending on direction of stepping waveform for the next or previous channel will be displayed 4 11 2 Graph Legend Frame The Graph Legend Frame is a Child Frame linked to a Graph Frame It displays the names of the recorded channels displayed in its Parent Graph Frame The name of each displayed channel is preceded by a short line segment drawn in the same color as its associated trace The Graph Legend Properties dialog box is displayed by either double clicking on the associated frame or by right clicking and selecting Properties from the pop up menu Graph Legend Properties Draw box around frame Display channel units Cancel Figure 4 12 This dialog box has two options Draw box around frame When checked a box is drawn around the Graph Legend Frame Display channel units When checke
15. 20 3 4 Frame Metu iore dasqa 21 35 Zoom Merl U 22 3 6 Instrument Menu Commands 22 3 7 Tools Menu Commands J a a 22 3 8 Window Menu Commands 23 3 9 Help Menu 5 23 DataView User Manual FRAMES iuis U U U dl U U RE RR AR 24 41 Whatare Frames vcs uu e a rt D e RE sss 24 4 2 Creating and Placing 24 4 3 Text Frames un corde E 25 4 3 1 Creating a Text Frame 4 ec nne 25 44 OLE Pia urere e Ee SR 26 4 4 1 Creating an Frame eei 26 4 5 ANON FTaImes zou dea EL e qu decenas 27 4 5 1 Creating an Arrow 27 nas 28 4 6 1 Creating Line Frame iens 28 4 FOMOS IRIS sassa s 29 4 7 1 Creating Box 29 48 Modifying a Frame uu u ennt nnne 30 4 8 1 Locking and Unlocking a Frame 30 4 8 2 Selecting a Frame a et 30 4 8 3 RESIZING Frame end tede s 30 4 8 4 Cutting Copying and Pasting 31 4 9 GraphilFalmes us nn o de ec lent tex
16. Default Make Default gt Help Fields for selected channel type Channel Name Insert Field Name Channel units Insert Field Code M M l Repeat for all channels displayed in parent frame Figure 4 26 Channel Types Contains a list of channel measurement types Each measurement type has its own substitution text 66 DataView User Manual Display Text An edit box containing the static and dynamic text to be displayed in the Channel Information Frame Fields Contains a list of field names values and codes to select from Dynamic text is specified with square brackets around it Example If the DAR field of the selected megohmmeter test measurement trace is 1 000 placing the text DAR in the Chan nel Information Text edit box will result in 1 000 being displayed in its place on the page Dynamic text substitution is useful for templates that create a report The field name will reflect the name contained in the attached database which may be different from database to database Fields can be added to the Display Text edit box in the following way 1 Place the cursor in the Display Text edit box where the field is to be inserted Click on the field from the list box to be inserted This step depends on what you want inserted To insert the field name as Static text click on the Insert Field Name button notice brackets are not placed around the field name To insert the f
17. Frame Fields Contains list of field names values and codes to select from Dynamic text is specified with square brackets around it Example If the Exceedence Type field of the selected exceedence trace is Sag placing the text Exceedence Type in the Exceedence Statistics Text edit box will result in Sag being displayed in its place on the page Dynamic text substitution is useful for templates that create a report when when you want the frame to reflect the state of the recorded data not known at the time the template was created The field name will reflect the name contained in the attached database which may be different from database to database Fields can be added to the Display Text edit box in the following way 46 DataView User Manual 1 Place the cursor in the Display Text edit box where the field is to be inserted 2 Click on the field from the list box to be inserted 3 This step depends on what you want inserted To insert the field name as Static text click on the Insert Field Name button notice brackets are not placed around the field name To insert the field value as Static text click on the Insert Field Value button notice that the value displayed in the list box is inserted To insert the field name as Dynamic text click on the Insert Field Code button notice that the name of the field is surrounded by square brackets is inserted NOTE If the selected Field does not have a curre
18. Frames that have attached Child Frames cannot be deleted before all of the attached Child Frames are deleted DataView User Manual 37 4101 Creating a Linked Frame The Link Frame tool is enabled only when a frame is capable of being a Parent Frame able to support Child Frames Perform the following steps to link one frame to another 1 Select a frame to link to using the k tool 2 Select the Link Frame 9 tool from toolbar and click selected frame The desired Child Frame Type dialog box will appear Child Frame v Default database C Users wsmith3 4EMC Documents D ataView D ataFiles PowerPad Realtime Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 Frame type OK Channel Graph Channel Information E Cancel Channel List S ju Exception List Frank anane n Figure 4 10 3 Select the type of Child Frame to be created and linked 4 Select the OK button to proceed 5 Move the frame tool to the location on the page where the upper left corner of the frame is to be placed then click and drag the mouse down to the location where the lower right corner of the frame is to be located then release 6 The Properties dialog box specific to the type of linked frame previ ously specified will be displayed 7 Once the properties have been specified select the OK button The Child Frame is created and linked to the Parent Fra
19. However when used in a Graph frame it can select individual waveforms and trend traces The Graph Frame be the Parent Frame for Child Frames see 8 4 11 The types of Child Frames that it can support are i Waveform Analysis Frames The types of Waveform Analysis include Waveform Snapshot Harmonic Bar Graph and Harmonic Text Summary Graph Legend Frame Displays the names of the traces displayed on the graph Session Summary Frame Displays user and instruments supplied information about the session that contains the recorded data Micro Graph Frame Displays a sub section of the Parent Frame Meter Frame Displays spot values of a Parent Frame Exceedence Statistics Frame Displays the statistics for an individually selected exceedence trace within the graph area Exceedence List Frame Displays a list of exceedences contained within the attached database Exception List Frame Displays a list of exception records for the specified thresholds for the selected channels contained within the parent graph frame Trend Summary List Frame Displays a list of sample points for the selected channels contained within the parent graph frame Channel List Frame Displays a list of records for selected channels contained within the parent graph frame Channel Information Frame Displays textual information regarding selected channels contained within the parent graph frame NOTE The available selections will depend o
20. Ruth 33 4 9 1 Creating a Graph 34 4 10 Linking Frames Parent and Child Frames 38 4 10 1 Creating a Linked Frame 39 4 11 Frame cert ttg e cte a 40 4 11 1 Waveform Analysis Frames 40 4 11 2 Graph Legend 42 4 11 3 Session Summary 42 441 5 Meter Frain tereti edge 44 4 11 6 Exceedence Statistics Frame 46 4 11 7 Exceedence List Frame 49 4 11 8 gt Exception List Frame neen 52 4 11 9 Trend Summary List 57 4 11 10 Channel List 2 200 62 4 11 11 Channel Information 67 4 11 12 Histogram 69 DataView User Manual 4 11 13 Bar Chart 69 4 11 14 Session List Frame 74 4 11 15 Table of Contents 77 LMMI Aid 79 5 T Object Linking roter u Re ERA OU E 79 5 2 Object Editing 81 6 TEMPLATES mee 83 6 1 Create Report from Template
21. accommodate the displayed channels Remove the check to make the lower limit of the vertical scale fixed at the specified value Display channel units on graph When checked causes the units for each channel selected for display to be displayed on the left side of the graph When this option is selected you can also over ride the default channel units and display other text as units Note When this option is checked the Display channel units as option becomes available allowing the entry of any text you would like displayed for the vertical scale units in the edit box to the right Automatically adjust Start Stop Date Time Instructs DataView to automatically adjust the starting or stopping time in the graph for displayed data to the earliest or latest sample point in the data to be displayed Removing the check allows you to over ride this function and manually specify a starting and stopping date and time Synchronize parent child frame display period When checked causes all graph frames linked to this frame to zoom and pan along with this frame Highlight relative time period of child frames When checked causes this frame to gray the area of the frame relative to the child frames display period Display upper threshold limit bar When checked allows you to specify the level and color of a line to be displayed across the graph This is useful to indicate the threshold for some condition on the graph Display lower threshol
22. dialog box will appear allowing the user to select the options for this frame is possible to add and delete worksheets from report allowing the user to customize the length of the report To add a worksheet select Add Worksheet from the Edit menu To remove a worksheet select Delete Worksheet from the Edit menu The graphs have zooming and panning functions allowing the user to enlarge portions of the graph and scroll through them The functions are accessed through their buttons on the toolbar or the Zoom menu NOTE For more information use the software s Help Menu which is installed with DataView see 8 3 9 DataView provides the following features instrument dependent Display and analyze data on your PC Configure all instrument functions and parameters Customize frames templates and reports Display real time data Download previously recorded data Create and store a complete library of configurations that can be uploaded to the instrument as needed Factory predefined templates for each type of instrument Display waveforms trend graphs harmonic spectrums and text summaries Display surge amp sag events in high resolution waveforms and as tabular listings DataView User Manual 11 22 Starting DataView Start the DataView program by selecting its shortcut from Programs in the Start Menu or from the Desktop Shortcut The Quick Start dialog box will appear DataView Qu
23. locked Changes to the Parent Frame will not affect the exception report Zoom Parent Frame on selection When checked the Parent Graph is automatically zoomed to the time period associated with the newly selected entry Limit summary to parent window When checked the trend summary report is limited to the zoomed section of the Parent Graph Frame Any change to the zoomed state of the Parent Graph window will result in the trend summary report being updated for the selected time frame Summary Type Defines how the sample points are to be com bined when generating the report Average by sample count When selected the value con tained in the associated edit box is used to indicate the number of samples that are combined for each list entry Example If this option is selected and the edit box contains 10 every 10 samples will be compared for the minimum and maximum values to display in a list entry Also the 10 samples will be averaged for each list entry DataView User Manual Average by sample period When selected the time period contained in the associated drop down list is used to indicate the number of samples that are combined for each list entry The actual number of samples combined will depend on the storage rate of the recorded data Example If the recorded data is stored at 1 second inter vals and a 1 minute averaging is selected 60 samples will be combined for each summary list entry Enable scrol
