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1. 56 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 4 2 Edit ADC 20 ADC 24 Channel This dialog box is used to enter the details for an analog channel To access it highlight an available analog input channel in the ADC 20 Channels or ADC 24 Channels 5 dialog box and then click Edit Edit ADC 24 Channel xil Edit ADC 20 Channel x Name Channel 1 Conversion Time ms om Cancel Help Voltage Range 1250 mV Options Differential input enable Name This is the name of the channel You can enter any name here and it will appear on all graphs and reports Conversion time ms As well as setting the conversion time this parameter also determines the noise free resolution of the measurements The User s Guide for your data logger unit contains a table showing the relationship between conversion time and noise free resolution for the instrument Voltage range Your data logger has two or more voltage ranges Select a voltage range that just covers the range of signals that you wish to measure Try not to select too large a range as this will reduce the accuracy of your measurements Differential input enable If you wish to measure the voltage difference between adjacent channels tick this box Only odd numbered channels can be switched to differential mode The adjacent even numbered channel will be used as the negative input and will be marked as Unavailable in the channel selection dialog
2. PicoLog Data logging software User s Guide plw en 2 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved j X 9 vd IAIA PES Fi Contents I Contents T Introdbcetioni gue oleole 1 1 Online help iii 1 Di ONTARIO A OO O ON SO IA ION 1 3 Recording ARAN I A IE EEN RA IA 1 4 Types of measurement LTL LL LL LALA LITTA LILLA 2 5 Legal informationi lt 3 sid ole 0 okie ieri Tn RAI ATA en TIRA LI eee Reit 3 6 Safety warning AI IA PA I AE A I A A I I AE ANA 4 2 Picolloe components srl dele ati 5 1 iIntroduetioni lt isi seeri tania farete wastes kb We cia aie Sek oe othe e AT IO elo siete NI Te ARA Re Ri 5 2 PEW Recorde eres rroriciriti virtos tito stete cia RA A SIAT CS ESATA e TI irene 6 3 PLW Player iii eee ze 000000000 7 4 PLW Graph isori rie casvececszcteetepaceeceesncdeceesecyecees oc covetanedecaeebetecdascdeuccnacoaceganedescens ie Ss 8 5 PLW XY Graph ii 10 6 Spreadsheet AE IT SCI AVI ANI CI O RA AO O OOO OT O 12 7 Notes 0000000000000 0000000000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000 escsesessos000s00000 0000000000000 00000 000000000000 00000000000000000000000o 1 4 Tirri iatale 15 1 Add new Measurements 0 000 00000 erre rece ricci ceci e ceco secc eee rece rie eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ce sere see seco sec STEES 15 2 Select which measurements to display RES RR AA 15 3 St rta new PUN is ric ces ens er dois LR Cia bs oo PUA 94 HS AEF CARAS SHARE a VALE DANE AIA IRA AR
3. Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Select None if a trigger is not required Note PicoLog will allow you to trigger on a channel that is not capturing data However the channel will need to be activated and therefore other settings may be affected such as the available timebases If you need to trigger on an inactive channel we recommend that you use the External Trigger Input Direction The trigger direction can be either rising or falling If rising is selected the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Threshold This shows the voltage in millivolts that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 72 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 7 6 Delay This controls the time delay as a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recorded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger Note When a negative delay is selected the unit will need to buffer enough data before the trigger point This will stop the unit triggering until it has collected the minimum number of data points Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to tri
4. 0 702 20 0 1 100 For an equation 1 the file would look like this Notes Temperature in Fahrenheit from LM35CZ Type Equation 32 x 0 2005555 The optional parameters are Notes You can include one or more lines of notes to explain what this scaling file is to be used for The first few lines of the scaling file are displayed when the file is loaded so the notes give the user an indication that they have loaded the correct scaling file Units The unit text to be shown on graphs spreadsheets etc Width The field width when the parameter appears in spreadsheets Places The number of decimal places to display MinValue The minimum value for graphs MaxValue The maximum value for graphs Some of the optional parameters will automatically set the fields on the Parameter options dialog box for example the units range etc See the Parameter options dialog box for more information on these parameters Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 108 PicoLog User s Guide 7 5 Signal conditioner file PicoLog and other Pico software products are provided with a set of psc files that contain scaling information on a wide range of sensors The Signal Conditioner dialog box offers a choice of the sensors in these files Users can add their own scaling information by creating additional psc files These will be used automatically It may however be easier
5. Exit and restart PicoLog Select New Settings Enter recording details and click OK Enter the sampling details and click OK Select Socket in the Converter type box Click OK Type the server name e g serverl Note Server names are case sensitive Server1l is not the same as serverl Click Connect The computer should now display the channels from the server Click one of the channels If you want to change the name type the local name Click OK The channel you selected is marked with an X Repeat for each of the channels Click OK The monitor window should now display the readings from the server Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 20 PicoLog User s Guide 3 12 Run multiple recorders There are two limitations to using the multiple converters mode in PicoLog Data is collected at the same rate for each device A single trigger will start the recording for all converters If you need to overcome these limitations two separate instances of PicoLog Recorder can be loaded If you have tried this previously you will have noticed that simply attempting to load PicoLog Recorder from the Start menu twice will load PicoLog Player You will need to create settings files for the configuration of each converter or each set of converters use multiple converters mode Il 2 3 4 Attach one or the first set of the converters to the PC Sta
6. For example if differential input is enabled for channel 1 the logger will measure the voltage difference between channel 1 and channel 2 and channel 2 will be marked as Unavailable Options To set the options for a parameter 3A click Options plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 57 5 2 4 3 ADC 24 Digital Channels This dialog box is used to enter the details for an available digital input channel A digital input is not available if it is being used as an alarm output To access the dialog highlight an available digital input in the ADC 24 Channels dialog box and then click the Edit button ADC 24 Digital Channels x Name Digital Channel 1 Cancel Display details C Numerical 1 or 0 Pre defined text On off User defined text Replace On with Replace OFf with Name This is the name of the channel You can enter any name here and it will appear on all reports Display details This field specifies how PicoLog will display the digital channel on graphs and reports Replace On Off with If you selected User defined text under Display details you can type labels in these boxes to replace the words On and Off PicoLog will display your labels in all graphs and reports Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 58 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 4 4 ADC
7. I Digital Gutput 7 TT Digital Output 3 TT Digital Output 4 Enable the alarm If you wish to enable alarm limits for this measurement check this box Lower and upper thresholds f the measurement goes out of this range the alarm will sound Holdoff f the measurement value occasionally goes out of range for short periods you can prevent this causing an alarm by setting a holdoff period The alarm will then sound only if the measurement stays out of range for longer than the holdoff period measured in seconds Digital Output 1 4 If your data logger unit has digital outputs you can make PicoLog drive one or more of them when an alarm condition occurs Tick the boxes next to the outputs that you wish to activate An output will be greyed out and therefore unavailable if it is currently in use as an input as selected by the ADC 24 Channels dialog Digital outputs can be used only in real time recording model 2 The Digital Output tick boxes are displayed only if your data logger has digital outputs Select parameters In the context of the monitor window in PLW Recorderl 6 you access this dialog box by selecting Monitor from the Settings menu In the PLW Graph 8 PLW XY Graph 0 and Spreadsheet windows click IZ the measurement selection button The selected measurements are highlighted To select or deselect a measurement simply point and click plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Techno
8. The scan time should be at least three cycles at the minimum frequency that you wish to measure Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 5 3 ADC 100 Block Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Note This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Fast block in the Recording dialog box ADC100 Block X Total time fi 0000 us OK Number of samples fi 000 Cancel Sampling approximation based on Trigger Total time stays constant Help Number of samples stays constant Name Range Cha Channel Al 5 v Options fee ChB or Wptions This dialog box only applies to the block method of recording It is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Total time This is the preferred time over which you want to collect the data Number of samples This specifies the preferred number of samples to be taken during a block Sampling approximation based on The ADC unit and the PC both have performance limits and will rarely be able to give exactly the settings that are requested PicoLog will attempt to negotiate similar settings based on two user options Total time stays constant The time will remain very similar and the number of samples will be compromised Number of samples stays constant The number of s
9. box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Fast block in the Recording dialog box ADC10 12 40 42 block X Name OK Total time 5000 us Cancel Number of samples e000 Help Sampling approximation based on Trigger Total time stays constant Number of samples stays constant Options This dialog box only applies to the block method of recording It is used to select the total time and the number of samples that will be used to take measurements didi Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Total time This is the preferred time over which you want to collect the data Number of samples This specifies the preferred number of samples to be taken during a block Sampling approximation The ADC unit and the PC both have performance limits and will rarely be able to give exactly the settings that are requested PicoLog will attempt to negotiate similar settings based on two user options Total time stays constant The time will remain very similar and the number of samples will be adjusted Number of samples stays constant The number of samples will remain very similar and the time will be adjusted When you click the OK button the following dialog box will appear to check whether the negotiated settings are acceptable the dialog box below does not represent the actual settings for this ADC plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All r
10. cMo04 Pt100 platinum resistance Sensor PH 00 temperature Cancel Help plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 27 5 1 6 5 1 6 1 This dialog box provides support for the Pico range of signal conditioners A signal conditioner provides excitation or power or both for a sensor and then amplifies the output from the sensor When you use this dialog box to specify a signal conditioner and sensor the computer automatically converts the input voltage into the appropriate units for this sensor Signal conditioner calculations are done before normal scaling so it is possible to make further adjustments to the scale using the Parameter scaling dialog box This can be used to do the following things Make small corrections after calibrating a sensor Convert from metric to imperial units Convert from amps to kilowatts Conditioner This is where you select what type of signal conditioner you will be using For the ADC 16 the computer automatically detects the signal conditioner type but for other converters it is necessary to manually select the signal conditioner Sensor Once you have selected a conditioner the sensor dialog box contains a list of sensors that are suitable for use with the specified conditioner Select the sensor that you wish to use Information about sensors is stored in a set of Pico Signal Conditioner psc files You
11. the computer will display the measurement value and time at the current cursor position If you click the left mouse button the graph will zoom in centred on the mouse cursor If you click the right mouse button the graph will zoom out centred on the mouse cursor Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 10 PicoLog User s Guide 2 5 PLW XY Graph From the View 2 menu of PicoLog Recorder or Player select XY Graph I PLW XY Graph Bl x 1 237 0 814 NARDI a P la Ss There are several buttons in the top right corner of the screen The top row of buttons controls the horizontal range displayed 4 Scroll quarter left Move a quarter display left A Expand horizontal axis Magnify the middle half of the display to fill the whole width BI Shrink horizontal axis Shrink the current display to half size so that more is displayed B Scroll quarter right Move a quarter display right The upper group of buttons in the column on the right controls the vertical range displayed a Scroll up Move a whole display up A Expand vertical axis Magnify the middle half of the display to fill the whole height BI Shrink vertical axis Shrink the current display height to half size so that more is displayed above and below Y Scroll down Move a whole display down Note that if you use these controls to change the horizontal or vertical range auto scaling for that axis is tur
12. 20 ADC 24 Streaming This dialog box is used to select the channels and sampling rate for streaming recording Access it via the OK button in the Converter details dialog box This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Streaming in the Recording 2 dialog box ADC 24 Streaming xil ADC 20 Streaming i x Range Single Endedf A Channel 1 Available Channel 2 Available Edit Channel 3 Available Channel 4 Available Disable Channel 5 Available Channel 6 Available Channel 7 Available zi Hip No of samples 500 Scan time ms fi 000 Conversion Time 60 ms X TT Mains Frequency 60 Hz m Sampling approximation based on Scan time stays constant C Conversion time stays constant Edit To edit a channel highlight it and click the Edit button This will open the Edit ADC 20 Streaming Channell or Edit ADC 24 Streaming Channel dialog box so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a channel highlight it and click the Disable button No of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during streaming Scan time ms This is the preferred time to take one set of samples from all the active channels Mains frequency 60 Hz Tick this box if your mains grid frequency is 60 hertz Otherwise PicoLog will assume that your mains frequency is 50 hertz The program uses this frequency to reject mains noise from your measurements Sampling approxi
13. 70 mV The thermocouples are cold junction compensated the cold junction temperature can be monitored as an extra channel in PicoLog The USB TC 08 is compatible with USB 1 1 and supports streaming with a guaranteed sampling interval of 40 milliseconds per active channel 40 milliseconds cold junction for example for 3 active channels the minimum interval is 160 milliseconds PicoLog does not currently support streaming operation You can connect up to ten converters to PicoLog simultaneously These can all be USB TC 08s for a maximum of 80 thermocouple channels 6 14 Serial TC 08 The Serial TC 08 works with thermocouples of any standard type and can also be used to measure voltages up to 60 mV The conversion time for the TC 08 is over a second so block mode is not supported Each TC 08 unit provides eight inputs You can connect up to nine TC 08 units to the same computer 6 15 TH 03 The TH 03 is designed to measure temperatures It can also be used to provide a qualitative measure of light level and to monitor a switch e g a door switch The conversion time for the TH 03 is over a second so block mode is not available Each TH 03 unit provides three inputs You can connect up to nine TH 03 units to the same computer 6 16 IP sockets PicoLog has built in support for transferring data over an IP network One computer supplies the data and is referred to as the server The other computer referred to as the client rec
14. Click on each measurement that you wish to be active 3 Click OK Start a new run To start a new run from scratch select New settings from the File menu PicoLog will take you through the steps necessary to define what you want to collect Recording 2 method real time continuous 1 or fast _blockl 1 not applicable on DrDAQ 10 Sampling Ratel including sampling interval and maximum number of samples Converter details 2 Measurement setup If you are using the ADC 11 for example the computer will display the Edit ADC11 Measurement dialog box Once you have entered these details check that the monitor window in PLW Recorder 6 is displaying the measurements that you wish to record and that the correct values are showing 1 If you are in PicoLog Player from the View menu select Recorder otherwise go straight to step 2 2 The PLW Recorder 6 window has buttons like a tape recorder to start stop rewind etc Click on the New file button Type the name of the file to which you wish to record Click OK the filename will appear in the recorder window Click the Start recording button DI nO UB WwW The sample number will increase every sample interval Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 16 PicoLog User s Guide 3 4 Repeat an existing run If you have just recorded a run and you wish to retain the data yet start a new run 1 Cl
15. Recorder and select Recording Recording pi Recording method Real time continuous Action at end of run Stop Restart delay ft Minutes MV Use multiple converters Cancel Help This dialog box is used to specify which recording method will be used Note this dialog box is not displayed if you installed PicoLog for use with DrDAQ 10 The options for Recording method are as follows Real time continuous In real time continuous mode you can record the data at the same time as displaying it in graphical or spreadsheet form The maximum sampling rate is one per millisecond With this method you can use multiple converters Fast block In fast block mode data is collected at high speed but cannot be displayed until after it is collected The sampling rate is controlled by the converter This method is limited to a single converter Use multiple converters Checkthisboxifyouwishto usemorethanone converter This option is notavailable for fast block recording Action at end of run This defines what happens when all the samples have been collected Choose one of the following options Stop Means stop collecting Repeat immediately Means start a new run immediately after completing the current run Repeat after delay Means start a new run after the restart delay has elapsed This could be used to collect a one minute block of data once per hour Scroll Means that new samples will be record