24. made to the original file results in the embedded object changing as well Using the OLE Le tool click on the report where you would like to place the image The Insert Object dialog box will appear Create New Create from Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Display As Icon Microsoft Word Document Result Inserts a new Adobe Acrobat Document object into your document Figure 5 1 This dialog box specifies the object and how it is to be attached e Create New Creates a new object to insert on the page Object Type This list is available when Create New is selected This list consists of applications for creating a new object 78 DataView User Manual e Create From File Choose this option when placing an existing object Use the Browse button to locate the file Place a check beside the Link option to maintain a link to the original file If this option is not checked then the object will be embedded copied into the report When an object is linked it can be customized using the Links com mand in the Edit menu r Insert Object Create New Create from File C Program Files amp 86 Data View Browse Link Result Inserts the contents of the file as an object into your document so that you may activate it using the program which created it Figure 5 2 Display as Icon
25. name of each database file needed to complete the trans formation of the template to a report see 8 6 1 5 Select the OK button 6 Customize each object frame as desired Once the Create Report from Template dialog box is closed the result ing report will be displayed 84 DataView User Manual 6 4 Attaching a Template when Opening a Database When a database is opened the user is asked to supply the name of the template to define its display When the template is specified it is attached to the database resulting in a report To open a database and create a report perform the following steps 1 Select Open Open Database from the File menu 2 Select or specify the name of the database file 3 Select the Open button The Create Report from Template dialog box will be displayed 4 Select the template to use for the initial display of the database see 5 6 1 5 Specify any additional databases if any required by the selected template 6 Select the OK button 7 Customize each object frame as desired Once the Create Report from Template dialog box is closed the result ing report will be displayed 6 5 Creating a Template A template is created when a report is saved with the database To create a template perform the following steps 1 Open existing report or create a new one 2 Modify the report as desired 3 Select the Save As Template option from the File menu 4 Specify the name of th
26. of frames in a report defines one frame by the contents of another frame Examples of linking Parent and Child Frames Example 1 An Exception Report Frame can be linked to a Graph Frame which displays the trend data of a recording The Exception Report Frame can be set to list exceptions for the entire recording or just the portion displayed in the Graph Frame in which case zooming in and out of the displayed graph will cause the exception report to automatically update based on the displayed data Example 2 A Harmonic Text Summary frame can be linked to a graph displaying waveforms When a waveform is selected the Harmonic Text Summary frame will be updated based on the selected waveform In addition multiple frames can be linked to a single frame Example 3 Waveform Snapshot Harmonic Bar Graph and Har monic Text Summary frames can be linked to a Trend Graph that contains waveforms When a waveform is selected all three of the attached frames will automatically be updated for the selected waveform In Example 3 the Trend Graph is referred to as the Parent Frame The Waveform Snapshot Harmonic Bar Graph and Harmonic Text summary are Child Frames In DataView a Parent Frame can have multiple Child Frames although each Child Frame can only have one Parent Frame Attaching a Child Frame to a Parent creates a hierarchy of linked frames with the top most Parent Frame controlling the display of the lower level frames NOTE
27. of pages in the report The last three panes indicate the number of worksheets in the report and the state of the Caps lock Num lock and Scroll lock keys 28 Title Bar test file EXIIT Figure 2 7 The title bar is located along the top of the DataView application window and contains the name of the application and active report To move the window drag the title bar i NOTE You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars 2 9 Scroll Bars The scroll bars are displayed at the right and bottom edges of the report Use the mouse to scroll through the pages using the horizontal and verti cal scroll bars DataView User Manual 15 2 10 Changing the Page Layout The layout and size of the pages used in a report is defaulted at 8 5 x 11 with a 0 5 margin around all sides To change the page layout perform the following steps 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu The Page Setup dialog box will be displayed This dialog box allows you to select the paper size and source The default printer determines both of these To select an alternate printer click on the Printer button i NOTE Page setup is only available when a report is open 2 Select the size and paper source from the drop down menus Select the appropriate page orientation portrait or landscape Specify the left right top and bottom margins Select the button to change the page layout for the active
28. of the dialog box If Automatic is selected the link is updated automatically Open Source Click this button to open the file of the selected link Change Source Click this button to change the selected object to a different one Break Link Click this button to remove the connection between the selected link and the source file When the link is broken the frame becomes a static object and can no longer be edited DataView User Manual 81 CHAPTER 6 TEMPLATES DataView comes with a set of templates each for a specific type of instru ment and configuration A template is a file that defines the type placement and properties of frames in a report It is used to generate a report for a database when performing any of the following methods Downloading instrument data Opening a template Opening a database 6 1 Create Report from Template The Create Report from Template dialog box selects in one place tem plate and database files to be joined to create a report 1 Select the New from Template option from the File menu r Create Report from Template EN Step 1 Specify Template Select Instrument Select Template C s Templates PowerPad IINPowerPad Browse Step 2 Specify Database s 1 C 4 Realtime Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 AM dvb Cancel Help Figure 6 1 82 DataView User Manual This dialog box contains the following items
29. report to the specified settings i NOTE When the file is saved the changes you make to the page layout are saved for the current file only When creating a new document the default page size will apply 2 11 Adding and Deleting Worksheets To Add a worksheet perform the following steps 1 Select the Add Worksheet command from the Edit menu The Insert Worksheet dialog box will be displayed 2 Specify the worksheet number and whether it should come before or after the currently displayed worksheet 3 Click OK to proceed To Delete a worksheet perform the following steps 1 Select the Delete Worksheet command from the Edit menu The Delete Worksheet dialog box will be displayed 2 Specify the number of the worksheet you wish to delete Click OK to proceed 16 DataView User Manual 2 12 Printing To print the active currently displayed worksheet in a report select the Print Worksheet command from the File menu or click on the icon To print all the worksheets in a report select the Print Worksheets command from the File menu The Print dialog box will appear This dialog box allows you to select a printer and change its properties 2 13 Print Preview The Print Preview command displays the active worksheet as it would appear when printed i NOTE Print Preview only shows the current worksheet and not the entire report To use this command select Print Preview from the File menu or sel
30. 3 4 20 View Menu Draft Shows the active report in draft mode Layout Shows the active report in layout mode Links Displays the child parent links between frames Watch Enables disables the value at cursor display on graphs Grid Enables disables the display and snap to grid for frames Toolbar Allows the selection of the Basic or Advanced toolbars and whether to show or hide the toolbar Status Bar Shows or hides the status bar Frame Menu Select Frame Changes the pointer to the Frame Selection tool Link Frame Enables the Link Frame tool for creating a new frame linked to the currently selected frame Change Link Allows you to assign another frame as the parent of a child frame Properties Displays the properties dialog box associated with the currently selected frame Frame Background Displays the Color dialog box which allows the change of color to the frame s background Send To Back Moves selected frame to the end of the reports frame list Bring To Front Moves selected frame to the beginning of the reports frame list Lock Frame Locks the frame at its current position and size Unlock Frame Releases a locked frame New Frame Creates a new object frame on the report Place Graph Places a graph on the report Place TOC Places a table of contents on the report DataView User Manual 3 5 3 6 Place Text Places a text box on the report Place OLE Places an OLE object on the report Place Word OLE
31. Exception duration units Remove Add Space gt gt 7 V Draw box around frame Dew gid Load Default Grow frame with text Make Default Disable relative highlight of parent frame Figure 4 20 DataView User Manual 55 Parameters Tab Contains a list of available and selected parameters Available parameters A list where a parameter can be selected to add to the Selected parameter list To add a parameter highlight the desired parameter then click on the Add gt gt button Selected parameter A list of added parameters To remove a parameter from the list highlight it and click on the lt lt button Draw box around frame When checked draws a box around the resulting list table Draw grid When checked draws a grid between each column and row of the table Grow frame with text When checked the width and height of the frame adjusts to fit the displayed text Disable relative highlight of parent frame When checked disables the relative highlighting of a parent graph When not checked the parent graph will highlight the region of the graph corresponding to the start time and duration of the selected list entry Field Width and Alignment Sets the width of the column or select auto and alignment for each parameter Promote or Demote Sets the order of parameters in the Selected parameters list Promoting moves a parameter higher in the list demoting moves it lower F