16. Series PC Oscilloscopes have two or more input channels with a number of selectable voltage input ranges All devices use the USB 2 0 interface at High Speed and also support operation with USB 1 1 ports and hubs The devices operate in any of the following modes Real time continuous mode The unit collects data at medium speed and transmits to the PC one sample at a time This mode results in the fastest screen updates but is limited in speed to several milliseconds between samples Block mode plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Equipment overview 101 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 The unit collects data at high speed to an internal buffer then downloads to the PC in one operation This mode allows the fastest sampling rates but cannot collect data continuously You can connect up to four units to the same PC Demo You can use the demo device to evaluate the functions available in PicoLog before you buy a Pico product The device produces two channels of simulated data DrDAQ DrDAQ is a medium speed analog to digital converter with nine channels The channels are as follows Channel Connector Range Sound waveform built in 100 Sound level built in 55 to 100 dBA Voltage Screw terminal Oto5V Resistance Screw terminal O to 1 MW pH BNC O to 14 Light Built in 0 to 100 Temperature Built in 0 C to 70 C External 1 FCC68 4 pin automatic External 2 FCC68 4 pin a
17. Technology All rights reserved plw en 92 PicoLog User s Guide Filter enable If you want to use a filter to reduce the effects of electrical noise check this box Filter factor A median filter is applied when filter factor number of samples have been collected returning the middle value Filtered values are more stable but respond more slowly to real changes in temperature The higher the factor the stronger the filtering effect will be Options To set the options for a parameterl click Options 5 2 13 3 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Device status x Driver version 01 01 Picopp sys version 01 08 Hardware version 1 Unit variant 3 Batch and serial FJL90 123 Calibration date 09Nov04 Help This dialog box displays details of the ADC status The calibration date will help you keep track of when the unit should be returned to Pico for optional annual recalibration plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 93 5 2 14 Serial TC 08 5 2 14 1 TC 08 Channels To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with a TC 08 unit select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu TC08 Channels X as Channel 2 __ Fat Channel 3 unused x Channel 4 Disable Channel 5 unused Channel 6 unused Help Channel 7 unused Channel 8 unused Cold junctio
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19. a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recorded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to trigger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check this box This will prevent PicoLog from waiting indefinitely for the event and locking up the computer Note If you disable auto trigger and the computer does lock up you can press the F9 key to simulate a trigger Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger even if no trigger event occurs Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details dialog box ST 2x DrDAQ Driver 3 1 P DrDAQ on LPT1 ta pico sys 2 0 This dialog box displays details of the ADC status plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 87 5 2 11 RH 02 5 2 11 1 RH 02 Channels To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with an RH 02 unit select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu RH02 Channels xj Pot COMI Edt Disable Hep Humidity This dialog box is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Edit To select a channel first
20. can also create your own psc files to add other sensors Converter related Converter details To access this dialog box select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu x Converter type ap C 212 i Port LPT1 z Cancel USB Devices H elp Device Serial Status Refresh USB enumeration progress This dialog box is used to specify the details for a converter Note that it is NOT displayed if you set the Converter preferences 2 to automatically select a particular converter Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 28 PicoLog User s Guide Converter type This lists the types of converter that can be used with the program Please note that not all the converters will be available if an incompatible mode has been selected from the Recording 2 dialog box Port Select the port to which the converter is connected if the attached Pico product uses one of the following connection methods Parallel port Serial port USB parallel port adapter these are allocated in the order in which units are connected to the PC USB Devices When a product that supports USB natively is selected from the Converter type list the Port field will be greyed out and a list of USB devices of the selected type that are currently attached to the PC will be displayed When attempting to edit the settings of a currently opened unit then the unit that you are editi
21. can specify in advance which converter to use The options available are as follows Askduringconfiguration Ask for the converter every time you enter new settings Use converter specified during install Use the converter specified when PicoLog was installed Use converter specified here Use the converter specified in this dialog box When you select the last option the computer enables the converter and port fields on the dialog box plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 31 5 1 7 5 1 7 1 IP socket related IP Socket options To access this dialog box open the Preferences 2 submenu in the File 2 menu and select IP Sockets IP Socket options x IT Server enabled I Client enabled Cancel Server socket fi 050 Help Response timeout fi 000 ms J Minimise network traffic This dialog box is used to specify the details required to establish a link between computers via an IP network One computer is referred to as the server This is the computer supplying data The other computer is referred to as the client This is the computer receiving data It displays the measurements as if they are being collected locally A server can support any number of clients and a client can get data from up to 10 servers Server enabled When this option is selected PicoLog will start responding to requests for data from any PicoLog clients that c
22. channel to be used for the measurement Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 50 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 2 3 Measurement This specifies the type of measurement that will be made The options are DC volts the DC component or average input voltage AC volts the RMS AC voltage note that this excludes any DC component dB AC volts converted to decibels Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Scan time This is the total time to take the set of readings for a sample The scan time should be at least three cycles at the minimum frequency that you wish to measure Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box ADC 11 22 block Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Note This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Fast block in the Recording dialog box ADC11 22 block X Port Text OK Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 unused Channel 4 Channel 5 unused Channel 6 unused Channel 7 unused Channel 8 unused Rd No of samples fi 000 Total time fi 00000 us Sampling approximation based on Disable Trigger dui Help Total time stays constant Number of samples stays constant This dialog box is used to select the channels and sampling rate for
23. details once a run is completed On the left is a list of calculated measurements and on the right are some buttons which enable you to add edit or delete calculated measurements Add To add a new calculated measurement click the Add button This will open the Edit calculated parameter dialog box Edit To edit the details for a calculated measurement first highlight it and then click the Edit button This will open the Edit calculated parameter dialog box so that you can enter the details Delete To remove a calculated measurement first highlight it then click the Delete button Edit calculated parameter To access this dialog box click on the Add or Edit button in the Calculated parameters 7 dialog box Edit calculated parameter xj Name Fahrenheit Input parameters A Temperature B cf f 2s D Cancel E Help Options dui Equation for example 4 2 65 B A 9 5 32 This dialog box enables you to edit the details for a calculated measurement A calculated measurement is calculated from up to five other measurements using an equation Fields A to E These fields enable you to select up to five measurements raw or calculated which are to be used in a calculated measurement If you require less than five input measurements unused measurements should be left blank Equation Here you enter the equation that explains how to calculate this measu
24. en 64 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 6 5 2 6 1 5 2 6 2 ADC 200 212 216 ADC 200 measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with an ADC 200 series converter select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu ADC200 measurements x Port LPTI oo Edit _ Delete Hep This dialog box displays a list of the measurements that you wish to take Add To add a measurement to the list click the Add button This will open a dialog box so you can enter the details Edit To edit a measurement in the list highlight it and click the Edit button This will open the Edit ADC200 measurement dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete Edit ADC 200 measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the ADC200 measurements dialog box Edit ADC200 measurement xj Name Ch B Channel channel 6 Measurement zx Volts Ti as Lo Cancel Voltage range Scan time fi 00000 us Help Frequency range 20 6667 Hz Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Channel This is the channel to be used for the measurement plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 65 5 2 6 3 Measurement This specifies the ty
25. fast recording Edit To select a channel highlight it and click Edit This will open the Edit Channel dialog box so that you can enter the details Number of samples This specifies the preferred number of samples to be taken during a block Total time This is the preferred time over which you want to collect the specified number of samples Sampling approximation The ADC unit and the PC both have performance limits and will rarely be able to give exactly the settings that are requested PicoLog will attempt to negotiate similar settings based on two user options Total time stays constant The time will remain very similar and the number of samples will be adjusted plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 51 5 2 2 4 Number of samples stays constant The number of samples will remain very similar and the time will be adjusted When you click the OK button the following dialog box will appear to check whether the negotiated settings are acceptable the dialog box below does not represent the actual settings for this ADC Ce x A The closest match to your settings is 520 samples in 100000 us total time Do you want to continue with these settings Results will vary on different PCs and in different situations Disable To disable a measurement in the list highlight it and click Disable Trigger To enter the trigger details for a measurement
26. for example each sample will be made up of four readings and the time per sample will be four times the timebase Number of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during a block Total time This is the time required to take the specified number of samples Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 66 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 6 4 Name This is the name of the measurement This name will appear on all reports Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Set to off if the channel is not required AC DC This specifies whether the input is to be AC or DC coupled Trigger To enter the trigger details for the measurement click the Trigger button This will open the ADC200 Trigger dialog box Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box ADC 200 Trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the ADC200 Block dialog box x Direction Rising Cancel Channel channel A Help Threshold 0 VY Delay jo J Auto trigger after 1000 ms Triggering is used to select the moment at which PicoLog collects data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when a specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger
27. has the following capabilities Supports any Pico Converter Collects blocks of data at high speed from a single converter Collects data at low speed over long periods from multiple converters Allows you to adjust Alarm settings 1 for measurements you want to take Enables you to apply Parameter scaling using equations or tables Includes built in scaling for any Pico Signal Conditioner Allows you to Edit calculated parameters Can analyse other files during data collection Displays data during slow collection and after collection Graphical display if you activate the PLW XY Graph 1 window or PLW Graph 8 window and spreadsheet display if you activate the PLW Spreadsheet 12 window Transfers data to other applications via clipboard file or DDE 10 Transfers data between computers using IP _sockets 10 CH GCECECECECECEEGEE Recording The recording mode and repeat functions are selected using the Recording 2 dialog box PicoLog can record in the following ways Real time continuous This offers continuous recording over long periods The data can be displayed in graphical or spreadsheet format during data collection The fastest sampling rate in realtime mode depends on the speed of the computer and the operating system it is of the order of a few milliseconds Fast block single converter only This is used to collect a relatively short block of data at high speed It is not possible to display data duri
28. highlight it and click Trigger This will open the ADC11 22 Trigger 5 dialog box ADC 11 22 Trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the ADC11 22 block dialog box ADC11 22 Trigger X TT Trigger enable Direction Rising Cancel Channel fi Help Threshold fo muy Delay fo MW Auto trigger after fi 000 ms Triggering is used to select the moment at which PicoLog starts collects data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when the specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event Trigger enable If you wish to collect data only when the specified trigger conditions occur check this box If the box is not checked data is displayed continuously Direction The trigger direction can be either rising or falling If rising is selected the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 52 PicoLog User s Guide 9 2 2 5 Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Threshold This shows the voltage in mV that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur Delay This controls the time delay as a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger
29. key and click the left mouse button the whole block will be highlighted Click the Copy to clipboard button Move to the spreadsheet program Point at the top left of the area you wish to fill 0 Select Paste from the Edit menu Doe WN 803 Alternatively you can click the New file button E then write the data to a text file You can then import the text file into a spreadsheet Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk If you wish to have the readings in the spreadsheet updated continuously with the current readings you can use DDE 10 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 18 PicoLog User s Guide 3 9 3 10 Export a graph to a word processor To export a graph to a word processor Open a graph window Alter the settings to display the graph that you wish to export Click the Copy to clipboard button Move to the word processor program Point at the place to insert the picture Select Paste from the Edit menu Q U SW NA Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk Alternatively you can click the New file button E then write the data to a wmf file You can then import the graphics file into the word processor Enable date and time scaling on a graph The time axis of a graph normally shows the time in the selected sample interval units since the start of the run Whilst this is convenient for short runs it is n
30. logl0 2 Total run time This is the time required to take the specified number of samples Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Set to Off if the channel is not required The Auto option causes the scope to spend a maximum of 2 seconds per channel capturing data before it chooses a suitable voltage range this will delay the start of a data capture and the range will stay fixed once the data capture has begun An Auto ranging dialog box will be displayed to warn you when this is happening Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports AC DC This specifies whether the input is to be AC or DC coupled Trigger To enter the trigger details for the measurement click the Trigger button This will open the PicoScope2000 Trigger 7 dialog box Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 7 4 PicoScope 2000 Streaming Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details dialog box Note This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Streaming in the Recording 2 dialog box xl Number of samples 500 Sample interval E 1 1000 milliseconds Cancel Apply Range Name AC DC Help cha Auto Line In AC Options che Auto co AC Options che Jauto wave Jac Options Ch D Auto Mic AC Options This dialog box is used to se
31. size so that more is displayed before and after B Scroll quarter right Move a quarter display right Scroll right Move a whole display right The upper group of vertical buttons controls the vertical range displayed If there is more than one graph frame the buttons control the frame with the thicker border To switch to a different frame point inside the new frame with the cursor and click the left mouse button lal Scroll up Move a whole display up A Expand vertical axis Magnify the middle half of the display to fill the whole height BI Shrink vertical axis Shrink the current display height to half size so that more is displayed above and below N Scrolldown Move a whole display down Note that if you use these controls to change the time or vertical range auto scaling for that axis is turned off automatically Use the options to turn auto scaling back on again see button below The remaining vertical controls are plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved PicoLog components 9 Copy to clipboard Copy the graph to the clipboard Printview Print the graph New file Write graph to file in bmp jpg or wmf format Select channels Select the measurements to display on the graph View options Specify the options for the graph E Help Access the help info for the graph window this page E m oe If you move the mouse cursor onto the graph part of the screen
32. to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Edit To select a channel first highlight it then click the Edit button This will open the Edit HumidiProbe Channel dialog box so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it and then click Disable 5 2 12 2 Edit HumidiProbe Channel Accessed via the Edit button in the HumidiProbe Channels dialog box Edit HumidiProbe Channel x Name Temperature T Filter Enable Cancel Help Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a channel Name This is the name of the channel This name will appear on all reports Filter enable If you want to use a filter to reduce the effects of electrical noise check this box Options To set the options for a parameterl 3 click the Options button Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 90 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 12 3 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Device status Driver Version 1 0 Hardware Version 2 Unit Variant 1 Serial and Batch GFY72 3 Cal Date 14Mar05 This dialog box displays details of the HumidiProbe s status plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 91 5 2 13 USBTC 08 5 2 13 1 USB TC 08 Channels To access this dialog box assumi
33. 2 dialog box THO3 driver version 2 5THO3 Unit V1 This dialog box displays details of the ADC status plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 97 5 2 16 5 2 16 1 5 2 16 2 PT104 PT104 channels To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with a PT104 unit select I nput channels from the Settings 2 menu Pt104 channels x Pot COMI OK Edit Ch4 unused Disable tet Mains frequency Help 50Hz 60H This dialog box is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Edit To select a channel first highlight it then click the Edit button This will open the Edit PT104 Channel dialog box so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it and then click the Disable button Mains Frequency Select the mains frequency according to your location Edit PT104 Channel Accessed via the Edit button in the Pt104 channels 9 dialog box Edit PT104 Channel x Name Channel 2 Data type Prion iad Circuit Four wire v TT Filter Enable Cancel Help Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a channel Name This is the name of the channel This name will appear on all reports Data type Circuit Select the appropriate settings for the sensor you are using Filter enable If you want