32. Manuals 8 AUTORUNINF General options 0 DocsEN ini DocsFR ini setup exe Setup ini Upgrades ini View more AutoPlay options in Control Panel 0 UpgradesES ini 2 UpgradesFR ini Figure 1 1 DataView User Manual 5 i NOTE If Autorun is disabled it will be necessary to open Windows Explorer then locate and open the USB stick drive labeled DataView to view the files on the drive 3 In the AutoPlay window select Open folder to view files 4 Double click on Setup exe from the opened folder view to launch the DataView setup program 5 A Set up window will appear Click Install and follow the on screen instructions to complete the install Setup mm Install Francais Espa ol Exit Select an option from the list below ptions Description n 3 11 0008 Installs the English version of DataView onto this computer Adobe This version of DataView supports the following instruments Dataview Update Firmware Upgrades Ground Tester Model 6470 B 6471 and 6472 User Manuals Ground Clamp Model 6417 Installation Tester Model 6116 Megohmmeter Model 1060 5060 5070 6550 and 6555 Micro Ohmmeter Model 6240 6250 and 5292 Power Energy Logger Model PEL102 and PEL103 Power Meter Model 8220 Power Quality Logger Model PQL100 and POL120 PowerPad Model 8230 3945 3945 8333 8335 8336 and 8435 Power Clamp Model 407 and 607 Sentinel Data Logger Simp
33. RMS and Volts THD each have the same channel type voltage trend but have different measurement codes Channel Type Code and Modifier When selected only channels with the same data type same measurement code and same measurement modifier will be automatically included for display For example Volts RMS Min Volts RMS Max and Volts RMS all have the same channel type and channel code However they each have a different channel modifier Min and Avg DataView User Manual 4 11 14 Session List Frame The Session List frame displays a textual list of session records for a specified database This dialog box consists of two tabs Session List Properties 4 Session List Parameters Database C DataFiles PQ Logger S amples MultiSession dvb Force display of trace Scrolling Enable scrolling Window size Figure 4 30 Session List Specifies the summary options available for the Session List frame The items in this dialog box are defined as follows Database Indicates the name of the database containing the recorded channel data It is available for information only and is obtained from the parent trend graph Force display of trace When selected the traces for the selected session record will be enabled for display in the child frame s even if they were not already This has the effect of forcing the display of channel records even if previously disabled Z
34. all 4 11 8 Exception List Frame The Exception List Frame is a Child Frame linked to either a Channel Graph or Micro Graph Frame This frame displays a textual list summary of the sample points for a given channel that exceed user specified thresholds The displayed text is obtained from the exceedence records in the recorded data contained within the Parent Frame To step between Exception List entries select Pan Start Displays the first exception entry Pi Pan To End Displays the last exception entry Step Right Step Left Displays the next previous list entry When stepping through the captured exception entries the selection will move from each exception for the associated channel In addition to stepping through the list with the tool bar you can select a specific entry listed using the mouse pointer The text for the selected entry will be highlighted indicating which entry in the list is currently selected 52 DataView User Manual z Exception List Properties ww ZZ FH Format Parameters Database Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 AM dvb Selected trace Lock frame data Show Limit list to parent display frame Available channels Zoom parent frame on selection Exception filter Above upper limit C Below lower limit Within upper and lower limits Outside upper and lower limits Inclusive Exception limits G
35. applications into the report Place Word OLE tool creates a Word OLE Draw Arrow tool creates an Arrow frame Draw Line tool creates a Line frame Tl k e Draw Box tool creates Box frame DataView User Manual 23 i NOTE Frame Properties can be modified at any time by either double clicking on the associated frame right clicking and selecting Properties from the pop up menu or by selecting the frame then selecting Properties from the Frame menu 4 3 Text Frames A Text Frame creates a frame where text can be inserted 4 3 1 Creating a Text Frame To place a Text Frame on the page perform the following steps 1 Select the Insert Text A tool 2 Move the tool to the location on the page where the upper left corner of the frame is to be placed 3 Click and drag the mouse to the location on the page where the lower right corner of the frame is to be located then release The Text Box Properties dialog box will be displayed Text Box Properties v y W Li v v y v OK Cancel Tabs Font Enable word wrap Draw box around frame IV Grow frame with text Help 2 Figure 4 1 Text to type text be placed report Tabs Specifies the position of tabs within the frame Font Changes the font of the text 24 DataView User Manual Enable word wrap When checked wraps text within the frame
36. be used Above upper limit When selected only the upper limit is used If the Inclusive check box is selected the exception report includes measurements equal to and above the upper limit Below lower limit When selected only the lower limit is used If the Inclusive check box is selected the exception report includes measurements equal to and below the lower limit Within upper and lower limits When selected both the upper and lower limit edit boxes are enabled If the Inclusive check box is selected the exception report includes measure ments that are equal to or greater than the lower limit and lower than or equal to the upper limit When it is not selected only values that are greater than the lower limit and less than the upper limit are included Outside upper and lower limits When selected both the upper and lower limit edit boxes are enabled If the Inclusive check box is selected the exception report includes measure ments that are equal to or lesser than the lower limit or equal to or greater than the upper limit Inclusive When checked the report includes the specified limits Get limits from database Some instruments such as the PowerPad specify upper and lower exception limits when the database is created When this option is checked and the limits are specified in the database then those limits will be used If the limits are not specified in the database then the limits specified here will be used W
37. cording Start Time 12 42 14 PM General Operator Site Custom Draw box around frame Figure 4 13 42 DataView User Manual This dialog box contains Display Text An edit box containing the static and dynamic text to be displayed in the Session Summary Frame Fields Contains a list of field names values and codes to select from Dynamic text is specified with square brackets around it Example If the Operator Company Name field of the recorded data is AEMC Instruments placing the text Operator Company Name in the Summary Text edit box will result in AEMC Instru ments being displayed in its place on the page Dynamic text substitution is useful for templates that create a report when session data is attached The field name will reflect the name contained in the attached database which may be different from database to data base Fields can be added to the Display Text edit box in the following way 1 Place the cursor in the Display Text edit box where the field is to be inserted 2 Click on the field from the list box to be inserted 3 This step depends on what you want inserted To insert the field name as Static text click on the Insert Field Name button notice brackets are not placed around the field name To insert the field value as Static text click on the Insert Field Value button notice that the value displayed in the list box is inserted To insert the field na
38. d displays channel units DataView User Manual 41 4 11 3 Session Summary Frame The Session Summary Frame is a Child Frame linked to a Graph Frame This frame displays a textual summary of its Parent Frame The summary text is obtained from the Session Summary information entered at the time the recorded channel data was saved to the database The Session Summary Frame contains two types of text Static text Displayed as it was typed into the Session Summary Properties dialog box Dynamic text Generated through field substitution The value of the Parent Frame of the specified field is substituted for the field name The summary text can be customized using the Session Summary Properties dialog box that is displayed by either double clicking on the associated frame or by right clicking and selecting Properties from the pop up menu Session Summary Properties Display Text v Operator Operator Company Name Operator Name Operator Address 1 Operator Address 2 Operator City Operator State Operator 21 Phone Operator Phone Number Fax Operator Fax Number e mail Operator e mail Address Recording Start Date 8 23 2000 Recording Duration 14 45 min s Instrument ID 02 000010 Database Name SampleData dvb Phase Surge Count 3 Phase Sag Count 4 Instrument Configuration Storage Rate 125 mSecsRecor Database Path C Users wsmith3 4EMC D ocuments D ataVie Re
39. d limit bar When checked allows you to specify the level and color of a line to be displayed across the graph This is useful to indicate the threshold for some condition on the graph This option in combination with the previous option allows you to indicate a band on the graph which has a particular importance DataView User Manual r Channel Graph Properties JM Channels Scales Template Use template defined colors Delete frame selected channel list is empty when opening via a template Zoom all when opening via template Template Filter C All Channels no filter Channel Type Only Channel Type and Code Channel Type Code and Modifier Figure 4 9 Template Tab Specifies how the graph should be treated when it is being opened as part of a template Use template defined colors When checked over rides the channel colors defined in a database with the colors specified in the Channels tab This option will only work for channels that are listed in the Selected Channels list Channels not present in that list will use the default color specified in the database Delete frame if selected channel list is empty when opening via a template When checked marks the frame and all of the attached child frames for deletion if the Selected channels list is empty after opening via a database when used as a template Zoom all when opening via template Selecting this option wi
40. e displayed channels Remove the check to make the lower limit of the vertical scale fixed at the specified value Display channel units on graph When checked causes the units for each channel selected for display to be displayed on the left side of the graph Note When this option is checked the Display channel units as option becomes available allowing the entry of any text you would like displayed for the vertical scale units in the edit box to the right Automatically adjust Start Stop Date Time Instructs DataView to automatically adjust the starting or stopping time in the graph for displayed data to the earliest or latest sample point in the data to be displayed Removing the check allows you to over ride this function and manually specify a starting and stopping date and time Display upper and lower threshold limit bar Allows you to draw a horizontal line at the specified limit level and color The limit bar is drawn for reference only and is not used to analyze the selected channels DataView User Manual Channels Scales Template Use template defined colors Delete frame if selected channel list is empty when opening via a template Zoom all when opening via template Template Filter All Channels no filter Channel Type Only Channel Type and Code Channel Code and Modifier Fig 4 29 Template Tab Specifies how the graph sho