34. PLW Graph 8 window when the Measurement is set to Frequency Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 8 3 PicoScope 3000 Block Mode Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Note This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Fast block in the Recording 2 dialog box x Timebase 100 ns F Number of samples 256000 Cancel Oversample 0 256 fi Apply Time per sample 100 ns Help Total run time 26 ms Trigger Range Name AC DC Cha Auto ac Options Ch B 500m oc Options ChC or fac Options ChD or fac z Options This dialog box is used to select the sampling rate and channels for fast data recording Timebase This is a list of the sample rates built into the Picoscope 3000 Series unit Select one of the entries from this list Note Available timebases vary depending on the PicoScope 3000 Series variant that you own and other settings such as the number of channels that are active Number of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during a block plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 75 Oversample 0 256 This is the number of individual readings to be used for each sample The oversample factor is limi
35. TI 15 4 Repeat an existing FUN voce cece cece cece cence cece cece cere re cere erence eee essere eee seen esse eee e seen eee 0000000 000000000000 000000000000 1 6 5 Start recording whenever Windows starts ii 16 6 Display datate eater ante e AMET E hie class eis sreie n a 8 0 siti sie ele Sibiela e Savers ie ainie bia TITTI E E 17 7 Print data PUeeETEVESETEVeSeTeVeTeeeee Te reer eeeee eer eeeee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeereee ee eeee ree eeeer rere rerreeerrree errr eee rrr e eee reese rere errr 1 7 8 Export data to a spreadsheet SERRE SADE SERRE IRE RE PORNO RE RAR RR RIA T 17 9 Export a graph to a word Processor iii iii iii iii 18 10 Enable date and time scaling on a graph 0 18 11 Transfer data over an IP network 0 000 000 ceci cirie ire e re rece ricci ee rie cere rece cio cere sierici sierica sec eeeene 19 12 Run multiple recorders iii 20 4 Meni birra ina 21 iP es EEE E A VAE TTE E EE AA E TT EAEE A E E A E TA T A 21 2 Settings ANIE E I PEENE A E AA SEI II EE ELEELE ORNE T a s 6 4 0 s E E T 22 t ATA EEEE EE E E EE E A AE E NOE 22 4 Help 00 iii 23 5 Keyboard Shortcuts carona EE E aC SERTE AE bio TEENA SE ENSE a a bie ESETE E TE LTT 23 Dial g BOXES terrari E EE ERE rE EE EEA EAA NEESS 24 1 General dialog boxes ia a OR E EERE EKE REEE T elet R 24 1 Recording eee 24 IZ LALA 25 SPRING RA RN IAT ONIRICA RENANIA ROOTS CSR TIR RIETI T AA O 25 4 Confirm File delete iiiiiiailizoninenioniziani
36. aling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 9 4 Demo streaming Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details dialog box Note This dialog box is only accessible when Recording method has been set to Fast block on the Recordingl 2 dialog box Demo Streaming x Number of samples 1000 Sample interval 1 1 1000 milliseconds Cancel Apply Range Name Help chA orf Options che off iF Options This dialog box only applies to the block method of recording It is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Number of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during the whole recording Sample interval The time between successive samples Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 9 5 Demo trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the Demo block dialog box Demo Trigger x V Trigger enable Direction Rising v ance Channel Channel A Threshold 1000 my He Delay jo IV Auto trigger fo ms plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 81 5 2 9 6 Triggering is used to selec
37. amples will remain very similar and the time will be compromised Name This is the name of the measurement This name will appear on all reports Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 62 PicoLog User s Guide Trigger To enter the trigger details for the measurement click the Trigger button This will open the ADC100 Trigger dialog box Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 5 4 ADC 100 Trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the ADC100 Block dialog box ADC100 Trigger X M Trigger enable x Direction Rising 7 Channel Channel A Cancel Threshold 10 000 my Delay fo Help MV Auto trigger Auto trigger after 1000 ms Triggering is used to select the moment at which PicoLog collects data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when a specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event Trigger enable If you wish to collect data only when the specified trigger conditions occur check this box If the box is not checked data is displayed continuously Direction The trigger direction can be eit
38. aph Alt x Player Creates a new Player 7 window Notes Creates a new Notes 1 window Spreadsheet Creates anew Spreadsheet 72 window Graph Creates a new Graphl s window XY Graph Creates a new XY Graphl 1 window plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Menu bar 23 44 Help To access this menu select Help from the menu bar of PicoLog Recorder s Index FI Contents Using help This view Guided tour About Index Takes you to the index of the PicoLog help file Contents Takes you to the contents page of the PicoLog help file Using help Explains how to use the PicoLog help file This view Explains the operation of the monitor window in PLW Recoder 6 Guided tour Shows you the main features of the program A converter need not be connected About Gives the version and serial number of this instance of Picolog 4 5 Keyboard shortcuts You can control some of PicoLog s functions using the following keys on the keyboard Key Function Alt P open Player Viewl 7 Alt N open Notes View 4 Alt S open Spreadsheet View Alt G open Graph View 8 Alt X open XY Graph View 10 F1 view Helpl 2 index Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 24 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 5 1 1 Dialog boxes General dialog boxes Recording To access this dialog box open the Settings 2 menu of PicoLog
39. arate graph All traces on same graph each measurement is displayed on the same graph Time axis scale This allows you to choose how the time axis is scaled Automatic the scaling is set by the computer Maximum the time axis is set to the maximum sampling time Scroll the display is scrolled across the screen Manual the scale can be changed by clicking on the scroll left right tool buttons on the Graph window The time axis scale is automatically set to Manual if you click any of the time scrolling buttons Time Format This allows you to choose the format for the time axis Numeric the time in the selected sampling time units since the start of the run Time since start the time in hours and minutes since the start of the run Time of day the real time Date time the real time including the date Vertical axis scale This allows you to choose how the vertical axis is scaled Automatic the scaling is set by the computer Maximum the axis is set to the maximum Manual the scale can be changed by clicking on the vertical scrolling buttons on the Graph window plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 41 The Vertical axis scale is automatically set to Manual if you click any of the vertical scrolling buttons Display every xxx samples f you are displaying a graph while collecting data this controls how freque
40. asurement DC signal AC signal or Frequency The scan time is the total time to take the set of readings for this measurement When making DC signal measurements a longer scan time will reduce the effects of noise Note however that the sum of the scan times for all channels must not exceed the sampling interval used for recording When making AC signal or Frequency measurements the scan time should be at least three cycles at the minimum frequency that you wish to measure For example if you wish to measure a 50 Hz AC signal one cycle is 20 ms and three cycles are 60 ms Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 84 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 10 3 DrDAQ block Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Note This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Fast block on the Recording 2 dialog box I x Port Text OK Sound Waveform Sound Level Edit Voltage unused Resistance unused Disable pH unused Temperature unused Light unused Trigger External 1 unused gt No of samples fi 000 Total time fi 00000 us Sampling approximation based on Help IEEE Total time stays constant Number of samples stays constant This dialog box is used to select the chann
41. ating a run 16 RH 02 101 Editing channels 87 Selecting channels 87 Status check 88 Running multiple recorders 20 Runs 14 15 S Safety 4 Sampling interval 25 Sampling rate 25 Scaling 15 34 35 107 Selecting measurements 36 Selecting measurements to display 15 Selecting the converter type 27 Server 19 102 Settings Converter details 15 Recording method 15 Settings file 106 Settings menu Calculated parameters 22 Input channels 22 Monitor 22 Recording 22 Sampling 22 Setttings Sampling rate 15 Signal conditioner file 108 Signal conditioners 103 Simultaneous recording 20 Spreadsheet window 5 12 Starting a new run 15 Starting a recording 16 T TC 08 102 Editing channels 93 Selecting channels 93 Status check 94 Technical information 104 TH 03 102 Editing channels 95 Selecting channels 95 Status check 96 Transferring data over an IP network 19 Types of window 17 U UDP IP protocol 102 USB TC 08 102 Editing channels 91 Selecting channels 91 Status check 92 V View menu Graph 22 Notes 22 Player 22 Spreadsheet 22 XY Graph 22 X XY Graph controls 10 plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved 117 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en Pico Technology James House Colmworth Business Park Eaton Socon ST NEOTS Cambridgeshire PE19 8YP United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1480 396 395 Fax 44 0 1480 396 296
42. ay fo JV Auto trigger after ft 000 ms Triggering is used to select the moment at which PicoLog starts collecting data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when a specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Select None if a trigger is not required Note PicoLog will allow you to trigger on a channel that is not capturing data However the channel will need to be activated and therefore other settings may be affected such as the available timebases If you need to trigger on an inactive channel we recommend that you use the External Trigger Input Direction The trigger direction can be either rising or falling If rising is selected the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Threshold This shows the voltage in millivolts that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 77 5 2 8 6 Delay This controls the time delay as a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recor
43. cording method has been set to Streaming on the Recording 2 dialog box PicoScope3000 Streaming 5 x Number of samples 500 Sample interval 1 1 1000 milliseconds Cancel Appl Range Name AC DC Help cha Auto Line In AC Options ChB Auto co AC Options che Auto wave C oF PPE LEE Options Ch D Auto Mic AC Options This dialog box is used to select the sampling rate and channels for streaming data recording Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 76 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 8 5 Number of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during the whole recording Sample interval This is the time between successive samples Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Set to Off if the channel is not required The Auto option simply sets the voltage range to its widest setting and leaves it there for the duration of the recording Name This is the name of the measurement This name will appear on all reports AC DC This specifies whether the input is to be AC or DC coupled Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box PicoScope 3000 Trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the PicoScope3000 Block Mode 7 dialog box x Channel None 7 i Direction Rising Cancel Threshold 0 mv Help Del
44. cular measurement unit wmf Windows Metafile PicoLog uses this vector based format because it produces scalable images and has a small file size ADC Analog to Digital Converter Pico ADCs range from the single channel ADC 10 to the 16 channel ADC 20 ADCs sample analog signals and convert them to digital data for storage and processing Client The client computer requests and receives information from a server Therefore when setting up an IP Network arrangement the server is attached to the converter and passes data to the client which then receives and records it COLORREF C language typedef of unsigned long used by windows For more information search http msdn microsoft com library Converter See ADC plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Technical information 111 IP socket Internet Protocol socket An IP socket simply defines the data transfer protocol and the socket via which the server and client communicate The default socket number is 1050 Note An IP socket is not a physical port Port A physical connector usually on the back of the computer to which Pico converters are attached USB Units that natively support USB do not have port numbers Parallel LPT1 LPT2 etc sometimes known as a printer port Serial COMI COM2 etc Parallel Port USB adapter USB PP1 USB PP2 etc Server Receives data requests from the client an
45. d readings box are then enabled If you select more than one control the computer displays the corresponding number of columns for each sensor in the spreadsheet and adds a heading 1st reading average maximum minimum to each column Time interval per row This specifies the time interval between each of the rows on the spreadsheet If for example the sampling interval was set for every minute and you set the time interval per row to 60 each row will be the 1st reading average maximum minimum of 60 readings plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 43 5 1 10 Preferences 5 1 10 1 Colours To access this dialog box select Colours from the Preferences 2 submenu in the File menu x Background 4 Frame mz Cancel Grid Default Text z Help Selection Tes 9000800008 This is used to specify the colours for the background text and traces for the graph and spreadsheet windows To change a colour click on the colour button to open the colour selection dialog box Background This is the colour for the background on graphs and for non selected readings on the spreadsheet Frame This is the colour of the frame around graphs Grid This is the colour for the grid on the graphs Text This is the colour for text Selection This is the colour for the selected readings on the spreadsheet Traces A graph can display up to ten trace
46. d returns data as a response When you set up an IP Network therefore the server is attached to the converter and passes data to the client which then receives and records it USB 1 1 Universal Serial Bus Full Speed It can support data transfer rates up to 12 Mbits per second USB 1 1 was superseded by USB 2 0 USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus High Speed It can support data transfer rates up to 480 Mbits per second and is the successor to USB 1 1 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en Index 113 Index ini files 104 106 pls files 105 106 plw files 105 106 prn files 12 txt files 12 wmf files 18 ADC 4 ADC 10 12 40 42 99 Adding measurements 45 Defining a block 46 Editing measurements 45 Status check 48 Trigger setup 47 ADC 100 101 100 Adding measurements 60 Defining a block 61 Editing measurements 60 Status check 63 Trigger setup 62 ADC 11 22 99 Adding measurements 49 Defining a block 50 Editing measurements 49 Status check 52 Trigger setup 51 ADC 16 99 Editing channels 53 Selecting channels 53 Status check 54 ADC 20 ADC 24 99 Editing channels 56 Editing streaming channels 59 Selecting channels 55 Status check 59 Streaming mode 58 ADC 200 100 Adding measurements 64 Defining a block 65 Editing measurements 64 Status check 67 Trigger setup 66 ADC 24 Digital input channels 57 Adding a calculated parameter 37 Adding a converter 29 Adding new mea
47. data New data Enables you to open a new file to record your data If you save the file as a setup file only the settings are stored If you save it as a data file both the settings and data are stored You can also save the file as a text file only Open Closes all active windows and then opens a data or setup file If you open a data file the settings and data are copied from the file and the data is displayed If you open a setup file only the settings are recovered and no data is displayed until you start PicoLog running Save as Asks for a filename and then writes the data to that file If you save the file as a setup file only the settings are stored If you save it as a data file both the settings and data are stored You can also save the file as a text file only Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk as this would cause PicoLog to operate unacceptably slowly Delete File Enables you to delete a file Select the file and then click OK to delete it Preferences This group of menu options enables you to customise PicoLog for Windows Colours Colours enables you to select the colours that PicoLog will use Sound Tampersturs Sound 4 enables you to select the sounds for certain events IP ket Pata Temperature enables you to select the units for temperature measurements Recorder IP Sockets 3 activates the IP network facility allowing you to transfer data betw
48. ded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger Note When a negative delay is selected the unit will need to buffer enough data before the trigger point This will stop the unit triggering until it has collected the minimum number of data points Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to trigger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check this box Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger automatically even if no trigger event occurs only used if the Auto trigger is enabled Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details dialog box ra Device status S Driver version 2 2 0 2 Hardware version 2 USB version 2 0 Unit variant 3424 Serial AMY45 Calibration date 254pr05 Help This dialog box displays details of the ADC status Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 78 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 9 Demo 5 2 9 1 Demo measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have opened the demo version of PicoLog select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu Demo measurements Port LPTI Edit _ Delete Hep This dialog box displays a list of the measurements that you wish to take Add To add a measurement to the list click the Add button Th
49. ditioner help file Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 104 PicoLog User s Guide 7 Technical information 7 1 ini preferences file The preference file plw ini contains two sections General and Preferences These sections contain the following items General DataPath Alternate path for data files Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk as this would cause PicoLog to operate unacceptably slowly UserName Text to display in the footer for printed reports Language Language code Serial Serial number for PicoLog VersionWarning Version warning state tells to check web for update Preferences CEE Colour0 0t0 16 Colour of a graph component in COLORREF format see Colours dialog box CustomColour0 0t0 15 Custom colors used by the standard Windows colour selection dialog box in COLORREF format see Colours 4 dialog box BeepOnReading BeepOnLamp BeepOnAlarm Sound options see Sounds dialog box Fahrenheit See Temperatures dialog box Yes Fahrenheit No Celsius QuickSampleMs Minimum sample interval for which AC frequency measurement is possible default is 1000 ms Warning reducing this will significantly slow down the sampling speed of some ADC units by preventing the Quick sample mode from being active at sampling intervals up to 1000 ms AllowStandby By default PicoLog p
50. e already been scaled for a particular signal conditioner and sensor plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 35 5 1 8 2 PicoLog is supplied with an extensive library of scaling information for sensors from a variety of manufacturers Alarm The Alarm button opens the Alarm settings dialog box for this measurement definition Parameter scaling To access this dialog box click the Scaling button in the Parameter options dialog box Parameter scaling bi x Scaling method Equation Si Filename Input range 0 0 C X input eg X 2 05 1 15 x 9 5 32 File This dialog box is used to specify how to convert a measurement value into some other unit for example from volts to temperature It is invoked when you click the Scaling button in the Parameter options dialog box Scaling Method There are three scaling methods None Table lookup and Equation You can also read in a lookup table or an equation from a file Table lookup This is useful for a set of input readings corresponding to different values of the measurement to be scaled You can put two or more pairs of values in the box below For example to convert a 0 to 2 5V input to 40 to 100 C enter the following details in the box 0 40 2 5 100 Two pairs are sufficient if there is a linear relationship between the raw and scaled values For non linear relationships the r
51. e specific converter details Unit 1 Measure 1 Details about a measurement from converter 1 Parameter 1 Information on the monitor window Recorder Information on the recorder window Graph1 Information on the graph window XYGraph1 Information on the XY graph window Spreadl Information on the spreadsheet window File Current filename Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Technical information 107 7 4 Scaling file This file is a text file containing information in the following format The first few lines define a number of keyword parameters These lines are in the same format as a Windows ini file with a keyword an equals sign and then a value for example Units C One of the keyword parameters is the scaling method and must always be included The remaining parameters are optional The keywords for the optional parameters are listed below After the optional parameters the actual scaling information appears in the same format as it is entered in the scaling dialog box The scaling method can be specified either in English or in the currently selected language If the scaling method is specified in English it will be understood regardless of what language is selected For a lookup table with just two pairs the file would look like this Notes LM35CZ Temperature sensor Type Table Units C
52. e the XY Graph window Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 42 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 9 3 Spreadsheet options To access this dialog box click in the Spreadsheet window xl JV Auto save on exit Cancel MW Auto scroll Time format Numeric be Hel TT Show individual readings Hep or m Show aggregated readings T Maximum T Minimum Time interval per row j 00 readings Auto save on exit When this box is checked all event window settings are saved automatically when you close the event window Auto scroll When auto scroll is enabled whilst sampling is in progress the windowed range is updated automatically to keep the latest reading visible Time Format This allows you to choose the format for the time Numeric the time in the selected sampling time units since the start of the run Time since start the time in hours minutes and seconds since the start of the run Time of day each sample is labelled with the time it was taken Date time each sample is labelled with the date and time it was taken Show individual aggregated readings When Show individual readings is checked the spreadsheet window shows each individual reading When the box is cleared the computer displays results which are aggregates 1st reading average maximum minimum of the readings for the time interval specified below The controls in the Show aggregate
53. ed and PicoLog are internationally registered trade marks Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en PicoLog User s Guide 1 6 Safety warning Do not connect the ground input of the ADC to anything which may be at some voltage other than ground as you may risk damage to the ADC and your computer Furthermore if you connect the ADC ground to something which is live your computer chassis may become live If in doubt check by connecting a channel input to the doubtful ground point and check that there is no significant AC or DC voltage We strongly recommend that you read the general safety information in your installation guide and also the product specific safety warning in the product manual before using your product for the first time plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved PicoLog components 5 2 1 PicoLog components Introduction PicoLog is made up of a number of separate components but you need only activate the components that you wish to use As a result the screen is not cluttered with data that you are not using and the computer can easily be used for other applications whilst you are recording The application components that are available are as follows PLW Recorder Enables you to start and stop recording and to specify recording files the measurements currently being taken and the alarm state PLW Playe
54. ed and the oldest samples will discarded This is useful if you only wish to have a record of the most recent samples When you select a repeat option the computer automatically increments a sequence number at the end of the filename plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 25 Restart delay When in repeat after delay mode this is the time interval from the start of one run to the start of the next run Sampling Rate To access this dialog box open the Settings 2 menu of PicoLog Recorder and select Sampling Samping Rate Sampling interval fi Seconds Maximum number of samples 100 Cancel Readi BS arma arposte 2 e This dialog box sets the sampling rate and defines the action to take at the end of a run Sampling interval To set the interval between samples type a number in the box and select the required units The interval must be a whole number so for example 30 seconds must be specified rather than 0 5 minutes Note When you have set sampling intervals of less than a second displaying a graph whilst data recording is possible but may interfere with recording Maximum number of samples To set the maximum number of samples to be collected during a run enter the number in this box The maximum can be up to a million samples During real time data collection the sampling can be stopped at any time so you can enter a large number and the
55. een two computers running PicoLog Converter 2 used to specify what converter is to be used Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 22 PicoLog User s Guide 4 2 4 3 Recorder used to specify whether the Re record and Pause buttons are displayed in the Recorder window Exit Exits from the program Settings To access this menu from the menu bar of PicoLog Recorder select Settings Recording Sampling Input channels Calculated parameters Monitor The settings menu appears on the menu bar at the top of the monitor window in PLW Recorder 6 Recording 2 Enables you to choose the recording method for your measurements Sampling 5 Enables you to specify the sampling rate and the action at the end of a run Input channels 2 Enables you to specify the converter and port that will take the measurements Calculated parameters Enables you to enter details for measurements which are calculated from one or more other measurements This can be done either during data collection or after the data has been collected Monitor 1 Enables you to select the measurements that you wish to display in the monitor window To select a measurement highlight it and then click OK View To access this menu select View from the menu bar of PicoLog Recorder 6 or Player 7 Player Alt P Notes Alt N Spreadsheet Alt S Graph Alt G XY Gr
56. eives data from the server and displays the measurements as if they were collected locally A server can support any number of clients and a client can get data from up to 10 servers A client needs two pieces of information to talk to a server the name of the server and a socket number normally 1050 The server does not need to know anything about the client The link uses the UDP IP protocol This is very efficient but does not guarantee that every message will get through On large networks a lost message would result in a delayed data update on the client See the Transfer data over an IP network 1 section for detailed instructions on setting up a link plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Equipment overview 103 6 17 Signal conditioners The Pico range of signal conditioners provide a quick and easy way of connecting sensors to Pico Converters PicoLog has built in scaling to use the signal conditioners with a wide range of sensors To enable signal conditioner scaling for a measurement 1 On the measurement dialog box click the Options button 2 Click the Conditioners button 3 Select the signal conditioner type the Sensors dialog box will be updated to show the selection of sensors that work with this signal conditioner 4 Select the sensor type For more information about signal conditioners and about the psc files that contain details about them please consult the signal con
57. elect Notes Project Notes go Here This window enables you to enter information for a particular run This is useful if you carry out a number of similar runs The report title can be the same for every run but the notes contain information specific to each run If you have a Notes window open when you use the player to browse through several runs the notes for each run will be displayed The notes also appear on printed reports plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved How to 15 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 How to Add new measurements If you are using a Pico signal conditioner see Signal Conditioners 198 If you are using some other sensor m Select the converter in the normal way At the measurement list dialog box select Add for the ADC 16 for example this would be the ADC16 Channels dialog box Enter the details for the measurement Click the Options button Click the Scaling button Enter the scaling details see Parameter scaling dialog box for details N Au RW Select which measurements to display When you first open a graph or spreadsheet window the computer displays only the first measurement To select a different measurement or to add further measurements 1 Click on the Select channels button El The computer will display the Select parameters dialog box with a list of all of the measurements and which ones are in use 2
58. els and sampling rate for fast recording Edit To select a channel highlight it and click the Edit button This will open the Edit channel dialog box so that you can enter the details Number of samples This specifies the preferred number of samples to be taken during a block Total time This is the preferred time over which you want to collect the specified number of samples Sampling approximation The ADC unit and the PC both have performance limits and will rarely be able to give exactly the settings that are requested PicoLog will attempt to negotiate similar settings based on two user options Total time stays constant The time will remain very similar and the number of samples will be adjusted Number of samples stays constant The number of samples will remain very similar and the time will be adjusted When you click the OK button the following dialog box will appear to check whether the negotiated settings are acceptable the dialog box below does not represent the actual settings for this ADC plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 85 A The closest match to your settings is 520 samples in 100000 us total time Do you want to continue with these settings E No Cancel Results will vary on different PCs and in different situations Disable To disable a measurement in the list highlight it and click Disable Trigger To ent
59. elsius Centigrade Recorder preferences To access this dialog box select Recorder from the Preferences 2 submenu in the File menu Recorder preferences Th xj MW Display the re record button IV Display the pause button Cancel Help Some buttons can be disabled to prevent the accidental erasure of data Display the re record button Chooses whether B is visible in the PLW Recorder 6 window Display the pause button Chooses whether II is visible in the PLW Recorder window plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 45 5 2 5 2 1 5 2 1 1 5 2 1 2 Hardware configuration ADC 10 12 40 42 ADC 10 12 40 42 Measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with an ADC 10 ADC 12 ADC 40 or ADC 42 as your converter select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu Note This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Real time continuous in the Recording 2 dialog box ADC10 12 40 42 Measurements X Port LPTI pes Edit Delete Help This dialog box is used to build up a list of measurements to measure for a converter On the left is the current list of measurements and on the right are buttons to update the list Add To add a measurement to the list click Add This will open a dialog box to enter details of the new measurement Edit To edit a measurement in the li
60. ents that you wish to take Add To add a measurement to the list click the Add button This will open a dialog box so you can enter the details Edit To edit a measurement in the list highlight it and click the Edit button This will open the Edit ADC100 101 measurement dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete 5 2 5 2 Edit ADC 100 101 measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the ADC100 101 measurements dialog box Edit ADC100 measurement X Name cha Channel Channel A 7 Cancel Measurement DC Volts le Help Voltage range 5 x Scan time 50000 us __Options _ This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Channel This is the channel to be used for the measurement Measurement This specifies the type of measurement that will be made The options are plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 61 DC volts the DC component or average input voltage AC volts the RMS AC voltage note that this excludes any DC component dB AC volts converted to decibels Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Voltage range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Scan time This is the total time to take the set of readings for a sample
61. equired number of pairs depends on the maximum acceptable interpolation error If you wish to enter more than half a dozen pairs of values it is better to enter the table into a file and then use file scaling see below Equation This can be used when it is possible to calculate the relationship between the input reading and the measurement value The raw measurement values is represented by x For example to convert a temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius the equation would be x 32 S 7 9 For more information on equations see equation notationl 10 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 36 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 8 3 5 1 8 4 File When you specify that you wish to use a file for scaling this button is enabled When you click this button the computer opens up a dialog box to select a scaling file Scaling from file If you wish to scale the inputs from a number of identical measurements using the same method or if you wish to set up a large lookup table See Scale file format 10 for more information on the format Alarm settings This dialog box defines the alarm settings for each measurement It is invoked when you click the Alarm button in the Parameter options dialog box To access it click the Alarm button in the Parameter options aN dialog box xl TT Enable the alarm Lower threshold 39 000 Upper threshold 39 000 Cancel Holdoff 0 Help
62. er 3 8 mod modulo remainder x mod 5 10mod2 1 sqrt square root sqrt x sqrt 2 1 414 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 110 PicoLog User s Guide 7 10 Glossary bmp Bitmap file format used for uncompressed images The bitmap format is a very widely supported generic image format The files are not usually compressed and are therefore very large but the image quality is very high Jpg J PEG file format used for compressed images such as photographs The image format most widely supported across all platforms pis PicoLog settings file This holds data about the setup of the current recording session but does not hold data collected from the converter plw PicoLog data file This file holds the data collected from the converter and ends with a copy of the pls PicoLog settings file prn The print file exported from the spreadsheet window is formatted with tab separated values The data fields are separated by tabs and each record is separated with a carriage return as in the following example Time s Sound Level dBA 0 55 5 1 55 4 2 56 2 SCI Pico scaling file It contains data about a specific type of sensor Some files such as PT100 scl are installed with the application and can be loaded from the Parameter scaling dialog box while the Use scaling from file option is selected The data can be used to calibrate the sensor or to scale it to a parti
63. er the trigger details for a measurement highlight it and click the Trigger button This will open the DrDAQ Trigger dialog box 5 2 10 4 DrDAQ Trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the DrDAQ block dialog box x V Trigger enable Channel Sound Level Threshold o BA Direction Rising Delay fo Cancel V Auto trigger after 1000 ms Help Triggering is used to select the moment at which PicoLog starts collects data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when the specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event Trigger enable If you wish to collect data only when the specified trigger conditions occur check this box If the box is not checked data is displayed continuously Direction The trigger direction can be either rising or falling If rising is selected the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Threshold This shows the voltage in channel units that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 86 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 10 5 Delay This controls the time delay as
64. es are more stable but respond more slowly to real changes in temperature The higher the factor the stronger the filtering effect will be Options To set the options for a parameter click this button 5 2 14 3 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Device status x TCOS driver 2 6 TCO8 Unit v64 This dialog box displays details of the ADC status plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 95 5 2 15 5 2 15 1 5 2 15 2 TH 03 TH 03 Channels To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with a TH 03 unit select I nput channels from the Settings 2 menu TH03 Channels xj Port COMI Edit Channel 1 Channel 2 Disabl Channel 3 Disable Help This dialog box is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Edit To select a channel first highlight it then click the Edit button This will open the Edit THO3 Channel dialog box so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it and then click the Disable button Edit TH 03 Channel Accessed via the Edit button in the THO3 Channels dialog box Edit THO3 Channel i x Name Channel 1 Cancel TH Type JELOIS temperature Help I Filter Enable Filter Factor 10 Options od This dialog box is used to enter the d
65. etails 2 dialog box Device status x ADC200 Driver 4 01 ADC200 50 Y7 on LPT1 Batch DOG34 Cal date 15Sep04 ADC200 sys V6 0 Help This dialog box displays details of the ADC status Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 68 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 7 5 2 7 1 D212 PicoScope 2000 Series PicoScope 2000 Measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with a PicoScope 2000 series unit select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu and click OK Note This is accessible only when the Recording method has been set to Real time continuous in the Recording 24 dialog box PicoScope2000 Measurements X Seria AMY45 OK Add Measurement 2 Measurement 3 Measurement 4 Edit Measurement 5 Delete presa rai pressi Help This dialog box displays a list of the measurements that you wish to take Add To add a measurement to the list click Add This will open the PicoScope2000 Edit Measurement dialog box so you can enter the details Edit To edit a measurement in the list highlight it and click Edit This will open the PicoScope2000 Edit Measurement dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete PicoScope 2000 Edit Measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the PicoScope2000 Measurements dialog box Name Mea