41. e template in the File name field 5 Select the Save button DataView User Manual 85 66 Modifying a Template To modify a template perform the following steps 1 Select Open gt Open Template from the File menu 2 Selector specify the name of the template file 3 Select the Open button The Create Report from Template dialog box will be displayed 4 Specify the name of each database file needed to complete the trans formation of the template to a report this step will be skipped if the template was saved with the database embedded it it 5 Select the OK button 6 Customize each object frame as desired 7 Save the report as a template using the name specified in Step 3 A new template based on an existing template can be created using the previous procedure except specify a different name in Step 7 The original template will be left as is and a new one with the specified name will be created 86 DataView User Manual EJAEMC INSTRUMENTS 12 13 99 MAN 100233 v2 Chauvin Arnoux Inc d b a AEMC Instruments 15 Faraday Drive Dover NH 03820 USA Phone 603 749 6434 Fax 603 742 2346 WWW aemc com
42. e window will appear Click on Finish 13 A Question dialog box appears next Click Yes to read the procedure for connecting the instrument to the USB port on the computer A NOTE The Set up window remains open You may now select another option to download e g Adobe Reader or close the window 14 Restart your computer then connect the instrument to the computer 15 Once connected the Found New Hardware dialog box will appear Windows will complete the driver installation process automatically Shortcuts for DataView and each instrument control panel selected during the installation process have been added to your desktop NOTE If you connected your instrument to the computer before installing the software and drivers you may need to use the Add Remove Hardware utility to remove the instrument driver before repeating the process 8 DataView User Manual CHAPTER 2 USING DATAVIEW This chapter will provide the information necessary to use this program More information on specific functions available in DataView is available in the online help system included with the software and the product user manual supplied with each instrument 21 Overview DataView software allows the user to analyze and display recorded data while the instruments Control Panel controls configures and downloads data from the instruments i NOTE Information regarding downloading data and using the instrument s Control Panel can be fou
43. ect the icon Print Preview offers the following options Print Brings up the print dialog box to start a print job Next Page Previews the next printed page in the worksheet e Prev Page Previews the previous printed page in the worksheet One Two Page Previews or two pages at a time Zoom In Takes a closer look at the printed page Zoom Out Takes a larger look at the printed page Close Returns from print preview to the editing window 2 14 Getting Online Help Context sensitive help is available in DataView by pressing the F1 func tion key or by selecting Contents from the Help menu Many dialog boxes also have a Help button DataView User Manual 17 i 3 1 18 CHAPTER 3 MENU COMMANDS NOTE The Menu content will only display the active commands that are available for the Window that is currently selected File Menu Quick Start Opens the DataView Quick Start dialog box New Creates a new report New From Template Opens the Create Report from Template dialog box Open Opens an existing report Close Closes the active report Save Saves the active report using the same file name Save As Saves the active report to a specified file name Save As Template Saves the active report as a Template Archive Copies the active report and all of the attached database files to a user specified location Database Displays the Database Properties dialog box Export to Spreadsheet
44. ecting this button all entries in the Available channels list will be selected for inclusion in the list frame Deselect All When selecting this button all entries in the Available channels list will be deselected for inclusion in the list frame Enable scrolling Placing a check next to this option causes the frame to only display the specified number of lines Scroll bars are displayed along the right side of the frame to move through the list Window size Specifies the maximum number of lines to be displayed in the frame for scrolling DataView User Manual Channel List Properties Channel List Parameters Template Available parameters V Draw box around Draw grid Grow frame with text Disable relative highlight of parent frame Figure 4 24 Parameters Tab Contains a list of available and selected parameters Available parameters A list where a parameter can be selected to add to the Selected parameter list To add a parameter highlight the desired parameter then click on the Add gt gt button Selected parameter A list of added parameters To remove a parameter from the list highlight it and click on the Remove button Draw box around frame When checked draws a box around the resulting list table Draw grid When checked draws a grid between each column and row of the table Grow frame with text When checked the width and height of the frame adjust
45. ed Tooltips can be displayed by hovering over an icon To hide or display the Toolbar choose View gt Toolbar gt Hide al 24 x eH o t El A oe ala ele 8 p o a 24 amp a leje gB gt O Figure 2 4 i NOTE For a complete description of all toolbar icons from within DataView software go to Help gt Help Contents gt Chapter 1 4 2 6 Tabs Bar The Tabs bar is located right above the Status bar at the bottom of the DataView window Cover Sheet Hz Yims Ums Arms THD CF UNB Pst Plt KF Power PF Figure 2 5 14 DataView User Manual The Tabs bar shows all the worksheets in the current report and allows the user to move between worksheets by clicking the appropriate tab If there are more worksheets then there is space for tabs then arrows will appear to scroll through the list of tabs 27 Sthatus Bar The status bar is located at the very bottom of the DataView window To display or hide the status bar choose Status Bar from the View menu For Help press Fl Sheet 2 of 2 NUM Figure 2 6 On the left side of the status bar is a one line prompt about highlighted menu options If no menu option is highlighted it informs you that pressing the F1 function key will display the online help On the right side of the status bar are four panes The first indicates the current worksheet and number
46. ed bar and clicking the left mouse button If a Channel Information Frame is linked it will be updated to display information about the selected bar I Channels Scales Template Database name Realtime Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 AM dvb Available channels Selected channels Frequent U1RMS Line color Red U2 THD UAMS U3THD 1 luicr Red 255 Green 0 2 U3CF 4 VI RMS Be 0 V2RMS V3RMS Scale VWNRMS HAS Vi THD 6 Left side v2THD Right side V3 THD VN THD lt lt Remove All 2 CF Ps1 Pst2 Pst3 A1RMS RMS a3RMS RMS THD A3THD AN THN Fig 4 27 68 DataView User Manual Channels Tab Choose channel to be displayed by selecting it in the Available channels list then clicking on the Add gt gt button The selected channel will be added to the Selected channels list Remove channels from the Selected channels list by selecting it then clicking on the lt lt Remove button Change the color used to draw each of the channels by selecting it in the Selected channel list and choosing an alternate color from the Line color drop down menu v UN Bar Chart Meter Properties Im Channels Scales Template Vertical scales Automatically adjust ve
47. ern fill you want inside the object Elliptical Switches the shape from a box to an ellipse 28 DataView User Manual 48 Modifying a Frame 4 8 1 Locking and Unlocking a Frame When a frame is placed on a report it is unlocked and can be moved and resized A frame can also be locked to prevent it from being moved or resized To lock unlock a frame perform the following steps 1 Select the frame to be locked unlocked 2 Select the Lock Frame or Unlock Frame command from the Frame menu or right click on the selected Frame and choose Lock Frame or Unlock Frame from the pop up menu 4 8 2 Selecting a Frame To select a frame use the Select Frame k tool click the frame When frame is selected resize handles will be displayed on each of the four corners and at the middle of each four sides of the frame When aframe is placed on top of another frame the top most frame will be selected first To select the underlying frame change the order of frames by using the Send to Back and Bring to Front buttons 4 8 3 Resizing a Frame NOTE If a frame is unable to be resized it may be locked Refer to S 4 8 1 to unlock it To resize a frame perform the following steps 1 Place the mouse pointer over one of the corner resize handles The pointer will change to a resize arrow indicating the direction that the handle will resize the frame in 2 Click on and drag the resize handle in the required di
48. et limits from database Upper limit fo Lower limit p Enable scrolling Display limit bands Window size 25 Red RA B Figure 4 19 Format Tab Specifies the channel and limits to be used in creating the exception report Database Indicates the name of the database containing the recorded channel data Selected trace When checked the exception report will be generated for the trace selected in the Parent Frame When another trace is selected in the Parent Frame the exception report will be updated to reflect the measurements of the newly selected trace Show all When checked all of the recorded channels contained within the parents database are displayed Available channels A list of the channels contained in the Parent Graphs database Lock frame data When checked the displayed exception report becomes locked Changes to the Parent Frame will not affect the exception report DataView User Manual 53 54 Limit list to parent display frame When checked the exception report is limited to the zoomed section of the Parent Graph Frame Any change to the zoomed state of the Parent Graph window will result in the exception report being updated for the selected time frame Zoom Parent Frame on selection When checked the Parent Graph is automatically zoomed to the time period associated with the newly selected entry Exception filter Filters that define how the specified limits are to
49. ght or Step Left Displays the next or previous captured event When stepping through the captured exceedence events the selection will move from each exceedence for the channel associated with the cur rently displayed event After the last event for the current channel the first or last depending on direction of stepping event for the next or previous channel will be displayed In addition to stepping through the list with the tool bar you can select a specific event listed using the mouse pointer The text for the selected event will be highlighted indicating which event in the list is currently selected You can customize text displayed using the Exceedence List Properties dialog box which is displayed by either double clicking on the associ ated frame or by right clicking and selecting Properties from the pop up menu DataView User Manual 49 List Properties Format Parameters Filter Scrolling Enable scrolling Window size Surge Exceedence C Sag Exceedence Surge and Sag Exceedence Sort order Exceedence type Duration in cycles Trigger Date Promote Exceedence magnitude Demote Sort Type Descending Ascending List size limit Zoom parent frame on selection Cancel Help Figure 4 17 Format Tab Allows you to select the type of exceedence to filter when building the exceede