66. etails for a channel Name This is the name of the channel This name will appear on all reports Sensor type This is the sensor connected to the channel There are seven choices ELO15 low temp is a thermistor sensor suitable for measuring temperatures in the range 30 to 70 C EL029 door switch is a magnetic sensor which senses if a door is open or closed ELO31 light is a sensor suitable for measuring light intensity EL039 low temp is a thermistor sensor suitable for measuring temperatures in the range 40 to 30 C Medium temp is a thermistor sensor suitable for measuring temperatures in the range 0 to 70 C High temp is a thermistor sensor suitable for measuring temperatures in the range 0 to 300 C Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 96 PicoLog User s Guide Unicam is reserved for special uses Filter enable If you want to use a filter to reduce the effects of electrical noise check this box Filter factor Each time a reading is taken the filtered value is updated using the equation new value old value reading old value filter factor Filtered values are more stable but respond more slowly to real changes in temperature The higher the factor the stronger the filtering effect will be Options To set the options for a parameter 3A click the Options button 5 2 15 3 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details
67. evel Light Frequency Edit Disable Help This dialog box is used to establish a connection to another instance of PicoLog running on a remote server computer and then to select the channels that are to be imported to this instance of PicoLog Server This is the name of the server If it is on your local network the computer name should be enough for example carnot If you want to communicate via a large network or the internet you will need to put the full name of the computer for example carnot picotech co uk Connect Having entered a server name click Connect to establish a link to the server If successful a list of channels corresponding to measurements available on the server will appear If someone changes the details on the server you can click this button to update the details locally Edit To edit a channel first select it then click this button The Edit socket channel 2 dialog box will appear so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it and click this button Edit socket channel To access this dialog box click the Edit button in the Socket channels dialog box cc Edit socket channel x Name on Temperate SSS sa emperature Local name Temperature Cancel Help Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a channel plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reser
68. event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event Trigger enable If you wish to collect data only when the specified trigger conditions occur check this box If the box is not checked data is displayed continuously Direction The trigger direction can be either rising or falling If rising is selected the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Threshold This shows the voltage in mV that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur Delay This controls the time delay as a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recorded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 67 Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to trigger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check this box This will prevent PicoLog from waiting indefinitely for the event and locking up the computer Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger even if no trigger event occurs 5 2 6 5 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter d
69. event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recorded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to trigger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check this box This will prevent PicoLog from waiting indefinitely for the event and locking up the computer Note If you disable auto trigger and the computer does lock up you can press the F9 key to simulate a trigger Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger even if no trigger event occurs Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details z dialog box Device status X ADC11 22 Driver 2 10 ADC 11V1 on LPT1 pico sys 1 6 Help This dialog box displays the details about the ADC connection to the server plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 53 5 2 3 5 2 3 1 5 2 3 2 ADC 16 ADC 16 Channels To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with an ADC 16 as your converter select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu ADC16 Channels xj Pot COMI OK Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel 4 Ch5 Unused Ch6 Unused Ch Unused x Edit Disable Cancel Help dida
70. fy a new file to record to B Re record Rewind the current file so that it can be re recorded DI Start recording m Pause resume m Stop recording PI Help Access the help information for the recorder window this page Window controls The second group of buttons on the right is used to open other windows View Notes Open a Notes 1 window View Graph Open a PLW Graphl 8 window View spreadsheet Open a Spreadsheet 12 window Range indicators The lower pane of the window contains a line of information for each selected measurement At the beginning of each line is an indicator lamp that signals the current status of the readings taken by PicoLog The measurement value is within range The measurement value is currently out of range but has not been out of range long enough to trigger an alarm The measurement value is in an alarm state To cancel the alarm use the mouse to click on the lamp Wie The measurement value is in an alarm state but the alarm has been cancelled Next to each lamp is the name of the measurement and its current value If you click on a measurement name the computer will display the details of the measurement plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved PicoLog components 7 23 PLW Player When you start PicoLog Player or you select Player from the View menu of PicoLog Recorder the computer opens a new window like this PLW Pla
71. ge difference between adjacent channels check this box This mode applies to channels 1 3 5 and 7 For example if differential input is enabled for channel 1 the computer will measure the voltage difference between channel 1 and channel 2 Filter enable If you wish to use a filter to reduce the effects of electrical noise check this box Filter factor Each time a reading is taken the filtered value is updated using the equation new value old value reading old value filter factor Filtered values are more stable but the readings will respond relatively slowly to a step change in voltage The higher the factor the stronger the filtering effect will be Options To set the options for a parameter click Options Conditioner f the ADC 16 driver detects that a signal conditioner module is fitted this dialog box will display the name of the signal conditioner Use Options Conditioner to specify the type of sensor that you intend to connect to the signal conditioner 5 2 3 3 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Device status ADC16 driver version 2 44DC16 Unit Poe i v10 eed This dialog box displays the details about the ADC status plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 55 5 2 4 ADC 20 ADC 24 5 2 4 1 ADC 20 ADC 24 Channels This dialog box is used to select the channels tha
72. ger has two or more voltage ranges Select a voltage range that just covers the range of signals that you wish to measure Try not to select too large a range as this will reduce the accuracy of your measurements Differential input enable If you wish to measure the voltage difference between adjacent channels tick this box Only odd numbered channels can be switched to differential mode The adjacent even numbered channel will be used as the negative input and will be marked as Unavailable in the channel selection dialog For example if differential input is enabled for channel 1 the logger will measure the voltage difference between channel 1 and channel 2 and channel 2 will be marked as Unavailable Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Driver version 1 0 0 1 Hardware version 1 USB version USB 1 1 Unit variant 20 Serial ISR43 2 Calibration date 19Sep05 Help This dialog box displays the details about the ADC connection to the computer Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 60 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 5 ADC 1 00 101 5 2 5 1 ADC 100 101 measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with an ADC 100 or ADC 101 as your converter select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu Port LPT1 Edit Delete Help This dialog box displays a list of the measurem
73. gger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check the Auto trigger box Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger automatically even if no trigger event occurs only used if the Auto trigger is enabled Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details dialog box Device status x Driver version 1 0 0 5 OK Hardware version 1 RE USB version 2 0 Unit variant 2202 Serial AMY45 Calibration date 23Mar04 Help This dialog box displays details of the ADC status plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 73 5 2 8 PicoScope 3000 Series 5 2 8 1 PicoScope 3000 Measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with a PicoScope 3000 series unit select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu and click OK Note This is accessible only when the Recording method has been set to Real time continuous on the Recording 2 dialog box PicoScope3000 Measurements x Serial AMY45 Add Measurement 2 Measurement 3 Measurement 4 Edit Measurement 5 Delete SE a a Help This dialog box displays a list of the measurements that you wish to take Add To add a measurement to the list click the Add button This will open the PicoScope3000 Edit Measurement 7 dialog box so you can enter the details Edit To edit a measurement in the list hi
74. ghlight it and click the Edit button This will open the PicoScope3000 Edit Measurement 7 dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete 5 2 8 2 PicoScope 3000 Edit Measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the PicoScope3000 Measurements dialog box x Name Measurement Ok Channel ChannelA F Cancel Voltage range byo sl Apply Measurement Devos Help Scan time fi 00000 us Frequency range 20 18601 Hz This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Channel This is the channel to be used for the measurement Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 74 PicoLog User s Guide Measurement This specifies the type of measurement that will be made The options are DC volts the DC component or average input voltage AC volts the RMS AC voltage note that this excludes any DC component dB AC volts converted to decibels Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Voltage range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Scan time This is the total time to take the set of readings for a sample The frequency range available at the selected scan time is displayed below this field the frequency range will set the default maximum minimum limits of the
75. hannels on the converter are to be used for Different converters have different settings so the dialog boxes to set up a measurement are different for each converter The fast converters have three different dialog boxes one for real time mode one for block mode and one for streaming mode The following options apply to all converters Parameter options range unit and decimal place preferences Alarm settings Signal Conditioner options Parameter scalingl s scaling for other types of sensor using table lookup or equations plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Introduction 3 1 5 Legal information The material contained in this release is licensed not sold Pico Technology Limited grants a licence to the person who installs this software subject to the conditions listed below Access The licensee agrees to allow access to this software only to persons who have been informed of these conditions and agree to abide by them Usage The software in this release is for use only with Pico products or with data collected using Pico products Copyright Pico Technology Limited claims the copyright of and retains the rights to all material software documents etc contained in this release You may copy and distribute the entire release in its original state but must not copy individual items within the release other than for backup purposes Liabilit
76. has higher voltage ranges and differential inputs Both realtime and block modes are supported You can connect these units to signal conditioners using a CM001 signal conditioner adapter You can connect up to three units to the same computer ADC 200 The ADC 200 212 216 devices have two inputs and programmable voltage input ranges All devices collect samples at precise time intervals to an internal buffer Both realtime and block modes are supported You can connect these units to signal conditioners using a CM001 signal conditioner adapter You can connect up to three units to the same computer PicoScope 2000 Series The PicoScope 2000 Series PC Oscilloscopes have one or more input channels with a number of selectable voltage input ranges All devices use the USB 2 0 interface at High Speed and also support operation with USB 1 1 ports and hubs The devices operate in any of the following modes Real time continuous mode The unit collects data at medium speed and transmits to the PC one sample at a time This mode results in the fastest screen updates but is limited in speed to several milliseconds between samples Block mode The unit collects data at high speed to an internal buffer then downloads to the PC in one operation This mode allows the fastest sampling rates but cannot collect data continuously You can connect up to four units to the same PC PicoScope 3000 Series The PicoScope 3000
77. her rising or falling If rising is selected the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Threshold This shows the voltage in mV that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur Delay This controls the time delay as a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recorded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to trigger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check this box This will prevent PicoLog from waiting indefinitely for the event and locking up the computer Note If you disable auto trigger and the computer does lock up you can press the F9 key to simulate a trigger plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 63 Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger even if no trigger event occurs 5 2 5 5 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Device status m a This dialog box displays details of the ADC status Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw
78. highlight it then click the Edit button This will open the Edit RHO2 Channel 7 dialog box so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it and then click Disable 5 2 11 2 Edit RH 02 Channel Accessed via the Edit button in the RHO2 Channels dialog box Edit RH02 Channel x Name Temperature TT Filter Enable Cancel Help Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a channel Name This is the name of the channel This name will appear on all reports Filter enable If you want to use a filter to reduce the effects of electrical noise check this box Options To set the options for a parameterl 3 click the Options button Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 88 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 11 3 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Device status e e This dialog box displays details of the ADC status lw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved P 8 SY 8 Dialog boxes 89 5 2 12 HumidiProbe 5 2 12 1 HumidiProbe Channels You should have previously set up PicoLog with a HumidiProbe unit To access this dialog box select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu HumidiProbe Channels x Temperature Edit Humidity Disable Help This dialog box is used
79. i This dialog box is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Note that when using a CMOO1 signal conditioner adapter only the first four channels are available The remaining four channels are used for conditioner type detection Edit To select a channel highlight it and click Edit This will open the Edit ADC16 Channel dialog box so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it and click Disable Edit ADC 16 Channel Accessed via the Edit button in the ADC16 Channels dialog box Edit ADC16 Channel x Name Channel 1 A Resolution Conversion Time ms fie bits 657ms Cancel TT Differential input enable ch1 3 5 7 only Help TT Filter Enable Filter Factor fo Options pr Rosse Conditioner None This dialog box is used to enter the details for a channel Name This is the name of the channel This name will appear on all reports Resolution conversion time The resolution can be 13 to 16 bits Values are signed so for example 16 bits will give values in the range 65 535 to 65 535 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 54 PicoLog User s Guide The time taken for each measurement increases in proportion to the resolution 16 bits gives the highest precision results but takes the longest time per reading Differentialinput If you wish to measure the volta
80. ick on the New file button BL Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk The computer will display the next sequence numbered file name 2 If you do not wish to use the default filename type in a different name 3 Click OK 4 Click the Startrecording button DI If you have just recorded a run and you wish to discard the data and start a new run 1 Click the Re record button DI 2 Click the Start recording button DI If you wish to repeat a run 1 From the File menu select Open 2 Select the file that you wish to repeat 3 From the View menu select Recorder This displays the recorder window 4 Proceed according to the retain or discard options described above 3 5 Start recording whenever Windows starts First save the settings for the type of run that you wish to start Define the type of run that you wish to carry out Select Save as from the File menu Type in a filename for these settings Change the file type to pls Click OK USWNHE Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk Click the Windows Start button Select Settings or Control Panel Select Taskbar and Start Menu Click Start Menu Click Add Type c PICO plw32 exe r settings pls or whatever your settings file is called and click OK 7 Select the startup folder programs in the startup folder are run automatically when Windows starts and click OK 8 Click the Finish butt
81. ights reserved Dialog boxes 47 x A The closest match to your settings is 520 samples in 100000 us total time Do you want to continue with these settings No Cancel Results will vary on different PCs and in different situations Trigger To enter the trigger details for the measurement click Trigger This will open the ADC10 12 40 42 Trigger dialog box Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 1 4 ADC 10 12 40 42 Trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the ADC10 12 40 42 block dialog box ADC10 12 40 42 Trigger X V Trigger enable Direction Rising Cancel Threshold fo my TE Delay o IV Auto trigger Auto trigger after fi 000 ms Triggering is used to select the moment at which PicoLog collects data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when a specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event Trigger enable If you wish to collect data only when the specified trigger conditions occur check this box If the box is not checked data is displayed continuously Direction The trigger direction can be either rising or falling If rising is selected
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83. ings or first reading average minimum and maximum for a period If you select a range of readings you can use the following buttons Write to disk Write the readings to a print file prn or a text file txt Both are tab separated value files Copy to clipboard Write the readings to the clipboard lel Printview Print the graph You can select a range in one of three ways If all of the readings that you want to select are on the screen Point the mouse at the first reading Press and hold down the left mouse button Drag the mouse to the last reading the selected readings will be highlighted as you go and Release the left mouse button If the readings are a long way apart Point the mouse at first reading Click the left mouse button this will highlight the first reading Scroll down to the last reading Point at the last reading and Press the shift key and click the left mouse button plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved PicoLog components 13 If you wish to select all of the readings for one day Point the mouse at any reading during the required day Click the left mouse button this will highlight the reading and Click on the select day icon Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 14 PicoLog User s Guide 2 7 Notes From the View 2 menu of PicoLog Recorder or Player s
84. ions To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box Demo block Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Note This dialog box is only accessible when Recording method has been set to Fast block in the Recording 2 dialog box x Time per sample 10n v Cancel fi 000 Number of samples Trigger Help Ch input 207 no Options ChB Output 50m Options Name Range This dialog box only applies to the block method of recording It is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Time per sample The timing is set in the unit itself so the time per sample is guaranteed Choose from the given list Total time This is the time over which you want to collect the data If this is not long enough more time will automatically be taken Number of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during a block Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Trigger To enter the trigger details for the measurement click the Trigger button This will open the DrDAQ Trigger dialog box Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 80 PicoLog User s Guide Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and sc
85. is will open the Edit demo measurement dialog box so you can enter the details Edit To edit a measurement in the list highlight it and click Edit This will open the Edit demo measurement dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete 5 2 9 2 Edit demo measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the Demo measurements dialog box Name ChB Channel Channel B Measurement Dc Volts Cancel Voltage range 500mv Help Scan time fi 00000 us Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Channel This is the channel to be used for the measurement plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 79 5 2 9 3 Measurement This specifies the type of measurement that will be made The options are DC volts the DC component or average input voltage AC volts the RMS AC voltage note that this excludes any DC component dB AC volts converted to decibels Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Voltage range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Scan time This is the total time to take the set of readings for a sample The scan time should be at least three cycles at the minimum frequency that you wish to measure Opt
86. le only when Recording method has been set to Fast block in the Recording 2 dialog box PicoScope2000 Block Mode X Trigger Range Name AC DC ChA auto MyChannelA e W Options ChB 500m e MyChannelB O Options hec rf Td Spions Timebase 5 ns be Number of samples 51 2000 Cancel Oversample 0 256 fi Apply Time per sample 5 ns Help Total run time 3 ms This dialog box is used to select the sampling rate and channels for fast data recording Timebase This is a list of the sample rates built into the Picoscope 2000 unit Select one of the entries from this list Note Available timebases vary depending on the PicoScope 2000 Series variant that you are using and other settings such as the number of channels that are active Number of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during a block Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 70 PicoLog User s Guide Oversample 0 256 The number of individual readings to be used for each sample The oversample factor is limited by other settings such as the Timebase and the Number of samples The effect of oversampling is to increase the requested number of samples by the oversample factor then average them per sample to give an effective resolution increase The effective resolution increase in bits is calculated as below Resolution Increase log10 Oversample Factor
87. lect the sampling rate and channels for streaming data recording plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 71 Number of samples This specifies the number of samples to be taken during the recording Sample interval This is the time between successive samples Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Set to Off if the channel is not required The Auto option simply sets the voltage range to its largest value and leaves it there for the duration of the recording Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports AC DC This specifies whether the input is to be AC or DC coupled Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 7 5 PicoScope 2000 Trigger Accessed via the Trigger button in the PicoScope2000 Block Mode dialog box x Channel None 7 Direction Rising Cancel Threshold 15000 m Help Delay 100 JV Auto trigger after ft 000 ms Triggering is used to select the moment at which PicoLog starts collecting data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when a specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event
88. logy All rights reserved Dialog boxes 37 5 1 8 5 Select parameters x Background Noise Temperature Light Level Cancel Screen Frequency Help This dialog box is used to select the measurements which will be displayed in a window Group At the bottom is the Group list box You can use this to save and restore a number of named groups of measurements To save the current measurement selection as a group type the group name and click Save To select a saved group open the list box and double click the requested group To modify an existing group make the changes to the measurement selection then type the group name and click Save To remove an existing group deselect all measurements type the group name and click Save Calculated parameters To access this dialog box select Calculated parameters from the Settings 2 menu Calculated parameters i x Fahrenheit OK This dialog box is used to add or edit calculated parameters Calculated parameters are readings that need some action performed on them before they can be presented as measurements For instance thermocouple voltage readings cannot be turned into temperature measurements without the aid of a scaling table Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 38 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 8 6 Unlike raw measurements with calculated measurements it is possible to change their
89. lw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 49 5 2 2 ADC 11 22 5 2 2 1 ADC 11 22 measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with an ADC 11 or ADC 22 as your converter select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu Note This dialog box is accessible only when Recording method has been set to Real time continuous in the Recording 2 dialog box ADC11 22 measurements X Port LPT1 This dialog box is used to build up a list of measurements to measure for a converter On the left is the current list of measurements and on the right are buttons to update the list Add To add a measurement to the list click the Add button This will open a dialog box to enter details of the new measurement Edit To edit a measurement in the list highlight it and click Edit This will open the Edit ADC11 22 Measurement dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete 5 2 2 2 Edit ADC 11 22 Measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the ADC11 22 measurements dialog box Edit ADC11 Measurement X Name Frequency Channel i2 Cancel Measurement Frequency Help Scan time 50000 us Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Channel This is the
90. mation based on When you click the OK button PicoLog will attempt to negotiate the closest setting based on two user options Scan time stays constant the scan time will remain as close as possible to that requested and the conversion time will be modified to fit the number of active channels in the scan time Conversion time stays constant the conversion time will remain as close as possible to that requested and the scan time will be modified If PicoLog has modified one of your timing specifications it will display an asterisk next to the parameter that it has adjusted If the adjusted value is acceptable click OK again and PicoLog will use the displayed settings If not change one of the specifications and try again plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 59 5 2 4 5 5 2 4 6 Edit ADC 20 ADC 24 Streaming Channel This dialog box is used to enter the details for an analog channel To access it highlight an available analog input channel in the ADC 20 Streaming or ADC 24 Streaming dialog box and then click the Edit button Edit ADC 24 Streaming Channel f xil Edit ADC 20 Streaming Channel x Name Channel 1 P Voltage Range 1250 my ni Cancel J Differential input enable Help Name This is the name of the channel You can enter any name here and it will appear on all graphs and reports Voltage range Your data log
91. n stop the run early Readings per sample Normally PicoLog takes as many readings as possible during each sample period then saves the average of the readings If you need an instantaneous measurement for example if you wish to calculate standard deviations change this option to Single Print To access this dialog box click H when one of the display windows is open Print Me Printer Centronics Model 101 No of Copies fi Setup Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 26 PicoLog User s Guide Printer At the top is a box with the name of the default printer You can select a different printer if you wish Setup Use the Setup button to open a dialog box with setup information specific to the selected printer Once all the details are correct click OK to start printing Confirm File delete If you want to delete a PicoLog file you have saved on your hard disk open the File 2 menu of PicoLog Recorder and select Delete File A window appears showing you the list of files in the active directory Double click on the name of the file you want deleted The following dialog box appears Confirm File delete aci Delete C ADATA1 PLW If you are certain you want to go ahead with deletion click the OK button Signal Conditioner To access this dialog box click the Conditioner button in the Parameter options dialog box Signal Conditioner xj Conditioner
92. n unused Resolution fie bit 200ms ch d This dialog box is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Edit To select a channel first highlight it then click the Edit button or double click with the mouse This will open the Edit TC08 Channel dialog box so that you can setup the channel Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it in the list window and click Disable Resolution The Serial TC 08 can run at a range of resolutions and will run faster at lower resolutions 5 2 14 2 Edit TC 08 Channel Accessed via the Edit button in the TC08 Channels dialog box Edit TC08 Channel X Name channel 1 Thermocouple Type K Apply Iv Filter Enable Filter Factor 2 Cancel Help Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a channel Name This is the name of the channel This name will appear on all reports Thermocouple This is the thermocouple type connected to the channel There are eight valid thermocouple types B E J K R S T and N There is also a 60 millivolt range Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 94 PicoLog User s Guide Filter enable If you want to use a filter to reduce the effects of electrical noise check this box Filter factor A median filter is applied when filter factor number of samples have been collected returning the middle value Filtered valu
93. ned off automatically Use the options to turn auto scaling back on again see buttons below The remaining vertical controls are Copy to clipboard Copy the graph to the clipboard lel Printview Print the graph El Select channels Select the measurements to display on the XY graph only two View options Specify the options for the graph e Help Access the help info for the graph window this page plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved PicoLog components 11 If you move the mouse cursor onto the graph part of the screen the computer will display the measurement values at the current cursor position Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 12 PicoLog User s Guide 2 6 Spreadsheet From the View 2 menu of PicoLog Recorder or Player select Spreadsheet BHEATH Time Seconds Channel 1 Internal eee Channel 2 Simulator EEE 5 21 31 100 00 10 21 40 100 04 15 21 40 100 07 20 21 34 100 01 25 21 38 100 07 30 21 46 100 12 35 21 47 100 08 40 21 52 100 06 45 21 44 100 03 50 21 36 99 99 55 21 35 99 99 mizi There is one line for each reading The first column shows the time in seconds while the remaining columns show the selected measurements The following options buttons are available Select channels Select the measurements to display View options Spreadsheet options specify whether to display individual read
94. ng block mode recording In block mode it is possible to start recording on a trigger event If the repeat immediately option is selected it is possible to write a run file for each occurrence of the trigger event There are several options to specify what should happen at the end of a run when the specified maximum number of samples have been collected The options are as follows Stop Repeat immediately Scroll Repeat after delay Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 2 PicoLog User s Guide Note When PicoLog is installed with DrDAQ 1h the recording mode is fixed at Real time continuous and the repeat functions are not available 14 Types of measurement PicoLog can log up to 250 different types of measurement at the same time from up to 20 converters These measurements can be made up of a variety of readings Single readings normally in volts measured by a converter Multiple values obtained by analysing a set of converter measurements for example AC voltage or frequency Calculated values derived from one or more converter measurements for example power calculated from amperes x volts Values obtained from a set of readings take some time to measure so they can only be used in Real time continuous 1 mode when the sample time is greater than QuickSampleMs 104 Measurements are added by first selecting a converter then specifying what the c
95. ng will appear highlighted at the bottom of the list If unhighlighted units appear at the top of this list these represent other available devices of this type attached to the PC You can freely switch between these available units but the settings of the unit you are editing will not be saved Note Enumerating USB devices can take some time especially if a number of USB devices are attached to the PC Picolog may appear to lock up during this period but this is normal Refresh After you have selected a converter from the Converter type drop down list click this button to scan for new USB devices Status This informs you of the status of any converters you have attached to your computer To ensure that your hardware is setup correctly see the section on hardware setup OK When you click the OK button the computer will open a measurement dialog box for the selected converter If you are using a Picoscope 3000 Series oscilloscope for example the computer will open the PicoScope3000 Measurements dialog box A double click with the mouse on the desired USB device will also have the same effect plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 29 5 1 6 2 5 1 6 3 Converters To access this dialog box click the OK button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Note If the Use multiple converters box is ticked in the Recording dialog box selecting Input channel
96. ng you have already set up PicoLog with a USB TC 08 unit select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu Serial AMY24 OK Cold Junction Channel 1 Edit Channel 2 Disable Channel 4 unused Channel 5 unused Help Channel 6 unused Channel unused Channel 8 unused IEE Mains Frequency 50Hz This dialog box is used to select the channels that will be used to take measurements Edit To select a channel first highlight it then click the Edit button or double click with the mouse This will open the Edit TC08 Channel dialog box so that you can setup the channel Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it in the list window and click Disable Mains Frequency The USB TC 08 can filter out the noise associated with mains Select the option corresponding to the frequency of mains in your country 5 2 13 2 Edit USB TC 08 Channel Accessed via the Edit button in the TC08 Channels s dialog box Edit TC08 Channel X Name channel 1 Thermocouple Type K Apply Iv Filter Enable Filter Factor 2 Cancel Help Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a channel Name This is the name of the channel This name will appear on all reports Thermocouple This is the thermocouple type connected to the channel There are eight valid thermocouple types B E J K R S T and N There is also a 78 125 millivolt range Copyright 1994 2008 Pico
97. ntly the graph is updated It has no effect after you have finished recording or when using the player When collecting fewer than a thousand samples leave it set to 1 When collecting a large number of points it may take some time to update the graph so updating every time a new reading is taken would be a waste off effort Display Markers When this box is checked and there is more than one trace on the graph the computer displays markers triangles circles etc on the traces to help identify the traces Auto save on exit When this box is checked all graph window settings are saved automatically when you close the graph window 5 1 9 2 XY options To access this dialog box click MJ in the PLW XY GraphI 1 window x Title Temperature Dependency i Cancel Horizontal axis scale Automatic Help Vertical axis scale Automatic Display every fi samples V Auto save on exit Title This is the title of the graph that will appear on graphical reports Horizontal Vertical axis scale This allows you to choose how the axes are scaled Automatic the scaling is set by the computer Maximum the axis is set to the maximum Manual the scale can be changed by clicking on the scroll buttons on the XY Graph window The axis scale is automatically set to Manual if you click any of the scroll buttons Auto save on exit When this box is checked all XY graph window settings are saved automatically when you clos
98. o Technology All rights reserved Technical information 109 7 9 Each DDE request returns a list of values for each parameter To read the current values into Excel type the following command into a spreadsheet cell PLW Current Value To read the current values into Quattro Pro type in the following command into a cell DDELINK PLW Current Value Most application programming languages C Delphi Visual Basic provide tools to make DDE requests from other applications Equation notation An equation can contain the following items Input parameters These are represented by X for a measured parameter and A B CDE fora calculated parameter Numbers These should be in fixed point decimal notation such as 12 34 Exponential notation such as 1 234E1 is not supported Mathematical operators See below Mathematical functions See below Spaces 6 Operators The operators follow the normal rules of operator precedence BODMAS for Brackets Of Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction If you wish to force a particular order of evaluation use brackets Notation Description Usage brackets x 5 6 unary minus X binary minus x 5 plus x 5 times x 5 divide x 5 Functions Name Description Usage Example exp ex exp x exp 3 20 085 log10 log10 log10 x log10 100 2 In loge In x In 20 085 3 power power x power 5 2 pow
99. on DQDUIDSWNH plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved How to 17 3 6 Display data To display the data in graphical or spreadsheet format you should first Start a new run 188 You can then display the data by clicking on the appropriate button in the recorder window E View Notes Opens a Notes window View Graph Opens a Graphl 8 window EB View spreadsheet Opens a Spreadsheet window Alternatively select the window type from the View menu 3 7 Print data To print a graph 1 Open a graph window 2 Alter the settings to display the data that you wish to print 3 Click the Printview button El To print a spreadsheet Open a spreadsheet window Alter the settings to display the measurements that you wish to print Point at the first reading that you wish to print Click the left mouse button to highlight the reading Point at the last reading that you wish to print Hold down the shift key and click the left mouse button to highlight the whole block 7 Click on the Printview button El De Ne 3 8 Export data to a spreadsheet To export data to a spreadsheet Open a PicoLog spreadsheet window Alter the settings to display the measurements that you wish to export Point at the first reading that you wish to print Click the left mouse button this reading will be highlighted Point at the last reading that you wish to print Hold down the shift