50. hen not checked only the limits specified here will be used even if they are specified in the database DataView User Manual Upper limit Specifies the upper limit of the exception report Lower limit Specifies the lower limit of the exception report Display limit bands Placing a check next to this option causes horizontal lines at the specified limit ranges to be displayed on the parent graph Enable scrolling Placing a check next to this option causes the frame to only display the specified number of lines Scroll bars are displayed along the right side of the frame to move through the list Window size Specifies the maximum number of lines to be display in the frame for scrolling By combining the Limit list to parent display frame and Selected trace options the exception report will become dynamic The associated chan nel and time frame are updated as you interact with the Parent Frame graph Placing a check next to Lock frame data results in the exception report becoming static The dynamic nature of the report is disabled when the Lock frame data option is checked P Exception List Properties mcum Fomat Parameters Available parameters Selected parameters Exception list index Auto Width Trigger date Field width Trigger time b 7 Exception duration Minimum value Alignment Maximum value Average value Left 9 E Channel units C Right Channel name Center
51. ick Start Instrument Configure Instrument Help Real time Display Download Data Open Data File Check for DataView Updates Open Existing Report select report from list below DataFiles PowerPad II Realtime Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 AM dvb 46472 102128 Terre 4 P avec 1 pince 4 20 2010 10 00 31 AM dvb GroundT 4 P avec 1 pince 4 20 2010 10 00 31 AM dvb C Documents D ataView D ataFiles Megohmmeter O dvb Pee Figure 2 1 Configure Instrument Opens an instrument specific control panel which displays the Configure Instrument dialog box Real time Display Opens an instrument control panel providing real time display of measurement data Download Data Opens an instrument control panel and begins the download of recorded data Open Data File Displays the Create View from Template dialog box which allows an existing database using a user customized or predefined template to be opened Open Existing Report Opens previously created reports dvw and recently used databases dvb When a file is selected from this list it will automatically open if it is a database it will first prompt for the desired template to use e Check for DataView Updates This button opens the internet browser to see if a new version of DataView is available online 12 DataView User Manual 2 3 Exiting DataView To exit select Exit from
52. ield name as Dynamic text click on the Insert Field Code button notice that the name of the field is surrounded by square brackets is inserted As in any text editor pressing the Enter key will create a new line Press ing the Tab key will position the cursor to the next tab position Change the default tab positions by selecting the Tabs button to display the Tabs dialog box The font used to display the text can be changed by clicking on the Font button and specifying the font attributes DataView User Manual 67 4 11 13 Bar Chart Meter A Bar Chart Meter frame displays individual sample points for a selected point in time on a graph in bar chart format A bar for each channel is displayed with the bar for the corresponding channel representing the value of the sample point for the selected time point of the parent frame The Bar Chart Meter frame is similar to the Meter Frame that displays textual values the Bar Chart Meter displays sample values in a bar representation As with graph frames you can customize the channels that are displayed and the colors of those channels The Bar Chart Meter frame allows the following frames to be linked to it Channel Information Displays information about the selected bar Graph Legend Displays a legend for the bars being displayed Session Summary Displays summary information about the recording session A bar can be selected by positioning the mouse pointer over the desir
53. into it If the object was copied into the report not linked then it will be opened for in place editing Open Starts the corresponding application to edit the object regardless of whether it is a link or copy Convert Displays the Convert dialog box This dialog box lists the types of format conversions available i NOTE Double clicking on a linked image will open the source program it was created in for editing 80 DataView User Manual 2x me logo bmp Bitmap Imaae Automatic Update Now Source Change Source Break Link Source Documents 4RATWORK AEMC logo bmp Type Bitmap Image Update 6 Automatic Manual Figure 5 4 The Links dialog box displays the current links used in this document their type and update status If the source file for the link can not be found the update column will read Unavailable This typically happens if the source file is on an unavailable network drive or if the source file has been moved Cancel Click this button to close the Links dialog box before any changes are made Once a link is modified the Cancel button is replaced with the Close button This indicates that changes have been made and applied to the selected link s Update Now Click this button to update the selected link if any changes have been made to it This option only needs to be used if Manual is selected at the bottom
54. is Type Contains a group of radio buttons that specifies the type of analysis to be performed on the associated waveform Individual Harmonics Contains a group of radio buttons that specifies how the individual harmonics are displayed in a Harmonic Text Summary Phasor Rotation Specifies the rotational order of each phase in a multiple phase system when the analysis type is Phasor Zoom Parent Frame when Panning When checked causes the Parent Frame to zoom to the time period associated with the displayed waveform This occurs when issuing a pan command while the waveform analysis frame is selected Lock Frame Data When checked freezes the data used to display the frame at their current values When the frame data is locked selecting a waveform in the Parent Frame does not change the data displayed in the Child Frame Enable lower limit for vertical scale maximum When checked specifies a value for which the upper end of the vertical scale is not allowed to go below Display upper threshold limit bar When checked allows you to specify the level and color of a line to be displayed across the graph This is useful to indicate the threshold for some condition on the graph Display lower threshold limit bar When checked allows you to specify the level and color of a line to be displayed across the graph This is useful to indicate the threshold for some condition on the graph This option in combination with the previous option
55. le Logger II DTR Model 8510 Figure 1 2 There are several different options to choose from Some options require an internet connection DataView Version Installs DataView onto the PC Adobe Reader Links to the Adobe website to download the most recent version of Adobe Reader to the computer Adobe Reader is required for viewing PDF documents supplied with DataView that are accessible from the Help menu DataView Updates Links to the online AEMC software updates to check for new software version releases Firmware Upgrades Links to the online AEMC firmware updates to check for new firmware version releases 6 DataView User Manual Documents Shows list of instrument related documents that you can view Adobe Reader is required for viewing PDF documents supplied with DataView 3 DataView Version x xx xxxx option should be selected by default Select the desired language and then click on Install 4 The Installation Wizard window will appear Click Next 5 To proceed accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next 6 In the Customer Information window enter a Name and Company then click Next 7 the Setup Type window that appears select the Complete radio button option then click Next 8 Inthe Select Features window that appears deselect the instrument s control panel that you do not want to install then click Next
56. ling Placing a check next to this option causes the frame to only display the specified number of lines Scroll bars are displayed along the right side of the frame to move through the list Window size Specifies the maximum number of lines to be displayed in the frame for scrolling By combining the Limit summary to parent window and Selected trace options the trend summary report will become dynamic The associated channel and time frame are updated as you interact with the Parent Frame graph Trend Summary List Properties Channels Parameters Available parameters Draw box around frame Draw gid Load Default Grow frame with text Make Default Disable relative highlight of parent frame Figure 4 22 DataView User Manual 59 Parameters Tab Contains a list of available and selected parameters i 60 Available parameters A list where a parameter can be selected to add to the Selected parameter list To add a parameter highlight the desired parameter then click on the Add button Selected parameter A list of added parameters To remove a parameter from the list highlight it and click on the Remove button Add Space When selected inserts a gap in the displayed information Draw box around frame When checked draws a box around the resulting list table Draw grid When checked draws a grid between each column and row of the table Grow frame wi
57. ll result in the graph displaying the entire range of samples automatically when the database is opened DataView User Manual 35 36 Template Filter This option only applies when this report is saved as a template specifies how channels should be included when used as a template to display channels stored in a database The options available are All Channels no filter When selected all channels will be included Channel Type Only When selected any channel of the same type for example voltage waveforms as those cur rently selected for display will be automatically included for display regardless of the channels code and modifier Channel Type and Code When selected any channel of the same type and with the same measurement code will be automatically included for display regardless of the channels modifier A channel code indicates the actual measurement For example Volts RMS and Volts THD each have the same channel type Voltage trend but have different measurement codes Channel Type Code and Modifier When selected only channels with the same data type same measurement code and same measurement modifier will be automatically included for display For example Volts RMS Min Volts RMS Max and Volts RMS all have the same channel type and channel code However they each have a different channel modifier Min Max and Avg DataView User Manual 4 10 Linking Frames Parent and Child Frames The linking
58. me adjusts to fit the displayed text DataView User Manual DataView User Manual Disable relative highlight of parent frame When checked disables the relative highlighting of a parent graph When not checked the parent graph will highlight the region of the graph corresponding to the start time and duration of the selected list entry Field Width and Alignment Sets the width of the column or select auto and alignment for each parameter Promote or Demote Sets the order of parameters in the Selected parameters list Promoting moves a parameter higher in the list demoting moves it lower Font Changes the font used to display the text Load Default Recalls a previously saved list tab positions and text font Make Default Saves the currently selected parameter list for future recall 75 4 11 15 Table of Contents Frame The Table of Contents frame displays a textual list of worksheets and their associated page numbers 76 Table of Contents Properties Parameters Available parameters Selected parameters Sheet number Worksheet title Auto Width Worksheet name Field width Worksheet title Alignment Left Rt Center Add Space gt gt Draw box around frame Load Default Draw grid Grow frame with text Make Default Table of Contents Title Table Contents Figure 4 32 Available parameters A list where a parame