100. onditioner file sessen eea ena aE E prata nera prediletto 108 6 Command line options eee eee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee ere er ere errr eee ee eee eee eee eee eee ee ee eee eee eee eee eee ee ee eee eee eee ee eee eee 108 plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Contents Ill 7 Multiple program instances ian ada aa para 108 8DDE ca ian ilaele ana ARR ai a 108 9 Equation notation 2000000000000 0000000 rere reer reer er ere rr eer eee rere eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ee 1 09 10 Glossary I N AAA A AA A AT EI SERA RT A I eb e s 110 Ieri 113 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en Introduction 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 Introduction Online help All the dialog boxes and windows in PicoLog have some associated help information To receive help in the context of a dialog box click the Help button in the dialog box To receive help in the context of a window click 2 For a step by step introduction to the software select Guided tour from the Help menu Alternatively with the help file open do one of the following Click on the Contents tab and choose a chapter for browsing Click on the Index tab and search on a keyword Move on to the next topic by clicking the gt gt button Overview PicoLog is a data acquisition tool that collects records displays and analyses measurement data It
101. ontact it Client enabled This sets this computer to act as a client When it is checked the socket device appears in the Select Device dialog box Server socket This specifies what IP socket the server will use It is not normally necessary to change it unless the socket is already in use by another application If you change it you must do so on the server and on all clients Response timeout This only has an effect on the client It controls how long the client will wait for a response from the server You can use the ping command to find out how long a round trip normally takes Minimise network traffic If this box is not checked the client will continuously request data from the server This is OK over a local network but could cause a dial up bridge between two subnets to stay active all the time If you check this box the client only asks for data once per sample period With a sample period of an hour the client will only contact the server once per hour Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 32 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 7 2 5 1 7 3 Socket channels Accessed from the Converter details 2 dialog box Note Only accessible when Client enabled has been checked in the IP Socket options 3 dialog box and the Converter type has been set to Socket in the Converter details 7 dialog box Socket channels x Server MILLI KAN Background Noise Temperature OK Light L
102. ot ideal when collecting data over longer periods 1 Click on the View options button 2 Change the time format to Date Time Other axis scale formats can be selected in the same way see the Graph options 2 dialog box for more details plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved How to 19 3 11 Transfer data over an IP network The PicoLog IP socket facility is used to take measurements on one or more computers and record the data on another computer The measurements are taken by PicoLog on the Server Another computer the Client requests the data via an IP network On the server Pens 5 Click Start Right click My Computer Click Properties Windows XP Click Computer Name and note the name listed after Full computer name Windows Vista Note the name listed after Computer name On the client N Open a command box click Start button click Run type cmd Type ping followed by the server name The computer will display the time taken to send a message to the server and receive a response Check that it is working and note the time On the server AU ARWNE Start PicoLog From the File menu select Preferences Select I P Sockets Check the Enable Server box Click OK Set up PicoLog to measure the channels that you require On the client Start PicoLog From the File menu select Preferences Select IP Sockets Check the Enable Client box
103. our own scaling click the Scaling button We recommend that you tick the Use Parameter Formatting check box and enter your own values in the fields described below Units The units you enter here will appear on spreadsheets and graphs Number display This defines the format of the information for spreadsheet entries and graph scales For example with a field width of 6 and 2 decimal places a number will appear in the format ddd dd The field width must be between 1 and 8 and the number of decimal places must be less than the field width Scaling for graphs This defines the maximum and minimum values to be used for graphical displays Note Any scrolling in the PLW Graphl 8 window is based on these numbers and limited by them Once you have saved your data these cannot be changed so ensure that these limits extend up to or beyond the maximum data values you expect to capture Conditioner The Conditioner button is used when a signal conditioner is connected to a channel It opens the Signal Conditioner dialog box which enables you to select the type of conditioner and sensor that is connected to an ADC channel Once selected the computer scales the input into the appropriate units for the sensor Scaling The Scaling button opens the Parameter scaling dialog box which can be used for the following two purposes Converting an input voltage into some other units Applying minor scaling corrections to values that hav
104. pe of measurement that will be made The options are DC volts the DC component or average input voltage AC volts the RMS AC voltage note that this excludes any DC component dB AC volts converted to decibels Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Voltage range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Scan time This is the total time to take the set of readings for a sample The scan time should be at least three cycles at the minimum frequency that you wish to measure Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box ADC 200 Block Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Note This dialog box is only accessible when Recording method has been set to Fast block in the Recording 2 dialog box ADC200 Block x Timebase 50 ns Number of samples 500 Oversample 1 16 fi Total run time 25 us Time per sample 50 ns Range Name AC DC ChA esv Options ChB 100mv Options Che ChD Cancel Help Trigger This dialog box is used to select the sampling rate and channels for fast data recording Timebase This is a list of the sample rates built into the ADC 200 series unit Select one of the entries from this list Oversample This is the number of individual readings to be used for each sample If you select four
105. ples copy of pls file PICODATE start_date FULLTIME start_time long minimum_time long maximum_time char notes 1000 long current_time unsigned short stopAfter unsigned short maxTimeUnit unsigned long maxSampleTime unsigned long startTimeMsAccuracy unsigned long previousTimeMsAccuracy unsigned long noOfDays UNS8 spare 58 Note Do not attempt to save your data directly to a floppy disk Definition correct as of R5 20 1 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 106 PicoLog User s Guide 7 3 pls settings file PicoLog uses recorder pls to hold information about the current recording session A separate file player pls holds information about the current player session The user can use the Save as option in the File 2 menu to save the current settings in a named pls file These details can later be loaded to carry out a new test with the same settings The recorder pls file is also written to the end of each plw data file and is automatically reloaded when an old plw file is loaded All settings files are in Windows ini format and could be edited using a text editor although this is not recommended The file contains the following sections Sampling This section contains details of recording and sampling General Numbers of parameters converters etc Converter 1 Generic converter details type and port Unit 1 Typ
106. ptions 42 Temperatures 44 XY options 41 Displaying data 17 DrDAQ 101 Adding measurements 82 Defining a block 84 Editing measurements 83 Status check 86 Trigger setup 85 E Editing a calculated parameter 38 Editing a converter 29 Editing socket channels 32 Enabling a client 31 Enabling aserver 31 Enabling an alarm 36 Enabling data and time scaling on a graph 18 Entering scaling details 15 Equation notation 109 Equipment 99 Excel 108 Exporting a graph to a word processor 18 Exporting data to a spreadsheet 17 F Facilities 1 File menu Delete File 21 Exit 21 New data 21 New settings 21 Open 21 Preferences 21 Save as 21 File types ini 104 106 pls 105 106 plw 105 106 prn 12 txt 12 wmf 18 G Graph controls 8 H Help menu About 23 Contents 23 Guided tour 23 Index 23 This view 23 Using help 23 HumidiProbe 101 Editing channels 89 Selecting channels 89 Status check 90 Introduction 1 IP network 19 102 IP socket connection 33 IP sockets 19 102 plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Index 115 IP UDP protocol 102 K Keyboard shortcuts 23 L Legal information 3 Lock up Escaping from 51 M Mains noise rejection 55 Mathematical notation 109 Measurement types Calculated values 2 Multiple values 2 Single readings 2 Measurements 2 Menu bar 21 Menus File 21 Help 23 View 22 Menus Settings 22 Monitor window 6 Mul
107. ptions are Alwayson the output is always on On when recording the output is on whilst PicoLog is recording Offduringalarm the output is turned on when no alarm condition is present On during alarm the output is turned on when an alarm condition is present plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 83 2 10 2 Edit DrDAQ Measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the DrDAQ measurements dialog box x Name Sound Level Channel Sound Level Scaling Sound Level Cancel Measurement D C signal Help Scan time 50000 us Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Channel This is the channel to be used for the measurement Scaling For some sensors more than one scaling is available If so this option is used to select the scaling that you wish to use Measurement This specifies the type of measurement that will be made The options are DC signal the DC component or average input signal AC signal the RMS AC signal note that this excludes any DC component Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Note AC signal and Frequency are not available for slowly changing channels Scan time PicoLog takes a set of readings at high speed and then uses these readings to calculate the selected me
108. rement from the input measurements The input measurements are represented by A B C D and E For example to calculate the power output from a boiler the input measurements might be plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 39 A inlet temperature B outlet temperature C flow rate and the equation would be A B C 4120 See the Equation Notation 1 topic for more information Options Set the options units range etc for this measurement from Parameter options s Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 40 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 9 5 1 9 1 Window related Graph options To access this dialog box click in the PLW Graph 8 window Graph options n xj Title Office Environment Cancel Format Separate graphs Help Time axis scale Manual Time format Numeric v Vertical axis scale Automatic v Update graph every ft samples een IV Display markers JV Auto save on exit This dialog box is used to set the options for the Graph window Title This is the title of the graph that will appear on the graphical reports Format This specifies how traces are to be divided between graphs The choices are Automatic the traces are allocated by the computer putting traces with the same units on the same graph Separate graphs each measurement is displayed on a sep
109. revents a PC from automatically going to the power saving Standby mode If Al lowStandby Yes then PicoLog will not interfere with power saving operations plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Technical information 105 DemoMode Use to override the installation setting for whether or not PicoLog is in Demo mode However the product drivers will need to be reinstalled if PicoLog was installed in Demo mode Yes Demo No Normal 7 2 plw data file The plw file has a fixed length header followed by a data record for each sample It is terminated by a copy of the pls file that was used to record it The first two byte field of the header contains the length in bytes of the header The remaining fields are as follows UNS16 header_bytes the length in bytes of this header char signature 40 PicoLog for Windows UNS32 version UNS32 no_of_parameters no of parameters recorded UNS16 parameters 250 UNS 32 sample_no same as no_of_samples unless wraparound occurred UNS32 no_of_samples number of samples recorded so far UNS 32 max_samples UNS32 interval sampleinterval UNS16 interval_units 0 femtoseconds 4 milliseconds 5 seconds 6 minutes 7 hours UNS32 trigger_sample UNS16 triggered UNS 32 first_sample UNS32 sample_bytes length of each sample record UNS32 settings_bytes length of settings text after sam
110. rl 7 Enables you to scroll quickly and easily through stored files to compare results on successive runs PLW Graph s Shows the readings for single or multiple measurements over a period of time PLW XY Graph Shows the readings of one measurement against another on the same graph Spreadsheet 1 Shows detailed or summary information in a format which can be copied to a clipboard Notes 5 Enables you to enter information for a particular run When you start PicoLog in recorder mode the computer displays the recorder application The player application and display windows can be selected from the Window menu When you start PicoLog in player mode the computer displays the player application The recorder application and display windows can be selected from the Window menu Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en PicoLog User s Guide 2 2 PLW Recorder When you start PicoLog using the Recorder icon the computer displays the monitor window which looks like this PLW Recorder Iof x Fie Settings View Help DEN u m 2 EE D PICOVAPPAPLYADEY 1 PLW Ready to start 500 1 Seconds Temperature 22 5 C Sound Level 50 1 dBA At the top is a menu bar containing the Filel 2 Settings 2 View 2 and Help menus Below the menu bar are two sets of controls the Recorder controls and the Window controls Recorder controls E New file Speci
111. rt PicoLog select New Settings from the File menu then follow the sequence of dialogs to setup your Converter s Select Save as from the File menu and from the drop down box select pls settings file then save Disconnect the first converter and attach the second or the second set then repeat the steps above Once you have a settings file for each converter or set of converters you will need to start PicoLog Recorder from the command line Il 2 3 From the Windows Start menu select Run Type C Program Files Pico Technology Pico Full plw32 exe C Program Files Pico Technology Pico Full mysettingsl pls where C Program Files Pico Technology Pico Full is your installation directory and mysettings1 pls is your first settings file Repeat the steps above for each of your settings files e g mysettings2 pls Note None of the converters should be running in fast block model 1 this will take precedence and inhibit other converters from recording during this period plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Menu bar 21 4 1 Menu bar File To access this menu select File from the menu bar of PicoLog Recorder 6 New settings New data Open Save as Delete File Preferences gt Exit New settings Erases the current settings and then takes you step by step through the process of setting up PicoLog to collect some
112. s from the Settings 2 menu will take you directly to the Converters dialog box CC DiDAQ LPT1 Add E EE psi Besa Edit Delete Parameters Help This dialog box is used to build up a list of converters to use In the pane on the left will be a list of the converters that are currently active Add To add another converter to the list click Add This will open the Converter details dialog box so you can enter the type and port for the new converter Edit To edit the details for an existing converter highlight the entry for it and click Edit This will open the Converter details dialog box Delete To remove a converter from the list highlight the converter and click Delete Parameters To specify the measurements to be measured for a converter highlight the converter and click Parameters Converter preferences To access this dialog box open the Preferences 2 submenu in the File 2 menu and select Converter Converter preferences x This dialog specifies the converter to use in single converter mode Ask during configuration Use converter specified during install Use converter specified here a OK Converter PicoScope 3000 Series Cancel Port SJ Help Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 30 PicoLog User s Guide So that the computer does not ask each time you define new settings you
113. s the ten buttons along the bottom of the dialog box are the colours for each trace 5 1 10 2 Sounds To access this dialog box select Sound from the Preferences 2 submenu in the File menu Sounds x TT Beep on each new reading MW Beep when lamp is pressed Cancel MW Beep continuously on alarm Help For some events PicoLog can make a sound when an event occurs This dialog box allows you to enable the sounds for each type of event Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 44 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 10 3 5 1 10 4 Beep on each new reading This option is useful if there is a problem and you need to keep a close check on it If you select a graph or spreadsheet window the computer beeps each time a new reading is added to the graph or spreadsheet Beep when lamp is clicked When there is an alarm set the lamp on the monitor window turns red You can click on the lamp to cancel the alarm When this box is checked the computer beeps to confirm it has accepted your request to cancel the alarm Beep continuously on alarm When this box is checked the computer produces a continuous tone while an alarm is active Temperatures To access this dialog box select Temperature from the Preferences 2 supmenu in the File menu x Units Celsius Cancel Celsius This is used to specify the units for temperature measurements The options are Fahrenheit or C
114. st highlight it and click Edit This will open the ADC10 12 40 42 Measurement dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete ADC 10 12 40 42 Measurement Accessed via the Edit button in the ADC10 12 40 42 Measurements dialog box ADC10 12 40 42 Measurement X Name Sound Cancel Hep Scantime 50000 us Options Measurement dB 7 This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 46 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 1 3 Measurement This specifies the type of measurement that will be made The options are DC volts the DC component or average input voltage AC volts the RMS AC voltage note that this excludes any DC component dB AC volts converted to decibels Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Scan time This is the total time to take the set of readings for a sample The scan time should be at least three cycles at the minimum frequency that you wish to measure Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box ADC 10 12 40 42 block Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Note This dialog
115. surement Channel Channel Cancel Voltage range Apply Measurement pcvots __ amp Help Scan time fi 00000 us Frequency range 20 11626 Hz Options This dialog box is used to enter the details for a measurement Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports Channel This is the channel to be used for the measurement plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved Dialog boxes 69 Measurement This specifies the type of measurement that will be made The options are DC volts the DC component or average input voltage AC volts the RMS AC voltage note that this excludes any DC component dB AC volts converted to decibels Frequency the frequency of the AC component in hertz Voltage range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Scan time This is the total time to take the set of readings for a sample The frequency range available at the selected scan time is displayed below this field the frequency range will set the default maximum minimum limits of thePLW Graph 8 window when the Measurement Frequency is selected Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 7 3 PicoScope 2000 Block Mode Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Note This dialog box is accessib
116. surements 15 Alarm 36 Assigning a channel name 32 Buttons Back afile 7 Copy to clipboard 17 18 Forwards a file 7 Help 6 New file 6 16 17 18 Open file 7 Pause resume 6 Print view 17 Re record 6 16 Select channels 15 Start recording 6 16 Stop recording 6 View Graph 17 View Notes 17 View options 18 View spreadsheet 17 C Channels Maximum number 2 Client 19 102 Clipboard 8 10 12 Command line 108 Connecting to a server 32 Converters 1 ADC 10 12 40 42 99 ADC 100 101 100 ADC 11 22 99 ADC 16 99 ADC 20 ADC 24 99 ADC 200 100 Demo 101 DrDAQ 101 HumidiProbe 101 Maximum number 2 PicoScope 2000 100 PicoScope 3000 100 RH 02 101 TC 08 102 TH 03 102 USB TC 08 102 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 114 PicoLog User s Guide D Data file 105 DDE 108 Deleting a converter 29 Demo converter 101 Adding measurements 78 Defining a block 79 Editing measurements 78 Status check 81 Streaming mode 80 Trigger setup 80 Dialog boxes Alarm settings 36 Calculated parameters 37 Colours 43 Confirm File delete 26 Converter details 27 Converter preferences 29 Converters 29 Device status 33 Edit calculated parameters 38 Edit socket channel 32 Graph options 40 IP Socket options 31 Parameter options 34 Parameter scaling 35 Print 25 Recording 24 Sampling Rate 25 Select parameters 36 Signal Conditioner 26 Socket channels 32 Sounds 43 44 Spreadsheet o
117. t the moment at which PicoLog collects data usually at some fixed time before or after a trigger event A trigger event occurs when a specified channel crosses a voltage threshold either rising or falling PicoLog can start collecting data immediately after the trigger event or a fixed time interval before or after the trigger event Trigger enable If you wish to collect data only when the specified trigger conditions occur check the Trigger Enable box If the box is not checked data is displayed continuously Direction The trigger direction can be either rising or falling If rising is selected the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Threshold This shows the voltage in mV that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur Delay This controls the time delay as a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recorded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to trigger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check this box This will prevent PicoLog from waiting indefinitely for the event and locking up the comp
118. t will be used to take measurements To access it first set up PicoLog with a High Resolution Data Logger as your converter then select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu ADC 24 Channels x ADC 20 Channels s nl Range Single Ended Channel 1 Available Channel 2 Available Edit Channel 3 Available Channel 4 Available Disable Channel 5 Available Channel 6 Available Cancel Channel 7 Available __ Cancel Channel 8 Available Help Help Mains frequency H 50Hz C 60Hz Status If an even numbered analog channel is being used in conjunction with its corresponding odd numbered channel to form a differential input pair its status will be shown as Unavailable If your data logger unit has digital input channels you will see them listed below the analog channels If a digital channel is being used as an alarm output it will be unavailable for use as an input Edit To select a channel highlight it and click Edit This will open the Edit ADC 20 Channel Edit ADC 24 Channel or ADC 24 Digital Channels s dialog box so that you can enter the details Disable To disable a previously selected channel highlight it and click Disable Mains frequency Click either the 50Hz or 60Hz radio button to indicate your local mains grid frequency PicoLog uses this information to reduce mains noise on your signals Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en
119. ted by other settings such as Timebase and Number of samples The effect of oversampling is to increase the requested number of samples by the oversample factor then average them per sample to give an effective resolution increase The effective resolution increase in bits is calculated as below Resolution Increase log10 Oversample Factor logl0 2 Total run time This is the time required to take the specified number of samples Range This specifies the voltage range for the measurement Set to Off if the channel is not required The Auto option causes the scope to spend a maximum of 2 seconds per channel capturing data before it chooses a suitable voltage range this will delay the start of a data capture and the range will stay fixed once the data capture has begun An Auto ranging dialog box will be displayed to warn you when this is happening Name This is the name of the measurement It will appear on all reports AC DC This specifies whether the input is to be AC or DC coupled Trigger To enter the trigger details for the measurement click the Trigger button This will open the PicoScope3000 Trigger dialog box Options To set the options for the measurement such as units and scaling click Options This will open the Parameter options dialog box 5 2 8 4 PicoScope 3000 Streaming Accessed via the OK button in the Converter details dialog box Note This dialog box is accessible only when Re
120. th an input range of 0 to 2 5 V The ADC 11 has 11 input channels and the ADC 22 has 22 channels There is no provision for connection to signal conditioners as these devices are unipolar It would be possible to use these devices with signal conditioners that do not produce negative voltages Both realtime and block modes are supported You can connect up to three units to the same computer ADC 16 The ADC 16 is high resolution converter that offers eight analogue input channels You can use the CM002 signal conditioner adapter to connect up to four signal conditioner modules The conversion time for the ADC 16 is over a second so block mode is not supported You can connect up to nine ADC 16 units to the same computer ADC 20 ADC 24 The ADC 20 and ADC 24 are high resolution USB data loggers with multiple input ranges up to 2 5 V The ADC 20 has 8 analog input channels and the ADC 24 has 16 channels The analog channels can be joined in pairs to operate as differential inputs The ADC 24 also has four digital input output channels Both real time and streaming 2 modes are supported You can connect up to four units to the same computer Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 100 PicoLog User s Guide 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 ADC 100 101 The ADC 100 and ADC 101 are two channel high speed devices with programmable input voltage ranges The ADC 101
121. the trigger event occurs when the voltage rises across the trigger threshold Channel This selects which channel is to be used as the trigger input Threshold This shows the voltage in mV that the trigger channel must cross in order for a trigger event to occur Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 48 PicoLog User s Guide 52 15 Delay This controls the time delay as a percentage of the sweep time between the trigger event and the start of collecting data A negative delay means that the computer will show data that was recorded before the trigger event for example 50 places the trigger event in the middle of the collected data and 100 means that all data is collected before the trigger Auto trigger If you wish PicoLog to trigger after a specified time even if no trigger event occurs check this box This will prevent PicoLog from waiting indefinitely for the event and locking up the computer Note If you disable auto trigger and the computer does lock up you can press the F9 key to simulate a trigger Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger even if no trigger event occurs Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details dialog box Device status X ADC10 12 40 42 Driver 2 8 OK ADC 10 on LPT1 possi pico sys 1 6 20000 samples sec This dialog box displays the details about the ADC status p
122. tiple programs 108 Multiple recorders 20 N Networking 19 Notes window 5 14 O Online help Contents tab 1 Index tab 1 Oscilloscopes PicoScope 2000 series units 100 PicoScope 3000 series units 100 Overview 1 P PicoLog components 5 Monitor window 6 Notes window 5 14 PLW Graph window PLW Player window PLW Recorder window 5 8 5 7 5 6 PLW XY Graph window 5 10 Spreadsheet window 5 12 PicoScope 2000 series 100 Adding measurements 68 Defining a block 69 Editing measurements 68 Status check 72 Streaming 70 Trigger setup 71 PicoScope 3000 series 100 Adding measurements 73 Defining a block 74 Editing measurements 73 Status check 77 Streaming 75 Trigger setup 76 Player controls 7 PLW Graph window 5 Buttons 8 Horizontal controls 8 Vertical controls 8 PLW Player window 5 Buttons 7 Controls 7 PLW Recorder window 5 6 Buttons 6 Controls 6 Range indicators 6 PLW XY Graph window 5 Buttons 10 Horizontal controls 10 Vertical controls 10 Preferences file 104 Preferences menu Colours 21 43 Converter 21 IP Sockets 21 Language 21 Recorder 21 Sound 21 43 44 Temperature 21 44 Printing 17 25 PT104 Editing channels 97 Selecting channels 97 Status check 98 Q Quattro Pro 108 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 116 PicoLog User s Guide R Recorder controls 6 Recording Fast block mode 1 15 24 Real time continuous mode 1 15 24 Repe
123. to use a filter to reduce the effects of electrical noise check this box Options To set the options for a parameterl 3 click the Options button Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 98 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 16 3 Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details 2 dialog box Device status e eS This dialog box displays details of the ADC status lw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved P 8 SY 8 Equipment overview 99 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 Equipment overview PicoLog takes measurements using one or more converters These devices connect to the serial or parallel port on your computer and convert electrical signals into measurements PicoLog can work with up to 20 converters at the same time in real time recording 2 mode but with only one in fast block mode ADC 10 12 40 42 These units plug into the parallel port and provide a single analogue input The following table shows their differences Converter Resolution Range ADC 10 8 bits O to 5 V ADC 12 12 bits Oto 5V ADC 40 8 bits 5 to 5V ADC 42 12 bits 5 to 5 V Both real time and block modes are supported You can connect these units to signal conditioners using a CM001 signal conditioner adapter You can connect up to three units to the same computer ADC 11 22 The ADC 11 and ADC 22 are 10 bit converters wi
124. to use the standard Parameter scaling facilities of PicoLog See the Signal Conditioner help file for more information about these files 7 6 Command line options The following command line options can be specified when you start PicoLog p Start PicoLog in Player mode Restart recording xxxx pls Load the settings from xxxx pls 7 7 Multiple program instances You can have more than one copy of PicoLog running at once This means that you can use one copy to examine old data files whilst another copy is collecting a new data file You can have more than one player open to examine old files but only one recorder is allowed To start PicoLog as a recorder click the Recorder icon in the Pico Technology program group To start PicoLog as a player you can either click the Player icon in the Pico Technology program group or if you already have a recorder running select the Player window from the View 2 menu See also the p option for the startup command 7 8 DDE Stands for Dynamic Data Exchange This is a convenient method of transferring the current set of readings to other applications Data is updated continuously about once per second Data items are identified by three keywords Application Topic and Item The keywords accepted by PicoLog are Application PLW Topic Current Item Name parameter name Value the current value Units the units Alarm the alarm status plw en Copyright 1994 2008 Pic
125. uter Auto trigger after The time after which PicoLog will trigger if no trigger event occurs Device status Accessed via the Status button in the Converter details dialog box Device status PLW Demo V1 0 This dialog box displays details of the ADC status Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 82 PicoLog User s Guide 5 2 10 DrDAQ 5 2 10 1 DrDAQ measurements To access this dialog box assuming you have already set up PicoLog with a DrDAQ unit select Input channels from the Settings 2 menu DrDAQ measurements x Port LPTI Sound Waveform Voltage Resistance Add Temperature Light External 2 Ed Delete Digital output On when recording Help LED On when recording This dialog box is used to build up a list of measurements to measure for a converter On the left is the current list of measurements and on the right are buttons to update the list Add To add a measurement to the list click the Add button This will open the a dialog box to enter details of the new measurement Edit To edit a measurement in the list highlight it and click the Edit button This will open the Edit DrDAQ Measurement dialog box so that you can edit the details Delete To delete a measurement in the list highlight it and click Delete At the bottom are controls to determine when the digital output and the LED are to be turned on The o
126. utomatic The external sensor inputs automatically detect the type of sensor and scale the input accordingly DrDAQ has two outputs a digital output and an LED These outputs can be turned on permanently only during recording or only when an alarm condition exists Note DrDAQ can capture 15k samples per second but we recommend using PicoScope for sample rates of 1 millisecond or faster DrDAQ is intended for educational use and to simplify usage block mode is disabled if PicoLog is installed for DrDAQ RH 02 The RH 02 connects to the serial port on your computer and measures temperature and humidity Even if only humidity is required both types of measurement must be taken You can connect up to nine RH 02 units to the same computer The conversion time for the RH 02 is over a second so block mode is not supported HumidiProbe The HumidiProbe connects to the USB port on your computer and measures temperature and humidity Even if only humidity is required both types of measurement are always taken You can connect up to four HumidiProbe units to the same PC The conversion time for the HumidiProbe is two seconds so block mode is not supported Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 102 PicoLog User s Guide 6 13 USB TC 08 The USB TC 08 works with thermocouples of any standard type and you can also use any combination of channels to measure a voltage range of
127. ved Dialog boxes 33 Name on server This is the name of the channel on the remote server computer It cannot be changed from the local computer Local name This is the name of the channel as it will appear locally Options To set the Parameter options click Options 5 1 7 4 Device status To access this dialog box click the Status button in the Converter details 7 dialog box Device status Server MILLIKAN IP addr 192 168 1 244 Version 1 0 Status This dialog box displays the details about the IP socket connection to the server Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 34 PicoLog User s Guide 5 1 8 5 1 8 1 Parameter related Parameter options To access this dialog box click the Options button in the Measurement dialog box for the converter If you are using an ADC 16 for example the measurement dialog box for the converter would be the Edit ADC16 Channel dialog box Parameter options xj paces JV Use Parameter Formatting Units e O Number display Field width 7 Decimal places fa Conditioner Scaling for graphs Minimum value 270 00 Scaling Maximum value ft 270 000 Alarm This dialog box is used to set up measurement definitions Use Parameter Formatting By default the measurement or channel that has been setup will use its own default values for formatting If you want to use y
128. y Pico Technology and its agents shall not be liable for any loss damage or injury howsoever caused related to the use of Pico Technology equipment or software unless excluded by statute Fitness for purpose No two applications are the same Pico Technology cannot guarantee that its equipment or software is suitable for a given application It is your responsibility therefore to ensure that the product is suitable for your application Mission critical applications This software is intended for use on a computer that may be running other software products For this reason one of the conditions of the licence is that it excludes usage in mission critical applications for example life support systems Viruses This software was continuously monitored for viruses during production but you are responsible for virus checking the software once it is installed Support If you are dissatisfied with the performance of this software please contact our technical support staff who will try to fix the problem within a reasonable time scale If you are still dissatisfied please return the product and software to your supplier within 28 days of purchase for a full refund Upgrades We provide upgrades free of charge from our web site at www picotech com We reserve the right to charge for updates or replacements sent out on physical media Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Pico Technology Limit
129. yer Oj x File Settings View Help KEDE CAPICO EXAMPLE PLW 24 02 2004 15 48 40 500 samples This shows you the name of the current Player file and the number of samples taken so far Player controls The buttons on the left are used to specify a filename and to go forwards or backwards in a file sequence The controls are as follows E Open file Load a new file into the player I Back a file Go to the previous file in a sequence Forwards a file Go to the next file in a sequence Window controls The buttons on the right are used to open other windows View Notes Open a Notes 4 window View Graph Open a PLW Graph 8 window El View spreadsheet Open a Spreadsheet 1 window Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en 8 PicoLog User s Guide 2 4 PLW Graph From the View menu of PicoLog Recorder or Player select Graph Ii PLW Graph OY x 12147 2 132 le A P la Note that there are several graph options that affect the way that the graph is displayed and the format of the axis scales The group of horizontal buttons in the top right corner of the screen selects what time interval is displayed E Scroll left Move a whole display left 4 Scroll quarter left Move a quarter display left A Expand horizontal axis Magnify the middle half of the display to fill the whole width BI Shrink horizontal axis Shrink the current display to half
130. znia sini n nei tiniazio zo vescbacsdevicaiocencsocetoreetenvadescosredeaiscieceedesseateesesscslesesesags 26 Copyright 1994 2008 Pico Technology All rights reserved plw en Il PicoLog User s Guide 5 Signal Conditioner ossse8ieisinndescb aeues doesddiscesedceassccaaandaccs sieves dosed ageassubaceasaceasagescdesionseage ATALA PIRA Rientra rs don adattare 26 6 Converter related urna alia ala ire 27 7 IP socket related oaninoar er ear ae on ERE KOTELEN CENE VECINALES RNENSE TEN EEO ININE 31 8 Parameter relat ed 230 ap RIGENERATA CSS tea teec CA E ERTRAGA ENTRATI CNIT SRN SEARA TR SIRTA TANT RE RT TTI 34 9 Windows related Scissor leale nani 40 10 Preferences rane alal aaa aan a RC e aa 43 2 Hardware configuration CAIO PISO IA III III 45 1 ADC 10 12 40 42 BEE RITO I O I AO T ATNI 45 Z2ADC 11 22 0000 iaia aio 49 SADCTG dn E AAA 53 4 ADC 20 ADC 24 aneeeseecsessssessccenseesanereessccanecenersebeinesestnesensdbensenanasenaisdnensdseonsenesserbasennsnetasseensanesueseessasensaneavenores 55 5 ADC 100 101 00 eee 60 6 ADC 200 212 216 idee 64 7 PicoScope 2000 Series s3 sc RARA IATA TRIESTINA ETICA 68 8 PicoScope 3000 Series tria i illa ann POSSA RARE RENALI NERA RA TAL SSR RA N TAO INARA A ALIA iea ve deneban 73 9 Demo 10 DrDAQ 11 RH 02 12 HumidiProbe enel ria SIERRA I RIE n ROTTE LOTTE RI 89 13 USB T 0088 ari iii isa 91 14 Serial TC 08 lla 93 15 THOS 000 Lagar

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