59. me as Dynamic text click on the Insert Field Code button notice that the name of the field is surrounded by square brackets is inserted NOTE If the selected Field does not have a current value associated with it the Insert Field Value button will be grayed out and unavailable As in any text editor pressing the Enter key will create a new line Press ing the Tab key will move the cursor to the next tab position Change the default tab positions by selecting the Tabs button to display the Tabs dialog box The font used to display the text can be changed by clicking on the Font button and specifying the font attributes DataView User Manual 43 411 5 Meter Frame The Meter Frame is Child Frame linked to a Graph Frame provides textual summary of the samples within one pixel of its Parent Frame The finest resolution which the Parent Frame can draw is one screen or printer pixel Depending on the display magnification one pixel width can contain one or more sample points The time associated with each pixel position is dependent on the zoom magnification and display offset A vertical line is displayed in the Parent Frame at the pixel position asso ciated with the current meter time Panning left and right will result in the vertical line moving to reflect the new position of the meter Pan To Start Moves the meter to the first pixel position of the parents graph Pan To End Moves the meter to the last pi
60. me that was selected in Step 1 38 DataView User Manual 4 11 Frame Types 4 11 1 Waveform Analysis Frames The three Child Frames listed below are linked to a Channel Graph or Micro Graph Frame They display the waveform selected in their Parent Frame that can be displayed in the following forms Waveform Snapshot Displays the selected waveform Harmonic Bar Graph Displays a harmonic bar graph of the selected waveform Harmonic Text Displays a harmonic text summary of the selected waveform Phasor Displays a phasor of the selected waveform The type of waveform analysis is specified in the associated Properties dialog box see Fig 4 11 for an example that is displayed by either double clicking on the associated frame or by right clicking and selecting Properties from the pop up menu r Waveform Snapshot Properties s Analysis Type Individual Harmonics Waveform RMS Display Harmonic bar Peak Display Cancel Harmonic text C of Fundamental Phasor Zoom parent frame when panning i Lock frame data Enable lower limit for vertical scale maximum 0 00 Display upper threshold limit bar 95 00 Red Display lower threshold limit bar 0 00 Hd e Figure 4 11 DataView User Manual 39 This dialog box is used to specify the type of waveform analysis and vari ous display options The options available are 40 Analys
61. menus 3 Select the OK dialog button A connection with the instrument will be established and any data currently stored in it will be downloaded DataView User Manual 83 4 Once the download is complete the Save As dialog box will be displayed Specify the name to save the database under then select Save 5 Specify the Session Properties 6 Adialog box will be displayed indicating the success or failure of the data decode process Assuming the data decode was successlul select the OK button and continue If an error was reported resolve the error before proceeding 7 Answer Yes to the question Do you want to open database just downloaded The Create Report from Template dialog box will be displayed 8 Select the template to use for the initial display of the database then select OK 9 Customize each object frame as desired Once the Create Report from Template dialog box is closed the result ing report will be displayed 6 3 Attaching a Database when Opening a Template In order to properly open a template it is necessary that a database is attached First select the desired template Second specify the desired database s To open a template and create a report perform the following steps 1 Select Open Open Template from the File menu 2 Select or specify the name of the template file 3 Select the Open button The Create Report from Template dialog box will be displayed 4 Specify the
62. n the data available in the recording If an item is greyed out it is not available DataView User Manual 31 4 9 1 Creating a Graph Frame To place a graph on the page perform the following steps 1 Select the Place Graph tool 2 Move the tool to the location on the page where the upper left corner of the frame is to be placed 3 Click and drag the mouse to the location on the page where the lower right corner of the frame is to be located then release The Channel Graph Properties dialog box will be displayed r Channel Graph Properties nnn 3 Channels Scales Template Database file name Realtime Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 AM dvb Display only those channels that are being displayed in parent frame Selected channels Figure 4 7 The Channel Graph Properties dialog box consists of three tabs Channels Tab Choose a channel to be displayed by selecting it in the Available channels list then clicking on the Add gt gt button The selected channel will be added to the Selected channels list 32 DataView User Manual Remove channels from the Selected channels list by selecting it then clicking on the lt lt Remove button Change the color used to draw each of the channels by selecting it in the Selected channel list and choosing an alternate color from the Line color drop down menu r Channel Graph Channels Scales Template Vertical scales
63. nce list 50 Filter Type The type of exceedence to filter when building the exceedence list Choose from Surge Sag or Both Sort Order Order to display the exceedence events Select an item in the Sort Order list and choose either the Promote or Demote button Entries higher in the list will have a higher priority the ones lower in the list will have a lower priority Sort Type The order the list can be displayed sorted Choose from Descending or Ascending List Size Limit Limit the number of entries displayed in the list by entering a value in this field Zoom Parent Frame on Selection When checked enables automatic zooming of the Parent Graph when stepping through or selecting exceedence events DataView User Manual Exceedence List Properties gt Format Parameters Available parameters Selected parameters Auto Width Trigger Time Trigger Time Field width Duration in cycles Duration in cycles Duration seconds Duration in seconds z Trigger value Trigger value Alignment Peak value Peak value Exceedence magnitude Channel units Left Exceedence type Add Exceedence type Right Filter type Center Channel index Channel units Remove Capture resolution Promote Demote Font V Draw around frame Load Default Draw arid V Grow frame with text Make Default Disable relative highlight of parent frame Cancel Help Figure 4 18 i
64. nd in the associated product s user manual DataView can access raw recorded data from instruments in two ways It can open dvb files to use or it can have data sent to a report by selecting Create DataView Report from the instrument s Control Panel When test data is sent to DataView using Create DataView Report in the Control Panel a new report is automatically created Once this is done a standard report will open displaying data and graphs from the test Initially this is the default template but the user has the ability to customize the report once it is opened and has the option of saving the new form as a new template When saving as a template it cannot over write templates supplied with DataView It must be saved under a new name The default template used to create reports can be changed in each of the instrument associated control panels For information about how to change the default template used by a control panel refer to the documentation for the associated con trol panel DataView User Manual 9 While it is possible to create a template or report from scratch it is easier and faster to use or modify the included templates see 5 6 A report can be saved at any time using the Save function It will be stored as a dvw file but in order to use the modified layout of the report for other tests it is necessary to save the template using the Save As Template option from the File menu this will save it as a dvt file
65. nt value associated with it the Insert Field Value button will be grayed out and unavailable As in any text editor pressing the Enter key will create a new line Press ing the Tab key will position the cursor to the next tab position Change the default tab positions by selecting the Tabs button to display the Tabs dialog box The font used to display the text can be changed by clicking on the Font button and specifying the font attributes DataView User Manual 47 Exceedence Statistics Properties Figure 4 16 Format Tab Allows you to select the type of exceedence to select when performing panning operation Filter Type The type of exceedence to select when performing panning operation Choose from Surge Sag or Both Zoom parent frame when panning When checked it enables automatic zooming of the Parent Graph when stepping through or selecting exceedence events 48 DataView User Manual 4 11 7 Exceedence List Frame The Exceedence List Frame is a Child Frame linked to a Channel Graph Frame This frame displays a textual list of the exceedence records in the data base attached to its Parent Frame The displayed text is obtained from the exceedence records in the recorded data contained within the Parent Frame To step between Exceedence List entries select Start Displays the first event End Displays the last event xm Step Ri
66. ociated list frame Channel List Properties Channel List Parameters Template Database file name Realtime Trend 2 1 2011 10 59 45 AM dvb only those channels that are being displayed in parent frame Force display of trace Zoom parent frame on selection Select All Deselect All Scrolling Enable scrolling Window size o5 a Figure 4 23 Channel List Tab Specifies the summary options available for the Channel List report frame Database Indicates the name of the database containing the recorded channel data is available for information only and is obtained from the parent trend graph DataView User Manual 61 62 Force display of trace When selected the trace for the selected channel record will be enabled for display in the parent frame even if it was not already This has the effect of forcing the display of a channel record even if previously disabled Zoom parent frame on selection When checked the parent graph is automatically zoomed to the time period associated with the newly selected entry Available channels A list of the channels contained in the parent graph s database Select the channel s to be used in the channel list report frame One or more channels can be selected To select more than one entry press and hold down the CTRL key while right clicking a list entry Select All When sel
67. ommands New Window Creates a new window that displays the same report Cascade Arranges windows in an overlapped fashion Tile Arranges windows in non overlapped tiles Arrange Icons Arranges icons of closed windows Window 1 2 Goes to specified window Help Menu Commands Contents Offers an index to the help topics Register Opens the internet browser for product registration Update Checks for the most recent version of DataView About Displays the software version number DataView User Manual CHAPTER 4 FRAMES 41 What are Frames Frames are rectangular boxes in which graphical items such as lines text and graphs are drawn All items displayed by DataView are contained frames 4 2 Creating and Placing Frames To create a frame on a page select one of the frame tools then click and drag an area for the frame to be placed The type of frame created depends on the tool selected from the toolbar Q Link Frame tool creates a new frame linked to the currently selected frame Parent and Child Frames lk New Frame tool creates any of the frames listed below or one that is not covered by any of the specific tools Place Graph tool creates a waveform or trend frame Place TOC tool creates a Table of Contents frame Insert Text tool creates a Text frame Insert Object tool creates OLE Object Linking and Embed ding frame This frame is used to embed or link items from other
68. ont Changes the font used to display the text Load Default Recalls a previously saved parameter list tab positions and font Make Default Saves the currently selected parameter list for future recall NOTE Only a single default configuration can be saved at one time Select i ing the Make Default button overwrites the previous default configuration 56 DataView User Manual 4 11 9 Trend Summary List Frame The Trend Summary List Frame is a Child Frame conceived from a Chan nel Graph Frame This frame displays a textual list summary of the sample points for a given channel Each summary line contains the minimum maximum and aver age values of a group of sample points The displayed text is obtained from the combined sample points in the recorded data contained within the Parent Frame To step between Trend Summary List entries select a Pan To Start End Displays the first last list entry 4 gt Pan Right or Pan Left Slides the view to display the graph m to the left or right 4 Step Right or Step Left Displays the next or previous list entry When stepping through the list entries the selection will move from each entry for the associated channel In addition to stepping through the list with the tool bar you can select a specific entry listed using the mouse pointer The text for the selected entry will be highlighted indicating which entry in the list is currently selected
69. oom child frame on selection When checked the child frame s are automatically zoomed to the time period associated with the newly selected entry DataView User Manual 73 Enable scrolling Placing a check next to this option causes the frame to only display the specified number of lines Scroll bars are displayed along the right side of the frame to move through the list Window size Specifies the maximum number of lines to be displayed in the frame for scrolling Session List Properties Session List Parameters Available parameters Selected parameters Auto Width Field width Duration Units Add gt gt lt lt Remove Demote Make Sort Key Fm V Draw around frame Draw grid Load Default v Grow frame with text Disable relative highlight of parent frame Make Default Figure 4 31 Parameters Tab 74 Available parameters A list where a parameter can be selected to add to the Selected parameter list To add a parameter highlight the desired parameter then click on the Add gt gt button Selected parameter list of added parameters To remove a parameter from the list highlight it and click on the Remove button Draw box around frame When checked draws a box around the resulting list table Draw grid When checked draws a grid between each column and row of the table Grow frame with text When checked the width and height of the fra
70. played in the resulting channel list This 64 DataView User Manual option when used in conjunction with the next option results in multiple worksheets with one for each of the channels meeting the specified template filter Duplicate worksheet for each channel meeting the specified Template Filter When selected a worksheet will be created for each channel meeting the specified template filter This option when used in conjunction with the previous option results in multiple worksheets with one for each of the channels meeting the specified template filter Template Filter This option only applies when the report is saved as a template specifies how channels should be included when used as a template to display channels stored in a database The options available are Channel Type Only When selected any channel of the same type for example voltage waveforms as those cur rently selected for display will be automatically included for display regardless of the channels code and modifier Channel Type and Code When selected any channel of the same type and with the same measurement code will be automatically included for display regardless of the channels modifier A channel code indicates the actual measurement For example Volts RMS and Volts THD each have the same channel type Voltage trend but have different measurement codes Channel Type Code and Modifier When selected only channels with the
71. port 4 5 1 Creating an Arrow Frame 1 Select the Draw Arrow x tool 2 Move the tool to the location on the page where the upper left corner of the frame is to be placed 3 Click and drag the mouse to the location on the page where the lower right corner of the frame is to be located then release The Arrow Properties dialog box will be displayed Arrow Properties Line thickness Line color C HME Black 83 Red 0 Arrow head size G z Small dt Medium Blue ii C Large Figure 4 3 Line Thickness Specifies the line thickness in pixels Line Color Changes the color of the line Select a color from the Line color drop down list You can also specify a color other than the ones in the color list by entering the amount of each color component in the Red Green and Blue fields or click the color picker icon to select from a wider range of colors Arrow head size Specifies the size of the arrowhead 26 DataView User Manual 4 6 Line Frames A Line Frame is used to draw a line on a report 4 6 1 Creating a Line Frame 1 Select the Draw Line tool 2 Move the tool to the location on the page where the upper left corner of the frame is to be placed 3 Click and drag the mouse to the location on the page where the lower right corner of the frame is to be located then release The Line Properties dialog box will be displayed Line Properties
72. rame The displayed text is obtained from the exceedence trace selected in the Parent Frame i NOTE The Exceedence Statistics frame is only available if the recorded data contains Exceedence records The Exceedence Statistics Frame contains two types of text Static text Displayed as it was typed into the Exceedence Statistics Properties dialog box Dynamic text Generated through field substitution The value of the Parent Frame of the specified field is substituted for the field name The text displayed can be customized using the Exceedence Statistics Properties dialog box which is displayed by either double clicking on the associated frame or by right clicking and selecting Properties from the pop up menu DataView User Manual 45 Exceedence Statistics Properties xi Text Format Display Text v v v v v v 4 Exceedence type Exceedence Ej Trigger Date Trigger Date Trigger Time Trigger Time Duration Duration in cycles cycles Duration Duration in seconds seconds Peak Peak value Font on Trigger Date 08 23 00 Trigger Time 12 56 00 000 Duration in cycles 384 Duration in seconds 5 383 Trigger value 124 70 Peak value A Exceedence magnitude 1078630 00 Exceedence type Surge Filter type Surge Channel index 5 Channel units OK Figure 4 15 Help Text Tab Display Text An edit box containing the static and dynamic text to be displayed in the Session Summary
73. rection i NOTE Dragging one of the resize handles located in the middle of a side moves the corresponding side only leaving the corners for the other side fixed DataView User Manual 29 4 8 Cutting Copying and Pasting Frames can be removed from a worksheet or copied and pasted onto the same or a different worksheet To cut a frame perform the following steps 1 Select the frame to be removed 2 Select the Cut command from the Edit menu or click on the Cut toolbar icon frame will removed from the page i NOTE A frame with attached child frames cannot be removed from the page before all the attached child frames are removed first To copy a frame perform the following steps 1 Select the frame to be copied 2 Select the Copy command from the Edit menu or click on the Copy toolbar icon The frame will be copied to the clipboard To paste a frame perform the following steps 1 Goto the page that the frame is to be pasted on 2 Select the Paste command from the Edit menu or click on the Paste toolbar icon The frame its contents that currently the application clipboard will be placed on the displayed page 30 DataView User Manual 4 9 Graph Frames A Graph Frame provides a graphical look into the database to which it is attached The database is attached to the frame when it is created Normally the Select Frame tool is used to select a frame for modification
74. rom AEMC Instruments then return the CD along with the signed authorization repair form Return mate rial postage pre paid to Chauvin Arnoux Inc d b a AEMC Instruments 15 Faraday Drive Dover NH 03820 USA Tel 800 945 2362 or 603 749 6434 Fax 603 742 2346 COPYRIGHT Copyright 2000 by AEMC Instruments All rights reserved Chauvin Arnoux Inc d b a AEMC Instruments 15 Faraday Drive Dover NH 03820 USA Tel 800 945 2362 or 603 749 6434 Fax 603 742 2346 All rights reserved Acknowledgements for product names used in this manual belong to the following compa nies Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp Acrobat Reader is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated DISCLAIMER The DataView software and this documentation are provided AS IS without warranty of any kind By using this program the DataView software you are assuming all liability for anything which might occur including but not limited to physical emotional or monetary damages AEMC Instruments has made every attempt to ensure that this program operates properly Due to the complexity of any program of this size a change made in one part of the pro gram can and sometimes does inadvertently generate problems in other areas It is recom mended that you save your work regularly BACK UP your software No part of this manual or software may be reproduced in any form or by any means includ ing elect
75. ronic storage and retrieval or translation into any other language without prior agreement and written consent from AEMC Instruments as governed by United States and International copyright laws 1 Table of Gontents SOFTWARE INSTALLATI0N 5 1 1 Installing DataView9 5 USING DATAVIEWS 9 2 1 eae E ve des 9 2 2 Starting DataView 2 12 2 3 Exiting DataView 13 2 4 Creating a New Worksheet 13 2 5 Toolbats e e tecta ei teenies 14 2 5 1 Basic Toolbar 14 2 5 2 Advanced Toolbar u uuu erts 14 2 6 Tabs Bar uuu uu uuu 15 2 Status Bar aea NR RR 15 2 8 Title Bar a TAE 15 29 BArS umu uqa rd di ve t Dee RR 16 2 10 Changing the Page Layout 16 2 11 Adding and Deleting Pages 16 Pius M 17 2 13 Print PFeVIQW uuu tei eta b e Dee mia aaa 17 2 14 Getting Online Help curetis 18 MENU CONIMANDS 19 3 1 File 19 2 2 Edit MERE o sun S IE HUE 20 SR MAI UA T Lm
76. rtical scale maximum Right Vertical scale maximum level 100 00 100 00 Enable lower limit for vertical scale maximum Lower limit for vertical scale maximum 0 00 0 00 Automatically adjust vertical scale minimum Vertical scale minimum level Lt Mum V Display channel units graph a V Display channel units as Show vertical scale l m Horizontal scale Date Time F Automatically adjust Start Date Time 12 30 1899 iz0000AM Automatically adjust Stop Date Time 12 30 1899 v 120000 Limit display to time period of parent frame Limit s display Level Bar color V Display upper threshold limit bar 95 00 5 Display lower threshold imit 0 00 amp ages re d Fig 4 28 Scales Tab Specifies how the vertical scales of the associated graph are to be drawn e Automatically adjust vertical scale maximum When checked automatically adjusts the upper end of the vertical scale to accommodate the displayed channels Remove the check to make the upper limit of the vertical scale fixed at the specified value DataView User Manual 69 70 Enable lower limit for vertical scale maximum When checked specifies a value for which the upper end of the vertical scale is not allowed to go below Automatically adjust vertical scale minimum When checked automatically adjusts the lower end of the vertical scale to accommodate th
77. s to fit the displayed text Field Width and Alignment Sets the width of the column or select auto and alignment for each parameter DataView User Manual 63 Promote or Demote Sets the order of parameters in the Selected parameters list Promoting moves a parameter higher in the list demoting moves it lower Font Changes the font used to display the text Load Default Recalls a previously saved parameter list tab positions and font Make Default Saves the currently selected parameter list for future recall p Channel List Properties O Channel List Parameters Template Delete worksheet this list is on when opening as a template and the list is empty Display only the first channel meeting the specified Template Filter Duplicate worksheet for each channel meeting the specified Template Filter Template Filter Al Channels filter Channel Type Only i Channel Type and Code Channel Type Code and Modifier Figure 4 25 Template Tab Delete worksheet this list is on when opening as a template and the list is empty This option allows empty worksheets to be deleted automatically when creating a report from a template The worksheet becomes optional and only added to the report if the list is not empty Display only the first channel meeting the specified Template Filter When selected only a first channel meeting the specified filter will be dis
78. same data type same measurement code and same measurement modifier willbe automatically included for display For example Volts RMS Min Volts RMS Max and Volts RMS all have the same channel type and channel code However they each have a different channel modifier Min Max and Avg DataView User Manual 65 411 11 Channel Information Frame The Channel Information frame is a child frame linked to a Channel Graph frame The Channel Information frame displays a textual summary of the channel record trace selected in its parent frame The displayed text is obtained from the trace selected in the parent frame The Channel Information Frame contains two types of text Static text Displayed as it was typed into the Channel Information Properties dialog box Dynamic text Generated through field substitution The value of the selection in the Parent Frame of the specified field is substituted for the field name The text displayed can be customized using the Channel Information Properties dialog box which is displayed by either double clicking on the associated frame or by right clicking and selecting Properties from the pop up menu 5 Channel Information Properties T Select the channel type Display test for selected channel type Test name Channel Name Cancel Start Date Start Date Start Time Start Time Duration Duration Tabs Voltage Ratio Voltage Ratio Font Current Ratio Current Ratio Load
79. tent that is shown in each box to be edited Frames are boxes within the report that contain and display text data graphs or images When the report is first created all the frames are locked provided they were locked in the template this prevents them from being resized deleted moved and otherwise edited Therefore to make changes to a frame it needs to be unlocked This is done by right clicking on the frame and selecting Unlock Frame To create a new frame select New Frame from the Frame menu or choose the specific type of frame from the choices displayed Frames allow graphs text boxes and other objects to be placed on the worksheet 10 DataView User Manual Once a frame type has been selected click and drag over the area of the worksheet where the frame is to be placed It can be moved and resized later After placing the frame a dialog box will appear prompting the data type or object to put in the frame Linked Frames are frames that allow additional data to be displayed pertaining to another frame such as waveforms and harmonics To create linked frame select the graph frame that you want to link it to then select Link Frame from the Frame menu Once Link Frame is clicked there will be a prompt to select the type of linked frame to be created Once this is chosen place the frame by clicking and dragging over the area where the frame is to be placed on the worksheet Following the placement of the Linked Frame a
80. ter can be selected to add to the Selected parameter list To add a parameter highlight the desired parameter then click on the Add gt gt button Selected parameter list of added parameters To remove a parameter from the list highlight it and click on the Remove button Add Space When selected inserts a gap in the displayed information Draw box around frame When checked draws a box around the resulting list table Draw grid When checked draws a grid between each column and row of the table DataView User Manual Grow frame with text When checked the width of the frame is maintained and the height is adjusted to fit the displayed text Field Width and Alignment Sets the width of the column or select auto and alignment for each parameter Promote or Demote Sets the order of parameters in the Selected parameters list Promoting moves a parameter higher in the list demoting moves it lower Font Changes the font used to display the text Load Default Recalls a previously saved list tab positions and text font Make Default Saves the currently selected parameter list for future recall DataView User Manual 77 CHAPTER 5 OBJECTS 51 Object Linking When an OLE item is placed in the report it can be copied into or linked to the original file When copied into the report changing the original file will have no effect on the object in the report When linked to the file any changes
81. th text When checked the width and height of the frame adjusts to fit the displayed text Disable relative highlight of parent frame When checked disables the relative highlighting of a parent graph When not checked the parent graph will highlight the region of the graph corresponding to the start time and duration of the selected list entry Field Width and Alignment Sets the width of the column or select auto and alignment for each parameter Promote or Demote Sets the order of parameters in the Selected parameters list Promoting moves a parameter higher in the list demoting moves it lower Font Changes the font used to display the text Load Default Recalls a previously saved parameter list tab positions and font Make Default Saves the currently selected parameter list for future recall NOTE Only a single default configuration can be saved at one time Select ing the Make Default button overwrites the previous default configuration DataView User Manual 4 11 10 Channel List Frame The Channel List frame can be used independently or as a Child Frame linked to a Channel Graph frame The Channel List frame displays a tex tual list of records for a specified list of channels When used independently a database needs to be specified When cre ated independently other frames can be linked to it just as if it were a Graph frame The Channel List Properties dialog box specifies what is displayed in its ass
82. the File menu If any of the loaded files have been modified since they were last saved a dialog box will appear Selecting Yes will save the specified report Selecting No will continue with the exit process and not save the specified report Selecting Cancel will stop the exit process and return to normal program operation 24 Creating a New Worksheet Create a blank worksheet by selecting New from the File menu A blank page is displayed with the Basic toolbar across the top To view and use the Advanced toolbar click View gt Toolbar gt Advanced or click on the Advanced icon see 5 2 5 Worksheets are used to display and contain all report objects graphs tabular summaries text boxes etc within frames placed on the page Frames are discussed in Chapter 4 AW Dataview DataView2 18 Mi File Edit View Frame Zoom Instrument Tools Window Help x A M Figure 2 2 DataView User Manual 13 25 Toolbars 2 5 1 Basic Toolbar The Basic toolbar consists of the following buttons I Home i Print Insert Text Insert Data Advanced Tools gt 5 Figure 2 3 2 5 2 Advanced Toolbar Items on the Advanced toolbar fall into two categories Tools Changes the mouse pointer to a corresponding DataView tool and requires additional user action Buttons Perform the desired operation when the button is pressed no other action is requir
83. uld be treated when it is being opened as part of a template Use template defined colors When checked overrides the channel colors defined in a database with the colors specified in the Channels tab Delete frame if selected channel list is empty when opening via a template When checked marks the frame and all of the attached child frames for deletion if the Selected channels list is empty after opening via a database when used as a template Zoom all when opening via template Selecting this option will result in the graph displaying the entire range of samples automatically when the report is initially created from a template DataView User Manual 71 72 Template Filter This option only applies when this report is saved as a template specifies how channels should be included when used as a template to display channels stored in a database The options available are All Channels no filter When selected all channels will be included Channel Type Only When selected any channel of the same type for example voltage waveforms as those cur rently selected for display will be automatically included for display regardless of the channels code and modifier Channel Type and Code When selected any channel of the same type and with the same measurement code will be automatically included for display regardless of the channels modifier A channel code indicates the actual measurement For example Volts
84. xel position Pan Left and Pan Right Step the meter up to 10 pixels left and right respectively Step Left and Step Right Moves the meter position 1 pixel left and right respectively i NOTE Panning and stepping will move in pixel increments if there is one or more sample per pixel location If there are pixels with no samples then panning and stepping will move to the adjacent sample location The information displayed in the Meter Frame includes The time associated with the pixel position of the Parent Graph Frame The minimum maximum and average values of the samples for each displayed channel for the associated single pixel time period Ashort line of the same trace color and name of the associated Parent Frame trace displaying alongside the measurement values The number of samples within the single pixel time period indicated at the end of each trace name To modify any of these settings open the Meter Properties dialog box by double clicking on the Meter Frame 44 DataView User Manual Meter Properties Start time E Duration Minimum value Maximum value Average value First sample value Number of samples Units Font Figure 4 14 4 11 6 Exceedence Statistics Frame The Exceedence Statistics Frame is a Child Frame linked to a Graph Frame It displays a textual summary of the exceedence trace selected in its Parent F

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